The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-08-15

otherwise, and some matters literary added,
which are most acceptable, as Gertrude Ather-.
TOMS account of her search in the records Of
st. Croix and st. Kits to find the genealogy
of Hamiltons mother. and disprove tha
charge OF his enemies that he had negro blood
in him; she also answering the captious critics
of her book, 1.-The ConQueror." Comte de
Scissors contributes fine critique on Sienke-
wicz, whom he regards as modern writer
In the full and high meaning Of the word,
and possessed of surprising mastercraft, as
shown in the "Quo Vadis, )" which he thinks il
a success complete, overwhelming, astonish-
ing and universal" distinguished contribu-
tor is Prince Alfonso de Bourbon, a brother
Of Don Carlos, the present Carlist pretender
to the Spanish throne. who writes on the
effort to abolish dueling. Senator Plat OF
Connecticut writes we'll and earnestly on
"Cubas Claim upon the United States"
showing that when we required certain guar
antees from Cuba to be embodied In her con-
stitution, there was complete understanding
that We would aid her by providing reciprocal
commercial advantages which would enable
her to be self-reliant and self supporting. The
implied pledge was broken by congress, but
the senator looks confidently to the public
conscience to right the wrong. John Charlton.
member of the Canadian parliament and OF
tho Anglo-Ameriean joint high commission.
contributes a paper .on. British Preferential
the zollverein, proposition actualized would
strike at the trade which Great Britain de-
sires to retain, her exports to foreign coun-
tries last year being 67A per cent of her ag-
gregate, exports, Canada figuring only to the
extent of 2k per cent and the British posses
sions and protectorates showing only 321z per
cent, while free trade with Canada would not
amplify Britains trade beyond per cent.
Mr. Charlton naturally devotes much
space to the trade relations of Canada
and the United States, which, under moder-
ate revenue tariff, would he very profitable -
both instead Of being on one-slded, unsae-
isfactory basis as at present from the Cana
dian standpoint which is also the case as 70
other; foreign countries. Mr.. Charlton looks
for the adoption by Canada, it the United
States is not more liberal, of a maximum and
minimum tariff system, drawing the maximum
rates on nations refusing to trade fair This
would affect our manufacturers materially,
for they export $65 000, 600 Of products annually
into Canada The Charlton proposition Is to
offer a rebate OF 4ozper cent from maximum
duties to nations who want to trade on some
thing like an equality. X -
The sBookman New York: Dodd, Mead
& Co., Fifth. avenue) has sixteen pages
of most pleasing literary causerie
and interspersed illustrations and
second paper by Arthur Maurice, oe-
scribing a pilgrimage to the Fartarin .hau1ts
so finely sketched in Daudet's novel, WIN
MANY Illustrations. There is humor in Gelett
burgess Confessions of Dime Novelist,
meaning the talk OF Eugene Sawyer, VINO nas
written seventy-fye of them and IS still DONG
work as city editor Of San Jose newspaper
Sawyer once wrote a story OF 10000 words on
a publishers rush" order IN sixty nou,s,
and he had no typewriter MT. seccomoe
corn rihntes an interesting paper on the Eng
lish poets laureate, with portraits Of the at-
...,, ~, have horne the title.