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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-02-17
SCOPE OF SHOOT INQUIRY.
PRESIDENT SMITH OF MORMON CHURCH
TO TESTIFY BEFORE COMMITTEE.
Senator SmO0t Mere Incident of the In.
vestigatiOn Growing Out of His
Election by Utah.

1t is now expected that the Smoot
inquiry will begin in two weeks, says
a Washington dispatch When it will
end no man can say. The work that
has been cut out for the senate com.
mittee on privileges and elections is
essentially an Indictment of the whole
Mormon people. The number of wit.
nesses will run up into scores, and they
will come mainly from Utah. The cost
of the Investigation from present indi-
cations will be a sum that will make
the bill for the investigation OF the
bribery of the Montana Legislature at
the first election of Senator w. A,
Clark look small.
The committee has decided not only
to call witnesses to Washington, but
to send a subcommittee, if necessary,
to Utah, Wyoming, Idaho and New
Mexico to inquire into the methods
President Joseph Smith and a long
list of high officers, including his fell
low-presidents and the apostles in the
church, will be summoned aud put un-
der examination.
The question will mot deal with the
subject under investigation ia narrow
way, but it will go broadly into the
character of the Mormon hierarchy, its
laws, practices, oaths, services, cere~
monies, business methods, political in
fuence, and every suggested phase Of
of it's activity in the spiritual, moral
and physical life of the people who are
under it's control. The examination of
witnesses will be shaped by great
mass of testimony already in the pos
session of the committee.
President Smith will be Intercepted
as to the idea of inspiration and the
effect of the mandates of the head of
the church on communications. Pri-
vately this line of INQUIRY will be in
tended to apply directly to the question
whether a senator of the Mormon
faith would hold the authority of the
church or that of his country para
mount. But essentially, Senator SmOot
becomes a mere incident of the inves-
tigation, which will be directed in all
its force against the Mormon church
as dangerous political influence.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-02-17
MACON GETS THE STATE FAIR
Central City Is Chosen by the
Agricultural Society.

The state agricultural society execu-
tive committee has given Macon the
state fair for 1904.
That body, Hon. Dudley M. Hughes
presiding, met Wednesday in Macon
and went over the business of the past
year. The reports of the officers and
standing committees were abundantly
satisfactory.
A conference with special commit
tee from the Macon fair association
took place.
Propositions we're presented from
Savannah, Augusta and Atlanta as
we'll as from Macon. The agricultural
committee demanded $1,000 as pre-
requisite for all propositions. Seven
thousand dollars of this money is to be
used in paving certain set premiums
and awards, while the other 81 900
goes to officers and committeeman
who give their services to the fair.
Macon met this amount and went
81 900 better. This was the best bid
presented, and the deal between Ma
con and the state agricultural society
for the fair OF 1904 WAS closed.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-02-17
A VILLAGE WRECKED.
Cyclone Literally Swept NarrOws,
KY, From the Map.

News has been received of the havoc
wrought at the little town of Narrows,
KY, by cyclone. The biggest store
in the place, large three story brick
structure, owned and occupied by F.
Renfrow & Company, was completely
demolished. Total loss on building
aud goodsHis estimated at 1000 A
wrecked and the contents destroyed.
Mems clothing lodged in tree tops
over a mile away. Many residences
we're blown down and wrecked. All is
a total loss, as there was no tornado
insurance in the village. No rain ac-
com panied the wind and no lives were
lost.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-02-17

position to vaccination, and yet that is
the only thing that prevents the dis
ease from being stamped out speedily.
County officials promise to enforce vac
cination and then fail to do so. They
are afraid OF antagonism, and the peo-
pie OF their own and other counties
suffer The state board of health has
no authority to enforce vaccination.
The effect OF vaccination was shown
in Houston county. Fort Valley peo-
Pile had been living under enforced
vaccination, and when the disease
spread all oyer the rest of Houston
and there were hundreds and even
thousands of cases, it went right up to
the incorporate limits of Fort Valley
and stopped.
On October II DR.. Harris went to
Albany on tour of inspection, and
found negro woman who had small
pox. The authorities refused to en-
force vaccination. In a few weeks
there were hundreds of cases in the
town, and it is said that at one time
there were as many as FIVE hundred,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-02-17
WEDDING CAKE IS YEARS OLD
Kept for Silver Wedding, but Be-
fore Day Came Bride Died.

