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NEW BOORS ASD .MAGAZINES
The Browning Letters Given to ths Public at
Last.
QUITE A URGE CROP OF NEW FICTION
A Siirlnkllmr of Htxtnrnnil 1'orlrj
GOF to Vlnkc I | i Uif- VcrU'n ( Mil-
lint of Literature V Olnncr
nt Ili-ucnt MngnrlnoH.
The eremt interest which the world has
in ttio lives and writings of Itobirt Brown
ing and Elizabeth Barrett would naturally
cxleud to anything having to do with them
H 6oom , therefore , quite natuml that the
announcement that the letters pawed lt -
twctn thec tvo eminent people would bo
published should create quite a little Hurry
of excitement in literary circle * . It is also
by no means strange that the wisdom of
publishing private correspondence Intended
n only fur the ees of the writer nnd the
t" recipient should meet with muill adverse
criticism. To many the laying bare of the
Inmost secrets of the heart seems almrat
like sacrilege and not a fewof the most
ardent admirers of llobert Browning nnd
Elizabeth Barrett would have much pre
ferred that these letters should have re
mained a sealed book However , those wlio
had the letters In charge thought differ
ently and tUey nre now public proper ! } ,
being published in two volumcH According
to the preface accompanying the first vol
ume , the letters nre given to the public
with the full consent of their writers. Mr
Hrovvnlnc is quoted ns saying "There they
nre , do with them as you pk-aso when I am
dead' and gone. " The letters ae the record
of a great nnd sublime love , and the love-
story told in them has nil the elements of
n novel ot the old letter-writing school.
Tticro aic , of course , many instructive
tciminonts on books authors and critics of
tie time , but for the most part the writers
are concerned only with their love for each
other and for each other's work. Harper &
Brothers , New York. Cloth , $3.
itfiM-nt ric'iiiui.
"Ilngped Lady. " by William Dean How-
ells , Is a story In the author's usual vein.
It opens with n description of life In a
small summer hotel In NewEngland. .
Clementina Claxon , the daughter of a poor
family of the neighborhood , Is the heroine.
Bhe Is employed In the hotel In a general
capacity , and here Gregory , the heaa waiter
pnd a college student , falls In love vrith her.
Here Mr. and Mrs Lander , a wualtby.
quaint , old-fashioned New- England couple ,
are captivated by Clementina's pretty face
and pretty wa } , and when Mr Lander dies ,
two } care later , Mrs Lander asks Clemen
tina to visit her at her hotel In Boston. What
was Intended as a visit results practically
In an adoption , nnd Clementina becomes al
most a daughter to Mrs Lander This lady
IB a confirmed globe-trotter , und when she
decldea on a Journey to Europe she induces
Clementina to accompany her , and Clemen
tina has many love affairs In the course of
her travels through Venice and Florence
nnd Rome. She meets Gregory again , who
Is private tutor to a 'boy traveling abroad ,
and he proposes again. Gregory's life pur
pose is to become a missionary , and he
wishes Clementina to accompany him and
bo his helper in hit ; work in pagan lands ,
but he wants her to do it all for the sake
of religion and not for him. Clementina
loves him , but she will not leave her friends
and her home for the eake of religion. If
she goes she does so only because Bhe Inves
Gregory und for nothing else Gregorys
conscience will not allow- him to marry her
under such ! circumstances , and he renounces
her sorrow-fully and leaves her. Clementina
has met a } oung American In Florence by
whom she wne greatly attracted , and when
she meets him ngaln in Venice she becomes
engaged to him. Mrs Lander dies suddenly
without making a will , and Clementina re
turns to America nnd marries Hlnkle , who
dies within n year She meets Gregory
again , und the conclusion of the novel hints
at a happy termination of their love affair.
Harper & Brothers Cloth , Jl To.
A book entitled "The Fifth of November , "
by Charles S. Bentley nnd F. Klmbail
Scrlbner , is a romance founded upon his
torical facts relating to the "gunpowder
plot , " with which nil students of English
history are fumtllar The characters In the
novel are meetly historical nnd as a general
thing the authors have "been " guided by
events as told by historians The character
of the work , of course , necessitates its be
ing more or less tragical nnd the motives
and feelings of the participants In the plot ,
which was Intended to cause the destruc
tion of England's king nno house of parlia
ment , nre carefully developed. At the same
time there is a strong element of romanie
throughout the whole story that makes it
a readable ns well as on instructive work.
Hand , MoXally & Co. , Chicago
"A West Point Wooing , nnd Other Stories"
IE the most recent work of Clara Louise
Burnham. Mrs. Burnhnm's West Point
Etorles are BO well told , and represent BO do
Ilghtfully thp spirit of the romantic features
of the military academy , that she wisely
gathers several of her successful tales relat
ing to it and gives them the attractive title
of ono of them. The bouk contalnb besides
the story whlrh gives its. name "Pursuer
or Purbiied ; " " \ Cadet Camp Episode , " "A
Franco-Amerlcun , " "The Oadet Captain's
Expotlmcnt , " "The New Organ. " ' 'A Thanks-
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RfTtvcl ' "Th * Subjugation of
Rtaln * . ' A MltUfce in Conaonftnts. " ' A
NeiHrnl TbimkftfrlnR , * "Murf Annit. " "Br
Minute , " and "At Cnwt Vlp * " Sow * of
tbme utoriv * art not connected with Wmt
1'olnt. but all have the charm walcfa wins
for Mrs Burnlmm's novels no nmnv the -
wind reader * . Thl * ought to be a popular
book for rending Aloud next niimmer. an-
lees everybody shall have read It before
then. Hongbton , Mlfflln & Co. Cloth , U.2S.
