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    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : WEDNESDAY , DECEMBER 27 , 18HJ ) .
NE\Y \ BOORS AND MAGAZINES
Now Novel from the French Based on tbo
Revolution.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF S , P. CHASE
\ < MV Volume * for School t e or
Other Kitiieiillnnnl PuriioM-x Minor
\VorkN of firrnfrr or I.en * Intcr-
-N ( Latent lillornry ? Sil N.
When "Tho Itcds of the Midi" was pub
lished by the Messrs. Appleton , Felix ( Iras ,
\vnS unknown outsldo of France. In the
Midi ho had gained recognition as a poet nnd
\VrIlcr of stnrles nnd he had been chosen
na Hie head of the Fellbrlgo , that society of
romancers and singers of which Mistral and
Uoumnnllto were the curlier chiefs. With
the nppcnranco of "The Ueds of the Midi , "
however , It wan mndo clear to America and
to England that a new light had appeared
In mudorn literature. The simplicity , fer
vor , vividness nnd dramatic force of this
romancer of the Midi drew words of un-
btlntcd praise from , critics nnd renders , and
even Gladstone paused In his labors to rc.id
the book nnd eulogize the author. "The
Hcdi ) of the Midi" was followed by "The Ter
ror , " another success' , and a third volume ,
completing the trilogy of the French revolu
tion , Is now at hand , hearing the title of
"ThoVhlto Terror. " In his new book M.
( Iran paints with singular vldldnem the
strange conditions offered In the Midi after
the more familiar events nf the French revo-
lullori In Paris. Ho shows the alternating
triumphs nnd reverses of whites and reds
and the lengthening of the shadows cast by
Napoleon , while throughout all these
Htormy and adventurous SCCIICH there passes
the appealing figure of Adeline , daughter of
n murdered roynllht. The story of Adeline's
protection by humble friends from factional
halo and from the murderous Callsto forms
n romance extraordinary in its sympathetic
quality and dramatic power. Her Btory and
the tale of her friend Pascnlct's adventures
In the Napoleonic ware make n rotnnnca
> which throbs with llfo and holds the reader
tcnso with suspended Interest. D. Appleton
& Co. Price , $1.50.
"Tho Story of Ilonald Kestrel , " by A. J.
Dawson , ' Is the latcol addition to Appleton'a
Town and Country Library , and like all of
the novels- belonging to that series It Is a
good clean ptory. At the opening of tho'
story the hero Is luft a pcnnllcHS boy by the
death of his tiilhcr In .Morocco , where the
early part of the ptory Is laid. With hUi own
living to make ho went to sc.i , hut ran away
from his ship at Sail Francisco and after
drifting about from placn to place found his
way to Australia. Thcro.hu suddenly devcl-
oped a great talent as a. writer nnd through
the Influence of friends went to London.
The love story feature of the plot then de-
velopes , the heroine being a former play
mate of the hero. There Is the usual amount
of trouble , but everything comc.s out all right
In the end , the story being a pleasant one to
read. D. Appleton & Co. Price , $1.
The life of Srtlmon Portland Chase has al
ready been told In three published blogra-
ahlcfi , but none of them have quite answered
the requirements of u first-class biography
of one cf the most Interesting figures In
American history. For that reason there
tfould seem to bo room for another biography
which has boon written by Albert Uushnell
Hart for Houghton , Mldlln & Co.'s American
Statesmen's series. It is a brief but very
compact work and covers the ground better
than nny of its predecessors. In the course
of the sixty-five years of his llfo the lot of
Mr. Cbasc was cast In many places. In bin
boyhcodhis famjIy-Hred successively In two
( owns-in Now Hampshire , and ho wont to 1
school and college In three others ; as a lad
ho lived in Ohio , first In a village and then
In a city ; hla earliest manhood nnd much of '
his senatorial term ho spent In , Washington :
his professional years In Cincinnati , his four
years' scrvlco as governor in Columbus and 1
during the last twelve years of his life ho i
had his permanent home In or near Wa h-
Ington. Tho.story of this eventful career
Is well told by the. author and will meet
with the approval of everyone who enjoys
biographical history. Houghton , Mlfllln &
Co. Price , $1.25.
School mill IMiiciilliiiial Workn.
The University of Minnesota In publishing
"Minnesota Plant Life , " by Conway Mac.Mll-
lan , has made n notable addition to the
science of botany. The author has not at
tempted to wrlto a text book to bo used In
the schools. It might be termed a popular
work In so far as It Is addressed to an audi
ence not composed of botanists , and at the
same time scientific to the extent at least
of choosing for Its field one of the two great
realms of living things the kingdom of
plants. The author lias divided his subject
Into four departments , or headings : First ,
t'hu plant world Is presented as an assem 'm
blage of living things ; second , the different
kinds tf plants In Minnesota , from the low
l est lo the highest , arc briefly reviewed In
* ; their natural order ; third , some plant struc
tures and behavior * are elementarily ex
plained , us adaptations to surrounding na
ture ; fourth , certain plant Individuals and
societies nro brought before thp reader ns
bavins llfo problems of their own , not as
mere material for oconc/mlc , anatomical or
clafislflcatory Industry. It Is a very volumi
nous work containing 508 pages and bean
every ( Indication of deep solentlflo research.
The.book Is profusely Illustrated with finely
executed picture's , of plants and Minnesota
vegelallon taken from photographs , it may
hi added that Prof. MucMlllan la the slate
hotanlHt of Minnesota and a graduate of the
Unlvcrsly | of Nebraska. Published by order
of the regents of the University of .Mlnne-
hota.
