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THE MOENING OEEGONIAN, SATURDAY DECEMBER 1, 190Q. 0 WHEAT AND FLOUR fslovember Shipments Run Into Big Figures. HEAVY FLOUR EXPORTS TO ORIENT IjFor the Season to Sate Portland Has Skipped Xenrljr 6,000,000 Basil els of "Wheat. November wheat sblDments from Port land brought the grand total lor the first five months of the current cereal year up to nearly 6,000,000 bushels. "With the single exception of the record-break ing year 01 lsas, this Is the largest amount that has ever been floated In a corres ponding period from this port. The ship- laients lor the month closing yesterday I were slightly smaller than for November, 11899. Some of the falllnc off was due to a .heavy decrease In flour shipments 6 to Europe, shipments this year being ro.axj carrels smaller than in November, I1S99. Orental flour shipments are three times as large as they were last No- Jvernber, and would have been much larg er had it not been for a delay In two steamers, the Adato and Kvarven, both or which are now In the river but which falJed to clear In November. Puget Sound made a very rood show- Iing during November, getting- out five b'g cargoes, as follows: Vessel Bushels jPort Caledonia 139.S25 BCarnedd Llewellyn 92.3S5 vonevoit 179.S13 jrmsn isies 130,008 rl 116.299 Total 659,028 Puget Sound dispatched four Oriental teamers In Jsovember, compared with. Ithree from Portland, but Portland's flour ilpments for the month reached a total sf 116,234 barrels, compared with 10S.871 Ibarrels from Seattle and Tacoma. Jte- iduccd to wheat measure and Included lith the wheat, the total shipments for the month from Portland were 1,592.199. JYom Seattle and Tacoma during the same period, the shipments were 1.152.2S3 jashels. The total shipments from the Northwest for the season to date, flour Included, are 10,253,019 bushels, compared tfth 6,90S,035 bushels lor a corresponding late last year, and 11.581,090 bushels In 189S. There will be more tonnage avail able for December loading this year than there was In 1S93, and it is highly prob able that the aggregate shipments for the irst half of the current cereal year will exceed those of 189S, which were the reatest on record for the port. The de- llls of the November fleet are herewith lven. GERMAN SCHOOL SHIP HERE, forth German Ziloyd Vessel Makes n Record Run From Hlogro. The German bark Herzogln Sophie ?harlotte arrived In at Astoria yesterday afternoon after a rattling run of 25 days Crom Hiogo. This is one of the fastest sassages on record, and is down so close to steamer time as to make it a partic- Harly noteworthy performance. The Her zogln Sophie Charlotte has been the ob- pect of considerable Interest wherever she has anchored in her voyage around le world, for she carries the largest :rew that ever came Into this port on a Jllr.g ship, there being over 100 men ibeard of her. The Herzogln, with all of the rest of her name. Is a school ship. julpped by the .North German Lloyd Steamship Company, of Bremen, for the jurpose of educating young men in, navl- ltcn ana preparing tnem for positions lis officers on board their steamers. Of late there has been a great "scarcity, of efficient officers for the steamers of the North German Lloyd, which company has" greatly grown during the last few years owing to the rapid strides made in steam navigation and the narrowing down of the field from 'which these officers have so far been chosen, L c, the sailing ves sels, which have steadily decreased. In order, therefore, to meet the demand for efficient officers for their steamers, men who, though able navigators and seamen, could also meet the. social requirements made upon them In the course of com manding a -modern steamship, the North German, Lloyd Steamship Company has started this school ship. Cadets are required to have attended school In Germany and left with a diplo ma entitling them to the privilege of serving but one year .In the German Army. From 40 to 50 cadets are ad mitted yearly on board the school ship, who during their first year serve as boys, are advanced In the