The San Francisco call., 1898-10-09

has again been accused of killing an unfortunate of her own sex. She has been similarly accused before, and' as a. contemporary remarks, in going back to her practices shows a supreme con- tempt for the law. do not see now sne could possibly entertain any other 1eel- ing toward the law, so far as IL IS sup posed to apply to her.
 Richard Harding Davis Is another or the great men whose name must po printed in full It is difficult to imagine a Richard H. Davis. An R. H. DAVIS would be positive sacrilege, while to term him Dick would simply De to break the upper literary circle into confused tumble of segments. All thls is to show that hold Richard Harolhs Davis in proper esteem. He inherlteu greatness, and even if it is mlsnt' lar be it from me to decry the value or It. If the greatness toted by MT DAVIS could be transposed to some one "HO matched it, the combination would make hit. Davis writes clever snort story, a passable long one, In which the illustrations are apt to be fine. In con sideration of the privilege of project
  every picture illustrative of American life, Gibson does his best while setting forth the heroes and heroines of the Davis imagination. The heroes are ai- ways broad-shouldered and smooth shaved, each one, in fact, miniature Davis, while the heroine invariably has an aristocratic nose tipped skyWaro' as if suspecting onions on her nefghbors breath. However, these few remarks are preliminary, and as the wise reader has skipped them there is no occasion for apology. Davis was over in Cuba during the war. He Is not good re- porter. In the recital of actual events I know a dozen men any one or whom can write all around him. He tries to make word paintings, and the result IS Q daub. The impressionist style may be all right in the Subdued light or tne art gallery, but in description people want bold and accurate lines. DaVls did not send out of Cuba one good de- scription of anything occurring there- Nevertheless he did as we'll as any body else Creelman forwarded a 1eW stirring paragraphs, but Creelnan IS such an unconscionable liar that these went for nothing. From a newspaper  failure There was a chance to do much, and nothing was done. There fore would it beseem Richard Harding to sing small instead of attacking Shafter Doubtless there were errors In the conduct of the Santiago can- paign. If ever a campaign devoid ot mistake was carried on under the dt- rection of mortal history failed to rec ord it. If ever a man achieved bril- liant victory and missed having his methods and motives traduced l cer- tainly never heard of 1t. The bald truth remains that a victory was achieved speedily, splendidly, with comparatively trifing loss of life. Vast difficulties were overcome, and war which promised to drag on indefinitely was brought to a speedy close. It. is too bad, of course, that Davis Is not satisfied It is possible, however, that Shafter had in view something fully as important as pleasing the distinguished gentleman. Shafter is fat and choleric. He was too busy to tip his helmet to Davis, too engrossed to divulge his plans. and had too much sense to, ,coun- sel with the reporter Therefore has he been impaled, and is even now sup posed to be wriggling on the tip of the Davis pen I trust the gallant old war rior will survive, and perhaps tell the world some time what he thinks of Davis as a correspondent, an exchange of compliments being suggested by the circumstances.