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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-03-11
BUYS ANOTHER ROAD.
Brunswick and Birmingham Is
Still Pushing This Way.

The Brunswick and Birmingham
railroad has bought the Ocilla and IT.
vinville railroad, built from Ocilla to
Iryinyille by the Ensign Oscamp Lum-
Der company of Irwin county. The
line is twelve miles long and connects
at Ocilla with the Brunswick and Bir-
mingham, which will soon be complet-
ed to that place. The deal was closed
with Mr.. W. P. Oscamp in New York,
and the property transfer has been
made.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-03-11
LONG PUBLIC CAREERS END.
Many Who Have Worn Toga a
Long Time DOff Ii.

The session of the senate Wednes-
day was interesting, not alone by the
official proceedings ION the floor of the
chamber, incident to the last day of
congress, but by many occurrences
which were purely social in character,
due to the fact that the day marked
the close OF many careers in the SEN
ate.
OF so senators whose terms expired
when the presiding officers gavel fell
at noon IL failed to secure reelection,
either through defeat or through their
own refusal to enter contests in the
various states.
Senator Jones of Nevada, who re.
tired Wednesday, has served in the
senate for 30 consecutive years.
Senator Vest of Missouri, with "a
years service, too, lays aside his toga.
OF the seven democratic senators
who retire four are succeeded by re
publicans, and of the six republicans
who go out four are succeed by demo
Gratis. All the changes in favor of the
republicans are in the northwest anc
three of those in favor of the demo
Gratis are in the southern or bordeI
states.
Besides the senators who retired
more than hundred members of con
gress' quit the halls of Legislation
through the varying fortunes of poll
tics
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-03-11
SOVE POLITICAL NEWS
RY WAY OF WASHINGTON
,vrRE ARE SAID TO BE MANY WHO
WANT TO BE GOVERNOR.
-. eriuus Is Mentioned Among the
Possibilities. Some interesting
Gossip at Long Taw.

mco away from home to learn the
- is an old saying, which is
srifed by special the Savannah
n rS nrints from Washington about
georgia politics.
"a A GREAT deal of what the Press spe-
,,aI saws should be taken with a large
vain of salt, but it is interesting new
.tbeless. and for that reason alone
T v News reproduces it below:
According to the political prognostl-
..tors of the Georgia delegation in the
house here Washington there will be
nodearth of candidates in the guber-
ootor,al sweepstakes two years hence,
According to the delegation the candi-
dates will be as follows;
T. H. Estill, Clark Howell, ]. M.
rriggs. Boykin Wright, w, G. Brant-
lev and possibly others.
While the delegation is not taking
.rv stock in the campaign it is easy to
soc that they believe Colonel Estill
will stand the best show to win. They
saw that his race of last year was only
good training for him, and that instead
Of weakening him it has had the Oppo-
site effect.
One north Georgian says there is no
doubt that the governorship Will go to
south Georgia, but says it will be a
mighty good idea for Savannah to get
over the idea that it is all OF south
Georgia.
"If YOU Savannah people will get it
out of your heads that yoU are the
whole thing when south Georgia is
mentioned, and will cultivate in a po'
jtical way your neighbors, / am salts
fed that you can have the governor
ship next Time" said this gentleman.
Colonel Estill's experience in the
campaign of last wear was good for
him, and in my district, though it
went against him, nothing but the
kindest OF feeling is maintained for
him. l am satisfied that should he
run again he will stand good show 10
win, and l basesmy prediction on what
have heard OF the feeling for ham
from other congressman.
TERRBz.L. VS.. BACON.
"The campaign of 1904 will probably
be the warmest4Georgia has ever seen,
as it is confidently expected that Gev-
ernor Terrell will seek to defeat Sena'
tor Bacon in the primaries, and, it is
reliably stated, is shaping matters to
that end. The opposition now apPar-
eut in the congressional races, the
race for the goVernorship and the To-
cal fights in each county ought to be
the means of causing Georgians geNer-
ally not to suffer from Political eRnui
in 1904"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-03-11
A BOTTLED MESSAGE.
Drooped Into the Hudson River;
Picked Up in Holland.