following year to the next grade of seamen, and become after two years of service able seamen. The course is' three years, and after service of three years on board the school ship the cadets receive another year'.s training on board the steamers of the North German Lloyd, serving In the capacity of quarter master. Having absolved this fourth year of service they are eligible to ad mission in the examination for mate after attending the School of Navigation in Bremen a further three to four months. Having passed the examination for mate, they are then appointed to the position of fourth officer on the steamers of the North German Lloyd. The Herzogln So phie Charlotte Is commanded by Captain George "Warnecke. who has had 30 years' experience as officer on sailing vessels. Captain TVarnecke .is assisted .by 'First Officer J. Jaohens. ' Second Officer Fr. Mahlmann, Third Officer C. Cederholm, and Fourth Officer. J. Schwaermer. In addition there Is on board a surgeon. Dr. A. Scharff. The Herzogln Sophie Charlotte was formerly the Albert Rickmers. She is a steel four-masted bark of 2302 tons net register. She was built at Gestemenae In, 1&94. and Is 270 feet long. 43.3 feet Deam, and 27.8 feet depth of hold. She comes to Portland under charter to Kerr, Glfford & Co., to load wheat for Europe. ADATO IX PORT. Big: Steamship Arrives for a Record Brealclnfr Floor Cargo. The British steamship Adato, of the Oregon & Oriental service, arrived in last evening, and will reach Portland today. She will load outward a full cargo of flour at the Portland Flouring Mills for Hong Kong. The Adato Is a new steamer and a very large carrier, and it is expected that she will make a new record for big cargoes from the Columbia River. She will carry fully 55,000 barrels. The Kvarven, now loading in this port, will only take about 30.000 bar rels, as she has a large amount of lum ber under engagement. The steamship Monmouthshire Is due at Portland Mon day, and will take out about. 26.000 bar rels of flour, so that the first week or 10 days of December will show shipments of over 100.000 barrels, the largest on record for a similar period. Victoria Scaling: Combine. VANCOUVER, B. C. Nov. 30. The seal ing combine just effected at Victoria, In cluding 46 schooners, or all but three of the British Columbian fleet, is largely due to a determination to counterpoise the up-to-date tactics of the Indian spear men, who have lately raised their wage demands to an almost prohibitive point. The combine will save largely in respect to outfitting and management. It is cap italized at $500,000. Xevr Propeller Shipped. The "Willamette Iron & Steel Company yesterday completed the work of shipping a new propeller on the steamer Norman Isles, which Is loading lumber at the North Pacific mills. Owing to the dis tance of the steamer from the works the 1900-1901 GRAIN FLEET FROM PORTLAND. Clearing Date, Flag, Rig, Name, Tonnage, Destination and Shipper. 3 a as o JT I"5 03 H July I I 2 Br. ship Wendur. 1S95. TJ. K. f. o., P.M. Co 106.5081 13 Br. bark Flfeshlre, 1318. U. K. f. o., Balfour 75,744 14 Fr. bark Marechal Villiers. 1711. U. K.. f. o.. P. F. I M. Co 111.725 16-Br. bark Lizzie Bell, 1036. U. K. f. o.. Epplnger .. 5S.367 20-Uer. ship Rlckmer Rickmers, 1914, XJ. K. f.o.,Balf our 110,630 August rf 6 Br. shiD Harlech Castle. 1802. TJ. K. . o.. P.F.MfCo. 12L544 9-Gr. ship Rlgel. 17S9. TJ. K. f. o., Balfour 109,916 l& Br. Dark Kithsdaie, JWs. u. jv. x. o., .t-ore urain uo iui,am 17 Br. bark Bowman a. JLaw, asm, u. i&- z. o., if. ir, M. Co IS Br. ship Franklstan, 1900, TJ. K. f. o., Balfour .... 24-Gr. ship Robert Rickmers, 2174, TJ. K. f. o., Kerr SseptemDer 13 Br. ship Orealla, 170S, TJ. K. f. o., Balfour 13 Br. ship Genista, 1718. TJ. K. o., Balfour 19 D'an. ship Jupiter. 1651. TJ. K. f. o.. Balfour 20 Br. bark Australia, 2097, TJ. K. f. o., Kerr , 23 Br. ship Rlversdale, 2057, TJ. K. f. o., Gervln ..... 26 Br. bark Semantha, 2211, TJ. K. f. o.. P. F. M. Co ze Br. ship Centurion (a), 1704, Grimsby, Kerr 2S Br. ship Penthesllea (b), 1663, TJ. K. f. o Balfour., October 2 It. ship Ellsa, 1433, Algoa Bay, McNeer , C Br. ship Marathon. 