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The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1892-02-23
A. U. L. W.
Equity Lodge in This City i'm a
FlOurishing Condition and
Now Has 2lO Active
Members.

A BAzo) reporter yesterday visited
the A. o. L. W. hall over Mertz IL
Hale's drug store and Was pleased to
note the improvements which have
ust been made in the way of fitting
and furnishing. NV paper has been
placed upon the walls, the carpet has
been cleaned and the old part of the
furniture newly vanished. Hull and
Delacey managed the papering and
vanishing and the work shows them
to be excellent workmen.
Equity Lodge A. o. U. w. was
organized in this city Sept. II, 1877,
with the following charter members ::
J. S. Bosserman, H. N. Smith, S. r.
Wright, Thomas Hogg, Geo. b. Kehn,
G. S. Lander, Daniel Cow, James
Thompson, j, B. Hill and o. A.
Singer. OF these members Thomas
Hogg died some years ago. The lodge
now has 210 active men,
bers aud is in a most
aourishing condition. The charter
members of the select Knights are D,
P Howk, r. ]. Shy, NJ. j. Hocka.
day, Cord Kruse. III. B. Wieman, j.
S. Harris, w. ]. Klien, r. H. Harris,
l.. e. CLANCY, L. G. Letter, S. H.
Olmstead. f. j. Nichols. W. j.
Klein died about four years ago. The
lodge is constantly receiving new
members and is certainly one of the
most valuable organizations in the
country as it is purely benevolent and
knows no creed beyond the one of
brotherly love. 1t has paid out a
very large sum in insurance and
many widow and orphan owes CON-
fort to-day to its direct influence.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1892-02-23
EX-CoNFEDERATE MEETING.

There was meeting of the vice
presidents of the Ex-Confederate
Home Association at Higglnsville yes.
terday. Fiity-four answered present
when the roll was called.
The object of the meeting was to
project plans whereby funds might be
realized for the benefit of the cause.
The following was adopted {:
Each of the 10000 school
districts in the state will he called
upon to contribute SO towards the
fund. Should each district furnish
its share, the handsome sum of 300.
600 will be realized.
There are at present d wards at
home in Higginsville.
Let each district indicate its SYM
patty and appreciation for the noble
soldier who fought for his country.
hut who through misfortune is now
without the blessings of home and
relatives not only, but even the nee
essaries of life.
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SEDALIA BRIEFS.

Mrs. Slagle, living on east Broad
way, is quite sick.
Rev. Whittelsey, of Evanston,
Iud.. will preach at the Congrega-
church today.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. g. Clark have
issued cards for progressive euchre.
for Tuesday evening, Feb. 23rd.
MIR. J. M.,,Ofiield entertained the
West End whist club at his handsome
residence on west Seventh street Mon
day evening.
Miss SUE Green, popular
teacher in the Broadway school asked
for = leave Of absence which was very
reluctantly granted.
C. A. K. Post AS, at their meet
ing last night, passed resolution op-
posing free coinage. Jno. W. Walker.
pos; commander, presided.
The Thursday afternoon club
was handsomely entertained by Messrs.
Latour and Hinslale last week at the
resiience of the latter on Broadway.
Among the arrivals in the city
Yesterday from Green Riige We're
Editor Van Wisker, Everett Wad-
leigh and Mrs. DR.. Tlimm and
daughter.
Miss Weinert, neice IF Mr.. and
Mr.. and Mrs. III. e. Clark, will be at
home to the young ladies of the
Thursday afternoon club and gentle
man friends Thursday evening, Feb
ruary 18th.
Miss Anna La Rose, a young
lady highly recommended from Lo.
gansport. Ind, and a graduate of the
we'll known Wellesly college, is now
in charge Of room No. $, Broadway
and is giving the very best salts
faction.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Faulhaber
gave a progressive eucher party al
their residence on Broadway last Fri.
day evening. There were twelve ia.
bles and handsome prizes. After the
game, brick ices, fruits and cake were
served and the many guests present
enjoyed the occasion.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1892-02-23
ACCIDENTALLY SEOrR

Quite a serious accident beiel VIM.
Herman, jr., last evening. while toy
ing with revolver. The weapon was
discharged ard the ball lodged in e
young mans foot, inficting an ugly
wound indeed, and will possibly rem
der him cripple for life.
The wound was treated by DR..
Heaton and the patient is getting
along as well as might be expected
under the circumstances.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1892-02-23
DIVORCE SUIT

Yesterday in Circuit Clerk Fowler's
office Nellie 5. Atkinson fed suit
for divorce against Dewitt q. Akin
son. The plea is habi,ual dru ken
ness and nop-support. The parties
were married in this county, May I,
1888, and lived together until March
ID, 1891. The plaintiff a!so pays for
the custody of a hoy baby of five
months.
Papers were order d served on de.
PENDANT in Benton county, A K nsas.
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THE McCORD CASE.
The Wife Petitions For a Id.
yOrce.

