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ANACONDA D[PARIMENI OFF FOR GROUNDS . WHERE DUCKS ARE HUNTERS LEAVING IN DROVES FOR LAKES AND SWAMPS WHERE "CRONK" IS HEARD. l t'I .Al FI) INII.It M ')r. tNIS.1] Anacondla, .\August to. IMtnmay is la bor day. It is also the day "n which the first ducks of the seas.hn imay he shot. Likewise, sage henls and inumerous otiher of the feathered trihe. The' fact that I.abor day falls tn Monday tmans, thlat businces will yhe sus nddilclt front Sattur day ntight until Tluesday morning. ain •nany people are taking; advaintage of that fact to get out ofi twn as soont as pliossile ftrr closing houlrs tonight to remain until as latne as possible Mondlay night and get back in time to go to w ork bcfore 8 o'clock Tuesnday morning. Sporting gioods dealers say they havi nort disposed of so tmanly tents, guns, out fits of fishintg tackle and ha'e sttff for years. Numerous parties left the city this rmrning, to or. a-bsent for several days. More will leave this afternoon, . and there is no telling how manty will Ieive tomorrow mot rinig for a short toutitg of two days. The fact that tie close season rn ducks expires otn Monday is hailed with de light by the shootters, as is the informta tion volun teered by lih (,rieg that on Wednesday next the ducks will lie thick in this locality. Next week and several weeks fIllowing there will hie an exodus of duck hunteirs frimt Anaconda. The lakes atnd marshes artound here are goodl places. but are hunttld a trille too rnchl for the most energetic spor'tslient. andi manlly tof these will go to other pointtlts. where hittit ers are not so thick and the game is plenty. DELEGATES TO CONGRESS WILL COME TO ANACONDA All Who Wish to See the Big Smelter Are to Be Given an Opportunity to Visit It Free of Charge. (si- ts I A1. it IN it Stit u Niail s.] Anacnda, Augutst 3.- -I)elegates to the Mining ('ingre.s. swhich opens in Iltutte next Mocnday, are to be invited to visit the Washoe stmelter, and those who avail themtselves of the tip:lrt1unity to do so wIll be prestnted with a ,oulvcnir worthy of the oecasion. Arrangte' ltit, have beten mitade to havet the delegates make the tripll to Anaconda next Thursday and competent guide s will be assigntcd to conduct them through the works. lThe hadge which is to lie presented to the visitors w:s designed especially for the occasion b!y Charles It. W\illiaims. and is a rar'" piece of wo rkin:thip. City At torney Siawyer aint Acting Manager Cairns of the smeilter, .tnfetlret I last 'evening andii it twas decided to have a large suppllly of the badlges on hand. sn that nllne Vf the visitors shuhld he dissappoitted. EIach hilg'e will consist of a broad white satin ribh n, ton which will ie printed a half tulne pictlre of the elntire Washoe plait. Above the picture will lie tIt wordis: "l)ehlegates ito International Piining Congress held at Ilutte lity. Hl1nt., Sept. 1i. 2, 3. 4 oid 5. t2oa." 'mhertneath the picture will be the words: "Antactnda, 26 Miles fronnt Butte, on the I., A. & !. L.ine ; 55-Minute Trip." PARISH SCHOOL ARE TO OPEN EARLY IN MONTH St. Peter's Will Begin Fall Term Sep tember 8-Work on New Building for St. Paul's Pushed. [SI' IAL 'To INTER MOUNTAIN.] Anaconda. August lo.-Preparations for the openiig of the parish schools are be ing made by the Ursuline nuns. Septem ber 8 has been set as the date for the opening of the St. Peter's school. St. Paul's will not be ready to receive the pupils for at least two weeks, on account of the unfinished condition of the building. Work on the new schoolhouse Is being puslied and it is thought it will be ready for occuplancy inside of 15 days. The courses at the parish schools em braces classical and conmmnercial studies, as well as music in nearly all its branches. D)raiwing, painting and fancy work also receives attention. A large attendance is expected at both the parish schools this year and irelparations have been ianide to accommnlodate a greater number of pupils than in former years. Crowd Liked the "Tramp." [;aii tSi, 'TO t.1t Mt OiiN'iAiN.] Anaconda, August 3o.