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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-07

Chicago and she likes to read Of herself
and Mrs Pauline Darlington BOuyes
" Their Shadows Before " fills a gap in the
series Of new Virginian novels and will be
read by all who care for the Old Dominion.
And so, both in old and new Boston, on
Beacon Hill and around Dewey Square,
there is perfect cOntentment-when the
publishers can find time to think about It,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-07

LEE & SHEPARD. -Mcssrs. Lee & Shepard,
surprised by an unexpected call for Oliver
optics last book. AN Undivided Union,
and by orders taxing all the resources oil
their printers and binders TO provide sac
isfactory number Of " Under Otis In the
Philippines" are quite assured that the sea
son is to be everything that they could wish.
Their list is chiefly juvenile. beginning WIN
Wee Lucy's Secret" for very small boys
and girls. ending with The Annals OF My
College Life" and For Loves Sake. Tor
the older daughters Of the family. ana pro-
vidng story for each intervening year.
The orders for all but the two war books
have been nearly uniform indicating tha'
the booksellers foresee holiday tme Ia
which nobody will be- sighted
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-07

SMALL. MAYNARD & Co." We are hardly
old enough 90 make comparisons hut we
know that We are more than busy" say
Messrs. Small. Maynard X Co. The Doolcy
orders roll up steadily. ana the various imi-
tations and the attempts TO make capital
of the name show what shrcwd observers
think Of the possible sale. The Beacon
Biographies combining literary merit with
tho qualities of complete keys 10 the study
Of a life. and Mr.. Booker T. Washington.
The Future If the American Negro" Will
probably rank next in the actual number of
copies ordered The dealers appear 10 cv-
pect much from Mr. Hervcy Whites DIFF
forcA-es. fcr other cities like ~ read of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-07

privilege Of changing their minds and sub
stiuting leather at double the price, we
think that this class is feeling prosperous
and assured Of future well-beng.' me
Standard Wormeley edition of Balzac' IN
twenty-one deliberately illustrated volumes
IS finding favor as an addition TO FANNY
libraries, and the numbered sets OF the YER
saillcs Historical Series. that mine OF ro-
nance. intrigue statecraft. and picturesque
personal character seems TO be regarded ds
n gift especially appropriate for learner
pcrsonages. officials of corporate bodies ana
others who have hitherto received costly
useless silver things because their admirers
could think Of nothing else 70 give them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-07

HoUGHToN. MIFFIIN & Co.-Messrs.
Houghion. Ninlln & co.'s long list is so
udciously varied that il draws orders from
every class Of buyers. from those catering
for the nursery 10 those DESTROYS Of furnish
ing the grayest scholars with material for
their labors. but the demand for memoirs
and poetry. the two classes of literature
first neglected in adversely and last re-
sumed i'm prosperity. is "A strong indication
Of general confidence i'm the continuance OF
the present state Of wholesome activity I'm
trade The lives Of Dr. Bushnell, Mr..
Forbes. and Rear Admiral Davis. Mr..
Fiskcs Dutch and Quaker Colonies In
which are set biographies Of the interesting
Stuyvesant and the hated but trusty An
dros. and the new complete editions OF the
best American poets have been ordered In
immense numbers. the latter appealing not
only to the lovers of poetry. but 20 the
lover Of bargains Only one novel. Square
Pegs" has yet appeared and ms it was Mrs.
Whtneys. its success was assured. but
mu.' is expected from the younger writer's,
and o-pt citly from Mis- Johns' ms eX raor-
binary q" To Have and 10 Hold. which
seems likely to surpass the triumphs Of the
last two Atlantic serial stories Mr.. Park
crs Battle Of the Strong and Mr.. Ford's
Story of An Untold Love- Already the
older booksellers have sent large advance
orders. and October will bring many more.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-07
PHILADELPHIA.

