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The San Francisco call., 1898-09-30
THE CHINESE SLAVES. TwentyThree Remanded for the Present to the Custody of
 the Missions

Of the twenty-six Chinese slaves ar rested by Federal officers in the raid last Tuesday three were released yesterday on the presentation of the registration cer- tificates by their putative husbands. The remaining twenty-three were taken before United States District Judge de Haven and identified. The Judge ordered that pending their examination they should be confined in the Presbyterian Chinese Mis- sion Home on Sacramento street and the Methodist Mission Home on Washington street.
 The women were taken from the court room to two express wagons in waiting before the Sansome-street entrance to the Appraisers building, and into these they were loaded.
 One of the women is a slave dealer and will be prosecuted for that offense.
 Mrs. Fennell's Suit Filed.
 Mrc Ap,opdo T Eopual1 throY,CI hnr
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cents worth of whisky to put her to sleep. "If I had the whisky I know I could go to sleep,' she said. "The trouble with me is that 1 am crazy, but l am not so crazy that l don't know it.
 Of her attempted suicide Mrs. Shields declares that she remem- bers nothing. "When I left my home on Sunday night" she ex- plained, "I went hunting for the Mrs. Mclaughlin and asked her where the bay was, and she brought me here to the prison"
 On the promise of a potion of whisky Mrs. Shields sat up in bed, turned her face to the light and "All the ladies on the hill" she said, have had their pictures in the paper"
 The coveted whisky was brought. Mrs. Shields took it, sighed a deep, contented sigh and tears gathered in her stupid eyes-the only tears that moistened them during the entire interview; tears Of content ment for the pleasure the whisky afforded her.
 of Fire Marshal Towe Mrs. Shields was taken before the Insanity Com missionerS yesterday morning for examination. Dr. Wadsworth, ques-
  and announced that he could not discover any evidence of insanity, although she was undoubtedly labor ing under mental excitement and exhaustion.
 At this point Judge Hebbard asked if the woman was charged with any offense, and on being told that there was charge of arson pending against her ordered further proceed ingS stopped.
 s'This is a matter for the trial Judge and jury to pass upon," he said '"The woman Is charged with a felony and must stand trial. It is for jury to decide whether she is a responsible person"
 That ended the examination, and Mrs. Shields was taken back to the hospital.
 Henry Beacon, the alleged accom- to the .Virginia-ayenue house, was taken before Police Judge Mogan yesterday for preliminary examina- ton. Mrs. Shields was not in court, but Attorney Meredith, the law Shields attorney, asked for a con tinuance for a week owing to the absence from the city of Judge Evans. "It was only fair that the womans interests should be prop erly looked after during the examin- ation," he said, land for that reason he asked for the continuance. Judge Mogan granted the request and set the hearing for a week from Friday. after fixing the bail in both cases at S5000.
 Beacon and Mrs. Shields will only be prosecuted on the charge of arson in the second degree. It would be necessary to prove that somebody was in the building when it was fired whose life was in danger, in order to make a f1rst-degree charge hold and there was nobody in the house SO far. as Marshal Towe can learn.
 The. penalty for arson in the sec ond degree Is Imprisonment for not less than one nor more than ten years.
 It Is probable that Beacon will he tried first and the woman used as a witness against him. If she aids in convicting him she will likely escana with a comparatively light sentence. & S & 8 s se s2 g g s2 g @ % % % % .,
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ADVERTISEMENT
 SCALES GOV. E: RED
Head of Six Months Old Baby. They Would Peel Off Taking
 The Hair with Them.
Doctor & Remedies Did No Good Tried Cuticura. Hair Grew and
 Now No Trace of Eczema.

