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The Monticellonian., 1903-09-10
SEC'y MOODY MAY RESIGN
The Head of the Navy Department
 May Soon Retire.
His Health is None of the Best, nnd There Is said to Have Been
 some Friction.

Washington Sept. S.-A statement is current in officialdom, coming from an apparently authoritative source. that MT Moody, secretary of the navy. ser iously contemplates retiring from the cabinet, and that his return to Wash ington in the next ten days is prepara- tory to such action. The administra- tion of MT. Moody has not been a sue cessful as it might, 1t is reported. nor has il had the full approval of the president, although MT. Moody has ever been ready to follow any sugges- tion made by the chief executive as to tAe management of the navy.
 His health has not been good since the serious fall he had when thrown from carriage at Annapolis several months ago, and this will be given as the reason for his retirement from the cabinet Friends of Lieut.. Peary say that the opposition of the secretary to the Arctic expedition was uncompro- mising and that he came into open conflict with MT. Darling. the assistant secretary
The Monticellonian., 1903-09-10
Commodore Tiiford Wants to Recos- nize Mir. C. oliver Iselin's Serv-
 ices in Some Manner.

Greenwich, Conn, Sept S-In view of the published report of MT c. Oliver Iselins retirement from further inter national cup races. Commodore Frank Tilford of the Indian Harbor Yacht club thinks it appropriate that some public recognition should be made of his very successful efforts in defense of the Americas cup. not only during the late contest. but on many former occasions as well.
 MT Iselin has contributed his time and great ability as yachtsman at great cost and personal inconvenience, and Commodore Tilford has no doubt that the various yacht clubs and lovers of the sport and the public will be only too glad to cooperate in showing him in some manner the appreciation of his talents and service
The Monticellonian., 1903-09-10
A HOTBED OF ANARCHY.
Tue Vicinity of Barre, Vermont, Now The Headquarters of Anar-
 chist Circles.

Washington, Sept. 8-The governor of the state of Vermont has been asked. indirectly, to look after lot of anarchists who are located in the vi- cinity of Barre, in his state The sug- gestion comes from no other source than the second assistant secretary Of state. MT. Adee.
 It appears that a few morning ago Mir Adee went into the library of the department, where daily and weekly papers from all parts of the country are received He carelessly picked up bundle of these and carried them to his office. There he glanced through them, with a view to learning the drift of sentiment in all parts of the coun- try. He was startled at the expressions discovered in a publication of Barre. Vt, and his surprise was increased the more he read of it. He concluded that it was an out-and-out anarchist publi- cation, and, as such, 1t ought to be suppressed, if possible. He has strong convictions on the pen teachings of op- position to law ard to government. He addressed brief note to the governor of the state, calling attention to the publication and it's character.
 Mr Adee denies that he urged or even suggested that steps be taken to suppress the publication. as he doe not wish to be placed in the position of giving advice to the executive officer of a state. It is understood that the vicinity of Barre is now the headquar- ters of some of the anarchist circles which formerly made their headquar- tarS at Paterson N l
The Monticellonian., 1903-09-10
FEARING TURKISH SPIES.
Miss Ellen stone Will Quit the Ros- trum Lest Trouble May Be
 Precipitated.

Chelsea, Mass, Sept. S.-Ellen Stone is here, having temporarily discontin- ued the lecture platform, because, as her friends and associates say, she does not wish to have any of her words bear even indirectly upon the troubles in Turkish territory, and be- sides Turkish spies, of whom plenty are at work locally are hanging around the Stone residence, as they are around the home of Miss Daniels, an other missionary Miss Stone prac- tically refuses to be seen, nor will she send word to the door. and at the American board headquarters, the big Congregational house building, Greek. Turkish and Armenian peddlers have been barred, as the officials don't wish to take chances with spies.
The Monticellonian., 1903-09-10
AQed Man Suicides.

Laboring under the impression that he was suspected of murdering his wife. John Mobley, aged 65, took his own life at Lythia Springs, Baxter county, last week. Mobley, who was widower, was married to Mrs. Sarah Atchison at Van Buren last July Shortly thereafter his wife, who went to the horse lot on an errand after dark, was kicked and trampled to death by the stock. A few weeks ago he left home, but there was no suspi- cion against him in connection witk his wife's death.
The Monticellonian., 1903-09-10
ARKANSAS SIAIE NEN&.
Another Killing in Union Attributed
 to the Tucker-Parnell Fued.
EVENTS lF AWEEK BRIEFLY CAR0AICLED
The Remains of Dad Newell Buried in
 Pine BluH-Two Brothers Retutn After Long Absence.
Another Killing in Union.

