The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-08-31

eer, Alex. Adams, ana Fireman 0Hep'
pard were killed, being buried under
the wreckage.
Mrs. Hannah Claspy, aged so
years was burned to death in her bed
at her son-in-law's house in Harlem,
NJ Y. as a result of smoking a pipe
in bed
The Texas state health depart
ment has been notified Of the breaking
out of yellow fever in the government
military post at Brownsville.
President Michael ponnelly, of
the striking butchers, at Chicago,
states that it will probably be of no
avail to make a proposition Of any
sort to the packers.
The saw mill of White & Whe-
less, at Aldens Bridge, La, has been
destroyed by fire with q loss of about
100000, covered by insurance.
Judge Bennett, of Prairietown, S.
D.. is dead Of heart failure He weigh
ed 44O pounds and was known as the
largest Judge in America.
Forest fires have destroyed the
stamp mill of the Goat Mine at Bar
row, Whatcom county, Washington,
and all of the improvements on the
Whistler mine in the Slate creek dis
trict. The loss is estimated at $780,
900.
"A shipment of $1O0O,000 to Cuba
was made by the National City Bank
of New York Saturday.
At High Bridge, KY, Miss Sarah
Burns and two little girl companions
were caught upon railroad bridge by
swift express train. Through rare
presence of mind of Miss Burns all
three swung from ends of cross-ties
until train passed.
1t is given out at both democratic
and republican headquarters that
Tom Watson, populist nominee, will
only campaign in the doubtful states.
Gear Nicholas scorns any propo-
sition looking to peace, and the pow
ers have been made aware of the
fact
The repeated assaults on forts
around Port Arthur are causing ire
mendous LOSSES to the Japanese.
Their determination to capture the
stronghold is unabated.
After an interval Of rest the Japs
have returned to the task OF annihilat'
ing the Russian forces in the interior
of Manchuria.
1t is reported from st. Peters
burg that Samsonoff, the assassin OF
NJ. Won Plehve, has been sentenced
to death and that the sentence IS
now before the emperor.
Despite stories Of the possibility
of Sunday opening at the Worlds Fair
it has been declared by represen'
tatiye of the exposition company that
such suggestion is absolutely futile,
Robert Parrott, discoverer of the
famous Parrot mine at Butte, Mont,
died in Des Moines Saturday in mod
crate circumstances at the age of IS.
He did not profit greatly by his dis
covery and his estate will not exceed
$4,000. He sold his mine in few years
ago to Marcus DAILY.
Edward Hines, of the Edward
Hines Lumber Company, of Chicago,
has lust completed the purchase OF
10000 acres of yellow pine land in
Mississippi from COmstock Brothers,
Of Detroit and Alpena, Mich.
The project of police of St Pc
tersburg has forbidden ladies to wear
naval cloaks. which had become fash
ionable since the Chemulpo fight.
BY a referendum vote the miners
of the Crooksville Ohio, district, have
rejected the proposition of the opera
tors and the strike will continue. The
men have been out over five months
Over 1000 miners are involved.
The 500 miners of the Barnum
coIliery of the Pennsylvania Coal Com
pany. at Piston, Pa, who have been
out on strike for two weeks, have
returned to work.
The Illinois state auditor of pub
| lie account has issued a permit t
John F. Slime, Charles F. Strubitl
and John B. Farrell to organize the
first Union Labor Bank at Chicago
with a capital stock Of 100000.
Japan has addressed a circular note
to the uowors informing them thai
unless Russia forthwith disarms hei
warships in Shanghai, Japan will be
forced to take whatever steps sns
deems necessary to protect her intoo
| ests.