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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-05-06

II prepared for flight. but before !
had taken the first step was stayed
by my friends voice
"'James.' he cricd-and the roaring
of the flames almost drowned his
voice. which was sharp and shriil with
horror-'put me out OF my misery.
Save yourself. but shoot me through
the brain first. Quick! duick!'
1T was the most mercifnl death.
and. without pausing second-whieh
on that awful day might have meant
n human lIfe-f drew the revolver.
placed IL to his tcmplc"-CMy God!'
from the rcader)-"and pulled the
trigger. Even as heard the report n
thin tongue OF flame curled upward
through tho splintered flooring. and
without even looking back-without
even a glance at the face OF my friend.
forced open the door and sprang from
the now burning carriage with the
smoking weapon still grasped in my
right hand. In doing SO trod upon
some smouldering timber and
wrenched my ankle severely. SO that
for n long time | was lame.
"a few hours later and I was con.
veyed to town. together with n com.
pany of the other survivors. and Us
soon as | reached my destination my
strength forsook me and / was pros
trated for days by n nervous illness,
the result of my late terrible expert.
ence.
when I recovered. Il was to find
that there was hue and cry already
after me-that the partially consumed
corpse of n first class passenger had
been discovered shot through the head.
and that all the evidence pointed to
the crime having been committed by n
fellow traveller who had made his es.
cape during the terror and confusion
of the catastrophe and who was being
eagerly sought for.
"Since then, have had to submit to
the ordeal of seeing myself confronted
by the reward of one hundred pounds
offered for my detection; and have
lived in daily and hourly fear of being
charged with the committal of this
crime-if crime It can be called-oi
which was Euiltless, in thought, II
not in deed. It is this which is kill.
ing me, and do not regret It.
Sometimes | regret nothing; not
even the shot which took my best
friends life and branded me with the
brand OF Cain!"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-05-06
The Voaue Of Pantslcts.

Pantalets came into vogue about
1920. They were loose. tapping frills
tied on under the knee and hanging
over tho foot. The strings generally
broke or slipped down, and one learns
of young mCther's trials with those
horrid things in letter quoted by
Mrs. Earle. which says: MY finest
dimity pair, with real Swiss lace. is
quite useless to me, for lost of one
leg. saw that mean Mrs. Spring
wearing it last week for a tucker. My
help says she won't stay If she has
to wash more than seven pairs week
for Myrtilla."
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-05-06
CHAPTER xxv-continued.

'The train started on the journey
which was to end in its destruction
and mile after mile sped away in ST.
lence. Once more the feeling OF re-
straint had settled down upon us. and
this time heavier than before.
"Then I remember sudden. awful.
never.to be.forgotten crash. followed by
cries and shrieks such as have runs
In my ears ever since.
Il found myself flung violently for
ward against the opposite side OF the
compartment amid the smashing OF
woodwork. and with the presentiment
of some awful doom upon me. ! vas
half stunned. but recovering myself.
found that was not much hurt. Then
remembered my companion and
turned my attention to him.
"Silas!' ! cried. Are you hurt?'
But before he could reply. another
sound was added to the awful babel Of
cries and groans all around.
Fire! fire.' we heard shrieked la
voices mad with terror. mingled with
agonizins cries for help. The atmos-
phere became stiling. sickening. In
supportable odor was waited towards
us and clouds OF thick. black. sufIocat.
inG smoke began to drift past.
"'Silas!' ! shouted. in mad terror.
TO my friend: come! exert yourself.
II you wish To escape instant death!
And I caught him round the body
and tried to compel him to move: but
In vain: he only gave scream OF
agony.
Save yourself he groaned. I can.
not stir: and think my leg is b-okcn.'
Il was almost demented. and tore at
the shattered woodwork which made
his prison. with my fingers: but only
to Increase his agony. without frccin.
him from his horrible position. And
already the atmosphere was like that
OF furnace. and hell itself seemed to
be open. could not save him. hut I
might save myself. knew tho door
on the other side was unlocked. 80 that
might attempt to escape that way.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-05-06
Coscy's March to Fortune.

Cincinnati. April 3O.-Jacob S. Coxey.
who marched into prominence at the
head of his ragshag army some years
ago. has made his debut in the financial
world.
Representing the Coxey Steel and Sill
lea Sand Company. the versatile Jacob
has consummated n deal with the I'm
ion Savings Bank and Trust Company
whereby the latter guarantees tho
100000 first mortgage six per cent.
gold bonds on the plants of the COM
pany mentioned. due in 1864.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-05-06
Doylc-Burns Suit.

