Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-12
Editor Explains Why NOvslistS Name Did
Net Appear with Others
CONAN DOYLE QUITS THE uNIoNISTs.
Says he is Radical, but Acted with
Government on War Issue.
sIENKIEwczs ESTIMATE OF zoLA
Hall Caine Denies that Any Disre-
spect TO Pope is Intended or
Given In His New Play,
"The Eternal City"

Copyright. 1902, by Press BubnshlnB Co)
LONDON. oct. u.-(New York World Ca
blegram-special Telegram Marie Corelli.
the novelist. wrote a personal letter to the
editor of the Gentlewoman the other day,
petulantly complaining that her name had
been omitted from the list published in his
paper OF the guests in the royal enclosure
at.Invercauld on the occasion Of the annual
Highland games, although Lady Byron, who
went with her, was mentioned. The letter
closed thus:
This letter is confidential but an ex-
planation is requested, as Miss Corelli was
with Lady somers and Lady Kennard."
The editor replied:
when, in 1898, Miss Corelli was asked for
some information about her plans, she an
swered expressing her contempt for those
snobs who seek newspaper notice in any re-
lAtion Of life. Hence the omission OF her
name" He then granted her desire for
publicity, with this comment: 81 personally
cannot understand the pleasure OF being
within elbow distance OF royalty to an in
dividual who habitually writes with such
disrespect of royal personages. No such
titled companionship as Miss Corelli men
tions was necessary to induce the editor to
give this explanation" -"
Gertrude Atherton passed through London
this week and sailed, for New York
Wednesday on the steamship Oceanic. She
had been staying for some time in Denmark,
where the scene Of her forthcoming novel
IL laid.
Doyle Surprises Government.
Sir Conan Doyle has declined to run for
Parliament in Central Edinburgh again as
a liberal unionist He says he is a radical
and only stood as a unionist the last time
because he favored the unionist govern
ment's war policy. This announcement was
surprise. 1t is surmised that the gov'
eminent could not have been aware OF
Conan Doyles political opinions when II
gave him his .kpighthood this year
Henry sienlSiewicE, the author Of ,"ouo
Vadis," publishes severe denunciation OF
zola, In which ne says: "such books as his
discourage personal activity and will
pafalyze all energy. II would have
been better, both for himself and fol
France, IL he had not any talent III
all His literary faculty was extraordinary
His gift for seeing the entire spirit of mer
and things was so exceptional that this
naturalistic writer was almost a mystic
He was doctrinaire. his mind casting g
narrow light like dark lantern, but pene'
trating far and sure. He killed his futurt
by pandering to the public taste for scan
dali" This, OF course. is the estimate of 9
romanticist. Zola's antithesis.
SO Disrespect TO the Pope.
Hall Caine sailed for New York toda,
with his wife and daughter. Speaking o
the strong resentment OF Catholics to tn
introduction Of the pope on the stage II
the drama founded on his novel, "Th'
Eternal City" he said to a Liverpool In
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full In the way the pCoe is presented. II
is presented with proper dignity. Instea'
of being Objectionable l think 1t mos
impressive Only a small section of tn
Catholics can object-those who woul
object to anything There is nothing t
offend Catholic susceptibilities in TIL
Eternal City"
Father Strassmeier, leading Jesuit, says
'Even II the representation were mad
with the fullest respect, II would alway
have an unpleasant effect. representa-
tion such as the present must give grea
pain. 1t should certainly have bee
avoided"
Even non Catholics regard It as in ques
tionabIe taste and hope that nothing ca
Justify a resort to such an expedient
gain stage effect. The play is having
pronounced success at her majesty
theater. IL mas peen Teuuceu III iehBl
since the first night.
Found Dickens Fellowship.
The Dickens Fellowship has bee
founded in London to knit together h
followers and thereby Spread love an
humanity, the keynote and Arm founds
tion OF all Dickens writings" Ha
Gaines son is the originator OF the fellow
ship, which is established in eonnectio
with Household Words. periodiC
which young Caine owns and says he
trying 70 remodel Il on the lines
Dickens editorship OF 1t. The semi,
Caine. who was the principal speaker
the founding incidentally defended nov
writing from It's deprecators. saying:
~ have contributed 20 history; ha'
had something to do with dictionaries al
biographies; have made an attempt
write an act OF Parliament; haye ev,
written reviews of novels and can honest
say that the faculties Of my mind we
not exhausted by the arduous unde
takings to the same extent as In 4
production OF a work Of fiction.
''In It's highest expression a novel is 1
greatest achievement OF human intele,
Dickens was a leader OF his craft and W
not only the greatest novelist OF the vi
toriAn age. but the most powerful writ
II his day IN any country"