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SEW BOOKS AND MAGAZINES
T w New Publication * Seine : Brought Out
at This Beaton.
SLVJRAL GOOD STORIES FOR CHILDREN
TITO Volume * Aililrd ( o I IIP llnnorlti
KiIIMoii ot Clitnlotlillroiiti'n
World lt .n | Alluu In Uondi-r-
lunil Ti-llti a Story.
"Quo Vadls" mnJo the reputation of Hen
ry k Slenklcwlcz so fnr , at least , as American
redd era nro concerned. Prior to the publi
cation of that work , though ho had done no
Inconsiderable amount of writing , lie wan
practically unknown to renders of Kngllah.
The great populnrlty of "Quo Vadla" create
a dealrc In the public mind to know more
about the writings of the author. As n re
sult of this demand seven additional vol
umes wcro given to the public In rapid suc
cession. "With Klro nnd Sword" la an his
torical novel of Poland nnd Russia ; "Tho
Deluge , " n sequel to the former , Is published
lu two volumes ; "Pan Michael" continues
the story nnrt IH really u sequel to "Tha
Deluge. " In addition there are "Children of
the Soil. " "Hanla. nnd Other Stories , " "Sic-
Innkn , and Other Stories , " nnd "Without
Dogma. " That the public has been pleased
with the writings of the great Polish author
la proven by the enormous sales of all these
works , though none of them reached the ex
traordinary popularity of "Quo Vadls. "
For Home tlmo past the author has been at
work upon a new historical romance , "The
KnlghtH of the Cross , " and It Is now run
ning as n serial In Poland , and will he pub
lished In two volumes In America. The firs
volume of the authorized edition , translate <
by Jeremiah Curtln , who BO successfully
translated "Quo Vndls , " Is now at hand.
The publishers nnnouncp that the BCCOIII
\olumo Is ncarlng completion nnd will b
brought out In the very near future.
"The Knights of the Cross. " Judging from
lho voluino at hand , In n great work nnd
ono to which the reader can turn with pos-
Ulvo pleasure. The BCWIO Is laid In the
early days of Polish history , when the
Knights of the Cross , unmindful of their
early vows , had become corrupt and op
pressive. It bristles with the recitals of
wild adventure and llcrco personal combats
between Knights of the Cross and their
traditional enemies of Poland. The char
acter of the people , their customs and mode
of thought nro brought out In such a strong
light ns to make It seem almost like his
tory , hut thcro Is a thrilling Interest to the
tale Impossible In the recital of bare his
toric facts. It might almost be termed a
love atory , looking at It In ono way , but It
Is In marked contrast to the wishy-washy
recitals that usually pass under that name
In current ilctlon. Whllo It may 'bo ' lack
ing In Eomo of lho salient features which
contributed largely to lho popularity of
"Quo Vndls , " it Is an equally strong novel
nnd ono that It Is necessary to read care
fully to fully appreciate. The verdict of
the reading public will bo awaited with
Interest , Little , Brown & Co. , Doston.
Kllzabcth W. Champney has written an
historical novel of more than usual merit
under the title "Patience , a. Daughter of the
Mayflower. " Llfo and events In Kngland
just before the Immigration have been dwelt
upon at length In order to show just what
were the causes 'which led to the pilgrim
movement , It has been too much Insisted
that the early settlers of Now England
were- Ignorant nnd poverty-stricken fanatics
and it has been the author's aim to show
that whllo the majority of the "children
of the Mayflower" wcro elmplo artisans
their leaders wcro men who had enjoyed the
highest privileges. It is a good , clean story
well , told..and one that is especially adapted
.to the needs of the young. Dodd , Mead &
Co. Price , ? 1.50.
"Tho Larger Faith" is a religious novel
Tjy James W. Coulter. It Is the story of the
religious growth and development of a num
ber of acquaintances. As a matter of course
thcro Is the usual love story , which Is nol
without interest. Charles 11. Kcrr & Co.
Chicago. Price , $1.
VoliimcN for YnmiK Ilendern.
The Poun Publishing company of Phila
delphia ISSUCB several good books for younj
roudcrs. Among them are "On Wood Cov
Island , " by Eldrldgo S. Brooks , a story o
the adventures of a party of boys on th
Now England conpt , who find n friend It
the poet Longfellow ; "The Kerry Maid o
the Chattahoochco , " a story for girls , b
Annlo M. Barnes ; "The Young Gold Seeker
of the Klondike , " by Edward S. Ellis ,
graphic picture of the hardships of pro. *
Vectors on tbo way to Dawson's and of thi
big rewards that came to the lucky miners
"Tho Story of the Aencld , " by Dr. Edwan
"Brooks. In which are told the chief Incident
In Virgil's great poem In a way that wit
Interest any young reader ; "My Lady Bare
foot , " a utory for girls , by Mrs. Evelyi >
Raymond , which tells of the hard life of
. .
young girl and of the great future tha
oamo to her , and "Two Wyoming Girls ,
by Mra. Carrie L. Marshall , which describe
the way they located their homestead an
'bravely ' held it In the face of many dangers
All thcoo books are attractively bound an
well Illustrated and arc zold at $1.2o cad :
The Penn Publishing Co. , Philadelphia.
Mnuriigliif Mention.
Conscience in the title of a now magazln
for the advancement of higher Christ la
IhmiBpL and for the teaching of botti
oconomlca applied Christianity. It Is pul
' lished at Berthoud , Colo.
The Statf , a journal of north went lltera
turo nnd rovltnv , publ'shcd at Tacoma , start
out the yenr with inert favorable pros
pectB.