Council Bluffs, Iowa. April 30
James Doyle has served notice on at
torneys for James +. Burns. defendant
in the Portland Gold Mining Company
suit, involving stock valued at $1,000
600. that he will move rehearing of
the case by the Supreme Court which
recently reversed the decision of the
District Court. and remanded the case
for retrial. A decision on the matter
for rehearing is not expected to be CIV
en- for several months. a
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-05-06

The folks who do tho loudcst talk
Ing about tho dcsirabiiIty OF m arls.
tocracy OF brains would never be In.
vitcd anywhere II It should become =
reality.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-05-06

According to the census there are
100000 cats in the United States.
And sometimes 1t seems as IL the en-.
tire feline outfit was convened for
debate in one backyard.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-05-06

John l.. Sullivan Is extracting some
consolation from tho fact that hc is
one of the most conspicuous Of tho
Frightful Examples.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-05-06

The evangelist who has predicted
that the world will come to an end
in 1894 needn't be afraid that many
of the people to whom he said 1t will
give him the laugh when the time
comes.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-05-06

An active Lowell tMass) man,
eighty.four years old. attributes his
long life and good health to the fact
that he has never used tobacco or
liquor, always eaten moderately, OBJ.
served regular habits and never eaten
late suppers. OF course, the scheme
looks feasible, but what's the use?
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-05-06

A Chelsea couple has saved up
money enough to take either the wife
or the husband to the st. Louis fair.
but not both together. The wife is n
club woman. Which of the two will
go?
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-05-06

Prof. Langley says that II he had
325. coo more he could fly. The aver.
age man. II anybody should give him
$4,000. wouldn't want to fy.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-05-06

a woman in New York sues for
separation on the ground that her
husband never kissed her. This Is n
Pint upon which intelligent comment
cannot be made without seeing tho
plaintiff.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-05-06

Hetty Green is going into society
for the pleasure of her daughter. but
she will probably have the bulldog
trained so that he will be able to
scent n bogus foreign nobleman the
moment he sets foot on the landing.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-05-06

Guess the politics OF the Kentucky
man who has named his four children
for Grover Cleveland. William J. Bry-
an. Mark A. Hanna and Theodore
Roosevelt.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-05-06

A man may bc footicss and icgicEa
and still succeed In climbing to the
top. which Is victory. II he is but the
happy posScsSor OF n laddcrhcad.-
Judge.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-05-06

Smart society in the East has n
new amusement. Harry Lohr appears
with lap dog decked In hvc differ.
cnt shades OF ribbon. The game is to
pick out the dog.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-05-06

Perhaps when We get down TO the
real truth finally We shall learn that
somebody cracked n paper bag In the
vicinity OF King Alfonso.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-05-06

Battleships appear to be equally
dangerous to their crews the world
over.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-05-06

Tibet will be benevolently assim'
lated in time II Col. Younghusband's
ammunition holds out.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-05-06

The case of William Apple. charged
with throwing an apple through 9
street car window. should be probet
to the core.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-05-06

Cossacks were great fghting men
once upon n time. but against ma
chine guns their advances may have
littlo impression.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-05-06

Columbus boys have formed a club
for mutual protection against the
girls leap year club. This. however.
does not in any way weaken our con.
fdence in tho Columbus girls.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-05-06

Yale has cut down the number OF
her electives from 263 to 2i9. but tho
football elective and the rowing elcc.
tive and tho baseball elective are
still all there.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-05-06

A Baltimore young man claims to
be able to talk G5,0i0 words an hour.
His political debut can not be long
postponed.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-05-06

The phrase "wise money" is offer
heard at the race track. 1t Is nevei
80 much In evidence as the foolish
money.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-05-06

II is rather late for Connecticut TO
pcgin kicking about being called the
Nutmeg state. Has she no regard for
tradition or tho wisdom of the ances-
tors!
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-05-06

Tho chorus girl who gave a $4,000
dinner has rich uncle. He must be
q regular old angel of an uncle.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-05-06

Even though there are only :Is
elective courses now Mt Yale. there Is
no great rivalry among the students
there to take them all.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-05-06

The Sultan of Turkey is demon.
stratins the possession of backbone.
Which brand of breakfast food has
he been taking?
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-05-06

There is corner In cocoanuts.
This will make It additionally hard
for some people to get head.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-05-06
CHAPTER XVI.

