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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-24
MINISTER TOLD her
TO USE CUTICURA FOR RAHYs HUMOR.

NY little baby broke out with skin disease
Our family doctor attended the baby continu-
ally but did her good. also tried specialist,
but he only temporarily relieved her. and eczema
covered the child's face and body completely.
While the child's sufferings were most intense
the Rev. Mr.. Stockbridge told me about CUTI-
CURA. I commenced treating the child, with the
result that our little daughter is now well OF the
disease. CUTIcURA REMEDIES cured her.
Sept. 1898. MRS. <. r. BLYTHE, Dallas, Tex.
MnFuEOCI To know that warm bath with
uIU InEnO! CUTICURA SOAP, and q single
amounting with CUTICURA, purest of smollient
skin cures viii afford instant relief in the most
distressing ofitehinG. burning, and scaly infante
humors OF the skin and scalp, with loss of hair,
and not to use them is to fail in your duty. This
treatment means comfort Aad rest for parent as
well grateful relief ane refreshing sleep for
child, and IL pure, safe, speedy, and economical.
eoId throuRhoutt world PoTrBR d. 4 c. CoRP Sole
Props, Boston, How to Cure Babys Skin Hunors, free
NaRRDa GO blotehes blackheads red. rough oily Gks
E1utTA60 prevented By Cpx1cuzA soAss
, 1899-12-12
"a STRANGER IN NEW YORK"


Hoyt's latest and best comedy effect,
"A Stranger in New York" to the
Manager Opera House for a single per-
formance on Friday evening, Dec. Is.
The record Of this great comedy is I'M
~precedented. Its engagement of thirty
weeks in New York, first at the Garrick
and then at Hoyt's theater, were re-
markably successful. At present it is
being presented by three Hoyt COM
panies; the American company, which
will be seen at the Manager Opera
House; the English company, now tour
ing the provinces, and the third play
ing at the Princess theater at Sydney
Australia OF all the plays that Mr..
Hoyt has presented to the stage none
has proved a greater drawing care or
become more universally popular thar
this, his masterpiece. Rarely have Hoyt
& Mckee found such a galaxy of stars
as the company now playing "a Strang-
er in New York" Paul F. Nicholson,
jr., who last season was one Of the prin-
cipal comedians Of the alice Nelson
Opera company" Harry Rogers, Tom
Martin, Sadie Kirby, George Tallman,
Marie Denbi, Belle Darling, Charlotte
Stole, past season with Hoyt & Mckee
attractions, and additions to the strong
cast are Grant and Norton, Hooker and
Davies, four Of the strongest people
seen in vaudeville in the past season.
, 1899-12-12
TABLE D'HOTE.

A mountain editor thus happily and
alphabetically tells what will purchase
the privilege of reading his bright pa
per:
For subscription bring to us:
Apples and asparagus,
Baled hay, butter, bottled beer,
Cabbage, chickens, green corn in ear.
Ducks and doughnuts CORNER dressed)
Eggs plucked freshly from the nest,
Fish to stimulate our brain.
Geese of age not or the wane,
Hams and honey golden fakes,
Injun meal for griddle cakes,
Jellies, jars of juicy jam,
Kraut to boil with bones of ham,
Liniment-with govt we're vexed
Go be continued in our next.
Baltimore Sun.
, 1899-12-12
A SURE CURE FOR GROUP.
Years Constant Use With
out a Failure.

The first indication Of Group is
hoarseness, and in a child subject to
that disease 1t may be taken as a sure
sign Of the approach Of an attack.
Following this hoarseness is a pecul-
lar rough cough. If Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy is given as soon as the
child becomes hoarse, or ever after
the croupy cough appears, 1t will pre-
vent the attack. 1t Is used in many
thousands of homes in this broad land
and disappoints the anxious
mothers. We have yet to learn Of a
single instance In which it las not
ton can show such a record-twenty-
FIVE years constant use without a fail
ure. For sale BY Frank Eggleston, the
druggist.
, 1899-12-12
The correspondent goes on to say:

