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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-07-24
A CONVICT IN LUCK.
Given His Freedom to Wed a Rich
Widow.

BY marrying Marie Hlavaty, widow
ten years his senior, Benjamin ]. Va
lex, convict in the Nebraska peni-
Tertiary, has secured his liberty.
Valek, year ago, was sentenced
from Richardson county to the peni-
Tertiary for seven years for perjury.
His crime, it developed, was commit
ed to shield a friend, and influential
neighbors have since sought to secure
a pardon. One of the most Jealous of
Valek's supporters was the widow
Hlavaty, estimated to be worth $40,-
900. Valek was sutton for her hand
before he committed his crime.
When she appeared before the gov
ernor he told her to get marriage IL
cense. Valek was brought from prison
and married.
"Never mind, laughingly responded
the governor in answer to the protes-
tations of thankfulness by the OK con-
vict, 81 am'not sure that you are lib
Grated; it may prove your imprison-
ment for life."
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-07-24
FROM BAD TO WORSE.
England Wants to Make Peace
With the Beers.

The situation in South Africa seems
to be going from bad. to worse. A dis
patch from London says:
Referring to the governments ad-
mission that they had information re-
speeding t he shooting of British
wounded at Vlakfontein, as long back
as June 18th the Daily Mail, whose
correspondent was the first to make
the news public, states this is only a
small portion of the policy of conceal
ment which is being carried on.
1t processes to have abundant infor-
nation that almost the whole theater
of the war is in much worse condition
than the public is is allowed to know.
The government is constantly saying
in public that the war will be fought to
a finish YET they are, says the Daily
Mail, continually making offers OF
peace to the Beers.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-07-24
BOOZE PLENTIFUL.
A Number of Gases Have Sprung
Up in the Dry Desert Of
Americas.

A dispatch from Americas says that
while that town is supposedly a "drY'
one thirsty people find no trouble in
getting what they want to drink. Nu-
merous arrests of parties charged with
selling whisky have been made, bat in
this era OF prohibition of nearly three
wears there has never been convic-
ton in a single case tried, and the
blind tiger manipulators are growing
holder. In the sale of Temperance
drinks" many dealers are reaping a
golden harvest. Liquids known as
amber and hofenweis, Ehaving the APP
pearance and taste of lager beer to a
great extent, are sold, the dealers OPP
Grating under a city and revenue Ii
ccnse. Many Of these GASES in the dry
desert have sprung up already, and a
new one is added weekly. Beer drink
ers say it suits them, and a rushing
business is being done. Sumter county
will again vote upon the whisky ques-
ton a wear hence, and many Of those
who voted the dry ticket before will
then favor dispensary as the best So
luton of the question.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-07-24

suit, but suppose they go on the out
side. | wish my sister Retta could be
here this morning to share our happi-
ness, but she is happy at home think
ing that our parole has been granted
and that we will soon be out.
"For the first time in many years |
feel relieved. l feel now as if great
unbearable load of some kind has been
lifted from my shoulders and that this
is the beginning of new life. Boys, l
want to thank you from the bottom of
my heart for your assistance IN bring
ing-Great heavens, Jim, look at that"
just as big electric car came in sight.
Then the party boarded the car and
went to town.
Their joy knew no bounds. They
were simply awe-stricken. A great
crowd gathered about the Missourians
and showered congratulations upon
them. They were the cynosure of all
eyes. The paroled prisoners took din
ner with the prison officers at the pris-
on. In the afternoon they took launch
ride on the river. r. H. Bronson, the
resident member of the board of prison
managers, placed naphtha launch at
their disposal, and the afternoon was
spent in trip up the st. Croix. They
were as interested in everything as a
child at circus, and in everything
they saw hidden mysteries. Late in
the afternoon they returned to the
prison and spent the afternoon and
evening COMPRISING with friends from
the country and elsewhere.
The future of the Youngers has not
been definitely decided upon. They
will live for the next few days at the
prison at liberty to go and come as they
choose. They will stop in the warden S
home and will eat with the warden's
| family. When thev become more ac-
customed 10 their present strange en-
vironments, and when the morbidly
curious have been satisfied, the one
time esperadoes, who terrorized whole
cities in the western country twenty
five years ago, will begin life anew.
They will toll honestly for their liv-
ing.
In the meantime the conditions for
their parole prevent them from leaving
the confines of the state of Minnesota,
prevent them from drinking intoxi-
cants, prevent them from leading a
life that IS ANYTHING but sober and in
dustrious.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-07-24
pIOUS SCAMpS. "
A Methodist Paper Gets After
Church Members Who Do Not
Paw Their Debts.

