Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-02

Two boys in. passing a tent on the
outskirts of Joplin, Mo-, the other day
discovered man on the floor dead.
On a bed nearby was the body of a
woman with her skull crushed in and
On another bed the dead bodies of a
boy of II and girl of ten, their heads
also being crushed. Hurrying out OF
the tent the boys stumbled over the
headless body of a girl about four years
Did. The dead mans name was James
E. Moss and it was believed that he
had murdered his wife and children in
fit of dependency.
THE navy department IS laying in ex-
tensive new stocks of naval ordnance.
One of the effects of the recent war has
been to build up a large num-
Der of small factories capable
of producing war supplies. Fac
tories which have heretofore been
engaged in making bicycles, rivets,
castings and tubings learned
that the making of war materials was
profitable employment. By slightly
adding to their plants they are able to
make shells, projectiles, etc.
The Samoan commission arrived at
Apia the other day and held a sitting.
Nothing was disclosed regarding the
deliberations. but it was reported that
they upheld the action of Admiral
Kautz, the American naval commander.
GEN. MACARTHUR and Gen. Funston,
with the Kansas and Montana regi-
nents and Utah battery, dispersed 500
Filipino insurgents who were in
trenched on the railroad near Santa
Arita. Gen. Funston led the charge at
the double-guick.
THE feature of the second day of the
national peace jubilee at Washington
was the civic parade. It was over an
hour passing the reviewing stand where
President Mckinley and distinguished
company were seated. There were
many floats decorated by the leading
firms at the capital.
TWENTY thousand people attended
the sham battle at the state G. A. r.
encampment at Terre Haute, Ind, the
other day. Six companies of state
militia and two light batteries partici-
pated. A fort had been constructed
and part of the militia were ordered
to defend it. They were supposed to
be Spaniards. The invading forces
stormed the breastworks and tore the
Spanish flag from the fort, while the
Did veterans shouted themselves hoarSe.
THE Mexican Central depot, which
was built across the Rio Grande at Ell
Paso, Tex, 10 years ago at a cost of
$40, 900, was entirely destroyed by fire
the other morning. The origin of the
fire, it was said, was a lighted cigarette.
THE Kansas state treasurer on the
23d stamped warrants in the SUM of
SAT, $50, mot paid for want of funds"
When the treasury opened that day
there was $19, 600 in the general reve-
nue. fund. 1t did not last an hour.
| A LONG dispatch was received at
Washington on the 23d from President
| Schurman, of the Philippine commits
sion, giving the results of the meetings
| thus far held with the Filipino commits
sion sent by Aguinaldo to treat with
the Americans. President Mckinley
was much gratifed at its contents, but
| jhe text of the dispatch was not made
public and will not be.
| WASHINGTON on the 23d inaugurated
three days peace jubilee. The city
was gaily decorated with bunting and
the day opened with the boom of guns,
the ringing of church bells and the
blowing of whistles. In the afternoon
| there was a parade of military and
naval organizations stationed in and
around Washington. At night a grand
display of fireworks and a realistic
production of the battle of Manila were
| given.
A BIG strike of gas was made on a
| farm at Tiffin, o.
The national Baptist convention
opened at San Francisco on the oath.
THE fertilizing plant of Walker,
Stratman &c Co., at Pittsburgh, Pa,
vas destroyed by fire. Edward Probst,
an employee, was missing and it was
feared that he was burned to death.
The loss was about 800, 900.
THREE white men, James HUMPHREYS
and his two sons, were lynched the
other night near the village of Alley,
Tex. The HUMPHREYS were farmers
and were accused of harboring man
who had murdered constable. The
mob was composed of Is neighbors.
THE first spike in the track of the
Fort Dodge & Omaha railway was
driven at Council Bluffs, Ia, on the
24th.
THE tuberculosis congress opened at
Berlin on the gath with 2, 600 members
present, of whom 200 were delegates
from Germany and foreign govern
nents. Surgeon Boyd, who represents
the medical corps of the United States
navy dC C1lc congress. Hliue an dOOreSS
and was elected chairman of the Amer
lean delegation.
Two persons, man and a woman,
persisted in a fire that destroyed a
lodging house in West Forty-seventh
street, New York. Mrs. John Roath-
berg, 81 years old, also was fatally
burned in trying to escape from a
burning tenement at Rivington and
Pitt streets, in the same city.
The oil tank of the gas company at
IMacomb. ILL.,, was struck by lightning