THE OMAHA DAILY JIBE : WEDNESDAY , SEPTEMBER 0 , 1809.
SEW BOOKS AND MAGAZINES
Story of Ancient Hnneary Translated from
the M&ygar Tongus.
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I Mull I MR.
Maurtis Jokal Is a name too little known
among American renders , many of whom may
not b even aware of hla gre.it popularity In
central Europe. Jokal Is a Hungarian and
writes In ( lip Mfti * ' ' * litiuin" of 'Hit f vi"-
try , a language of Asiatic orUIn and difficult
of translation Into English. U In , however , a
language of great power and wide range of
nxpresfllon. nnd the novelist ha shown him-
fflt Its perfect master. The publication In
Kngllah of "Pretty Mlchal" will give readers
of fiction not familiar with the author an
opportunity for studying th . work of one of
the greatest novelists Of the latter half of
the century. "Pretty Mlchal" In without
doubt ono of the most vivid and enthralling
of Jokal's later novels. None of the Hun-
Karlan master's workn are superior to It In
dramatic force , Ingenuity of plot and wealth
of Incident. Admirers nf the anaemic fiction
of today may perhaps object to parts of It a
Ji trifle too sanguinary , but the fascination of.
the book IB as Incontpstlblo as It Is lrr -1
tilstlblc. When once begun no one can rest
until the end hao been reached. The author
represents the ancient city of Knssa In the
Hungarian Diet nnd the archives of that city
cupplled him with the necessary documentn ,
nnd. Ineri > 'Mhp | a < mai" of the tn | - " ' of
this narrative may seem at first sight to
modern readers , they may bo taken to be.
mainly founded on fact. The firnt Hungarian
edition of this work wns published exactly
twenty years ago as a three-volume novel , a
German translation of which appeared twelve
months later. It may be remarked as char-
ncterlstlc of the wonderful vigor of the
author that In the same year , when "Aszep
Jllkhal" came out , he should also have pub-1
llshed three other romances of the flret order
of merit. The story of "Pretty Mlchal"
takes the reader back to the Hungary of
nearly two and a half centuries ago' . The.
velum < Is rrowdml wi'h stlTlni' advrnturiM
nnd situations of dramatic Interest. It Is at'
once a spirited tale of chivalry , a love story
full of genuine poetry and a graphic plcturn
of life In a country and at n period both
equally new to American readers. What the
author of "Quo Vadls" ban done for the day
and age of the Roman Nero , Jokal has done
for old Hungary. The story Is now brought
out in n very attractive form by an Ameri
can publishing house , which brings It
within the reach of the general reader. L.
C. Page & Co. , Boston. Cloth , $1.50.
Readers of romance will remember with
pleasure the entertaining story "A Daughter
of Music. " The characters were eo different
from these ordinarily met with In fiction ; In
( act so different from these common In Ufa
that a reader of that story would not soon
forget It. The author , G. Colmore , has now
nfter a long silence presented the reading
public with a new story which bears the
title of "Tho Strange Story of Hester
Wynne. " It forms a part of Appleton'a
Town and Country Library. The chief actor
In the story , Hester Wynne , is represented
us telling the story of her experiences , and
eho tells It well. This new work shows
the development nnd strengthening of the
Impressive and dramatic qualities in the
nuthor's earlier work. The undeniable
power , assured graup of motives and main
tenance of deep Interest which characterize
the now novel will confirm the author's
hold .upon readers of fiction. D. Appletou
& Co.'New York. Cloth , $1.00.
"A Strange Discovery" Is the title of a
Yolurae by Charles Romeyn Dake. The
great interest In the writings of Edgar
Allan Pee aroused by the Stedman-Wood-
bury edition of Poe's works has made the
younger generation quite as familiar with
his "Tales" 'as were their fathers , and of
nil these tales , the "Narrative of Arthur
Gordon Pym" Is. perhaps , the most weird
nnd powerful despite Its Incomplete state.
The story tells how. visiting on business
n town in southwestern Illinois some yeais
ago , the writer learned from a local physi
cian that a curious old creature calling him
self Dirk Peters resided near by. Wondcr-
Ingly curious , halt believing that he had
found Poe's famed character and that Pee
had a foundation In fact for his Pym narra
tive , the writer spent several days in the
hut. of this strange old man , to learn If by
any chance he might be the original Dirk
Peters. It will be remembered that Poe's
narrative leaves Pym nnd Peters In a small
open boat in the Antarctic ocean. "A
Strange Discovery" tells what afterward
happened to the Intrepid adventurers , as
learned from the lips of Dirk Peters fifty
years later. Taken altogether , this book la
far more absorbing In Interest than pure
fiction. The volume Is printed at the Chelj j
tenham press , on specially made paper , gilt
top , uncut edges , with a cover by B. O.
Goodhue. H. Ingalls Klmball , New York.
Cloth , $1.25.
The great success of "The Cruise of the ]
Cachalot , " by Frank T. Bullen , has demon
strated beyond question the value of the
whale fishery as a field for writers. The day ] (
of tbo old whale-ship has long since pasted ,
but the love of adventure that led the young
men of New England to embark upon the
long voyages fraught with so much hardship
is still alive in the breasts of the people , j
Nearly everyone enjoys at times reading of 1
brave deeds and hairbreadth escapes. The i
latest addition to the literature of whale
flshlng Is entitled "Tho Gam , " by Captain
Charles Henry Rabbins. It Is a collection
of whaling storlea of no little Interest. En-
ward E , Halo contributes nn Introduction in
which he says : "I have for many years ;
wondered that the romantic and exciting ex
periences of the whfll" flthnsv < j ii" ii ni j
preserved more often In records In our Uteri-
ture. Occasionally we have had sketches of !
one or another detail In this marvelous ad
venture. But It would seem as If the bravo i
men who engage In such adventure handle i
harpoons more willingly than they handle i
pens. And BO you shall bear many a story
of such adventure told by men who speak of
what they have seen , while you do not read 1
ono such story. " The stories are good I
clean narratives of adventure and will bo
enjoyed and appreciated by all who are fonil
of that kind of literature. II. S. Htttchln-
eon & Co. , New Bedford , Mats. Cloth , $1.50.
