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SEW BOOKS AND MAGAZINES
Mx O'Bfill Tries His Hand at Writing a
BeatimenUl Novel.
6T0RY OF STUDENT LIFE AT YALE
Unny Oilier ,riv Volume-it IIcnIkih-iI In
I'lenne All C'liiMticH nml KIiiiIm
of IlcmlTK llnoUo for the
Children,
It Isn't a strikingly new story that Max Klnnosuka, In his "Iroka: Talcs of Japan,"
O'Kcll tell In "Woman and Artist," but to write a book that has at least this charac
It Is well told, nnd docs not lack Interest 1 terlstlc to commend It It Is Action of a
becauso of Its likeness to other tales In I different flavor from tho ordinary. It Is a
which husband and wife are separated be-' vol u mo of Japanese stories written In Eng
causfc of too great attention to tho art of . llsh by a rmtlvo Japanese. It Is, perhaps,
tnonoy making on tho part of tho husband tho first tlmo that tho folk-lore, tho llfo
nnd too much; faith In a malo friend to
whom bo leaves the entertainment of his
'wife. There, is Just the slightest room for
doubt whethei I'hlllp Grantham had sub
llmo faith in his false friend or whether
his desire t,o advance his own Interests
led him consciously to leave his wlfo and
the fMend frequently alono together "in
order that tho Influence of tho latter in
advancing tho cause of tho new cxplostvo
might bo more- surely secured. There Is
enough doubt, however, not to render tho
husband utterly despicable, and since? his
old love Is reawakened and husband and wlfj
re reunited in the lost act, the reader is
Inclined to be, ns forgiving ns Is tho wife.
Tho scenes of the story are laid in England,
tut thero Is that artistic atmosphere about
It which pcrtnlns peculiarly to France. It
will pass muster among the novels of tho
day' but w prefer Max O'lloll's good
tmmoreil, chatty, critical books. Harper &
Uros., Now Xrk. I'rlce, $1-25.
"Hoys and -Men," n story" of life at Yale,
toy Hlchard Ilolbrook, Is a narrative of the
dally llfo at' New Haven of a couple of
'boys from tbclr entrance to their gradua
tion. It is fiction, of course, so far as tho
chief characters aro concerned nnd their
connection with tho Incidents related, but
It Is not far from tho truth to say that there
Is foundation In fact for all of the Incidents,
end that tho author, himself n Yale man
of tho class of '03, know Intimately tho boys
about whom he write. Tho story Is u
perfect reflex of llfo among tho under
graduates. It discusses nthletlcs, class
room life, tho Boclcty system, collego poll
tics, the promenade, literary activity In
short, everything that goes to muko up the
days and nights on tho campus. There Is
not a chapter in the bonk that will not bo
read with great Interest. Charles Scrlb
ner's Sons, Now York. Price, $1.25.
"Enoch Wllloughby" Is apparently tho
first sustained work of the author, James
A. Wlckcrsham, nnd ns such Is not lacking
In power. Tho Wllloughbys nro a "queer"
family of Quakers, Including- In tholr num
ber atheists, splrltualistH, reformers nnd
enthusiasts of various types. Enoch mi
grates to a remote part of Kansas, nnd thero
becomes an ardent advocate of eiplrltuallsm,
which ho preaches In splto of "white cap"
efforts to drive him away. There Is not
much clso.to t,ho story, but tho characters
nre fairly drawn, tho stylo simple nnd forci
ble nnd tho Interest well maintained.
Charles Scrlbridr's Sons,, New York. I'rlce,
$1.S0.
A good story of old France. In the days
of Collgny and Navarre, tho setting being In
deed In tho provlnco of Navarre, Is told In
"A Man of His Age," by Hamilton Drum
niond, with Illustrations by J. Ambrose Wal
ton. There Is n plot nnd counterplot, nud
spirited ndvorftirrh'Jnna' -granVV wonien ! And
bold cavaliers, kings, queens nnd knights
movo majestically through tho story. Much
of the times hss been worked Into tho story,
though tho author's evident purpoio was to
wrlto puro fiction of nn entertaining sort,
which ho has succeeded admirably In doing.
Tho romantic stylo Is preserved and a
atralghtuwoy story of adventure Is told
which keeps the reader healthily amused
and excited until tho end of tho last chapter
Is reached. Harper & Ilros., Now York.
I'rlce $1.2S.
