Wondmkf Cmmm NEWI
VOL. VI.
McCRORY, ARKANSAS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1907
NO. 52.
Plans For Reclaiming Land,.
A party of drainage experts are
touring eastern Arkansas for the pur
pose of making plans for the forma
tion of a drainage district.. There is a
swamp extending from the northern
to the further end of Ashley county
west of Lake Village,. In this district
there are more than 200,000 acres of
which not more than 20,000 acres are
under cultivation. By the digging of
h short ditch which will divert some
nf the water from Bayou Macon into
Boeuff river, a great part of this ter
ritory can be drained, it is believed.
The cost of the work will be small
in comparison to the extent of the ter
ritory which will be effected. It is
expected that a district will be formed
withjn a short time to carry out this
project.
Report of Death a Mistake.
The press recently announced the
sudden death of Chancellor Alonza
Curl while on his way to Mt. Ida to
hold court. The report was accepted
as true not only by the people and
press of Hot Springs, but by the
Judge’s family, who made arrange
ments with a local undertaker to send
for the body,. It was later learned
that the announcement of his death
was a mistake due to the misunder
standing of a long-distance telephone
message On his way to Mt. Ida Judge
Curl stopped at the house of a man
named Shockley. It was this man who
died suddenly, while Judge Curl w'as
there, and in telephoning the facts of
the death and the presence of Judge
Curl the message was misunderstood.
Believed To Have Been Desperado.
A negro burglar who has not been
identified, was shot and killed in
stantly while robbing the commissary
of the Bluff City Lumber Company
at Pine Bluff. Many express the be
lief that he is the negro desperado
y;ho recently shot several persons and
fceld up several others in the vicin
ity of Newport. Others declare that
he answers the description of a negro
who stabbed a brakeman to death in
Little Rock a few days ago, after be
ing ejected from a train.
Car Shortage Anticipated.
Those in a position to know say
tha: Arkansas shippers will be con
fronted during the months of Novem
ber and December by the worst car
shortage that has been experienced in
this State for many years, and that
it seems impossible to fully relieve
the situation. 7.000 new cars are said
to be ni course of construction for one
system and will be in use bv December
31.
Unknown Man Killed.
An unknown man was killed by a
train on the Little Rock and Hot
Springs Western at Gulka, seven miles
from Hot Springs. The engineer saw
the man sitting on the track and blew
his wistle and rang the bell, but the
man paid no. attention. He then re
verted the engine and the brakes were
set. hut too late to keep from run
ning hint down.
Five Killed in Collision.
Rive persons were killed and a score
°r more injured in a head-on collision
between a passenger and freight train
on the Valley division of the Iron
-Mountain eight miles from Little Rock.
The dead are: Gady Burke, negro, rail
way postal clerk; Alvin D. Brumbelow,
white, postal clerk; Will Whittaker,
negro tramp; two unidentified white
hoys.
A Peculiar Accident.
Jtr. o. \v. Swicard, a dentist at
Mainut Ridge, met with a peculiar
aecid(.nt a few days ago. He was ex
tracting a tooth when the forceps
slipped, striking his glasses, which
"ere shivered, filling one of his eyes
" th broken pieces of glass, which
deprive him of the sight of the
injured eye.
Dead From Asphyxiation.
1 L. Rasbury of Crawfordsville
"as found dead in his room at a hotel
l, 1 Memphis recently. The gas was
turned on but the fact that one win
1 °'v "as raised about an inch, allow
mg a large amount of gas to escape
vnuld oppose a suicide theory.
Unidentified Negro Run Down.
An unidentified negro about 40
vears old was killed by a through
Tight in Little Rock recently The
m, ]y was mangled, one side of the
ace being reduced to a pulp, the right
es torn and crushed and the right
a-ni broken besides, other Injuries.
Assistant Was Killed.
•Hx Doggett of Horatio, who had
" unteered to assist in braking, slip
'! and fell between the cars, erush
j1!~ skull and sustaining other
cunds. Death was almost instan
taneous.
Charged With Murder.
E. P. Ladd, president of the Little
Rock Automobile Company was ar
rested recently and taken to Pine
Bluff on a bench warrant charging
him with the murder of John Scott,
a sawyer, at Ladd, November. 1905.
He was indicted by the Jefferson coun
ty Grand Jury, it being the fifth that
had convened since the death of Scott.
Some time ago Mrs. Scott sued Ladd
for $50,000 in the federal court and
obtained judgment for $10,000 which
amount Ladd paid. He claims self
defense as a motive.
Kills Her Stepson.