"Educational Nuggets" Is a llttlo book of
strikingly suggcatlve extracts on many edu
cational topics , and , by way of showing how
tbo germs of the most modern thought may
be found In the moat spiritual of the an-
i
clento , thwie r prefaced by R series of
equally Interesting thoughts from Plato anJ
i Aristotle. The compiler , Mr. John II , How
ard , in his brief prefatory note calls atten
tion to the real unity of spirit underlying all
these authors , paratcj as they are by
hundreds and even thousands of years , No
teacher , no parent , and no thoughtful per-
non llktly to become either one or tha other ,
1
1i ' but would benefit deeply by scanning and
i heeding these admirable selections from such
i scholars in the science and experts In the art
of practical education. The little volume
( on ? of the Nugget Series "Don't Worry
Nuggets" and "Patriotic Nuggets" already
out , and "Phllo-ophie Nuggets" to be Uauod
In September ) is prefaced by a photographla
reproduction of the bust of Plato In the gal
lery of the Luxembourg the only authentic
portrait of the great philosopher. Handy In
size , tnttteful In appearance , clear In prim ,
the booklet well fulfills Its motto "Bits of
ore from rich mines. " Fordj , Howard &
Hulbert , New York. Flexible cloth , gilt lop ,
40 cents.
Charles Ellsworth , the expert blind \ ' i
checker player , lost his life through falllns I
fiom a railway elation In 1SOS. He ha 1 I
for a long time made his living by playing j
checkers , principally In museums and at ! I
summer resorts. Checker clubs and other j
]
, coterlej of players frequently called him to I
!
1 their hcadtiuartcM for on exhibition of hla | I
! I skill. He was Induced to prepare a brief )
; work on the game by William Timothy Call , '
j 1 i who now presents it to the public. It is a
| very comprehensive little work and ono
j ; that every lover of checkers will appreciate
1 . to the fullest extent. Published by Henry
I I. Ce.ln & Son , New York. Paper , 2Sc.
Iti'llKliMiH Wcirkn.
When Colonel John Hay was appointed
minister to England and his family went
with him to live In London , Mrs. Hay , who
had become deeply interested In the spirit
ual welfare of the people who lived about
her summer rcRldcnce In Newbury , N. H. ,
. requested John Duncan Quackenboa of
i Columbia university to hold ecrvlces dur
ing her absence. During two summers this
request was carried out and the addresses
| I of 1898 have been worked up by the author
Into a volume published under the title
; i "Enemies and Evidences of Christianity. "
I : The author Informs his readers through the
j medium of the preface 'that the course of
: addresses given at Newbury was the outcome -
, come of a visit to Geenacre , Me. The nu-
. i thor found native Brahmons , Buddhists and
Parsls pressing the claims of their various
I I ' faiths upon the crowds of listeners , who
. wt-ro not mentally equipped to Judge of i
j their merits. The author adds : "The j |
righteous Indignation kindled In my soul |
by this spectacle Is perhaps venial. While
standing In the Elrenalon , or Hall of Peace , I I
I resolved , If my llfo was spared , to answer I
the arguments there advocated against tha
religion of Jesus Christ , In a series of ad
dresses which would demonstrate as far
as the power might be vouchsafed to mo
the pre-eminent claims of Chrletlanlty. "
Theae words of the author will give a better
idea of the character of the work than any
thing that can bo added. William T. Sa-
blnc , pastor of the First Reformed Episcopal
church of New York , is the writer of the
introduction. It Is a very neatly bound
volume , printed in large , plain type , on
line white paper. Eaton & Mains , New
York. Cloth. $1.50.
Hookn for School L'IIC.
"Logouve et Lablcho's La Cigale Chez
Les Fourmis Comedlo en Una Acte" has
been edited for use in schools by Thomas
J. Farrar , Instructor in the Washington and
Leo university This celebrated comedy is
the Joint work of the dramatists , Eugenu I
Lablcho and Ernest Legouve , but as the | '
execution of the play Is largely the work :
of Lablche , It may , with fairness , be at- '
trlbutcd to htm alone. By reason of its
charming style , familiar characters , Its light
and vivacious representations , it is espe
cially adapted for school reading. The
vocabulary and notes are sufficiently full to
render the book full of service for early
work and to furnish the assistance neces
sary for making the reading both easy and
attractive. The book is supplied with a
full vocabulary , and the notes will give the
reader all. needed assistance In translating
and understanding the text. American Book
Company , Chicago. Price , 25c.
"Selected Letters of Madame de Sevlgno"
have been arranged for school work by L.
C. Syrns. The letters have won for the
writer a high place In the history of French
literature and a universal popularity. They
give a vivid picture of the aristocratic sn-
clety to which the author belonged , and are
replete with interesting information about
her time. Great events and trivial inci
dents , history and gossip , the king and the
court , and Paris and the
I peace war , provInces -
. Inces , authors and their works , anecdotes
j
J and marriages such are some of the sub
jects by which Interest In her writing Is
constantly renewed and the reader's atten
tion captivated. American Book Company ,
Chicago. Price , 40c.