The Methodist Advocate, under the
heading "Pious Scamps," says:
Gust at this time our country needs
religion that will make man pay
his debts. Shouting won't settle old
accounts with God or man. We bounce
right into a fellow and put him out OF
the church if he goes to ball or thea
tire, but never say a word to the pious
old scamp who never pays his debts.
Preachers and people who do not pay
their debts are doing the church more
harm than dancers, for there are more
of them in the church. Reader, are
we getting close toyou? Then lay down
your paper and 90 and pay up and read
on with ease. And don't you stop pay
ing because the statute of limitation
excuses the open account which. you
made for bread and meat. You must
paw it in cash or God will make you
nav for it in fire and birthstone. God
knows no such excuse for not paying
as homestead exemption. When you
raise the excuse to keep from paying
debts you can stop singing When
can read my title clear to mansions in
the skies You've none up there. "
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-07-24
GENUINE DOUBLE LIFE.
He Had Two Names, Two Wives, Two
Homes, Two Jobs.

A peculiar double life was revealed
in the criminal court of Chicago last
week in the case of John F. Klien,
alias John p. Kent, who pleaded
guilty to a charge of bigamy, and was
sentenced to the penitentiary and Civ
en- fine of 81. Klien not only had
two wives, two names and two homes,
but also worked himself to death try
10 hold two jobs as printer. For
his first wife, who lives at l08 Mo-
hawk street, he worked all day and
gave her about $25 week. At night
he worked in another printing office
and took to his second wife at l130
School street the proceeds which
amounted to about $10a week. The
latter however, found it hard to get
alone on that amount and started an
Investigation, which resulted III the
discovery of the double life.
November 10, 1893, Klien married
Mary III. Panoch, and on Dec. =, 1900,
married Olga Salstrum at hammond,
Ind. under the name OF Kent.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-07-24
GIVEN FREEDOM AFTER Is YEARS.
Jim and Cole Younger the Famous Missouri Bandits to Make
Reparaton by Honest Toll and Living Upright Lives.

A Saltwater, Mimi, dispatch says
Jim and Cole Younger, after twenty
live years of close confinement in Min
nesota's prison in that city, were lib
Grated at ten o'clock Sunday morning.
For quarter of century their lives
had been blank. They had lived and
worked and slept in their prison tomb
hoping almost against hope. They
were like children turned loose from
school to a splendid playground.
They hardly knew which way to
turn. The outside world was all so
strange to them. They never saw an
electric car till their liberty was
granted them. The whole world was
changed and the famous bandits stood
and marveled at what they saw. They
talked by telephone, rode in an cleo
trio car, dropped nickels in slot ma
chimes and laughed and cried alter
nately from JOY. They were surrounded
by many friends who took delight in
clearing up vision that had been
dimmed by twenty-five years Of awful
solitude.
The warden notified the prisoners
early in the morning that they would
be given an airing" at ten O'Clock.
The two brothers donned neat fitting
''store Clothes" of which they were
justly proud, and ''spruced" up for the
occasion. No happier mortals ever
stepped outside of the dismal gray
walls that surround the prison site.
Personal friends accompanied them
to the heart Of the prison city.
81 assure you that this is the happi-
est moment of my life," said Cole
Younger as he and his brother reached
the street from the main prison gate.
"Just think of it. From now [ can act
just the same as any one else. But
suppose it will be hard for me to con-
fine myself to the new rules that | will
find on the outside. | have been &C.
customed to going to bed with the
chickens and I expect III want to keep
early hours when get out. You can't
imagine how felt to puton this brand
new suit of unstriped store clothes this
morning. Only once before since we
came to this prison, a quarter of cen
fury ago. have | donned citizens at
tire, and that was when put on Depu-
ty Warden Westby's suit and sat for a
photograph. My clothes look a little
odd to me. They are not quite in style
with my regulation first grade prison
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-07-24
SECOND ADVENTISTS MEET.
National Convention and Open
Air Meetings at Brunswick.

