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Till : OM UI V DAILY lSi : : TIlVKsD VY. MHOI1 10. 1S1MK NEW BOORS ASD .MAGAZINES The Browning Letters Given to ths Public at Last. QUITE A URGE CROP OF NEW FICTION A Siirlnkllmr of Htxtnrnnil 1'orlrj GOF to Vlnkc I | i Uif- VcrU'n ( Mil- lint of Literature V Olnncr nt Ili-ucnt MngnrlnoH. The eremt interest which the world has in ttio lives and writings of Itobirt Brown ing and Elizabeth Barrett would naturally cxleud to anything having to do with them H 6oom , therefore , quite natuml that the announcement that the letters pawed lt - twctn thec tvo eminent people would bo published should create quite a little Hurry of excitement in literary circle * . It is also by no means strange that the wisdom of publishing private correspondence Intended n only fur the ees of the writer nnd the t" recipient should meet with muill adverse criticism. To many the laying bare of the Inmost secrets of the heart seems almrat like sacrilege and not a fewof the most ardent admirers of llobert Browning nnd Elizabeth Barrett would have much pre ferred that these letters should have re mained a sealed book However , those wlio had the letters In charge thought differ ently and tUey nre now public proper ! } , being published in two volumcH According to the preface accompanying the first vol ume , the letters nre given to the public with the full consent of their writers. Mr Hrovvnlnc is quoted ns saying "There they nre , do with them as you pk-aso when I am dead' and gone. " The letters ae the record of a great nnd sublime love , and the love- story told in them has nil the elements of n novel ot the old letter-writing school. Tticro aic , of course , many instructive tciminonts on books authors and critics of tie time , but for the most part the writers are concerned only with their love for each other and for each other's work. Harper & Brothers , New York. Cloth , $3. itfiM-nt ric'iiiui. "Ilngped Lady. " by William Dean How- ells , Is a story In the author's usual vein. It opens with n description of life In a small summer hotel In NewEngland. . Clementina Claxon , the daughter of a poor family of the neighborhood , Is the heroine. Bhe Is employed In the hotel In a general capacity , and here Gregory , the heaa waiter pnd a college student , falls In love vrith her. Here Mr. and Mrs Lander , a wualtby. quaint , old-fashioned New- England couple , are captivated by Clementina's pretty face and pretty wa } , and when Mr Lander dies , two } care later , Mrs Lander asks Clemen tina to visit her at her hotel In Boston. What was Intended as a visit results practically In an adoption , nnd Clementina becomes al most a daughter to Mrs Lander This lady IB a confirmed globe-trotter , und when she decldea on a Journey to Europe she induces Clementina to accompany her , and Clemen tina has many love affairs In the course of her travels through Venice and Florence nnd Rome. She meets Gregory again , who Is private tutor to a 'boy traveling abroad , and he proposes again. Gregory's life pur pose is to become a missionary , and he wishes Clementina to accompany him and bo his helper in hit ; work in pagan lands , but he wants her to do it all for the sake of religion and not for him. Clementina loves him , but she will not leave her friends and her home for the eake of religion. If she goes she does so only because Bhe Inves Gregory und for nothing else Gregorys conscience will not allow- him to marry her under such ! circumstances , and he renounces her sorrow-fully and leaves her. Clementina has met a } oung American In Florence by whom she wne greatly attracted , and when she meets him ngaln in Venice she becomes engaged to him. Mrs Lander dies suddenly without making a will , and Clementina re turns to America nnd marries Hlnkle , who dies within n year She meets Gregory again , und the conclusion of the novel hints at a happy termination of their love affair. Harper & Brothers Cloth , Jl To. A book entitled "The Fifth of November , " by Charles S. Bentley nnd F. Klmbail Scrlbner , is a romance founded upon his torical facts relating to the "gunpowder plot , " with which nil students of English history are fumtllar The characters In the novel are meetly historical nnd as a general thing the authors have "been " guided by events as told by historians The character of the work , of course , necessitates its be ing more or less tragical nnd the motives and feelings of the participants In the plot , which was Intended to cause the destruc tion of England's king nno house of parlia ment , nre carefully developed. At the same time there is a strong element of romanie throughout the whole story that makes it a readable ns well as on instructive work. Hand , MoXally & Co. , Chicago "A West Point Wooing , nnd Other Stories" IE the most recent work of Clara Louise Burnham. Mrs. Burnhnm's West Point Etorles are BO well told , and represent BO do Ilghtfully thp spirit of the romantic features of the military academy , that she wisely gathers several of her successful tales relat ing to it and gives them the attractive title of ono of them. The bouk contalnb besides