This is the story of glass jar which
was shrown overheard in the Hudson
rivec by William H. MacOmbe.
A party left Greenport for West
Point on August %, 1904, among them
being Mr.. and Mrs. MacOmbe. When
they had eaten their lunch Mr.. Ma
combe wrote the following on the back
of Pan-American circular:
MIR. and Mrs. William H. Macombe,
Greenport, Suffolk county, N. Y.
Finder of this jar will please write to
Mr.. Macombe, Street Commissioner,
Greeaport, Suffolk county. N. Y"
They placed the circular in the jar
and, screwing the cover on, threw it
overheard. into the Hudson.
Mr.. Macombe has received a letter
with an Amsterdam postmark inclos-
ing the Pan-American circular and
saying:
"LAREN HILvERsEEN, HOLLAND,
February, 10, 19O3.-An echo from the
Pan-American. Picked up in the
Guides Zee jar containing the inclOs-
ed. No doubt you will be surprised
at its recovery here. The facts are
briefly rs follows: The jar was picked
up By fishermen and given to me to de-
cipher few days ago, they thinking
of the possibility of some great disas-
ter. Hoping this note will give you
pleasure, am yours,
JOSEPH X. IMHOF."
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-03-11
CONGRESS HAS COST TWO BILLION DOLLARS
Livingston Amazed at Extravaganza OF Republic
can Administration Compares to Foolish Young Men,

with the management of the govern
ment. There is now surplus of about
$477 900, 900 IN the treasury, and the re-
rubicans don't know what to do with
it. They must spend it, however.
"'Tkerein lies the evil. There should
be no such gigantic surplus. The re.
publican protective tariff is RESPONSE
BILE for The situation and believe that
with tariff for revenue only policy
we could manage the affairs of the
treasury much better, obviate the big
surplus without injuring the state of
rinances, and thus eliminate any chance
for extravaganza. believe that this
is the solution of the problem and that
the true democratic tariff policy would
conduce largely to wise economy.
"With 100000 congress staring
US in the face, it is time to cut down
appropriations. A few years ago the
country was astounded to find that it
had Just witnessed billion dollar con-
gress. Now two such congresses have
combined. That is, we have billion
dollar congress every year instead of
every 1.-TWO years. do not favor
cheese-paring policy, but l think the
appropriations of this congress are far
in excess of the amount they should
be-"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-03-11
RESULT OF THE WORK OF THE LATE CONGRESS
Important Measures Which Went Through Army Navy
Philippines Are Mostly Affected Other

passed both houses, provides for ma
terial increase in the personnel of the
navy to meet the growing demands tor
officers and men; also for an increase
in the number of warships.
Measures of great Importance to the
Philippines were adopted. An appro-
priation of 100000 was maze to re.
lieve distress and suffering. A cur
rency has been provided. Another
act promoted the efficiency of the
Philippine constabulary, and still an
other provided for extradition of GRIM
inals.
The anarchy bill, providing for the
protection of the president, failed of
passage.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-03-11
PINE TIES FOR NEW YORK.
Nerthern Firm Buys 1000, W0 O
JAG kSOnyiIIe Dealers.

NJ W. Conway, of New York city,
while in Jacksonville purchased 2,OOO,'
VOO erossties of dealers. These ties
are to be used in the construction of an
electric railroad from Catskill to Oak
NIL in the CatskilI mountains, New
York, which is to be completed by
July l, next, and upon which several
thousands men are at work. He saws
lie found yellow pine heart crOssties
the best made.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-03-11
WERE CALLED DOWN HARD BY SENATOR CLAY
Some Georgia Alexis Who Requested Support for Certain
Bill Made to See What simpetOns They Are.

egraph toll, because the Georgians
who wired him to support the bill
knew nothing concerning that which
they we're asking him to do. Not one
of them probably had eyer read the
Aldrich bill. They simply assumed
that what their eastern friends wanted
was right and they wired Senator Clay
requesting that he ease up in his oppo-
sision to the bill.
1t is strange why people will as
sumo to know something when they 90
not know.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-03-11
LITTLEFIELD'S LIST OF
EIGHT HUNDRED TRUSTS.
REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN HITS HIS
PARTY A BACK.HANDED SWIPE.
He Puts in the Shade Any List That
Has Been Published BY Democrats.
Capitalization Represents Billions.

