TriE OMATIA DAILY BEE: FRIDAY, XOVEMKER 1.1, 1003.
NEW BOORS AND MAGAZINES
"The Boh" ii a Striking Hovel of AW
icto Political Lift. , " '
SEQUEL TO POPULAR -"BILLY WHISKERS'
The Rfttrw of Yerleys in Kpln
In It Renatatlnn s nn Inter-
prefer of the rw of lb Day
' Severn! - Volumes.
A. 8. Ttarmn & Co. have published Alfred
Henry Lewis' striking novel of American
political life, "Tho Howl," in book form.
New York life and tho Inner side of city
politics are peculiarly attractive to readers
of flrtlon whon they are presented with tho
force and humor of Mr. Ixwls. Ills story
Is of Interest to woTnen as well as men,
since Jt deals with much that concerns
them deeply. This Is the strenuous life
of a strong man. He holds that the cltl
sens get what they draerve. He means to
get what he Is after and he does. He fur
tilshca some amusing sketch of reformers,
as well as of the followers of the bun.
There has been considerable speculation us
to the original of some of his characters,
but It may bo assumed that he haa not
copied the - actual life of Individuals, al
though it is Paid that ail the Incidents In
his story have happened at one time or
another In New York.
"Billy "Whiskers' Kids," by Frances Trego
Montgomery, Is a sequel to the popular
"Billy Whiskers" and Is eiiuarly enurtaln
Ing and comical. It is a book of pure, inno
cent fun for little onea, with six beautiful
full-pago colored Illustrations and numer
ous pen and Ink drawings. The author tells
how she amuses her child friends and
why these charming tales were written, as
follows: "It hua been my practice for years
when-at home to mvtte a group of children
to my house for an hour In the evening,
that between dinner and their bedtime, to
-Whom I have 'spun yarns," many of them
being continued- from night to night for
weeks. When entertAlning my little friends
I always seat myself In a big arm chair
With a child trerched nn nuh rm h
place of honor sought, fought for, and
nn.my decided; by, lot, and arrange the
others In a semi-circle, before me where
I can watch the' changes of expression
that float over their faces and thus note
the effect, possible In no other way, of
what I am saying. .. I make it a point to
lonow up incidents and themes that I can
aee for myself are amusinn mv littio ii.
ence. Very frequently I have been asked
u put nese a tortus Into writing, and about
two years ago began this work." Published
oy the Baalfleld, Publishing Co.
The Itevlew of Reviews Is keeping up Its
reputation as the best interpreter of the
news or uie aay among our monthly lour
nals. Tho November number deals wltfc
the postal Investigation, the fall elections,
the recent exposures of "high finance" in
trust organization, the Panama canal sit
uation, the award of the Alaska boundarv
tribunal, the ' protectionist movement In
England, and-the Issue In the far eaat be
tween- Russia and Japan. Contributed ar
tides describe '..'Men and Issues of the New
York City Campaign," Just closing; "The
Nation's Print Shop and Its Methods."
Including, a review of the famous "Miller
case" and Its outcome and the whole ques
tion of the status of labor union In the
Government printing office: "The Fort
Riley Maneuvers," which began on October
u; The New Springfield Rifle and the Im
provement In Small Arms; Galveston's
.9reaBV Wajl;" and the Rebirth of. the
Japanese Language and Literature, "a
history of the movement for the adoption
of the Roman character In writing and
printing, in place of the Chinese systems
of picture-writing. Dr. George F. Kum
jpssz
A NEW ERA
in the clothing trade dawned
...i i ....
wnen iirsi appeared this
famous mark
jfjpd Benjamin 5 (?
BENJAMIN tailoring rvn!nf inn
ized the business. Where be.
fore Were- filthy sweatshops
are to-day clean, light, airy
worRTOoms . . hasty, slovenly
piece-workers have given way
to salaried" custom-tailors i
loose, unsystematic methods
have been succeeded by per
fect system and infinite care
for details. Is it any wonder
that BENJAMIN Clothes have
driven old ready-mades into
oblivion?
. The price b right Your money
back If anything goes wrong.
, W art Sol Seller in thU city.
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lies of that wonderful element. In this
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sia's policy In Finland, which was ad
dressed last month hy Minister d Plehve
to W. T. Stead. Altogether a typically
"live" number.
