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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-12-07
PANAMA ACQUIESCES.
every Wish of the United States Is
Conformed to BY Little Repub-
lie Without Groan.

A Panama special says: The differ
ence between the United States and
Panama, which made necessary the
visit of Secretary of War Taft to the
isthmus, were settled Sunday by the
issuance of an executive order signed
by Secretary Taft for President Roose-
welt, and assented to in letter by
President Amador, Of Panama.
The order provides that no trade
for the canal zone or the republic OF
Panama can enter the ports establish
ed by the United States at either end
of the canal, supplies for the construc-
ton of the canal and articles in transit
being excepted. This turns the Gus
toms receipts of these ports over to
the government Of Panama.
Panama agrees to reduce her tarin
from Is per cent ad valorem to ~
per cent This reduction applies to
all goods except wines, liquors, alco-
hoI and opium. Panama also agrees TO
reduce her consular fees ,a1a port
charges to 60 per cent of the rate at
present charged. Absolute free trade
is to apply between the canal zone and
the republic of Panama. Vessels en-
tering the canal ports are grantee Tree
entry to the ports of Colon and pan
ANA, and vessels entering the latter
ports are extended the same privileges
in the canal ports
Complete Jurisdiction is granted the
United States in the harbors OF Coloh
and Panama as to sanitation ana quar-
antine regulations.
Panama reduces her rate of postage
to 2 cents and is to furnish all stamps
in the republic and in the canal zone'
The zone authorities are TO purchase
stamns from Panama at 40 per cent Oh
their face value.
This order of Secretary Taft is 10
he ineffective unless Panama shall put
into effect the gold standard accord
ing to the currency agreement OF June
90 1904. It also makes STIPULATION
regarding citizenship rights to Pana-
mans in the canal zone and provision
is also made in the order for MAIN
tenance by the United States OF lhnpoi
tant highways, partly in and partly
ont of the canal zone, and also Tor the
building of a hospital. The order IS
made effective December II, 1904.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-12-07
WOMAN MAY PAY DEBTS.
New Phase Added to Sensational
Financial Transactions OF Mrs. Cas-
Gle Chadwick, Of Cleveland.

A New York dispatch says; A def
mite arrangement has been made be-
tween the attorneys of Mrs. Cassie
Chadwick, of Cleveland, O., and Henry
D. Newton, of Brookline, Mass, for the
settlement of the suit brought by the
latter to recover money loaned on
notes for about $4,000. The ar
rangement Is stated to have been
agreed upon at a midnight conference
held at the Park Avenue hotel. Pres
ent were Banker Newotn and his Bos'
ton counsel. The latter announced
that they had perfect confidence in the
ability of Mrs. Chadwick to meet their
claims. Attorney Carver said:
circumstances have arisen which
have caused us to change our 'front.'
The conference was merely to end in
good shape the agreement entered
into"
Newton arrived in New York Wed
nesday night from Boston especially
to attend the conference. 1t is expect
ed the Newton suit will now be drop
ped:
The report that one of the largest
creditors of Mrs. Chadwick had agreed
upon a settlement has given new
phase to this strange case.
AT the same time the air of mystery
which has surrounded every turn thus
far made is stiff present, and there
is absolutely nothing beyond eonJee'
ture to indicate what the outcome
will be. That all the legitimate
claims against Mrs. Chadwick will be
met is the statement made by her at
torneys, but at the same time they de-
cline to say anything as to the source
from which the necessary funds will
be obtained.
'sMFs. Chadwick will produce the
Necessary collateral to meet all Just
obligations at the proper time We
do not feel called upon to inform the
public as to the nature of this collat-
eral or from whence it will come"
This staement, in brief, covers the
attitude taken by Mrs. Chadwick's le-
gal advisers. Beyond that they have
absolutely nothing to say.
They would not discuss the value
of the securities said to be in the
possession of ri Reynolds, treasurer
of the Wade Park Banking Company,
of Cleveland, or, in fact, any of the In
dividual features of the case.
The settlement of the Newton claim
when made will reduce Mrs. Chad
wicks alleged obligations by $4,000.
At the same time, however, there re-
main claims aggregating at least
$500, 900.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-12-07
OVER BILLION OF GOLD.
United States Holds More than Fourth
of Worlds Supply Of the Pre-
clous Metal.