the story whlrh gives its. name "Pursuer or Purbiied ; " " \ Cadet Camp Episode , " "A Franco-Amerlcun , " "The Oadet Captain's Expotlmcnt , " "The New Organ. " ' 'A Thanks- THE EXCELLENCE OF SYBUP OF FIGS is duo not only to the originality nnd simplicity of the combination , but also to the euro und skill with which it is manufactured by bciuutiQc processes known to the CALIPORMA Fia Svitui1 Co. only , and we wish to impress upon all the importance of purchasing the true and original remedy. As the penuiuu Syrup of Figs is manufactured by the CALIFOJIMA Tia Sutw Co. only , a knowledge of that fact will assist one in avoiding the worthless imitations manufactured by other par ties. The high standing of the CALI- FOKNIA Tie Svitui' Co. with the medi cal profession , und the satisfaction which the genuine Syrup of Figs has o6u to millions of families , : = zlss thu nutne of the Company u guaranty of the excellence of its remedy. It is fur ia advance of all other laxatives , us it acts on the kidneys , liver und bowels without irritating or weaken ing them , und it does not gripe nor nauseate In order to get its beneficial effects , please remenil > er the name of the Company CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. o. Cat. . K.T. RfTtvcl ' "Th * Subjugation of Rtaln * . ' A MltUfce in Conaonftnts. " ' A NeiHrnl TbimkftfrlnR , * "Murf Annit. " "Br Minute , " and "At Cnwt Vlp * " Sow * of tbme utoriv * art not connected with Wmt 1'olnt. but all have the charm walcfa wins for Mrs Burnlmm's novels no nmnv the - wind reader * . Thl * ought to be a popular book for rending Aloud next niimmer. an- lees everybody shall have read It before then. Hongbton , Mlfflln & Co. Cloth , U.2S. "The Wire Cutters" Is a story by Mm. M. IS. Darls who will be remembered by the reading public as the author of "t'nder the Man-Dp ; ' Mr . Davis understands oouthrrn characters very thoroughlj , and the dramatic skill to poe and move them very effectively. The IKe and people of a country village In Texas are cleverly seized nnd skillfull } depicted. Part of the history of this settlement , find the mnst ab sorbing part , relates to the- shutting of cattle from the springs by wire fences , and the consequent raids on the fences by men who must have water for their stock. The story Included eomo sensational incidents in .his local warfare , and also embraces charac ters and events in the vaster struggle of the civil war. llcautlful women figure in It , also masterful men and men who need to be mustered , and the deeply Interesting novel is written with force , knowledge , ob servation and lltcrnr ) skill , lloughton , Mlf- flln & Co Cloth , U.GO. A work entitled "Hed , White ami Blue Days , " by K. k Sheldon , deals vvlth ol.l Xevv England people , ns the author c\- pre * cs It He takes as his heroine a Rlrl raised among the narrow-minded but strictly orthodox people ot New England Havlnp been reared in a community where but little U known of the deceit and wicked ness of the world nt large Bhe naturally falls into difficulty when Ehe leaves her r arrow sphere of action. However , she loses none of her hlph moral Ideas and after having n series of hard experiences IB but little wiser than before. The theme Is an old one ami not much Impioved by the author. H. Ingalls Kltnball , publisher , New- York. A book rntltle.3 "The Uist War , or the Triumph of the English Tongue , " by S. W. Odell , Is a poovl example of what may be accomplliheJ by the aid of a good Imagina tion. The author , without giving any warn ing , transports his readers about TOO > ears Into the future and endeavors to describe the conditions that will exist upon earth nt that tlmo That the author Is In favor of expansion rnunot be dotfbted , for In the year 2000 he makes the United States to embrace both North and South America , Greenland and the surrounding Islands In the Atlantic and Paciflc oceans. England bnn also expanded until the English speak ing people Inhabit a large part of Europe and Africa Over against the allied forces of the English speaking people la every part of the world is placed the follow ere of the czar-pope , emperor of greater Rus la nnd protector of Turkish Asia and Muham- medan Abyssinia. The last war Is , of course , between these two opposing forces , and after describing the greatly Improved methods of warfare and the increased efficiency of the engines of destruction , he brings about n short but decisive struggle , Inwhich th English people are victorious. This ex tends the sway of the conquorers all over the world and makes one united republic , which Is named the United States of the World Charles H Kerr & Co. , Chicago. " V irkn of riiet. The Library of Useful Stories is a series of little books dealing with various branches of useful knowledge and treating each sub ject In clear , concise language , as free as possible from technical words and phrases Each book Is complete In itself A dozen or more volumes of this series is now ready. Among those already out are "The Story ot the Wind , " "The Story ot Photog raphy , " "The Story of Life on the Seas. " "Tho Storj of Germ Life" "The Story