The Americans found that the in
surgents had impressed the Igorrotes,
compelling them to dig trenches and to
construct pitfalls along the trails,
which were fearful travelling at the
best. One stream had to be forded
twelve times in the course of a mile.
These i~noffensive, stupid creatures, us,
ually pictured as blood-thirsty savages,
cheerfully returned to undo the work
and actually went foraging for the
Americans. The Ilocos region is
the richest the Americans have
encountered in the northern CAM
paign. The Ilocas are prosperous, in
telligent and more than civilized. They
have excellent houses and carry on
flourishing industries. Many of them
are evidently rich. Several towns re-
ceived the troops with bands and the
ringing of church bells. Cattle were
killed and houses were opened to the
troops.
How much of this display was sin
NNiNf a. Nv" u uut " a W
propriate the conquerors, it would be
hard to say. There were evidences that
similar hospitality had been extended
to Aguinaldo. The people described
him as cheerful, hugging the hope Of
salvation throughout American politics
and everywhere trying to retain sup
port by proclaiming, with seeming sin
certify that the United States congress
would certainly recognize the indie
pendence of the Filipino republic in
December.
Many of the natives exhibited notes
from Lieutenant Gilmore and other
American prisoners in which the re-
cipients were commended to the Amer
leans on the score of kindness shown
to the writers. There are twenty-sev-
en- Americans with Lieutenant Gill
more. Another party of fourteen was
taken through Ilocos a week ahead of
General Young. They were ragged and
dirty and the natives say some of them
were urged forward at the point of the
bayonet."
, 1899-12-12
SALVATION ARMY.

Major and Mrs. Pebbles, who have
charge Of the Salvation Army work in
western Texas. Colorado. New Mexico
and Wyoming. report very satisfactory
progress during their stay in Laramie.
In a ten days stay at Durango they Sc
cured Sixteen recruits. Two new places
have been started under Salvation
Army work-a home in Denver for fall
len girls; also a salvage brigade for
poor men to find work for the winter.
Major and Mrs. Pebbles, who are
good singers and song writers will lead
a union meeting at Maennerchor hall
next Sunday evening.
, 1899-12-12
BRIEFLY MENTIONED.

The snow has spoiled the skating
somewhat.
Cottage prayer meeting at Stephen
Boyd's, 60 Third street. Strangers es-
pecially welcome.
The coal man smiles today-so does
the man who took heed Of the lesson
from the parable Of the wise and fool
ish virgins.
Matt. Durkin, a machinist working
in the shops nights, had a finger badly
cut on a pipe Sunday night and will be
laid up for some time.
Mrs. F. E. Warren, state regent of
the Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton, is expected in the city Saturday to
organize a local chapter of this associa-
ton.
Emmanuel Commandery No. 8,
Knights Templar, conferred the Black
Cross degree on Edwin Burke last
evening. This lodge meets tonight to
elect officers and nay also confer a de-
gree.
Some wag who read the item in the
society column last Saturday evening,
to the effect that the boys wanted to
go sleigh riding but they hadn't the
price" sprung this joke that he kept in
pink cotton for years: "I'd like to
take a sleigh ride, but it can't cut
her."
A bulletin has been issued calling
attention of conductors and brakemen
to the fact that some Pullman porters
"de~adheading'' back from San Francis
co with empty Pullman cars, have been
in the habit Of c%oncealing friends in
their cars and helping them v the
road for a small fee. And the "nigger
in the wood pile" in this case that the
company is after is the african in the
Pullman"
, 1899-12-12
ARRESTED FOR CONSPIRACY.

Savannah, Ca, Dec. 1l.-United
States grand jury has returned six in
dictments against persons charged
with conspiring against the govern
ment in connection with the work done
in Savannah harbor. Among them is
o. M. Carter, already condemned by
court martial. The others named are
D. b. Green, ]. F. Gaynor, B. II. Gay,
nor, w. T. Gaynor and NJ. A. Connally.
According to the indictments, $574,74
was secured by conspiracy.
, 1899-12-12
SOAP TRAIN.
Gigantic Shipment Attracts Attention
in Denver.