The Second Adventists of the entire
United States are holding a great con-
vention in Brunswick, Ca, it com.
mencing last Saturday. Tho delegates
are being well taken care of by the
people of the city, irrespective of re-
ligious creed. In the big oak grove
near the Brunswick Second Adventist
Church an immense arbor has been,
erected covered with brush and filled
with long seats. Under these spread
ing branches the gospel OF Second Ad-.
ventism is being expounded. About
twelve months ago small conference
was held in Brunswick and at times
the numbers attending services were
so great as to overflow the church )
The congregation, realizing that the
present convention would be so much
larger than any Heretofore held by
their church in the south, adopted the
open air platform as medium of ac-
commodating the crowds. Brunswick
has a number of Second Adventists,
and they undertook big work in
bringing the national convention
there.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-07-24
THE BALANCE OF TRADE.
Uncle Sam Has $3.50, 900, goo
Against John Bull.

The London Statist says: 1.-THE hg-
ures of our own trade with America
conclusively show the enormous profits
which the United States are making
in foreign trade.
''For the first six months OF the
present year our imports from the
United States have been nearly to9,-
1000 1916, 00O0OO), as against a lit
tile over e590OO,O0O 1926, 000,000) in
1900. while our exports to the United
States were worth only 100000 3D.
600, OOO). as against e8,000,000 (S44 ,0OO,-
0OO) This means that for the year to
lime 30. have bought el48,OO0.0OO
lS74O. 900, O00) in produce of the United
States. while they have bought of US
$4,000 900 lS9O,OO0,OOO). The trade
balance in favor of the United States
as respects England was 100000, 900
$3.50 0O0. OOO), as against ell9.OOO,OO
1886, 600, 1000 for the calendar year OF
1900"
The Statist concludes another artl-
Gle with the statement:
at appears certain that we shall
have to supply considerable gold to
the United States and thai the
value of money in London Will ad-
vance,"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-07-24
A SUICIDES REQUEST.
Buried at Night With Four Ne.
groes as PaIlbearerS.

c. L. Kingsley, civil engineer,
committed suicide at Blacksburg, S.
c., Thursday by taking an overdose of
laudanum. He left note giving in
structions for his burial and money to
defray the expenses. His instructions
were to bury him in a cheap coffin and
at night when no one was around, no
preachers TO be present and to employ
four negroes to carry his body to the
grave, each to be paid 81 for their SER
vices. Mr.. Kingsley had been resi-
dent of Blacksburg for a number of
years, and was regarded as fine civil
engineer, well educated and a man far
above the average intelligence.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-07-24

The neutral ministers assert that
either Great Britain or Russia must
make material concessions before a
conclusion of the agreement is possible
Meanwhile, the committees of the min
listers are working upon comparatively
unimportant details, such as improve
ments in navigation; but if the imam
cial question was settled the negotla-
tions could be closed in a day.
Ii Hung Chang keeps sending siren
uous requests to the ministers OF the
powers to present a complete plan. He
represents that China is willing to ac-
cept any reasonable terms and is chlel-
ly anxious to know definitely what the
powers require, so that she may begin
compliance with the terms.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-07-24
ACCIDENTS ON RAILWAYS.
Statistics Show That 1855 People
Were Killed in a Years Time.

