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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-08
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whose: identity is well known to the
government authorities. /. IF 81.
The dealer who delivered the girls
into their slavery resides in Chicago
and has woman confederate Il in
Shanghai, China, who is also known
to the government secret service
agents. = 81.
These astounding facts were dis
closed by the local immigration bu-
reau, which received complaint Of the
sale Of Louise Miller, a girl from Mon
treal, Canada. to the agent Of q Chi
rese ofiicia, in Shanghai.
Other evidence obtained Indicated
that Eva Campeau, Maggie Drouin and
Victoria Stamour, three mattresses
who were induced to come to Chicago
In February, 1901, from Montreal, may
have met the same fate. These girls
were employed In the Hotel de Villa,
Montreal. Two French women stopped
at the hotel as guests. They engaged
the girls to come to Chicago and lured
them to q resort The young women
were rescued from the dive and re-
turned to their homes. Later It Is re-
ported they again disapp The
circumstances Of their second disap.
pearance from home are supposed to
have been Z second visit from the
French women, who pretended to de-
sire to make reparat lion and then sent
h the girls 70 China for the dual pur-
/ pose @ getting 8 price q 800 apiecs
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-08

recruiting station TOR ~ resorts 1of
The treaty ports . ana the frequently
visited spots Spf & & tho orient has5 long
bsen known Is the under world, whose
women have besn RECALLED by stories
Of the palaces mAint aimed ~ those OF
their kind in. tho celestial Kingdom.
Year after year group OF women
formerly identified with Chicago's
dark side have visited tho city and
departed with 9 band OF these women,
who have never been heard Of after
ward. zszs . 81.
Despite I'll this. the knowledge that
girls are being sold into actual slav.
cry and that the young and inexperi:
enced are being lured from home to
supply the demand for white slaves
came 40 q startling surprise.
More than year ago an inkling Of
the system and Its extent reached the
local police, and from time to time
ther atrocities practiced BY the inter.
national band Of slave traders caused
a ripple. Nothing was done, however,
to Investigate the situation and sup
press the trafnc until the federal au-
thorities acted in this instance, send.
Ing the police Of Chicago, New York
and San Francisco into action stimuli.
taneously. .=z=5 ,s.. - 81 i III.
!: It is believed that exposure will Of
itself bring the operations Of the slave
traders to an end, save In the cases
Of the very ignorant Punishment be.
fitting the enormity Of the crimes that
have been committed is doubtful, both
because OF the absence Of specific laws
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-08

SIS The woman II question, It 81 said,
takes PERI dical trips to China and.
receives and entertatns women Wis.
itors from The orient IN the United
States. ostensibly to enjoy vacations
during the heated term In the Chi
nese city. The visitors. It IS declared.
are the women who do the actual work
OF transporting the girls from Amer
lea to China at so much apiece. They
visit San Francisco. New York, Phila-.
delphia, Montreal, and every large city
where It is possible for them to pur.
sue their nefarious vocations without
too much police interference The
woman does not deny her oriental &C.
quaintances. but she does deny that
girls are obtained by her and sent to
China .z2 3 :. -
Hard to Reach Offenders.
Washington officials first notified tho
local authorities Of the nefarious prac-
tice which was going on, as there is
no federal law under which punish.
ment~could be melted out to the of
tenders. They can be reached, how.
ever. under an Illinois law, and il
suficient evidence can be obtained the
guilty one can be sent to. the peni-
Tertiary on the charge Of abduction.
The dimcuity4 which has prevented
the ohhcials from taking action is
that the victims shipped out of the
country never return to tell the tale.
AT Hongkong or some other Chinese
port they are met by agents Of the
band and sold into slavery in the In
terror far beyond the pale Of Euro
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-08
PHANTOM 'PossUM FEAST.
The Evidence Was Convincing, But
the Sensation Was Most
Unsatisfactory.