]
. "A Manual of Psychology. " by G. F. Stout ,
I > has been added tu the University Tutorial
i eurlre. It Is n voluminous work of 643
'
pegea , very neatly and substantially bound
and printed on fine white paper. It Is an
exposition of psychology from a genetic
point of view. A glance ut the table of
contents shows that the order followed Is
I that of the successive stages of mental
development. The earlier stages have been
' copiously Illustrated by reference to the
I mental life of animals. The phases through
which the Ideal construction of self and
the world has passed are Illustrated by
reference to the mental condition of the
lower racfa of mankind. The author has
j been careful all the way through to avoid
skptchlneu. It Is a self-evident fact that
the ctudy of psychology Is of no use to the
student unices he Is able to acquire the
power of thinking for himself on psycho
logical topics. For this purpose cut-and-
drled statements skimming Important queir
1 lions are of no avail , As near as po abl |
Prof. Stout has clothed hla Introduction In
. living fleth , both for the student's own sake
I and for his success In examinations. The
' author rightly observes that the most essen-
ilnl gift to bo Imparted to the beginner It
a real Interest In the subject , and a real
power of dealing with It , even when famll-
Jar formulas fall him. The work la tbor-
oughly up to date and students of psycliol-
KY will find It a valuable addition to their
libraries. University Correspondence Col-
lego Press , Hinds ft Noble , New York.
Cloth. M.GO.
Mrntlun.
One of tha nuet Intori'fitlng features In
the September Harper's Is an article enti
tled "Behind the Pink Walls of the For
bidden City , " by a writer signing himself
"Cathuy. " It tells , as none of the press dl > -
patches have told , the details of the drama
which has been played about the Chlneco
throne , and throws a new light on the
L. A tft .fl U&Ac .A.
.A.
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From the Granite Hills of New Hampshire
comes
Soft , light , and absolutely pure.
Sol l bx Sherman A lloConncll Dro r Co. , _ .
{ at-m , QallHKber A Co. , Otitrlbu tor , Omaha.
character of the dowager empres . The
number alto contains a powerful article by
Mark Twain , In which ho discusses the
present position of the Jews and its under
lying cniutfi. Other valuable featurea are :
kolla Herbert's article on "The First Ameri
can , Hla Home and Households , " short
srorlcs , by Seumas MacManus , Frederic
Remington , Wllmot Price. IJrandcr
Matthews and V , ' . II. Van Ingcn. There
are also further Installments of "Their
Sliver Wedding Journey , " "The Princess
Xenla" and iJr. Wyoth's "Life of General
Forrest. "
Tbo September number of the Pall Mall
Magazine contains an Important and timely
article on "Russia After the Completion of
the Siberian Railway , " by Prof. Armlnltia
Vambery , showing the political Blgnldcanca
of this enterprise.
To the September number of Cassell's
Magazine Miss Dora M. Jones contributes
an Illustrated article on "Dayrcuth and the
Wagner Festival. " She tells us that "Tho
Festival theater at Uayreuth la like no other
theater in the world. The back of It Is
nearly twice as high as the front. ThU is
In order to effect the rapid changes of eccno
which arc en marked a feature of the
Wagner music drama. One scene Is hoisted
up by machinery into the top of the bulld-
Ing. whllo the next scene , previously pre
pared In the cellar below the stage , Is
pulled up to take Its place. The auditorium
seats 1,600 people , and the seats are
arranged on the plan of a Greek theater , In
tiers rising above ono another , and ter
minating In .1 row of boxes reserved for
royal visitors nnd personal friends of
Madame Wagner's. A gaflery at the back
completes the building. There are no side
galleries ; all the ecats are about equally
good , the ventilation Is perfect. The charge
for ono performance Is the same In any part
of the theater , naoiely , 1.
In the September number of Caesell's
Little Folks a very funny story Is told of
Mr. W. S. Gilbert , the author of "Patience , "
"Pinafore" and so many other world-famoua
books. Ho happened to bo standing In the
hall of a house where a party waa In
ptogress. A guest leaving in haste took
him for a waiter and bade him call him a
cab. "Sir , " said Mr. Gilbert , "you are a
four-wheeler. " Taken aback for a moment ,
the visitor began angrily : "Why , what do
you " Interrupting him , as If by way of
apology , Mr. Gilbert suavely added fuel to
the flame "I couldn't call you a hansocn ,
you know , could I ? "
The Forum for September is a number
of world-wide interest. Mr. William T.
Stead , editor Review of Reviews , gives his
views of "The Conference at The .Hague ; "
President Robert E. Jones of Hobart col
lege discusses "Washington's Farewell Ad
dress and Its Applications ; " Mr. Ramou
Reyes Lala , a native Filipino , writes enter-
talnlngly of "Tho People of the Philip
pines ; " Prof. Rudolf Eucken of Jena tells
of the "Progress of Philosophy In the Nine
teenth Century ; " Charles Denby , jr. , con
tributes an article on "Cotton Spinning at
Shanghai ; " Sir William H. Rattlgan , an
eminent Jurist of India , portrays "Indian
Famines ; " and A. Cahan furnishes a review
of "Tho Younger Russian Writers. "
Outing for September presents a feast of
good things. The frontispiece shows the
"Dusky Fisherman" ( the black bear ) at
work. Many other beautiful Illustrations
follow. Among the more prominent articles
of an excellent number are : "Sea Rivals
for the America's Cup , " "Sport with Sharp-
tall Grouse , " "Shooting In the Field , " "The
Golf Clubs of Long Island , " "A Bear Hunt
In New Brunswick , " "Rail Shooting on the
Maurice River Marshes , " etc.