My baby was about six weeks old when the top of her head became covered with thick scales, which would peel and come of, taking the hair with it. It would soon form again and be as bad as before. l tried several things and then went to the doctor. He said 1t was Eczema and prescribed an ointment, which did not do any good. A friend spoke of CU TIoURA SOAP. I tried it and read on the wrapper about CUTTcURA (ointment) as rem- edy for Eczema. bought box and washed her head in warm water and CUTIcURA SOAP and gently combed the scales of. They did not come back, and her hair grew out fine and thick. She is now a year and half old and has no trace of Ecsena. You have my permission to publish my letter.
 Mrs. 0. W. BURGESS,
 Feb. 21, '9S. e5 Warren St., Bridgeport, Conn.
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by the fever and prevented from enjoy ing all of the experiences of the Cuban campaign. However, he had the satisfac- ton of being present at the surrender of Santiago.
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The famous old JESSE MOORE WHISKY Is recommended by physicians for family and medicinal use because it is pure.
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Feb. 21, 'ss. s5warren St., Bridgeport, Conn.

CurIcuRa REMEDIES appeal with irresistible force to oters nurses and all having the of children. To know that single application will afford Instant relief permit rest and seep and point speedy cure in tho
 tortung and dsfgnng of skin and scalp discases with of hair and them to your duly
 SLEEP SKIN TORTURED BABIES ASD HKsr roR TRED MOTHERS in a warm bath with CuTIcuRA SOAP, and nse application of CuTIcuaA lontmen greatest cfemollents and skin cures
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Sold throughout the world PorTsR DRuo AND CHxh. CORP, Sole Props. Boston.
 or How to Cure Babys Skin Disesses, mailed ffes.
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Mrs. Fennell's Suit Filed. Mrs. Amanda J. Fennell, through her
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.l day yesterday
 There is nothing attractive nor z. prepossessing about the woman who calmly admits that she committed , arson ito get money-the insurance of course" The seriousness of the charge against her, the awful crime of which she is accused, leave her , cold, hard and indifferent as to the , grave punishment that may enSue. She appears to be thoroughly ir- , responsible. Beacon lit the match .. and, according to his accomplice, Beacon is the guilty one, the man . to whom the rigid penalties for arson are to be meted out.
 In discussing her terrible crime, s Mrs Shields makes no attempt at concealment. The facts, as she re- : the full measure of their hideous- i. ness. Beacon made botch of it, she says and therein to the pris- s oner lies the only crime.
 She has no tears, no bewailingS, no vain regrets. The thought of the s suffering of her children brings the . hard lines round her large coarse mouth and her gray eyes snap de- s ates; "I don't care about my chill i. dren. They're old enough; let them ? look out for themselves; they say they will never see me again. May 2 be they are right. I don't care!' |. It required no persuasion, no dip- lomatically administered coaxing to 2 induce Mrs. Shields to give her . crime in detail for publication. From Sunday night until Tuesday s evening, when she voluntarily sur . rendered herself, the woman wan dered about the streets, and the s constant strain left her mind Tagged . out, though her strong body was comparatively fresh and rested. It 2 was with difficulty that she kept her :. attention to the point of her story. and the details of her offense were s interpolated with groans of anguish, . as she complainde about the terri ble pain in her head.
 s ''I did it to get the insurance mon- . ey,' Mrs. Shields said. Henry Q Beacon and I had been talking it 8 over for more than seven months. . The house was insured for s2100, and . Beacon was to receive $100 and all the furniture if he made a good job 5 of 1t. If not, he was only to get c the furniture. Beacon was build . ing a house and he wanted my man. 5 tel and folding doors very much for
 his place; so he carried them away . also.
 5 1.-TWO weeks before the fire we . took Beacom's wife into our confi- /. dence. First she objected, but grad 0 ually we won her around, and on s Saturday night when we carried . out the furniture she lent us her assistance. My, how we worked In s all that rain. Beacon gave us one i. some whisky to keep up our cour- Q age. Beacon took an ax and a s hammer to break off the mantel shelf, and his wife handed him the Q tools while I held the light. Lillie s Mullins knew all about the fire, but . she would not help us. She cried 2 and begged us not to do it.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-12-08

