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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-21

disturbed 4 must 60 down At once cried.
I have forgotten something Eahi You do
not need your umbrella Up here they said. for
they knew I forget 10 much 1t is not my
umbrella that I have LETT behind l cried; it
is my wife, They were surprised. for ] had
forgotten TO tell them / had a wife. And when
/ got down to IuCerue there was the poor Lot
quite offended" And he pulled her nearest
ear and laughed till his spectlcIes grew dim
y large share Of her eleven days on the island
does Elizabeth give TO the exploitation OF this
domestic comedy. as well 10 sundry amusing
interviews with the English bishops wife But
better than all her stories of human nature and
her reflections thereon the pages in which
are gathered the notes Of her communion with
earth and sea and sky.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-21
TIE IDEAL-AND CASH.
From The London Morning Post.

From The London Morning Post.
How the artist IS tempted to become mere
tradesuIn only the artist knows. but the fol
lowing story is HluUiuatiu-. Recently man
wrote novel OF somewhere like two hundred
thousand words. lie had been thinking about
10 for years All his holidays had been spent
in places where he was likely 20 get 10 know
more OF his subject When at last he began
TO produce the manuscript he frequently rewrote
passages. When he delivered 10 20 the pub
Usher he received q check ON account for 400
which was Mt the rate Of 20 ShillIuGs per thousand
words The critics praised IL very highly. as
they had good cause To 30. but he has received
no more money, and the publisher. who has
reputation for fair dealing. protests that he IS
out OF pocket. Yet this same author could set
from t2D to 600 for tale Of sixty thousand
words which was suited to the tastes Of the
larger public. and people were eager for more
short stories than he could produce. and ready
to pay at a still better rate. Ouly-they had
To be stories in which the author laid aside all
his knowledge Of human nature and went frank
ly for Sensation"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-21
MOLIERE'S BAPTISM.
From The London Globe.

From The London Globe.
Relics OF Moliere are so uncommon that any
addition TO the list is welcome. NJ A. Prud-
homme, archivist OF the Isiere, has Just added
another which is the original Of the great play
wright's certificate of baptism at Grenoble The
godfather was one PoQuecin. the Kings valet
de chambre, and the godmOther "DemoiselIe
Magdelainne Bizarre, daughter Of the noble
Joseph Bejar, citizen OF Paris" The mother is
described Honest Catherine lie Clere. mar
ried TO Edme VilleGuin-"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-21
ELIZ1BETH'S JOURNEY.
On an Island IN the Baltic.

THE ADVENTURES OF ELIZABETH IN
RTGEN. BY the Author OF Elizabeth and Her
German Garden" Emo PIP. &9- The Mac
milan Company
Elizabeth. the humorous. the kind and clever
Elizabeth. has written new book 1t says a
great deal for the Cenuineness of her humOr, the
wholesomeness of her feminine philosophy. that
this book has for the reader charm as great as
had that I'm which she first wandered vivaciously
into print. Wandered" is the word to use, Tor
never did writer possess n style more joyously
unprecedented in seeming than is hers 1t is
as fresh and light and gay as the song of the
birds in one Of her own bcechen woods-those
beautiful German woods where the vioets are as
blue as the spring sky above them and the sun
shine quivers through dancing leaves on the
gnarIed gray trunks Of the old trees
Elizabeth on 4 hot and drouthy summer, went
a-journcying through and round one OF the
most delightful islands in the European seas
Rugen, thing OF beauty. set in the sparkling
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-21

A volume on the CotSwOlds is being written
by MIR Herbert Evans for the Highways and
BywayS, series. issued by the MaCmIlluns. We
are glad to hear il. for this series embOdeS an
excellent idea, and writer's for IL seem to have
uniformly happy way Of writing good books
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-21

.~rra ..NarPurr" has This interesting note on
n subject lately touched upon in The Tribune IN
the course OF a review Of the biography or lA5
Int H. + stevens: The colossal INDEX or
rather Calendar OF State papers rel1tliiF 20 li-1
ZyJr Of Irdeueudcuce (ltb3-'S0l preSeINeI III
F,uro1ean archives. which engaged the 0ll-,i-
tion OF the late Mr. b. F. Stevens Tor Nr+liS
rbir-,- ye.rs. has now been completed oy us
tr,i,'s5 staff and bound in $50 volumes. me
calendar which is a beautiful example on cams
r1uhv represents the contents OF the cHie- lI-
- '-Ss ~ Eyrelard and the Continent ded-lnS
min the subject and period IL may be realrded
,s a. 1I1eIuaIled feat Of historical research and
its Importance to American students must -
almost iuCaIculabIe-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-21

