davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
New-York tribune., 1901-12-15

idea of men Is even NOR cOute-nptuOus His
dukes. marquises. counts countoss"s. marchon-
esses and duChesscs are 4 dubious lot But let
not he unfair There ar" two women. kept
generally aloof from the action OF the story. who
do something to Ieaven The lump one. with the
astuteness OF a diplomat triumphs over the
worst of the men: and the o;her-who is the de
serted wife OF the same man-though pictured
as weak IL at least not wicked Political in
trigue runs through the narrative The interests
are historical. and among the characters we see
Canovas del Castillo and other well known tg-
ures. Padre Coloma SatiriSes Madrid society IN
terms as clever they severe The heroine
is a notable creation. brilliant and unscrupulous
bat drawn so as to command certain sym
pathy.
The punishment for her msdeeds falls upon
her with crushing weight, and the penance
which she is represented offering relieves in a
very human way the tension of the drama
There are many brilliant scenes in this book.
most of them laid in Madrid. though the action
shifts to Paris and Biarritz. Shrewd and caustic
observations abound, vet under the keen satire
one cannot help but feel the warm heart of a
lover of his kind. The translation is good,
though there are u few lapscs which should have
been caught by careful proofreader. They are.
at the worst. merely venial. and cannot detract
from the intrinsic merit of the story
Mr.. Locke's novel embodies a picturesque
idea. His hero, Jasper Eellacot, steals MS name
and a vast fortune from a man whom he leaves
in The Australian bush. apparently stricken with
a mortal disease He comes to London and there
plays the part of great philanthropist. his re-
sources increasing the while by leaps md
bounds. as everything he touches turns To gold
The fine qualities in his character and the no
bility of his actions soon persuade the reader
that if he is an usurper he is, at any rate,
useful one; and this impression is only deepened
when the abandoned sick man reappears upon
the scene. and Jasper's political enemy uses TINS
claimant as a tool to discomht the Impostor
in his hour of greatest triumph. This crisis is
long in arriving, however, and in leading up to
it Mr. Locke writes some delightfully."- enter
tanning pages Lady Alicia Harden, the one
woman in the world for Jasper introduces a
pleasing element into the story, and effective
use is also made of the romance of a friend
of hers n Young poet of genius, and an humble
Juno with Italian blood in her veins Down
TO the very moment of JaSper'S dramatic en-
counter with the claimant an encounter both
credible and thrilling, give Mr. Locke the
warmest approval. But the ten twelve pages
that follow, while indubitably calculated to
please the lovers of conventional endings make
us wonder if this novelist really has after all
anything in the nature of an artistic conscience
New-York tribune., 1901-12-15
FICTION.
MIR MERRIMAN's STUDY OF SPANISH
LIFE IN CARLIST DAYS.

THE VELVET GLOVE, BY Henry Seton es9 MeTT5 negd
C1-RRITA. COUNTESS OF ALBORNOz. A Novel
of Madrid society, BY Luis Coloma Trans IranS-
i2mo pp. $50. Boston: Little, Brown Il Co.
THE UsURPER. BY William j Locke. 12mo, PIP.
$50, John Lane.
Mr. Merriman is one of those novelists whose
work. if never memorable, is never uninterest-
ing; and although The Velvet Glove Is not SO
good as his best it is quite good enough to pc
guile the reader for hour The scene Is ialu
in Spain at the time of the Carist troubles ana
it makes us acquainted especially with the Wlnd-
syyept streets of Saragossa and great estate
on the southern slope of the Pyrenees- Inc
author is particularly happy in his treatment OF
the environments of his actors, and through de-
noting also with great sympathy and precision
the national traits of the latter he gives his
narrative a thoroughly Spanish SAVIOR. 1t be-
gins on a tragic note a white haired Spanlard
returning somewhat mysteriOusly to Saragossa
after a long absence in Cuba, where he mas
amassed great wealth, is attacked in narrow
thoroughfare at night and murdered by secret
upholders of the Carlist cause. They want his
money for that cause and one way of getting it
is to force his daughter into a nuns hablt ana
by playing upon her weakness secure her IN
heritanCe- As II happens however, tlic
is witnessed by an old friend of the victim
himself unseen, and while Don Evasio Mon
rontrives to wiring from the dying Francisco de
NIogente a will which promises to facilitate the
consummation of his infamous scheme, the old
friend aforesaid, Count Sarrion, and his son
Marcos are enlisted in the service of the hapleSs
daughter Juauita at the start. The story,
though necessarily concerned with Spanish poll
ties is chiefly devoted to the exposition of the
conflict which RACES around the heiress. IN
cxpcctedIy for Mons plans. she turns out to be
Il girl of strong character. Marcos loves her,
and thus 4 struggle for millions. with politics in
the background, becomes in the truest sense a
romance. Mr. Mcrriman handles it with capital
spirit and keeps US for some time in exciting
suspense. For some reason other his in
sriration fails him before the close of the book.
the natural climax coming too But even
So The Velvet Glove is an enjoyable book 1t
is the work Of a man who knows how TO tell n
story. it contains some skilfuI strokes of char
acter:zatIon. and there fewer than usual Of
the authors shallow attempts at weighty cpl
gram II may not he So satisfactory its
predecessor. The Isle OF Unrest" but. we re-
peat 1t viii do very we'll
The prevailing impression left by "Currita.
Countess of Albornoz," Is that the Jesuit priest
who wrote IL is possessed OF the medieval &c
clesiastical conception of women. and that his
New-York tribune., 1901-12-15