In n book of not 125 pages Prof. Dcwey ,
head of the pedagogical department of the
University of Chicago , has stated thn place
of the school In society simply , but with
Martllng ' " force. Th.e traditional method ho
sum's"up as reading readers , geographies ,
arithmetics , histories and the. whole host of
I ox I ho'okn. He Insists that the old-tlmo
household , with UK multifarious production
of nearly everything used In It , gave an ed
ucation which was rich In a reality , Imme
diacy , Interest and , moral power tlmt the
patslve processes of the modern school can-
lint think of rivaling. Mr. Uewey recognizes
manual trnlulng , cooking , sewing , dranlni ; ,
modeling and ihu other "fads and frlllj , " at ,
halt conscious steps In the movement lo
adapt the sclno-to | | the new problems it haste
to f.icc. In nil these prpccsscs the child Is
going out of himself , not taking In. Ho IB
Interested In an object that U for him re.il
nnd full of meanlug , not forced to study
FomcthliiR that can only have icalliy and
meaning In later life The author Insists
that the school be
may reorganized on the
\ \
bnMs of thesp "fads an.l frills , " but with a
htoader view of their mooning and a deeper ,
sense of their educational value.
The significance and value of rn.idlng were
perhaps never set forth moro clearly and
forcibly than In Miss Arnold's attractive
new volume , "Heading : How to Teach It. "
The nuthor considers both the pedagogical
nnd the educational sides of her subject ;
that Is , she Indicates not only how hut what
children should read , with the best of In
struction. The Influence of his early rending
upon the child's future llfo Is presented
with convincing logic , that must give teach-
crs and parents enlarged Ideas of the re
sponsibility resting upon them. Silver Hur-
doll & Co. , Hostou. Price , $1.
"La Tullpe Noire , " by Alexander Dumas ,
abridged nnd annotated by Edgar Ewlng
Brandon. A. M. , professor of French In
Miami university , alms to furnish ele
mentary classes In French with a text which
has the charm of simplicity nnd continuity.
To that end It has been considerably short
ened , nnd all historical nnd other references
not essential to an appreciation of the story
hnvo bcon eliminated , thus avoiding thu
necessity of many explanatory notes.
American Hook Company , Chicago. Price.
10 cents.
"Outlines of General History , " by Prof.
Frank Moore Colby. Is designed primarily for
use ns n. text book In high schools nnd col
lege preparatory schools. In Its preparation
the author has had In mind the wants of
tlmt largely Increasing class of students who
Intend to specialize In some branch of his
torical study , and who wish first to obtain
n good general Idea of the whole subject. In
plan , scope nnd narrative the book Is well
adapted for this purpose. The American
Hook Company. Price , $1.60.
Dr. John Madden , professor of physiology
In the Wisconsin College of Physicians and
Surgeons has written a hook bearing the
title. "Shall Wo Drink Wine ? " As might
| bo Inferred from the position of the writer
. nnd tbo title of the volume , It Is a study
' of the nlcnhol question from n physician's
standpoint. The writer says : "As to
tbo Importance of the alcohol ques
tion , there can bo only one opinion :
How long can wo continue to In
crease the per capita consumption of alcohol
at the rate of 70 per cent every twenty
years before It becomes evident to the
slowest of comprehension that something
must he done to save civilized races from
annihilation ? The writer believes , too , that
It Is the province of the physician more than
' the moralist , moro than tbo philanthropist ,
and certainly as much as the statesman , t : >
do what he may for the suppression of alco
hol. " The author seems to have made a
] , very close study of alcoholic effects upon
j I the human system , and those who are Intcr-
,
i ! ested In the subject would do well to cx-
1 amlne his work. Owen & Wolhbrocbt Com
pany , Milwaukee , Wis.
Several Huoklct * .
The Connecticut Humane noclety of Hart-
fort has published In a little bdoklct the
sermon of Rev. Newton M. Mann on "Klnd-
nces to Animals In the Christian World. "
It Is in reality n review of the whole ques
tion from a religious point of view. Not
only is it considered from the standpoint of
the blblo and the Jewish and Christian re
ligions , but the ideas hold by the followers
of other religious systems are touched upon
as well. Those who are Interested in the
subject will find U well worth reading.
I ' The author is the minister In rharge of the
First Unitarian church of Omaha.
Cassell's National Library has been in
creased by the addition of "Milton's Karllcr
Pooms. " The earlier writings of Milton
nro of interest to all students of English
literature nnd they will be welcomed In this
cheap and convenient form. Cassell & Co.
Price , 10 cents.
| "The Bible God , Blblo Teachings and Se
lections from the Writings of Scientists" Is
j the rather lengthy title of n pamphlet by
IMrs. I . M. .M. Turner. It explains the reasons
I for some of the opinions held by Christian
j Scientists and shows the position taken by
i Scientists regarding the blblo and bible
God. Peter Ecklcr , Publisher , ; ! 5 Fulton
Street , New York. Paper , 25 cents.
J. Frank Kelly of 1740 South Twenty-
Kcvcnth street. Omaha , has published a
booklet of verse. It Is a very neat , though
unpretentious , little volume. The cover Is
of paper made to represent the California
redwood baik. The nuthor says In n fore
word : "Tho enclosed verso Is not Hebrew
poetry. It IK not Mlltonlc. it is simply
the best the writer of It can do. "
It Is a happy time for children when tliclr
good friend draco Lo Uaron gives them n
new book , especially so pretty n book as
her publishers have made of "Told Under
the Cherry Tree. " The story Is of a charm ,
ing rural village which takes Its name , from
Its abundance of cherry orchards , and gets
i Its news from 'bulletins attached to a
I ' superannuated pump. All who love children ,
as well as the boys and girls themselves ,
will welcome this book , with tin 'finished
style , tender quality , and delightful nar
rative. The illustratloiiK nnd cover design
nro of unusual excellence , forming nn ap
preciative setting to what will undoubtedly
bo a widely popular story. Lee & Shepard ,
Boston. Cloth , $1.00.
