Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-10-16
LOST IN THE MAIL.
A Registered Package Containing
$4,000 Disappears.
TROUBLE ABOUT WATER In DENVER.
People Refuse to Pay Their Taxes and the
Company Retaliates-After Hidden
Money Colorado Farmers to
Make beet Sugar.

CHICAGO, Oct. 14.-Somewher be.
tween Omaha aud Denver package
containing $4,000 has been lost. The
money was sent by registered package
by bank in Chicago to financial in
stitution in the west. Inspector James
Z. Stuart, Of the post Office department,
and his men have been hard ut work
upon the case several days, but their
epdeavors can trace the money west
ward from Chicago only rs far as
Omaha. At that point all record Of
the small fortune is lost OF late 1t has
been the custom of Chicago banks to
use the mail service instead Of that Of
the express companies in shipping
money. The bills are registered, and
are rs sure of reaching their destina.
ton rs II the express companies han.
died them. Each package Is insured
before 1t is started upon its journey,
and the banks are doublv secured
against loss. The utmost secrecy Is
maintained at the post Office in regard
to the missing package of money. In
spector Stuart declines absolutely to
say anything about the case.
TROUBLE ABOUT WATER IN DENVER.
DENVER, Col, Oct. l4.-Great excite
ment was caused in all parts Of the
city yesterday morning when II be-
came known that the Union Water
company had sent ont its agents in all
directions to turn off the water from
the houses of those who had not paid
their water tax. 1t Is calculated that
more than one-third OF the householders
have taken the advice of the mayor
and city council and refused to pay
what they allege is rate above con-
tract stipulations. The company's
agents have been arrested repeatedly
and there are hundreds OF cases pend
ing in the police courts which are tied
up under decisions from different
courts. The water is turned on by the
consumers as fast us the company turns
It off, but us the supply Of water keys
Is limited there was general hue and
cry all day yesterday from houses that
had their supply cut of.
AFTER HIDDEN MONEY.
ST. LOUIS. Oct. 14-In n deposition
taken before Special Commissioner Dill
lon, Louis Sicher, bankrupt, under
cross examination, testified that he
had buried $4,000 in a tin box in
O'Fallon park, just north OF the city.
The newspapers published the story,
and hundreds of men, women and chill
dren. with all kinds Of implements,
dug around in the park searching for
the treasure. One old man, with n
forlsed stick, assiduously prospected
in true mining style. The best the po-
lice could do was to keep the "Klon-
dikers" from tearing up the flower
beds, but every other foot of ground
was turned up. The money is still
hidden.
TO MAKE BEET SUGAR IN COLORADO.
DENVER, Oct. 14.--Plans contemplate
ing the investment of from s50O,000 to
81, 900, 900 by eastern capitalists in
sugar factories and refineries have
been completed here, and an agree
ment has been signed by 100 farmers
pledging themselves to the cultivation
of |, 900 acres of sugar beets for the pur-
pose of supplying the material to these
factories and refineries, with which to
carry on the industry. II is expected
that sugar refining business amount
ing to 81, 5OO,OO0 year will be estab-
lished in this state.