Edward Rowland Sill wan born In Con
nectlcut In 1841 and graduated from Yale In
1861, For n numbor of years ho occupied
tho chair of English llteraturo In tho Uni
versity of California nnd Identified himself
closely with tho Jlternry life which found Its
expression in magazines and nodal orgaulza
tlon. Upon his return east, with tho inten
lion of devoting himself more exclusively
to literary work, ho began that abundant
production wbk-h has been hinted nt nnd
which, anonymous for tho most part, was
rapidly giving him facility of execution nnd
drawing attention to tho versatility, tho
Insight, tho sympathetic power, tho incplr
Ing forco which had nlwayn marked his
teaching, nnd bade fair to bring u largo nnd
ppreclatlvo audlenco about him. Ho lived
remote from tho prcs of active llfo, al
ways closo to tho center of current lutol
Ipctual nnd spiritual movements, In tho
village of Cuyahoga Falls, 0., where ho died
nfter n brief Illness in 1887. Tho poetry of
U.'r. Sill has boon collected under three sop
nrato titles, "I'oems," "The Hermitage and
Iater I'oema" nd "HermlOno nnd Other
rooms," A collection of his prose hnn now
been made under tho title, "Tho l'rnso of
Edward Rowland Hill," with an Introduction
comprising boiho familiar letters. Tho con
tents of this llttlo volume, havo been de
rtvod largely from the Contributors club of
tho Atlantic Monthly. That Is to say, tho
greater number of' the papers la drawn from
It, Every admirer of the English language
nhould securo this little volume nnd ho will
bo amply repaid by tho many beauties of
diction thnt will bo brought to his notice
Houghton, Mimin & Co., Ronton. I'rlce, $1,
"A New England Royhood and Other Rita
of Autobiography" Is the title of tho latest
addition to the works of Edward Everstt
Hale, as published by Little, Drown & Co
It Is a collection of autobiographical
pketches published at different times niv
brought together Into a complete whole In
this volume, "A New England Royhood'
wim written for the Atlantic Monthly at tho
request of Its editor to bo a companion for
tho study called "A New England Girl
hood," by Miss Lucy harcom, It ends with
tho day when Dr. Hale took his first degreo
from Harvard college In lila prcfa o tho
nutnor fays: "Ilefore and niter It was w.lt
ten, I bad furnished one" and another ac
counts of experiences In my life, at the
request of ono or another editor, or other
friends. In preparing tho volumo now In
tho readers' hands, It has proved posslb'o
to rescue the narratives from tho dUBt
of whatever graves they wero burled In, to
arrange them In chronological order, and
then to connect them by a few stltcheo. or,
hall one say, by a few pairs ofihooks and
eyes." Edward Everett Halo Is always en
tertaining, but, particularly so when he
writes of himself, nn renders of tho present
Tolume will be forced to confess. Tho
years since 1823, the date of his birth, hav
been crowded full of events of great inter
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to nee and experience many things worth
telling about. In addition to "A New Km?-
laud lloyhood," the volume contains "Sixty
Years of My Llfo" and soveral shorter
sketches. Utile, Drown & Co., Boston.
Trice. Jl.50.
Every reader of current fiction experiences
at limes a deslro to turn from tho everlast
ing round of love stories, with slightly
varied plots, to something that Is still fic
tion, but of a different sort. American nnd
English novelists havo ransacked the wholo
rnngo of human experience to find this some
thing with varying degrees of success. It
has remained for a young Japanese, Adachl
of the haugh'y Samurai class, the devotion
to art. all that given character to the ever
fascinating "Hoaio Uwd of tho Sun," has
been given to tho English-speaking world
by ono who knows It as a native, The sto
ries aro mostly short and havo to do with tho
-llfo nnd experiences of Japanese. Whllo
written in good English, iho languago Is
many times both striking nnd picturesque,
bringing Into strong relief the difference In
modes of thought of tho Oriental mind.
Every admirer of tho short story should
read "Iroka." Doublcday & McCluro Co.,
New York. I'rlce $1.25.
Whatever there may bo In tho theory thai
a man who draws oa well In bis particular
field tw Frederick Remington knows enough
f his subjects to wrlto well nbout them,
tho artist has hero produced a collection of
eketches that Is distinctly worth whllo. The
Men With tho Rark On," this belitg tho
title of Mr. Remington's volume of sketches,
which is illustrated with drawings by him
self, nro tho men of tho plains, tho troopers
f tho army nnd tho Jack tars of tho navy,
with all of whom Remington ha long had
an lntlmato acquaintance. And that moans
much, for ho never drawn a thing until he
haa studied It out, nnd then ho produces
morn than tho mcro outlines' of his sub
ject. A Remington picturo gives you the
subject and Its worth at once nil Its pecu
liarities nnd characteristics tho insldo ns
well a3 tho outeide. So with tbeso sketches
In prcse. "Tho Rowels of a Rattlcsblp wo
think we recall as ono of tho best descrip
tions of a war ship and llfo upon It that wo
havo read. It was published In n newrpa-
por during tho war with Spain, and waa
cent by Mr. Remington from the deck of
tho Iowa, whero it was written, tho ship
being then on tho blockade. Tbero nro eov-
rnl other etorlcs In this collection tho re
sult of Ills cxperlenco as a war artist that
havo equal worth. Hero Is "They Iloro a
Hnnd," "The Sorrows of Don Thomas Illdal,
Rcconcentrudo," and "With tho lifth
Corps," all In splendid spirit, ns clenn-cut
and striking nB his drawings and revealing
a comploto knowledge of his story nnd of
tho proper wny to tell It. "When a Docu
ment Is Official" Is a good talo of llfo In
tho far west. Indeed, wo might single out
ench of tho twelve .tales for some special
word of pralso. As to tho Illustrations,
thoy nro In Remington's best vein: that Is
tho sum total of tho prnlso that can bo
spoken of 'tho artist's work. Thoro nro
hlrty-two of them, nnu tno rcaaer must do
oft to decide which .aro tho better the
sketches or tho drawings. Harper & Bros.,
Now York. Price, $1.25.
Mickey Finn" Is tho title of a book by
Ernest Morgan which das been Illustrated
B I. Jlorfiau. 10 contains-' MnuslPS ana
pathetic chapters from the life of a boy
'squatter" on the cugo or n city, nis goais,
pet crow and other birds and bea6te. Tho
delineation of character Is tho most admir
able and tho humor, pathos and human na
turo described In Its pages nro of tho highest.
Aloxnnder Delford & Co., Chicago. Paper,
10 cents.
Ono of tho most valuable educational
books of recent publication Is by Elizabeth
Harrison and ontltlod "Two Children of tho
Fcot Hills." It Is what Is known among
kindergarten workers ns a commentary on
tho Mother Play, but Its unique feature
consists In tbo fact thnt tt Is told as
story. It Is a graphic nnu ciinrmtng ao-
scrlptlon of a summer spent by two young
women, who lead two little, untaught moun
tain children Into tho percoptlon of truth
nnd beauty, using tho'Mother Play na these
wemen believed Froobcl had designed his
greatest book to be used. This makes tho
book form a sort of sorlcs of Ideal plays
rbject-lesson plays, It might almost bo said.
