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OMAHA DAILY JH313 : TJHTKSDAY , OCTOBER , 'JO , 18J)8. ) AMERICAN LITERATURE Brand Now Books for Readers Both Young and Old , INTERESTING WORKS AT HAND THIS WEEK Mich mill Varied t'hnrnrtrr of Vol- I'rodiieed liy I.enilliiir Puli- HOIIM-N ( or A in n N r in nt mill Itmtriicltoii or ( In ; I'ttlillr. Frederic Remington , author of "Pony I 1 Tracks , " ' has Issued another volume of a similar character , .tinder the title of "Crooked Trails. " In this new volume ot sketches , by pen and pencil , Mr. Reming ton gives us rome further experiences among the Indians , cowboys and "greasers" nnd their llfo In the mountains nnd In the plains and In addition takes his reader Into t'ho past , to scenes and Riles of the Texas rangers , In the days that they were fight ing Mexicans. As those who rend "Pony Tracks" are aware , Mr. Remington presents a perfect combination when ho works with himself , supplementing his own writing with hl own sketches. In this now volume he gives renewed evidence that he Is an artist ns well as writer. In many Instances , nota bly In the descriptive story , "The Essentials at Fore Adobe , " picture and text go to form a whole which the reader could not well grasp were It not for the supplementary character of rarh In Its hearing on the other. Harper & Brothers , New York City ; $2. Mr. Hamilton W. Nable , In his Introduc tion to "Our Conversational Orcle , " by Agnes H. Morton , says that "Good talking never conies by nature ; It demands too much , not only of the Intelligence , liuo of those finer perceptions which are made sonsl- tlvo nnd keen only by the habitual breathIng - Ing In of the social atmoHphcro nnd habitual Inflight : Into the temperament and thought of others. " To the student of the art of good conversation there Is much In this Itt- tlo volume that cannot but prove helpful. The chapter entitled "Somo Problems for a Leader" Is very neatly Illustrated by the mutations of n convenient geometrical dia gram , In which the tete-a-tete circle , the one-sided group , the careless group , this rival cllqueti , the rude group , the frigid group , the unrcsponslble group , the npathotlc group , the antagonistic group , the group at the mercy of the homlllst and the Ideal circle ( Who has not encountered them all ? ) are successively considered. The Century com Y pany , New York ; $1.25. In "Four Months After Date. " Randall Irving Tyler has gone farther than merely making a strong picture of New York llfo entertaining. There Is In his romance an absence of sham sentiment and a keen 'n- ' slght Into existing conditions that compels attention and there tire sentences and para graphs that might be taken as texts. "When Billy Burl ! got married he was $100,000 In debt. " Yet Billy was ambitious and honora ble. So apparent was this trult to his busi ness associates that ono of them , upon his death , left Billy guardian of his daughter , lHabell Clnrkfcon's , great fortune. "Alice , the girl that ho married , knew that he was hopelessly In debt nnd was willing to marry him. She was the only woman Billy over loved and the daughter of a minister. " She and Billy enjoy a most delightful Bohemian existence , although disbursements Increased with his Income. "It was the rolling ball of Interest money , the lack of system , the cheerful assumption of debts not Incurred by himself that kept Billy poor. " As hs | debts accumulate his domestic experiences deepen nnd the author Indulges In a rather startling chapter on what ho terms "tho sin of off spring. " "Solomon , " ho observes , ' "was the greatest eplgramatlst of ancient time. His proverbs teem with references to the bless ings ot children , the unending delight of their possession and on so. Solomon took hlH own medicine nnd we supposed had chlldien by the basketf'il ; but Solomon did not have j to wash and dross his children nnd put theme i < o bed ; ho did not have to watch them i every minute to see that they did not fall 1 down stairs and , nbcvo all , he did not ! have to stay up with them nights when they were fretful and bo nlwnye calm and piis - ant and firm. " With all thn business and blunt philosophy , the story Itself bc'-cmcs as absorbing as a stcry must whore all Is staked on ono move and the all In llm In stance Includes Billy's honor and Alice's llfo and reason. Stuyvcsant Pub'lshlng company , Now York ; cloth $1 and paper 50 cents. "Tho Adventures of Francois , " foundling , thief , Juggler and fencing roaster during the French revolution. Is the first work that Dr. Mitchell has done since hla very successful "Hugh Wynne. " It