Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-10-06
A GREAT LITERARY JOURNAL.

To be Founded In Chicago-It will be Issued
on Christmas Day Next-A Strong Show
ing-List of Contributors, etc.
Especial Telegram to the Glohe.
CHICAGO, Oct. ANNOUNCEMENTS will
| be made here tomorrow of the forthcom-
| ing publication of the Current, weekly
literary journal, which will be first issued
IN Chicago, on Christmas day, 1889. The
founding of this journal has been in con-
| temptation for upwards of ten years by lis
protector, Edgar L. Wakeman, for many
years the northern representative of the
Louisville Courier Journal. Active pre-
paratory work has been il progress for
! nearly five years. brief outline of its
scope and character is given in the state
ments that it will editorially discuss, with
brevity and dignity, all current topics
of human interest; treat in special
papers at greater length, but always with
brevity and directness, all questions
worthy of earnest inquiry; will present
each issue an extended and valuable re-
sumo, of an editorial character, upon cur
science, art, music, the drama, and all the
higher professions, in which will appear
papers and critiques by the best writer's in
America and Europe, from the latter by
cable, as frequently as their Importance
may demand; and, aside from these fea-
lures, will provide, it is asserted, a greater
variety and higher grade of general liter
AZURE, of clean, fascinating, elevating and
noble character, than is now given in any
periodical extant.
These statements are fully borne out by
arrangements already made with an edi-
torial staff of exceptional ability and
strength, to be announced December 1,
next, and the engagement Of more than
eighty OF the most eminent writer's of our
time, in both continents, as contributors.
Among the latter are the following:
Rev. DR.. Joseph Parker, Alphonse
Daudet, Robert Collyer, Emile lola, DR..
De Griez Won Ronse, Henrik Ibsen, Will
liam Henry Smith, Lucy b. Hooper,
Joaquin Miller, Henry Watterson, William
Young, Charles Loring Brace, Paul q.
| d.
Hjalmer Hjerth Boyeson, Alvin P. Hovey,
John Habberton, DR.. Edouard Lasker,
Ignatius Donnslly, Xavier de Montepin;
William F. Villas, Bjornsterne Bjornson,
George W. Gable, Edouard Remenyi, Ed
Guard Hanslick, William Mosely Hall,
Carl FIR. Mayer, Tony Revillon, Carlotta
Perry, Rev. E. 2. Roe, Cannon Fsrrar, Dr..
Paul Lindau, James Walter, John Bur
roughs, M. Georges Clemanceau, William
F. Poole, Prof. R. B. Anderson, Lionel
Tennyson, Lady Lindsay, Austin Dobson,
Laboulays unpublished manuscripts,etc
That the choice of Chicago as the place
of publication of the Current has been one
OF correctness, is evidenced by the noble
list of writer's pledged to its future, and
the unusual material encouragement al
ready bestowed. Regarding the latter it
ls learned that the anchorage Of the jour
nal is of an exceptionally thorough nature.
The preparatory work has evidently covered
the minutest practical and mechanical de-
tail, and has been Of the most earnest and
successful character. At this date, nearly
three months in advance of the issue, ar
rangements are nearly completed regard
ingsall matters Of publication and effec-
tive business progress. The journal has
secured its own offices and agents in En-
rope. Subscriptions and advertising ex-
ceeding 100000 are already under pledge
and contract, and exclusive of this, a re-
serve CASH capital of from $4,000 to
100000 is guaranteed before the first is
sue of the Current appears. It will not be
illustrated, the entire aim of its protector
being to present the model literary jour
nal of our time. The utmost confidence
IN its future is predicted here.