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New-York tribune., 1903-08-09
At HOTEL CHAMPLAIN.
The Season EnhUened by the Cana
dian Foot Guards.

Hotel Champlain, n. Y, Aug. (Specia).-The
Foot Guards, Canadas crack regiment, were enter
tained at the Hotel Champlain last Sunday even
ing. Many guests from Plattsburg, including ]. F.
OBrien, Secretary of State, at the hotel to
receive them. The table was decorated with flow
ers and the walls were hung with American, Eng
lish and Canadian flags. While the red coated SOL
diers dined the Foot Guards band gave a concert,
which brought all the guests on to the veranda
after sundown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Mallory and Miss Rosaliud
Mallory left here Monday, after three weeks visit,
for Norfolk. Conn
Mr.. and Mrs. Wickham greeted their daughter,
Mrs. Treadway. with surprise party the other
night. Forty guests from the hotel gathered at
New-York tribune., 1903-08-09
GOLF POPULAR AT WATCH HILL.
Much Interest in the Game-A Successful
Society.

Watch Hill. r. L. Aug. (SpeciaD.-With new
August visitors at Watch Hill an added impetus
is felt in the golf tournaments at the Msquamicut
Club There is a large list of entries for the Byers
Cup, a new trophy offered by e. NJ. Byers, OF
Pittsburg the club captain. There has been some
faithful practising since the play for the Wayne
prize and it is expected that the totals will be
well down. Harry Reddie the professional who
reduced his score last to 70 is again play
ing the eighteen holes in that number of strokes,
but seems unable clip it. There are several who
play regularly at So
OF the nine entering for the Perrin handicap cup
New-York tribune., 1903-08-09
CONCERNING SCHOOL CHILDREN.
.rom Harper.s Weekly


In A recently published report on certain aspects
of educational progress issued by the University or
Colorado several suggestive cohcLusion9 aIe 5et
forth concerning the mental and physical capaclty
Of school children. In general II appears thsre Is
distinct relationship in children between pHy slC
condttion and intellectual capacity the latteT
varying directly the former Inc emuagsce en- i ~
the differenca aeems to increase after the age OF
nina
New-York tribune., 1903-08-09
At THE HOTEL AsPINwALL.

renox Mass. Aug CspeciaD,-Ihe patronage
Of the Hotel Aspinwail is such that quiet ~ arls-
go g. A. ,obbv tonight groups OF women
cbstt,ng about next weeks clock golf tournament
for which the manager offers a silver cup. the
.rsttx cut slsss tEeQhy that be 2nsEsa seE fas
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-01-28
CATCHES 10000 SNAKES.
In Fact, WiIIettS Raises Nothing
Else on His Farm.

The "Snake Oil" man has made his
annual appearance in Washington,
says dispatch from that city. He
comes from the snake farm of Ezra
Willetts, of Milestone, Washington
county, Maryland, which consists of
half an acre of stone hill side. The
land is 80 overgrown with brush and
grass that it makes a fine place for
snakes, and the number Mr.. Willetts
has confined is estimated at 10000.
All of the snakes are of the variety
known as the garter" They sell
dom attain length of more thar four
feet and their bite is not poisonous.
There is demand for snake oil, which
is supposed to cure rheumatism. AS
they are caught the snakes are skim.
ed and their bodies chopped up and
fried like lard. The resulting oil is
thick and heavy, and has rather a dis
agreeable odor, which is partially
dispelled by repeated cooking. About
200 snakes are treated at a time. The
product of the farm is one barrel of
snake oil a year.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-01-28
A FRENCHMAN'S DILEMMA.
Problem Which Greatly Worried
an Anxious Foreigner.

A Frenchman recently propounded
through the columns of The Liverpool
Daily Post a problem which may not
be without interest to Americans.
81 am in Liverpool since month, "
writes the French gentleman, land l
saw many things the which Supply,
but of these this most amazed me. On
your tram cars one writes, passengers
are requested not to board or leave
the car while IN motion Board, |
comprehend not My friend say it is
'aboarder' TO so on ship, therefore, one
me demanded not to go on car and not
go of while in motion. How can. that
be? see thousand passengers since
four weeks go on and off car,
but they all go while in motion. Shall
one explicate how passengers while
not in motion have power to go on
and off the car ?"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-01-28
TAXES ON BLIND TIGERS.
Unusual Proceeding by Sumter
County'S Tax Collector.