-A large crowd witnessed the presentation of a "Thorough bred lTramip" at the Margaret theater last night, and from the alpplause given the various characters was highly satislied with the production. CALL And get a spectacle wiper free of charge and take a look at my Twentieth Century Ophthalmometer, the latest improved in strument used in fitting spectacles. L. P. VERBERIRMOES OPTICIAN AND JEWELER. to7 East Park Ave.. Anaconda, Mont. 00000000000000000000000000 g The Daly Bank and Trust o o Company of Anaconda o o Anaconda, Montana. o o General banking in all branches. O o Sell exchanges on New York, Chi- o cago, St. Paul, Omaha, San Fran- o O elsco, Etc., and draw direct on the o Sirincipal cities of England, France, a o Ireland, Germany and ?Le Orient. o O Deposits of $i.oo and upward re- O O ceived. 0 Correspondents 0 o First National bank, Chicago; First 0 o National bank, St. Paul; Omtaha 0 o National bank, Omaha; Bank of o0 o California, San Francisco. 0 John R. Tooles President; M. B. o Creenwood, Vit President; Louis o SV. Bennett, Cashier; F. C., Nor. o 0 beck, Assistant Cashier, 0 0oo0oooQooooooooooo0oooooo FAILED TO APPEAR IN GAMBLING CASE MRS. SARAH MORRIS DOES NOT SHOW UP TO PROSECUTE FRANK BUTLER, WHO IS DISMISSED. [ lst': tAl . I'11 INT'ri: MnOISN'AIN.] Anacon;ttin, Atgitst 3o.--Yesterday after LIon, in tihe justice court of Frank Keli io dy. the case of Mrs. Sarah r Miorrit against IFrank iutler, charging the tat ter with violating the gambling law was dismissed, the plaintilT f /,ilinig to appear to iproscute the case. It was several weeks. ago that, accord tlg to Mrs. Morris' story she entered ra rola over IIl.gh I)aly's hsaloon and there founitl helr husJband and Ia utnnllltelli of other mlen engageid in playing a gatti of cha:nce. She askeld her hustband to cash in and neteonpany hi r hoot,'. which he did. Frank hiutler eting the only man hbesides her Ihustland in the ganme, that she I' new, sh' swor' out a warrant for hii a:rrest on a charge of violation of the gauitbling law. She also wrote a letter to (ounty gieneral IDonovan, relating the case to him and :.skitng for his assistanice ill the prosecutin. lThis letter was published inll full at the ti'ne. She also stated that her hu.l',nl had be'n in the habit or rgamling away his salhry and the family, ti a conscsritinc'e, threatened with beingt reduced tio straitined circumstances. Yesterdlay when the case was called hce did not appear and after waiting an hur for her, the judge dismitissed Butler andl releai.sed his bond. BRUTAL RANCHMAN KILLS HORSE IN INHUMAN WAY Skull of Animal IIs Beaten in With Rocks, According to Report-Humane Society Likely to Act. [ 1'1.1 IAl. I0 INIIk M lL'NTAIN.] Antaclnda,, Autgust 3o.--Anacuuonda an thorities are considerably wrought tiup h; the accountls. th:.t have beenll brought .t their car, concermniiig the killing of a horse in Deer I.iiidgc valley. The report-t tay that a rancher who sells milk in Anaceiiila, on one of his return trips rc cently decided that one of his horses wa s Iiit fast enouglh, andl proceeded to la) the whip ont the animal in a brutal itan I:er. 'IThie hl rse rebelled at such treat ent.t aml the li an thent julttted out of his wagon and crushed the horse's skull with rocks, leaving it detad by the road sile. It is clainedI that eimllul s of the Monit gtlniery compantlly's .l;haughter holuse Wit lneswed the "etiol, bIub t that tile ma11n'1s atune was tnot hit.rntd. Mrs. Irenle IRootl, I rg;tnizer of lthe Ihumlane ttsociet' , has in tiristeld herself in thu repourts and st;ials I;ealy to foit all the expenltses necessary toi bring the mian to justice if lie can bt he :t il. YOUNG HENRY EARLEY OUT OF THE HOSPITAL After Three Serious Relapses, Sufferer From Appendicitis, Passes Through the Dread Ordeal Safely. I S.I'('IA, TO INTlit. lo NI Al N.J Anacotnda, Atugust 30o.-IlItry Early, the younig son of Ilugh Early, who has been in the hospital Ithree tilmas as the tesult of an attack of tui. elll itis, was; tlpiscllharged last Thursday as ( ared. lie was ocrated onil whl. hIe lirst el Itrcd the hospi tal and was discha;rged about a week alftrwards. Ie was still weak front the effects of the olperation and while in this conditioin \tas injure]d at Mounltaill Vi'iw park w\ith thle result that lie was again contitned in the huot pital. After several weeks' tr(:ieatment he was getting along nicely whenl a 'c<ry serious relapse occuirred which for ; time threat nedl his life. This time, ho1ali\ver, there is a very small possibility of his ever again sullfferi,g fromt the el.cI'ets of the opelrationii o rthe injuty t vrived whichl calused the rel;apll.s. WOODMEN OF WORLD PICNIC Attendance at Mountain View Tomorrow Is to Break the Record. [Nt-lvI, A1. 