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M'MK OMAHA llAlljY HEK. W15DJS KSIJA V. .J11LV TJ. 1SI19. NEW BOORS AND MAGAZINES PnblUhen Taming Out Volumes for Summer Beading. COLLEGE STORIES ARE QUITE THE THING JVrrr nnnkii of AM Kind * In Snll All dictum nnil Kind * of Itendrr * A Yorker Write * tltr Slory of ( lie Cltll'nr lit Vcrae. The "Sixth Sense. " which gives a title to Margaret Sutton Brlscoc'a latest volume of short stories , was one of the bent stories of 18D8 , and was tnuth talked about when It Appeared In Harper's Magazine. The present collection contains nine short stories of great variety , both In manner and style. The longest , and In many wnya the best of the collection , Is tbo "Sixth Sense , " a touchIng - Ing story of the civil war , cnaractcrlzcd bj a striking plot and with a hnppy denouc mcnt of wonderful pathos and tenderness A brief suggestion of the plot will glvo i conception of the author's skill In this branch of art. The girl of the story Is one who has never had a lover and who , In reality , has never felt the lack of one. She had passionately wanted to be able to attract and hold people as other girls did ; not to hold men only , but women aho. The re port comes that Jack Dualn , whom she hu known from childhood , has been killed at Gettysburg. A strange , Inexorable deslro comes over her , not only to pose before the village as a girl who has had n lover , but also to make friends with Jack's mother and plater. So she comes to Mrs. Dualn and her daughter , mourning over their lost son and brother , and asks to bo allowed to mourn with them , stating that Jack had proposed to her the night before he went away. The next day the story of the engagement Is the talk of the town. Annlta wears mourning for Jack and becomes a second daughter to his mother. She U happier than she has ever been before , since she has never really loved Jack. She has found out what It Is to bo loved. After a year nnd a half Jack sud denly returns home and Teams of his sup posed engagement to Annlta Andrews. It Is safe to say that the scene that follows , In which Annlta tells Jack the whole story. Is one of the most powerful scenes In American fiction. To describe the scene hero would he to spoil the story , but It Is enough to sax that the story ends happily and the last scene is especially treated In the most dramatic way. The other eight stories of the volume cover all the range from deepest pathos to broadest humor. Harper & Brothers , New York. Cloth , $1.25. College stories have become very popular of rate and various works have been brought out recently having to do with one or tbo other of the great centers of learning In the TJnltcd States. "Tho Pedagogues , " a story of the Harvard summer school , Is by Arthur Ktftnwood Pier. While It Is natural that a etory of this kind should appeal most strongly to those who have been there , to former Harvard students. It Is by no means lacking In . Interest for the general reader. Everyone has heard of the summer schools maintained by the leading colleges , where teachers nnd others can spend their summer months In adding to their mental accomplishments ; but It Is doubtful It they have ever appeared to the average mind In anything approaching a romantic light. The author , however , has proven that a summer ( school may be a good field for romance. "Tho Pedagogues" Is a neat little volume , the cover design being most appropriate. Small , Maynard & Co. , New York. Cloth , $1.25. "A , Cosmopolitan .Cqraedy" Jsjhe" 'title of , the latest addition to Appleton'a Town and Country Library , and Is by Anna Robeson Brown. This bright , Ingenious and charmIng - Ing story win rank among the most enter taining examples of summer fiction. The nccncs are laid In Paris nnd on the New England coast In the summer of 1898. There ore adventures which Involve curlons mysti fications , In addition to the development of the love story , nnd the reader Is kept In suspense up to the end of a 'fresh and de lightful tale. For several years Miss Brown has contributed to St. Nicholas and other magazine * ; but her first long story , an American historical romance , was not pub lished until 1S95. It has seen followed by the charming historical tale , "Sir Mark , " > A romance of the old world and the new , with pictures of life In the first capital " Philadelphia. D. Applcton & Co. , New York. Cloth , $1.00. One of the neatest little volumes that IHIR come to hand In some time U "Mary Cameron , a Romance oJ Fisherman's IB- j Und , " by Edith A. Sawyer. The feature # of the cover design , the white sails of a - \ tiny craft , is strongly miggcstlve of the title of the work. The scene ot the story is ) ald on tbo coast of Mains , than which no more picturesque strip of land and sea IK to bo found In the whole world. It Is a good strong story well told. T ho people who live In tbe pages of the book seem to have breathed In with the strong brac ing air of their environment ! ) health and strength of mind and body and they act like'normal human beings. Much of the story , It la claimed. Is founded upon his torical fact. Benjamin H. Sanborn & Co. , Boston. "The Cougar-Tamer and Otlier Stories of Adventure , " by Frank Wells Calkins , deals mostly with Indians and hunting In the west. It IB n very readable little volume and will bo found especially Interesting to western people , as It