Capitalization Represents Billions.
1t will be difficult for the republicans
to run away from the trust issue in
the future, or to deny, as did Senator
Hanna in 1900, that there are any
trusts. One of the leading congress-
men, Hon. Chas. E. Littlefield, of
Maine, whom the administration last
year selected to present the only ST.
mon-pure>anti-trust bill in congress,
has settled this discussion in his par
ty. Mortlfield perhaps, because his
bill was shelved by the trusts which
controlled his party, he resolved to
hit them and their agents in congress
back-handed swipe which would
make them gasp for breath. He got
together and published in the Con-
gressional Record list of trusts-not
corporations simply, but real trusts
which fills more than six pages of
that publication. He says of this
list that it contains the grand to-
tai of nearly 800 trusts, with total
capitalization of nearly fourteen bill
lions. These totals are fully 80 per
cent larger than those of any other
list hitherto published.
This list puts in the shade any list
published by the democrats or in any
almanac or year book. 1t must make
Senator Hanna's hair curl to see this
list put into the Record by great re-
publican. Had the list contained rail-
roads, practically all of which are now
merged so that they do not compete
with each other, about 81 zoo, 900, 900,
more of capital would have been added
making "a total OF $25, 900, 0O0,0 600 of
capital in trusts and monopolies.
AS the total wealth of this country is
about 800, 900, OOO,OO and about two
thirds of all is in real estate and I'M
provements and farm animals, imple-
ments and products, it is evident that
the trusts have nearly completed their
work, so far as the manufacturing and
natural monopoly industries are con-
cerned. Hereafter, they must turn to
the farms, the water and the air il the
trusts wish new worlds to conquer.
We now understand why the cost of
living is going up and is greater than
ever before at this season of the year
according to Dunn's Index num-
Der" of commodity prices for February
L. The trusts are gradually putting
on the pressure and giving US all we
can stand. They have the power and
could screw prices up higher, bat they
prefer to proceed cautiously and iu-
diciously. Give them time and they
will squeeze the last dollar out of US
and haye US mortgaged SO heavi-
ly that our children-if they submit as
meekly and supinely as we do-will be
hopelessly bonded and compelled to
pay tribute to the trusts, which will
own all on, above and below the sur
face of the earth.
We do not need field glass to see
that Littlefeld's 800 trusts hang like
an ominOus cloud on our political and
Industrial horizon.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-03-11
81, 600 FROM SIXTEEN ACRES.

A farmer near Pelham planted six
teen acres is sugar cane last year, and
after defraytng all expenses cleared
$1,000.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-03-11
CAR LOAD OF GEORGIA MEAT
Houston County Farmer Ships
$4,000 Pounds of Bacon.

The first car of home raised and
home-cured meat sent to Macon since
the war arrived in that city Thursday
and was sold 10 two local merchants.
The meat was raised on the plantation
of John q. Brown In Houston county.
The meat weighed $4,000 pounds and
brought cents.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-03-11
ABSURD, SAYS MR.. BRYAN.
Nebraska Wont De Like his Pre-
decessOr on Democratic Ticket.

William J. Bryan, in an interview,
denies that ne will lead revolt from
the democratic party in case the gold
democrats capture the national con-
ventiou, sas was reported from New
York. 1t was said that he would bolt
the convention add lead an independ'
ent movement. Mr. Bryan said that
not only had he not made any such
statement, but that the contemplated
action was improbable and that he did
not discuss improbabilies. Never
will you find gold democrats capturing
any democratic convention of national
Importance, the very idea of it is alb
surd," he said.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1903-12-11
Special Permits for Jews.