'AL Itt N Ilt 1, 1t N tIN.] Anaconda, August 30,--Tlllmorrow the Woodnlllti of the World of lii,1te and AntI conda will holl tiheir aniinual p~ic :ic t M oluntain View ipark. The arangetlents ii;ilade withl the rail roalidl for the translpoll tatii oa f tile er.isi woutld indicate the iprll sncll oif a larg. ltlnlbl.ier of peIople than has . t belln pliri.. ait the ,park any Smiil:ay this ..:sot. Tit . \W'oodlintllt of the \W\'crl th:,, -; large mnlii he rshliip ill Anacolndal as well ;. inll ltte. There will hle a h;semhall g;ine. all kin,* of athleti' slports, dancinig, etc.. anIiti nal the wieather Iman promi .i4s a1 giiaii dgai- it is prohahle that th'. \\oodliii \c ill and the record for a bitg piict.it, BUTTE TEAM UP AGAINST IT Anaconda Woodmen of the World Ready to Ambush Local Ball Team. Annconl.a. Augut;t o,. \11,lanlrs of lthe local Modern Wotndmnl leili:lll lteam are atnxio.uly \waiting thel comiing of ithe Ruittc nine. The team hais Litn racticing twenllt-fii\e hours oiiit if every twenllity. fouir for the past tuck andil is in fine fi'i. The line-utp which \will heat the Blhtte team at lMotttain Vitie park tiomorriowi as follows: Davis, catcher: Hltaws.on., pitcher; Es, mna Johnson, first iase; II aiter, stecn.l hae : llrady, third hi"(e: lKendIrick, short. stop: E1 Johnson, left filhl; I)ehon. cel ter field; Falk, right fiehl, - I-ls -- aa---- - fe0/ for (ioll o rr _e. dlwl, 8perrastorrhm - Wh . u naarural di. ior o or Ulcer xlites als was l tiea., RESULTS OF TODAY'S BALL GAME. BUTTE s s 4 86 Z 69 R B.N VI6ITORI ooOOO..O" @00 Anaconda Briefs A. D. T. messergers-prompt, reliable. " (. A. White of Hanover, hi., is regis tereld at the Montana. I'. J. Shields of Great Falls was an Ana conila visitor yestcrday. E. \Vlldo Ward of New York was in the city yesterday on business. The l'oole family left today for several (lays' outing in the hills. C. W. Sinburne returned to Anaconda yesterday after a visit to Butte. G. S. iE. Wisner, Archie Neal and party have returned froml a tishing trip. Jull Ilasley and Fred Smith started on a two (lays' fishing trip this morning. William I. Brawner of Warm Springs was in the city on business yesterday. M. EI. DT)oe, the l'hilipslburg druggist, was in the city yesterday for a short time. Miss Margaret Roonan of Butte is the guest of the Misses .sora and '1 hula Toole. Dick Dawson and Bob Grieg left today for Re.d Rock lake for a few days' duck hunting. l)r. W. C. Gutelius and family left this mornling for Rock Creek for a camping trip. Prof. and Mrs. F. M. Colin, who have been visiting relatives in New York city returned yesterday. F. C. Nurbeck, Eugene Kunkle and Fred Peckover went to French Gulch today to fish and hunt for a couple of days. Sam McGowan and a party of friends left this morning for the Big Blackfoot country on a camping trip. Miss Clara Peters, who has been visiting her sister, Bars. Charles Kelly in Butte, returned to the city yesterday. Lornelius Cox yester.ay was discharged from St. Ann's hospital, where he was operated oni recently for appendicitis. A. II. Graham, who twisted his ankle by stepping from a high sidewalk, is undergo ing treatment at St. Ann's hospital. Miss Kathryn Evans, sister of Dr. O. C. SL:vans, has arrived in the city from lel cna and will make her future homte here. At II o'clock tonight a party of to or -a Copper City clerks will leave for the mig flolc. They will return Monday even ing. Garry Nugent and Clyde l.arson left this morning for Idaho, where they will spend a month camping out and will possibly re main there to engage in ranching. Rev. 1'. O. Nelson, formerly pastor of the Swedish Baltlst church of Anaconda, will preach at the Scandinavian church to night at 8 o'clock .nId Sunday at II a. In. Prof. (lutton. late of the Pottiand. ind , Iligh School, Iho is to h;ave charge of the science department of the Anaconda Illgh School, has arrived inl the city with his family. First Baptist church. corner of Fifth and Locust streets, W. II. Setzer. pastor, residence 314 Im1n street. \\',rship at it a. nl. and 8 p. In. Morning subljcct, "A Separated I'eople :' evening "\Why Jesu's Suffered." Sunday school at t2:2o p. ml. Younltg People's meeting at 7:15 p. lm. NOW THEY CAN GET OFF WELL New Runway Will Enable Firemen to Get Out in Quick Time. [SilEtIA. "0I ( IN'IN H M.II)I AIN.) Anaconda, August .o.