The %trainload of rs cars Of soap that
arrived shortly after noon yesterday
over the Burlington from South Oma-
ha was sidetracked in front of the
warehouses east of the Union depot,
where a crowd gathered to see the big
gest shipment Of the kind that has ever
been made to the state. The cars will
remain here until this afternoon, when
they will be taken by the Denver &
Rio Grande road to Ogden.-Denver
Republican.
, 1899-12-12

AS a cure for rheumatism Chamber
lain's Pain Balm is gaining a wide
reputation. D. B. Johnston Of Rich
mond, Ind, has been troubled with
that ailment since 1862. In speaking
of 1t he says: 81 never found anything
that would relieve me until I used
Chamberlain's Pain Balm. 1t acts like
magic with me. My foot was swollen
and paining me very much, but one
good application of Pain Balm reliev-
ed me. For sale by Frank H. Eggles-
ton, druggist.
, 1899-12-12
NAVAL OFFICERS DEATH LIST
Angel of Death is Very Close to Flag
Lieutenant Brumby.

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE condition
of Lieutenant Brumby, Admiral Dew
ey's flag lieutenant, changed for the
worse late tonight. He became I'M
conscious toward midnight and a con-
sultation of the physicians was held
and a telegram was sent summoning a
Baltimore physician who is a specialist
on fevers of the kind from which the
lieutenant is suffering. The patient is
threatened with hemorrhages. Mrs
Haywood, a sister Of the sick officer. is
at his bedside.
, 1899-12-12

My son has beer troubled for years
with chronic diarrhoea. Some time ago
persuaded him to take some of Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy. After using two bottles of
the 25-cent size he was cured. I give
his testimonial, hoping some one sim
larly afflicted may read it and be ben
efted.-Thomas G. Bower, Glencoe, o.
For sale by F. H. Eggleston, druggist.
, 1899-12-12

soon receive a payment from the re-
ceivers of the fund. When the road
was placed under a ~receivership the
pital here was abandoned and the fund
that employees had created by their
monthly subscriptions was tied up. H.
S. Abbott, special master in chancery,
in a letter to one of the old employees,
states:
These claims are being checked
over and I hope that the receivers will
be able to make a distribution within
can.
, 1899-12-12
CLOSING IN ON THEM
UNITED STATES SOLDIERS HEM
MING IN THE INSURGENTS
IN LUZON.
End of the War in the Philippines is
Now in Sight-American Troops
Scattered all Over the Island and
Rebels are Hemmed In-Igorottes
and Ilocas Not Very Rebellious.

Manila, Dec. IL, 6:45 p. m.-The ad.
vance guard of Gen. Grants command
under Maj. Spence, arrived at Olanga.
pc, Subig Bay, during the night of Sat
urday, Dec. 9, which place was occupied
with little resistance, the enemy flee
ing. Maj. Spence had an arduous
march over the mountain trails from
Dinalupihian.
Yesterday morning the Baltimore and
Oregon and a chartered transport ar
rived at Olangapo from Manila. The
navy was disappointed to find the army
in possession OF of the place, which
they had hoped to capture. A detach-
ment Of marines under Capt. Myers &C.
cupied the navy station. The yard con
sists of seven new large buildings and
some repairing and machinery shops,
all damaged by the bombardment Of
September 90.
During the morning of December 10,
the navy transported Maj. Spence's
command from Olangapo to the town
of Subig, five miles distant. The enemy
was seen deserving Subig as the troops
landed and the latter place occupied 1t
without resistance. They found the
place abandoned by the retreating en-
envy, who fired a few shots. The Amer
leans deployed to the right and left of
the town and killed one of the enemy.
Gen. Grant and the remainder of the
command arrived at Olangapo yester-
day afternoon. He will proceed today
to Subig and join Maj. Spence. Gen.
Grant will nov north along the coast
and will effect a junction with the
Twenty-ffth infantry under Col. An
drew s. Burt, who vas reported eight
miles from Iba, December Z. The en-
envy encountered in Gen. Grants ad-
vance. fed to the mountains and scat
tered. Gen Grant is not garrisoning
the towns he occupies. No casualties
are reported in his command.
Dispatches dated Conception, Dec. 2,
from a correspondent with the detach-
ment pursuing Aguinaldo, have Just
reachea Mania by messenger. The
milltary wires ON all mes u the north
ward are being continuously cut by the
natives or are " with govern
meht business when working.
ACCORDING TO these advices, General
foung was at Condon, NOV. ~, having
three troops in the Third infantry.
| TIL, -~r,,-oI AuonuA 81 III.
inc nominal strength or mis- command
mao oeen reduced one-third by sick
ness. Inc horses were worn out n
handicapped by lack OF noe The in
fantry, AFTER a march or a hundred
miles from san Jacinto, were shoeless
all were living on the country. The
, 1899-12-12