They were talking about Gods
country" I and 'possum hunting, when
Charles Hopkins told this one, says
the Philadelphia Record: IAN old
darkey knew in North Carolina loved
to go 'possum hunting by himself. He
always took along little frying pan
and little bag of sweet potatoes.
Whenever he caught a 'possum he
would build fire right there and cook
his catch with his sweet potatoes.
Zone night, when he had caught his
animal and was cooking it he fell
asleep before the fire. Another negro,
q youngster, who was also hunting,
but who had caught nothing, scented
the savory dish from afar and followed
his nose until he discovered Uncle
Karey asleep with the 'possum before
him, done to turn. The young darby
sat down and ate the 'possum, while
Uncle. Karey dreamed on, and piled
the bones between the old mans feet.
when the last vestige was gone he
smeared the gravy from the pan on
the old mans fingers and on his
mouth. Then he deaprted.
1.-THE noise of his going awoke Cn-
Gle Karey and he soliloquized thus.
Now. I wonders eff I done ct dat
'possum? Dat 'possum grady on my
fingers and dat 'possum grady on my
mouf. I sho'' is dozen ct. dat 'possum
and nebber knowed it. But, fore God.
dat wuz the mos inf llinest 'pOs3um
dis niger cher ct -" t,sl..g -. r
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-08

y The "levee" section Of the North
side seems to be the headquarters Of
the slave traders. Detectives and
secret service officers have investigated
q number Of externally unpretentious
houses and have discovered conditions,
they never believed could exist. To
step within the portals Of these houses
is like being transported to the orient.
Rich rugs, tapestry, Chinese and Jap
anese bric-a-brac, virgin gold and jade
ware studded with diamonds and pre-
cious stones, greet the eye Of the Wis
ilor. M & ~,
Lured BY Tales Of Wealth. y.
It is into these dens OF splendor that
cnsuspecting girls have been lured.
Wild tales ofsthe wealth and pleasures
that will be theirs In the orient are
poured into the startled ears Of tho
girls by women so schooled that the
unsuspe Getting victims really believe the
glowing promises that are made.
:" You will find scores Of wealthy
merchants and business men III Chit.
znese cities who are far from home,
say the decelvers They are seeking
wives from their own land. !"
Another story sSthat wealthy orion.
tails want American companions and
eoyernesses Tor their chiluren who are
to Be trained for college courses In
the big universities 5of this 10 AAtry. 81.
frame 8 eRrpriss.
That Chicn ri, s.h III 81 1iaH. ,,.>A III !. & q
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-08

Kent laughed.
s s:. For the f1rst hour he wouldn't t1Yk
q all; just sat there wood faced.
smoking vile little cigars that made
mo think was getting hay-fever. But
S1 wouldn't give up: and after I had
Worn out all the commonplaces I began
on the Trans Western nuddle. At that
no woke up all at once. and before
Knew It he was giving me an expert
legal opinion on the case; meaty and
sound and judicial. Miss Van Brock,
that man Is lawyer. and an exceed
ingly able one, at that z.=.S
"Of course" she said coolly. ''He
was one Of the justices of the supreme
court Of his own state at a.: that waa
before he had come west for his health,
! found that out long time ago
"And YOU never told mel" said Kent,
reproachfully. well, no matter:
found out for myself that he is q man
to tie to. After We had canvassed the
purely legal side OF the affair, he
wanted to know more. and went in
for details, telling him all the infer
ences which involve Bucks, Meigs,
Hendricks, MacFarlane and the lot Of
them" ~ 81 IT.
Miss Portals eyes were flashing.
= "Good, good, good!" she said. ''Da-
,vid. I'm'prodd Of you. That took cour-
age-heaps OF it." =. e@ 49,,
II did have to forget pretty hard
that he was the neutenant-gover
and, nominally one Of the gang. But II
he Is not with Us, neither Is no against
us. He took 1t all quietly. and whensI
was through, he said: You have told
me some things that knew. and some
others that only suspected" rs
WAS that all?" asked Miss Van
Brock, eagerly. -.
mo: I took a good long breath and
asked his advice" "a
"Did he give it:?" ss..s~
HE did. He said In sober earnest
just what Hunnicott had said in q
joke: If had your case to fight, I
should try to obliterate Judge MacFar-
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-08