Executors of the estate of sthe late
William g. Milligan, a banker of Lit.
tie Falls, N. Y, found among his pa
pers the other day big wedding cake.
Thirty-fve years ago it was made for
the wedding of one of Mr.. Milligan's
close friends. The bride and groom
decided, however, not TO cut the cake
until their silver wedding, and gave it
to Mr.. Milligau to keep. He put it
away in a safe. But before the arrival
of the silver anniversary the bride died
and tthe groom married again. Mr..
Milliean suggested to the bridegroom
that il would be proper to cut the cake
at his second marriage, but the groom
refused, holding that it was a sacred
souvenir, and should be kept. This
cake is in good state of preservation,
but is as hard as q rock.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-02-17
TWO OF A KIND.
Teddy Entertains Prize Fighter
While congressman Wait.

While a mum Der of senators and rep
resentatiyes cooled their heels in the
white house waiting rooms the other
day "Bat" Masterson, sport, prize
fighter referee and former deputy
sheriff out west, sent his card in to
President Roosevelt. bat" is one of
those breezy fellows who has led the
strenuous life, and can pull his gun as
quickly rs the next man. "ShOw him
in at once" was the presidents order
as he read Bats" card. "Hello,
Bat !" Hello, Mr.. President ~ were
the greetings exchanged: then the
two fell to talking of prize fights, bear
hunts, round-ups OF cattle and bad
men in the west, aud similar topics.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-02-17
HEROINE IN LEPER COLONY
American Lady Found Minister
ing to India's People.

DR.. John f. jackson, +. r. g. S., ar
rived at New York recently on the
steamship Etruria after completing a
journey Of 1000 miles through the leper
settlements Of India, during which time
he mingled with the stricken people
and found Miss Mary Reed, an Ameri-
can missionary, who has devoted her
life to work among the lepers.
when l reached India" said Dr..
Jackson, II learned that there We're
100000 lepers in that country, who lead
a life of absolute loneliness and who
are considered unclean outcasts. Their
religion puts them under curse, and
of all the people they are the most
needy and most helpless. l visited
thirty colonies of lepers and in many
instances found the people in them liv-
ing in huts unfit for habitation, neg
lected and uncared for.
Il visited Miss Mary Reed, the Amer
lean missionary, who Is doing such he
roic work among the lepers. Her eXpe-
rience is painfully unique from the
fact that she is the only living mission
airy who has become a leper. She con-
tracted the disease while engaged in
ordinary mission work and resolved to
devote her life to her fellow sufferers.
She has been working devotedly for
twelve years. l found her presiding
over a fine institution, which she her
self founded, in a remote corner of the
Himalayas."
DR.. Jackson is secretary Of a mission
whose object is to furnish necessities
of life to the stricken people and to
give them medical aid
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-02-17
THE HORSE AND CARRIAGE GRAFT

Secretary Cortelyou OF the depart
ment OF commerce and labor has trans
mitted to the house his response to the
carriage graft resolution. It shows
that there are maintained in the de-
partment and accredited TO the secre-
tary's Office FIVE horses, the aggregate
cost of which was 81, $50; in the census
bureau two horses, which cost $500,
and in the bureau of fisheries one
horse, which cost $125 IN the iepart-
ment Of the various bureaus under it
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-02-17
HEAVY BREAKFASTS NOW,
The New Caprice Adopted by So
Ciety FaddiSts.

From the mo breakfast" fad to the
heavy breakfast of the Elizabethan era
is only a step, for it is the meeting of
two extremes, says the New York
Press. Of course the term mo break
fast" is a misnomer, because the first
meal eaten in the day, whether at in
the morning, at noon or at ; In the aft
ernoon, is the breaking Ct the fast,
which has continued since the eating of
the previous meal. However, the adj
vocateS of that form Of dieting which
prescribes abstinence from food for
five hours after arising from bed could
find no better term than mo break
fast" and its meaning IS understood
generally.
Now comes the antithesis, which
many faddists in New York have
adopted or are about to adopt They
are going back to the custom Of eating
heavily early in the day, say between
s and 10 O'Clock in the morning, just as
the DuAOlQ UdLueS anu 81 IAJ SSArAJ
did in the days of Queen Elizabeth. In
stead of a bird bite of crisp toast and a
bowl of tea the indorsers of the new
cult are to load up their stomachs with
chops. steaks and toasted cheese, and,
to be thoroughly English and up to
date, they will wash down the combl-
nation with copious drafts Of ale or
brown stout, the stout being the prefer
red beverage, because all the ladies' In
waiting on the virgin queen selected
that form of malt to drink early In the
morning and were able to consume IN
ordinate quantities of it There is doubt
as to the success Of the plan, for appe-
tites cloyed with heavy midnight din
ners cannot be stimulated into activity
the next morning with such heavy In
ducements. Still, something new Is In
constant demand, and it might as well
be a blacksmith's breakfast as any
thing else. Specialists in govt and dys-
pepsia welcome the innovation with
chortles of glee.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-02-17
NAME OF TOWN NOT ON 1T.
Vet Letter from Ireland Was De-
Iivered to Ohio Citizen.