"Quicksilver Sue" Is by Laura B. Richards
thp author of such favorite stories as "Cap
tain January , " "Melody" nnd "Tho "Queen
Hlldegarde" series. A daughter of the late
\ Dr. fc'amui'l ' G. Howe could hardly , fall 10
take a ppcclnl Interest in children , and
natural aptitude for writing was to be ex-
pected of u daughter of Julia Ward Howe
Her iirodent book , familiar to recent read
ers of St. Nicholas , Is a pretty character
sketch , sho'wlng the effect upon a child's
mind of lack of discipline , and also the
steady Influence of a good example. The
Century Co. , New York. Cloth , $1,00.
l.llcrnrvof ,
Mrs. Frances Ulundi'll's favorite musical
story. "Tho Duenna of u Genlit ? , " IH
dedicated to Puderewskl. It will lie pub-
Ilthect by Little , Hruno & Co.
, In January the Macmllhin eoinpHtiy will
i bring out a novel by Mlnnii f'arollno Smith
! 8ho gives it the tltln of "Mary J'ugct : A
Itimmnco of Old liermuda. "
i Mrs. .Mabel Opgood Wright U engjpeil
i upon 11 book for children winch nlie wt j i
1 call "Tle | Uream Fox .Story Hook , " and I
| which the Miicnilllnii company will piihllHli
In the Miring.
The Chicago Chronicle says that ' -'irn
TiiHHplH. " H booh of corn rhymes , by \ \ ' | | .
Mam Heed Dunroy (1'nlvernity ( Publishing
company. Lincoln. Neb. ) In \oluine of
i quite bright unil rhythmic vcrce. eoiitnlnliii T
' Kcitno four-wore lyrlet1 , Homr celebrating tie )
wide nerenlty of beauty .In the prnlrlo
i country , tome lou < blng philosophically on
iiiipeotH i'f lifeuud one or two voicing u
heroic patriotic note. They xhow clone '
observation and stniiin love of natural
. beauty , here .ind then ) an Inclalve. Imt not
always hopeful. thoUKNt of life and Its
burdeiiH , nnd a true ear rhythm and musical
movement.
1-i-oNiicrlO d > r IIMIII ,
Indications everywhere point to great
prosperity for the coming year. This Is an i
Invariable flgn of u healthy nnturr. The
I succor of a country , as well as tbo suc-
rtvt ! of an individual depcndu upon health.
, There can be no health If the stomach Is
| weak. If you have any htomach trouble try
Hosteller's Stomach Hitler * , which cures
dyspepsia , indigestion and biliousness. It
make * atroug , vigorous men and womcu. I
. TlimDemi , T < - nlOne Injured. !
I LOS A NO KM- < ! . Div. 23.-The list of
1 Disunities In the riillruud incident ai I'o-
i momi has grown H'IICC ' first reports and now
ouir.'jer ' "hrt' " dead and twentj-or.i1 injured.
Ml of the noople killed nnd injured rei > Hc >
thlt "jrv'llou The klllr 1 .
l'i " urc .Munroc
Thurman Mrs Jon > U Cunuor uud Slilio.i
Munroc ,
f [ BEST I I WAY TO ACQUIRE WORKS
Commercial Olub aud Citizsns Considering
Water Works Proposition ,
PERPLfXING VARIETY OF OPINION SHOWN
'My Mutineer HotcMntcr of Hie He-
llcf Ilinl \nlliliiK Wlmtcier Mimiltl
Mi- Done I nlll Kvtilrnllntt of
1'rniK'lilm- \ < - \ ( .Mini1.
The effort of tlio executive commltcc of
ho Commercial club to get up n meeting
or the discussion of the proposed ordinance
or the purchase of the water works wns
nuch moro successful than had been nntlcl-
latod. About fifty citizens and numbers
f the club were present to pnrtlclpato. The
'xecutlvo commlttco of the Commercial club
ind the Heal Estate exchange dined In ad-
olnlng rooms and when the latter had
finished Its woik the intervening doors
vcro thrown open. The committee from
ho Central Labor union , which had been
nvlted , did not attend.
Chairman Martin called attention to the
objects of the meeting. He paid ho hoped
ho club could not be accused of going out-
Bldo of UB duties because some member mny
) n delinquent in hU water rentals , as It
lad in the matter of personal taxes , because -
cause some members wcro delinquent In that
respect. A special Invitation bad been cx-
cndcd to W. S. 1'opplcton to be present
because he had given the water works qucs-
lon a great deal of attention , and Andrew
losewatcr and Henry W. Yatcs had also
jcen Invited to attend and speak.
Mr. 1'opplcton , when Introduced , said that
IB did not deem it necessary to go Into n '
dlEcusslou of the desirability of municipal
,
ownership , as the people of Omaha arc tinanj j
j
mously In favor of It. This policy has been I
idopted everywhere with the moat satisi ! i
factory results. Minneapolis , St. Paul , Chicago - i
cage , St. Ixniis aud Kansas City own their j I i
water plants and Denver has recently taken
atcps to iicqulro the works In that city , j I i
Jurlng the last twenty years there has been |
j
a great decrease In the cost of gao , train- I
portatlon and other public conveniences , but
water is still costing the people of Omaha
as much as It did twenty years ago. It
'
has been pretty well shown that municipal
ownership of the water plant would mean a
saving annually to the city of from $150,000
to $212,000 , according to the per centum
of Interest that the necessary Issue of bonds
will draw. On a 4 > ,6 per cent bond basis
municipal ownership meant an annual sav
ing of $154,000.
