davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-23
tribution to the literature dealing with modern military matters
 BY AUTHOR OF "QUO VADIS."

HANIA-By Henryk Sienkiewic8. Bos-
 ton: Little, Brown & Co.
 Henryk Sienkiewicz has written a new book containing ten stories. some of which are long and some short. but the workmanship in none of them approaches Quo Vadis." "Hania," the first tale. Is said to have been founded on actual oc- currences in the authors early lifetime. It is the story of a young Polish girl who has two suitors. but catches the small pox and finally becomes a Sister of Char ity. The death of her father. an old ser want in the Sienkiewicz family, Is made the subject of a prologue.
 Tartar Captivity is a romance sup posed to have been written by a nobleman in the seventeenth century, and throws some light on the ignorance and supersti- tions prevailing ct the time, besides giv- ing one good idea of how Tartar war fare was conducted.
 Let Us Follow Him. treats of two Ro- man lovers who hover between Chris tianity and organism. They finally fol-
 low the Savior to Jerusalem and witness his death. This story Is neither original in conception nor perfect in execution.
 Charcoal Sketches" treat of certain phases of life in Polish community and are of value mainly for the light they throw upon this subject. The rest of the stories deal with social life in the author s own country, and although somewhat marred by thinly yelled cynioism which Is not always intelligible. appear to be ot greater literary value than the others. careful perusal of the book justiaes the statement that the writer of e suc-
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-23
FOR LOVES OLD AND YOUNG

A BOOK OF TRUE LOvERsBy Oc-
 tave Thanet. Chicago: Way 6 Will
 Hams. Price q 25.
 This Is a collection of short stories re- garding "the joys and sorrows. the ad- ventures of divers true lovers," all of which have appeared at sundry times in the leading magazines of the country. The lovers are not of the pulling, youth ful variety. but men and women who have had some experience of the world and It's hard ways. In many instances they are married couples whose matri- monial careers have extended a full quarter century. "The Court of Last Resort Is, perhaps, the Iightest and most amusing tale in the book, as 1t sets forth how a lady of color regained her fckle spouse by sheer force of arms. ''The Strike at Glasscock's' shows how a woman always has her way with a man, and in Why Abbylonia surrendered" a graphic picture Is drawn of the woman who knows not true love when she sees 1t. All of the stories are well told and are worth reading. Many of them may even prove helpful to numerous unfor- tunate lovers who are discontented with their lot in life
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-23

and any number of absurd instances are on record, showing how titles. both Eng fish and German. have had their mean ings entirely changed by the exercise of 6 little Gallic ingenuity.
 One Of the best of these original ren- derings Is the translation of Cibber's com edy. Loves Last Shift" The play ap- peared in French entitled, La derniere Chemise de L'Amour."
 There are other instances nearly as startling. Congreve's tragedy, "The Mourning Bride.' came out as ''L'Epouse du Matin." Even Dickens, whose mean ing one would think was plain enough. has not escaped his unconscious French humor.
 It Is related that when "Our Mutual Friend" under the title of ''L'Ami Com num-, was first published in Paris great expectations were formed by the pub fishers of its success. But after the first half dozen parts had been published the public rose en masse and declined to read further a foreign author whose writings were full of such palpable absurdities.
 The whole trouble was due to the ab- solutely literal manner in which the translator had fulfilled his task. To give only one instance. "A Pea Overcoat" was rendered into French "Un Paietot de Couleur de Puree de Pois."
 It is not only the English who have suffered at the hands of the French translator. The Germans on occasion have been treated quite as badly. Bou- chette, the biographer of Jacob Boehm, in giving a list of the writer's works came across Reflections on Isaiah Stie- fel." Now Isaiah Stiefel was a theolo- gian of contemporary fame, but evident ly Bouchette had never heard of .him. Stiefel happens to mean boot in Ger man. and knowing that the volume was of religious character the translator entitled 1t, "Rehexions Sur les Bottes 1 d Esaie.n
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-23
ous. The book will be of interest to in- telligent people of all creeds and beliefs.
AN EDUCATIONAL WORK.

