LITTLE TESTIMONY TAKES
Icard of Inqair; Adjurn Ear',7 to Attsnfi
Wilson Itinera'.
WOCD TELLS OF SCHLEY'S ANXIETY
Meaanitc Ilenrer Snj-n , 11c ShoneO
ef vuumii-mr nnil Kern Ill-sin: for
13iri-Nloii of hump.
koii'i Intention.
WASHINGTON', Sept. 26,-The Schley
court of Inquiry was 'n session foi only
u hour and three-quart.'ra today, adjourn
lng al 12:46 In onler to parmlt lu member
ud other engaged there to attend tho
funeral of JudKO Wilson, late chief counsul
lor Admiral Schley. Captain Wlso con
eluded hi testimony, Admiral Cotton mode
a brief statement on recall and Llcutenanc
Spencer S. Wood, who iiomuianded tne dis
patch boat Dupont duriJij the Spanish war,
began his testimony.
.iiachinlbi Uray, who was In charce of the
larboard engines of Texas on thu day of
the battle off Santlaco also testified briefly.
He aald that on the day of the battle the
atarboard engines were Mopped and the
machinery reversed. Cnptaln Wise, was
questioned at considerable length as to
what hp had dono before tho arrival of thu
flying squadron off Santiago toward locating
Cervera's fleet In the harbor. Ho Bald that
whllo he had satisfied himself of the pres
ence of the Spnnlsh fleet, he had been con
tent to communicate his knowledge to Ad
miral Schley through Captain Slgshee, not
considering It necessary to make direct
communication with tho coraraander-ln-chief.
Lieutenant Wood gr.vc the particulars of
his delivery of dispatches from Admiral
Sampson to Admiral Schley on May 22,
while the admiral lay off Clenfucgos.
He aald thai Schley seemed very nervous
and especially anxious to know what
fiampion'a Intentions were. Ho had not
concluded his testimony when the court
adjourned for the day.
Counsel tor the Navy department today
continued their efforts to show that Ad
miral Schley had Information of the pres
ence of Admiral Cervera and his fleet In ths
harbor at Santiago and Introduced for this
purpose additional officers of the auxiliary
cruisers which were at tho time doing
duty as scout boats In West Indian waters.
'Admiral Schley's cuunscl on the other hand
maintained their purpose of trying to hold
the testimony down to the requirements of
civil courts.
VIt Itraunit-n Atunil.
Captain Wise, who commanded the scout
ehtp Yale during the Spanish war, con
tinued his narration of the retrograde
movement of the flying squadron toward
Key West on May 27. He first told of how
tho Yale hail taken the Merrlmau in tow
under direction of Admiral Schley. Ho
aald that the admiral had signalled upon
starting to ask if there was coal enough
to carry him to Key West, to which he
had responded In tho affirmative. On the
noxt day ho had reported, In response to
on Inquiry, that he had, coal sufficient for
two days of full steaming and for four days
of moderate steamtng. Ho was then dis
patched to Newport News, reporting to
Admiral Sampson on the way. He had told
Admiral Sampson, ho said, that tho flying
squadron was about thirty miles west of
Santiago. In response to a question of the
admiral, he had said he did not know what
it was doing there. In detailing the trip
westward toward Key West, the witness
told cf the breaking of the Yalo's hawser
on the Merrlmac. Ho said this had caused
delay,
"What was ths difficulty?" asked Captain
Lemly.
"Improper securing of hawser on the
Merrlmac."
"Was it due to tempestuous weather or
not'"
"Not at all."
Mr. Hanna read the following extract
from Admiral Schley's report of February
19, to the committee of naval affairs In
reference to a letter from the secretary of
the navy of February 6, 1899, beginning:
"After having been Inform ,i by thi scouts
commanded by such officers as Slgsbee,
Jewell and Wlso that although thoy hid
all been off Santiago de Cuba for a week
they had seen nothing of it (the Spanish
fleet) and knew nothing of Ita movements
or Its whereabouts, etc." Ho then asked
Captain Wlso If he had made such a com
munication to tho admiral,
"I did not," was tho response.