THE J. p. LIppINcoTT COMPANY. The
book publishers Of Philadelphia are being
rushed with orders, and. according TO the
present outlook. the coming FAN and Winter
trade will almost double that Of last year
and Will be greater than that OF any year
since 1890. Every year as Il rule the de-
mand for books increases. but last year
owing 10 the war there was practically no
demand A representative Of the firm Of
J. +. Lippincott Company said a few days
ago: " Judging from the orders which have
already been received. this years demand
will be almost double that of last year Of
course every year the demand for books in
croascs. but the demand this year IS
world-beater. There is a great demand ospe-
cially for holiday books, and We are kept
busy filling orders"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-07

FREDERICK WARNE x Co.-This house pre-
sonts various works of general interest III
several departments Of literature poetry,
art books current and standard fiction ana
Juveniles \ remarkable sign Of the sea
SON said a representative of this house
d" is mat most of the retailers all over the
country are ready H. take advantage OF our
discount for prompt payments rather IMAM
10 purchase their stock on four months or
ders. The business boom Is much in cyl
dcnce i'm the West. where our returns are
far i'm advance of those of "A year ago. our
best literature goes there. too. The people
viii only accept the best
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-07
CHICAGO.

A. c. McCLrRG e. CO.-Although the pub
fishing and booksellng establishment OF a.
G. McCmrg q co. was completely destroyed
by fire last Winter the firm is again doing
a large business. Gen. McClurg says that
from preliminary sales, he believes TINS
Winters business will surpass that Of any
previous season. Among the firms recent
publications in fiction are: " The House oi
the WIZARD" by Mary INLAY Taylor; " ON
General Thomass staff" by Byron a.
Dunn: Tales Of an ola Chateau by Mar
guerite BOuvet " The Dear Irish Girl, by
Katherine lyman. and d" Those Dale girls,
by Frances Weston Carruth. There Is also
THE City of Dreadful Night" being Sc
lection from James ThOmsOn's poems. a
History OF Judea. from Cyrus TO Titus by
Elizabeth Wormeley. Is selling well. and
Margaret Morley's two books on bees are
proving popular Mary Fisher has produced
A General Survey Of American Litera-
ture," which il is believed. will fiji want.
Another book from which much is expected
is Moments with Art" being short selec-
lions in Irose and verse.
H. 5. STONE x CO.-At this house IT Is said
that the publishing outlook from their point
Of view has never been brighter They find
that the trade is eager for new things. and
that purchases in many cases are double
those Of last season. The firm has novels
by Mary Hartwell Catherwood Clark Rus
sell. Guy Booth5y. Amelia f.. Barr. Lord
Ernest Hamilton Violet Hunt. Arthur Nor
rison. Coulson Kernahan. and Stanley Wa
tcrloo Short stories will come from Ed
gerton Castle and william .. StOddard.
one thing they build their hopes on is the
first complete life Of Thackcray, and an
other is the memoirs of Sir Arthur Sullivan.
Both Of these will Doe c0piously illustrated.
George Ade's mimtablc Fables in Slang
Will soon Doe published and are expected 10
outsell his other books A series Of draw
ings Of Sir Henry Irving ana Ellen Terry
by Gordon Craig. the latter's son. will be- re-
produced In five colors and printed on spe-
cial paper 1t will form a rival for the
Nicholson prints Of last year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-07

GEORGE ". JACOBS Il Co.-Tho manager
of this firm said. "Our statesmen AN over
the country report am unusual demand for
books and lars, orders are coming i'm daily.
The demand is n.t only greater than that
of last year. but The CLASSES of books want
cl are of % higher and better staining The
war last year made business dun in the
book Hnc bat now things are different
Th, general outlook is that the book pub
fishers this year viii be- rushed with orders
during the Fan and Winter
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-07

HENRY T. COATES q CO.-Mr. Coates. in
speaking about the Fan and Winter trade
said: OF course. at this time Of the year
the book trade always picks up. but ac-
cording TO the orders now on hand the de-
mand this year viii more than double that
of last year Tie people want better
class If books. too. You see. last year dur
ing the war the people seemed 10 have lost
confidence. and all business. not only in the
book trade. was DUH There is a special
demand for holiday books"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-07

THE AMERICAN BAPTIST PUBLICATION So
CfETY.-Nlr. Stroin. business manager of this
house, said: There is an unusually great
demand for books this year: in fact, IL is
unprecedented 1t looks as if We were going
to have a tremendous Fall and Winter
trade | have been looking forward TO it,
however, for the past six months. We will
have our hands full for a time TO come"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-07