of all kinds of fakirs and newspaper
fakes, who work on the credulity of
children, servant girls and women,
and seek to secure their money by offer
ing them all kinds of prizes, household
articles, musical instruments. medicines
and Literature in consideration of sub
scriptions to some fake paper. They
also advertise ali kinds of tricks and
fortune telling books and how to make
money without working. and a thousand
other things that will be sent for SO
many stamps. These fakirs by one
trick or another get hold of the ad-
dresses of children all over the coun-
try, send them these papers. and then
sit down and milk them of all they can
get out of them by the traps they set in
their advertisements. The attention of
the Postmaster-general is directed to
these publications, which are constantly
sneaking their issues through the Cana
dian mails free under the pretence that
they are being sent to regular subscrib-
ers. 1t is high time our postal authori-
ties found way to stop the nuisance,
and parents generally ought to be care
ful in allowing their children to send
10, Is, %, 80 and 10 cents to these
sharpers who are preying upon the
community from the Atlantic to the
Pacific.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-12-08
Wisconsin Patents.

The following list of patents granted
this week to Wisconsin inventors is
reported expressly for this paper by H.
g. Underwood Patent Attorney, 107
Wisconsin st. Milw. Wis.
w. j. Allen, West Superior, automatic
pen-ejecting penholder; E. Grail, Alma
Center, horse boot; G. A. Dibbel, Wash
burn, rotary engine; w. w. Dingee,
assgr. Racine governor; w. W. Dingee,
assgr. Racine, straw stacker; w. Guten-
kunst. Milwaukee, feeder for corn
husking machines; A. Heinze, assgr.
Milwaukee, bridge gate; H. Roeber,
Kiel, pessary; G. E. Sande, Neenah,
gudgeon; n. Shaw, Eau Claire, drying
sand molds; Rud. Whitman, Milwaukee
vessel or kettle tilter; w. II. Atkins,
Milwaukee Boot. (Deslgn)
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-12-08
Conditions of Trade,

The report of failures for the month
of November is extremely gratifying
because it shows not only decrease III
number and smaller amount of liabili-
ties than in any other month excepting
three summer months since the monthly
record began, but because careful 'analy-
sis shows a striking improvement both
in the small and in the large failures,
andin nearly all classes of industry and
trade. Considering that failures are
usually smaller in summer months than
in November, the monthly return may
be considered about the best ever made
and shows condition of financial
soundness rarely surpassed.
Revival of gold imports, 81 ,0O0, 900 for
the week, is merely q recognition of
enormous Indebtedness of other coun-
tries TO the United States, but scarcely a
beginning of payment. Though the past
weeks exports of produce were small.
the balance due to this country on the
trade of November was again over $50,
rODO,0ob. Heavy sales Of American secur-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-12-08
College of Agriculture, Madison.

The attendance in the College of Ag-
riculture is the largest in it's history,
there being 800 names on our register
These pupils come from sixteen states
and Canada. Fortunately most of them
are from Wisconsin. The representa-
tives from Wood county are as follows:
In the Short Course, Thos. J. White,
Vesper; Arthur P Bean, Hansen. In
the Dairy Course, Nick Henseler, Baker
vile.
The three counties sending the largest
number of pupils are: Dane county,
with a total attendance of %; Waukesha
county, with l3; and Richland county
with 10 pupils
The Short Course in Agriculture is
the farmers course. Here instruction
is given in judging, feeding and manag-
ing stock, treatment of the common
diseases of farm animals; farm dairying;
horticulture, grating, budding, etc.
Farm blacksmithing, farm carpenter
work and bookkeeping adapted to the
farm are also taught.
Many of the young men taking the
Short Course in Agriculture have
worked on farms as hired hands before
coming to us for study. These young
men are willing to still work with their
hands. but are anxious to eventually
reach higher positions. A number of
them are preparing to become farm
managers. To give some idea of the
class of students with us, let me report
that last spring at the close Of The Short
Course term 81 Young men hired out as
farm hands, some. of them coming as
far away as California. This does not
include the hundred or more Young
men who find employment each year
in the creamery and CT eese factory. A
number of our students are more than
| twenty-five years of age, and several
are married men. Our Agricultural
college is the only educational institu-
| ton in the state which combines hand
training and head training, and sends
its pupils back to the great industry of
manklnd-agriculture
w. A. HENRY,
Dean College of Agriculture, Madison,
Wis
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-12-08
FiSke & Weldon Coming.

