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The Progress. [volume] (White Earth, Minn.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-18
"a HORRIBLE SCENE.

Execution of the Three Bald KnObbers at
Ozark, Mo.-The Ropes Break and the
Half hoked Victims Fall to the Ground
Placed Upon the Drop and Swung OFF
q Second Time-H History Of MissOuri's
/ Famous Secret Organizat ton.
ST. Louis, May 11.-A special from Ozark
saws: The hanging Of the laid Knob
bers was begun at 9:53 o'clock. The ropes
I broke and the three men fell to she ground.
struggling
The execution was a horribly bungled
butchery The men were carried to the
scaffold again at 1910 ''Bill' Walker strug
Cling, grooming and almost insensible
The unfortunate men were finally stran-
gled .sDave" Walker died in fifteen min
utes John Matthews in thirtee4. and ''Bilp'
Walker in fourteen minutes.
John Matthews passed a restless nipht
praying at short intervals, sJking the
Lord to give him strength to no through
the ordeal and claiming he was a MARTYR.
He did not sleep over two hours during the
night The two Walkers retired about II
o'clock, went to sleep, and did not wake
until after O'clock. They stated that
they rested well.
Divine services were opened Il, tho iai1
t7:3O, conducted by Revs Thomas Hanks.
D. 3. Graystone and T. B. Horn, as
sisted by few Christian ladies' Mat
thews took part in the exercises and
delivered an earnest prayer in a
loud voice. William Walker also led in
prayer once. AT S:53 O'clock the sheriff en-
tered the jail and read the death warrant
to the doomed men 81
At 9:lO o'clock the prisoners commenced
dressing themselves for the scaffold They
We're dressed in white shirts, linen collars,
black cravats, low slippers and black coat,
vest and pants.
The drop fell at 9:53 a. m.
CAREER OF THE ], A1n1-rnnnn.. ~
The Progress. [volume] (White Earth, Minn.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-18

was no jail in Ozark, and the prisoners were
taken to Springfield, Mo-, for safe Keeping A
jail was promptly built, however, and the Bald
aKnobbers transferred to OzsDh.
] The first hearing of the Bald-Knobber cases
was in August. 1887, but Chief Walker was not
tried until April, 1888. In March, 1887, three of
the prisoners confessed, SO the trial of Dave
Walker was merely formal, he admitting the
assault of the Bald Knobbers on the Edens'
home, but pleading he did not arrive until after
the shooting had ceased.
The Progress. [volume] (White Earth, Minn.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-18

in the leg. The out.
rage brought about a
culmin alton OF public
indignation, and Zach
johnson, the fearless
s heri # of Christian
County, with q picked
posse, started after
t h 9 murderers, and
W j t hi n forty-eight
hours had all save
Bill Walker under ar
rest. He was captured
three weeks later in
Douglas County, where
he had gone for safe
The Progress. [volume] (White Earth, Minn.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-18
FOREIGN.

ORDERS were issued at Dublin on the 18th
for the release from jail Of William O'Brien
and Timothy Harrington.
The opening OF the Paris exposition took
place Oh the afternoon of the 9th.
Two HOTELS, a half dozen stores, the Jew
ish synagogue and other buildings at Win
nipeg, Man, were burned on the 9th.
SIX men were drowned by the capsizing
of a sloop on the 9th near St John, N. B.
JOSE R1yA GALBAN, aSpaniard, died on the
18th at Bordeaux, France, at the age of one
hundred and eighteen years
COUNT ToLsTo1 the Russian Minister Of
the Interior, died on the 18th at st. Peters,
burg.
CONSUL CRowE1L at Annoy, China, re-
ported on the 7Jh that this years crop OF
Annoy oolong tea was very inferior, dirty and
adulterated, and that most of it was
shipped to New York, where honest in
spection would prevent its landing
ELEVEN unidentified victims of the recent
Grand Trunk wreck were given public
burial at Hamilton, Ont, on the It'll An
immense crowd was in attendance.
ENORMOUS deposits Of copper were found
in the State OF Chiapa, near the City Of
Mexico, on the Sth.
In conflict on the Sth at Essen, Ger
military, the soldiers fired upon the strik-
ers, killing three men and wounding five
others.
ADvIcEs of the 9th from Rome say that in
a recent battle between Abyssinians and
devishes thirty Thousand soldiers were left
dead Oh the field,
The rice output in the Indies was on the
9th reported COS, $3.50 bags short of last year,
and stocks in England and the European
continent were said to be less than two
thirds the amount on hand at the same
dates during the past two years.
NEAR Buckingham, Que, on the 9th an
Episcopal clergyman named Evans was
drowned by the upsetting of a boat
ADvIcEs of the 9th announce the death Ut
Father Damien, the celebrated leper priest,
at Molokai, Sandwich Islands For the last
sixteen years he had been laboring in tho
leper settlements.
The Progress. [volume] (White Earth, Minn.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-18
CAREER OF THE BALD-KNoBBERs.
Ihe Bald-Knohhers snffnrad dnntl, fnn

