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Boms Valuable Publications for the Orment
Week ,
.NEW EDITION OF EDWARD EVERETT HALE
I'rnlrlc Folks Drought Out In n XCMV
StrntllNli I'ocin In
1'rnnc Mnicnxlnc ; Note *
for I'
The filth volume In the now edition or
Kdward Everett Halo's works Is "Philip
Nolan's , Friends. " The author furnishes
a new Introduction In which ho calls at
tention to the episode of the shooting of
Nolan and the Imprisonment of his twenty
followers as a specimen of the bad faith
of the Spanish that has led to the hatred
of that nation among all Americans of
the southwestern states. No Justification
of thcso acts was ever made by Spain , and
there could bo no Justlflcatlon , for N'olnn
wan provided with a pass from the Spanish
governor of Orleans to go Into Texas. The
colonization of Texas and the Mexican war
ncro the legitimate fruits of this bit of
Spanish treachery. Such Incidents as tin
Nolan tragedy nhow the real cause of the
"absoluto unanimity of , feeling In the south
west .that Spain could never bo trusted. "
Dr. Halo has taken the historical facts In
regard to Nolan's career and ban woven
them Into a line romance of adventure In
Texas. The etory of Nolan's exploits and of
h'a ' heroic death Is rotated In graphic style.
The book should have a revival of Its first
popularity , now that Americans have had
nmplo rcvonge for such bad faith as led
to the death of Nolan and tha ten years'
imprisonment of hla men. Little , Brown &
Co. ; price $1.50.
"Pralrlo Folks" by Hamlln Garland has
been brought out In a now edition , revised
nnd enlarged. The Ktorlcs which makeup
the volume were written at about the same
tlrno with those contained in "Mnln-Trav-
r-lled Roads , ' * nnd the volume may bo con
sidered n companion piece or second series.
In tbo first volume some stories not of the
Iiralrio country were Included , and the plan
of the book brought together stories pe
culiarly sombre In effect. In "Pralrlo Folks"
the tales arc nearly all of the prairie lands
of the west and Include many ruder as
well as younger types. Doth books refer
to conditions that have already passed or
nro passing away. Some of them refer to
border life of twenty or thirty years ago ,
others of more recent date > . Twelve years
ngo Hanilin Garland was unknown to the
American public. Today ho Is one of the
moat successful of the younger -.ritcrs and
hln clientage Is Increasing with every book
that ho publishes. He bulleves in knowing
thoroughly what ho writes about and put
ting his facts In the strongest way. He
knows life on a western prairie farm , for
ho spent his boyhood In Wisconsin and
Iowa. Kcry word that he writes on tha
subject rings true. Two years ngo he
wanted to see the great rush of gold-seekers
on the way to the Klondike. Ho joined a
pcrty bound fer Dawson by the Stlckeen
river trail , and though he never reached
the Klondike ho saw enough of misery and
death to make , the best book on the Klondike
niBh that has yet been printed. Mr. Gar
land bcllevos In realism , but he has so much
Imagination that his pictures arc never
wearisome. Ho Is n consummate literary
nrtist , and especially In his verse ho re
flects perfectly the hopes and yearnings of
the young west.
It IB a comparatively long time sines
there has been a work of notion from Max
well Gray. ' author of "The. Silence of Dean
Maltland , " and much Interest will therefore
bo felt In a new work from her pen , which
boars the title , "Tho World's Mercy. " It
has been brought out an a part of Appleton's
well known Town and Country Library. It
Is really a volume of stories , iho Initial one
furnishing the title for the book. They are
all Interesting stories with a good , moral
tone , somewhat tinctured with a spirit of
sadness. D. Appleton & Co. Prize , $1.00.
Students of Swedish literature have af
firmed that the nineteenth century has pro
duced no liner poem than A. Teener's
"Frlthjof and Ingeborg. " It tells In ths
most delicate verse the story of two chil
dren , a son and a daughter of vikings. Hen-
aldo A. Hnsozln ban reduced the story of
this poem to Kngllsb prose suitable for
children , and it Is a very pretty and t uch-
llig story. The author has also included
In the same volume the story of Roland ,
the Paladin of France , the poem , "Chanson
Do Holond , " being treated In the game way
as the Swedish poem first mentioned. Thu
RULKUS OF THI ; : WORLD.
Blent Killing \ntloiiH Are the Lender *
III 1'vor.v ! ! rnneli of IIllmull
Avhlei eineiit.
The ruling nations of the world tire meat
caters und history records that they always
have been.
Veietr.iluiis ; and focd cranks may explain
this-In any ay they choose , hut the facts
unmln tint the Americans , English ,
French , Uussians and Hermans are- meat eal-
Ing nations , and they are also the must
uicrgotlo and most progrcmlvc.
The principal fooj of the heroic Boer sol
dier known us Bilious ; , Is a sort of dried
beef , affording a gtixit deal of nourishment
lit n highly conccutiatcd foim.
Thu weak races of people nro the rice eat
ing Chinese , Hindoos nnd Siamese , regard
ed Hlnco the dawn of history as nan-progrcj-
slve , HiipcrtltliiH and Inferior physically
und menially to the miut cntlug nutlcos
uhn dominate them.
Thn structure if the teeth plainly Imllcii'.oi
thnt human beluga should subsist upon a
variety of food , meat , fruit and grains , and
ll Is unhygienic to rontlniu one's diet to any
one of Hiotio clauses to the exclusion of an
other.
Meat la the most concentrated and meet
cattily .digested of foods , but our manner of
living IB often so unnatural that the digestive
organs refuse to properly digest meat , eggs ,
nnd similar niitrlthUH and wholesome food ,
but It Is not because such food Is unwhole
some , but the riol lea sun Is that the atomuch
lacks , from disease or weakness , uomo neces
sary dlKt'titlvn clement ; hencu arising Indi
gestion and later on , chronic dysperfilu.
