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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-25
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE, SUNDAY Anil 20 1901.


fe the effect OF these pages remains woruiiy scn
tImental Everything that Is noble IL set forth !"
the tale everything that In inspiring Is tnere-sa'e
| the touch u an ndubable humanity MISS Bro"h'
not unlike Mr. Hchens though on an entirely dlf-
ferent level Is inartlsc through trying to DC
artistic: she H. self-conscious In dealing with a
theme that demands the most impersonal tonch IL
! II Is to be adequately exploited. This much may
Re said for the book however that 1t Ia refreshingy
/ ofty In tone. seeming a tangible protest against
the hyserla that Is so often inflicted upon US MISS
Brown takes A wholesome view OF lfe ana TINS
lends an attraction 10 her pages. II only her view
were not forever on the brink Of a craftsmans as
tortlon II only the breezes OF the lakes ana WOODS
could be felt In her pages Instead OF the mhu'
pleasant but dangerously thin air OF library.
It Is the library OF a writer OF imaginauon' VI
taste OF ability. but It is library JUST the Same
and the las accent OF life Itself Is missing
The first pages OF Miss Harraden's new mover
leave a similar impression but when she gets INTO
hor story and the characters begin to play their
own parts the atmosphere Is cleared; IL becomes
real and interesting The little drama she uhio'u'
makes n successful appeal to the iH'as''."u
Hilda STAFFORD strikes note or her own anu WHO
sympathy for her struggle amid uncongeniai sur
roundngs With a nature more or less richiy en-
lowed she fights against the ira nmeis OF an eH
istence far from the necessities Of intellectual OK
| Istence. Leaving her English activities TOT 'he
stagnation it is to her, OF modest rahci i"
California she arrives at situations OF WINCH i'''
Harraden has made the most in a very skiitui mum
ner 1t must be confessed, however. that we mss
in this the touch OF Oddly, of a new gitt which
! the author has disclosed upon other OCCASIONS
There is nothing that IS really remarKao'e "oou'
"Hda STAFFORD" and II VII probably go the way
OF the average novel. disappointing the author
many friends without alternating tnein ana "i""''7
her few II any adherents
II Mr.. Crockett's admirers can STAND baus
Love- at all they must be Injured 10 severe as
coura cement. It aims to be idyic ana Is merely
silly; 1t seeks TO be picturesque ana Is ohly u'-
couth 1t struggles be romantic ana is enflrcIy
maud,in. In habby preface the author observes
III you Ike my scri5.ngs not-well pass; at ieast
| was entirely happy when wrote them is 1t
possible that Mr. Crockett is happy when ne reads
them as read them he must? II seems Incredible
For Lads Love" is written in the strangest COM
pound of poor English with worse dialect and the
story it tells is OF the triest description. Nh.
, Crockett can write fairly dvertiug tale OF adj
venture, but he knows nothing about the kind or
bucolic romance shat he has esslyeG in this vol
ume Once toward the cud Of the book his knack
of meodrama lifts the narrative a Bit. but on the
whole 1t dracs itself droari.y through chapters
tW.ce too many.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-25
IN DAWNING AFRICA.
SOME FRUITS OF EXPLORATION AND
OF ECONOMIC STUDY.

The First Expedition From somaliland 70 La Lag
FaTH g. i ii RSRal''S ocaSo Pp Kill a
Edward Arnold.
soLDIERING AND sURyEY. III Md in gRl r "a
Macdonald. l R. T. With Maps and Illustrations.
Octave PIP. XVI. Sss. Edward Arnold
ON yELDT AMP FARM I'm In sT %ranee
Macnab. octave pp. will. Sls. Edward Armour
TIMBUCToo THE MYSTERIOUS. BY Felix 1, D ana
bots. Translated from the French oy o pn nhs
and Drawings made the spot and Eleven
Maps and Plans. Octave PIP. xl, Sh ho"s
mans. Green Co
To read these volumes together is to assist at
a kind OF symposium. Starting from dinere".
points OF view and working in different parts OIL
Africa. the authors excite as much interest IN
the Dark Continent as whole as IN 'he par
ticular resions they have traversed. The condi-
lions confronted in the Soudan by the powers Vi
civilization are vastly different from those en-
countered in the Transvaal. but everywhere,
from Cape Colony to the northernn1ost limits vi
the Sahara. there are points Of contact; ana the
Imagination is set to work upon one great prop
lem namely the reclamation Of land capapie
Of almost incalculable developments, from FORCES
which have held 1t in check for centuries we
might even say that this unity or character CHI
braces the regions on the borders OF the Meoi'er-
ranean but in spite of the backward condition
of things I'm Morocco and Algeria, In Trlpoii' ana
even in Egypt, Il is Impossible 10 lolse' 'Hei'
immediate proximity to European shores anu 10
the peryasive influence Of European authority.
The bulk of the continent wears an aspect OF i'S
own one that to-day means more than IL ever
meant before to the enterprise OF the colonlzihs
nations Giving their full value to all the eie-
ments OF political disturbance on the Mediter-
ranean coast remembering the covetous designs
upon Tripo which Italy is sure to entertain IN
the event OF Turkeys fall. recognizing the amoi-
ton Of France on her Western Algerian poruer'
which seems likely TO keep Morocco from spanish
or other domination. always saving her own II
nevertheless seems as If the task OF governing
were. on the whole. settled in the extreme nor'h
Of Africa Below the Saharan belt the future Is
far more probematical. and While the bri''S"
might seem even more secure at the cape IMAM
IN Egypt they have really as serious WORK cut
out for them in the south as the French nave
In the Soudan
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-25