deals with western subject * in an original wanner. One ot those tales relates the experience of a naturalist who was carried away by an nvalanche In the Tetons , which Injured his thigh and left him helpless nnd alone. Ho kucreeded In dragging himself under a Jedgp uiul In building a shelter of brush , Ills resources constated ot a pocket-dirk , a box of matches , 11 lunch of hard biscuit and boiled meat , and bis gun. Among the tales there Is "A Ooat Hunt In Chinook Weather. " "A Lion In New Mexico , " "A Perilous Lake Adventure , " etc. The stories are all of a good healthy character and can be commended to all who ore fond of tales of hunting or adventure. The author writes Ilko one who hna actually experienced the Dentations and been through the perils which he so vividly describes. Herbert S. Stone & Co. , Chicago. "That Fortune" l a new novel by Charles Dudley Warner. Those who were fortunate enough to read those charming novels , "A Little Journey In the World" and "The Golden House , " will recognize after a few pages that thin latest book from the pen of Charles Dudley Warner 1s In every way a sequel to Its predecessors. In a "Little Journey In the Wc-Id" the main Interest of the story centered In the creation of a vast fortune In Wall street. In the "Golden Homo" a great part ot the story was of the diversion of this fortune from Its beneficent me by fraud. "That Fortune , " as Mr. Warner has entitled his new story , might be called the third of the trilogy , although , save for the continuation of Hie principal characters , It Is entirely Independ ent of the other two. tt Is a love story with a delightful old school flavor about It which makes It decidedly refreshing. Philip Ilttrnet , the hero , Is * struggling young lawyer - yer In New York , who Is handicapped by his poverty , by his literary atplratlons , and by hid silent love for Evelyn iMavick , one of the rich helrcnscs of the city. He loves her devotedly from the first , but the mother , Ilko many other mothers ot twenty-five years ago , had an English lord and a French count selected , giving her daughter the choice between them. She , however , refuses steadily to accept cither. Mr. Mavlck's for tune melts away In almost a day through the efforts of Mural Atilt , one of his life long enemies , And a great power In Wall street , and the story ends happily. Harper & Brother * . New York. Price $1.50. AVorlt * iif Knot. "Hogers1 French Sight Heading" is a new text book by L. C. Rogers. The ob ject ot the book Is to furnish n systematic course of exercises for French sight read- Ing. Th * reading exercises are preceded by well selected vocabularies ot twelve words each , making altogether n list of nearly one thousand words , carefully se lected , which , when learned and fairly mas tered , will give the pupils ability to read tit sight all the exercises and other ordi nary works. The entire course can be cov ered during one school year by giving three lessons per week , or the course may be extended over a longer period at the dis cretion of the teacher. The American Book Co. , Chicago. Price -10 cents. The favorable reception accorded the "First Year In Qertnan" by experienced teachers In all parts of the country has led the author to prepare- "Second Year In German. " The general plan of the first book Is contained In the second book , but Its scope la enlarged to meet the require ments of pupils as they progress in the Rtudy. The reading matter In most of the lessons of this volume Is longer than In the first book. This was made possible without , burdening the student with too largo a number of words In each lesson ; firstly , by an extensive use of the vocab ulary of the first year In the present vol ume , and secondly , by devoting much at tention to a systematic treatment of the derivation and formation of words. Amer ican Book Co. Cloth , $1.50. "Essays and Tales , " by Joseph Addlson , Is the latent addition to Cassell's National Library Series. One of the preceding vol umes of this library contains those papers from the Tattler which were especially as sociated with the imagined character of IsAaa BIckerstafT , who was tbo central figure In that series. Casscll & Co. , New York. Paper , 10 cents. "The Santiago Campaign" Is a new vol ume of war -history by Captain John Blge- low. The author of. this book ID already well known In army circles as the author of the "Principles of Strategy , " a very val uable book on military tactics. His de scription and criticism of the manner of conducting the Santiago compaign IB there fore authoritative. As Captain Blgelow says , the book In simply a "narrative of what an officer participating In that cam paign saw. felt and thought , with such ex planations and suggestions as his observa tions nnd reflections prompted. " Captain Blgelow writes modestly tnroughout , and has much to say of the work of the reg ulars In general and the colored troops In particular. Ho describes the battle In which hff was engaged nnd picturesque Incidents which came under his observations with great dramatic force. The last chap ter will be considered the most Important chapter , because It Is the careful discussion of Ihe whole military question as concerned with the United States. This chapter should certainly be read 'by ' every officer In the United States army. It presents a clear statement of the present situation , points out the radical defects of our system and proposes what are. In the author's opinion , the best plans for the remedy of those de fects. The book Is In every way a val uable contribution to military science. Harper & Brothers , New York. Cloth , $1.25. The "Life of Nelson , Ihe Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain , " by Captain A , T. Mahan of the United States navy , Is one of the most Important works of the 'author who Is recognized as an authority upon all matters naval. A second edition , carefully revised , ' upon this Important work IB now at hand. Since the flrst publication of this book there have appeared two princi pal criticisms of Its presentation of Nelson. The flrst , regarding his action toward the Neapolitan republicans , and the second , dis rupting the estimate of NcUon's affection for his wife. Concerning the former the author has seen no cause to change hln opinion , but has recognized a necessity to protect the fair fame or the admiral by amplifying the discussion of tbo sub ject. As regards Nelson's affection for his wife , the author never thought or said that he did not love her 'tenderly at marriage and for years after wards. The work of revision has embraced also the correction of minor details , noted by the author himself or by others. In the author's Judgment hU previous presentment of Nelson's character and conduct Is not af fected In the slightest degree by these changes. Little , Brown & Co. , Boston. Cloth 13.00. "On the South African Frontier , " by Wil liam Harvey Brown , Is a narrative of the author's experiences and observations , partly as naturalist of an expedition sent by the United States government In 1889 to the west coast of Africa , but mainly as collector , big- game hunter , gold seeker , land owner , citi zen and soldier , during seven years' partici pation In the settlement and early develop ment of Rhodesia. It treats variedly of travel , collecting , hunting , prospecting , farming , scouting and fighting. It throws a few side-lights on pioneer life. Two chap ters are devoted to ethnology. The race problems which arise during the transition from barbarism to civilization are discussed to some extent , as well as the agricultural and mineral resources of nhodesla and the possibilities of that region as a future field for Immigration and commercial enterprise. T' . author U a wcitern man and his career as a naturalist and collector began with his matriculation In the University of Kan- laa , During vacations he mode trips to the Hocky mountains and spent the time hunting gainr whlch ranged oJl the way from butter flies to grizzly bears. The reader wllf be truck with the very evident sympathy of the 'C Aids digestion. Absolutely pure and delightful to thf Hcff * . Paxtoa & Gallagher , distributors. iu me uiuc. gold by Sherman & MCConell Drug Co. MM * writer for the English and their work of civilization In South Afrl'.t. He says "He- yoml all question It Is to the Interest of America and Americans that the British should expand In Africa. " Again he adds , "With British rule In Africa come equal privileges and justice to men of every na tionality. " Ho points out n little further on that all the other nations that have ac quired territory In Africa are antagonistic to an except those of their own blood. In the English operations In South Africa Americans , like the author , served as sol diers and were even appointed to Important commands over Englishmen , were allowed to takeup land or mining claims nnd were accorded every privilege open to Englishmen. Charles Scrlbner's Sons , New York. Cloth , 13.00. Volnniem of Verne. Klnahan Cornwallls author of " , "The Con quest of Mexico and Peru , " has published a very pretentious volume of verse. The volume contains first "The Song of America and Columbus , or the Story of the Now World , " which has already appeared In a vofumc by Itself. U presents to the extent of nearly 300 pages n very full and quite accurate history of Columbus' life and achievement. ) In verse. The second poem and the one from which the volume takes Its title Is "The War for the Union , or the Hud Between North nnd South. " An Idea of Mr. Cornwallls' verse may bo gained from the opening lines : America , the sccn. , nnd war the theme What more with grand suggcstlvcncss could teem ? What more , with patriotic nrdor , fire , Or tune , to- lilting music , harp or lyre ? The wnr oC the rebellion Is old , But through all time Its Mory will be told. Published by the Wall Street Dally In vestigator , 41 Broadway , New York , "An Ode to Girlhood nnd Other Poems , " Is a very attractive appearing little volume of verso by Alice Archer Sewall. The author Is a writer o'f much warmth of feeling and much of her verse shows poetic genius of a high order. Of a white rose she writes : Thou nrt so full of th blood of love It beats In thy stem with Its purple stain ; And burns thy leaves with the hent thereof , And softens nnd weakens thy thorns with pain. Tbo white of thy lieiirt Is singed with it. Thy smooth chek-petaJs ure palo for him. HI.H signet kiss Is on them writ , Its sweetness runneth over the brim. Published by Harper Brothers , Now York. Books received : "A Gentleman Player , " his adventures on a secret mission for Queen Elizabeth , by Robert Nelrson Stephens. L. C. Page & Co. , Boston. "Tho Paths of the Prudent , " a comedy , by J. S. Fletcher. L. C. Page & Co. , Boston. "One Thousand Ways to Make Money , " by Page Fox. F. Tennyson Neely , New York. Paper , 25c. "The Beacon Biographies , " edited by M. A. De Wolfe Howe. Small , Maynard & Co. , Boston. Cloth , 76c. "The Satyr , " a novel ot love and passion , reflecting modern social organization , by Mlna Holt. F. Tennyson Neely , New York. "A Ducnl Skeleton" by HeloUo Durant Rose. F. Tennyson Neely. Now York. "In the Maelstrom. " by A. Estclle Mather. F. Tennyson Neely , New York. Paper , lOc. "The Life and Achievements of Admiral Dewey , " by Murat Halstead. "Buffalo Jones' Forty Years of Adven ture , " a volume of facts gathered from the experience of Hon. C. J. Jones , whose life was devoted to the preservation of the American bison nnd other wild anlamls , by Colonel Henry Inman. Crane & Co. , pub lishers , Topeka , Kan. "Neely's Photographs , " fighting In the Philippines. F. Tennyson Xeely. New York. "Equality , " by Edward Bellamy. D. Ap plcton & Co. , New York. Cloth. $1.25 ; pa per , 50c. "Tho Kingdom of Hate , " a romance by T. Gallon. D. Appleton & Co. , New York. Cloth , ? 1. "The Wise Woman , " a novel by Clara Louise Burnham. Houghton , Mlfllln. & Co. , Boston. Paper , EOc. "On the Birds' Highway , " by Reginald Heber Howe , jr. Small , Maynard & Co. , Boston. Cloth , $2. "Tho Autobiography of Benjamin Franl- lln. Cassell's National Library. Cassell & Co. , New York. Paaer , lOc. "Essays on Burns and Scott , " by Thomas Carlyle. Casscll & Co. Paner. lOc. "Lyslas , Ten Selected Orations , " edited by William H. Walt. American Book Co. , Chicago. Cloth , J1.25. "Ten Orations of Cicero , " edited by Wil liam R. Harper , president of Chicago uni versity , and Frank A. Gallup. American Book Co. , Chicago. Cloth , $1.30. liir Note * . The growing national spirit Is spelled with a big N In the National Magazine for July. With the usual characteristic energy and cn- thuslnem the number U ablaze with Fourth of July spirit. The July Book Buyer contains nmong other features : New portraits ofV. . D. HowelFs and Franclsque Sarcey ; London Punch nnd its makers , with portraits nnd reproductions of famous drawings ; book reviews , with par- traits and other illustrations. Magazine readers of the summer months must bo hard to please if they cannot find muny articles of great Interest In Self Cul ture for July. The half-tone plcturss nre particularly well chosen and prlnte-1 and present vlewn and portraits that really "Il lustrate" the articles. With Its September Issue the Bookman will pass to Its tenth volume. In this num ber will be begun two series , one entitled "First Books of English Authors. " by Luther S. Livingston , the flrst article of which will deal with the earliest efforts of Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning. In the timeliness , Interest , variety and an. thorlty of Its articles the July numbsr of the North American Review surpasses. If possible , even the high mark which the May and June numbers set for this publication. The subjects that today have the foremost place In the thoughts of American rcaduro nrn here discussed by writers who pousesa uncqualcd qualiflcatlons for expounding them. The Forum has a number of Interesting articles this month. Among them are : "Tho Trust Problem nnd Its Solution , " by ex- Senator W. A. Peffer : "Lord Rosebery and the Premiership , " by H. W. Lucy , who con tributed the weekly "Bssencn of Parliament" to Punch ; "Was Columbus Morally Irrc- bponaiblo ? " by Prof. C. Lombroso , the emi nent crlmlnologlst. and "The Future of the Negro , " by W. H. Council , the cofored presi dent of the Agricultural and Mechanical col. lego for Negroes ut Normal , Ala. The American Hlustrated Methodist Monthly Magazine Improves with each Issue. The July number , In both matter and Illus trations , Is a splendid example of the l' ' st type of the modern magazine. The number opens with "Today In tha Land of Yeeter- day. " by John Klmberly MumforO. The nr- tlclo treats of the Oaspesl.ins , an IfilaUd Canadian fishing community on tbo gulf of St. Lawrence. At this season , when the city dweller's fancy fondly turns to thoughts of mountain and seashore , this article , with Its scenes of gulf and. sail and fish , Is timely and refreshing , The Methodist Magazine Publishing Company. St. Louis. .Voted , The new novel by the author of "Dear Faustina. " entitled "The Game and the Can. die. " wlir be presented on July 14 by D , Ap pleton & Co , The Montgomery Publishing company , New York , has In preparation a Chinese love story , the scenes of which are laid In Mott and Doycr wtreets , A new edition of "Tho Hclgn of the Pog. tcr , " by Charles 1C now I es Helton , U Issued by the Montgomery Publishing company. This little brochure contains twenty repro ductions of famous posters. D. Appleton & Co , have In preparation the following books , which ure of particular Interest to the young ; "The Sun and His Family , " "Some Great Abtronoinrrs" and "Stories from the Arabian Nights" and "The Education of Children. " Charles Srrlbner'i Sons , In their catalogue of Booki for Summer Reading , announce as olmoxt ready ; "Gourko's Raid , " by Colonel Epatichln of the Rucslnn sUff , "N . polron as a General , " by Count Yorck von Wartenbcrg. "Chltral , the Riory of a Minor i i Siege. " "The Life of Maxmlllcn Robes- ' plcrrc. " etc. A novel from which