TTTE OMATI.V DAILY BEE : WEDNESDAY 22 , isno.
LATE BOOKS AND MAGAZINES
Valuable Fiction from the Pens of the
Story Writers.
CLEVER WRITER ON JAPANESE SUBJECTS
Jfew Itvvlctr I'utiliHlivil nt ZVntlnnnl
Cnpltnl In tlic Interest of Di'ino-
rrntlo Vnrly 1'lonty of llrml-
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"The Adventures of Philip" forms volume
xl In the biographical edition of Thackeray's
works now being brought out by the Harp-
era. Mrs. Hltchlc , In her Introduction to
this volume , deals with the era of the Corn-
fclll Magazine , years of unexampled pros
perity to Thackeray , but of unceasing toll
and fatigue. It has always seemed that the
author's fatigue showed Itself plainly In
"Philip , " but Thackeray and his children
thought tetter of that work than the public
' and lamented Its comparative failure. In
1859 Thackeray felt that the pecuniary rt-
ward of his labors was generous. After
thirty years of ups and downs Fate seemed
to flmllo upon 'him. By his lectures alone he
had made $47,600. He wrote to his mother :
"Three moro yearn , plcaso the Fates , nnd
the girls will have the $8.000 or $10,000 apiece
that I want for them. " "Vanity Fair , "
"Pendcnnls , " "Tho Xowcomes" and
"Kimcnd" had secured to their author fame
nnd a promise of fortune. Probably few
persons ever know that "Philip" w < w largely
autobiographical , That novel was published
In Cornhlll and was , In sonic sort , a sequel
to the unfinished "Shabby Genteel Story , "
first published In 1857 , In a volume of
"Miscellanies. " In a letter to one of hU
publishers , George Smith , ( July 9 , 1S61. )
" ' ' Is unfortunately
Thackeray wrote : 'Philip'
going Into proverty nnd struggle , but this
can't bo helped ; and , ns ho will , entro nous ,
take ptetty much the career of W. M. T. In
the flrst year of his ruin nnd Imprudent
marriage , at least the portrait will bo faith
ful. " Mrs. Illtchle says : "Early marriages
always appealed to my father. In writing to
congratulate Mr.V. . K.Syngc on his marriage
In 1S52 , ho said : 'I married at your age
with100 paid by a newspaper , which failed
elx months afterward , and always love to
hear of a young fellow testing his fortune
In that way. And , although my own
marriage was n wreck , as you know , I would
do It once again , for , behold , love Is the
crown and completion of all earthly good.
The man who Is afrnld of his fortune never
deserved one. ' " But not Philip's early
marriage or the hardships which befell him ,
or the sensational way In which fortune at
last came to him ( founded on fact , as Mrs.
Rltchlo chows us ) mar the Interest of the
story. It Is too long drawn out , deficient In
freshness of Invention , In actuality , In
charm as compared with Its predecessors.
There Is too much of Pendennls and Laura
In their talkative maturity. There Is too
much of rum and tobacco pipes. Ono Is al
ways glad to have read "Philip , " however ,
and must feel pleased to see it again In
this fine dress , with Frederick Walker's
illustrations , which now look so quaint , and
sometimes so droll , neatly reproduced ,
Harper & Bros. , New York.
"Exotics nnd Retrospectives" Is the rathei
peculiar tltlo which Lafcadio Hearn has se
lected for his latest work. It has beet
rather aptly spoken of as a book for twc
readers. The "Exotics" are very Interest
ing essays that relate to things that actual ! ;
exist. Fugl Is climbed , and perhaps no oni
who has not been above the "sea of cotton'
can understand how well Mr. Hcarn ha :
portrayed the experience. Then how qualn
and pretty nnd wholly novel Is the storj
of the singing Insects that the Japanese
keep for their amusement. Their frogs , too
glvp him a subject replete with tradltlor
and folk lore , proverb and ballad. Bu
when the reader Innocently turns the lea
and enters upon the "Retrospectives. " wha
can he hope to make of such subjects a
"Azure Psychology , " "Beauty Is Memory , '
nnd the like ? "It was because of blllloni
nnd billions of memories , " the reader 1
told , "amassed through trillions of lives
and blended within you Into some one vague
delicious Image , that you came to bellevi
a certain being more beautiful than the BUI
* mnemonic shadowing of all th
dead women related to the loves of you
Innumerable lives. " This idea that life am
sensation Is all an Inherited composite flit
like a ghost before ami about the rcade
as he dreamily follows the writer through :
mystical garden of exquisite flowers o
thought and speech that Intoxicate th
reason by strange perfumes and wither th
Instant they arc looked upon. If this ueem
a trifle vague nnd rhapsodical , It must b
remembered that It Is only a reflex of
retrospection ! Little , Brown & Co. , Bostor
The readers of the magazines have proba
bly noticed of late a number of very reada
bio little stories with a strong Jnpanes
flavor published over the name of "Onot
Watanna. " If sufficiently curious they hav
probably already learned that the name be
longs to a clever Japanese girl who Is raak
Ing quite n stir in literary circles. As
writer of bright stories depleting America
and English life Ir. Japan , as It Intermingle
with that of the natives. Miss Watanna ha
opened up a now field In fiction and on
which her genius Invests with a peculla
fascination. Her familiarity with the Japan
ess character and her mastery of the Japan
rco dialect are not surprising , but to fin
that the American men and women wh
figure In her stories are as faithfully par
trayed as nro the girls of the tea house I
quite remarkable , considering that the anther
thor has not yet reached her 22d blrthda
und has lived In America less than txv
years. Miss Watanna's father was an Eng
llshman , and she has had the advantages (
an English education. This talented youn
writer has now given to the public a vo
! uine entitled "Mlsa Nume of Japan , " a nevi
'containing all the usual elements <
trcngth found In high-class fiction , anne
no mo unique features which add an Inde
Bcrlbablo charm , A character more lovah !
