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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-11-18

ribbons and some 400 cups, including
the challenge cup for champion sad
die horses.
There is a marked increase in the
many breeding classes for trotters.
In the roadster class, for horses four
years old and over, there are twenty
four entries The number in the
hackney class has fallen off. The
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-11-18

New York, Nov. 16.-The horse
show opened it's doors yesterday at
Madison Square Garden With all
it's popularity with the fair sex the
"hike" has never got together such a
galaxy OF beauty as the horse show
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-11-18
CHILD FATALLY BURNED

Sheboygan, Wis, Nov. 16.-Frances,
the 5-year-old daughter Of Mrs. Nc
Kenna, was fatally burned while play
ing about bonfire on lot adjoining
her home. lad of 9 throwing a burn
ing brand at her.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-11-18
A WILL SET ASIDE
DENNISON BAKERS LAST TESLA
MENT BROKEN.
CONTESTANTS FINALLY WIN

An Estate Valued at 100000 Involved
Alleged Will Gave Most OF Big
Fortune to Testator's Second Wife
An Appeal to Supreme Court Is
Probable.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-11-18
HER HOME TROUBLE
SPAIN MENACED BY THE CARL
LIST ELEMENT.
CARGO OF RIFLES SEIZED

Another Chestnut Cracked in the
Case of Cuban nsurgepts-English
Thread Monopoly Shows Heavy
Loss of Profits and It's Shares Fall
Foreign News in General.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-11-18

not been captured. He has been
trailed down the Wolf river and the
sheriff of Forest county with a posse
is securing that county.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-11-18
.FRsCKE SPEAKS OUT
REPORT ON MUTUAL FIRE IN
SURANCE COMtA.,IES
SAYS HE'S NOT HOSTILE

Makes a Vigorous Defense Against
Misconstruction in Conclusion
Says Examination Shows Items Of
Expense Incurred in Defeating
Law for Benefit of Honest Compa-
MES
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-11-18

Commissioner of Patents Butter
worth is much better.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-11-18
HORSES ON PARAO.r,
GREAT EQUINE EVENT FOR
NEW WORKERS.
SWAGGER SOCIETY SHOW

4 Spiritiess Sale IF Boxes-Only $500
Paid for the Pick-Good Promise
for Rafting Array OF Dressy
Women, Though Opening Attend
ance Is Light.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-11-18
Madison, Nov. Is.

William A Fricke, commissioner Of,
insurance has presented his report on
city and village mutual fire insurance
The state herald., 1897-08-06

duty as judge of this court; one for fan.
ing to enforce the general statutes in
regard to persons being guilty of lewd-
ness and acts tending to debauch the
public morals and keeping open tip
pling and gambling houses on the Sab
bath; the other for falling to enforce
the act with reference to Sunday clos
ing of saloons.
at is no part of the duty of this
court to institute criminal proceedings
against citizens. Indeed, 1t would be
highly improper for me to prejudge
case in any manner The court has at
all times been ready to enforce the
laws and Is still anxious to do so. Grim
inal prosecutions are commenced by
filing complaints by persons familiar
with the facts, and not by judges or
courts. The difficulty with the situa-
ton in Leadville Is as well expressed
in your majority report. AS good cltl-
zens, and particularly as officers and
deputy sheriffs, and as ministers of the
gospel, as some of You are, 1t is your
place to make complaint against any
and all persons whom you know are
violating the law. This you failed to do,
and then you attempt to shift the re-
sponsibility upon the court or its pre-
siding judge.
Individually the court is not perturb-
ed by the insult you offer in returning
the indictments. Since II this court Is
guilty of a crime as charged, every
judge in the state is probably guilty
also, but l regret that you should at
tempt to cast stigma upon this court
which. If permitted to pass without no.
tice, might act as above stated. Another
Judge will be called to dispose of the
indictments against myself. and such
further steps taken with reference to
this matter as shall be best adapted
to protect the standing and dignity of
this court"
The judge then returned the indict-
men to the grand jury, charging him
with not closing saloons on Sunday,
claiming that 1t was dcfectively made
out. and requesting the jury to retire
and report on this Indictment at s
o'clock.
Standing room was at premium
when court reconvened at S o'clock.
Rev. A. Grant Evans. as spokesman for
the grand jury, addressed the court.
He returned the Indictment as 1t was
in the first place. and stated that they
had been Informed by their attorneys
that the Indictment was correct and
that no change was necessary.
The state herald., 1897-08-06