The statistics Of the railways in the
United States for the year ending June
30, 1900, prepared by the Interstate
Commerce Commission, show the fol-
lowing interesting facts about acct
dents
The total number of casualties to
persons on account of railway accidents
during the year ending June 80, 1900,
was 58,185. The aggregate number of
persons killed in consequence of rail
road accidents during the year was
1866, and the number injured was 50,-
32O OF railway employees 1850 were
killed and 1868 were injured.
The number of passengers killed
during the year was 249, and the num-
Der injured 4,l28. The corresponding
figures for the previous year were 239
killed and 3,442 injured.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-07-24

VIM. J. Bryan spent one day last
week in St. Souls, Mo-, where he de-
livered an address before the Missouri
press association in the morning. He
held an informal levee throughout
most of the afternoon at the Laclede
Hotel, the headquarters for Missouri
democrats when in that Cit and dlned
in the evening with party OF personal
friends.
III his address before the Missouri
editors Mr.. Bryan refrained scrupu-
lously from mentioning the recent ac-
tion of the Ohio democrats in passing
ms the Kansas City platform, and In
his public statements to the press ne
declined to be interviewed on that sub
iect. replying to all questions II do
not care to talk now. | will discuss the
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-07-24
FLORIDA Man HAS An
EXTRAORDINARY TEAM.
TRAINED ALLIGATORS TOW HIS BOAT
UP AND DOWN THE RIVER.
Taught Them When Young to Pull
Weight, and Now They Are USE
full in Going TO Market.

According to a special to the Chicago
Tribune Jefferson Lee, who lives on
the St. Johns river in Putnam county,
Fla, has the most extraordinary team
in the country. IT is team of alliga-
tors that Mr.. Lee uses to tow his boat
up and down the river when he goes to
market.
Mr.. Lee has to go six miles down
the river to his postotfice, and it is a
hard pull against the current coming
back. He noticed how swiftly alliga-
tors swan, and it occurred to him that
it might be good idea to turn the al
ligators that abound in the ST. Johns
river to some account.
He captured pair OF young gators
aud raised them in his yard. He
taught them to swim.and drag weights
behind them, he salso taught them to
turn either 20 the right or left by pull
ing ropes fastened to their teeth on
either side.
When the alligators were big
enough he put harness he had con-
structed on them'and harnessed them
to his boat They swan well and
pulled the boat through the water at
good speed.
Mr.. Lee made a point of never feed
ing his alligators until after they re-
turned from a trip, vixen he would inn
mediately reward each one with fine
meal.
The alligators seem to be willing to
perform the task of pulling the boat,
and when he turns them out of the pen
in which they are stabbed and starts
| them for the water they shuttle down
to the boat in the liveliest style, and
after they are hitched they plunge
into the water with grunts of delight.
Mr.. Lee says his strange team has
never run away or kicked out the dash
board of his river craft, but that they
nave one fault, for which, however, he
does not blame them. They some
times sweep their powerful tails in a
curve through the water and once
smashed one of his boats into small
bits and threw Mr.. Lee and a party
that he was taking boat riding into the
river.
They would have been drowned had
not the alligators smam to them and
permitted the party to climb on their
backs, after which the alligators swan
swiftly to the shore and all of the par
ty were saved. Mr.. Lee now bitches
his team 20 feet in front of the boat,
so that the sweep of their tails win
not endanger the craft.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-07-24
Absent Treatment by the Boilers.

Ohio convention and its doings fully in
the next issue of my paper. There is
too much significance attached to that
convention, | think"
When asked about the reorganiza-
ton of the party he stated to repre-
sentative of the local press
'The gold bugs, l am afraid, are try
ing to administer absent treatment to
the rank and file of the party"
"Yes, " interposed Champ Clark, who
was at Bryan's right hand throughout
the afternoon, ''it looks like a case of
the tail trying to wag the dog. do
not know what the issues of 1904 will
be, and do not think Mr.. Bryan pre-.
tends TO know, but know who will do
the issuing. 1t will be the men who
were faithful to the party in 1902
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-07-24
WHAT RAILROADS EARN.
Their Receipts More Than Bill
lion Dollars a Year.

