WON BV PLUCK.

J«mI« Banning's Long Struggls for a Paruviafr Fortune.

J««aie B»nn!nx of S»n Frenrlaco hu [ Jtat »-on a K««t triumph In hrr lonj I content for the rich (trip- of ronhoeaa; [ - land alone the went alope of the Corp dllln-n in Peru. Though ahe lont her

gSoodency. she won a huahand i tortuse. But for the timely and n MBl*t ‘

doubt: won i

• cane In tha courta for the great mahogany

George florea It la

ibtful whether'nhe evercaold ha ye agalnnt the mu"ii:nations of the yteh and InRuential men who were'

yfeMmate^d to capture the great ma- butjila htSga'ny tracts valued at ISOO.OWp Taught 1 'WB'ho. dlagtjlaed as a 6oy: the wit -fbe j

•wounded in trylni to-recover the Valdae deeds in order to prove her 'title. It was Flores who aided her. to eectpe the hirelings who had her •nirounded When the Valdes deeds • Were recovered It was Flore* who Shrewdly preserved them till they rallcgl for by the courta, though lives and cuttnroata were ran

with the case, threatening the weak-heartec aed even, kfflnapli those that were thought to T~ . sfhereabouta of the papers, all their efforts the deeds t ‘ aerveJ and presented to the court at f the opportune'moment, and the wedding of Jessie. Banning and-George jglores dramatically closed the long

iSBd exciting contest.

- Jessie Banning might be called i American girl, though she was bot

born

{fea Peru.

taken to California by her mother and attended the pdbllc school In San. Traaclsco. where she formed many acquaintances it was through

tretch p< valuable forest hlcb' were so long In dispute..

that she inherited the title to

_reat stretch pf Bads which were so

Joe, Banning, her father, was very troll-known tn the Mendocino moantain ranges. In the. early 70s he sold timber claims In that region and went to San Francisco for rest and to eee what chances offered for inwostments In new llneo. There be met grotty black haired Anita Ramirez, wbb had come from Pern on a visit

with her. Marriage quickly’ I. He took a wedding trtp with

her to Peru to visit her relatives and I “ooe what kind of - — -

k:

of a country it was, a timber egpert, he

toenly alive to the prospects that country tn furbishing fine

—w^d*,«nd when he saw the rich belt _ that hljl wife disputed title to he wae ready to Jump Into the contest with

all his American energy. l ^BgmnbMaa. and every cent

'tomnaaad. The coterie of speculator* I who mere trying their hardest to gobt«» the tract were not afrald tof this J »OW champion. They argued he was a [ foreigner, unused to the ways of the f «mujtry. unfamiliar with Its laws, and at a pinch, there was alfaj i a way of dealing with opponents who became

. too truculent of too successful

r With ' Indomitable energy and . i

Igororahce' he' at last got'hU wl •tairn* in such shape that hi* trip

declared he must win-when, the evl- ! Aaaice wa* presented-to the conru. The

the chance, put np the a year had the Usances of the mine la such a shape that Flore* was compelled to sell out to him for a song. 'Floras swallowed the bitter pUl, but he vowed revenge. Bo when Jseale Ban-

ning reopened the

poeseealon of

forests Florae went to bar. told

what he Anew, and offered to help her all be ootild. Hie was invaluable aaaletance. for not only had he heard Valladolla recount eomo of the Inside work-

of "the ring" to grab the forests, own Ogbt with Valladolla had lught him the latter'e methods. The key of Jessie Banning’s proof 1 the Valdes deeds, fof they com:ed the gap. showing the unbroken

title to the forest lands from the original grantees down through several generations to her mother. It was well known that these Important papers had not been destroyed by the men who

had stolen them.bocauac they also •eyed certain rights and privilege# rhich were being used by “the

It was the plan Of the latter to wear out the Banning heir# and then produce the Valdes deeds. Jessie Banning wss the

only one who stood bet^en them ^success, snd they didn’t see how

mtw^her could poMiblv defeat them.

Very esrly ItT'tSe'-affalr a bundle of

papers purporting to b^jhe original

r a girl

'aides deeds were offered to her at a fancy figure .The arch conspirator had figured that she would snap at these forgeries and use them for Jte purpose inlng the mR. Of course at the' moment they were prepared to

e plott 1 that'

