MAGAZINES FOR JANUARY
EitcnsiTfl Array of Fresh and Interesting
Beading Matter ,
STILL WRITING OF THE SPANISH WAR
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Timely Topic * of All Kind * lt cnnnn < l
! Prominent Writer * In Current
MnKnclnen Writer * of I'lutlon
Contribute 1'lcnnlnn Time * .
The January magazines as a rule are good
and much of the matter printed may be
described as both Interesting and Instruct
ive. It la a noteworthy fact that the lead
ing publications still dcvoto much space
to the different phases of the late Spanish
war , the writers In most Instances being
prominent actors In that short , but decisive
struggle. The current number of Harper' *
will bo found very readable. William Dean
Honells' new serial , "Their Silver Wed
ding Journey , " commences In thla number ,
Among other articles that will bo found
both Interesting and Instructive nro the
following :
"Tho Naval Campaign of 1898 In the West
Indies. " By Lieutenant S. A. Staunton.
"Bismarck , the Man nnd the Statesman. "
By Charlton T. Lewis. "A Ollmpoo at
Nubia , Miscalled the Soudan. " By Captain
T. C. S. Speedy. "Tho Sultan at Home. "
By Sidney Whitman , F. R. Q. S. "The
Naval Lessons of the War. " By H. W.
Wilson , author of "Iron-clads In Action. "
"Fifty Years of Francis Joseph. " By Sidney
Brooks. "Brother Jonathan's Colonies. " An
historical account. By Prof. Albert Bush-
nell Hart. "Tho Weakness of the Executive
Power lo Democracy. " Ai Illustrated In
our late war. By Henry Loomls Nelson.
"Tho Love of Parson Lord. A story. By
Mary B. Wllklns.
Miss Cecilia Beaux has made a striking
head of Admiral Sampson from life , which
appears as a frontispiece of the January
number of the Century. This Is apropos of
the second Installment of Lieutenant Hob-
eon's "Mcrrlmac" papers. In which the sink
ing of the collier Is vividly described. Cap
tain Slgsbco of the "Malno" continues his
personal account of the destruction of that
vessel , and Edmond Kelly gives the ex
periences of an American In Madrid during
the war. Prof. Wheeler continues his
"Alexander the Great. " "The Carllsts In
Scotland" Is an Intimately personal paper ,
which Is followed by "Carlyle's Dramatic
Portrayal of Character. " F. Marlon Craw
ford continues his romance of the middle
ages nnd Paul L. Ford his "Many-Sided
Franklin. " "The Advantages of the Nicara
gua Canal" nro discussed by Captain Crown-
Inshleld , U. B. N. This number of pecu
liarly rich In fiction , besides which there are
editorial nnd other regular department * .
The now year of Scrlbncr's Magazine opens
In the January number with several features
of creat Interest. The place of honor ls
given to Governor Roosevelt , who will con
tribute not only his story of "The Rough
Riders , " but other articles on the naval
preparations , the stratesy and other Im
portant subjects growing out of the war
with' Spain. The illustrations , which are
to bo a feature of this serial , have been
chosen by the writer from many hundreds
of photographs. A literary feature of equal
importance associated with the most loved
man amone modern novelists la "The Let
ters of Robert Louis Stevenson , " edited by
his frlond Sidney Colvln. The best of these
have been classified for magazine presenta
tion and , altogether , they will reveal his
friendships , many of them with the most
distinguished writers of hla time. The let-
tore in the January number were written
by Stevenson as a boy of 18 , when engaged
In engineering excursions connected with
his father's business as a constructor at
lighthouses. George W. Cable begins it
short serial called "The Entomologist. ' *
Richard Harding Davis contributes the first
Action that has grown out of his war experi
ence. It is a short love story , entitled "On
the Fever Ship. " Other short stories are a
striking fantastic tale by Arthur C. Smith ,
called "The Teach , " Illustrated by Wenzell ;
and Edith Wharton's strange tale about the
woman who Inspired a poet , called "Ths
Muse's Tragedy. " Major Edward Stuart
Wortloy , who commanded ono wing of Kitch
ener's army In It * famous Soudan campaign ,
has written an account of bis experience * .
Robert Grant's "Searchlight Letters" be
gin with some pertinent and satirical advice
.
"to the young man or woman In search eton
on Ideal. "
The American Monthly Review of Reviews
begins its new volume with a strong Issue.
The two Important and timely subjects of
American diplomacy and territorial expan
sion figure prominently In the January num
ber. The editor reviews the historic year
1898 from the International viewpoint and
discusses pending national problems ; Mr.
Henry Macfarland , the Washington corre
spondent , contributes a study , based on In-
tlmato knowledge , of the diplomacy of the
war , and Prof. Harry Pratt Judson of the
University of Chicago writes an exhaustive
paper on "Our Federal Constitution and the
Government of Tropical Territories. " Mr.
W. T. Stead glvea an interesting estimate
of the young Russian czar ; Miss Laura Car
roll Dennis describes the career and work
of the rising American sculptor , George
Grey Bernard , and a sketch of the late Gen-
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ted tiy Mr ( leorgc tteno. Marghcrlta Arllnn
Hamm give * a tucclnct account ot the Hod
Cros * movement and the work ot that organ
ization In the late war.
The January Atlantic opens the new year
with a .artful ind dlicnmlnaling compari
son between the "Destructive and Construc
tive Knerglea of Our Government , " by
President Hllot of Harvard university. Dr.