---est. rday was a busy day fur the fire department. T'hi runway in front of the lire station had been in a state of dtecay for some time and greatly halimpelred the hlorses when rc sponding to at hurry call alarm. The etltbers ofi the fire department yesterday complied jith the recent orders of Chief Me~lttrUmll and a new runway has now taken the place of the oll In front ot the station. Ilcrteafter the tire wagons will bie able to get a gold start when leaving for a rut. UNTIL EARLY GETS BETTER Pete Marron Will Be Held in Jail Await ing Recovery of Boy He Assaulted. .1iE, 1.\1. 10 IN IK MoI NI AIN., Attaconl,t. A.\gtust 3to.--Pete lMarron wa'. srraignei d yctrdl.ty ill Justice of the IPeac' lnnetdy's court iand his case postponletd for two weeks.I;, Mal;rron is accused of hlav tug assautltted yottug IlH.etry lEarly a fce teeks ago at Moutt;ai Vietw p':rk. Early i. still in St. Ann's hospital re Sverieug trai In operation for ,ppen dicitis, and his conlition is itt now con. tidlered serious. At the Montana. J. K. Pisl;tle. Minneapo;lis; 11. E. King. TBuitte; lidward '.. iittatl, lititeaplolis; 20th 2ENTURY OPHTHALMOMETER Illuminated by electricity, added to 12 years' experience as a practical opticianr this latest himproveient for use in fittillg glasses enables me to turn out spectacles fitted to my customers with greater rapidity and in a more satisfactory manner than at any time heretofore. Spectacle wipers for spectacle wearers free of charge. L. F. V[RBERCKMOfS, rPTIs' aNr ,IEWLER yes exained, E. Park Rvenu Eyes examined, $I.co, to apply, on glasses if ordered in five days. C. E. Marden, Butte; E. H. Horse, city; John IIara, Tansbord, Minn.; 0. A. White, Hanover, Ill.; F. J. Purninwton, Salt Lake; A. Blank, Butte; F. F. West, St. Louis; Dave Beer, A. H. Conn, New YorK; M. FE. Doe, Philipsburg ; I'. J. Kenyon, city; A. J. anyer, St. Paul; P. J. Shields, Great Falls; E. Waluo Ward, New York. Ten Days for Vagrancy. [h'e,('AI.'TO INTIR SMoU2NTAIN.] Anaconda, August 3o.-Judge Ilays ytstcrday sentenced Jack Doyle to Io (lays in the county jail on a charge of vagrancy. Chief of Police Travis of lHel ena was in the city yesterday and iden t;'ied Doyle as an old-time rounder well known in the Capital City. To Await Identification. I SI't:erAL TO IN'I1: MOlI'NTAIN.] Anaconda, August 3o.-Frank Lewis. Fred Lewis, George Thomas and Frank Thomas, the four suspects arrested a few days ago, were brought before Police Judge Ilayes yesterday and were sentenced to ,o (lays in the county jail, awaiting iden tification as the men who are wanted in Butte for burglary. RED HAT ASSURED FOR OUR IRELAND AMERICAN ARCHBISHOP IS TO BE MADE CARDINAL BY HIS HOLINESS. [nY ASSOCIATED PRESS.] Havana, August 3o.-President Roose vclt's recent speeches advocating recl procity for Cuba, made a great impression here. 1 he newspapers all print compli mentary articles and every one praises the president. El Mundo, which has been somewhat anti-American, says: "The Cuban question requires a firm hand and clear head to be successfully solved. President Roosevelt is the man to handle properly this subject. Hle deserves the thanks of the Cubans." C. F. W. Neeley, who was among the American recently liberated under the general amnesty proclamation, will sail for New York today on the steamer Moro Castle. He will go to Washington and demand the $6.0oo which was found on him when he was arrested in connection with the Cuban postal frauds. IMMIGRATION OFFICE FEARS NEW PRECEDENT Believe Many Undesirable Females Will Be Allowed in Under New Ruling by Metropolitan Judge. [1Y ASSOI IAI ED PRESS.! New York, August 30o.