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The sun., 1897-05-19
The Development or Mayor Harrison.
Exa.., fIs Ukxcunn yn..s.oI

Mayor Carter H. Harrison Is denounced a. traitor
By tho silver OF Chicago The ultra men arc
most bitter in their denuncAton. Even the more con.
scrvative members OF the silver Democracy condemn
their new leader In unmeaSured termI.
The sun., 1897-05-19
He Wants n wider stairway.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: Can't
THE Sun stir up the L authorities to provide
moro accommodation at the Rector street sta
tion for passengers while the old building there
is being pulled downi One stairway Just wide
enough for two persons 10 pass is quite made
quate and rather dangerous considering the
crowds that use this station. Yours truly, w.
The sun., 1897-05-19

There is something really pathetic in the
rapidity with which the new disease Of 600
gooism." or non-partisanship. is overcoming the
Erenin0 Post That unfortunate journal must
bo near the final stage Of imbecility when tho Is
sue, as 1t sees 1t, is between honest government
and partisan government" Poor Post.
The sun., 1897-05-19


To judge nom some OF tne speechos ue-
livered In Congress this week on the Cuban
oueation there arr people who fancy that
s.t,,, T., ~. ,,,.n,ts.t d..tin1 NJ America In
- ,I,. st...,.t -, ,,,o,,rch.
,.., .v,,.n,. a rnodern vagarv. and patriot.
,sr, ,t.olf an end tbe.cent,,ry growth. in.
.,..a - bo,no , direct inheritance from the
ss,,ndor. 30 The renublic and now an in.
c-,,n.d featpro NJ American character.
oror ,hr.e-npartsra of a century AGO,
,ov, or,,cy AnAMs. while Secretary OF
Co.. ,naor pres,dent MONROE. made this
80 l., hi. di,rv as n aummary Of what he
III d.. s,;d AZ a Cabinet meetinp:
,...,,.asa n.ds,,nr ns,,on h,yipr no rcn.
.rou, Ambitions ana no God but gold. had now
changed her tone and was sndoavorins to alarm the
world a. the gigantic grasp OF our ambition. SPAN
was doing tne same ano huropo wn,un .,
..,.s,a. s.S ..sa ,no.s n..,o,. ,n,,,s,nr vt,h
tho indians and negotiating 70 bound Us by the Ohio
he'd rst been startled by acquisition of LouranA
and now BY our prsten'ion TO extend to the South
sea ana resdhy saVe 70 'ns .na
~, oon,a az ~ do ,~ou,d r,moy, chi,
,nr...,on "a, m. world shall b. fnniar,red with
the des Of considering proper dominion TO be the
continent of North America"
These are the sentiments OF one who became
President of the United States, expressed
under circumstances which forbid the idea
Of their being used to excite popular feeling
and fury. even supposing it to be possible
that John QUINCY ADAMS could be Insin-
cere in public appeals. They represent, in
fact. the views OF Americans of his day, the
v,ews of MONROE and of JEFFERSON, and
indeed those entertained by American
statesmen from the foundation Of the Gov
ernment. Mr.. ADAMS proceeds with his
idea that the whole continent might one
day be ours.
,.c,,,. an ,,e,n,,d.,,
,.ons wa As much law Of nature tina. this should
become our pretenson O. that the Mississippi should
no~ to the Spain had upon our south
srn and Great Britain upon our northern border IL
va .. 80 -.a - ~. rn,,sa s,a,s.. No. ,h.,
.nx an,rit q, epcroschment or ambition on our part
renders it necessary. but because 1T is a ply.
sicai. moral. and political absurdity that such
fragments OF terr,tory' win so'efeisns q. M
zen 30 ,h.,, orn.-, snou,a c,s,
nsn,ly oontiruous 20 great, powerful. euterpr,snr.
and rapidly growing nation host of the Spanish ter
ritory which had been in our neishborhood had al.
ready become our own oy the most
~ TS,. r.nd.."1 :. .,n r,o,. rn,ro,a.ho .no,
,se rema,nder of che continent should ultimately bo
ours."
Events NAV have modified somewhat these
cancellations. For EXAMPLE. Mexico has con.
.tituted herself n renublic bv our aide. bnt
at least both the spirit and the letter of
these words contrast stronplv with tho dec.
jaration inst made bv one Senator that IN
foreion affairs we shouId "invite the sun.
mort and the condolences of the nations Of
Eurone v in.tead of an acting as to arrav
them against us, But how. for example.
could we exnect the Monroe doctrine. a fun.
a.u,.x.., ,r;,.;rIa - or, f,ro,,r,, ,o,;,,, =,
The sun., 1897-05-19

u orr frfsAds vAo Caror Ss trtth Saaausortpfs fer
prbiioottoA vtsh 10 hacs rasctsd articles rsssTned
tnsr uust n ell cases s.Rd sfaBps1 for that pvTposs
The sun., 1897-05-19