Ncrvpus people should eat plenty of meat ,
convalescents should make meat the princi
pal food , hard working people huvo to do i ,
HO and brain workers and olllce men should
cat , i\n \ ( aa onuh meat , but at Iruet once a I
day ii'nd to lusuro ltt > perfect digestion one i
or two of Stuart' * Dyspepsia Tablets should
bo taliou after each meal , hu.-ause they sup
ply the peptones ) , dlas'.aso and fruit ncl > ! n.
lacking In every cato of etc much troublo.
Nervous dyspepsia , catarrh of stomach ,
gaetrltla. eour dtumach , gas and acidity are
only different names fur Indigestion , the
failure tn digest wholesome food , and the
UBU Qf Stuart'H Tablet ! ) curtu them nit be
cause "by affording perfect digestion thu
etniuach has a chance to reel nnd recpvcr
Its natural tone and vigor.
Stuart's UyspcpHla Tablets U the real
household medlclnu : It Is lib n\t and pit-aid
ant for the stomach achn cf the baby as It h i
for tho' Imperfect dlgciitloii of Its grand elrc ' ,
They aru not n cathartic , hut a dlgpatlvi
and no pill habit cnti ever fallow their UPC.
i the cnly habit Stuart'a Tabling Induce U th
habit of good dlgeuiku nnd ctusequcnti ) 1
good health.
A little book on ttuiunch disease mallei !
free by addressing F. A. Stuart Co. . Mar
shall , Mlrli. All druc stores sell the tablut :
at DO cents for i-owpU'to treatment.
author Is one who knows her suhje t as a
fii holnr nnd lins the skill and Imagination
to construe : her stories admirably Hr
style Is terse and vivid nnd well calculated
to Interest youthful reader ? ! . Among the
books which she hits published might be
mentioned "Tho Story of Chaldea , " "Tho
Story of Aftsyria , " "The Story of Vcdlc
India , " besides a number of others. They
arc all of them Instructive books for youui ;
readers. G. 1' . Putnam's Sons. Price , Jl.uO.
From the Nealo company , publishers.
Washington , comes a new book entitled "As
It Happened , " by Josephine Wlnflold Brake.
The book Is liable to provoke criticism
from the conservatives. U Id a realistic
love story of the present day , and somehow
'
one feels In reading It that the author drew
most of her scenes , and even dialogues , In i
the first of the three parts , from life and
life at close range. There are heart throbs
anil heart aches In every page. The reader ,
indeed , feels a Blight sense of embarrass
ment as of a third party Intruding upon love
scenes where only two belong.
"James Cope ; the Confessions of a United
Statt-n District Attorney , " Is a new volume
by Cuthbert Barmby , Illustrated by Powell
Chase. H Is a story of a decidedly lurid
character. There Is no lack of startling ad-
venturco and hairbreadth escapes , hard
ened ruffians , beautiful but mysterious
women , and all the other accessories of A
"blood and thunder story. " N'ew Amster
dam Book Co. Price , $1.50. $
"Areopaglllca , " by John Milton , and "A
Defense of Pocale , " by Sir Philip Sidney , are
the two latest additions to that valuable
scries of standard works known as Cas-
wall's National Library. Paper , lOc.
MookN Itcfclvcd.
"World's Dost Orations , " edited by David
J. Brewer. Vol. v. Ferd P. K'alscr , St.
Louis.
"Aboard the American Duchess , " by
Oeorge L. Myers. 0. P. Putnam's Sons ,
Now York. Paper , 50c.
"Miscellaneous Verecd of an Egotist , " by
Julian Addlson Pollard. Register Print ,
Nohawka , Neb.
"In Friendship's dulse , " by Murray
Oraydon. Street & Smith , New York. Price ,
$1.00.
"Nature's Miracles , " familiar talks on
Science , by Klisha dray. Vol. 1. World
Building nnd Life. Fords , Howard & Hul-
bert. Cloth , 60e.
"Of Such is the Kingdom , " by Clara Vnw-
tor , Illustrations by Will Vawtcr. The
Bowcn-Merrlll Co.
"Tho Scarlet Stigma , " a drama In four
acts , by James Edgar Smith. James J.
Chapman , publisher , Washington , D. C.
"Outline of the Comparative Physiology
and Morphology of Animals , " by Joseph Lo
Conic. D. Appleton & Co. Price , V2 00.
"What a Young Husband Ought to Know , "
by Sylvanus Stall. The Vlr Publishing Co. ,
Philadelphia. Price , ? 1.00.
"Prcoo and Verse for Children , " by
Kalharlno Pyle. American Book Co. Price ,
40c.
"Songs of All Lands" for the use of
schcols and social gatherings , by W S. B.
Mathews. American Book Co. Price. JiOc.
IiltcTiiryoti - " .
Lovers of art will find much in the Febru
ary number of the Art Amateur to interest
and ; ilease them.
Dodd , Mend < t Co. announce for early pub
lication In the. spring Jerome 1C. Jerome's
"Three lien on a Blrycle. "
The February number of What To Eat
presents a unique cover design and the
usual Interesting contents.
The February number of the American
Illustrated Methodist Magazine completes
Its second volume and Its llrst year.
A not" edition of John Martin Vincent's
"Government In Switzerland" will be Ifuued
rhortly by the Macmlllnn company.
tn Frederic Bancroft's "Life of William
Henry Howard. " which will be published
by the Hiirpers some time during the coni-
liiK month , we are promised a biography of
mure than ordinary Intelest. '
ICIcr'it tlioiiKaud manuscripts were received
by Tro Ladles' Home Journal during ihe
year just closed. I3nc-h was given a careful
rending , but out of thn entire number only
eighty wore found worthy of publication.