1814. TJ. K. f. o., P. F. M. Co... 8 Fr. bark La Fontaine, 1739. TJ. K. f. O..A. Berg .... 8 Br. ship Portia. 1300. TJ. K. f. o., Kerr 17 Br. ship "W. J. Plrrie. 2398. TJ. K. . o.. Epplnger .. 17 Ger. ship Osterbek. 1510, TJ. K. f. o., Balfour 20-Ger. ship Slrius, 1736, TJ. K. f. o., Port. Grain Co. ., 20 Br. ship Dechmont. 1G42, TJ. K. t o.. McNeer 23 Br. ship Kilmory, 1569, U. K. f, o., P. F. M. Co. ... 27 Br. ship Conway (c), 1775, TJ. K. f. o., Kerr 30 Ger. ship Altalr, 2392. U. K. f. o.. Balfour 30 Br. ship County of Edinburgh, 2070, U. K. t. o.,Glr- vin SI Br. ship Delcalrnle, 1700, Kerr. , November 3 Ger. ship Philadelphia, 1710. East London, Balfour a ier. DarK .isomia, ixs, u. k- i. o., tr. f. il. jo... 3 Fr. bark Amiral Courbet, 1739, Cape Town. Kerr... 8 Ger. bark Olga, 1340, TJ. K. f. o., Kerr . 10 Br. ship Deccan, 1836. TJ. K. f. o Glrvln 14 Fr. bark Europe, 2070, Liverpool. P. F. M. Co. ....! 17 Br. ship Leicester Castle, 2009, TJ. K. f. o., Portl'nd Grain Co 21 Ger. ship Gertrud, 1627. TJ. K. f. o.. Port. Grain Co. 23 Br. ship Halewood. 2100. TJ. K. f. o., Balfour 2S Br. ship Morven, 1997. TJ. K. f. o., P. F. M. Co... 2S Br. ship Cromartyshire (d), 1462. TJ. K. f. o.. Kerr.. 113.S30 ,l&6,G5(j 12T,73o 103.HW 103,962 9a.U2 130.546! 136,900 134.000 17,41o S2.190 117.4951 11Z.1S2 76.372 Vl40.753f 102,710 100.533 S9.557 30.025 131,376 111,633 101,233 37.333 115,5o 114.413 73.394 119,433! 133,437 117.559 S9.3S4 120.460 128.477 17,7511 62,000 4a, 67.035 33.20W 64,290 7L700 wm 59,to 65.050J 96,3o0 70.203 62,300! 61.17SI 57.000' 76,000 SZ.OJ0 76.000 10,000 50.957 66.00CH 19.240 43.500 3,1351 51.575 62,500 til,oO' 50.00"; 15.613 72.257 74.000 57,364 20,906 62,700 64,072 40.362 71.500 77,500 69,750 52.800 68,660 72,000 9.870 2,4.05W 17,927! 67,500 4S.402 i 1 16 9 13 29 a 26 26 26 27 29 2S 2 17 7 11 12 14 4 3 9 11 14 20 21 27 (a), also 10S.575 bushels barley, valued at 549,000. (b), 111.053 bushels barley, valued at $45,310. (c), also 106.620 bushels barley, valued at $36,210. (d), also 87,512 bushels barley, valued at 53,641. (), sailed following month. SUMMART FOR XOVE3IRER. 1900 ' 1899 Wheat Bushels. Value. Bushels. Value. To Europe and Africa.... 1,067,456 5610.120 l,176.3St 691.2S7 To the Orient 292 200 To San Francisco 1,600 864 24.323 13,623 1S9S , Bushels. Value. 1,725.366 51.0S4.594 1S1.100 10S.6C0 Total wheat 1.069,056 Flour Barrels. To Europe and Africa.... 17.927 To the Orient & Siberia.. 77.036 To San Francisco 21,271 Total flour U6.2S4 Bushels. Flour reduced to wheat measure 523,143 "Wheat (as above) 1,069,056 Grand total wheat and flour 1,592,199 Barley Bushels. To Europe 87,512 To San Francisco 1,062 5610.9S4 1,201.601 5 703.110 1,906,466 51,193,254 Value. Barrels. Value. Barrels. Value. 5 4S.402 77,292 5 214,000 26.730 5 80,500 214,912 23.3S6 70.777 52.223 156,475 65,304 21.S72 60,143 38.576 119.5S5 5318,618 124,550 5 344.923 117,529 5 356,560 Value. Bushels. Value. Bushels. Value. 5318.61S 560,475 '5 344.925 528.SSO 5 256,560 610,984 1,201,601 703,110 1,906.466 1,193,254 5929.002 1,762,076 51.050,033 2.435,346 51,549,814 Value. Bushels. Value. Bushels. Value. 5 33,641 132,762 5 60,470 132.025 5 76.058 3S2 125.036 63,799 Total barley 88,574 Oats Bushels. To San Francisco 15,030 5 34,023 132,762 5 00,470 Value. Bushels. Value. 5 6,162 61.200 5 21,441 257,121 5 139,857 Bushels. Value. 77,183 5 30,103 Iotte, from Hiogor at 4 P.-M., schooner "tV. F. Jewett, from San Francisco, for Knappton; at 5 P. M., British steamer Adato, from Borneo. Sailed at 8:30 A. M., steamer Dispatch, for San Francisco. Reported outside at 5 P. M., German ship Peter Rickmers, German bark Ellbek and, three other square-riggers. Condition of the bar at 5 P. M.. rough; wind, south west; weather, cloudy. San Francisco, Nov. SO. Arrived steamer Icarus, from Esqulmault. Sailed, schooner Louis, for "Wlllapa Harbor; steamer Mattewan, for Tacoma; schooner William Olsen. for Gray's Harbor. New York, Nov. 30. Arrived Nordland, from Antwerp. Hong Kong, Nov. 31 Sailed Empress of Japan, for Vancouver and Victoria, via