An Americus special says Tax Col
lector Dunn has sprung a sensation by
issuing tax executions against many
citizens of Sumter county indicted
during the past four years of supposed
prohibition, holding that pleas of gull
ty to said indictments was an acknowl-
edgement that defendants had sold
whisky, and therefore were subject to
taxation as retailers. Scores of people
violated local option laws, and if taxed
for license as retailers at 5000 each
the county would be rich. Sheriff
Bell still holds the executions and will
doubtless consult excellent legal au-
thority before making levies upon
property. 1t is new procedure in the
collection OF taxes. Many vio~
lators of law were heavily fined upon
conviction, and think they have paid
enough money already.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-01-28
|OF VITAL INTEREST TO GEORGIA CITIES.
Should Declare the Interest Part of
Debt a City Obligations Would Be Repudiated
Suit Based OF the Noted Public Property Case.

Before the Georgia supreme court
argument was begun a few days ago
in the now famous case of Aaron
Rolf VS.. the mayor and aldermen of
the town of Calhoun, IN Gordon
county, to prevent the issuance of
S., 900 worth of 5 per cent bonds for
school purposes, on the ground that
if these bonds are issued the bon ded
debt of Calhoun would then exceed
the 7 per cent limit on taxable prop
erty fixed by the state constitution.
The issue in the cIse is one of VI
tai importance to almost every city,
town and county in the state, be
cause the supreme court is asked to
declare that the interest on the
bonds for the period during which
they are to run shall be computed in
arriving at the amount of bonded
debt allowed to be incurred under
the constitution.
If the interest is declared to be a
part of the bonded debt there are
many municipalities and counties in
the state which have already issued
bonds in excess of the amount al
lowed by the constitution, and 9th
ers will be stopped from issuing
bonds which they had expected to
Issue for needed Improvements.
Such decision, it is declared, would
paralyze municipal govrrnment and
make it impossible for many cities
Of the state to carry ON their obliga-
tions to their people.
The contention of Mr.. Rolf in
this respect Is based wholly upon
the supreme courts decision in the
public property fund case, in which
the court held that the interest on
the states bonds, being part of the
bonded debt, could be paid from
the public property fund. The
court stood four to two on this
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-01-28
ANOTHER DIRE FAMINE.
$4,000 Swedes on the Verge of
Starvation.

The present winter is remarkable
for the unusually large number of hui
man beings in various parts of the
world who are the victims of famine.
The suffering resulting from the Grim
inally inadequate distribution OF coal
in large part of the United States is
not a circumstance to that inflicted by
the food famines, through the domestic
situation is bad enough. The people
who, as large communities, are perish
ing for physical subsistence, are resi-
dents of the Philippines, western Chi
ma, Finland and northern Sweden.
Some facts connected with all of these
famines svae the last mentioned have
been given in these columns, and it is
but now that the widespread and APP
palling nature of the Swedish dearth
has come to the knowledge of the out
side world.
A special commission of the govern
ment has just returned to Stockholm
from the extreme northern part of the
peninsula, making report that con-
firms the worst fears of the nation.
Fully $4,000 Swedes are said to be on
the verge of starvation, many of them
eating the bark of certain trees and
resorting to other expedients to sus'
tain life until reliet reaches them.
From the detailed report of the official
Investigators it seems that, along with
total crop failure, the fish, from some
mysterious cause, disappeared from
the coast waters, and the same was
true of the native grouse, ordinarily
abundant enough to afford the inhab-
itauts daily meat.
So bad is the situation that the
Swedish authorities estimate that full
ly Sc, coo, 900 will be necessary to save
the people from actual starvation.
Active efforts are being made through
out the kingdom to raise the great
sum required, some 100000 haylng
thus far been subscribed and applied
to the urgent work of relief. The
Swedish residents of the United States
have sent some $500 to the father
Land and are making an organized eff
fort to help very materially.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-01-28