Another killing took place a few which is attributed to the Parnell- Tucker feud The victim was Dallas Hunter and he was shot from ambush while riding along the public road. Hunter had just been acquitted by a justice of the charge of killing w L. Lee last July, and was on his way to consult relative about leaving the country, as he had been notified that his life was in danger.
 The assassin stood behind a tree. and at distance of about thirty feet shot Hunter from his horse load of twelve buckshot struck him full in the back. Appearances indicated that the assassin had been there for twenty four hours. If the assassination of Dallas hunter and the murder of w. P. Lee On July last are chargeabe to the TuckerParnell feud. this is the fifth violent death as the result of that feud With them as two of the vic tins, the complete death list is as fol- lows:
 October 9. 19O2-Tom and Walter Parnell and Constable H. L. Deering. killed in street fight in Fl Dorado.
 July 6. 1903-W P. Lee assassinated near Lisbon.
 August s, 19O3-John F. Parnell killed by Guy B. Tucker
 September ?, 1903-Dallas Hunter assassinated
 Earnest efforts have been made by the citizens of Fl Dorado and of Union county to prevent recurrence of the troubles. and a law and order league was organized by representative peo- pie for the purpose of bringing about peace and preventing lawlessness. AL though it cannot be asserted conclu- siyely that the assassination of Hunter and Lee is traceable directly to the Tucker and Parnell troubles. each forms a chapter in the series of trag- edies that have stirred Union county and aroused the citizens to organized action for law and order.
The Monticellonian., 1903-09-10
Labor Day.

Labor day was duly celebrated throughout this state the last general assembly by special act designating September as legal holiday At Little Rock free barbecue was given under the auspices of the Cen tral Trades Council. and speeches were made by leading public men and students within the ranks of labor At TeXarkana members of local un- ions took part in the cornerstone laying of the new Methodist church. of which Rev James Thomas, one of the most popular ministers in the state, is pastor.
The Monticellonian., 1903-09-10
CURE FOR BLUNDERERS.
Study what conservative men are do-


 ing
 Desire to be something. You may not have been born that way.
 Cultivate the memory, be energetic. attentive, and on the alert.
 Study the natural and also the daily sources of clements of excellence and write them down.
 Have outside knowledge where there is inside ignorance and you can help blunderers out of difficulty.
 If you will sit down every night and write out briefly an account of every thing you have done during the day you will be startled to see how many mis- takes you have made. Do this for awhile and you will notice that the number of blunders diminishes Why? Because you get to thinking about your errors and you are unconsicously more watch ful.-E. M. Pratt, in Chicago InIer Ocean.
The Monticellonian., 1903-09-10
Boys Charged With Murder.

Will Jordan and Oliver Peters. white boys. and Nathan Park. a negro. are under arrest charged with the murder of Dave Chatham, which occurred at the latter's home in Jefferson county It is alleged that they went to Chat mans house at night and fired on him through the window Chatham was about 45 years old. and is said to have been man of excellent repute. He was a farmer
The Monticellonian., 1903-09-10
Returned After Many Years.

Two brothers by the name of Wisener returned to Monticello last week and surrendered to answer to charge of killing M B. Chesnutt eleven years ago. It seems that the Wiseners and Chestnut had become involved in a difficulty over a timber settlement, and shortly afterward Chestnut was shot He lived a few hours after he was hot, but before his death made dying statement. in which he claimed that the WiseGers fired on him unprovokedly, and be- fore he saw them, while he was riding along the road.
The Monticellonian., 1903-09-10
THE DROUGHT IN KANSAS.
Late Corn in Knnsas is Suffering for Want of Rain, and Much
 VIII He Lost.

Topeka, Kas., Sept S.-Reports re- ceived here from all sections of the state say the late corn is suffering for rain. There have been no general rains troughout Kansas for two weeks, and everywhere the ground is hard and packed. This condition will cause the late corn to mature nubbins only. Many farmers are cutting up late corn for winter fodder for stock. Reports from the wheat belt state that farm CTS are preparing to SOW 20 per cent. more wheat in acreage than the crop harvested this year The total acre. age harvested this year was 5,200,0O0 acres.
The Monticellonian., 1903-09-10
Planning Mill Burned.