B. I Farjeon's "A Comedy In Wax."
wrltten-shortly before his death, begins In
the November Bt. Nicholas, and will run
through several Issues. The dead novelist's
first . success was , 'Orlf," a story of
Australian life. Orlf, hero of the story, is
a dog. Grits creator was Immediately
hailed not only as the Australian Dickens,
but as a successor of Dickens. He was a
story teller from his childhood, his Im
promptu tales being the delight of his com
panion and school fellows; and ha wrote
much all his life. Far J eon was a son-in-law
of Joseph Jefferson, and he leaves a son
who gives great promise as a musician.
Borne thirty years ago Farjeon came to
American and gave readings from his
books In Steinway hall, New York.
In "Geographical Influences In American
History" Albert Terry Brlgham, professor
of geology In Colgate university, haa pre
sented vividly and clearly those physio
graphic features of America which hare
been Important In guiding the unfolding of
our industrial and national life. The ar
rangement Is mainly geographical. The
book will be found particularly Interesting
and valuable to students and teachers of
geography and history, but It will also ap
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In "Little Btorlee of Journalism" Julius
Ch-imbers gives In the November number
of the Reader Magazine several true In
stances, of the fact that newspapers often
do as much good as some neonla llk tn
aay they do harm. The testimony Is strong
ana includes the true tale of the famous
"Herald Hoax" about the escape of tho
wna animals from the CentrnJ Park
The McCutcheon Cartoon, Bert Lcston Tay
lors iieaaing Sause," a humorous article
tn "Passionate Punctuation." and dnr.
lesque of Mr. Dooley would alone keep up
the m&gaslne's reputation for high-class
fun. even wire several other little bits
or foolish verse and prose absent.
Field and Stream's Andes-Amaxon expe
dition has come to a successful termination
as we learn by the November issue. Alvah
D. James and his companions crossed the
Bouth American continent, every expecta
tion being realised. rH . .... .
' i'i inry
the first Instalment of the narrative in Field
iu o i ream ror December. Mr. James se
cured a large number of photographs, and
ipjuuuucuon win add Immensely to
the value of the story of the party's ad
ventures. It Is published at SS West Twen-ty-nrst
street. New York,
Dana Estns 6 Co. have recently pub
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companion volume to that very successful
little book, -Jimmy Crow," and to the
earlier books in this popular series:
"Where Was the Little White Dog?" and
"What Did the Black Cat Dot" The story
la .told by means of rebus Illustrations,
drawn by Edith Frances Foster with great
grace and skill, and form a charming com
mentary on the text. The volume la dedi
cated t6 all the little nursery folks by Ella
Farnam Pratt, the author. ,
"Marriage In Epigram," compiled by
Frederick W. Morton, la the rn,,Hh
in a series of epigram books. Mr, Morton
uoea noi taxe sides, but from the best
writers, of the aces ha haa nth.r.i i.
stings, flings, facta and fancies about mar.
riage ana put them Into a neat little vol
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a maker of these little books, as he posi
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the way of progeny or severance proceed
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OMAHA TALKED OF IN EAST
i
tity is Attracting; Wide Attention af
Moneyed Class, aya Dr.
W. H. Haachett.
Dr. W. II. Hanchett has returned from
quite an extended eastern trip. He states
that he heard praises of Omaha from all
sides and that the papers are teeming with
matters regarding the future of this city.
Many questions were asked him concerning
Omaha becoming a grain center and re
garding real estate values and the general
commercial status of the cltv. Ha aav
that the Gate City seems to be attracting
more attention in the east than usual and
that men with capital to Invest are looking
this way.
Dr. Hanchett vialted his father and
mother, who reside In Chicago.
Don't t.oaa at Meal
Through dyspepsia and Indigestion. Tak
Electric Bitters. They cure stomach
troubles or no pay. Only 60a For sals bj
Kuhn & Co.
Marriage Ileensee.
Name and Address.
Albert B. Coulter. Portland. Ore.,
Gertrude E. Layton, Omaha
J. O. Atkins, South Omaha ,
Jesse Wright, Bouth Omaha
J. W. Flnke, Bouth Omaha
Nellie Mooney, Agnew, Neb
Mis-spelled words next week.
Age.
.... 27
.... M
.... 28
... 19
.... 2
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PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
Joseph Redman Is 111 with lumbago at
his home, 1(H7 Corby street.
Judge Vtnsonhaler Is spending a few days
tn the country near Broken Bow, chicken
hunting.
Ex-Congressman David II. Meroer left
for Washington Wednesday evening via
the Burlington.
Charles L. Saunders and Henry Sharp
left for the west over the Union Pad Mo.
They go to spend a few days chicken hunt
ing. -
LOCAL BREVITIES.
The Visiting Nurses' association will hold
its annual meeting Friday afternoon in
parlor B of the Paxton hotel.