question, two of the justices holding
that the interest could not be so
considered.
On account of the vital import
ance of this question to so many
communities in the state great inter-
est is manifested in the outcome.
BY permission of the supreme court
briefs were filed by counsel from
other cities interested.
Messrs. Mayson and Hill, Allan
ta's city attorneys, filed an ex-
haustive brief against Roff's conten-
ton. Should the courts decision
be that the interest must be included
as part of the debt Atlanta would
be stopped from issuing the $780,
900 bonds now contemplated for
water and sewer improvements.
The same is true in the case of
Columbus and GAINESVILLE, both of
which cities are preparing to issue
bonds. In both cities also Legal
steps will be taken to prevent the
bonds being issued. L. t. Miller,
city attorney of Columbus, fled a
brief against Roff's contention, and
Hon. L. F. Garrard, who, viii.
Judge w. A. Little, has been re-
tanned to oppose the issue, has filed
a brief upholding the contentious Of
Mr.. Rolf.
Samuel H. Myers, an Augusta
attorney, has also filed brief with
the court, in which he combats Mr..
Roff's contentious.
The public property fund decis-
ion is the only thing in the way, and
in view of that decision and of the
fact that perhaps millions of dollars
in bonds are issued and to be issued
are involved the courts final action
will be awaited with eager interest.
1t will doubtless be some weeks
before a decision is handed down
by the court.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-01-28
CAN'T CONVICT TILLMAN.
That Is Said to Be the Opinion
in Columbia.

A dispatch from Columbia, S. c.,
says it is hardly probable that Lieu
tenant Governor James Tillman will
be convicted for shooting Editor Con
zales
This seems to be the general opin-
ion there, some of Gonzales friends,
continues the dispatch, admitting
that it will be a hard matter to
convict Mr.. Tillman. Both Tillman
and Gonzales have friends and enc
mics, and the sympathy seems about
evenly divided.
Of course everybody hoped and wish
ed for the recovery of Editor Gonzales,
but whenever the probable trial of
Tillman is brought up it is said that if
Tillman is ever convicted it will be
with the greatest trouble.
Many of the states politicians de-
clare that the shooting did not come
as early as they expected, and that it
might have come long ago.
An order has been issued by the
sheriff at the suggestion of Tillman's
counsel that no more visitors be allow
ed to see him. The tax on the Jail Of
ficials in meeting the crowds that
went to see him and offer their aid and
sympathy was very great, it being esti-
mated that since the shooting more
than 500 have called. Offers of bonos-
men by the dozen have come in.
A gentleman close to the Tillmaus
says that from the tenders received he
could easily make up a million dollar
bond.
Scores of men in public life in South
Carolina say that they are quite sure
that the facts in the case have not yet
been published and that they will not
be until the evidence is brought out
on the witness stand. They say that
the public should suspend Judgment in
the matter for the time being. They
contend that Gonzales was to blame
for the affair through his Incorporate
and incessant attacks on Tillman.
Another thing apparent is that there
has been a lot of tale-bearing and tat
thing that did much to bring the two
men together. SIN Short" says the
dispatch, "a strong sympathy is being
built up here for Tillman-in this most
delightful city of the south, in which
is to be found, possibly, the most gen.
tie and courteous people in the United
States -
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-01-28
TRAMPS MADE WELCOME.
One Woman Fed 700 Wayfarers
During the Past Year.

Seven hundred and sixty tramps,
the last one of whom appeared last
Monday, have been fed free within the
past twelve months through the gen.
crosby of Mrs. E. p. Althouse, of
Litz, Pa.
Mrs. Althouse has kept minute
record of the backdoor benefcence,
and delights to speak of the work.
81 would never turn anyone away
from my door, she said, "even if he
is poorly dressed. Anyone who hung
ers can share my last crumb of bread.
AS whole these tramps are a CRATE
full lot. Ia no instance have they TAX
en- advantage of my kindness, although
l suppose l am known far and wide
among the fraternity as the tramps'
friend"
Mrs. AlthOuse conducts large bak-
cry and her backdoor handout menus
usually consist of pies, cakes and cof-
fee.
She starts the second year of this
peculiar benefcence determined to
exceed last years record.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-01-28
A SCANDAL DEVELOPING.
Member OF Congress Says He
Was "ApproaChed."