Or. Jcremiah's Little Bill.
This was all. The reader drew a
long. shuddering breath. MY God!"
he whispered. voice and everything
seeming to fail him for the moment, in
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-05-06

Most of the Russians have pretty
good lunches of whIskers; still the
Beers weren't very lucky.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-05-06

.Hlre 4.rag ,.saa -aHv Hmr HHHaR
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-09-07
TROLLEY CAR CUT IN TWAIN.
Six People Killed and Nineteen Hurt

Six People KAed and Nineteen Hurt
in Crossing Accident at Chicago.
Six persons were killed and nine
teen were injured, two probably IA
tally, Saturday by the collision of a
Wabash worlds fair shuttle train with
a suburban electric car at the Sarah
street crossing in Chicago
There were twenty-five passengers
in the car, and none escaped injury.
The shuttle train was returning to
the union station from the worlds
fair grounds at 20 miles an hour, it
is said. The street car, which was
on it's way to the suburbs with load
of people returning home, stopped d.
rectly in front of the locomotive and
was cut in two. The trucks of the car
were knocked 100 feet away, while
part of it's roof was carried 200 feet
further by the train. Bodies of the
dead and injured, with wreckage Of
the dismantled car, were scattered
along the track for 100 yards.
A. w. Burbank, engineer of the shut
tie train, who blames the motorman
of the electric car for the accident,
said:
II was within 100 yards of the sub
urban crossing when l saw the subur-
ban car start across the track. It
looked to me as if it had ample time
to get across"
The Waterman and the f1agman at
the crossing and some of the passen-
gers confirm the statement that the
car stopped, started across the track,
and then stopped on the track.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-09-07
BULLET GRAZED OLD TURK.
AIbanians and BosnIans Engage il
Fjuh+ at Harem Doors.

AIbanians and Bosnians Engage in
Fight at Harem Doors.
The Paris edition of The New York
Herald prints the following from its
Geneva correspondent:
"a high official of the Ottoman
court has received news of serious
fight between the sultan's Albanian
guard and Bosnians, which continued
almost to the doors of the harem.
Many were killed or wounded
at is said that one Albanian shot at
the sultan, the bullet glancing off the
coat of mail, which he always wears.
''The sultan has asked the prince OF
Montenegro to supply him with a
guard.
"The affair is certain to be denied,
but its truth can be affirmed"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-09-07
RUSSIANS ON THE RUN.
Liao.Yana Evacuated and Falls Into
Hands of the Japs-Magazine is
Blown Up and Stores Burned:

A 81. Petersburg special, under Sat
urday's date, is as follows:
"The Japanese have occupied Lao
Yang. 1t is officially announced that
General Kuropatkin is retreating, that
Loao Yang has been abandoned and
that General Btakelbdfg's corps has
been cut off. A dispatch has been re-
ceived here from General Kuropatkift
announcing that he has ordered his
army ID ovdGuate Liao-Yang and with
draw northward. The Russians blew
up the magazines and set fire to the
army stores and provisions at Lao
Yang before evacuating that place"
stakelbura Extricated.
The only direct news from the seat
Of war bearing Sundays date came by
way of Toxic in report from Field
Marshal Oyama, saying that Lao
Yang fell completely into the hands
of the japanese at 8 o'clock that MORN
ing, that the JAPANESE casualties were
believed to be heavy and that nothing
was known by the Japanese concern
ing conditions on the right bank OF
the Taitse river:
The only comfort for the Russians
at home was the news conveyed in a
report from General Kuropatkin, dated
Saturday afternoon, that General sta,
kelburg's first Siberian army corps
of $4,000 men reported Saturday as
having been cut off to the westward
of .Liao-Yang had been safely xetri-
Gated and that the corps has sue
ceeded in joining the main Russian
body on the right bank of the river,
but no details of the escape OF Gen
eral Stakelburg are known.
In st. Petersburg the absence Of
news is looked upon as heightening
the gravity of the situation for the
Russians.
1t was reported in st. Petersburg
Sunday night that Kuropatl1in had
arrived at Tiehling, which is ten miles
north of Yentai and eighteen miles
south of Mukden.
The troops which we're left at Lao
Yang and the surrounding fortifica-
lions to cover the retreat crossed the
Taitse river Saturday and occupied
the right bank of the river.
Large numbers of Japanese, perfect
ly concealed in the Chinese corn and
grass, stealthily crept up on the re-
treating Russians and inflicted heavy
losses.
These same tactics had previously
been adopted with terrible results
against Major General Orloff's mixed
detachment, which was asailed in
the grass with a completely unexpect-
ed fire. A panic ensued, and one regi-
ment alone lost 1900 men, half of its
total strength.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-09-07
ACTIVITY AT MANASSAS.
Blue and Brown Armies Ready to Be-
ain the Game of War.