George Bird Grlnncll , out ot a long Indian
experience , plead * for a better understand
ing of the red man , whose nature he claim *
Is wholly misunderstood , and he draws a
picture of the old-time Indians , their lives ,
homes and characteristics. LeBaron H.
Brlggg , dean of Harvard college , arraigns
frankly and sharply many parents for sins
which are visited on their children , or com
mitted by them In their college courses.
I'rof , Hugo Munsterbcrg discusses the vari
ous forms of mysticism In their psycholo
gical aspects , showing how much should bo
coriccdcd and what denied. Chalmers Rob
erts' "A Mother of Martyrs" gives a thrill
Ing and pathetic description , from his own
actual experience , of the terrific Turko-Ar-
menlan massacres at Constantinople two
years ago. Bradford Torrey's Franconla ex
periences deal with the autumn beauties ot
the wonderful White-Mountain region In
his well known picturesque and delightful
way. Mrs. I'helps-Ward's epoch-making
poem of "Salutation to Nicholas II , " with
a number of shorter poems , Norman Hap-
good's trenchant criticism ot the modern
stage In his sketch of "The Actor of Today , "
several entertaining short stories , a dis
criminating review of the "Novels of tUe
Year , " and a Contributors' club of unusual
attractions combine to make a notable open
ing for the Atlantic for 1899.
An article In the January Cosmopolitan
that la well worth the reading Is "The Mak
ing of Stained Glass Windows. " "Princess
of Egypt , " "In Dreamy Hawaii , " "Irish
Loaders In Many Nations , " "A Curious In
dian Burial Place" and "Tho Jews In Jeru
salem , " ore articles both Interesting and in
structive. The autobiography of Napoleon
Bonaparte Is concluded In this number. The
lovers of fiction will find much lo their lik
ing.
In McCluro's Magazine for January Simon
Lake , Inventor of the latest marvel In tbo
way of submarine boats , describes tbo con
struction of his boat and how he makes long
journeys In It at the bottom ot the ocean ,
and while there steps out of It by an open
door Into the very sea and examines wrecks
and fishes up cables and so on. Mr. nay
Stannard Baker , In the same lumber , gives
an account of his own experiences on a nub-
marine voyage In the Lake boat ; and both
articles are illustrated with tliaMngs from
life by Mr. W. D. Stevens , who also made
the voyage In company with Mr. Baker.
Wholesome , seasonable and superbly Illus
trated , Outing for January brings to us the
merry jlnglo ot slelghbells , the ring ot skates
and the strong , healthful atmosphere of
wintry sport and pastime the world over.
The contents are : "Mid-Winter Madcaps"
( poem ) , by Charles Turner ; "A Christmas
In Mooseland ; " "New Year's Day at a Hud
son's Bay Fur Post , " "A Hockey Match , "
"In Lotus Land Awheel " ' ' '
, 'A Day's Sport In
Ihe West Indies , " "The Perils of Whaling , "
"The Passing of the Ice Carnival , " "A Fox
Hunt on the Pcdee , " "A Snowshoe Caribou
Hunt , " "Bastlcn , " "A Christmas Morning
in Carolina , " "A Leopard Hunt In Bengal , "
"Figure Skating , " "Florida Fishing
Sketches , " "The Yarn of 'tho Tampa , " "Jack
Rabbit Hunts and Drives , " "The Orange
Lake Ice Yacht Club and Its Rivals" and
the usual editorials , peoms and records.
ar * several noteworthy articles li
the January Home Magazine. W. V. Al-
ford , tbo Central American explorer , tells
about the ancient city of Copan. Gllson Wll-
leha has an Illustrated article on George
Francis Train , the most accentrlc man In
the world. W. N. Clute of the New York
Botanical gardens , describes some wonder
ful yet quite common "Plants That Eat
Moat. " "Christmas In the Philippines" Is
the subject of an Illustrated article by W.
G. Irwin. There are also Illustrated ar
ticles on Porto Rico , on the "Bazars In
Constantinople" and on the "Failure of the
Bcrttlllon System. " The fiction of the
number Includes three unusually good
seasonable stories.
The complete novel In the January Issue
of LIpplncott'a Is "The Mystery of Mr.
Cain , " by Miss Lafayette McLaws , daugh
ter of the confederate general of that name.
The scone Is In Georgia , and the plot Is so
uncommon that to reveal It would bo unfair
to the reader. "The Other Mr. Smith" Is
a society story but of the unconventional
kind by Ellen Douglas Deland. "John
Rutland's Christmas , " by Henry A. Parker ,
Is a tale of practical philanthropy , per
sonally administered. In "Black Feather's
Throw" Josepu A. Altsheler deals again
with the times when Indians tortured their
white prisoners and burned them at the
stake. The history of an Ill-fated empress
"Poor Carlotta , " wife of Maxmllllan of
Mexico Is told by Lucy C. Lllllo. Charles
Cotesworth Plnckney revives "The Great
Debate of 1833. " Dr. Felix L. Oswald of
fers "An International Study on Liberty. "
"Fin do Srecle Individualism" Is brought to
book by Gertrude Evans King. "A Re
porter's Recollections" of work and In
cidents In the west some fifteen year ago
are supplied by J. L. Sprogle.
Under the caption , "Why I Did Not Be
come a Smuggler , " L. C. Bradford tells of
an adventurous trip In Texas In 18TS-9.