A Washington special says: The
director of the mint, in his annual re-
port, shows that the output Of the
coinage minis at Philadelphia, San
Francisco and New Orleans, which
were in operation throughout the fiscal
year, was the largest on record. 1t es-
Inmates the gold stock of the world
to use as money on December 81, 1903,
at approximately $b,GO0,OoO,O0O of
which about one-half Is visible
in banks and public treasures.
The estimate for the stock Of the
United States at that time Is $780,
100000, of which 1859 100000 was in
the treasury and national banks.
During the year the mint's assay Of
fee sold $22,s24,71s worth of gold bars
and 100000 fine ounces of silver for
use in the arts and manufactures,
while private reflneries sold $3,248,843
worth of gold and 17196,166 fine
ounces of silver for the same pur-
pose.
Estimating for the amount Of coin
melted and deducting old material
used, the net consumption in the year
is estimated to have been, gold, $24,-
377,962; silver 20,749,743 ounces. The
total domestic coinage Of the Philadel-
phia. San Francisco and New Orleans
minis amounted in value to $228,202,-
ISL, while the number of pieces exc
cuted, including the coinage for the
Philippines, Venezuela and Costa RIGA
was 219, 35S,442.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-12-07
STEVENS MAKES A cUEss.

Georgia Agricultural Commissioner
Estimates This Years Cotton Crop.
Commissioner of Agriculture o. B.
Stevens, of Georgia, who has been
studying the cotton situation in the
southern states very carefully for the
past few months, and who has been
in constant correspondence with the
agricultural commissioners OF other
states, announced Tuesday that his
estimate of this years cotton crop was
11,421, 900 bales an increase OF mora
than a million bales over last year.
The entire output last year was To-
oSS,OG0,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-12-07
CHADWICK CASE COMPLICATED
Sensational Features Accumulate ana
Rumors Multiply.

Sensational Features Accumulate ana
Rumors Multiply.
A New York dispatch says Com
plications continue to multiply in the
strange case of Mrs. Cassie L. Chad
wick the Cleveland, Ohio, woman
whose tangled financial affairs nave
brought her into note during the paSc
week From the moment the light OF
publicity was turned in her direction
nv the suit of Herbert D. Newton tne
to recover a sum aggregating nearly
Rroolzline, Mass, man VINO sought
5000 900, every day has added one or
more new and sensational features 10
the case. Now, with her affairs prac-
tically taken out of her hands through
the appointment of a receiver IN a
cleveland court Saturday, 1t seems
that a solution of the mystery in the
affair cannot be long deferred.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-12-07
Freight Rate Flight at Atlanta
Suddenly Halted.
AGREEMENT is REACHED
State Railroad Commission With
draws Circulars 301 and 3o2, and
Whole Matter 10 Left to a
New Tribunal.

Litigation over freight rates which
has been in progress for some weeks
In the United States court, at Attain
ia, ended abruptly last Wednesday,
and the question has been removed
to very different sort of tribunal
the executive officers themselves Of
the southern railroads, who have full
power to act.
BY en- agreement between counsel
for the railroad commission and the
Atlanta Freight Bureau, on the one
hand, and the attorneys for the fail
roads on the other, circulars 901 and
BOZ, in which the railroad commits
sion promulgated the Objectionable
reduced rates, were revoked by the
commission; thereupon the suits
brought by the railroads for injunc-
ton were dismissed and the whole
litigation was thus terminated.
AS a basis for this agreement, this
dropping of the whole legal phase of
the question there was only the prom.
Use of Colonel Ed Baxter, Of Nashville,
that he would advise his clients, the
executive officers of the southern
roads, to use every effort to so re-
wise the rate situation as to satisfy
the Georgia railroad commission Col
onel Baxter did not promise he would
accomplish anything, but only that he
would advise. However; such is the
confidence in Colonel Baxter's ability
to handle the situation, that the at
torneys for the state are pleased and
gratified that the matter has taken
this direction.
1t was Colonel Bakers own sugges-
ton which opened the way for this
agreement. The executive officers OF
the railroads of the south will hold
an important meeting in New York
on Monday next, December 5, for the
purpose of considering the whole OF
the prevailing rate adjustment from
the Potomac river to the MISSISSIPPI
ri. It Is at this same meeting that
the railroad officials will consider the
complaint made by Atlanta through
the committee of seven appointed by
Mayor Howell.
Atlanta's complaint and the attl-
tude of the railroad commission have
g. very intimate connection. Here there
was opportunity to consider at least,
perhaps to definitely settle, the whole
vexed question.
eff you will withdraw circulars 3O1
and S02," said Colonel Baxter to coun-
sci for the railroad commission, 1
will advise my clients to make every
effort to revise the present rate ad-
iustment. Then If such revision
should not be satisfactory to you, your
commission is left free to take such
action as it deems proper"
This seemed satisfactory to Attor-
new General Hart and the other attor-
news for the commission; conferences
followed with the result that the htt-
cation was terminated.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-12-07
PRINTERS CLUB INJoINED.
BIosser Company at Atlanta Wins Suit
in Superior Court.