-After having heen pronounced by the commissioner of immigration an undesirable immigrant, owing to a discase, Maria Burgio will be permitted to land here, through a decision of Judge Lacombe. Salvatore Burgio came to this country several years ago and be came a citizen. Recently he sent to Italy for his old sweetheart, Maria Lazza. At Ellis Island the doctors discovered she was suffering from a disease of the eye and would not let her enter. Burglo's lawyer drew up a civil marriage contract. Itlurgio signed this in the city and it was taken to Ellis Island and signed by Maria. Under the law this constituted a mar riage. A demand was then made that as an American citizen she be released. Judge Lacotmbe found the point well taken and ordered her discharged. Immigration authorities fear the de cision will open the port to many unde sirable females. A Warning From Roosevelt. [uy ASSOmIArm I11,SS.] London,. August 3o.-I-n a dispatch from Paris the correspontdent of the Times explained at great length that in some quarters of Paris President Roosevelt's spec ch bearing on the 'Monroe doctrine is regtirded as a warning to Spain, not to enter a Latin alliance and take the lead ership of former South American countries in the hope of removing from the dan gerous iftluetnce of the .'nited States. Army Maneuvers in West. [fIv AS I ' :A: E I',S S..] (Omihaa. August 3o.-A special hoard of army oflicers will meet at army head lqartcrs, departmuent of the Missouri, Monday, to determine the details of the maneuvers to be held at Fort Riley, Kan., during the exercises of the troops there. Current Book he Chatter ineId Quill Comment . Should Knight Kipling. There is much disappointment over the coronation honors bestowed upon English men of letters. As a matter of fact there has been no recognition at all of literature and the men King Edward has singled out were chosen either because of personal preference or for services rendered by them politically. The Bookman says Dr. Doyle's knighthood was given to the polit ical pamphleteer rather than to the man of letters; Gilbert Parker was honored as a Canadian and a member of the house of commons; Leslie Stephens was knighted as president of the Ethical soci ety more than as editor of the Dictionary of National Biography, while F. C. Bur nand was knighted goodness knows why I -for Punch, of which he is editor, is nei ther literature, nor politics, nor humor." The same magazine takes up the cudgels for Kipling: If honors were really going to literary men in England at the present time, we should probably now be congratulating Sir Rudyatd Kipling, Bart., or perhaps even Lord Kipling of Rollingdean; for, aftes all, Kipling is the most brilliant genius who is writing the English language at the present time, as he is the one writer who has given the most vivid and stirring ex pression to the awakened spirit of British imperialism. . . . It is probable that his very brilliancy and splendid independ ence are precisely the qualities which have kept him from receiving royal recog nition ; for mediocrity reaps more rewards of this sort than are acquired by boldly original and absolutely geniuses. What the Japs Bead. S. Takayasu, a learned Japanese who is well acquainted with Western literature, has made a list of the best books of the nineteenth century, those considered so oy the most highly educated of his country men. They are: Goethe, "Faust." Schopenhauer, "Die Welt Als Willc und Vorstellung." Hartmann, "Die Religion des Geistes." Spencer, "Synethic Philosophy." Schiller, "William Tell." Byron, "Childe Harnld's Pilgrimage." Spencer, "Synthetic Philosophy." Whitman, "Leaves of Grass." Ibsen, "Peer Gynt." Dostolefski, "Crime and Punishment." Meredith, "The Egoist." Master works during the latter part of the century : Zola, "Loudres." Zola, "Paris." Zola, "Rome." Tolstol, "Resurrect,,m." Hauptmann, "Die Versunkene Glocke." Country Life in America. "The Essentials of Peach Growing" are discussed in the September number of Country Life in America, by Walter E. Andrews. Claude Bragdon gives some hints on the making of a country home. Biltmore, the palatial estate of George W. Vanderbilt in North Carolina, is the sub ject of magnificently illustrated article by George F. Weston. E. 1'. Keyser gives hints on salt-water fishing. John .iving ston Wright descr,,,es his experiences "Touring in a Carriage." E. T. D. Cham bers has an interesting description of "Salmon Fishing in Canada." Other con tributions are by