Is crowded full of ad venture , and Is a vlvii picture of llfo dur ing ono of the most thrilling episodes of modern times. Undoubtedly Mr. Mitchell's first Idea was to paint the social develop ments of the French revolution by passing a Jack-at-all-tradcs like Francois through Its striking scenes. Four types of the human nature characteristic of the revolutionary material are drawn with a firm and careful hand. Francois , In whom the author sees n nature normal , though gifted , and there fore able to rise nbouvo vice , as a chip floats on the surface of a gutter ; his foil Dcspard , who , weak and tainted In consti tution and brain , gradually develops mel- encholla and Insanity ; Quatre Pattcs , the criminal woman ot Lombroso , and Stc. Luce , the French aristocrat , who Is at once capa- Mo of chivalry , kindliness , vice , bravery that knows no fear , and a philosophy that knows no remorse. Startling scenes abound and the story as a whole Is thrilling In the eplrlt of adventure. Mr. Castalgno was sent to Paris to make the drawings , which are In close sympathy with the spirit of the novelist. The Century company , New York ; 11.BO. Outeldo of the dryest and baldest history which few care to read It Is doubtful If there Is a moro reliable portrayal of the condi tions In Cuba which made the war with Spain necessary than Helen M. Uowen has TXOVCO Into her novel , "A Daughter of Cuba. " All the elements of Interest that plot , sentiment , passion , adventure and choice English could lend to a novel enrich the pages of the book , nut there Is moro than this. Spanish tyranny , Cuban patriot ism and American sympathy and heroism in behalf of an oppressed people are depleted j In a thrilling manner. Hand , McNally Co. , Chicago ; SI. "Woman and the Shadow" by Arabella Keneally Is a story that brings Into strong contrast the possible extremes of feminine character. The evil possibilities are made actual In the young and beautiful , but ut terly degenerate aristocrat , Lady Alicia ; the good , In the wealthy plebtan , Mllllcont , nivors. In a plot Ingeniously constructed ( ho author accomplishes the worthy end proposed a righteous verdict on the part : DI of the reader In the always current case ot Virtue against Vice , Very rarely does one meet with BO scathing an exposure of the elided vices which are all too prevalent among a class who claim Immunity from tiubllc reprobation on the grounds of wealth , title and prlvlrege. The humor , both adult and juvenile , -Is plentiful without being . made too abundant. Tbe pathos Is proportioned tioned and distributed with fine judgment ! and never suggests the fatal suspicion that I > H was meant to be a staple In the author's nock In trade. Hand , McNally & Co. , Chi- $1.00. "Carpenter's Geographical Reader North America , " Is the second volume Issued of the series of geographical readers , Intended to describe the several continents , their countries and peoples from the standpoint of travel and personal observation. In thU hook the children are taken by the author on an extensive tour through the most characteristic parts of the North American continent. They travel through the United States. Ilrltlsh America , Mexico and Central America , studying the most Interesting fea tures of life and work among the pcopfo of each country , learning how they are gov erned , how they live and what they < lo. Whllo visiting the different countries much useful knowledge and Interesting Informa tion Is gained concerning their natural to- sources and physical features. These Imag inary tours which the children moke will Klvo them much valuable Information of a nractlcal character. The Illustrations found on < almost every page nro all new , being mostiV i reproduction ! ) fiom photographs tnken bv Mr. Carpenter on the ground. American Book Company , New York. Price fiO cents. "The Instinct of Step-fatherhood" by Lilian Dell Is a collection of stories that have appeared from tlmo to time In various periodicals. The first , wtlch gives to the volume Its name , tells of a young southern cr , the only boy of a family of twelve children , who has the Instinct of step fatherhood , with n particular longing for boys , strongly developed. At the ago of Bcventeen , on eight dollars a month , ha tries to marry the widow Perkins who has four boys , but Is prevented by the kindly offices of his employers. In this , as well aa In "Lizzie Leo's Separation" and "Mary Lou's Morryln , ' " the other two character-sketches among the whites In ( ho south , there Is a graceful combination of the pathetic with a quiet humor which with the dialect gives a