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The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-11-03

Mrs. Smith and her two daugh.
tiers. Leila and Stella, left the jail
residence several hours before the
execution and passed the day with
friends in the city.
Harry L. Mcpherson. OF the
Boonville Semi. Weekly Item, did
some excellent work at the execution
yesterday, as will be seen in that
paper this morning. which viii ap-
pear in eight-page form.
Sheriff Smith began reading the
death warrant at $3.50 O'Clock and
finished at 9:08. The document num-
bered four pages of foolscap and was
typewriter. At its conclusion Will
hanson expressed some displeasure
that it was 90 long.
The rope, hand straps, leg straps
and black cap used at the execution
Of Williamson, were placed on exhi-
bition, in show case, by an Ohio
street firm, yesterday afternoon, and
attracted the curious attention of
crowds Of pedestrians.
One of the most trying ordeals
which the old man experienced. was
in his parting from Mrs. Smiths
daughters. He undoubtedly loved
the little girls, who bad 1een so kind
to him. and he gave each one of them
sixty cents-all the money he had.
The rope which did the work
this morning, was used at the execu.
ton of burlington, in Boonville ;
Young, at Lexington and Price, al
Marshall. When new it was fifteen
feet long and cost s11. Sheriff Horn
beck sold it to Sheriff Ayers, of Saline
county, and it is now the property Of
that gentleman.
| Sheriff Albert Hornbeck, o.
Cooper county; Sheriff James q
Galway ofHenry county and Sher'
ia Matt Ayres of Saline county; wer'
all present at tie Williamson excel
ton yesterday, and were loud in theil
praise Of the prompt, humane and ct
icient manner in which Sheriff Eli
4. Smith discharged the unpleasan
duties developing upon him. NJ
better Judges than they could b.
found in Missouri.
The following are the names of tb
twelve jurymen who found the yer
dict of guilty and who were seleciet
by Sheriff Smith to serve at tn
scaHold this morning: Louis Lower
Peter Dump, Tom Tewmy. Cor.
Luien, Albert P. Hyatt, Richard H
Smith, Anson Dulmage, Francis A
White, Andrew K. Patton. Stephel
X. Hierony NOUS, Francis N. Jack
son, John T. Greer.
, The following is among William
, sons last letters
Sedalia, No, Oct. 80, 1891.
Mr.. John crhnan. City.
MY DEAR SIR As l have but
few more hours to spend upon thi
earth l take this method of ihankin
you for the kiud int, est you hav
taken in my behalf and extend m
sincere thanks for your kindness an
sympathy shown to me l fully he,
lie that you did your best for me, b.
= like many q hard tough. battle, th
opposition were too we'll fortified.
, have made my peace with God an
am resigned As to my fate I pray Go
8 to shower HIS blessings upon you an
! may He give you prolonged lite. mue
l happiness and prosperity beyond vol
fondest expectations. l will say got
lbye until We meet at the throne
lGod. Yours Sincerely,
u THos. A. WILLIAMSON.
History of the Crime.
p,ov;ous tn the commission of Ill
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-11-03
DRIVE OVER TIE CITY.

DRIVE OVER The CITY.
Marshall Prentice and Sheriff Smith
took the following sheri1s driving over
the city yesterday evening: Aver.
of Saline Collins, Of johnson Horn
beck. Of Cooper, and Galway, Of
Henry. They were unanimous in
expressions favorable to the Queen
City. They are all wide awake and
efficient officers and an honor to the
counties they represent.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-11-03
A MISTAKE IN THE NAME

A HISIAkE IN IdE MAIZE
The Bazoo chronicled an elopsment
in the Longwood neighborhood, in
its issue of Friday, the parties being
Miss Mamie Hunt, . young lady OF
that neighborhood, and Mr.. Charles
Farris. There was Q mistake in the
name Of the young lady instead Of
being Miss Mamie Hunt, it was Mise
Beeeie Allison.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-11-03
History of the Crime.