Tho phlloscphy, however, la no more forgot
ton hero than In other of Miss Harrison s
writings. It is only mndo so almple that
any lovlng-'heo.rted woman can comprehend
It. In fact simplicity Is the book's greatest
charm. Heretofore all effort to elucidate
tho Mother Piny havo boen couched In such
philosophic nomenclature na to be of little
upo to ordinary mothers nnd young teachers.
It will not bo surprising If "Two Children
of tho Foot Hills" does for the Mother Play
themo what "A Study of Child Naturo" by
tho samo author did in tho child culturo
field, that Is, furnish an indispensable text
b-ok for students and nn Invnluablo refer
onco for mothers. Sigma Publishing Co.,
No. 10 Van Huron street, Chicago.
In "Old Norso Stories" tho author retells
porno of tho mo3t popular of three stories In
ii way to mako thorn attractive to young
readers. Tho strange and wonderful stories
wero nn Important part of the llfo and
thought of our remoto ancestors who lived
many ages ago in northern Europe. An
they eatherexl around their flre-Mldcs In tho
long winter evenings they told of giants,
dwarfs, elves and other creatures of tho
Imagination nnd through their power nnd
Intervention thoy accounted for nil tho opcr
ntlons of nnturo around them as day and
night, rummer nnd winter, storms and sun
shine, llfo and death. Tho pluco theso
old Norso stories havo In our history and
languago mako a knowledge of than by
tho young deslrnblo and few books will
provo so fascinating for children or bo val
uable for school nnd family reading ns this
one. American Rook Co. Prlco, 50 cents
llnokn llri'cl vt-l
"A History of (ireece: For Schools nnd
Academies," by George Wlllln Rotsford
Tho Macmlllan Co., Chicago.
"A Smaller History of Rome, from the
Earliest Tlmrs to tho Establishment of the
Empire," by Sir William Smith. Amerl
can Book Co., Chicago. Price, $1.00.
"A
Manual of Eng'.'sh History: For the
Uso o
of Schoils," by Edward M. Lancaster
American Book Co.', Chicago. Prlco $1.00
"King Richard HI.," by William Shakca
pcare. Cassell & Co. Paper, lOAcnts.
Mtcrnr)' Notcn,
The first book to boar tho imprint of
Daubleday, Pago & Co. will bo "Nature's"
Harden," by Neltjo Hhinchnu. It Is unllko
nny other work on wild (lowers
The Sanltleld Publishing company, which
has taken over tho publishing department
of tho Werner company, has In active prepa
ration an elaborate revision of u work on
"Gormany'a Army and Navy."
Every admirer of the Immortal John Rus-
kill nhould read tho reviews of his llfo anr
nrt work in tho Magazine of Art by M. II
Splelman. The frontispiece Is a reproduc
tion of a water color drawing by John Rus -
kin.
luno in I- mo uuier tun-page repro-
ducttons of his drawings and a largo number
of smaller tnes. This U only one of the
many feature of Interest In this number
pf the MuRazlnu of Art. Cuasell &. Co,,
New York, publisher
JOHNS AGAINST BURL1NC1H;
Story of Seward County Land Deal ii Tald
on the Witntit Stand.
ALLEGED ACCOMPLICE TO FORGERY TALKS
John ilnliiift In llclrnaril from the
Penitentiary Junt In Time to A li
nen r im n Wltnm A nl nut
Sliedrlok lliirlliiKlm.
John Johns, who only a few days ago i
emerged from behind penitentiary wnlls, eat
on tho witness stand In Judge Baker's court
yesterday and told In mlnuto detail what
purported to bo tho story of Shedrlck Rur
lluglm'a complicity in a Soward county land ,
swindle. 1
As a result of tho alleged fraud Burllnglm
Is on trial beforo Judge Baker, charged with
aiding nnd abetting a forgory, la which
Johns appears as a tool In the hands of tho
defendant. Johns Is now clear. About a .
year ogo ho pleaded guilty to having had n
hand In the forgery. Ho was sentenced to
twelve months In the penitentiary. Ho was
released last week, his sentence having been
shortened on account of good behavior.
It the story told by Johns Is founded cn
facts ho nnd Burllnglm engineered one of
tho boldest swindles ever attempted In No- j
braska. Chapters In this talo of plunder '
havo been written in sownru, niioru,
Council Bluffs and other Iowa nnd Nebraska
towns, but tbo flnalo was reserved for
Omaha. Johns declares that ho flrat met i
Burllnglm In a saloon at Mllford In De-1
comber, 189S. 1
"Our meeting In tho saloon at Mllford wns
accidental," eald Johns, "nnd wo engaged In
n game of cards. At tho closo of the gaino
Burllnglm said ho wanted to sco me. wo
went to tho rear of tho saloon, whero ho
began telling mo that ho knew how to mako
a pllo of money In a land deal. Ho had said
enough to lot mo know thero was something
crooked about It, when I suggested that wo
ought to havo a more private placo to dis
cuss such a deal. Wo then went to a room
over tho saloon. Thoro ho outlined tho plan.
Ho wild that Peter Buller of Klron, la.,
owned 180 acres of land In Soward county,
Nebraska, nnd that no ono In Seward know
nnythlng about tho whereabouts of Bullor.
It would bo nn easy matter to lrapersonaio
Buller and sell tho land, Burllnglm argued.
I told htm I had had troublo enough nnd
didn't want nny more. I was opposed to tno
scheme. Burllnglm assured mo that thero
was no possibility of detection and that It
would bo Just like finding tho money.