For many years It was taken for granted
by all concerned that the twenty-year op
tion for the purchase of the plant by the i
city would accrue Juno 12 , 1DOO , and ho had '
In his possession a document wherein even ,
the water works company asked the council
to extend the date at which the city would
acquire the privilege of purchase from 1000
to 1907 , an admission by the company that ,
the privilege accrued on the former date. I I
Since then , however , the claim has arisen '
,
that the twenty years of operation guaranteed - I I
teed the water company extends from the j j
date of the completion of the works , in
stead of from the passage of the ordinance.
\Vitii < H PmvlHliui for Coiiileiiinntlon.
The ordinance makes no provision for the
acquisition of the works by the right of
eminent domain , through which It would be
appraised by seven appraisers appointed by
the city. Pointing out what ho termed the
utter Inadequacy of the ordinance , Mr. Pop-
pleton declared his conviction that Its passage -
ago In Its present form would bo a great
Injury to the city. It provided for an Issue
of $5.000,000 In bonds for the purchase , all
of which might bo used , or so much thereof
as may be found necessary. The1 price waste
tobe fixed by a committee of three apprais
ers , one to be selected by the city council ,
one by the water works and the third by j
'
tneso two. Ho believed that it "would bo I
Injudicious aud probably unlawful to vote '
an Indefinite amount of bonds. The sura
named is certainly too high. The value of
the plant is somewhere between $2,500,000 ,
|
and $3.000,000. Kansas City , a. larger city i !
than Omaha , with a larger plant , bad I i
through the courts secured its valuation at I
$2,700,000 , and 10 per cent had been allowed
for the good will. The placing of the
amount at $5,000,000 Is an Injury to the cause
of municipal ownership , and it Is wrong ,
ho claimed , to limit the use of the bonds
to the purchase of the existing works under
the terms of the franchise contract. They
should bo made available for the purchase
of the existing works either under the franchise
1
chise or by right of eminent domain , or for
the construction of works. Under the system
of appraisement proroseJ It might turn out
that the city had two of the throe appraisers. 1
To tie the city down to one method of ac !
quiring the works is to limit its power to secure -
cure a good bargain.
Mr. Popplctou objected to putting Into the
ordinance the rate of Interest to bo drawn by
the bonds , as It would prevent the city from
selling the bonds at a lower rate of Interest ,
which might bo possible. It might put a
maximum limit upon the rate of Interest ,
but should leave ; room for the bonds to sell
with a lower rate. The ordinance should bj
so framed as to permit the city to acquire
the works on the very best terms possible.
The proper way would bo to first appralso
the works and then vole no much In bonds
as may be necessary , but It is claimed that
now la n favorable time to secure the passage -
ago of a bond-voting ordinance and the votIng - _
Ing of the bonds.
Favor * I'lnii Outlined liy Ordinance ,
llonry W. VatfB said that It was his un
derstanding that the water company Is pre
pared to admit the city's right tn acquire
the plant Juno 12 , 1'JOO. llo had been In
clined to favor the plan propcsed by the
ordinance , which was In pursuance of tbo i
contract made with the water company. If ;
It was undertaken to acquire It by tbo right ;
of eminent domain , under tbo law the city
must pay the water company for everything ;
it hat > , anil the city will bo called upon to i
! pay for the franchise , which would not be
'the ' case under the contract. As far us he
i could ECO the only safe way wan to ac.qulro
the works under thu contract. If anyone i
j could show him that the franchise will ba i
I ' held as of no value and th.it the water
company will not be allowed anything for
It , ho might favor the plan of securing the j
, works under the eminent domain act. j
I Mr. 1'opplcton replied that the ordinance
' should nit bo so framed as to permit of the
purchase by cither method. Ho believed with
the city attorney , who In another case had
rendered nn able and elaborate opinion to
the effect that the franchise stops as soon as |
the works stop. An BOOH as the city acquires I
' iho plant Iho franchise must stop.
Cllj in : ; lneer UONCU uler'x I'lnii ,
Andrew Ilosewatcr , city engineer , was
asked to give his views , which proved lo be '
j somewhat different from those of cither of t | l
I the foregoing. Ho aald there was no longer j '
room to question the benefits of municipal
ownership. Of the $4,000,000.000 Invested In
water works In this country , 13,000,000,000
Is In works controlled by municipal owner- :
bhlp. Out of the fifty leading cities of the i
United States , there arc hut nine whU'b do j i
not own their * ater works. The movement 1 I
of Denver In'that direction reduces the nutn- I
ber to eight.
i , Having detailed the passage and terms of
the ordinance creating ( ho franchise a.i It
' passed June 12. JSSO. with the subsequent
amendment , the speaker showed that some
of the existing ccntradH at least will not
expire until 11108. The present ordinance
proposed thut thu city uliall vole { 5.000,000
and leave it with the city council to fay
how much shall be expended. He believed ,
, that U will bo best to wait until June 12 i I !
inno , thru appoint nn appraiser nnd notify
the water company that the city is rendy
to carry out Its part nf thp contract. If thn
company refuses to appoint its appraiser ,
which It Is likely lo do , then there will be
n legal remedy , aud It will not be necessary
for the city to Uke any step backward. If
the city undertaken to secure the works un
der the right of eminent domain It will cer-
tnlnly have to pay for the franchise , un
expired contracts , etc. , up to 190S. lleports
of the receivers In the federal courts show
that thr receipt * of the company In 1S ! S
were $380,000 and the expenses were $110,000.