Mrs. Belle McConnell, who lives
near Hico, is alleged to have shot
and killed her stepson, John McCon
nell, with whom she has had much
trouble. Since the death of his father
he is said to have called at the Mc
Connell home frequently and abused
the old lady, at one time shooting her
in the foot. At the time of the kill
ing he was attempting to break open
the door leading into her bedroom,
and she fired to prevent his entrance.
Former Member Sentenced.
Roger A. Suit, an aged white man
who was formerly a member of the
Arkansas legislature, and who has
been connected with various news
papers, including Little Rock and Pine
Bluff journals, has been sentenced to
one year in the penitentiary by the
Jefferson county circuit court for for
gery. Suit was charged with forging
a check for $50 on the Bank of Al
theimer.
Conference In Session.
The Arkansas Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South,
is in session at Bentonville with Bish
op Hendrix presiding. A feature of
the conference is the unusually large
class of young men admitted to the
ministry on trial, there being four
teen in the class.
Stabbed By Negro Woman.
Will Reed, a Cleveland county farm
er. was stabbed and seriously if not
fatally wounded by Minnie Dunn, a
negress, in a hold-up near Pine Bluff.
The woman is in jail awaiting the
result of her victim’s wounds, but her
accomplice, George Grimm, escaped.
Prosperous Vienna Beggars.
It has been proved that no fewer
than 32,000 beggars are at present
making a better living in Vienna than
ordinary workmen. One notorious
family of professional beggars recent
ly gave a grand ball and a concert at
a local hotel.
Has Wonderful Well.
Artesian water and gas were struck
the same night in a well one-half mile
from Russellville. The water spurt?
to the height of nine feet above the
surface of the ground, and the gas,
when ignited, produces a flame about
ten feet high.
Burned By Officers.
Crap tables, card tables and other
gambling fixtures were seized in,a
raid in Pine Bluff by officers and
burned in front of the court house.
The fixtures destroyed were valued at
about $">00.
Died From Hydrophobia.
Samuel Adams, who lives near Bell
ville, was bitten on the hand by a
house cat about six weeks ago, and
died a few days ago in great agony,
physicians attributing his death to
hydrophobia.
Injured In Runaway.
Mrs. W. E. Pearsall, of Argenta, and
her little daughter, were seriously
injured in a runaway recently. Her
mother and another child in the car
riage at the time, escaped with only
slight bruises.
Dies As Result cf Slows.
John Reed, a laborer living near
Hartman, died recently from the ef
fects of blows said to have been re
ceived from Oscar Smedley, in a
quarrel over a crap game.
To Be Exhibited.
Several thousand pounds of zinc ore
has been shipped from Harrison for
exhibition at the American Mining
Congress, which convenes at Joplin,
Mo., November 11.
Will Be Morning Paper.
The Pine Bluff Graphic, now an af
ternoon paper, will be converted into
a morning paper, January u.
Conductor Seriously Injured.
Edward Stansbury, 20 years a con
ductor on the Cotton Belt system, was
seriously injured at Rector recently.
In trying to board a train he missed
his footing and fell, one of the wheels
passing over his leg, which had to be
amputated above the ankle.
Unfortunate Forgetfulness.
Most men would be willing to gram
equal rights to women if the desire
for equal rights didn't make so many
women forget the importance of per
Bonal attractions—Chicago Record
Herald.
“WHY?”
THE CHADWICK FUND
OVER $500,000 CAME FROM THE
JUTTE ESTATE.
COURT REVEALS THE PROOFS
Mysterious Admission Made in 1906
Shows Source of "Easy Money”
for Female Financier.
Pittsburg. Penn.—The mysterious
deposition of Cassie L. Chadwick, who
died in the Columbus (.0.) penitenti
ary, was made public Monday, the su
preme court refusing to seal the doc
ument. The text of the deposition,
taken May 10, 1906, before Edward
Powell, notary public, alleges that J.
tV. Friend of Pittsburg, Pa., gave Mrs.
Chadwick over $700,000. Mrs. Chad
wick was an important witness in the
suit brought by the Colonial Trust
Co., administrator of the estate of
W. C. Jutte and wife, against Jas.
W. Friend and F. N. Hoffstot for an
accounting. The (document reciius
various business transactions Between
Mrs. Chadwick and both J. W. Friend
and F. N. Hoffstot. Exhibit B fol
lows:
"Pittsburg, Pa., June 24, 1904—Mrs.
Chadwick: Herewith memo, of your
entire indebtedness to me being prom
issory notes made payable on demand
with interest from date of paper:
April 1, 1900; $053,000; Feb. 2. 1904,
$000,000; March 18, 1904, $10,000;
March 18, 1904. $25,000; March 26,
1904, $70,200; March 29, 1904, $07,000.