A letter received at Tlfin, Ohio, by
Henry McConlan illustrates the per-
lection of our postal system. 1t was
mailed in Cinqst, Ireland, January Il,
this year, and besides Mr.. McConlan s
name there was nothing but his
street address and the name OF the
state to indicate its destination, the
word Tiffin being omitted. Notwith'
standing this the letter has been de-
liyered in less than month after be-
ing mailed. During its journey it
travelled twice to New York, twice to
Washington and twice to Toledo.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-02-17
VOYAGES TAKEN BY FOOD
,,c.N THINGS THAT GO ABROAD
ANN COME BACK FRENCH.
Nan, American Products Are Forever
w., travelling to Europe to Come Back
.oaiO with Foreign Labels.

toxnorts and imports show
,ovoments of foodstuff5, says the
1,or, Sun. Almost every country
W. .oovnort some foods and to i'm
no same kind. And many coun-
po'' ~ certain kinds of food for
~ , they themselves are famous.
"T p,ssia is lannon's for the production
l Yet a good part of the United
c c@, exports to Russia consists OF
0'' .s~o made along the great lakes
c1s'p delaware and Chesapeake bays
gu T,nland add Germany, both OF which
nD i,novn for their manufacture OF
~ import lots of it from the
V+ 1880 States and sell it again as do
nestle cheese
[vons. in France, lis distinguished
tho PRODUCTION of hard, red, high
sniced sausage. There is an Ameri-
~ concern that has developed the
Il aauo,ion of this same kind of sau-
ACE TO a point where it is as good as
IT, French and cheaper. But the
rorI5 wants the French sausage.
ca the American product goes over
Ibo sea to France, and in Lyons 1t Is
looked in new wrappers and boxes.
Tban il is shipped away again to all
bo countries whose hotels are crying
az sancisson de Lyon. And a part OF
hose American sausage ind
heir way back again to the United
tate where they began life as plain
au5ages
Hamburg is noted for its fine smoked,
banned and jellied cells. Where do
hose cells come from? From the falls
Il the Nile.
A company of Baltic fishermen has
hauled in Egypt, catching Egyptian
seIs in the land of the Pharaohs TO be
4ackad in cans with the three towers
the Hamburg coat-of-arms stamped
ID them.
Anne lean wines are forever travelling
Europe, to come back again in a
ear or two with French, Italian and
psnis labels on them. Therefore,
biz often carry wine as freigt without
nlOading it.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-02-17
PLETHORA OF COTTON LAND
Census Report Shows That Less
Than so Cent Is Improved.

The New York Commercial says:
"The area of improved lands in the
United States is increasing at a more
rapid rate3 than the national popula-
ton, even though the urban p0pula-
tion is increasing more rapidly than
that of the agricultural districts. The
last census shows that had the area OF
improved land increased at no greater
rate than the population it would have
been 42,9l5,S9l acres less than it
actually is.
1.-THE south can increase and will in
crease her cotton production not only
by more intelligent selection OF seed,
not only by improving the fertility OF
her soil by every scientific and avail
able method, not only by the improve
ment OF the intelligence and skill OF
her laborers, not only by the use OF
more improved agricultural machin-
cry, but by the opening up OF new
lands to give employment to thousands
who are coming from other sectionf,
as we'll as to the fast increasing popu
latiOn.
"To realize the vast possibilities for
expansion along this line'one has only
to examine the census report that
shows that less than so per cent ssof the
farm lands of the south are improved.
The report shows that ia Mississippi
only 41.6 per cent of the farm land is
improved: in North Carolina, Only 36. +
per cent; in South Carolina, only Al
per cent; in Georgia, only Az per
cent; in Alabama, only 4l,8 per cent,
in Florida, only 346 per cent; in Louis
lana, only AZ 2; in Texas, only 1916 per
cent: in Arkansas, only AIS per cent
and in Tennessee only 50.4 per cent.
By opening up this undeyeioped terri
tory, almost everywhere of. which is
good cotton land 1.-THE south's ability to
indefinitely rexpand her cotton pro-
ducCion cannot be questioned and
therefore the alarm about q. sufficient
COTTON supply in the future should be
nermanently dismissed.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-02-17
OUARRELED IN CLUB ROOM.
A Prominent Citizen Is Shot to
Death by Friends.

