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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-08-24
Gard of Thanks.

We wish to extend to our kindred
and friends who were so kind to US
during sickness in our home our sim
cere thanks. We hope the Good
Master will repay them double.
Mr.. AND MRS. A. E. JOHNSTON.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-08-24
BANK FOR PARROT?
That Enterprising Town May
Have Such an Institution.

The News learns that there is a
movement on foot to establish a bank
at PARROT, though no definite steps
has as vet been taken in the matter.
Parrott is one of the most thrifty
and enterprising little towns in this
section, and it Is very probable that a
banking institution would be success
there,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-08-24
Has Sold Out.

Mr.. Will w. Collier, formerly OF
this city,.has sold the Bainbridge tele-
phone exchange, of which he has been
owner for some time.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-08-24

Many new designs in watches, rings
fobs. stick pins and dress pins at Daw-
son Drug Co.'S.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-08-24
MONEY TO LOAN.

The Georgia Loan and Trust Company loans
money az 8 per cent per annum on real estate.
Prompt service guaranteed. II you want to Dor.
row money see H. A. WILKINSON.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-04-22

Washington the sand IS very light,
owing to the large proportion Of mica
it contains, and consequently is easily
blown about by the winds.
In a part of the lower Columbia riv-
er valley great orchards have been
actually ingulfed with the shifting
sands, and the railroads have expert
enced great difficulty in maintaining
their tracks in this district in passable
condition. In order to make a practical
test as to the best method of treating
these dunes, a strip of land on the Co
lumbia river between Willow creek
and the John Day river has been set
aside by the government for extensive
experiments, based on the work done
in Massachusetts, referred to above.
In the east tree planting plans for
owners of sancy, tracts are being pre-
pared, thus extending the scope Of the
practical cooperation begun by the bu-
9 Of forestry Philadelphia Record.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-04-22
OBJECTIONS MADE TO AN AMEND.
MENT OF THE GENERAL De
FiClENcY BILL.

Washington, April 21.-The general
deficiency appropriation bill as report
ed to the senate Wednesday contains
as an amendment the Hit Chinese ex
clusion bill which was accepted by the
house before the bill was passed. The
Hit bill was introduced in the senate
by Mr.. Penrose and referred to the
committee on foreign relations. In
this committee the discovery, it is
said, has been made that the bill will
affect the Introduction Of Chinese
coolie labor into the Panama canal
zone and to a considerable extent af-
feet the immigration to this country
of Koreans and Filipinos, and the de-
%portation from the United States,
Hawaii, Porto Rico and any territory
subject to the jurisdiction of the
United States" of any person held to
come within the definition of the
words Chinese person. and objection
has been made to the far-reaching eff
feet of the bill. 5
It was suggested that the bill might
be of wider scope than was at first
thought. and the committee concluded
that, no action would be taken on the
Penrose bill in view of the fact that
the Hit amendment was reported in
the deficiency bill, but that the matter
might be discussed in the open senate.
1t is understood an attempt will be
made to amend the measure before the
deficiency bill passes the senate.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-04-22
IN REED SMOOT CASE
BnIUrAM ri. KUBEK TSreorrrJES
REGARDING OATH TAKEN BY
MORMON OFFICIALS.

Washington, April 21.-With the
%reopening of the investigation in
the Reed Smoot case before the
and elections, the prosecution devoted
considerable time to drawing from
Brigham Fl. Roberts the character of
the oaths which are said to be neces-
sary for a Mormon official to take in
order to have the support Of the church
for political office. Members Of the
committee showed an equal interest
in the obligations that are said to be
taken by Mormons who Ego through
the endowment house"
Along both lines much evidence was
brought out. It was shown by Mr..
Roberts testimony that without the
consent of the Mormon church he
failed of election to a seat in congress
and later with church recognition Of
his candidacy, he was elected. In re-
laticn to the endowment house Obliga-
ton, Mr.. Roberts was extremely reti-
cent. He said that the ~sacredness of
the ceremony was such that he could
not reveal it to the world and that if
he did so he would lose caste with
the church as having betrayed a trust.
Portions Of the testimony given by
Mr.. Roberts, especially in regard to his
reasons for maintaining polygamous
cohabitation with his plural wives,
was almost a duplication of the -testi-
mony given by other polygamists who
have been on the stand. He said he
regarded the laws of God a. higher
than the laws of the land and that his
moral obligation to his wives was
greater than both the laws Of God and
man.
Edwin E. Barthell Of Nashville,
Tenn, testified In regard to literature
Ut the Mormon church.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-04-22
SUPPORTERS OF W. R. HEARST.
Granted Some Concessions by Demo
Gratis Of Massachusetts.