than ( bat of Nume-San has never bee
contributed to the pages of English flctloi
Hand , McNally & Co. , Chicago. Cloth , $1.2
; The author of "Esplrltu Santo" la U
youngest daughter of Richard II. Dana , ji
author of "Two Years Before the Mast. " and
granddaughter of Richard Dana , poet and
editor of the North American Review , . This
Is her first extended work since 1S7S , when
her letters describing convent life In Paris
were published , flr. Holme * , In writing to
her on that occasion , said : "You have told
ono story so well that you must tell many ,
and It Is quite clear that your pen belongs
to the public. " "Hsplrltu Santo" Is n no el
with a musical background , the sccno Is
laid In Paris nnd nearly all the characters
arc Intimately connected with the musical
world. The chief Interest centers In the love
affairs of Adrlano and Theodore Darettl , who
are respectively the leading baritone and
tenor of the Paris opera. The story opens
when Adrlano Is on the eve of his flrst great
success , with n description of the life In the
house of Ramon Dlsdler , the father of
Ksplrltu Santo , the heroine. In Dlsdler's
house live llortenso Delepoule , n grealjcon-
tralto and singing teacher ; Mme. Valorge ,
Esplrltu's grandmother , nnd Adrlano and
Theodore. The story gives a glimpse of the
better side of Bohemian life In Paris and a
portrayal of the beautiful side of the Roman
Catholic religion. Harper & Bros. Cloth ,
$1.25.
Ellen Olney Kirk has written delightful
books for grownup people , but never any
thing better than her new venture , "Dorothy
Deano. " The doings of Dorothy , of the Lcc
twins , of the Inimitable Marcla and the two
logs. Carlo and Flossy , lure one right along
from the first page to the last. They are
real children , with quick wits and big hearts ,
and thoroughly lovable. It Is a simple story ,
full of fun , sparkling with Interest for every
unspoiled childish mind.
"If I Were a Man , the Story of a New
Southerner , " by Harrison Robertson , has
been Issued by the Scrlbners In their "Ivorj
Series. " Mr. Robertson , who Is the manag
ing editor of the Louisville Courier-Journal
was the author of that very successful storj
of the south , "How the Derby Was Won , '
published some years ago In one of tht
magazines.
Information of much Interest and use
especially at this time , Is given In a mono'
graph bearing the title , "Our New Posses'
slons. " The latest authentic Information If
embodied In the pamphlet and could be usci
to good advantage by every teacher o :
geography. American Book Company , Chi
cago. Price 10 cents.
"Extemporaneous Oratory for Professlona
and Amateur Speakers , " by Dr. James M
Buckley , is a work addressed to young men
The author's Instruction goes toward thi
cultivation of facility In extempore speakIng -
Ing , a power which must rest upon n solii
basis of sound information and settlec
opinion. His nlm Is to enunciate the phll
osophy of extemporaneous oratory , vhlcl
he defines as the delivery. In an arrange
ment of words and sentences entirely thi
birth of the occasion , of Ideas previous ! ;
conceived and adopted , together with sucl
thoughts and feelings ns may arlso from thi
occasion. Dr. Buckley Is strongly In favo ;
of extempore delivery as more powerful am
convincing means of reaching the mind , bu
ho lays great stress on the fact that It mus
bo based upon more vital qualities thai
gllhncss or mere talk. The extemporize
must proceed from a full mind nnd his nc
compllshment is rarely a gift of the gods
but Is the product of training nnd dtsclplln
and study. Eaton & Mains , New York
Cloth , $1.50.