"The Wire Cutters" Is a story by Mm.
M. IS. Darls who will be remembered by
the reading public as the author of "t'nder
the Man-Dp ; ' Mr . Davis understands
oouthrrn characters very thoroughlj , and
the dramatic skill to poe and move
them very effectively. The IKe and people
of a country village In Texas are cleverly
seized nnd skillfull } depicted. Part of the
history of this settlement , find the mnst ab
sorbing part , relates to the- shutting of
cattle from the springs by wire fences , and
the consequent raids on the fences by men
who must have water for their stock. The
story Included eomo sensational incidents in
.his local warfare , and also embraces charac
ters and events in the vaster struggle of the
civil war. llcautlful women figure in It ,
also masterful men and men who need to
be mustered , and the deeply Interesting
novel is written with force , knowledge , ob
servation and lltcrnr ) skill , lloughton , Mlf-
flln & Co Cloth , U.GO.
A work entitled "Hed , White ami Blue
Days , " by K. k Sheldon , deals vvlth ol.l
Xevv England people , ns the author c\-
pre * cs It He takes as his heroine a Rlrl
raised among the narrow-minded but
strictly orthodox people ot New England
Havlnp been reared in a community where
but little U known of the deceit and wicked
ness of the world nt large Bhe naturally
falls into difficulty when Ehe leaves her
r arrow sphere of action. However , she loses
none of her hlph moral Ideas and after
having n series of hard experiences IB but
little wiser than before. The theme Is an
old one ami not much Impioved by the
author. H. Ingalls Kltnball , publisher , New-
York.
A book rntltle.3 "The Uist War , or the
Triumph of the English Tongue , " by S. W.
Odell , Is a poovl example of what may be
accomplliheJ by the aid of a good Imagina
tion. The author , without giving any warn
ing , transports his readers about TOO > ears
Into the future and endeavors to describe
the conditions that will exist upon earth nt
that tlmo That the author Is In favor of
expansion rnunot be dotfbted , for In the
year 2000 he makes the United States to
embrace both North and South America ,
Greenland and the surrounding Islands In
the Atlantic and Paciflc oceans. England
bnn also expanded until the English speak
ing people Inhabit a large part of Europe
and Africa Over against the allied forces
of the English speaking people la every
part of the world is placed the follow ere of
the czar-pope , emperor of greater Rus la
nnd protector of Turkish Asia and Muham-
medan Abyssinia. The last war Is , of course ,
between these two opposing forces , and after
describing the greatly Improved methods of
warfare and the increased efficiency of the
engines of destruction , he brings about n
short but decisive struggle , Inwhich th
English people are victorious. This ex
tends the sway of the conquorers all over
the world and makes one united republic ,
which Is named the United States of the
World Charles H Kerr & Co. , Chicago.
" V irkn of riiet.
The Library of Useful Stories is a series
of little books dealing with various branches
of useful knowledge and treating each sub
ject In clear , concise language , as free as
possible from technical words and phrases
Each book Is complete In itself A dozen
or more volumes of this series is now
ready. Among those already out are "The
Story ot the Wind , " "The Story ot Photog
raphy , " "The Story of Life on the Seas. "
"Tho Storj of Germ Life" "The Story cf
the Earth's Hemisphere. " "The Story of
the Plants , " "The Story of Primitive Man , "
etc A new work has Just been added , en
titled. "The Story of the Cotton Plant , " by
P Wilkinson It traces the manj changes
that take place from the growth of the plant
until the manufactured product Is read } for
the market Like all the other books In this
series It will Ibe found most instructive
D. Appleton & Co. , New York , cloth , 40c.
"The History of Illinois and Louisiana
Under the French Rule" is by Joseph Wal
lace The author has evidently -worked
with the idea of compiling an exhaustive his
tory , which ehould cover. In a most thor
ough manner , every feature of his subject
Although this work Is primarily confined to
the' doings of the French In the Mississippi
vnlle } , } et such a general view Is taken
of their transactions in other parts of the
continent as to render it , in some measure ,
n compendious hlstor } of the French Do
minion in North America Robert Clarke
compan } , publishers , Cincinnati.
A Nlirn ikii I'IM-I.
"Interludes" is the Vrief title cf a dainty
volume of verses from the pen of Belle WI1-
ley Gue of Wlnslde , Neb. The author's work
Is familiar to readers of The Bee , having
contributed to Its columns many of her
choicest poems. Nearl } 100 poems are em
braced in the collection , covering a wide
range of subjects und Illustrating the versa
tility of the author The dominant tone cf
Mis Cue's verse is love of the beautiful
in nature , the good In the human famll } ,
and tender faith In the Most High There
la nothing frivolous in the volume , and
very little of the sentimental The poems
are of n high order , both In subject and
expression. They take the appreciative
reader into the fields , the woods and the
mountains , entertain -with etchings of the
fleeting Reasons , nnd point out here and
there the hidden charms of prosaic life.
