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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-04-05

1t is understood that the board Of
directors has decided to close the
Athena public school on Friday. April
26, or one month earlier than usual.
This action il doubtless the result
of taking into consideration the deplor-
able condition in which the high school
department is found.
The higher grades of the school have
diminished until there are but six
pupils left in the 9th grade. The 10th
and 18th grades have melted entirely
away, the last four pupils in those
grades leaving school in a body. Mon
day of this week.
No criticism is heard regarding the
work in the lower grades, but it has
been known for months that conditions.
in the higher departments were such
that it would have been better for all
concerned, had they been closed long
ago.
The patrons of the school who have
children attending this department are
practically unanimous in declaring
that the head of the school. Prof.
Perryman is incompetent; is incapable
Of enforcing discipline and that the
chaotic method in which he conducts
his department, has extended to and
more or less affects the work in the
lower grades.
1t is recognized that the directors
have erred to some extent, in not rails
ing the salary of principal to CORES
pond with wages paid in other towns
of Athena's size and prominence.
which would have attracted competent
talent in applying for the principal
ship of the school here.
The salary paid here this year un.
der 15-mill tax. is $50 per month.
AS against 500 to $3.50 per month
paid to principals in other schools of
like Importance. it is easy to see where
Athena is getting the worst of it, in
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-04-05
Doing Business Again.

when my friends thought was
about to take leave Of this world, on
account Of indigestion, nervousness and
general debility" writes A. A. CHS
holm, TreadweIl, N. Y. 'and when it
looked as If there was no hope left, /
was persuaded to try Electric Bitters,
and ! rejoice to say that they are cur.
ing me. am now doing business again
as Of old, and am still gaining daily"
Best tonic medicine on earth. Guar
anteed by VIM. Mcbride druggist. SOC.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-04-05
Lid Is On In Montana

The Griffin antigam bling law be-
came effective in Montana Monday.
and as result all games of chance are
strictly tabooed. 1t is the first time
since the discovery OF gold III 1868
that nowhere in that state can public
game of faro, roulette. poker. dice,
card games Of all kinds, and even slot
machines be found. All the latter
were removed from cigar stores and
other establishments and hereafter the
transfer of goods and merchandise will
be strictly commercial affair.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-04-05
Defeat New Water System.

At special city election held Satur-
day in Enterprise, the $50. 900 bond
for the new water system was defeated
by vote of 10 in favor as against e8.
A two-thirds majority was necessary
to carry the measure. which was de-
signated as the e. NJ. and NJ. fran
chise. it having been refused by the
council last Friday.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-04-05
Bitten by a Spider.

Through blood poisoning caused by
a spider bite, John Washington. Of
Bosqueville. Tex, would have lost his
leg. which became mass of running
sores, had he not been persuaded to
try Bucklen's Arnica Salve. He
writes: 'The first application reliev-
ed, and four boxes healed all the sores. :"
Heals every sore. 25c. at VIM. Nc
Brides druggist.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-04-05
osteopath Coming.

DIR. Van Hatteren, Osteopath ply
sician, a graduate of the American
Schooiof Osteopathy. Kirksville. Mo. !,
contemplates locating in Athena to
practice his profession. In company
with his wife, the doctor has been at
Garfield Wash.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-04-05

w. A. Rulison has few more of
those beautiful art calendars which 20
with the brown herb tablets. which he
has sold with such success for some
time. See him about it.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-02-23
ARRESTED FOR KIDNAPPING.
Woman Has Her Husband Locked
Up on This Charge.

Fcrt Smith, Ark.-This morning l..
l.. Brown, who was chased all over the
country by his wife for about seven
months on charge of kidnapping their
5-year-old boy, was arrested at the
Frisco depot on complaint of his wife,
who said he was again trying to steal
the child. Mrs. Brown caught her hus-
band at Bolton, Kan, aud they decided
TO ia Ike up with each other again. They
came to Fort Smith, where Brown has
married children. He made arrange
ments to furnish home, but this
morning discovered that his wife had
packed her things and had left his
daughters house, where they had been
staying He suspected she intended re-
turning to her fathers home in Beau
mont, Tex, and went straight to the
depot. He found her there with the
child, which he took possession of, and
was arrested upon her complaint. Mrs.
Brown is young woman, while her
husband is grandfather.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-02-23
MOUNTAINS OF FLAMES.
Wichita Forest Reserve and Prairie
on Fire Near Lawton.