Prom the Courier Journal.
There 4 not much difference between the parties
q The taIiR.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-15

that we are looking upon living things AS
matter Of fact the screen IS there II CANNOT Ne
forgotten. and be he never so earnest Mr.. came
remains a twistcr Of puppets-no more ana no
loco '.The Christian" is a h0pclessly artlnciai
hook Underneath its cIudity one divines that
the author has a serious intentions lie brings
his hero and heroine from the Isle Of Man to
work out their destiny in London. the first as
O servant Of God the other as hospital nurse
,.ter hurgeoning out into music hall artlste.
Intimately he marries them, at the bedside or the
diving priest But for all that the story SHOWS u
Tho contrary the two might just as wen nave
,oan married on their arrival in London ana
,n;obt inst as we'll have lived happily together
40 y green old age 1t is impossible to feel TINS
n.o,, about the personages in good fiction Ihey
- TOO roal The circumstances with which they
.,ruccle are too powerful, too natural. But John
c,orm and Glory QUayle. both puppets, move
lid scenes and amongst men and women as
conventional themselves
rho convention be it said again. is not OF me-
hint of the sentimental housen!aid "oriu VI
romance. where the heavy Villain IS AWAY
oyaricious titled and sardonic; "here tha'
.oroqious lay figure is always provided WIN
,oi, the gray sheep who swerves toward black
.oss but finally cmcrges in white safety Wlth
,it,a and where the hollowness OF riches, the
natbos of poverty and the sparkling VIII OF the
heroine are painted in the obvious coIors Oh lhe
acknowledgement When John Storm cuTa'e 70
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-15

Portrait OF Coventry Patmore by j. s. Sargent.
II. A." there occurs this passage:
We shall mark we'll
The mighty crueltieS which arm and mar
That cOuntenance of control.
With minlatory warnings of a soul
That hath to its own sefhOod been most fell,
And is not weak to spare:
And 10, that hair
Is blanched with the travel-heats of hell.
Now, as mere matter of fact Coventry Pat
more was a quiet gentleman who led
tirely pla cid existence, wrote much genial poetry,
had so beautiful an experience that he wrote
THE Angel in the House" out of it, and died
about as happy man any in the long line
OF Victorian letters He had some searchings
of heart in relation to religious matters. Who
has not? But do we surmise that every man
who has thought about the salvation Of his soul
and has kept up the thinking until late in life
necessarily goes around with hair "blanched
with the travel-heats of hell? We keep that
kind Of sentiment for men of Dante's stamp.
Coventry PatmOre, with all his woes and all his
distinction a gifted and comfortable minor
poet, tolerally happy epicurean. But to versi-
fers like Mr.. Thompson these things of no
Importance compared with the mighty power
of the English language. Words, words, words,
they worship these. and the author of the
present volume can no moro get past them to the
regions of thought that lie beyond than Null
vaney. high erected bowling bosom. could
get safe to earth through pounding the elephant
with a musket. 1t not the muskct that
ultimately conquered success. 1t was the tri-
umph of mind matter That Null
vaneys view, and we think he was right.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-15

Canon Wealthy, brings n forsakCn old woman
into the latter's house and is requested to take
her to the hospital, he replies with sad shake
OF the head: The poor old thing fills her place as
well as Queen Victoria, and perhaps the angels
are watching the one as much as the other"
The sentiment is beautiful, no doubt. The ex-
preston Of it is pathetic, and this is the case
with all of Mr. Gaines serious passages. His
humorous pages are far more depressing. They
aim at originality and merely grotesque.
The book. in short, with all its five hundred
pages, is not only commonpace-with no
thought or situation in it that wakes the slight
est human interest-but bears over it the trail
of a shallow and cheap emotion. 1t is said that
the author spent some months in the personal
investigation of those slums in London which
provide background for some Of the most inn
rortant parts of his book. His time was spent
to little purpose. He may have seen the human
tragedy going on down there. We have recog-
ni2ed his "intimations' Of the veracties Of life.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-15