It n oner

rgerii

of wlm

proper

leeds to be groas forgeries. Fortunately, Flores got wlpd of the matter and warned Miss Banning In time. But the trick, though It failed In execution, pro-

duced one momentous result, reeled the headquarters of the and by a rare chance showed bona-fide Valdes deeds were In'

name place. But how to get them? Jessie" Banning knew that her father's secrets had been sold out to the other side, and she was afraid to trust anybody with the Important task of recovering the deeds. Whoever got them for her might turn and offer to resell them to the other side for ready cash. In this dilemma she decided ^o try to recover them herself! There w as only one way. Court processes were useless in

the the

tryini do as

they did when they took them from her father. A. Her cousin Was a daring lad of 17, and she pitched On the plan of disguising herself in a suit of his clothaa sad taking him with bar on the adventure. 'She had selected a rainy night fdr the feat, and found everything dear In her reconnoUsance of- the house where Flores reported "the ring” met. Then fortune played a strange prank in the proceedings, which both helped and hurt her. It chanced that a burglary w si-being committed thst same night In a residence almost directly opposite. The servants were awakened, gaye the alarm, end a fusillade of pistol shots rang out-on the midnight alr^Of course all the households in the neighborhood were awakened by the racket and ran .'jrth to learn ths cause of all the con- ., fusion. The servants in the houjiwbers the ring-met were among the

ilng. with his -of a crowded*

e one night. In the pack of people r noticed who pressed nest him. mly be grasped the arm of his re closely, txclalmsd; "I ms • snd fell to - the ground It, Mdal wound; b* died three i later. Beret*! areesta followed.

FT This s^nsatlcnal episode in thcon■t was /allowed by the burglary jof p house and the theft of the -Valdes a Mr*. Banning toUapeed under the strain Taking her little filter; ahe fled from Peru and. again F to Ban Francisco to visit her r heart was brakeo. She &d In three years died, d at school til) she gradL'tbea she,went back to her r#U- * lb- tracts of vaj-

Sad- The cowardly act incensed r- Bke spent slLker spore time gotag

hold an exclamation of delight. It was Floras' favorite air, and shs had heard h'm softly whistling it to himself in t self-same way. "Flosqa Scpor Flore*.’• ahe called ’softly. Che shadow and the whistling suddenly stopped. "Senor Flores." she repeated and the figure advanced cautiously toward the fish pond. "Whgf* are you. aenoriur* he whis. 'pered In a low, guarded'voles. “Here In the'fiah pood." "Be brave. I think we can trick thorn K." he responded. "B-eh! here comes one of thorn; -lie low!” And as * man came up with a lantern Flores turned and pretended to search the bushes. Any signs of the robber?" asked

Fibre*

"Not yst, b*t he la somewhere In this square. Of that we are certain, and the place Is safely surrounded. It la-ooly a question of a little time and search. Senor Valladolla reports that his house was also robbed, and he and his servants barve also Joined the hunt. We will get the villains, sure. I am going for more lanterns." And he hurried

away Into the darkness.

When he was well out of hearing Flores .picked up.a bench on the walk btsldo the fish pond and shored It out Inis the water toward- the submerged girl. "Rest behind that." he said. "It may help to protect you from any light they flash on the water. I’ll go and dr*w,off the searchers to the other end of the square and bring horses to his end. Then well make a dash for it.

Keep your courage nply'

l\ores had been gone only a-tittle while when sh beard shouts: “There he is!" ■ "Help, help, surround, him!" "This way wjtlj the lights, all of ydu;

we've got him, we've" got from all directions sh d dark fig _ _ localKy'of the shouts The

cries and' excitement increased. She arose out of the water, feeling that It *was too good a chance of ewcape to miss, and that maybe she had better

run and not watt for Flores.

Fortunately, he ran up breathlessly hllc she was hesitating, grabbed her hand, and dragged her away to the farthei corner of tb square. She. was ilvering and almost numb with cold, and he had to half carry her. Bjjt they reached the horses, and In a few moments they were galloping sway. - And that wss the way Jcarle Banning •covered the stolen Valdes deeds. The

AND

New York City.—At this season

is year moot attention making of comfortable h

the year much.

making of com! ^ and dressing sseques.

house garments Something cool

lm!" Then

and loose Is most desirable, and yet many women wish them tc have a neat appearance also. A sacque that combines all these requirements Is Illustrated here, made of white wash silk, with lace end embroidery for trimming. It Is fitted to the figure with backs and under-arm gores, and Is plain acroas the shoulders in front. The neck Is cut slightly low and square, finished with a band-of lace. The fuff fronts are gathered at the : A

) the mqk-

are not altogether-simple tn

log; especially do they take on kinks when one attempts to adorn a flaring flounce with them. This is really enough to test the best of tampers, snd the sensible ones get around It by laying on rows of overlapping.bias foldk.

The amntcut will find tier bands

II enough with letting a ft

tors Into the blouse.

quit*

few of these

thing

they gy up an Immense amonnt of mater™ whichever way one manages.

Han<1-ralot»d Ulbboas.