The Valley Flaming Mill, formerly the Ledwidge mill, at Hot Springs. was totally destroyed by fire. The mill was one os the largest in the state. Bush, Smith & Moore were operating the mill and their loss is estimated at s2O,000 They had no insurance. Sheriff R. L. Williams owned the buildings and the mill ma chinery, and his loss is about s10,000
 By dint of hard work on the part of the firemen the buildings in the neigh borhood were saved from destruction
The Monticellonian., 1903-09-10
State Pensioners.

The force in the auditor of states office is busy just now making out the vouchers for payment of pensions to Arkansas Confederate soldiers. The list this year shows a slight in crease over last year, there being 6.15O pensioners to be paid this year, as against $500 last year. In all there is about S162,000 to be dis bursed The average amount paid to each veteran is between S27 and BPS. Disability, instead of rank, de eides what a veteran shall receive.
The Monticellonian., 1903-09-10
Three Brothers Placed in Pen.

Three brothers were placed in the penitentiary recently pursuant to con. viction in the circuit court of Ashley county on a charge of killing man at Portland The three are Curtis, Frank and James Bowman, and they are white men Each received sen, tence of two years
The Monticellonian., 1903-09-10
Miners Injured d.

While sitting at the mouth of shaft to Prairie creek mine two miles from Huntington, awaiting the fann- ing out of fire-damp the headlight of one of the men exploded severely burning Fire Boss T. W. Stewart, Assistant Fire Boss Claude and Oscar Hampton, John Bohannon. Charles. Mills and F. R Johnson, miners.
The Monticellonian., 1903-09-10
Run Down by Street Car.

Eugene Callahan, Jr., aged P years, whose home was at Little Rock. was run down and fatally injured by a troll ley car at St Louis. The young man went from Heber to St. Louis a few days before the accident to procure employment on a railroad He alight- ed from one car and started across the track. when he was struck by a car which was going at rapid speed.
The Monticellonian., 1903-09-10
Accidental kiIlinq.

Amos Jenkins. colored, was accident ally shot and killed by Ed Amos, also colored. in a Little Rock saloon. Jen- bar, to let him see a revolver that was lying on the shelf In handing the weapon over the bar in some manner it was discharged the ball striking Jenkins in the breast.
The Monticellonian., 1903-09-10
Skeleton of a Boy Found.

The skeleton of a boy between the age of II and 16 years, was found few days ago on sandbar of the Ar. kansas river fifteen miles below Lit tie Rock. Everything indicated that the boy was drowned early last spring but there is no clew to his identity.
The Monticellonian., 1903-09-10
East St Louis Fall Carnival.

East St Louis, Ill. Sept. S.-The East St Louis fall carnival will open Tuesday, and will continue until the end of the week. Tuesday evening Miss Ada L. Hendricks will be crowned queen of the carnival, and she will reign as its queen for the entire week.
The Monticellonian., 1903-09-10
Old Man Killed.

E. Mott, aged 60 years, residing nine miles south of Newport, was killed by young man named Lee iiolcomb. It is alleged Holcomb was under the in fuence of liquor, and claimed Mott owed him $10. After firing several intellectual shots at Mott, Holcomb crushed the old mans skull with the butt Of his gun.
The Monticellonian., 1903-09-10
Eound in CahOk in Lake.

East St. Louis, H.. Sept. S-A mans body was found in Cahokia Lake near Prairie du Pont Sunday, which had ap- parently been in the water four or five days. There were no marks of violence on the body.
The Monticellonian., 1903-09-10
Edison's Fnst Automobile.

Phillpsburg, N. J.. Sept. S.-Thomas A. Edison and party of friends made a trip from Orange to this place in an automobile recently constructed after plans drawn by the inventor. They made the run in less time than the reg ular passenger train.
The Monticellonian., 1903-09-10
Younq Girl Drowned.

The 15-year-old daughter of George Utley was drowned in the Petit Jean river near Hobert With members of her family she was crossing Petit Jean river near Greenvlle, the force of the stream overturned the wagon and she cued
The Monticellonian., 1903-09-10
Charged Win Assaulting Wife.

Los Angeles, Cal, Sept S--Col Grif- filth, a millionaire resident of this city and a member of the board of park commissioners, has been arrested on the charge of assaulting his wife with murderous intent.
The Monticellonian., 1903-09-10
Convicted of Murder in Frst Degree.

Nathan Beener was convicted at Paragould of murder in the first de gree for the killing of Bud Dortch in Clay county three weeks ago. Dortch was shot from ambush while working in his field. and the case was tried at Paragould on a change of venue.
The Monticellonian., 1903-09-10
To Test Real Value.