the publishers , Long mans , Green A Co. , expect great things Is to be presented'next week under the title of "Castle Czvargan" being a plain story of the romantic adventures of two brothers told by the younger one edited by Archibald Dirt. Bernard Capes' new novel , Just finished , "III be entitled "Our Lady of Darkness. " and will be presented In this country by Dodd , Mead & Co. and In KngCand by Messrs. Blackuood & Son. Mr. Capes. It will be re called. U the author of "The Lake of Wine" and "The Comte de la Muette. " An Important new book on the Soudan will make Its appearance next week from Long mans. Green & Co. entitled "The River Wnr , " by Mr. Winston Spencer Churchill , POM of the late Lord Randolph Churchill , and author of "The Story of the Malakand Field Force" nnd a romance , "Sovrora,1' now running as a serial In the Macmlllan Magazine. A catalogue Issued by Crane & Co. of Topeka , Kan. , contains mention of.quite a number of valtmbre works , though many of them nre Intended for school use rather than for the general reader. They arc the publishers of "History ot the Birds of Kan sas , " by Colonel N. S. Goss. This volume was the life work of the author nnd could have been more properly entitled "Hlitory of Western Birds , " as It contains a descrlp- lion of all western birds. H contains < " ! > 2 pages with 100 full-page Illustrations de scribing C29 western birds. Charles Scrlbner's Sons have now ready their popular series of copyright novels. Among the titles not hitherto announced , however , arc "Valcntla , a Historical1 Ro mance , " by W. W. Astor ; "A Wheel of Fire. " by Arlo Bates ; "That Lass o' Lowrle's , " by Mrs. Frances Hodgson-Burnrtt ; "Face to Face , " by Robert Grant , and Frank R. Stock ton's "Rudder Grange1' and "The Lady or the Tiger ? " There are In all thlrty-threo novels In this scries , of which more than 2,000,000 copies have already been sold In tbo regular original cloth bindings. Mr. William T. Henderson , president of the New Amsterdam Book company , has just returned from abroad , where he has pur chased the American rights of several new things In literature. Among them are the story of the last Indian war by Captain L. J. Shadwcll , entitled "Lockhart's Advance on Tlreh ; " a historical study by R. Nlsbett Bain called "Peter the Great. " Illustrated with many portraits taken from old paintIngs - Ings : "With Nnnsen In the North ; " a record of the From expedition In 1893-6 , by HJal- mcr Johansen , a lieutenant In the Nor wegian army ; "Napoleon's Invasion of Rus sia , " by Hereford H. George , Fellow of New College , Oxford , nnd author ot "Battles of English History. " SmaM , Maynard & Co. arc arranging to bring out a scries of little volumes under the title of "The Beacon Biographies , " which is Intended , In time , to Include the lives , In the same brief compass , ot the most nota. bio figures In American history. Among the many volumes In preparation nre the fol lowing : "John James AUdubon , " "Edwin Booth , " "John Brown , " "Aaron Burr , " "James Fenlmore Cooper , " "Nathaniel Haw thorne" and "Benjamin Franklin. " When completed It Is hoped that the series will give. In the form of a collection of biogra phies nt once readabfe. practical , and con venient , a vivid and comprehensive survey of all the Important aspects of American life and thought. The price of each volume will be 75 cents. "A Pocket History of the American Navy and Naval Commanders" Is the title of a valuable little work compiled and arranged by Cromwell Chllde. to bo Issued by Bon- nell , Silver & Co. , New York , about August 1. It Is a comprehensive little handbook of the men and deeds of the navy of our na tion , Its pages Including many Interesting details as to "sea Power , " past and preeent. . "David Harum , " published by the Apple- tons , has now reached Its 190,000 , and Is BellIng - Ing as high as 1,500 copies per day. With the exception of the religious novel , "In His Steps , " of which , Its publishers claim , over 300,000 copies In this country and Great ' "David Harum" has Britain have been sold , probabfy sold better than any other work of flctlon since "Trilby" was the rogc. MORE MIDWAY " "ATTRACTIONS Culmn VlllnKC Xoiv Completed Den of Sunken Arrlve Mnkc n 1'liie ( Attraction. The large den of snakes that have been the talk of the town for the past few weeks have arrived and are on exhibition at the Cuban Village. They are the most remark able collection on earth , numbering 1700 In nil , consisting of all kinds and sizes. An other exhibit that is attracting a great deal of attention nt the village Is the saddle and bridle presented to General Maximo Gomez by the people of Havana nnd valued at a large figure. On entering the exposition grounds at the Sherman avenue gate the first building that attracts the eye of the visitor Is the Temple of Palmistry , and dally It Is filled with visitors who come to test the wonderful power of that great delineator of the future , Dr. Carl Louis Perln , the greatest palmist of the age. Dr. Perin Is becoming more popular every day and now the general greeting of the visitors to the exposition Is "Have you consulted the palmist yet , and Isn't Dr. Perln a wonder ? " The Waragraph on Eaet Midway seems to have caught the fancy ot the exposition vis itors , and as everycno enjoys to a great extent moving pictures , they will find this one of