New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-10
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

aNcz Perce Joseph" by General O. ho"'''
Lee X Shepard. Is narrative of the lanious '"''
paien of 1877. which began with the H"s'"V'' -
settlers In the Salmon River country near III. '','
diary between Idaho and or g"n IN June ana e'''''
with General Milcss victory nrth "i inc -h'S'"''
in Montana IN the following pct"h'r' 'V"'''i
Howard was in command OF the Department dnnhg
nil these operations aid be was present al n"S. Vi
Dr. u,no,tant incidents OF the campaign lnclnHlhg
tbo surrender Of Chief Joseph, who was surprised
aud hraten by Miles while attempting to join SIT
fine DpI on the British side OF the line. The mn
tary narrative preceded by an Interesting account
OF Chief Joseph and his family,~nd clear cNpi'h"
t,on of the dihcultie, which led to the outbreaks
and il is intcr.prrscd with graphic pictures % liz
in the Ind an country scenes IN the l"fI' H ' '''i
mud on the march, personal ,hctohe' ana ah''.o',
md descriptions Of the physical features I'll ''1
countrv. The General writes IN an unaffected
STYLE ante free from the stiffness OF 0li'a reports
md his book gives vivid id,a Of the harIs!ui's aid
dangers Of frontier military service ana the terrible
numerical lnadcQuacy of gallant little army 10
the task which is laid upon IT, or our lhulIl
polcy-the direct cause of the Nez fcIcc Wax Ho
tlys: First. We acknowledge and cpnhfh py
treaty TO Indians sort of title To N'st r'S"''S'
Afterward we continue, in 4 strictly legal manner
10 do away with both the substance ana the Snd''""
of title Wiser heads than JOscphs have been puI-
zled by tins manner Oi bdlil'liE 'i' o'"'''
treaty confirming the Ncz perces in the possession
OF am ample tract Of territory which they hal iong
occupicd was made in $3.50. Attcrward tine thil'u
State, Government found 1t convenient to reduce
the limits of this reserve About two-tnidS oil Tie
tribe known as treaty indians" were induced To
consent 10 thia transaction. and they have always
remained friendly large number Of them o'i"s
Christians The dissenting Me- Icrces. or " non
treaties" whose principal leader was Chief Joseph
never admitted that the other bands had any aW-
thority to bind them to such agreement. and they
refused accordingly 10 90 upon the reservation. IL
WAS the determination of tie United states To ic-
move them by force that led to the outbreak OF 1870
and cost the lives Of many innocent settlers ana
many gallant soldiers. before the c"niedcraied non
treaty bands were finally subducd.
Volumes Ky. and XVI. of IIudson's " Harvard
Edition of Shakespeare CHM ~ Health are now
ready. leaving four volumes still 10 come. The
fifteenth book contains King Lear and Iimon
of Athens" tie sixteenth Antony aud Cleopatra
md "Troilus aud Crcs9ida.' The great eN-
cellence of this edition. and the high
value of Mr.. IIud>on's criticism have already
been noticed at length. In his comments
ON "Tinon of Athens the editor speaks of the play,
in the original folio of 1923 a being the worst
printed aud most shockncly diStiguied Of all IF
Shakespeare works. He is of the opinion that
there are passages in TimOn which show the poet at
his very best and agrees with Ncrplanck that
Shakespeare conceived the play but threw 1t aside
unfinished when H. found how uuht the theme was
for his purpose and that some inferior hand finished
il.