"Did you give Admiral Schley nuy In
formation respecting tho Spanish squad
ron?" "Only through Captain SIgsbeo. I did
not go on board the Brooklyn at all. I
gave Captain SIgsbeu all the Information
I had."
Saw .ntliliin " Spnnlnh.
"Had you been off Santiago for a week?"
"I was there from the morning of the
22d until the morning of the 26th. when
tho flying squadron arrlvad."
Captain Wlso was cross-examined on this
point by Mr. Rayner. Ho was asked:
"From the morning of the 22d until the
arrival of tho flying squadron on the. even
ing of the 26th, you were trying to get In
touch with tho enemy and watching tho
harbor?"
"Yes."
"You saw nothing In there?"
"I could not too any harbor at all,"
"You could seo around tho corner of
Cay Smith?"
"Wo saw the masts of a small vessel.
Could not distinguish what It was,"
"You sent no one on shore to try to
establish communication?"
"Not at nil,"
"Is not the natural condition of the
harbor such that it Is Impossible to see
considerably up tho harbor?"
"You can seo only a short distance up the
harbor."
"And thero was nothing In sight, what
ever was there?"
"Nothing at nil."
Tho witness had said that Captain Slgs-
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ing sharp pains caught me In the small at
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rills at Kuhn & Co.'s drug store. Since
using them I have had no occasion to com
plain of my back or kidneys nnd have told
friends my high opinion of Doan's Kldnoy
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bee had taken the dispatch beglnnlnj "Oet
In touch with the enemy." The court,
through Admiral Dewey, asked "Was It
your duty or Captain Slrshe-' to convey
the Information In this dispatch referredto
to Commodore Schley"
"I think It was Captain Slgsbee's, as bo
went immediately on duty and I was Inter
cepted by orders from the commodore to
take the Merrlmac In tow."
Mr. Hanna Did you receive any Inquiry
or did 'he commanding officer of the flying
squadron ask you fcr any Information at
any time?
"Nothtng."
Mr. Itancr continued his questions, de
voting himself especially to he signalling
between the Yale and thi flagship. The
witness said he was sure that on May 26,
when he hailed the Texas, he had not
passed within hailing distance of the Brook
lyn, being one and a half miles distant.
"Did you not direct Captain Slgsbee to
give to Commodore Schley the Information
that you had received from the Navy de
partment with tcgard to the whereabouts
of the Spanleh tquadron?"
"I did not."
Cotton Ttecnlletl.
At this point Captain Wise was excused
and Admiral Cotton was recalled to make
verbal corrections In the testimony prevl
cusly given by him,
Admiral Cotton was questioned concern
ing some points of tho Santiago campaign.
He said that on the morning of May 31,
after arriving from Kingston, ho had gone
aboard the Brooklyn with dispatches for
Admiral Schley.
Asked by Captain Lcnily to relate his
conversation with Admiral Schley on the
occasion of that visit, he said:
'He Informed mo that it had been ascer
tained that tome, at least, of tho ships of
Admiral Cervera's squadron were within
tho harbor of Santiago; that they had boon
seen nnd were in sight, and as a matter
cf fact ono of them waa then In sight at
the entrance to the harbor. In language
m nearly as I can remember he said, 'After
dinner 1 am going to hoist my Hag on
board the Massachusetts and take her nnd
the Iow-i and go In and have a shot at those
follows ' "
Mr. Lemly Anything further?
"Theit whs, of course, some further con
versation, I cannot recall the words, nor
aslds from what I have mentioned, the par
ticular subjects."
"William C. dray, who was chief ma
chinist on the Texas during the battle off
Santiago on July 3, testified that on that
date he bad been on duty at tho throttle
of tho starboard engine of the battleship.
He said that when he went to the engine
room the vessel was going ahead. "The
next slpnal. he said, "was to stop a minute
afierwaid to reverse. The engines were
then reversed.
Itervri.nl lint Short Time.
The witness said that the reversal was
very brief, the revolutions not exceeding
100 and time being short. He had. he said,
heard afterward the reversal was because
they were paaslng tho Brooklyn. Lieuten
ant Spencer S. Wood, who commanded a
dispatch boat during the Spanish war, was
the next witness.