cf the Earth's Hemisphere. " "The Story of the Plants , " "The Story of Primitive Man , " etc A new work has Just been added , en titled. "The Story of the Cotton Plant , " by P Wilkinson It traces the manj changes that take place from the growth of the plant until the manufactured product Is read } for the market Like all the other books In this series It will Ibe found most instructive D. Appleton & Co. , New York , cloth , 40c. "The History of Illinois and Louisiana Under the French Rule" is by Joseph Wal lace The author has evidently -worked with the idea of compiling an exhaustive his tory , which ehould cover. In a most thor ough manner , every feature of his subject Although this work Is primarily confined to the' doings of the French In the Mississippi vnlle } , } et such a general view Is taken of their transactions in other parts of the continent as to render it , in some measure , n compendious hlstor } of the French Do minion in North America Robert Clarke compan } , publishers , Cincinnati. A Nlirn ikii I'IM-I. "Interludes" is the Vrief title cf a dainty volume of verses from the pen of Belle WI1- ley Gue of Wlnslde , Neb. The author's work Is familiar to readers of The Bee , having contributed to Its columns many of her choicest poems. Nearl } 100 poems are em braced in the collection , covering a wide range of subjects und Illustrating the versa tility of the author The dominant tone cf Mis Cue's verse is love of the beautiful in nature , the good In the human famll } , and tender faith In the Most High There la nothing frivolous in the volume , and very little of the sentimental The poems are of n high order , both In subject and expression. They take the appreciative reader into the fields , the woods and the mountains , entertain -with etchings of the fleeting Reasons , nnd point out here and there the hidden charms of prosaic life. Every poem Is nn artistic pen picture , ele vating In tone and ennobling in sentiment. Household Realm I'ubllbhlng company , Chicago cage ; price , $1 , Among the leading features of the March Forum are "The Future of Our Nuvj , ! "Is Our Army Degenerate. " "Diplomatic Pa } and Clothes" by Mark Twain , "Colonies nnd Other Dependencies. " "What Shall Wo Do With the Philippines ? " "Influence of the War On Our Public Life , " "The Borough SjEtcm in Municipal Government , " "The 11 Negro and African Colonization , " etc. There Is very little that need be said re garding the current number of The Art Amateur , as it keeps up the high standard of excellence attained in the past. The illustrations in the present number are ex ceedingly good. The frontispiece is "Tho J Greek Girl. " from the painting by Frederick Arthur IJrldgman There are also a number of other Illustrations copied from his works. The Overland Magazine will be found very nttraaive this month , both in appearance and contents It Is profusely illustrated and , what is more , the Illustrations are good. Such articles ns "Campaigning In ( he Philip pines , " "Samoa Illustrated , " and "At Home With Aguinaldo , " are very timely. There are a number of Omaha business men who have had large interests in the region of Lake Chelan , and they will be interested in the long article regarding that bud > of water and the surrouudlng countrj. Ac noted a month ago The Midland Maga zine , formerly published at DOS Molucs , is now being issued by the Twentieth Century Publishing company of St. Louis. It shows great improvement and the current number will be found to contain a number of well written and highly Interesting articles n * The American Kitchen Magazine , pub lished b > < he Home Science I'ubllbblug com- pauj of Ilnsu. . is , as Its name would indl- devoted te the Interests of the kwper. Ho * wtll It fill * lt place can only b ? appreciated by cncn bnuMkeepers ae are familiar with it The State , published at Tacotm. contin ue * t Improve as It Bains in age and ex perience. The February number , lout out. is very creditable both to 1U publishers and to the people of the aorthweet. Ijld-rnr ) ' .Mnunrlnm. The Ilookman for March present * a very intetettlng menu of which thp follow ing ii a sample "A Reader's Lament. " "The Drama of the Month. ' "March Moods , " "Janice Meredith , " a Ptory of the revela tion , chapters 1-V. "A Brief for the South , " "The Art of the Month , " "The nookman's Literary Sculpture Gallery , No. 1 , " "Kip- llag's Verse-People , " "Kipling's Suppressed Works. " "Snowbound. " "Maeterlinck as ft Proiliet of Joy , " "A Voice f-om the Cftetto , " "Nirnr the Forum of Trajan , " 1 fntaniRble Enemy , " "A New Life of Shakespeare , " "Wolf Thompson and Ills Wild Animals , " "Alice in Wonderland" on the stage. The Book Uujrr has ns a frontispiece a picture of Mlc. do Malntcnon. Among the articles most apt to catch the eje as well as Interest the reader arc "Stevenson , Kipling - ling and Anglo-Saxon Imperialism , " "On Some Illustrators of Dickens , " "Lewis Car roll's Life and Letters. " In addition there are the usual interesting departments , book reviews , etc The character of the Critic may be gained by n glance at some of the more important features