Mr.. Lang has been passing lately through
strange experience. lie has been reading the
Fables in Slang" of Mr.. George Ade- The
book. he says. was presented to me by a
scholar Of more than European reputation. and
10 fl a gap in my pathological knowledge
but he protests that while "the volumes al
most certainly written with a conscientious and
l1Udlble desire % be humorous IN the
Eastern mind. they produce q black Uelan-
choly" and he labOrs in vain 70 see the point
We shall know when We are dead ne says
quoting an Australian philosopher, and II we
20 20 Chicago when We die We shall know.
But. he adds. 1T is not ny design 70 go 70
Chicago in this present state OF beln@. and II
I know myself. only very powerful medium
indeed could summon me thither from the next
world" He closes in this despairing vein:
1t has cost me some fever Of the brow and
much toilsOme reading % pick out the phiio-
logical gems from this incOmparahly tedious
pair OF volumes. To play shirtwaist man 10
one Of these mysterious phrases. Looking at the
whole compilation one feels as one does IN
the presence Of a Hitite or Iberian or Aztec N
scription. IL may Be full Of interesting matter
but nobody can deCipher IL And so there may
after ALL be humOr in those passages or Alr-
AIDES books which convey no meaning AT an %
persons not educated In the state OF Illinois. A
work named The NontrOse HuUorlsts mas o-leh
been cited as a cryptic in It's Wit, but a Gale
DOMAIN perhaps. might pick a few plums out OF
the mass In the same way Fables in Slang
NAV entertain the jewellers in Chicago. and u
takes all sorts to appreciate al jokes
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-21

The collected edition Of Mr.. Swiuburre's poems
11non which he is now engaged. is 70 be in SIX
Volumes and viii only b. sold in sets IL -
probable that the issue will be followed by a
cor4pau.ou set devoted % his dramatic verse.
Meanwhile nothing is said about L1e pItt-.'
go ~ ,ybat is very much desired. popular
edition OF Nj. SwinbUrne in q single volume
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-21

Sir Henry Thompson has been inventing new
word In a letter % The London !!iiles' Nc
eraaLs Of che kfnophies or kinOphills-s, as 1
hone without offence 20 term them or modern
lovers OF the dog" No rational lover or dl-s
would endure the title for a moment. and neltn-r
would any seIf-respectins dog accept the az
lection Of a ''kinOpLuisL"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-21

Another book for students OF Shakespeare is
announced 1t is the work Of the late Mr.. Elton,
n G.. whose familiarity with questions of land
tenure and the laws of property brought 70 his
notice some interesting points affecting the
poets family and business dealings. These he
has set forth In a series of essays which will be
published with memoir Of the author BY Mr..
Andrew Lang Mr.. Lang, by the way. Is just
publishing the third volume Of his History OF
Scotland" covering the period from the death OF
James VI to that Of NiscOunt Dundee. in 1850.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-21

The estate Of the late Herbert Spencer h.ls
-, valued at something slightly over FY'VVv-
So much for the returns OF ptll-17V - -,
- go hand the late Henry Seton MeTT.llth
Iaft n fortune Of more than $2.'0O'0 He ieit /
Ir.-,Cv OF 900 10 Evelyn Beatrice HAN IN
token Of my gratitude for Eer cohtlllcI S@,.,I,
.,,s, ,r1 literary advice, without which SilJLId
never have been able to have made h'ins -
my pen"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-21

ru4-a O'Connor Morris Is writing IoT nc
srIJrrose of the Nations" series lie or w ell"s-
TO-, N must rejoice his soul 20 see lIle '- u
-, ct are constantly being made 20 ne
r,,ass ~ literature relating exclusively 20 rs
no or having 20 do with him IN one way or
another only the other day the No. - -
iisbrI holm, little book by the late l4su.e,l-
AMI colonel Basil Jackson, chiefly rS.lylnE -
the Waterloo campaign and 20 81 He.g',- M,
te~e during the captivity or Napovo"-
III ~ E,IIss-lcre's Personal ketllH-scelI', "a
~ T,rLs Of Wellington" has JuSI go -
IfshcI and there is. of course. uuC'l ~ - 90
-, -, tra writer on Wellington IN Ine Li-
Gf T,bn C'olhorne Field Marshal L0id 9g,,io', -
v-bi,b was brought out recently a 1 90, r.t.
personal "reminiscences Of the duhs '' f,,,,bt in
H. peninsula and afterward. havlns JlNcn l o. i;
~, E,1-Ta chaplain General to the Forces .
announced
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-21