Orowth of the business mny have run the
profits up to $300,000 a > car , and If the right
of eminent domain bo resorted to the city
will have to pay that $300,000 a year profit
for nlno years , making about $2,700,000 to
bo added ( o the present value cf Ilia plant.
The law creating the franchise provide ? a
certain way In which the plant can be secured -
cured , and that Is the best way In which
to do It , but nothing should bo done until
the termination of the franchise , Juno 12 ,
1000.
1000.Mr.
Mr. Yntcw Don't you think that the water
works company will concede thnt the fran
chise terminates on that dale ?
"No. sir. "
"Mr. Hunt has said so , " rejoined Mr.
Yutoft
"Mr. Hunt doesn't represent the company.
It will concede It It the city goes ahead
under this ordinance and votes $5,000,000
for the purchase of the works , Riving six
councllmcn carlo blanche lo expend all of
that sum in acquiring the works , but if the
city should only vote $3,000,000 , then the
company will not concede It. "
1'rrxt-nlM luti-ri-HtliiK l'oin | > llentlon.
Mr. llosowater called attention to another
fact that has not been heretofore generally
discussed. Part of the plant of the Omaha
Water company lies In grumd that belongs
to the1 state of Iowa that part located In
East j Omaha and over this the city could
acquire no jurisdiction by right of eminent
domain. | Other parts lie In the city of
South Omaha and Dundee , bith outside of
the j city limits. He suggested that when the
case ( ever gets Into the federal courts these
parts should be appraised wparatoly , s > o
that ( the procedure In reference to the In-
side parts may not bo vitiated by thos < o In
reference | to the parts outsldo.
In closing Mr. Hosewater expressed his
conviction that it If ) the duty of the Com
mercial club , nnd entirely within Its prov
ince , to work for a good city government on
nonpartlsan lines aud regardless of partisan
j Influences. It Is Important that good coun-
cllmon ( be elected , who arc not subject to
the ( dictation of any one man or set of men.
Chairman Martin suggested that In view
of the differences of opinion expressed , all
of them of weight and apparent reason , a
committee should be created to investigate
the best method of procedure and report
back to a general meeting to bo called later.
U. P. Smith spoke optimistically of
Omaha's ( probable action In the matter. He
believed | municipal ownership of most vital
Importance. ( If there l any profit In the
business ( the city should enjoy It and It would
be ( a mistake not to acquire the works , as
the ( cost of water Is a material consldera-
tlon ( in the upbuilding of the city.
Councilman Burklcy was called upon , but
declined ( to speak , as he had come to listen.
On motion of A. Ilrope a committee was
authorized of the character Indicated by
Chairman Martin , the latter being made its
chairman. Mr. Martin did not complete the
committee before the meeting adjourned ,
but said that three of its members will be
Messrs. Herman Kountzo , Henry W. Yates
and W. S. Popploton. He will announce the
other members later.
CAKEWALK ENDS UP IN A ROW
Unc Alan Futility Shot and Two
OHiiKcroiiNly "VVouiiileil In
tho'AlVrnj- .
NEW YORK , Dec. 28. During n riot
among forty-seven negroes , men nnd women ,
on a trolley car In Morislunna , early today ,
ono man was fatally shot and two were
dangerously , wounded. The Injured men are
Dudley Smith , 23 years of ago , shot fatally ;
Edward Lambert , 24 years old , shot and
stabbed , and George Torrend , 31 years old ,
shot In jaw.
Charles Trnssy , 24 years old , who did the
shooting , was arrested.
There was a cakewalk last night which
was attended by n large crowd of colored
people. Forty-seven of the participants
and spectators about 1 o'clock this morning
boarded a trolley car bound for Hnrlem
bridge. There were 110 white people on
board except the conductor , ind motorman.
Almost immediately after bnardlng the car \
the negroes commenced to fight because of
disparaging remarks made about ono of the
women. Trassy claimed to have shot In
self-defense. Most of the negroes Involved
iu the row escaped.
WITHDRAW TO THE MOUNTAINS
VlKliil IndlailN DcHti-oy Much Properly
XoVori ! from Tivcntlclli
Ilculincnl.
CHICAGO , Dec. 20. A special to the
Uccord from Austin , Tex. , says : A dispatch
from Guaymas , state of Sonora , Mex. , says
that the force of Yaqul Indians that has been
harassing General Torres' troaps for the last I
few weeks has withdrawn Into the mountains -
tains , The Indians divide Into small bands
at night nnd miake raids on unprotected 1
ranches and scouting parties of government
troopa. Many valuable ranch buildings be
longing to Mexicans who had left the country
with their families to avoid being killed have
been buried ,
The death of Colonel Alfonso Martinez of
the Eleventh battalion , who was wounded
recently In a battle with the Yaquls , IB an
nounced. Confirmation has also been re-
celvcd of the killing by the Indiana of Father
Hcltran and rll the other Mexican prisoners
who had fallen Into their hands. The
military authorities at GimymEs have re-
celved no word as lo the whereabouts of
Die Twentieth Infantry regiment.