Richard Realf was horn In 1834 In Eng
land. Coming to America as a young mai
ho remained for a time In New York and li
1855 went to Kansas as correspondent fo
the New York Tribune and other Journals
Soon after ho joined In the John Browi
movement nnd was sent to England ani
France to rnlse funds , thus escaping th
Harper's Ferry tragedy. Ho was marrle <
to u Maine lady and immediately after en
tered the army. While still In the servlc
he received word of his wife's death. Afte
the war he again married , but , the unlo
proving unfortunate , he began proceeding
for a divorce , nnd , supposing that he ha
secured one , married a third time. A hlghe
court , however , set aside the divorce an
Rcalf found himself a bigamist , with hi
second wife pursuing him vindictively. A
It this waa not enough , his flrst and res
wife was discovered to ha still living. Wit
three wives on his hands he decided tha
discretion was the better part of valor an
ran away to San Francisco , but the.seccn
wife soon learned of his whereabouts an
one morning in October Realf was foun
dead In bed with a bottle of laudanum a
his side. During his brief but eventful IIJ
Rcalf did a vast amount of literary worl
His poems have now for the flrst tlrno bee
collected and published In book form. The
appeared originally In the Argonaut , th
Atlantic Monthly , Harper's , Scrlbner's an
a number of dally newspapers. The velum
Is very attractive In appearance. Funk ,
Wagnalls Company , New York.
SOIIMI.nto ItrvlfuK.
The Conservative Review , volumn I , N
1 , Is at hand. It Is a quarterly , publlshe
by the Neale company of Washington. D.
The following from the table of contents w
glvo a better idea of Its character and vali
than any mere description : "Tho Constlt
tlon or Absolutism ? " "Stonewall Jackson
"The Prose Writings of Heine , " "Colon
Richard Malcolm Johnson. " "Amcrlci
Policy of Expansion. " "Captain John Sralt
Soldier and Historian " "
; "Chllde Rowland
"Tho Poet of Manhood " "
, "The Treaty WI
Spain , " "Kbaver , " a Turkish novel ; "N'e
England Statesmen. " It has been observ
that for years the great democratic par
has been without such an organ. For yea
it has not had a representative among t
great reviews of the land , and the only hea
ing Its leaders ever receive Is through t
pages of the organs of the opposition.
The old Cornhlll Magazine Is given som
thing of an American air this month by
tory entitled , "A Missionary of the F
West , " In which Alexander Innes Sha
writes of tbo life and adventures of I
Carson. Stephen Crane contributes n stoi
"A Self Made Man. " The other features
the number are , as usual , interesting. "T
Etchlnghara Letters" being concluded ,
Difficult as may bo the task of record !
the world's history as it Is being made , tl
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Chicago.
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Location central and convenient to all
R. R. depots , elevated and surface
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points of interest.
Finest Hotel in the West.
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ta k Is admirably performed by Current
HlKtory. Thi * review conflnes Itself to a
faithful nnd Intelligent presentation of facts
conveniently BtrnnRed for reference pur
pose * , at the same time losing none of the
qualities of excellent literary form. It Is
not n new experiment , but one whose
, justification Is found In the universal com
mendation of competent critics during the
last eight years.
Another review , but one thtit Is already
well known to Hie reading public. Is root-
Lore. H Is almost unnecessary to sny any
thing regarding the .character of the con
tents , as It embraces a vast amount of
matter pertaining to almost every depart
ment of literature.
MAY MAKE PEACE IMPERATIVE
l.nlior TlirontPiiw to Hrfti c to Turn
KM llnncl til MnUhiB Im-
ItliMtirntN iif Wnr.
BOSTON' , March 21. Samuel Oompera.
president of the American Federation
of Labor , was the principal spffakcr
at the peace meeting held In Tro-
mont temple under the auspices of the Good
Citizens' Peace society. Mr. Gompcrs re
ferred to the position of organized labor on
the question of expansion and said : "If it
was right for the founders of this govern
ment to fight for free government It Is not
today right to fight against It. Wo are to
day fighting against tbo only Asiatic country
that has over made an attempt to establish
a republican form of government , and we
nro today seriously considering taking part
n a plan to divide up China because It will
iclp our trade.
'The organizations of labor recognize that
a large standing army Is a menace to liberty
and n fomenter of trouble between man and
man. If peace cannot bo secured lu any
other way , the time Is coming when labor
will refuse to make Implements that are In
tended to strike down their fellowmen ; when
ship builders will refuse to construct vessels
of war ; when sailors will refuse to navigate
ships of war , and when all workers will refuse -
fuse to contribute their labors In any way
for the slaughter of their brethren , wher
ever they may be. There Is a treaty being
formulated by the union workers of Great
Urltaln and America which will make peace
necessary without the Intervention of gov
ernments. There has never been a confer
ence of workers that has not declared for
tranquillity and peace. "
BIG DEAL IN OIL PROPERTIES
Tli roe Independent AVcHt Vlreliilii
CnnitnnlcN Coiinollilate I'ljic
Line Into Field.