dlStOry u INC VTlm0'
Previous to the commission Of the
act for which he suffered the death
penalty. according to his own admis-
sions and supported by the testimony
of others, the history Of Williamson's
life was black with crime. He had
been . party to almost every charac-
ter of evil known in the calendar of
crime. All along the pathway from
petty thieving to red-handed murder,
dark deeds were thickly strewn.
HE TAKES POISON.
Ga Monday morning. May 26, 1890.
about 10 o'clock. it was reported to
Marshal Prentice that q man had
taken poison, and at that
time was lying on the floor at machin-
cry ball, in the Association park, and
supposed to be dying. Officers were
sent to the park, brought the man to
town and medical aid was at once
summoned. He had taken strychnine
but antidotes freely administered soon
brought him back to his usual state Of
health. He had been taken to the
Salvation army barracks, which al
that time was on Second street, in the
Riley building.
| About l o'clock on the same day &
farmer, named Albert Paxton, came
to town and reported the
| FINDING OF THE DEAD BODY
of Jefferson Moore buried in the eel.
, lar under his (Moore's) house, som'
two and half miles southeast of Sc
, dalia, and that man named William
! son was suspected Of having commi,
, ted the crime. Previous to the tim,
I Paxton came TO town, Williamson
lhad been recognized BY members Q
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-11-03
BARN BURNED.

Early yesterday morning the barn
on the farm of Jno. w. Evans, four
and q half miles west of town was
Destroyed by fire. The origin 10 -
vet unknown. In addition to the
building Mr.. Evans also lost .
quantity of grain and hay, some
agricultural implements and one
valuable horse. There was some
insurance.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-11-03
GOES TO At. LOUIS.

Will Cloney, the popular young
clerk of the First National bank, ten.
dered his resignation yesterday to &C.
cept a similar position with the Chem
ical bank of st. Louis.
Mr.. Cloney has long been . resident
of Sedalia, and leaves large circle Of
young friends who will regret his de-
parture.
He will leave for his new field at
noon to-day and with him goes the
best wishes of the BAzO0.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-11-03
MURPHY TEMPERANCE MEETINGS

MUhfd1 IEMfEhANCE MEC14N0S
The Murphy temperance meetings
during the past two weeks have been
remarkable not only in the vast
multitudes that have thronged the
court house night after night but also
in the make up of the audience which
are composed Of Sedalia's best citizens,
business men, Office holders, politl-
clans, lawyers, bankers, merchants,
preachers and physicians, ladies Of
ref 'ement and culture a well as .
well sprinkIing Of tipplers, gamblers
and hard drinkers.
A special feature has been the good
music solos having been given by
Howard Stryker, Mrs. Boiler and
Rev. Mr.. Stevenson.
Mr.. Murphy has a very happy fac
ulty Of getting hold Of peoples hearts
and enlisting the voices in favor Of
temperance.
Doc. Gross and lot of other old
timers made speeches last night that
called forth rounds ofapplause. These
men seem to have the genuine ar.
ticle called "the Murphy blue ribbon
Temperance reform" and it has soak
ed and struck in on them, and they
are full of the intoxicating stimulant
Of their oratory and the peoples ap-
plauses.
Mr.. Murphy is doirg great work in
our midst and it Is good prophecy to
to say that if he stays much longer,
the saloons will have to walk out.
| His address last night told most i'd.
mirably, the power of love and Of will.
His illustrations were apt and to the
point. The story of John Craig, the
great hearted Irishman of Brsddock,
Pa, thoroughly reformed and restored
to his happy family and . beautiful
home, is one that will not soon be
forgotten by those who heard it.
| The blue ribbons are Auttering
lively on many breasts everywhere.
Mr.. Murphy certainly has reason to
congratulate himself on his success in
SedAiia. No less than two thousand
, and some of the hardest cases in town
have taken the pledge and donned the
ribbon.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-11-03
THE JURY CHOSEN.


All day of Tuesday, Feb. Sd. wa
consumed in the selection of "a jury.
Sixty from among the best Of Pettis
county's citizens had been summoned
and from among them the following
twelve were sgreed upon:
Louis Lower-Farmer.
Peter Dump-Farmer and cattle
feeder.
Jacob J. Farmer-Barber.
Cord Luijin Farmer.
Albert P. Hyatt-Farmer.
Richard 81. Smith-Farmer.
Arson Dulmage-House mover.
Francis A. White-Carpenter.
Andrew J. Patton-Carpenter.
Stephen Hieronymus-Farmer.
Francis w. Jsckson-Carpenter,
| John T. Greer-Carpenter.
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old. Two hours after We found the
old man we found the body Of Charles
NJ ore. Old man Moore had q silver
watch. Watch given witness and
partially identified. Never saw VIII
hanson with . watch, have lived IL
the neighborhood 81 years.
MRS. REBECCA N. ARNOLD.
Born and raised in Morgan county.
Work in Sedalia. Did not know JET.
Iferson Moore. Got acquainted with
Williamson;been acquainted with him
since last July year sgo. He often
came to see me. We talked about
being married. I was in Morgan
} county when killing occurred. He
had run into debt at boarding house
} where l stayed. We went on Wed
nesday night to Salvation army to-
, gether. He said: 81 expect l will be
arrested this week." He said Charlie
Moore, out on Flat creek, was miss
Q ing, and they suspicion me. He said
Moore had gone to Illinois two weeks
before. He told me TO watch thu
papers and keep him posted abou
affairs. Wednesday night, as We wer'
going to the army be said: Becky
I've got something for you" ant
offered the watch. Failed to identif
wa,ch.l Al last ] took the watch
but it worried me. ] never slept an
that night. I examined the watc
the next morning and thought I ha
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-09-17

