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The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-30
AMERICANS GIRL'S GRIT.

From the New Y Ork Press.
Our American girl in Paris often is
called upon to demonstrate her ability
to take care of herself, and she does it
sometimes with a suddenness which is
a s much a surprise to her as to the per-
son or object calling it forth.
One day Miss Kate r. and Miss Mar
garet B., the latter the sister of a we'll
known illustrator, were walking quiet
ly on their way home when there ap-
peared on the horizon three brave sol
diers of the republic. 'tVive PArmee''
was written all over their cOuntenanceS
as they marched along, arm in arm,
taking up all of the sidewalk, and look
ing ready to crush beneath their little
feet any worm that wouldn't take itself
out of their way with speed. There is
a strong antag gOniSm between the Amer
lean girls and the French soldiers. The
girls deSDise the soldiers and resent
and repel the unpleasant attentions of
fered them frequently. This. of course,
the Latin sons of NalOr never can for
give. They showed, therefore, not the
slightest intention of moving aside an
inch as they came face to face with the
two girls. There was that in their ex-
preston, Impudent and fierce, which
scared Miss b, and she promptly skip
ped behind a tree. But Miss RS fight
ing blood arose. To step Into the gut
ter to let those impudent little crea-
lures pass, as they so evidently intend
ed forcing her to do? Not she. She
walked straight on, her head erect, her
eyes sparkling and feeling herself drap-
clashed. "Ahl" said one, mOckingly;
VARY veil; oil rai-t-te, ploume pud-
din" throwing out this expressive Eng
lish With derisiOn, and then viciously
jabbing her in the ribs with his elbow
throwing her to one side.
Now, Miss r. is tall and athletic, and
every ounce of spunk and grit she pos
sesses came to the top and helped on
her speechless indignation to retalia-
tion at the insult. Without pausing to
consider she slapped the Frenchman's
face with a suddenness and force WHICH
laid him fat on his back on the side
walk, as much to Miss r. s own sur
prise as to that of the soldier and his
two comrades.
1t happened in front of a crowded
cafe, and at once there was great ex-
citement, the French lOungers cheering
for their brave though fallen compa-
triot and urging him to redeem him
self with the girl, and the Americans
present roofing heartily for their ac-
cOmplished countrywOman. Miss b
came out from behind her tree and
hugged her friend. crying, Good for
you, Kate" and acquaintances in the
crowd led the girls away as the courag-
eOuS soldiers disappeared up the street
Miss r. had nerves for a week af-
terWard and ever since has been filed
with astonishment at her own hardf-
hood
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-30
COMING DRAMATIC EVENTS

No other form of entertainment has
become so popular recently as modern
up-to-date polite vaudeville. Time was
when the average specially company
was looked upon with suspicion as pro-
N1ding entertainment fit only for the
steTner sex, but since the advent of the
wealthy New York and European man
ayers, who devoted time, money and
energy to the building of costly temples
or amusement devoted exclusively to
this form Of entertainment, opinion has
undergone a radical change and
strong healthy sentiment in favor of
the varied acts which compose high
class vaudeville. Americas Greatest
Vaudeville Stars" who will be seen at
the Crawford theater New Years. are
said to represent the highest type of
the modern travelling organizations.
Because She Loved Him So" which
will be presented at the Crawford the
ater Tuesday night. kept saH New York
laughing for an entire season and ran
to crowded houses all summer in Chi
cago- 1t is the greatest comedy success
of its author William Gillette, who
adapted it from the rench of BisSOn
and Leclercq, and is the first work
from his pen since he wrote the now
famous Secret Service The title of
the piece is in a manner explanatory of
the story it tells Mr.. Gillette has been
uniformly and emphatically successful
in rendering French farce into delight
ful English adaptations and in Because
She Loved Him SO.' he is said to have
been as effective and graceful as in the
numerous other adaptations that have
been made by him. Right down through
the long list from An the Comforts Of
Home" and Mr.. Wilkinson's Widows
to Too Much Johnson theater- -goers
have never failed to find plenty Of
/ hearty and healthy laughter in the
comedies that have worn Mr. CTillette'S
name. He is now in the most success
ful part of his career both as actor
and playwright
Jane Coombs will return to Topel1a
after an absence of several years next
Wednesday night, appearing in dram
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-30