y - ~ SA NC dGh 4OE tu0
murder Of Oh arle s
Green and William
Edens March II, 1877.
They were to have
been executed May l9,
1888, but on an appeal
to the Supreme Court
escaped the gallows
temporarily. Last Oc-
tober the Supreme
Court affirmed the de-
cision Of the Christian
County circuit court,
and fixed December
70 as the day of exc
cution. Through war;
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l.
they have escaped punishment for their crimes
until now.
1t will be remembered that December 90,
1888, confederates of the Bald Knobbers broke
into the Jail and gave the four condemned meL
an opportunity to depart. John and Wiley
Matthews took advantage of the chance, but
''Dave" and '.Bill'' Walker declined to leave
and gave the alarm to the sheriff, who resided
in the jail building They alleged as reason
for not leaving that they preferred to await
the action of the courts in their cases,
the younger Walker stating that he would
rather hang than be bounded all over the
country by officers of the law. It was gen
orally thought at the time, however, that the
Walkers fully anticipated leniency, and feared
that injudicious action on their part would
prejudice their chances Tor clemency. The
weather was very inclement, and John
Matthews soon gave himself up, saying that he
preferred any thing to death from starvation
and cold. Wiley Matthews has never since
been heard FROM though rumor has it that he
has been seen in the Indian Territory.
fancy County, Mo-, is noted as the birth.
place OF Bald-Knobbism. Early-day lawless-
ness caused the formation of league for the
protection of life and property in this wild
country. The regulators first came into prom
inence when the notorious Frank and
Tubal Taylor entered the home of a Mr..
Dickinson in Forsythe, Mo-, and muir
dered the inmates They were captured by the
new 1aw-and- order league and lynched. Chris
The Progress. [volume] (White Earth, Minn.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-18

tian County, which ad-
10 in s It aney, arst
adopted Bald Knobb-
ism in 1885. Dave
Walker was the first
leader, and the mem
bership soon reached
between 300 and 400.
Each newcomer to the
county was invited to
join the order, and the
majority did SO. There
was a fearful ordeal
for the can did tie.
who, expecting to be
inducted into some
fraternn1 sociatv corn.
The Progress. [volume] (White Earth, Minn.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-18
PERSONAL AND PoLITIcAI.

|
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
EDWARD ScoyEL, leading tenor of the Bos-
ton Ideal Opera Company, lost his voice on
the 4th at Cleveland, 0.
MARY NOLAN died on the 9th at Glencoe.
= I, aged one hundred and four years and
nine months.
MRS JOHN HILL, of Silver Creek towns
ship, Ind, died on the 9th at the age Of one
hundred and two years. She was native
of Tennessee.
AMONG the appointments made by Presi-
dent Harrison on the eth were those of A. 4
Thomas and Elijah Sells to be Governor
and Secretary of Utah respectively; Frank
w Palmer, of Illinois, to be Public Printer;
and Theodore Roosevelt, of New York, and
Hugh S. Thompson of South Carolina, to
be Civil Service Commissioners.
The Republicans of the Nineteenth Con-
gressional district of Illinois on the 7th
nominated Thomas s. RidgWay, Of Shaw
neetown, for the vacancy caused by the
death Of r. ". Townshend
The second annual meeting Of the Repub-
ican League of Kansas, composed of Re-
publican clubs from over the entire State,
was held at Topeka on the 9th.
HENRI MATTIEU, a veteran of the battle
of Waterloo, died in New York City on the
9th
The Pennsylvania Legislature adjourned
sine die on the 9th
PRESIDENT HARRISON on the 9th appoint
ed Asa Matthews, Speaker of the Illinois
House Of Representatives, to be First Comp
trOller Of the Treasury.
GENERAL WILLIAM SHELLEY HARNE1, a hero
of the Black Hawk and Mexican wars, and
the Oldest officer in the United S6ates army,
died at Orlands, Fla, on the 9th, aged
eighty nine years.
PRESIDENT HARRISON on tie 9th appointed
Frank G. Loveland to be pension agent at
New York City, vice Franz Sigel, resigned.
WILLIAM D. O'CoNNos, assistant general
superintendent of the ife-saying service,
died in Washington On the 9Th, after a long
illness from paralysis.
The Progress. [volume] (White Earth, Minn.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-18
Epitome of the Week.
DOMESTIC.