NATURE STUDY-By Mrs. l.. l.. Wilson.
 The Macmillan Company. For sale by
 A. Nj. Robertson. Price 90 cents.
 Little attention has hitherto been given to Mature Study" but 1t Is now ac- knowledged that this branch of learning should form an important part in the curriculum of our public schools. high schools and colleges. Miss Wilson's book has been written for those who teach rather for those who are taught, and it will undoubtedly prove of great service to & number Of teachers who have never taken up this particular line of study. The subjects under consideration are the weather, plants, animals and stones, the course being divided into twelve parts ac- cording to the respective months As a teachers manual the book is without an equal. It dwells continually on the neces- sity of observing small things and of in- structlng children in little details that are often permitted to pass unnoticed or un- explained.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-23

woman, and therefore hamDered by sex difficulties from which men have long been emancipated. she ~robably real izes that the public would never stand two Kiplings in one generation. She handles her subjects with the gloves on. in neat. finished, yet at the same time effective style.
 Like Kipling, Mrs. Steel has her chosen narrator of strange stories. But his name is not Mulvaney. 1t is Craddock, and instead of being a soldier he Is an engineer. He appears to the best ad- vantage in the tale which gives Its title 10 the volume. "In the Permanent Way A railway was being surveyed through one of the desert regions of India, when the party found Jogi. or holy man. right in the track of the line. There the man had been sitting, year in and year out. for who knows how long. ard such little thing as a railroad track was not going to move him The constructors dug
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-23
THE MARVELLOUS EAST.

JAVA. THE GARDEN OF THE
 EAST-By Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore.
 New York: The Century Company.
 Price s1 50.
 Although the name of Java is as fa- miliar throughout the world as the use of coffee, English literature is singularly lacking in books on the subject of this densely populated aAd amazingly pro ductive island. There are a few works on the great coffee and tea growing country, but of books in which the theme is more lightly treated the dearth Is re- markable. Miss Scidmore's "Jinriksha Days" has well demonstrated the au- thor's keenness of observation and vivacity of style, and in her later work. in field less thoroughly titled than
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-23
THE CHOSEN RACE.

A SKETCH OF JEWISH HISTORY-By
 Gustav Karpeles. Philadelphia: me
 Jewish Publication Society or America
 Considering its brevity better sketcn of Jewish history has never been onereo to the public than this by Gustav har- peles It Is a succinct narrative or truly wonderful race, written In man. ner that Is both interesting and instruct i've. The Jewish people are traced from the awakening of historical conscious ness to the present day. The authors style Is simple and clear, and he man ages to condense his facts into small space in a manner that Is truly marvel
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-23
FROM THE SEAT OF WAR.

GOING TO THE WAR IN GREECE-By
 Frederick Palmer. New York: R. H.
 Russell.
 Mir. Frederick Palmer's interesting book will throw much light on the late Graeco- Turkish war and will help those who are interested in military tactics to form some understanding of the different bat ties and their immediate consequences. AS a war correspondent Mir. Palmer was continually at the front, and he writes of the happenings there in a graphic and unpretudiced manner. Although the war was largely of farcical nature, the re- cital of numerous skirmishes powerfully tolc makes very good reading. MT. Palmer, moreover. is not ayerse to intro ducing lighter matter into his story when the same can be used effectively. The descriptions of the country near the seat of war, and of the different types of sol- diery congregated there, Is all new ma terial to people who have had to content themselves with meager or inaccurate newspaper reports. Few important de- tails appear to have escaped the writer s eve. The book Is profusely illustrated with photographs taken by the author and, altogether. 1t forms valuable con-
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-23
A DISAPPEARING RELIC OF D
Furnvas nn London Where the Noves Bsst Work
 Done and Which Is to Be Tern Down.

O  of is the  in he  the in of
  His ldest
  Papers" number his  sitting  tablet the outside of the inn recorded the  it in
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-23

around him and leveled up to him, but the holy man declined to move, until at last Craddock, a big yellow-haired Saxon who could never keep off the drink, step- ped up.
 Look here, sonny" said Craddock. you're in the way, the Permanent Way.
 So the man of meditations was gently lifted on one side and the work went on- But always the Jogi returned to the rails, and each time Craddock passed that way he had to step down from the engine and lift Old Meditations, as he called him, to one side before the train could move on. Only in India would such thing be pos sible. The end came one stormy night, when Craddock got very drunk. The in- spector who was in the cab with him failed to stop the train In time and Grad dock leaped to his death In the vain at tempt to save the Jogi. When a whole train" remarks the inspector grimly,
 'goes over two men who are locked in each others arms 1t is hard, hard to tell. well, which is which,
 Equally tragical, though told in . more mystical vein. Is "On the Second Story" It is one of those thrilling narratives of Indian fanaticism in which Mrs. Steel excels. The victims are an educated na- tive. schoolmaster and a poor little Hindoo widow. The two conduct a clan destine love affair before the shrine of terrible Goddess Kali. which the priests abruptly terminate by the awful sacri- hce Of the widow on the altar of their ! deity. The Kings Well' told by Grad dock, Is strong tale of the mutiny time, | and indeed every one of the nineteen stories which go to make up the book ! possesses marked interest
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-23
WORDS THAT BURN.