Guthrie, Okla, Sept. S.-Twenty tons of ore from the Wichita mountains, In southwestern Oklahoma, has been shipped from Cache, Okla. to Denver, Col, where the value of the discovery will be aseertained. The average assay of the ore has been sl00 ton.
The Monticellonian., 1903-09-10
Declines the Call.

St Louis, Sept S.-Rev. Dr. William J. Williamson, pastor of the Third Baptist church of St. Louis, the larg- est church in the west, will decline the call recently received to the pulpit of Fremont Temple, Boston
The Monticellonian., 1903-09-10
Rev. AIyah Hovey. ID. ID.

Newton, Mass. Sept. S.-Rev. Alvah Hovey, D. D., one of the best known Baptist clergymen in the country and for many years president of the New ton Theological institution, died Sun day night, aged &.
The Monticellonian., 1903-09-10
Transferred to Judge Trieber.

Judge Rogers of the Federal court, who issued an interim restraining or der against he state railroad asses sors, will not hear the arguments .n that case, having transferred the same to the eastern district.
The Monticellonian., 1903-09-10
The Pope Interyenes.

Rome, Sept. S.-Pius X. has repre- scented to the Austrian emperor the advisability, especially on the part of the Catholic powers, of coming to an agreement as to the best way to stop the massacres in Macedonia
The Monticellonian., 1903-09-10
Miners Will Not Strike.

The Arkansas miners scale for the past fiscal year expired on the 1st inst. without an agreement having been reached between the operators and the miners. The delegates of all the mines in the district have noti- fled their local unions to continue at work pending the signing of new scale
The Monticellonian., 1903-09-10
GAMBLING KING BANKRUPT.
George V. Hnnkins. the Former Gambling King and Millionaire,
 Is Now PeDniiess.

Chicago, Sept S.-The last chapter in the meteoric financial career of George " Hankins, once called the King Of Gamblers, has just been written in real estate transfer.
 The last of his holdings in real es tate, including the family residence. were conveyed to John J Mitchell, Of the Illinois Trust & Savings bank, at an aggregate consideration of $154, ,15Q- Hankins was unable to redeem the property.
 At one time the fortune of this old item gambler was estimated al S4,000, 900. He owned real estate valued at S1 ,0o0.0 .000 But the game went against him. Race tracks, upon which he spent fortunes, failed to pay. His race horses were a drain that would have crippled a Croesus. Ills other ventures went wrong," and to-day he is bankrupt.
The Monticellonian., 1903-09-10

As a whole his state is enjoying the harvesting os a bumper crop. and as a consequence merchants and plant CTS are happ,f.
The Monticellonian., 1903-09-10
General store Burned.

Waterloo, H., Sept. S-The general store of Philip Jehling, at Fountain. five miles west of here, was burned Sunday morning. The loss is estimated at S4,000 Jehling carried no insur- ance. Only two days before the fire an insurance agent visited him, but he re- fused to take out a policy, declaring that it would be a waste of money.
The Monticellonian., 1903-09-10
BRIEF MENTION.

Two new bank safes have been placed in the state treasury at cost of $3 1000.
The Monticellonian., 1903-09-10
WANTS, TO HONOR ISELIN.

for the funeral.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-26

and Sunday. The reports from m os
Of the churches were fairly good
Our pr esiding elder preached a very
W. FL. Waddell was visitor here
last Saturday.
Mrs. Kline who has been in bed
since September last is still sick,
excellent sermon and those who fail
ed to hear him missed a great deal.
Bro. Terry will fill his regular ap-
pointment here next Sunday morning
at II am. Let us welcome him
with large attendance. We are too
careless about attending the house of
God. Our opportunities are good
We have preaching twice a month and
two Sunday schools with the number
of people who live in this immediate
vicinity it looks like we could have a
large attendance at our Sunday shcools,
Now spring is coming, and let us
see If we cant have our Sunday school
larger. We ought to go regardless of
the weather.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-26
BRAXTON.

Mrs. Wayne Sutton is quite sick
with pneumonia. Also j A. Barwick
is OH the sick list this week.
DR.. Gibson will leave OH the 22nd
for Now Orleans where he will take
a surgical course.
Mrs. DR.. Flowers, of Florence,
was at Braxton a few days last week
to see her sister Mrs. Wayne Sutton.
We are glad to say that Prof. W.
A. Sharp is able to carry on his work
in the school room after several days
Of illness.
Miss Ida Barber. of Jackson who has
been teaching in Prof. Sharp's, place
returned to her home Friuday evening
Sowell Pope, of Cato, paid Braxton
a visit Sunday.
Miss Gqssie Ammons visited home
folks Sunday,
Toxic Montgomery and Will Am.
mons, left on the 18th, for Dallas,
Tex. where they will study telegraphy.
Miss May Ola Hayes left for her
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-26
BROWNSVILLE.