LITTLE. Brown & Co.-Mcssrs Little,
Brown x co.'s expectations as to the Win
ter tr3de find expression i'm an effort to
make room for their own retail customers
by hanshng the private offices and q large
force Of clerks 20 am upper floor. whore they
nay more conveniently dispose Of orders
already SO large that they would be UNI
manageable for house not so well provd-
ed with experience and executive ability.
The united lists Of the firm and Messrs.
Roberts Brothers made a formidable aggre-
gate and this year Increases il by more
than fifty titles without counting neW cdi-
tiOns and sets but the buyers seem 10 have
stomach for them all and il is hard 10
choose among them and say which has the
faircst prospect New York and New Eng
land buyers seem to settle the difficulty by
ordering everything with a preference for
Miss Iagcrlors Invisible Links" Sen-
kiewicz's Knights of the Cross and Cap
tain Mahan's Lessons Of the Spanish
War" Or Halcs works and the illustrated
" Centenary Bazac. being sold i'm single
volumes. II desired have been ordered very
freely. and THE Young Puritans in Cap
uyity" seems TO Doe eagerly expected by
hundreds of readers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-07

L. CRIsr DELNoNIco-Mr Kcgel OF this
house has just returned from his annual
trip To London and Paris He states that he
found the greatest business prosperity
everywhere I'm France. and particularly in
the art world lie sold many pictures
abroad and has imported number of im-
portant canvascs, now in the Custom House.
The house may exploit the works of "A new
artist this season. ana will have It's usual
collection Of representative examples of tho
Barhizon and of the modern French paint
crs. Monet Will paint several canyascs for
the house. which Will hold a pastel ana
water color exhibition during the season.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-07

CONTINUED Oh PAGE GS1D
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-07
Cathedrals OF England.

profusely illustrated. > vols. >yo gllt tops,
(boNedD 5000
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-07
A Cycle OF Stories.
The Temperance Problem and
Social Reform.

By JOSEPH ROWNTREE and ARTHUR
We have never seen the r.l'sm ~ NE
drink misery more clearly Ur i~i..--l .f'i. f r. r.
viewed TIE DAILY CHROME l.t. I'N.'''''
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-01
MORE DIAMOND MATCH STOCK.
An Issue of $1,000, OOO Authorized-Edw
Gould to he n Director.

CHICAGO. July 81 The stockholders Of tho
Diamond Match Company voted at a special
meeting held to day to authorize an increase
OF 81 100000 in the capital stock OF the cor
poration. bringing the total capital up to Sl5.-
100000. OF this new stock $3.50 900 will be
issued on Sept. Is at par to stockholders Of rec
ord on July "a. III the proportion OF % per cent.
OF their holdings OF old stock on that date. The
remainder will be held in the treasury OF the
company. to be disposed OF by the Board Of
Directors as they may see fit. The meeting
also voted to increase the number Of Nom bers
Of the Board OF Directors from nv" to seven.
II was explained that as this increase was
merely in the nature Of filling vacancies exist:
ing on thu board, the two new memb beers would
be chosen by tho directors at a subsequent
meeting President Barber said after the
meeting that the new mem berS would be Edwin
Gould and James HOPKINS OF st. Louis.
1t is generally understood that the bulk of
the 81 10000 will be used in buying up some
competing plants and in wiping out the float.
ing debt Of the company; Edwin Gould. one Of
the new directors. is, the PRINCIPAL owner Of
the Continental Match Company, for which. it
is said, he is to receive between 100000 and
s. 100000 in Diamond Match stock. James
Hupkins. the other new mem her was fOrmcrlya
director of the Diamond Match Company but
retired about three years ago to make room for
a represent alive OF the Armour and Pullman
interests.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-01
Gossip of the Ring.