Thn publishers of the Bookman announc
that December was the moat siiccossfi
,
month In the history of that magazine. Tl
circulation in now 25,000 copies , a very cor >
Bldcrablo circulation for a purely literal
magazine. The number of Illustrations inn
been Increased , a well ns the number (
text pages , and as u result of this pollc
the mttgazlnu has during the lust yei
proved mory than ever successful ,
Thn Overland Monthly for January coi
talna govern , ! features of more than usu
Interest.
The Dietetic nnd Hygienic ( iuzrtto lu
mod valuable publication along the lln
suggested b } ' UK title.
Casscll'fi agnzlne has for a leading fc
turo "AH About the liners , " which U a mo
Interesting and timely article. Another fe
turo of Internal lu a complete stcry of lrc
Harte.
There Is nothing published In the mag
tlno form to compare with the Magazine >
Art. Kvery number i * a work of art
itself. The frjntlsplcco lu the January nui
ber U a unique work In colons , "tleslod n :
: ho Muses" Is n full page copy of the pall .
ing by Oustav Morcau , A feature that w
Interest many Is "The New Guctav Morcau
( lallcry , ' by Henry Frantz. with seven llltis-
,
trallon * . "The Hotiac In Ihc Country , "
with nine Illustrations is a very Interest
ing ' article , as Is also "The Queen's Treasures
of Art , " which is accompanied by nine Il
lustrations. There are various -other fea
tures 16 attract the attention of those In-
crested In art. Casscll & Co. , New York.
Among lho large number of weekly Jour-
.ils one American publication Is so din-
ncllvo us to be noteworthy. This Is Lit-
ell's Living Age. which Is mndo up largely
f the best foreign literature. Science , poll-
Ics , biography , art , travel , public affairs ,
Itcmry criticism and all olher deparlmcnts
f knowledge and discussion nro represented
n Its pages. Kacli number contains a short
lory nnd nn Installment of a serial story ;
nd translations of Htrlklng articles from
'reneh , German Italian nnd Spanish pe-
lodlcals nro made expressly for the maga
zine by Its own staff of translators. Pun
ished by The Living Age company , Boston ,
lines.
Thn abllily of Colonel O. B. M. Harvey lo
Hrciire ihr- services of Ihe foremosl men In
very field of dlscir&slon appropriate to the
purpose of the North American Hevlcw
srcnis to grow hy exercise nnd , llkr each of
la predecessors under his editorship , the
January number gives unmistakable proof
[ hat The Review now possesses recourccs
beyond the reach of nny other magazine In
the country. Seldom has nny periodical pre-
ticntcd such an aggregation of distinguished
names as dignifies Its title page , and the sub-
Ici'ts treated of are those regarding which
intelligent Americans tlcslro to bo Informed
today.
The January number of The American Il
lustrated Methodist Magazine Is excellent ,
nnd sfcts a high standard for the year 1900.
IIOOltN . . . _ -
"Captain U-indon , " a story of modern
Home , by Illchard Henry Savage. Hand ,
McNally & Co.
"As It Happened , " by Josephine Win field
Brake. The Ncalo company , Washington.
"Nathan Hale , " a play In four acts , hy
Clyde Fitch. U. H. Uusscll , New York.
Price , $1.25.
"The Slory ot Lewis Carroll , " told for
young people by the real "Alice In Won
derland , " by Miss Isa Bowman. K. P. Hutton -
ton & Co. , New York.
"Shirley , " by Charlotte Bronte. "Tho
Haworth Edition. " Harper & Bros. Price ,
$1.75.
"Vlllettc , " by Charlotte Bronte. "Tho
Haworth Edition. " Harper & Bros. Price ,
$1.75.
"Uccollcctloms , " 1S32 to 1SS6 , by the IU.
Hon. Sir Algernon West. Harper & Bros.
Price. $15.
"Contributions of Thackeray to Punch , "
by M. II. Splclman. Illustrated. Harper &
Bros. Price , $1.75.
1MontrXot -M.
"Sport nnd Life In lho Northwest. " by
Uallllo-Grohman , Is In press at Charles
Scrlti : er's Sons.
O. P. Putnam's Bonn liavo just arranged
with Prof. MOSCH Colt Tyler to publish bi
"Literary History of the American Pee
ple. "
Murlo CorclH's now novel , a title for .
which has not yet been decided upon , will
bo published curly In lho spring by Dodd ,
Mead & Co.
Clmrlcs Scrlbncr's Sons nro nboul to
publish a new book of essayM by Miss
Aline Gorren. which will bo called "Anglo-
Saxons and OthctH. "
A new aid to the study of English litera
ture has just been Issued by Glnn & Co. It
Is culled "A Literary Map ot England , ' by
William Lyon Phelps of Yale college.
"Tho Chronic Loafer , " by Nelson Lloyd ,
Is the title of a character study , the scene
of which is laid In the mountains of Penn
sylvania. J. F. Taylor & Co. have it In
active preparation.
"Tho American Stage" Is the title of a
, forlhcomlng book by llio well known KiiK-
llsli critic , Mr. William Archer , which
Charles Scribner's Sons will shortly lira-
, sent as a companion volume lo "America
Today , " by the same author.
U would seem that the popular liking for
, historical romance had clinch t uj ISger-
loiv Casllo's "Tho 'Light of Scurlhey" and
W.-IH whirling It rapidly lo join the "best
selling books" of the day. In a fortnight
three editions have come from the press
of lho Frederick A. Slokos company.