PARKERSBURG , W. Va. , March 21.
Very Important negotiations have Just been
closed whereby the Henry Oil company , the
Fearless Oil company and the McDonald Oil
company become one corporation , which will
bo one of the largest oil concerns Independ
ent of the Standard Oil company.
The three companies have been extensive
operators In the SIstervllle nnd Elk Forh
pools , and have been very successful. The
combined production of tbe three companies
will aggregate 2,400 barrels of oil dally , all
of which Is sold to the Standard Oil com
pany. It has been the desire of the Pro
ducers' Pipe Line company to enter the
West Virginia fields , but never until no
has It been In a. position to secure suffi
cient oil to pay for putting In a line. Ken
that the Producers' company Is on the saft
side , but with 2,400 barrels dally productlor
to start on , and with the co-operation of the
many Independent operators In West Vir
ginia fields , It will 'build ' Its line direct frorr
Pennsylvania to all the fields In this state
BRIDGE GOES UP SPEEDILY
American Firm Aivnrilril Contract li }
IlrltlNli AVnr Oilier Ileeiiunc of
Ittt Qtili'U AVorU.
PHILADELPHIA , March 21. An erectln
gang from the Pencoyd Iron works will leav
this city in n few days enroute to Africa fo
the purpose of building a bridge across th
Atbara river in the Soudan , near Khartourr
The seven spans of the bridge , with a tola
length of 1,100 feet , have already bee
shipped. The order was placed with th
Pencoyd Iron works by the British wa
office , less than six weeks ago , the com
pany agreeing to build the structure In seve
weeks. The Pencoyd company was give
preference over the English bridge builder
because the latter had stated that It woul
require seven months to complete th
structure. The British war office wa
anxious to have the bridge completed befor
fall In order to facilitate the operations c
General Kitchener against the Mahdlsts.
SALT PALACE AT SALT LAKE
I Unique * .Structure Will He Krocfeil a
, mock * of Sodium Chloride to
Attract TuurlHtn.
SALT DAKE , Utah , March 21. Somethlni
new and frc3h In the way of palaces Is to b
erected in this city shortly Cities in a coli
climate erect Ice palaces , but Salt Lake In
tends to put up a salt palace. Millions o
. . tons of rock salt are available and a com
, J ralttee already appointed Is to meet tomor
row night to complete the arrangements
H Is said that there are no dlfllcultles In th
. way of making the proposed palace entire ! ;
' I of salt. When completed It will certain !
bo a novelty and will doubtless attract vis
' Itors not only from the Intcr-mountaln eec
tlon , but from all parts of the country.
w Hotter Sewt r Fiicllltlpn DeimiiiiliMl ,
idy City Engineer Rosewater addressed
; y meeting of N'orth Bide property owners aid
rs' | Thirty-second street and" Ames avcniio Mon
, eday ! night In regard to the Increased sewe
r. i facilities for which the residents of th
'northwest ' psn of the city uro coutendlm
He first made a detailed showing of the sy :
I tern as It now exists and suggested that I
will cost not less than $100,000 to provld
Bthe drainage that Is desired. With the ure
a ent appropriation for sewer construction an
ir. maintenance It will be impossible to expen
id anything approximating this amount , but h
tt promised to do the best that Is possible fe
„ i that part of tbe city with the funds avail
' } able. Several councilman spoke briefly t
add to the assurance of the city englnec
10 that an effort will ba made to Improve th
i sewer facilities In that section ,
lg [ Xo Mil It-rial for IlrlilKOH.
Is CLEVELAND , March 21. Brldgemen ai
alarmed over tbo scarcity of bulldln
material. They soy It Is well nigh In
possible to secure plates as all the rolllr
rullls are overstocked with orders. A meei
Ing of leading brldgcmen was held here t <
day. One of the representatives of
prominent bridge company stated that tl
meeting was not held for the purpose (
forming a trust , but to discuss the preeui
dldlculty In securing supplies and to find
remedy for existing conditions ,
I > ell > - IteyiiolilH' Murderer oil Trlnl.
NEW VOHK , March 21. Dr. Samuel ,
Kennedy , the dentist accused of the inui
der of Emlllno C , Heynolds , appeared f <
trial today In the criminal branch of tl
supreme court. "Dolly" Reynolds was foun
murdered In a room at the Grand hole
this city , on August 1C , 1S9S. Five Juroi
were secured on the case.
Mny IiiKii-i't | Ciriinil Jur > - I'roecedlnu
NEW VOHK , March 21. Judge Ulanchan
In general sessions today , grantt-d the a ]
plication of counsel for Roland II. Mollt
oaux , accused of having poisoned Mrs. Kai
J. Adama. for permission to Inspect tl
minutes of the grand jury that indicts
Mollneaux.
IllonU Coiil .Illncr * In Si-union.