But he cannot reproduce them within the pages
of his book he can only make magic lantern
pictures out of them.
Mr. Gilbert Parker has written nrst ra'e
romance in "The Pomp Of the Iaviettes' ana
he has betteIed a good story by making IL priei'
Restraining himself from what would nave peei
an easy indulgence in descriptive WrltinS, SNihs
IN his nicturesouo scenery and still more pct-
uresque incidents no more rhetorical auorhi'eh'
than is compatible with terse swift narrative.
he has recounted stirring adventures with vivid
effect and has made his personages to stand
forth like rational beings. He has handled each
one Of the latter, too with as much sympathy
az skill and the volume abounds in artistic
pOrtrature The vulgar but honest IavHettcs,
the impsh little notary, Shangois; the savage
Vanne Castine with his fcrocous dancing bear;
the cautious and prosperous MACON Farcinelle,
all these folk are bodied forth with inspiring
VITALITY and the Irish adventur"r VINO moves
jauntily among them on his way to a tragic end
Is an individuality Of whom Mr.. Parker may
we'll be proud. The latter is 50 often disposed TO
be needessly theatrical that he inspires the more
respect for his treatment Of his hero upon TINS
occasion He has made MIN fantastic almost in
the contradiction OF his character, but he has
made him human.
The Gift for telling a story which Mr.. Spears
reveals in "Thc Port Of Missing Ships should
have enabled him to spin one more yarn which,
when added to the volume. would have per
mitted him to prune its three companions. We
| would still have had a book and each one OF the
| tales would have been symmetrical Now they
| go the long way round and the reader begins TO
weary before he reaches the point. once the
| latter has been encountered, however, ii is ad-
mitted that Mr. Spears is capable and com
| panionable rOmancer His sailormen are life
like. the talk he puts into their mouths has in
It the SAVIOR and the strength of the sea, and his
stories are woven around interesting occur
| rcnces Good as the book is it deserves to be i'm
| nroved and il is clear that Mr. Spears knows
how to make it right, if only he cares to make
the effort.
| The Clever Tales gathered together by Miss
| Porter and Miss Clarke from Continental
sources recall the TRANSACTIONS which naugurated
| tho "Odd Number Series some years ago Com
| moot bizarre a trifle morbid, excessively arts
| tic thev are all specimens of the super aesthetic
| taste which has governed the production Of the
| brief conte in Europe especially In France.
The initial sketch little bunch Of impressions
nv Ualeyy is delightful. and all the examples
| Of Villiers de TIsle Adam are welcome waits
| from the pen Of that curious temperament The
| hook is artificial throughout and heavy with the
| perfume Of dollhouse flowers, but 1t deserves
| its title. il is prodigiously clever.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-15

coats -Of-arms in their bOOk-plates to which
they had no title. but their offence against the
College Of Arms was trivial when compared
with the outrage upon common-Scnse committed
by the mystical young man of to-day. who de-
signs. or has designed for him, an 'emblematic'
book plate or a symbolic book plate. or
theorctic' book plate. in which the emblem, or a
the symbol, or the theory is far too mystical
for any ordinary comprehension Mr.. Hardy Is
himself indispOsed to take such book plates seri-
ouSly hence his volume gives restricted but
wise and interesting survey of the field Of ex-
libris design. Serious readers Will value the
compact and divcrtng history which he has
written. The book is well illustrated. This
adds to its human interest. for many Of the old
plates have personal side, as witness that one
which preserves the features of Samuel Pepys.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-15

A friend OF Jean Ingelows, setting a rev rec
objections of her upon paper, says 'i'a' t s,lo
never lost a sort of wonder at her fame Hhc
would have been perhaps more SURPRISE '.' -.
her work which have appeared since her uea' ~.
Long since left in obscurity save by reautis "
whom the world does not look Tor iihai Jus
ments on poetry. she seems nevertheless 10 nave
been apprcciated everywhere. The fact IS eNi-
dencc Of her one great virtue, virtue Which
promises to keep her work alive for some ,l'l',
sincere feeling. She may have been unlmpas,
sionod evon mediocrc but she was genuine ana
possessed a tenderness as the result, witch
touches the imagination with unmstakaDie per
sistcnce.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-15
RECENT FICTION.
MIR HALL GAINES NOVEL OF LIFE IN
LONDON.

