The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-22

war.
LITERARY NOTES.
One novel feature of the war with spain
is the fact that one man succeeded in
photoGraphing the most important fea-
lures of the war in Cuba aud the camps
in this country. Mr.. J. G. Hemment was
on the wreck of of the Maine, at Camps
Black and ChiCkamauga, at Tampa, and
with Admiral SIMPSONS squadron. He
was at Santiago from the beginning to
the end. and was under tire with the
regulars, the SevCnty-first New York,
and the Rough Riders, and he saw Ger
vera's fleet destroyed. Later. he was at
Camp Wikoff and saw the return of the
soldiers, and he was thus enabled TO
round out and complete his remarkable
pictorial record of the war The book
which Mr.. Hcmment has written, entitled
Cannon and Camera" describes the va
ried scenes and experiences of the cam
paign, and states many unvarnished
facts. over one hundred pictures are in
cluded H. the book which will be un-
cpualed as an actual pictorial history of
the war in Cuba. Cannon and Camera
will be published shortly by ID. Appleton
Il Co.
Some weeks before his death. Harold
Frederic finished the book on which he
had been at work for months past. THIS
last and most notable novel of this bril-
liant writer-for it Is the only manuscript
which he lcft-far cClipscs in power any
OF his earlier stories. Written when his
genius had fully matured, he put the bcst
of himself into "The Market-PlaCe," AZ
the novel is called, and it is destined to be
1n Aft tla rh,u tnr h1,e t,N -,
with the fortunes of daring speculator,
and, incidentally, with the corruption eX-
listing among the titled directors of Eng
fish companies. Though written before
the HoOley disclosures, 1t seems almost a
prophecy of that cause celebre. Mr. Fred
cries pictures Of English society and
English country life are the best and most
convincing that have yet been given t0
US by a novelist. the Market-Place"
has been secured by The Saturday Even
ing Post, of ! fhiladolphia. and will appca,
serially in that weekly, beginning in an
early issue.
The announcement of the contents of
Harpcrs Magazine for December shows
"a large number of short stories written by
well known writer's and illustrated BY
prominent artists, The opening one, "Old
Captain" by Mylcs Hemcnway. Is illus
trated by IIowiSd Pyle with C!even draw
ings, including the frontispeCe in color.
Among the others arc IAN ESIneraIda of
Rocky Canyon" by Bret Hartc, Illus
tratod by Peter Newell; "Thc Second
Wooing of Salina Sue" by Ruth McEncry
Stuart, illustrated by A. Il. Frost; "The
White Heron" by Fiona Macleod, illus
tratcd by Albert T.. Stcrner; "Iow Santa
Claus was Saved" by Mary 4. van Dem
hurgh. illustrated by w. r. Smedloy; and
"Thc CncXpeCtcdnCss Of Mr.. Horace
Shields - nv Murporpr T1n1aDH ilIpStr4tpJ
by Howard Pyle.
In the first instalment Of his story of
the "Mcrrimac' in the December Cen
turv. Lieutenant Hobsun lays no claim
TO having originated the idea of blocking
the channel at Santiago. The sinking of
the collier had been ordered by Admiral
Sampson. but the commanding officer off
Santiago had not executed tho vancouver
when tho flagship arrived, and the work
ing out OF the plan, as well as its exc
Cution, was intruStcd to Lieutenant Hob
i>on. The preliminary steps are de-
taited in this number of the magazine,
and in later issues the story of the sink
ing of the shin ana the capture and i'm
prisonment Of her crew will be given at
first hand. This Is the only account of
his exploit that Mr.. IlObson has written
for publication.
"The Story of Beautiful Porto Rico" as
told by pen and camera is the subject of
II timely volume from the press OF Laird
& Lee, Chicago. The author. c. II. Rec
tor, traversed the island on horseback
ere the war ended and made liberal notes
concerning its history, geography, soil.
climate, inhabitants social, political and
religious customs, etc, etc. Ills book is
the most satisfactory presentation of in
formation on this subject that We have
Tho Gixiy hulf-tnOn tlnSt i'm
the book are reproduced from photo
graphs taken by Wilbur +. Turner. There
is also a good and very complete map.
Among the interesting literary features
announced for carly publication in Har-
pers Bazaar are preference" a short
serial of extraordinary charm, by Caro-
line Leslie Field; Mate" Thanksgiving
story of New England seventy years ago
by Kate CpSOn Clark, illustrated by Gilt
ford Carleton: and IAN Alien at Home"
q story showing how foreign residence. II
prolonged units one for our rushing life
by Annie L. i. Soaring. The usual fash
ION features will be given with, If possi-
bic, added brillanCv to suit the opening
season, ana the department of music viii
treat Of the re-opcning Of the opera sea-
son,
Captain Sigsbee spols a good story. but
replaces II WIN dnolnef equally good, IN
denying, as he will in the December Cen
tury, that his orderly entered the cabin
of the Maine Immediately after the eX-
pOsiOn, made a formal salute, and re-
ported the destruction of the ship. Had
he done So he would not have been seen
| for the explosion eXtingushed all lights
andle left the cabin as black as a pocket. As
matter OF fact, the orderly ran into his
commanding officer in a dark passage
| leading forward through the superstruc-
turo, and reported that the ship had been
blown up and was sinking.
The December issue OF Harper's Round
| Table will be Christmas double num-
Der, with special illuminated cover from
design by MaXtield Parrish IT will con-
| tain siNty-four pages of reading matter,
instead Of forty-eight pages as usual and
the leading holiday story, "a Revolu-
| iionary Santa Claus," by Percival Rids-
dale. city editor Of the Wilkes Barre
| Leader, will he Illus stratod i'm colors from
drawings 10y Edward PcnGCld. As supple
mcntS will be given two full-page co,orCl
| plates, suitable for framing OF war sub
| jects, from paintings by =, &. Yohn.
Rt, Hon. Joserh Chamberlain British
colonial secretary. I'm his remarkably
! frank article I'm thn December Syribnor's
| makes very evident his views on Amer
! icd's relation 10 colonial expansion. In
| the course OF thCm he says: at can hard