Professor Max Miller occupies a peculiar position
in England When he arrived at oxford In the
forties he knew little English. and 1t took him
many years to overcome the prejudice which ex.
listed against him at that seat Of learning on ac-
count Of his 'Ciermansm." In the recent Life" Of
Professor Jowett II IL told how "a great gathering
OF the oxford NJ. As came up 10 vote against the
appointment OF Muller to the chair Of ssnscrit
This was fifteen years after his first appearance In
England. But with the tenacity Characteristic Of
his race the famous Orientaist has fought his way
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-25
LITERARY NOTES.

A new edition OF Hawthorne is coming out under
the editorship of Mr.. Moncure d. Conway who
writes introductions for more than OF the vol
umes. They are all 10 be produced In handsome
FORM with numerous illustrations. The Scarlet
Letter is the first Of the romances TO maze It's ap-
pearance. with pictures by Mr.. r. II. Townsend.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-25

The new edition Of John Halifax, Gentleman.
announced by the Harpers is to be fully illustrated
by Hugh Rviere In the list Of new fiction coming
from this press note volume OF short stories
written around one Western character BY Octave
Thanet and entitled The Missionary Sheriff;
novel by Francis Dana called "Leonora Of ths
Yawmish"; posthumous volume OF stories by
Thomas Warrior. 'Bobbo.' and Other Fanc!es." and
a further instainent OF Mr.. John Kendrick Bansss
stygian humor, entitled 1.-THE Pursuit Of the House
boat"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-25

Mr. James Lane Aliens new novel The Choir
Invisible" will be published by the Macmillan Com.
pany early next month.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-25

Colonel w. C. Church is preparing Life OF
General Grant" for the Putnams. which Will ap-
pear presently In the Heroes OF the Nations seres-
From the sheets OF the earlier chapters IL Is evi-
dent that the book Is to be an excellent one. II
will contain. besides portraits and other ilustra-
tons an unusually complete collection OF campaign
maps and battle plans. A companion volume de-
voted to Lee is being written for the series by Pro-
fessor Henry A. White OF Washington and Lee
University.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-25

Little Brown & Co. are TO begin within Q short
time the publication OF a history OF the British
Navy, from tho earliest times down TO 1888. There
will be five large octave volumes. copiously illus
trated. Various authors will produce the work.
among them Captain A. T. Mahan The latters
new life OF Nelson. by-the-way, is being royalty
welcomed In England.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-25

Mr.. Henleys edition Of Byron seems TO BE- SUI
ferng inexpicable delays. but In the mean time bis
rival the Earl OF Loveace. with the assistance OF
Mr. Ernest Hartley Colerdge and Mr. Rowland
Prothero. Is making great strides In the completion
OF tho new Murray edition. The first volume may
be expected In a few weeks II Is said that much
new material Is to be embodied In this edition. and
that light will be thrown many passages OF the
poets life and writings which have hitherto been
full OF obscurity"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-25