It is said that the study OF French in Eng
land is rapidly being given up in favor Of Ger
man. This Is Ianented for reason of the bad
effect of German upon English literary style,
in the writings of scientific men who
gre most converSant with German books.
New-York tribune., 1901-12-15
LITERARY NOTES.

Mr. Charles Godfrey Leland is in Italy making
selection of ballads for edition of Hans
BreitInann." and revising the same 1t Is thirty
years since they were first published We have
no details as To the American sale of the KS,
but England is credited with having purchased
more than ten thousand copies
Rishop Potter has chosen an excellent title for
the article on travel in India which he has con-
tributed to The Youths Companion He has
New-York tribune., 1901-12-15

THE VELVET GLOVE. BY Henry Seton MerTi- Mid
man. Illustrated 12mo, PIP W. Z9t Douu'
Mead & Co.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-14
PADDING SKELETONS,
One Pound OF Grape Nuts Makes more
Flesh than many rouuds OF Ordinary
Food.

II is worth while to find a food that
viii nut two pounds a day ON the frame
of an invalid that has been reduced to
a skeleton. A lady In Middletown, Ind,
SAYS: "For more than fifteen years |
have been more or less OF an invalid.
The doctors said general debility was
the trouble brought on by oxertaxing
Tho nervous system and the digestive
organs. Then finally la grippe and
pleurisy set In. lasting about ten weeks,
and | was reduced 90 skeleton OF less
than seventy pounds in weight. not
withstanding | was being fed on meat
and ordinary food,
"My relatives were telegraphed TO
Gonna quickly II they would see me
alive Al this time was put on Grape.
Nuts food, and found | could eat II
and that II suited my taste and began
al once 20 gain in strength and weight.
NV weight increased about two pounds
per day, I reached about one hundred
bounds which Is heavier than ! had
svelghed for more than fifteen years.
"Erle, DIS who saw me ON the street
stared nj me as though | had risen
from The dead. shall always be CRATE
mi for the good Grape Nuts food has
done for me. / shrink from having my
name published n you should use this
letter but am willing 10 write to any
ono concerning these statements. II In
,ho. Nav can benefit suffering hui
mainly In the slightest. name VIII De
given BY Postum Cereal Co., Ltd, Bat
tie Creek. Mich.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-14
TRADE AGAINST
MRS.STOWE'S BOOK
F. HOpkinsOn Smith Says ''UucIe
Toms Cabin" is Vicious.
1T Is NOT A TRUE PICTURE.
Declares the Novel Preeipitated War
Of the Rebellion -Iirown,s Raid
Made IL Inevitable.