Members of the Centrala Fire Com
pany have commenced arrangements
for their usual New Year dance party
in Opera House. 1t is announced that
the Fisk & Weldon orchestra of Bar
aboo has been secured for this engage
ment. Fisk and Weldon made popular
hit when here before and their
reputation will draw big house, while
we know that their music will not fail to
make everyone merry. A concert will
be given in connection with the dance.
BY all means give us the above men
toned music. This assurance is suffi-
cient to set all enthusiasts planning to
be present at the coming New Y ear
event, which will occur on Thursday
evening, Dec. 20. Remember the date.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-12-08
Better Rural Delivery,

The postmaster general has directed
the division of the United States into
seven districts with one agent or more
in each of them for the better manage
ment of the rural free delivery system.
The agent or agents, in each district
will have general supervision of the
rural delivery work within his iurisdic-
ton. The sixth division is to be known
as the Wisconsin division. 1t comprises
Wisconsin, Minnesota, the two Dakotas,
Iowa, Nebraska and the Upper PENN
sula of Michigan. James Houston is
the agent
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-12-08
Robbed the Grave.

A startling incident, of which Mr..
John Oliver of Philadelphia was the
subject, is narrated by him as follows:
81 was in the most dreadful condition.
My skin was almost yellow, eyes sunken,
tongue coated, pain continually in back
ing weaker day by day. Three physi-
clans had given me up. Fortunately, a
friend advised trying Electric Bitters;
and TO my great joy and surprise, the
first bottle made decided improve
ment. l continued their use for three
weeks, and am now well man. l
know the saved my life. and robbed
the grave of another victim" No one
should fail to try them. Only 80 cents
per bottle at John E. Daly's drug store.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-12-08
The Home Paner.


Only those who have lived in a small
town can realize the power and fascina-
ton of the home paper. 1t occupies a
position that no other publication can
fill. The home paper comes first always.
Everybody looks through.its columns to
see if his or her name is in the paper"
Every bit of gossip is read and discussed.
Sometimes it is birth, sometimes a
marriage. No matter what it IS, every
name mentioned is familiar 10 all, and
for this one reason alone the home
paper is priced above and beyond any
thing the literary fellows" in the city
can produce. 1t doesn't take long to
read the home paper for there isn't
much in it, but what is read satisfies
the mind in way that no other paper
can.
1t is like drinking when one is thirsty
it reaches the spot. There is time to
read the advertisements and they are
read as well as the news Every bust
ness man in every town where a paper
is printed should be represented in
that paper. If he is not, it is he and
not the publisher, who is loser.-Ex-
change
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-12-08
NO ASYLUM FOR WOOD COUNTY.
State Board of Control Indicates That Such
Institution is Not Needed at Present.

State Board of Control Indicates That Such
Institution is Not Needed at Present.
There has been some talk and some
hope of late that Wood county would
be given an opportunity to build a
hospital for the insane. Those hopes
have been slightly smothered. The
Stevens Point Journal sums up the
situation correctly and is evidently
about right when 1t says that:
Wood county will not build an asylum
for the insane, as was at one time con-
templated. These asylums cannot be
built without the sanction of the state
board of control, and the board has
declined 10 give its consent to- Wood
county, and indicates that no additional
asylums will be needed in the next
three Years at least. The increase of
the insane in the hospitals and asylums
of the state for the past few years has
been about 100 a year, and there is
already room enough in the state and
county asy lums already built to accom-
modate this probable increase for at
least three years.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-12-08

tiles from London were made, $4,000
shares in one day to avoid movement of
gold. but it is significant that London's
purchases of such securities exceeded
sales for the week by $4,000 shares. The
certainty that New York can draw
many millions from Europe at its pleas
ure tends to keep the market remark
ably steady, and &ith over s., ,000,00
more net receipts from the interior, it
is so well supplied With funds that rates
are ruling lower than in European
markets. A striking feature has been the
enormous purchase of bonds, amount
ing to s105, 200, 600 for the month, far
SURPRISING all recor DIS.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-12-08
Knights of Pythias,