Mr. W. T. Stead , who has worked Inde-
fatlgably throughout Europe In the Interests
of the Peace conference since the czar's
rescript was Issued last fall , writes of "The
Hague Conference in Its Outcome" In the
Review of Reviews for September. Mr.
Stead was at The Hague during the -entire
conference , and ho undoubtedly enjoyed a
closer personal acquaintance with the dele
gated than any other Journalist. Ho Is con
vinced that great progress was accomplished
In the direction of universal peace.
Hookn Heeelvecl. .
"The Archbishop's Unguarded Moment ,
and Other Stories , " by Oscar Fay Adams.
L. C. Page & Co. , Boston. Price. J1.25.
"bally of the Brigade , " a romance by
L. McManus , Illustrated by H. C. Edwards.
L. C , Page & Co. , Bcston. Cloth , $1-25.
"Tho Knight of the King's Guard , " by
Ewan Martin , illustrated by Gilbert James.
L. C. Page & Co. , Boston. Cloth , J1.50.
"Deficient Saints ; a Tale of Maine , " by
Marshall Saunders. L. C. Page & Co. , Boa-
ton. Cloth , J1.50.
"Saints in Art , " by Clara Ersklne Clem
ent. L. C. Page & Co. , Beaton. Price , J2.
"Tho Queen's Sen-Ice , or the Real Tommy
Atkins , " being the experiences of a private
soldier in the British infantry , by Horace
Wyndham. L. C. Page & Co. , Beaton.
"Pretty Michael , " a romance by Maurus
Jokal , translated by R. Nlsbet Bain. L. C.
Page t Co. , Boston. Cloth , $1.50.
"Monders , a Tale of Paris , " by Elwyn
Barren , illustrated by T. Splcer Slmson.
L. C. Page & Co. , Bcston. Cloth , J1.50.
"Making of Zlmrl Bunker , " a story of
Nantucket In the early days , by William J.
LongL. . C. Page & Co. , Boston. Cloth ,
DO cents.
"L'Utle Pcterkln Vandlke , " the story of
his famous poetry party , by Charles Stuart
Pratt. L. C. Page & Co. , Boston. Cloth ,
EO cents ,
"Our War with Spain. " Reproduction of
photographs , with graphic descriptive text.
Belford , Mlddlebrook & Co. , Chicago.
"Dowey. Old Glory's Defender , " by George
Macdonald Major. F. Tennyson Neely ,
New York.
"Lady Barbarity , " a romance , by J. C.
Snalth. D. Appleton & Co. , New York.
Cloth , Jl.
"A Strange Discovery , " by Charles Ro-
myn Dako. H. Ingalls Klmbnll , New York.
"Lays of Chinatown , and Other Verses , "
by George Macdonald Major. H. Ingalln
Klmball , New York.
"Portable Water and Methods of Detect
ing Impurities , " by M. N. Baker , associate
editor Engineering News. D. Van Ncwtrand
Co , . New York. Boards , BO cents ,
I < ltirnrx Vote * .
"Abraham Lincoln : The Man nf the People
ple , " by Ncrman Hapgood. will bo ready In
October from the presa of the Macmlllpp
company.
Since the publication , some three weeks
ago , the "Letters of Captain Alfred Drey
fus to Hla Wlfo" has been selling on an
avurago of COO copies a day and the fourth
large edition has already been exhausted.
Houghton. Mlfflln A Co. will publish early
in September a new Riverside edition of
"Browning's Poems" In six volumes , with
Introductlcns nnd notes by Itrv 'leoixa
Willis Cooke and six portraits of the poet.
The Howen-Merrlll company of Indian
apolis have Issued a new catalogue of their
publications which makci a very creditable
showing. Mention has already been ma-'o
In these columns of the more important
works.
Persons who have shown an Interest in
the pcems , short stories and elngle novels
of Paul Laurence Dunbar , the negro poet ,
wiir be glad to hear that a volume of short
storlea which has come from the i > t > n of
his wife is now in preas at Dodd , Mead
& Co.'s.
Two books formerly published by Lam on ,
Wolffe & Co. are hereafter to bcur the im
print or Houghton. MIlHln & Co. Rev. Or.
McKenzle's "The Divine Force In the Life
of the World" and Grover Flint's spirited
"Marching with domer , " for which John
Flake wrote on Introduction.
0. Barrie & Sou of Philadelphia Is bring
ing out what Is claimed to bo the only cunt
plcte edition of Honoru de Balzac's works
In English so far attempted. Previous edi
tions have been very much abridged and
expurgated. The new edition will1 b ad
mirably printed and Illustrated and will in
clude fifty-one volumes. This edition is
neither abridged nor expurgated and Is the
only English version which may claim to
present everything contained In the "edi
tion definitive" brought out in Pa.'U In the
'TO's Students of n.ilzar will appre
ciate Oeorge Harrle & Sou's edition by rea
son of Its completeness. The fact that throe
editions of llftlzac are being brought out In
Enql'fh ' nt the same time has lei to the
prediction of a Balzac craze for the coming
winter.
New Cabinet editions are proml d
shortly of the "Poems of Tennyson , Holmes
and Wblttler. " The Cambridge edition will
furnish the text , the new plates will beef
of much larger typo than previous Cabinet
editions and each of the t'jree booKs wtir
have a portrait of the poet In nn engraved
border.