distinct tone to the stories. "A Study In Hearts" and "A Woman of No Nerves" nro diversified treatments of the common theme of a man and a woman each doubting the sincerity of the other's affection , and "The Heart of Brier Hose" and "Tho Strike at the 'Illlly Bowlcgs" " are western stories nnO are well up to the standard Miss Bell has set for her work. Harper and Brothers Now York. $1.25. "The Story of America" by Hezeklah But- terworth Is a compact history of the United States from the earliest tlmo to the signing ot the peace protocol concluding the warj with Spain. The Importance ot the work Is derived from two elements : the timeliness of ( ho book nnd Its distinguished author. The conclusion ot tbo Spanish-American war with all that Is Involved thereby marks an epoch In our nation's history ; furnishes , so to speak , a new and loftier platform from which a clearer view Is caught of our coun try's glorious record. The author Is well known from his rjuarter-of-a-century's con nection with "The Youth's Companion , " as editor ; from his stories of travel , "Tho Zigzag Journeys ; " his vivid portrayal of early New England life ; his charming stor ies eagerly sought by the editors of Iradlug magazines ; his patriotic poems ; his rela tions with educational movements. To what more loyal hands could the work of pro ducing a short , readable , authentic history of the dlseovery of the western world , the early struggles , growth , setbacks and pros perity of our nation have been confided ? The Werner Company , Akron , 0. Cloth Svo , TOO pages , Illustrated , price $1.50. "Tho War Revenue Law of 1898" by John M. Oould and Edward II. Savary. The pro visions of the war revenue law Interest every lawyer , every business man and every citizen competent to sign a contract , draw a check or enter Into an ocreement. Its true bearing and application can only bo found by comparing the sections care fully with corresponding sections of pre vious revenue acts ; by studying the de cisions nnd the rulings under those nets and by analyzing the olllclal rulings 'since the present law went Into force. To do thla with care and accuracy the editors give the text of the law ; sections of repealed statutes from which sections of the present law are ! taken ; decisions of courts and olllclal rul ings on matters under similar provisions of old laws ; decisions under similar English stamp acts ; comparisons of phraseology of present act and former acts ; rulings of com- mlssloner of Internal revenue and other of- fleers upon the act ot 189S to date and n list of the Internal revenue collection districts. In an appendix will bo printed the merno- randura on the practical workings of the law prepared by the Abstract club of Boston , which Is of special Importance to real estate - tate men. Little , DIOWII & Co. , Boston. Cloth J1.25. "Wllhelmina , Queen of Holland , " Is the frontispiece in Self Culture for October The number Is very rich In short and In structive articles of timely Interest , such as "Life In Honolulu , " "Tho Issues of the Spanish-American War , " "Who are the English ? " "Tho Author of Quo Vadls. " "The Philippines and Their Prospects , " etc. Ollsou WlllctB contributes to the October Nlckell Magazine a realistic sketch , "Types of Havana , " descriptive ot many bits ot life and character and accompanied by an Interesting set of pictures made by the author himself In Havana after-ibo destruc tion of the Maine. The other varied fea tures Include an Illustrated article on "Pony Polo , " several complete short stories and the usual theatrical pictures and news of the playhouses. The Engineering Magazine for October Is notable for contributions to the study of the broadest existing Industrial movements as well as for the wide range of engineer ing works of which M treats. Sir Nathaniel Barnoby discusses the "Rational Basts for Anglo-American Co-Operation. " Mr. Wharton - ton Barker's theme , "Tho Industrial Inter ests of the United States In the Far East , " takes another phase of the unforseen se quences of recent events. Mr. E. F. V. Knox reviews the political and legal difficulties which have beset electric traction In Great Britain and BO greatly retarded Its develop ment. Entirely new light is thrown upon a curiously-neglected branch of 'tactics by Mr. Derr's contribution on "The Working of Railways In Military Operations. " Mr. Chlbas , In an effectively Illustrated paper on "The Gold Mining Region of Darlen , " de scribes a most Interesting rediscovery ! of long forgotten Spanish workings. Another Illustrated article U by Prof , Jacques Boyer upon "Tho liatest