"I am Indebted to Ono Minute Cough Cure
for my health and life. It cured me of lung
trouble following grippe. " Thousands owe
their lives to the prompt action of this never
falling remedy. It cures coughs , colds ,
croup , bronchitis , pneumonia , grippe and
throat and lung troubles. Its early use pre-
vents consumption. It Is the only harmless
remedy lhat gives Immediate results.
i Arlinnxan Toivn llnril ,
ST. LOUIS , Dec. : ! . A special lo the
I'ost-Dlupatch from Vanburen , Ark. , sayw
that Murla's opera house ntid Hlnckel'ti hall I
were burned today and the aloe-kit of the
Vanburen Hardware company. John Illuckel ,
general merchandise ; W. II , Hess , drus ,
and several smaller mores were destroyed ,
causing u loss esllmated nt $100,000. A call I
was sent to the Korl Smith lire department ,
which helped to save the remainder of the
block.
lllondHlalncd In Iliilnn ,
ClIlUJrOTHK. Mo. . Dec. 2ti.-A reporter
hux found u blnod-stiiined axe In the niliiH
of the farmhouse whore Wlllliiin Q. Tlioimin
Mini hlti three children were cremated on
Sunday There appear * * no room f n- doubt
that Thonuis Hint murdered bin children and
then t-rt lire to the houe , .iflcrwardt' klllliiK
htmnolf < ind fnllliiB Into the fl.imeH. The
eoroner'H liHiuost disclosed no new In-
tolllgfiice. The bodies were burned bi-yond
r'-eot'n'.tlon. '
lle of llydroiiliolila.
LANCASTIJU , Pa. . I > , -c. ai.-Abr m J.
l.efovre , a farmer of Greenland. Kcd l >
yearn , died this morning from hydrophobia '
Ho win- bitten tin the hand by u lat about ;
four months ugo. but did not feel any 111
effects from the wound , until Sumrday .
when | iln arm becumo stiff Hiunluj ji0
became violently III and It WJIH ut-cc nary f
to keep him under the Influence of opiates }
jTOH I i , COLLINS IS ON TRIAL
I
j j j Appears Baforo Judge Baker to Account for
] i the Mnn a of Ohules R. Grove.
'
DEFENDANT IS TYPE OF THE DEGENERATE
j
Aol One of the Juror * l Oiipoietl lo
Cni'llnl I'utilnliini'iit , AVIileli U nn
L'niiMinl Inclilent In
.11 nrtier Trlnli.
Looking the typical degenerate , TliomAs
Collins came Into Judge linker's court room
yesterday to bo tried for the murder of
' Charles i R. Orove , the saloon keeper , wholn
ho | hilled by shooting on the night of December -
' comber < to.
I A notable exception to the general rule
of Jury preliminaries was the fact that
In the challenges not a single juror an
swered atllunatlvcly in reply to the query :
"Aro you oppcacd to capital punishment ? "
Each man of the panel had heard of the
case through the newspapers , of coilse , but
no prejudices were exhibited sulllclently to
bar ,
Collins sat stolidly In the court room SIB
' though : ho were a mere spectator rather
than ' the defendant In a trial where there
Is a possibility that the gibbet will bo
j called ' Into play of expiation.
I Judge Haker has been III for the Ins t a
1 days ' , but hu has recovered to such extent
j ' that ' the trial will proceed without Intcrrllp-
tlon. The South Omaha cattlemen who wera
In the saloon nt the time of the murder are
J , the ] hlef wltncfses for the state.
j I Per the defcnpe there are no w Uncles
< ,
unless there Is Introduction of testimony to
show that Collins Is Insane. That Is n pos-
. slblllty ' IP. view cf the fnct that the qiics-
j' j tlon of the prisoner sanity has been raised
i ,
before. 'lo belongs to n family well known
In Omaha police circles , numerous brawls
having been accounted to the Collins people.
On the regulatlrn showing of financial In-
competency Judge Maker on the day of Col
lins' arraignment appointed for him able
counsel. His lawyers ftrc entering Into the
cane with us much zest as though they had
received n handoomc retainer.
A bystander In the court house corridors
said to Collins as he came In : "Tom , how
Is Christmas with you ? " Collins replied :
"All days look alike to me , see ? "
K.YI'OSITIO.V CASK IIICKOHK .11 IIVCI'.H.
Me\rliiK In the I'mccciIliiK" III llnnU-
rnntcy IN on lleforr I InCourt. .
One hundred or more Interested parties
were In United States court yesterday
listening to the hearing In the Greater
America exposition bankruptcy proceedings
before Judge Munser , wherein certain cred
itors seek to have the exposition association
adjudged a bankrupt concern. In this case
the former employes to the number of nearly
100 ! ask to have un order In bankruptcy
Issued , whllo certain attaching creditors are
resisting. The olllccrfi and managers of the
exposition are not taking a hand on either
side , though they have heretofore admitted
In their answers that the association per
formed acts of bankruptcy by scaling Its
debts , preferring creditors and leaving debts
unpaid.
During the morning hour Auditor Streeter
occupied the witness stand , being called by
thu prosecution. He testified that the con
cern had capital stock aggregating $102,00" ,
of which something like $34,000 Is still un
paid. He testified to the association having
purchased and subsequently sold the build
ings , after which he went Into detail ae to
the conduct of the exposition during the five
months that It was running. He admitted
that there are numerous debts unpaid. In
cluding thoseof the employes who are par-
tics to the suit now before the court.
fJ.UHI OF STItlTKS KOIl CIIHISTMAS.
In .Merry Viili-tlilc . .lotCnlliiliiin IN
.Sentenced ( o JViiHenlliiry.
Joe Cullahun , who a few days ago pleaded
guilty to grand larceny , was yesterday
arraigned for sentence. After a fatherly
lecture on the evils of wrong-doing Judge
Baker said ho had no alternative but to
sentcnco the prisoner to the penitentiary
and that In mercy ho would make It light
ono year. Frank Wells , jointly charged with
Callnhan , but around whose case some miti
gating circumstances were thrown , was
given thirty days In the county Jail.
Si IITN Will Dcfcnil.