AS a result of difficulty between
Messrs. Charles D. Hunt and Thomas
A. Williams at the Muscogee Club, in
Colum bus, Mr.. George H Fountain
was accidently shot and killed.
He was acting solely in the role OF
peacemaker, endeavoring to separate
the two gentlemen. In the scuffle a
pistol was acccidently discharged, the
ball entering Mr.. Fountains breast
and indicting a wound which killed
him almost instantly.
Physicians were summoned, but Mr..
Fountaine was dead.before they could
reach the scene.
'Messrs. Fountaine, Hunt and Will
liams were the only persons in the
room, or, for that matter, il che build
ing, all the others having gone.
Messrs. Hunt and Williams have,
upon the advice OF friends, declined to
make statement for publication. 1t
seems, however, that Mr., Williams
and Mr.. Hunt became involved in some
dispute which ended in personal diff
fculty. In the alteration Mr.. Will
liams was shot in the side, a slight
flesh wound being produced, and Dir.
Hunt was struck in the face, with the
result that he was slightly Injured.
MIR. Fountaine seeing and deploring,
the difficulty between his two friends,
rushed in to seperate them. At this
juncture, it is stated, in the scuffie
that ensued, in which all three became
engaged, pistol was accidentally dis
charged, the ball entering Mr.. FOun
taine's breast.
Messrs. Hunt and Williams are I'M
der arrest, but on account of their
physical condition were permitted to
remain in their rooms. No cOroner's
inquest was held, Mr.. Fountaine's fam
lily being satisfied that his death was
accidental
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-02-17
ANDY's NEPHEW WON'T RUN
Young Carnegie Won't Enter the
Race for Senator.

j. S. n Davis. Jr., of Camden county
was in Brunswick day or two ago and
announced that IN all probability he
would be in the race for senator from
that district, composed of the counties
of Glynn, Camden and Charlton. 1t
was rumored that one of the Carnegies
at Dungeness, millionaire and neph-
ew of Andrew Carnegie, would also be
in che race, but it is understood that
his candidacy did not meet very favor
ably with the people of Camden and
he decided not to make the race.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-02-17

there are ten vehicles, which cost 81,
200, and ten sets of harness, which
cost 1895. Four drivers are maintain
ed, carried on the rolls as messengers.
assistant messengers and laborers, the
salaries of these being $40. S720, $500
and 5000.
The secretary reports one automo-
bile. the first one thus far reported,
and saws it is used to carry mail from
the bureau of standards to its labora-
tories on the Pierce Mills road. six
miles from the city.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-02-17
ULTAN SENDS TEDDY ARAB STEEDS

HIlN-"hlte Arab stallion for the
E,oen' from that cheerful Moham-
1 90" uespot, Mulai Abdel Aziz, Sui
VI MOROCCO, arrived in New-York
Ir' 'soay from Tangier aboard the
BAN NJ German Lloyd steamship Hob
II ''s'n' which went some miles south
i m. 1,DaI course after passing from
sn ,.,so,Ierraneau to take aboard the
r. ru'.iol thoroughbred.
h ~ Is Of pure Arabian stock, it was
vi TIE liner by his two Moorish
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-02-17

attendants, Mohammed Ben Ali and
Sherekeff Rus Tics. The legs of his
dusky majesty Mulai Abdel Aziz have
often been pressed to the horses sides
in canters out of Fee and over Moroc'
can deserts. The horse is years Old,
but quite as spirited as the five other
3 and 4 year old stations that were his
fellow voyagers in padded stalls One
of the Others is for Mrs. Roosevelt
and the rest are for the Roosevelt
children.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-02-17
HIRED A SPECIAL SLEEPER
linn Crow Law Made Negro Bish-
OPS Trip Expensive.