Why He Yielded.
"I havo a family to Uocp. I was out of
work. I had no prospects of Immediate cm
nlovment well, to shorten tho story, I
yielded. Burllnglm gave mo nn accurato de
scription of tho land owned by Buller and
after several weeks of scneraing, inciuaing
vlslta to South Omaha and Council Bluffs, I
finally mado n salo to Henry Moore of
Soward, tho deal being closed In Omaha. All
tho whllo Burllnglm was safe In the back
ground." Peter Buller Is no mytti. no is aircciiy
tho opposite, for ho Is known In his local
ity over In Iowa as a sturdy old farmer who
Is not easily duped. Ho heard of tho salo
of his land and, like tho hero In tho play,
"showod up" Just In tlmo to prevent the
consummation of the doal. So the salo was
off and Johns was exposed. Later Burlln
glm's name was brought Into It. Before tho
revelation camo tho deed to tho land had
been drawn up and Johns had affixed what
purported to bo the signature of Buller, tho
notary who attested tho signature having
been deceived ns to the identity of his cli
ent. No money was paid, so the scheme
yielded no financial gain.
Peter Buller, Henry Mooro and other in
terested parties aro present as witnesses.
Mayor Mclntyre of Seward is also a wit
ness. Tbo attorney representing Burllnglm
objected to tho introduction of a copy of tho
deed ns evidence on tno grounu tnat u nm
not conform strictly to tho original In tho
matter of names, abbreviations, and so on,
but tho court overruled tho objection after
lengthy argument had been beard.
Th.i position taken by Jonns is tnat ne
would novor havo conceived tho Idea of at
temDtlng tho swindle but for Burllnglm's
suggestion In fact, ho would never have
kuown of the existence or me uuiier iana,
ho asserts.
IIANKIUJI'TCY COUHT IS S lis SI ON.
JuiIbp Cnrlmid Henvit Aricunicnta tn
Several Casrs Tuemlmy.
Judce Carlnnd held a session of tho United
States district court Tuesday afternoon. The
flret caso was tho application of certain cred
itors of the Nebraska Brewing company to
restrain proceedings In tho Douglas county
district court to forecloso mechanics' Hens
and mortgages upon the property of the
brewing company, pending tho adjudication
of tho Involuntary bankruptcy proceedings
broUKht by tho creditors mnklng the appli
cation for tho restraining order. If the com
pany Is declared bankrupt a trustee may do
appointed to protect tho Interests of the
general creditors In tho state court. Judge
Carland Issued the alternative restraining
order and set tho hearing of tho application
for a temporary Injunction for this morn
ing. Tho caso of tho lion holders against
tho browing company was to havo been tried
In tho state court today, but will now bo
passed until Judge Carland renders his de
cision. Two 'bankruptcy cases from Beatrice wero
up for final orders discharging tho bank
rupts, but upon objection by certain cred
itors tho Judge took tho matter under ad
visement. Tho cases wore thoso of John and
Joseph Ellis, old cltlzen of Beatrice, who
went broko as tho result of the land "boom"
rf 1887 In that city. In tbo matter of John
Ellis general objections wero entered to
tho findings of the referee, which nro to
bo made specific heroaftcr. while In tho
caso of Joseph Ellis tho bankrupt Is ac
cused of concealing a ecrtnln life Insurance
policy which he failed to list among his
araets.
wavi'S
INIMCTMKNTS QUASH 131).
A. Ii. Iturr Alienee ClinrtteM AKiilnnt
Him Are Not Drllnlte.
In the United States district court Tues
day afternoon waa argued a motion to qua h
tho Indictments In tho caso of the United
States against Atwcll L. Burr, charged with
making false and fraudulent reports to tho
comptroller of the currency whllo president
of tho First National bank of Alma, Nob.
Tho contontlon of the attorney for tho do
fondant Is that tho Indictment, comprised of
forty-six counts, Is too Indcflutto In Its
tonus and would not permit the defondant
to take advantage of an acquittal or a con
viction as an estoppel of prosecution at n
futuro tlmo for tho samo offenses. Particu
lar stress la laid upon the abbreviations
used In certain counts whero "Rev. Stnt. '
Is used to Indicate rovlnrd statutes of tho
United States. Thct sixth count In particu
lar received the attention of tho attorney.
It allege that the defendant "did make a
false entry to the effeot," etc., alleging, ac
cording to tho attorney for the defense, tho
conclusion reached by the grand Jury rather
than an accusation of a crime. Tho qucs-
Ion of tho legal phase of tho reports alleged
1 o havo boen mado Is brought up. Several
, ii me counm uiietse inui inti rcpuns wero
elRned by but two directors, whllo tho fed
oral banking law requires them to be ilgued
by three. The ilt-fenso argues that
the reports sent to the comptroller were, In
law, not -reports, as they did not fully com-
Ply Avlth tho banking law. The. matter wis
taken under advisement by Judge Carland.
Tri'liiK to Hnjoln Tit C'ollretlnn.
Tho co of Rosier and others against
Dawcn county, Nebraska, was argued In the
United States circuit court Tuesday after
noon. This case grows out cf a suit Insti
tuted In tho probate court of Douglas county
by the county commissioners of Dawes
county to collect certain personal taxqs al
leged to bo due tho county from Paxton &
Hosier. Hosier died and the county applied
for tbo appointment of nn administrator of
his estato to enable It to recover tho taxes.
Tho defendants In the stato courts applied
to tho federal court for nn Injunction re
straining tho probate court from acting In
tho matter.