Yokohama, Kobe, Nagasaki and Shanghai. Rotterdam Sailed, Nov. 29 Sparrndam. for Boulogne and New York. Cherbourg, Nov. 30. Sailed Deutsch lairf, from Southampton, for New York. Boston, Nov. 30. Arrived New Eng land, from Liverpool and Queenstown. Boalt Will Soon Ply Long Tom River. lONROE, Or., Nov. 30. The Long Tom River now lacks only 16 inches of being at the boating- stage. The McMinnvllle will make the first trip up when the water rises to that point, so it is stated. SEA FIGHTS Off PAPER. job was done under a considerable dis advantage, but it was completed In a week. The old propeller with one flange broken off and the ends of the other flanges gone, was brought up to the works yesterday to be broken up. It weighs about tx. tons and looks as If nothing could break it. The St. OlafFs Victims. QUEBEC, Nov. 30. Captain Sealonger, of the steamer Marie Josephine, which went in search of the dead of the steam er St. Olaff, reported on reaching port .here that three bags containing mail had been picked up and that the body of Miss Page was the only one thrit had been recovered. "ew Shipyard. Captain Hans Reed will equip a ship yard at Bay City, Coos County, where he will build three vessels. The first will be a coasting steamer for theAlbion River trade. She will be 140 feet' long, 22 feet beam and 10 feet In depth. ' Domestic, and Foreign Ports. ASTORIA, Nov. 30. Arrived at 2:40 P. M.. German ship Herzogln Sophie Char- Uncle Sam's Officers Study Strategy Based on Imaginary "Wars. Lippencott's Magazine. Many persons have never heard of the Naval War College at Newport, R. I. The Institution has a president and a, college staff on duty the year round, and a class of 25 to 30 officers ordered in attendance from June to September, inclusive. The class is composed mainly of officers of executive- and command rank, and Is di vided for work into committees of six to eight members, the senior in each being chairman. The committees are assigned separate rooms, with, chart tables and desks. Work for the class is cut out by the staff during the Winter, including "strategic situations" based upon Imagin ary wars between the United States and various foreign powers. To make the word ing of these impersonal, the United States Is always designated as "The Blue" and the foreign power as "The Red." The military and naval forces of the two coun tries are compiled and classified, and all their bases and lines of communication carefully studied before the "situation" Is prepared. Copies of this situation are then given to the chairmen of two committees, one being Informed that he is commander-in-chief f "The Red," and the other that he commands "The Blue." and they are In formed that the game Is to be played on a certain day. On the day appointed for the game a large chart table Is placed In a central room; upon the table is tacked a chart of the theater of operations, and Deside this are placed red and blue lead pencils, rulers, dividers, duplicating notebooks and a record-sheet, while around the board are hung for reference telegraphic cable maps, consulate maps and coaling sta tion maps. There Is also provided a spinning arrow to decide the di rection of the wind or nature of the weather when this is of importance; also a table of classes of vessels, with fighting values, speeds, endurance and visibility. Naval Promotions. WASHINGTON. Nov. 30-The death ot Admiral McNalr will bring about a num ber of promotions in the Navy, the more important being Captain John J. Read to the rank of Rear-Admiral; Commande William T. Burwell to the rank of Cap tain and Lieutenant-Commander J. A. H. Nickels to the rank of Commander, with other advances all along the line. 9 For a Cold In the Head, Laxative Bromo-Qulnlne Tablets. SUCCESSOR TO DAVIS XtJCH- DEPENDS Olf GOVERNOR LIXB'S ACTION. If a Repabllcam Is Appointed, Fight In the Legislature May Follow. ST. PAUL, Nov. 30. Much Interest Is taken In the choice of a successor to Senator Davis, and the action of Gover nor Llnd In filling the vacancy until the Legislature meets is expected to have an important bearing on the result. If Gov