The leading artlclo in the January number
of American Homes 1s entitled "Early
American Homes , " 'being n comprehensive
review of the simple dwelling places of the
aborigines as well as ot the early white
settlers of the country. The number con
tains numerous plans of modern dwellings ,
besides much other Information valuable tea
a home builder.
Jnvrnllc.
The four issues of The Youth's Companion
during January will contain some note
worthy features. The New Year's number ,
to be published January 5 , will contain Hon.
John D. Long's account of the development
of the torpedo , entitled "Little Demons of
War ; " the Drst chapter of C. A. Stephen's
serial story , "An African Lion Ranch ; " and
Charles Adam's story of "An Inland Armorj j i
Clad. " To the Issue of January 12 Poult-1 ; |
ney BIgelow will contribute the narrative
of a personal adventure with the czar's
secret service , entitled "Police Spies In Rus ' .
sia. " In the Issue of January 19 will ap-1 ' I
pear "Grant as a Father , " a bit of personal
reminiscence by the great soldier's son.
General Fred Dent Grant. For the Issue ot |
January 26 the distinguished naturalist , John
Burroughs , has written , a paper on "Tho
"Cunning of Birds. "
Lnille * ' Mnicnilnri ,
"Is the American Girl Really Emanci I-
pated ? " "Should a Marriage Engagement
Ever Be Broken Off7" and "Bridges and
Bridegrooms In the Honeymoon Period" are
three subjects discussed by leading writers
In the January Issue ot the American Queen.
"Music In America" Is the subject of a
clever paper. Abby Underwood furnishes a
page ot fancy dress costumes for children's
parties and a page of fashions for adults.
The embroidery department has a number of
original designs by Anna T. Roberts. Mary
Easton writes on beauty and the toilet.
Walter C. Greenough , the famous painter
and sculptor , furnishes tbe frontispiece ,
titled "Time and the New Year. " Sugges
tions for home entertainments during the
winter evenings are by Mabel Hllller. "How
to Carve for the Family Table , " by Blanche
Gillette ; "Decollete Gowns for Unattractive
Shoulders. " by Mary Easton ; an Illustrated :
"Calendar for 1S09 , " by lluramler , ns well
as other Bpecl&l article ! ,
It Is hard lo determine what Is the moat
attractive feature of the January Woman's
Homo Companion , which starts Into the new
year with a list of writers ot exceptional
ability , Fiction abounds snd the ttorles are
up to tliu best standard of literary excel
lence , A now department of short stories ,
entitled "Tho Leisure Half Hour , " contains
the winning story In the recent contest. Mrs.
Burton Harrison's new serial , "The Car-
cclllnl Emerald , " a New York society ro
mance , displays this author's ripest talents ,
nd Lillian Belt Is nt her very best In her
lever flings at English obtuslty when de-
crlblng her experiences In London.
St. Nicholas starts out upon the new year
with drums beating nnd colors flying ,
! iough It Is wholly Innocent of references
o the war. Its nearest approach to the
ubject Is the opening article , "Three Little
panlsh Princesses , " with three full-page
eproductlons of paintings by the greatest
f Spanish portrait painters , Velasquez. It
s a far cry from these grave little Spanish
foraen , burled long ago , to "Mark Twain's
'ets ' , " "the prettiest nnd daintiest mouscrs
lat ever basked In an atmosphere of fame. "
The Pillow Fairies , " In Miss Annie Willis
IcCullougti's poem , do just the things that
lllow fairies do In real life. We have had
Ir. Herford's amusing rhymes about "Tho
Bashful Earthquake , " and now comes Helen
Hawlpy's "Harmless Earthquake , " that
larmed the occupants of a New York tene
ment house when the New Year was born.
V brave array of family portraits attests
he historical accuracy of "The Raid of the
laffertys"the rollicking , rhyming legend
f Miss Martha Lucrctla Frlsble Todd , \\tio
vaa very rich nnd very odd , nnd lived In a
rcary dream apart , till her poor relations
woke her heart. Mr , E. H. House continues
o turn the "Bright Sides of History" to-
vard the readers of St. Nicholas , puns nnd
epartce , and statues worth their weight In
gold , being his themes this month. Christ
mas and New Year's and other stories and
poems abound.
The frontispiece In The Strand Magazine ,
entitled , "I Hurled Myself Through the
Gap , " Is an Illustration of a scene In the
etory "Round the Fire , " by A. Conan Doyle.
Dthor features are ; "Before Alice The
Boyhood of Lewis Carroll , " "Second Class , "
'Illustrated Interviews , LXI Mr. John Fos-
: er Fraser , " "Tho Madness ot Mr. Lister , "
"A City of Salt , " "Portraits of Celebrities
at Different Times of Their Lives , " "An
Honourable Retreat , " "Carmen Sylva's Doll
Show , " "Miss Cayley's Adventures , " by
Grant AHen ; "Diving Elks , " "Tho Larrikin
of Diamond Creek. "
The New Illustrated Magazine for January
will bo found ne Interesting as usual. The
Irontlspleee , entitled , "A Fencing Lesson , " Is
followed by an artlclo on "Women Duelists , "
by Colonel G. W. WJlIock. "Tbe Story of a
Shadow" calfi attention to the ex-empress
of the Frfinch and "The Most Mysterious of
Millionaires" reviews 'the llfo of the late
duke of Portl-and. "Tho Surplse of Mr. Mil-
berry" Is a very amusing short etory. There
are many other features of Interest In this
number.
