February 9 Saturday – Harper’s Weekly ran an article to answer the question, “Is the Philippine Policy of the Administration Just?” John Kendrick Bangs answered in the affirmative, while Mark Twain took the opposition. See Bigelow’s Feb. 19 reference to the argument.

Edward Peterson wrote from Stratford, Iowa with compliments of Twain’s “Sitting in Darkness” article, which made him want to shout “Hurrah for Mark Twain” [MTP].

“Rob Roy” (anonymous) wrote on National Arts Club notepaper with compliments of Twain’s “Sitting in Darkness” article [MTP].

Gordon Waldron of Toronto wrote compliments of Twain’s “Sitting in Darkness” article [MTP].