Lawton, Okla. Driven forward by a
high wind, huge mountains of flames
are todoy ravaging the timber and the
valuable grasses of the Wichita forest
reserve, the 100000 acre government
tract in the Wichita mountains Of
Southwest Oklahoma, and until prov
idential wind from the northeast should
counteract that powerful western blast
of today, hundreds of thousands OF dol
lars worth of property will be destroy
ed. As yet the flames are confined to
the western portion of the reserve,
where the timber is small and scant,
but grass is luxuriant and high.
Against the fierce western wind a
hundred or more men have fought
against the fast passage for the last
twelve hours, and up to this time the
aggregate damage will not exceed
few hundred dollars, principally to the
timber and grasses.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-02-23

Jones county has recently sold $780,
900 worth of per cent. bonds at pre-
'fnium OF So, $50, the proceeds to be used
III constructing courthouses at Ellis
vile and Laurel. This assures two of
The best public buildings in the State
Tor the piney woods county of Jones.
Food.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-02-23
THAW TRIAL RESUMED
DR.. EVANS, ALIENIST, FIRST WIT.
NESS ON STAND.
SAYS THAW WARNED JEROME
According TO Prisoners Story to the
Alienlst, District Attorney
Wouldn't Act.

New York, N. Y.-Harry X.
Thaw's trial was resumed Monday and
DR.. B. d. Evans, the defense's alienist,
was recalled as the first witness.
In the course of his testimony DR..
Evans described several examinations
Of Thaw in the Tombs, and testified
that Thaw had told him OF a visit to
District Attorney Jerome to complain
about Stanford Whites alleged perfor-
mances in his Bohemian studios ThaY
told the alienist that District Attorney
Jermone had refused to take steps
against White, advising him to drop
the matter Thaw insisted that he
wanted White brought into court,
where the story Of his relations with
several young women could be told,
but said he could not get the authori-
ties to arrest White Finally, he said,
Providence led him to slay the archi,
tSct
Thaw told the alienist also of visit
70 Anthony Comstock, where the com
plants against White we're repeated,
but led to nothing. Later Thaw said,
he discovered that Comstocks lawyer
was also Stanford Whites attorney.
Thaw believed there was conspi-
racy to kill him He told the alienist
that the Monk Eastman gang had been
hired to beat or kick him to death. Al
SC, he believed there was a conspiracy
between the District Attorney and first
firm Of attorneys employed to defend
him to railroad" him to an insane
asylum. Thaw objected to the rail
roading" process vigorously, declaring
he was not insane.
During the period OF the long ad.
journment there had been many
rumors of a conflict among the defan-
dants counsel but at opening of court
Monday all six attorneys who have
represented Thaw during the proceed
ings were at his counsel table, consult
ing together as usual. Even Mr. Nc
Pike, who had not been included by
Mrs Thaw's official list of attorneys
as given out Saturday. was IN his &C.
customed place at the prisoners right
Mr.. McPike is a partner of Mr., Del,
mas.
DR.. Britton D. Evans, superintendent
OF the New Jersey State Hospital for
the Insane at Norris Plains, was on
the stand last Thursday when the
trial was adjourned and was recalled
Monday as the first witness.
Mr.. Delmas took up the direct ex-
animation Of the witness, thus resum.
ing his position as leading counsel,
Or, Evans was asked to relate the
conversations he had with Thaw dur
ing his first three visits TO the de-
fendant in the Tombs.
District Attorney Jerome submitted
70 the court the contention that the
witness should produce any notes he
may have taken at the time OF the
interviews.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-02-23
TWO MEN SHOT TO DEATH
By saloonkeeper, and a Lynching
May Result.

Maiden, Mo.-The most shocking
tragedy in the history Of this city oc-
cured here this evening when D. r.
Cox and Dr. j. w. Beall were shot to
death by "Dr." A. L, Brannon, who has
been engaged in the whisky business
here After the shooting Brannon
coolly proceeded down the street and
into the arms of an officer, who placed
him in Jail. 1t is not likely that he
will remain in Jail many hours, as a
lynching is almost certain.
d. r. Cox began the local option
movement in this section and was a
very prominent figure in the fight
against liquor and had waged an I'M
compromising war against Brannon's
whisky joint, and this was probably
the cause of the killing.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-02-23
MANY INDlGNITIES
offered to White People by NegroeL
at Brownsville.