THE CHRISTIAN. A story Ply Hall Caine.
octave. PIP $50 D. Appleton & Co.
THE POMP OF THE LAVILETTES. by Gilbert
Parker. Duodccimo, PIP. l9l Lamson Wolfe
& Co.
THE PORT OF MISSING SHIPS. And Other
Stories of the Sea. by John X. Spears Duo
decimo, PIP. lS3. The Macmillan Company.
CLEVER TALES BY LUDOVIC HALEVY. Az
GUSTE STRINDBERG XSEV0LEp GAR-
AMBER KIELLAND JAKUB ARBES Sc
lected and Edited by Charlotte Porter and Helen
A. Clarke. Duodecimo PIP. 2i2 Boston: Cope
land e. Day.
Mr. Hail Gaines novels are like the pictures in
a magic lantern show. They are taken from
life and the Snowman would fain make US feel
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-15

The new edition Of Mr.. w. J. Hardys Book
Plates brought out by the Scribners is well
come, because the book deals with an amusing
subject, but it dc serves especially cordial
greeting for the reason that the author takes
unusually view of his theme. Iho
bOok-plate, like the poster, hath come a fetch
and a lunacy in the iand AS Mr.. Hardy says.
cur ancestors may have done wrong in using
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-15

Accompanying a review Of Dr. George Birk-
beck Hilrs "Johnsonan Mlscellanies' recchty
nrinted in this place a portrait Of DR.. Hill vas
nublished 1t was taken from his Talks About
khutopraphs.' book published by Messrs
Houghton, Mifiiin Co. Ihroush an acclu l'
at the time.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-15

day" he leaves the reader convinced that these
two humble servants were all of London that
he really grasped. 1t is very curious ana
pulling. To what pass have we come When q
great journal finds ii worth while to print I'M
prcssions" of q porter Il cabman. some CAB
horses and a street full of gasiamps by writer
whose horizon Is bounded, APP arently, by those
important elements in civiliza ton?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-15
LITERARY NOTES.

Nine Grand's nav novel will be brought GU.
by the Appletons about November l. II ~
said that this book will trace the deVelop'.'c"i ~
n woman genius from her girlhood to her
marriage.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-15

One of the sumptuous art books Of the coming
Christmas season will be large volume
titled Christ and His Mother in Italian Art"
The pictures will be selected from those devoted
to the Madonna, to the Holy Family, to the
Nativity, to the CrucifiXion and to various incl
dents in the life of the Saviour The Rev. Canon
Eyton and Julia Cartwright (Mrs. Ady) Will
edit the book.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-15

In the August number Of "CosmOpolis' story
by Mrs. Steel vii! appear under the title OF FIRE
and Ice"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-15

We have received from the Macmillan Com
pany the first instalment Of an edition of Bos
well, in the Temple Classics series There will
be six of the beautiful little volumes. This
series is one Of the best among those which
give us reprints of the masters. Carlyle'S
French Revolution, in the "Temple" FORM is a
delight to possess. and the Boswell is quite as
welcome. From Thomas Whitaker comes the
announcement of n one-volume edition Of BOS
we'll, edited by Mr.. Percy Fitzgerald. The
unique feature of this edition, which is printed
in double columns from a new font of type, Will
lie n biographical dictionary of all the persons
mentioned in the book.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-15

hours in the East will be productive OF any
more fiction such as he wrote a few years 'So'
ID, VI n Woman is a clever book, 50 also
is "Passe Rose" and if Mr.. Hardy cares TO
TolIo,y M these successes he is pretty certain
of the attention of the PUBIC.
The Century Company will publish next month
y now edition of Joseph JcfferSons Aut0Di-
ogranhv" with n supplemental chapter Inc
last volume of Professor Sloanes Napoleon
will also be issued in Septcn Der.
If there is ANYTHING more t. uching than ENG
Iisb sorrow over our literary SHORTCOMINGS IL
IS English loyalty to our SHINING HEhtS' Wnti
once that LOYALTY has been aroused. BehoId the
edifying ease Of Mr.. stephen Crane. HIS Ked
Badge of Courage" pleased the Londoners, ana
they proclaim ed the fact with gusto. w heh
maggie" was published they made some grim
aces. but they were true to their first impreS-
sions They said it was great. over The THIRD
Violet" they weakened again, but once more also
stiffened the backbone Of their admiration Now
has "The Saturday Review" opened its august
pages to Mr. Cranes London Impressions.
They are truly marvellous.
They consist of IAN homage to a porter WIN
the most charming manners IT. the world ana
a cabman with a supreme intelligence" These
nrofoundly interesting figures overwhelmed Mr..
Crane on his arrival. He could not get over
them Then the gaslightS in the streets en-
slinperv pavements pierced his very marrow
bones. But he is true to his porter and his
cabman At the end Of his page VI The Salur-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-15

Signor Crispi has been writing his memoirs.
They will appear. possibly, TINS winter uliuel
the title of .Seventy Years of Italian Life.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-15