Cleveland, o., Feb. 1i.--F Hopkinson
Smith, the well known author and lee
turer, recently declared that Mrs.
Stoves famous book, "Uncle Toms
Cabin was vicious and harmful in its
effect upon its readers, In an inter-
view yesterday in this city Mr.. Smith
repeated the statement and gives the
following as his reasons:
Because II paints an absurdly false
picture of the conditions Of the South
before the war The book would have
us believe that the southern people
were brutes who tracked slaves with
bloodhounds and flayed their negroes
with the lash. II Is a book which d.
vides our country into halves and
paints the people Of the north side OF
the dividing line as angels and those
on the south side as brutes and mis-
creants. A book like that is harmful.
Il not only believe that the book did
much to bring on the civil war but l
believe II Is doing much To keep open
the breach between the North and the
South, / think It is wrong that our
young people should read and venerat0
that book as true picture Of American
life south Of Mason and Dixon's line.
me performance Of the play as adopted
from the book is Just as harmful.
The book Uncle Toms Cabin pre-
clpltated the war Of the rebellion.
John Browns raid made II inevitable"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-14
G. A. II. CoNGREssMEN.
The COMMUNICATIVE Chief Rassieur
Charges Them With Disloyalty.

Boston, Feb. 14.--In his address to the
Massachusetts, Grand Army Of the Re-
public, on the occasion Of Its annual
meeting in Faneuil hall, Gen. Rassieur,
the commander-ip chief Of the national
body, charged congressman who are
members of the Grand Army with be-
ing disloyal to the organization in the
matter of legislation The commander
in-chlef said in the course Of his adj
dress:
"In Washington I am sorry to say,
we have not had the success ] hoped
for. In Chicago last year, matters
looked bright but they don't look so
now in Washington and the Whlte
House
"Your committees have worked like
Trojans. The trouble is with the con-
gressmen, and chief among them are
some who wear the little bronze but
ton. They think they know better than
YOU what you want, The time may
come when the head Of this organlza-
ton may be called upon TO report on
their actions and he will not be slow
TO so report, though II may reflect upon
the comrade who stands in the highest
place In the land,
"If a comrade Is false to his oDllga-
lions we had better know IT now, when
we are strong, than when we are too
weak TO have any influence"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-14
OBERLIN NJ. CARTER CASE.
His Attorneys Claim There VIII DC a
Scandal Equal to the Dreyfus Case.

Leavenworth, Kan, Feb. 1S-Devel-
opments In the oberlin M. Carter case
late this afternoon point TO a national
scandal which his attorneys claim VIII
equal the noted Dreyfus case OF
France.
John II. Atwood, Carter's local attor-
ney, received word that should Carter
be admitted TO bail by the federal court
Friday he will be Immediately arrested,
so as to prevent his going to savannah
Ga. where he would demand a civil
trial, which he asserts would prove MS
complete innocence of the charges OF
which he was convicted.
Officers Il Is said, are on the way 70
arrest him should the court grant bail,
but an effort will be made to have the
court refuse to admit him to bail, as
there is a strong desire to keep him
from going to Savannah.
The intention Of the officers Is to eff
feet Carriers arrest and take him to
New York, where other contractors are
implicated for alleged defrauding the
government, and holding him there un-
I'll the Supreme court passes upon his
application for habeas corpus.
Carriers application to be admitted 10
bail will be argued before Judge Hook
Of the United States court Friday morn
ing. He has filed an affidavit setting
forth that each day that he is kept In
confinement lessons his chances OF prov
ing his innocence, as several Of his wit
nesses have died since he has been In
prison. He also states that the confine-
ment has impaired his health, and In
the event of his acQuittal he would
be entitled to indemnity from the
government for unlawful confine-
ment.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-14

to make Judge Taft civil governor Of
the Philippines In case Congress snail
pass a resolution giving him authority
to regulate affairs there entirely In his
discretion until Congress can make
specific laws for the Islands, Is PROB
ably the expression OF a wish enter
tanned by the President when Judge
Taft went to Manila The gratification
of the wish depends first, upon the ac
ton Of Congress and next upon the con-
sent of Commissioner Taft, When Mr..
Taft accepted the appointment to the
commission, he declared that he could
not think Of going to the philippines
for a longer period than eighteen
months. His plan was to accomplish
so much as was possible In a year and
a half and return to practice law In
Ohio.
Some assurances have been given to
the President. IL Is understood, that Mr..
Taft, having become deeply interested
in the task he has accepted, VIII recon-
slider his desire to return home and con-
sent to stay long enough to make good
his own suggestion that the difilculties
presented in the Philippines were so
great that no man could fail 10 WIN
credit for overcoming them, and that II
would not be worth while 10 go there
merely TO deal with easy and common
place problems.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-14
DAUGHTERS OF REVOLUTION
The Session In Washington Prom
iscs Interesting Developments.