The strength of each manouEec
camp at Gainesville, Va, was doubled
Sunday by the arrival of 10000 mill
timen.
Skirmish lines will be established
at once and General Grant will endea'
vor to force the brown army, under
General Bell, back through Thor
oughfare gap In responding to a
toast for his success proposed by Gen
eral Corbin at dinner at headqrar-
tiers Sunday night General Grant de-
clared himself equal to giving General
Bell a lively tussle. If he failed, he
said, it would be the fault of the am
munition" and nothing more.
Sunday morning two trains, the
third section of the First Florida,
were emptied in the record-breaking
time of two minutes. The detraining
operation took from four to eight
minutes and was observed by the Off
GERS with great satisfaction.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-09-07
WASHINGTON HEADS LEAGUE.

NeGroes Honor Tuskegee Educator
Next Meeting In New York.
The National Negro Business
League, in session at Indianapolis FIJI
day, elected the following officers and
selected New York city for next years
meeting place:
President-Booker T. Washington,
Tuskegee, Ala.
Vice President-P. A. Payton, New
York.
Secretary-E. j. Scott, Tuskegee,
Ala.
National Organizer-Fred R. Moore,
of Brooklyn.
Treasurer-G. c.. Harris, Boston.
Chairman of Executive Committee
T. T. Fortune, Redbank, N. j.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-09-07
MuLTI-MURDERER CAUGHT.

Man Accused of Many Crimes Landed
in Arizona by Officers.
A report is in circulation at Phoe-
nix, Arizona, that Captain Thomas
Bynning, of the range force, has re-
ported to Governor Brodie, from
Douglass, near the Mexican line, that
he has captured James c. Durham, the
Californian, accused of wholesale
murder. There is a standing reward
of $11 900 for his capture, dead or
alive.
Dunham's alleged crime was com
mitted May &c, 1896, at ranch house
between Longastos and San Jose. The
victims numbered six persons, three
men and three woman, all members
of Dunham's family and employees OF
the ranch.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-09-07
PHILIPPINE TOWN BURNED.

Hundred People Lose Life and PiVe
Thousand Rendered Homeless,
A Manila special says: The city oi
Binang, in Laguna province, Island OF
Luzon, has been destroyed by fire.
One hundred persons persisted in the
flames and 5000 were rendered home.
less. The loss is estimated at $780,
900. The government is furnishing
shelter and food to the destitute.
According to the census of 1896 BIZ
nang has population OF 7,75S.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-09-07
List of Republican electors.

United States Marshal Walter H.
Johnsop, chairman Of the state repub-
lean executive committee, has COM
pleted the compilation of the list OF
republican electors for Georgia. The
two electors for the state at large
were chosen by the state committee,
and the disctrict electors by the dis
trict committees. The list has been
transmitted to Secretary of State Phil
ip Cook, who makes up the official
ballot for the election.
The following is the list, it being OBJ
served that there are no alternateS
named as is the usual custom.
From the state at large, Hugh l..
Mckee, of Atlanta, and ]. C. Hen
dirk, of Atlanta.
First district, Henry Blum, of Sa-
vannah; second, ]. E. Preston, OF
Fort Gaines; third, w. B. Seymour,
of COrdele; fourth, A. H. Freeman, Of
Greenville; fifth, J. G. st. Armand,
of Atlanta; sixth, Charles Alderman, OF
Macon; seventh, A. D. Hill, of Rome;
eighth, c. l., White, of Greensboro;
ninth, w. T. Day, of Jasper; tenth,
S. B. Vaughan, of Augusta; eleventh,
D. W. Cole, of Brunswick.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-09-07
captala Hitch Relieved,

Captain Robert M. Hitch, who was
in command of the troops at States
boro when the negroes, Reid and Cato,
were lynched, will not be at Manass-
SOS as vas announced. Captain Hitch
requested to be relieved of duty at
camp on the ground that he is too
busy to leave Savannah now He IS
DESTROYS of reading over the testi-
mony which was taken by the court
of inquiry regarding his conduct at
Statesboro, and owing to this fact ask
ed for relief, which was granted.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-09-07
BAIL FOR NAN PATTERSON.