INTERESTING NEWS. COMPILATION.
The Progress. [volume] (White Earth, Minn.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-18

S The Kentucky Derby, one and half
miles, run at Louisville on the 9th, was won
by Spokane by a nose in 2::344 115z, the fascist
Derby time on record. Proctor Knott was
second and Once Again third
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-08-02

Purchase Of Alaska a Wise Tfansao-
lion Drugs The Mouu Paper FOgs
Mist aud Frost Snow, Slfet aud
Hail, etc.
70 recapitulatc, iw%cntY-nine five
minutes papers have brcn read ilir-
teen hunger papers have been read
ciybt lectures have been given, and
fourteen "Tablc Talks" have been
participated in by the Circle. About
thirty Of our members have prepared
and read one or more papers, while
many have taken part regularly III The
table talks, etc. Eighteen Of our mem
bers have contributed more or less
frequently to our musical entertain.
meuts, among whom may be mcntloII-
ed Misses Hyatt, Carter, Denny, Nc
Carter, Misses Dora and Flora Cuda-
bac, Misses Barnes aud Dean Mad
ames Huntington, Yoncr, ONcill,
Manahan, Bycrs, Mat. Cudabac, Hill
| and others, Mrs. DR.. Griffin, Mrs. X.
l.. Mckay, the Messrs. Barnes, Job
| Garter, Bcardslcc, Cowan and others,
not members of the Circle, have also
entertained MS on several occasions, to
whom our hearty thanks are due.
We have made the clam that ''thc
Chalauqua is an educational institu-
ton" and we think the above show
ing for the past nine months will
abundantly bear us out in the asscr-
ton. We believe that it has claims
uuon this community which deserve
recognition, and which acere recogni-
zcd in the most enjoyable and profit
able entertainment provided through
the norIs of Miss Lyllah Barnes aud
Mrs. Barnes for its benefit, and which
has.enablcd the Circle TO furnish, ao-
solutely free, to its members and all
Others, the advantages which we have
enjoyed for the past six mouths.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-08-02

That lIfat the election cost money
and a rise in the price Of bread and
beef is anticipated.
That the mill whistle OF Hunter,
Bemn & ca. wakes up the babies nigh
~ early Ia the morning,
That Grover Cleveland got one
vote at Scranton last Saturday foi
Representative, and he was not a can
didatc "nother,'
That somebody got left at The pri'
mary election last Saturday, aud that
they took passage oil the Salt rlvel
boat.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-08-02
REAT OFFICERS ELECTED.

The following are the Beat officers nomi-
mated at the primary election held IN
Jackson county on July q, 1889:
Beat IA. Altman, board of snperyi-
sors James Helvestion and G. f. Howell,
justices of the peace,
Beat 81. NJ. Raby, board of supervi-
sors Frank Guff and c. w. Garner, JUS
tees of the peace.
Beat al. w. Roberts board of super
v,sors; Roberts majority over Altman,
III; A. +. Krebs, justice of the peace,
and Il tie vote as to two other candidates,
Geo. Matthew and VIM Mansfield, boil
receiving 80 votes each. c. ID. Moore
constable. -
Beat 4-Johnson Ware, board of ssrer-
visors; j. Is. Wiggint0n and Ellis oxer'
street, justice of the peace; E. NJ. Fay
lor, constable.
Beat 5-Hubbald Parker, board OF s1
prrvlsors; J. S. Wilkerson, justice OF the
peace !; Euoch Barlow, constable.
Justices of the Peace for Moss Pom
aud Robinson Preclnct-Oliver Wood and
j. w. Thomson A. Wilkerson. constable
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-08-02
Plenty OF rain low.