Bishop F. w. Arnett, colored, OF
xenia, Ohio, rode to Mobile, Ala, in a
olaener. but it was expensive. The Jim
Crow law barring negroes from the
nrivileoes of cars occupied by white
neople is in operation In many of the
southern states. Bishop Arnett or
dered an extra sleeper from Cincin-
natl to Mobile. Instead OF paying
81 20 for berth he paid $3.50 for
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-02-17
A SCHOOL OF MATRIMONY.
Dwa Legislator Proposes to Es-
tabIish One.

"A school of matrimony, at which
pung men and women desiring to en-
7 the welded state are expected to
'He course OF instruction and re-
PI'7 diploma, is proposed in a bill
''foduced in the Iowa legislature by
preventative Daniel, a physician.
ne OH provides for the appointment
'ne governor of a Estate director of
arriage reform instruction.
MS duties are to formulate a course
instruction for candidates for matri-
OOy and furnish the same to every
Tpu'aoIe physician in the state. The
'OPo'ltlon Is meeting hearty endorse.
'U.' and, strange as it may seem,
'!''cIauS are foremost in its advo.
icy, -'' :
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-02-17
A RICH WIDOW
Sends Leap Year Proposal to Man
Who Stole Bread.

Willis Brown, an inmate OF the
Cleveland, Ohio, citYshospital, has re-
ceived a leap year proposal from the
proprietress of Michigan summer re-
sort.
A week ago Brown was arrested up
on suspicion of stealing bread. The
story of Brown was read by woman
who gives her name az Mrs. William
Durham. In her letter she states
that she owns hotel and summer re-
sort near Montague, Mich. Since her
husband died she says she has been
extremely lonesome. She has faith in
the good qualities of Brown, and asks
that he be SEM to her. She does not
request speedy marriages. but says
Brown must prove his worth being
taken into her complete confidence.
For high quality and moderate price
~, XEThaaIar U hislzev stan6e head
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-02-17
A KEEN THRUST.

senator Carmack got in a keen
,hrnse at President Roosevelt when he
observed that ''much as the president
1iyes his own way he likes better to
he president. Nashville News.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-02-17

For high quality and moderate price
Joe Wheeler whiskey stands head.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-08
Grays Occupy Same Place In
Fielding and Batting Dur
ing June as In May
THIRD IN FIELDING
ARE
Individual Fielding Flecords for the
Month Of June Shows Shook to Lead
League at First and Catch, With
Brusseman Tied FOR second--WiII-
Jams Heads Third 3asemen.

The batting and fielding averages for
the games during rne month OF July
have just been received by the T.-R.
from President Norton, and they fur
fish some interesting statistics for the
fans who have been following closely
the records of the clubs. In the team
averages the Grays stand in the same
position they did during May, third in
fielding, and seventh in batting. Two
Of Warmers men head the others of
their positions. They are Shook, who
played at first and caught during sew
enteen games. with a. perfect per cent,
and Williams. at third, with a per cent
Of 1851. Among the catchers Brugge-
man tied for second place with -9S9 in
seventeen games.
Below is given the team averages for
the month. with Waterloo leading in
the fielding and keckuk first In bat
ting:
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-08
ANsoN GETS IT.
School Board Awards Fuel Contract to
Arson Coal Company.

Arson Coal Company.
The contract for the coming years
supply OF coal for the city school build
ings. with a stout string tied to it, was
awarded the Arson Coal Company
Thursday night by the school board, at
its postponed monthly meeting. The
Arson bid was $40 per ton for Miller
Greek mine run. The string attached
as part of the contract was that Mr..
Arson furnish the coal at all times
promptly and IL unable to deliver mine
run. must supply lump coal at SO. and
In case he is unable to furnish either
the school board retains the right to
buy in the open market, the company,
to stand the difference in cost between
the market price paid and that provid-
ed for in the contract. IL the company
accepts these provisions the contract
will be closed today.
All the other bids were higher than
that Of the Arson company. The lowest
were: Brown Fuel and Lime Company,
August delivery, sass; balance Of year,
s265; East End Coal Company. August
and September delivery, s2.55; balance
of year, $3.50; and Gregory Coal, Coke
and Lime Company, $2.bS.
Additional fire escapes will be placed
on the high school building. The con-
tract was let to the A. e. Shorthill
Company for $3.50.
The small contract for hardware was
awarded to Abbott & Son and D. J.
Bullock. Other bids for supplies were
turned over to the committee on print
ing and supplies for adjudication.