On the grounds of nonsupport a decree
of divorce ha been granted by Judge Dick
inson in the cat of faille MuKnight
against Solomon M. McKnlgbt.
Klrby Bnowden haa been auuointed Michi
gan agent tor the Caluori.ia 'rult com
pany, with oltlcea st Grand ftapld.s. lis has
leil umaiia to assume nui new duties.
Miss Anna Gurske has been UDUolnted as
tho fourth night school laactier at the
lvullom school by buDvriniviMient of In
struction pearae, who will sppuint another
instructor lor tne i.omeuiua night suhool
iwxt wvak. Misa Gursaa . will lcai?h iha
tourth aud filth grades.
A meeting of all the women's mis
sionary societies In the Presbytanan
churches of Omaha took place WeJnesday
uiifrnuun in tne r irsi cuurcn. About iJU
womua were present The- proceedings be
gan with a lunch at noon, after which
tne missionary work was taken up, Mra
t'labauah gave an entertaining- exooaliion
of ona of the Hindoo sacred books, and
other speakers on missionary topics took
up iuv una until laie in me aiternoon.
Herbert H. McDonald, a druK clerk, wu
painfully injured Tuosday evening. H was
on a short ladder ana Was reaching fur
soma medicine on ona of the shelves when
ha lisit his balance and fell to the floor,
striking the sharp edge of a heavy oak
showcase. Both bonrs of the young man's
left arm were broken. IwMm other bruises
he received. A doctor was called, who or
dered the young man taken to his boarding
ol.ire. where his Injuries were dressed At
oreaent he la resting easy.. Mr. McDonald e
tiomo'ls tn titdtie), la., aikj he only
been lu Omaha, a tew weeks.
M'ilUCU AND BROAKll TALK
Member! of Tin and IV ire Board Teatlfj
in Diamond Saloon Cue.
CONSIDER THEIR POWERS DISCIPLINARY
Teoanaa Dennlsnn, at Wltaeea, Refers
la Proaecntloa as Perseeallon
" . Instigated by J. H. Mc
Donald for Spite.
The first witness called -yesterday In
the rase of the State of Nebraska against
V. L. Chucovlch and others, who are
charged with keeping and operating gam
bling devices at 1313 Douglas street, was
W. D. Mcllugh, a member of the Board of
Fire and Police Commissioners.
Mr. Mcllugh testified that he became a
member of the board In June of the present
year, and that he made a visit to the Dia
mond saloon In the month of July. There
he saw a big blackboard, a telegraph In
strument, an operator and a man marking
the odds In different horse races, presuma
bly, throughout the country, upon the
blackboard. A crowd of men wag a feature
of his first visit. Mr. McHugh had previ
ously been Informed that certain things
were being done at the place dally, all of
which seemed to point to It as a pool room.
It was also stated by Mr. McHugh that he
had previously talked with members of the
Board of Fire and Police Commissioners
and that It had been tacitly admitted be
tween them that a pool room was being
operated at 1313 Douglas street. -
Testimony was also given by Mr. Mc
Hugh that he was a member of the board
In July, when an order was Issued to the
(hlef of police, requiring the closing of cer
aln saloons unless the persons holding the
licenses for these saloons ceased permitting
women and music In their places of busi
ness. In this connection, however, Mr. Mc
Hugh said that as he understood them, the
duties of the commission were disciplinary
rather than executory and that It had no
power or authority to order the chief to
arrest the proprietors of these places.
Dunn's Point In Vain.
In asking the questions which elicited
these replies from Mr. McHugh, the effort
was being made by Mr. Dunn to estab
lish the fact that the board had Issued
orders to the chief of police, thus con
firming or establishing a precedent which
has since been dented by the board as
within thes cope of Its powers.
Mr. McHugh then made the broad state
ment that he had never construed the
powers of the board to extend so far as
to make a saloon keeper disobeying the
orders of the board subject to arrest.
The next witness was Thomas Dennlson
who .said that he had been engaged ax
gambling for a number of years In nearly
all the western states and in the city of
Omaha, of which he had been a resident
for the frlod of eleven yeare. When asked
relative to the place at 1313 Douglas street.
the witness etated that he had never been
In what was known as the pool room part
of the place, during the day time, but
had confined his visits during the day to
the bar or the front portion of the place.
mine, ne couta not tesiiry personally as
to the business being conducted In the back
part, he had understood that gambling was
being carried on and that the place was
opened up for such purposes In January
or tnis year.