The Scribners will publish In book form next
month the story by Richard Harding Davis. SOL
dlers Of Fortune" which has been running In the
magazine Du Maurier's Marian Is also coming
out In a volume within short time the Harpers
publishing It as soon the last chapters are ovs
In periodical form.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-25

until to-day his is one OF the most honored names
in English letters.
A man Of profound scholarship ana far more IN
tn7ately identified with the rugged paths OF hhguis-
ne ard neurological study than with those OF pure
literature he has shown nevertheless, 1T MS occa-
sonaI biographical writings the lighter touch DENT
ting the son OF a poet Recently he mas dehgh'ed
his readers everywhere with the taste ana ANNA
ton of his personal and literary recolectiohs lhey
have covered wide period Born at Dessau IN lo1a'
and destined al ,he start for career OF learhhs'
his own gifts and the repute Of his father Whheim
Miller threw him early into the society OF distin-
guished musicians, poets and authors. Inc ehthu-
sasms which had seemed 10 promise him musicai
future gave place. to certain extent 10 less emo
tional ambitions: but throughout his HE he mas
been in the heart OF aesthetic Interests ana whef-
ever painters and composers and poets nave con-
gregateG he has been encountered. winning per-
sonallty a charming talker and a suggestive critic.
In England his "Germansm' has long since ceased
10 be noticed. oxford IS proud OF him, ana wouid
not now give him up. The collections to when refer-
ence has been made have been thus far printed In
periodical form only. but they will doubtless ap-
pear considerably augmented In book, when they
will be valued $ treasury or most interesting
portrature Of Victorian literary celebrities
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-25

Dodd. Mead q Co. have in press tho 'Romanos
OF Isabel Lady Burton" to which reference has
recently been made 10 this place. IL promises one
particularly welcome feature aside from the reveI'
ations concerning Lady Burtons own actions In ~
lation to her famous husband-there are TO b
number OF hitherto unpublished letters nom
Chinese" Gordon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-25

"Poet-Lore" publishes an interesting letter OF
william Morriss. written not long before MS
death to Mr.. Louis +. Van Norman. Writing
from Kemscott House In January OF last year tho
poet says: Il have not changed my views on SOCIAL
ISM My view the point OF relation between
art and Socialism IL follows: Society tso-caleo)
at present IS organized entirely for the beneh OF
A privileged class the working class being OILY,
considered in the arrangement as so mucn ma
chinery This Involves perpetual and enormous
waste az the organization for the production OF
genuine utilities is only secondary consideration
This waste lands the whole civilized world IN
position of artificial poverty. which again debars
men of all classes from satisfying their rational
desires Rich men are in slavery TO Philistnism,
moor lien 10 perjury. We can none OF us have what
we want except partially only by making pro-
disous sacrifices which very few men can ever
do Before therefore, we can so much as hope
for any art we must be free from this artificial
poyerty When thus free, In my opinion.
the natural instincts Of mankind toward beauty
and incident will take their due place: We shall
want art and since shall be really wealthy. We
shall be able TO have what We want"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-25

Messrs Hough,on, Mihiin & Co have been obliged
10 postpone publication OF the second volume OF
Victor Hugo's correspondence 1t will not appear
until the fall The Houghtons are just publishing
the Life Letters and Diary of Lucy Larcom. by
the Rev Daniel d. Addison.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-25

In the current number Of "Harpers Magazine
there Is a paper by Mr. John Corbin on Two IN
described Portraits of Shakespeare which Is VI
exceptional interest TO students Of the poet. the
ers, y, tho two is a panel said to he the original
CT the famous print by Droeshout; the second IS
painting of somewhat similar character executed
by an unknown artist and identified as the Ely
Palace Portrait" because IT was for long time
IN the possession of the Bishop OF Ely. MI Coroin
cannot make out final case for the AUTHENTICITY OF
either work, but his analysis IL al east paus'o'o'
As portraits Of Shakespeare, whether genuine OF
NOT tho panels are remarkably suggestive.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-25

Sil4 w.
uRn1sD Yllse-
Evening star., 1897-03-03
THE NEW COMMISSIONER.
Crpt. Black Qualities Promptly and
Enters on His Duties.

Crpt. Black Qualities Promptly and
Enters ON His Duties.
Engineer Commissioner William M. Bla ck
reported at the District building bright and
early this morning for duty. Late yester-
day afternoon he took the oath of office
1t was administered by Secretary Tindall
upon the little leather-covered Bible that
has sworn in every public official since
Governor Cooks time
Captain Black promises to be a favorite
with the citizens of the District. He is
affable, easily approached and copsiderate
To reporter of The Star who called upon
him this morning he said it would be his
purpose to give the citizens of Washington
all the information he could concerning i'm
pIoVementS. There was no need of secrecy
at the Commissioners office, and as far as
ne was concerned there would be none. He
rather favored the extension of the civil
service to the offices of the District, and
olu not contemplate any removals.
among his visitors this morning was Col
u. j. F1ebeger, late first assistant Engineer
commissioner, but now in charge of the
academy at West Point. AS soon as 1t was
nolsed about the building that the popular
o1ncer was In the building the clerks hur-
ried to shake his hand. Colonel Fiebeger
mas the distinction of being one of the most
Popular engireer officers that ever sery ed
the District.
The Commissioners office was closed at
noon today, and will be closed throughout
tomorrow, Thursday being legal holiday
Evening star., 1897-03-03
LOCAL MENTION.
AMI sEMENTS TONIGHT.

