Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-12-13
SUGAR FRAUDS.
Fine Java Sugar Entered as In
ferior-The Vessel and Cargo
Seized.
Informer Bowles Ends His Testimony
In the Dynamite Case and is Cross
Examined.
A Ccin Thief's Name Withheld Because a
His Good Family-Farmsrs Fight
Etc. H

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BAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 8-Collector J. 8
Hager yesterday seized the steamer West
meath and her cargo of sugar which ar.
rived here from Java last Monday con.
signed to the American sugar refinery Of
this city, though . duty OF $4,000 had
been paid ON the cargo. which is valued at
$500, 900. The reason for the seizure was
stated to be that the quality of the sugar
had been underestimate and that the
Government had been defrauded of about
500 200. A warehouse OF the company
where SONS of the sugar was stored was
also seized and with steamer and cargo
placed in charge Of the customs officers
under seal.
The sugar is supposed to have been coll
ored in Java, where very fine quality of
sugar is made, which coloring made it
look like sugar of a lower grade and sub.
ject to less amount Of duty. This is the
largest seizure ever made in this port and
the first c srgo Of sugar ever received from
Java. 9ne penalty attached, if the charge
be proved, is confiscation Of the cargo and
. fine Of 20 per cent. of its value.
MURDERED BY TRAMP.
CHEYENNE, Wyo T., Dec. Nv. J. Van
nice, q prominent and highly respected
resident Of this city, was murdered early
yesterday morning. While all of the
family except the children were absent q
tramp entered Mr.. Vannice's house and
stole some articles OF jewelry and a
purse, Immediately afterwards start
! ing toward Fort Laramie. Mr.
Vannice started in pursuit and captured
the man at q ranch five miles from town.
He started to town with the tramp in q
buggy. Late last evening the team was
found on the prairie by cowboys with the
dead body of Mr.. Vannice in the bottom of
| the buggy. The body indicated that q
terrible struggle had taken place. It is
cured his revolver and killed him. A
posse of citizens is after the murderer, and
if captured he will be lynched.
INFORMER BOWLES CONSTRAINED.
GENEVA, ILL.,. Dec. S.-The first thing
done in the Burlington conspiracy trial
yesterday was the introduction Of the
| dynamite cartridges and full minating caps
purchased by Bowles with BauereIsen's
| money and under his instructions. They
were all identified by Bowies, who had re-
sumed the witness stand in direct exam
ination. The cross-examination was then
begun by Dan Donohue of Chicago and
lasted until the adjournment of court
This ordeal did not cause Bowles to con-
tradict himself in the least as to the main
facts in his testimony, though in several
minor details he pleaded forgetfulness.
sought to be made by the attorney that he
had been promised immunity by the rail-
road company for his testimony.
FRIGHTENING WOMEN.
COLUMBUS, s. c., Dec. IA negro, ap-
parently with instincts like the White
chapel fend, is frightening women here.
Three complaints have been received SO
! far. The scene of each assault is Arsenal
Hill. The first was committed on the
daughter of Mrs. Sarah II. Adams. She
was iured out one night by the negro who
when she was in q dark spot drew a knife
and attacked her. He was frightened
away. The same night the negro drew a
Mrs Bonham from her home by a tale that
relative of hers had met with an acci-
| dent. He attacked her with knife but
was driven off. The third case was that Of
Mrs. Minnie Kramer, who met with .
! similar experience.
THE STOLEN COIN RECOVERED.
NASHVILLE. Tenn, Dec. S.-The man
who stole 81 ,200 from lot of coin being
transmitted by express from the New
! Orleans mint to the Washington treasury
| has been found and the money secured
| and the man released. The express super.
| intendent located the man and found the
| money in trunk in Bowling Green, KY.
| The superintendent refuses to give the
mans name, saying that it is his first
| offense; that he is of good family; that
| the money has been returned, and that
| there is no need to &c further.
STATE AID WANTED.
JEFFERSON CITY. Mo-, Dec. S.-Goveruor
| Morehouse has just received a telegram
| from George Lyde sheriff of Macon County,
! giving the details of the riot of the night
| Of December 5. He sad he was power
! less to control the outlawry that existed
and he therefore invoked the aid of the
! S ate and urged the Governor to md q
| sufficient force of militia to preserve the
| peace and protect the lives and property
| of the citizents. He urged that this be
| done at once. Governor Morehouse will
take no ac' ion until he hears from Adju-
| tant- General Jamison.
FARMERS QUARREL.
LITTLE Rock Ark, Dec. SIN Union
| County Louis Gilmore and Jesse Frisble,
| prominent farmers, became involved in q
| difficulty at the latter's house and The
| former received load of buckshos in the
breast and died Immediately.
HOGAN CAPTURED.
| LOUISVILLE. KY, Dec. S.-Harrisou
! Hogan, the Indiana farmer near Jeffer-
| sonville who resisted the officers success
fully Wednesday night, has been cap
| tured.
| Supposed suicide.
| OswEGo, N. Y, Dec. Tt is known
| almost to certainty that Rev. w. L.
Parker, rector of Christ Episcopal Church