Plenty OF rain how.
PAY you election bets.
Sweet potatoes will o be ripe.
There is no "fics" on the 'young
man"
Some scratching of the election
tickets Saturday at tins place.
-Choico and family groceries cheap
for cash at &. T. ChuIc'S-
There was a christening al the
Lutheran Church last Sunday morn
ing.
The primary is owe and some
body 90: left, bul ii is in life tlinc'
IL: us have peace.
Some merchants lose ar hour III
the morning aud look forit all the rest
of the day.
Mr.. Stephen Jones and little son,
from Baton Rouge, La, visited his
father, Rev. Ben Jones this week,
MIR. Eugene Godfrey, of Mobile,
is on a visit TO his nephew, DR.. w. A.
Cox.
All good Democrats will support
the ticket IN November that was nom
mated last Saturday in this county.
Preaching at the Methodist
Church next Sunday morning aud at
night by the pastor, Rev. Ben Jones
Saturday, primary election dav,
was lively in Scranton. Red liquor
flowed like water and some got noisy
but no fights,
We are indebted to Mr.. A. Raby
for some nice ripe grapes. They wcrt
delightful, and just suited 10 our taste
We tender our thanks.
1t is a noticeable fact that rail
road trains enter this town at a grca'
deal slower ate of speed than the!
formerly were m a habit. of doing.
There Is a new goat in town. III
arrived from New Venice Wednesda!
and his gpatshlp is quartcrcd on Del
mas Avenue fer the present.
Mrs. Frank Casper, Jr., has goh'
TO spend a couple Of weeks at ih'
queen of Southern resorts, PUin
Clear, Ala.
Tho beer license Of Mrs. A. Goel
ger having expired she docs no, in
tend to renew them. Consequent.
her beer saloon IS closed.
The Board Of Supervisors mce
next Monday 10 revise the land assess
ment roll and transact any other bust
hess that may come before Il.
Ed. Smith, colorcd, who robbc
the p~osiofice aud a store al Millview
Florida, arrested here some week
ago bv Deputy Sheriff A. Wilkcrsor
was carried OF last Sunday by Deput
U. S. Marshal J. d. Griffin to Mil
view 10 Oe tr1cd for the crime charge
against him.
Service IN the ". E. Church Sur
Gay morning At II o'clock 10 ihe IN
ierest Of Gospel Missions; al 8 an
sermon on elbow TO Get Rich" Dr
ring The week missionary meetings 8
and al so'clock pm. each day.
i. JoxEs, Pastor.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-08-02

Mr.. e. d. Moore came before the
primary of last Saturday AS a cahdi-
date for constable of Scranton JUS
tice District, and was elected by a
handsome majority. Considering that
Mr.. Moore made a strong run for the
office Of sheriff some years ago, his
acceptance of this Office would seem
10 be something of Il stoop for a man
OF his popularity and standing. But
"Cink" evidently sees more IN the
office than Is apparent TO a casual OBJ
server. The office, If properly man
aged, is OF about as much Importance
as in the Moss Point district aud
would be probably more lucrative,
especially to IA man qualified for the
right hand man of the sheriff. "Ctnck'
is, doubtless, well qualified, and says
that when elected he will give special
attention to his official business. Our
town needs just such Il man.
Our New Coroner and Ranger.
Mr.. Frank Casper, Jr, nolwith-
standing his triumpant election by
the primary Saturday as the Demo
cratic candidate for Coroner and Ran
ger of Jackson county, he is still sell
ing goods lower than ever, and he
cordially invites his friends aud the
public generally TO call and examine
his stock of goods before purchasing
elsewhere.
u Grand Excursion TO Horn ISL
and, for benefit of Catholic Church,
will take place Monday night, August
18th. Round trip 80 cents, children
half fare. Every convenience of mu-
sic and platform for delightful p%artic-
pation in The Terpsichorcan art.
Refreshments of many kids to flow
from the Horn Of plenty. Excursion
leaves Moss Point from Burners
wharf at 7 p. m !; Scranton, Fosters
wharf, at 8 p. IN, and Pascagoula,
Rosters wharf, at 80 p. m. Come
one, come all tor a pleasant moonlight
night ovcf the singing waters.
"A large excursion from Mobile
came to this place last Monday, ant
about the time The train was TO dcpar
ON its return trip some of them of bot
sexes, become tull ut calamity wateI
aud proceeded To make thcmseiVe.
, very bo.sterous and unruly, when TIT
ofieers Of the law protested agains
I, such proceedings and marched then
To the lookup, where they Remained
all night. Tuesday the offending par
ties we're brought before Jnstic
Krebs who imposed a fine Of $6 OF
each one. This is about the frs
trouble we have had with excursion
~sinnists who, have in the main, bccl
quite orderly.
Mr.. David Saucicr, from We
Pascagoula, ever thoughtful of til
+ poor editor, presented him with a hal
dozen large, juicy peaches of the Bell
Rose variety, grown on his farm
Each tree yielded twp bushels and
half, aud the trees are only five year
old. Mr.. Saucicr is a successful iarme
and fruit grower.
We had a hard rain Tuesday, bu
then that is nothing new, a Shove
before breakfast, then perhaps a clca
up till s am, then a shower, mex
somewhat of a clear off and a burn
ing sun for an hour or 50, then thun
| dee and before you cali split enongI
stove wood 10 cook dinner anothe
= shower. Funny weather this.
Mr.. Harry A.. Dorr is at S. r
4 Thompsom's saloon, ready and willin!
to serve his friends and the publ
generally.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-08-02