A volump of sketches by Alfred Henry
Lewis , called "Sand Burrs , " will noon bo
published by the Frederick A. Stolces com
pany. This bouse will bring out on Feb
ruary 1 a new novel by Robert Chambers
ot the scene of which is laid In western New
York , entitled , "The Cambric Mask. "
K. P. Diillon & Co. arc responsible for
"The Story of Lowls Carroll , " written by
Miss Isa Bowman , who In 1SJ.8 . , when ten
years of age , at lho Royal Glebe llicatcr In
London played the part of Alice in an
operetta based upon llio children's tnles of
< rtev. Charles Dodesou ( Lewis Carroll ) .
"Bismarck nnd the New German Km-
< plre , " by J. W. Heatllam. M. A. , Fellow o >
King's college , which G. P. Putnam's Sons
nn- about to publish , presents not only
of biography of the "Iron chancellor. " but
by ; also gives a study of the part taken by >
him lu buildingup the new German em-
rau sire.
u Charles Scrlbnor's Sons will shortly pub
- lish 11 slcnlllcant volume from the pen of .
ho George Santiiynim of Harvard university
author nf "Tho Sense of Bounty. " It Is en :
; titled , "Interpretations of Poetry nnd Re-
Hglon , " anil Is u colcctlon of essays In |
Is ! i which the author sets forth a new stall-
{ ilnnl by which poetry may be judged.
I It should be stated that although the
' sorles. "Literature of the World , " cdltei
'n by Edmund Grouse , Is published In Ens-
n i land by llclnemniin , It Is essentially m
. American work , for the Idea of intiklni
' ' the collection was conceived by D. Apple
ton & Co. , the American publishers. Th
nrxt volume published will be the imo "I
ml "Russian Literature , " by U. Walle.sozcw
; | Messrs. Richard O. Badger & Co. an
na nnunce tbn engagement of Mr. Ktir
[
h. Str.ihc-n llerrmpnn 'is cdltrr of tin '
LHerr-ry Rpvlt-w during the coming year
Mr. Herrmann's fnirlons , pungent am
I fcholarly analysis of books ami author
long slticf- mad bin name familiar to ul
no lover : * of uubliiKod criticism ; nnd undo
an his direction it IH certain that the I.llcrar
Icr Review will nuU'kly Incrrnxo both th
weight nf Its authority nnd the brllllnno
ib- : of its offerlucfp.
.
A roi-cnt volume , ofhlob the first oil "
atiou ! wns oNlmuHtcil mi the day of publlcu
rU lion. Is Mr. Lufoudlo Hetirn'H "In ahosl1
' i Japan. " Its iiubljbhers , MOSMI-S Llttli '
? " ' Hrown & Co. . liavo good roasnn In b
plcnwed aim ) with the manner lu whlc {
ice Captain Million's latest book. "Lessons n
.i the War with Spain , and Othnr Article- * ,
ban been received. At the iiwont wrltln
110 : , they report , moreover , tlml thu Swodls
nfc'olma ! Liv-rorluf's "Invisible ) Links. " trniif
, v ! lated by Mrs. Pauline Uunwoft Finch , I
* | entirely out of print.
° . Eaton & 5Inlns call attention to thn far
01 | that the fet'ond edition of "PruNls In th
Icy ' Mamii'crlpts ' of the Greek Testament. " b
ar ' Prof. Charles F. Bitterly of Drew Thoolot
. leal seminary , has Just been latuie-l. le
I sides a new chapter on the or'nlti ' mi
nni i forms of the Grce.1 ; alphabet , which Is I
Ul ! ) luptrntrd. two new full-pago fai'slmllf
have bvt'ii added to the book , making
> both In subject matter and In Illustratloi
a tlio moHt complete work In Its Held whlc
nes lias been published In English.
i The January lint of Longmans. Green
i Co. contain ; ! a number nf ciitertalnln
tu" volumiM."overal " of the more Imvnrtni
lost having nlrouily been mentioned In Lltt-nit
'eaNotes. . "Homo South African Hecollei
, lions" and Lord Roberts' "Forty-mio YCIII
In Imlln" ouvht to bo of more ihaii uuui '
l"tcronl at the presum lime. Jly reason i
gathe prominence in lluSoulb Afrlr-nu wi
of "f Winston Spencer Chun-hill his t w
, „ books , "Tho Hlver War" anil "Tho Slot
ln of HitMulaknrld Field Force , " ought i
Jm- command imbllo attention. A book th :
and will claim the attention of all utudcnU i
. the Greek elaHslcs Is the new prose trail
' hitlon cf "The Homeric Hymna. " by "J
will , jrew La us.
W'ALTHAM ' WATCHES
The best and most reliable timekeepers
made in this country or in any other.
The "Riverside" ( . -i ) movement is jeweled
throughout with rubies and sapphires.
for sale by all je\\tlers.
CEO , II , HESS ON THE RACK' '
Freliminaiy Hearing of Alleged School Board
Boodler Bsgins in County Court ,
ACCUSED MAINTAINS HIS DEFIANT POSE
DctcrtUr Clilnhiiiy ItcoltcIn ( irnplilc
IH-lulI ( lit ! Story nt llln Con-
nccllnn ulth llu'nic
Srnr Conirn Ne\t.
With as much boldncee as though he were
a philanthropist in the cause of education
Instead of an alleged boodlcr , George H.
Hess , ex-member of the school board , entcre.l
the county court room yesterday for pre
liminary examination on the charge of ac
cepting bribes In connection with the awardIng -
Ing of school supply contracts.