Improve ments In French Lighthouses , " and Mr. Carglll's discussion of "Tho Great Railway Stations of England , " and Mr. Bishop's ac count of "Sea-Going Rafts on the Pacific , " are accompanied by a wealth of original half tone engravings and line drawings. The list of contents of the October nura- i her of Municipal Engineering contains ' among other features : "The National Cap- ital , Its Pavements and Parks , nnd Its Form ' of Government , " "Assessment for Sewers I and Water Mains , " "Practical Legislation ' for Better Roads , " "A Comparison of the Combined and Separate Systems of Sewer- age , " "Park Bridges" and "Letters for the Public. " Books received : ' Phoebe Tllson" by Mrs. Frank Pope Humphrey. Rand , MoNally & Co. I "Cyclic Law , " by Thomas E. Reed. Hough. , ton , Mllllln & Co. I "Feathered Pets , " by Charles N. Page. DCS Molnes , la. "Imperial America" by William C. L.e- vcre. Forbes & Co. , Chicago , Paper 25c. "Life and Immortality of Man" by A. Glbbs Gabrlolle. Peter Eckler , publisher , New York. Paper COc. "Cow Men and Rustlers , " a story of the Wyoming c ttle ranges In 1S92 , by Edward : ( 3. Ellis. Henry T Coatcs & Co. , Philadel phia , I.ltoriirjNote * . The Bookman states that Hall Calne's next novel Is to bo called "Tho Drunkard. " nnd that Anthony Hope has just finished ii novel which Is dovotcd to a study of Disraeli. The Llfo of Marie Antoinette , bv Clam Tochudl. has been translated from the Nor wegian by E. M. Cope , and will bo published shortly by the Macmllllnn company. The prisent monograph and the author's "Em- prrss Eugenie" has already been translated Into German nnd Italian. Princess Elizabeth , daughter of George III of England nnd wife of the Landgtave ot Hcssc-Homburg wrote , when she was an old lady , a quantity of homely nnd nmuMng let ters to nn Englishwoman , Lou.'sa ' Swinburne. These letters hn\o been gathered Into a volume , which will be published during the coming season. A new edition of Mr. Bellamy's phenome nal storv. "Looking Backward" will bo published by Messrs. Houghton , Mlllllu & Co. early In October , with i portrait and a biographical sketch of Mr. Bellamy by Syl vester Baxter. At the same tlmo will np- pear a volume containing fifteen of Mr. Bellamy's shcrt stories , entitled , from the first. "Tho Bllnilmnn's World. " The Cambridge edition of Tennyson's po- rtlcnl works , edited bv William J. Rolfo on the same general lines with the Cambridge editions of Longfellow , Whlttlcr , Browning , etc. , Is promised from the Riverside Press on October 1. The greatest care 1ms been taken to hnvo the bcok on the literary side as perfect ns Tennyson's poums themselves , and on the bookmnklng side , although the volume contains over 000 naecs. a thin opaque paper la used , which makes a vol ume wholly convenient to handle. READY FOR THE REGISTRARS City Clcrli HlKliy HUM UvrrythliiK In Sliniic for the Work Which on TliurHilny. Today , the first of the three registration days , was the cause of a considerable amount of bustle about the olllco of the city clerk yesterday. Supplies are being given out to the force of registrars and lnstrutlons are being given as to the duties that are ex pected of them. This means a good bit of work , for 2L'8 registrars must bo Individually looked after. I For several days the clerks In the office 1 have been busily engaged In securing and arranging the supplies for the booths. The books and the writing materials for each district were put in bundle form. This facilitated the work of implying the regis trars , for when they reported their bundles were ready for them. All the furniture has , been put Into the booths and consequently everything Is ready for the registration. City Clerk Higby has taken steps this year to see that Iho booths will not be damaged nor the furniture taken. Ho stands ready to guarantee a , reward of $5 for the capture of any one engaged In such acts of vandalism. Notices to this ef fect will bo posted upon each of the booths. The furniture cannot bo removed nt the conclusion of each registration day and In past years some of the furniture has been stolen. City Clerk Hlgby has also provided each set of registrars with a postal card upon which they will bo expected to note the number of registrations and which they are requested to mall at once to the city clerk. In this way thv city clerk will be able to announce the total number of registrations on the day following the registration day. Mayor Moores was also kept busy this morning as a consequence of registration day. Last night the city council appointed registrars to fill the places of these who