Side Praying band are planning to hold a
union meeting on New Years eve at the
mission No. 426 Jackson street. The ser
evening and viii be conducted by A. T.
Blyth, c. w. Weeks and Rev. F. f. F'on-
ken. John Coldwell, secretary of the r.
r. Y. NJ. c. A, will also CONDUCT a con-
secTation service at II o'clock The meet
ing is open to the public.
a young man employed at the Rock ISL
and depot is in a little bit of quandary-
Not long ago he sent to a lady friend who
is visiting in the west, a very fine cut
glass perfumery bottle filed with high
grade perfumery, but when it reached its
destination it was empty. A letter TO the
nowiedged the receipt Of the bottle but
suggested that it might be little bit
more acceptable If filled with perfumery-
The young man is trying to explain mat
terS.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-30
THE HARPER DEBTS.
Publishing Firm Owes Country Banks
S1.7OO.OOO.

New York, Dec 3O.-Harper Brothers
Indebtedness to country banks, it was
said today by those familiar with the
reorganization affairs of the company,
would amount to 81, 40 900 and negOtia-
tiOns are under way for the Organiza-
ton of a protective committee repre-
senting the banks holding the paper of
the firm. Many of the banks purchased
the paper of Harper and Brothers with
out investigation, and 1t follows now
that they have a number OF unsecured
claims. Colonel George B. NJ. Harvey
was quoted today as saying that the
committee of creditors of the company
had sent to all of the creditors a blank
form of an agreement providing for
the deposit with this committee of the
claims against the firm for the purpose
of bringing about reorganization OF
the business in the interest of the cred
itors.
Most of the creditors are banks
said Colonel Harvey to a reporter, and
they will see from the report of the
committee. which is made up of emin-
emily hard-headed businessmen, that
the proposed course is the only one
worth taking. The accountants estimate
of p per cent of assets against the un-
secured liabilities is certainly too high.
Mr.. Orr told the committee that in
forced sale he believed these assets
would not amount to even 10 per cent
of the unsecured claims. The assets of
the firm have never been figured cor
rectly.
Books with no sales, plates, manu-
scripts and the like, have been rated as
assets at their original cost, without re-
gard to what they would bring in a
sale. These things should have been
charged off periodically, but instead of
that a lot of dead matter has continued
to appear as assets. If we can keep the
control of the firm in the creditors
committee, I believe the firm can get
upon its feet again
Colonel Harvey said that with the
best of progress that cOuId be hoped
for it would take four or five years at
least to satisfy all claims against the
company. He said that everything
would be done to develop the business
in the direction of new work. and every
thing useless would be cut out remOrse-
IeSSlN.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-30

there were many sad little faces and
black frOcks.
The other theaters have drawn good
galleries but the better part of the
houses We're not so well filled as usual
during holiday week Few changes
have been made. Jerome K Jerome'S
play Miss Hobbs" has taken well at
the Duke of York's. 'sThe Belle of New
York plays for the last time in London
tonight. 1t will be succeeded by DeWolf
Hopper's 1.-THE Mystical Miss
Patti heads the list of prominent ar
lists who viii sing at Covent Car
den February ., under the patronage
of the wives and families of officers
killed during the war On the same oc-
casion the Duchess of Marlborough will
recite a patriotic poem
The Duke and Duchess of Mar1bo-
rough entertained a large Christmas
house party at Blenheim this week.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-30
CONTEST Is OPENED.
Stumbaugh Fight For Property Com
menced in District Court.

The Stumbaugh viii contest, which
has been looked for ever since Judge
Dolman admitted the VIII to probate,
was filed in the district court last even
ing by Welch, Schenck & Welch, at
torneys for c.. W. Stumbaugh husband
of the late Mrs. Stumbaugh, and for
s. F; stumbaugh, her son. who seek to
break the Will
The defendants to the suit are John
r. Wilt, who was appointed executor of
the will. and Mrs. Bertha Hopkins, the
beneficiary whose interest in the viii is
contested. All the parties live at Ross
vile.
The ground on which the viii is con-
tested is the allegation that Mrs Hop
lzins and others conspired 70 prejudice
Mrs. Stumbaugh against her husband
and son shortly before her death. and
that she was not in her right mind at
the time she made the will It is also
claimed that the viii was not legally
signed.
Mrs Stumbaugh was afflicted with a
cancer. About two weeks before her
death she was removed from her own
home to that of Mrs. Hopkins and
shortly afterwards she had a suit for
divorce fled for her, alleging that her
husband did not take proper care of her.
The day following her removal she also
made the viii which the plaintiffs are
now endeavOring to break
Mr. Stun mbaugh prepared an answer
to the. petition for divorce in which ne
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-30