Most delectable are the white satin

ribbon^ sashes, hand-painted with graceful bunches of daisies or violets at the ends and single blossoms scattered artistically over them, or those

covered with sprays of the :

ural-looking wild roses.

he most nat-

PraUr LIHW DaaxIlBa OraamaaU.' Pendant ernanfents of all kinds are In high rogue. Very pretty little dang lihg things ore made of taffeta and silk cord and shaped like a fuchsia. Bockla Pratt law. A pretty thing In a belt buckle U lade of rter. purple enamel.

ME NEWS OF NEW JERSEY latest Happenings of interest Gleaned

From AU Over the Stole.

With the Suta Tressury already over flowing. New Jersey on Tuesday fileC with the Court ol Claims at Washlngtor

. t that t make an allowance of F4.ni3j6.i3, which if the amount of interest paid by the State on ;he bonds issued (or equipping and aiding the volunters during the war between the States. It it the opinion of the State authorities that the —:n * e Scw'jn

ns at Washington lersl GoreFnmem

Lt.ni.RjO i.

opim tore

than b quarter, with a fieur de lys

Sheer

tractive wal wristband*

IB Attracts™ Waist.

t> batiste is used for this at

list with ecru lace collar and l It is made over a glove

that closes In :

the sto)

Cusco .yburt ^os,, it to W flavor.^ whispered that with!

il already given Judgir.lt Is authorltatiroly rlthln a month ahe will

marry George Flores—The New York

Mall and Expr

QUAINT AND CURIOUS.

there were people -to

the cause of "it She was paralysed with fright, bat ottly foe an Instant. The next the quick-witted girl realised that, the uproar waa a golden -opportunity offered to take advantage of. the desertion of the servant*; then ahe fell upon the desk containing the Valdes deeds stolen from Mr-tether's bouse. Wh them safe in her pocket • a'jubilant rash for the broken window,, forgetting for Che momeui that the gardens in that locality we« being scoured by the houeebolder*, seeking for the barglars who had fled ' 1 the alarmed house across the way. wtuaately tor bar she waa observed as aha. dropped lightly fro* the window, .and a vigilant servant fired pistol at her. The ball grased her side ifMcting *’ flesh vfcuad. Ml- she eahed headlong Into the

followed by the sh<

juaueuty, in mbled and went sprawling, headg late toe waur. R was Shallow, with tone bottom. W eh# dared not move t she should get d so lay at toll

One hundred ye*i# ago t five carriages to each 106 England. N»w there are

Modern inks only date from *7*0. at which date the researches of Dr. Lewis In the chemhttry of Ink began. The .Sandwich Island! free from snakes as Ireland, bat' one sort, and that' very M Green word contains fully 45 percent f water, and thorough weasoning usually expels but 35^percent of this fluid. There are no If as thafiT-— different species of fith inhabiting the waters of America north of the Isthmus bf Panama

enir thi

go to * single pound pf dried cochineal. The worto’s cfop of cochineal is from

SOO to 500,tona

A white badger, which U almost as great a raiky as-a white'blackbird, was killed recently by" the Axe Vais j England) badger Jound*. The ancient historians ray that over J K0 mlUa of the lower Nile were pro-ll-i ted by artificial..en-hankmecta and other worlds of engineering skill. There it a hapayNfcthgr of 34 children who live* at Boveren, Belgium. He has been married twice, sad his progeny is composed of 23 boy* and

tight girl*

At Burlington. Kan., the other day the janitor of the court bouse had th* sheriff arrested for walking across th*. g:asa In-, the. court heuse yard. The* sheriff was fined fit- - -

housand <

• V

LADIES’ GARDEN PARTY GOWN.

ettyo/'.^

of the

have receetiy 1 the fire

alarms which is to* tor eat low of * resident of that city sad which it Is hoped will do sway, to n very great

a]>per edge and arranged on the lace. If preferred beading may be used to finish the neck and upper edge of front and ribbons drawn through _the beadlag. tied in a bow at the neck! The sacque l* trimmed with a baud if embroidery at the lower edge. The sleeves are .shaped with inside se only, have comfortable fulness 00 shoulders, and base a casing stitched about three inches from the lower edge. Elastic run through this a iws the sleeve close to the arm ber the elbow, the lower portion forming a ruffle. Narrow lace is applied over the esaing. - Stylish sacquos in this mod* may be code- of town, Swiss or dimity, with pretty ribbons and' lace for trimming. It Is algo appropriate for albatross, veiling, silk crepe, cashmere or any caft woolen' fabric with bands of taffeta to take the place of lace or em-

To make the m .