ernor Llnd appoints a Democrat, the mat ter will-be very simple, for then the Re- publicans can fight It out without any one naving an advantage, nuwever, it tho Governor, who was until four years ago a leading Republican, should appoint a Republican to fill the vacancy with the idea that the term. Is so short that it would serve no party end to name a Dem ocrat, the Republican Legislators antici pate that such an appointment might stir up party strife. The Republican majority on joint ballot is over 90, so that the fight Is within the party ranks. The present proposal Is that when the caucus meets the long term for the suc cession to Senator Nelson shall be dis posed of finally before the vacancy Is considered. In view of the strong In dorsement by the state and legislative conventions given for Nelson's re-election, it is probable that this will be done. ThoBsands Vlexred Davis' Remains. ST. PAUL, Minn., Nov. CO. For five hours today a steady stream, of people slowly filed through the Governor's rooms In the State Capitol to take a last look at the reirialns of the late Cushman K. Davis. Nearly 20,000 people viewed the remains. At 3 o'clock the line of people seemed to be without end, and it was j 1.UUUU. uctcssniy iu ciuse me uoors, turn ing thousands away The coffin was then again carried to the hearse by the stal wart Artillerymen, and the same simple escort proceeded back to the Senator's late home. Busy Woman Is Mrs PInkhsm, Her great correspondence is under her own super' vision Every woman on this continent should under stand that she can write freely to Mrs Pinkham about her physical con dition because Mrs Pink ham is WAR RAGIlfG IN WAVY.. Rear-Admiral Hichborn's "Lot Made Hard by Associates. WASHINGTON, Nov. 26. Rear-Admir-al Philip Hichborn, Chief Constructor of the Navy, will retire March 4. The re maining few months of bis career a3 ChieA Constructor of the Navy are be ing made as bitter as possible by thosa who have generally been defeated on account of his masterly ability In the matter of the construction of ships. There is in the Navy Department a Construc tion Board which consists of the heads of several bureaus the Chief Constructor, Chief Engii eer, the Chief of the Bureau of Equipment, the Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance, and the Chief Intelligence Officer, representing the Chief -of the Bureau of Navigation, who does not ap pear personally at the board. These offi cers have got together, and by a vote of four to one. Admiral Hichborn be ing the one, voed down nearly every recommendation and plan which was pro posed by thp Chief Constructor. The result will be that mongrel ships will be constructed, unless the Secretary over rules the board, and they will be lacking In many particulars. For example, the Ordnance Bureau cannot be given full sway as to what they will do In the mat ter of armament and ordnance; likewise, the engineer all the room he wants for his engines, and coal-bunker space. It will be found that in the construction of a ship, one bureau is overlapping the other or crowding it Into a larger ship. Then again there Is the fact that electricity in a ship, electric lighting and electric and because Mrs Pink ham never violates con fidence and heoause she knows more about the ills of women than any other person in this country Lydia E Pinkham' s Vegetable Compound has cured a million sick wo men Every neighbor hood, almost every family, contains women relieved of pain by this great enedicinom ammunition hoists have to be provided for. Instead of these being placed under the Chief Constructor, they are given to the Equipment Bureau. The electric wir ing for signals Is given to the steam en gineering, and here two bureaus run two sets of wires about the ship when it ought to be under the direction of one man, so as to prevent interference. This Is an old war raging in the Navy, and Is practically the lino against the staff. Since the vicious personnel bill became a law the engineers made line officers by it joined with the men lined against the remaining bureaus, for the Ordnance and