TIU5 OMAHA J > AILY JJEJ3 : WEDNESDAY , JtTLY 'JO , 1800. NEW BOOKS OF THE WEEK Latest Works of New Writers and Reprint of the Old. LIGHT READING FORTH : WARM WEATHER All ClfiMPH of Ilrmlrri Cnu Flint Noinr- llilnR < hnt M'lll Donne Them Poker HlnrloH , ItellnloiiK AVorUn nn it ItcKulntlon Fiction , "Queer Luck , " by David A. Curtis , Is it collection of poker stories that were pub lished In the Sunday edition of the New York Sun. Mr. Curtis Is a veteran Journa list nnd an enthusiastic poker player who hai traveled extensively , and he narrates the peculiar and thrilling Incidents that came within bin observation and experience. Home of the yarns arc humorous , others curious , and all entertaining. The stories nro comprised In a email volume , which would bo Just the thing to take with ono on ft holiday trip. Bronlnno's , New York. Elizabeth Strong WorthlnRton In ' 'How to Cook Husbands" has written an entertain ing ibook , In which the question of conjugal happiness Is treated In a. remarkable way. The writer Is supposed to bo a maiden lady of 35 years , still with youthful feelings. 8ho tells of the woas aW the Joys of the neighbors and Incidentally gives glimpses of her own love affair. These sketches are done with a very light touch , and they con tain no small amount of humor. The work Is dedicated to "a dear flttlo girl who will some day , I hope , bo skilled In all branches of matrimonial cookery. " The Dodge 1'ub- llshlng Co. , Now "York. Cloth , $1 ; leather , $1.25. Robert Nelson Stevens , In "A Gentleman Player , " has told a good story of the ad ventures of a young actor of Queen Eliza beth's time -who undertakes a dangerous mission to save the llfo of Sir Valentino Fleetwood , who Is charged with treason. The actor disguises himself as Sir Valentino tine and leads the royal officers a merry chase across England , but ho Is cfoscly fol lowed by tbo sister of a young man whom Sir Valentine killed In a duel. This dcspor- Ate chase recalls the main episode In "A i Gentleman of France , " but It has original * * - features and genuine Interest. In the end the girl falls In love with the actor , who Is knighted by the queen for his services. The story Is entertaining throughout and It shows considerable study of the Elizabethan period. Two performances of Shakespeare's company , which the hero joins , to the scan dal of his family , nnd views of English hostclrles as they wereIn their palmiest days are among the minor details of the best book which Mr. Stephens haa yet written. L. C. Page & Co. , Boston. Cloth , $1.50. "Mr. IMIlo Bush and Other Worthies Their Recollections , " by Haydeu Carruth , Is a collection of twenty humorous ntorles , the greater number of which are related by Mr. MIlo Bush In Shank's grocery store. The best American humor Is almost always In the form of hyperbole , and It Is this skill In whimsical exaggeration which gives point to Mr. Carruth's stories. For example , the first sketch , "Goldstein's 'Equestrian ' Joke , " is n t.Ue of a pack peddler , who Is selling clothes horses In a Norwegian settlement In Dakota. Accidentally ho hears that the belle of the settlement Is to bo married , and ho Immediately slnga the praises of the clothes horse aa a wedding present. As every Norwegian in tho. settlement was in vited to the wedding , nnd aa each felt com pelled to bring a present , the grief and sur prise of the 'brldo was beyond description , as each guest brought a clothes horse. .Mr. Carruth Is the author of "The Voyage of the Rattle Trap , " which nine out of every ten boys who possess a copy would select as hl host ibook. Harper & Bros. , New York. Cloth , $1.00. "Plutarch's iLlves , " Engllahed by Sir Thomas North , is being published ° by the 'Macmtllan ' company In ten volumes of pocket elzo , to > be known as "The Temple Plutarch. " Six volumes are now at hand , nnd no admirer of the great classic can help but bo pleased with the edition. The print Is good , the paper flno and the cavers flexible , the whole being well up to the Ideal of perfection of the bookmaker's art. The text Is a conservative revision of North's translation of 1579. The MacMIllan company , New York. Cloth , 60 cents. "Source-Book of American History" Is a j [ work edited for schools nnd readers by Al- ! bcrt 'Busbnoll ' Hart , professor of history In Harvard university. This little book Is nn attempt to do for the study of American his tory what the photographer does for the etudy of art to collect a brief series of illustrations which , without including a hundredth part of the whole finld , may give examples of the things most Important to know. Yet , as no sensible person expects to get a knowledge of art simply from seeing - ing a carles of lantern slides , so It Is not ' expected that the history of the United States 'can too learned from a source-book without the Intelligent use of a textbook or ntrratlvo hbstory to bring out the connec tion and1 to suggest the many great men , largo events and 'broad ' movements which In this small collection of reprints have no mention. The author says : "What I hope Is that these brief records may awaken in- tereat in the books from which they came nnd in the men who wrote them ; that a clearer Idea * of what our ancestors did an I thought and suffered may > be had from their writings. " The Macmlllan company , Now York. Cloth , 60 cents. "John and 'His ' Friends" Is the title of the fourth volume of the series of revival ser mons by Dr. Louis 'Albert Banks. It Is a companion to the preceding volumes , "Christ and His Friends , " "The Fisherman and His Friends" and "Paul and His Friends , " Ro- vlval literature haa seldom , If over , received eo largo a contribution from one man , This volume , "Jchn nnd His Friends , " contains thirty-three sermons which were preached in the First Molhodltit Episcopal church , Cleveland , 0. , during January , 1899 , In a series of evangelistic meetings. The themes had been selected long before , nnd Illustra tions had bcn gathered from time to time , but oath sermon was fully outlined nnd dic tated to n stenogrnphcr on the day of de livery. The author says In the preface : "Gracious revival of religion has been awnkcned by their delivery , nnd n large number of persons were contorted and re ceived Into the church as the result. " The original and practical character of these sermons Is seen In ttie title. Here are some of them ; "The Bright Heart of the Unl- vcrne , " "Light , Fellowship nnd 1'urlty , " "The I'erll of Self-Deluslon , " "A Confessing Sinner and a Forgiving Savior , " "The Sin ner's Attorney In the Court of Final Ap peals , " "Christ Standing In Our Stead , " "A Passing Lust , but an Abiding Soul , " "Meet- ( Ing Christ Without Shame , " "The Manner of Ood's Love , " "Love's Kusy Harness , " "Man's Greattet Victory , " nnd "The Poorest People In the World , " Funk & Wagnalls Co. , New York. Cloth , $1.50. Mr. Howard J. Moore's "Better-World Philosophy" Is a protest. Its author Is dis satisfied with the egotism of our day. He feels that It Is short-sighted , mischievous * nd unnecessary. Ho believes that the future Is to see better tlilnsn. Mr. Moore tkettbcs the present unsatisfactory condi tions and shows how they came through the operation of the laws of selection and evolu tion. Ho pleads for the social recognition and control of these lans through a scientific strlplculturo In humanity. He Insists that prevailing systems of education are funda mentally wrong , In that tlicy are based upon the stimulation of egotism. He outlines an altruistic education. Mr , Moore feels strongly. Hln works are earnest through out. Ills style is his own , and Is marked by n. bold use of words In striking nnd novel relations. His thought Is forcible and original. Ward Waugh Co. , Chicago. The Beacon Biographies , edited by 51. A. DoWolfo .Howe , aim to furnish brief , read able nnd authentic accounts of the lives of those Americans whcso personalities have Imprtfiscd themselves meet deeply upon the country. On account of the length of the moro formal lives , often running into large volumes , the average ibuslnese man and wo man have not the time nor hardly the In clination to acquaint themselves with Amer ican .biography. In the present series every thing that such a reader would ordinarily care lo know is given 'by ' writers of special competence , who possess In full measure the best contemporary point of view. Each volume is equipped with a frontispiece portrait trait , a calendar of Important dates and a brief 'bibliography ' for further read- Ing. Finally , the volumes , are printed In a form convenient for reading or for handily carrying In the pockot. The following volumes are the first of the series issued : Phillips Brooks , by the editor ; David Q. Farra- gut , > by James Barnea ; R , B. Lee , by W. P. Trent ; James Russell , by Edward Everett JIale , Jr. ; Daniel Webster , by Norman Hapgood. The following nro in preparation : John James Audubon , by John Burroughs ; Edwin Booth , by Charles Townsend Copeland ; Aaron Burr , by Henry Chllds Merwln ; James Fenimoro Cocper , by W. B. Shubrlck Clymer , and Benjamin Franklin , l > y Lindsay Swift. Small , Maynard & Co. , Boston. Price 75c. "Japan In Transition , " by Stafford Rail- some , Is a comparative etudy of the prog ress , policy and methods of the Japanese slnco their war with China. In his intro duction the author points out that there are three distinct Japans In existence to day the old Japan , as It has been for 2,000 years ; tbo new Japan , which has scarcely yet been born ; the transition Japan. H Is safe to say that the moet interesting nnd pertinent fact In Japanese history dur ing the last generation has been Its treat ment' of foreigners * . Rigidly excluded for generations , when they wore finally admit ted the Japanese rapidly adopted their methods and their religion , sought foreign teachers , foreign engineers and foreign offi cers. To be a foreigner In Japan twenty , tan or even five years ago was to bo a man of power and Influence. And now , according to the "Japan In Transition , " as the Jap anese have learned nil the foreigner can teach .him . In science , literature , art , war , commerce , manufacturing nnd , in short , all the enterprises , they are relegating their Instructors to the background with the cry , "Japan for the Japanese. " 'Mr. Ransoaio shows that even those who accepted Chris tianity did so only for the instruction