San Antonio, Tex.-Lon A. Evans, a
state quarantine officer, whose wife was
attacked by Il negro soldier the night
before the Brownsville raid, testified
at the Penrose court-martial today.
He testified that on the night of the
raid a negro soldier returning to the
post passed so close to him that Evans
could have touched the negro's gun.
He told Major Penrose of the attempt
cd assault on his wife the morning fol-
lowing its occurrence.
Penrose expressed surprise and re-
gret and promised his best efforts in
ascertaiany the culprit's identity. PEN
rose, after comforting aside with an Of
ticer, told Lvans that he would issue an
order keeping the soldiers in the post.
Evans told of the raid Aug. 13 as he
remembered it. He heard a number of
shots. He moved from his home be-
cause of the soldiers indignities.
&. A. Littlefeld, deputy sheriff OF
Brownsville, testified that about 100
shots We're fired during the raid. He
is acquainted with the Brownsville po-
lice and testified that the squads OF men
be saw were not police.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-02-23
MAN WRECKS HOME
WOMAN KILLED AND TWO Chill.
pREN BADLY MANGLED.
DYNAMITE IN THE OVEN
Mother and Babe Perish When Moth.
er Attempts to Snatch II from
tha Flames.

Lebanon, Pennsylvsnia--Mrs. John
SeelYer was killed by an explosion
OF dynamite at her home. Her two
children, Lydia, aged l3, and Mary,
aged s. were so badly burned and
lacerated that there is little hope Of
their recovery. The house was
wrecked. The womans husband had
placed three sticks of dynamite in
the oven to thaw, and went to work
neglecting to inform his wife,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-02-23
MEXICAN MINE EXPLOSION
Thirty Bodies Taken Out and rs Still
in Mine.

Monterey, Mex. "A dispatch to the
News from Las Esperanzas, Coahuila,
says that 105 men were killed and u
injured as result of an explosion Of
gas in the coal mine at that place, The
list of the dead and injured may be ex-
tended as a great number of men are
believed to have been in the mine at
the time of the accident.
Thirty dead bodies have been taken
out and it is estimated that Is more are
yet in the mine.
Las Esperanzas is located on the line
of the international Railway, about
seventy-five miles from Eagle Pass,
Texas.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-02-23
WALL STREET sPEcULAToRs.
Informed That the President Has Not
Changed His Views

New York-Wall street has for
many days made much of alppo-
sition that the attitude of the Wash
ington administration towards COM
binations Of capital was to undergo a
revision. Visits to the White House
of capitalists, active and conspicuous
in the financial world, have given rise
to these conjectures Of treaty. There
is rather a notable concurrence in the
substance of several recent news dis
patches from Washington on this sub
1ect, which psinted the information
from first.hand sources, and which
rather belied the assumption of a
change in the administration atti-
tude.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-02-23
REPORT RACE RIOT IN VIRGINIA
Several Negroes Reported Killed at
Construction Camp.

Roanoke, Va.--A report reaches
here that a race riot is in prog.
ress at a railroad construction camp
near Thaxton, about fifteen miles
east of Roanoke, and that three or
four negroes have been killed. The
trouble arose over the discharge of
some workmen. There is no wire con.
nection with the camp.
The negroes have taken to conven.
lent cover, from which place of
vantage they have been keeping IN n
steady fire on the whites.
The whites are not sufficiently
strong to storm the blacks and put
an end at once to the sanguinary con.
flict. Both sides are intrenched be.
hind trees and other natural fortified.
tions from which the fight has been
precipitated with more or less vigor
all day.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-02-23

Revenue Agent Adams has at last
worked up Tallahatchie county on back
taxes, and the amount assessed against
the property holders of the county ag-
gregate several million dollars, with
taxes due, in some instances, as far
back as 1886, a period of over twenty
years. This refers to notes on land
sold and money loaned, secured by
mortgages, vendors liens, etc.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-02-23
Longer School Term.

