The log cabin Democrat., 1907-06-20

thirty-fve years ago, has been par loned by Gov. Campbell. Aiken fired into passenger train, killing man named J. R. Scobee. After serving Is months of a life sentence for the crime he escaped from the Texas penitentiary and went to the home of relatives near Hot Springs, Ark, where he married, reared children and became well-to-do. His con- science troubled him so much recent ly that his health was impaired and he decided to return to Austin and surrender to the governor. He ar rived there week ago accompanied by Sheriff Bob Williams of Garland county, Arkansas, $. w. Fordyc0 the St. Louis millionaire, and other friends who submitted a petition for Aiken's pardon.
 An explosion occurred in the corn ing mill of the Equitable Powder Company, located about four miles south of Fort Smith, wholly destroy ing the building and burning to death William Coleman, one of the employees. The corning house is where the powder is ground from the pressed cake and was the largest of the many buildings composing the plant. The explosion was so violent that it uprooted trees in the immedi- ate vicinity. The concussion was felt for distance of five miles.
 The little daughter of J. H. Carn- ahan, a prominent druggist of Fort Smith, was attacked by mad dog, which fearfully lacerated her face Both of her cheeks were torn open by the dogs teeth, her upper lip split and her head, forehead and neck were badly bitten. The dog later went to the home of George H. Lyman, a real estate dealer, and when NIT. Lyman came out of the house, sprang upon him, biting him upon the arm before it could be beaten off.
 The levces in Lafayette county, the construction of which was au- thorized by the act of 1905 are said to have saved from destruction this year by the Red river overflow at least 35,0O0 acres of cotton. The levee protecting the district joins the hills near the line of Hampstead and Lafayette counties, runs in wester- ly direction to Red river and follows | the mcandeyings of that stream in a southerly direction distance of 33 miles.
 One of the largest lumber factor ies in the Southwest Is being erected at Lake View, by company capital ized by local and Eastern men, The plant will manufacture spokes and chairs, and will be equipped with modern machinery, including a saw mill having capacity of several thousand feet of lumber daily. The plant is located in the heart of a timber belt and large boundaries have been secured.
 An Eastern syndicate has pur- chased the Red Cloud mine on Buffalo river, near Melville, for a consideration of $65,0OO. The ore is said to be of very high grade, and it is the purpose of the purchasing company to begin active mining operations as soon as arrangements can be made for installing an ore l dressing-plant.
 It has been definitely decided to have racing as a feature of the Arkansas State Fair in Hot Springs in October. There has been some question about this on account of the passage of the Amis anti-turf gambling bill, but the Executive Committee at a recent meeting per fected plans for the racing.
 As a result of the mistake made by the cook, who used rat poison for baking powder, Henry Page, wife and three children of Blytheville are very i'll, with little chance of the re- covcry of the husband.
 Mrs. Amanda Kenney of Eureka Springs, fell down stairs recently