THE SMART SET-By Clyde Fitch.
 Chicago: Herbert s. Stone & Go. For
 sale by Doxey. Price $1
 Clyde Fitch's Smart Set" Is clever satire on American society of a certain kind. In a series of letters and conver- sations the author holds our snobs up to the ridicule of intelligent people In & manner that must strike home Every page In the little book contains some witty saying at the expense of the aris- tocracy.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-23

only such passages are omitted as might be objectionable to people of sensitive tastes or unsuitable for reading in classes. The plays are preceded by a brief narrative. and the principal scenes, not only of the main but of the secondary plots. are connected by elucidatory re- marks. The readings are intended chief ly for the voice and ear rather than the eye and this will facilitate the much prized but still neglected art of reading aloud. Each volume is printed in large and beautiful type, on excellent paper, and is artistically bound in buckram, with covers stamped in pleasing design.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-23
READINGS FROM THE BARD.

THE READERS SHAKESPEARE-B
 David Charles Bell. New York: Funk
 6 Wagnalls Company. Price s1 50.
 This Is the third and concluding vol ume of a new edition of Shakespeare which is likely to prove of especial value to students and teachers alike. The text has been carefully condensed, collated and preserved. making allowance for the prime necessities of expurgation and compression. Good judgment has been used in the matter of abridgment, and
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-23

modern Japan she has laid the reading world under agreeable obliga- tions by playing cicerone to a veritable treasure land of natural and artificial wonders. The book is something more than an entertaining narrative of travel. and contains abunuant evidence of studi- OuS research
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-23

Is because do not believe it will stand long"
 Indeed. the installments of the novel that have already appeared indicate that Zola Is a convert to the socielisdo phil osophy of social life. Through his hero, Pierre Froment. he Is to preach brother hood, equality and solidarity as defined by the modern socialists.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-23
cessful novel Is seldom capable of turn ing out good short stories, and vice versa.
STORIES FOR HoRsEMEN

WHIP AND sPUR7-By George B. War
 Ciure. For sale by Payot, Upham &
 Co. Price $1.
 This Is a book of short stories written for lovers of the noble steed by one who understands and has studied horse-char- acteI The authors story of his first horse. vix. is told Tn a bright and charm ing manner. Vix was rescued from a Ire of drudgery in the New York street-car line service and showed in his later Ire that he was fitted for better things. Many of tbe charters deal with war times. and inc colonel's mounts must indeed have been worth possessing, as their inteih- gence appears to have been almost hu- man. The chapter on Fox Hunting III England" is one of the most lnteresuns in the book, as 1t gives one soou m eIrbt Into that phase of English country life. The frontispiece Is picture or the colonel taken in war time.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-23

Is y Ia dh b h n if d 
 
 
 
  O o mig Ia been because f
  e
  mortal If member O he cad y,uh rans is t east o the Legion rd h ofte Society % %H wd ~ O much u @ h virtually
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-15
Double Cot Tor Wounded Soldiers in Hospital Ship Solace