A. B. Phelan on toads, and James WVatson on Irish terriers. Hor ticulturists will be interested in Charles Henderson's hints on "How to Make a Garden," and W. B. Thornton's pointers on "The First Fruits of Autumn." Poems by Editor Bailey, Nora Piper Wood and Charles Elmer Jenney complete the list of contributions for the month. Everybody's for September. "The Woman That Toils." being the experiences of a literary woman as a work ing girl, is the piece de resistance of Everybody's for September. The article is by Bessie Van Vorst. with illustrations by G. Alden Pierson. Frank Norris, author of "The Octopus," a semi-commer cial story which lately attracted much at tention, writes of "Life in the Mining Region." The strike situation in Pennsyl vania is carefully studied and well illus trated. England's new prime minister, A. J. Balfour, is depicted in a character sketch by T. P. O'Connor. Booker T. Washington contributes an interesting ar ticle on the moral advantage of manual training and labor. Short stories are by Will Payne, Eleanor Hoyt and Mary T. Earle; "Dal)nny." a story by Alfred Olli vant, author of "Bob, Son of Battle," which has been running for some time, is concluded in this number. McClure's for September. The president's Cuban policy is reviewed in McClure's September number by Will iam Allen White. Mount I'elce is de scribed and illustrated in an article by August F. Jaccai. The pictures are by George Varian. Mr. Varian and the author were the first journalists to reach the scene of the eruption. Santos-Dumont continues his article on air-ships and "The 'Iwo Vanrevels," the running novel by Booth Tarkington, is also continued. Ellen M. Stone contributes a fourth paper on her experiences among the Ital ian brigands. L. A. Coolidge has a sketch of Attorney General Knox, with a review of some of the problems confronting him. ()ther contributions are by Hamlin Gar land, Cale Youtng Rice, Marie Van Vorst, Stewart Edward White and Hermann Knickerbocker Vicle. Holiday Publications. Already publishers are announcing their holiday wares. Dodd, Meall & Co. have a number of look that liprmises well ; among them are "\Wanted: a Chaperon," the last novel Paul l.eicester Ford wrote, and "No Other Way,' the book Sir Walter Besant completed shortly before his death. Marie Corelli, who may be expected to do things unusual, will offer something appropriate to Christmas time, "A Christmas greeting," which is described as in the line of the old time annual popular years ago. Hamilton W. Mabie's "Under the Trees," will appear in beautiful holiday dress, illustrated with drawings by Charles Louis Hinton. A Distinguished Party. S. S. McClure is traveling through Swit zerland "chaperoning" a distinguished par ty. The people comprising it being well known writers, among them being Miss Josephine Dodge Daskam, whose "Madne.-s of Phillip" has brought her fame: Miss Ida Tarbell, the historian and magazine writer and Miss Edith Wyatt, author of the well liked story, "Everything His Own Way." George Douglas, the young author of "The House With the Green Shutters," and Rob ert Barr also are of the company. LITERARY NOTES. Emile Zola's new work, "Verite," Is being translated by Ernest Vizetelly and will be published in its English form next January. General Botha and General De Wet are preparing to write an official history of the South African war from the Boer standpoint. Two new novels announced by G. P. Putnam's Sons are Joseph Conrad s "Ty phon" and Miss Vtolet Jacobs's "The Sheep Stealers." L(.arles Marriott's sec ond novel, "Love with Honour," will soon come from the press of Jo,,n Lane. ..Jme. Sarah Grand, author of "Babs the Impossible," published by the Harpers last year, is at work on a play in collaboration with ;eorge R. Sims. The play was begun by Mnie. Grand in joint authorship with Robert Buchanan, whose death materially postponed the completion of the work. Gladstone's biography, which is a for midable work of three volumes, is prom ised for the press in December. Mr. John Morley has found his task an ex ceedingly onerous one, and it will be only by hard work that it will be finished by the end of the year. The Macmillans are the publishers. Lewis, Scribner & Co., New York, are the publishers of "Friars