GOOD government in cities is made
difficult, not alone by lack of con-
science, but also by lack OF wisdom.
Writing of the city of Brooklyn, cor
respondent of the New York Witness
says that when the thieves are in
power the people are swindled; and
with only one exception, when the re-
formers have been put in power. mat
tiers have been no better. and in some
cases worse" The exception. doubt
less, refers to the mayorality of Seth
Low, a man of clear sense and great
ability, now president Of Columbia uni
versity, New York. The study of mum
icipal problems has been entered upon
by many of the best citizens. and none
too soon. Folly may be as costly as
knayery.
The state herald., 1897-08-06
Wliil.sp.rt Alaska,

Washington. July 3i.-ESpcrt Sam.
ucl g. Durham Of the Federal Bureau
OF Labor left here to-day for the gold
belt OF Alaska, whore he viii make
mn investigation aud report In time for
the projected spring mlgrntlons. Mr..
Durham IN well equipped for the
work, having spent much time In the
mining camps Of the West for sew
crnl years.
He has been instructed by Commits.
sionor OF Labor Wright 10 mike n
critical Inquiry Into the opportunities
for business. for Investment of capi.
tai employment Of labor. wages. cost
OF living. climate best means Of rcnch.
Ing the gold fields and kindred sub.
Iccta. lie win 80 direct to San Fran
cisco nnd will sail from there August
y, taking the juneau overland route,
aud reaching the kloudykc region
about the middle OF September. lie
VIII watch the winter and early spring
work and IL expected to send material
for n special report, which u " hoped
will be published about March.
The state herald., 1897-08-06

A patent has been issued in the Uni
ted States for novel process for water
prooflng textile fabrics. In carrying
out the process the fabric TO be treated
ID wetted with water and placed be-
tween sheets or rollers. One OF these
sheets or rollers. which Is preferably
OF tin or aluminium. is connected 10 the
positive polo OF an electric generator
and the other sheet or roller to the
negative pole. By employing such n
dissolving positive electrote and pass
ing current through the wet fabric the
fibres are made water-repellent, The
inventor states that the waterproofng
Is due to the formation on the positive
conductor OF a metallic oxide OF some
kind, produced by the liberation OF
nascent oxygen on the positive conduc-
tor, due to the electrolytic action OF the
current on the water with which the
goods are saturated. and which oxide
enters in the fibres OF the goods,
aided by the current, and prob
ably is combined partly chemically and
partly mechanically with the iibrcs.
making the same waterproof by the
presence OF the oxide In or on the fibre.
The strength OF the current applied
depends upon the character OF goods
submitted to treatment. but care must
be taken not TO carry the process too
Tar. The nasccnt hydrogen on the neg
utive side will. II the time Of treatment
is too long. accumulate and then begin
to act as n reducing agent. ana In case
the period OF treatment is prolonged
beyond the proper time. then the
nasccnt hydrogen will reduce the oxide
OF the metal In the goods 20 tho me
talllc state. and the combination or
union OF the oxide with the fIbres will
be destroyed by the reduction Of the
oxide to a metallic state. The process
In said TO have the great merit OF max
Ing the individual iibrcs ani threads
wnter-repellont. while the pores OF the
goods are In no way stopped up or
cloGed. Consequently. II used on cloth
irg /: would not prevent evaporation
taking place through the interJtlcoR be.
tween the threads.
The state herald., 1897-08-06
INDICTMENTS NoLLEp.
District Attorney Includes Thos. Against
Judge Dver-,

Lcadyl,lc. Colo, Aug. 2.-Twcnty.
seven out OF the thlrty.seven indlct.
mcnts returned by the special grand
jury were nollcd to-day. The district
attorney also ordered nollc of the
two indictments against Judge Overs.
but his honor refused 10 order the clerk
Ia enter the same The indictments
against certain Of the county commits.
sloncrs for Illegally trading In warrants
and for furnishing supplies. the indlct.
mcnts against certain Justices for col
lectlng too many fees. and several 9th.
or indictments were not nollcd.
The district attorney stated that he
had the right from the supreme court
TO nollc the eases II he desired.
Judge overs admitted that this was
correct. hut NJ the same time urged the
district attorney TO take the matter nm.
der advlscmcnt until o'clock, which
was done.
Judge Butler Of Denver has been ask
cd by Judge Overs TO hold court at
Lcndvlllc for him. Judge Overs has
consented and win try the indictment
returned 10y the grand Jury against the
Lcadvlllc Judge.
The state herald., 1897-08-06
ARKANSAS VALLEY FAIR.
Good Purses for Horse Races and Goo
Prizes for tho Exhibits.