The Baokman Is now entering- upon the
sixth year of Its exlftonce. The tlrst num
ber npneareU In February. I'-Oj. It com
manded Immediate attention and nltiios'
from the Ilrst has ranked as the foremost
literary journal In America.
The copyright and "plates of "The Henv-
onlv TwlnB" hnvo been purchased by Street
& Smith from the CasKp'll ' Publlshim ; com
pany. Wo learn that they propose to place
a new edition of this work on the market
at popular prices at an early date.
Tie regular visits of Meehans' Monthly
are always anticipated eagerly , very largely
from the enthusiasm which Is bvind to he
vnkened by the beautiful colored Illustra
tions of r * > me native wild tlower or fern ,
on" of which If liuluded In each Issue.
The Forum for February contains ninnv
Articleof great merit , nearly nil written
bv well known authorities. Lieutenant
flcnernl Don Beer Poortngiiel of the Hol
land privy enuncil contributes the lending
' Hole on "The Relation of England to the
Trai'.ivaal. "
Arne-lrnn renders wll ( hnve nn opportunity
to become familiar " 'Iththe most striking
wnrk which Rene Bazln , one of the most
irlftod of the younrrer Frenr-h writers , has
thus far done. In the translation of "The
Perl'hlm Land. " which Is to be published
serially In the Living Ape.
Mefcri' . Richard O. Bndirer & Co. an
nounce the engagement of Mr. Karl Stenlien
Hermann ns editor of the Literary Review
i'url"e ' the coining ve.ir. Mr. Hermann's
I fearless , piiniwt nnd scholarly tinalyos of
bookn ami nuHif.r1' lontf cl-iep itind his
mime familiar to nil loven cf unbiased crit
icism.
Several Interesting numbers have been
ndded to the Riverside Literature Ser'en
Hiiro the l > " ? l'inlng of the nchool year.
Chaucer's "Prologue , " nnd "The Knl'rht'H
Till" . " ni"l "Th" Nun' " Prlc'il'H ' Tn'o "
nonUn I , VI. VXII and XVIV of Homer's
"Hind. " translated by Wlilhini Cnlleii Bry
ant , etc.
Outlr-iZ for Fdmury Is n magician's wand
thnt trnns"o"ls IN renders oi' * . of their en
vironment thrnneh the sntrt ( enchant
ment to far-olT lunds nnd pleasnit na'Mme < .
The south naturally claims n i r'noudernnro
cf r'jHr" > . for there the o-wiriun'Mn nf on'- '
door life urn In no way restile.tcd by cli
matic conditions.
The I-Vbriiiiry Silcrecs IH Juf-t Itsued In Us
ertn'-jrod nrd greatlv linoroved form , lls
l"urllnr nrd-Io IH entitled "A Workman's
Mnrvo' i' Rise. " lh" workmnn referred lo
brine1 Clmrloi M. Schwnb. president of thn
Cnrnefo ! company , who nt 37 yearn of turn
Is In clmi-pp of 43.GOO men and has a salary
of c'l'i-t J1WXK ) ntr nntium.
U Is peculiarly nnproprlnte that the vol
ume on Charles Kuinner , by M&nrllo'd
' S'orey. In 111" American Statesman Series
cf Honuliton , Mlilllil & Co. , xhould be lf > -
> sued slmiiltnnenunly with that on Adams.
, Whllo Ad'itns fought th > billies of his
1 countrv abroad Sumner fought tin-in at
homo In u sense the Importance of which
i time bus but begun to Hunv.
; After Robert W. CMiambers had u-rltt-ll
i "The Cambric Mask , " his | nt it novel tu
I cut out CO.OiM wonN from the MS. The
fourth n il l t voluni" of his "Fr.-ttien-
I I'rufcflnn" sTlcs of novel * is well under
' way mill will ronml out the work so ml-
mlnibty done In "AHhen nf Umpire , " "Lor-
rwlue" nnd "The Red Republic. " FrederIck -
, Ick A. Stokes comiiany.
I Alnclt-e'n MtiKiizlne for Fcbruarv U notu-
i bio for tin extraordinarily varied table of
! ei-ntents. I'erhn-'i t'-o mo t vnlunlile eoii-
iHhiit'm ' < tlio character - < kftcli of Cecil
Hhmle-i by Allen Sansreo Hurry Thiirnton
Peck. In nn .irllcle on "Tills Oeencle's Im
mortal Biok . " rontPiuN that till * N the
most fterlle ilecnde of the century , holding
li.it only two writirr of Hie period will
live.
live.Thp
Thp mibtlshers of McCIiiro'i Magazine say
that notlllnit nlso they have ever brought
out h'ii attracted tiieh Ido attention uud
such hearty commendation as "Th Llf of
the Master , " bv Dr. John Watson ( Ian Mm--
In mil A FiKviml Iti tiulmrnl nniioars In the
Fcbruurv numbe- with five IIIUKtrntlons In
color and many In black and white , all from
Kooclal paintings and drawings by C. K.
i Lln&on.
I The fact that them were literally snvernl
j millions of HlKiiutiiroa to the protest atulnst
ndmiltlng Congrcsoinaii-elt'ct .Roberts to a
! ne.it In the house us n reire"entallv" : of
' I'l'ih ' shows how keen nn Intercut ( hero
' Mill In In the "Mormon fuii-stlm' " He-
j lli'i'ltic It t < > 1 > ff vet uuiiolvcil and tli.iH vital
. tniil timely. Fordf. Howard & Hiilhert nro
i reprlntliiK Mrs. A. H. Paddock't crnphlc
1 litnry. "Thn Fnte of Jlme. La Tour. "
1 The hint of the "body" articles In the
' February Century Is the one that will
9 ' iloiibtlet-i > attract the most attention. This
. IH lli < < Mm liiRtHllmcnt of hitherto unpub.