The Pall Mall Magazine contains among
other features "The Fall of Khartoum , '
"Naval Heroes of Westminster , " "Military
Ballooning , " "Rembrandt , " "The Ship , Her
Story , " "Suppressed Plates. " In addition
there Is the usual apace devoted to fiction.
Piilillrntlun * .
Record of Christian Work Is a publica
tion that will be of Interest to all church
workers. Among the moro notable articles
of the current number are "Religious
Thought and Activity , " "Tho Awakening of
China , " "Tho China Inland Mission For
ward Movement , " "Our Letter from China , "
"Joys rtbat Were Born Into the World with
Christ , " "Plain Papers on the Holy Spirit , "
"The Beatitude of the Peacemaker , " "Tho
Institute Bible Course. "
Another publication of a distinctly reltg
lous character Is Our Day. "A Sketch of Dr.
Frank W. Ounsaulus , " "Care and Carelessness
" "The Needed " "A
ness , Ministry Today ,
Remarkable Indian Congress , " "A Christ
mas Carol , " "Can There Be a Christian
Warf "A Difference of Methods , " "Father
Ivan of Cronstadt , " "Tho Road to Indus
trial Paradise , " "Dinner at Starvation Junc
tion , " "Is the Old Book True ? "
Other
The January-March number of the
Hesperian Is at hand and among the contents
noted are a "Christmas Medley , " "Where
Does Man Come From ? " "Current Literary
History , " besides the usual special feature
departments.
Captain Mahan4 In the Engineering Maga
zine for January , gives a world-wide Inter
est to "The Relations of the United States
to Their New Dependencies. " He depicts
tbo two great colonial policies of recent
times Spanish extortion , decline and dis
aster and British beneficence , development
and strong federation. Ho draws a lesson
as to government of minor nations and tht
maintenance of the sea power under whose
guardianship Industry thrives. He Bhowa
how to lay securely the foundations of o
numerous and contented population , and of
ample resources , upon which power can
securely rest.
The chances for money making In our new
colonies , and especially In Porto Rico , Cuba
and Hawaii , arc dwelt upop at length In
profusely illustrated and well written
articles In Leslie's Weekly. The title pagt
of the Weekly shows the distribution or
presents to poor children at the Five Point 6
mission In New York and the artist has
made the moat of a decidedly Interesting
situation. President McKlnloy's visit to th k
south has a page of illustrations and lettei- !
press. An excellent page presents a study
of faces at the German opera In New York.
A double page gives an Idea of Cuba as t.it
now appears , and Schcll , the marine artist itt t
has a page showing the formidable licet of
war ships recently sent by the United Stated
to Havana harbor. One of the best things lit
the number is a full-page Illustration ot a
cake walk.
Few men have been more written about
and about few men has there been as much
Inaccuracy In what has been written as
about Kussclt Sage. He Is a familiar
character In every corner of the country ,
nnd almost everywhere Is be supposed to be
mean , niggardly and penurious In a word
the living embodiment of Dickens' Scrooge.
"Tho Heal Hussell Faee , " which Is a character ,
study In Alnslee's Magazine for January , Is i
a flat contradiction of the public's mlscon-
celvcd Idea of the famous financier. H Is
from the pen of one who has known Mr.
Sage long and Intimately , and Mr. Sage has
himself read and approved the article. A.
Conan Doyle and F. Frankfort Moore are
represented In Alnslee's New Year number
by short stories , and Richard Hovcy con-
tributes a splendid ballad called "The Cross-
roads. " Besides , there Is the usual varied
assortment of articles , stories , etc. , all
copiously Illustrated.
The "end-year number" of Poet-Lorcu Is
at hand. Three months being Included lu
one number makes a magazine of 135 pages
, of leading matter. The contents are such
as will Interest every student of literature ,
! The various departments under which the
contents are naturally divided Include
"Poetry and Fiction , " "Appreciations and
Essays , " "School of Literature , " "Reviews , "
"Notes and News. " "
"Modern Literature" Is the title of a new
Illustrated German magazine Issued by the
Press Publishing company of Chicago and
I Lincoln , "Modcrno Llltcratur" claims to bo
I the only high grade German monthly pub-
I Ilihed In the ncit and gives among the list
ol Its writers such prominent names ni Dr.
Max Nordan , Julius Stctlcnhclin , Loulno
Wcstklrch , etc. Aside from original matter
It will contain translations from English ,
French and other modern languages ,
A publication .hat shows steady Im
provement Is The State , published at Ta-
coma. Tl.o current number , especially , Is
very attractive , containing ns It docs much
valuable Information concerning the great
northwest , besides many articles ot general
Interest , Including several very good short
stories.
The Wide World magazine contains Part
V. of "The Adventures of Louis dc ROURC-
mont. " Other features are , "Tho Votaries
of Eternal Silence , " "Saved by a Horse , "
"A River of Red Lava , " "Abamlonod , "
"Klondike Pictures , " "Tho Voyages of the
Mole Hill , Curious Birds' Beaks , "
"Plrato In China " "
Hunting , "The Indian
Child and Ills Toys , " "Christmas In an
African Desert. "
Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly for
tanuary Is a royal holiday number and
sets a very high standard for the coming
year. The feature par excellence Is the
complete story of the sinking of the Mer-
rlmnc at the mouth of Santiago harbor last
June , ns told In a straightforward , 'dramatic
narrative by Lieutenant Hobson's chosen
iclsman In that hletorlal exploit the gallant
young Osborn Delgnan of Iowa. Portraits
ot Hobson and his gallant crew are given ,
.ogethcr with no less than thirty graphic II-
.ustrntions , some ot the latter being actual
holographs taken on the spot. Hclma-
man Delgnan's narrative as here published
deserves to rank In permanent history be
side that of Lieutenant Hobson himself.