Every poem Is nn artistic pen picture , ele
vating In tone and ennobling in sentiment.
Household Realm I'ubllbhlng company , Chicago
cage ; price , $1
,
Among the leading features of the March
Forum are "The Future of Our Nuvj , !
"Is Our Army Degenerate. " "Diplomatic Pa }
and Clothes" by Mark Twain , "Colonies nnd
Other Dependencies. " "What Shall Wo Do
With the Philippines ? " "Influence of the
War On Our Public Life , " "The Borough
SjEtcm in Municipal Government , " "The 11
Negro and African Colonization , " etc.
There Is very little that need be said re
garding the current number of The Art
Amateur , as it keeps up the high standard
of excellence attained in the past. The
illustrations in the present number are ex
ceedingly good. The frontispiece is "Tho J
Greek Girl. " from the painting by Frederick
Arthur IJrldgman There are also a number
of other Illustrations copied from his works.
The Overland Magazine will be found very
nttraaive this month , both in appearance
and contents It Is profusely illustrated and ,
what is more , the Illustrations are good.
Such articles ns "Campaigning In ( he Philip
pines , " "Samoa Illustrated , " and "At Home
With Aguinaldo , " are very timely. There
are a number of Omaha business men who
have had large interests in the region of
Lake Chelan , and they will be interested in
the long article regarding that bud > of water
and the surrouudlng countrj.
Ac noted a month ago The Midland Maga
zine , formerly published at DOS Molucs , is
now being issued by the Twentieth Century
Publishing company of St. Louis. It shows
great improvement and the current number
will be found to contain a number of well
written and highly Interesting articles
n
*
The American Kitchen Magazine , pub
lished b > < he Home Science I'ubllbblug com-
pauj of Ilnsu. . is , as Its name would indl-
devoted te the Interests of the
kwper. Ho * wtll It fill * lt place can only
b ? appreciated by cncn bnuMkeepers ae are
familiar with it
The State , published at Tacotm. contin
ue * t Improve as It Bains in age and ex
perience. The February number , lout out.
is very creditable both to 1U publishers
and to the people of the aorthweet.
Ijld-rnr ) ' .Mnunrlnm.
The Ilookman for March present * a very
intetettlng menu of which thp follow ing
ii a sample "A Reader's Lament. " "The
Drama of the Month. ' "March Moods , "
"Janice Meredith , " a Ptory of the revela
tion , chapters 1-V. "A Brief for the South , "
"The Art of the Month , " "The nookman's
Literary Sculpture Gallery , No. 1 , " "Kip-
llag's Verse-People , " "Kipling's Suppressed
Works. " "Snowbound. " "Maeterlinck as ft
Proiliet of Joy , " "A Voice f-om the
Cftetto , " "Nirnr the Forum of Trajan , "
1 fntaniRble Enemy , " "A New Life of
Shakespeare , " "Wolf Thompson and Ills
Wild Animals , " "Alice in Wonderland" on
the stage.
The Book Uujrr has ns a frontispiece a
picture of Mlc. do Malntcnon. Among the
articles most apt to catch the eje as well
as Interest the reader arc "Stevenson , Kipling -
ling and Anglo-Saxon Imperialism , " "On
Some Illustrators of Dickens , " "Lewis Car
roll's Life and Letters. " In addition there
are the usual interesting departments , book
reviews , etc
The character of the Critic may be gained
by n glance at some of the more important
features enumerated In the table of con
tents The letters of Robert Brownlhg nnd
Ellzabetti Barrett Browning , whlcto have
just appeared In book form , are reviewed
at length. As n frontispiece there Is a portrait
trait of Washington und there is also a
portrait of Thackeray , neither of which. It
is claimed , have ever before been pub
lished. Then there is n portrait of Dickens
and reproductions from sketches by Crulk-
sbajik. Leech , Seymour , Browne and Buse.
The Literary Review presents the folfovv-
lowing "Unknown masters of contemporary
literature , the L > rlc Theocritus II , Bismarck ,
by himself nnd by his Boswell ; Eveln Innes ,
some recent books of war and travel , n novel
reader's guide , markings from books , new
l ooks and new editions. "
Books received-
"The Mnrtrdom of An Empress , " illus
trated , being an account of the life of the
omprws of Austria. Haipcr & Bros. , New-
York ; cloth J2.SO.
"The Jacksonlan Epoch , " by Charles H.
Peck. Jlarper & Bros. , New York , cloth.
$2.50.
"Espirltu Santo , " a novel by Henrietta
Dana Skinner. Harper & Bros. , New York ;
cloth , $1.25.
"An Incident acid Other Happenings , " by
Saiah BarnvvDll Elliott. Harper & Bros. ,
New York , cloth , Jl 23.
"If I Were a Man , " the story of a new
southerner , b } Harrison Robertson. Charles
Scrlbner's Sons , New York ; cloth , 75c.
"Tho Amateur Cracksman , " by E W. Hor-
nung. Charles Scrlbner's Sons , New York ,
oloth , ? 1.25.
.