enumerated In the table of con tents The letters of Robert Brownlhg nnd Ellzabetti Barrett Browning , whlcto have just appeared In book form , are reviewed at length. As n frontispiece there Is a portrait trait of Washington und there is also a portrait of Thackeray , neither of which. It is claimed , have ever before been pub lished. Then there is n portrait of Dickens and reproductions from sketches by Crulk- sbajik. Leech , Seymour , Browne and Buse. The Literary Review presents the folfovv- lowing "Unknown masters of contemporary literature , the L > rlc Theocritus II , Bismarck , by himself nnd by his Boswell ; Eveln Innes , some recent books of war and travel , n novel reader's guide , markings from books , new l ooks and new editions. " Books received- "The Mnrtrdom of An Empress , " illus trated , being an account of the life of the omprws of Austria. Haipcr & Bros. , New- York ; cloth J2.SO. "The Jacksonlan Epoch , " by Charles H. Peck. Jlarper & Bros. , New York , cloth. $2.50. "Espirltu Santo , " a novel by Henrietta Dana Skinner. Harper & Bros. , New York ; cloth , $1.25. "An Incident acid Other Happenings , " by Saiah BarnvvDll Elliott. Harper & Bros. , New York , cloth , Jl 23. "If I Were a Man , " the story of a new southerner , b } Harrison Robertson. Charles Scrlbner's Sons , New York ; cloth , 75c. "Tho Amateur Cracksman , " by E W. Hor- nung. Charles Scrlbner's Sons , New York , oloth , ? 1.25. . "Barnes1 Popular History of the United States" has been brought down to date In a new- edition , including the Spanish-Amer ican war The publishers nre A. S. Barnes & Co "The Mormon Prophet. " the forthcoming novel by Lily Dougall , Is to appear In an opportune time in view of the interest aroused by the case of Congressman-elect Roberts of Utah The Macmillan company will publish shortly "The Distribution of Wealth , ' by John B. Clark , professor of political economy - omy , Columbia university , author of "The Philosophy of Wealth , " etc "RIcroft of Withens , " the striking ro mance by Halliwell Satellite recentl } pub lished bv D. Appleton & Co , moves the Lon don Literary World to a comparison with "Lorna Dome" and an txpres&ion of tha belief that "the race of giants is not dead jet " The University of Iowa at Iowa City has published and is about to distribute to its correspondents an illustrated volume of 290 pages entitled "Explorations in the Far North , " by Frank Russell There being no available fund from which the postage on this work can be paid by the university the book will be mailed upon the receipt of 14 cents , in stomps. Among thu illustrated books of the spring a prominent place will be given Edgar Allen Poe s "A Gordon Pm " The Illustrations are b } A D McCormnck and thoroughly i catch the spirit of Poe s writing This book will be published by New Amsterdam Book company , which will follow U with another one containing Poe B "Gold Bug , " the "Mur der in the Rue Morgue Stories , " etc. Illus trated by the same artist. ( The third and concluding volumes of i Prof 'James Frederick McCurdy's "History , Prophecy nnd the Monuments" wniil follow the history ot Ibrael up to the end of the exile and the clobe of the Semitic regime in western Asia It will l v cnbe the decline and full of the Hebrew monaithy and the political , social and rcllgloub reformation of the community under the discipline of the captiv Ity and residence in a foreign land. All lovers of Kipling a works , and that In cludes nearly everbody , will want to read "A Ken of Kipling , " nn appreciation , by Will 01 Clemens , a nephew of Mark Twain. The book will be issiwd about the end of this month by New Amstsidum Book rorn- pauy and will contain an account of Kipj ling's carter , an appreciation of his various works in prose and verse , a chapter on his religion us shown 4n his writings , his famous - mous interview with Mark Twain , some good anecdotes , u bibliography , a photo gravure portrait nnd some.illustrations. . "History Up to Date , " by William A. Johnston , IB n short , crisp chronicle of the Spanish-American war which every busy man nnd woman will bv glad to possess. Written from day to day , while the events It records were 1n progress , it adds the breezy stimulus of telegraphic news to thu authorit } of conftimcd history It Is not a commentar } upon political situations , either In Spain or in America , but it is u journal of events brief accurate and valuable The book will bo fully UlUbtrated. A. S Bnruus & Co. will be the publUhers. Mii ir lit ! . 