Berlin, By Cahle.-American Jews
are no longer permitted to cross the
Russian frontier without a special per-
init in each case from M. Won Plevwe,
the Russian Interior Minister. Most
Americans travel through Russia by
way of Germany. The practice until
the last two weeks was for the Rus
sian consul general here to advise the
Jews passports upon receiving state
ment of their purpose to visit Russia,
and that their stay there was to be
temporary. The new restriction is an
extension of the policy initiated by the
recent withdrawal of the vice powers
from the Russion consulates in Ameri-
ca.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1903-12-11
Hr. Springer Dead.

Washington, Special-Former Repre-
sentative William M. Springer, of I'LL
nols, a Democratic leader, conspicu-
GUS in the House of Representatives
during the 44th to the 53rd Congresses.
inclusive, and once chairman of the
ways and means committee of the
House, died at his residence, in this
city Friday, aged Ga years. His death
was due to pneumonia, contracted in
Chicago on Thanksgiving Day. Mr..
Springer has been resident of this
city during the past few years, follow
ing his retirement from Congress, and
has followed the practice of law. He is
survived by widow and a son, who is
q chaplain in the army.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1903-12-11
Advance in Cotton Goods

st. Johns, N. B., Special Geo.
B. Jones, president of the Cornwall &
Cork Mills Company, which operates
two large cotton mills in this city, said
that because of the very high price of
raw cotton the company had increased
their prices on practically all grades of
output from 5 to 10 per cent. They
have few weeks supply of raw cot
ton on hand, bought at low prices, but
will have to go into the market for
future supplies. They use practically
all Southern cotton. Col. Jones looks
for further advances in manufac-
tured goods.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1903-12-11

property rights belonging to Panama
and needed for the canal pass to the
United States, including any proper.
ty of the respective companies in the
cities of Panama and Colon: the
works, property and personnel of the
canal and railways are exempted
from taxation as well in the cities of
Panama and Colon as in the canal
zone and it's dependencies. Free i'm.
migration of the personnel and impor-
tatiOn of supplies for the construction
and operation Of the canal are grant
ed. Provision is made for the use OF
military force and the building of for.
tifications by the United States for
the protection of the transit. In Other
details, particularly as to the acuuist
ton OF the interests of the New Pan
anna Canal Company and the Panama
Railway by the United States and the
condemnation of private property for
the uses of the canal, the stipulations
OF the Hay-Herran treaty are closely
followed, while the compensation to
be given for these enlarged grants re.
mains the same, being ten millions
of dollars payable on exchange of rat.
fications; and, beginning nine years
from that date, an annual payment of
$250,000 during the life Of the conyen.
ton.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
White House. Dec. Z. 1903.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1903-12-11
Venice Inundated

Venice, By Cable.-As a result of the
extremely bad weather, with a vio-
lent wind, which has prevailed for
some days, Venice was almost entirely
under water for few hours Sunday.
At the piazza of the Cathedral of St..
Mark, the fool rose to height of four
feet, while INSIDE the cathedral the
water was so high as to threaten Sc
rious damage. Gondolas had to be used
from shop door to shop-door, until
bridges were improved by the fire
men; the ordinary bridges having dis
appeared The water gradually sub
sided
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1903-12-11
Railway Men Elect Officers,

Baltimore, Special.-Sunday's ses-
sion of the Brotherhood Of Railroad
Freight and Baggage Men of America
was devoted to the election of the re-
naming officers for the ensuing bien-
mum and the adoption and revision of
the constitution. The following adj
dltional officers were chosen: Grand
secretary-treasurer, John F. Waltz,
Baltimore; grand board of directors,
A. H. Bracken, Wilmington, Del,
president of the board; VIM. Sellman,
Baltimore, secretary; George Bretzen,
Syracuse, N. Y; A. F. Melvin, Balti-
more; B. H. Barden, Trenton, N. ].
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1903-12-11
Found in Negro Cabin.

cambridge, Ca, Special.-John
Sapp, a prominent merchant who was
reported missing and was supposed to
have been pulled out of his buggy
and murdered for his money, was to-
day found at the cabin of negro fam
lily a few miles from where he disap-
shoes and his feet were frozen. He
was delirous and cried against an i'm
aginary mob intent on killing him. At
Intervals he was rational until the
subject Of his appearance was men,
toned. His physical condition from
the cold Is very bad
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1903-12-11
Attempted Train Robbery.