Annual election of officers in Lodge
No. 100, K. of P, Grand Rapids was
held last Thursday evening and resulted
as follows:
c. CD. d. Conway.
V. CD. Kercher.
Prelate-W. E. Wheelan.
K. of r. and S. and M. of F.-W. H.
Reeves.
M. of E.-F. j. Wood.
M. of W.-C. A Philleo.
M. of A. M. Muir.
|. G.-J. E. DAILY.
0. G.-I. E. Phllleo.
Trustee for three years-T, A. Taylor.
Grand Representative-C. T. Kellogg.
Installation of officers will occur
Thursday evening January 5, 1899.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-12-08
St, Katherine'S Guild Elects Officers

At the last meeting of the Guild the
elected as follows.
President-Mrs G.. S. Biren.
Vice President - Mrs. Walter l..
Wood.
Secretary-Mrs. Alex M. Muir.
Treasurer-Mrs. Geo. P. Ham brecht.
This society is in a fourishing condi-
ton. The annual report for the past
year was an excellent one and speaks
we'll for the ladies who are members of
that society.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-12-08
Lake Notice.

We desire to announce that we have
closed out our legal blank business to
the Wood County Drug Co. in the Wood
block, Grand Rapids, where our former
patrons can be supplied. H. II. Voss,
the manager of the above company,
will take pleasure in filling all orders by
mail promptly. He has the exclusive
right in handling the Eau Claire blanks
in Wood county. These blanks are
among the most accurate and best
printed. Yours respectfully,
Al. FoNTAINE
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-12-08
REV. WHEELER TOLEAVE GRAND RAPIDS
Congregational Church Trustees and Com
mittee to Secure Future Pulpit Supply.

Congregational Church Trustees and Com
mittee to Secure Future Pulpit Supply.
At the adjourned annual business
meeting of the Congregational church
society, held in the church parlors
Tuesday evening. Senior Deacon VIM.
II. Brown presided as chairman. The
attendance was large, sixty-one mem
bers being preset A motion was
made and carried econsider the
unfavorable ballot meeting one
week ago concerning invitation to
Rev. F. s. Wheeler to emain another
year in his present charge. The result
of the ballot was again in opposition to
extending the invitation although
carried by very small majority, show
ing an xceedingly close division of
sentiment.
T. A. Taylor was reelected chorister
for the ensuing year and vote of thanks
was unanimously extended to Rev.
Wheeler and the choir for services rem
dered during the past year.
A committee of FIVE, Mesdames F.
Garrison, Jos. Demeroe, E. B, RossIer,
Geo. R. Gardner and 0. L. Hougen
were appointed to act in conjunction
with the board of trustees in securing
future pulpit supply.
The session was harmonious and
goodnatured, adjourning subject to call
of the clerk.
Lists are now in circulation for the
regular annual subscriptions. Rev.
Wheeler's term expires on Sunday
Dec IS
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-12-08
STATE FISH COMMISSION.
Visits Bayfield, and Looks Over the Hatch

Visits Bayfield, and Looks Over the Hatch
cry.
The members of the State Fish com
mission met at Bav field, Wis, Saturday
to inspect the work doLe at the hatchery
the past season. They expressed them
selves we'll satisfied with the improve
ments made last summer under the
direction of Supl. Nevin. They talked
over plans for more improvements next
season but took no action The annual
meeting Of the commissioners will be
held in January. Senators Green OF
Milwaukee and Lamoreux of Ashland
We're with the ommissioners
There are 33,0O0,000 fish eggs in the
hatchery, 2l 100000 of which are lake
trout, 100000 whitefish and 5,0uO,00(
brook trout.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-12-08
Mr.. La Toilette improving,

Madison Journal: We are glad to be
able to announce that the crisis in Mr..
La Follette's illness is past and his ply
sician announces that he is on the up
ward grade. His appetite and power
of assimilation are improved; his
strength is increasing-in short, he is
on the mend and has promise of being
out by the month of January. 1t is
gratifying to know that what threatened
to be fatal termination of an active
career is averted; and both his political
friends and opponents join in congrat-
ulations.