have failed to qualify , and a string of these appointees poured Into the mayor's ofllce all morning. Special Council Meeting. A special meeting of the council was held yesterday afternoon to enable a few remainIng - Ing vacancies in the list of registrars to bo filled. The body took advantage of the op- , portunlty to put a short grist of minor busi ness out of the way. The proposition of the school board to buy a block of $18,000 city Improvement bonds with Its sinking fund money was referred to the finance committee. The bonds are dated April 1 , 1SOS , and the board offers to take them at par with accrued Interest and pay a premium of $300. Prisoners In the city Jail may be treated In a more luxurious fashion than ever be fore In this city according to a resolution by Ulngham , which was adopted. The com mittee on public buildings and property was authorized to Investigate the advisability of furnishing the cells with beds. The ordinance to repave Thirty-second avenue from Dodge to Davenport streets with sheet asphaltum was passed on the third reading. The same action was taken on the ordinance to pave Fortieth from Far- nam to Jackson with asphalt. Mortality Stallxtli-x. The following births and deaths were re- norteil to the health commissioner during the twenty-four hours ending at noon yes terday : Births Samuel Tuthlll , 2218 Miami , girl ; Martin Hantzlncer. 2026 Martha , girl ; L. R. Llghton. 353 * North Thirty-seventh , boy ; Thomas Roth. 1235 South Fifteenth , boy ; .lohn O'Donnell. 1212 South Twentieth , boy ; Peter Anderson , Seventeenth and Lake , girl ; Fred Pearson. 124 South Twelfth , boy ; Her man Harm. 2711 South Thirteenth , boy ; .Tames McKeever. 708 North Sixteenth , boy ; Herman Relter. 3106 Seward , girl. Deaths Isaac W. Carnlcle , Cedar Rapids , 65 years , accident ; Curtis Hawn , 1108 Far- nam , 46 years ; Winiam Vandcrzee , 3514 Pinknov , 75 years. FEDERAL BUILDING NOTES , Fifteen cars of ere for the smelter , and ono car of tea for onv of our w holt-sals grocers , have passed through the local cus toms olllco this The following charges have ben mads In the railway postal ecrvlce In Nebraska. H. C. E. Wcsterdahl. Omaha and Norfolk , has resigned ; A. J. Hoslnbaum Is transferred to this place from Sioux City and Norfolk ; H. A. Howe Is transferred from Long I'lne and Dead wood to succeed Hoslnbaum , and C. A. \\hltraarsh Is transferred from Hartlngton and Norfolk to succeed Howe. Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup Is the best medi cine for pulmonary troubles. Ono bottle will convince you of Its excellence. Try It. Philip Stein Held Up. Philip Stein of 1209 Pierce street was held up and robbed of $19 bv two men under the Thirteenth street viaauct Tuesday nl"ht. The men Stein describes as a tall , colored man and a short white mun. Doth had re volvers and both wore masks. Stein savs thev wore evidently waltlnc for him , as they sprang out of the shadows near the central nrch of the structure where thev had been hldlne and nrescnted revolvers at his head and told him to throw- up his hands. He compiled , and while the tall man held him covered the short man relieved him of his monev. Chnrlle Tntc Luukcil I'll. Charlie Tate , an 11-year-old runaway , who made his homo around the ostrich farm nt the exposition grounds , was taken In bv Rev. A. W. Clark and made at homo at the Child Savin" Institute. The boy made himself familiar with the ulaco. and Tues day broke open the drawer where the money of the other boys Is kept , and stealing 120 made his wav back to the ostrich farm. He was arrested out there and Is now locked up at tbe central staton. Colic , Cholern nnil IHiirrhorn This Is the best medicine In the world for bowel complaints , It acts quI-Hy and can always be depended upon. When reduced with water It Is plcaahnt to toko. Many families are never without this remedy ami always find It prompt and effectual. For 1 eale by every druggist In Omaha. SUICIDE AT THE LIBRARY Unknown Man Takes His Life on the Main Stairway. EVIDENTLY A RUSSIAN OF GOOD BREEDING Intiltor , f < ( nrtlnl liy n Shot , I.nter KliulN ( liu lloil > Theorlc * of ( lie Police mill tlio Mtirnry Mount CoiicernliiK ( lie fane. An unknown man committed suicide yesv tecrday morning by shooting himself In the head at the library building. Death was almost instantaneous. , The shot V.