Munsey's Magazine, February 1899

# Content Description

This February 1899 issue of Munsey's Magazine contains a "In the Public Eye" section featuring illustrated articles on contemporary figures and events. The content includes a biographical profile of Bishop Henry Whipple of Minnesota, noted for his advocacy work among Native American tribes; coverage of newly appointed South American diplomats to Washington; supplementary biographical information about Princess Salm-Salm, tracing her origins from a Canadian family through her circus equestrienne career to her marriage and wartime hospital work during the Franco-Prussian War; and administrative appointments following the Spanish-American War, including Major General William Ludlow as governor of Havana and General Fitzhugh Lee's return to Cuba. Additional items cover the visiting Russian Grand Duke Cyril Vladimirovitch, new sculptural works including Paul Wayland Bartlett's Michelangelo and Daniel Chester French's Rufus Choate statue, and analysis of French Premier Charles Dupuy's political leadership amid domestic crises and threats to the Third Republic.