which the missionaries could alvo them. In thi army nnd navy exists the same state of affairs. English or Ger- j man officers who fought throughout - out the China war nro needed no longer , simply for the reason that the mili tary schools which were founded through their efforts , have developed first-class offi cers. Everywhere the policy of discharging t'ho ' foreigner as soon as possible has beer adopted and , in a few years , a foreigner ol any kind in an official capacity will be the exception. In fact , the only forolgns who command any real respect at the present are the ambassadors of the powers. Harper & Brothers , New York. Cloth , $3 , The "Choate Story Book , " with a biograph ical sketch of Hon. Joseph H. Choate , byyill M. Clemens , Is at hand. It is a little vol ume that needs no words or Introduction The wit and eloquence of Joseph II. Choato speak for themselves. In the law , In politics and literature he Is a shining light among Americans. An account of his life and hli work and specimens of his wit and wisdom are well worthy of a collected and perma nent form. It Is a work that will Interest every person , as there are examples of lofty flights of eloquence and deep and serious reasoning , as well as fun , pure and simple The Montgomery Publishing Co. , New York Paper , 25c. The "Utopia" of Sir Thomas More forms No. 313 of Cassell's National Library. The work was originally written In Latin , proba bly toward the close of 1515. The title was borrowed from the Greek language by the author , who thus added a new adjectlv to the EnglUh language , as wo call anything impracticable Utopian , Cassell & Co. , New York. Paper , lOc. | "Tho Touscled Head , or the Boys I Kne\ at Callonder , " by Frederick Stanley Root Most Famous all over this country of ours , deservedly so , too. Absolutely pure , delightful to the taste , and a great aid to digestion. No wonder is considered the greatest table water in the world , ' by all dealers in mineral waters , and in eyery and club in America. > > 6 S 3 3 $ Bold by HlierniHii t McCouurl ) Uru R Co. . Oinubn. GalluBhcr t Co. , OUtrlbn tori , Oiunhu. a story for younc pcoplo founded upon omo very unusual ovcnU In school lite. In bo course of the nnrrntlvo Bert Tappnn , the toy with the touacleJ hair , who is full of oddities , t ll some extremely funny stories n the school playground and 1 rails In some trango adventures , The book Is replete with athletic featurra which appeal to young ellows. A description of foot bMI Is given , as played years ago , nnd the [ Treat match between "Rollins" and "C.illcnder" Is Ivldly portrayed. The "Adventure on loonface Mountain. " folliwInK "A Hare-and- loumls Hun , " In which a rescue Is affected by old Joe , once n scout In the southern army , furnishes exciting Incidents. R Ten nyson Neely , 'New York. llooUn Itccrlrcit. "The Game and The Candle , " by Rhoda Uroughton. D. Appleton & Co. , New York , Cloth , | 1. "Our Navy In Time of War , " by Franklin Matthews. D. Appleton & Co. , New York. Cloth , 76c. "A Dash for a Throne , " by Arthur W. Marchmont ; Illustrated by D. Murray Smith. Vow Amsterdam Book Co. , Now York. Cloth , n.zr . "Lays of Ancient Home , " by M.icaufay. Cnusell & Co. , New York. Paper , lOc. "Tho Short Line War , " by Merwln-Web- stcr. The MacMIllan Co. , New York. Cloth , 11.50. "Hose of Butcher's Coolly , " by llnmlln Garland , author of "Main Traveled UoiiJs , " otc. The MacMIllan Co. , Now York. Cloth , $1.50. "A Charleston Love Story , " by T. O. Stewart. P. Tennyson Ncely , New York. Paper , COc. "How to WrlRlit a Wrong , " by Sloscs Samelson. P. Tennyson Neely , New York. Paper , EOc. Literary Nolox. T. Gallon has a now novel In press nt D. Appleton & Co.'s. H Is as yet unnamed. "Tho Carpetbagger , " a novel by Oplo Read and Frank Plxlcy. will shortly ap pear from the press of Lnlrd & . Leo of Chi cago. cago.G. G. P. Putnam's Sons are about to Issue a collection of drawings by Michael Angelo .Voolf . , some of which have appeared in Life , Judge , etc. "Baldoon , " a new novel by LeRoy Hooker , which will bo Issued by Rand , McNally & Co. , Chicago , about August 1 , Is said to bo a strong story. Another volume of "The Modern Reader's llble , " Including "Acts of the Apostles" and 'Tho Llfo of Jesus , " Is announced by the Macmlllan company. J. C. Snalth , author of "Mistress Dorothy Marvin" and "Fierce Heart , the Soldier , " : ias written a new novel for P. Appleton & Co. , entitled "Lady Barbarity. " A volume of short stories by Julian Ralph will be published before long by Harper & Brothers. The volume Is to bo entitled "A Prince of Georgia nnd Other Talcs. " The Now Amsterdam Book company has lust issued "British West Africa , " by Major Uockler-Forryman. The book Is a complete ilstortcal record of the British possession ! ) n Weal Africa. Mrs. Caroline Leslie Fldd , who inherits much of the talent and spirit of her mother , Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney , has written a story , 'Nannie's Happy Childhood , " which Hough , ton. Jllfflln & Co. will publish the coming autumn. Mrs. Hefen Blgelow Merrlman of Worces ter , author of "What Shall Make Us Whole ? " and who Is well known as an artist , has written a