It is alleged that at the time the tem
porary restraining order was leoucd thnt tho
probato Judgo had already appointed John
II. Furay administrator, whllo tho com
plainants deny this. They ask that tho
county bo forever enjoined from attempting
to collect tho tax by attaching tho property
of the estato or tho property of tho de
fendants, which they Inherited from Ros
ier, deceased. The decision In the caso was
reserved.
Note of the Court.
Mnry A. Stewart has filed suit ngnlnst
Robert Stewart for divorce, alleging non
support. They wero married In Kansas
City seven years ago,
Jennto Hoynton has been nwnrded di
vorce from John W. Hoynton, to whom sho
wns mnrrled In Omaha, September 1F99,
Fnlluro to support was tho principal alle
gation. Umll Anderson, a People's Store clerk,
has Hied a damage suit against Hnvden
Bros., alleging that ho was subjected to
nbuso at tho hands of William Nash, an
employe of the defendants. Damage Is esti
mated nt 110,00.
W. II. Ilcrdmnn, refereo In bankruptcy,
has filed IiIm seml-annunl report. It shows
thnt of nil the voluntary ensea coming
within his Jurisdiction the nsKcts havo ag
gregated $67,177.38, with total liabilities of
$5.16,113.46. Two Involuntary cnes, ono of
which wns the Greater America exposi
tion, had total assets of $SI,752.83j liabili
ties, 4U3,9I2,
FUNDS F0R AK-SAR-BEN
Mat of Iltinliiesa Men AVlin Wnnt to
Sec the J'nll l'eotl vltlen
Contln tie.
Tho volunteer committee which will go
out among the business men and solicit mib
scrlptlons to tho par ado fund for tho annual
fall festivities of the Knights of Ak-Sar-Rcn
has not yet been sent out, but will begin
work as soon ns II. J. Pcnfold has districted
tho city for its operations. Tho subscrip
tions thus far received, with tho exception of
thoso secured at tho first meeting for tho
year, ban been sent In In rcsponso to postal
card Invitations. They aro ns follows:
Three Hundred and Fifty Dollars Boston
store.
Two Hundred Dollars Each Omaha Na
tional bank, Bcmls Omaha Bag company;
total, $100.
Ono Hundred Dollars Each Lec-dlass-Andreesen
company, Merchants National
foank, McCord, Brady & Co., Orchard & Wll-
helm oompany, M. E. Smith company,
Browning, King & Co., W. It. Bennett com
pany, Hector, Wllhelmy & Co.. Thompson,
Boldcn & Co., Thomas Kllpntrlck & Co.,
Nebraska Clothing company, F. P. Klrkcn- ,
dall & Co., Romo Miller, J. E. Market &
Son, Omaha Dally News company, Rco Pub
lishing company, Paxton & Gallagher com
pany; total, $1,700.
Fifty Dollars Each Casper E. Yost, E. E.
Bruco & Co., United States National bank.
Richardson Drug company. National Biscuit
company, O. D. Klpllnger, .A. Hospe, Car
penter Paper company, E. W. Dixon, Drexel
Shoe company; total, $500.
Thirty-five Dollars C. Bs Havens & Co.
Thirty Dollars Each Unltul States Sup
ply company, Fairbanks, Morse & Co., Crane
Churchtll company; total, $30.
Twonty-nve Dollars Each T. J. O'Brien,
Omaha Merchants Express Transportation
company, Omaha Casket company, Peycko
Bros., Standard Oil company. Union National
bank, Vogel & Dinning, A.' Booth & Co.,
Nebraska Fuel company, Kuhn & Co., Kopp,
Woodard & Co., Johnson Bros., Gulou &
Ledwlch, Furay & MaArdle, Calumet codec
house, T. P. Cartwrlght & Co., Clement
Chase, G. F. Brucker, W. S. Baldud, Han
son & Mlelke, P. B. Murray, W. V. Morse,
A. P. Ely & Co., W. D. Bancker, Remington
& Kcssler, Metropolitan Plumbing and
Chandelier company, II. Clifford, C. L. Chaf
fee, Omaha Printing company, Myers-Dillon
Drug company, total, $750.
Twenty Dollars Each Itees Printing Co.,
James Morton, Son & Co., Milton Rogers
& Son, Hotol Karbach; total, $80.
Fifteen DollarB Each South Omaha Coal
Co., T. L. Combs & Co., Transmlsslsslppl
Grain Co., Beebo & Runynn Furniture Co.,
Midland Gloss and Paint Co., Frank W. Ban
die, Moyor & Raapko; total, $105.
Ten Dollars Each W. J. Boatch, C. C.
Troxell, Stephens & Smith, W. E. Rlddoll,
H, R. Penny & Co., Omaha Transfer Co.,
Omaha Tent and Rubber Co., Arcade hotel,
J. 11. Lehmor, S. W. Llndney, M. A. Dlsbrow
& Co., Drake, Wilson & Williams, Marsh &
Smith, David Colo Co., Albert Cnhn, John
Steele, -Mercer Chemical Co., F. C. Hollln
I ger, C. B. Liver & Co., Omaha Van and Stor
' ago Co., Pcaso Bros., Avery Manufacturing
. Co., Sloan Commleslon Co., B. F. Marshall,
, A. D, T. Co., E. E. Howell; total, $2C0.
j Flvo Dollars Each L. E. Lucas, Carson &
Banks, Samuel E. Howell, A. L. Stonccy-
pher, J. C. Ablett; total, $25.
Threo Dollars A, B. Hubermann.
Two Dollars Each S. A. Drlesbach, John
B. Conte, J. I. Fruehauf; total, $6.
One Dollar Each Bernard Robinson, A. L.
Undcrland, J. Klein;; total, $3.
Total subscriptions to date, $4,307.