An unpretentious little volume , but one
which will have an Intimate attraeii'.n.for
all persons Interested In the life of Abra
ham Lincoln , will shortfy bo prt'StMUfrt by
the Doubleday & McClure company. It Is
entitled ' 'Nancy Hanks : The Story of Abra
ham Lincoln's Mother , " by Carolina Hunks
Hitchcock.
I On the list of Harper & Brothers' autumn
i publications are the biographies of th-ep
eminent Americans "Tho Life of James D.
. Dana , " the great gcoloclst. by I'anlcl ( ' .
I Gtlman , president of Johns Hopkins unl-
I verslly ; "The Life of William H. Seward , "
j by- Frederic Bancroft , nnd "The Life of
, General Nathan Bedford Forrest , " by Dr.
John A. Wyeth.
Houghton , Mlfflln A Co. announce fnr
early publication a new Household edition
of "Tennyson's Poetical Works" from new
plates of larger type than before , the text
to be that of the Cambridge Tennyson , care-
fulfy printed on fine paper and bound in
a now and attractive style. H will have
a biographical sketch , Indexes , n portrait
and 127 Illustrations.
Charles W. Chestnutt , whose "Conjure
Woman" was one of the brightest of the
spring books , has gathered several of his
stories Into a book which Houghton. MtfP.ln
| Co. will publish this autumn. The tltln
1
story Is "Tho Wife of His Youth , " which
I was recognized as a story of uncommon
power and quality when it appeared la the
Atlantic Monthly some months ago.
What Is deemed an Important work , cer
tainly It will bo a timely publication , is
"Oom Pnurs People , " by Howard C. Hllle-
. gos. which D. Appleton & Co. purpose
bringing out September in. This work pre-
: eents from the most authoritative nnd recent
I I "Inside" Information the Boers' side nf the
| ' case. It Is an exposition told through
. President Krugcr and his counselors of the
I i grievances that the Boers have against the
j English.
I i Little , Brown A Co. will publish this nu-
I tumn an "Art Life of William Morris
j Hunt , " by Helen M. Knowlton , one of
| Hunt's pupils ; "In Ghostly Japan , " by Laf-
cadlo Hearn ; "Kato Field , a Record , " nnd
"A Study of Elizabeth Barrett Browning ,
both by Lilian Whiting , author of "The'
World Beautiful" : "Tho Puritan as a
Colonist and n Reformer , " by E. H. Bvlns-
ton , author of "The Puritan In England
and New England" ; a volume cf o'sayg on
the Spanish war by Captain Mnhan ; .now
holiday editions of Parkman'a "MontCalm
and Wolfe , " Anna Bowman Dodd's "Three
Normandy Inns" and Dumas' "Three
Muskateers" ; an anonymous work , entitled
"Behind the Veil" ; new revised editions of
Drake's "Old Landmarks and HlMcrlr
Fields of Middlesex. " to be catted "Historic
Mansions and Highways Around Bistrm , "
and of Mabel Lonmls Todd's "Total Eclipses
of the Sun" ; "Salads , Sandwiches and rhaf.
Ing-Dish Dainties , " hy Janet M. Hill , nnd
now editions of Bourget's "Pastels of lien ,
translated by Katharine Prescott Wormcley ,
and of "Two Pllgrams' Progress. " by Jcaci'h
and Elizabeth Penncfl
SLUGGED WIFE WITH CHAIR
Complaint Filed AitnliiKt Ilunbnml for
Maltreating Wife More Than
Sixty Years of ABC.
Stories of extraordinary cruelty , detcrla-
tlve of the marital relations of Mr. and Mrs.
John McCabe , 1818 St. Mary's avenue , were
related to the city prosecutor yesterday
when two young women filed a complaint
against McCabe , charging him wl'U assault
ing bis wife. The informants art Emma
Foreman nr-1 Mrs. Flora Horner.
The offense for which McCabe will be ar
rested is having beaten his wife with a chair
Monday night , but he Is said to Lave com
mitted a long list of Inluman doede prior
to that time. Two weeks ago , the young
women said , McCAt > 2 v > is sent for wj-"n ! n
northern Nebraska , because Mrs. McCabe's
death was expected momentarily. She ! s
more than bu years old and has been a suf
ferer for some tlmo.
After the husband came Mrs. McCabe
rallied and was taken for treatment to St.
Joseph's hospital , remaining there a week.
She returned home six days ago and her
husband sent for his daughter-in-law In
Kansas to act as nurse. Since that lime
McCabe is said to have become infatuated
with the daughter-in-law and to have made
his aged wlfo do the housekeeping and
chores while the younger woman rested In
Idleness. The old woman resented this kind
of treatment and as she has a small sum
of money hoarded and has been paying
household expenses , she felt at liberty to
ask her husband and relative to seek other
lodgings. A dispute followed , resulting lu
Mrs. McCabe being pummeled with a chair.
Her cries aroused the neighborhood.
The young women said they took care
of Mrs. McCabe and dressed a cut made by
the chair over the right ear. They said McCabe
Cabo is a laborer who has been out of em
ployment for a long while and dependent
for support on his wife's small savings. The
young women room in the house.
CONFERENCE ON CITY CLAIMS
ABrermnnt on ( lie Amount Dnc front t
ItoailN < h Flrnt Step Tn-
ivnrd Viaduct.