Nr w Clark Russer's new novel. "Aoa7-
doned" has n curious plot IL turns upon tAe
aversion which a sea captains VIE coLcr-'-S
fov,r~4 her husband on the very day OF their
rva-ri1--a The story which Mr.. Robert HlClrhS
Is soon 10 bring out bears the title Of The " oil-
"a and the Fan
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-21
LITERARY NOTES.

The French Academy OF Letters has been
warned by the recent disaster at Turin, and ia
taking steps to mitigate the effects of a possible
calamity of the kind in France It proposes that
every manuscript in French collections that is
worth preserving shall be photographed and
the Academy is going to try TO induce the gov
eminent TO ind money for carrying out the
scheme. In France for thing Of this sort to be
proposed is for it to be done with comparatively
little Celay.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-21

, rostbrr,o1,s book by Albert Van Dam IS %
b- DIIbIished. In this the author OF An EngILsn.
nan In paris writes Of Men and Manners u
the Third Republic
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-21

The success OF that amusing voi Iliil So has
rom 4 - ~ ortbor 10 produce a further
ssrias 81 similar epistles. IL VIII Ue
,Ir,iar the titIe OF "OId GOrgon Grdhil-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-04-29
TAFT AND CHAFFEE
EXPECTED HERE TONIGHT,
Distinsaished Visitors Will BE Met
at Station by Representatives Of
City and Worlds Fair.

Secretary OF War William II. Taft and
General A. R. Chaffee Will arrive at Union
Station tonight to be present at the open
ing of the Worlds Fair tomorrow. They
will be met at the station by General
John c. Bates and stan. Daniel c. Nugent,
Mayor Rolla Wells President David r.
Francis of the Louisiana Purchase Expo
sition and other Exposition officials.
AS Secretary Taft has requested that
military pomp be dispensed with, no cav
airy escort will meet the distinguished
visitors at the station, and as they ar
rive after sundown no military salute will
oe fired
Secretary Taft will be escorted to the
hcTae OF Daniel c. Nugent. No. 37o1 West
minister place, and Mr.. Nugent will en-
tertain him during his stay in st. Louis.
General Chaffee will be the guest of Gen.
eral Bates at his home. No. 1850 McPher-
son avenue.
Although no cavalry escort will meet
Secretary Taft at the station, two troops
will be detailed to escort him from Mr..
Nugents home to the Exposition and an
other troop will escort General Bates and
General Chaffee to the Exposition. A
fourth troop will conduct the congression-
ferson hotels to the Exposition grounds.
Lieutenant l. d. Wells will be aid-de-
camp to Secretary Taft. Lieutenant Sher-
wood Cheney will be aid-de-camp to the
congressional committee and Captain W.
NJ. Right will accompany General Bates
AMI General Chaffee.
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MAYOR RAIDS
GAMBLING DENS
Council Bluffs Executive, Un-
aided Arrests Fourteen
Persons.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Council Bluffs, Ia. April 2a-With his
back to the door and a 45-caliber Colt re-
volver in his hand. Mayor McCrea Of this
city last night raided the big and fash
ionable Manhattan saloon and alleged
gambling den, arrested single-handed
fourteen persons, and confiscated the
paraphernalia of the place.
Afterwards the doughty Mayor made
the rounds Of the town. raided three
tically broke up gambling in the city
within two hours. The Mayors action
came as the elimination Of a crusade
against gambling which has been waged
for some time, and in which 1t Is said the
Mayor could not secure the cooperation
Of the police force.
Shortly after midnight McCrea entered
the Manhattan saloon and demanded en-
trance to the rear room. from which the
clink of chips could be plainly heard.
who are your demanded the bar
keeper.
Il happen to be the Mayor of this town" !"
returned McCrea, drawing a big gun.
"You open that door or there will be
trouble"
Tremblingly the barkeeper opened the
door and the Mayor entered. gun in hand
There was wild scramble among the In
mates. but the sight of the gun pre-
vented any from leaving the place. All
were taken to the police station in the pa
troll wagon. To-day all gamblers are
asking to be permitted to leave town
without further prosecutions.
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JAPAN IS FIRST NATION
TO PUT INTO PRACTICE
THE HAGUE'S WAR RULES