Rocky Ford, Colo, August =
Rocky Ford Watermelon day is draw.
ing near. 1t will be the second day or
the Arkansas Valley fair, which Will be
held September 1, 2 and 3. The fair
this fall promises to exceed all former
shows, both in the number and variety
of exhibits. There will be fine poul-
try display and an excellent racing
program, for liberal premiums are Of
fered and many of the best horses In
the West will be entered. In addition to
the usual trotting, pacing and running
races, there will be several western
novelties, such as five-mile cowboy
race, horses to be changed at each mile,
and burro race.
Entries to trotting and pacing races
close August 2S, and for the running
races at Z p. m. of the day before the
race.
The racing program is MS follows:
First day, Wednesday, September l.
Running. three-eighths mile DASH,
purse SO; trotting, 300 class, purse
SO; running, half mile dash, purse SO.
Second day, Tuesday, September p
Trotting and pacing. free for all, purse
$500; trOtting and pacing, 2.40 class,
purse S125; cowboy race, five miles, five
horses, change each mile, race horses
barred, saddle and rider to weigh not
less than 1G5 pounds. purse S125; run
ming, five-elghths dash, purse 800.
Third day. Friday, September B.
Trotting. $50 class. purse SIPS; run
ming, half mile dash, purse SO; trotting
and pacing class, for Otero county
horses, purse $40; running novelty, four
even moneys, one to each quarter,
purse 500; burro race, half mile purse,
first 81. second So. third 50, fourth 81,
each additional starter 80 cents. En-
trance free.
All purses will be divided on the fol-
lowing basis: GO per cent. to the first,
80 per cent. to the second and 10 per
cent. to the third. The entrance fee for
trotting pacing and running races will
be per cent. of the purse and per
cent. additional will be charged the
winner.
Following are the prizes for exhibits:
Glass Alarm and garden products,
81 prizes. ranging from % cents TO 81.
Glass B-Fruits, &c premiums, rang
ing from 81 to $40.
Glass C-Kitchen and pantry stores
and dairy products, 81 prizes, ranging
from p cents to 50.
Glass D-F'ine arts. tetilc fabrics and
ladies' department, 1Si prizes, ranging
from % cents to So.
Glass E-Floral department, 13 prizes,
ranging from 30 cents to 50.
Glass F-Poultry department,
prizes, ranging from 50 to 81.
Class H-Sheep, prizes, ranging
from 81 to So.
Glass I-Cattle. 10 prizes, ranging
from 81 to $40.
Glass K-IIorses, 80 prizes, ranging
from 81 to $40.
Glass Ir-Bee hive products. prizes,
ranging from 81 to So.
Otero county offers forty-seven special
prizes for chickens, hogs, sheep. cattle.
horses and agricultural products, rang
Ing from 81 80 to $50.
The state herald., 1897-08-06
rori.na VIII Gi,c ,,,r Answer

london. Aug. 1.-The Daily chr0ul.
clc announces that the final meeting
between the mcmbcrs Of the Blmctnlllc
committee headed 10y senator wolcoii
and Lord Salisbury VIII take place
during the lnticr part of next week al
the foreign office. Most of the mem.
bcrs Of the cabinet viii he present
aud II is understood that Lord Sails.
bury viii then Inform the commission.
crs Of the governments decision on the
question Of more extended use OF
silver.
The commissioners nrc hopeful ~ n
favorable decision and Of Important
concessions.
After the meeting they will proceed
TO Berlin and 81 Petersburg.
The state herald., 1897-08-06
SALE OF THE DENVER PACIFIC.
Final Steps In Union Pacific Foreclosure
Proceedings.