At the meeting of the Monroe Coun-
ty Teachers Association held at Aber-
deem Superintendent Whitfield appeal
ed to those present to advocate two
milThnnual ad valorem tax on the coun-
ty assessment outside of separate school
districts for the extension of the school
term, and all present signified their
approval of the same.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-02-23
NOTED THEosoPHlsT DEAD.
Henry S. oIcott, Cofounder with Nine.
BIavatsky, Dies in India.

New York, n. Y-AleXander Full
lerton, secretary of the Theosophical
society, announces the death, at Adyar,
India, of Henry Steel Olcott, cofounder
with Nine. Blavat5ky Of the Theosoph-
lists in this country.
Mr.. Olcott, who visited this country
last year, sailed for India in October.
On the voyage he fell down the hatch.
way of the steamer, receiving injuries
that eventually caused death.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-02-23
Mississippi's Delegates.

Responding to an invitation from the
governor of Pennsylvania, Gov. Varda-
man has appointed the following dele
gates to the national congress of State
highway commissioners, which is to
convene at Pittsburg on March u and
13: Capt, r. N. Proyine, Coles Creek;
W. J. Toler, Gloster; G. r. King, Oko-
Iona; Walter Clark, Clarksdale; ], NJ,
Bass, Hazlehurst.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-02-23
ousted From Office.

]. H, Hays, recently elected marshal
of Newton, was ousted from office by 2.
7. Doolittle, his predecessor, through
quo warranto proceedings on the ground
that Hays was not q qualified elector;
that while the books showed that he
was registered June IT, more than four
months before the election, that date
was found to be Sunday, which was con-
elusive evidence OF its illegality.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-02-23
Turpentine Trust Fined $50, 900.

Savannah, Ga. In the United States
court the S. p. Shotter Company, the
Patterson Downing Company, the
Standard Naval Stores Company and
the Belgian Company, corporations,
and S. P. Shotter and j. f. G. Myers,
individuals, known as the "turpentine
trust" entered pleas of guilty TO Is
violation of the Sherman ANTITRUST act.
Judge Emery Speer fined each indi.
yidual and corporation $4,000, making
an aggregate OF 100000, Shottet and
Myers agreed in writing not to violate
the law again.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-02-23
JACK THE HUeeER CAPTURED.
Proves to Be Weak-Minded and Partly
Dumb.

Bloomington, Illinois-Jack the
Hugger, a character who has been
frightening girls and women in Bloom.
ington for several years, was captured
in Franklin Square park Friday night
in desperate battle in which former
Gov. ]. W Fifer was one of the princi-
pals among his captors
The fellow proved to be Wesley
Greenlee, a young carpenter, who is
weak-minded and also partly dumb.
The encounter took place opposite the
residence of former Vice President A.
E. Stevenson.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-02-23
DIRTY Dozen" Organization.

Considerable of sensation was
created in Lawrence county by the un-
masking Of secret criminal organiza-
tion OF dozen young men, aged from
IS to q, bearing the name of the Dirty
Dozen" The organization was formed,
it seems, for the purpose of robbery,
and some OF its members are repre-
sentatives Of some quite respecta BILE
families, All but one of the twelve
have been arrested and are being held
for trial.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-02-23
AMAZING REVELATIONS
GEN. kURoPATKIN's HISTORY
HAS BECOME ACCESSIBLE.
Di5organization, lncapacity and Disc
bedence Charged, and Russia
Was Not United, He says.

st. Petersburg, Russia.-Gen. Kuro
patkin's history Of the Russo-Japanese
war, which was confiscated by the
Russian government, has at last be-
come accessible, despite the most eX-
treme precautions to prevent this
CALLING official indictment from reach
ing the public. The work is remark
able for its historic value as the clos.
ing chapter Of the war from the pen
of the commander-iu-chief, and for the
nerciless criticism of the men and
measures which, in Kuropatkin's es-
innate, swept Russia and its army to
defeat.
Most Amazing Revelations.
The voluminous general orders, sta
tistics, reports and other documentary
matter, with the conclusions" con
stitute most amazing revelations Of
disorganiza.ion and incapacity, and
even of disobedience of specific and
urgent orders by certain general Off
GERS entrusted with high commands
in the field notably Gen. Kaubars,
against whom formidable indict-
ment is framed, saddling upon him
entire responsibility for the defeat at
Mukden.
Why Russia Was Baked.
Kuropatkins reasons for the failure
Of the war are based chiefly on com.
parison OF the warlike spirit of the
Japanese, their preparedness and
yalor, which he says, had never been
seen in any previous war, and their
ability to maintain the numerical su.
periority necessary to assume the of.
fensive with the disadvantages of Rus
STA, owing to the inadequacy of the
single track railway from Europe. with
commanding officers disobeying or.
ders, and in a hopeless state Of CON
fusion and cross purposes, with a low
state of morals and confidence among
the TROOPS, and continuous news from
home Of internal troubles, and of in
suits and reproaches against the army.
A Pathetic Conclusion.
The general pathetically concludes:
That if Russia had been united and
ready to make the sacrifices necessary
to safeguard her dignity and integrity.
the valiant Russian army would have
striven till the foe was subdued."
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-02-23
MISSISSIPPI NEWS
Cash Coming In.