for them and sending dangerous Wit
nesses against themselves out Of the
country. AZ. .# :ssss.ss
Chicago Girls Among Captives.
The names Of ten more young wom-
en- that have disappeared from homes
in Chicago and other American cities
and were shipped to Shanghai are in
the possession OF the inspector Of the
Chinese immigration bureau. The po-
lice Of this and other cities are gath
ering evidence against the promoters
Of the slavery and their prosecution
will follow. On this point the govern
n4ent agents say they must rely OH
the police and state authorities, since
there is no national law against ex-.
porting women for such purposes. =.
American Consul James L. Rodgers.
at Shanghai, has enlisted the coopera-.
ton .of the English and Chinese au-
tEorities in that city. and evidence of
many sales Of American and Canadian,
girls to Chinese masters has been pro-
cured. = 49, %>..~~.-= = 49,
The authorities have unquestionable
proof OF the Incarceration in Chinese,
farems Of at least dozen Of the girls
whowere shipped from Chicago. Hill
da Olson, aged 20, is said to have com
mitted suicide on arriving at Shan
Eghai*in order to escape the fate Of be-
|, ing: q slave to : Chinese master.
Others were shipped to interior towns,
where they were, held by one master
after another, until they: were finally
sold to Chinese, who took them 20 far
into the interior they could not be
traced. :
The horror of the situation OF the
girls, all of whom are young and were
selected because Of their beauty, can
be imagined when it is known that
the Chinese purchasers own them as
chatfel. slaves, may sell them to
others, or may keep them as long as
| theY please, and in event Of their dis
pleasure order their. heads. cut; of, al.
without mourning the risk Of trial or
punishment. = .. .
Prices for Girls Very
The fixed price for Chinese girl
slaves at Shanghai is from $3.50 to
$500. The price paid by the Chinese
mem for the American girls betrayed
into their hands ~ the .wo women
EenxagsdH III 44heH Il INC varies from $500
tot 1000 apiece. IS young woman OF
srectat beauty and # accomplishment
brings q higher price thanha palmer
and less accomplished one. =
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-08
Traffic in Young Women il
America IS Disclosed.
BECOME SLAVES Of MERCILESS MANDARINS
Lured to Dens IN Chicago on Various Pre-
texts and Taken to Orient by Ring Of De-
oeiving MISUNDERSTANDING Prac-
tice Barred BY Secret Serv-
ice Officials.

Chicago.-Recent ]. b astounding dis
closures have brought to light the fact
that trafic in human lives has been
going on for some time In, this coun-
try and that this city has been the
recruiting point. Young. American
girls have been lured from home and
friends under various pretexts and
sold into living deaths in Chinese
harems. @e. ~ = = IS -: .}s*
They are employed as "secretaries'.
and travelling companions" witt.
promises of big wages and the pay
ment of all travelling expenses. Once
within China they are delivered TO
those who have paid in advance for
them, only to be hurried to the in
terror beyond the reach of civilization,
to pass their lives in hopeless despair,
the absolute slaves of merciless mas
tiers free from the restraint of all law
and accountable to no one for their
victims lives. -
Local police and federal secret serv-
Ice officials who uncovered the opera
tons of those engaged in deporting
the girls were surprised at the
extent and ramifications of the
system they unearthed. Instead
of involving a few women and
the deporting of few girls, it is now
admitted the investigators are on the
|. track Of half q score of ..tramckers.
and the number Of girls lured from
home may exceed 100 in Chicago
alone, to say nothing of the extent
OF the operations Of the ring in other
sections Of the United States and Can
ada. :. 49, T..
Two of the intended victims of the
traffic escaped from their captors after
arriving in Shanghai. They told an
officer of the American navy their ex-
periences and about the fate Of their
former companions. It is possible de-
mands for the liberation of the young
women by the American CONSUL may
make the affair international
+ Astounding Facts Disclosed.
Forty-nine American girls have been
sold into life slavery in Chinese
harems. Most of the white slaves <de.
livered into the handssof Chinese mas
tiers are lost to civilizatio and can
hope for no escape from their bond
age save by suicide. They are help
less prisoners in Chinese. interior
towns subject to the 4whims OF man
darins and wealthy Cinnamon Who
were enabled to purchase them
through oonnivance with q woman
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-08