book entitled "Rellglo Plctorls , " which will bo Issued from the Riverside Press this season. Among the Important new books to be mbllshed shortly by the New Amsterdam Book company are Mr. Francis II. Groome's new work on the Gypsies , "Gypsy Folk Tales , " and R. Nlsbet Bain's "Pupils of Peter the Great , " a historic study of the dark period of Russlau history. In view of the political ferment In South Africa , the account of Captain Alfred Ber- : rand'B voyage of exploration through Mata- bel < ; rand , ( he Transvaal nnd the Cape , given n his book , "The Kingdom ot the Ba-RotsI , " will be of special Interest. Just Issued by the New Amsterdam Book company. Among the works announced In this week's bulletin of the Macmlllan company are : "Child Life In Tale and Fable , " "Al fred the Great. " "The Custom of the County , " "Tales of Now Japan , " "Tho His tory of Mary , Que n of Scots , " and "A His tory of Literary Criticism In the Renais sance. " The success of "The Market-Place , " Har old Frederic's last work , has proved very gratifying to his publishers , Frederick A. Stokes & Co. It has been published but a brief time , but Is In Its third large edition and by the time these pages reach their readers It will probably have approached the 20,000 mark. "The Hlstorv of Corsica" Is the title of an Interesting little book Just published by the New Amsterdam Book company. The author , L. H. Calrd , tells the story of the successive foreign rules Corsica has passed under , Roman , Moorish , Genoese , Plsan and French. This is the only history of Corsica printed In English. The Century company has In preparation an Illustrated edition of Dr. Mitchell's "Hugh Wynne , " to contain photogravures of pic tures by Howard Pyle and a great number of reproductions of rare prints and manu scripts Illustrating Old Philadelphia and the revoultlonarv scenes referred to In the novel. It wil bo called the "Continental Edition. " The retail price will bo $5. The sole companion of Dr. Nansen during his fifteen months' exploration of the Ice region after reaving the Fram , was Lieuten ant Hjalmar Johanson , who has written an interesting narration of the expedition en titled "With Nansen In the North. " It Is Illustrated with photos tnken by the author. The New Amsterdam Book company will publish the book early in July , In the flrm belief that General Forrest was ono of tbo grtiat military geniuses of the century Dr. John Wyeth has prepared a biog raphy , which Is not only the record of For rest's memorable and picturesque life , but also a comprehensive narrative of his dash ing raids In the most Important campaigns of the war. Harper & Brothers will be the publishers , "Present-Day Egypt" Is the title of a book by Frederic Oourtland Pcnlield , ex- consul general at Cairo , which the Century company will Issue In October , It will be very fully Illustrated and will cover the Btory of Egypt of today , llfo in the modern cities of Alexandria and Cairo , the Suez canal , the great projected Irrigation scheme , British rule , the Nile Journey , etc. Rand , McNally & Co. , Chicago , have added a handsome new line of 12mos to their at tractive list tor fall trade. The Antique library of popular stories Includes well se lected titles of standard works of the world's great authors. The books are well printed on extra laid paper , trimmed edge , and are bound In olive ribbed cloth , the side and back of artistic design and very ornamental , embossed In gold and Ink. Dodd , Mead & Co. have secured the Ameri can rights to "A Son of the State , " by Wil liam Pett Ridge , and to "Romance of King Ludwlg II. of Bavaria , " by Frances A. Gerard , which will bo published in the carry autumn , Mr. Ridge , like the writer of "No. & John Street , " has drawn upon the lowest stratum of London society for the hero of his story , who In a "ward , " so to speak , of charitable Institutions , An eight-volume set of Kipling's works will be Issued about the 1st of September by Rand , McNally & Co , , Chicago , under tha following titles : "Barrack Room Ballads. Departmental Ditties and Other Verse ; " "Soldiers Three ; " "The Phantom Rtcksbaa and the City of Dreadful Night ; " "Wee Wlirie Winkle , Ameilcan Notes and Other Stories ; " "Under the Deodars and the Story of the Gadsbys ; " "Mine Own People in Black and White ; " "Tha Light That Failed ; " "Plain Tales from the Hills. " A new and complete edition of "The Life and Works of the Sitters Bronte" Is to bo Issued by Harper & Brothers at monthly Intervals , beginning with September. The edition will bo after the style of the "Bio- graphical Edition of Thaokery's Complete Works" and will consist of seven volumes. H Is to be entitled "The Haworth Edition. " Mrs. Humphrey Ward contributes a preface to each novel of the three sisters. The edi tion Includes also Mrs. GaskelPs "Life of Charlotte Bronte. " with annotations by Mr. Clement K. Shorter , the eminent Bronte authority. "Jane Eyre" will be the first volume of the edition. CHANGE OF LEADERS NEEDED 3ckels Seei No Hope for Democracy Uuder Present Conditions , SIMPLY THE EXPONENT OF DISCONTENT Itcliulillvnim , rrltli Their Opportunity , Should Do Something tii Item edtir ! IlpfcrlH In the Currency , NEW YOUK , July 25. James II. tickets , ex-comptroller of the currency , says In an ntervlew printed today : " 1 think It more han likely that the senate finance commit- co will agree on something in the way of monetary legislation , though it wilt bo f.tr run radical. When It comes to a finality t may be nothing more than a half-hearted Icclaratlon for the maintenance of the two metals nt a. purity , the Intel-changeability of greenbacks for gold and vice versa and he enlargement of banknote circulation > ascd on bonds. The president thus far has md his party well In hand and If ho takes lOld In dead earnest ought to be able to get something of real value on the subject out of the committee. "There Is , however , danger of the feeling prevailing that the money problem has nt- cady solved Itself and nothing further Is needed. Such a course would bo n serious nlstakc and one the administration would ultimately suffer from. Dciuuornc } ' In Deinornllreil. "It la unfortunate for the country that ho democratic party Is In such a demoralized condition. This condition has made the re publican leaders Indifferent to much public lentlmont that would have proved effective n both preventing new and remedying old wrongs , It the opposition had n leadership which commanded public confidence and a following made up less of the elements of discontent. The strength of the republican mrty today Is largely , If not wholly , In the veakness of democrats. Such a condition of iffalrs cannot but be bad for the public ; ood. It places the voter In the cmbnrrass- ng position of being compelled to make a choice between n party made up wholly of radicals promising to do only the things vhlch would disturb the country's prosper- ty and one containing many conservatives , > ut led wholly by political leaders who con sider the advancement of party the first essential In the discharge of public duty. "Tho republican party , with the advantage possessed by It , should give the country a horoughly sound and complete monetary system. It ought to advance the civil serv- ce. It ought to make Impossible the con- Inuance on the part of the democrats of he leadership which has characterized that mrty slnco 1S96. That there has been no Inanclal legislation , that the civil service system has been seriously Injured and that the opposition still clings to Mr. Bryan argues that the republicans have failed of mblic expectations and fallen short In many mportant particulars. This is still more strongly emphasized by the fact that the ndepfndent element of the country Is not at present enthusiastically supporting re publican policies and nets , but only tolerat- ng them on the ground that a Bryanlzed democracy Is not even to be tolerated , but a worse than Indifferent republicanism. " SPECIES OF LABOR-SELLING Padrone KjMem Still Hxlfltn In Thin Country Inquiry of United States Imltintrllll ComnilHitloii. NEW YORK , July 25. The hearing of the subcommittee of the United States Indus- , rlal commission , which 'is ' inquiring into .ho working of the Immigration laws at this port , was resumed today. The examination of Assistant Commissioner of Immigration Sdward F. McSweeney was resumed. Chairman Ellison A. Smyth questioned ho witness regarding the existence of the > adrone system in this country. Uf by the padrone system , " said Mr. Mc- Sweeney , "Is meant that Immigrants are controlled by certain backers after they como hero ; that the commissariat IB regu- ated by theee men ; that the money of the mmlgrant Is sent back to Italy by these jankers If that la what wo consider the padrone system. It still exists. The system eported to have obtained years ago -whereby : ho bankers Induced these men to como lere , I do not think any longer exists , be cause there Is no need for It They now como of their own accord. Before they come they know that by going to a certain janker they will find employment. My im pression Is that the Italian Immigrants pre fer to bo under the control of the padrone. " "What other races besides the Italians and Orientals are held ' .n Industrial bond age ? " asked the chairman. "There was a species of labor-selling prevalent in New York for a long time , but [ believe It was suppressed under Commis sioners Senoer and Fltchle. There were Austrian girls who were token Into families and kept there at nominal wages for years. " Mr. McSweenoy sold that while the girls were not brought here for Immoral purposes many of them became outcasts owing to their harsh treatment. He Bald that many euch girls were living in New York , 'according to the police. The assistant commissioner said that dur ing the Spanish-American war the Italian cabinet had issued a circular saying that business here was suspended and Instructed the prefects of police to curtail as much as possible the granting of passports to pros pective emigrants. Mr. McSweeney was questioned at length in regard to Mormon Immigration. Ho said that probably 95 per cent of the now arrivals viero women. They all como over In charge of anelder. They nil claim to be Latter Day Saints and declare with a great deal of force that they Intend to obey the laws of the United States. Regarding the exclusion of Immigrants he eald that