Lieutenant Wood related the particulars
of his mission as a dispatch carrier from
Admiral Sampson lying at Key West to
Admiral Schley who was off Clenfuegos.
He had left Key West on May 20. carrying
dispatches of which Iowa carried duplicates
and had reached Clenfuegos several hours
In advance of Iowa.
"On my arrival," tho witness said, "I
weut aboard and personally delivered the
dispatches which I carried from Admiral
Sampson to Commodore Schley In his cabin
at 9 o'clock. He asked me Admiral Samp,
son's idea about where the Spanish squad
ron was. I told him I did not know. He
asked me of Admiral Sampson's Intentions.
I told hint I did not know them. He told
me ho thought the. Spanish squadron was
there. He had heard firing and was al
most convinced that It was there. Tho
conversation was on the lino to endeavor
to find out from me what Admiral Samp
son's plans were. I could give him no In
formation." "How long were you on beard the flag
ahlp7"
"Until Just before luncheon."
t'nrvfut of Cool Snpplj-,
"Have you anything further to state with
respect to this Interview which bears upon
the subject of this Inquiry?"
"The commodore hesitated some about
giving me coal. He did not think he could
spars coal at first. I said It was abso
lutely necessary, that we were almost out
of coal, having made the run from Key
West. He said: 'Very well, go below and
I will think It over.'
"I went below to the ward rcora and was
afterward called up and Informed that
they would give me cool. I had never be
fore met tho admiral. He Impressed me as
being very nervous. He would got up nnd
walk around, come back and sit down and
a number of questions he asked mo about
Admiral Sampson's intentions I was unable
,to answer."
"If I understand you clearly you had no
knowledge of the contents of the dispatches
which you delivered?"
"Admiral Sampson did not tell me what
was In tbem. He simply told me these
were duplicate dispatches he was sending
by Iowa
Mr, Rayner read from a report mado on
May 30 by Admiral Sampson, In which he
stated that Captain Wise had told him
that he believed Santiago harbor to ba
strongly fortified. "Is that true?" Mr.
Rayner asked.
"It Is," was the roply.
Captain Wlso said In reply to questions
by Captain Parker that he would at any time
when off Santiago have been able to signal
any Information he might have had In re
gard to the situation. He had seen the
masts of a vessel and thought It to be a
small military vessel. He had gone near
enough to observe the land batteries.
Ilellevril It Hiunll Ship.
In reply to an Inquiry from the court
tho witness said Hint tho land batterlca
did not Ore upon the Yale while that vessel
was rrconnnitering the harbor. He also
said that although he had been the senior
officer oft Santiago prior to the arrival of
Captain Cotton he had had not commanded
Captain Slgsbee to give to Commodore
Schley tho Information which ho (Schley)
had Riven to him (SIgsbeo).
Asked by Mr. Hayner If amlral Simpson
or nnyono else had Informed him before ho
left Key West for Clenfuegos that a code
of signals had been agreed upon between
tho American forces and the Cuban Insur
gents, Lieutenant Wood replied In the neg
ative. He bad not, he said, received such
Information of Admiral Schley, but he
added that It was current talk at Key West
that MarMehead on a previous trip had
established communication with tho Cubans,
If, however, a code had been arranged, he
did not know of the fact. Be'.oro Lieuten
ant Woud had concluded his testimony the
court, at IMS, adjourned for the day to
permit attendajce at Judge Wilson's
funeral.
Cbas Reploglo ot Atwater, O., was un
able to work on account of kldnoy trouble,
After using Foley's Kidney Cure four days
bo was cured.
( nttlr totComr In Without Test.
CHICAGO, Sept. 26. Tho Department of
Agriculture has Issued an order that
Canadian cattle, may be Imported for exhi
bition at the International Live Stock ex
position, Chicago, without being subject to
tho tuberculin test. They, howver, must
bo accompanied by a cetrlflcate of a Cana
dian official veterinarian, stating that thcy
are free from disease and they must J re
turned Immediately to Canada at the doss
of the exposition.
THE OMAHA DAILY BEEt FB1DAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1901.