meeting the situation and the fact that
most Of the offenders have placed the
Pacific ocean between themselves and
prosecution. z.-..*s +. :.
"It is true this sort of thing has
been going on for some time said
Grief Collins. II have detectives
working on the case now and expect
to do something before long. The in
formation came to me from Washing
ton first, and then took the case up
with the government officers here, but
they could do nothing. I don't care
to state what our next move will be-
81. One Woman Suspected. -
d One. woman against whom positive
evidence has been gathered as a CEN
trail figure in this system of kidnap-
ing, abduction and sale into slavery
is the wife of a recently deceased
bookmaker. Several others are wom-
en- who formerly conducted resorts in
Chicago and now make their homes
in Chinese treaty ports.
IS While 40 cases are charged against
the former, the latter are said to have
recruited hundreds who. have entered
upon a living death from which there
lis no possibility Of escape save by
suicide. -" = FL
s. The wife Of the boolxmaker, when
questioned, Indignantly denied the
charges. She lives in q splendid apart
ment and is supposed to be wealthy.
The charges against me are prepos:
ferrous" she said. 81 cannot imagine
how they originated. / have been to
China once. Then 1 visited married
lady friend in Hongkong. There is q
delightful colony Of Americans in
Hongkong. I found life there charm.
ing. Most American women who go
there do. There Is much wealth and
money IS spent freely. But white
women no more associate with Chinese
there than they do here. never
heard Of any American women being
married to Chinese there. >s. ,.. =.
+: "As for my; being connected with q
band Of slave traders, the charge is
absurd. On my only voyage l. was
unaccompanied. I have never sent
anyone there. *.s !. NJ. J.. =
~ have told stories of the fine eli.
mate and Of the splendid times WON:
en- have there, but do not know Of
anyone who has been Influenced to 60
by my yarns. S:s .s III = 'r -
Two Of my friends have been
dragged into this scandal. One is the
wife Of q German banker and the other
the wife. Of q merchant. Both were
Chicago women. They went to China
as single women and married there.
Every summer they come back to Chi.
cage and stay with me at . my Nat.
They make this trip 10 escape the
heated term In the orient. They are
wealthy women, and left only q few
days ago after a month visit with
me. I have never heard OF any women
returning to China with them.
==.....I know Of q large number Of Chi
cago women OF legal age who have
gone to China during the last few
years and secured wealthy husbands, !"
she said. "It. is their own business
and II don't see why the authorities
should raise any objections to their
going. They are surely better OF than
they would be here" *, .{=
DO they marry chinesef" she vas
asked. .=s.
s.'...oh, 10: they marry white men.
There are thousands OF single white
men ii the Chinese cities who want
wives FROM heir ow.' lands. :
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-08
: The Automobile Terror.

T. .,S.f The Automobile Terror. al
There Is certain. kindly old lady
in an eastern town who scarcely
knows what it is to be addressed az
Mrs. Tompkins," the appellation
which is hers by right. since for years
she has been grandma" not only to
flock of grandchildren, but to the
whole community as well. She lives
in q quiet little hamlet where even the
automobile does not often penetrate.
Recently she visited q nephew who
lives in Newport, where the motor car.
is, to put it mildly, not unknown. Re-
turning, q friend said to her: Nv ell,
grandma, / see you're back from New
port all safe and sound Eyes, am"
returned thee old lady, firmly, 'bnt I
tell you one has to be mighty careful.
down there. Why. do you know, I
reached the point where didn't get
out of bed in the morning without first
looking around the room for auto
mobiles. = 81.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-08
Kidding Barn Of Rata.

81 For Kidding my barn Of rats pu&
on q number of pieces of shingles
teaspoonful Of molasses and small
quantity Of concentrated I've. Shin
giles were laid freely about the barn
and the next morningsI found 50 dead
rats. The live ones al cleared oua
after this. f, :.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-08
ANGORA GOATS.
Experience Of Lumber Firm In Mich.
tgan in Clearing Brush Land
by Their Aid.