-M fired at 7 o'clock , just before - fore the entrance of Janitor Charles J. SamJ ' nelson Into the building. Samuclsou , who i ' w.i3 in thu basement at the J.ltue , heard the shot , but thought It was In the street and paid no attention to It and went about his work. Ho started the- fires in the furnace and cleaned the lower floors and was preparing - paring to dust the stairway on the second lloor leading to the art gallery , when ho discovered the dead body of very largo man lying In a pool of blood and the jagged hole In his right tcmplo showed where the bullet had entered bis brain. In his right hand was clutched a cheap 32- caliber revolver. Coroner Swonaon nnd the police were notified and the body was removed - moved to the morgue. I The dead man's name is supposed to bo John Schmidt , as that name was found written - ten on the margin of u small map of Europe found In one of his pockets. The map was evidently torn from a Russian geography , as the lettering on It Is In Russian. Among the other unintelligible Inscriptions found on the margin of tbo map are these words "Poccor , Tcpnaney , Russland. " The word "Poccor" Is found written In several places. On one of the man's under garments was found this name , badly blurred : "Rein-cart , IS. " A pair of sun glasses , the case of which bore "Riga , Russia , " was also found. On the corner of a pocket handkerchief In red ellk were embroidered the letters. "J. K. R. " The dead man was evidently a Russian and from the cut of his clothing , he had not been In this country long. He was over six feet In height and weighed about 195 pounds , Ho was a very light blond and was smooth shaven. From the quality of his clothing and his general appearance , ho was above the ordinary station In life. I The man had been In the building all I night. It Is believed that ho entered Just before - fore closing time Tuesday night nnd secreted himself until the Janitor had locked the building and left. An hour or so after the place had been locked up , Night Watchman Larson says that one of the burglar alarm bells rung violently. He made an Investlga- t Ion , but could not find anybody and concluded that the alarm system was out of order. This alarm must have sounded from t'ho i Byron Reed room on the second floor , as the doors of that room this morning bore evidences of having been tampered with. To account for the all night presence of the man In the building , the police believe that Cho burglar heard the night watchman movIng - Ing about and secreted himself to await until ho had retired and that he fell asleep i and remained In that state until awakened 1 by the noisy cntranco of the Janitor this morning. Nothing of value was found miss ing from any of the looms this morning. I Members of the Executive board of the 11- llbrary do not hold the burglar theory. Victor Rosewatcr , who Investigated the case , and some of his confreres bellovo that the sulcldo was some poor , unfortunate , foreigner , who , sick and disheartened , chose thu library as a place1 to die. | After the publication In The Bee of the story of the sulcldo 'a great many people railed at Swansdn's morgue to look at the body. The majority of the callers were for eigners , RUsslans predominating. The re mains are still unidentified. Coroner Swanson - ' son has not set a date for an Inquest over ' the bodv as yet. It Is his opinion that the dead man has no relatives or friends In Omaha. Ho thinks he Is a recent arrival In the city. SUICIDE UNDER DERANGEMENT Itontilt of the Coroiicr'N Inquiry Into the Death of Mm. Iliittlc 91. .Steele. The verdict returned by the coroner's Jury . which heard the evidence relating to the death of Mrs. Hattie M. Steele at the In- ouest held In Coroner Swanson's office was that the deceased died from the effects of a eunshot wound Indicted by herself. Many of/the Jurors believed that the testimony showed Mrs. Steele to have been temporarily rily Insane at the time she fired the shot , but being In doubt as to the propriety of expressing this conviction in the verdict , It wns omitted. Only flvo witnesses wore examined. Three were physicians and the other two were J. M. Steele , the husband of the suicide , and Mrs. Helen Butler , her sister. The physicians were Dr. John B. Sum mers , jr. , Dr. William U. Lavender and Dr. H. M. McClamxhau , their testimony being token to prove that death was caused by the pistol shot wound and to show what was Mrs. Steele's temperament mentally and physically. Each of these medical men testified that Mrs. Steele was exceptionally Winter Tans $2,50- , You hear a great deal of talk nowadays - days about winter tans al ? 