Some time during the present week , If ex
pectations are realized , a conference will be
arranged between the epeclul committee of l
city officials In charge of the matter and
the Union Pacific railroad on the claims of
the city against the road for lighting and
maintaining viaducts and subways. This
will be preliminary to an agreement In
the viaduct proposition and Is an essential
tirat tep , na the claims are an Important
part of the proposed viaduct agreement. '
The roads dispute the Justice of many of
the Items In the claims and assert that
others , whether Juat or not , have been ex
tinguished by the operation of the statute
of limitations.
The committee mentioned above Is ono
appointed by resolution of the council eevj j
eral months ago and consists of the presl- .
dent of the council , ningham ; the chairman <
of the council finance committee , Durkley ; I
the city attorney , Connell ; the city comptroller - | i
troller , Westberg , and the city engineer , !
Hosewatcr. This committee as such has not
taken an active part In viaduct negotiations ,
this summer , because the negotiations were '
mainly carried on between the council and
representatives of the roads. Earlier In i
the case it held a number of conferences >
with the railroad managers. i i
If the intention of the council to recede ! >
from Its position on the cloning of Seventeenth - !
teenth fitreet holds good , the claims will ,
bo the most formidable obstacle in the way j
of an early agreement , and if they are
settled If conference without too great de
lay , the beginning of the end , eo far as
Sixteenth street la concerned , may be In
sight.
IVliul tin : IiiJtllioUoil CiiMlN ,
Architect McDonald , who made the plans
for the new high ucbool building , recently
received a leter from one of the firms which
submitted estimates on the Iron work of
the proposed building , In which the Increase
in the prlco of structural Iron during the
summer Is noted and the btatemcnt made
that the Iron mills will no longer make quo
tations to stand any length of time. Those
made for the High school were limited to
ten days' acceptance , and that length of
time waa only allowed by special arrange
ment with the mills. Iron has gone up J5
per ton three times since the injunction
was granted and the total advance on all
the Iron work needed for the building In
that tluio amounts to $75,000. U U salt !
that the Union Pacific engineers figured the
Iron for the new viaduct at 132 per ton
early in the spring- , while now they figure It
t (80. (
COLOSSAL PENSION FIGURES
Many Largo Statement * In Commissioner
ETHOS' Forthcoming Bepcrt.
PAYMENTS OF 5138,355,052 , , LAST YEAR
Ohio Hpcolvc * the JIo t IVnulon Montr
Slurp I'rnnlon Frnnitn I'rn-
Hlnn ForKcrlri Dopnrt-
iiicntnl
WASHINGTON , Sept. 4. ( Special Corre
spondence. ) Ono of the most interes-tlng
I features of the forthcoming report of Com-
i
misslonor of Pensions Evans will bo a table
showing the number of pensioners In each
i state and territory of the United States nnJ
In each foreign country on the rolls June 30 ,
1S99. The tabulated statement also will show
the amount paid for pensions during tha
fiscal year 1S99 In each state and territory
anil eaoh foreign country.
Ohio heads the list in numbers with a
' total of 105,627 , and a total payment of
MC. 456,006.90 , being closely followed by
I i Pennsylvania with 104,651 pensioners and
'payments ! ' amounting to 112,470,795.11. Then
: comes Now York state with 87.527 with a
j total payment amounting to J12.003.S54. 75 ,
while Indiana comes fourth with 67,095 and
| ' the sum of $ 10,443,951.26 to pay then for
i their faithful services In defending the
! ! union. The other ntatcs will bo given as fol-
j j Iowa :
! i I'nlted States Number. Amount.
I j Alabama . 3K > 3 J 4W.406.91
'Alaska ' . So 10.744.02
Arizona . fi.il 91.0S7.M
Arkansas . 10,472 1.3M.74K.33
California . 17,666 2.3S9.857.67
Colorado . 7.43S 1.010.78J.M
Connecticut . 12,053 1,35.1 , < 3J.21
Delaware . 2,743 401,615.10
District of Columbia . . . . S.679 1,476,917.84
Florida . 3.021 422.56t ) . 3
Georgia . 3.G74 M9.S02.48
Idaho . 1,350 181.775.20
Illinois . 70.478 9,856.499.14
Indian Territory . 2.812 36.303.71
lowix . 37.K5 B.15 ,942
Kansas . 41.791 S.203.S37.29
Kentucky . 28,927 4.119.10S.31
Louisiana . 5,218 779.12,1.30
Maine . 20G32 2.W0.623.J4
Maryland . 12,939 1.694.441. Ttf
' 'Massachusetts . 3,7B4 6.420.7S2.68
Michigan . 45.170 6.833.32S.09
I i ' Minnesota . 16654 2S72.2.u.45
' Mississippi . 4.095 556.0S4.05
'Missouri . E3.S76 7.1C6.091.93
. Montana . 1,401 198,166.99
'Nebraska ' . 17.611 2,757,364.92
Nevada . 2ii3 S4,52j.75
New Hampshire . 9042 1.2&6,12 < > .65
New Jersey . ' 20.S24 2,494,62bM2
.New ' Mexico . 1,559 223,775.97
North Carolina . 3.971 621,206.95
North Dakota . 1.7(3 ( 219,955.94
Oklahoma . Cf61 956.013.57
Oregon . fiO.11 6.56.119.63
Khodo Island . 4,404 4M.K9.26
South Carolina . l. 27 236,181.14
'South , Dakota . 4.814 610.703.3S
Tennessee . 18.327 2.375.60S.16
iTexas | . 7,955 1,04740372
iUtah : . 796 185,778.27
i Vermont . 9.4SO 1.491.180.48
'Virginia ' . . S.f0 1.309.294.79
f AVashlntrton . B7T ( 773,127.48
West Virginia . 13CK7 1.999.772.SS
Wisconsin . 25,005 4,009.543.41
Wyoming . 279 33,053.94
Total In states and
territories 987,213 J137.G20.S13.21
Caiiailn I.end * Foreign Countries.