of 13 per cent of tie new ar rivals , or 25,000 persons , examined by the bpeclal board of Inquiry 10 per cent were ex cluded. Mr , McSweeney made a long statement regarding a complaint that Hebrews were not properly classified. He said the great thing was to classify the immigrants Industrially , nnd that at > klng their religion waa a means to that end. Mr. McSweeney eald that probably 65 per cent of all the new arrivals had their pas sages prepaid by friends or relatives In this country , "What records have you In regard to the Canadian Immigration ? " "There are a great < many Canadians who come here every year to work and then re turn , The problem 10 moro pressing in Bos ton than here , The port of Boston receives aa many Immigrants from Canada as from Europe. It has been estimated that from 50- OOO to 75,000 corao here every year , and many of thorn find their way as far south as New Orleans , where they work as longbhoreraen. ' i.Mr. McSweeney's examination was HUH- pcnoled and hegave way to Gustav II. Schwab , one of the agents of the North Gar ni an Lloyd Steamship company , who waa eworn. Mr. Schwab said he believed the Immigration laws were intelligently tint carefully executed. He eald that the companion had Issued orders to Inveslgate all persons applying for passage and bis company held euch agents personally responsible If the Immigrant Is returned. Ainu "AlnmiMl" liy Hie I'ollce. When Ud Hyde waa arrested several months ago and lodged In an uncushloncd portion of the city jail for several day * , be cause the police believed him to be a crook nud full of general cussedness. 'a , local paper took up the cudgel in his defense , alleging that the police department was being used for the persecution of honest laboring men Instead of for the punishment of crime , Hyde was finally discharged , and since then has been living at case. Monday night hemet met n friend ho Knew on the opposition ground * . Detective * Heldfelt nnd Donahuo followed them around until about H o'clock , when they came down town nnd entered Stella White's Place , with the officers close on the trail. Hvdo tried to Induce another person to enter n room nnd rob his friend , nnd It was for this that he was run In. Ho Is charged with vagrancy and being a suspicious character DEMAND A REFUND OF DUTIES .MeiirnKiiH MUM ! llelnrn the Doiilile A e iueiit Mitdc on A in rr I on n. * . NEW YORK , July 25. A special to the Herald from Washington says : Secretary Hay has called upon the Nlcaraguan govern ment to refund to the American merchants the amount which they were Illegally com- veiled to pay for port and other duties dur ing the recent revolution at Blueflelds. Several American merchants were made to oar these duties twice because officials representing the revolutionists and the Nlca raguan government were In control of dlf- fernct ports at the same time. A temporary adjustment was effected by the merchants paying the second tax under protest , with the understanding with this government that their rights would be protected and any overcharge refunded when Nlcaraguan poll- tics had assumed a moro satisfactory con dition. As a result of careful Investigation the State department has now requested Nica ragua to refund to the merchants the amount Illegally collected by Irresponsible ofllclals. The State department has fully met the charges made by Nicaragua that American merchants were Involved In the revolution inaugurated to overthrow the government by showing that , although some Americans may have been In sympathy with the revolution ists , they did not take an active part. It Is the expectation of ofllclals that Nicaragua will now refund the overpayments without urthcr protest. TONES DOWN EXPRESSIONS Cniindlim I'remliT TJIil Tint Intend to Threaten the Vnltcil Stilton. NEW YORK , July 25. A special to the Herald from Ottawa says : Editorial oplu- ons of the leading newspapers of the United States nnd Canada on the Alaska boundary question , repubflshed here , are read with eagerness. Those which take the extreme view that the premier's speech was wholly Belligerent In tone and altogether out of plnco are regarded as being based on Incor rect reports of his utterance. This Is the iremlcr's view. Speaking of the American iress opinions republlshed hero , Sir Wilfrid Laurler said : "I have no fault to find with .ho criticism of my use of the word 'war , ' albeit the expression In which it occurs was used solely to emphasize the fact that our only alternative as civilized nations Is resort to arbitration , and , I stated further , I am rar from being without hope that the ques tion will ultimately be settled by that neans. " HIS BODY CUT INTO PIECES Geornlix Mob Lynchc * Clinrlea Miielc , n XcKro Fiend Filled with Ilul- IctH IIK lie Iluiiff. ATLANTA , Ga. , July 25. A special to the Journal from Brlnson , Ga. , says : Charles Mack , the leader of the gang that has been robbing and assaulting in this vicinity , wus ynohed at Saffold today and his body cut nto hundreds of pieces. Mack , after being Identified , was taken to the big oak tree near the Ogletreo home on which Sammons met his death and strung up. As his feet left the ground hundreds of shots from the mob were fired Into