TERRE HAUTE , Ind. , March 21. Tt
tenth annual convention ot tbe block ro
' miners of this district opened today. NotI
Ing of Importance tvaa done. U is state
j that no action will be taKen concerning tl
rate for pick mining , but the scale for mi
I cblno work will be radically cbaujiCd.
viTIIPIM TitiP Ttt I'tvp
D THEIR lllIE TALKING
Assessors of the County and Oily Hold
Their Annual Meeting.
FAIL TO SUGGEST CHANGES IN VALUATION
Devote Tholr Kncrnl ' ( n I'rotcmliiK
.Vftiiltint Tnklnpf n Ccnann Villon *
( ilrcn I'lXtrn L'onipeiiantlon for
the Work.
Under the provisions of the state law the
ward and precinct assessors met In every
county In the state Tuesday to discuss the
general plan of assessment for the year mid
receive their final instructions , in connec
tion with the books and documents that they
will use In their canvass. The Douglas
county assessors met In the quarters nf the
Hoard of County Commissioners at 10 o'clock ,
but ns three of them were absent and the
law declares that absence from this meeting
shall be suflicleiit cause for summary re
moval from ofllco nn adjournment wan gen
erously taken until 2 o'clock In order to give
lie absentees n chance to bo present.
Homo of ( tic previous annual meetings at
ho local assessors have been signalized by
ho adoption of some broad resolutions
coking toward reform or a general elova-
lon of valuations to a point more nearly
whoru they are alleged to belong. Dut In
his case there was no apparrjl disposition
o Indulge In sweeping changes and the dls-
usslona served principally ns ti vehicle by
vhleh to exploit the personal grievances of
mo or two of the members.
The meeting selected Chris Boyer of the
Eighth ward to preside and I' . P. Slergcn
f West Omaha precinct as secretary. Then
some one suggested that It Is now pro-
losed that the assessors shall make a com-
ilcto census In addition to their other du-
\ci \ , and the Inquiry was nt once raised
vhether there will be any additional com-
> cnsatlon for this work. Xo one seemed to
> o clear as to what the alleged census meant
ind the dlfllculty was adjusted by Secretary
Mergcn , who read a copy of the Instructions
ssued by the state officials. This called on
ho assessors to make a list of the heads
of families and Indicate the number of per
sons in cacti family on March 1. On the
other hand they were not required to make
ho complete wage statistics of a year ago ,
ml merely to discover the amounts that arc
iald In wages by the manufacturing con-
corns.
Qullililc Over the 1'ny.
Attention was called to the fact that this
s the year on which the return on veterans
of the civil and Mexican wars must bo made ,
and on this occnslon this must bo supple
mented by a list of the men who are now
serving their country In Cuba and the rtitl-
.pplnefi. This brought the discussion bach
to the question of compensation , which was
promptly settled by a country delegate , who
suggested that there was no sense iu quib
bling over pay when the law provides that
they shall get $3 a day and employ ns
many deputies as are required to get the
work done In the sixty days prescribed.
Simon Trostler of the Ninth ward took tht
floor to ease bis mind lu regard to some
outrages that > ho declared had been perpe
trated last year by nn assessor whom he
declined to name. It was suggested that ir
order to be properly entitled to the floor he
must abuse sonic , one who Is now an assessor
ser and he consequently subsided.
Ontrom KuriiUliCN I'otiitorH.
A motion that an adjournment be take
to meet again at Mr. Boyer's office not late
than April 15 to discuss real estate assess
ments was voted down fnnd County Commls
sloner Ostrom was. . Introduced to give th
assessors a few pointers from the stand
point of a man who will bo compelled t
pass on their work and receive the klcli
from dissatisfied property owners. He com
mented with some vigor on the negllgenc
of previous assessments. Ho declared thi
It is getting altogether too fashionable t
merely copy the assessments of prevlou
years , Instead of going to the pains of
personal Inspection of the property. He sal
that even at that , some of the assessors ha
been too careless to copy the assessmenl
accurately and then he proceeded to cite
number of Instances in which assessment
of $50 had been carelessly copied as $500 c
$300 as $800 and the errors were never dis
covered until It was too late to rectify thei
and the property owners are now compelle
to pay taxes on these ridiculously unfal
assessment * . He urged the assessors to qu ;
copying and go to work , and added an Ind
reel suggestion that the valuations ougl
to be Increased all along the line. He sal
that years ago when the packing houses nn
practically all the other big enterprises 1
the county were In their Inclplency the ap
gregate valuation was $26,000,000. Nov
after ten years of growth , it Is only $21
000,000 , an amount scarcely sufficient to prc
vide money for the regular running expense
of the county government , with the maxl
mum levy allowed by law.
GREAT MIDWAY ATTRACT
Complete Philippine YllIiiKe t
He Secured for the fircntcr
America KxpoMtloii.