Of foreign countries Canada has the lead ,
there being on the pension rolls 2,139 , re
ceiving J310.797.43 annually. Germany fol
lows with 605 and a payment of $89,960.95
every year. The next highest IB Ireland
with 415 and payments amounting to J60.-
336.87 , and the fourth la England , having
321 on the pension rolls and receiving pen
sions footing up $46,624.880. The other
, countries follow :
I Number. Amount.
Algiers 1 * 72.00
Argentine Republic fi 498.00
Australia 33 6.0S9.27
Austria-Hungary 30 4,362.60
Azores Islands 4 318.W
Bahamas 2 240.00
Belgium . 16 3,49207
Bermuda 912.00
nollvla
Brazil , 216.00
British Guiana 72.00
Bulgaria 1SO.OO
Chllo 840.00
China 18 3,064.50
Comoro Islands l 120.00
Costa Rica 4 450.00
Cuba 22 1.731.13
Cypress 2 16800
Danish West Indies 2 NWOO
Denmark 25 6,692.00
i Dutch West Indies .1 1PS.OO
Ecuador ? 471.00
Egypt 1 72.00
Franco 69 10,011.93
Greece 5 840.00
Guatemala 5 85500
Hawaii 37 6,975.27
.Honduras 4 536.00
India 4 335.67
Isle of Man 2 276.00
Italy 32 4.C52.80
Japan 10 2.058.00
Korea 1 300.00
Liberia 9 1,105.33
Madeira 6 792.00 |
Malta 2 M'i.OO ' i
Mauritius 1 99.00
Muxlco 105 16,265.93 i
I Netherlands 9 1,593.00
New Zealand 7 906.00
Nicaragua 2 160.00
Norway 37 9,794.68 !
Paraguay 1 21.00
Peru ' 7 901.80
Philippines ! > 676.00
Porto Hlco 1 48.00
Portugal 1 72.00
Rupsla 6 921.50
San Salvador 1 96.00 '
Scotland Sfi 13,001.40
Seychelles Islands 2 324.00
Slam 2 204.00
South African Republic 3 676.00
Spain 6 1,042.50 ,
St. Helena 1 144.00
Sweden 60 7.2C9.60
Switzerland il 10,322.87
Tahiti 2 245.00
Turkey 5 758.00
United States of Colombia. . . . 3 1SS.OO
Uruguay 3 1.12S.68
IWales 12 1,335.00
West Indlcu 13 2,201.60
Totals " . 4,306 J633.309.70
This gives a total number of pensioners of
091,519 and the total payments on account
of pensions of $133,355,052.93.
At the cloJO of the last fiscal year there
were 477,239 claims pending , represented by
450,377 claimants , and the number of claim
ants not pensioned wan 135,641.
I'riiiliin 1'ornery IltiHliii-iit ,
The commissioner's criminal data la full
of interest and shows that hU bureau has
much to contend with from unscrupulous
persons , There uro now pending 227 criminal
casM in the various districts throughout the
country. During the fiscal year 17C cases
were disposed of by trial , resulting in 157
convictions and eighteen acquittals , In
89.71 per cent of the cases brought to trial
convictions were secured , twenty-one canes
dismissed on nolle prosequl , 172 arrests
were made and indictments were found in
239 cases. A well organized gang of pension
swindlers was discovered In one of the
southern cities and so far 147 of the claims
hive been located and 129 Investigated , with
the result that It has been shown that It
was the practice of the leaders to forge
-whatever papers were necewary to make out
a prlma tacle case , to select the name of a
soldier upon which to base a claim for
widow's pension from the soldier ceme
teries. Several of those arrested explained
their mode of operations. Pour of the gang
have been convicted and the others will be
tried this fall. Nashville , Tenn. , wag the
city where they operated the heaviest. The
leader of three people Is a pension attorney
Do not wash your hands and face with a common
laundry soap , or if you do , don't complain when you
find them rough , hard and chapped. Ordinary laundry
soaps are good for scrubbing floors , but not for the skin.
Ivory Soap makes a creamy lather that rinses easily and
takes the dirt with it. The natural oil of the skin
washed with Ivory Soap is not removed , and the skin is
left soft and smooth.
IT FLOATS.
.
KM IT 1HI PKOCTI * 4 OAUILt CO. CINCIKNl'l
who hoa been disbarred on th epoclflc
charge of forgery.
Rofundmonts amounting to $3,622.91 were
cecurod ; $1,243.69 was recovered through
civil cults ; reclamation amounting to
$2,800.20 waa made on forged checks , and
$601.47 was recouped by reissue , making the
total savings to the government $11,268.27
in admitted cases alone and many tlmm that
amount was saved by the timely discovery
j of forged and fabricated affidavits and dcc-
I laratlons in pension claims.
I A partial check of pensioners borne on
tbo rolls of the New York agency was
made during the year. Fifty thousand nine
hundred and seventy-one pensioners were
borne on the rolls of said agency on Juno
i 30 , 1898. Of these tbo status of 6,500
pensioners residing In Now York city , Brook
lyn , N. Y. , Jersey City. N. J. , and vicinity
were inquired into , with the result that 435
were found to have died or remarried ; 63
widow pensioners wore dropped for violat
ing the act of August 7 , 1SS2 ; 36 widow
pensioners were dropped for non-depend
ence ; 27 widows had drawn pensions after
remarriage ; 9 pensioners were dropped for
fraudulent representations and will be
prosecuted ; total number submitted for
dropping from the roll for all causes , 135 ;
total number of cases Investigated that
have been submitted to the bureau for
criminal prosecution for violation of the
pension laws , 69 ; total number of cases In
which action was taken with a view to
criminal prosecution and arrests made , 47.