1 Usbed extracts from the private diary of
lf B K n M .ir.i Napolc .11 Huntiinirin's
l > hIiIai ) .it Hi He'ini ' The nrlgliiMl mau-
ii rript nf thin journal. In rUhu-en little
volumes , lui.s come into the i > nsse ! ion t
the Centur > company and Is found to nf-
ford a mirprMitgty Inrge nmount of new
rnHlcrlnl Inif \ \ wny of conversation * with
the exiled emperor. Thece "Talk * with Na
poleon" will form nn ImportHnt feature of
the Century during the > enr IfiOO.
THE PHILIPPINE QUESTION
Diiflci nnd llcMtnliNllilHtlt't " ? " > e
liiivcriiment 111 Denllntr with Our
"In in lit r I'ortNeN-don.H. "
OMAHA , Feb. 3. To the Editor of The
Dee : Denunciation of the administration's
1'hlllpplno policy will undoubtedly In souio
form constitute n "plank" In the platform
of the nest democratic national conven
tion. The fiasco of their former declara
tions In national platforms will not deter
them from offering , In all seriousness , n
solution of this problem , framed or ap- j
proved by such great statesmen as Crokcr
of New York , Allgold of Illinois , Bryan of
Nebraska , Stone of Missouri. Oocbcl of
Kentucky , Hogg of Texas and Tlllmnn of
South Carolina , who nre really the leaden )
of lie ! democratic party , and will shape the
policy of that party In Its next national
convention. They will grapple with II np-
parcntly In real earnest nnd ns though they
comprehended the nngnltude of the Inter
ests Involved , nnd were not simply lifting
stones nnd logs , It happily they might find
Homo bait for their hooks in the next presi
dential campaign.
The republican party has never made n
mlftnko in any great public policy , nor
paltered with principle for policy's sake.
Truth Is the magnet to which It points ns
unerringly ns the. needle to the pole. In
1SC1 the republican party Mood for the
unity nnd Integrity of the nation. The
nballtlon of slavery , resumption of specie
payment , nil the reconstruction acts nnd
constitutional amendments were republican
measures. It has taken charge of the af
fairs of the country at times when all was
chaos , confusion and business stagnation ,
and has brought order nnd prosperity to the
people. It has stood nt all times for honest
money nnd has refused alliance with
"greenbacks , " "free silver" or any other
debauchery of an honest financial system.
Its past Is a pledge of Its future nnd the
history of the republican party Is , and
should be , n guaranty not only to repub
licans , but to all thinking men , thnt It is
the best and safest tribunal In which to
seek the rightful solution of the Philippine
question. That question Involves the wel
fare of the nation , as well ns our duties to
other governments nnd to the Filipinos
themselves , Imposed by the fortunes of a
war begun In a spirit of sympathy and jus
tice , to free a neighboring people from a
tyranny nnd oppression that had become a
horror unbearable.
Little or no murmur Is now heard In re
gard to Cuban affairs. It has been hushed
by the masterly management of the admin
istration , which Is- rapidly bringing inde
pendence and prosperity to Cuba. This hns
beep no small tax upon the finances nnd the
manhood of the people of the United States.
But they'wero our neighbors suffering
morally , physically and financially from
the tyranny nnd greed of a foreign nation ,
which had no other interest than to suck
their blcod. It was a duty that has been
and is now being Intelligently and satis
factorily discharged.
But by the fortunes of this most righteous
war the Philippine Islands , away off In
Asia , have fallen Into our hands. Imposing
new duties of a somowlfat similar character ,
but of a broader scope and under essentially
different circumstances , which may well
challenge the wisest statesmanship.
The United States does not possess a
fortunatus' purse , nor can It pose ns n
Don Quixote rushing wildly to the rescue
cf every dusky damsel in distress , nor can
It levy taxes upon Its citizens to buy shlp3
nnd munitions of war , nor yet send Its citi
zens and soldiers to nhed their blood In
foreign parts without cause or reimburse
ment for the cost entailed , which is a
paramount duty we owe to ourselves. Here
arc a people hardly half civilized , most of
them yet living in tribal relations on differ
ent Islands of the sea , without homogeneity
of customs or language , ono tribe at enmity
with another , and In whose ability nud ca
pacity to either establish or maintain n sta
ble government wo have little or no confi
dence , who will have cost us perhaps half a
billion of dollars for the reimbursement of
wl.lch they can Give us no security. Wo
cannot lot thorn go. To do so would be both
cowardly and Inhuman. We cannot rclln- j
guish our own rights nnd then stand by |
nnd dare other nations to Interfere , nor can |
wo define the line of conduct to bo pursued ;
toward them by the nations of the world. '
Dcwcy could not have sailed away after.
sinking the Spanish Meet In Manila bay nnd
left even our enemies , the Spaniards , an
well ns the subjects of foreign govern
ments , to be murdered and looted by the
half civilized hordes that hemmed them in.
Such a line of conduct would embroil us In
foreign wars that would cost the- United ,
Stoles billions of money and rivers of blood.