The subcommittee of the lower
house committee onpavigation affairs,
which is investie sting the charge
made by Representative LESSER of
New York that he had been approach
ed upon the proposition for authoriz-
ing the construction of submarine tor
pedo boats, has made partial report
to the full committee.
In his statement Mr.. Lessler is said
to have used the names of an rX-repre-
sentative from New York and another
prominent New York politician. The
proceedings OF the subcommittee
were secret, and all the members were
unusually reticent.
1t was with some reluctance that
Mr.. Lessler disclosed names in con-
nection with the charges he made OF
improper attempts to influence his
vote, but finally on pressure gave two
names. One of the persons named, he
said, threatened him With defeat at
the last election If he did not vote as
requested on certain propositions; the
other name he used in connection with
his charge of an attempt to influence
mis- vote by pecuniary considerations
Mr.. Lessler's charges are said to have
lacked de6niteness when questioned by
the subcommittee. The substance of
his story was that he had not been
actually offered bribe of $4,000, but
that it had been intimated to him that
he could get $1,000 if he would vote
fright
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-01-28
STARVING IN FRANCE.
10000 Families of Brittany in
Bad WaV for Food.

The winter has brought great dis
tress upon the fisher folk of Brittany,
where men, women and children de-
pend for their living upon sardine
fishing, for the tickle sardine has sud-
denly abandoned the coast and black,
unreiieved misery is the result. These
20, 600 families are literally starving.
To add to the hardships of the situa-
tion the potato crop was failure all
along the coast.
Whole families meet out outside the
village implorlng bread from passers
by for six, eight and sometime as
many as ten children.
The local authorities, having done
what they could to relieve the distress,
have now appealed TO the nation for
help.
President Loubet, Premier Com bes,
who is also minister of the interior ;
Marine Minister Pelletau, Sarah Bern
hard and many other prominent peo-
pie have promised aid.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-01-28
CORPSES WERE ROBBED.
Valuable Effects of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fair Were Stolen.

A sensational discovery was made
when the personal effects of the late
Mr., and Mrs. Chas. D. Fair arrived in
San Francisco from Paris a few days
ago.
The magnificent Russian sable coat,
valued at $4,000, which Mrs. Fair be-
Queathed in her will to Mrs. Joseph
Harvey, was gone and a cheap imita-
llon affair, not worth $50, had been
substituted In place. Mrs. Fairs ia
nous pearl necklace of five strings,
valued at $500 had been tempered
Win, and instead of real pearls in the
necklace cheap imitation gems had
Oeen set in their places.
Numbers of articles of jewelry which
we Fairs were known to have taken to
europe were missing, and the only eff
ects which were returned through the
american consulate in Paris intact
we're Mrs. Fairs chincilla and mink
'Oats and Charles Fairs scarf pins.
Inc changes were made, it is be-
AeVeo' before the valuables were
arned over the American consulate D..
s'eps have been taken to locate the
lost articles.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-01-28
UNDER DEATHS SHADOW.
Remarkable Marriage Ceremony
Performed in Savannah.

A pathetic marriage ceremony was
performed in Savannah one day last
week. Lieutenant Frederick w.
Greenleaf of the United States navy
was married on what proved to be his
deathbed to his divorced wife, whom
he had summoned to his bedside. Mr..
Greenleaf became i'll several days ago,
when he was removed from his board
ing place to the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
F. Moses, his close friends. AS he
grew worse he determined TO write his
divorced wife, living in Carroll county,
ILL.,, to come to him for second mar
riage ceremony.
The letter was sent, and she COM
piled with the request, leaving by the
first train. On her arrival in Savan-
nah she was driven to the Moses resi-
dence Immediately Justice of the
Peace G. N. Jones was summoned and
performed the ceremony, Mr.. and Mrs.
Moses being the only witnesses. Mr..
Greenleaf died a day or two after
ward.
Mr.. and Mrs. Greenleaf were mar
ried some thirty years ago in Augusta,
aud were divorced five years ago in
that city. Two children had been born
of their union, but neither survived.
Mr.. Greenleaf was living in Augusta
at the outbreak of the Spanish war,
having been retired from the navy on
account of ill health some years be-
fore. Officers were needed for service
against Spain, and he was reappointed
and assigned to duty at the Port Royal
naval station. Subsequently he was
ordered to Savannah in charge
of the photographic Office.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-01-28
NEW KIND OF MOB LAW.
Novel Way of Furnishing Man
Who Abused His Wife.

