The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-03
New York, at % cents number; So 80 a

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A New York daily raper. taking up
| the idea conveyed in Flammarinn's eX-
citng noTel, Omega; The Last Days Of
the World has interviewed a mum Der
of the leading men in all profession as
| to what they would do if science were
TO predict tomorrow that the eEd of the
| world would arrive within the next
thirty days. The answers are various
and curious, and heighten the interest
which is telt IN the second part OF Flam-
marioc's great novel, which appears in
the May Cosmopolitan. 1t is a question
which everyone will find interesting to
ask himself; What would you do If
within SIX weeks the end Of the world
We're certain? Probably no novel
which has ever appeared III an
American magazine has been more
deliberately illustrated by more dis
| tinguished artists. Laurens, Saunier,
Nogel, AIeaulie, Roche9rosse, Geradiu
and Chovin all contribute to the explana
ton OF the text. The Cosmopolitan
scores a success in producing in its Nay
number almost simultaneously with the
daily papers, an elaborate description OF
Professor Gray's marvellous invention,
the Telautosra which reproduces tine
handwriting, or the work of the artist,
simultaneously, thousands of miles dis
tant from the place where the writer or
artist is sitting.
The May Forum contains unique
articles by eminent writers on thIee
topics of vitality absorbing interest
Monslgnor Satoili's mission to America,
the Toledo labor decisions, and the
Russian Extradition Treaty. In THE
Pope in Washington" Bishop John II.
Vincent recites the dangers which the
protestant clergy apprehend from the
extension to this country of the personal
Papal power; Leonard WoOlsey Bacon,
in IAN American Viceroy from the
Vatican" discusses from liberal stand
point the effect on American
institutions of Pope Leo's attitude
toward the United States; aud
DR.. James T. LoughlIu. Chan
cellor of the archdiocese of Philadelphia
and associate editor of the American
Catholic Review, in Rome a True Ally
OF the Republic" defines and defends
the Catholic attitude. Aldance i.
Walker, chairman of the Western Iraf-
fic association commissioners. analyzes
exhau5tIvely the recent important labor
rulings in federal courts by Judges
Kicks, Taft, Billings and Speer, main
tanning that the boycottlng bylaw Is
clearly Illegal, and Colonel Carroll d.
Wright, United States commissioner OF
laUor, writes conclusively on "COmpui-
sorv Arbitration an Impossible Rem
edy.'
The Century company will show in
their exhibit at the Columbian exposi
ton q great number of interesting Orlgl-
nsI manuscripts and drawings for i'm
uortant illustrations in the Century and
St. Nicholas Manuscsipt poems By
Tennyson, Longfeilow, Whittier. and
Bryant Will appear IN the st. Nicholas
exhibit, with the manuscript of the first
chapter Of Little Lord Fsuntleroy,' b.
Mrs. Burnett, and original stories by
other well known writers. The origi-
nails OF famous letters and documents
quoted in Messrs. Nicolay and Hay :
Life Of Lincoln Will be shown, ia
Guiding certificate Of road
survey made by Lincoln in 1884
with bill for his services at So day,
the letter of the committee apprsslug
Mr.. Lincoln of his first nomination for
the presidency and his reply, the cor !
rected COPY OF the inaugural address /
from which he read, March !, 1861, the 1
original draft of bis proclamation cali /!
ING for -, 600 men, drafts Of important /
messages to congress. IS submitted 10 tie i
cabinet. Mr.. Lincolu's written speech Oh !
presenting Grant his commission a. lieu i
tenaut-generai. ana the autograph copy,
in pencil. OF General Grants reply. (
Letters from General Grant 80 the /
editors OF The Century regarding h-
papers for the War SerIe---ihe last from I
Mt. McGregor- be exhibited, with 4
original manuscripts from General Nc I
C5eIlan. Joseph Z Johnston, and Others. /