Frank A. Scare , another of the accused
i ex-school board members , also appeared , but
his case will not be heard until after Hess
has been tried. The prficecdlngs began
shortly after 10 o'clock. Hess sat by his
attorney and whllo ho apparently paid close
attention to the evidence , he cvlncc.l no
sign ot worry or humiliation. Ills nldcr-
manlc rotundity was neatly encased In n
nobby specimen of the tailor's art , his shoes
wpro polished to the point of perfection ,
his linen was Immaculate nnd In the aggre
gate Mr. Hess looked contented and
prosperous. Sears Bat near IIcW. He ap
pears to bo somewhat dejected.
A curious crowd congregated In the court
room and an overflow delegation lined up In
the corridors nnd gazed through the open
doors.
The attorneys cti cither side are entering
Into the case with much vigor , special coun
sel having been secured to assist the county
attorney. The most Important development
of the forenoon session was the fact that the
attorney for the defendant ccritends that
under the provisions of Nebraska law no
public ofllcor can bo guilty of bribery with
out the bribe-giver being equally guilty ,
The defense also declares that whatever
offers of bribe money , If any were made ,
were not In good faith , for the reasan that
the pretended agents of the school supply
houses were not authorized to represent
such houses and that they therefore had no
Intention of paying money In order to se
euro certain contracts.
Judge Vlnsonhalcr heard lengthy argu
ment from the attorneys on the point In
volved , nnd at the conclusion he ruled that
It makes no difference under what circum
stances the brlbc.s were accepted , and tha1
.
if it be proven that a member of the schoo
board accepted money for 'his Influence In
the awarding of contracts , he Is guilty o
bribery just as much as though the ono
offering the bribe was acting in good faith
Thus went glimmering ono of the Icga
loopholes that for u few minutes looked like
It might lift the accused members of the
school board out of their dilemma.
Chliiliiny nil the Stnml.
The only witness of the forencon wa
Detective Charles Chlnlquy , who represented
himself to bo an agent cf a house at Norfolk
O. , engaged In the manufacture and sale o
window blinds , but who lu reality was n
detective working under direction of a
Chicago detective agency with which ho I
connected.
In substance , Chlnlquy's testimony was t
the effect that he arrived in Omaha Decem
ber 0 , and reported to Detective Buck
minister , who had preceded him from
Chicago and who was In charge ot thu school
board Investigation. Chlulquy testified that
on the 7th of December ho called on Hess
and solicited his support In his pretended
effort to secure a contract for furnishing
window Winds for three school buildings.
The blinds proposition was talked over at
great length during frequent conferences
that were held between December 6 and
December 18. Sometimes Chlnlquy mot Hess
in saloons , where they drank together , and
on other occasions moro strictly private
conferences were held In Chlnlquy's room at
the Merchants' hotel. All through the story
, there is n recital of social drinks , with each 1
party striving to ecllpso the other as an
entertainer.
After Chlnlquy had been hero a few days i
so he testified , Hess asked him "what thcro
| would bo in it" for him ( Hess ) If he used
| bis influence to secure for Chlnlquy the contract i-
tract in question. Chlulquy says he told
HPBS It would bo worth $40. Ilcas is said
-
f to have replied that that figure would be
satisfactory ,
n 'In my room at the Merchants' hotel , "
y raid Chlnlquy , "I gave Hess S20 a silver
- certificate/ and subsequently I gave him the
other $20 by drawing a check. "
i- asked '
i.f On cross-examination , Chlnlquy was
.f , It he had authority to represent , the window
i-j blinds house. Ho replied : "I did not rep-
eresent ' the house direct , but I was In a position j-
" tion to furniHh the blinds , had the contract
-
been awarded. "
Under sharp questioning he reiterated hia
direct testimony relating to Iless's inquiry
s"o how much thcro would be in It for him.
, On this point the detective witness was !
very firm.
< The attorney for the defense queiUloncd
\ Chinlquy as to his Inlcntlon In offering the
bribes. "Did you act In good faith ? " "Wen
nyou rually desirous of securing the con-
rl tract ? " "Was the hope of securing the
i rrnlract the only motive that prompted yov
! to offer money ? " These nnd numerous othci
: questions along tbo name line wcro flrcc
" In rapid succession at the witness ,
ry ; | Detective Chlnlquy remained calm am (
he I answered the questions In such a pollu
cy ; ! ur.d evasive manner that nothing tnaterla
. I wan developed as to his purpose In offcrln ,
I
"i i the- bribes , although It Is known , of rour.se
'y ; ' that ho had no Interest whatever In th
" I blinds conlract nnd was simply doing do'
'lJ ! tcctlvo work.
of I Iliu-UinliiHlri- ( lui-Hlloiifil.
, , ! Several witnesses were examined durlni
' | lho aflcrnoun session , among them bchi
Detective Buckmlnfter. Ho was questioner
Id closely as to his mUslon in Omaha , nnd a
, to Instructions ho la supposed to have glvei
ho Detective Chlnlquy who worked under lU
by direction.
'B- BuckmliiBtcr wan bold in stating that h
lend gave orders to Chlnlquy and that Chlnlqu
II-1 executed them In detail. Reading betwcei
IPS the lines , Buckmliister's evidence was
It
ins clever story of detective work , although hIPS
ich | did not recite It In narrative form. Buck
| minuter wau Interrogated as to the nurabc )
& | of trips he made to Chicago after he begu
n' ' [ i work in Omaha and as to conferences h
try i had there with the prlnclpale of the dc
eo- j tectlvo agency which he represents. Thl
nj | brought oui nothing of material Interest.
