The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-05-08

man OF the Western Traffic Association commits
sioners, analyses exclusively the recent i'm
portant labor rulings In Federal courts by
Judges Kicks, Taft, Billings and speer. main
tanning that the boy cotting bylaw 10 clearly IL
legal, and Col. Carroll D. Wright, United States
commissioner OF labor, writes conclusiveiy on
''Compulsory Arbitration an Impossible Rem
edy."
The Reriss Of Reriors for Mag will be found as
strikingly original and individual in its charac-
ter as any previous issues Of this snterprising
periodical. It strikes out into fresh field with
Mr.. Stead's magnificent character sketch OF
Frederick selous, the great African traveller and
hunter-the greatest Nimrod, in fact, that this
world has ever produced. Mr.. Stead makes
marvelously interesting chapter Of exploits with
lions, elephants and other large game in the
heart OF Africa, and also shows in his own pc
culiarly virile and fascinating way how vitality
the work of q great hunter like Selous may as
sociate itself with the advance OF civilization
ana with the enlightenment OF the Dark Con-
unent
FAIRIES, Covenanters, wolves, ghosts and dano
ing puddings figure one alter another, each FL
valing its predecessor in lively interest, In the
pages OF Romance for May. The special feature
of this number is stories OF Scotland and Ire
land, and the most characteristic writer's OF
those countries have been drawn upon for con-
tributiona Among them are the Countess OF
Alexander Leig hton, Rosa MulhOlland and Will
liam Carleton, while one of our own best-known
writer's, Elizabeth w. Champney. furnishes an
Irish story bubb1ing over with humor. thrill
ing account of Russian wof hunt, some
charming French stories. an exciting tale OF
old Indian warfare in New England. Hi out .
most entertaining number.
The Century for May starts a new volume with
new cover design by Stanford White based
w m aed yaa hv ho
Century, and which was afterwsrd modified BY
Mr.. Veddsr. The magazine opens appropriately
with the subject of the Worlds fair, there being
two prose contributions one by Mira Van Rens-
selaer. with practical suggestions how best to see
the exposition, and the second by w. Lewis
Fraser, of the Century art department on "Deco.
ratiye Painting at the Worlds Fair" with spe-
cial reference to the work Of Melchers aud Mac
Even, OF which full page illustrations are given.
Mrs. Van Rensslaer's article 10 illustrated with
large drawings by Castaigne OF the principal
buildings at the fair. pictured with reference to
remarkable atmospheric effects, and from inter-
esting points Of view. One of these, Looking
North From the Lion Fountain" is the frontis-
piece of the number. These papers are followed
by the text of Mr.. elders poem, "The White
City," which was read At the Burnham banoue
in New York
Donasoe's Magazine for May is the brightest
and most interesting number yet issued of this
valuable and entertaining periodical, and this
Is saying great deal when We consider the me-
teoric fashion in which this monthly has
flashed into the front rank OF American peri
odicals. Among It's special features this month
are: Through the Worlds Fair Ia an Hour"
illustrated by Com missioner f. C. Hovey; "The
Sacrifice of the Shop Girl" by Mary Il. O'Sulli-
van: 1.-The Catholic In Politics." by Thomas c.
Quinn: "The Sisters in the Civil War;" by
Charles S. ONei!l: Thirty Years of Ireland's
nh, L
eau Studios" illustrated, by Henry Austin:
1.-THE Knights of Columbus" illustrated, by
Thomas w. Cummings: ''Suppresslng Danger
Gus Books" ~ Rev. Charles Warren Currier;
"Rouud About Flattsburg," illustrated, by
Bsyard Bradford. aud a discussion, "Should
Married Women Work.
brilliant pa per on the Worlds fair, written
by the well-known architect, Mr.. Henry Van
Brunt, and entitled "rbe Colurn bian Exposit ton
and American Civilization" is fit opening for
the Atlantic Monthly for the month Of May. 1t is
an admirable paper-not so much in the way OF
description of what We shall see q. the exhi hi-
tiou, as a consideration o. the probable infiu-
euce il will have on American civilization. Mr.
Van Brun, estimates ct its highest value its
influence upon the arts IN Auerica, and be-
lieves that X We ever 10 have he " and
brilliant era OF art in the United states this ex-
hibition will De the beginning of the movement
Judge Cation, who was employed in the first
lawsuit recorded in Cook county, H. has an
interesting descriptive paper called "''Tis
sixty Years since in Chicago" tracing the
history of this wonderful city back to the DAYS
when it was ouly a small settlement by the lake
aide three-part story by Mary Catherine Lee.
entitled IAN Isand Plant" is begun in this
number, and the first part gives US a situation
quite new IN fiction Capt. A. T. Mahan, whose
naval articles are we'll known, contributes an
interesting paper on Admiral saumarsz, the
English commander.