Current History for the third quarter of
189S contains 256 pages of reading matter , Il
lustrated with eighty-four portraits , thir
teen maps and two full-page views. It Is
ac handbook of Information on all questions
of the day not an almanac , but a philo
sophic presentation of the essential facts of
progress the world over , concise , clearly
written and conveniently arranged for refer
ence purposes.
COMPLAINS OF TREATMENT
Flrt NetirnnUn Hey Write * of Army
Life In Philippine * nnd Conduct
of noirlmcntnl Ofllccr * .
Although the peace commissioners have
concluded a treaty of peace , all Is not peace
at : least In the First Nebraska regiment , now
In the Philippines. Advices dated Novem
ber ' 1C Indicate that the popularity of Colonel
Stotsenburg has not Increased greatly. A
letter ' of that date , written from Manila ,
has ' been received and therein the writer
details the incident which began with the
loss of the fruit on board the transport
Senator nnd was closed by Colonel Bratt's
docking every man in the regiment to make
good the amount , and continued : "Next
they tried to bulldoze us Into paying nearly
$30 per company for two cooks that the
steamship company hired , when the truth
of the matter Is that the regiment fur
nished so many men each day for that pur
pose. Well , all the companies In the regi
ment except L and E paid it. We flatly
refused to pay It and to get even Colonel
Bratt placed Captain Taylor and Captain
Zolllnger of Company E under arrest and
ttreatened to court-martial them for refusal
to , obey orders. In two days Captain Zoll-
Inger was released. We all think ho paid
from his own pocket , but he says not. Cap
tain Taylor stood his ground and after
seven days was released from arrest , and
we have not paid the bill either.
"When wo landed at Camp Dewcy we
were ordered to buy cota made of bamboo ,
so as not to sleep on the ground. When
the order came to Colonel Bratt he was
authorized to go to the paymaster and draw
ono Mexican dollar , or peso , as It is called
here ; for each man to by his bed with. He
Ueued the orders and forced us to bu >
beds , but he never reimbursed us. Of coursa
It was not much ; 1 peso per man , nearly
1,100 pesos In all. Other regiments camped
by us slept on government beds and laughed
at our misfortune.
"Thla Stotsenburg affair Is an outrage.
If Colton had been our head we woulfl be on
our way homo today. Governor Holcomb
cabled Stotseuburg hla appointment and
cabled this message : 'Let mo know condi
tion of regiment , and it they wish to be
mustered out. '
"Well , to start with , he kept this to him
self for a few days and then called together
all the officers of the regiment. At that '
meeting he announced his appointment and I I
then asked for an expression of the officers i i
In regard to going home. Thirty-six voted
to go homo rather than stay under Btotsen-
burg as colonel. It shows conclusively that
they favor him , as Holcomb says , don't It ?
"The next move Stotsenburg made was to
get up two telegrams In answer to Hot-
comb's. I am sorry I cannot remember the i
exact wording , but anyhow the first was i '
long and delusive. The second was to the i
point. 'Wo want to be mustered out at
once. Health bad. ' Wo can find no trace of
such telegram at this station.
"Tho hospital ship Scandla left this morn
ing for 'Frisco , and had it not been for
Stotsenburg wo would have bad two men on
the way home. "
The writer complains bitterly of the
amount of sickness , saying that half the \ '
men have symptoms of typhoid fever , and [
that In case of field service the brigade
would bo able to muster less than half of Its
men. At the time of writing Company L
was still doing the clerical work at the cus
tom house ,
Suit AKitlimt the Entitle.
The case of the First National bank ot
Rapid City , S. D. , against Mary Fitzgerald
as administrator of the estate of John Fitz
gerald , deceased , Is on trial before Judge
Munger. Fitzgerald was a heavy railroad
contractor , and It Is alleged that the bank
loaned $7,000 to one of his sub-contractors
while ho was engaged on a big job In the
Black Hills country. The sub-contractor
failed to come to time nnd the bank Is now
attempting to collect the amount with Inter
est for five years from his estate. The case
has been tried before , but has not bsen
adjudicated.
KtcrMtrnil Film III * llonil.
Yesterday W. I. Klerstead filed his
bond for $15,000 and iook the oath of office
ns county commissioner before County Judge
Baxter. This action has been taken that ho
might maintain his standing In court during
the progress of his contest proceedings
against James Connolly , who was awarded
the certificate of election.
BOOKS OF THE PONCA BANK
Entries Indicnta that Notes Were Paid
Before Being Drawni
INTRODUCTION OF TESTIMONY BEGINS
the Ad l liinl Cnxlilcr of ( lie
rinniiulnl CiiiiL-cru , THU of In-
fltructloiiM llrcrlicil friim Iliir-
mey llvlntlvc to Dlncouitt * ,
The trial of Prank M. Doreey before Judge
Garland for alleged , Illegal banking In con-
ncctlon with the collapse of the National
Dank of Ponca Is now fairly under way.
Wednesday waa largely occupied with the
Introduction and Identification of documen
tary evidence and as the testimony prom-
Jses lo bo largely of this character , the case
Is not likely to furnish very Interesting
entertainment to the lobby.