New York. Feb. 1.-THE sessions of
the congress of the Daughters Of the
Revolution in Washington next week
promise some interesting and lively de-
velopments. The members of the board
contend that the president general must
be che wife OF man holding office UNI
der the national government. The wife
OF President OF the United States Is
preferred. but Mrs. Mckinley is not an
oflice-seeker Mrs. Roosevelt, the next
choice. declined the honor. The mem
beers Of the executive board settled upon
Mrs. Charles w. Fairbanks, wife OF
Senator Fairbanks of Indiana. as their
candidate.
With her It Is hoped to defeat Mrs.
Mclean She has been a member of
the organization since Il was formed
and has an extensive acquaintance. but
Is opposed to the Capitalization policy.
AS the regent Of the largest and most
harmonious chapter in the country. she
has natural leaning toward local self
government
There is third candidate. who was
selected 70 oppose Mrs. Mclean early
in the campaign, before Mrs. Fairbanks
was broght forward. Mrs Washing
ton A, Roebling, who was to draw
strength from her connection with the
womens clubs. was named for the Of
flee.
Mrs. Mclean, accompanied by Mr.
Mclean and their daughter viii go 10
Washington today. Mrs. Fairbanks Is
already In the field. and Mrs. Roebling
will be there before the fray begins.
A large delegation of Mclean partisans
viii go from this city.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-14
CyRANo DE BERGERAC.
Elizabeth Marbury is Suing Richard
Mansfield for Royalties.

New York. Feb. H.-Justice Flt2ger-
aid. in the supreme court, has reversed
decision on application for referee to
take testimony in an action brought
by Elizabeth Marbury, as agent
AGAINST Richard Mansfield TO recover
ROYALTIES on the play "Cyrano de Ber-
gerac." The plaintiff claims that MI
Mansfield obtained the American rights
10 the play from Edmond Rostand, the
author. on an agreement Of a royalty OF
< per cent on the first $1,000 Of gross re-
CENTS and 10 per cent on all receipts
over $4,000.
Ex-Judge Dittenhoefer represented
Mr. Mansfield. and he argued that there
was nothing due Rostand, as the play
was public property. He also called at
tention to the case now pending In the
United States court In Illinois In which
action Samuel Eberly Gross is suing
both Mansfield and Rostand on the
claim that "Cyrano De Bergerac' was
pirated from the play, THE Merchant
Prince OF Corville."
The counsel said that all the expense
OF defending that action had been
borne by Mr. Mansfield,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-14

New Haven, Conn, Feb 1i-Justice
David ]. Brewer Of the United States
Supreme Court touched upon the Phil
ippine problems in his address in the
Dodge lecture course in Yale. He said
81 have been over thirty-six years on
the bench and no one, indirectly or
directly, ever has limited that any de-
cision / might make might be for my
own benefit, either socially, pecuniarily,
politically or otherwise. II l had wanted
to do wrong | should have been obliged
to go out and hunt for the tempter.
1--WE enter the new century under
changed conditions. We have been iso-
lated but now commerce Is carrying
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-14
Colombia and Panama Canal Co.

New York, Feb. l4,-Gen. Rafael
Tribe, the Colombian revolutionary
leader. at present In this city. has an
nounced that he will inform the state
department at Washington that the
Colombian government had no right 20
give the French Panama canal company
an extension OF time In which to I'm
ish building the Panama canal. and
that therefore the United States can
not acquire the company's rights and
property.
He is led 10 take this step, he says. by
the report that DR.. Carlos Martinez,
the Colombian secretary OF state, who
arrived in New York from Colombia on
Tuesday, win 20 TO Washington. in the
interest CT the French Panama COM
pany.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-14
JUSTICE BREWER ON PHILIPPINES

us whether we will or no, to the ends
of the earth. China, that great mass
of effete civilization, turns with abun.
dant faith to this nation In its time OF
distress
MANY people are today wondering
what the outcome Of the Philippine war
will be. The press and the nails OF
legislation resound with the momen-
tous questions involved in the settle
ment Of the status Of the Islands. A
solemn sense Of responsibility nils Con-
gress 1t is, however, a secondary mat
ter what will be the action of Congress,
the policy Of the administration or the
decision Of the Supreme Court provided
the people of this country measure their
intercourse with the residents of these
insular possessions by the golden rule
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-14
OUR FOREIGN TRADE.
Government Issues Volume on
American Commercial Relations.

