Refunding Six Per Cent. Bonds 



By Ex-Secretary GEORGE S. BOUTWELL 



A remarkable story of our financial operations abroad after the war, involving a tragico-humorous 



THE FAR EAST IN 1900-1901 



All eyes are now turned toward China, whose future is fraught with grave con- 

 sequences to the Eastern world. In order to give our readers' the exact situation in Asia, 



Frederick Palmer 



well known as a journalist and war correspondent, is spending some months in that part 

 of the world, and will furnish a series of articles of unusual interest. He will deal with 

 China and the surrounding powers, their relations to each other, and with the rest of the 

 world. No subject is of more interest to the American people at this time. 



THE POWERS THAT PREY 



A series of remarkable stories of criminal life begins in this issue. They are 

 written by one who knows the " Under-World" from long association with the lawless 

 classes. These stories are by 



Josiah Flynt 



in collaboration with Francis Walton. They are fictitious only in the sense that the 



characters are fanciful. The incidents are true and the characters are actual types of 



criminals known to the authors. In these stories the public learns the exact attitude 



of criminals toward society, and their relations with the official classes. This is the 



first time such an important work has been undertaken in so serious a manner. Mr. Flynt has travelled 



with social outcasts for fifteen years and is an expert in this branch of sociology. His effort is to paint the 



"powers that prey" just as they are. He writes with knowledge and with rare power. These stories are 



not only of surpassing interest but of real ethical value. 



SHORT STORIES 



McClure's Magazine has the distinction of having introduced to the literary world some of its 

 most distinguished lights. Its constant aim is to discover talent. 



The editors desire the best literature, whether by known or unknown authors. Some authors already 

 known to our readers, whose stories will appear in forthcoming numbers, are: — 



FRANK H. SPEARMAN, whose stories of railroad life have given him deserved celebrity. 

 G. K. TURNER, a newspaper man whose stories are well known to our readers. 

 ELMORE ELLIOTT PEAKE, a promising young Wisconsin author, who has written many 

 short stories, and will this fall publish a novel of extraordinary interest. 



E. E. Kelley 

 Paschal H. Coggins 

 Marion Hill 

 Gertrude Roscoe 



Mary M. Mears 

 Alvah M. Kerr 

 Lillian Bryant 

 Chauncey Thomas 



Sarah C. Bryant 

 William M. Raine 

 And Others 



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