New York Judge Gives Imprisoned
man Chance to Leave Jail.
Bail for the release of Nan Patter-
son, indicted for the murder of Caesar
Young, was fixed at New York Thurs
day at $4,000 by Justice Amend in
the supreme court. 1t was said that
the new amount would be furnished.
In fixing the amount Justice Amend
told counsel that If Mr. Levy and the
district attorney could agree on a
smaller sum he would consider the
matter.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-09-07
LUXURIOUS LABOR LEADERS.

American Representatives of Working
People Cut Wide Swth in England.
A London special says: English
labor leaders are astonished at the
style American delegates are able to
maintain when they arrive ON this
side. They put up at the most luxu-
RANT hotels and it is estimated that
their expenses during their sojuurn
here run into higher figure than the
total emoluments received in twelve
months by any of the English labor
leaders.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-09-07
TO TEACH WILD FILIPINos.

Igorrotes and Moros to Attend School
at Worlds Fair.
Arrangements have been completed
by the Worlds Fair management at
st. Louis for the teaching of the Igor.
rotes, Moros and Negritos the English
language, an da school will be regu.
larly conducted at the Philippine re.
servation until the close of the expo.
sitiOn.
The Negrito is one of the most
primitive races known to the ethnolo
gist and efforts to instruct the mem.
bers of the tribe in English will be
watched with interest.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-09-07
Marriage License Causes Suit.


F. S. Thomas, an optician whose
adopted daughter was married a few
days ago, to Timothy Whatley, a
young man of Columbus, has formal
Iy notified the clerk of the superior
court to bring suit under section 24l8
of the Georgia code against Judge
William Redd, Jr, ordinary of Mus
cogee county, for $500, alleging that
the girl is a minor, being only four
teen years of age, and that the mar
riage license was issued without the
consent of himself or his wife.
If a judgment should be obtained
the money would go to the school
fund under the law. This is the first
time in many years that such a suit
has been brought in Muscogee county.
The license was issued under repre-
sensations by young Whatley and his
father, Green Whatley, that the girl
was nearly IS years of age, and that
there was no objection to the mar
riage
Thomas has sued out warrant
against the two Whatleys charging
them with kidnapping in that they lin
weighed away minor girl under IS
years of age against the consent of
her parelt."
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-09-07
JONES TO AID TAGGART.

Former Chairman of Democratic Com.
mittee TO Act as Advisor.
Announcement is made at the ma
tional democratic headquarters at
the national democratic headquarters
at New York that ex-senator James K.
Jones, of Arkansas, who was chair
man of the national democratic com
mittee during the past eight years,
viii be connected with the commit.
tee in an advisory capacity.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-09-07
Changing GAUGE of Road

The work of changing the gauge Of
the Hartwell railway is progressing
rapidly. The work of supplying the
cross ties is a very busy job, but wag-
one from every section of Hart coun-
~ dIe meeIluS tne uemdhu' lar
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-09-07
Before Day Club" IN Clarke.

For some days there have been ri,
mors to the effect that Clarke county
had Before Gay GGb." These ru-
mors were traced down, and it is be-
lieved that sugh an organization is In
existence, bit that since its existence
has beep discovered it will disband.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-09-07
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
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Epitomized Items Of Interest
Gathered at Random.
Georgia troops at Manassas.

Georgia troops left Saturday on
special trains for the Virginia en-
campment, where they went to take
part in the army maneuvers at Ma
nassas and Thoroughfare.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-09-07
Dawson
A NEW coLoRED DOCTOR.

DIR. HILL, a graduate from Mehar-
ry College, is located in Dawson on
South Main Street, over G. G. Lewis
& Bro. s store. DR.. Hill is prepared
to treat diseases of long standing, and
will visit your home at any and all
times. Office hours from 1880 a. m.
and from to p. m.