"Barnes1 Popular History of the United
States" has been brought down to date In
a new- edition , including the Spanish-Amer
ican war The publishers nre A. S. Barnes
& Co
"The Mormon Prophet. " the forthcoming
novel by Lily Dougall , Is to appear In an
opportune time in view of the interest
aroused by the case of Congressman-elect
Roberts of Utah
The Macmillan company will publish
shortly "The Distribution of Wealth , ' by
John B. Clark , professor of political economy -
omy , Columbia university , author of "The
Philosophy of Wealth , " etc
"RIcroft of Withens , " the striking ro
mance by Halliwell Satellite recentl } pub
lished bv D. Appleton & Co , moves the Lon
don Literary World to a comparison with
"Lorna Dome" and an txpres&ion of tha
belief that "the race of giants is not dead
jet "
The University of Iowa at Iowa City has
published and is about to distribute to its
correspondents an illustrated volume of 290
pages entitled "Explorations in the Far
North , " by Frank Russell There being no
available fund from which the postage on
this work can be paid by the university the
book will be mailed upon the receipt of 14
cents , in stomps.
Among thu illustrated books of the spring
a prominent place will be given Edgar Allen
Poe s "A Gordon Pm " The Illustrations
are b } A D McCormnck and thoroughly
i catch the spirit of Poe s writing This book
will be published by New Amsterdam Book
company , which will follow U with another
one containing Poe B "Gold Bug , " the "Mur
der in the Rue Morgue Stories , " etc. Illus
trated by the same artist. (
The third and concluding volumes of i
Prof 'James Frederick McCurdy's "History ,
Prophecy nnd the Monuments" wniil follow
the history ot Ibrael up to the end of the
exile and the clobe of the Semitic regime in
western Asia It will l v cnbe the decline
and full of the Hebrew monaithy and the
political , social and rcllgloub reformation
of the community under the discipline of
the captiv Ity and residence in a foreign land.
All lovers of Kipling a works , and that In
cludes nearly everbody , will want to read
"A Ken of Kipling , " nn appreciation , by
Will 01 Clemens , a nephew of Mark Twain.
The book will be issiwd about the end of
this month by New Amstsidum Book rorn-
pauy and will contain an account of Kipj
ling's carter , an appreciation of his various
works in prose and verse , a chapter on his
religion us shown 4n his writings , his famous -
mous interview with Mark Twain , some
good anecdotes , u bibliography , a photo
gravure portrait nnd some.illustrations. .
"History Up to Date , " by William A.
Johnston , IB n short , crisp chronicle of the
Spanish-American war which every busy
man nnd woman will bv glad to possess.
Written from day to day , while the events
It records were 1n progress , it adds the
breezy stimulus of telegraphic news to thu
authorit } of conftimcd history It Is not a
commentar } upon political situations , either
In Spain or in America , but it is u journal
of events brief accurate and valuable The
book will bo fully UlUbtrated. A. S Bnruus
& Co. will be the publUhers.
Mii ir lit ! . 1'iitrIt-U'N C'hurL-li.
Alois Lejeal'b Fourth Mass will be given
at St. PatrlcK'6 church , Fourteenth and
Casn-llar btreets , Frlda } morning at 10 30
o'clock , accompanied by Bod's orchestra ,
Mr Nordlne , leader :
Kyrle Chorus
Gloria Soloists : Mthb A Rush , MES |
S. Graham and chorus.
Credo Sololsu : Mrs. F. Morlarty ,
MUs G. Rush , Mr. J. Brennnn
Sanctus Chorus
C-nedlctus Orchestra
Agnuti Del Soloists : Mies Graham ,
Miss IlUBh , Miss G Kush
Offertory . .Mlllard's Ave Maria
Mr ? . F. Morlarty ; violin obllputo , F
Nordlne.
Venle Creator . . - James Rush
Us inn to St Patrick by Chorus nnd
Or < lustra
Solemn high mufs at J0.30 o'clock a. m.
Organist Miss O'Rourke
Rev P. F. Mc-Carth } will deliver the
sermon
There Is only one Dent's Toot'jarhe Gum. '
Beware of imitators Ail .Iriigijis'a 1 > ren's
! Oerlcr Mm 11 Iliinl.riijil.
i Judge Munger has signed the decree of
Involuntary bankruptcy in the case brought
by Uounli Lear } and other cruditors against
Henry Oerter The question of the appointment -
! ment of a trustee to take charge of the
. proper ! } will come up at a meeting of crrd-
1 itors which will eoon be called The claims
against Oortcr aggregate J1G.OOO. while his
assets roiislbt of saloon fixtures valued at
JC.OOO. The ilxturoe are now leased to his
EuccuKson , in the saloon buslneM and the decree -
croo it erantod subjejcf to the lease.
J. Sheer. Sodalla Mo , conductor on elec
tric Etreot car line , writes that his llttlu
daughter was very low vvlth croup , and her
life taved afte * uH ph El lans had failed ,
only by using Ono Minute Couch Cure.
WOODS FILES HIS ANSWERS
Charges of Collusion and Conspiracy Art
EXPLAINS COAL COMPANY METHODS
Hint lie- : \e\er llcrclvtMl AIIJ
Cunwlilrrntlcm on > < itvK ( SUrn
fur nn InlcrrM In tin *
lltlKltlf-ft * ,
A defense alleging collusion and con
spiracy to defraud him out of a considerable
sum of money has l > ecn raised by 11 II.