We have received the following letter;
"'To the Editor Of The Tribune
"Sir: In your interesting notes of Sunday me
1st inst YOU minated that we are postpoiihS
the publication of The Whirlpool by feorS"
Gissing because Of n desire on our part lia'
two sensations should be caused by the appear
ance of the book at different times in England
and in the United States. We assure you thal
this is an Injustice to US as the sole reason i"r
the delay Is caused by arrangements rcSaiHHE
the serial publication Of the story. ii Is hcceS-
sarv that this shall be completed before me
Whirlpool' can he issued in book form, ana we
would gladly bring it cut 50 )ntr IL IL were i"SS-
bic. 49,, ,;cc.
I'VE think that you will find that the dlller-
orcos in the time of publication OF the same
book in Great Britain and here are almost al
WAYS due to matters connected with the serial
rights as editors make their plans 50 luhH
ahead Of the time Of publication OF seriaIs 'ha'
if is frequently impossible for them To make use
Of n story as soon as may he desired 10y the
author. the publishers and the public Very
truly yours. . o,,r,>v"
FREDERICK A. STOKES CoMfAN y
No injustice was intended in the note re-
ferrod To toward the Stokes Company or any
other publishers "The WhrlpooP simply
happenel To be the first ilust, alton in the mat
ter that came to hand. The explanation offered
by Mr. Stokes is simple AMI of course. covers
the ground completely. But it would he pleas
ant if the publishers and editors were 10 ~
together and sweep aside the DISTINCTIONS Vi
which he speaks.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-15

The departure Of Mr.. Arthur Sherburne Hardy
for Persia as Minister Resident and Consul
General of the United States to that country IN
spires some curiosity as to whether his leisure
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-15

The London Academy notes that some few
weeks ago, in anticipation of The tourist sea-
officers We're to be strict in conhscating Tauch-
nitZ volumes" This Is no oLbt reasonable. and
the British publisher is not to be blamed for re-
joicing over the protection afforded hirI in his
stronghold Of free trade. But We wish he
would at least justify himself by printing his
novels well as the Tauchnitz people print
theirs. Some English publishers make first
rate books out Of their fiction books often much
handsomer than those on the American market,
hut no publishers anywhere have quite rivaed
the understanding volumes. These are printed
with rather small type it Is tue but 1t is not too
small the paper is excellent and the form Of
the Tauchnitz book is downright inspiration, it
is comfortable, 80 convenient
1t is reported that DR.. Conan Doyle refused
the task lately undertaken by Mr.. CUTLER
ouch. of completing SteversOns st Ives"
Canny DR.. Doyle!
The Putnams haze issued al other edition 0he
seventh of that admirable manual Authors
md Publishers" which was first published in
1883 bearing the initials Of G. II. and J. b.
Putram upon its title page. The work is now
considerably larger than it was. 1t is compre-
hensve. in fact, to the last degree, and gives
such clear and accurate information as to all
the steps necessary 70 be taken in the publica-
ton of Il book that an author might base all
his transactions with publishers safely upon it.
Finally, the book has been printed in really
handsome form, with beautiful type on good
paper. The cover is artistic and dainty.
A series Of Lectures on Landscape" originally
delivered at oxford in 1871 by Mr.. Ruskin, and
not hitherto published in book form, is To be
printed in volume this fall by Mr.. George Allen
with number of illustrations.
The TRANSACTIONS from Maurus Jokai are to be
continued and the English publishers propose,
in fact, to bring out all his test-known works.
The pext tale, i'm the series will be The Lion OK
Janina; Or the Last Of the JaniSsarieS"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-15

The list of new books on the Harper press IN
cludes several promising titles. Certain Ac-
cented Heroes" by Henry Calot Lodge is pre-
sumably a work Of history. "Marchesl ana
Music" by Nine Marchesi. viii appeal TO mus mus
cal students Mr. Poultney Bigeow's White
Mans Africa" which has been running through
the Magazine is to come out in Voluhe'
and among the works of fiction there VIII be one
production. Mrs. Keith's Crime ny tna .e VI,
racious and skilful writer Mrs. W. X. Clifford.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-15

II is reported that DR.. Conan Doyle refu
the task lately undertaken by Mr. Qui
Couch. of completing SteveEson's st "
Canny DR.. Doyle
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-15

A series Of LECTURES on Landscape originally
delivered at oxford in lSIl by Mr. Ruskln anc
not hitherto published in book form, is to b.
printed in 4 volume this fall by Mr.. George AlleI
with Il number of illustrations.