1'iitrIt-U'N C'hurL-li. Alois Lejeal'b Fourth Mass will be given at St. PatrlcK'6 church , Fourteenth and Casn-llar btreets , Frlda } morning at 10 30 o'clock , accompanied by Bod's orchestra , Mr Nordlne , leader : Kyrle Chorus Gloria Soloists : Mthb A Rush , MES | S. Graham and chorus. Credo Sololsu : Mrs. F. Morlarty , MUs G. Rush , Mr. J. Brennnn Sanctus Chorus C-nedlctus Orchestra Agnuti Del Soloists : Mies Graham , Miss IlUBh , Miss G Kush Offertory . .Mlllard's Ave Maria Mr ? . F. Morlarty ; violin obllputo , F Nordlne. Venle Creator . . - James Rush Us inn to St Patrick by Chorus nnd Or < lustra Solemn high mufs at J0.30 o'clock a. m. Organist Miss O'Rourke Rev P. F. Mc-Carth } will deliver the sermon There Is only one Dent's Toot'jarhe Gum. ' Beware of imitators Ail .Iriigijis'a 1 > ren's ! Oerlcr Mm 11 Iliinl.riijil. i Judge Munger has signed the decree of Involuntary bankruptcy in the case brought by Uounli Lear } and other cruditors against Henry Oerter The question of the appointment - ! ment of a trustee to take charge of the . proper ! } will come up at a meeting of crrd- 1 itors which will eoon be called The claims against Oortcr aggregate J1G.OOO. while his assets roiislbt of saloon fixtures valued at JC.OOO. The ilxturoe are now leased to his EuccuKson , in the saloon buslneM and the decree - croo it erantod subjejcf to the lease. J. Sheer. Sodalla Mo , conductor on elec tric Etreot car line , writes that his llttlu daughter was very low vvlth croup , and her life taved afte * uH ph El lans had failed , only by using Ono Minute Couch Cure. WOODS FILES HIS ANSWERS Charges of Collusion and Conspiracy Art EXPLAINS COAL COMPANY METHODS Hint lie- : \e\er llcrclvtMl AIIJ Cunwlilrrntlcm on > < itvK ( SUrn fur nn InlcrrM In tin * lltlKltlf-ft * , A defense alleging collusion and con spiracy to defraud him out of a considerable sum of money has l > ecn raised by 11 II. Woods of Sheridan , vA'yo. , former operating manager of the Sheridan Fuel company tit the mines there , to Uie suit pending against him of the Globe National bank of Chicago for the recovery of several thousand dollars on notes. In an answer filed in the district court In his behalf , he ruts the burden for all tula upon C. N. Dietz. who. he t > a > s , ! acted throughout as the ncent of the liank According to the stor > told by Woods , In the document on flic. Diets and H. r. Cady owned between them the most of the stock of the Sheridan fuel company Cady bor rowed some money from the bank and put up CCC shares of his stock ns security. Even In this , EUS Wood , Dlcti had been really co-operating with the bank to freeze Cady I , out. The result was that Cady was compelled eventually to let go of his stock , of which , | however. Dietr retained nominal possession. I j At this point Woods began to figure in DIetz' plan , the document goes on to state , and Dietz made n proposition to ha\o Woods 1 purchase SCO of the shares on his personal notes to the bank , Dietz promising that his salary as resident manager would be in ' creased and a dividend would be paid and assuring him that the notes would never be pushed for payment. Altogether Woods | ' Incurred an Indebtedness In this deal of' ' about ? 7,9&0 and he gave to Dietz a cash bonus of $20 ? 48 besides. This was in January - I ary , 1S97 , and since that time Woods has , paid on his obligations as they would mature - ture about j,500 , Including interest. The main point that Woods makes Is that he never received any consideration for the notes , that no dividend has been paid him and ho has been lorced from his position In the bargain. Dietz installed himself as president at a salarj of J20.000 a jcar and gave positions to his brother and father , thu brother of Dietz being made secretary at $2,000 , and in addition to nil this a profitable general merchandise business belonging to the company. Woods charges , -was sold by Dietz to the Omaha Trading company , which , says Woods , Dietz controls. The company ! Woods states further , earned J21 000 net in 1S97 and should have earned more In 1S9S , but no earnings have been paid to any of the stockholders since the annual meeting of 1897 Woods was let out of the manage ment at Sheridan in December , 1S7. When Dietz went after him , he nays , to In duce him to buy the Cndj stock he repre sented that it was the only way In which the company could be saved from a receiver ship threatened by the bank. The balance of the stock Dietz assumed control of. .NGb AOT HAD I.N PUIVATE. Pul.licHj li en to tiltAViI - HiiKlou Uliorcf CIINV. Judge Fawcott was in the city Wednesday to look after the sale of the real estate of ' the German Savings bank and , incidental ! } , ' to attend to a lev- equity matters coming u before him. I He denied the story from Toronto that Mrs. Wellington had roMalned her divorce I I here in a clandestine manner. The case was ' 'heard ' in his chambers , he said , because the1 I court room was occupied at the time with a1 I proceeding in a trade mark patent right case , j ! ' but Wellington was represented bj a local firm of attorneys Some depositions from j parties who had seen Wellington at the hotel in Sjracuse , N Y , were produced , I and Wellington is said to have been present when these depositions were taken in that city during the month of Januarj. Judge I Tawcett said he cross-examined .Mrs. Wel lington , himself , verj closely and whatever action was taken was with the full knowledge of Wellington's attornejs. Injunction I > ntuiiCOV < TN 'Via nil a mils. The mandamus suit of John Shanahan , administrator of the estate of Katherine DriFcoll , to compel the city of South Omaha to levy a tax to pay the Driscoll $2,500 Judg ment , has been decided by Judge Dickinson , but the injunction phase of