Gratis Of Massachusetts.
Boston, April 21.-A spirit Of cUnces-
sion to the supporters Of w. r.
Hearst was manifest at last nights
meeting Of the Democratic state COM
mittee called to perfect arrangements
for today's state convention at which
delegates at large and alternates to
the national convention will be chosen.
The friends OF Richard Olney
claimed, however, that the convention
would advocate Mr.. Olney's nomina-
ton for the presidency by selecting
delegates pledged for him.
The Hearst men, headed by George
Fred Williams, won what they consid-
cred an important concession from the
state committee when that body voted
against the embodiment of the unit
rule in the call for the convention.
Two Hearst supporters are on all
committees and two Hearst delegates
were granted credentials from Chelsea
where Olney delegates had been Sc
lected.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-04-22
STORMY CONVENTION.
Nest Virginia Democrats Hold . Live
Iy Session.

W NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. GNER&NN WNMl
Charleston. w. Va, April 21.-
The largest and the stormiest Demo
cratic convention ever held in this
state convened here Wednesday.
Many Democrats took advantage Of
the occasion to vent their criticism
upon others for their omissions and
commissions Of the past. Fists were
shaken at each other and Hon. War
rem Hays, who was selected as a dis
trict delegate and who is a supporter
Of w. r. Hearst for the presidency,
scored ex-senator ]. N. Camden as q
bolter in the past, and with emphasis
gave the lie to a delegate who an hour
previous had been selected as an al
ternate to St. Louis, because the al
ternate had branded Hays in open
convention as a greenbacker. The
alternate, Colonel Mccoy Of Tyler
county, responded in stentOrian tones
that Mr.. Hays was a liar.
Senator Camden and the reorganiz
ers were otherwise iercely attacked
by "regulars," but he had many warm
supporters, many Of whom were Bryan
Democrats, who came to his aid at the
proper time. And yet, Notwithstanding
the stormy scenes, the convention
wound up in perfect harmony and
amid enthusiasm.
The four delegates at large and all
the district delegates except the two
from the Fourth district are for Cor.
man for president first, and Parker
next. The delegates from the Fourth
district are for Hearst.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-04-22
SAND DUNES.
Covered Them With Vegetation b
Preserve Arabic Land.

L4a W. -""~s No. L
So much attention has been directed
to the work that is being done in re-
claiming the arid and semiarid lands of
the west that the reclamation work
along the Atlantic coast is almost en-
drely overlooked. The familiar sand
dunes, characteristic of the coast from
Cape Cod to Cape Fear, while perhaps
artistic, constitute a menac to ada
cent cultivated lands and are useless
IN themselves. Massachusetts,, at con-
siderable expense, has been endeavor-
Ing to reclaim the sand dunes that
form SO large a part Of the Province
lands on Cape Cod.
It has been found that sand is readi-
" bound together by grass roots, and
that If sturdy varieties of grass, suita-
BILE for sandy soils, are planted and
cared for while obtaining a foothold
and maturing they will gradually cover
large areas, transforming them from
shifting. worthless lands into veritable
fertile cultivable fields. Many years Of
forestry work in Europe have shown
that after the grasses have made a
start trees can be successfully raised
on these erstwhile sand piles, which
may thus be made to yield a revenue.
Some of the most extensive and mobile
sand dunes in the United States, how
ever, are found in the west, and it is
the ambition of the bureau Of forestry
to cover these with permanent forest
growths. Along the Columbia river in
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-04-22
JAPANESE TROOPS INCREASING
Forces on the YaIu Being Constantly
Augmented.