Equipment Bureaus are run by line officers, as well as the Navi gation Bureau, and conseqently thera are four members of the line against one of the staff, the Construction Bureau. The personnel bill did not disturb the Construction Bureau, except to cut off some officers which were badly needed. It Is doubtful If this war would have been made upon Admiral Hichborn, or rather would have been so successful, had it not been for the fact that his term of service Is nearly over. Perhaps in future the Seiretary will take into consideration the fact that the Chief Constructor of. the Navy should construct the battle-ships and that the Board of Construction ehould be an advisory board, and not one to take the construction ab solutely out of the hands of the officer who Is made responsible for the build ing of the ship3. i Stephen I. "Dove, for 17 years connected with the implement trade of this city, leaves tonight for Eastern Oregon and Montana on business. , $1.00 a Year McCLURE'S MAGAZ1N E ANNOUNCEMENTS 1001 10c. a Copy A continuation and enlargement of the policy that has made the most pronounced success in current literature. The keynote of McClure's Magazine is human interest; the record of human activities and achievements, whether put into the form of fiction, historical sketches, biographical articles or descriptions of inventions and narrations of travel and exploration. McClure's Magazine contains whatever is vital, wholesome and stimulating in the life and literary product of our time. RUDYARD KIPLING'S "KIM." A GREAT NOVEL OF LIFE IN INDIA. IN THE DECEMBER NUMBER will 1 be found the opening chapter of "Kim," one of Jhe greatest novels that has appeared in this generation. In this wondrous story of adventure, comparable to Robinson Crusoe, whose chief characters are an Irish ragamuf fin of the streets and an ancient lama of Thibet, the reader is given pictures of people and places and a mighty in sight into human life, its problems, its wJffjr "Km." Mr. KIptlar'aNevBan. philosophy, its failures, its hopes and tragedies. Mr. Kipling has used India for his setting with marvellous effect. And the- keynote of the story is the secret service of Indiathe institution that keeps the British informed of local disaffections. We see the priests and beggars, horse traders and fakirs, danc ing girls and detectives pass over the stage in rapid succession. Besides be .ing a novel of surpassing interest, it is a literary illumination of a marvellous people, of a mysterious religious phil osophy of a land more varied than anywhere in the world. Next to the Ground. Entertaining Studies of Ferm Life and Country Customs by MARTHA McCULLOCH-WILLIAMS. MRS. WILLIAMS grtv up on a farm in Tennessee. Prom infancy she lived among plants, animals and insects and knows tben&s she knows her mother tongue. These articles bring one close to Mother Earth. She writes with that knowledge of detail that comes only from long and intimate association. She telts of the Bees and Birds, the Hoonds, the Horses, the Hogs, the Trees, the Crops, the Soil and the tillers with infinite charm. MORE DOLLY DIALOGUES. By ANTHONY HOPE IT is some years since we ail lost sight of that dainty, flirtatious, elusive "Dolly," whose conversations with Mr. Carter set the English-speaking world agog with delight. Now the delectable Dolly appears again on the scene, and in More Dolly Dialogues Mr. Anthony Hope supplies us with conversations more delightful than ever. Illustrated by Howard Chandler Christy. C -3' UoU STAGE MEMORIES. RecoHectioM f a Ltfc&ne on the Stage by , Clara Morrk. f living American actresses, " none has achieved fame and success equal to Clara Moms. Her nse was full of hardshfos and against obstacles almost insurmountable. How this frail, friendless girl fought her way from the lowest round to the highest rank in her pro fession is one of the most re markable records in dramatic history. Miss Morris writes as well as she acts. She tells the storv of her trials and triumDhs L -xlT J A . . . it. rwun aramauc uower. ner reminiscences of the great len and women of her dix fession will