appeared very sorrowful over the allie
cations made in the petition, and claim
ed that his wife had been persuaded to
take the action by designing parties and
that she would have done nothing Of
the kind if she had been in her right
mind. The day that the answer was
filed, Mrs. Stumbaugh died.
The probating of the will was then
contested in the probate court, and
Judge DOlman made a trip to ROssville
to see for himself the location of the
rooms in which the will was signed to
see If it was in the presence of Mrs
Stumbaugh, as required by law. He
decided that it was and allowed the
Will to be probated.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-30

plucBy and not at all easy to secure The
largest OF the elephants IN the Kraal
measured fifteen feet in height.
After several months of captivity,
chained by forefOOt to a stout tree, ana
under the care and training of a keeper
they will be disposed of or hired out by
their captOrs and used for dragging big
timber or doing other heavy work Some
of the younger one are sold to dealers IN
animals who train them for the circus
etc
on the spot they are worth according to
the temper displayed. age, etc, from zJ0
to 800 rupees Ia rupee is 81 cents in United
States money!. -Four months later Uney
are worth several times the price at the
kraal. but in the meantime have neceSSl-
tated considerable expense in removing
ceives a. royalty of 10 rupees for each eie-
phant kraaled.
A kraal entails considerable hardships
on the little army of beaFerS. with more
or less loss of life limb. The beaters
are villagers chiefly CingaleSe, who are
compelled by their superiors to leave their
homes, perhaps never to return and as
sist in the kraaling. sometimes being alb
sent for months without compensation
and compelled to csrry their own provts-
ions or go hungry and all for nothing:
simply in obedience to the old law Of
HaJal1ariya.
These villagers during the kraal build
live on the spot Their shelters are a few
feet apart and several coolies live in each.
A minor headSman has charge of and
guides the men composing his portion Of
this army of coolies Occasionally the
villagers surreptitiously put bullets in
their muzzle leaders instead of powder.
and sometimes an elephant is thus
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-30
Gsneral Davis CaIled Hom.

San Juan de Puerto Rico. De- "a
Governor General Davis and Lieutenant
Battle, his aid de camp. sailed for the
United States today bound for Wash
ingtOn- orders arrived here on Thurs
day for the general to report at Wash
ington for consultation with the gee
retary of war
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-30
FOUR MEN KILLED.
Fatal Boiler Explosion at
ElizabethtOwn, Pa.

We're killed and several others injured
by a boiler explosion one mile west of
ElizabethtoWn this morning. They
We're employees of Keller & Kresson.
railroad contractors. The dead are:
DONALD HALDEIAN, of Bain-
bridge.
WITT SHERBAHN, of West Done
gal.
BURT HARRIS. a negro.
AN ITALIAN KNOWN AS TONY.
The latter was hurled one hundred
and fifty feet
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-30
PIPES BURST LAST NIGHT ?
CALL
WOIVertOn & White, P5asslsal Pia@s.4..
400 Kansas Ave Phone 5ss.
Improved Service to San Antoafo via
Santa Fe Route

Pullman sleepers and free chair cars
now run daily without change via Fri
Worth, Nilano, and AIstin- Comforta-
bic from start to finish. Train leaves
Topeka daily at L 20 q. m 7. L. king
Agent Depot.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-30

As cure for rheumatism Chamber
lain's Pain Balm is gaining a wide repu-
tauon- D. r. Johnston of Richmond, Ind,
has been troubled with that aflment sins
1S62- In speaking of it he SAYS: Il never
found anything that would relieve me
uutl I used Chamberlain Pain Balm.
1t acts like magic with me Ny foot was
swollen and paining me very much. but
one good application of Pain Balm reliev-
ed me. For sale by all druggists.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-30
Revolution IL Endsa.

