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Crazy Man on Deathbed Said He Killed
Brother-in-Law With Poisoned
Whiskey Near Pocahontas.
Pocahontas, Aug. 30.—The
death of John Spain, a man
whose mind has been in a de
'mented state for the last three
months, which occurred last
night, together with a confession
he made on his deathbed, has
caused one of the greatest sen
sations among the people of this
county since the drowning of W.
P. Burns in Spring river jfor his
money on June 30.
John Spain was a man of good
repute and ordinary intelligence
who lived across Blafck fiver two
miles south of Pocahontas. He
was a farmer and married into a
family of considerable wealth,
and until ’ a few months ago
seemed to live happily with his
family. About two months ago
he was pronounced insane and
placed in jail at Pocahontas and
was afterwards given into the
custody of his relatives, where
he remained until his death. On
his deathbed he confessed to hav
ing murdered his brother-in-law,
Pat McKiou, two years ago by
putting poison in some whiskey
which McKiou drank.
About two years ago Pat Mc
Kiou, a wealthy young planter
and a son of Uncle John McKiou
ot this city, met death very mys
teriously, his body being found
in a fence corner early one morn
► ing, and the verdict of the coro
ner’s jury was that he came to
his death through the effects of
1 too much whiskey, of which he
always imbibed freely.
McKiou was a brother-in-law
of Spain, they • having married
sisters. There had never been
any suspicion that Spain had
murdered McKiou and his death
bed confession put the entire
neighborhood in an uproar.
When Spain was first brought
to Pocahontas and placed in jail
he was very frequently heard to
use in his demented state such
expressions as “don’t let them
get me,” “oh, they will get me
yet,” etc.
On his deathbed Spain con
fessed to having murdered Mc
Kiou for his money by putting
poison in his whiskey, thereby
getting all the property which
rightly belonged to both of them.
What may develop from Spain’s
deathbed confession cannot yet
be ascertained.
Real Estate Transfers.
Mrs. L. C. Graham to R. L.
Graham, lots 11 and 12, block 20,
Tuckerman, $1,000.
Lalla K. men as aamimsira
“ trix to S. M. Stuckey, lots 2 and
3, block 30, Davis addition, New
port, $150.
State of Arkansas to W. L.
Taylor, 160 acres 22, 27-9-2.
W. S. Morgan to J. A. Morgan,
lot 2, block 3, Tupelo, $350.
0. A. Tucker to R. C. Jeffer
son and James Kasson, lots 1, 2
and 8, 6-10-3, $1.
Plat of Ard’s addition to the
town of Tupelo made a part of
the records.
Marriage Licenses.
D. W. Perrin, 23, and Vauley
Barr, 17, both of Cord.
Marran Hackney, 38, and Liz
zie Williams, 30, both of Oil
Trough.
Thomas Bradshaw, 39, and
Mary Bell Tracy, both colored, of
Newport.
Juniors Hobbs, 23, and Quetta
Murphy, 18, both of Weldon.
A nicely furnished front room
for rent at 517 Hazel st. 04d6t
jacks6n also resigns.
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Takes His Start With Vacating Board
of health Members—Harrison
Succeeds him.
Jonesboro, Aug. 30. —Dr. W.
W. Jackson of this city, a mem
ber of the state board of health,
yesterday sent the following let
ter to Gov. Davis, tendering his
resignation as a member of the
board. His letter follows:
“I herewith tender you my
fesignation as a member of the
state board of health of the state
of Arkansas, to take effect at
once. While I have not been
able to take an active part in the
board’s official proceedings, I
wish to state that I fully indorse
such official proceedings as far
as I am advised of the same.
“In tendering you my resigna
tion I do not do so because cf
any personal feeling in the mat
ter, admitting that you have ex
tended to me all due courtesy in
the same, but solely in defending
the actions of the said state
board. Very truly,
“W. W. Jackson.”
Dr. Jackson in an interview
later said:
“I do not think that I could do
otherwise than to tender my res
ignation when I am satisfied the
board was right in its conten
tion.”
The doctor regrets the friction
and is much in hopes that mat
ters will be settled and that the
state of Arkansas may not have
a case of yellow fever.
The resignation was accepted
and Dr. B. L. Harrison of Jones
boro named as his successor.
Little Rock Reduces Fees.
Little Rock, Aug. 30.— At a
meeting of the city board of
health yesterday afternoon in the
office of Mayor Lenon, several
matters of routine nature for the
sanitation of the city were looked
after. It was also decided to
reduce the fee for the issuance
of health certificates from $1 to
25 cents. This follows the aetion
of the state board of health in
issuing them without cost. At
first the city board charged only
50 cents, but raised to a dollar to
conform with the fee charged by
the recent board of health. The
state board has increased the
time limit in its certificates from
five to ten days, which recalls
the fact that the limit in the cer
tificates issued by the city has
always been fifteen days.