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Land Oompaay Completes Freparatloni for
Opening Eereral Strc'.s
CLUB DIRECTORS PLAN A RECEPTION
lleport to the nrreet Tlint Snrpj
Comity Attorney-, Are Contemplnt
Init Injunction AnnlnM lue
nt Mnd Creek Sewer.
The South Omaha Land company has
completed preparations for the opening of
a number of streets in the eastern part
of the city. One of the first to be opened
will be Twentieth street from O street
north to the city limits, where it will con
nect with Twentieth utrcct, Omaha. At
the present time the only streets open
through to Omaha in the eastern part of
tho city are Thirteenth street and Twenty
third street. For a number of years resi
dents In tho eastern portion of the city
have been urging the opening of Twentieth
street, but the land company paid tittle
attention to tho requests. Recently Acting
Mayor Adklns had a lonferenco with the
officers of the land company and the re
sult wai that City Engineer Real was In.
structcd to set the curb line stakes and
perform other work preparatory to tho
opening of the street.
As soon as Twentieth street Is opened
through to Omaha the land company will
grade H ond O streets from Seventeenth
street to Twentieth street, and at the
same time put Seventeenth, Eighteenth and
Nineteenth streets In passable condition.
The opening of Twentieth street to the
city limits will make a road directly
through Syndicate park and this Is what the
people have been wanting for a long time.
With good weather the Improvements con
templated will be completed before cold
weather sets In.
South Oninhn Club Itecentlon.
rresldcnt Watklns nnd the directors of
tho South Omaha club are making plans
for a reception to be held at soon as the
weather turns a little cooler. At this re
ception the members and their wives will
be entertained In a royal manner. The new
club rooms arc now handsomely furnished
and the cuisine Is excellent. At the re
ception the rooms will bo handsomely dec
orated with palms, smilax, etc., and light
refreshments and punch will bo served In
the dining room. The dato of the reception
has not been decided upon, but It will prob
ably be held about the middle of next
month.
School Telephones.
At the suggestion of Superintendent Mo
Lain the Board of Education has ordered
telephones placed in ten of the school
houses. Owing to the dlstanco to be' trav
eled from the Central school to those In
outlying districts the superintendent ad
vised tho 'phones, as It takes so much of
his time in making tho rounds. Now, with
telephones, teachers may call up at any
time nnd make reports and Janitors can
soad In requests for supplies without losing
any time. These ten telephones will bo
placed In service as soon ns the lines can
be built.
I'repnrlnK to Enjoin.
It wo8 reported at the city hall yester
day that Sarpy county attorneys would
seek to put a stop to the alleged Mud
creek nuisance by Injunction. At first the
city officials and corporation managers were
threatened with a grand Jury Investigation.
This projest has, It appears, bcon aban
doned and nn attempt will be made to se
cure an order of the court restraining the
stock yards and packing houses from using
Mud creek as a sewer. Action similar to
this was tried In the case of the N street
sewer, but the court declined to Issue a
restraining order, but Instead set the cast
for hearing. As the two cases are so near
alike It Is hardly likely that anything will
come of the proposed Injunction.
Itvrlalnft Ordinance.
The work of revising the city ordlnsnces
Is progressing slowly. As the attorney
In charge of the work digs up some of tho
ordinances passed In the early days of
South Omaha he finds all kinds of errors,
Some of tho ordinances have had certain
sections repealed and the only record of
such action Is on the minutes of the coun
cil, At tho present rate of progress It will
take not less than six weeks to complete
the work ol revision.
Inquiry for nnnil.
Both the city treasurer and city clerk
aro receiving dally numerous Inquiries
about the bonds now being advertised In
The Bee. While there Is naturally more
Inquiry for the 6 per cent Issue, there Is
quite a demand for the . The council
expects to have quite a number of bids
for these bends and the chances are that
quite a premium will bo offered, as both
issues run for ten years.
MnKle City Colp.
The woodwork In the city hall building !a
being repainted.
Tho New Century club will give a eoclal
and ball at .Masonic nan lonigni.
Republican primaries will be held today,
the old four-ward formation being used,
Klmer Ryland of West Tlnlns, Mo.. Is
hero visiting hli cousin. Miss May Carrn.