Caracas. Venezuela Dec. 30-Via
Haytian cable-The Hernandez revolu-
tiOn can be said to be ended Hernandez
is fleeing with 200 men to the. Colon
bian boundary The gOvernrpent troops
and the minister of war, General PuIldo-
are back at Caracas
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-30

London, Dec. s9.-Rudyard Kfulfng
his wife and two children are confrla-5
to their rooms, suffering from infi1= =nza
but there is no anxiety felt as 4, tise5-
condition.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-30
HUSBAND BLAMELEss.
Woman Mistaken For Burglar Is
Dead.

New York, Dec. 3O.-AIrs. Alfred Nor
risOn, the wife OF the professor of Ian
guages at Mount Vernon, who was shot
by her husband early yesterday, died
from the effects of the wound today. In
her ante-mOrtem statement Mrs Nor
rison exOnerated her husband from
blame. She had arisen to care for her
child and her husband mistOol1 her for
a burglar and fired at her without wait
ing to challenge her.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-30

NY son has been troubled for years with
chronic diarrhoea- Some time ago per
Suaded him to take some of Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Rene
dy- After using two bottle of the 25-eeat
size he was cured give this testimonial
hoping some one similarly afflicted may
read 1t and be observation-disclosures C Bow
ers Glencoe, Q. For sale by All druggists
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-30
Omaha Exposition Bankrupt.

Omaha, Neb-, Dec. 3O-Judge Munger
in the federal court today declared the
Greater American exposition COMPANY
bankrupt. The proceedings were
brought by labOrers and others who
held unsecured claims. The opposition
came from some of the creditors who
We're in a position to get their claims
in full through the possession of prop
erty or accounts due the exposition
company The decision releases about
$4,000 which has been tied up in banks
pending the decision of the case.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-30
Home Seekers Excursions via Santa
Fe Route.

On January End and 18th, we viii sell
t5ckets to points in Arizona Arkansas.
Louisiana, .3ieYV- Mexico. and Texas at
rate oE one soa plus $500 for the round
trip. See neasest santa F'e agent Tor
particulars.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-30

The modern and most effective cure for
constipation and all liver troubles-the
famous little pills known as DeWitt's
Little Early Risers. At all drug stores
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-30

Never Fails to Restore Youth
ful color, life and beauty to gray, white
or bleached hair. Promotes thick. siiken
growth Covers bald spots Not greasy or
sticky Does not stain skin or clothing.
Always Gives Perfect satisfaction.
Cures dandruH and scalp diseases. A
clean healUhfuf, delicately perfuued
dressing for men and women Stops hair
falling due to sea bathing and perspira-
tion. Large SOC BOTTLES AT DRUG
SHOPS
HARIFINA Best for hair, scalp and toilet
SOAP Makes hair stl11en and complexion
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-09-28
DREYFUS is FREE.
Doors of the Prison at Rennes Open
and the Captain Starts for an Tn
known DestInation.

Renncs, France. Sept. 21.-Capt.
Oreyfus at o'clock Wednesday morn
ing left the prison here in which he
had been confined since his return
from Devils island and proceeded to
Nern where he took train for Nan
tes. His departure was completely
unnoticcd.
Nantes, Sept 21.--Dreyfus arrived
here from Rennes. accompanied by his
brother Matticu. the chief of the Sc
cret police and one policeman. The
party travelled as ordinary passengers
The train reached the station at SLY
a. IN. The Drcyfus brothers ahghted
on the platform first, followed by the
police. A waiter said they could have
a private room and the brothers en-
tered and ordered two glasses, of milk
while the police remained outside in
the public bar. Inquiry was then
made concerning the bordeaux train,
which left at S:5S a. m. All four then
entered a first class compartment, iii
which there were other passengers. II
was intended by thus rcfrainng from
any attempt to secure privacy to avoid
exciting curiosity and this apparently
succeeded. The pClicc only went as
far as the first stop. NertouX, whence
they returned to Nantes to catch the
express for Paris. leaving the brothers
to continue their journey alone. It
is believed they alighted at an inter
mediate station TO take fresh start
in an unknown direction.
Paris, Sept 21.-Thc Aurore pGb-
fishes the following declaration from
DreVflls: "Tbe government of the re-
public has given me my liberty, but
liberty is nothing to me without honor
From to-day shall continue TO seek
reparation for the fri9htful judicial
error Of which | remain the victim I
wish France to know by definite
Judgment that 7 am innocent Ny
heart will only be al rest when there
remains not single l'renchman who
imputes to me the abominable crime
perDetratCd bV another"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-09-28
a BATTLE IN A BANK.
Young Man Attacks the Cashier ana
Roth Are Fatally wounded.