One of the most Important concessions y <
granted by the Greater America Exposltlc
company Is one signed Monday evening glv
Ing to twelve representative business men <
Omaha the exclusive privilege of showing
complete Philippine village. Under tl
name of the Philippine Amusement con
pany they have been nt work upon th
enterprise for some considerable time , nr
have already sent commissioners to tl
Islands to secure the exhibit.
This will bo one of the most Intorestli
and Instructive features of the great show
this year. It will portray the Filipinos i
they are. About twenty families of natlv
will be brought over , representing all class
of the people. There will be a band
musicians , n troupe nf acrobats and co
jurers , dancers and other attractions In t ]
amusement line , together with a large nur
her of animals and birds , and a variety
products showing the resources of f
islands ,
The promoters of the Philippine villa
have given a guaranty that no money will
spared to make this exhibit worthy of t :
support of the exposition and of all wl
attend.
Information relative to the success thi
President Miller and Mr. Rosewater ore hai
Ing In Washington In enlisting the Intere
B of the government otDclala In the colonli
f exhibits at the Greater America Expositlt
Is received with much sutlsfaetloij by the
ccal promoters of the enterprise. U Is con
sidered sufficient to Insure the acquirement
of a complete exposition of the colonial type *
and resources and the remaining agents will
bo started to the colonies within a few days.
The progress that Is being made In secur
ing live manufacturing exhibits Is also most
encouraging. Superintendent Simpson has
already obtained enough exhibits of this
character to entirely fill the Machinery nnd
Electricity building , and It now seems cer
tain that two of the big buildings will b
fully occupied by manufacturing displays' .
HAPPY ST. JOHN'S PARISH
Cluireli IN to He Imiiicilliitel ) ' Im
proved niul Iteiirlttril In Mnny
1'nrtleiilnrn ,
Quite extensive , Improvements , exterior
and Interior , will bo made at St. John's
church during the next fortnight. The high
gnbl of the root will bo carried forward
to t io vestibule , giving the edifice a verti
cal front. The front end ot the building
will be ornamented \\ltlh one oriel and two
stained glass windows and change * will be
made In the Interior , adding much to the
attractiveness and convenience ot this house
ot worship. The base of the tower will bo
raised to the gable elevation , giving addi
tional height , symmetry nnd dignity of ap
pearance. The north and south porches and
steps excrescences which have long been
eyesores will be removed and In their stead
a substantial front entrance and stairway
will be constructed.
lloth the church and the clergy house
will 'bo painted and permanent walks laid
on the Franklin and Twenty-sixth street
sides ot the property. It Is hoped that nil
these Improvements and alterations will
have been completed by Easter Sunday.
Il3hop ) Worthlngton has very kindly of
fered to pay the entire expense cf these
changes from funds placed In his hands for
discretionary use.
The news of the good things In store for
them has created a rlpplo of pleasant ex
citement among the parishioners of St.
John's. Rev. W. S. Howard , the rector ot
this church , having been relieved of mis
sionary duties outside of hli special juris
diction , Is now devoting his fine abilities
with characteristic energy to the work of
making St. John's what It should be a great
power In the chursh life of Omaha.
SKTTIjKS THE JACUIIS CASE.
Ilnllroail Company Coinprontliirii a nil
lie Aetlou IN IllxiulNNCd.
The case of Etlle Jacobs against the Bur
lington Railroad company , on the docket of
Judge Slabaugh , has been settled by the
plaintiff accepting $1,500 In full of her claim.
Several years ago when Efile Jacobs was a
child she was walking along the railroad
tracks nt Greenwood. A passenger train
came along and before she could get off the
track she was run down and both feet cut
off. Almost Immediately thereafter the
father commenced a $25,000 damage suit.
The case went to trial and during Its prog
ress a Juror was withdrawn and the Information
mation given out that the father had set
tled with the company. Subsequently Effle
Jacobs became ot age and Ignoring the set
tlement made by her father brought suit in
her own behalf. This case went to trial ,
and before Itwas submitted to the jury an
agreement was reached between the plalntlfl
and the defendant dismissing the suit.
IIiirrliiKtoii Defeats Ithode.
Judge Slabaugh has rendered a decision In
the Rhode-Harrington election , holding In
favor of Harrington. The two men at the
election last fall made the race for the office
of assessor In the Third ward , Rhode being
the republican and Harrington the democratic -
cratic candidate. The election returns
showed that Harrington was elected by a
plurality of one vote.- Rhode contested , al-
, leglng fraud and Illegal votes. The testimony
was taken some weeks ago. In passing upon
the case Judge Slabaugh found for Harring
ton aud decided that ho was elected by a plu
rality of two votes.
t !
3 | Sued for Urench of Proiulite.