The afternoon was devoted to the discus-
elou of a certain note for f 2,200 , given by the
Ponca bank to & Davenport , la. , bank , Sep-
tcmber 10 , 1S92. The note was due In March
of the following year , but the entry on the
books of 'tho ' Ponca bank Indicated that It
had been paid October 14 , or a little over a
month after IV was drawn. The prosecu
tion tried to show that the entry was fic
titious and that the note had been marked
paid as a blind and then reissued for re
discount. This offense represents ono count
of the Indictment and there are numerous
others of a similar character.
W. S. Logan , bookkeeper at the Ponca
bank , testified that ho had received general
directions from Frank M. Dorsey In regard
to the manner In which the books were to
bo kept. He Identified the books and also
the note for $2,200 , which was In the hand
writing of Ezra D. Hlgglns , assistant cash
ier. The defense objected to further testi
mony along this line on the ground that
Hlgglns was not a party to the case and
Logan was removed from the stand and
Hlgglna called In his place. Hlgglns waa
questioned at length In regard to the note ,
with the apparent Intention of securing an
admission that ho had made a false entry
on the books at the Instigation of the de
fendant. Ho testified that If the note was
paid October 14 , as Indicated , there should
bo either a record of the rcnewar of the note
of the receipt of the cash. He was unable
to discover these entries on the books and
declared that lie had no personal recollection
of the transaction. After a good deal of
sparring the prosecution secured the state
ment that the witness had been Instructed
by both G. W. E. Dorecy and the defend
ant to enter notes as paid In cases of re
discount. This was the principal feature of
the evidence that was brought out yester
day.
HOLDS WITH TUB WATKIl COMPANY
JailRe 51 iiiinor Seln Anldc Inoronncd
ANfteNflinont of Commlssloneri * .
The action of the Board of County Com
missioners In Increasing the assessment of
the Omaha Water company has been declared
Illegal by Judge Mungcr and the assessment
will stand on the returns made by the as
sessors.
Acting as a board of equalization the com
missioners increased the assessment of the
water company by about $ lf > 0,000 In 1890
and 1897 and the water company promptly
refused to pay Its tax. It took the matter
Into the United States court on the conten
tion that the board had acted Irregularly In
raising the assessment and this has now
been sustained. Judge Munger's decree pro.
nounccs the present equalization without au
thority of law and therefore illegal and void.
He orders the Illegal assessment to be can
celled and declares that the original return
of the assessors IB just and equitable and
that the taxes must therefore be paid on that
bapls. He orders the water company to pay
$8,300.90 , the amount of the taxes aa com
puted on the original assessment , Into court
within thirty days.
MUGEH HOLDS UOXDS AUE VALID ,
C'nNC of Northwestern Mutual Life
Accnlniit Ilentrlec Decided.
Judge Munger handed down a decision that
Is of considerable Importance to the city of
Beatrice and which is regarded with marked
Interest by everyone who la interested in
municipal bonds.
In August , 1889 , the city of Beatrice Issued
bonds amounting to $50,000 as a bonus to
ward the construction of the Kansas City &
Beatrice railroad. The bonds were regularly
voted and were subsequently sold to the
Northwestern Mutual1 Life Insurance com-
pany. For four or five years the coupons
were redeemed as they matured and then the
municipal authorities refused to settle. It
was asserted that some promises made by
the railroad company with regard to the
construction of a round house and shops at
Beatrice had not been fully carried out and
the city decided that It had been confldenced.
Then the Insurance company brought suit to
compel the city to keep faith , and the case
was tried In United States court. Judge
Munger has now decided that the bonds are
valid and this Is a practical defeat for the
city.
MnNterx-lii-Cliniiufrv Appoint * " " ! .
Clerk Hlllls of the United States circuit
court received the appointment of W. W.
Morseman of Omaha and A. J. Sawyer of
Lincoln as masters In chancery for the clr-
cult court Wednesday afternoon. The order -
der was signed by Judges Caldwell , Sanborn
and Thayer. Mr. Morseman succeeds
"Sclp" Dundy and Mr. Sawyer's appoint
ment creates a new position. Mr. Saw
yer's first knowledge of Ills good fortune
was when the certificate of the clerk was
handed to him while he was engaged In the
prosecution of the Dorsey case. Ho was
Immediately congratulated by such of his
friends as happened to be In the court room.
Goel Over Until Next Term.
The- case In which the First National bank
of Rapid City , S. D. , eues Mary Fitzgerald
as administrator of the estate of John Fitz
gerald for $7,000 and Interest , representing
a loan made to ono of Fitzgerald's ( tub
contractors several years ago , was called
by Judge Munger Wednesday , but after the
case had been begun It was decided tha
neither side had Its evidence In shape for
trial. The Jury was consequently withdrawn
nnd the case was continued until the next
terra of court.
IttillilliiK Another llrewerj- .
Omaha Is to have another brewery , which
will be in operation by May 1. Of the $100-
000 capital stock of the recently Incorporated
Nebraska Brewing company , more than JG5-
000 has bccu subscribed and paid up ; the
bulk of It having been subscribed within
|
Calf Shoes for Women
The popular nnd sensible shoe for
winter wear Not heavy , but the sott ,
pliable kind of calf skin that gives case
and warmth to the feet At f 2.00 we have
a line calf shoe with extended sole At
$3.00 a box toe , box calf , penulne welt
soles for $4.00 a liner one yet liner
Mock , but no better mntle nor moro
Btyllnh but nt1.50 we have a blucher
cut nmnlsli shoe that lo the very ncmu
of style bulldog toe and Invisible corl ;
sole , no rubbers required with thuso
shoos our stock Is complete In calf
shot > .s.