He was more anxious than he dared 10
show as to the condition of our sick SOL
dlers. and looked with apprehension upon
the possibility Of a pro3ongatsou of the
struggle in the unhealthy valley Of San
tiago.
The secretary said that the Porto Rican
expedition would sc forward Immediately.
II will comprise new men entirely. The
warriors in the trenches before Santiago.
have distinguished themselves and Il Is
not deemed prudent to bring them In I'M
necessary contact with rev troops in view
OF the danger of spreading contagion. The
sick SELLERS will be nursed back TO health
and brought to the United States az soon
as they can be safely removed. Immune
regiments will be ordered to Santiago to
garrison the town. and as stated In these
dispatches yesterday. two OF these regi-
ments are already under orders to proceed.
The Porto Rican expedition Will be COM
manded by Gen Miles in person. though
Gen. Brooke. now in command Of Camp
Thomas. is expected to be his main de-
penderce. The size OF the expedition will
depend upon Gen. Miles wishes. although
It is believed that 25 900 men will be suli-
Client for the purpose. At San Juan the
navy Will be OF greater assistance than II
was at Santiago on account Of the posi-
hiiity Of approaching the town more closely
without r.skng contact with mines Gen
Brooke Is now on his way 70 Washington.
by direction of Secretary Alger. so .ha. he
will be In position TO make known his
views direct to the department
The experience gained In dispatching
Skaters expedition. IL is understood. will
aid the officials in their determination to
make short work OF Porto Rico. There
viii be plenty OF transports available fer
the expedition. as the government has de-
vised other mears Of removing he Span
iards captured AZ Santiago ~ Spain than
by carrying them on those transports
That the navy is ready 10 do Is share az
short notice goes without saying
Porto Rico IS not expected 10 offer
very formidable resistance. 1t is believed
that the moral effect Of today's surrender
at Santiago will be 10 discourage the de-
II.
always tho prospect tina; peace may ensue
before hostiiit!es have been renewed
Rumors were afoat this afternoon 20 the
efTec, that the Spanish government al las;
bad made ove~tures In that direction. hu,
their basis probably was the current be-
lief TIA, one more reverse 10 the Spanish
army woult re sufficient 20 compel the
Spanish government 10 sue for peace. and
that This reverse ~ss furnished by the
surrender Of Torais army.
T7le navy department: has rot been af-
fectei ~ the rumors 10 tire extent % re-
laxing any Of its precautions or aban<or-
lax any % IT'S plans. for Secretary I.org
stated nnequiyocany soday that Cornmo-
5ore Wa:sons eastern squadron would
certainly - 10 Spain as soon As il could
sail.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-15
FIFTH MANILA EXPEDITION.
Gen. otis Desisnatcs the Troops to
Follow Him Ia Manila.

SAN FRANCISCO. July i.-Mai Gen.
Otis today issued an order designating the
troops 10 sail for Manila on the second Sec
ton 90 the fourth expedition or the nfth
expedition. as Il may be called.
The order caused sscrTlewha; NJ Il surprise,
az II had been stated that the troops Of
the expedition would not he selected until
ger the departure % Gen. Otis ard the
steamers Peru and Pusbta tomorrow. The
men have been assigned as follows: To
the steamer Pennsylvania, the First Mon
tara volunteers and recruits 81 the first
California volunteers. II the steamer Rio
lie Ianelro Two battali9ns Of the First
South pakota volunteers recruits Of the
FIRST ana Second hat:sI.ors. Eighteenth
Infantry, Il s.gnal detachment. consisting
nf thre,, off GERS and thirty enlisted men:
recruits u The U:a1 light artillery. To the
:, Pau. one hai,8; IN South Dakota Vol
uuteevs. recruits 0f tAa Colorado voiua-
tsers recruits q tan Thirteenth Minnesota
10 sgu;eers. i sigma c'rus ceta ,AfHcut. sig
usl corps. consisting = NO cTicers and
twenty enlisted men
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-15
IT WAS A SPANISH JOKE,
Privateer story Inventis n of Spanish
Vice Consul.

VANCOUVER, b. c.. July lt-Capt.
Mellen. Spanish consul. whose name has
been prominently mixed up with the pri-
vateer story. now says the whole thing
was joke. He said this morning ii all
arose from the fact of the steamer j. l..
Card. in which he IS part owner, having
been enEass1 20 take n river steamer up
north. The captain OF the vessel refused
10 go n tow OF the Card. and In CONVERSE
ton often asked Mel,en. in a laughing
way II he was going to at the Card out
q prsvateer.
Yes that's just the way Il started" re-
peated Capt. Meilen. There was nothing
In the privatseT story at all II You look
at II. most OF this gold coming out is on
the order OF the Bank Of British Columbia
and the Bank OF Commerce, ana the Span
ish government, IL this was seized. would
have TO heavily reimburse tha banks. We
had offers of a hundred vessels 10 go into
privateering. but the Spanish government
would not use them. We had offers right
on this coast from people here. and even
from Americans 20 plumber these ships,
bat all offers were refused Spanish Amer
leans down the coast would have done IL.
Well captain. whaF about your offer
10 two Vancouver pilots 10 go on this
pfiYateerT
"oh. that was ali Joke, toe. We were
lust fool.ng: there was nothing in It,
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-15
AUSTRALIA FEDERATION DEAD
New Soeth Wales Against lt-No Fur
Their steps ia he Taken.