IN THE FIELD OF LABOR
MnchliiUM' Strike Ahottl Settled
Clerk to Kntertiiln HimlncNit
IIooiuIiik ! I vii.
Tho grlcvanco committee of the Machin
ists' union reports that tho strike recently
Inaugurated In two Omaha shops Is prac
tically settled, that ono of the houses will
sign tho scale at onco and that the fight
will continue Indefinitely upon tho other.
S. F. Miller, president of tho Carpenters'
union, has roturncd from a visit to points In
Illinois and Iowa, lln reports busiiuro
fairly good at all places In Illinois except
Chicago, whero a strike Is In progress, but
that tho high tldo of prosperity has appar
ently reached tthe carpenters of Iowa, as all
aloug tbo line of tho railroads whero he
tiavclcd now houses of all kinds aro being
erected. Tho carpenters of Omaha nro grat
ified with this report, as It Insures this city
from an annual Influx of Iowa carpenters
who come hero to work during tho summer.
The Retail Clerks' union Is making prep
arations for a social to bo given In their
rooms In tho Mnsonlc hall building, April 111.
An nddrcss will ba delivered by a woman or
ganizer who Is now at work organizing tho
saleswomen of tho city. Tho social will jio
In tho naturo of a reception to the women
members.
Omaha has sont n numbor of carpenters
to Rscky Ford, Colo,, where a large beet
sugar mill Is In process of construction.
Severnl have also gone out on tho now Bur
lington line in Wyoming to build stations
nnd other buildings for tho company.
Tho strike of tho Sheot Metal Workers
remains tho same as the day tho walk
out took place. No men aro bolng em
ployed by tho contractors, but thoso con
tractors whu are practical workmen aro hav
ing all tho work they can do.
J. I. Carson. Prothonotary, Washington,
Pa., says: "I havo found Kodol Dyspepsia
Cure an excellent remedy In case of stomach
troublo and have derived great benefit from
Its use." It digests what you eat and can
not fall to cure
DlVH IQHI? IC III? Mil WW
UUJ.ll lJOUL 10 UT Ll U IU AIL
Council Will Take No Immediate Stepi to
Purchase tho Water Work,
NEGOTIATIONS MUST ALL BE BEGUN ANEW
Clintter Unly Allotm llnnda to lie
AiitlmrUed In n .Spec I tie Amount
When nn Aiirntnl tit Ilrnlred
Property llun llcen Mndc.
Tho new council Is practically unanimous
In Its opinion that no steps can bo taken
nt present toward tho acquirement of tho
water works plant. Hascall, the single dis
senting spirit, caused a resolution to bo
Introduced nt tho commltteo mooting Mon
day calling for the employment of n non
resident engineer to mako nn Immedlato
cstlmnto of tho plant's vnlue. Tho motion
was Inld on tho table, however, until July,
when It Is the council's Intention to begin
tho wholo matter anew, first by an nppralso
ment and then by tho submission of a pro
posed bond lssuo to the people, Tho Issuo
of $3,000,000, Just authorized, was recog
nized by both tho city nttorney and the
city engineer to bo unavailing. The old
council accepted tbo ordinance nt the re
quest of the Commercial club. That body
had caused tho proposed law to ibe framed
by W. S. Popplcton, who desired to be
known ns tho champion of municipal own
ership. In giving his opinion of tho bond ordi
nance City Attorney Conhell says: "As I
maintained nt tho tlmo the ordinance waa
on Its passage, It Is n, caso of putting tne
cart beforo tho horso. Thfc charter ex
pressly stipulates that an appraisal must be
mado first of all, to bo followed by a vote
on a bond issue In a specific amount. Sec
tion 29 of tho charter says that when the
valuo of tho property to bo acquired ex
ceeds $50,000 seven nppralsers shall bo ap
pointed to assess Its value. Tho charter
says further: 'Tho assessment must then bo
submitted to tho doctors of tho city at a
general or special election, and If a ma
jority shall vote In favor of confirming
such nEsessment, then such assessment shall
be sustained."
Aotlon Until July.
"Tho only courso open to tho new coun
cil," continued the city nttorney, "Is that
which It entered upon yesterday In defer
ring Hnscall's resolution until July. At
thnt time, under ono construction of tho
law, tho twenty-year option of purchase
provided for In tho contract with tho water
company will havo expired. Tho council
will then bo ablo to mako a legal test of Its
rights to make the purchase under tho
contract In section 11. If thnt method falls
tho only alternative Is seizure by tho right
of eminent domain. In nny case the whole
task of submitting a proposed bond Issue
to tho people must bo gono through with
again. Tho lssuo of $3,000,000 authorized on
March 6 only attains ono end It serves as
nn expression of public opinion."
In enso tho purchase can bo consummated
under tho contract with tbo water company
tho council prefers that course, because of
its economy. In such case tho city would
escape payment for tho valuo of tho com
pany's unoxplred franchise. As the whole
matter will lto In abeyance until July tho
doctors' first poswlble opportunity to vote
on tho propesed bond lssuo would be nt a
speclnl election called In conjunction with
tho county election next fall,
PARROT GIVES THE ALARM
Crlc "Fire," nud the Department
' Til rim Out In Time io Kx
tlnKtilnh the lllnce.
A parrot belonging to Mrs, Ada Parrlsh,
1914 Farnam street, gave the alarm of fire
Monday and caused tho department to turn
out Just In time to savo tho house of Harry
C. Pilgrim, who lives across tho street, 1913
Farnam.