Drexel Shoe Co. ,
Omaha' * Up-to-date 8boe Iloai * .
1410 FARNAM STREET-
the last ten dnvs. The contract hns been
let for the Immediate construction of a five
story brewery building at a coil of 130,000.
It will have a capacity of iS.000 to 30,000
barrels per ywr. The rompmiy recently
piirchn > ' ed the property of the Spring Place
Brewing , company , situated at the corner ot
Third n id lllckorv Btreetn.
BOYS HAVE A GRIEVANCE
Prlnuln of the I'lritt Krbrnnkn Xot
rinmril Midi the Mnimrr ut
The late promotions In the First Nebraska
volunteers now In Manila , as announced by
the t adjutant general , have caused consldera-
. blo unfavorable comments among the ad-
mlrcfs of the boys In this vicinity. On every
hand 1 : It Is remarked pertinently that with
out exception every man advanced , or who
had a bar added to his shoulder-straps , I ? a
, friend of the present colonel of the regiment.
I When Colonel Bryan tendered his rcslgna-
I tlou ' as > tlio commanding oillccr of the Third
Nebraska's last regiment the governor Imme
diately announced his successor to be the
11 I lieutenant colonel , Victor Vifqualu , nnd i
I ranking officers all the way down were
i' | recognized. Senior Major McClay waa m.\Je
lieutenant 1 colonel and the junior major , C.
F ' , Scharmann , became the ranking major.
The stnilor captain of the line wits made
major. Lieutenants were recognized accord-
ing to seniority In the appointments to nit I
vacancies on the line and also In the start
appointments as regimental quartermaster |
and adjutant. Two ilrat sergeants neio pro
moled to second lieutenancies.
But It was different In the First Nebraska
volunteers from the moment they entered
the service of Undo Sam. Ihe mustering
oillccr , First Lieutenant John M. Stoteen-
burg , commandant at the University of Ne
braska , secured ( tie appointment > * ranking
major of the regiment.
When at Manila Colonel Bratt found that
ho could no longer stand the rigors of the
cllmato and tendered his rraignatlon with a
recommendation that his senior Major bo
made the colonel of the regiment. Governor
Holcomb accepted both , although he had a
minority recommendation from the otncers
of the First battalion , wtio Initiated that
Lieutenant Colonel Colton should be Colonel
Bratt's successor.
On May 15 , 1S98 , Captain Gairge H. Hoi-
derrnan of Company A , the York company ,
waa designated ranking captain of the line ,
yet F. A. Williams of Company G of Geneva
went over him to become a major In place
of Junior Major H. B. Mulford , who took
Stotsenburg's place. Lieutenant Ough was
made a captain over the two llsutenants of
the Fullerton company , although Lieutenant
Starth was given a bar In Company C as a
consolation prize. Adjutant Leo Torby was
made captain of the Geneva company ; Lieu
tenant Harry Archer of Compauy C was
made adjutant and Lieutenant D. W. Burr
of the David City company waa transferred
to the Geneva company.
The names of all these officers appear fpon
the petition which made Stotsenoiirg colonel ,
not an officer being recognlzad on the mi
nority petition for the advancsmea' ot Lieu
tenant Colonel Colton.
MATTERS FOR THE ARMY
Light Artillery from Savannah Iln *
Ileeii Ordered to Ileport nt
Fort It I Icy.
Further additions are being made to the
Department of the Missouri to equalize In
some measure the orders which remove the
Infantry regiments from the department. The
commanding general received a teregram
from Washington this morning to the effect
that Light Batteries C and F of the Third
artillery , and D of the Fifth artillery , had
been ordered from Savannah to Fort Rlley ,
and the movement will bo uiaclo aa soon aa
pomible. This will make ft respectable force
at dhls post , as there are now four troops of
cavalry stationed 'there. '
General Sumner has gone to Denver , hav
ing cleared up an the business which re
quired his immediate attention. Ho thinks
that by the time he returns to Omaha ho will
have official Instructions from Washington
as to his future command. The general's re
turn to Denver at this time has special
bearing upon the approaching departure of
his daughter for the Philippines. Llouten- j
ant King of the Seventh cavalry , who is a
son-in-law of General Sumner , IB "an aide
on General Lawton's staff , and will accom
pany the latter to the Philippines , where
General Lawton will take command of the
Department of the Pacific.
Lieutenant Colonel Henry Carroll , Sixth
cavalry , has been relieved from duty at Fort
Loavcnworth , and has been directed to take
station at Fort Rlley. Major Thomas C.
Lebo , Sixth cavalry , succeeds Colonel CarroN
at Fort Leavenworth.
Announcement was made Tuesday of an
extension of leave granted to Lieutenant G.
Maury Cralle , Twentieth Infantry , and In
thla connection It may bo said that these
various extensions arc due to the fact that
the lieutenant Is enjoying his honeymoon.
The wedding took place at West Point , and
Is Interesting for the reason that it is sel
dom this ceremony IB performed at the
academy. The brldo was Miss May Georglana
Cranry. The wedding was solemnized De
cember 28. It was not rte have occurred until
February , but the orders for the lieutenant's
regiment to go to the Philippines hastened
the event.