Washington. April 2S-The advanced no.
sition taken by the japanese In the adop-
ton Of humane rules Of war is strikingly
shown in report to the State Depart
ment from United States Minister Girls
com at Toxic. in which he incloses a COM
munication to himself from Baron Ko-
mura-
The Minister shows that japan is the
first country to give full effect to the
elaborate code of laws governing war laid
down by The Hague Conference. He an
nounces that there has already been put
into operation by the Japanese the rule
OF war regulating the dispatch of letters.
money orders and valuables between pris-
oners of war and their friends in their
own country.
The japanese Government also has Or
dered that such prisoners be supplied free
with postal facilities, communication and
means Of receiving gifts; also that they
De not subjected to any railway charges,
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CORRECTED PROGRAMME OF EXERCISES
ATOPENINGOFW WORLD'SfAIR To. O.MORROW



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New York, April 8-Ar1ved: Amster-
dam from Rotterdam.
Plymouth. April 2S.-Arrived: Rhyndam
from New York.
Glasgow. April H-Arrived: Numidfan
from New York.
New York. April 2s-sailed: Iasayoie.
Havre: Blucher. Hamburg via Plymouth
and cherbourg: Mongolian. Glasgow.
London. April 2s.-Arrived: Maine. Bal
timore.
Glasgow. April N.-SaiIed: Corean. Ct
Johns. Newfoundland: Carmation, Boston.
Liverpool. April 27.-Sailed: Michigan,
Boston.
London. April z.-sailed: Philadelphian,
Boston.
Naples. April z.-saned: Romantic, Bos-
ton.
Queenstown, April A-Sailed: Nordland
(from Hverpoop. Philadelphia; Teutonic
from Liverpool. New York.
Manchester. April N.-Arrived: Gale
DOMAIN. Boston.
o.ssow. April a-Arrived: sicilian.
Philadelphia
Liverpool. April A-sailed: Bavartan,
Montreal via Moyille; southward. Mon
keal
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iostled by a good-natured throng. some
OF the Cinnamon seeming to. enjoy being
at such close range to the Crown Prince.
CHEERED BY CROWD.
When tie Prince and party had passed
through the station. and as they walked
toward the carriages, the crowd made a
rush for points Of vantage, and every win
dow and portico on the square was filed.
All order was lost. and as the Prince
stepped into the carriage. drawn by four
horses. mounted by positions in blue and
white livery. with gold braid. cheer went
up from the crowd. the band struck up.
and, preceded by thu carriage containing
Messrs. Wells and Francis, the royal vis-
itor was driven of.
Vice Commissioner Wong Kai Kah oc-
cupied the carriage with the Prince Fol
lowing the Princes carriage was that con
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-04-29

sian land forces ON Monday and TUESDAY,.
Admiral Hosoya, who is in command of
the third squadron. has sent in a report
OF these operations. in which he says:
Our detachment reached the YaIu
River on Monday. While going up the
stream the enemy's field guns opened
against US without effect We discovered
force Of the enemy on an island in mid :
stream We fired upon them, whereupon
they ned.
"on Tuesday the enemy's cavalry, 100
strong. attacked US. Our launch and our
torpedo boat No. So. replied to their fire
and the enemy hed into the mountains.
leaving several wounded behind them.
AT o'clock Tuesday afternoon the en-
emy opened nre on US from Antsushan
and we replied and sflenced them in half
an hour. There was no casualty on our
side.''
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-04-29
JAPANESE OVERWHELMED
WITH APPLICATIONS FROM
FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS

washington. April 2S.-The great num-
Der OF newspaper correspondents dis
patched to the far East has overwhelmed
the japanese Government and United
states Minister Griscom to-day cabled the
State DEPARTMENT from Toxic that fur
ther applications in behalf of correspond
ents for permission to accompany the jap
anese forces in the field cannot be granted
1t Is estimated that there are already at
least 200 American and European corre-
spondents travelling with the Japanese
Army.
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were waiting below for him. and he Joined
them as soon az possibla