Thomasville has not been represen-
ted through the columns of the News
for quite while, owing to the fact
that the road from Brandon to this
place has been almost impossible and
as the letters of your correspondent are
so valuable, he was afraid to take the
risk Of getting them to Brandon
through the mud and water. For he
like the Irishman, was afraid the
mail rider would meir down. There
wero two Irishmen travelling through
the country OH foot, one of them bog
ged down, and the other one went to
neighbors house and asked for a
shovel to dig him out. Els neighbor
asked the Irishman how deep pat
had begged, he told him that lie was
ankle deep; then his neighbor wanted
to know why he could not step out,
"O!" said the IrisLman ''but heswent
inshead foremost. =
The farmers gladly welcome the
beautiful sunshine days whice we are
having at present and with sunshine
and spring comes the candidates who
always have smile for every body,
and cigars to treat their friends smo-
kers and candy for the children.
Our school is progressing under the
efficient management of j. /. Gov
ington with Miss Emma Cook as as
sistant
Byram Harper, Of Star, visited
relatives here the latter part Of last
week.
w. T. Barbour returned last Sun
day after making an extended visit to
relatives and friends at Coffeeville.
Messrs J. I. Covington and D G.
Harper attended church at Star last
Sunday Afternoon,
Mrs. Ne. Waddell, Mrs. N. Smith
and Miss Bessie Mangum are spending
q few days In New Orlenas,
The new. residence Of w. d.
Thomas, is quite handsome addi-
ton to our town.
The First Quarterly conference
convened at this place last Saturday
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-26
A GOOD SUGGESTION.

Editor News: AS the time is draw
ing near for the Board of Supervisors
to appoint road overseers for the
various public roads, it occurred to
the writer to call attention to the class
of men who are not qualified to make
the most suitable road overseers.
1t is the custom of road hands at
the last working to say who they
want for the next overseer, and as
a general thing they choose the man
who will let them off with the least
work. And as rule such men are
recommended on the report turned in
by the retiring overseer.
Every supervisor is supposed to
know the citizens of his district at
least. And no man who conducts his
farming or other business in careless
and slipshod manner can be expected
to make a successful road maker.
There ais another class who may be
hard workers themselves and work
their wives and children almost to
death. But put them in charge of a
gang Of mon to work and direct and
they are complete failnre. Such
men will not and cannot make good
road overseers.
J. A. SPEAR.
Rankin, February gath. 1909.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-26
MAYTON.
Fine weather this week.

Fine weather this week.
Winbern Franklin, one of Mayten's
charming young men, and Miss Cav
Costello of Kinds, were married last
week.
We wish them long and happy
life.
Miss Ora Purvis attended clarch at
Clear Greek Sunday.
Miss Mary Jackson, of Concord. is
spending few days with friends
here.
Yves and Hulon Patrick were here
Sunday.
Good attendance at Sunday school
Sunday. That's the way young PEG.
pie and old ones, too.
Henry Jackson visited friends here
Sunday.
Miss Felista Boone, of D'Lo. visit.
ed the home of J. D. Purvis Thursday.
Miss Mary Taylor, who is teaching
the Virgil school was here Sunday.
J. y. Purvis made business trip
to Mondenhall Thursday.
There is some talk Of L. L. Myers
selling his sawmill.
Miss Annice jackson, who has been
spending a month Oh two with her sis
ter at Magee, has returned home.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-26

The News invites each candidate for
the Legislature to contribute an ar
ticle to The News OH the Elective
Judiciary question. We think if the
people are competent to elect a gov
ernor they are competent to elect
judges. The more power the people
reserve to themselves the better the
government will be. But we invite
the candidates to discuss the question
and we will publish the commGnica-
tion whether it is for or against cleo
ting the. judges.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-26

home at Magoe Sunday. She will
enter school there.
Bob Walker passed through here
enroute home few days ago.
Ester Gardner made "Trip down
the G. and S. I. and spent a few DAYS.
John Steen has been little indispos-
ed.
j. A. McKay's new store is nearr-
ing completion.