Harrisburg, Pa, Special.-An at
tempted train robbery was frustrated
Saturday night by Special Officers
Rodger and Heisler, of the Philadel-
phia & Reading Railroad, at Ruther-
ford yards. William B. Crabb, supposed
to be from Pottsville, had mounted the
engine of train and drove the fire.
man off the engine, firing twice at him.
'Crabb was overpowered by the officers
and committed to the county prison.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1903-12-11
Treaty Referred.
Steamer Waterlogged.

Norfolk, Special.-The schooner
Louis G.. Babel, Captain Wyman, Jack
sonville for New York, with lumber,
was towed into this port in a water
logged condition. While the vessel was
about 125 miles southeast by south on
Cape Henry last Saturday night, she
encountered heavy weather. which
caused her to lose her deck load and
spring a leak She will be pumped out
here and proceed to New York.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1903-12-11
Ask Appropriation.

Washington, Special. = Representa-
tive Burgess of Texas, introduced a
bill to lessen the damage of the cot
ton boil weevil, directing the Secretary
OF Agriculture to appoint commits
sion in his Department to include resi-
dents of the State of Texas and Loui-
,siana to study the problem. The bill
appropriates $250,000 to be used for
this purpose. The suggestions Of this
commission are to be embodied into
regulations and recommended to Leg
islatures.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1903-12-11
On Serious Charge.

Wiuston-Salem, Special.-Samuel
Hauser, a well-to-do farmer at whose
home moulds and material for making
counterfeit money were found last
week, was given a hearing before
United States commissioner and bound
over to the next term OF Federal court
at Charlotte. Hauser put up $3.50 cash
bond for his appearance. The evidence
against him Is damaging.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1903-12-11
Postal Fraud Papers.

The House Tuesday authorized the
committee on pOstoffices and post-roads
to request the Postmaster General to
supply the committee with the papers
in Connection with the recent investiga-
ton of the Postoffice Department. 1t
was explained by Mr.. Overstreet, chair
man OF the committee, that the pur-
pose of the resolution was to supply
the committee with information essen
tial to the proper consideration of ap-
preparation bills. The minority, under
the leadership Of Mr.. Williams, of Mis-
sissippi, made an unsuccessful effort to
amend the resolution SO as to provide
that the House request the Postmaster
General for papers and evidence touch
ing on the investigation. The House
also instructed the judiciary commit
tee to make inquiry and report
whether the Isle of Pines can be ceded
to Cuba without concurrent action Of
the House and Senate.
Treaty Referred.
Washington, Special.-The Senate, in
executive session, referred the treaty
between the United States and Panama
for the construction of canal across
the isthmus to the committee on for
eign relations. There was no discussion
of the treaty in any form. The Senate,
without comment, also referred the
nomination of General Leonard Wood,
to be major general, to the committee
on military affairs.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-04-08
FiIaria is a New Disease.

Captain Charles Kieffer, a Uaited
States army surgeon, says the Philip
pines are infested with mosquitoes more
troublesome and dangerous from a
medical point of view than those that
swarm in the jersey swamps. A
strange malady kown as filaria is
traced directly to them, and is COM
mon among the American soldiers
quartered on the islands. Soldiers
contract the disease by drinking water
from stagnant pools in which the mos
quitoes have laid their eggs.
3 The first indication of filaria appears
in the form of worm in the victim IS
thorax. This develops into elephan-
tiasis which causes the patient terrible
pains, accompanied by a constant
cough. The suffering is worst at
night, and the patient becomes a prey
to insomnia.
The only remedy lies in an operation,
which in itself is dangerous and rare
Iy successful. If the worm, which is
female, is injured and dies through
the operation its poison gets into the
blood, the disease is increased thou
sandfold and the chances of recovery
are small.-Exchange.