his body. After toe was dead be was taken down and ils body cut up Into small pieces and dis tributed among the mob , which numbered 200 or 300. Mack led Sammons Into the Ogletree home and after robbing the Inmates assaulted Mrs. Ogl'etrce in her husband's presence. Mexlcnii Indlun * Kill Aiiierlenn. CHICAGO. July 25. A special to the Times-Herald from Los Angeles says : Gen eral Juan Ybarrl of Mexico , who is in this city , has received n telegram from Guay- mas , Mexico , stating that Carlos Hale , son of the late American consul at that port , lad been murdered by the Yaqul Indians. The further Information Is given that the warlike Yaquls are again in a state of revolt ind that they have plundered the haciendas n the state of SonorA. The Mexican forces commanded by General Lorenzo Torres yes- .erday engaged the Indiana In battle , de- eated the savages near Cocorlt , ninety mlfel 'rom Guaymas , nnd forced them to retreat .o the mountains. The cousins of General Torres was also killed during the battle. GrIIIIiiN Full lo PrOBeciltc. CINCINNATI , July 25. A special from "Manchester , Ky. , says that at the prelim inary trial of George nnd Peter Phllpot for the murder of Morris and the Griffins held yesterday by Judge Wright none of the Griffins appeared and the court dismissed the defendants. The Phllpots then asked that Green Olbbs bo summoned to answer for killing Ed Fisher , but the Judge snld Glbbs was not able to como into court. Court then adjourned. Great relief was expressed at the non-appearance of the Griffins. Tornado Strike. * Iiidlnim Town. CHICAGO , July 25. A special to the Chronicle from Laportc , Ind. , says a tor nado struck the eastern portion of this city last night and wrecked the boot and shoe store of Buttorworth & Co. It leveled other buildings to the east of the city nnd It is feared that the families of Jacob Mor ton and William Stcele , who live on the Kankakee marsh , have been killed. Their houses have been wrecked , but It Is not known whether they were inside the build ings when the storm struck them. to TTfrs , [ LETTER TO MRS. FINKKAU no. 64,587 ] " DEAR FUIEND Two years ago I had child-bed fever and womb trouble in its worse form. For eight months after birth of babe I was not able to bit up. Doctors treated roe , but with no help. I had bearing-down pains , burning in stomach , kidney and bladder trouble and my back was so stiff and sore , the right ovary was bad y affected and everything I ate distressed mo , and there was a bad discharge. I was confined to my bed when I wrote to you for advice nnd followed your directions faithfully , taking Lydia E. Pinhhnm's Vegetable Com pound , Liver Pills nnd using the Wash , and am now able to do the most of my housework. I believe I should have died if it had not been for your Com pound. I hope this letter may bo the result of benefltting some other buffer ing woman. I recommend your Com pound to every one. " MBS. MABV VAUOIIX , TBIMBLE , PULASKI Co. , KY , Many of these sick women whoso letters we print were utterly dis couraged and life was a burden to them when they wrote to Lynn , Mass. , to Mrs. Pinkhum , and without charge of any kind received advice that made them strong , useful women again. Cheap washing soaps and powders , too , With alkali are strong ; The dire destruction which they do Is sure to show ere long , flut Ivory Soap will never hurt The fabric , howe'er tender ; It makes short work of stain and dirt , But no work for the mender. COPYRIGHT t 0 BY THC pnOClin Ik CUMULI CO. CINCINNATI WILL LET THEM DOWN EASY Unrtlcy lloiHlMiiieu 3lny lie Allowed to Aiicnl Without ( ilvliitf n. Ho ml. No additional steps have yet been tnKen by the Bartlcy bondsmen toward taking their case to the supreme court , but It is expected that the formalities will bo compiled with Inside the tlmo proscribed by the statutes. That any effort will bo made to put up the enormous bond that would bo required Is doubted. It Is understood that the bands men will prefer to let the case go up without a bond and take chances on the opportunity that such procedure would give the state to go ahead and levy attachments on account of the Judgement in the lower court. Although no formal announcement of such a policy has been made It Is believed that the state will not push the collection of the judgment whlro the proceedings are pending in the supreme court. Attorney General Smyth has stated in conversation that he docs not believe that cither public policy or the sentiment of the people would warrant a severe course toward the bondsmen. "What I want to do , " said Mr. Smyth , "is to vindicate the law. The state Is not per secuting anybody , and it In not desired to bring financial ruin to any citizen on account of this defalcation. But It was essential that the case should bo pushed and a judg ment obtained In order to establish the fact that the state can reach the bondsmen of de faulting ofllclals. This being accomplished , I should personally favor such action by the next legislature as woufd authorize a reason able compromise. " In view of this statement of the attorney general It is presumed that if the bondsmen are willing to have the case advanced for hearing In the supreme court no obstacles