Woods of Sheridan , vA'yo. , former operating
manager of the Sheridan Fuel company tit
the mines there , to Uie suit pending against
him of the Globe National bank of Chicago
for the recovery of several thousand dollars
on notes. In an answer filed in the district
court In his behalf , he ruts the burden for
all tula upon C. N. Dietz. who. he t > a > s , !
acted throughout as the ncent of the liank
According to the stor > told by Woods , In
the document on flic. Diets and H. r. Cady
owned between them the most of the stock
of the Sheridan fuel company Cady bor
rowed some money from the bank and put
up CCC shares of his stock ns security. Even
In this , EUS Wood , Dlcti had been really
co-operating with the bank to freeze Cady I ,
out. The result was that Cady was compelled
eventually to let go of his stock , of which , |
however. Dietr retained nominal possession. I j
At this point Woods began to figure in
DIetz' plan , the document goes on to state ,
and Dietz made n proposition to ha\o Woods 1
purchase SCO of the shares on his personal
notes to the bank , Dietz promising that his
salary as resident manager would be in '
creased and a dividend would be paid and
assuring him that the notes would never
be pushed for payment. Altogether Woods | '
Incurred an Indebtedness In this deal of' '
about ? 7,9&0 and he gave to Dietz a cash
bonus of $20 ? 48 besides. This was in January - I
ary , 1S97 , and since that time Woods has ,
paid on his obligations as they would mature -
ture about j,500 , Including interest.
The main point that Woods makes Is that
he never received any consideration for the
notes , that no dividend has been paid him
and ho has been lorced from his position
In the bargain. Dietz installed himself as
president at a salarj of J20.000 a jcar and
gave positions to his brother and father , thu
brother of Dietz being made secretary at
$2,000 , and in addition to nil this a profitable
general merchandise business belonging to
the company. Woods charges , -was sold by
Dietz to the Omaha Trading company , which ,
says Woods , Dietz controls. The company !
Woods states further , earned J21 000 net in
1S97 and should have earned more In 1S9S ,
but no earnings have been paid to any of
the stockholders since the annual meeting
of 1897 Woods was let out of the manage
ment at Sheridan in December , 1S7.
When Dietz went after him , he nays , to In
duce him to buy the Cndj stock he repre
sented that it was the only way In which
the company could be saved from a receiver
ship threatened by the bank. The balance
of the stock Dietz assumed control of.
.NGb AOT HAD I.N PUIVATE.
Pul.licHj li en to tiltAViI -
HiiKlou Uliorcf CIINV.
Judge Fawcott was in the city Wednesday
to look after the sale of the real estate of
' the German Savings bank and , incidental ! } , '
to attend to a lev- equity matters coming u
before him.
I He denied the story from Toronto that
Mrs. Wellington had roMalned her divorce
I I here in a clandestine manner. The case was '
'heard ' in his chambers , he said , because the1 I
court room was occupied at the time with a1 I
proceeding in a trade mark patent right case , j !
'
but Wellington was represented bj a local
firm of attorneys Some depositions from j
parties who had seen Wellington at the
hotel in Sjracuse , N Y , were produced , I
and Wellington is said to have been present
when these depositions were taken in that
city during the month of Januarj. Judge I
Tawcett said he cross-examined .Mrs. Wel
lington , himself , verj closely and whatever
action was taken was with the full
knowledge of Wellington's attornejs.
Injunction I > ntuiiCOV < TN 'Via nil a mils.
The mandamus suit of John Shanahan ,
administrator of the estate of Katherine
DriFcoll , to compel the city of South Omaha
to levy a tax to pay the Driscoll $2,500 Judg
ment , has been decided by Judge Dickinson ,
but the injunction phase of it resulting
from the action of John 0. Owens and J B.
Smiley as taxpa.vers will not be passed
upon until Monday
The court holds that the fact that the city
was a party to the stipulation for the judg
ment and formally recognized and acqui
esced in the claim operates as a bar to its
reslbtauce of the mandamus. With the tax-
pa } era , however , distinguished as individ
uals from the corporate body of the cits ,
another question arises end the court Is In
clined to the opinion that they may have
the right to stop the pajment and collection
of the judgment by Injunction. Thus the in
junction feature of the case carries with it
the mandamus and until it is settled the
j mandamus IB suspended.
)
Kcimi Get Info Court.
, The attorney for JIrs Maud A Kelm ,
who is suing for a divorce from Henry H.
Kelm , went before Judge Tawcett Wedncs-
daj and obtained an order restraining Kelin
from carrjing out a threat to have his wife
arrested. The petition upon which the order
was based recited the order the judge had
made on January 27 allowing her $50 n
month alimony and giving her the right to
take some of the furniture away for her
own use in a room of her own. It informed
the court that Mr Kelm had made a threat
to have his wife arrested for removing the
things. Mrs. Kelm stated further that elncc
i February 28 the has received only $3 from
Kelm and that be owes her $95 alimony
According to her statement he once gave
her a check for $25 upon the United States
National bank , but the check was noi
cashed for lack of funds. No action was
taken on the matter of alimony.