Slum 1'ennlou I1I1I Krnml.
Of the ex-slave pension bill fraud In
which thousands of Ignorant negroes have
been swindled , the commissioner says that
I various "associations" have been organlred
I for the avowed purpose of securing legisla
tion of this character. Some of the asso
ciations have assumed large proportions ,
notably those in Nashville , Tcnn. , Louis
ville , Ky. , and Madison , Ark. It has been
I the practice of these associations to "com
mission" agents and send them through
the country to organize local clubs and so-
j cietles , and to collect from each new mcm-
I her an Initiation fee of 25 cents , with
monthly duea at 10 cents , allowing to the |
agents 10 or 15 cents for each new member |
secured. I
The commissioner says that there Is noth-1 I
ing In the printed constitution or by-laws of
these associations , or in the literature Is-
sued and authorized by them , which lo-
! lates the law , but it Is an unfortunate fact
that their agents , or persons claiming to
be such , have grossly Imposed upon the un
suspecting colored people of the south by
! representing that a law bos been enacted
granting pension * to ex-slaves , and an ap-
proprlatlon made to pay the same. The
commUstoner reports these Impostors have
reaped a rich harvest from those who can
least afford the loss , and while they are
unquestionably guilty of obtaining money '
under false pretenses there Is no federal law .
under which a stop can be put to their prac- [
tlces. Ho suggests that In order to meet
as far as possible this condition of affairs ,
the act of April 18 , 1884 , be amended so as
to provide for the punishment of any person - I
son who , by false representations relative to I
any bill that may have been Introduced Into '
the United States congress , shall obtain .
from any person any money or other thing
of value by reason of such false repre
sentations.
KItctloii of ComrreKntloii Inrnel.
The election of officers of Congregation
Israel took place on Sunday afternoon , re
sulting as follows : President. S. Levl ; ,
vice president , J. Merrltt ; secretary , II.
Newman ; treasurer , L. Klrschbraum.
Samuel Katz , the retiring prcsjdent , who
has served the congregation In that capacity
for the last twelve years , emphatically de
clined re-olectlon. Mr. Katz was warmly
congratulated upon the splendid manner in
which ho had guided the affairs of the con
gregation and the success attending his
earnest efforts , congregation Israel being to
day the largest nnd most Influential In Ne
braska. A committee was appointed to
draft suitable resolutions and to present nu
engrossed copy to the retiring president.
WARMEST DAY OF THE YEAR
Mcrcnry CJocn Three Drureen Illiihrr
Tlutu Monday , the Xext
AVnrmoHt liny.
If Omalia bus ever had a Ilrenmto com
plain of the heat this year , It did yester
day , as the highest temperature was regis
tered that has been known this season. At
3 o'clock the reading was P9 , three degrees
higher than it was Monday nt 4 o'clock.
At that time Observer Welch of the
weather bureau expected the mercury to
register a degree or two higher before the
afternoon was over.
The prospects are not good for Immc Hate
relief. The forecast for today Is , fair
and slightly cooler , but the indlntloii9 for
a lowering te-jipt.hture nro so slight as to
warrant Omaha | .i stile In golar ; on with
their preparations to slay the man who asks
If it is hot enough.
CAPTAIN IYIOSTYN DISMISSED
Action Due < o Honolutloti l > r Repeti
tive Committee to AliollRh
1'nnltloil.
Captain P. Mostyn , chief of the exposi
tion guards , was dismissed from sorvlce In
that capacity yesterday. This action
was duo to a resolution passed Monday
night by the executive committee to abolish
the office owing to financial reasons.
The report that future appointments to
the guards will be made by Chief of Police
White , who will have one of his own men
superintend the exposition police work , is
denied by Chief White.
English Ice Bags
O/ rubber coated checked cloth ,
with 'f-ec pcrow cap lor ic-o.
P SCE $1.00
Tilt AIDE & PENFOLD CO. ,
I.nrccat Itctnll IJrnir Honae.
14O8 Fanmm. OMAHA.
OPPOSITE PAXTON HOTEL
The Circus Has Bone-
But the Klmball piano we hnvo with
us always Improved and better than
ever you never hear of ft dissatisfied
"Klmball nlnno owner" the prlco Is
right the tone Is right the action Is
rlRht and our terms are right Wo In-
vlto you to call at the store and Bee the
new styles wo are showing for the first
time this week Wo like to have vls
Itors from out of town especially.
A. HOSPE ,
W celebrate oar 20th lianlDCM !
Ycr rr Get. 23rd , IBM.
Hnsic and Ait 1513 Douglas ,
Drex L , Shooman's ' On Top-
Now It Is boys' shoes a new onn with
little horseshoe steel circlets In the sole
and heel mnkes the solo wear ns lon
as any other two same shoo us the
quilted bottom nnd the only contilnu
stool circlet shoo In Omaha hoary solo *
nnd full stock upixirn any lc for uny
boy Boys' sUoa 2Vi to 0 , I'J.OO-yotithM1
Blzou , 11 % to U $1.7rThuno nru the
bust iihooB wo ever had for Iwyii1 wear
they can't kick 'cm out nnd the solos uro
for two imir of nhoc ,
Drexel Shoe Co.
1410 PAKMAJ1 8THKKT.