the most entertaining spots along the street , as they show scenes that are of In terest to all the charges up San Juan hill , the battle of Manila and other scenes relative to the late war. The Phantom Swing Is a practical Illus tration of what Imagination will do for one seated In a monstrous swing which only moves In the small space of six inches , yet are convinced that your perform numerous handsprlnga and other ridiculous antics. Fritz Mueller enjoys the distinction of being the only hold-over of the entire ' 98 exposition , as he put up a stove In the now famous Schlltz pavilion and kept "open house" all winter , where be continued to serve his welnerwurst and potato salad to the cold and hungry , The Giant See-Saw with Its improved searchlights Is a great source of amusement in the patrons , the nearchllshts throwing their piercing rays on back porches , Into hammocks and dark verandas , and startling many a spooney couple. The Chutes Cafe and Little Bismarck are In evidence at the coolest place on the groundt. llend of Social .Science. College. BOSTON. July 11. The presidency of the new Social Science college , which Is about to be established , nnd which was one of the most Important outgrowths of the Buffalo conference , was by unanimous vote offered to Edwin D. Mead of this city. On account ot his being unable to glvo the tlmo to the duties , Mr. Mead declined tbo ofllce. It U now understood that Thomas B. Will , late president of the Kantas State Agricultural college , has accepted the presi dency. Mr. Mead said that bo had not understood that It was proposed to make Boston the headaunrters of the movement , the drift of sentiment at the conference being In favor of Now York , f nt n WIIKP Krlieilnle. CHICAGO. July 11. Ofllclals of the Amcrl. can Tin Plate company and representatives of the wage committee of the Amalgamated association held another protracted session today , dlscuaslng the differences between the operators and employes in regard to wages and hours of labor. The final result of the conference Is , according to some of those taking part In the discussion , rather uncertain. A Vk'oril to Mother * . Molheru of children affected with croup or a severe cold need not hesitate to administer Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It contains no opiate nor narcotic In any form and racy be given as confidently to the babe as to on adult. The great succrss that lui a'tiuilf.l Its use In the treatment of colds and croup has won for U the approval and praise it na received throughout the United State * and in many foreign lanrii. SOFT SNAP FOR OLMSTEAD Under/ His Administration the Poor Farm Becomes a Palace of Luxury. WHILE THE TAXPAYERS FOOT THE BILL I'nulon I'nvnrltf ! EnJn > - IUch Cnr- l > ptn , l.nce Cnrtnlnn nnil Vn llmltiMl "Ilooir" nl the 1'nbllc Since the change In the county adminis tration there seems to have been consid erable oxtravaeancc In the management ot the poor farm. Olmstead took charge of the poor farm March 3 , and since then that Institution has assumed an air of luxury that promises to surpass the elegance of the residences of some of our millionaire bankers. Very soon after Olmstcad'n Installation the furni ture nnd fixtures that bad been good enough for his predecessors were relegated to the attics , nnd huge vans began to move from Omaha furniture establishments loaded with the most luxurious furnishings , which we're depended In the quarters of the Olmstead family In the county building. There were big rolls of the most expensive velvet car pets , others ot moqtiotte , lace curtains , pic ture * , expensive tapestries , a now bedroom suite and a profusion of similar articles , for which the taxpayers are now footing the bills. The new superintendent had been In possession - session ot his new job just a little over a month when the wholesale purchase of these luxuries began. They were secured on orders signed by Commissioner Connolly and the bills were approved by Connolly and Hofeldt. In most cases Olmstead wont to the stores and bought what ho wanted. Then Connolly made out the order to correspond spend and the bills WOTO regularly submit ted and ordered paid. Svrcll nnd Cuntly I-'nrnltnre. During the middle ot April two big orders ot fuinlturc. carncts and draperies were filled. These Included sixty-eight and one- fourth yards of heavy carpeting at , 1.10 a yard , thirty-seven nnd one-half yards ' > t mo ueUe at $1 per yard , and forty yards of llnolt'im at 85 cents per yard. The draperies that .were purchased at the same time consisted of five pairs of lace curtains and ono pair of chenille curtains at $3 each , eighteen and one-fourth yards of tapestry nt $1 n yard and a large quantity of Swiss , Slllcla and sllkallnc curtains nt various prices. Another order , to which no signature Is attached , provides for the purchase ot twcnty-elx curtains for $54.80. Order No. 13,041 , Issued May 22 , authorizes the superintendent to purchase ten pic tures , and no limit of price Is attached. It was understood at the time that the pic tures were not to cost over $2. ! > 0 apiece , but after they had been delivered Olmstead sug gested Informally that he had been unable to find what he wanted for that price and had paid somewhat more. Ao the bills have not yet been presented , no one knows just what measure ot extravagance tnis investment , represents. It Is significant , however , that all these purchases were made at a. de partment store , the proprietor ot which Is a vociferous Bryanlto. I'leiity of Hoore. More llauor has been purchased for the poor farm since Olmotead was In stalled than was used In three times that period under any ot his predecessors. It Is purchased In five-Ballon lots. Here Is the record of the "booze" consumed , as shown by the stubs in the order book : . Whisky Wlne- irallons. gallons. March 11 5 March 27 5 April 7 5 April 14 . . . . ! . 