Academy of Music.-"The Great Diamond
Robbery.
Bijou Theater.-Miaco's Spectacular, Pan
tOmime and Specially Company.
Columbia Theater.-''Lost, Strayed or
Stolen"
Grand Opera House.-Eddie Foy, in "Off
the Earth
Ice Palace. 9Th and L SITS. n.w.-Real Ice
Skating.
Kernan's Lyceum Thcater.-Sheridan' s
Big Sensation Double Show.
Lafayette Square Opera House.-"The
Heart OF Maryland
New National Theater.-Sol Smith Rus
sell. in a Bachelors Romance
Center Market Hall.-Conterno's Histori-
cal Musical Spectacle, Battles of Our Ma
ton"
Odd Fellows Hall. Ith street northwest
Military Bazaar. by the Campbell Light In
fantry.
42T 1th street.-The Crystal Maze.
Vitascope Hail. adjoining Coiumbia The
ater.-Edison Vitascope.
Willard Hall.-Exhibition of the Bio
graph
Columbia Phonograph Company, 9l9
Pennsylvania avenue NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
tion of the Graphophone, kinetoscope and
y rays.
Evening star., 1897-03-03
Military BAZAAR.

The Gonzaga Cadets and drum corps WIS.,
lied the bazaar of the Campbell Light In
faHtry last night and engaged in an indI-
EicCal drill After an exciting contest.
firSt Sergt- Carroll was declared the vim
ter and was presented with the prize a
ecid metal. by Captain HCdgson The Con
. ga quartz; entertained the visitors with
seiec'lChS: Followed by vocal solo by six
year-Old Ralph Ludwig Harry ParE ner
IoFIned several new feats on his wheel
ioh!Sht Mss Maude Bowie will sing and
Miss Dinpie Shacklefcrd Will be the ferpsi-
ShortiH artist The Newport ARTILLERY and
band are expected TO attend the hazsar ,hi
evening The bicycle vote stands: Mar
WICK, '-S: Sterling. 51I: Fowler sol: Victor
e'i columbia. 80. Lieut.. Shaw still leads
~ the Tlhe gallery with score OF II6. the
next score being lI5. A large numh1r ~
WISHING National Guardsmen from various
points visited the bazaar last night ana
seemed 10 enjoy their visit
Evening star., 1897-03-03


The Jury Find That Undue influence
Was Practiced.
The jury in the Van Rswick will case
returned verdict late yesterday after
noon, setting aside the instrument, after
celebrating six hours
AS stated in The Star, the jury retired at
11:15 o'clock yesterday morning, after lis
tening to very elaborate charge by Judge
McComas. About 5:15 O'Clock they sent
word to Judge McComas that they had
reached a verdict. and about an hour later
the judge reached the court house. But
very rev persons We're present when the
jury came down into court. Mrs. Martina
Carr who had contested her mothers will.
being represented by Mr.. A. s. Worthing-
ton. while Mr.. Jere NJ. Wilson was present
on behalf of Mr.. Wilton j. Lambert, the
grandson of Mrs. Van Riswick, who was
charged with his aunt with having pro-
cured the making of the will by the exer-
else of undue influence upon her mother
Foreman Charles Behrens informed Clerk
Downs that they had reached a verdict,
when Mr.. Downs read the issue they had
been called upon to decide: Was the exc
cution by Mary Van Riswick, deceased, of
the paper writing, dated the 18th day of
February, 1894, and purporting to be the
last will and testament of the said Mary
Van Riswick, procured by undue influence
exercised and practiced upon her by Will
toH D. AdHlDeIt, UT any OlneT person or
persons?" In reply Foreman Behrens
stated that the finding of the jury answer
ed the inquiry in the affirmative.
Mr.. Wilson at once gave notice of a mo-
tion for new trial, after the jury had been
polled. and the jury were discharged with
the thanks of the court.
1t is understood that the estate is valued
at about 100000, and If the finding of the
jury is sustained, it will be equally divided
between Mrs. Carr and Mrs. Tallmadge A.
Lambert, the surviving children of Mrs.
Van RisWick, and her next of kin.
Evening star., 1897-03-03
COMPLIMENTARY TO MIR. SHERMAN