It Is stated Hint I'. J. Barrett Is looking
for the democratic nomination tor mayor,
The NorwfHlan Republican club will meet
tonight at Franek's hall, Twentieth and 8
streets.
Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Woodward of Lewis,
la., nre here, tho guests of Mr, and Mia.
Fred Cockrell.
Mrs. Pruss. Twenty-fourth and I streets,
will entertain the Presbyterian King's
Daughters tliH afternoon.
Farmer coming In irom the south say
that thi road between hero and Bellevue is
almost Impassable In places.
City prisoners are breaking stone to he
used 'n making a till In the pavement at
Twenty-fourth nnd V streets,
Allen Bentz and MIfb Belle Peterson were
mirrlod Wfdncsday evitilng nt the home cf
T. G, Rice In Albright. Rev. H. L. Wheeler
officiated.
A couple of detectives wero In the cltv
yesterday looking up evidence against cer
tain parties which Is to be submltt.d to the
grand Jury.
Tax Commissioners Fltigerald and his
doputy, Frank Ilurness, are wording hnrd
In order to complete the tax books lor tile
trensurer by October 1.
John EiibIIii. the young man whoxe skull
was crushed by a kick from n horse, Is
doing nicely nt the hospital and the chances
of hla recovery are growing brighter tveiy
day.
Snl.llrr (iunrd Kentucky Mines,
MADISONVILLE, Ky., Sept. 24. Tho
Bowling Green and Owensboro state guards
arrived here last night. The Rcynecke cool
mines resumed operations agal" today with
a full force and there !s no sign of Inter
ference by the strikers. Tho presence of
'the troops Is the only appearance of threat
ening trouble.
DrtectMe Stories,
Conan Doyle considers Poo ths Inventor
of tho detective story nnd as pre-eminently
the master of the short story and adds;
"The Imaginative quality, the Intellectual
skill, the keen adaptation ot means to ends,
the subtllety of Insight, the management
xif dramatic efffcts are qualities upon which
I delight to dwell and I would emphasize
my own Indebtedness to Poe and my ap
preciation of his great abilities."
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true facts of the life of the man w;bom
Tennyson considers the greatest American
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OEORGE BARRIE SON,
1113 Walnut Street, Philadelphia.
AGENTS WANTED,
MATERIAL F0R DIRECTORY
Auditorium l'm nnd Menu. Com
mittee Submit. 1. 1st of Soiulnn.
tlonn for Plnoev
The ways and means committee of ths
Auditorium company yesterday afternoon
submitted 100 names of stockholders, nom
inated for positions on the board of direc
tors, to be voted for Tuesday
These nominations aro not exclusive, as
provision will be madj upon the official
ballot for apace in which may be Inserted
the names of twenty-five rtrsons not nom
inated by the committee,
Tho nominations are as follows:
Charles E. Ady, W, F. Ai:en. Ed Allen,
E. M. Andreesen, W. R. Bennett. B. L
Baldwin, Frank J. Burkiey, James Barker,
11. K. Burket. K. C. Barton, C. E. Ufd
well, D. A. Baum. R, W, Brecklnrtdie.
C. C. Uelden, Emll HrandeK E. 13. Brando,
J. L. Baker, J. F. Carpenter, F, J. Camp
bell, Frank Co petzer, Clement Chase, Vic
tor Caldwell, F. II. UvU, W, A. DeBtrd,
I j. O. Doup, Oould Dletz, Charles 9. hi
gutter, Arthur English, James English,
Amos Field, J, D. Foster. C. E. Ford. C. C.
Oeorge, Art Gulou, F II. Gain in, G-orge
W. llosbler, 1! Hardy, John Huss e. F.ank
Hamilton, John C. Howard, C S. liny
ward, William llayden. John Hochstrasssr,
E. E. Howell, F. I, Joy, John Johns in.
F. W. Jtidrnn, George Kelly, flamuei Love
Kelly, Charlis T. Kountrs. O. D. Kip
linger. James E. Kelby. John P. Knox,
W. J. C. Kenyon. N A Kuhn. A. J. Love,
Dr. II. 8. Lyman. George II Le, J. R.