, j Secretary Olllan of the School Board wn
fur | placed on the stand to give formal proof c
_ ° _ ! Ihe elccllcu of Hess as a member of Ih
3I,0 , bourd. He also louched upon lho questlo
lint ! of the bllniit" that were to be purchase
of | for the school building windows.
i Belle Flnley. u city hull stenographci
Identified the transcript of evidence taken r
the original hearing by the school , boar
which resulted In the exposure.
The feature of the afternoon wae the attempt
iton
tempt of tbo slain to put Member Sears o
Ihe witness stand to give testimony agalni
Hens. HOBS' attorney , who also represent
Sears , made vigorous objection and th
court euetalned him.
At ! > o'clock adjournment was taken mil
10 o'clock Ihls morning. The hearing c
Sears will probably be reached today.
J\ttv ( ii'iii-rnl iKt'iir } ' for Oinalin.
A well-founded rumor Is current In Oniab
to the effect thai llir MlnuoapollH & St.
Louis Intends to establish a general agenc
In ( hie clly , as BOOH as practicable afte ,
the commencement of the operation of U
tialns. In conjunction wl'h ' the Illinois Cen-
!
tral. between Minneapolis , St. Paul and
Omaha.
The- line of the Mlneapolls & St. Louis-
Illinois Central will be a trifle the shortest
between the twin cities of Minnesota nnd
nmha and It Is the cxpeclallon of these
orcipanies to make all possible effort to
ecuro both freight nnd passenger business.
n pursuance with this policy the establish
ment of n general ngoncy In Omaha hy
IIP Minneapolis & SI. Louis will not be
urprlslng.
Illl. IIHIM , .UIHIVIIS IV OMAHA.
' ! } ' I'nuNoiiitPrKiiil of lltlnoln IVn-
irnl KMitlillMirn llrn < li | < lurlerM.
W. H. Brill , who will be the city passenger
igpnt of the Illinois Central railroad , ar-
ived In Omaha yesterday lo remain here. It
s expected that the new uptown ofllcc of the
Illnols Central will bo ready for occupancy
n a day or two , when the passenger nnJ
relght department will be Installed under
ho direction of Mr. Brill and Assistant Clou-
iral Freight Agent Wcltzcll.
Mr. Brill Is not a stranger In Omaha , linv-
ng made this territory during several yc.iM
past whllo employed as traveling passenger
ngent tor the Illinois Central. Ills head
quarters have been at St. Louis. Ho has
undo a reputation for hluu-clf as ono ot the
most cucccsRful traveling passenger rcpre-
senlnllvcs on the road. His experience lu
railroading covers many years. In 1SSS Mr.
; irlll was assistant night ticket man nt the
Francis street depot In St. Joseph , when la-
was relieved by Wilder Harding , ntlw as
sistant city passenger agent of the Missouri
Pacific In Omaha. He went to the union de
pot at St. Joseph as ticket ngent nnd served
n that capacity until about eight years ago ,
when ho was employed as traveling pass-
ngcr agent of the Cairo Short line out of
St. I/juls. Shortly following his acceptance
of' this position the short line was bought
by the Illinois Central and ho was retained
as traveling passenger man , until his ap
pointment as city passenger agent ot the
Illinois Central In Omaha.
llnllwny Kiitc * nnd 1'ernoimln.
General Superintendent Culvert of llio
Hurllngloii was an Omnhu visitor yester
day.
General Malinger lloldregc of the Bur
lington returned Sunday afternoon from a
visit to St. Louts.
General Passenger Agent Francis of the
Burlington has returned from a visit to
Ogden and Denver.
Vlco President Bancroft and Auditor
Frank Hills of the Oregon Short Line
passed through the clly cnroille to Salt
Lake from New York.
Vice President Parker of the Hock Island
stopped In Omaha for u brief time Sunday
whllo on hl way to Chicago from a tour of
Inspection over the western lines.
S. S. Monlgomery. a Iraln dlnimtehcr 01
lho Black Hills division of Ihe ttlkhorn. I ;
In Ihe clly from Chndrun for a few days
visit. He Is accompanied by his wife.
J. M. Johnson nf Chicago , third vine
president of the Rock Island , and H. H
Kmbry of Topcka , general freight agent of
Ihe Rock Island tines wesl of Ihc Missouri
met In Omaha yeslerduy for a business
conference.
EASING UP ON MONEY MARKET
Itiitc In London Almont to < lic I'oln
Which TcnilttN ( .old
NEW YORK , Jan. 22. The Times' London
financial correspondent says : Another re
duction In the bank rate wno inevitable In
the existing state of our money market. All
the same the open market is poorer by
1,700,000 than a year ngo , BO that the glut
of free credits cannot now continue long ergo
go much further. From this date onward
to the end of March the collection of revenue
usually causes the open market to be de
nuded of balances , but this year the war dis-
burscmcnla may more lhan neutralize this
Influence. The government Is certain to
raise a large loan soon' after Parliament
meets , so Tt is quite pceslblo that credits
may accumulate In bankers' hands , in
stead of being withdrawn from them. The
government's payments are heavily In ay-
rears now , because Its available means nro
i exhausted. Should these payments come
with a rush the money market case Is sure
to be accentuated and prolonged.
, With all this allowed for , however , the
discount rate cannot go much lower , becaiifc
it Is already at a point that tempts rc-
, newals of gold exports. The bank only
o' gained 45,000 last week and the outflow
I of the metal Is Increasing. True , a part
of the withdrawals which took place wore
i on Indian currency account , and therefore
! the product of the enllrely artificial scarcity
of money In the peninsula having nothing
to do with cheap money here.