it resulting from the action of John 0. Owens and J B. Smiley as taxpa.vers will not be passed upon until Monday The court holds that the fact that the city was a party to the stipulation for the judg ment and formally recognized and acqui esced in the claim operates as a bar to its reslbtauce of the mandamus. With the tax- pa } era , however , distinguished as individ uals from the corporate body of the cits , another question arises end the court Is In clined to the opinion that they may have the right to stop the pajment and collection of the judgment by Injunction. Thus the in junction feature of the case carries with it the mandamus and until it is settled the j mandamus IB suspended. ) Kcimi Get Info Court. , The attorney for JIrs Maud A Kelm , who is suing for a divorce from Henry H. Kelm , went before Judge Tawcett Wedncs- daj and obtained an order restraining Kelin from carrjing out a threat to have his wife arrested. The petition upon which the order was based recited the order the judge had made on January 27 allowing her $50 n month alimony and giving her the right to take some of the furniture away for her own use in a room of her own. It informed the court that Mr Kelm had made a threat to have his wife arrested for removing the things. Mrs. Kelm stated further that elncc i February 28 the has received only $3 from Kelm and that be owes her $95 alimony According to her statement he once gave her a check for $25 upon the United States National bank , but the check was noi cashed for lack of funds. No action was taken on the matter of alimony. Hrurlnir nil OIiI Tn Cn .o , A tas foreclosure bull which threatened to cause the records to be dug up for a time indefinitely extending Into the past IB on trial before Judge Dickinson It is the suit of J. McGregor Adams against Ralph R Osgood , and the plaintiffs sue to recover .taxes paid by them ever Blncp 18C7 upon lots 3 and 4 , block K , being the full boutbeast corner of ( 'hirano * nd Twenty-Brat * irp < i of the Intprt-nt the Urn * involve thouMnd dollar * The mutter hu lx > for ? th * ouprrme court twice nnd all thut remain * to b * don * It to rtpio-minc il > e mount of tbcKiet paid and eompu'e he Interest. l'ro pritlnit " Ever ntite the Si dboroi ! h trial pnrt < 1 t * ais it hiw been itnfxfwibl * to pet a ' "Ui of any kind In the criminal department or the district court , owing to the inability of th prose cu'lon to have its wltneosrsi n hfttfc In the cases railed. Tbf ntt tni tr.l criminal ajeault case against Joseph Mari i shalU , a cook , was called Tuesday morning attd a jury was sworn. Then It w s tils- covered that Htta Hlgslns , the lScarold girl complaining against Marshall * , was no where to be found. So It was ntvttnty to CM mlnup the cute over to Wednesday When Wednesday came and the Jury was Keati'J In the ( box read ; to so ahead there w-a * mill no complaining vvltneec and the matter had to go over another day. As sistant County Attorney Grossman thinks the girl has been spirited away to prevent the prosecution. Judge Baker thought he would try another case , that of daylight breaking and entering against "Sloppj" Smith. It df- veloped that there wai nn wltnoas present to prceccute him , and his trial had to be post poned also. Minor VlnitiTN In Court. Karl G. Done and John Norborg have been renppolnted bailiffs for court room No 1 for the ensuing jear jy judge Baker. The prosecution of Leroy 1'rlnce , colored , on the charge of burglary lias bpen droppo.l. When 1'rlnce wat , tried the jury dlsagr ea. Judge Daker began the trial Wedifilnv afternoon of Charles Smith , alias "Sloppy ' Smith , charred vvlth daylight breaking i nd entering Smith is said to have stolen an ov ercoat It ds expected that John McCarty , who is under n charge of counterfeiting , tun } be able to gain his liberty today on the re quired $10 000 bond It he does , J. G Sharp will probably bo his suret } . A petition has been illed in the county court asking for the appointment of A P. Sherrlll as guardian lor his wife , Mary J. Sherrlll of Elgin III . who has been declared Insane She owns property hero to the value of $2.000. Judgment In the turn of $330 has been con fused In the county court by the Omaha Street Hallway company to satisfy the John Gabler claim. Gabler died In February ns the result of an accident. Hlfc brother-in- law , Joseph Langc , is. the administrator o ! his estate. The Fltzpatrlck mandamus case to compel the city council to take some action upon his bill for extras for plumbing around the clt } Jail has gone over until Monday , but It Is hardly likely that any order will be neces sary , as the council has already done what Fltzpatrick asked. A very hotlj contested case is on before Judge Fawcett at Blair and he returns thither to resume the hearing of It today. An effort is being made to extend Fllnlr'e limits so as to tuke in some 300 nores This is opposed bv C C Crow. Dr Palmer and other property owners nflected because they do not wish to pay the city ta\ and help carry the burden of Blair's indebtedness of about $25,000. PUT IN USE AS A TEXT-BOOK t nlon I'nelflcIliKtor > of Ilimnlliiu iHllllllls