Chicago. Sept. "1.-Erederick j..
Filbcrt, the aged cashier of the Pala-
tine bank in Palatine, Ill.-26 miles
north of Chicago-is lying close 20
death as the result of an attack made
upon him Wednesday by a young man
who gives the name of Walter LawtOn.
The latter, who is unknown to any
body in Palatine. and apparently of
good education. is in the county jail
suffering from a bullet wound in the
abdomen which will probably prove
fatal. Henry rlaggo, 20 years Old,
farmer, whose intervention at Il
critical moment prevented the outright
murder of the cashier, is at his home
cut and bruised and disabled as re-
suit of his struggle with Lawton,
whose motive for the assault, accord
ing to his statement, was not robbery.
The attack upon Filbert was made
with tack hammer and the aged
cashier was struck at least a dozen
times before PlagGO interfered.
The attack occurred at 3 o'clock in
the afternoon. At this hour many
residents of the community were
thrown into a tumult by hearing the
report of revolver and the noise of a
fierce struggle in the bank rooms.
William Garms. farmer, was among
the first TO reach the bank rooms. As
he entered he almost fell over the form
of Cashier Filbcrt. who, with torn
rlothing and bleeding head was feeblY
trying TO crawl through the open door.
Garms turned and ran into the street
shouting Murder" and then returned
to the bank. Sounds of struggling
still came from the rear room and
Garms hurried to that apartment. As
he pushed open the glass door he found
the old German farmer. Plaggo. bleed
ing from a number Of wounds. but
fighting vigorously with n stalwart
young man who lay on the floor with
plaggo on top of him \ bloody tack
hammer and a revolver with Il broken
butt lay on either side of the strug-
Cling men. The young mans clothes
were stained with blood.
The crowd which had gathered rap
idly after the alarm had been given
separated the two men and took the
supposed robber to the village lookup.
Lawton's confessed motive for the
assault was revenge on Filhert, who.
he alleges, alienated the affections of
his wife. His story is not believed by
the police. They have no doubt the
looting of the bank was his ultimate
design.
The rohber says he tracked Filbert
for five years and that he discovered
only recently where the object of his
pursuit lived. He went TO the bank,
he asserts, to demand $500 in satis-
faction of the old injury. The cash
balance OF the institution was 100000,
all of which was in the vaults at the
time the assault took place.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-09-28
RUFFLES DADS DIGNITY.
The Young Baseball Rooter Causes
His PaternnI to Feel Too
Prominent.

He is a Chicago board of trade man, dig
nifed to a degree, has luxuriant, bushy side
whiskers, clean chin and upper lip, and he
dearly loves baseball. He also has a son
six years old, who loves the game as dearly
as does his father, and while the elder enjoys
the playing in solid, placid, contented waSv
the boy bubbles over with enthusiasmFand
outroots all other rooters.
During the last Chicago-St. Louij game
father and son sat in the grand stanI under,
the intense strain Of knowing that st. Lonis
had two men on bases and two OUT and Is
the man at the bat made base hit the score
would be tied. The latter smote the ball
heavily. 1t scared upwardGnd onward far
back into what the baseball reporter calls
"the left garden"
Left Fielder Ryan was there, and, after
long, hard squirt, caught the fly on his finger
tips and held it. The crowd screamed joy
ousIy and the small son of his father nearly
went out of his skin for glee. The father
merely smiled with dignity
Finally the crowd ceased its yelling after
the left fielder had dofed his cap thrice.
There was silence as he walked to the bench
twirling his blond mustache with either
hand.
Then, with his fathers clean shaven upper
lip in mind, and with a voice that drew the
attention of the assembled hundreds toward
his devoted dad, the siX-year-old rooter fair
~ yelled: 20, pap, don't you wish you
had mustache like Jimmie Ryan s s!"-Chi-
cago Tribune.