Visitors to the Berlin geological gar
den are greatly interested by an ami
maj which combines the spots Of the
leopard with the form Of the Ameri-
can lion, or puma. The sire Of this
curious mongrel. which is said to be
the first of its kind ever known. was
an Asiatic leopard and the dam q
South American puma.
, 1899-12-12

Metals get tired as well as living
beings. Telegraph wires are better
conductors on Monday than on Satur-
day, on account of their Sunday rest,
and Il rest Of three weeks adds 10 per
cent to the cnnluctivity of a wire.
, 1899-12-12

At a recent meeting Of the Anthropo.
logical society in Washington the name
"Amerind" was proposed as a substi-
tute for the various terms now EN-
ployed to denote the Indians, or red
men, or America. The new name is
compounded from the leading ~syllablea
of the phrase American Indian" and
the working ethnologists of the society,
led by Major Powell, were practically
unanimous In approving the word Am
Grind, and recommending its adoption.
The adjectives derived from the new
name would be "Amerindic" and Am
erindian."
, 1899-12-12
Lots of fancy smok
ed Whitefsh at
Trainings.


A medical man prophesies that II
for the next ten years the present
relative death rates are maintained, In
1909 there will be more deaths in the
state Of New York from cancer than
from consumption. smallpox and ty-
phoid fever combined.
, 1899-12-12

Employees of the Union Pacific rail-
road under the old regime, who have
claims upon the old hospital fund, will
, 1899-12-12

No person in Norway may spend
moro than 9 cents at one visit to .
drinking place.
, 1899-12-12
MEN TO GET THEIR MONEY.

Union Pacific Hospital Fund Soon tc
Be Distributed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-12-28
FUNERAL OF LAYTON
BODY OF DEAD GENERAL
BROUGHT TO MANILA.
WILL BE TAKEN HOME LATER
His Death Causes Universal Sorrow in
All Classes-Was Highly Respected
by the Natives -Insurgents Concen-
trating at Santa Cruz-AguinaId0
Under Watch OF Secret Service.

Manila, Dec. 21.-Maj. General Law,
tons body was brought from San Ma
teo to Manila Wednesday afternoon,
his staff and squadron of cavalry act
ing as escort. The funeral VIII take
place from his late residence here, ths
mansion formerly occupied by the
Spanish general. The body will be
placed temporarily in the vault at FL
Paco cemetery, where many American
soldiers are inferred and guard of
honor will be maintained When Mrs.
Lawton and her four children shall
have completed their arrangements for
returning to the United States the re-
mains will be taken on a transport
with an escort of officers, for final in
terment, probably in Arlington GEM
etery. Lawton's death has caused uni
versal sorrow in Manila. No Ameri-
can officer had greater popularity in all
ranks. In his dealings with the ma
tives he commanded their respect and
confidence to a remarkable degree.
The mayors whom he installed In
neighboring towns are arranging to at
tend the funeral in a body To his eX-
ecutive ability and personal leadership
are chiefly due the brilliant
execution of the plan of campaign
in north LuZon which scattered
the discretionary forces from
San Isidro to the gulf of Lingayen.
That section of the island which had
to be observed during the worst sea-
son Of the year, presented difficulties
considered almost insurmountable, but
LaWJon thoroughly covered the pro-
gram assigned him. When he reached
Tayug and found the other division
had not arrived, he went through to
Dlgupan on his own responsibility.
Although ne imposed great hardships
on his men, he invariably shared their
lot cheerfully. Thirteen Americans,
including three officers, were wounded
at San MateO. 1t is estimated the i'll
8urgents numbered 500 and half of
them were armed with rifles. The
Americans numbered 1900 but the com
mand was much depleted by sickness.
The wagon train found the roads i'm
passable and was obliged to return.
The insurgents retreated to the north
east, leaving six dead. They have
other forces near Taytay. This re-
gion, although close to Manila, proved
the most difficult from which to dis
lodge the enemy. 1t is now reported
the insurgents intend to concentrate
at Santa Cruz in the Laguna province,
in the district east of Laguna De Bay.
The American secret service reports
that Aguinaldo has Joined the Mari
qUIna force
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-12-28