llfillK Stlllllfll 111 Omaha hcliooln. At the personal request of S iperlntendont of Schools Pearse the Union Pacific has con- trlbuted a large number of copies of Its re cent publication on the Hawaiian islands to the city schools This history of the nation's new possessions in the Pacific was Issued by the passenger department of the Overland Route a few weeks ago and brings all details relating to Hawaii down to the present time. Superintendent Pearse accidentally saw a copy , and , appreciating its value as nn ad- junct to the geographies and histories In use in the cltj schools , personally requested that some of the books be distributed through the Omaba public schools An ample supplj was therefore sent to the superintendent's office In response to his request , and these weie at once distributed by Mr Pearse through the various school buildlncs of the city. The Omaha teachers declare the publica tion IT most valuable to them in teaching the students the history of the islands , as It Is handsomely illustrated vvlth mcst accurate half-tone productions , with the nat ural tint eiven to everything treated The geographies in use are complete in their way , but there is nothing to bf had in that line which will compare with the elaborate history just Issued bj the Union Pacific. While the pictorial features of the publica tion are much prized by the teachers and have pro\en the source of endless interest to the students , the reading matter of the pro duction is regarded ns especially valuable , since it is all put together in such a con spicuous manner by an experienced literary artist who has seen to it that everything of Interest In the Islands is full ) and accurately treated. The pictures include especially the historical scenes of the Islands , and were made CNCluslvely for this publication. As many teachers and others expect to make a journey to the islands this spring , the in formation as to the manner of reaching the islands with the loss of the least possible time and money , and at the same time hav ing advantage of tbo best possible routes , j j will be of exceeding value The Overland i Route is supplying a great many people with this class of literature. Incidentally , the , history includes in its complete compendium of information all the subjects relating to rates , meals , stop-over privileges , routes on both sea and land , and other details desiied bj the traveling public SELL GERMAN BANK ASSETS I'roH-rtj f tinDcfiiurl IiiNtltutlon IMit on tinIllocU anil M > lil III AllL-lillll , The auction sale of the real estate assets of the defunct German Savings bank has been begun in the McCaguo block There nro about fifty pieces of real property to be dispoecd of and the sale may occupy several dnjg. The first offering was a membership In the Omaha Board of Trade , which was knocked down for Jl'CThen a piece of property at Twenty-third and Grace streets , comprising 100x200 feet , was put'on ' the block. It was sold for fuoO , although It is valued by the tax commissioner nt U.COO. The selling price was minimised on account of taxes amounting to nearly $1,100 , wlilcti have accumulated - cumulated against the property. A Kimbail Piano Patent The action of 'tlio Kliulmll contains otii1 of the ino'-t vainulilo Improvements of the present day ( protected by L'nlloil suites patent ) , by which tlie old wooden hammer nud damper tlaiiRe are replaced with a combined linnet of brass , which ih not affeeted by change * of iitnio--- pheie , thus avoiding 1. LooM-nlnc of hammer and damper llances on rail : in < l consequent inttie _ . Necessity of * pac- lug hummers. IS. Nec-eh lty of travel of luunmcrn.1. . Woiklni ; c ut of llango ceuler plnh. \Varplnj ; or MI- ; ping of rail. Wo liaxe. a way of making terms on the Kimbail ihat makes it en > > y to own one oneA. . HOSPE , We celebrate oar -5ll > l > u lnr > annl- Oct. 23rd , 1800. Uusic and Art. 1513 Douglas , i for infants nnd Children. Tlie Kind You Have Always Bought BEARS THE SIGNATURE OF In Use For Over 30 Years. ICOOLEY \ IS LODGED IN JAIL j Alleged Defanltini ; Onshler of Omaha Bead Turned Over to tlie Polioe. BOTHER PARTIES MAY & IMPLICATED Coiili-ntlon Hint Aiiiroi | > rliilm ( of l llllllN ColllllH-IUM'tl lll'lOUAC - i-HNi'il 'loot , llinrmof the IlooUx mill At-t-oiintN. Thomas H. Cooley , the ox-cashier of the Omaha road , who was arrested at lied Oak. la. , on February 21 , has been turned over to the police and nn information will be filed charging him with the defalcation of $1 Sf.O company money. Coolpy s shortage is onld by persons In a position to know to bo $4OSS This sum is divided between the several companies which he represented ] Inspector Lord , who represents the Na tional Surety company , and Auditor Frazor of tbo Omaha road applied to As sistant County Attornej Helsley for the pur pose of filing an information against Conic } It was not known nt llrst what this would contain , ns it was doubtful If all the short age could be Included in it. Coolev was the cashier for the Omaba road and was paid by that line. He acted , however , In a similar capacity for the Chicago , Milwaukee < 5L St Paul , the