In reply to the question about MT and Howells's opposition to the Haymarket riot: Yes, I belive MT was silent. He was busy with Conn. Yankee, ironically. Howells tried to get Whittier and Gilder (ed of Harpers, if I recall) to join him, but no one would. His letter barely was publ. in the NYTribune--Whitelaw Reid didn't want to pub. it. Howells was quite alone. Terry Oggel [log in to unmask]