5' ' Ida I. Edgerton has brought a breach ot
, promlso suit against X. H. Holllngsworth
i alleging damages In the sum of $2,000. The
plaintiff states that the defendant was her
steady company tor a number of years
prior to Oncfber , 1SD3. She further nays
3 that during the month herein named ho
promised to marry her , providing "tho
crops turned out well. " She says that the
crops were abundant during that year , bjt
instead of keeping his promise and leading
her to the altur as ihe had agreed , Hol
llngsworth courted and subsequently
mar
ried Sarah Mattox.
MarMhal \ , t Guilty.
"Not guilty" was the
verdict In the case
of the State against Judge Marshall , charged
with criminal assault upon Kettle Hlftclns
and Maggie Hess.
The case has been on trial for several
days before Judge Baker. When the ver
dict was announced the defendant's wife
was overcome with joy and fainted.
AeeiiKeil of IIiirotary.
The criminal case of the state against
Reed Yatcs and Andrew Anderson Is on
trial before Judge Powell , who is presiding
over Judge Baker's docket. The defend
ants are accused of looting a Harney street
tailor shop on the night of December ' 3
'
last.
t Of Interexf lo I.uUlex.
a Marian Kooke , manager for T. M. Thomp-
if ' ! 1C..S ? Ii.larKe , JmPorter of fine millinery at
Milwaukee avenue , Chicago , says if
- - Chamberlain's Cough Remedy : "During tht
late severe weather I caught a clr adful
cow which kept me nwako at night and inada
me unfit to attend my work durjug the day.
'One ' of my milliners was taking Chamber
lain s Cough Remedy for a suvero cold at
e that time , which seemed to relieve her so
quickly that I bqught some for myself. It
g acted like magic and I began to improve ul
if | once. I nm now entirely well nnd feel very
.B pleased to acknowledge Its merits. For
, gl Bale by all druggists.
'B Ml Mil Vlftim | ) | I-H.
'i ' | ATLANTA , Ga. , March 21. John Blgby ,
i-1 who was shot by tbo Palmetto mob last
ie , Thursday , died here today. His death makof
1-1 the sixth. The others will probably re-
cover.
f > laty * * * . Kk R jt
CASTOR IA
I0 ; For Infants and Children.
Kind You Have Always Bough !
Bears * hu
Signature of
The New Shoes Are Coming
And niuoiiK the now tiprlnx arrivals is
ft man's shoe at $8.50 that Just simply
overshadows any shoo we ever hail at
that price They are In vk-l kid anil
Hussla en If , In Iwth the light and tlarlc
shades blufher cut and plain htcu bals
In all the up-to-date styles of toes
with a genuine hand welt Hole bottom
of the very choicest oak soles Drex L.
Shooinan'H gimnintoo pees with every
pair and that ulone relieves you of any
risk lu buy Ins It is the best shoe over
sold lu Omaha for $3.50.
Drexel Shoe Co. ,
Omaha' * Up-to-date Shoe Ifonie ,
1410 PAKNAM STREET.
nuo
> r /fnM
The "Ivory" is a favorite shaving soap because ( t
makes a profuse rich lather , which softens the beard to
be removed and leaves the skin unharmed.
It costs about one-fifth as much as the so-called
shaving soaps and many who have used it for this
purpose for years , will not have any other.
The vegetable oils of which Ivory Soap is made , fit It for many special uses
for which other soaps are unsafe or unsatisfactory.
. .
COrrmOMT ll .V THI PROOTt B k eiMIlt CO. CINCINNtTI
OMAHA SMALLPOX HOSPITAL
Oity Officials Do Not Know What to Do
With It.
IS A WHITE ELEPHANT ON THEIR HANDS
It Mny Soon lie Movcil to the Comity
IN ) or I'nrni niul Encloiieil
with n
Keucc.
City officials are rapidly coming to the
conclusion that they have a big white ele
phant on their hands in the shape of the
smallpox hospital that was erected In Fon-
tanollo park last winter when the danger of
a smallpox epidemic was at Its height.
There Is no question that the city must re
move the building to satisfy resldcnta in
the northwest part of the city , but the city
council can devise no practical scheme of
getting rid at It.
The original Idea was to remcjve the struc
ture to some permanent location , so that It
may bo used In the future as a hospital for
contagious diseases. Chairman Lobeck of
the buildings and property committee , how
ever , reports that he can find no location
where adjoining residents will not make
objection. He advises that the building be
sold to the highest bidder , but freely admits
that the city would be a loser on such a
deal. The 'building ' cost $1,000 , and It Is not
believed that It can be sold for more than
$350. Another suggestion Is that the buildIng -
Ing be torn down by the city and the lum
ber used for other purposes.