They have gentle, tender way OF
administering mob law in and about
Albany, n. Y. A man of the name OF
McQuabe, resident of that city, is al
legged to have abused his wife, TO
which some of the neighbors took Of
Tense.
Waylaying McQuabe few nights
ago, when the snow was heavy on the
ground, number of them overpower-
ed him, stripped him TO the skin and
rolled him 10 the snow until he was al
most frozen. Then with hot poker
they burned two fiery crosses on his
abdomen and back. The man is in the
hospital and will probably die.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-01-28
WOMAN SHOUTED "YOU LIE -
representative Cochran Called
Down While Speaking.

al unusual interruption occurred in
ue national house of representatives
o'ner day Mr.. Cochran of Mis-
"" was speaking of the "truckline
my OF the United States to Great
''aln' " When that trucking ceased
declared the people of Canada,
~ Immensely loyal to England. would
uanse their attitude.
lou lie!" cried a stylishly dressed
Jug woman in clear, ringing tones.
=" eyes were turned to the ladies'
"efy' where the speaker leaned for
NJ dedantly as il she interded to
'Omething further, but a cOmpan-
pulled her back and Immediately
'elt the gallery.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-01-28
'yIYS DRUNKARDS FILL
OUR CONSULATES
..,ou nus CHARGES MADE IN THE
HOUSE BY SLAYDEN'
Asserts That American Consulates
:, Mexico Are Made Resorts for
.InvaIids and Drunkards."


nuring the consideration OF the dip
onatic bill in the house of represent
.os at Washington few days ago
u, Mcclellan of New York precipl-
,,.oa q discussion concerning our dip
,motic and consular service which
o, wide range and led to some
.,,ber scandalous charges against our
.osontatiyes in Mexico by Mr..
u,.aor Of Texas. Mr.. Mcclellan
,hr,itted figures to show that our
oosnlates, compared with those OF
.,bor frst-class countries, were under
Maid but overmanneo.
Mr. Grosvenor of Ohio declared the
charges against our consular officers
rore uniustifed, maintaining tha6 it
ras the opinion of European publicists
,bot we had the most efficient consular
service in the world.
Mr. Slayden's criticism OF certain
oorsnlar officers was very severe.
Some of the Mexican consulates, he
said, we're made regular asylums for
ainvalids and drunkards."
nTt makes an American blush" said
he "to hear the stories that are told
Of some OF our official representa-
dve8."
Proceeding, he narrated how Unit
% States consul at Saltillo, Mexico,
with two companions last summer en-
tered the offiee of a newspaper editor
4 to assault him.
"Were any charges made to the state
department. against this official?" ask
ed Mr.. Adams of Pennsylvania.
Charges have been repeatedly
made" replied Mr.. SlaYden. "This
particular official left town between
night and morning while l was in the
city,"
1.-THE particular vice OF our repre-
sentatlyes. Mr.. Slayden proceeded to
say, seems to be drunkenness" and
10 that connection he referred to the
case of special envoy sent by demo
cratic president some years ago, who,
he said, got drunk at Ell Paso and
painted broad red streak down to the
HCny of Mexico, 1000 miles to the
south. He also told of another consul
lar official who, he SAID, some years
ago pawned the American flag for 4C
cents with which to buy drink, and the
concluding chapter of his arraignment
was the charge that an American
vice consul had been charged with
being implicated in the theft of some
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