Statistics of the railways'in the Unit
cd States for the year ending June 30
1900. have been prepared by the inter-
State Commerce Commission. That
norton appertaining to earnings aid
EXPENSES as set forth in an abstract OF
the report is as follows
For the year ending June 3d. 1900
the gross earnings from the operation
Of the railways in the United States,
covering an operated mileage OF 49,
556OO3 miles, we're S1,487, O44, 8l4'
heino s173. 434, 500 'more than FOR the
preceding fiscal year.
The operating expenses were s96l'-
42s 511. the increase in this item being
e1O4 459. 512.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-07-24
ASKED TO PRAY.
Missouri Governor Set Apart a
Day to Pray for Rain.

Governor Dockery of Missouri, in re-
spouse to many requests to issue a
a proclamation calling upon the people
to observe day of fasting and prayer
that the drouth might be broken, set
apart last Sunday, July p, on which
the people were requested "toassemble
at their usual places of worship to in
yoke the blessings of Almighty Cod"
The people assembled throughout
the state on the day named and offered
prayer for rain. In many places the
churches united in union services.
Little rain has fallen in Missouri
since April u.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-07-24
A POLITICAL BANKRUPT.
Republican Campaign Committee
Goes to Courts.

A petition in bankruptcy has been
filed by Stephen M. Marshall, secre-
tary OF the Tenth Congressional Re-
publican District Committee of Massa-
chusetts. The debts of the. committee
are shown to amount to $500. This
is the first time since the passage OF
the new bankruptcy law that a cam
paign committees debts have found
their way into the bankruptcy court.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-07-24
A Preachers Tribute to Chicken.

The Macon County Citizen quotes
Presiding Elder John B. .McGehee as
paying the following tribute to the
barnyard fowl in "a recent commence
ment address: Southern Methodism
owes it's growth to some extent to the
yellow-Iegged chicken, which has fur
nished the chief gastronomic pleasure
to the followers of Wesley In the land
where the mocking bird sings and the
yam exudes nectar"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-07-24
DISGUISED AS A WOMAN.
a School Teacher Who at One Time
Committed Murder.

A special from Little Rock, Ark,
says:
a detective arrived a few days ago
from Madison county and placed
under arrest supposed young
woman who had been teaching prl-
vate school in the neighborhood for
some time.
1t turns out that the school teacher
was a man in disguise, named Sears,
and was wanted in Texas on charge
of murder committed seven years
AGO. He was most engaging
person. None ever suspected the de-
ceptiOn.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-07-24
IudtIOn Growing Darker in China

Pekln say the minis
l. powers now freely admit
~. prospect Of a conclusion of
H. ,..'''lonS is growing darker.
T., - Is most serious, as the
h : : continued for more than
pe last meeting arranged
| 4. '0ned because it was an
|. The OrOceedings would be
81, Nv Il the ministers reached
IS . t 4 me ne, nature of an agree
IiateIr . a indemnity. But almost
,strs s r radical difference devel-
to t5s sl a. Great Britain and Rms 1s
"DETAILS Of the plan of l paw.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-07-24
What Two Cents Will Do.

II will bring relief to sufferers from
ostbma or consumption, even in the
worst cases. This is about what one
S %Us of Foley's Honey and Tar costs
isn,t il worth a trial.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-07-24

Imperfect digestion and assimilation
produce disordered conditions of the
system, which grow and are confirmed
by neglect. Herbine gives tone to the
stomach and causes good digestion.
Price SOC. DAWSON DRUG Co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-07-24

Jas. G.. Amhertof, Della, o., writes;
81 had an obstinate sore on my face
which everything else failed to heal
After one application of Banner Salve
it began to heal and after three appli-
cations it was entirely healed, leaving
no scar. DAVIDSON q kENDRICk.