The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-03-02

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ern circuit has announced his candl-
dacy for chief Justice of the supreme
court, opposing Judge I. }. Simmons
the present incumbent. Judge Russell
has a wide acquaintance throughout
the state, but it is very likely that he
will find he was too late in letting his
ambition be known.
WILLIAM J. BRYAN, former Govern
or David B. Hill, Norman (. Mack OF
Buffalo, James NJ. Head OF Tennessee
and J. NJ. Guffey of Pennsylvania (the
latter three members of the national
democratic committed met in a room
OF the Hoffman house, in New York,
the other night, and the reorganizers
are badly worried.
AFTER carrying a woman down
ladder from burning building a gal
liant fireman of Washington returned
to the room and rescued her bowl of
gold fish. He succeeded in taking 1t
down the ladder without spllling the
water or allowing the fish TO jump out,
and is double hero.
AS the facts come cut it is shown
that the reports of the greet naval trl-
umrh of the Japanese fleet at Port
Arthur were gross exaggerations. The
Russian ships the Japs were reported
to have sunk were very much in evil
dence when the last attack was made.
THE Philippine islands continue to
ask for appropriations. The Atlanta
Journal thinks thaG when we paid two
dollars a head for those fellows We
should have gotten receipted bill OF
sale, so we would not always have to
be buying them over again.
SENATOR JOSEPH w. BAILEY of
Texas will deliver the annual address
before the Georgia bar association this
summer. Senator Bailey is one of
those breezy westerners " 40 always
has something to say and knows how
TO say it.
CHINA has recognized the republic
of Panama. Perhaps the Chinese gov
that $40, 1000 as an indemnity for the
Cwo Cinnamon who were killed in the
revolution.
TIE mayor of New Orleans is partic-
ular about whom he associates with.
He has refused to invite President
Roosevelt to the good roads conven-
ton which will soon meet in that
city.
ATLANTA is trying to surrender to
the railroads again, but there are
some buli-headed councilmen who
think they are expected to look after
the peoples interests.
CONGRESSMAN HARDWICK has been
to Boston and spoke on the negro
problem. Boston is the storm center
of the agitation, and gets all that is
going on this line.
THE Beers were conquered, but they
will long be remembered by the Brit
ish taxpayers. Egland is confronted
by deficit of $25, 100000
EDITOR w. J. Vaughn of the Mil
ledgeville News, Ole of the best week
ly papers in the state, is a candidate
for the legislature.
Hon. .SEAB WRIGHT is candidate
for the Legislature in Floyd county.
The man who beats him will have to
get mighty busy.
THE Savannah News thinks the re-
incarnated spirit of Baron Munchausen
is on press duty in the war regions of
the far east.
THE state democratic executive com.
mittee tapped the bell and started all
of the candidates down the race course
Monday.
ALBANY is already preparing for
Chautauqua. 1t is proposed this year
to make it the best that has ever been
held.
SENATORS BACON and Clay voted
for the canal treaty, but they don
talk like they feel exactly right about
it.
IN picking the winner in the next
speakership contest keep your eye on
Fondren Mitchell.