The bird's vocabulary Is limited to tho
word "Fire." It Is not known positively
why this should bo bo unless It Is duo to
tho fact that Assistant Fire Chief Salter
boards nt the houso and tho word was
learned In compliment to him. In nny event,
tho word Is screamed by Polly on all oc
casions. "Fire," to blm, expresses "I am
hungry," "I am lonesome," "pleaso open
the cage door," and tho dozen other wants
of his foathcred shrillness.
Monday being a pleasant day tho cngo
was hung out on the front porch and Polly
began to express his appreciation of fresh
nlr nnd sunshlno by squawking "Flro" In
every register of the keyboard from treble
to busy.
Ho'rt Whitney, bookkeeper at the Mer
chants' National hank, Into In tho after
noon happened to pass the Parrlsh home
and, hearing tho cry qf fire, looked nbout
expecting to seo smoko nnd flames. He was
1 not deceived, as hundreds of others had
been that uay. in tne iiouse jusi across mo
street a gasoline stove had set fire to the
curtains of tho kitchen window and at that
momcpt smoko was pouring from tho open
! door.
Mr. Whitney ran to a neighboring drug
store and turned In an alarm and In less
than threo minutes Polly had the satisfac
tion of seeing tho fire department turn out.
Since then ho has been very much puffed
up, though whether with prldo or because of
tho cold wavo Is not certain,
KiiKl"d'n Armored Triiln.
Tho magnificent nrmored trains used by
England In her war with the Doors will
transport her troops, protect bridges and
telegraphic communications In about the
samo wny that Hostctter's btomacti Hitters
drives dyspopsla from tbo human stomach
and then mounts guard that It docs not re
turn. Tho Rltters haB won In every caso of
Indigestion, biliousness, liver and kidney
troublo for the past fifty years. It is in
valuable at all times.
It ii 1 1 l I ii If Permit.
The following permits have been Issued
from tho otllce of tho building Insnector:
W. Iullnu, 23S3 South Thlrty-Ilrst, repairs,
175; Nat llrown, 31 South Fourteenth, Iron
balcony, $1,300; Mike Hudny, Twenty-fifth
and Ilancrort, nricK uuscmeni, naj; .Mrs. ai.
c uvirh. Thirty-eighth and Dewey avenue
lnnhln frame i dwelling 1C.500: A. V.
Ilrntidels, 101 Douglas, extension of porch,
$-25; Joe 8. ICiser, Fourteenth and Oak,
frame dwelling, $UW: Lenlnger & Metcalf,
Iron warcnouse,
Tribute to Itlelinrd Currier,
At n Hiieelnl meetlnir of tho Omaha Clear-
, lug Houfo association held on Monday,
I resolutions wero passed exprosslvo of the
esteem In which Richard Carrier wns held
"'TIS WRONG."
DiihM IMonIu Yourxrlf to Dentil Trylnif
to Itemove I in pii rl 1 1 from -uur
lllood In the HnrliiK lour lllood
due not K TliroiiKh Your Ilowels,
Tho exploded old fashioned practice of
taking cathartics which weaken and tire the
the system In tho spring is a relic of Ignor
ant and barbarous tlmrs.
Every person knows that the Kidneys ore
tho organs which purify the blood and thoy
only must bo treated, Dodd'a Kidney Pills
will compel tho Kidneys to purify the blood
and to keep It pure.
If you havo languor, that tired feollng,
Scrofula, Dolls, Pimples, Eruptions or Salt
Ilheum, It is proof that the Kidneys aro
weak or have been overworked through the
winter months and need a tonic; something
that will renew and strengthen thorn for
tholr spring cleaning, There never was a
Holt or Pimple, there cannot be a Scrofula
6ore on tho person whoso Kidneys are
healthy. Uodd's Kidney Pills are therefore
tho ono and only medicine that should be
taken In tho spring,
TUB TRUTHS.
Mm
DROP of ink will
of water. It is an inch of yeast which,
makes a pan of bread rise, and a single
cake of soap ' containing unabsorbed
alkali can ruin a hundred times its cost in laces
and fine embroidery. After all, is it wise to take
such risks with common soap ? Of course you
can get alng without Ivory Soap. So can a
wagon without axle grease but it goes hard.
orrNtAHT IMt IT TH. rtOTI . Mll.ll 00. ClnOmNATI
by his associates. Tho resolutions recite
thnt nmong bank tellers throughout the
west Mr. Carrier's opinion upon tellers'
work was almost equivalent to a Judicial
decision. Continuing the resolutions read:
"Ry his rectitude nnd purity In personal
nnd business life, by his clear comprchen
nlon of his work and by his ability to mako
warm friends ho udvnnccd alwnys the In
terests of the banking profession and we,
his associates In business, lament his death
as a loss to our profession nnd oursolves,"
WIND INTERRUPTS WORK
Stone Cutter on Kedcrnl Ilnllilliiir
Kenr tliitt They Will Dp Blown
from the Ttoof.
April seems to bo coming In on tho winds
which popular tradition has assigned to
March. For four days people who have
been on tho streets havo complained of flying
cinders nnd dust filling their eyes and ears,
but It was not until yesterday that tho high
wind Interfered with work.
When tho stone cutters came to work on
tho federal building the first man to as
cend tho scaffolding came down preclpl-
mieiy. jio saw mat tno wind was swaying
the wooden frames and that it was liable to
blow some ono from tho top of the hulldlmr.
Tho superintendent of construction was In
formed that tho men declined to work In
the wind and he consented to suspension un
til tt became calmer. The wind register In
the weather forecaster's oftlco showed a
speed of twenty-six miles an hour, but the
man who went up to the top of the building
said that It Beemed to ho blowing forty
miles an hour over the gables.
I'nln In the Hack.