whereas certain newspapers had stated
the old soldiers were not in sympathy
with the Alliance, and he wanted to take
vote and see how many old soldiers in
the crowd of 1000 were in sympathy with
the movement. The vote was taken by
holding up the hand, and four gentlemen
present counted just twenty-six hands out
of the crowd of 1000. The chairman did
not announce the result and quickly
changed the subject. The camp meeting
then adjourned until 1892
The rest of the day was devoted to hand
shaking, srrolling over the grounds.
dancing to the melodius strains of an AL
lance orchestra, composed of two fiddles.
and in spending money on the various
devices constructed to catch the unwary.
BY evening the ground was closed and
nothing but the memory of the great re-
form apostles and their faithful followers
who had assembled there remained. In
point of numbers the celebration was not
success, although those who were pres
ent seemed to enjoy themselves.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-09-17
THE DAM GONE.

Mayor Carey and Councilman Goode
called last evening with the most welcome
intelligence for our people that the city
had taken formal possession Of the Lewis
mill race, and that they had just come
from supervising the destruction of the
dam which was opened out in the center
to the bottom. BY noon today the stand
ing water will have all flown away to
trouble no one again forever. The next
work will be the turning into the head of
the principal sewers a sufficient volume of
water to effectually flush them with
strong and continual flow of pure water,
without any resort to automatic dumps or
thanks or pay to water companies. The
gentlemen named say there is an abund-
ance of water, more than the present
ent sewage capacity OF the
city is sufficient for two or three hundred
thousand people. The sewage from the
packing houses will be turned into sin
gle main and within thirty or fifty days
the water of the Little river will be flow
ing through the mains.
The EAGLE feels to congratulate ITSELF
the city administration and the people on
the successful consummation of a sani-
tary scheme that it has been convinced of
and advocated for years as a sewage ulti-
matum, and for which reserved reason it
refused to second the efforts of the late
lamented w. C. Woodman to turn back
all the waters of the Chisholm into the
old channel of the Little river. We knew
the time would come when the city would
have to have a per cent. of that flow for
purposes.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-09-17
AS TO THE SCHOOLS.

The EAGLE is in receipt of some very
strong local communications from promi-
nent citizens touching the matter of keep
ing the public schools open. To publish
these letters would cause no little COM
ment. In refraining we lay onrself open
to the charge of lack of appreciation of
the gravity of the situation. Neither horn
of the dilemma is pleasant one, while to
say to the public all that is being said to
us on the question would be sure to arouse
an ill-founded suspicion in the minds of
people of other communities. We think
however, that the board of education and
board of health ought to get together and
reopen the question and make final, and
if possible, unanimous decision As it
is many scholars are kept out of school
both to their own detriment and that of
the grades to which they had been as
signed
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-09-17
CLEVFLAND's MINsrREIs.

Last evening the Grand opera house wa,
filed packed in the upper portion = tt
witness the opening performance of w. s.
Cleveland's Minstrels
This year the enterprising manager ha,
made a new departure, doing away with
all the old-timers and giving us all new
faces, for the most part new at least TO the
minstrel stage
The frst-paFt scene was composed of a
handsome velvet curtain setting, and in
PRODUCED the orchestra, the vocal corps
and dozen end men. The latter gave
US some new gags" which was really
something new, and their comic songs
were well received The best ballad sing
ing was done by Mr.. Ed Roscoe, who has
baritone voice of power and sweetness.
Some of the other ballads showed lack of
rehearsal, the vocalists having just Joined
the company yesterday. This will all be
made smooth with another performance.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
At the Crawford Grand, Saturday, Sept.
10, two performances, matinee and even
ing. The matinee is given particularly
for the benefit of ladies and children.
Box Office open Thursday morning for
the sale of reserved seats.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-09-17
PERSONALS,