3.50 , but It's left for Drex Sliooman to tell you of a genuine winter tan shoe for the men at Jjt2.no they've the heavy double soles extended In the new foot form shape and stylish round toes this Is a new shoe with us and It goes on sale today- yet we have such confidence In our own bhoe knowledge and the manufacturers' honor that we do not hesitate to recom mend this $ li.r)0 genuine winter tan shoe to you a look at them will please you. Drexel Shoe Co. , Oniiiliti'i I'p-'to-ilnto Shoe Home. 1419 l-'ARNAM STREET The Hardware Necessities- such as hatchets hammers-axes saws nalls.etc. can always bo found here then stoves when It gets colder which It will before January one you'll need a base burner we're not Baying much about our Jewel base burners It Isn't necessary any one can see the value In them at a glance one sure thing there Is no other stove sold In Omaha that will compare with It as a fuel saver and a heater while In looks It far surpasses any steve ever made the prices are just as popular as the stoves we like to quote prices and hhow the stoves. A. C. WE DELIVER YOUR PURCHASE. 1514 Fariiam Street. S SryvS' l < &K&ffl Scientific Modern principles applied to heating stoves produce as mui-li heat from a 14-inch Base Burner as could formerly be got out of a furnace , at about one-lil'th of the cost. We first introduced in Omaha the Regal Ventilator for W ; hard coal , which has since been imitated by numerous stove manufacturers. i * We are still the agents here for the genuine article 'Hie price is no higher J- v than is asked for the inferior kind and we guarantee > < ? J j / y J * / J , j ; J 5 5 / \ J / I J , J J ' < > | i ' ( I 3 with one of these stoves a season. We back np our guarantee by offering to ( 5 refund your money any time you say it won't heat . ' 5 'rooms with L > tons of coal \ and pay for all the coal over 2 tons you can burn in it. Could we do more ? 3 j When you take into consideration that this offer is made in good faith by a reli \ able and responsible house it means something and is at least worth your while ( i to investigate. Don't take the word of the numerous fakirs who will not 5 stop at anyting to make you believe they have something just ; is good : for we are ( \ solo agents for this stove in Omaha. We also show the largest Carpet stock in f the west , while our Furniture department is complete in every detail. Kemem- i ' ber the way we do business \ } , ' Your Money's Worth or Your ta@y Bank. ( ? ; Easy Terms Easy Terms J ? $15 Worth S50 Worth \ $1,00 a Week $1,75 a Week 5 J S30 Worth $75 Worth \ $ l,50aVj3k * $2.GOaWeek : 5 ; $ $ ME PRICES COM cuaiiY I J nervous and accustomed to worry about her troubles moot of the time. | The story of the sulcldo as told by Mr. Stcele did not bring any new facts or cir cumstances to light , except that Jjls wife worried n great deal about their family af fairs and that on the afternoon of her death there was something In her demeanor dif ferent then usual. Before thu shot was fired he could not tell what U meant. It was the testimony of Mrs. Butler that proved bojond the shadow of a doubt that her sister's death was a case of sui cide. Mrs. Butler told how she left Mr. and Mrs. Steele In the room with their children and went upstairs to her room. There she found an empty leather pistol case on the bureau. Fearing that her sister Intended to commit suicide , she hurried down stairs and questioned her about the pistol. Mrs. Stele replied that It was in the bureau drawer. When told that the drawer was open and the pistol was not there , she said that It was In the bottom of her trunk. Then Mrs. Butler locked the trunk and put the key In her pocket. All this occurred only a few minutes before the shooting. Other Important circumstances developed In 'Mrs. ' ( Butler's testimony were that her sister had told her a few days previous that she feared her mind was becoming weak ; and on the I afternoon of the suicide Mrs. Stcele's be- ' havlor was peculiar. When the testimony was finished Mrs. Hutler was attacked by nervous prostration and removed to her home. The Jury was out only fifteen min utes before returning the verdict. If you wish a dry fruity wlno with n de- HclouH flavor drink Cook's Imperial Cham pagne , extra dry. Fntiil l-Mulit on u Hoof. BOSTON , Oct. 19. Two roofers , Patrick Roche. 