A. D. Farrlngton, Constanla. N. Y., says:
I wns troubled several years with kidnor
disease nnd suffered uevero pains In the
back, I used Foloy's Kidney Curo and ono
bottle cured me. 1 recommend It to Be
friends. It has given perfect satisfaction."
Tako uo substitute. For sale by Myers-
Dillon Drug Co., Omaha; Dillon's Drug
Store, South Omaha.
Mortitlltr Stittlatle.
..w .w..u ..,n y., tno i uciiuia wrre rr-
, " , . ......... vim. uunui ut i i ra ii u
during tho twenty-four hours ended at noon
Tuesday:
nirths W, J. Gordon. H21 North Twenty
fourth, girl; Philip McMillan, 1716 South
Seventeenth, girl; Davis Williams, H38
I's An Idea of Ours
Should havo that brontl, common
senso bottom that la found In nien'H
shoes to that end wo have put In a
lino of genuine welt bottom shoes thnt
pre brand enough In tho nolo to allow
tlio foot to rest solidly upon the Bole
and not on tho upper for comfort theno
shoes beat them nil for style aud ap
pearance It haa enough of the niascu
Hue lustlns to make It quite tho proper
thing In price Its popularity reaches
tho summit only ?'J.5o.
Drexel Shoe Co.,
kaB Sft4au Uhmm U
Ulg FARNAM STUEJtr.
Hot Cross Buns
On sale Friday. Here Is a list of
special desserts for Ice cream which we
make lo order: Kfrss, natural size, con
tabling yolk, $1 dozeu-blrds nest, ?1
dozen small chickens, ?1 dozen larger
nests, $1 each setting hen, six eggs, lli
portions, $1! each wish bones, tied with
ribbons, $8 dozen large rabbit, in por
tions, ?2 each wlno Jelly, $1 quart St.
Iionore, 12 to 10 portions, $3-12 to 111
people Jardlnere en bellovue basket, if l
doves, $!l dozen Ind. wlno Jelly, $1
dozen.
W. S. Baldtiff.
1520 Farnatn SU
Alteration Piano Sale
Piano prices forced still lower last,
week of the great piano sale-a few
pianos still at $12.'), ?i:i4, $H;i,
$17-1, on $5, ?(), $r, 8, $10 payments
a number of Knabes, Stelnwnys, Kra
nlch & Hachs, Klnilmlls nnd other high
grade pianos at prices over $100 lower
than ever offered before n very easy
payments all Instruments in this sale
nro fully guaranteed, not only by the
factory, but they also carry our own
personal guaranteo to bo Just what wo
represent now, clean, dry and perfect
this Is your last opportunity.
A. HOSPE,
Muilo mi Art 1513 DquiIii.
color a whole glass
North Seventeenth, boy; Jameit Arnold, Stti
Decatur, girl, J, I). Crew, '.'Oil lllnee, boy;
Klclmrd O'ltrlon. 1.10S South Twentv-Ilfth.
boy: Frltr. Nygnnrd, 2135 South Tlilrty-tlfth
avonue. girl; William 11. Campbell, 3117
Caldwell, girl.
Deathn liwronco O. Ktoller. WV5 South
Eighteenth, 1 year; Myrtle lluxthaiiKen. 291'J
Izurd, Z years; Henry Fnrlsh, 411 Poulu
izuru, Z years;
Eighteenth, 2
years.
MetluidiNtn Heore Sheldon.
NEW YOltIC, April lO.-Tho New York
conference of tho Methodist Episcopal
church today, nfter a lively discussion,
voted by n largo mujorlty to strike out
of tho report of tho committee on pe
riodicals dorogntory reference-it to Itcv. Mr.
Sheldon's recent essay on Journalism nnd
to Itcv. A, H. MeArthur's work as re
ligious editor of on of the loral pnpers,
Itev. Jnmes M. King, delegnte-eUct to
the genernl conference, ppeaklng to tho
motion regarding Mr. Sheldon, said:
"It Is tin awful mistake for nny man
to edit n dnllv paper, or any other paper,
assuming to know what Jesus Christ w mi
i "'blni' K-hh than
blnsphcmy unintentional blasphemy may
be, but blasphemy "II tin- same. 1 for
ono protest against that stylo of Christian
work."
Cutter Short of Snllor.
SAN FItANl'ISCO. April 10. Tho revenue
cutter Bear will will for Seattle on Friday
on Its wny to Capo Nome and tho Arctic. ,
The cutter has made little progress toward
replacing tho crew that recently deserted,
There were formerly twenty men on tho
deck nnd thus fur only threo have been
shipped. Captain Tuttlo says that he will
go to sea with four men, two to a watch,
if he can do no better. It Is very dllllcult
to obtain sailors nt tho government rntn
of J2S a month, ns masters of coasting ves
sels nre now paying as high as JIO.
1)111).
i .eiir .
aENTSCII-Hobert; In this city, April 10,
1900, at 1:34 p. ni.. of pneumonia. Infant
eon of F. C. nnd Auguxta E. Ofntscii,
aged 2 months and 25 days,
Funeral services! nt the family residence,
2211 Hownrd Htreet. at 2 p. ni. Wednesday,
April 11. 1900. interment private. (IJurllng
ton (In.) and Rail l.nko City papers pleaso
copy.)
THY GRAIN-OI
TRY GRAIN-ll!
or qhain-o, tho new food drink that
takes the place of coffee. The children ma"
25, ii? ltAiT'lth0U.t '."Jury ns wo "3 tho
, AH who try It ike It. OltAIN-O ha
J,Mtt,r,i0h Beal ?Tonn ot Mocha or Java!
mo.. .ilniU"110 .from Pure Kralna, and tha
most delicate stomach receives ft without
distress. i the prlco of coffee. I5c and B
cta. per package. Bold by all grocer