Washington, Feb. 13.-The general
survey Of foreign trade Introductory to
the volume Of Commercial Relations
With the United States" which formed
the subject of special letters from the
PRESIDENT and the secretary of state
TO Congress, has just been published
by Frederick Emory, the head of the
bureau OF foreign commerce, and COM
piler OF this matter, in the shape Of a
special number Of the advance sheets
of consular reports" As the title in
dicates, the survey Is compact presen-
tatlon of the most important and in
structiye features of the enormous
mass OF trade information which, has
been collected by the United States
oonsuls throughout the world during
the past year.
The publication says that along with
a natural note Of satisfaction in the an
nual reports of our consular officers for
last year there Is strong hint of a
most strenuous competition and oppo
sltlon to American trade advancement
abroad which may finally counterbal-
ance our superior advantages to a con
siderable extent and check our progress
in the worlds markets, unless we
equip ourselves meantime for the ulti-
mate phases of the struggle,
The relative cheapness Of American
products has gieen them pre-eminence,
1t Is shown, and the remarkable growth
Of the foreign demand for our iron and
steel is cited as a striking instance Of
what underwriting In prices will do
Foreign observers, particularly the
British and the Germans, are shown to
be keenly alive to what Is being accom-
plished by the greater efficiency OF
our industrial methods and exhibit
purpose to profit by them. and then to
fight us with our own weapons,
A great number of expressions from
various sources are presented. show
ing the wholesome respect and fear
with which the powers of the world
look upon the United States in the trade
arena OF the universe. The concentra-
ton Of capital, our suddenly acquired
financial independence, the excellence
Of our foreign consular service, and, as
most important. the valuable practical
business education which our sons
receive, are reasons advanced by for
eign commentaries for our remarkable
Advancement In trade.
The importance of building up n
merchant marine to further our trade
with foreign nations is dwelt upon at
some length and the benefits Of direct
steamship transportation emphasized.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-14
Park to IngersoIl's Memory.

New York. Feb. IA movement is
on foot TO establish at New Rochelle a
public park in memory Of Robert @. In
gersoll. DR. u. u. Foote. OF Larchmont.
Wilson Mcdonald Of Yonkers. Capt.
George w. Lloyd OF New Rochelle and
the members of the Brooklyn Phiioso-
phical society are behind the movement.
steps toward the requirement Of the
land are now under way.
The park win bear the name Of Col.
Ingersoll and will provide also site
for the Tom Paine monument.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-14
PRESIDENT MUCH PLEASED.
Likes the News from the Philippines
and Judge Taft's Course.

New York, Feb. IA special to the
Times from Washington says;
The President Is very greatly pleased
with the recent news from the Philip
pines. He had been very confident that
the work done by Commissioner Taft
would tell as soon as it became known
that he was man determined TO ad-
minister affairs justly and generously
for the Filipinos. and he did not, there
fore, pay much attention 70 the rather
gloomy and dlscouraging reports made
by Gen. Macarthur who had been
quoted as referring 70 the situation as
chronically bad.
The report that the President intends
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-14

mer Deputy Sheriff William Arnett had
been sent by Fred Kock, owner of the
premises, to evict Marshall and Heat
ley Killiam was one Of these ofiicers
While they were ascending the starr
way several shots were fired at them
and they retreated, Killiam, was
wounded In the chest, head and arm
Nobody else was hit so far as known
Marshall has been arrested, lie was
formerly city marshal of Cripple Greek.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-14
Rig Fruit Deal Consumatcd.

San Francisco, Feb. 1.-THE Chroni-
Gle saws: A deal has been consum-
mated whereby Edward T, Ear" has
disposed Of his interests in the Cont
mental fruit express to the Fruit Grow
ers' express. better known 9s the AT
mour car line. which thus succeeds 70
a monopoly Of the refrigerator car ousi-
ness IN California. Negotiations for the
transfer Of Earls fruit interests to the
Porter Bros. company are also said TO
he In progress. The deal involves the
transfer of about s. 100000 Of property
intarests Edwin T. Earl will retire
permanentlv erom the car line business
The deal involves the sale Of all the
Earl cars Of which there are l'6S2'