A. Gilpin, of St. Joe, is at the Carey.
Elsie White is here from Springfield, Mo.
A. H. Frazier of Greensburg is in the
city.
Stuart Hare, of Enterprise, is in the
city.
C. WILDER was here from Augusta yes
terday.
B. NJ. McCobbin of Breckenridge, No, is
in the city.
L. w. Brown was over from Hutchinson
yesterday.
J. w. Whitman was up from Mulvane
yesterday.
Edward Rhodes was in from Goddard
yesterday.
G. W. Snyder and family are here from
Coldwater
Mrs. A. Sheldon of FL Dorado was in the
city yesterday.
T. W. Eckert was up from Arkansas
City yesterday.
w. P. Rowland, of Dallas, Tex, is reg
istered at the Carey.
c. w. Hendrix of Winfield was at the
Occidental yesterday.
J. A Henly, of Lawrence, was in the
city on business yesterday.
G. L. Walker of Topeka registered at
the Manhattan yesterday.
w. S. Upham of CoifeyvilIe registered
at the Occidental yesterday.
Charles Locke, of Conway Springs, was
IN the city on business yesterday.
Gerald Fitzgerald, of Houston, Tex,
registered at the Carey last night.
Mrs Rush has returned from Quincy.
Ills, where she has visited for two months
Mrs. g. w. Morris of Fort Worth, Tex,
transacted business in the city yes; erday.
Morris J. Lloyd of Garden Plain was
looking after business interests yesterday.
George w. Dunkin of Greenfield, Ind,
was in the city yesterday calling on friends.
Mrs. c. Reed returned last night from
her visit of six weeks in the northeastern
part of the state.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-09-17
ARSENIC AND AMMONIA.
Remarkable Contrast in the Effect of Two
PoIsons on the Complexion.

The slow absorption of many poisons
changes in some more or less modified
form the complexion, bat arsenic and am
monia show their effect about as quickly
as any. The popular belief that arsenic
clears the complexion has led many silly
women to kill themselves with it in small,
continued doses.
| 1t producesa waxy. vory-looking appear
ance of the skin during a certain stage of
the poisoning, but its terrible after effects
have become to well known to make it of
common use as a cosmetic.
! The effects of ammonia upon the COM
| plexion are directly the opposite to that of
arsenic. The first symptom of ammonia
! poisoning which appears among those
who work in ammonia factories is dis
celebration of the skin of the nose and fore
head. This gradually extends over the
face until the complexion has a
stained, blotched, ana unsightly APP
pearance. With people who take
ammonia into their system in smaller
Doses as with their water or food, these
striking symptoms do not appear so soon.
The only effect of the poison that is visible
for time is 2 general EMBELLISHMENTS
and sallowness of the complexion.
Many people are slowly absorbing am
monia poison without knowing it. The
use of ammonia in the manufactures has
greatly increased of late, and it Is uuques-
tionably used as an adulterant IN certain
food preparations. Official analysis have
plainly shown its use even in such cheap
articles of every day consumption as bak-
ing powders. The continued absorption
of ammonia in even minuta ouantftias 90
an adulterant in food is injurious not
merely from its effect upon the complex
ion, but because it destroys the coating of
the stomach and causes dyspepsia and kin
dred evils
Professor Long of Chicago, is authority
for the statement that, if to fifty million
parts of water there is one part of am
monia, the water is dangerous.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-09-17
OVER AT EUREKA,

Col. Hallowell who returned from Eure-
ka yesterday morning, where he in connec-
tion with Senator Plumb and Congress
man Funston had addressed a monster
Republican rally, says that Plumb de-
voted his time to the sub-treasury and
national loan doctrines of the Alliance,
and so complete and irresistibly convinc-
ing were his facts and logic that many Of
their advocates present acknowledged that
they would henceforth abandon the idea
as not only impractical but foolish The
meeting was one of the most enthusiastic
and earnest ever held in the state, and was
followed by a torchlight procession at
night
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-09-17
ADJUSTMENTS.