Forces on the YaIu Being Constantly
Augmented.
st. Petersburg, April 21.-General
Kuropatkin has sent a telegram to the
emperor transmitting the report of
General Kashtalinsky on April 10, as
follows:
"All is quiet on the Yalu. The Japa-
nese are throwing up entertainments
opposite Golutsy and further to the
north.
'The numbers Of Japanese troops
are increasing. They are concentrat-
north abby end SPREADING toward the
"Cossack sentinels have observed
the lights of Japanese transports near
C~hingtaitse, opposite the village Of
Petansa, twenty-five versts west Of
Tatungkau. The vessels were an
chored at a distance of fifty yards
from the shore.
According to dispatches from Cen
eral Mistchenko, Japanese ships were
also seen near Souchou."
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-04-22
LONG ANTICIPATED LAND OPER-
ALTON OF THE JAPs PROB
ABLY UNDER WAY.
HELPLESS JUST At PRESENT
BUT RUSSIANS ARE GRlMLY WAIT.
ING FOR CHANCE TO STRIKE
/AT THEIR ENEMY.

st. Petersburg. April 21.-Nhat
may turn out to be the anticipated
flanking movement Of the Japanese
troops Is the appearance ofsa number
of Japanese ships off Potinsa, near the
gulf of Chingtaitse, as reported to the
emperor by General Kuropatkin
Military experts here have long regard.
ed that vicinity as the probable point
of Decentralization Of the second .Japa.
reese expedition It is not far away
from Takushan. twelve miles to the
east, and connects by road with Port
Arthur, $50 miles to the southwest,
and Fenghuancheng, SO miles to the
northwest, where the Russians will
make their first obstinate resistance.
Though the Japanese are building
entertainments on the Yadu, It is be
1ieved that they will advance soon
The arrangements for a turning move.
ment are complete and experts say
that such q movement could properly
begin at Talushan, as Fenghuancheng
lies at an angle Of an equilateral tri-
angle with Takushan and the mouth
Of the Yalu at the angles at the base
Of the triangle.
The Japanese Decentralization will
undoubtedly be covered by a warship
and Russians recognize that 1t will be
impossible to prevent it.
I'VE will strike after they have
landed" grimly said a member Of the
general staff.
General Kuropatkin is aware Of the
strategic importance Of the vicinity Of
Takushan, and it Is understood that
he has made his arrangements accord
tngly.
The general staff has issued the fol
lowing statement:
According to official reports all has
been quiet at Port Arthur and Yin
kow during the past few days. There
is no further change in the general
situation to report"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-04-22
A MAN INDICTED.
Accused Of Receiving Stolen Goods
Many Years Ago.

Accused Of Receiving Stolen Goods
Many Years Ago.
Logan, Ia, April 21.-Thomas Denni-
son of Omaha was indicted Wednes-
day by the Harrison county grand jury
on charges of robbery and receiving
stolen goods in connection with the
robbery twelve years ago OF William
l. Pollock. Of $4,000 worth of dia-
monds. Y
Pollock is a member of the whole
sale firm of Pollock & Son of New
York. While on his way from Omaha
to Sioux City he was slugged near
Missouri Valley by a man who demand
ed the diamonds he carried In a sam
pie case. The robber snatched the
case, jumped from the train and es-
capped. Later Frank Sherclife was ar
rested and convicted Of the crime, re-
ceiving a long p%enitentiary sentence.
It was on Shercliffe's confession that
he committed the crime at the will Of
Thomas Dennison, from whom he re-
ceived $1,000 for his work. that Denni-
son was indicted.
Omaha, April 21.-Thomas DENIM.
son, indicted at Logan, Ia, in connec.
ton with the Pollock diamond robbery,
has been prominent in politics for sew
eral years.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-04-22
HAS FAITH IN JAPAN.
Chinese Government Believes Island
Empire Will Defeat Russia.