Mr. Dennlson said he was not directly
Interested In the matter, of the prosecution
against the Diamond saloon, as he was -a
disinterested party, insofar as being an
owner of any part . of th.. building or
peing a partner , in the ..business eon
due Jed there. was concerned... .'In-thls con
nection he said that, a more ant term In
describing the proceeding against the place
wouia do to can it a "persecution" instead
or a prosecution. . .
AttrJbntea Sinister Motive.
In his Judgment the proceedings had been
institutes against the place because Mr.
Chucovlch had denied J. "H: McDonald a
one-fifth Interest in the winnings, and that
McDonald rather than Dunn was behind
the matter. Mr. Dennlson said that his
brother, Patrick, was not Interested In the
. t"ui luniuii oi me Dusiness, being
solely interested In the bar In the front of
tne Duudlng. It was shortly after this
that Dennlson volunteered the remark that
uunn had been "persecuting" him, as he
called It, for a period of six or eeven years.
In the cross-examination W. J. Connell
attempted to show through Mr. Dennlson's
testimony that the fixtures at the Diamond
saloon, Including the blackboard and the
desk, were such as found 1 lp business
offices; that the blackboard was an ordinary
board, sold by school furnishing houses and
used In the public sehools; that the desk
was such as Is used In other down town
business offices and the telegraph fixtures
were such as are used In the board of trade
and grain offices, and that for these reasons
they did not constitute gambling devices.
This put the question -as to what the
legal phrase, "adapted, devised and de
signed'' In connection with gambling de
vices meant, up to the court and there
upon Judge Estelle begun an informal ex
planation, saying that no one who had ever
visited any considerable portion of the
western part of the United States could be
Ignorant of what constituted gambling de
vices, or as to what constituted gambling,
although the court agreed that when It
oame to a legal Interpretation of the ques
tion as to ..what constituted gambling or as
to what might be legitimately called gam
bling devices, It then assumed a technical
form.
Depends I'pon Their t'se.
As to whether the fixtures at the Dia
mond could rightfully be called gam
bling devices, the court said it was largely
a matter as to what use they were put,
but announced that this question would be
passed upon finally at a later period In
the present trial.
The last witness during the forenoon
session was W. J. Broatch) who said he
had been a member of the Board of Fire
and Police Commissioners since Augiia':,
1901. Through Mr. Broatch the attempt
was made by Mr. Dunn to prove that pre
vious to the purchase of the property at
1313 Douglas street and previous to the
time Chucovlch opened up the place for
gambling he had been vialted by Chuco
vlch. who Informed Broatch of his Intended
purchase land Intended business project and
that an agreement of tacit understanding
had been maae at mat time or soon there
after by which Chucovlch had been given
to know that be would not be molested In
his new project by the Board of Fire and
Police Commissioners. The name of Milton
T. Barlow was also mentioned In connae.
tlon with the sale of the property te Chu
covlch In the attempt to show that Broatch
and Barlow had got together and discussed
the matter of "protection" to Chucovlch
In the event the sale of the property at
1313 Douglas street was consummated.
When the matter had reached this In
teresting point Mr. Connell, as attorney
for the defense, entered a strenuous ob
jection and the court ruled that the wit
ness need not give an answer.
Mast y a la netalned.
Acrimonious debate marked the argu
ments before Judge Estelle of the criminal
division of the district court yesterday aft
ernoon upon the sufficiency of the return
which had been made by Acting Chief of
Police Mostyn In connection with the man
damus recently Issued from Judge -81a-baugb'e
court, requiring the Board of Fire
and Police Commissioners, the mayor and
the chief ef police to effect the arrest of
A Stock Broker would de
fine common soda crackers
i
(usually damp and 'soggy) as
ij WATERED STOCK"!
, A Sailor would define
Unccda Biscuit
(Always 1 dry and light) as a
little "PLEASURE SMACK."
J J n f f f Q
(
The
Crackle
You Hear .
Is the Sign
They are fresh
are preferred stock everybody's choice and
everybody finds a smack of pleasure in their
goodness always clean, dry, light and crisp
in the In-er-seal Package.
im
NATIONAL BISCUIT COM PAN
cm.
persons who are alleged to be keeping and
operating gambling devices at the Diamond
saloon at 1313 Douglas street.