bush to another, and gain the summit
IN that manner, occurred to no one.
| Before there was any stir in the
beers camp the English soldiers stood
ION the edge of the summit, and. shak-
Ing their fists in eXultation, challenged
the enemy: Come up here, you beg
gars,'
The beers soon discovered the pres
ence OF the English on the hill and the
camp presented such an animated
scene that the English soldiers were
led TO imagine that CONSERVATION had
seized the beers and that they were
preparing for a retreat.
"A short time afterward, when the
beers marched toward the base of the
hill, the illusion was dispelled; and
still later, when $50 volunteers from
the boer army commenced to ascend
the sides Of the hill. the former spirit
Of braggadocio which characterized
the British soldiers resolved itself into
feeling of nervousness. During the
| forenoon the British fired at such of
the climbing beers as they could see
! but the beers succeeded in lodging
| from one stone to another, so that
only one of their number was killed in
! the ascent.
| when the $50 beers reached the
| summit of the hill, after an arduous
climb of more than five hours, they
lay behind rocks at the edge and COM
menced hot fire at the English sold
iers, who had retreated into the center
of the plateau, 80 yards distant. The
| English soldiers had been ordered to
! fix their bayonets and were prepared
| to charge, but the order was never
given A fresh party of beers had
reached the summit and threatened to
flank the English, who, having lost
many of their officers and scores of
men, became wildly panic-stricken.
Several minutes after General Col
| ley was killed the British soldiers who
had escaped from the storm of bullets
broke for the edge of the summit and
allowed themselves to drop and roll
| down the sides of the hill. When the
| list Of casualties was completed it was
| found that the beers had killed 90,
wounded 1874 and taken prisoners SO
Of the 600 soldiers who assembled the
hill. The loss on the boer side was one
killed and five wounded"
Sir Evelyn Wood succeeded Gen
eral Colley and arranged an armistice
with the beers. Then the Gladstone
government concluded a treaty of peace
with them.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-12-28
MAJUBA HILL.

Remember Majuba!" is an English
cry often heard in the present war. It
is a counterpart of the American cry
| Remember the Maine." Leading
Gnglishmen, however, repeI the idea
that the south African conflict is one
Of revenge.
III this connection The story OF the
famous fight at MaJuba hill, from
which the slogan just quoted arose.
may be recalled. Majuba hill is in ex-
treme northern Natal, near Laings
Mex, where, about month before the
MajuDa battle, the beers inflicted an
other defeat on the British.
Both these fights occurred in 1881
while the beers were waging the war
which resulted in their securing indie
pendence in internal affairs Howard
c. Hillegas, in his book, Dom Pauls
People, thus describes the Majuba
battle:
During the night of February 26,
1881, Gen. Sir George Colley, the Brit
ish commander, made a move which
was responsible for one of the greatest
displays of bravery the world has ever
seen. The fight at Majuba hill was
won by the beers against greater odds
than have been encountered by any
other volunteer force in modern times,
and is an example of the courage, brav-
cry and absolute confidence of the
beers when they believe they are di-
vinely guided.
Between the camps of General Col
ley and COmmandant-Gener JOubert
lay Majuba hill, plateau with precfp-
itOus sides and a perfectly level top
about $500 feet above the camps. In
point Of resemblance the hill was a
huge inverted tub, whose summit could
only be reached by a narrow path.
General Colley and 600 men, almost all
of whom were trained soldiers fresh
from England, assembled the narrow
path by moonlight, and when the sun
rose in the morning were able to look
from the summit of the hill and see the
boer camp in the valley.
THE plan of campaign was that the
regiments which had been left behind
in camp should attempt to force the
pass through Laings Mex and that the
troops on Matilda hill should make a
new attack on the beers and in that
manner crush them. So positive were
the soldiers of the success that awaited
their plans that they speculated on the
number Of beers who would live to tell
the story Of the battle
1T was Sunday morning, and had |
the distance between the two armies |
been less the soldiers on the hill might |
have heard the sound of many voices |
singing hymns Of praise and the pray |
ers that were being offered by the beers
kneeling in the valley. The English !
held their enemies in the palm of their
hand, it seemed, and with few heavy |
guns they could have killed them by |
the scores.
'FThe sides of the hill were so steep
that it did not enter the minds of the |,
English that the beers would attempt
TO ascend except by the same path
which they had traversed, and that was
because the path leading /
from the base was occupied by English
forces. The idea that the beers would
climb from terrace to terrace, from one