Total, $79S,000. Very truly.
"J. W. FRIEND.”
Mrs. Chadwick testified to numerous
business transactions with Friend and
Hoffstot, continuing through 1903 and
possibly to November, 1904; that she
frequently met Messrs. IioffAtot and
Friend in Cleveland, Pittsburg and
New York regarding financial matters.
Replying to a question the deponent
stated Friend had told her he had
charge of the Jutte estate and that
"Jutte was a poor old man, not fit to
care for his affairs.”
Chief Justice Mitchell announced
his decision from the bench, saying:
"For reasons best known to the
court below, part of this deposition
was sealed. After considering applica
tion to seal it in this court, we see
no reason why the case should be
taken out of the ordinary course of
procedure.”
The deponent testified that J. W.
Friend strenuously attempted to per
suade her not to make the deposition.
Talks of 47,000-Ton Vessel.
London, England.—The visit to Eng
land of Albert Ballin, director general
of the Hamburg-American Steamship
Line, who returned from Liverpool,
has a two-fold object. First he pur
poses to consult with Harland &
Wolff of Belfast with regard to the
construction by his company of a new
liner of 47.000 tons to be driven by
a combination of turbines and recipro
cating engines, and second, to arrange
for a conference regarding trans-At
lantic rates.
Innocent Man Serves Sentence.
Pittsburg, Penn. — After having
served half of a ten-year sentence in
the Western Pennsylvania penitenti
ary for a crime committed by another,
Robert Simpson, who was convicted
in connection with a safe robbery in
the Irwin (Pa.) postoffice in West
moreland county, about six y'ears ago,
will be given his freedom by the state
board of pardons. It has been discov
ered the robbery was committed by
two men, both of whom are now dead.
Historian and Educator Deed.
Santiago, Chile—Diego Barros Ara
no, the most eminent historian and
educator in Chile, died here. He was
bora in 1830.
ACCUSED OF MOCK MARRIAGE.
Police Say Married Man “Wedded”
Actress in Los Angeles.
New Orleans, La. — C. M. Bark
ley, alias J. C. Jackson, who says he
is the son of a wealthy resident of
California, is held by the police here
on the charge of obtaining money un
der false pretenses by cashing worth
less checks. The man arrived here
several days ago and took apartments
at one of the most fashionable hotels
under the name of J. C. Jackson. He
introduced himself as prominent in
several fraternal organizations and
in this manner obtained indorsements
on the checks of a Los Angeles sav
ings bank. The checks were cashed
here, but were declared by the Los
Angeles institution in a telegram to
be "no good.’’
A dispatch from Los Angeles states
that the police say the man lived at
a rapid rate in that city during last
September, and went through a cere
mony of marriage with an actress
while hi3 wife was living there. He
disappeared a week after the alleged
marriage.
Officers Before Retiring Board.
Washington, D. C. — Four army
officers who failed to take the test
ride directed by President Itoosevelt
to determine their fitness tor army
service have been ordered before a re
tiring board to meet in Washington
Nov. 12 for examination. These offi
cers are Col. Henry M. Adams of the
engineer corps, Lieut. Col. Ormodn M.
Lissak of the military academy, Major
Henry M. Benharn of the Twenty-third
infantry and Major Charles C. Pierce,
chaplain, engineer corps, now sta
tioned at Washington barracks.
Would Commute Hau's Sentence.
Karlsruhe, Germany—The minister
of justice has been examining the evi
dence of Karl Hau of Washington,
D. C., who recently was sentenced to
death for the murder of his mother-in
law, Frau Molitor, and it is said that
he is about to recommend to the
j grand duke of Baden that the death
j sentence be commuted to life im
prisonment. In the meantime, Hau's
attorney is continuing his efforts to
obtain a new trial.
Observatory Hecoras tartnquaKe.
Ski tie, Isle of Wight.—An earth
quake disturbance was recorded
at the observatory here Sunday night,
beginning at 8:42. It reached its
maximum at 9:10. The point of origin
was at a distance cf about 5.000
miles. It is probable that the dis
turbances was in some part of the
Pacific ocean. There was a slight dis
turbance also recorded at 4:18 Mon
day afternoon.
Muskogee Wants New Charter.
Muskogee, I. T.—The Commercial
Club and the city council have
appointed a committee to investigate
the commission form of government of
various cities and to report a pro
posed charter for Muskogee under the
new system. All the members of the
present ciiy council announce deeire
to resign if a commission form of gov
ernment can be substituted for the
present one.
$4,000,000 Estate Disposed Of.