Used Mcils to Defraud.
Hot Springs, Aug. 30.—J. An
derson, a resident of South Hot
Springs, is under arrest by the
United States authorities on tne
charge of using the mails to de
fraud. It is alleged that Ander
son sent out circulars exploiting
Hot Springs diamonds, which he
claimed were better than the real
diamonds.
Another first Bale.
Warren, Aug. 30.-The first
bale of cotton for this section
was brought to town today by V.
M. Rotten. It weighed 540
pounds and was bought by Mar
tin, Goodman & Watson at 10.55
cents, netting $56.97, besides $17
which was the premium paid by
the merchants, making a total
of $73.97.
Revival at Cotter.
Cotter, Aug. 30. —Rev. J. F.
McNemer of Little Rock is
preaching to large congregations
j at the meetings at the Baptist
j church, and they are well paid
; for going, for he is giving them
1 some fine sermons.
ARKANSAS LIMBER IN FINE FURNITURE
Interesting Letter From Little Rock Visitor
to Grand Rapids, Michigan About
Conditions and People.
The following interesting let
ter descriptive of the greatest
furniture manufacturing center
in the country was sent *to the
Little Rock Democrat by Mrs. B.
B. Sterling, who has been spend
ing the summer in Detroit and
other Michigan resorts:
This beautiful up-to-date city,
second in size to Detroit, is all
bustle, business and enterprise.
Its mills and miles of street rail
way take one through many
beautiful avenues and past pala
tial homes, assuring one that
wood industry will tell.
It is no wonder that the peo
ple of Arkansas feel that their!
great forests are in danger of
the lumber trusts, for which
Michigan is noted. The furni
ture factories here are the larg
est in the world and thousands of
men are employed by them. The
schools and school buildings are
also first class. The average
work done by Michigan pupils j
keeps well with those of other j
states.
Hundreds and hundreds of sum- ^
mer tourists pass through this1
fine city for Petosky, Charlevoix j
and other well known health re-!
sorts, and as for the health of j
the people themselves who reside
here, they are certainly pictures
/\-p it
To return to the lumber talk.
I met a gentleman here from
Kinsley, Kansas, who told me
that they are about to build a
factory for the manufacture of
boards from wheat straw. He
said they were determined not to
have to depend upon the forests
of Arkansas for lumber, but
make their own. This remark
able enterprise is of Yankee ori
gin, a man from Vermont being
the originator of straw boards.
Everything seems to be possible
in the twentieth century.
TEAR Of FEVER DECREASES.
No Longer Regarded With Alarm—Dan
ger Points Now Outside Origi
nally Infected City.
New Orleans, Aug. 30.—The
details of the peace settlement at
Portsmouth, with resulting grat
ification over the successful role
played by President Roosevelt,
temporarily distracted attention
from the local fever situation
which today is regarded as man
ifesting signs of improvement
not dreamed of a month ago.
As a menace to life the visita
tion is no longer viewed with
concern, though it is proDaDie
that it will last throughout the
coming month, and the only
cause for worry is the knowl
edge that while deaths continue
to appear, lifting of quarantine
is improbable.
Secretary Hunter of the Mis
sissippi state board of health has
received a report from Dr. Har
alson and other local physicians
of Vicksburg that there were
two cases of yellow fever in that
city. _ ^ __
Pine Bluff Troops Return.
Pine Bluff, Aug. 30.-The
members of the Pine Bluff mili
tary company, who have been
guarding the state lines against
Louisiana points, have returned
home, their places being taken
by members of the state guard
from Ola and Morrillton. The
men state that the quarantine on
the state line is very strict, and
that it is impossible for any one
from Louisiana to enter this
state.
DR. CHAS. E. CARROLL
Dentist
Gives special attention to
Crown and Bridge Work,
And correction of Irregularities
of the Teeth.
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Rogers is Willing.
Attorney General Robert L.
Rogers has addressed a letter to
Senator John P. Logan, candi
date for governor, accepting his
proposition to submit the guber
natorial nomination to a blanket
primary. ' In the letter Mr. Rog
ers says:
‘ ‘Replying to your letter of re
cent date in which you ask my
self as well as the other candi
dates for governor to join you in
asking the Democratic state cen
tral committee to pass a resolu
tion declaring the candidate for
governor receiving the largest
number of votes the Democratic
nominee, beg leave to say that I
for one will join you in the re
quest. I am perfectly willing
that the man receiving the plu
rality be declared the nominee;
however, I doubt the authority
of the central committee to take
such action. But should they do
so I am perfectly willing to abide
by the results. If I am not mis
taken the same proposition was
voted down at the last state con
vention at Hot Springs.”
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