will be placed In the way by the state. In view of the Importance of the casa it is taken for granted that the supreme court will hear it at the earliest possible date. This would make it possible to reach a final issue by November. LANDLORDS A It 1C TOO NUMEROUS. Four of Them Clnlm the Kent niul the Tcnniit A U for Help. A rather peculiar injunction suit has been filed in the district court , In which the American Chicory company seeks to bo re lieved of the importunities of four contestIng - Ing landlords , each of whom asserts himself to bo the legal owner of the four-story build ing at Fourteenth and Harney streets occu pied by the company. The plaintiff declares its readiness to pay the rent * whenever the question who Is entitled to receive It can bo satisfactorily settled. In the meantime it objects to the persistent attentions of the rival landlords , each of whom insists on his exclusive right to the money. The trouble arises from a somewhat ex tended litigation , In which the property haa become Involved. The chicory company leased the building from A , W. Clark , nnd shortly afterward the Nebraska National bank secured a judgment against W. E. and H. T. Clark for ? 12,8 . The bank then con tended that the property had been trans ferred from W. E. Clark to A. W. Clark and asked that the deed bo declared void. It falfed dn this , and the casa was appealed , Through other legal complications E. E. Brltchter and E. E. French are Bald to have acquired what they consider a proprietary | Interest , and the tenant now asserts that nil of the parties named nro Insisting on collectIng - Ing the rent for the last four months. Ho declares his readiness to pay the money Into court , to be awarded to the parly In whom the legal ownership may bo vested , but asks that meantime nn Injunction bo Issued to prevent the defendants from further inter ference with him nnd that they bo compelled to como Into court In order that the quc- tlon of ownership may bo adjudicated. Ivorr Coon lo Lincoln. John Kerr , convicted of the murder of John Hold nt Valley , will bo taken some day this week to the penitentiary to servo his sentence. He has becu permitted to remain in the county Jail In order to confer with hi * , brother nnd attorneys In regard 1o the dls- : position of his property during his enforced confinement , but these arrangements nro now practically completed and In another day or two ho will bo ready for transfer to Lincoln. Up nn Olil Cnne. County Judge Baxter IB hearing the argu ments In the Allen Goblo will case , which has become notorious moro on account of Its vitality than its Importance. Only n few thousand dollars are Involved In the pros-cut I controversy , but the estate has been moro or less In court during the last dozen years. I'robntt * lliinliicKH of ( lie 11 nj' . The will of Edmund Jeffcrls has been ad mitted to probate and Phillip M. Jefferls ha been appointed executor. Judge Baxter has also appointed Fred Nelson administrator Of i the estate of Gust Nelson , and Sarah A. Kramer administratrix of the estate of Louli B. Kramer. ; I'eriuHn. The following building permits have been granted by the city building Inspector : Ellen J. Adams. 507 North Twenty-third street , frame dwelling , J1.600 ; E. A. Ittncr , Ohio street , brick dwelling , $1,500 ; W. I ) . I Klorstcad , 2101 Fowler avenue , frame dwell ing , $650. Gunshot wounds and powder burns , cuts , bruises , sprains , wounds from rusty nails Insect Stings and ivy poisoning quickly healed by De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve. | Positively prevents blood poisoning. Botvaro of counterfeits. "De Witts" Is safe and Drugs That are pure , fresh and reliable , are the only kind we UBO in compounding1 Prescriptions Only competent and gradu ate pharmacists employed. We can fill any Prescriptions. THE ALOE & PENfOLD CO. , Largest Iletnll Drug Ilonia. 1408 Fnrnnm. OMAHA. OPPOSITE PAXTON HOTEL It's ' Easy to See- Thnt the Knabe plnno is n siifu Invest ment to tlo to when Mich artists ns Alfred Grunfcltl say "I have need the Knubo planoH and am ploaHod to he ahlo to state with fullest sincerity , that I consider them the best instruments of our time , particularly In the action absolutely incomparable , enabling the rendering of effects which 1 considered heretofore Impossible. " We can't add moro to < hls what more Is necessary A full line of these superb Instruments now on sale at onr store rooms Special low prices this week We are the sole agents for the Knabe plnno. A. HOSPE , W * lebrnte onr SBIb banlneu MuU T r rr Dot. 3,1 rU , 1800. Music and Art 1513 Douglaa * Drex L , Shooman's ' Misses' Shoes like the Greater America Exposition , are the best , Onr misheb' dress shoes are n little better than can bo bought at other places. It Isn't everybody that la acquainted with our mlsbes' depart ment , where we show the new patent leather cloth top shoe for full dress- light , yet plump , soles. Another one la onr wide , round too foot form last on a welt sole-many have tried to Imltato this shoe , but they can't got the HUe of It and you can't get Itu like anywhere but nt Drex L. Shooman's. Y. M , 0 , A. Park racing meet July 20. Drexel Shoe Co. , flboe 1410 VARNA Jl STUKET.