Wo cannot dismiss our obligations and re
sponsibilities by reverently raising our
hnr.drs over the heads of the Filipinos nnd
eaylng : "Bless you , my children ; blcsa
you. "
The republican party hns practically taken
the stand that the United States was com
pelled not only by the fortunes of war , but
In Justice to the Filipinos themselves , to
asnume sovereignty over the Philippine
Islnndo , with all the duties nnd reponai-
bllltlea entailed. Thnt much was demanded
of It by Its responsibilities to other nations
as well as by the- dictates of humanity , and
It Is cnlltlcd to any advantages thnt mny j
accrue , such n3 the extension of trade nnd
I
commerce in Asia , which will BOOH become 1
of vital Importance to the United States If
It would maintain the- prosperity of Its people
ple and Ito proud position among the na
tions of the world.
The republican party does not propose
there shall be Inaugurated a tyrannous sys
tem of Rovcrnmcnt Blmllnr to thnt from
which they have Just been liberated , but that
as fast and as far as is consistent with their ,
capacity to administer a wise , stable nnd i '
humane government , they nhall govern I I
themselves under the guidance nnd control I j '
of the United States , who will stand their i
sponsor and protector , promoting the arts of
peara bv establishing a system of free
scL'osls lko ! our own , by Introducing Im
proved methods of manufacture and of cul
tivating the neil , opening up new fields of
commerce nnd extending their IiuBlncftj and
trade rclatlur.3 , converting their rude huta
and primitive villages line comfortable
homes and thriving , bustling towns , thus
mnklni ; them nn Intelligent , happy , pros
perous people.
The United States can and will Insure to
each Individual Justice In the courts , edu
cation In the schools , religious freedom and
the "right to life , liberty and the pursuit
cf happiness , " nil of which nro the outgrowth
of American civilization and the highest
attributes of our form of government
C. E. HAMBLBTON.
The Kir.d Yen Hava Always Bc'Jtfi
y s
Tli8 Kind You Have Always EGMM
FRAXR CASK DltACS ALOSl ,
Tedicns Deljs in the Mandamus Proceed
ings Against Ex-District Olerk.
LAWYERS INCLINE TO LENGTHY AFGUMENTt
After llcnrliiK VlKornn * niviiKilon
.Indue INlHIr llri-lilct ( lint Oral
Trillinmi ! ' IN I'crml tlliU
ItcLMiriln on Inhibition.
The mandamus proceedings brought by
the county commissioners ngalust Albyu
Frank , ex-clerk of the dlstrlot court , to
compel him to render a fee account for the
last quarter of 1S99 , drags tediously In
Judge Kstclle's court. An argument which
started between the opposing counsel Mon
day afternoon as to the admlt-slon of oral tes
timony , did not end until near noon yester
day. The attorneys for Frank held that the
records of the legislature showing the his
tory of the fee law under which Frank ! s
expected to account for fees , Is the only
evidence that has a bearing on the legality
of the law , and that Is now the point at
Issue. The county attorney contended that
If allowed to Introduce witnesses lie would
be able to show that the. journal , which
has been Introduced here as an exhibit of
evidence , Is not the same as It originally ap
peared. At the conclusion of the argument
Judge Eslclle held that In this Instance
oral testimony Is proper.
0. CJ. Weesner of Lincoln , deputy secre
tary of state , took the witness sland. He
was closely questioned as to who had had
access to the legislative records after they
were given over to thn custody of the secre
tary of state. Deputy Wccsner said that
several different persons had ex
amined the records. He did not
know that any one had mutilated
the house Journal or made any changes at
all. Asked If ho could say that no changes
had been made , ho said : "We have other
work to do , nnd we cannot stand over every
one who calls at our ofllco to POO the
records. Wo arc always careful , but our
force is not largo enough to permit n man
to watch everything that transpires. "
Deputy Wccsiier was subjected to rigid
examination by either side , but throughout
the ordeal ho dl'l not materially deviate
from his original statements. He was naked
to name every one who had had access to
the house journal , which the county attor
ney seeks to prove has been "tampered
with. " He declared that would be an 1m-
preslblllty , as ho could not recall every
name.
John 0. Burkley , who was an assistant
clerk In the house during the last legisla
ture , was the next witness. He was Inter
rogated nfi to the house roll-call on the fee
bill. In a roundabout way he Indicated the
belief that the aye and nay vote was culled
that question being one of the Issues but
his testimony was not positive. Something
was said about "refreshing of memory , " nnd
that was the signal for another fusillade of
argument by the attorneys. Frank's coun
sel declared "refreshing of memory" out of
order.
County Attorney lln * n Surprise.
William M. Wheeler , editor of the Wakc-
fleld Republican , who was enrolling clerk
In the legislature , was examined at the after
noon session. He testified that ho saw the
bill in question when It came from the
ho.use and ho observed that another paper
was attached to It. This was supposed to
bo the aye and nay vote. Mr. Wheeler
was frequently Interrupted by objections
on the part of the attorneys and the usual
volume of argument took up considerable
time. At the close of Mr. Wheeler's testi
mony the county attorney sprang a sur
prise by announcing that ho wanted the
case to go over until Thursday.
"I have just learned today , " said the
county attorney , "of two witnesses out in
the state who are said to be able to swear
positively regarding the status of this bill.
I am not positively informed as to what
these men will swear , but If reports arc
true they will bo valuable witnesses for the
prosecution and I want the ease postponi-d
until I can get them here. "
Judge Estello said that the Importance of
this case Is such that lie would grant any
reasonable request that promises .to . throw-
any light upon the mystery that now sur
rounds the enactment of the fea bill against
which Frank is lighting. So the. hearing
was postponed until Thursday. The county
attorney did not state the names cf the
witnesses he expects , but It Is said that
one of thorn Is coming from David City.
The defense will also introduce outside tes
timony and it now appears that the Frank
case may continue until the latter part
of the week.
SiiJK TO MAKH .IOIX ! i JV 1'AY.