VANCOUVER. Il. c., July 1.-THE War
r!moo, which arrived from Sydney and
wellington this morning brought the fol-
lowing news:
The federation question Is agitat.ng AUS
traiia by reason of the defeat by New
South Wales OF the enabling bill. Premier
Reid OF the latter colony, created a sem
sation at a public meeting when he ex-
pressed the hope that heaven would for
give him the sin OF having voted for the
convention bill. Reid made : tainisieria,
statement with regard TO federal position.
The convention bill. In the opinion Of The
cabinet. must Re amended with regard 10
the financial scheme ana deadlock provi-
sions Reid will be no party to forcing
the convention bill down the threats OF the
people and will fight any such attempt on
the part Of others. The government will
go 10 the country on the federal platform.
setting forth the necessary amendments
In the convention bill.
MIR Want agreed TO rejoin the New South
Wales ministry as attorney general. Feel
ing very strongly about certain points in
the convention bill. Want, with a view %
more freely fighting the measure resigned
the attorney seneralship. The bill was
rejected and all members OF the govern
rnent have accepted the verdict OF the cleo
tors and propose 10 studiously respect II
and see & is not improperly snterferei
with. Consequently Wan; has gone back
10 the cabinet. Want has resigned the
presidency OF the anti-coryention bill
league, and Sir George Tibbs succeeds
him.
Reid does not think now that a confer
erlce Of Australian premiers on the federal
question can be held.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-15
GIVEN 4 SHARP WARNING.
DisPegarAs q Blank shot and Two
Shells Are Fired by Marbleheaa
In Internationally Close Proximi-

Copyrighted. fsss. by the Associated Press.
PLAYA DEL ESTE, Guantanamo Bay,
July IA French glnboas OF ahou. 2,sso
tons displacement attempted 10 come into
the harnQ about dusk tonight without; per-
mission and me, with a surprise parry. The
the gunboat came into the entrance OF the
harbor. but no attention was paid 10 this.
ard shot from six-pofnder was sent
across her bows. This. too, was disregard
ed. the glnboat coming along under fun
steam. For a few minutes Il looked as If
a row possible. The trlmpets on the
Marbiehead rang out a cali 70 quarters and
another shot was sent across the French
mans bows. THIS time in uncomfortable
proximity. That warning was sufficient.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-15
[IEI UIIAH(NDS NEWS.
re INCIDENT An ExTnEMELY
SERI0us MATTER.
Asked 70 KeeD hack
49, Details for Fear 81 AP0oslng
reelsng In the CniteA States
Cen. Noaet's Co1ann IL Captured.

,orr,ON. July IA dispatch from
r...konx says that IL Is now known here
-, Admiral Dewey requested the corre-
..o.Aep,g at Manila Tot to give the full
..arv Of the Irene incident. for fear of
.,cussnx feeling in America which might
80 TO complications with Germany.
uh.n the full details transpire i, will
:. ..en tks. the incident was more serious
,..n Il At first appeared TO be.
Gen. Monet II Captured.
MADRID. July i4.-capt. Gen. August
s.,esr,phs under date OF July 10:
Oar. Nonet's column. unable to hold
- ~ Nalcaho. left In three boats. lowed
- the xunboat Leyte. TO seek reinforce
,.nt. IL was stopped by the Americans,
AT aided by the current. il succeeded In
sssshinx Estsros and Buiucan. There.
soveyer the column was made prisoners
sr the insurgents. An Official inquiry has
s..n ooened as to the conduct OF Gen.
Monet
surrendered to the Americans.
LONDON, July IA dispatch 10 the
pxiy Telegraph from Manila, dated July
q says:
The Spanish eunboat Leyte. which was
,sytnx Gen. Monei's column from Maica-
81 on meeting with an American war
ssio cast OF the boats, which surrendered
= the Americans In the meantime the
t,oops In the boats. nearly famished, were
sompeilea by the sailors 10 beach the boats.
ihe soldiers making the best Of their way
10 Hlsoney."
Regarding the Irene affair the dispatch
nJs:
afAis is only one OF several significant
,scden.s which are likely sooner or later
10 develop into serious trouble
No Prstest AEainst Germany.
WARRINGTON, July At can be
sa,sd positively that no representations
hare Jet been made to the German govern
nsn. respecting the actions OF the German
naval commanders In the Philippines.