Ihrner, Ld J. Lewis, M Lerg, Alfred
Millard, Rome Miller, Arthur Met, T. J.
Mnhoney. W. V. Morse. W. D. Mcllujh,
B. A. .McAllister. W. H McCord. H. O,
Neelv. D. J. O'Brien. Frrt J. Paffenrftlh.
C. G. Pearse.M. C. Peters. R. C. reters,
O. 11. Pickens. James U Paxton. W. H.
Poppleton, Charles Roiewater. Robert
Rosenway, Charles W. Ralney, Tom Rogeis,
F. E. Sanborn. A. C. Smith. II. O. Strelght.
C. R. Shorman. John Steel, E. I Sione,
G. Stors, J. A .Sunder, nnd, Chorls D
Thompson. W. W. I'mstel, Judge Vinson-
naier, w s. wrignt, H. 8. Weller. G. .
Wattles, M. Wulnl. C M. Wllhelm. J. S.
White, W. A. Wyatt.
A LITTLE ll( Ut'ltKD
Of Colic After n Ph ulctnn'ft Treat
ment Mad Fnllnl.
My ley wnen four years old was taken
with colic and cramps In his stomach. I
sent for the dootor and he Injected mor
phine, but the child kept getting worse. I
then gavo him halt a teaspoon-
ful of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera
and Dlarmoea Remedy and In half, an hour
be was sicepln, and soon recovered. F. L.
Wllklns, Shell Lake. Wis. Mr. Wllklns Is
bookkeeper for the Shell Lake Lumber Co,
For salo by all druggists.
SAYS NEWSB0YSTRUCK HIM
Ofllccr flrnirn linn Trnnhle on Mld-rny
and Files Clin rue Annlnst
I.ouis linker.
Louis Baker, a nowsboy 17 years old.
known to his friends on "Chicken," waa
acquitted In polli-e court ot a charge of
disturbing tho peace Thursday afternoon,
and immediately afterward the complaining
witness. Officer S. Brown, filed a new com
plaint against him, chaiglng him with
"assaulting nn officer." By an odd coinci
dence the arresting officer, the officer who
was "assaulted" and the complaining wit
ness aro one and the same.
The alleged assault occurred Thursday
evening, September ID, nn tho midway.
The grounds were crowded with p.o;ile,
throwing confetti and engaging In other
amusements peculiar to tho carnival sea
son, when young Baker blew what Is known
as a "rubberneck" at a woman whoso es
cort was Officer S. Brown, the latter being
oft duty and In citizens' clothes.
This was the cause of s quarrel, which
finally led to blows.
Brown's party comprlsod four persons,
of whom two were women; with Baker
were three newsboys of his own age. James
Malcolm, Tony Casteuz and Roy Wright.
One of the Brown party Jerked ths toy
away from Baker, and then Baker and
Brown exchanged blows.
Baker testified that he didn't know B.-own
was an offieer and that Brown didn't ,how
his policeman's star Jntll after the fight.
Baker has been released under bond and
has secured the services of an attorney.
Dnmrstlo Science.
The departments In domestic science an
nounced by our academies at the opening of
this session are now doing successful work.
These branches need no recommendation.
We only ask the ladles nnd gentlemen of
Omaha to call and see for themselves tho
cxcollent results produced. Those who wish
to listen to the lectures and Inspect thi
work are welcome to visit the classes on
Friday afternoons from 3 to 5 o'clock and
on Saturday mornings from 9:30 to 11:30,
All other classes ore strictly private.
New classes are organized at the beginning
of ench week.
THE SISTERS OF MERCY.
St. Catherine's Academy. 18th and Cass Sts.
MUSICAL FESTIVAL'S ACCOUNTS
Committee Complete" Inspection,
InclmVliiK Hope Supplemental
Statement Report Monday. .
The committee of the board of directors
of the Auditorium company having In
charge the Inveitlgatlon of the affairs of
the musical festival met Wednesday even
ing nnd Inspected the accounts, Including
the supplemental report ot A. Hospe, which
was submitted last Monday.