Oiiinlin I-'nlr nn l Snecil AsNOdntlon
( Joes After lliillilliiKCimtrnrtor. .
The Omaha Fair and Speed association has
sued Alfred B. Johnson und L. H. Cottrcll
and John Doekhoff fnr the recovery of $3-
758.80 , which It is alleged is due by reason
of a contract which Johnson accepted for
the building of an amphitheater at the fair
grounds.
Coltrell and Bockhoff were Johnson's
bondsmen. It is said that Johnson was In
debted to thcni when ho undertook the con
tract and that ho squared accounts with the
bondsmen out of the money which ho re
ceived from the fair assoslatlon , leaving
some of his labor bills unpaid. Ho did not
repudiate the debts , but simply lucked funds
for the discharge of the obligations. The
bills were paid by the fair association , It la
alleged , and the total Is galcl to bo the
amount sued for. which It la claimed IB
IjuBt so much In excess of the sum which
the asoclatlon agreed to pay Johnson for
the building.
_
KKKOHT TO CONVICT IIOIiMKS.
\nnnTimn WltiicMNCX Tcullfy
ncfemlniil Ac . M'll of SIcnIliiK.
Yesterday noon the prosecution rested In
the caaa of C. K. Holmes , win U on trial
before Judge Baker on the charge of steal-
Ins brafo fixtures from the n , & M. Railroad
'company. The defendant's witnesses were
called to the stand In the afternoon. Holmcn
Is as pplck and span as a well-paid salesman.
Neatly droned , smoothly shaven , and with
his euocu as slick as Isinglass , be appears
perfectly contented , und would never be
pointed out by a stranger as cue who would
probably steal chunks of rough brass from
a railroad companyMia. . Holmes si's
alongside of her husband , and frequently
whUpers to him. They have a residence In
this city on North Nineteenth street.
A largo army of witnesses testified for the
Misses' ' Shoes Again -
Mko the great PadcrewsUI-nrox I < .
Hliooman likes an ene ro and lit ! likes
the girls-mill Is all the time striving
to please them his inlWh1 welted
shoos on the wide foot form last pleasuH
the eye and gives comfort to thu grow
ing foot These are made of light and
heavy calf or lld : , with the spring heel
the wide range of prices on these
children's find misses' welled shoes
$1.75 , SlM-Ti and $ -.r > o malu-s it easy for
any one to wear a pair These shoes
wear so that they are a positive cc n-
omy , as well as a health preserver ,
Drexel Shoe Co.s
Cp.to < 4ta She
U10 FARNAM STHEEf.
stateV I , ttimnt. the B & M. yardmai-
u r at Wymore. and \V. M Pclii-Plf - , n ear
repairer from the same plflce. t ratified thnt
rallrcsd brass to the extent of $96 was stolen
from CHM M Blue Springs , n small station
nenr Wymore. Jchn ( lutsehe , foreman of
the 11. & M. foundry at rinttsmouth , Iden
tified the bni fi as thnt tinned out from the
foundry nnd Katcd thnt na such product Is
never wild , It must have been stolen. He
estimated the value. The nlleficd stolen
brass Is scattered about thu Moor In Judse
Baker's court room.
Hey H. Walker nnd William Wlnatis.
neighbors of Holmes In this city , testified
that he kept a team cf horses and n spring
waion ; nt his home. The prosecution in
tended this to Indicate that with this equip
ment Holmes had facilities for the transfer
of stolen property. The c.ii < o will be sub
mitted to the jury some time today.
iciTciiii.v itHM.ms THI : nxnr
Inilu > VliiMontinlcr So 11 tile * In I'ro-
tcM tit Kllriiliclli vnuilcit.
Judge Vlinonhaicr of th county court
has decided that J. B. Kitchen shall be re
tained as excsutor of the estate of the late
lUchard Kitchen. This ruling came about
through a protest filed against J. B. Kit
chen's administration a few weeks ngo by
Kllzabcth Whalcn and her two sons , who
were named as beneficiaries in the Kitchen
will. It was alleged that the executor had
personal Interests In the estate which ren
dered him unfit for the trust. The Issue was
htnrd before Judge Vliisonlialcr several days
ago , but was taken under advisement.
\oteH of tlu > ConrlN.
There will be further proceedings In ihe
celebrated Dodd habeas corpus casv In
Judge I-Mcllc'a court next week.
Judge Vlnsonlmler of the county court
made the February call yesterday , showIng -
Ing that rl.xty-clsht cases tire on his docket.
Thomas J. Waymaii , a former employe of
the Omaha Box company. 1ms Illed an
amended petition In his suit to collect from
the defendant company J15.000 on account
oC alleged personal Injuries. Waytnan sets
forth that two of his fingers had to bo
amputated as si result of defective ma
chinery.
Krnnk Ko lskl has Illed suit for $1.000
damages against John Alward nnd Patrick
Butler and the Mutual Bond association of
Nebraska. Alward und Butler are police
men In South Omaha iiml the mutual Insti
tution Is their surety. Koslskl alleges he
was arrested and thrown Into prison without
eatiFe , being released without a charge hav
ing been preferred against him.
SCOTTS BLUFF HAS RAILROAD
Ilurlliiirton's iKvlciiNlon HUH
llciiclicil Tlirlvlnir Town In West
ern \cbrnsUn Ncir ( Jcrliiti.
With exceptional rapidity for railroad
building nt this season of the year the work
of extending the branch line of the Burling
ton from Northport to Guernsey , Wyo. , Is
progressing. The line has been built as far
as Scott's HIulT , and the station at this
place will bo opened Friday , after which ,
time the regular operation of trains will
begin. Scott's Bluff is about thirty-two
miles from Northport , on the north bank
of the Platte river , and the completion of
the line to this point marks about half the
distance from Northport to the Nebraska
state Hue , a-nd about one-third the length
of the entire proposed lino.