Mayor Moores and City Physician SpaldIng -
Ing are opposed to the destruction of the
building , as they think It Is necessary for
the care of patients suffering from con
tagious diseases. The mayor will therefore
request the council to make some agree
ment with the county commissioners which
I will allow the removal of the building to
the poor farm grounds. The mayor bellsves
that such an agreement can be made If the
city will permit the county to use the
building for contagious diseases whenever It
needs U. It was the original Intention to
put It on the poor farm land , but the
county commissioners objected because they
thought that insane Inmates of the poor
farm might Invade the hobpltal and bring
back germs of smallpox. Mayor Moores
proposes to overcome this objection by
erecting a high fence around the hospital.
Mayor Moores will also veto the action
of the council In charging up the cost of
the hospital and other Items for caring for
smallpox patients against the health fund.
He believes that under the circumstances
this expense should come out of tbe general
fund. He also will point out that the health
DOES COFFEE AGREE WITH YOU ?
If not , drink Graln-O made from pure
grains. A lady writes ; "The flnt time I
made Graln-O I did not Uke It , but after
uiln ? It for one week noctilne would Indue *
me to go back to coffte. " It nourlche *
and feeds th system. The children can
drink It ireely with great bent-fit. It Is the
etrencthenlng substance ot pure grains.
Get B. package today from your grocer ,
follow the direction * In making It and
you will hav * a. delicious and healthful
table beverage for aid * nd young , Uo
and Xo.
fund Is already J1.900 short ot the amount
that will bo needed to run It on Us present
basis during the rest of the year.
SCHOOL CENSUS OF OMAHA
IVraoni. Already Applying for Em
ployment n" KiiiiniorutorM ElKli-
tccii to lie Appointed.
The Board ot Education will soon bo called
upon to appoint the enumerators who nro
to take the annual school census. Premoni
tion of this fact was given the body at Its
last meeting In receiving n couple of appli
cations from persons who want such employ
ment. The appointments must be rnado be
fore June 1 , as It takes about thirty days to
canvass the city , and the law requires that
the census shall be made In the month ot
June. Upon the basis ot this census the city
receives Its share ot the state school appor
tionment.
The number of enumerators to be ap
pointed Is eighteen , two from each ward.
They arc paid at tbe rate of 3 cents for each
name , the names of all children and persons
of school age , between 6 and 21 years old ,
being taken. Each enumerator Is given one-
half of each ward , the division being mada
as equally as possible on basis of population.
Each earns from $30 to f CO.
A Henppralneineiil In Denlrcil.
The mandate of the supreme court of the
United States In the foreclosure proceedings
I brought by the Manhattan Trust company
against the Sioux City , O'Neill & Western
railroad has just been filed In the United
States court of this district. The orders
and decrees of the circuit court are afllrmcd ,
but leave Is granted to amend the decrees
to conform more closely with the Nebraska
laws rc-lntlve to judicial sales.
I This suit has been In the United States
! courts since May , 1894 , when the trust com-
1 cany brought suit to collect the value of
112.310,000 In bonds , and $234,000 In coupons ,
| held as security on a mortgage. It won Its
i case In tbe circuit court , nnd the railroad
company appealed to the supreme court witii
1 the result above elated. The attorneys for
l the railroad have now filed a petition for a
reappraleement of the property , and this
Is the only element that remains unad-
judlcated.
| Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup cures the catarrhal
' affections that accompany measles.
Prescriptions
Wont stand anysubati.
tutin/r nor will you
take your prescriptions
whore substituting is nl-
lowed If you know it
Wo plac * behind our
clerk * < na of tbo most
complete stocks of pure
fresh Drugs in the West
and no matter what
the proscriptions , bring :
it to us and wo will fill
It properly at a very
rcabonable cojt.
THE ALOE & PENfOLD CO. ,
lHTfemt Retail DJTUK Home.
1408 Furnam. OMAHA.
OPPOSITE PAXTON HOTEL
When you are with Godowsky
Just notice the tone of the justly coin-
brntod Knnbo pluuo under the touch of
n ninsler The piano has never boon
made that win call for more praise
We furnish the Knubc that he will use
nnd it in no different from the many
othiTH in our Hton ) The Kiinbcti are all
made nt out ) place by ono factory In
Oinnha we are the exclusive ! agents for
them and can make priccH that will
BUVU from $ . " 0 to $100 from what U
usually nuked Very easy terms , too , If
desired.
A. HOSPE ,
We oeleliratr our 25 th tiniilneM UBt >
Oct. 23rd , 1800.
Music and Ait 1513 Douglai.
It's ' a Safe
Thine for you to put ono of our Ice
cream rolls ttio little barrel freezerK
In your pocket the hottest day It won't
melt for hours.
IT'S SAFE
Kor you to come direct hero for your
Master confections wo'vo never shown
an many novelties nor Htich u variety an
now That assures you of your pleas
ure.
IT'S EQUALLY AS SAKE
Kor you to corao here for your noonday
luncheon at our half-price rates \Vo
glvo you the same service us always.
BALDUFF'S ,
Uttfc-lblO U 2t30. Siipp r-Sd9
1620 Farunm St