It Is understood that the matter of tho
alleged commission paid by the manager of
the Bellstedt hand to A. Hcspe, tho chair
man of the committee, has been fully In
vestigated, but tho committee will make no
report public until Monday. Members of
the committee are now discussing the form
of report to be made. There Is some
division In the committee, not so much as
to ths facts as to the form in which those
facts aro to be made public.
It la the Intention to make the report
public before tho annual meattng Tuesday
and at the same time the secretory will
make a full statement of the financial con
dition of the affairs of tho company, show
ing total receipts from tho various sources,
tho total expenditures, Itemized, and the
cash and property now on hand,
Rare of the Aunt rnllnn-l.ondon Mali
is graphically described In No. 11 New
York Central's "Four-Track Serlrs." Eiery
pcrion Interested In the growth of our com
n.crce should read It,
Sent free on receipt of 2-cent stomp by
General Passenger '.Kent, New York Cen
ttal, New York.
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NEW BOOKS AND MAGAZINES
Niwipapar Etcr; Ltowinr; Development of
Yellow Jourraliim.
AF.GUMENT IN FAVOR OF COUNTRY LIFE
Story IIInrtlnR n ttnsslnu Cnlendnr
Mm O'ncir. I,ntet Effort Ten
nessee SUetelies .C'nrecr of
n t'clebintrd Ilnnrnl.
"The Great Ood Success," by John
Graham, Is a striking novel with a modern
Journalist as the hero. This is a most orig
inal work and something quite dl.Tennt
from anything that has appeared so far.
It is evident from the knowledge the author
shows of the subject that omo well known
newspaper man is masquerading under the
name of John Graham. Ho throws a lime
light upon what Is commonly called "yel
low Journalism" and the story Is likely to
arouse considerable Interest. Running
through the story there Is a lively romance.
It tells the story of a young man of strong
opinions regarding right and wrong, who
starts Into the newspaper business and
gradually works his way up to the very top
and finally developing Into a yellow Jour
nalist. At the last Instead of using his
paper to promoto tho rlsht, he uses it for
personal advaucement. The final outcome
of the story Is interesting, as showing the
fearful price which he paid for his kind of
success. Frederick A. 8tokes Co., New
York.
In his new book, "Back to The Soil,"
Bradley Oilman has attempted, with no lit
tle success, to solve a knotty problem for
which a variety of schemes and plans have
at different times been proposed; that Is
the problem of how to Induce poor peoplo
to live In the country Instead of herding
In city tenement houses. In his preface
the author says: "This book alms at set
ting forth the hopeful possibilities of coun
try life, In contrast with the forlorn and
desperate actualities of "the crowded life
of our larger cities. It denlcts, in fiction
form, the concrotc conditions under which
country llfe should be undertaken and It
points out many of the resources and op
portunities of the country, which thus
for have been overlooked, Hardly a
writer or thinker or worker In the philan
thropic field but has cast his eyes longingly,
but rather hopelessly, at the broad un
tenanted tracts of tho country, but so many
glittering Utopias have dissolved Into damp
fog that few porsons have dared hope for
successful colonization. ThU book, how
ever, dares to reopen tho subject. It ven
tures to exploit hitherto undeveloped re
sources for happiness offered by country
llfe and It Indicates some of the fruitful
lines of Industry which there could be en
tered upon In conjunction with the tilling
of the soil." People who aro Interested In
the great question here presonted would do
well to avail themselves of the opportunity
to secure a volume containing so many
good points and really valuable Ideas, L.