Scc'tt's ' Bluff is a town which has been
In existence for several years , and despite
Its previous lack of railroad facilities has
been a thriving business center , having a
splendid farming and cattle couiitry tribu
tary to it. It is across the river from
Coring , quite a prominent town.
As rapidly as the now branch Is pushed
up the North Platte valley new stations
will be opened. There are two more in
Nebraska Sunflower and Collins to be pro
vided with railroad advantages by the build
ing of this branch. Another stall : n. Pratt ,
will bo located on the Wyoming-Nebraska
state line.
Hfive Kin-Hal DnUcM.
E. D. Brigh'am. who recently was ap
pointed general freight agent of the North
western , has subdivided the work of that
department and the territory covered by the
road so that each of the four assistant gen
eral freight ngeiits Thomas S. Rattle ,
Charles H. Knapp , Edward J. Seymour nnd
Frank P. Eyman have jurisdiction over
certain territory and special subjects. Mr.
Brlgham's actirn In this matter is approved
by Marvin Hughltt , jr. , freight trafllc man
ager.
ager.Mr. . Knapp has charge of prorating and
percentage arrangements with nil rallrcad
and steamboat linrs and general supervision
of tariffs and freight claims.
Mr. Seymour will have charge of all Inter
change of trafllc with connecting Hues nnd
general supervision of local traffic in the
territory In which Omaha is situated.
I tn 1 1viiy 1 Xuti'H 11 nil I'cr
General A went ICuhn of the Northwestern
has returned Troin u visit to Chicago.
J. F. Kugazl , Italian passenger agent of
the Hook Island , with headquarters In
San Francisco , Is a visitor In Omaha.
James Anderson , local freight agent of
the Burlington , nnd Kdward Clark of the
Uurllngton Roneral claim ilepnrtment have
gone to St. Louis.
General Manager Ilolclrcge , riencrnl
Freight Agent Crosby anil General Solicitor
Manderson of the Burlington , liavo gone to
Lincoln to confer with the State Hoard
of Transportation relative to Its recent ac
tion In reducIiiK the local rates on grain In
Nebraska.
A 1'nlon Pacific box car , loaded with ice ,
.lumped tin- truck In the Union Pacllle
freight yards jiiht west of the Tenth street
viaduct , and thn sudden shnek pant the
entire load of lee ng.-iliiHt the Iron fem-e
separating the freight und passenger yards.
The fence was badly bout , and the lee ,
slldlw ; over Into the tracks , formed n
blockade for a brief time , until It wan
cleared aw'ii- .
TliuimiH I'll 11 1 1 ; inr Wrci'keil.
NASSAl' , N. H. , Feb. fi.-News has just
been receive * ! here that the British tmrk
Thomas Faulkner , Captain A. D. Faulkuur ,
which walled from Pensarnla January 21 for
Montevideo , was wrvekeil tit Hiding Hock
January ° 'i. The crew and material ! ) of the
vessel vero paved.
The Thomas Faulkner was of 1,099 ton- .
It was built at Maltland , N. S. , In JS9. ,
balled from Cardiff and was owned by its
captain.
i ! .SuUVrx from .Storm.
| OUHAT FALLS. Mont. . Feb. G.-The worst
I wind ami snowstorm ever known hero oc-
] furred toduN. Much damage WIIH done to
I small buildings and olictrle wires. It is
| feared the loss of stock on the range * will
be Jarse.
Nothing injurious In
' /
Troches
A great relief for coughs , lionrsc-
IICSH , throat ntul lung troubles.
John I. Ilro'.vn , t Son , llotton.
DIRT CLEARANCE.
T is a good plan for every bather to know
something of the soap he uses. There is a
well-founded to floor-clean
- objection using a -
ing soap upon the human body. Ivory Soap
is the bather's soap. It costs more than common
soaps , but the difference is in the ingredients and
making. Why not treat yourself with a little respect.
Is not the human skin with its marvellous delicacy
entitled to pure soap ? Ivory Soap it floats.
BUNSON GIVES HIS OPINION
Chief Inspector in Secrat Service Says En
velopes Were Tampered With.
BOYLES ASKED TO EXPLAIN DISCREPANCY
Committee In I mililc to Find Three
TlioiiNiinil Son IN Which He CluliiiH
to llnve l.'lrmirtl DorlliK
the l.n.st Your.
The Board of Education Investigating
committee resumed Its sittings yester
day , but Immediately adjourned uutll to
day. Attorney Gained , conducting the
Inquiry , was obliged to attend district court ,
and two of the committee were also occu
pied with private business. The testimony
regarding the alleged opening and rc-seal-
Ing of bids will bo In the form of an affi
davit from A. 1) . Bunsou , chief Inspector
In the postal secret service at St. Louis. The
letters alleged to have been opened were
taken to St. Louis by Inspector Sinclair of
the Omaha olllce and examined carefully by
Bunion , who has the reputation of being
the most acute detective In his line in the
United States. Bunsen found evidence that
three of the proponals were opened and has
signed a positive statement to that effect.
Tlu- envelopes originally enclosed bids
from the Northwestern Slate company , Min
neapolis ; the Bangor Slate company , Boston ,
Pa. , and a Hlate contractor of Slatlugton ,
Pa. The contract for the three , new bulld-
IngK amounted to 8,000 square feet , the cost
being in the neighborhood of $2,000. Ueteet-
Ivj F. K. Buckminster secured the con
tract through the co-operation of Member
Cowie , aided in part. It Is said , by informa
tion obtained from prcroaturely opened bids.