~ WIZ NcICdk UuoosAs s
st. Petersburg. April 21.-The
Birscheviya Viedomosti publishes q
letter from its correspondent at Picking
in which 1t is said the confidence Of
the Chinese government in the success
Of the japanese is shown In the re-
quest Of Yang Shu. the Chinese min
lister at Toxic, that the Japanese gov
eminent direct the commanders Of the
troops to preserve the imperial palaces
and tomhs at Mukden from desecra-
ton and destruction.
The writer's says that the Chinese
government Is in. sympathy with
Japan, hut that 1t has begun to express
this sympathy more cautiously. He
adds that the Chinese In the United
States have sent to the Peking gov
eminent large sums Of money to be
used in the reorganization Of the army
and navy and that ostens1bly because
of q desire to become acquainted with
old Monaghan weapons the Japanese
are supplying Mongolian hunters with
modern rifles. n
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-04-22
A Future Mikado.

Perhaps the most interesting small
boy in the world is little Prince Micchi,
grandson of the Japanese mikado and
destined himself to be a mikado some
day. He will be four years old in April.
The heir presumptive to the great
eastern throne has the distinction Of
being the first baby Of the royal house
Of Jimmu Tenno who has been allowed
to grow his hair like an English baby.
Both his father and the mikado when
babies had their heads shaved daily by
their nurses.
Soon after the princes birth meas
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-04-22

ures were taken to eliminate the ""alm-
ond eye" of his race. "a painless little
surgical operation was performed. An
incision was made IN the outer point Of
the baby's eyelids in q straight line
for the barest part Of an inch. The
lashes were then drawn into shape and
held firmly by a piece Of chemically
prepared sticking plaster.
The wound healed In less than a
week, and the effect now is that Prince
Micchi does not look his oriental birth.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-04-22
Lynchinq Is Feared.

Bay Minnette, Ala, April 21.-Dock
Cole, a merchant and assistant post
master at Little River, was murdered
Wednesday by negroes. A posse cap
tured two negroes, Robert Tate and
Ruhe Sims, Tate confessing. A lynch
Ing is feared. Sheriff Armstrong has
gone to the scene of the crime.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-04-22
War Song.
IA translation.1
the siege have I rushed

Through the siege have 1 rushed
With a single steed to fight and die
For a samEri canno die in bed Of peace).
Through a hundred leagues have I fown
Amid the hail OF bullets and the clang Of
swords.
My sword is broken and my steed Il
fallen,
And I will bury my bones in the soil az
my Ian
To mingle my ashes with those OF my
fathers
By the autumn wind that once blew =
the place of my birth.
St Louis Repubnc.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-04-22
PRESSURE ON SULTAN
RUSSIA THUS SEEKS TO GET HER
BLACK SEA FLEET THROUGH
THE DARDANELLEs.

London, April 21.-Russia, says the
Constantinople correspondent of the
Daily Mail, is putting pressure in the
shape Of financial demands in connec-
ton with the war indemnities upon the
porte. This action is supposed to be
a prelude to a demand for permission
for the Black sea fleet to pass through
the Dardanelles.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-04-22
WILL BUY HORSES FOR JAPAN,
English Agent TO Purchase Ten Thou
sand on the Pacific Coast.

Seattle, Wash, April 21.-A- NJ.
Deming, an English stockman from
Cape Colony, who has been in Japan
for some months, is here commission
ed to purchase 10000 horses in the
Pacific Northwest to be sent to Japan.
MI. Deming explains that army de-
mands have drained the country Of all
available horses and that animals are
required not only to take their places
In peaceful avocations, but to supply
remounts for the cavalry. Mr.. Dem
ing will endeavor to get all the horses
required in Oregon and Washington
and will locate supply depots, as was
done when England was buying horses
for the South African a
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-04-22
Railroad Fireman Killed.

st. Paul. April 21.-Struck upon the
head by a falling piece Of coal, Otto
Miller, a fireman Of the Burlington
road, was thrown to the ground last
night at 9 o'clock, al his engine was
leaving the roundhouse at the foot Of
Dayton's bluff, his left leg was crushed
by the engine and he died an hour and
a half later at st. Joseph's hospital.
Miller liver at La Crosse, Wis.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-04-22
SET SPEECH BY DoLLIvER.
Senator From Iowa Delivers an Ad.
dress on the Trusts.