were waiting below for him. and he Joined
them as soon as possible.
He was then taken to a carriage and.
accompanied by Messrs. Francs, Hirsh:
berg, McKittrick and Wong Kai Kah.
was driven to the residence Of Mrs. Mary
Scanlan. No. 1855 Lucas avenue. to attend
the marriage of Miss Marie Theresa Scan
Ian and George D. Tiffany.
The appearance of the Prince at the
wedding created the liveliest interest
among the guests, and the Prince. in
turn, appeared to take much interest in
the ceremony. He remained about an
hour. and wished Mr.. and Mrs. Tiffany
much happiness before he said good-by.
After the wedding the Prince was driven
back to the Washington Hotel. where he
spent the evening quietly at dinner with
the members of his suite. In his rooms he
engaged In animated conversation on
America and the Fair, and retired about
II o'clock.
The Prince is 30 years Of age.
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BOWS TO SPECTATORS.

When the procession came into view at
the Washington Hotel handsomely gowned
ladies' filed the corridors and windows.
and the crowd which was in evidence all
along the route was largest at this point.
The Prince entered the hotel and bowed
to the spectators. He was accompanied
from his carriage and to the elevator by
Messrs. Francis, Wells and Wong kai
Kah, and was followed at intervals ty
the occupants of the other carriages
A few minutes later a delegation OF 10
cal Chinese citizens. most Of them in ma
tive garb, drove up to the hotel.
They waited in the hallway on the sec
ond floor until Secretary Kee Owyang an
nounced that his Highness was ready to
receive them, Then they filed in one by
one, each solemnly bowling low, with hands
on the knees. The Prince greeted each of
them with the same formal salutation.
Those of the party who were in American
garb shook hands with his Highness.
A petition. wrapped In a napkin, was
presented to the Prince by the Chinese
citizens. Its purport was that the Prince
should rule wisely and improve China all
he could when he returned. This. accord
ing to members Of the party. Is the Gus
tomary form of greeting to ruler.
ATTENDS A WEDDING.
While the Prince was receiving his
countrvmen the members Of the Reception
<~...,.,<%on r,bo had viven wav to them
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-04-29
MISSOURI COURT BILL PASSED.
Creates New United States District I
Southeast Part Of State.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Washington, April 2s-Fifteen minutes before
the hammer fell for. final adjournment Repre-
sentative Vandiver secured the passage in the
House OF the bill creating two terms year
OF the United States District and Circuit Court
at Cape 6frardeau to serve the needs of South
east Missouri.
Mr. Vandiver and Senator Stone between
them obtained the enactlon of bill permitting
the construction Of bridge by the Memphis
and Paragould Railway Company across the st.
Francis River near kennett Mo.
Representative Bartholdt also profited at the
last minute by securing passage I'm the House
and Senate ef bill which permits the An
Busch Brewing Company TO construct a
track through the Arsenal grounds in South st.
Louis.
This leaves the way clear for action by the
Senate next winter. The bill would provide
ber.. II would serve the following counties:
Cape Girard au. Reynolds. Scott, Wayne: Madi-
son, Boll.r Perry. Mississippi. New Madrid.
Prescott kiln. Sto6dard. Butler, Ripley,
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The Mermod & Jaccard Jewelry Co. an
nounce that their establishment and their
jewelry. stationery and silyerWare facto-
ries VIII be closed tomorrow Saturday
an day. to enable the four hundred people
connected with their establishment and
the greatest Exposition the world has ever
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-04-29
THOUSANDS WILL BE DISAPPOINTED
Passes Held by COntractors' Em-
ployes VIII Not he HOnOred

Disappointment is In store for the thou
sands of workmen engaged on the prepa-
ration of the Worlds Fair. who had ex-
pected to be present at the opening cere-
monies Of the Exposition. By an order is
sued yesterday from the Administration
Department of the Worlds Fair. the pass
es held by them will not be good after
$40 a. m tomorrow.
The order refers only to the workmen's s
weekly passes issued to the employees of
contractors engaged on the Worlds Far
grounds Such passes, If presented at the
gates tomorrow after s:30 o'clock. will not
be honored. They are good. however. any
time prior to that hour.
The ruling does not affect the passes
held by men employed directly by the
Exposition Company. The reason for the
ruling as explained. is that there will be
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-04-29

1t is estimated that there will be lar
ger tsavel to the Eastern resorts this year
than FOR several years.
The New York Central Lines will offer
a marvellous train service, and anticipate
that their facilities will be taxed to their
utmost capacity.