In the office of the circuit clerk yes
teyday Vellie f. McCord filed papers
petitioDing for a divorce from her
husband, VIM. j. McCord. The
charges are habituai dsankenness and
indignities that render the condition
of the plaintiff intolerable. She asks
for custody and control of minor
children and restoration of maiden
name of Vellie E. Elgin.
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A PRIZE VERSE.

A young lady teacher of this county
recently offered prize to the scholar
who could write a verse containing
the most expressive sentiment, ana
ending with the word an 'ot." All
had recited but one, a small boy, who
arose and read:
AS l was walking through the fields,
My mind was filled with thought;
| tried to climb barbed wire fence,
Was half way over, and-Mascot !"
We need not add that he got the
prize forthwith,
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LIBERTY AT LAST.
Charles Shelley Hughes, the
Printer Evangel st, Re
leased From the
County Jail.

AT 8 o'clock yesterday morning,
the door of the Pe,tis county Jail
swung open and Charles Shelley
Hughes walked out a free man. As
will he remembered on the 18th of
last April the evangelist was united
in marriage to Miss Mollie A. Born
gesser, an accomplished young lady
of ST. Louis, who left her home and
came to Sedalia for the purpose of
bee. ming the bride of the printer
evangelist. Immediately following
the marriage rumors began TO circu-
late that this marriage was IL
legal, as the reverend gentle
man had a living wife in Illinois from
whom he was not divorced at the time
of his marriage to Miss Borngesser;
the result of said rumors being that
the bride of only three days left her
husband and returned TO her 81. Louis
home the local press having. at that
time. made all the essential tsc.s of
this matter known to the public. 1t
is not necessary to repeat them now.
On the 18th OF July Mr.. Hug hes
while in ST. Louis, was arrested on
the charge of assault ~ith intent t.
kill, the charge being ma lie by Mrs.
Ons Hughes, his Illinois wife. He
was taken to Benton, ILL, and at the
prrl minary trial vindicat.d himself
and was released, but before he hnd
left the court house he wa
arrested on the complaint
of the plaintiff, alleging a
she did, that at the time of her mar
riage with the defendant he had liv-
ing wife by the name of Blanche
Willard, and he was remsnded To the
county Jail, and day set for the pr
liminary hearing. However, this
movement amounted to nothing, the
allegations being false in toto, So
the Illinois authorities gave their
prisoner up to the authorities of Pet
tbs county, Miss Borngesser prefering
against him the charge of bigamy
On the 18th of July, Mr.. Hughes,
in the custody of Constable Lowrey,
arrived in Sedalia and was committed
to the county Jail. At his prelimina-
~ he waived examination, and was
placed under $500 bond.
The grand jury found a true hill
against him, and upon the 18th of
last November his case was submitted
to the criminal court.
As will doubtless be remembered,
the evangelist pleaded guilty to the
charge, and being allowed to speak in
his own behalf, after the Hon. w. ID.
Steele had presented his case TO the
court, he made plea so full of pslhos
and elCquence that the venerable
judge wept, while the jury, lawyers
and all Of those present were pro-
f,undly touched and many strong
men turned their heads to conceal
their emotions.
The sentence given the defendant
was the lightest that could he i'm
pnsei-three months in jail, and a
500 fine, to be paid out at the rate
of SO dav, Masking in all 100 days.
The BAzoo reporter asked Mr..
Hughes now after his release, what
he intended to do, and he said he
would remain in Sedalis, and work al
his trade as printer. and perhaps
later on open law Office.
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S1IENTIFC MISCELLANY.
EXPERIMENTING WITH COLD.