The Columbia Heights Association
Are Glad He fs to Be in the Cabinet
Immediately after the adjournment of
the foreign relations committee this morn
ing Mr.. NJ. F. O'Donoghue waited on Sen
ator Sherman and presented him with an
elegantly designed copy in red, white and
blue OF resolution complimentary to the
senator on his elevation to the position of
Secretary of States passed at a recent
meeting of the Columbia Heights Citizens
Association of which Senator Sherman is
an honorary member. The resolution is
as follows:
At a regular meeting of the Columbia
Heights Citizens Association of the Dis
trict of Columbia held February ., 1897,
the following resolution was proposed by
Mr.. M. F. O'Donoghue, seconded by Mr.
Leo Simmons and unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That we hail with the ut
most satisfaction the notice of the appoint
ment OF that eminent statesman, Senator
John Sherman, to be Secretary of State,
especially on account of his interest in the
Improvement of this District, and more
particularly of Columbia Heights, and that
we wish him health and success in guiflfne q
the destinies of this great nation"
Evening star., 1897-03-03
THE INAUGURAL CHORUS.
Last Nights Rehearsal Was Well At
tended and the Work Was Excellent.

Last Nights Rehearsal Was Well At.
tended and the Work Was Excellent.
The final rehearsal of the chorus which
is to sing at the promenade concert at the
Pension building Saturday night was held
last night at Builders Exchange Hall, q
full attendance of the members of the body
being noted. Mr.. Percy S. Foster, who has
charge of the vocal numbers at this concert,
and who is also the director Of the chorus,
handled the singers and succeeded in get
ting some splendid results in the way of
choral effect. The chorus crowded the hall
to the utmost. There are about $50 men
and $50 ladies in the body and each side
tried to outsfng the other at last nights
work. All of the numbers that are to be
given Saturday evening were rehearsed
and each and every one Of them was given
with spirit and dash, as well as with
finish and precision, that speaks well not
only Tor the ability of Mr.. Foster but also
Of the singers of Washington. The num-
bers rehearsed were America" God Bless
Our President THE Land Of Lands"
Americas National Anthem the words of
which are by John Treanor and the music
by A. Tregini, both of this city; the Sol
diers' Chorus from Faust" and the Star
Spangled Banner" This latter number will
De sung by both chorus and audience, as
sisted by the full band, at the concert Sat
urday night.
Judge John c. CLANCY, chairman of the
committee on music made short address
uuiiuS al lIteTmlSSlCn, IN which he cOmpli-
mented the singers and said that their work
was high perfection of the art. He ex-
Pressed himself as thoroughly pleased with
the work done and said that, with care he
saw no reason why every nook and corner
OF the immense pension building should not
be filled with song Saturday evening" not
Withstanding its immense size. The chorus
Will have rehearsal with Victor Herberts
Band at the pension building a. 4:15 o'clock
Saturday, mainly for the purpose of in
duclng band and chorus to pull together
Evening star., 1897-03-03
means. is the singing sunbeam. Miss Maud
Ramond, the well-known soubrette.

means. fs the singing sunbeam, Miss Maud
Ramond, the well-known soubrette.
The Crystal Maze.-The Crystal Maze at
427 7th street northwest has evidently
caught the fancy of the town. Mazes from
time fmmemorial have always been popu-
lar, especially with the masses, for they
are very amusing. Compared with the
Crystal Maze the ordinary maze that has
been seen is as easy, as simple as arith-
metic is to algebra.
Cuba and It's Trouble.-Next Sunday even
ing Mr: E. A: Havers. the special war cor
respondent, has been invited to give his
personal story OF the scenes and incidents
connected with Cuba and its present
trouble at the Columbia Theafer. He has
recently returned from Havana, bringing
with him over 100 beautiful views of the
island, Maceo's army, General Gomez, the
trocha, Weyler. Havana and its surround
ings, and many stories that will be of un-
usual interest to all. The present contro-
versy will be ventilated from the lips Of an
American citizen who was himself a pris-
oner under Spanish rule. Those desiring
to know the present state of Cuba should.
surely attend this Entertainment.
Evening star., 1897-03-03

You can't go on losing flesh under
ordinary conditions without the
knowledge that something is wrong,
either with digestion or nutrition. If
the brain and nerves are not fed,
they can't work. If the blood is not
well supplied, it can't travel on its
life journey through the body.
Wasting is tearing down; SCOTS
Emulsion is building up. Its first
action is to improve digestion, create
an appetite and supply needed nutri-
ton. Book free.
SCOTT & BOVINE, Chemists, New York.