Answering the mandamus Captain Mos
tyn demurred tp.-lta provisions on the
ground that he wavmerely acting as chief
of police during the absence of Chief Dona
hue; that he had &n acting In that ca
pacity for only four -days; that he did not
know of his own personal .knowledge that
gambling Is or was being carried on at the
Diamond saloon, and that he should not,
therefore. , be compelled to arrest persons
against whom the allegations had been
made In the original petition, but against
whom no warrant, nor complaint looking
to ;helr arrest had been made by the par
ties to the suit ,
Judge Estelle held .that the return was
sufficient and that a writ of mandamus
would not, therefore, b-come mandatory
against Mr. Mostyn. . .
Petition Defective.
City Attorney Wright said that If I. J.
Dunn, one of the complainants, had asked
in his petition that officers of the law be
sent to the Diamond saloon to make an
Investigation, his .suit might have some
weight, but that to send an officer to that
place to make an arrest when the officers
were not armed wltlf a complaint or war
rant, and 'did not themselves have any
personal knowledge that crime had been
committed, caused the petition of Mr.
Dunn to lose any weight-It might other
wise have.
In closing the arguments Lysle I. Ab
bott, for the complainants, contended that
If the prosecution had not the right to
ask for a writ of. mandamus, then no
crime, of whatsoever nature, can, or should
be, prosecuted. If Acting Chief Mostyn
was not In his present position for the
pupose of obeying the laws, then he was
drawing bis monthly salary under falsa
pretenses.
Ii ' ' ' ' - . ' v . ' "... . lit
If you can spell, you may win a nrlxa.
Watch The Sunday Bee.
COSTELLO AN0LD RECLUSE
Man Who Claims Gnllt In Cndahy
Kidnaping Well Known to
Omaha Police. 1
The story of Pat Costello, a recluse, who
was picked up by the police at St. Joseph
ssveral days ago, and who has gained con
siderable notoriety by proclaiming himself
one of the associates of Pat Crow and his
accomplice In the abduction of the son of
E. A. Cudahy, has been exploded.
To allay my own and the faara of oth
ers, that possibly Costello might be telling
a straight story," said Captain Mostyn, "I
sent Detective Donahue, who Is familiar
with every detail of the Cudahy case, to
St. Joseph to see this man. He found him
to be an old recluse who has given us no
end of trouble in the past and who, at the
time Pat Callahan was held at the county
jail waiting trial before the district judge
on the charge of being Implicated In the
abduction of the boy, was doing thirty days
for vagrancy In the same jail. All Costello
knows about the case was picked up there
from Callahan. He la an Irresponsible fel
low and I am at a loss to know why the St.
Joseph police ever placed credence in bis
story."
Watch for the mis-spelled words they're
coming.
Fire Teeaeeaa (or Eye.
William Norton, better known as "Billy"
Norton, one of the less affluent "men about
town," Is asking K,uoO from the city for
the loss of an eye. Norton was engaged
November 7, according to his statement In
moving election furniture. Including some
broken chairs. His sttorney, John O.
Telser, relates the accident like ti ls: "A
leg or top of a broken chair fell off and
struck the undersigned In the eye, knock
ing it out and daatroytng his sight from
such eye.'1
Oct out your eld spelling book. It will
be useful after you see The Sunday Bee.
nlge Are Stolen.
J. P. Malone of the Malone Coffee com
pany, Uu North Sixteenth street, reports
Ife Amer icaii Kipling'
W. A. Fraser, continues his
absorbingly interesting series
with "The Tale of Hathi
a
GaneSh , : th e
White Eared
Elephant." These
Tales
Now running in
the Metropolitan
Magazine are. in
Mr. Fraser's
cleverest vein,
and shows he has
earned his title of "The American Kipling." ...
In the
METROPOLITAN
MAGAZINE
for NOVEMBER
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to the police the theft of his bay horse
and a single harness from the compuny's
stable at 7ls North Twantv-ttrst strvet. 8.
fetatler of 17ue davenport street comes for
ward with the complaint that his single
waa-on. with green box and yellow running
gear, which was left in the alley between
California and Wobsler, is missing. The
police have a way of connecting up things
and foresee the Possibility ef the same
party having stolen horse, harness and
wagon. The fHet that the wagon was lft
but a short distance from the Malone Coffee
company's barn ailiis strength to thus sur
mise on the part of the polloa.
Hopper Wants Injunction.
A surprise was sprung on the county
coniiuiaalonerg Thursday, when notice ef
a temporary restraining order against
the bom, I was made to prevent the county
rommlxHlonera from removing a fence
which William Hopper, Jr., has caused to
be placed across a road Just at the nr(h
eilge of the town of Klklioin and on a farm
of S'J acres owned by Hopnr. The appli
cation for a permanent Injunction against
the .county commi.slonera will also be
argued before Judge Ly.