Des Moines, Iowa—An estate
of approximately $4,000,000 was dis
posed of in the will of late J. S. Polk,
capitalist and street railway promoter,
wliich was filed Wednesday. The
largo property is equally divided
amojg the widow and four children.
New Liner Chicago Launched.
St. Nazarie, France.—The new liner
Chicago, belonging to the Compagnie
Gener&le Transatlantique, was suc
cessfully launched here. She is of
15,000 tons register. She will enter
, the New York service in May of 1908.
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Being Watched With Interest.
The progress of the well which Is
being sunk by the Neimeyer Lumber
Company at its new mill near the new
penitentiary, is being watched with
much interest by both the Home Wat
er Company and others who are inter
ested in the agitation for better water
for Little Rock, for the success of the
well may determine whether it will
be feasible to sink artesian wells to
obtain a water supply for Little Rock.
It has been stated that water can
not he found at a depth of less than
1,000 feet, since strata of rock may
be found at a vast depth beneath
Little Rock on account of some vol
canic disturbance of ages ago. The
Neimeyer well has thus far been sunk
to a depth of 500 feet, and still it is
passing through strata of stone with
no water to speak of, in sight. The
well is being sunk through a slanting
strata of shale. Oil in small quanti
ties has been found. The oil lies in
"pockets” in the rock. Coal has also
been found far beneath the surface of
the earth, but not in paying quanti
ties. Should water he found at a mod
erate depth, it may he thought cheaper
to bore artesian wells for Lit tie Rock's
water supply than to go to some other
stream than the Arkansas river.
New Federal Petit Jury.
United States Marshal Remtnel has
been commanded to summon the fol
lowing petit jurors to serve in the
United States District Court and to
report at 9:30 a. m., November 21:
R. H. McNair, Guy Way man, Howard
Adams, George B. Allis, J. H. Field,
A. A. Whlssen, Jacob Neimeyer, R.
C. Bright and Claude Ringo, Little
Rock: W. F. Meacham, Goldman;
George M. French, J. L. Bryan, Hoi
Springs; John A. Marsh, Searcy. H.
L. Brown, Des Arc; D. S. McCray,
Malvern: K. L. Beurkle, Stuttgart; J.
W. Paxton, Crossett; John M. King.
Mabelvale; Caldwell Maim, Pine
Grove; Ferd Ha vis, R. W. Lane, Pine
Bluff: N. W. Bunker, Lake Village;
William Sheppard, Belfast; W. J.
Grantham, Snyder; John S. Hardin.
Jennie; J. F. Smith, Fairplay; R. E.
Major, Arkadelphia; J. A. Wilson,
Rison; C. C. Welch. Black Springs;
John C. Parker, Russellville; Gus
Bush, Vilonia: E. W. Briggs, Judsonia;
Ad Daniels, Eglantine. Robert S. Rack
lev, Pottsville; V. ,T. Trolter. Monti
cello; Thomas L. Allison, Bee Branch.
Favors Uniform Text Books.
Only one county. Clay, has been re
ported to the state superintendent of
public instruction as having voted in
favor of county uniformity of text
books at the school election last May.
The law requires the county judge
to appoint two members of the com
mission to select text books to be used
in the county for the next six years,
and the state superintendent is also
required to select two members, who
shall be teachers, holding first grade
licenses. The law further provides
that the county examiner shall act
as chairman of the Text Book Com
mission. In keeping with the above.
County Judge L. Hunter has appointed
W. W. Henry of Corning and J. W.
Dollison of Rector and Superintendent
Dovne has appointed T. T. Copeland of
Rector and Frank Weldon of Piggott
as members of the commission.
Cotton Futures Demurrer.
Attorney General Kirby is preparing
a demurrer in the case testing the
validity of the cotton futures law,
j which will be heard in the United
; States Circuit Court November 11.
: Logan and Bryan are the plaintiffs
and seek to restrain Attorney Genera!
Kirby and Prosecutors Jones. Rhoton.
Graves and Means from enforcing the
law. The Postal Telegraph company
is also a defendant in the suit.
Pardons Granted and Refused.
Acting Governor X. O. Pindall has
1 granted a pardon to John Emery, con
victed at the fall. 1900. term of the
Stone County Circuit Court on the
charge of grand larceny and sen
tenced to two years in the peniten
tiary. He at the same time refused
pardons to the following defendants:
Ed Loyd, Logan county, carrying pis
tol; James Metcalf, Sevier county,
giving liquor to minor; ,T. R. Sellers,
Calhoun county, selling liquor without
license; Wesley Davis, Little River
! county, selling liquor without license;
Pool Wilhite, Polk county, misdemean
or: James Walker, Logan county, giv
ing liquor to minor: H. B. McGeliee.