and Filipinos," and abridged translation by F. E. Gannett, secretary of the first Philippine commis sion, of the late Dr. Jose Rizal's "Noll ]e Tangere," which has been highly com mended jy President Schuman of Cornell and by President Roosevelt. "Confessions of a Wife," by Mary Adams, will be published by the Century company in September. The story has been running serially in the Century mag azine, and it is stated that several Lon don publishers have asked to bring it out in England. The illustrations in the book will be by Granville Smith. The Macmillan company's list of best fiction of 19oa reads: Gertrude Ather ton's "The Conqueror," Nancy Huston Banks' "Oldfield." James Eugene Farm ers' "Brinton Eliot," James Weber Linn's "The Second Generation," Charles Major's "Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall," \far gery Williams' "The Late Returning," Owen Wister's "The Virginian." "l.avender and Old Lace," by Myrtle Reed, author of "Love Letters of a Musi cian." etc., will be published by G. P. Put nam's Sons in September. Miss Reed's new story is that of a quaint corner of New England where more than one ro mance lies hidden underneath the prim garb of a little village. Lovers of the works of Robert Louis Stevenson will read with interest an ar ticle in Harper's Magazine for September, entitled "In Stevenson's Country," by Wil liam Sharp. Mr. Sharpi was a devoted friend of Stevenson's, and he writes with informing sympathy of the places the novelist loved and made immortal in his books. Arthur Morrison, whose "Tales of Mean Streets" and "A Child of the Jago" made his reputation as a writer of mod ern realistic fiction, has written another novel descriptive of the human undercur rent in London. It is to be called "A Hole in the Wall," and will be published in this country by McClure, Phillips & Co. early in September. A London publisher recently remarked that five out of every six novels published barely pay, while three out of every six are absolute failures and the "finding of new authors is a risky gamble and a very risky gamble and half the known writers have a dwindling and inconsid erable public." This is discouraging for authors and publishers, but authors are less likely to be discouraged than pub lishers. Besides Major's "Dorothy Vernon of Iiaddon Hall," two unknown writers have undertaken to steal some of his literary thunder by putting forth "Dorothy Ver non, the Beauty of Haddon Hall," and "Mistress Dorothy of Haddon Hall," both inferior stories of the same period, writ ten after Mr. Major's title was announced. The worst of it is that the copyright law has no provision against such near ap proach to copying a title. Eastern interest in the great West in creases with every year of our country's growth. Witness the steady successes made by books of Western life, like Owen Wis ter's "Lin McLean," and "Red Men and White," Garland's "Captain of the Gray horse Troop," and Mrs. Custer's "Hoots and Saddles, and "Tenting on the Plains." The time has passed when Easterners can afford to be ignorant ol what the W\est really means in the development of this country. Two novels forthcoming from the Loth rop Pullishilng company this season are "Richard (;orlon," by Alexander Black, and "Eagle Blood," by James Creelman. Mr. Black's lok is a portraiture of New York life, social, political and Bohemian, skeched by the author with a firm hand and a thorough understanding. The novel by Mr. Crchla; n tells the story of a young English aristocrat in this country who becomes a journalist and a war cor respondent in the Philipplines and has ex citing advett.rres both in love and war. Charles Icodlr.y Leland is still living at Florence in his 78th year. Leland is known by anlly as the "Ilans Brcitunan" of the old Graham's Magazine of Phila delphia, and he was a contemporay of George II. Baker and IBasyard Taylor, writing mouch for periodicals, and was editor of the Philadelphia Evening Bulle tin at one time, contributing also humor ous matter over tile signature of "Meis ter Karl." He has written much about the gypsies and art work. For some years he has lived in England and on the continent. Ilis .lanas Brcitmann papers were the most humorous of the kind forty five or fifty years ago