But omitting Ihls disturbing factor , ns
iieuro to bo corrected by a big Indian loan
later , the fact remains that our open market
I 11 % per cent discount rate is lower than
that of nny market on the continent.
A week back the open market discount
- rate was highest In Paris and the rale In
- i Paris is still nmout 'A ' of 1 per cent higher
than in London , whllo In Berlin It Is % to %
of 1 per cent higher. The ease here pro-
'
motes cnao abroad and probably all the *
y ! continental aa well as American market !
. i rates may recede farther. The probability
a nevertheless is that they will remain above
the London rate on the average , and In prod '
d portion as they do Is the danger of n rp-
! vlval ot foreign gold demands upon us
There Is case , however , with us now nm
. Inasmuch ns opeculallon of all kinds hat
been hindered by lho course of Ihe wai
U it is probable that no return of menacing
dcarnesa may occur before March.
! Not only is speculation In New Englnm
enterprises on the Stock exchange suspendci
] pending the results of the great conflict nov
to I raging In South Africa , but the ordlmir
j course of business of nil kinds Is much in
, , I tcrfered with by the absorbing demands o
0 '
the War olllce on labor , on coal and Iroi >
< nnd on transportation facilities. An eml
. ' nent Clyde shipbuilder wrote mo the othe
day that many of his neighbors wore like )
to bo obliged soon to cull their creditor
togelher , Ihrough their Inability to fulfil
contracts because the government Is ah
; Borblng the output of Iron and steel. Th
unprecedented activity In dockyards nn
gun nnd ammunition factories , along wit
the equally unprecedented employment o
ocean transnorls , ban so told on our con
supplies that prices are almost touching th
he famine- point nnd private manufacturers nr
: being driven to the wall. All over the conn
try the complaints about the Injury to bus n3
nesK from thin cause alone are becomln
ho louder.
k-
kcr
cr Olii 1'i'onlc Made VOIIIIK ,
1111 J. C. Sherman , the veteran editor of th
ho Vrrmontvlllo ( Mich. ) Echo , has discoverc
Ihe remarkable secret of keeping old poopl
jounji. For years ho lias avoided Nervous
iu < 3 . Sleeplessness , Indigestion , Heal 1
double , Constlpallon and HheumatlBm
as , b '
of using ElectricBlttors and he writes : "
can't be praUeJ too highly. It goi.tly allmti
lalcM lho kidneys , lonrti lho stomach , aid
dlgcsclon , nnd gives a splendid appotllc.
has worked wonders for my wlfo and me
It's a marvellous remedy for old people'
, complaints. " Only COe. at Kuhn & Co.1
at. drus store.
( iolllMlllll-OIIKll SIlOWN .S | lrc it.
- POIITLAND. Ore. . Jan. 23-Thp. llm
on Guilders' 'trial ' Irlp of the lorpodo boat ]
siroyer Gnldsboroueh wns made on lho iv
luirbla river yoHic-rday. The result wu
to HtillHfactory that It | ms been thouirlil ur
- to make unollipr '
ho nci-Cbrnry builder's Irln
The boat for n time made 403 ruv-dutloin
This Is forty-Jive revolutions more than I
! to make ihlrty knot . The avt-ras
from twenty-four to thin
of ono-hnf ! knols
IM ! ruinI-M nl \\oi-l ; ,
The homo of Mrs. O. An < lercn , S'fi ' Sum
ha Twenty imcond slreel , was pniorcd 1)
. burglars Sunday nlslvuvd Ihc follawln
kirtklc-w wcm stolen : One pair of gold-rln
int-d eye Kla 8 ( > , ono Kill holt , ono nil
- mutller , one pair of block knit mitten
* , or ' '
nvmoa-t , oathi Hnrv I . The burglars emerc
IU by prylnc up a window.
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STEAM USED ON ENVELOPES
Question Arises Whether Bids Are Enter
tained iu Good Faith.
SECRETARY GILLAN DEFENDS HIS COURSE
\ < > Coiili-UL'lor In Said tit Have llcvu
Klivurott with Spri'llll KiDMtl-
filKi- Scat -C'l i-n ul UK Coii-
Irncl IH Under I'lrc.
The investigating committee yesterday
scrutinized the methods of receiving , ro-
nlnlng and opening bids for contracts to
jc let by the Board of Education. J. M.
Oilian , secretary , occupied the stand and
some rather disconcerting testimony was
ntrodticcd In the expectation of showing ;
that ho had imparted to a favored few the
conlonts of bids. The envelopes which had
once contained proposals from F. K. Uuck-
minater , supposed blackboard contraclor ,
\VcLer ft Co. , Beeghley & Co. and Ihe
Norlhweslorn Slale company , also black
board firms , were produced by Attorney
Galncs for the prosecution. They had been
In the possession of Member C. S. Hayward -
ward since their formal opening before
the board. Mr. Hayward has submitted them
to expert inspection and will produce tcs-
llmony lo show Ihat Ihey have been steamed
open and ro-eealcd.
The suspicion that the envelopes had been
tampered with was aroused by Dctccllvo
Buckmlnsterwho had been a bidder on
blackboards , both in his own name and
In that of Weber & Co. Duckmlnster tcsll-
lled Ihat Chairman Cowle , of lho build
ings and property committee , had assured
him some tlmo before the bids were opened
that the Weber bid was the lowest. How
he obtained this knowledge was one of the
few things : Cowie refused to tell the detec
tive , but the prophecy afterward proved
correct.