Sells show gave two performances yes
terday and Notwithstanding counter at
fractions drew large audiences. Quite a
varied performance was given in good
style. There was the cannon ball jnggler.
the human snake, the flying trapeze and a
number of additional acts which were
much appreciated. Mr. VIM. Sells gave
an exhibition of fancy and bareback rid
ing. Mr.. E. L. Brennan is the assistant
general manager this season and every
where his efforts to please and accommo-
date the large crowd was noticeable and
much appreciated. The company left aft
er the performance last night on special
train for Nickerson, Kan.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-09-17
THE Y. P. L. AND D. SOCIETY.

The Young Peoples Literary and Debat-
ing society has finally succeeded in secur.
ing it's old hall, the old common pleas
court room. corner of Market and Firs;
streets, and will give its first free enter
tainment of the season tomorrow Friday)
evening.
Strenuous efforts are being made to
make this the first literary society in Kan
sas, as it now stands without rival in
Wichita The public are cordially invited
to these meetings, and especially the
young people.
Those interested in literary work should
not fail to join this society, and thus be
able to drink from this fountain of kuowl-
edge. Look in Friday mornings EAGLE
for the program. LOUIS GESIERS, Pres,
+. z. WITwER. Elk. Com.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-09-17

Gladwin county, Mica, boasts Of hax.nn
the largest frame barr in the world Il Is
isS feet ionE, 80 feet wide. Gbs structure \,
three stories high. aud Il y feet from the
base y the apsx Of the Toot.
From observations mads ia Switzerland
n appears thst mortality from organic dis
ease Of the heart decreases a. the nitituds
OF ths Azbitatisn rises and that Il - greater
ia tswES than In the SSzHtsy.
There are many odd wars Of getting a
living One IF the eldest 10 pnrszsd By the
salonnisrss CT Paris. who naksA profession
Of tying gentlemsr's crzyz,z. An sxpert
artist in this line can earn ten dollars al
evening, Is Is said
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-09-17

The heat and dust are exceptional for
this season Of the year and everybody is
hoping for rain. Flowing for wheat has
entirely ceased with but small per cent.
of the ground in condition to receive the
seed The indications now are that the
wheat acreage of southwest Kansas for
next year will be very short. Those who
plowed Immediately after harvest are all
right, but it is already getting late for
sowing if the winter should prove IN
usually severe as predicted by nearly all
weather observers
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-09-17

Mr.. T. H. Smith, prominent insurance
man of Chicago. was in the city yesterday
visiting his friend, Mr. T. J. Rogers. Mr.
Smith was here about eighteen years ago
when the town was in its primitive state.
Messrs Levy & Steel who were then in the
real estate business. The principal part
of the town as be remembers IL was then
on Douglas avenue and near the old Santa
Fe depot Mr.. Smith is very well pleased
with the city and predicts bright future
for the Peerless Princess.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-09-17

Two little boys, who have been confined
in the county Jail for about six weeks,
were released Saturday morning on their
good behavior. They had been held there
because of having robbed Stafford's gun
store and before dark Sunday night they
were at their old tricks again. They broke
a window and entered a jewelry store on
North Main street and stole watch and
ring They were arrested again Monday
and now County Attorney Morris says he
will send them to the reform school where
they belong.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-09-17

The reporter in his rounds yesterday met
Mr.. Daniel lockwood of Miunsha town
ship. Mr.. r. is prominent farmer in his
township. He promises TO place s., 500 in
the bank this fall after paying ali his ex-
penses. He owns four fine manifestations
of land and doesn't owe dollar. He is not
a calamity bowler nor does he belong 10
that tribe. He came here seventeen years
ago with no property on earth save his
wife and two children. This is an example
of what industry and thrift does.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-09-17

There is a large force of men at work on
the South Main street car track. Stone
ballast has been put along all the switches
The roadbed is being leveled up and made
solid so that the company will experience
no trouble in giving the thousands who
attend rapid transit.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-09-17

One of the county candidates on the Re
publican ticket OF this county, an old
union soldier. was prisoner at Salisbury,
\. c.. where Col. l.. l. Polk was IN COM
mspd at the time. As the union army was
approaching Polk ordered this man and
some others to be shot. but in some way
ne got away before the order could be
complied with
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-09-17

Mss Nellie Amidon has returned from
Cleveland where she has been during the
summer months. She was called 20 this
city by = telegramme from the secretary
Of the board OF education, who have en-
ployed the young lady as teacher in the
city High schools. Her numerous friends
in the city Will Be glad 70 learn % her re
turn and 81 seeuEspg the PesitiOn-