A lumber 0rm in northern Mfchfean
having large tracts Of cut-over hard
wood lands and wanting to clear part
OF it for farm or ranch were, early.
in 1904. influenced by an article In:
one OF the farm journals to utilizing
the Angora goat to keep down the
brush, .briars, weeds and underground
until the land could be seeded to tame
grasses and then Craze cattle and
horses on It until the hardwood
stumps would rot out, which win DO
only . matter of 4 few years By
hiaz-methodz =fhey-expAct to- 1uhdne
the brush land ready for cultivation
without the great expense Of clearing
and grubbing by hand and have .
profitable return from the land and
Angoras in the meantime.
In August, 1904, they turned 600
Angora goats onto 160 acres Of land
from which the timber had been cut
two years previous to that time This
land was so thickly covered with q
growth Of brush, briars, elders, sumac
and weeds that it was almost 1mpos-
sible for one to get through It With
In so days they were compelled to
turn them onto another 160. as one
would say there was not enough brush
left on the land for q rabbit to live
The blackberry bushes, the tender
shoots OF the elders, and other brush
were eaten to the ground, and the
larger brush, such as maple, beech,
hemlock, wild cherry, elders and
sumac were peeled four or i've feet
from the ground. !.
They wintered the lot on tho rough
est, cheapest hay they could find,
using no grain or heavy feed what
ever, except q small amount OF culled
beans fed to the weaker ones and
to the bucks during the breeding sea-
son. For shelter during the winter
they provided ordinary rough hoard
sheds we'll ventilated. With this
treatment they brought the lock
through the severe winter Of 1904 and
1905 In good condition with q loss
Of. only two or three As soon as the
snow was gone in places this spring
they turned them on to the brush
again, where they have prospered and
are now fat enough for the butchers
block" ~.
This firm has given the Angora goat
business thorough test, says the
Michigan Farmer, and from their ex-
perience find that they increase about
the same as sheep, are remarkably
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-08
Lettuce for Fowls,

. Lettuce ID one q the bet grs1a
foods for fowls and qultas 8 bunch q
L can be grown on . small spoeG
Mako. hotbed With old window -
and boards ana get n early c1on II
fowls relish Il and 4 q sood= fps 49,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-08
PLAN OF GATE. TOP VIEW.

" 80 :.
In winter. It fits into cleats and can
be lifted out when I want to go
through with = wheelbarrow. A block
OF wood, d, is fastened beneath the top
piece for the gate to- strike against.
A cord, t, is fastened to each end Of
the gate and passes through the
pulleys, e, e.. To the other end Of the
cord 10 attached weight.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-08

pean and American civilization that
fringes the seacoast. ~ -
"A number of persons have been sent
to the penitentiary under the federal
statutes for importing women into
the United States, but the authorities
have never been able to reach persons
operating in the other direction.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-08
L0n4.Felt Want.

Customer-say, what kind of q crazy
novel Is this, anyway? It begins WITH:
the last chapter and ends with the.
first. 5
. Bookseller-Oh, that edition Is In
tended Tor ladies only lineage DALI
Nexa
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space inside Of the boxed post for
weights to pass up and down. The
top piece IN of 3-inch plank, IL inches
wide and 63z feet long, which prevents
the posts from sagging; and protects
the ropes and pulleys from rain and
snow. -. $500 = i
The gates are made Of by 4 inch
scantling and are feet high and two
feet wide. They open inward to the
yard and are hinged to the inner side
OF posts. The Dashboard is Pinch
plank IL inches high, and is useful
In keeping the gates above the snow.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-08
AZ
4E'|. RID
A sELF-cLo slNC CATE.
Convenience Which Ore Poulny1
Raiser Has Provided Tor His q
z Hen Yard.

! have = gate to my poultry yard
which has proved very convenient,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-08

.ayS m iowa
correspondent Of
the Farm and
Home. Posts. b.
6 inches Ruare
and I'D 10h feet
long, are set
3 feet In the
ground. T. b eSo=
are boxed with:
Inch boarhI
making the z out
side dimensions
8 by 10h inches,
which leaves.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-02-28
4 lIolera Antique.

A story told of Plstrucci has It's point
for collectors. Plsuucci was an Italian
and chief engrlyer az the mint II is,
by the way. 60 him that England is
Indebted Tor the fine group of St
George and the dragon ON the reverse
Of the sovereign, lie insisted chat mod
ern work in cameo should be quite as
fine as ancient work. \ "potboller"
head OF Flora which he engraved and
sold to a dealer for Is was afterward
sold as an antique to Richard Payne
Knight FOR $500 Knight took the
cameo in triumph 20 Pistrucc
"Where can YOU get modern work
like thatg" he asked
Pistuicci smiled and claimed the an
tlQuc for his own knight would not
believe him
Examine the roses" said the artist.
'and YOU viii see that they are modern
flowers"
The point was admitted by others,
but never by knight, who heQueathcl
the gem and the rest Of his collection
20 the nation But for the roses an ex-
pert would undoubtedly Pronounce
Plstruccis cameo q fine antique