6IOSSST company dI Hhioh1o VINO 49,
in Superior Court.
Judge J. H. Lumpkin, of the supe-
rior court, at Atlanta, Ca, Friday az
ternoon, granted an interlocturory in
junction to the DR.. Blosser Company,
against the Employing Printers Club;
Foote & Davies, ct al, restraining the
defendants from interfering in any
way with the business or the labor
of the plaintiff.
This injunction is considered by the
plaintiff to be a great victory, as the
representatives of the company state
II is more sweeping than the first re-
straining order, and will last longer
remaining In effect from the present
time until the final disposal OF the
case. unless the order is changed or
revoked by the judge at some future
time.
The case is of interest to the people
of Atlanta on account of the events
which led up to the filing OF the suit
and the prominence Of the parties con-
cerned,
One Of the biggest strikes in the
history of the typographical union was
caused by this contention between the
DR.. Blosser Company and the Employ
ing Printers Club, for a while the
printing trade of the city being al
most at a standstill.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-12-07
SCORES OF PASSENGERS HURT
Train on Missouri Pacific. ha''r0""
Crashes Through Bridge

Train on Missouri Pacific. Railroad
Crashes Through Bridge
A Missouri Pacific passenger traln'
hound from ST. Louis to Kansas C*y'
Saturday afternoon was wrecked at
the water works bridge, resulting III
the injury of about one hundred anu
fifty passengers, the wounds OF forty
five of them being serious.
The accident was due to DroNen
rail which projected from the track
# caught the first coach behind the
mail car. throwing it from the trach
down a 2Ofoot embankment. TWO Oh
the coaches, a Pullman and dining
car followed. A broken rail was on
the bridge and the rear Pullman roileo
off the bridge into the creek below.
The locomotive, two baggage cars
and a mail car passed the bridge N
safety and remained on the track, put
the remainder of the train was de-
rallied.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-12-07
DUEL IN ENGINE CAB.
NEGRO Fireman and Brakeman Fight
Deadly Battle Unmolested.


Will Thomas, a negro fireman, and
Jim Brasmon, negro brakeman,
fought a duel to the death early Fri
day morning in the engine cab OF a
fast freigh train on the Seaboard Air
Line
The train was running toward
tank in DeKalb county, Ca, at forty
miles an hour, when Brasmon began
throwing coal at Thomas.
Thomas stuck his knife into Bras
mon and the latter pulled pistol and
fired several times, inflicting a death
wound upon Thomas.
Engineer Shepard was unable to in
terfere. as he had to keep his eyes on
the track ahead. Brasmon is in jail
in Atlanta.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-12-07
LONG LIBERTY CUT SHORT.
Son of Escaped Convict Reveals Iden-
tity to Officers.

Travelling Sergeant Dodd, of the Mis-
sissippi penitentiary, arrived in Mo-
bile Ala, Friday for ]. M. Baily, alias
Kelly, arrested a few days ago on
minor charge and turned up by his
son as a fugitive from justice. Twen-
ty-fve years ago he was sentenced TO
five wears for a murderous assault
Two years later he escaped, recaptur-
ed in Birmingham, he served seven
months and escaped again, and has
been at liberty for twenty-five years
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-12-07
ARMIsTIcE AT PORT ARTHUR.
combatants are Allowed Six Hours to
Bury Heaps of Dead.

Advices from Toxic state that the
first armistice between the combat
ants at Port Arthur was declared on
December 2 for the purpose of bury
ing the dead 1t lasted for period
of six hours.
Port Arthur besiegers report that
bearers of flags of truce in the direc-
ton of the left wing arranged for a
partial armistice to extend from III
O'Clock in the morning 70 in the af-
ternoon for the removal Of the dead
and wounded.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-12-07
Many Acres Bought BY o'Rrien.

Joseph O'Brien, of Albany, N. Y"
has purchased 3S,50J acres of valua-
BILE timber land in Madison county,
North Carolina, near the Tennessee
line. The property was sold by or
der of court to satisfy an involuntary
bankruptcy proceeding. A mortgage
of $4,000 is assumed.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-12-07
MONEY FOR METHODiSTs.
Hequests in the VIII of Late MilIloH'
aire Scruggs.