Word reaches the clllco of the United
States attorney that the state authorities will
appear before the county Judge of Sarpy
i county today and Hie an Information
i
against Corporal Fair and Private Jockens ,
charging them with the murder of Private
Morgan. The authorities at Washington
have Instructed United States Attorney Sum
mers to be present nnd defend the acccused
men. Morgan Is alleged to have been a deserter -
serter from Fort Crcok and was shot by one
of the two men Fair and Jockens while
trying to escape. They wcro recently tried
by court-marllol and acquitted.
Stiiti-incnt liy llrn , HIIIICI- .
Mrs. A. C. Uunce , who was recently sued
for dlvcreo by A. C. Bunco , has written The
Bee from Arapahoe , Neb. , In reply to the
charges filed ngaliiHt her by her husband , the
j principal feature of which was alleged deser-
j lion. Mrs. Buncc writes a letter denoting
i the hand of A gentlewoman , and while hur
I I language- couched In a delicate frame , hn
Is emphatic In denying tlmt she deserted her
husband when ho was Hick , an IB charger ] .
On the contrary. nho wets forth that she
nursed him through sickness and would have
eared for him further had ho not taken Into
the home another woman.
IcKllllt.v of TiiM'H ( liieNlloneil.
Mary J. Hosier and others have Instituted
suit nqaliiHt the moniberB of the lloanl of
County foininlbHloiiorn of Dnwes county
lo rcHlniln the collection of some ? GOOU in
taxes levied against the property of Ihu
Hosier estate. A temporary order. pending
the final hearing , hue been Issued by Judge
Munger. The plaintiffs allege that the taxes
are Illegal and void.
PANIC MAY HELP THE WEST
Scnnlnr Wnrrcii SIIJN .Slump In IniliiM-
Irlii ! Sluc'liN Mny Turn IIIVCMOTH
CHEYENNE , Wyo. , Dec. 26. ( Special. )
Wyoming's senior senator , l > \ E. Warren ,
arrived home yesterday to spend Christ man
with his family. In an Interview he mild :
"Tho early making up of both senate and
i houne committees and the generouH repre-
I scntatlon accorded the west on Important
I ! con mlticcs all augur well for iw lot-ally.
' I ' The hill to Inrreosp the limit of thp appro-
| prlatton for the Cheyenne public building
!
i to a notch $75,000 higher than heretofore
provided for has. been favorably reported
and will doubtless bo passed In the senate
curly next month , thus giving the houee
plenty of tlmo for Its consideration. The
same is true regarding the Yellowstone park
clr.lm of Wyoming agalimt iho government
for reimbursement of funds expended In
'
rcrly years , thp Haltle I'hlllijis $5.000 $ claim
'and ' u number of other Items. AUo the om-
nlbus bill for the claims committee , which
Includes a great number of claims for west
ern stales , amounting In the aggregate to
sr-nit mlllloni of dollars. There have been
a considerable number of bills proposed
looking to a betterment of present land
| | ' * WH anil the reclamation of arid lande.
] "Burring thu panicky condltion of iho
speculative stock market m Ntw York and
HcHon busmcES and money conditions arc
all favorable and l do not look for harm
Mo come to flCBtern stale1) ) or iheir Inter-
Marred by inksta'm , cut , and splinter ,
Burned in summer , chapped in winter ,
Schoolboy's hands have much to suffer ;
Common soaps but make them rougher.
Ivory Soap is pure , and hence
Leaves such pleasant after-sense
That the careless schoolboy , e'en ,
Takes delight in being clean.
IT FLOATS.
eorrmanT i > or tut PBOCIIH n Q MOLI co. CINCINNATI V
ests tlirouRh the slump In Industrial stocks.
In fnct , it IH llnblo to have the effect of
turning custom capital toward the west , In
tha way of direct Investments In Rood prop
erties rather than to dabble in stocks that
have been too freely watered. "
Kxtntiof John Mcddlim.
SIOUX FALLS , S. r > . , Dec. 2 . ( Special. )
Tomorrow the hearing In thu matter of
the appointment of an administrator of the
estate of John McClellan , the wealthy Sioux
Falls pioneer , who was killed In an elevator
hero AuRiiht 2 , last , will be resumed before j
County Judge Wllkos. Among the claim- !
nnts to the estate Is Mrs. Margaret Douler '
of Chicago. Other claimants are Thomas |
McClollnu of Canada , Mro. Mary Vine of ,
Grand Kaplds , Mich. Mrs. Vine and Mrs.
Houlcr claim to bo sisters of the deceased ,
while Mr. McClellan , the Canadian claim
ant , alleges that he Is a brother. These
thrco claimants have pooled their claims , as
In the event that one of their claims Is re
jected , all must bo. Opposing them are Mary
McClellan and Margaret llnmmlll of County
Armagh , Ireland , who represented hereby
by Thomas W. Klrltpatrlck of Belfast , Ire
land , and local attorneys. The two claim-
ante residing In Ireland allege that they are
nieces of the deceased. Another claimant
is Mrs. Carruthcrs of this ( Mlnnchaha )
county , who ulso will attempt to show that
she Is a niece of the dead McClellan.
Mllltlnincii AVtiiit ( o ItcorKiliil/r.
PIERRE , S. U. , Dec. 20. ( Special. ) It Is
not Improbable that some militiamen may
take up the matter of reorganization with
out waiting for a legislative appropriation
to assist such a move. The state will soon
bIn possession of about 500 rifles , to replace
In part those which were turned In to the
general movement at the time the old mlll-
tl i organization entered the service of the
Urlted States. The rllles are now dn the
road and will soon be In the state armory.
LiicK of funds to secure new uniforms mny
hamper a new organization , as there Is but
a smull Hum available for this purpose lethe
the credit of the state at the War depart
ment.
' ! ' < > Ilomletv Klilorailo .tlliir.