After being sworn Secretary Olllan de
scribed the method employed in receiving
and opening the blackboard proposals. He
said that the bids were placed in a drawer
in his desk , set apart for the- purpose , and
were under lock and key , except when he
was present.
< ; iimr.s Denial.
"At no time during the year has any per
son had access to this drawer , " Bald Secre-
tcry ( illlanwith great earnestness , "unless
the. lock were forced It is Impossible that
any Information regarding bids should have
been given out. No member ever asked me
regarding any bid and no contractor to my
knowledge has ever secured any undue ad
vantage. "
A number of envelopes snld to have been
opened by a steam process were then sub
mitted to the witness. Mr. Glllan Identified
a number of them as having contained bldH
from contractors. Ho said that Ihey had
never been opened previous to their formal
Inspection hy the board. H was Intimated
that experts had expressed a contrary view
- and Rlllon became visibly excited.
° "I should like 16 ask , Mr. Chairman , " he
said , "In whose hands Iheso envelopes hav
been since they were picked up from beneatl
my desk ? It Is n matter of simple Justice :
* to me Ihat after all these insinuations In the
- newspapers the handling of these envelope
should he explained. 1 can't fix on nnybodj
! the responsibility for making direct chargci
and still I rest under an undefined Impllca
lion. If the envelopes have been tampere
with It is possible that some enemy rnlsh
have done It after they left my hands ,
id would bo a fool as well as a knave to throv
3d Incriminating evidence Into n waste basket.
3dw
* ;
The committee assured Mr. Olllan lha
'
. there wns no Intention of dealing unfair !
with him and that if the envelopes showei
n evidence of having been steamed open eacl
person who had handled them would bo compelled
or polled to account for them while In his cus
: tody. The envelopes wcro turned over t
rs Chairman Barnard nnd will ho submitted t
III experts at the postolllco for an opinion. Thl
bho course has already been taken privately b
ho members Interested nnd Home startling fact
nt' < ' are said to have been disclosed. The mud
th !
thot
ot
lal
here Almost
n-
3- !
If it Were Not for Omaha Endorse
ho ment , People Might Be
cd Skeptical ,
No wonder people doubt.
So many statmienis are made ,
"f " 1 Sliiicmonts endorsed by strangers.
Kfom pcoil3 living In far-distant towns.
Don't know them and can't see them.
U 1 Such endorsements have a hnzy uspezt.
1C. Omaha pcoplo want local proof.
' That'll what wo have here.
I.'S It's not beyond belief 'because It can 1
proven.
Head a citizen's testimony :
Mies Nellie Mitchell , No. 415 S. Kleveni
nil street , says : "After a fall 1 noticed it
le- hack aching oscasionally and finally coi
tlnually. Jt grew so that I could only 1
perfectly stralghl nnd very often wi
forced to fleop on the Hoar In place of n
la bed. Two bcxco of Doan's Kidney I'll !
obtahicd at Kuhn & Co.'s drug stem , corn
Kith and Douglas streets , gra-liully relieve
mo of the nchlng until It finally dlsii
( eared. "
) Down's Kidney I'llU for sale hy till dc&
ers. I'rl : o fiOc. Mailed on receipt of prl
in- byJ'oBtir-Mllburn Co. , Uulfalo , N. V. , BO
llk agents for the United Slates.
' ° Hcmcmbcr the uuinc , Doau's , anil take
substitute.
lago Is mild lo ohow indisputable evidence of
having been moistened , small trnRinents of
the paper having been removed In the pro
cess.
Superintendent Uniiltcr , In chnrgo of school
buildings , Ihcn made : l conclso explanation
of his method of hiring and paying labor.
"During thu last year ? 10,000 has been ex
pended In repairing buildings , " said Mr.
Hanker , "about one-third more than the
average amount. The Increase was largely
duo to the shingling of the MUHOII and two
other schooiu , which was done on my
recommendation. In my opinion this work
wns absolutely necessary. There liavo been
all the way from twelve to 100 workmen on
the payroll and I liavo full authority to hire
nnd discharge them ns Ihe need required. "
"llns nny board member Influenced you
In the selection of help ? " asked Attorney
Gaincs ,
"Members have often requested me to pul
some man on the pay roll , but as far ns I
know < io laborer has ever been employed
who did not do all that was required of
] him. "
Questions were then asked by counsel In
an atlcmpt to bring out the fact that different
employes had been forced to pay a commis
sion to board members and that two in
particular hnd been discharged because they
had refused to divide up their salaries.
Superintendent Danker teslifled , however.
'
that he lisd io knowledge of nny such
transactions.
Sfii ( riciiiiliiir Conlriu'l.
The committee then took up the contrast
for scat cleaning let last year to II. H.
I3oyles , and Supcrltilcndent Danker told
what ho knew of It with apparent frankness.
He said th.it he had trusted his foreman
largely with the Inspection , but that ho had
personally satisfied himself that the material
used was nf good quality.
"How did It come , then , " asked Com ml t-
tceman Johnson , "that pupils at the High
nchool stuck to their desks ? "
"That ml ht have been due to Improper
drying , but not necessarly lo poor material , "
replied the supsrlntcndcnt.