Sebastian county, selling liquor with
out license.
McHaney’s Book on Press.
E. L. McHaney, corporation clerk
in the secretary of state’s office, com
pleted Friday the reading of the proof
on his book which contains everything
relating to the corporation laws of
Arkansas. The work is entitled. "Mc
Haney’s Combined Arkansas Corpor
ation Minute Book aud Legal Terms.”
The volume will be ready for distri
bution about the first of the year
Transcripts Filed.
Transcripts filed in the Supreme
Court the past few days are Ada Bra
obzson, by her next friend, against the
St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern
Railway Company, on appeal from tiie
Jackson Circuit Court. The plaintiff
sued the railroad company for $10,
000 for injuries alleged to have been
received in alighting from the ca
boose of a freight train at Tuckerman.
The lower court gave the plaintiff a
judgment for $2,000, from which judg
ment the defendant company appeals;
Lesser-Goldman Company against the
St. Louis, Iron Mountain and South
ern Railway Company, on appeal from
the Nevada Circuit Court; United
States as intervenor in the case of
.1. \V. Eldridge against the Flint Lum
ber Company on appeal from the Yell
Chancery Court. The suit was institu
ted to quiet the title to certain lands
in Yell county. The United States
intervenes, claiming that a portion of
the land belongs to the United States
and alleges that the defendant lum
ber company cut thereform pine tim
ber to the value of $2,S00, for which sum
it asks judgment; Robert Bailey against
the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and
Southern Railway Company, on appeal
from the Jackson Circuit Court. The
suit was brought for the colection of
$2S. on account of services alleged to
have been rendered by plaintiff as a
laborer for the defendant railroad
Company.
Salary Held Up.
At the monthly meetng of the State
Board of Charitable Institutions this
week matters relating to the contro
versy over the title to the superintend
ency of the school for the blind be
tween Prof. T. A. Futrall and S. D.
Lucas were injected into the proceed
ings. Immediately after the board
assembled, E. C. Parsons of Melbourne
presented liis commission as a member
by appointment of Acting Governor
X. O. Pindall. Mr. Matlock intro
duced a resolution providing for the
recognition of J. C. Williamson as a
member of the board, which was
adopted. Messrs. Matlock, Davis,
Cruce and Williamson voting for the
resolution, while those voting against
it were Messrs. Braley, Duffle and
Trout, Mr. Parsons offering to vote.
The payment of the salary of Prof.
Futrall for the month of October was
withheld pending the controversy in
the courts. The case is now in the Su
preme Court and was advanced yes
terday as one of public interest, the
hearing being set for November 18.
Will Investigate Wreck.
Although the coroner’s jury failed
to fix the blame for the disastrous
wreck between a freight and passen
ger train on the Iron Mountain near
Higgins Sunday night, which resulted
in the loss of eight human lives, Prose
cuting Attorney Lewis Rhoton will
as soon as he is through with the
People vs. DuLaney case called Wed
nesday, make an investigation of the
cause of the wreck and if the outcome
justifies it. will begin criminal pro
ceedings against those responsible for
the death of the eight men. The Du
Laney case will probably take all the
rest of this week, after which Mr.
Rhoton will be free to begin investi
gation.
Senator Davis Appoints Daughter.
It was announced Tuesday that Sen
ator Jeff Davis had appointed his.
daughter. Miss Bessie Davis, to suc
ceed Charles Jacobson as his private
secretary. Another daughter, Miss
Lina Davis, has been appointed steno
grapher to her father. Senator Davis
will leave for Washington soon and
will be accompanied by his family
according to the report.
Balance in State Treasury.
State Treasurer Yates Friday gave
i out a statement of the actual cash
on hand in the treasury. The total
amount of gold, silver and currency
in the vaults at the close of business
last night was $789,404.44. Various
persons have been estimating the
amount of money on hand and the es
timates have ranged from $1,500,000
to as low as $500,000. Of the total
amount of cash now on hand $263,
259.04 belongs to the general revenue
fund and it is from this fund that
all of the running expenses of the
state are paid. The remaining $526
145.40 is divided among the various
funds. Mr. Yates and his assistant
disbursed $67,753.87 of the money ap
propriated for the use of the state
university. Of this sum, $55,600 was
: paid out under the university defi
! cieney act and the additional $10,000
was to meet the current expenses of
the institution.
Notary Commissioners.
A. L. Brown of Corning, A. S. Good
win of Hot Springs and W. L. Callo
way of Warren, were commissioned
notaries recently. J. W. Holmes of
Ogden received a mayor’s commission*