HOT SPRINGS , S. I ) . , Dec. 28. ( Special. )
Dr Peters of New York Is now at Hill
City arranging for n bond on the N'e\v El- j
dorado mining property. Dr. Peters Is un
authority on copper. lie Is now turning hU
attention to gold mining nnd has become In-
teicttcd In the New Eldorado , owned by
the Smith brothers , situated In Palmer's
Gulch , Pennington county. Harrlsburg ( Pa. )
people , who are interested In the property ,
have developed It to the 100-foot level. If
Lr. ) Peters makes arrangements for bonding
the property they propose lo immediately |
develop It another 100 feet.
School Poimlntloii iif ContitlcN.
PIERRE , S. D. , Dee. 28. ( Special. ) Mln
nchaha county IB In the lead In ncbool pop
ulation under the new census on which
the last apportionment of school funds was
mndo. The return gives that county a
school population of 7,100. Lawrence IB sec-
on.l with -1,867. Other counlles which show
over 4,000 are Ilrown , Drooklngs , Hutchln-
BOU and Turner. Huffalo county report *
only ISO of school age and Stanley 207. Other
couMlcs with less than r > 00 are Lyman mm
Hyde.
l' < tK < nir-Htr > r IN Very ! < 'rnnk
GRAND ENCAMPMENT . , Dec. 2 . -
( Special. ) PostmaBter E. S. Druary was nr-
rwtcd yesterday by Poatolllce Inspector Ilcn-
nett of Cheyenne , charged with opening
a. letter mldressed to another person. It Is
charged that the letter was addressed to u
friend of Druary's and thnt after reading
Its contents Druary enclosed tbo follow
ing : "Dear Jim : I steamed your letter
open. Druary. " The prisoner will bo taken
to Cheyenne.
ClirlNtninx DoliiR" lit l ) < uiKl " .
DOUGLAS , Nob. , Dec. 26. ( Special. ) Thn
public school gave n very line program lust
Friday night to a crowded house. The
Methodist church had a Christmas trco Sat
urday night. A Christmas sermon was
preached Sunday evening. At the Christian
church there was a Christmas tree last
night.
SUK13 Cttlin FOR CROUP.
T - < 'H < 5--Irlv Yen r ' CoiiNlnnt till
Without ji Knlliirv.
The llrst indication * of croup Is hoarseness -
ness , nnd Su a rhlld subject to that disease
It may be taken ns n sure sign of the approach
preach of an attack. Following this hoarse
ness Is n peculiar rough cough. If Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy IH given as soon
as the child becomes hoarse , or even after
the croup cough appears , It will prevent thu
attack. It Is used In ninny thousands of
homes In this broad land and never dis
appoints the anxious mothers. We have
yet to learn of a single instance In which
It 1ms not piovcd effectual. No other
preparation can ebbw such u record
twenty-five years' constant UEO without u
failure.
KlniCMliln "Sow York lit Sun .Jnnn.
SAN JUAN , Puerto Jllco , Dec. 2i ) .
The L'nlled States cruiser New YorK. llag-
Hhlp of the North Atlantic squadron , ar
rived hero yesterday and later In thn ilny
left for target pructlcr. Governor General
George \V. Davis received Heur Admiral
N. 11. Farqulmr , commanding the Nortli
Atlantic station , nt the palace.
The I'nlled Status gunboat AInclilus ,
which arrived here December 21 , sailed
1'odny for Santo Domlnto.
The modern and most effective euro foi
constipation and nil liver troubles the fa
mous little pills known as DeWitt'a Lltllr
Early Risers.
TRUSSES-
EUSTIC
STOCKINGS-
CRUTCHES
SUPPORTERS ,
-r
etc , mutle to order
E by competent
worktnou.
Send to us for
rneiiuurmont
bliinks und ether
A information.
THE ALOE & PENPOLD CO. ,
Deformity llrnce HuiiufauturerB ,
I4 < )8 ) Fnrniun OMAHA.
Op. Paxtoa Hotel.
You'll ' Have to Excuse Him
Forllri-x L. Sliuonmn was Santa dims
for MI ninny lltllianil lite people Hint
litIs flour played ont-but tin1 store IH
all rtelit Just l In1 HIIIIIC , ami the HUIHO
"host $ . ' { .r > 0 Hlmi' " for nii'ii Is on nalc today -
day as was lu'f"n > ClirlstiiitiH an olc-
piiit shoe , with tin' lirnvy il'Jiilili ; s < il 's
In ultlicr vlfl kid , Imx i-iilf. pali'iil lentil-
cr or wlntor liiii-Von nilKht liiinl the
world ever for ' slioi ) of fijiial vuluo
for tlic snnii' money ami bi1 'ii illsnii-
polntcil limn-This li'illilay week will 1m
a K < iul ( Umi > to try on shoes Wiwon't
lie ui'iir as busy as we wt'iT last wct'lc
Say , hill wi- hail a lite t'hrlHtnniH
trailo.
Drexel Shoe Co. ,
Otuahn' * DptdB e Shoe OOBJU ,
UlU FAKNA.M STUEIiT.
We Are Taking Stock-
This wi-i'l ; . anil will niakf .special
on any and all holiday stock still on
our hands So If you want anything In
art or music-lie II picture or fvaiuu
piano or imwlu box organ > ir violin
cornet or accordion or musical goods
of any description , y > iu will citt It at a
price that will sell It In our framllis :
( Icjiartmeiil wo are In shape to glvo you
prompt attention , as the MK rush IH
now over , and It will profit you to In-
vestibule this i-ale. CalendarK at half
price.
A. HOSPE ,
Music and Art , 1513 Douglas ,