He is now filling the contract and the first
car of slate will arrive In a few days.
The grounds for the export's opinion re
garding the opening of the envelopes are
plain even to the uninitiated. Slight smcais
are discernible along the edge of the over
lapping portion of the envelopes. Muci
lage has also been applied beyond the point
usual In other envelopes , the Healed portlcn
extending to the corners without an inter
vening space.
Ho.vleH fulled to Ad-omit.
Attorneys behind the Inquiry are working
today on the scat-clcanlnp scandal which
was first mode public In The Bee on De
cember 8. The committee on Monday asked
that the nature of the Information on hand
should n"H bo divulged before the hearing
lest Contractor II. H. Boylcs , In charge of
the work , be put oji his guard. Inasmuch
an It was published In part by a local paper ,
howovo : . It may be said that the commit
tee has interrogated each principal and jan
itor as to the number of seats taken from
THERE is A CLASS OF PEOPLE
Who are Injured by the use ofcoffee. . Re
cently there has been placed In all the
grocery stores n new preparation called
OUAIN-O , made of pure grains , thnt tnkoi
the place of coffee. The most delicate
stomach receives It without dlstr sn , and
but few can tell It from coffee. It do" ' *
not cost over Vi ns much. Children ma/ :
drink It with great benefit , 15ets. and 25
cts. per package. Try It. Ask for
UHA1N-O.
their schools. The total tally amounts to
about 5,000 senits , the contract price nt 85
cents per seat being $ l,2. > 0. Boylcs' bill ,
however , accounted for S.OOO seats , and the
MI hi of $ iSOO ) linn been paid him on account
The committee Is not prepared to say that
Hiiro was a dlshonent count on the part of
Boylcs , as It Is considered possible that
there may have been nn error In the prln-
clpnUi' nnd Janitors' rcixjrls. Boyles will bo
tiKked to account as far tin passible for the
discrepancy.
THIEVES TAKE MARKED GOODS
L'oiif routed Mltli SlroiiK' Kvldoiiec ,
AVIII Tone.v CoiifexmcN to llnvlnwr
I'lirtlelpnted In n lliirjlnry.
W. 1 , ' . Fox , a grocer who lives over his
store at Fortieth street and firand avenue ,
filed complaint Tuesday against Will Toney ,
colored , charging him with burglarizing his
store on the night of February ! > . Toney ,
who Is now underarrest , , has confessed his
guilt and has Implicated another negro
named Henry Barnette , who ho says helped
him do the Job. The police arc looking for
Barnette.
The negroes gained entrance to the store
by breaking a panel of the rear door , and
then reaching through the npiduro and
lifting nut a heavy steel bar which extended
acrosn the door from Jam to jam. They
then serurcd a coffee sack and filled It
with plunder , taking among other things
a number of cans of fruits nnd vegetables
which bore the proprietor's private mark
Several of these cans were afterward found
under the house on Saratoga. b3tween
Forty-first nnd Forty-second streets , In
which Toiloy was ancstcd.
rniiNlder Shippers' fomplnlntN.
XIOVV Y'OHK. ' Feb. ( i. The class'llcatlon '
committee of the Trunk Line nttsoelatlon
and the chief frelEht tratlle olllcera of the
e-astern lines met In joint executive wesslon
' today to consider the coin pi a lull1 , of shlp-
'pers ' agaliwt the revised freight elasslllcn-
! lion that took effect on January 1. Its rot-
lommendatloim will be submitted to the lines
j represented In the. association for their ap
proval.
Deelurc 11 Dividend.
NI3\V YOUK , Feib. fi.--Tho directors of the
Standard Oil company of Now Jersey have
deelareil u dividend of $20 per share , payable
March 13. .
Cupping
Gups
Like cut
60 cents
ench ,
peat ago
10 cents.
We fssuo a complete catalogue of an
lupplloa , and will mall it upon request
THE ALOE & TENFOLD CO. ,
Unrircot Xletnll Uruu Homo.
1408 Farnnni. OMAHA.
OPPOSITE PAXTON HOTEL
Our Immense Variety
of liteli-firmlc plnnos wlilrli now ( ills our
llooi-H iimlu-s It j ) ' Shllili ; for tin ( o iilcaso
' ' ' llulsli , style
t'Vt'iT one In pi'li'i'i terms ,
and'quality-Then , npilti , our medium
uruilo jilunoH wlilcli me sold at mii-h low
prices nnd exceptionally easy piiymi'iit
with the flu-lory ( 'uaranty accompan
ied with our own fjuiiraniy makes It
doubly proof against any fuluro short-
comliiKS We have HIIIIIO liiKtnime.nt. *
that an ; slightly nmd ; at exceedingly
low prices Hememliei , we carry the
new scale Kimliull plaim tlie Knali"
piano -tin1 Krank-li iV ; Hneli piano-Hie
Ilallett & Davis piano UK ; IIospo and
ten otlion * .
A. HOSPE ,
Music and Art , 1513 Douglas.
It's ' Like Eating at Home
to taku a meal at Hulduffs Mumi and
service the lie.sl appetizing dinners anil
lundies at rt'iD-'omilili ! prices. Soup , In
cluding bread , butter and crackers , 15 -
Oyntor stew , ' 'r > c Itoust beef. l > 5c-
| Half spriiif , ' chicken , SlOc All kinds of
i vegetables , Be ( 'otVee , tea or mill ; , Tic
I All kinds ! ' pit ) , tie. Thcso few price *
I will Kltow that yon can eat lunch at Hil-
j duff's sil a nominal cost -nnd wlmt you
gut Is the best.
W. S. Balduff ,
1520 Farnam St.