5 April 25 5 May 1 5 May IS 5 5 May 29 5 June 2 6 June 15 5 June 20 5 July 3 5 Total 35 20 NOT LIABLE ON THAT CLAIM Demand * of Frnncc of Dnninfcc * for MInH 'Ivnn ' Fuvrc Xot Allowed by Stntc Department. WASHINGTON , July 11. The secretary of state has sent Ambassador Cambon ot Franco an answer to the letter's recent letter submitting the claim of Miss Ivan Favro for $10,000 damages attending the capture of the French steamer Ollndo Rodriguez , on which she was a passenger , by the cruiser New Orleans during the blockade of San Juan , The secretary reviews the facts In much detail nnd states the conclusion that the gov ernment Is not liable on this cfalm. The answer Is likely to establish a precedent on a large number of similar claims. The secretary says the French steamer was flrst observed by the cruiser Yosemlte on July G and that an officer of the Yosemtte went on board and noted In the log of the Rodriguez that a blockade of San Juan was In progress. Miss Favrc subsequently took passage at Port au Prince on July 13. On July 17 the Rodriguez again put In an ap pearance off San Juan , whereupon she was captured by the New Orleans. The prize was taken to Charleston on July 22 and on Au gust 5 all passengers were released by court order and turned over to the French com pany. iMlss Favre's cfalm recited that she had suffered from an attack of fever while at Charleston and the damages were for this and the Indignities of detention. From the facts cited the secretary states that the United States naval authorities could not be charged with any negligence In the circumstances attending tbo capture. Secretary Hay's letter Is accompanied by ono from Attorney General Orlggs , 'giving facts submitted by tbo United States district attorney at Charleston , bearing out In detail the points made In the secretary's letter. He says the Rodriguez was anchored off the bat tery. In Charleston harbor , In one of the most healthful spots along the Atlantic coast. The health officer's letter Is to the same effect. Aside from the bearing of his decision on the Individual cases. It may have a bearing also on the claims which may be brought forward by the owners of the steamer Rod riguez and of the Lafayette , which was stopped off Havana. WHEELER OFF-OR THE WAR Joe" Horn to Mnnllii In un KntlrrljSiilifinllnnte Cnpnc- lir , He Sit ) * . WASHINGTON , July 11. General Joseph Wheeler leavea Washington this afternoon enroute to the Philippine Islands , He will go via Chicago , Omaha , Denver and Salt Lake , but M he Is scheduled to reach San Franclico on Saturday will not stop Jong nt any place on the way , He will eall for Manila on the 20th. I have no plans of campaign , " ho said to an Associated 1'rew * reporter to day , "and shall not know what I am to do until I receive my CASTOR IA For Infants and Children , file Kind You Have Always Bought Bears t 6 Denature "Mary , how do you like the Ivory Soap ? " " Best we have ever had , ma'am. The starched clothes are whiter and the flannels are softer than when washed with common soaps. It saves my hands ; they used to be very sore after a wash. " "Well , Mary , I am told that it saves the clothes , too , and you shall have only Ivory Soap after this. " Those who have tried both common soap and Ivory Soap , say that It taker only two-thirds as mch of the Ivory for a wash. T KM IV THI MOCUD * OAUILI CO. CINCINNATI Instructions from General Otis. I should Ilko to have It understood , " he con tinued , ' "that 1 go to the Philippines In an entirely subordinate capacity. Not only General Otis , but Generals Lawton and Mac- Arthur .will outrank me , nnd It Is proper that they should , for .while Generals Lawton nnd MaoArthur were my juniors , they have been In the field , while I have not , nnd deserve fo have places superior to any as signment that may be given me. " He said he would not resign his scat In the house. PEXSIOXS von. WESTERN VETERANS. Soldier * of the Civil \V r neniem- liered ! > < hc Government. WASHINGTON. July 11. ( Special. ) The following pensions have been granted : Issue ot Juno 26 , 1899 : Nebraska : Orlglnar William A. Steven son , Nemnha , $6. Increase George S. Parks , Presser , ? 