'Mysterious Billy smith i, the f.vorite in his
proposed match with Andy Walsh a. the Broadwsv
A. c. on next friday nght.
John Lawson, the "T"rrtbl" Swcde" is out with
gaai%nsT t. -, met any ~ pnHmao LaT.o ~ az
Hugh MrWintcrs and Billy Erust have been
mat nod To- box twenty rounds at III" National A. {.
pounds.
Amotrh hotwoen Spike sullivan and Johnny popp
w|s arranged yesterday. Maze F,nt"n, Pnpps man
Hger signed the articles for his an to- uuN SPIKE at
the Hawthorne A. G.. Buffalo. on SPIT II.
M, Mllg Van j. Pow ly,knE after the interests of
tat . ti Mh .r,' am, up II .y T. ,bat
dNla!on in the business.
ns,G o ynm ap.9qns. tHSt hi. rrqEos,d ,.
TIE "aus" is dU" to Iamhurns refusal TO wager on
III" outs de or r", i"rfcIt t." M on hand SIl.l' an
Is lookn tor another oppo rrnt t. fac" HIM
Johnny Whitaker. the coorrd Chicago fighter.
SAY H. docs mt want To be overlooked when some
IF the clh' ar" d's'r"us Of q, tlng talent Whit.
to shape 1t against any one weighing II" to llS
pounds.
:, 1t appear that Tommy Ryan instead Of Tommy
Cooler at the Concy Island club next srremhe
longer draws tn. lar Inc. AZ viii fight rag
doe walr"tt; lie also adds that Craig and hIin"
ar" to tiEht for pure of $500
In explanation Of the foul blow which lo>trr
him HI, recent night with harry I"rhss.
fact that Forh was rnmin@ I'm At the timer
that he h%nGGt H. lief, hand up tor ~, We hna
been matched to box aran in Chicago.
The London Sy,r',ng Lte states tina BIllyfaIn
has made the following offers t. EnElish htIsp,
meet American opponents at N" CoIeyEiahn
sporting 'lul: Frank Craig, the " Ea'lelt, ne"
Cu0l"r.' vs. Tommy Ryan, $1,000. Bobby LDhsN-.
Frank Erur, So 900. Dayr Wala rs. MarrM'' We
or Joe BDnst,in. 2.Olu. D,ck IUrgr vsAlh La
rlgue. - 900. This of course, includes efheeH'o
thu country.
81 IorI~, July 3l.-Iu card given out rs after
noon lar~un Davies announced the lHdtlite posi-
puurmrl.t of he DNom NAntTy ughto"lnH -
threatened police interference. Late ~ evening
Par-un Davtc- and Tom RuUrke aiIa1nen an
huue Of being able to PUN uH the nghn ms ''N,
ard uuCrd that the M eu 70 10
twSnty rpGm 5 b,f'r, lie Lcmo1 AthItf Club. New
rk rity- on tug, II.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-01

Ing to send lack any Effective smashes con-
molly began to fight wildly in the sixth rOuud,
hut Matthews met him with straight blows IN
the face and hard swings on the ribs Matty
also landed kidney blow that sounded ike
the contact Of n hammer with a rubber football.
Matthews continuei to hight in surprisinGiy
good form in tn" seventh round. He kept
working his left until lac opened z cut across
the bridge of tonnully'S nose But Eddie never
let up with his onslaught, and by keeping at
CLOSE quarters h" bent the local man over with
"' tg"r " in n" "igbth P r"mnd Matth" ,'
decided to stick to him. and mi.rd It. with
the result that there was more hard night
others Put together. Matthcwss best blows
were delivered with, his left; which found
mm%nE h eo in E %p m s%ak
er-. didn't yerI" said Connolly in the ninth
SGn4h Az wGnant hurt ySrf r"piT9
blow. Then Connolly rushed and wItha couple
o q, great swings On tGE ]aw he demonstrated
Matthews pounded Connollys face almost
at Will in the tenth round but Connolly did not
dmn Gs Of heaIy i" o the neck
made the local fighter waver. COnnoilys left
eye was split III the eleventh round as a result
Matth"wss lett. T%nmolly swung himself to
III" noor once, but he eaped to his feet and
tried to catch his man manning E. with h., a
bons during the twelfth round Matthews also
threw in a terrific right t. the heart that
= =.
The gong came to tho latter's rescue. The
latter began IL" thirteenth r9und, IN fairly
E tnS s f 6aniaT in his a"c hut T o"n y
made an impression with several desperate
swings on the head Nat; Matthews yI,r. orGn%d
brought. rlnch Then, Matty cut lose and
d TGTe F Tacked up by " hard rush. %
continued to score POINTS with his left MP T. the
bell, Connolly receiving them and swinging in
More ]obhi1g in the fifteenth round male
sight ont Of Connolly tar"i MI I'M n int'%r
lett INTO the chin and Eddir's head rocked
hack and forth as if he had a rubber L;,ti
that he had been showed down. They
wer" hard at YORK rSuuS yhS was time n
thews's favor The latter was such a good
Judge of distance that he landed nearly all his
blows. and at the same time kept out OF Con
provement in round seventeen. He reached
the body with, solid swings, and also punched
Of reserve @SS wi" strengh M"tthews put in tw5
really effective smashes, both to the stomach
Connollys face was FL an ! easy mark in the
wrestled his antagonist To- the floor from "A
cin"h. Matthews was all over his man in the
lanI md with better success than before. - "
Matthew did not haze The letter Of the
Ar iii" CLOSE Matty fen down and when
he was helped ~ by his opponrnt, he
hand. which the other man shook. In the
twcnty-hrst round Connolly barely ESCAPED a
knock; down from bang on the Jaw Both
twenty second round and they r"elCd stimuli
taneously. The twrnty-thiri round was even.
The twenty fourth round was about the same:
and the last round was slightly in favor Of
Matthews. who got tn" decision He was Justly
entitled to it on points. Connolly was badly
puuishcl
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-01

