The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1902-04-05

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..Aguinaldo-A Narrative Of Filipino Am
bitions,' by Edwin Wildman, former Vice
war correspondent during the Filipino oD re- :.
volt special commissioner to China during
the Boxer rebellion. $1.2O net Boston
Lothrop Publishing Co. ..$ ~H%.. ". ~ 81 n
This volume is one of the really inyalua-
pie contrlDut!ons to the literature of the
East. Mr.. Wildman, as may be seen from
ms ohfan ea was IN position
FILIPINO leaders many of whom, including
Aginaldo, he knew personally He has
written story .of absorbing historical in
terest, which may be read with instruction
by all. ,:a-@.. = TX = [F .~.,%.. =.
The first two chapters are devoted to the
ens ra ana incidents leading up to the Fill
Of the Spanish Friars. their cruelty and
lechery are described by one having first
Aguinaldo, Luna and Pana. the ablest of
the military leaders, are complimented in
eulogistic terms by the author, as are the
political leaders in the revolt against Spain:
the treachery of Spain in breaking her
promises of reform and resorting to extreme
cruelty against the Filpinos, DR.. Rial. the
m niay' p played an important role, which is
The same men, however. who were pa
5rotS IN IN their struggle against Spanish OPP
people. in their contest against the United
States. The same men who were eulogized
ln the first two chapters are ridiculed and
A very" interesting description Of the
katipunan organization is given, which is
described n as a degenerate form of Ma
| sixteenth century. in an unguarded momenr
| the Spanish authorities. for reasons best
known to themselves, introduced Masonry
in aRs Fpnos n shorty of a saa
wards there sprang up all over the islands
| q degenerate form of Masonry which
finally became known as The Katpunan,
nan"-verv exalted and honorable upion.
This Is particularly. interesting, and per
that the Katiplnan organization traces its
origin to Free Masonry
One of the most interesting chapters in
| Fillpinos and describes them individually:
Luna, who was assassinated by order of
Agunaldo. is described as the greatest mil
sfaes eader Ter IN %ad the eyet Against the United
tary nations of Europe and had made a
close close study Of their plans Of attack and de:
he VIVA hmbouS to
ana staSe az on the outcome. To this
A 1,1 dissented, and here commenced
their estrangement, which finally culmin-
ated in his assassination.
ON THE GREAT HIGHWAY.
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Boston: Lathrop Publishing Co.
James Creelnan is an advocate of 'yel-
low journalism for he claims that the
really due to the ''yellows.'' He says:
! '''Whatcver of justice and freedom and
! progress was accomplished by the Span
ish American war was due to the enter
prise and tenacity of yellow Journalism ~
This. of course, leaves Sampson and
| Schiey to say nothing of Roosevelt, out
IN the cold. so far as honors of war go.
-,Ihe opening chapter gives the reader
what Mr.. ,Creelman calls IAN enchanting
sense Of adventure 1t is the report Of
an interview with the pope or as the
American Journalism into the presence of
the vicar of Christ, sitting at the heart
Of the mysterious vatican The pope
young, patted him on the hand, and
seems to have been hail-fellow- well met
with him: for even when the Journalist
him back for"another word. Of course,
Mr. Creelman liked the pope as much as
the pope liked him. ~ n. ~
The book takes one to the battle-swept
heights OF Ping-Yang and tells the thrill
ing story OF the bloody struggle between
! China and Japan. The correspondent was
introduced to the emperor of Corea In
order to appear in conventional dress Mr..
Creelman was obliged to borrow the
American minister's tall hat. white shirt
ana &c eoll f H., a. naval lieutenant lent him
| marines contributed a swallow tailed coat
! with. a vest to match. =.
a visit to Russia gives an interview
tempted to write a book on Ingersoll's
shallow teachings: yTolstoi objected to
tm ns1is,, economic views as if indus,
Drawn with the skill of an artist bril-
Liant word pictures OF Battle El Caney, -
*T 1.-The + Gar E,! on His Knees, Sitting Bull,
! "NeWsgathering in the Clouds pass like
beautiful panorama before theeenchant-
| ed behOlder. -i
| Mr.. Creelman's descriptions of Hayti
| are not strictly accurate. The writer has
personal knowledge =. Of the conditions
! which obtain il the black republic. IT
! from the book written by Sir Spencer ST.
John. winch has been proved to be a mis-
representation. The Haytians are Chris
| tians and not voodooists and cannibals,
| as Creelman would hate us believe
| ~
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REMEMBRANCE OF EMERSON.
Remembrances of Emerson, BY John
Aibee. s1.25. New York: Grafton Press.
public under obligations to him for
s!impses OF the Concord sage-1is person
atty: and the significance of his influence
on the life of the nation.
There are three chapters in this yoI-
ume respectively entitled, "A Day with