The laboratory of Prof. Pictet, at
Berlin, ia designed for the investiga
ton of the Effects of cold. The re-
frigerating machinery, driven by stv-
eral powerful engines keeps the object
under observation at any temperature
between 2O0 and 200o below zero G..
as long as may be required. The
cooling is effected by the evaporation
of i guilds, and is divided into three
stages, each with its separate appar-
stus. For the first stage is used the
mixture of sulphurous and carbOnic
acids known as "Picte,'s fluid" which
is condensed at a pressure of abb ut
two atmospheres in spiral tube cool
ed by water. Oxide of nitrogen
('aug ching gas is the liquid chosen
for the second stage. 1t is condensed
at a pressure of 10 or II atmospheres
in a tube kept at about 800 below ze-
70 by the action of the first circuit.
For the third stage air is employed,
end passes into the liquid state at a
pressure of IS atmospheres when the
temperature is kept at 1852 below
2 % by the other circuits. The evap-
Grafton of the liquefied air gives a
cold of about 2000 below zero. Absc-
lutte zero is is placed at 2730 below
zero c., but Prof. Pictet rfards 255
below zero as about the lowest attain
able artificial temperature. One OF
the effects of great cold has been the
conversion of quicksilver into beauti-
full fern-like crystals. Glycerine also
has been crys;allized; end cognac has
been given by freezing the peculiar
mellowness commonly attained only
by long keeping. The most impo1'
tant result thus far, however, has
been the publication of chlorOform,
the crystals that form in the CONNER
cial chloroform at about 6S0 below
zero being almost absolutely pure.
MAGNESIUM LIGHTING.
A new magnesium lamp, devised
by NJ. Dronier, burns without stten-
ton for regular periods of "a hours.
A pound of magnesium is consumed
IN about 100 hours, giving light
equal to that of $50 pounds of can
dies, so pounds of petroleum, OF
somewhat more than 100 cubic yards
of gas. TIE advantage is offered Of
freedom from risk of fire. The pres
ent running expense of the lamp ex'
ceeds 80 cents an hour. but with the
anticipated great reduction in the cost
of the metal, lighting by magnesium
may be made fairly economical.
PROJECTED RAPID TRANSIT.
The schedule time for cars on the
proposed electric railway between vi,
emma and Buda-Pesth is expected tc
lie IS minutes for the entire distance
OF $50 miles. As planed, the road
will have two main power stations,
with 100 sub-s'ations, but only three
or four stopping places. Each car
will be about $50 feet long, fitted
with four boyle trucks, and an cleo
tic moter at each end will receive
current through contac: wheels run
ming on conducting rails. The ends
of the cars, to diminish air resistance,
will be shaped like those of a ship.
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4 VIVACIOUS WIRE.
Contact With Which Causes J.
L. Raw Considerable
Damage.

The night engineer at the East ST,
dalia Pacific shops came very
near resignins his position last even
ing. After reconsiiering the matt.r
however he decided to stay little
longer.
His contemplated change was super
induced by being formally intrpducei
to force of nature. 1t was a warm
meeting. In fact there was a thermal
station that wruld tave r,-
Elected credit on sweethearts who had
met after long absence. The only
difference would he the absence Of
mutual cangeniali;y. In the case of
the nocturnal engineer, there was a
onesidedress about things.
Tie greater part Of the congenial.
Ity was manifested by the force Of
nature. OF course the enrinser
couldn't be 50 impolite to stranrer
as to object during the process, out
ne afterwards confidentia!ly informed
The BAz)O man that there was a p,,-
sIhlllty Of his new acquaintance
ing just little fulsome in in its ext
ton OF JOY at meeting him. Mr.. Raw
(tor such Is the engineers name) is OF
retired and unassuming disposition,
so that this undue familiarity c,rsei
him no little embarrassment ON The
one paw, and great deal of solicit
tude on the other. However. with
afac:erlsllc indifference, he
withheld his sent,ments
from expression and kept
his feelings locked up in his bosom.
1t was about ) o'clock in the even.
ing when MIR. Ray, who was leisurely
driving spring wagon down Ohio
street, was unceremoniously Interrupt
ted near the corner of Main and Ohio
streets by the abrupt fall of his lead
horse. He had no sooner begun to
marvel at the strange occurrence when
the other quadruped decided to as
sumo a resting posture.
by this time Mr.. Raw
began to fill up with surprise.
Dlsmounting, he hurried to his real
sters and was in the at of unharress-
ing them when, strange to relate, he
himself was prosirated. 1t was then
thought that NJ. Rays emotional
nature was disturbed on account of
the accident that had befallen his
horses. Some said the gentleman was
afflicted with st. Vitus dance.
1t was only when Mr.. Rays peue-
tra'ive eye saw wire wrapped around
his legs that the mystery was explain
ed. 1t was evident that he had be-
come tangled up with electricity
Ordinarily Mr.. Ray would have
known at cnce that nothing could
have induced him to perform such
gymnas'ic gyra:ions but electricity,
and it was only due to the excitement
under which he was laboring that be
never thought of this before.
The accident was caused by q wire
being detached from the electric car
line and falling to the ground.
MIR. Roy will require damages from
the company as his wagon was dam
aged and his horses badly injured.
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MARRIAGE LICENSES.

