Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-13
LITERARY MEN AT CHICAGO.

A Number Of Congresses Being Held 4. shs
Exposition City.
CHICAGO, July ls.-The speakers st the lit
erary congresses this morning we're compelled
TO raise their voices in order that their senti-
ments might reach the sudiencs before than
II it was hot outside il was more than hot
in the interior, and the continuous
movements of the fans that were brought into
requisition by men and women alike made
rustling noise that was embarrss ding 10 moro
than one Of the eminent and sentative gentle
men who figured on the program
TIE LrBRARrANs.
The morning session Of the congress Of
librarians was insugursted with an address
upon the library commissions Of the vari-
Gus states by Samuel 6. Green Of the
public library OF Worcester, Mass. Editor
r. r. Bowker OF the Library Journal Of New
York city spoke upon national bibliography
and Prof. r. G. Davis. librarian Of the Uui-
ysrsity OF Michigan, concerning the over-use Of
books Something concerning the pictorial
sources OF . small library wss told the congress
| by Miss Q. n. Hewings librarian Of the Hart
ford Library Association. and Librarian W. L
Fletcher OF Amherst College spoke upon the
library catalogues Of the present century. The
morning session concluded with the reading Of
paper prepared by Richard GArnot, keeper Of
printed books in the British museum, concern
ing the British museum CATALOGUES In con,-
parison with those of the United Statea-
CONGRESS OF AUTHORS.
The congress Of authors seems TO be par.
ticularly felicitous in its selection Of presiding
officers. Yesterday il welcomed Walter Bssant,
this morning Charles Dudley Warner.
was criticism and literature. and Mr..
Warner introduced il with an address upon the
function of literary criticism In the United
States. Mrs. c. Z. Terhune Marion Harland)
spoke upon the same subject aud John Bur-
roughs Of West Park, n. Y. considered the ex-
cess Of art over life in recent literature.
Papers which have been sent across the wster
for presentation to the congress were then read
as follows: "fhe Future Of English Drama"
Henry Arthur Jones, London; The Relations
OF Literature and Journalism" Il. D. Traill
London; "women's Mission in Literature In
Italy" Mrs. Fannie T. Sslazar, Rome.
This afternoon there was q special session for
children, at which Eugene Field gave . read
ing, Miss Mary Proctor OF St. Joseph. Mo-,
daughter Of the late famous astronomer, told Q
fable Of the stars, and Miss Nora Smith Of San
Francisco read Q sympathetic story that
strongly appealed to the little ones-
AMERICAN PHrLoLosL.
In the congress Of the American Pathological
Association DIR. W. e. Parks Of Denver offered
some suggestions derived from q comparison Of
the histories Of Thucydides and Procepius, and
Prot Paul Shorey OF the University Of Chicago
debated the ethical and physiological imphcs-
tions of the style of Thucy dides-
Prof. William Gardner Hale Of the sams
university discoursed learnedly on the remote
deliberative, while Prof. NJ Bloomhsld Of
Johns Hopkins University traced the origin Of
the so-called root determinativee
MODERN LANGUAGES.
In the adjoining hall the modern language
association Of America held brief session.
Prof. Gustf E. Karsten Of the University Of
Indiana spoke upon the physiological basis Of
phonetic law and analogy, and addresses were
also delivered by Prof March of Lafayette
College, Pennsylvania, and Prof. Henry D.
Learned Of Johns Hopkins University.
At the afternoon session there was good
sized audience TO listen TO an address by Prof.
vania upon Chrysippus and varro - sources
Of the diagolus Of tacitus. Prof. John T. Natxks
Of the Leland Stanford University spoke ON
the source Of the Italian and English idiom
meaning ''to take time by the forslock, !" vtth
special reference to Bojardos ''0Elande tnams.
ratio" Bk il, Cantos 7-s.
FOLKLORE CONGRESS-
Franklin b. Head was American prssidsns q
the morning session Of the folklore oonsssn,
while Imperial Japanese Commissioners Tsgims
oficiated as honorary foreign preudeut
The papers read had reference 10 folksugs d
Corea. China, Liberia, New South walsS ovss
den and the Sandwich IsiandA
THE HsTolIAxa
In the historical congress Or. Louis L
Houtel read . paper on ''Roger Sherman ts~As
national constitutional conventaon," - -
rious papers relating 10 the early AAys Sos
republic we're presented and disoesssG
Troops 20 Leave Coal Crssks rsan.
NASHVILLE, TENN, July la-Ysssssdag Az
jutant General Fite notified the lssssss Il tAs
couvicts that within ten days he VII ssosvs
the troops from Coal Greek and Big Heuu>Aas
in Anderson county. Superintendent Of
Prisous Kirk will increase the guard 81 Oeal
Greek and Big Mountain This soties = "
result Of the recommendation msda u ~
board Of prison inspectors, which Gov TdE.Ag
soosptsd
Successor Of Admiral Tryoa.
vALrrTA, MALTA, July ls.-yios Admiss ~ =
Michael Culme Seymour, who has bssa sp-
pointed commander-in-chief on ths Dr1Gah
Mediterranean station 10 succeed Woe AAniral
Sir George Tryon, who lost his Ne n ~