The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-07-09

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Ths chi<f feature Of the csxsxry fos Jnly. aaa
oos 81 inssscss in connection with the extrads-
onn ssUasy with R0saia. - . eoutiurasioa Of tie
dtseusoicD Of the tcsernsl afaiu OF the cxar'
empire This consists Of ,Wo reioinders 30 sne
pae<r eont.ieuisd to the February Cezssyy ey
the secretary of the Russian legation AZ Nash
ingsea. M Pierre Boskise. entitled "A voses
log kussia-" OF these articles one IL hy Gsofeo
Kennan. under the ut.s Of a Voice for sss
People OF K1ssis.'' il which the writer saSes
issue WITH Mr. Bosktnss main propositions and
eifea large namhes Of authorities In support
Of his ccussnfions with the kusssan secretary
The other article 10 contributed oy joseph
Jacobs. IN behalf OF the Rnsso-yewisa commit.
tee Ia London. IL 10 entitled the Orieias De-
tense o: Russian Persecution" and 10 coussned
% the tpecaAi consideration Of tbs attitude o:
the knssiaa government toward the Jews Of the
empire
The July F5rxa 10 the uost timely and read
able number pa es.shed shts yea. The startling
fsvssasiocs Of national pension abuses are con.
t.nned In articles On "The Grand Army a q
Tension Agency" By Coz. c. Mex Lcoser, . civil
var veteran. who supports his assertion. by
actual citations from the array. history. ana bv
John J. Finn. commander Of Noah L. Fs,uham
independent Veterans. Ma. l, who displays the
complete history OF the Fasnham poss revolt in
cnciat documents which prove that the posts
charter was snnuied solely Tor it, refnsa. 70 re-
unouish the right OF free speseh in condemnsne
pension abuses. "Prospecss OF the wogld's
fAir are expert,y discussed by Franklin H.
Head, vice president Of the American Trust aud
savings osnk, Chicago, Who analyses the figures
OF THE Worlds Fair Balance Shses" and BIZ Or,
E. Fletcher lngas. retiring president OF the
STATE Medical Society. who cfYsrs valuable infer.
nation concerning 'ChicAgo's Sanitary Condi.
ton
The nesioa In the July Arena 10 very notable
feature. THE Confessions OF q Suicide" by
toe weii-known author aud critic, Couisou Kar.
nanan, II one Of the moat weird. and In Q pecr.
Iiaf way powerful. creation Of recent years
those looking Tor something out Of the ordinary
should peruse this extraordinary paper "Tha
Charities OF Dives 10 entirely different, and in
u Mt Carmsn In . most interesting way dsals
soms telling blows against present day
injustice. "who Broke Up De Meeting
By Miss VIII Allen Dromeoole, lirhtsns
the number. II baing . charmingly hu-
mofous sketch in negro dialect There are
also In this tssue many strong papers on poiiti-
ca. social, religious aud literary subiscts, be-
SIDE the nrst ins;alimeut Of the verdict OF emit
nenf jurors In the Bacon Shakespeare triai
Among tnose who render opinions in this case
IN the July Arena are the Marquis Of Lorue, Dr.
Alfred Russell Wallace. D. C. l.: O. B. Froth.
insnam. Appleton Morgan. Ii. D.: Rev. c. A.
baftoi and Henry George. The Arena for July
u the moet up-to-the- times review OF the month
II 10 surprising that Charles Egtert Craddock.
whose new serial, ''His Vanished STAR" begins
In the July number of the AGoaise Monthly. eau
continue TO write about Tennssss mountain life,
ana also continue to Be intensely interesting:
and yet this IL precisely what she does Ia this
new novel. She has never written with greater
mastery than now. Her plot 90 quickly de-
vei0ps that the reader. - he reaches the dual
pages OF this instaiimens. firds bis heart beat
Ing little faster aud experiences that indsnna-
Ole senss Of excitement which We like 70 isel
now and then. and which very few books have
the power TO make Us feel.
With each issue the new Doaohoe's Macoxine
gets closer to the people. Its management
seems to have the talent Of doing things that
are popular without being cheap, striking
without being sensational. and able without be.
ing heavy. To illustrate this point take two
articles OF the July number: sis Wall Street
Immosal?' By James W. Clarke. A. NJ, and
Catholic Lawyers and Divorce Causes" BY T.
wiiffed Coaklcy. Both these articles have 1t
once the merit OF being specifically attractive
ana tntrtnsicaiiy interesting. To the frivolous,
they appeal: the thoughtful, they satisfy.
And in degree all the other articles In Donu-
hoes this month have both these elements Of
popular succesa
Life In the open air is the theme OF Hdrpers
Magazine for July. The opening article de-
u
fourteen tliustrations, six OF them fuli-page
engravinGs. are from photographs made for the
article. The scent Of meadows aud the hreex.s
OF English upiands all the chapters OF William
Blacks 1.-THE Handsome Humes." which are
contained In tnis number. while In "Three
English Race Meetings." by Richard Harding
Davis. the reader catches refreshing glimpsss OF
famous trio OF national outdoor festivals
The "Racs Meetings" are illustrated with nine
drawings By William Small. In algerian
Riders." An illustrated paper by Col. T. A.
Dodge. U. s. A., the reader gaius an insight
into the free life OF the North African tent
dweilsrs--owners OF the bepraissd and pr;sed
Arabian horse.
In the July number OF the NORTH Am<yican Re-
eseU the dominant questions OF the hour are
discussed. - usual, In the mort authorii alive
manner. The opening article 10 by Prot Briggs.
whose recent trial for heresy created such ex.
element in theological circles. and il entitled
THE Future OF Presbyterianiam IN thu United
staies.' The ali-imporsant question should
the Chinese Be Excluded-' IL considered from
two different points OF view. first BY Col r. G.
Ingessoll who replies In the negative, aud.
secondly, b. Congressman Geary, the author OF
the Chinese exclusion Law. who answers in the
affirmative In "How Dlstruss Stops Trade"
Edward Atkinson, the we'll Known ecouomisf,
points out the baleful effects OF the free coinage
Of silver. The cx-dreetor OF the mint Hon.
on "Sliver Legisiation aud lie Results" Judge
Albion w. Tourgee discusses THE Antitrust
Campaign" the Countess Of Aberdeen writes
on "Irciand at the Worlds Fair" and Prof
II. II. Boyesen sets forth the causes Of "Sos-
ways Political Crisia"
The frst thing that confronts us In NeCisres
MaQoxfas foe July IL the latest portrait OF tas
ever young and sver charming autocrat, DR..
Oliver Wendell Hol,nss4 On the next page you
can oegfu IAN Afternoon With Oliver Wendell
Holmes" in the company OF DR.. Edward
Everett Hale such an afternoon! You are
never likely TO forget IL Ii isn't every day that
IL 10 our privilege "a listen TO tho conversation
of two such masters OF wit. wisdom aud eio-
ouence TIE article 10 beautifully illustrated,
with drawings OF DR.. Holmes birthplace in /
Cambridge. the house where he studied medi-
cine in Paris. his Beacon street residence in
Boston. bis simmer place at Beverly Farms,
Dr. Holmes occupying his fsyoriis seat at
Beverly, = bay window In tue poets study over
looking the Charles river. Dorothy o. house
in Quincy. MasA, aud fine portrait OF the ire
slstloie dorothy O." herself Thousands viii
be glad 10 . portrait OF thss famous gentle
woman Of the last century. The article 10
packed With illustrations. one OF the beat Of
which Is that OF DR.. Hale aud DR.. Holmes In the
isttefs study.