C. Poge & Co.. Boston. Price, $1.
Anthony Hope, the romancer, has gone
straight Into tho heart ot modem England
for the story of "Tristram of Blent." Al
though tho sotting Is entirely English, the
plot has Its birth with a peculiar Russian
custom which affects the old English house
of Blent In an odd way. Ruisla still clings
to the old Julian calendar and Is twelve
days behind tho rest of the world. An
Englishman dies in that country. Deceived
by a swoon, the do:tors report his death
a week before It actually occurs. The man's
wife In England, who has been separated
from him. Immediately marries. When ths
accurate date cf his 'death 19 received no
allowance Is made for the difference In the
English and Rutslan calcndais. No second
marriage Is deemed necessary and It la
not until after the birth of a child that the
terrible mistake Is discovered. The child,
tho Harry Tristram of the storv. grows
to maturity in possession of a name and an
estato which aro not his by law. He be
comes a grim and cunning man. who de
termines to hold his Inheritance at anv
cost Then his beautiful cousin. Cecily
Gainsborough, the rightful heiress, enters
Into his life. Voluntarily. If Impulsively,
ho yields up that which Is hers, nnd. In
stalling her as Lady Tristram he starts
out without a name or famllv to seek his
own fortune. Tho gradual development of
his character In this new role furnishes
one of tho satisfactory elements cf tho
story. After much delay on nccount of the
Tristram pride, tho story closes with Harrv
Tristram once more back nt Blent. The
novel !i especially notable for Its keen
character sketching. McClure, Phillips &
Co., New York. Price, $1.50.
The braclns effect of outdoor life uoon
literary men Is nowhere better oxompllfld
than In the case of Robert W. Chambers,
whose latest novel bos Just been pub
lished. In all of Mr. Chambers' work
there Is tho fresh, youthful spontaneity of
what might be described ns an outdoors
nature. In his stories aro always found
the bubbling Inspiration which belongs to
the sprlngtlmo of llfe. But, though this
author Is yet a young man. he Is not
young enough to account for his perennially
and charmingly youthful literary touch.
His most recent work, "Cardigan," which
has Just been brought out in book form,
attracted considerable attention during Its
appearanco serially In Harper's Weekly.
The atory opens at tho residence of Sir
William Johnson, where tho hero of tho
took, Cardigan, Is being brought up with
Sir William's children. In the same house
hold is "Sllverheels," who becomes tho
heroine of the delightful Jove story. The
early chapters of the book havo to do with
tho life of Sir William Johnson, with cour
iers. Indians, Englishmen and Frenchmen
of the frontier, and with the incidents at
tending such a life In wejtern New York
and Pennsylvania, The scene later movus
eastward and the story finally ends with
a graphic desorlptlnn of the Concord fight
of 1775, Harper & liro., New York. Trice,
f 1.60.
"Her Royal Highness, Woman, and Hb
Majesty. Cupid," the expressive title of
Max O'Rell's book, will be welcomed by
an admirers or the witty Frenchman, It
Is written in a terse, eplgramatlc style, full
cf human philosophy and dealing with
woman, love and matrimony, proves that u
Frenchman can wrltn on theso delicate
subjects without running the risk of offend
ing tho most particular. Max O'Rell Is.
perhaps, better known as a most witty and
entertaining lecturer than as n write., but
he writes an he talks, and these who have
enjoyed his lectures will be more than
pleosed with his books, His name and famo
are International and cosmopolitan, like
his tastes and habits, Familiar with llfo
everywhere, a great traveler and observer,
he Is competent to describe It anywhTo.
Tho subject which he appears to like best
ff all Is the fair sex. whether lecturing or
writing a book. The Abbey Press, New
York, Price. J1.B0.
A tidy little volume by Louise Preston
Loonry bears the title "Tennessee
Sketches," being a collection of southern
stories, Seven stories make up the con
tents of this work, all well and pithily nar
rated, comprising the gay. tho Berlous and
the sorrowful, Tho author has a good gift
of story telling, which Is truly a gift and
not learned from schools, The contents
are- "The Member from Tennessee," "in
the Face of the Quarantine," "Aftermath
of the Old Regime," "Jared Kerr's Chll
dren," "Joo'a Last Testament," "Place of
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The fate of the redoubtable Raffle Is
solved, for Mr. Hornunc's second series of
"Amateur Cracksman" stories is out, and
brings the career of this Inlmlcoblo rascal
to a heroic conclusion. The title of tho
new bcok Is "Rafllea," the name of the gen
tlemanly burglar himself, with the subtllo
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tricating the hero and his .companion.
Bunny, from the dangers Into which their
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tures not published serially. In fact tho
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Scrlbner & Sons, New York. Price, J1.50.
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