The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-09-19
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eminent. This scrappy disposition did not cease when
+boy were freed from the rule of SPAIN and set up
Ibousekeeninp for themselves. There IS now tuIl-
Aedoed instruction down there, and there is no one
who can predct what the end will be. 80 acute has
the situation become that the United States govern
ment which has taken upon itself the JoD OF polclng
all of America landed marines at Havana few days
ago and it stated that the entire island may be sur
j rounded nv Gordon of American vessels unless
peace is restored Mr. Taft the secretary OF war; has
even gone down to sit on the lid while the revolution
lasts.
Those who claim to be on the inside and to have spe
cial information tell that the outside world does
not fully appreciate the gravity of the situation his
it is said is not merely the uprising OF few political
dscontens but has it's roots deep down in the hearts
of the people, who feel that they have just grievances
which have been ignored by the government.
JUDGING by the way in which he ripped 'em up the
back that cold bottle he with much enjoyment, put
into his own midst while in our midst did not linger
long in the memory of the United States officer who
inspected the Guards. The army man, we are inform
ed declared with some enthusiasm that Dawson was
the only oasis he had found in this section while
lining up the flower of the state, and making them
doubIe-quick and do other stunts as he took notes
A BUSINESS man of Dawson who made little inves
tigaton of his in the city clerk Office says he
was astonshed find that it will take every cent OF
$28 900 to pay the expenses of the municipal govern
ment next year and that it must be economically adj
minisered at that He forges that Dawson is no long
err village and that city ways come high.
Mr. HEARsTs own convention met the other day
and nominated him as the candidate OF the lndepend
ence League for governor of New York We are told
that when he appeared on the stage the delegates
cheered him for thrty-three minutes The funeral
drge on the night of the election will not be quite SO
long and will be much more solemn.
THE death of Henry NJ NeilI Of New Orleans, re-
moves one of the most striking figures from the world
of cotton Mr. Neil was an Englishman, and came to
this country Immediately after the civil He es
tablished the firm of Henry NJ. Neill Co. in New
Orleans with branch house in London in charge OF
his elder brother
In the Maine elections last week the normal repub
lcan majority of % 600 was whitfield down to 5000
We will be able to tell after the general elections in
November what significance is attached thereto.
These republicans have mighty quick way of getting
off their crutches after bit OF bad luck befals them
FoUR hundred million dollars are invested in auto
mobiles in America according to the recent estimate
of business man. He is alarmed at the expenditure
of this enormous sum a new form of pleasure. Au-
tomobies are certainly eXtravagant luxures for the
average man.
JUDGE DAVID NJ ROBERTS of Dodge county, who has
presided over Terrell superior court several times
and has many friends here, is candidate for place
on the court of appeals. He is very able and very
popular man. and will have many supporters in south
Georgia
WHEN Mr. Bryan reaches Atlanta tomorrow he will
find that some queer stunts have been done since he
was last in our midst. Among the sights he will be-
hold will be the Atlanta Journal sitting serenely on
one of the front seats of his band wagon.
| THE Atlanta Journal has written three-column
wide editorial in favor of extending the state road to
the sea. Judge Dick Russell was the only candidate
who made the extension of this road to the is
sue in the late gubernatoria campaign.
i THE state committee has assessed the candidates
800 for the privilege of running for the court of APP
peals But it's worth the money. There's fun in it,
and real live beats revival in bringing out the
good there is in a fellow.
The congressional convention in the first district
has taken 1852 ballots, and is still in deadlock NJ
merous dark horses have been prancing around, but
there is no hay for them yet
SOME of the newspapers firing into the proposed
court of appeals They believe that it is for
the purpose of providing offices for job hunters.
We don't think So
ADvICEs from Panama say that the canal there is be-
ing dug by music Dawson is digging one with picks
and shovels by main strength, and will get hers done
first.
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