The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-09-03


recently by Gov NJ. r. Patterson,
would return to newspaper work, was
authorized by the management OF the
Nashville Tennesseean. Mr.. Carmack
assumes the editorship of this paper,
succeeding H. M. Suter, who remains
with the paper.
Rendered temporarily insane by re-
morse for his act in killing his wife
and wounding his son, whom he mis-
took for her admirer, last June, julius
Turner, a wealthy farmer, committed
suicide in his cell in the county jail
at Clay City, Ill, by hanging himself
to the bars of the cage in which he
has been confined since the tragedy.
He used his bed clothing in the accom-
plishment of his purpose.
Augusta, Ga, and points in South
Carolina are gradually recovering from
the flood conditions. The death list IN
Georgia and South Carolina will reach
60. Two more bodies were taken from
the river at Augusta, making the total
known dead there Is. The city mains
have been opened, relieving the dis
tress as to drinking water.
Following an inspection of the Ii
braries of the public schools of Orange,
n. J., the board of health has decided
to disinfect every book in the schools
between now and the time the schools
open on Sept 8. There were more
than the usual number of cases of
scarlet fever in the schools last year.
Important documents in the case OF
George Fitzgerald, accused of stealing
$173 600 from the United States sub
treasury, could not be found and eX-
element was high in the state attor-
ney's office until the papers were dis
covered in a waste basket.
j. M. Brown, 70 years old, OF Man
son, Ia, killed his daughter-in-laW,
Mrs. George G. Brown, at their home.
He walked downtown, meeting H. r.
Burwell. well, l just killed Georges
wife and it was the best deed | ever
did in my life," he said. They can
do what they please with me, but she
shall never insult my wife again
w. H. Worden, counsel for Ray Lam
phere, indicted for the murder of Mrs.
Belle Guinness, has prepared papers in
application for Lamphere's release on
a writ of habeas corpus, declaring
there is not sufficient evidence on
which to hold Lamphere. The papers
will be filed in few days
After a worldwide chase lasting
three years and extending over three
continents, Bella Valdez, Hungarian
nobleman accused of forgeries amount
ing to $4,000, was arrested in Chi
cago He is held for extradition. The
charges state that Valdez forged the
name of his uncle, a count in Hungary,
to notes.
Bryan is greatly interested in the
recent declaration by w. r. Stubs,
Republican nominee for governor of
Kansas, in favor of guaranty OF
bank deposits. Bryan, it is we'll
known, regards the platform declara-
ton in favor of such a guarantee as
one of the most important issues OF
the campaign.
Twenty-three alleged Mormon con-
verts are held at the immigration bu-
reau in Boston for further investiga-
ton. Thirteen have been barred by
the board of inquiry and must be de-
ported.
The American Bar association is on
peals to higher courts, in cases where
actual prejudice is shown, rather than
on purely technical grounds. The
association took the action when it
adopted by a division. the report of a
special committee appointed a year
ago to support methods to prevent
needless litigation.
A fine of $40 and costs mas been i'm
posed on David L. Frank, campaign
manager for Richard Yates, defeated
candidate for the Republican nOmina-
ton for governor, charged with caus-
ing disturbance in attempting to in
stall a challenger for the Yates fac
ton.
JESSE 1OC, lISSlO uCo lNl t'NO, " nv
with George Williams, also a negro,
killed Policemen Petticord and Rus
sell in Indianapolis, Sept. 80, 1906, and
who had been sought ever since, was
shot and killed on the Chamberlain
river in Monroe county, KY by Sher-
if Bryant and a posse.
A decomposed skull of a woman
found in - feet of water in the Ohio
river at Rising Sun, Ind, and the grue-
some leg of a woman discovered in a
sand bar in the river at the foot OF
. Bridge street, Cincinnati, confront the
police with the most battling mystery
/ in years.
Freiherr Speck Won Sternberg, Ger
man Ambassador to the United States
I died in Heidelberg following an oper
alton for cancer
Affairs in the United Mine Workers
Of America, which have for some