Hrurlnir nil OIiI Tn Cn .o ,
A tas foreclosure bull which threatened
to cause the records to be dug up for a
time indefinitely extending Into the past IB
on trial before Judge Dickinson It is the
suit of J. McGregor Adams against Ralph
R Osgood , and the plaintiffs sue to recover
.taxes paid by them ever Blncp 18C7 upon lots
3 and 4 , block K , being the full boutbeast
corner of ( 'hirano * nd Twenty-Brat * irp < i
of the Intprt-nt the Urn * involve
thouMnd dollar * The mutter hu
lx > for ? th * ouprrme court twice nnd all
thut remain * to b * don * It to rtpio-minc il > e
mount of tbcKiet paid and eompu'e he
Interest.
l'ro pritlnit "
Ever ntite the Si dboroi ! h trial pnrt < 1 t
* ais it hiw been itnfxfwibl * to pet a ' "Ui
of any kind In the criminal department or
the district court , owing to the inability
of th prose cu'lon to have its wltneosrsi n
hfttfc In the cases railed. Tbf ntt tni tr.l
criminal ajeault case against Joseph Mari i
shalU , a cook , was called Tuesday morning
attd a jury was sworn. Then It w s tils-
covered that Htta Hlgslns , the lScarold
girl complaining against Marshall * , was no
where to be found. So It was ntvttnty to
CM mlnup the cute over to Wednesday
When Wednesday came and the Jury was
Keati'J In the ( box read ; to so ahead there
w-a * mill no complaining vvltneec and the
matter had to go over another day. As
sistant County Attorney Grossman thinks
the girl has been spirited away to prevent
the prosecution.
Judge Baker thought he would try
another case , that of daylight breaking and
entering against "Sloppj" Smith. It df-
veloped that there wai nn wltnoas present to
prceccute him , and his trial had to be post
poned also.
Minor VlnitiTN In Court.
Karl G. Done and John Norborg have been
renppolnted bailiffs for court room No 1 for
the ensuing jear jy judge Baker.
The prosecution of Leroy 1'rlnce , colored ,
on the charge of burglary lias bpen droppo.l.
When 1'rlnce wat , tried the jury dlsagr ea.
Judge Daker began the trial Wedifilnv
afternoon of Charles Smith , alias "Sloppy '
Smith , charred vvlth daylight breaking i nd
entering Smith is said to have stolen an
ov ercoat
It ds expected that John McCarty , who is
under n charge of counterfeiting , tun } be
able to gain his liberty today on the re
quired $10 000 bond It he does , J. G Sharp
will probably bo his suret } .
A petition has been illed in the county
court asking for the appointment of A P.
Sherrlll as guardian lor his wife , Mary J.
Sherrlll of Elgin III . who has been declared
Insane She owns property hero to the value
of $2.000.
Judgment In the turn of $330 has been con
fused In the county court by the Omaha
Street Hallway company to satisfy the John
Gabler claim. Gabler died In February ns
the result of an accident. Hlfc brother-in-
law , Joseph Langc , is. the administrator o !
his estate.
The Fltzpatrlck mandamus case to compel
the city council to take some action upon
his bill for extras for plumbing around the
clt } Jail has gone over until Monday , but It
Is hardly likely that any order will be neces
sary , as the council has already done what
Fltzpatrick asked.
A very hotlj contested case is on before
Judge Fawcett at Blair and he returns
thither to resume the hearing of It today.
An effort is being made to extend Fllnlr'e
limits so as to tuke in some 300 nores This
is opposed bv C C Crow. Dr Palmer and
other property owners nflected because they
do not wish to pay the city ta\ and help
carry the burden of Blair's indebtedness of
about $25,000.
PUT IN USE AS A TEXT-BOOK
t nlon I'nelflcIliKtor > of Ilimnlliiu
iHllllllls llfillK Stlllllfll 111
Omaha hcliooln.
At the personal request of S iperlntendont
of Schools Pearse the Union Pacific has con-
trlbuted a large number of copies of Its re
cent publication on the Hawaiian islands to
the city schools This history of the nation's
new possessions in the Pacific was Issued by
the passenger department of the Overland
Route a few weeks ago and brings all details
relating to Hawaii down to the present time.
Superintendent Pearse accidentally saw a
copy , and , appreciating its value as nn ad-
junct to the geographies and histories In use
in the cltj schools , personally requested that
some of the books be distributed through the
Omaba public schools An ample supplj was
therefore sent to the superintendent's office
In response to his request , and these weie at
once distributed by Mr Pearse through the
various school buildlncs of the city.
The Omaha teachers declare the publica
tion IT most valuable to them in teaching
the students the history of the islands , as
It Is handsomely illustrated vvlth mcst
accurate half-tone productions , with the nat
ural tint eiven to everything treated The
geographies in use are complete in their
way , but there is nothing to bf had in that
line which will compare with the elaborate
history just Issued bj the Union Pacific.
