Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-09-21

fills tho promise made by the now
editor when he undertook the MANAGE
ment of the Reyiew-w which, indeed,
have bten most generously redeemed by
every issue that hns come from his
hands. The number opens With the
late Col. Ingersolls famous reply to the
Rev. DIR. Henry NJ. Field. which was
published originally in the Reyiew in
November, 1887, and which is repub-
lished now in consideration of tho keen
and widespread interest awakened by
Col. lngersoll's death in his vicws on
religion and religious dogma. Tho
nature and extent of "Ineersoll's In
fuence'' is discussed by DIR. Henry M.
Field, Col. Ingersoll's old friend and
antagonist, who goes with some minute
ness into an examination of the REASONS
for believing that the influence of
Ingersoll will not survive him long.
Archibald Little, an English merchant
resident in China, who is known
throughout the world as an authority |
on questions connected with the Far
East, contributes rejolnder to Vladi-
mir Holnistrem's recent plea for a |
Russo American understanding, in |
which he insists that there is little in
common between Russia and the United |
States, and that America would be
dealing destructively with her CONNER
cial future in China if she joined
hands with Russia thore. The Hon.
Francis b. Loomis, United States
Minister to Venezuela, finds con
genial subject in 1.-The Foreign Service
Of the United States" A diplomat,
whose name and nationality arc not
given, writes, with sympathy and force
and with constant regard TO the pro-
visions of international law, "a Vim
dication of the Boers," confidently
asserting that the Beers are in the
right in their dispute with England.
Joseph S Auerbach, well-known
lawyer of New York, presents, with
| ment, 1.-THE Legal Aspect of Trusts.
The Marquis de Chasseloup-Laubat
gives an interesting account of "The
Progress OF Automobillsm in France.
M. Edouard Rod, who visited a number
of the American universities last year
speaks with well-nigh unbounded
praise of these institutions and the
service they are rendering to the coun-
try. The Hon. Charles Russell, in 1.-The
America Cup" race, tells how Sir
| Thomas Upton first became interested
| in the project of reeapturing the
coveted trophy. The authorized per-
sonal representative of Aguinaldo states
"Aguinaldo's Case against the United
States' in an article evincing a very
clear idea of our history and its mean
ing, and of the political principles with
which the United States are identified
in the mind Of the world.
One of the features Of the September
Pail Mall Magazine is most enter
tanning and instructive article by Will
liam Archer on his recent tour Of this
country and the cordially of feeling
for England generally expressed in his
reception. Other features are as fol-
lows: An important article by Prof.
Arminius Vambery discussing the
effects which will be felt by Russia
and the other Powers upon the COM
Fiction of the Siberian railway; an
other instalment of Mr.. Hieginbot-
TOMS interesting sketches, "Silhon-
cites in Parliament" Shakespeare's
influence in France is most ably dis
pressed plates of Hogarth are written
Of by George Somes Iayard, and Ain
wick Castle is described by Rev. A.
III. Malon, the article being beauti-
fully illustrated, while. G. S. Street
gives the usual number of fascinating
sketches in his breezy department.
From a London Attic" AS to fiction,
H. G. Wells contributes another of his
interesting stories of the future en-
titled Underneath. - "A Story of the
Days to Come" Gilbert Parker, e.
Nesbit and Charles X. Burrow, each
furnish powerful short story. Ella
; Wheeler Wilcox, among others, con-
tributes beautifully illustrated poem.
Altogether, the issue is notable one.
The Pail Mall Magazine Astor Court,
N. Y.
Mrs. Burton Harrison's latest novel,
"The Circle of Century which
The Century 20. announces for early
publication, is round of love stories
, in New York. The scene of the first
: is laid in the Bowling Green neigh.
borhood when the festivities were in
1 progress that marked the Inaugural
tion of President Washington and the
, establishment of constitutional govern
1 ment. The hero is soldier and the
scion of an old and honored eolonia
family; while the heroine is thu
daughter of an immigrant Scotch lrist
mechanic. The opportunities for ust
of the materials afforded by tina
plcBur5Sque perlou aTe ohiliuiif 'ohi
ployed. The second part of the tale
deals with the present age of plutocracy
Q its hero being the rich and cultivated
a descendant of the heroine of the earlle
: tale. The two stories abound in loca
i color and dramatic situations.
A new edition of Mrs. Burton Har
i rison's most popular novel, "Th'
q Anglomaniacs, is announced by Tit
Century Co. Hithorto the book ha'
!, been unillustrated but now it is tt
/ appear with the original illustrations
:, by Dana Gibson, familiar to reader
!, OF The Century Magazine, in whos
I. pages the story was first published a
. a serial.
!. The special features of the American
Il Monthly Review of Reviews for Sep
IS TENDER are summary of the war il
N tho Philippines from the outbreak las
j. February to August 2lst, written by tn
@ Hon. John Barrett; an article entitle'
!. "Why the Trusts Cannot Contro
,s Prices,' by the Hon. George Il
n Roberts; an important suggestion as t
y "Iow to Eliminate Trusts from tn
II Presidential Campaign by Henr
It Macfarland; an interesting illustrate,
d article on 1.-THE Hague Conference i
g Its Outcome" by w. I. Stead; full
d illustrated account of the publ
t. library movement in Massachusetts, b
30 Sylvester Baxter; an optimistic view Q
1t stThe Future Value of the New Eng
5. land Farm by Hezekiah Butterworth
A.. q 10,