The following license were issued
yesterday by Recorder Pilkington:
Fred Brack-iek, of Ithca, Neb., to
JOANNA Kerkhof, of Sedalia.
George Eiche'z. of Petiis, to Kate
NJ. NJ. Intelmsn, of Pettis.
II. F. Cramer and May j. Cole, Of
Pettis county.
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RELEASED FROM JAZZ

The following parties were released
from Jail yesterday morning:
Albert Wright, q days.
Bud Miller, 6 days.
Geo. Fuller, 6 DAYS.
c. S. Hughes, PIP days.
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FOR RENT OR SALE.

A fine farm within four miles of
Sedalia Cos acres, we'll improved).
Will be let or sold on favorable
terms. Possession given March LIST.
j. H. Boutwell,, Atty at Law,
Dempsey Binding.
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AN Aurora young lady is taking
advantage of her leap year prerogative
in great shape. She even donned her
brothers clothes and promenated the
streets with another young lady.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1892-02-23
LYDIA {, PINKHAM'S s ysssssS1s

The roses viii return t. your cheeks. Sallow
looks dcjsa-;. spirits brighten, your step lee
come firm. and back and head aches will lie
known 40 more. Your appetite will gain,
and the food nourish YOU. The Compound -
sold hy all Druggists a a standard article,
or sent 10y mail. in form OF Pills or LczengeS,
on receipt II Sln0.
For the cure If Kidney Complaints,
,i,Lrr >rX the Cnmpnnnl has no rival.
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FOR RENT.

A small farm. Anv one wanting
further information, call at 123 East
Main street. s1w
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SILK SALE, BEGINNING TO.MOR-
ROW.
For six days this sale of silks is to
continue. G.. HYE.
The record-union., 1892-04-15
RaIlway Commissioners, Convention.

One mile-John G. won, Coronel sec
ond, Meanenough third. Time Isl.
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MISSISSIPPI VALLEY FLOOD.
REPORTS OF ITS DESTRUCTIVENESS
UNDERESTIMATE
Two Hundred and Fifty Negroes
Drowned and Three Thousand
Families Homeless.
Special to the REcoRp-uN1oN.

special 10 the RECORD-UNIoN.
WEST POINT (Miss.), April 14.-Reports
of the floods in this district are not exag-
gerated, but, in fact, underestimate.
The destruction of property and loss of life
is great, and all facts are not yet known.
The Mobile and Ohio, Georgia Pacific and
Central have been blocked for the past
seven days. The damage to the Mobile
and Ohio is estimated at $4,000, while the
other two suffer to the extent at least of
twice that sum each. There are reports
that many negroes are being drowned
along the river. Much stock has been
lost, many houses washed away and
planting retarded. The damage in the
county Is estimated at 100000. Reports
continue to come of great damage to
property and life in Columbus, and on
the river near that city.
The lowest estimate placed on the loss
of life in the flooded district is $50, all
negroes. Most of the damage is in the
vicinity of Columbus, on the Tom bigbee,
but more than 5000 families in Lowndes,
Monroe and Noxubee Counties are re-
ported homeless and starving.
JACKSON Miss, April 14.-Congress-
man Allen having advised Governor
Stoney that the House committee de-
clined to act in the matter OF an appro-
priation for the flood sufferers in the alb
sence of a recommendation from him, he
Immediately wired Congressman Allen
that the city of Columbus is feeding 500
homeless negroes who refused owork on
the railroads, although offered 81 day
Two hundred tents are much needed
Although many are needing supplies. the
wisdom of the Government distributing
rations Is gravely doubted.
AdviceS from Columbus state that only
twenty lives were lost in the neighbor-
hood, but the loss in the country is not
yet ascertained. Forty miles of fence and
half the cabins and outhouses in the Tom
bigbee Valley We're washed away, as well
as all bridges Of any size. Most of the
cattle in the overfiowed district were
drowned.
THE MISSISSIPPI BOOMING.
MEMPHIS, April 1.-THE Mississippi
is booming and within a few inches of the
danger line, and rising. The lowlands
on the Arkansas side are flooded, and $50
acres Of corn have been washed ont fifty
miles below this city. No serious dam
age or loss to life is yet reported
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DARING TRAIN ROBBERY.
Three Men Secure the Contents of tn
Express Car and Escape.