HFWN I"b'
New classification. Timber placed on
the market will bring 1Of to III c per cubic
for 100 feet average, and chasing B..
good. Common and poorly manufactur-
ed not wanted.
SAWN TIMBER.
Sawn Timber brings ia to l2t cents per
cubic foot, on basis of 40 feet average, aV-
erage quality.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-08-02
THEY SAY

Illal nHlilhH ~ ~ tlI'
That fortune is tickle.
That grief rarely Kills.
That suspense is agony.
That the good die young.
That time evens MI things.
That life service is scrville.
That large bustles are dowdY.
That doctors always disagree.
That oratory is in its old age.
That shysters Should be fired.
That Il COW can't climb a tree.
That barking dogs rarely bite.
That sobcruess surely succeeds.
That prudence Is Il solid virtue.
That nonsense is Il safety valve.
That preachers preach too long.
That no MAJ is free from faults.
That a little levIty lightcns labor.
That heat is the absence of cold.
That c%hildhood's beauty is ideal.
That any lawsuit is "A misfortune.
Thai tbc GOOD time is surely coming.
That the weather is getting cooler.
M e.. ,,otbi,o
lh"' 'cr""''" 10 INV i'"N'
ina Justice Is oi'''o' ""' "''
That life is not the thing we p'ah'leo
H.
That the world is desperately WICK
cd.
That the wonder Is tricky me pros
per.
That true journalism always pros
pcrs.
That falling stars arc tears Oh an
gels
That to forgive your enemies Is III
Vlllc.
That honesty III polI'lcS is inc {
policy.
That when a wonan lieSi'a'cs silc
is lost.
That the boys best friend is ms
mother.
That man proposes, but woman
disposes.
That aldermen usually laugh and
grow fat.
That the goats are Scranton's great
est curse.
That Sullivan's trainer was a "soii(
Muldoon."
That journalism is a fascinating
~ayocation.
That il is o twit the delicate,
candidate.
That lite is too short for uscles
chickering's.
That professional pride is high il
the best men.
That II is better to aim high thar
10 shoot low.
Tina, pills have killed more pcopl,
than bullcts.
That everyone likes to see his OF. he
name in print.
That talk is cheap, but bccfis %scilin;
at Il bit a pound.
That the recent rains are goods 70
oysters and mulIct.
That misery and defeated ca'idl
dates love company.
That the melancholy moohi'gi
breeds l~ove-ihaKcrs'
That more or less iS"or"''oo o'"''
people 10 cast o'a'''o'
That the young ma' s"' 'no'c' ""'
it was huge Joke
That marrying goo" "o"''" "''p
80 men OF a hundred
That Frank Lewis got there VIII
both feet all ihc sallee'
That little law and less Justice
melted out III the courts
That pledges to vote for a certai
fellow are often broken
That he did not appreciate the Ere
sentation OF h SICK chlekei'
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-08-02

Services woro held at the Methodist
church Sunday night BY the w. 6. T..
u. in memory OF Mrs. X. II. Hayes,
in accordance with the recommends
ton OF Miss Francis i. Willard, Ma
lional President o. the w. q. I. U.
Miss Mary Griffin presided, and Open
cd The service by reading the 9OllI
Psalm. Rev. l.. Carlcy then led III
PRAYER. Mrs. Broom read a very in.
.Ieresting paper, prepared by Mrs.
Yonce, giving brief history of The
life of Mrs. Hayes, and dwelling cs"
pecialiy upon the example set by her
while The lady of the White House IN
banisIing wines from her table. Rev.
ID, o. Beers then spoke, briefly men
tioning a number of instances IN his
tory in which men and women have
manifested great moral heroiSm, and
showing that the position taken by
Mrs. Hayes and adhered TO in the race
OF public opinion, and against all Pre-
ccdcnt in the history Of our govern
ment, was an example of moral hero
ism scarcely surpassed in the annals
of our race. The exercises were in
terspcrsed with appropriate music.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-11-17

Louise Michel addressed a meeting OF
800 Anarchists in Belleyille recently, in
memory OF the Chicago Anarchists.