Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-06-02
NEAR noon on the. a7th a fire was

discovered in big pile of cotton in
the packing and opening room of the
Indian Head cotton mills at Cordova
Ala All the trap fire doors in the
mills, which are the largest in the
state, were at once closed and 100 chill
dren were locked in the rooms where
the fire originated. The fire was
quickly smothered out and after few
moments the doors were opened and
all the children were found unhurt.
panic in the mills was narrowly
averted.
FIRE in the Crystal Springs Brewing
& Ice company's plant at Boulder. Col,
destroyed property to the extent of
$50, 900, fully covered by insurance.
The building containing the machinery
of the plant was completely Quilted
and quantity of valuable machinery
ruined.
THERE was a fine parade at Kansas
City, Mo-, on the 27th, in which the
school children took part, to celebrate
the victory of Admiral Dewey over the
Spaniards at the Philippine islands.
All business places were closed in the
afternoon.
WHAT will be the crack regiment of
all the United States regular and vol
unteer forces is being organized. 1t
will be composed en- tirely of sharp
shooters, and the best men from II
states and the District of Colum bia
are to make up the 12 full companies
composing the regiment The enlist
ment is under the supervision of a
number of congressman and is to be
furnished and equipped by Mr.. Perry
Belmont, of New York city, who has
offered the regiment to the govern
ment without expense.
EDWARD HAMMERsTRoM, of Knox
Vile. ILL.,. drowned his little daughter
in a tub of water and then shot him
self. Temporary insanity caused the
tragedy.
THE sum of 81. 455. 400 represents the
money paid out by Lieut.. Col. G. C..
Smith, chief commissary, to ST. Louis
merchants and Missouri farmers for
supplies since war was declared up to
the 9th. The three largest items are
ST, $50. 900 for mules, $97, 500 for horses
and $45. 900 for tents. In addition al
most as much has been paid out by the
commissary department for subsist-
ence.
The business failures in the United
States for the week ended the 27th
streets commercial report, against 257
for the corresponding week of last
year.
A PASSENGER train on the Midland
Terminal railroad ran into handcar
on a high trestle near Gillette, Col,
and four men who jumped from the
handcar were killed.
GARFIELD KING, a negro, aged about
IS, was taken from the Jail at Sails
bury, Md, by mob early the other
morning, hanged to a tree and shot to
pieces. He was awaiting trial on the
charge of having deliberately shot
Herman Kenney, white boy, about
the same age as the negro.
THE bitterness engendered. over the
election of officers of company A, of
the Bryan volunteer regiment showed
no signs of disappearing on the Goth.
Gov. Holcomb received the resignation
of Capt. Whitmore, who was elected
against the wishes of Mr.. Bryan, who,
it was alleged, wanted the place him
self.
A NEGRO named Ebert Harris died
at Anderson, S. c., from the effects of
a whipping given him by mob. He
was accused of burning depot at Iva.
THIRTEEN miners were killed by an
explosion of fire damp in a coal mine
near Mons. Belgium.
THOMAS W. KEENE, the actor. was
reported as suffering from appendicitis
on the Goth. He Cancelled his theatre
cal engagements and was on his way
to New York.
The German and French consuls a
Honolulu have joined in complaint
to their governments against the al
legged favoritism shown by the Dole re-
pu blican government of the Hawaiian
islands to the United States over other
countries.
The plant of the Stoughton wis
Wagon company was damaged by fire
on the 25th to the extent of SIS. 600.
About 800 men were thrown out of
work in CONSCIENCE.
COUNTY TREASURER KRoHN, was
found in his office at MADEIRA, Cal, in
an unconscious condition, having been
beaten and his strong box rifed of it's
contents. The booty secured was
probably only a few hundred dollars,
as most of the taxes had been turned
over to the county officials.
LINCOLN, Neb.. dispatch on the
25th said that Gov. Holcomb announced
that as soon as he received official no
tification of the issue of second call
for troops he would order the Third
regiment of the Nebraska national
guard, of which William Jennings
Bryan is to be colonel. to mobilize at
some point in the state and go into a
camp of instruction.
INFORMATION was received on the
morning of the oath that Santa Fe
train had been held up by bandits at
Beiar. small station about so miles
from Albuquerque. n. NJ, and the
through safe dynamited and its con-
tents taken.
Mrs. GEORGE NJ. PULLMAN, of Chica-