Inree 1tIen secure the contents OF the
Express Car and Escape.
NEW ORLEANS, April IA daring
and successful robbery was committed
tonight within seyenty-five miles of this
city. When passenger train No. of the
Illinois Central, north bound, reached
Hammond Station a man boarded the
engine, thrust revolver in the faces of the
engineer and fireman, and ordered them
to go ahead. The command was obeyed.
and they ran to independence, where a
switch was taken and No. 3 passed.
The south-bound train had scarcely
fitted by when two confederates of the
individual on the engine jumped aboard
and at Neussome Mills the engineer was
ordered TO halt. The engineer and fire.
man We're used by the robbers, and in
structed to go to the express car and order
the messenger to open the car, which was
complied with, and entrance was effected
by the robbers. The safe was emptied of
its contents, and the robbers disappeared
in the darkness, leaving the mails and
passengers unmolested. The train then
proceeded on its way
Superintendent Fisher of the EXPRESS
Company said that the robbers would
hardly get $1,000. A posse with blood
hounds are in search of the robbers.
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sIxTEEN-RoUND FIGHT.
Both Contestants Very Awkward as
Ring Tactics.

Both Contestants Very Awkward as to
Ring Tactics.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 1.-THE fight at
the Occidental Club tonight between
Bert johnson of San Francisco and Dave
Hatch OF Visalia was given to the former
at the end Of the sixteenth round. Both
men were awk ward as to ring tactics,
though this was not their first finish
fight, and Hatch's contortions in his
efforts to avoid punishment amused the
spectators To the extreme of monotony.
Johnson pushed the fight from the start
endeavoring TO comply with the rules of
the hstic art, but Hatch was repeatedly
cautioned against butting, wrestling and
frequent dropping at close quarters,
whether blow reached him or not.
johnson had the advantage III hight, and
punched Hatch with much effect about
the head whenever the latter would keep
his feet. Hatch cleverly stopped num-
Der of blows with hard left jabs in the
mouth, one drawing blood, and at the
end Of the fifteenth round nearly finished
Johnson with right swing. Johnson
knocked Hatch down in the sixteenth,
and the application of too much intern p
retreshment by his seconds scene
have taken the energy out of II .
remained down too long on his second
drop and was counted out.
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ACCIDENT NEAR MILpITAs.
A Locomotive Fireman Seriously Ii
iured While Sitting in His Cab.

A Locomotive Fireman Seriously In
iured While sitting in His Cab.
NILES, April 14.-At 1890 to-day while
the San Jose train was making about
thirty-five miles an hour, the driving
bar between the two large drivers of the
engine, broke in two from a flaw in the
steel. The train was about three miles
south of Milpitas. One end of the broken
bar struck Fireman Megraw, who was
sitting on his side of the cab, on the bot
tom OF the left foot. breaking the bones
and badly bruising the loot. DIR. Pease of
Butte, Mont, examined it but could do
nothing. de says with proper attention
the foot may be saved. Megraw was
taken to the Railroad Hospital at Oak
land. The train was delayed about half
an hour, but proceeded, with the drivers
taken off the engine.
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DEATH OF GORDON e. sLoss.
The Ex-Member of the Board of Equal
iZation Suddenly Passes Away.

The Ex-Member of the Board of Equal
ization Suddenly Passes Away.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 14.-Gordon Z.
Sloss died last night about II O'Clock of
heart failure. He dined with Chief En-
gineer Scannell in the early portion ofthe
evening and appeared in good spirits and
best of health. The deceased has only
one relative in California, a daughter.
who resides at Berkeley.
Gordon E. Sloss was born in Ireland.
and went to the State of PENNSYLVANIA
when mere boy, where he lived until
he came to this State. He left Pennsyl-
vania shortly after attaining his man
hood, and located in CaIaveras County.
For number of years he served as a
Deputy Sheriff under Ben Thorne. After
seyerlng his connection as Deputy Sheriff
In that county, he took up his residence
in this city and connected himself with
Isador Cutie in the dray business. From
this he entered politics and in the year
1873 was elected a Fire Commissioner.
and filled that position twelve years. He
also served one term on the Board of
Equalization, and was defeated by Swan.
the Republican nominee, at the last cleo
ton. He was about 6S years of age. Mr..
Sloss was very popular in San Francisco
and had host OF friends, who will feel
sorry to hear of his sudden death.