45 years of age , and John C. Rice , 30 , while employed in repairing the roof of a four-story house on Hudson street , be came engaged In a quarrel and people be low saw them struggling on the roof. The men drew gradually near the edge and then , to the horror of the spectators , Iho two rolled over and fell llftv frt to the ground. Both were terribly Injured and died a few hours later at the emergency hospital while the surgeons were working over them. The cauco of the quarrel Is un known , but It IB supposed it resulted from n little dlbpute ab ut the work. SMALLPOX AT DAWSON CITY TIiroe CtiHun Develop I'ronipt MI'IIN- itri-n Taken to Stump Out tlic DlNcnnr. POUT TOWNSBND , Wash. , Oct. 19. Ac cording to a report received from persons arriving ftom Dawfon on the steam schooner i Dlrlgo , smallpox has developed In the capl-I tal of the Klondike. J. B. McCloud of Scat- ; tie , who left Daw-con September 25 , sayi I the night that ho left It was reported that ' ' there were three cases of smallpox In town , The patients were quietly removed to a temporary pest house. The police had In- j auguratcd a thorough search and were taking sanitary measures to prevent a tpreod . of the contagion. I Mr. McCloud came up the Yukon on the 1 steamer Clara. For two days before reachIng - ' Ing the lakes the Etcamer cut Its way' through thin Ice. The steamers Nora and Irving were to leave Dawson September 20 , i and It Is probable they will be the last boats | of the season , as the river will soon be closed for navigation. Two hundred and fifty mounted Canadian police were met at Fort Selkirk on their way to Dawson , xvlicro they will bo stationed for the winter. The Dlrlgo brings news of the arrival at Juneau of the steamer Excelsior , with a largo j crowd of Copper river prospectors who report - . port that about 500 men will winter at Klutlnn lake , while a few will remain nt Alberta. Captain Abercromble Is caring for twenty-five or thirty destitute men. Several lives have been lost In the struggle to reach the coast from the Interior. The last party to cross the glacier lost two , whoso names have not been ascertained. The Kimball Piano- We've Hold a prcat many plauog lu our business llfo and they've been satis factory to the bujers one of the most satisfactory sales \ve can make Is a Klin- bull piano ( bo piano tbat needs m recommendation from us but we'll soil you one and guarantee It , too It Is a piano that you can buy and bo sure of Retting tbc best oven If you know until- Ing about a piano tlio greatest niusl- dims of tbp world endorse the Khnball- why shouldn't you ? Our terms on this Instrument are very easy while tlio price Is very low a new carload of tbose Instruments now on display. A. HOSPE , Music and Art. 1513 Douglas The Cyclone Camera At § 0.00 takes a picture .T/x4Vl 't ' takes one every second tbe 4x5 size , $10.00 the Email size that makes a pic ture -'Vj Indies square only $3.r > 0 just as' good as tbe large ones wo carry a full line of pbotograpblc supplies and have learned a great deal by experience which we are willing to tell you for the ashing developing and printing done in u satisfactory manner at the least pos sible cost free UPC of our dark room to all exposition visitors Unit wish to de velop their negatives use often as you like. TheAloe&PenfoldCo Amntrar Photo Snpi > " Aoate. ! mrnam Street. OnooalU Put on HottL Ono broke through the snow Into n crevasse. The other slid Into a chasm hundreds of feet deep. FIGHT ON THE TOBACCO TRUST IiiiU-lii'iiili-nt CoiiiiiiinU-N .MuUliiK Tolmi'oo Propom ; to Act III C'OIUMTt. ST. LOUIS. Got. 19. Colonel M. T. Wet- more , at the head of the great tobacco works of the Liggett & Myers company , ot this city , declares there Is nothing In the reports circulated around the country of a new comblnat'on ' of plug tobacco manufac turers under the leadership of his company to oppose the American Tobacco company. Thu Post-Dispatch today says dispatches from Louisville Indicate that there Is to bo a combination to fight the trust , whether tlio Liggett & . Myers company Is to bo In It or not. The Independent tobacco manu facturers of Louisville , notably John Flnzer & Bros , and the Harry Welsalnser Tobacco company are very bitter against President Duke of the American company. Both com panies say they will unite with the inde pendent factories In St. Louis ) Detroit and elsewhere to break down the trust. As the combined output of the Independents grea'ly exceeds that of the combine , oven with Its new plan's , they think they can win. Xctv IllNCHNi : AttiK'Ux 1'ciioli Tree * . NILHS. Mich. . Oct. 19. The vast peach orchards of southwestern Michigan are belnc destroyed by n now tree disease , suld to bo more damaging than the dreaded yellows. It was first noticed two vcars ago , and owing to Its peculiar effect , which IB n stunting ot the fruit when ubout the sUe of uazlenutft , has locally been given the name of "Llttlo peaches. " Its rat ages have been fco fearful that several largo orchards In Sagatuck township alone , about 4,000 trees , arc said to have been destroyed this season. T < i SiivtItui'torM * 1IIIIM Uao "Garland" Stoves and HaugcB.