The late millionaire, philanthropist
and dry goods merchant of st. Louis,
Richard NJ. Scruggs, in his will, just
filed, makes specific requests OF S4Sl,-
600. Large amounts are left to the
Methodist church, south, for foreign
missions. To w. R. Lambuth, secre-
tary of the board of missions of Nash
vile. is left $4,000 for a girls school
in Hiroshima, Japan; Bishop e. b.
Hendrix gets $4,000 and Bishop E. e.
Hoss $4,000 for missions. Blsnop
Gambler, of Atlanta, gets $4,000 Tor
Cuba. Bishops Galloway and wilson
also gets $4,000 each for missions
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-12-07
Fifteen Hurt BY Explosion.

Fifteen men entered the Acme
mines. near Charleston, w. Va, on
Cabin creek, with can of powder
which exploded and eleven were hurt,
six seriously and one perhaps fatal
ly.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-12-07
DIED FAR FROM HOME.

Native African Preacher suecumbs
While at Georgia Conference.
The funeral of Rev. ]. G. Xaba, the
colored preacher from Bloom Fontein,
Africa, who died Tuesday night IN
Warrenton, Ca, was held Thursday
morning from Turner's tabernacle, in
Atlanta.
The dead man was highly educated,
speaking number of different Ian
guages, besides several African dia-
lects. He came to America on a Wis
it three months ago and was in at
tendance upon the coference of the
African Methodist Episcopal church IN
south Georgia when his death occur
red.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-12-07
rartbnuaks Felt at Frisco.

A severe shock of earthquake was
felt in San Francisco at l O'CLOCK
Thursday morning. Three other light
er shocks were felt few minutes IaF
er in quick succession.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-12-07
FIRE SWEEPS THE PIKE.
pleasure Palaces and Costly Contents
Prey of Incendiaries.

A ct. Louis dispatch says: Further
investigation by the police and Jener-
son Guards strengthens their belieI
that +be fire on the Pike which total
" destroyed the Streets of Rome
AMI "ouo Vadis" and partly destroy
ed Fair Japan" on the "Bowery' ana
"Old St Louis" was of incendiary orr
gin.
One suspect has been arrested, Ar
thur V. Dunn, 26 years old, who gives
his occupation as waiter.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-12-07
SECOND JAP WAR DIET.

Convened IN TOXIC 70 FTUVIue TuIIITVI
Funds for the Conflict.
The Emperor of Japan formally
opened the second war diet at Toxic
Wednesday. He rode through the
crowded streets in state dress, escort
ed by a score of lancers and accom-
panied by the crown prince of his
staff and some members of the imper-
ial household, to the house Of parlia-
ment where both houses were assem-
bled in the chamber of representa-
tiYes,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-12-07
SEVENTY SAVED FROM FLAMES.
New York Firemen Do Good Work In
Blazing Tenement House.

With children held under their arms,
cnnging around their necks or hanging
10 their shoulders, firemen in New
FORK, early Tuesday morning, carried
iorly screaming youngsters from 6
burning tenement at Nos. 234 and 23G
Ninth avenue.
At the same time thirty adults fol
lowed the rescuers down the fire es
edpes. Among them was a woman
Who for two weeks had been help.
less from a paralytic stroke.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-03-03
The, Restaurant Free List.


z. A Bostonian was in Washington the
other day and in asking how he found
1t as compared with other cities he re.
replied: Washington is the one town
! have visited where bread and butter
are on the free list In the cafes. 1 don't
know whether they charge for water
or not, as never drink water away
from home. but they come pretty near
charging a man for breathing in the
national capital. Talking about things
on the free list, New York is the only
pig city l know Of where potato is
furnished at cafe without price. n
San Francisco they throw in q plate OF
snrimps for good measure. / am NOT
acquainted in Philadelphia, but / sup
pose man ought to get several things
free there. In my own dear town Won
can get all the brown bread you can
eat II You will buy the beans. ~ new
York Commercial Advertiser.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-03-03
Knew he Fornula.