Final Steps In Union Pacific Foreclosure
Proceedings.
Denver. Aug. 2.-The final steps in
the foreclosure proceedings of the
Union Pacific Railway Company and
the various additional railway COM
panies organized to carry forward the
work of extending the railway is pro-
ceeding rapidly. Judge Walter II. San
born of the United States Circuit court
with his seat at st. Paul is moving
about the western country in special
train of seven coaches and with large
array of legal counsel for the purpose
of taking the proper action in the vari-
Gus states in which the company and
its branches operate.
Saturday the court held n session of
n few minutes duration at the federal
building in this city and during that
time tie court room was filled with
distinguished members of the bar. The
business was formal and routine, the
documents presented being mainly
printed copies of the proper legal steps
which had already been filed in Kansas
and Nebraska The Judge signed his
autograph to these printed copies and
handed them over to the clerk of the
court for filing away and then he ad-
journed court 10 hasten TO Cheyenne
where similar proceedings Were had be-
fore the day was done. The party pro-
cceded thence 10 salt Lake City. where
the last business OF this special trip
will be completed.
The legal action taken Mt this time is
the formal signing Of the decree of
foreclosure upon the property under the
title OF the Union Pacific Railway Com
pany. the Kansas Pacific Railway Com
pany and the Denver Pacific Railway
and Telegraph Company. Action has al
ready been taken towards forecloslng
upon the Union Pacific In Nebraska and
upon the Kansas Pacific In Kansas. and
supplementary DEGREES covering the
properties of these two corporations
were filed in the Colorado branch Of the
| court.
The new business was the filing of
similar decree OF foreclosure upon the
property OF the Denver Pacific Com
pany. which Is Colorado corporation.
This closes practically the history of the
first railway company that entered
Denver.
rrntNr tn rnt npAnn
The state herald., 1897-08-06
K,n.n. sw.p, b, iio, winds.

Topeka. kan. Aug 2,--spcclals to
the Capital tonight from every corn.
producing county In the state show
Tint this years Kansas corn crop Will
not be over 20 per cent Of last ycar's.
Hot winds have wlthcrcd the product
In the southern half Of the state aud
few FIELDS Will average over fifteen
bushels 10 the acre. In the southern
tier Of counties, except for the east,
there VIII he no corn.
In the northern belt. north Of the
Kansas river. though needing rain.
corn has not shown the lrnst sign of
drouih and viii make full crop II
relief comes within n week. No hot
winds have blown there. The report :
show that today has been the coolest
for n week aud sunday the hottest.
Yesterday the thermometer stood nt
from los To III In the south central
part of the state aud there is no crop
there,
The state herald., 1897-08-06
SUoARTRUsT RoAsTINoco COFFEE
Will Start Big Plant In One of Its Re
nncries at phIlndrIphIa.


Philadelphia, Aug. 2.-The war be-
tween the sugar trust and Arbucklc
Brothers. the big coffee roasters, which
has carried the trust into the coffee
trade and the Arbuckles into the mys-
teries of sugar refining. is soon to be
transferred in part to this city. Some
time ago. the trust, In order to strike
Mt the Arbuckles, bought control of the
Woolson Company of Toledo, Ohio. and
now 1t proposes to convert the old Del
aware sugar house at Reeds and Swa-
son streets into great coffee roasting
establishment. from which the trade
along the Atlantic seaboard may be
easily reached. The old sugar house
which was formerly an independent re-
iinery, was purchased by the trust
about the tine that II secured the con-
troll OF tine Spreckcls and Franklin re-
iinerles. For some years II has lain
Idle, Its machinery being somewhat
old-fashioned and It's capacity limited,
as compared with the other big plants
here. Recently a number of interior
changes have been made In 1t and al
ready two conslgnments OF coffee have
been delivered at the establishment for
experimental purposes. II Is not like
ly. however. that active operations will
be started for some time TO come. as
all the machinery needed has not been
delivered yet.
Much OF It Is to be imported from
Germany. The plant complete will
give employment TO large number OF
skilled workmcn.
The state herald., 1897-08-06
DIED OF THIRST NEAR WATER.
Terrible Fate of Garrett T.. Anderson In tn .
Salt River Desert In Arizona.