8 to $12 ; Rufus K. Dalley , Benkelman , { 8 to $12. Original widows , etc. Minors of William E. Taylor , Tekamah , J12. Iowa : Original Oliver H. Paine , Council Dlhffs , $6 ; Arthur S. Walnlvrlght. Bedford , $6 ; Joseph H. Sharp , Quick. $6 ; William L. West , Befknap , $6 ; John L. Woy , Marshall- town , ? G. Additional Lyman B. McAlpIn , Coin , $4 to $8. Increase John N. Rttz , Cheguest , $8 to $10 ; William Armstrong , Wayland , $10 to $12 ; John W. Keely , Perry , $8 to $10 ; Jacob B. Nelson , Clarlnda , $8 to $12 ; Henry Pearson , Glenwood , $6 to $ S ; Joseph F. Zeller , Wheatland. $8 to $10 ; Wlnfleld K. Pomeroy , Soldiers' Home. Mar shall , $8 to $10 : John Rocklngton. Calliope , $6 to $ S ; John Evans , Seymour , $12 to $17 ; John W. Thomas , Glenwood , $6 to $8. Re issue Hiram 'M. Mapcs , Adams. $12. Origi nal widows , etc. Charlotte Elcher. Conway , $12 ; Mathilda Beyer , Davenport. $ S ; Mallssa H. Thomason , Leon , $8 ; Anna Maxson , West Liberty , $5 ; Jane D. Martindale , Murray. $8. Colorado : Original George Lewis , Colorado rado Springs , $8. Increase Benjamin W. Spencer , Pine , $8 to $12 ; James Campbell , Symes , $ B to $8. South Dakota : Original George ARip - ley , Dell Rnplds , $6. Increase Samuel Hay. ward , Vermilion. $16 to $17 ; Joseph King , Deadwood , $6 to $8. North Dakota : Restoration and Increase- James W. Calvert , Jamestown , $8 to $17. Original widows , etc. Mary Emily Maxam. Jumcbtown , $8. PENSION nUREAir INVESTIGATION. Committee of Die G. A. n. neRtinn Itn Work nt AVnsUliiRton VcMtcrilnr. WASHINGTON , July 11. The pension committee of the Grand Army of the Re public , which , at the request of Commis sioner Evans , win Investigate the workings and administration of the pension bureau , assembled here today. The committee , which Is headed by Colonel R. V. Brown of Zanesvllle , O. , visited the pension office and' remained some time In consultation with Mr. Evans and a number of chiefs of divisions. Every facility was afforded the committee , the flics being opened for their Investigation and expert employes detailed to assist them. John A. Palmer , secretary of state of New York , one of the members of the committee , discussing the Investiga tion , said the committee would Inquire into the whole pension system , and report the conditions as they found them , and If In their Judgment any reforms wore needed proper recommendations would be made to the Grand Army of the Republic. Ho Not Credit the Itetnrt. WASHINGTON , July 11. In the absence of official Information confirming the report It's ' Generally Known That we carry the more reliable pianos nud that wo soil nt the most reasonable prices and terms Yet wo do not carry the real cheap pianos fact is , wo won't Roll anything we can't ptinr- uiitce There arc perhaps BO different niakoH of pianos tliat wo could HP ! ! at ? 75 and innke a profit on but what do you got for your money ? The dealer that recommends such an instrument surely can't be responsible then apaln we never advertise nnythlng at any price that wo can't furnlfth AVn'ro been 25 years building our reputation and we're going to keep it. A. HOSPE , W * Iatir te onr 85th fcailnM aaml * wernm.tr Oct. 33rd , 1809. blaslc and Alt 1513 Douglas Ladies' Oxfords Never hare oxfords bopn M imiuh sought after as now Never have the oxfordx been so popular Drex 1 4. Khooman IIBH a line of ox fords at Jf'.OO and $ ' _ ' . , V ) Hint striked the popular chord What's more , he keeps the sizes In them all Xo mntter what Hie price you will find the size and lit here Nothing ever made can equal our $2.00 and $ 'J.W ) oxfords for exposition wear comfortable and rest ful to the feet the medium heavy solo does It all All the new toes represented in our store , Drexel Shoe Co. , OuBka'i Cp-to-d t She U u 1410 FARNAM STREET. that Canadian mounted police are to bo rent Into the Porcupine country , which la now claimed by both the United States and Canada , the State department attaches no credit to the report. It is pointed out that our government withheld a garrison from Pyramid harbor In that section at the Elmplo suggestion from the British authorities and It Is not conceivable to the authorities hero that a permanent force Is to be maintained In the Porcupine district. The British em bassy also gives no credit to the story. OVKK FIVi : 111 MIll-i : > A IMC ItKStTRI ) I.Iff Snvrrn IMnd from Seven to I'll- tren Keet of Wnter Over Field * . WASHINGTON , July 11. The Ufo Saving bureau has recelve-d the following tele gram from Superintendent Hutcdtns at Galveston - veston , Tex. , who with a force of life fiav- crs has been operating In the flooded dis tricts : "Have rescued 642 people. Seven to fif teen feet of water over the cotton nnd cane plantations. Some drowned ; many narrow eicapes. Have surf boats and borrowed boats. Seven men operating now under keepers. Water receding. " Yellow Fever nt Snntlnixn. ' ' WASHINGTON. July 11. Surgeon General Sternberg has received two cables from Ma jor D'Heilly , chief surgeon at Havana , re garding the yellow fever situation. In tha flrst he says : "Havard at Santiago tele graphs revised list today showing 122 cases , with twenty-four deaths , Including four OIT1- cers Fabrlclus , Clendcnnln , Mclaughlin and Heatwolc ; nlro twenty civilian cases and five deaths. No cases In camp In last three days. Headquarters ordered to In terior. " The other dispatch reports two ad ditional cases of yellow fever at Mnnzanlllo , five in all. .Ship * Ciet I'rntcullnii of I'lnw. WASHINGTON , July 11. An ordpr hnj been Issued by the president extending the privileges and protection of the American flag to the shipping of Porto Rico and th Philippines. All ships owned by residents of these islands nt the time of the exchange of the ratification of treaties arc Included in the order. Drugs That arn pure , fresh and reliable , arc the only kind we use in compounding Prescriptions Only competent and gradu ate pharmacists employed. We can fill any Prescriptions. THE ALOE & PENfOLD CO. , Lnrifeit Iletall Drug Uoaie. 1403 Fnrnam. OMAHA. OPPOSfTE PAXTON HOTEL