While the pictorial features of the publica
tion are much prized by the teachers and
have pro\en the source of endless interest to
the students , the reading matter of the pro
duction is regarded ns especially valuable ,
since it is all put together in such a con
spicuous manner by an experienced literary
artist who has seen to it that everything of
Interest In the Islands is full ) and accurately
treated. The pictures include especially the
historical scenes of the Islands , and were
made CNCluslvely for this publication. As
many teachers and others expect to make a
journey to the islands this spring , the in
formation as to the manner of reaching the
islands with the loss of the least possible
time and money , and at the same time hav
ing advantage of tbo best possible routes , j j
will be of exceeding value The Overland i
Route is supplying a great many people with
this class of literature. Incidentally , the ,
history includes in its complete compendium
of information all the subjects relating to
rates , meals , stop-over privileges , routes on
both sea and land , and other details desiied
bj the traveling public
SELL GERMAN BANK ASSETS
I'roH-rtj f tinDcfiiurl IiiNtltutlon
IMit on tinIllocU anil M > lil
III AllL-lillll ,
The auction sale of the real estate assets
of the defunct German Savings bank has
been begun in the McCaguo block There
nro about fifty pieces of real property to be
dispoecd of and the sale may occupy several
dnjg.
The first offering was a membership In the
Omaha Board of Trade , which was knocked
down for Jl'CThen a piece of property at
Twenty-third and Grace streets , comprising
100x200 feet , was put'on ' the block. It was
sold for fuoO , although It is valued by the
tax commissioner nt U.COO. The selling
price was minimised on account of taxes
amounting to nearly $1,100 , wlilcti have accumulated -
cumulated against the property.
A Kimbail Piano Patent
The action of 'tlio Kliulmll contains
otii1 of the ino'-t vainulilo Improvements
of the present day ( protected by L'nlloil
suites patent ) , by which tlie old wooden
hammer nud damper tlaiiRe are replaced
with a combined linnet of brass , which
ih not affeeted by change * of iitnio---
pheie , thus avoiding 1. LooM-nlnc of
hammer and damper llances on rail : in < l
consequent inttie _ . Necessity of * pac-
lug hummers. IS. Nec-eh lty of
travel of luunmcrn.1. . Woiklni ; c ut of
llango ceuler plnh. \Varplnj ; or MI- ;
ping of rail. Wo liaxe. a way of making
terms on the Kimbail ihat makes it en > > y
to own one
oneA. . HOSPE ,
We celebrate oar -5ll > l > u lnr > annl-
Oct. 23rd , 1800.
Uusic and Art. 1513 Douglas ,
i for infants nnd Children.
Tlie Kind You Have Always Bought
BEARS THE SIGNATURE OF
In Use For Over 30 Years.
ICOOLEY \ IS LODGED IN JAIL
j
Alleged Defanltini ; Onshler of Omaha Bead
Turned Over to tlie Polioe.
BOTHER PARTIES MAY & IMPLICATED
Coiili-ntlon Hint Aiiiroi | > rliilm ( of
l llllllN ColllllH-IUM'tl lll'lOUAC -
i-HNi'il 'loot , llinrmof the
IlooUx mill At-t-oiintN.
Thomas H. Cooley , the ox-cashier of the
Omaha road , who was arrested at lied Oak.
la. , on February 21 , has been turned over
to the police and nn information will be filed
charging him with the defalcation of $1 Sf.O
company money. Coolpy s shortage is onld
by persons In a position to know to bo
$4OSS This sum is divided between the
several companies which he represented ]
Inspector Lord , who represents the Na
tional Surety company , and Auditor Frazor
of tbo Omaha road applied to As
sistant County Attornej Helsley for the pur
pose of filing an information against Conic }
It was not known nt llrst what this would
contain , ns it was doubtful If all the short
age could be Included in it. Coolev was the
cashier for the Omaba road and was paid by
that line. He acted , however , In a similar
capacity for the Chicago , Milwaukee < 5L St
Paul , the Chicago S. Northwestern and Fre
mont , Elkhorn & Missouri Valley lines and
his shoitage is divided among these com
panies It was decided finally that the in
formation should include three counts which
would allege the appropriation of $1.S50 be
longing to the Omaha road. This shortage
represented two checks for $1,020 and $4zO ,
respective ! } , which had been gi\en to the
cashier by the smelting compi-ny and applied
i to a shortage existing with the other
I lines Instead of being credited In
I the proper place The balance is $401) )
j | in cash , which is said to have been taken
from the safe on the night of his departure ,
i
after the money had ibeen checked over by
i the travelling auditors It was suggested
that if the information did not include the
I '
alleged misapplication of the two checks
i Couley could bo charged with the theft of
I the cash alone. This would simplify mat
ters and not necessitate the production ct
records to chow the amount of the short
'
age. Helsley decided , however , to In
clude the three allegations in the com
plaint which was drawn 1 > > him and filed.
Too Much for 111 * Krlt-iulH.