site wm require fhree yards

The lending a pleasing contrast to tha neu rial tint ot tha fabric. Three forward turning tuck* are an ranged at each aide of the. centre front The third tlicks are stitched from neck to bait to simulate a vest, while the terminate half way down, pro a stylish fulness that blouse) e green satin

under a box pleat, tht smoothly to the back ant

arm*

I'ernmem will reimburie New-Jervjy thii stim under on act of Congreti

recently brought to their attention by a claim agent. The orincipal of the war debt was only $3,600,000. Interest on some bond* ran until January.»jooi. or about 40 year* altogether. »o that by the time the war debt wai wiped out the interest had actually exceeded the original principal by upward of $500,000 The principal has long since been returned by the national government. Some question has arisen as to whether the government will allow the fuJF interest becauit^gf-tjie fact that a'great part of the New Jersey war dai>; was incurred by the liberal-manoev-tn which the State provided for its volunteers No bounties were paid by the State, but millions were expended by the municipalities in the way of bounties. The late Adjutant-General Stryker intimated that $ja.ooo,ooo was expended in bounties by the cities and towns. While no boun- . ties were allowed, the State displayed a / lavish hand in the way of caring for its representatives on the battlcticM and / their families at home. Oi the . total / debt of $3,600,000 there was expended $2.3l7ij74 for increased pay and in the 1 care of the families and dependent y mothers of the volunteers. Of this lat- \ ter sum $555,840 went to the soldiers themselves in increased pay and the remaining $1^61.533 went to the dependent mothers and families' If the Federal Government declines to make an allowance for the interest on these extra expenditures it will materially reduce the claim of the State and bring about entanglements that will be difficult to solve. It is the belief of the State officials. however, fhat the full claim will be allowed. Had not the alert 'claim agent a( Washington called the attention of the State to' the existing statute — it is doubtful if this possibility of getting the money from the Federal Government would have been considered. Attorney-General McCarter promptly took the matter up and communicated with State Trcasqrer Qiggs, who is pre-

paring the nccessanajyidenct:.

>)t of ligbtotog' in

gton City. His wife, to whom it is~4jLidr- he has been married but a few months, was seated beside him in a rowboa't when he was fatally- stricken. They had been fishing in the Thoroughfare. not far from the Reading Railroad bridge, when the sky clouded and Mr...Wells took up the anchor. He had been rowing only a few minutes talking to his wife'

t. overwhelmed the boat, tearing out a rib and shaking it with 1 .force that threatened to send'it to the bottom. Two pf Wenonah’s. reoutable citizens say they have seen the bear which has been reported in that vicinity during the , past week. Elwocd Price says he saw the animal in his yard about 2 o'clock

e picking 0 feet -ol

the animal in his yard about 2 in the nysrtling, and Harry Stei old bear hunter, says that while ^sekberries he was ——

he was within __

: animal. These stories have causi much'excitement in and around Wenonah. and the officials are fearful that they will have a serious effect on the town as a resort Many children are taken there for their health, but parenu are now loath to allow the little ones to

run about.

Bearing a massive floral tribute, a score of friends of Policeman Albert Snedekcr. of Jamaica. Long Island. • journeyed from Elizabeth to Jamaica to'

the medium I* of tvrenty -

tbfc neck. These collar* are e*peciallj popular during the summer, a* the; jre,much,cooler and more comfortobli than those lined with stiffening. | * Ttor elbow sleeves are shaped wit! 1 toalde seams and tucked to fit the np | per arms closely. Th* fnines# betweei the point where the into* atop and thi lower edge forms a puff that la gath ered and arranged on a narrow laa monl

e may be developed to Swiaa

muted suicide. The rohssage gave the time ol the funeral and was signed t A. P. Print* Inquiry failed to elicit infor-

mation as to the sender.

Miss jane Elizabeth Hillycr. of William and Washington streets. East Orange, was 101 years old Sunday. She celebrated the occasion by. receiving a few of her.friends. ‘Mill Hillycr retains all her mental facilities, but has been unable to .walk for ffkn years on accoont Of a broken hip. She is a daughter, of Rev. Dr. Asa Hiliypr. for many years pastor of the old First Presbyterian Church of Orange. 1 Her parents removed to Orange when she wss three iths old. and, she'has lived there- * She hay "never had a headache. The superior strength and presence oC. nriod of Life Guard Asa Parker saved Otto Voelker, of Philadelphia and him-, self from drowning at the fbo't of South Carolina avenue. AU*(HieCity. A heavy sea Wax running Wh^n VoeIWc_caIled for help. Parker reached toe man just ts he was sinking. Voelker gripped hit rescuer and both went - down. Gaard ■ Jeffries arrived just abotit that time and brought them in jrito the buoy and life Eleven-year-old Andrew Stranahau. Jr., leaped off the Monrpouth street wharf. 'Gloucexter City, and rescued a

chad. Sadie Hopkinx/frosn

tSfc A8d wa* playing am

toe dock asMMto overboard.