be found of ex- lordinarv in terest, bhe nil tell of i Wltes Booth, ivrrtnce Barrek, tcph Jefferson, Gilbert mi creat iter in dramatic fh-ma- it On acsrrirte i era. STIRRING ARTICLES ON HISTORICAL SUBJECTS FOUR GREAT FEATURES. McCtare's Mxgasine has for years presented new Uffhi on American. History, For the coming year J&e habe some especiatty good fcatores. DRAMATIC EPISODES IN AMERICAN HISTORY. By IDA M. TARBELL. who, as the author of the "Life of Lincoln," "Life of Na poleon etc, has entered the front rank among American historians, will write a series of artides about well-known events, presented in a new drese. The Trial of AARON Tales of a Merry Monarch. Seme ef the Romantic AdvciterM of Jcmw V. of Scotland, by ROBERT BARR. "THESE have been heretofore an 1 nounced as the "JIMMY" Stories, because by this pet name this uncon ventional monarch was known to his people, among whom he often travelled and revelled in disguise. Some of thise adventures are told with characteristic uumur uj mr. oarr. Robert But. BURR, the JACJCS0H-CALH0UN imbroglio and the Signing of THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE are among her forthcoming articles. COLONIAL ROHTS AND RGHTERS." By CYRUS TOWNSEND BRADY. DE SOTO, FRONTENAC and PEPPERELL are among his subjects for the near furore. UNPUBLISHED CHAPTERS. These vrill include two articles from the papers left by r "WITHIN THE GATES." By ELIZABETH STUART PHELPS. MRS. PHELPS-WARD, author of "The Gates Ajar," gives in dramatic form her matured beliefs as to the XTl g-. Dr0Diems of Life, Death and the Resurrection. The drama carries the characters from this world J to the next, and the action involves the problem of Redemption. It is certain to attract world-wide attention. IN THE WORLD OF GRAFT. Studies of life among the Criminal Classes made during a long tour of the larger cities, expressly for McClure's Magazine, By JOSIAH FLYNT. THIS author, so well known for his stories of criminals and tramp- dom, has made searching, original investigations among the criminals of many cities, studying their relations to the public and particularly to the ruling powers. These articles are npt fiction, but sociological stories of the highest value. They set forth condi tions as they are. - The criminals tell of their acts, their views of life and how they could suppress crime if they had police controL Stephen R. Maltory, Secretary of the Coarederrtt. Hvrr. They graphically tefi of the FALL OF RICHMOND, tb FLIGHT OF THE CABINET and THE CAPTURE OP JEF FERSON DAVIS. -. DISBANDING OF THE ARMIES. By IDA M. TARBELL. Two-articles prepared after great research, dealmj iffa. the return of the Union and Confederate soldiers to theto: homes. Hitherto Inaccessible official records make thesa articles of unusual value. People of the Woods.'rffw.tK'uj Stories of Wall Street THESE are descriptions of animal life by one "who has llred long ip the oods and has been the playfellow of some and the keen ob server of others. Mr. Hnlbert not only knows hb friends wII, out at writes of tnem with inimitable charm. These are not only absolutely correct, but they hold an intefiectual mirror up to nature whereby we may know them from tbdr own standpoint so far as this is possible. THe Loea. SHORT FICTION tu ye wm- We shall have the choicest short stories ever offered the American public A few of the contributors will be : SARAH JOEL CHANDLER HARR& HAMUN GARLAND. Taleaef lit JksoartlM Tftgjaa. JACK LONDON, Tries etUfelB- OKNE JEWETT. FRANK SPEARMAN. Stert erf dw JUflTuy. KOftftAN DUNCAN. Starts - v r-VTt JOSEPHINE DODGE DASKAX TUMttcmult WBJJAK M. RAINE RcBulte Stetles of Byroe Derrta 2tfaa& HDERIC REMINGTON. x x9 BWnr mwfttd fer ifco am. EDiTH WYATT. At tns TloVer. mtutratin Rnrkbk Inckknts ei the HumM World, by . EDWIN LETEVRE. X7HILE these are fiction, they are "v based on actual or typical erents of "The Street." They throw a flood of light on the way financial transac tions are carried on. They involve pathos, humor, romance and tragedy. They are written from actual knowledge. 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