Coolcj bus been at the Her GranJ hotel
since his return from Red Oak , la. He
was watched by Inspector Lord and a man
who had been placed with him. His friends
did all they could to raise the moncj he
had taken , but it seems the amount was
too large and they were unsuccessful An
officer was sent to the hotel after him and
lip now occupies quartcis in the cltj jail
Some Interesting dovelapments maj follow
the investigation of the books in the freight
office of the Omaha road in this citj as a
result of the defalcation by Coole > While
the shortage of Mr Cooley Is not phenomen
ally large , and its discovery was made sev
eral weeks ago , the examination of the
books is not jet complete There have
been several changes in the perponnel rf
the examiners since the work began At
present two men are representing the
Omaha in this investigation , and two others
look after the interests of the Northwest
ern. So important have the results so far
been that the companies have made drafts
upon the paymaster's department for men
to conduct the examination Two of these
come from this department , one from each
road , both of whom were former ! } auditors
It is understood from a reliable source
that the investigation has revealed the fact
that a shortage existed in the office before
Coolej ibecnmo cashier It has extended
back Beveral jears , Just how far Is jet to be
determined An important feature In this
direction is that the auditors have in the
past gone over these books and not found
the diitrppatK lo Tn < d - ( o11 ! i il ore
being i In. 1til up also and th IBIv ln > male
the examinations during the t-xlMtn r of
the shortage may have nn tpponunl i >
seek for other employment. Hut whiif
this point is of interest to the compiuips
themselves , the greater Interest is a mbi-J
to the dlscovorv that others beside * Cnuirj
have been responsible for shortages
When thp result of these dlscovrrlen will
bo made known cannot be told , but ! will
surely not be until the examiner. ? itmtleie
their labors This date Is also un iiioiu.
for it is said the books ar"o In BU h shape
that It is almost Impossible to follow up au >
Item
I'lrnsliii ; W t. for Itclli 11 > cm
AVnyne B Cnrlock , n brother of ( J W
Carlock of Omaha , was onr of the w 'mini ?
team of the Illinois Wrsle.van UIIIM 1111
which defeated the trio of the low.i \\cs-
lejnn In n debate at Blonmlngton tht other
night The question was whether annplo -
Atnerlcan alliance would < bp benclklal tn the
Vnlted States and Mr Cnrloc-k vvnc one of
those who contended for ttie negative In
discussing bis effort in this dlrcttion tbo
Bloomlngton Bulletin commends b ni nn nn
orator who gives promise of moie thnn loinl
renown His argument was character/e ! < l as
logical and full of dramatic fire , whhb car
ried his audience w itb him.
For frost bites , burns indolent sores ,
eczema , hkin dUraae. and cspeunllj Piles ,
De Wltt'u Witch Hazel Salve stands urit
and best. Look out tor disboncs ; people
who try to imitate and countirfeit it Us
their endorsement of n good article
We will pet vour bitxili- clean jf
adjust and oil all the bearings &
Me extra to pjllh a'l ' nUkel j'latcd ( * 3
parts f 3
PHONE 1665 |
Why not have ycur blc > cle fixed up
now , when the lidlng season opens it I
will be read } to lidc
We do all kind'of repairing
&t Morgan tt Wright Tires. bi.25. (
Chri-tySiddlcs , S'2.00. j
Other tires , SI and ipa per pair ]
| 6m.ilia BioyoSe Oct. , !
J Cor. Kith and Chicago fats. . i
.2 id. T llevden , M r. ;
Amatuer Photographers
Find * -s > - - * .
ours a S.
store vvbt'ic nil 'i ' rfr-- 'rjj
k Li
supplies can be <
had nt nnvnft \ i' ' jA wl
ublc pricesA' ' ILJ H
wo iriv-o the v rr W Jt
of
free use of our
durK rooms and
btu tr'sher to all rustomcM or we
vviil develop and print jour pictures
at a very moderate ejit i- invite
you to c-all nnd sen the new camera
ihat we me now showing This
dibplay will interest \ou oven if you
alicad'y have a peed camera
THE AlOE & PENFOLD CO. ,
.Amateur I'ltolourajihtc .Sn/v'lr
140S Farnani. OMAHA
OPPOSITE I'AXTON HOTEL
The New Military Shoe
It 1ms been a Ion ? ; time hincc wo put
n Mine on the nmiket tlmt bet-aim * K >
suddenly ] > oj ulnr ns this new military
MIDI * It's not on net-omit of the jmmo
but nUher tlie KOJilnofis tlmt it ] iosho,5si.'s
A beautiful slioc v\ltli nidu'l t-yt'lotb--
vvldo c.\tfiisioii vvdt s ill- with the oul-
vvard svviiiKiiif : mill ury Inht and
ins heel a jicrft'ct foot foini and
blioc uuiililor this s-iiriinr' *
bluiK vlrl kid nt onl.v § 4 < KI lint prlco
to be vt-ry iM > i > ulur tlit-sc
Drexel Shoe Co. ,
Oniabu'n Up-to-dnte Shoe Home ,
FAUNAM STREET.
Easter Things at Our Store
What ittlie c iiliectli.n . between J3nslM
and rabbits ? Tlie n laiioiihhiji of Knstw
10 vasx l H"t quite to ubbcuro but why
inbbithV lie that * it may wo liavo
candy nibbltn and cute little rabbit lion
bon UU&CN Jib well as esgb in v\sry con
ceivable shape nnd size iiiui'-'liialilo-
Esfss here are lit silk * > urnr candy
about evprytliinjr but real c ? > - ' shells-
We tiu have candy O BS with the yolks
ill n wonderful niiertion und a beauti
ful oue , for the artlMic element is high ,
BALDUFFVS ,
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