For Quanah, an intelligent ana popu-
iaf Comanche chief, the catt!emen
around Fort Worth. Tex, built 4 house
and furnished 1t. They were rather
puzzled when he told them that the
nrst article Of furniture he wanted was
q roller desk What can You do with
Z roller desk, Quanah?s they mn.
you can't write"
Oh I want 'em," said ouanah.
xou zee, open desk, an / sit down
q my chair, an l put my feet up 81
0esk, an ! light my seegar, an, hols
newspaper up front q me, ike thia 81
ABE J Then white man come ia, -. ~
mock q door. an he say. .Quanah. e
Man talk you minute. And /
urn roun Y my chair an pun vi d,
moxe 2 bis face. an I say: 90 wayl
vs'y bury fday! :
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-03-03
STATUES ! J, ]. IN y. iiI 4.
Wien . Monument II Not Monu.
ment In Rome or Florence.

when . Monument II Not Mons.
ment In Rome or Florence.
Rome Is In the absurd condi ton Of
possessing monument which tie mus
nicipal authorities declared nonexistent.
Long. long ago monument was raised
to the philosopher Spedalieri, but, never
unveiled, as there was a difference Of
opinion about the adyisability Of hav-
Ing the monument ut all. So through
sun and rain. wind and hail. the poor
statue stood. swathed IN Its dingy
drapery. an eyesore and object Of de-
rision to all. ~. 's1
Finally. in the dead of night, to put
an end to the scandal and disputes, the
police stripped of the old: and rotten
cloth, and in the morning the Eternal
City found herself enriched by the
ownership Of a new work st. art. The
citizens laughed and crowded. to see
what had become curiosity, but the
city fathers were furious. said the po-
lice had overstepped their powers and
absolutely refused to acknowledge the
existence of the monument. " 4,
Florence has had a. similar expert
ence. A tablet to Gustavo Modena. in
his day a celebrated, actor and still
ore celebrated patriot. had been at.
tached to the house In which he lived.
But the authorities refused to allow 1t,
to be unveiled foBADr Of provoking an
anti-Austrian demonstration. just as In
these days when public feeling Is in a
state Of efferyescence. Day after. day
passed until the students made a sud
den dash. and. stripping off the cloth.
added another interest to the City Of
Lilies. The municipality here also was
highly offended and informed the citi-
Gems that the tablet does not exist.
All this lrresistibly raises the ques.
t1on. when is monument not mon
ument?" When it Is in Italy!-Pall
Mall Gazette.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-03-03
A MlLLoNAIRE's SYMPATHY

Refused Old Friend Loan of Is. but
Started Him Anew In Life.
"A man whom knew we'll, one who
had once been a prosperous business
man in St. Louis, but who had met
reverses, walked into the Office of one
OF our western millionaires and asked
the loan of S." said Missouri ex.
congressman. r'' 5@T
"The man seeking the favor had been
a close friend Of the millionaire before
be had become immensely rich. The
unfortunate one went to the other in
fear and trembling, dreading to be
turned down, for he knew that the
news of his taking to drink had reach
ed the ears of his old time friend.
'He was greeted with cordialit,
however, and plucked up heart to ask
Tor the money. Immediately the mil
ionaire's demeanor changed. Mo-
said he, I can't let you have s.
~ hardly expected you would r..
piled the supplicant, but thought that
maybe for our former friendship yol
might do me that little favor. How
ever, it does not matter. When q mans
luck deserts him he can get no assist,
ance from any quarter and with an
air of absolute detection he turned tn
Leave the Office. ~ ~
"'No, I won't give you what you
want, but wait here few minutes
and the millionaire went into bis prt-
vate room and held brief conversa-
don with one of his employees. In
quarter of an hour the clerk returned
and held out big, fat envelope to the
miserable being. The latter, hardly
realizing that any one should send him
a communicate ton, broke the cover and
inside found five brand new 500 bills
and railway ticket to st. Louis, with
berth or parlor car. On seeing these
and realizing that the man whom he
supposed would not let him have SIS
had been his; benefactor, the recipient
Of this unexpected generosity broke
down and cried like child. s5sts
There Is not much more to the story
except that with the money the man
went to his old home and started up
a small business, out OF which he
derives a comfortable living. The
moral. il there is one, Is that mil
lionaires are often as sympathetic as
ordinary mort ais. This particular one
/ know ITO be the possessor Of big
heart and yet he has the best reasons
for never talking about his acts Of
charity. w ashington Post.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-03-03
would nave walked Too.

They tell this story in the commits,
sioners Office at Ellis island: ~
Two Irish immigrants just arrived
stood one morning on the government
landing watching dredger at work a
few yards away. Presently a diver,
full rugged, crawled painfully from the
channel slime up ladder to the deck
Of the dredge. One Of the Irishmen.
very much surprised, turned to his COM
panion and said:
Look. at that mon! Look at him!
Begorra, II I'd known the way over I'd
walked tOOy'-New York Tribune.