The record-union., 1899-04-07


it's promise to cover the war Oh 1880 as
authoritatiyely as it did the campaigns
of 1861 -65. The April and May NUM-
bers will practically close the series SO
far as it relates to active operations
In April an article of interest is Rear
Admiral Sampson's full statement OF
the part taken by the Atlantic fleet IN
the Spanish war Major General Fran
els V. Greene gives full account from
personal experience of the actual cap
ture of Manila, and John 7. McCutch-
-eon describes the surrender of Manila
as viewed from Admiral Dewey's flag
ship. Mr. McCutcheon was on the
bridge with Dewey during the action.
An account by the American director of
the school at Athens of recent American
discoveries at Corinth include the turn
ing UP of a relic Of ST. Paul. There is
an entertaining description of Jerusa-
lem and its environments, written for
the Century" by the distinguished
French artist, j. James Tfssot. The
Notes from General Shermans Diary"
concerning his visit to Russia have a
timely interest. Professor Peckham's s
article on Absolute Zero" gives with
scientific authority an account of re-
cent inventions for the production of
liquid air. A new poem, Cities of
He'll" by the young English poet, Ste
phen Phillips, author of Christ in
Hades.' One of Mrs. Wilcox's most Sc
rious poems is discrimination" Pro-
fessor Wheeler in his Life of Alexan-
der" describes remarkable episode of
that life. namely, 1.-The Famous Siege
of Tyre" Franklin as Printer and
Publisher is not the least entertaining
of Mr.. Ford's biographical serial
Marion Crawford's romance of the sec
.ond crusade furnishes the principal fic-
ton of the number. along with a story
called Jack" showing the curious re-
lations between the whites and the Ca
madam Indians. The story is by Miss
Goodloe and is illustrated in an original
way by Jane Hambidge. Lovers of art
viii be specially interested in Coles
Stable Interior" exquisiteIy engraved
: after George Moreland. which is the
frontispiece of the number; Gilbert
: Stuarts portrait of Mrs Rawle and
Julia Weir's Green Bodice" both en-
graved on wood by Henry Wolf.
''Harpers Magazine" for April New
York; has these papers: 'Christopher
thrust His Weapon Out Before Him
is the frontispieee, an Illustration for
the Princess Xenia," drawn by T. de
Thulstrup; Aspects of Rome" eight
illustrations. by F. V. Du Mond: ..The
frlncelss Aenia," H. B. Marriott Wat
son; The Trial of the Oregon" with
seven illustrations, L. A. Beardslee
'Rear Admiral: THE Sad Case of the
Princess Esme,' Chalmers Roberts:
The Spanish-American War Part TIT
Ihe Blockade of Cuba and Pursuit of
sCervera, with eleven illustrations
Hon- Henry Cabot Lodge; "Of Her own
Household, story, with one illustra-
ton, Margaret Sutton Briscoe: s.Thir-
teen Days in Unexplored Montenegro.
with sixteen illustrations. May McCIeI
Ian Desprez: Cromwell and His C,ourt
incidents and Anecdotes Gathered from,
Cromwellian Newspapers and Tracts"
and three illustrations, Amelia Barr:
Under an April Sky" a story and one
Illustration, Brander Matthews. ssThe
Ape OF Death" DR.. Andrew Wilson T,
h . f., Professor of Physiology at the
University of Edinburgh; "The Rescue
OF Admiral Cervera, the Narrative of
an American Bluejacket," Peter Keller
poahsWain's mate; Their Silver We'd
ulng Journey" a novel, part ". with
Two nlustra tions. William Dean How
eis' Horo1 to Whom Honor Is Due.
ana one drawing, Rufus FairchiId Zog
paum; The Dancing Lights a poem
1ohn White Chadwick; THE Equipment
OF the Modern City House." part 1T
with twelve Illustrations. Russell Stur
gls; The Drawer" with Introductory
poem by Ruth McEnery Stuart and H.
iustrations by Frost, Hyde. Eddy and
Herford; Literary Notes." by John
kendrick Bangs.
The North American Review CNew
York;, has this table of contents for
April: The Organization of the
Army Hon. John A. T. Hull; Public
schools and Parents Duties" Julian
hawthorne; What is Orthodoxy" The
Rev Prof. Francis Brown, D. D.: eThe
Future of Cuba" The Hon. Robert p
Porter; Mexican Haciendas: The
Peon System" Prince A.. de Iturbide:
National Bigness or Greatness
Which?' by Bishop H. C. Potter; sThe
French Riviera" Professor w. Garden
Blaikie. D. D.; "a New Law of Health,
Elizabeth Bisland; British Rule in In
dia-II.. The. Rev. J. P. Jones. d. d.
missionary Of the American Board at
Madura, South India; Revival of the
Mormon Problem" Eugene Young
"reminiscences of Orion Horne" Ed
mund Gosse; British Capital Abroad. 10
by NJ G. MulhalL F. S. S.; Railway
Pooling and the Interstate Commerce
Commission Milton H. Smith:
s'Women in New Zealand" John Chris