Sergeant William Jones , Company F , Second
end Infantry who has been at his homo in
this city on sick furlough , left today for An-
nlston , Ara. , where ho will rejoin his regi
ment.
Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup Is a preventive for
loss of voice and ulcerated throat.
MAKING A GAUEHY PLAY
Oonnoil's ' Position with Reference to Glean
ing the Streets.
TIES HANDS OF BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
Clmlrmntt llitnrnnter i\pliilnn : tha
I'niiillllniiK uf the Iteniilulluu
Ai | > r < > | irliiliiu I'umln for
the Witrltt
"It's a grand stand play ; a play for applause -
plauso fnun the galleries , so to gpntk , and
no more , " Is what Chairman Rosewater of
the Board of Public Workfl says of the
resolution passed by the council , appropriat
ing $1,000 for street cleaning. "That rcsoiu-
tlon Is like the pockctbook with the string
tied to ft that the small boy places on Hi a
sidewalk on All Fools' day. When the pass-
crby stoops to pick up the pocketbook tlia
small boy switches It out of sight nud ) ells
'April fool. ' So It Is with ( he resolution.
There are strings tied to It that prevenU
the Board of Public Works fvom using tho'
money , and yet the council expects the pub
J lic to read Its action something llko this ,
'Why , Uio council appropriated $1,000 for the
Board ' of Public Works to clean the streets.
If The streets are not cleaned , it Is not the
council's fault , but that of the board. '
"In the first place the council declares that
the money eliall nolt bo used until 'the
weather permits. ' Now , who Is to dcterralno
when the weather permits ? In the second ,
place , there Is in force a , resolution passed
by the council and signed by Uio mayor , by
which the Board of Public Works Is directed
not to clear off auy snow or
Ice from the streets until tha
council directs It to bo done. Now ,
so long aa this latter resolution stands , how
can the Board of Public Works use the $1,000
appropriated In clearing off the filth that la
Imbedded In the ice and snow that covera
the streets ?
Mimt Go on Iterord.
"Tho time Is rapidly coming when the
council will have to put Itself on record la
regard to this street cleaning. If it wants
the streets cfearcd of the Ice , wliy does It
not pass a resolution directing the Board of
Public Works to clear off the Ice and snow
and appropriating the necessary money for
the work ? The Board of Publlo
Works will know when the work
ought to bo done and need not bo told to icI
about it when 'the weather permits. '
"I have pointed out to various of the coun.
oilmen that they should repeal the resoju-
tlon directing the board not to clear snow
from the streets without specific orders.
But their object Is of another character.
The members want to place thcmeelvcs In
the light of being anxious that the work
should bo done and make people bcllovo that
the Board of Public Works Is the obstacle.
In other words , they want to force the Board ;
of Publlo Works to bo subservient to thorn ,
to do exactly as they say , to employ the men
they want. That has been their policy ever
since the board was reorganized and was thn
recipient of resolutions of thanks from wheel
clubs and citizens for the manner In
which the streets wcro kept In condition.
They then cnmo to the conclusion that the
board was occupying too much of the pUbllo
eye and they straightway set about to de
flect -Bomo of the credit to themselves , even
to the point of hampering the board in Us
work. "
CLOCK GETSA DARK FACE
_
More Experiment * oil the Now Gov
ernment IlnllilliiK Time
piece.
Superintendent Latonser of the govern
ment building has decided on the changed
that will be made In order to make the face
of the > tower clock visible more than two
blocks from the building. The gold bands
will bo retained , but their size will be
slightly increased. The small hand will ba
nine Inches wide and the long seven. The
size of the figures will also be Increased and
the cross-bars will bo made invisible by
changing their color from gold to gray.
Then the glass will be given a background
of coloring , nnd it is believed that when
these changes are accomplished the result
will be satisfactory.
He says that his experiments have thor
oughly disposed of the theory that black
hands can bo seen rnoro distinctly than
gold. Ho tried putting on a nine-Inch
black hand and a three-Inch gold one. At
two blocks away both hands appeared to beef
of the sarao size , and from a point four
blocks away the gold hand seemed larger
and moro distinct than the black ono. Ho
regards It as an undisputed fact that the
gold hands give the best results.
Wonld-Ilc llnnlcrnptN.
Harvey B. Troxel of Beatrice has fllod a
petition in United States court expressing
his desire to bo considered a bankrupt. His
liabilities are cited to aggregate about
$2,700 and his assets consist of household
furniture worth $250. , which ho holds ex
empt from attachment.
Irving Mott of Adams also asks to be de
clared a bankrupt. His debts aggregate $700
and his assets consist of exempted property
valued at $300.
Horrible agony Is caused by Piles , Burns
and Skin Diseases. These are immediately
relieved and quickly cured by DoWltt's
Witch Hazel salvo. Beware of worthiest
Imitations.
You May Not Be a Judge
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make any difference with your buying
here we know a good piano and. wo
will tell you all about tbe ono you se
lect so you will know as much ns nny
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one we never misrepresent and you arc
at liberty to brhiK all your friends with
you you can't make a mistake In se
lecting a Klmlmll Knabe Kranlch &
Bach or Ilospe piano we can save you
from ? 50 to $100 on the purchase.
A. HOSPE ,
Music and Art. 1513 Douglas.
Photographic Supplies
Of all descriptions can bo found li.-ro-
Not a thing that you may need but what
Iran be found here bo It for taking the
picture developing printing toning
mounting and when It comes to mountIng -
Ing what can bo ulcer than nn album
and what album can bo better than the
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