Auditor Henry reports the collection
Of S258,9S7.27 du"ing two days OF last
week from the counties Of Amite,
Adams, Calhoun, Carroll, Hancock,
Jackson, Jasper, Lauderdale, Monroa
Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Pearl
River, Scott, Smith, Sunhower, Tate,
Tunica, Washington, Wilkinson, Win
ston, Yalobusha and Yazoo. The largest
amount was paid by Lauderdale coun-
ty, Si3,37S5S. This cash, together with
$50, 900 received from the sale of boads,
puts the State on a reasonably secure
basis for the present.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-02-23
To Raise Work Stock.

The penitentiary management will
renew the attempt to raise the States
own supply of work stock, and Oakley
will be the ground upon which the ope-
rations will be undertaken, as they are
firmly of the opinion that practical re-
suits will follow and that the efforts
will be crowned with success.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-02-23
CHALLENGES All Club Memh.rs.

st, ePersburg, Russia-A story is
current here that Prince Paul Dolgo-
roukoff, the leader of the Constltu-
tional Democratic party, who was ex-
PEELED by unanimous vote from the In
perial Russian Yacht Club because of
his anti-Government teachings, has
challenged every one Of the members
to a duel
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-02-23
Columbia Protests.

The people of Columbia were aroused
when they learned that the postofiice
department intended to change the
name of the postoffice at that place on
account Of the trouble and confusion
that was constantly arising from the
similarity of the name columbia" to
another postotiice in this State, Colum-
bus. Columbia is the name the town
has borne for nearly 100 years, and the
people protest most strenuously against
any change.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-02-23
Startling Statement.

Honolulu. Gov. Carter made the
declaration today that he would be per-
fectly willing to have his daughter mar
ried to Japanese. He declared him
self in favor of granting naturalization
to Japanese and giving them chance
TO assimilate with CAucasians.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-02-23
Mother and Babe Perish.

Pontotoc, Mississippi-Vainly ell
deayoring to extinguish the flames
which enyeloped her infant son, Mrs.
Charles Mauldin was burned to death
at her home near here. The baby also
died. The childs clothing caught fire
while playing about some burning
leaves.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-02-23
The Memphis and Pensacola.

Col, c. II. Pond is very hopeful of
consummating a deal that will push the
Memphis and Pensacola railroad to an
early completion, and is confident that
practical work will be in evidence
toward construction soon. The pro-
posed route will traverse largely an in
terror section and will mean much to
the development of Mississippi.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-02-23
French Play at University.

An event of unusual interest will
take place at the University of Missis-
sippi on March 2. The students of the
French department will present, on
that date, Moliere's Malade Imaginaire
(the Imaginary Sick NAM, Everything
will be in French, even to the tickets
and programs, and the original music
OF Charpentier will be produced.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-02-23
NEeREss REFUSES COMPROMISE.
She Lived with Beresford as His Com.
mon-Law Wife.

Galveston, Tex.-Flora Wolfe. the
negress who lived with the late
Lord Delavel Beresford, Of Eng
land, in Mexico as his his common,law
wife for 20 years, has been offered
$500 900 and all cattle on the ranch,
valued at s25O,OO0, if she withdraws
her claim as the dead lords wife. She
will not accept the offer.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-02-23
Extension Denied.

The secretary of war has denied the
application Of the Delta Southern Rail-
road Company for further extension OF
time to remove its piling bridge over
Bear Creek, and has ordered the COM
pany to remove the obstruction from
the stream at once,