Terrible Fate of Garrett T.. Anderson In tn .
Salt River Desert In Arizona.
Phoenix, Arizona, July 31.-Garrett
Il. Anderson, a well known Wall street
broker, who recently came here in
search of health, died of thirst yester-
day in the Salt River desert, about thir-
ty miles from this city. He and his wife
were driving in one-horse buggy to
where their son was camping on Cave
Creek. When within Il quarter of Il
mile of their destination they feared
they had lost the way, and giving their
horse their last drop of water started
to retrace their way to the Arizona ca
nal.
Late in the afternoon frelghter nam
ed Moore had his suspicious aroused by
buggy tracks that crossed and recross-
cd the road He followed the aimless
tracks until he reached the now delir-
ious couple and almost craZed horse
He gave Mrs. Anderson water, hut Mr..
Anderson, who is sixty years of age.
was too far gone TO even drink. Moore
hitched the buggy behind the vehicle
and hurried to the canal but Mr.. An
derson was dead before arriving there.
The wife is now at ranch house,
NhtIt iEt tHtlT Ut
most to save her life She will probably
recover
The son, Joseph Anderson, came here
last winter for his health. and he holds
n responsible position in the Valley
Bank. He could not stand the indoor
work and went to Cave Creek to live
in the open. He says his parents were
so near his camp when they turned
back that had they called out he would
have heard them.
When last seen the couple had
enough water and were apparently In
good health. The day was one of the
warmest of the year and the sun shone
ficrcely on the desert sands. Skirting
the road is an old pipe line which might
have been tapped for water at any
point had the couple known of It's eX-
istence. The horse should have been
able to have gone without water the
day. but they gave the horse the last
drop and then started to go back to the
canal. evidently overcstimating their
powers 10 Withstand burning thirst.
Mr.. Anderson's body will he embalm-
ed and sent 10 New York city for
burial. He was a very wealthy stock
broker and had recently transferred
most of his business from New York TO
Denver and San Francisco.
The state herald., 1897-08-06

1t is not possible to be too conscien-
tious. but 1t is easy to imagine that
conscientiousness includes what 1t does
not include. In recent religious con-
ference devout missionary objected
to accepting n millionaire's gift OF two
hundred and fifty thousand dollars for
missionary purposes on the ground
that the rich man is not so religious
as the missionary thinks he ought to
be. This man became rich in almost
the only way in which vast wealth can
be accumulated honestly-by the exer-
else of superior business ability. He
has given substantial proof of his deep
interest in the welfare of those less
favored pecuniarily by setting aside
several million dollars to be used for
their benefit in religious, moral and
educational ways. The objecting mis-
sionary evidently had been reading
the sweeping Trades of the anarchistic
newspapers against the possessors OF
wealth, and-what few intelligent read
ers do-accepting their allegations as
true.
The state herald., 1897-08-06
We Ninst IInih snmnn.

Chicago. July 3i.-A special TO the
Times Herald from Washington says:
There IN room to believe that the Me.
Klnlcy administration viii not pursue
the policy urged by Mr. Cleveland In
the mntier OF the abandonment OF tho
rights OF this government Ia Samoa.
In discussing the Samoan question n
few days before his departure. the
President snid TINT the annexation of
Hawaii by the United States with the
proposed construction Of the Ncnrn.
gum canal under the control OF the
United States had placed value on
Samon which the country could III M.
ford TO lose. iis location IN such TINT
II Ia directly between Australia nnd
Nicaragua nnd It's vnluc ns n way sta.
tion for vessels proceeding 10 Australia
from Honolulu or from tho proposed
Nlchrngiinn cnnnl win bc grcnl.
For these rcnsonA President MeI<iu.
ley VIII not attempt 10 carry out tho
policy advocated by Mr.. Cleveland.
looking TO the nbrogntlon OF the ,rcnty
rights between Great Brltnln aud Ger.
many ana the United Sintra OF 1852.
which gave the s.gnntory powers equal
rights In the government OF Samoa.
The state herald., 1897-08-06

emergency that may arise In the near
future. 1t Is learned the governor has
been impressed with the gravity of the
situation and that he has instructed
the adjutant general to remain In his
office, awaiting any requisition that
may be made on him for troops.
The only surface occasion for this
prccaution Is the fact that tonight an
immense procession of miners and citi-
zens. headed by Burgess Leafs of Tur-
tie Greek, marched through the streets
of the borough and back again to
Camp Determination, where n meet
ing was held and the Burgess assured
the men that they had his sympathy
as well as that of all the citizens there
abOuts.
It may bekh sheriff, in view of the
fact that tht big assembly ut McCrea
school house to-day was in violation
of his proclamation, has reason to be-
lieve that the miners are beyond his
control and has warned the governor
of impending trouble.
Beyond the meeting and marching
tonight all 1t quiet in the nelghbor-
hood of the camp