Washington. April 21.-The senate
Wednesday listened to a set speech Of
almost two hours duration on the
trusts by Mr.. nolliver. and afterwards
completed consideration of the sundry
civil appropriation bill. again devoting
much time to the provisions for an ex-
tension of the east front of the Capitol
and for IN additional office building
for the. senate. The office building
amendment was agreed to as reported
from the committee. but the extension
paragraph was SO modified as prac-
tically to provide for plans only, the
appropriation being reduced to $751;
900,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-04-22
R~cticnl study In Mining.

A joint sumner course in practical
mining is to be undertaken during the
coming season by the mining depart
ments of Columbia university, the
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology,
Yale and Harvard. The senior students
Of the -four colleges are to go into
camp In one of the mining districts In
Colorado and study mining with pick
and shovel under the direction Of
skilled miners.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-04-22
Payne May Resign.

Washington, April 21.-It is report
ed that Postmaster General Payne
may o resign from the cabinet and
that in that event George B. Cortelyou,
secretary of the department OF COM
merce and labor, may be transferred
to the position Of postmaster general.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-04-22
Roeski Guilty Of Murder.

Chicago. April 21.-The jury in the
case of Emil Roeski, the last of the
a barn bandits, returned a verdict
Of guilty during the day. The penalty
fixed is imprisonment for life. Roeski
was sentenced for the killing of Otto
Bauder during the. robbery of a saloon
On the might Of July 8, 1903.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-04-22
STRIKE DECLARED OFF.

Ltnographers vote TOR the Arbitration
Agreement.
New York, April, 21.-The strike and
lockout of the photographers in this
city and all over the country was Off
cially declared off Wednesday, the
unions by a clear majority having
voted for the arbitration agreement
recently submitted to a referendum
vote. The striking and locked out en-
ployes throughout the country, 10000
or more, were ordered to return to
work today.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-04-22
Secretary Of Democratic Committee.

Washington. April 21.-The Demo
cratic congressional campaign COM
mlttee mas elected Charles A. Edwards
secretary OF the committee; ]. l..
Fearcy, assistant secretary; James l..
Norris, treasurer; j. J.. Sinnott and
w. w. Marmaduke. sergeants-at-arms.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-04-22
FIGHTING PROBABLY BEGUN.
Land and Naval Operations Believed
to BE In Progress.

to Be In Progress.
Chefoo. April 21.-Fighting probably
has begun in Southern Manchuria,
either at the Liaoyang river or in the
valley of Tayang, twenty miles west.
On Monday afternoon seven Japa-
nese cruisers, with two torpedo fotil-
las, we're scorting a fleet Of transports
northwest, evidently bound for Taku-
shan bay. at the mouth Of the Tayang
river, or for Chengthaitsu. which has
q big bay at the source Of the Lao
yang. ,
Evidently serious events are trans
piring IN the Liaotung peninsula. A
esesh battle is reported raging around
Port Arthur.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-04-22
JAPANESE BOAT U N
Hit by Six Shells Fired From the Ret
vizan,

st. Petersburg, April 21.-The cor
respondent of the Novosti in a letter
from Port Arthur, dated March q,
says that the cruiser Pallada will
oon be entirely ready and work is
progressing OF the battleships Retvi-
zan and Csarevitch, which, however,
are not vet ready to go to sea.
The writer says that on March %
the Retvizan fired six shells at q Japa-
nese torpedo boat, all of which took
effect, resulting in the sinking Of the
hOat. 4s
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-04-22

is TOO WIDE IN SCOPE
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-04-22
WAITING FOR MORE MEN.
Kuropatkin In No Hurry to Risk /:
Battle With the Japs.

Paris, April 21.-The st. Petersburg
correspondent of the Journal a v q
friend of General Kuropatkin has re-
ceived a letter from him in which the
general says he intends to await the
arrival of another 100, 900 men before
risking a battle with the Japanese.