Chicago S. Northwestern and Fre mont , Elkhorn & Missouri Valley lines and his shoitage is divided among these com panies It was decided finally that the in formation should include three counts which would allege the appropriation of $1.S50 be longing to the Omaha road. This shortage represented two checks for $1,020 and $4zO , respective ! } , which had been gi\en to the cashier by the smelting compi-ny and applied i to a shortage existing with the other I lines Instead of being credited In I the proper place The balance is $401) ) j | in cash , which is said to have been taken from the safe on the night of his departure , i after the money had ibeen checked over by i the travelling auditors It was suggested that if the information did not include the I ' alleged misapplication of the two checks i Couley could bo charged with the theft of I the cash alone. This would simplify mat ters and not necessitate the production ct records to chow the amount of the short ' age. Helsley decided , however , to In clude the three allegations in the com plaint which was drawn 1 > > him and filed. Too Much for 111 * Krlt-iulH. Coolcj bus been at the Her GranJ hotel since his return from Red Oak , la. He was watched by Inspector Lord and a man who had been placed with him. His friends did all they could to raise the moncj he had taken , but it seems the amount was too large and they were unsuccessful An officer was sent to the hotel after him and lip now occupies quartcis in the cltj jail Some Interesting dovelapments maj follow the investigation of the books in the freight office of the Omaha road in this citj as a result of the defalcation by Coole > While the shortage of Mr Cooley Is not phenomen ally large , and its discovery was made sev eral weeks ago , the examination of the books is not jet complete There have been several changes in the perponnel rf the examiners since the work began At present two men are representing the Omaha in this investigation , and two others look after the interests of the Northwest ern. So important have the results so far been that the companies have made drafts upon the paymaster's department for men to conduct the examination Two of these come from this department , one from each road , both of whom were former ! } auditors It is understood from a reliable source that the investigation has revealed the fact that a shortage existed in the office before Coolej ibecnmo cashier It has extended back Beveral jears , Just how far Is jet to be determined An important feature In this direction is that the auditors have in the past gone over these books and not found the diitrppatK lo Tn < d - ( o11 ! i il ore being i In. 1til up also and th IBIv ln > male the examinations during the t-xlMtn r of the shortage may have nn tpponunl i > seek for other employment. Hut whiif this point is of interest to the compiuips themselves , the greater Interest is a mbi-J to the dlscovorv that others beside * Cnuirj have been responsible for shortages When thp result of these dlscovrrlen will bo made known cannot be told , but ! will surely not be until the examiner. ? itmtleie their labors This date Is also un iiioiu. for it is said the books ar"o In BU h shape that It is almost Impossible to follow up au > Item I'lrnsliii ; W t. for Itclli 11 > cm AVnyne B Cnrlock , n brother of ( J W Carlock of Omaha , was onr of the w 'mini ? team of the Illinois Wrsle.van UIIIM 1111 which defeated the trio of the low.i \\cs- lejnn In n debate at Blonmlngton tht other night The question was whether annplo - Atnerlcan alliance would < bp benclklal tn the Vnlted States and Mr Cnrloc-k vvnc one of those who contended for ttie negative In discussing bis effort in this dlrcttion tbo Bloomlngton Bulletin commends b ni nn nn orator who gives promise of moie thnn loinl renown His argument was character/e ! < l as logical and full of dramatic fire , whhb car ried his audience w itb him. 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OMAHA OPPOSITE I'AXTON HOTEL The New Military Shoe It 1ms been a Ion ? ; time hincc wo put n Mine on the nmiket tlmt bet-aim * K > suddenly ] > oj ulnr ns this new military MIDI * It's not on net-omit of the jmmo but nUher tlie KOJilnofis tlmt it ] iosho,5si.'s A beautiful slioc v\ltli nidu'l t-yt'lotb-- vvldo c.\tfiisioii vvdt s ill- with the oul- vvard svviiiKiiif : mill ury Inht and ins heel a jicrft'ct foot foini and blioc uuiililor this s-iiriinr' * bluiK vlrl kid nt onl.v § 4 < KI lint prlco to be vt-ry iM > i > ulur tlit-sc Drexel Shoe Co. , Oniabu'n Up-to-dnte Shoe Home , FAUNAM STREET. Easter Things at Our Store What ittlie c iiliectli.n . between J3nslM and rabbits ? Tlie n laiioiihhiji of Knstw 10 vasx l H"t quite to ubbcuro but why inbbithV lie that * it may wo liavo candy nibbltn and cute little rabbit lion bon UU&CN Jib well as esgb in v\sry con ceivable shape nnd size iiiui'-'liialilo- Esfss here are lit silk * > urnr candy about evprytliinjr but real c ? > - ' shells- We tiu have candy O BS with the yolks ill n wonderful niiertion und a beauti ful oue , for the artlMic element is high , BALDUFFVS , Uoci-l.W ! to 2i30. Suppor-3i30 U 1520 Furnam Bt