"About 8,000 seats were cleaned nnd var
nished last year , " continued Mr. Banker , In
response to a question , "This Is about twice
as many as wore cleaned In 1803. I In-
slruclcd Ibo foreman lo clean about " 00 or
300 a mnnlh and all in excess of that number
were cleaned during the summer vacation
when the men worked In the buildings. I
trusted my foreman with the duty of inspec
tion for the most part nnd had confidence In
his judgment ns to what scats were In uco.l
of cleaning. I am certain that no unneces
sary work was done , though I probably did
- not Inspect more than onc-tenlh of fhe
work. "
"II puts you In rather a bad light , " re
marked Commlttecmnn Smith , "to say that
you are positive that all of those 8,000 seals
needed cleaning when you hnd no personal '
knowledge regarding them. "
"I certainly did look them over , " re
sponded Banker , "but as I say tha formal 1
Inspection was made by the foreman , "
KM in My UHiiluiiMliiN. ! |
Mr. Banker then explained n chain ol
family relationships existing nmong Ihc
employes , contractors nnd board members
Oscar Peterson , who was employed by Con-
Iraclor IJoyleH last year , end thlw yenr has
the contract on 'his ' own account , he mild , was
; the hrolhcr-ln-law of Member A.V. . John-
o
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S3 :
iy es If You are Tired.
a-
ad
d
lit
Affords immediate relief in mental nnd
lW physical exhaustion nnd insomnfo.
' Quiets and strengthens the nerves.
Genuine bears name HOREFORP'S on wrapper.
son of the board. U wns nlso developed
that the foreman in charge of the Inspectloc
had a brother employed by Contractor lloylcs
The advantage of allowing lloyles to cloin
as ninny uoats an possible WIIH thereby
pointed out. The sum expended last year for
this purpose was JiJ.GOO.
Mr. Hanker Bald Ui conclusion that ho hnd
acted to a certain extent under the authority
of this buildings and property committee.
On several occasions the committee had
crdercd work done which was , In his
opinion , unnecessary. Kor example , lu > nald
th.il metal ceilings were placed In the Kcllom
school without his endorsement. .A con
siderable amount of Interior painting had
been done contrary to his advice , but these
things , Mr. Hanker added , wcro simply a
matter of opinion.
The committee then stood adjourned until
this morning HO that certain testimony
might bo swurcd. A strong effort Is being
made to induce teachers to relate certain
oppressions of board members who were
peddling Insurance. Letters of Inquiry liuvr
been ( sent to each teacher lu the clly asking
a series of questions. A number of Janitors
nro nlso expected to appear on the stand
today.
TRIES TO "FIX" THE DETECTIVE
I tikt > p Slmrk from ( litAVint Offi-rm to
Divide HIM WliiiilnUN ivlth the
Olllcrr.
C. C. Brown , colored , n poker expert from
the Pacific coast , was arrested Sunday by
Detectives Savage and Dunn. When
I searched nt the station a "holdout harness"
] was found in his sleeve. The "harness" Is
I n device by which curds may bo secreted in
the coal sleeve and held until they are
needed to build a "pat hand" during lho
progress of a poker game.
In police court , shortly before his C.IHP
was called , Brown beckoned to Detective
Savage and drew him aside.
"Say , " ho whispered , "I haven't made a
klllln' yt > l in this tow , but when 1 do I'll
divvy with yon. "
Savnso told him his work was coarse and
scorned the proffered bribe.
In the hearing which followed Brown wns
fined $10 , with suspension of sentence In
case ho left town nt once. Ho departed ,
leaving his "holdout harness" In Ihc cuslody
of Desk Sergeant Ilavcy.
"I am Indebted to One Minute Cough Cur
for my health and life. H cured mo of lung
trouble following grippe. " Thousands ow
their lives to the prompt action of this never
falling remedy. It cures coughs , colds ,
croup , bronchitis , pneumonia , grippe and
throat and lung Iroubles. Us early use pre
vents consumption. H Is the only UDrmleJi
remedy that gives Immediate rUter.
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i
The best
quality of
maple crutch ,
per pair , $1.50.
CRUTCH TIPS 25c
A Pair , Poitone , 3c
The Aloe & Pcnfold
Company ,
Deformity II men
Manufacturers ,
1108 f nrnom .Street ,
Omaha.
;
Drexel's Misses' ' Specials
A dollar mill n hull' Kehool shoo
from genuine will" with tint heavy ex
tension solo In either linllon or hu-i ! nn
the wide , round or eoln lee hint. This
IH a splendid wet weather nnd winter
Kh'-ie that will equal our celebrated $ l.i > i
Hoy's Hhoes for wear and FallKfaolIon
We are still Hiving the naiiio vnlnes lu
our $ l..r > 0 mlHHi'H and S1. ' . ' , > ehlld'H UN
KhoeH these new calf nhoen are Kl/.es S' ,
to 11 , ! ? l.'J."i and 1114 t > - $1M. Our
Hue of t'lilldiTH'K and inlKses' Khoeu have
never been eoualliMl f.r variety and nnt-
iHt'actlon.
Drexel Shoe Co. ,
Up.to-Aate U
1410 UAKNAJ1 STREET.
Pianos for Everybody
Nine dlfl'c'iPiit rityles In I loupe pianos ,
beth nine different | ; | IHH ! of natural w- oils ,
nt-llon veni-oi-H and llnlKhiM llne.st tone
Hinooth aetlon elegant llnlshanil du
th rability eiiial | to the oldest extahllxhel
ny makes Ihe jirk't-s are lower hy W ) dollars
nllo lars than their e < | im ! Hold elsewhere , A
llo trial will convince thu ino.st sUejitlral.
as We have put on sale a nuniluT u.1 ' Hot
ny second and third class pianos sjinn
lc , sllchtly used-others new lo niiiko
er room for the stock now on thu way.V >
Cll
CllP have new one ? fiom 118 up-and llio
P- easiest terms possible.
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uo Music and Art. 1513 Douglas ,