Boston. July 31.-The final match in tho
Eastern championship in doubles. played at
Longwood this afternoon between Ward and
Davis and Budlong and Wright, resulted in an
easy victory COR the former pair. They dis
tincty outclnssod their opponents and had
little difficulty in winning in straight ats.
make a fair showing The handicap tourna-
ment in singles was won by Little Of Prince
ton. Tomorrow Davis and Whitman will meet
in the match for the challenge cup now held By
the latter. Summary.
Eastern Championship Douhes-FnGl round
Ward and Davis beat Budlong and Wright. d
-, e.. Handicap Singles -Semi final round R.
d, Little, gives half IL. beat Il: c. Soaver. "a.
20, R-2; B. &. Wright. scratch. beat J. H. Carpen-
ter. Jr., scratch, by default. Final round-R. D.
Little scratch. beat Il. C. Wright scratch, Cd ID
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-01
ALLEGED DYNAMITER HELD.
,.,nrp $500 nan ron H"PLE
uISDEMEhNOR.

, ~ tho Evidence Of N Plot
nj, Lawyer Asks TOR inc I," r'., ,,ar,,..
police Talked About-Cnpt' Motins-
sy. lie Might spoil the Cnse II He
Ky say say. n1rnmite Cartridges in Court.
Told Inc lyman"
c,t NcClusky. Chief OF Detectives. was
'"p'' ,ort,r after reading the statement
-, Francis j. Curran, e1'motormah ana al
t Jvratniter. that he did not know any
,t v,'g ob,nt dynamite and that the police were
irving to- "raIlroad him.
,nT course nos innocent" said Capt Mo
@ 700 down to the Tombs and you'll
CuskN w q, o,.rv coll He va.
find All innocent man III o,e' H. ,s
or-.sted and he had dynamite IN MS pockets
u mia I'm his room That's violation
81 both a state law ana CIT, oru,nance MS ne
an 'i,.. ,n,us,ice But nv men have
about poh'e ,,i,t. o,,arr n,oy.rort
tracked him ana ""'cne' .'' -, ~. -"
"'' might spoil the case IL / did"
case VET ,s,.i,r ,,,. raId vasterdav I'm
Curran's e1an''ha,lon was no'' ..s'o.ua' az ~
l"rA,,''T violating section $50 OF the Penal
ch"'He ~ ,,ol;ns If n.misdemeanor for per-
,,neto have dynamite or any other high eXrlo-
.,a il, ,i. uossession without a license from
n.e ., ,nof Combustlbles Central Office De-
,pctive logarty, who made the complaint told
a,,ar, .,resting Curran and said he found a
a'o"' o. '','....'. nnot nocket ard pave IL
rackase IN ut w h,rUe ,t pSIIce Iendu,Iar
to the Sotgeant IN cnhaEe n' tot.n ~
lers. me new cay r VIZ snnnertntcnIent tSeorse
Ire ileadiuatteIs nn S iistihioS f",inG
/ MURRAY G'thelbuiIeeauN u oun.r TrienS Who
T. ronta'Prn "Sn"L ,trI.oner tried tn show thar
arpearen Ioi tl,9 IN Si,,irt wos MOI the ons
he package pruduceu III SnS nrrent bnt
found on Mrt.n ~ ''o UNIV VI '''' 81 W. N"'
zig not sH'T ierwp n.xt testified that he took
Nh" package III Tult All. 'Im o,et t II ra
Gvuanh't from oIltU S 100 tho stmfS
icaIiuaTtGtrpss I l.rt 3' ,urrnv, az" Then Mr., Mur
- Sui'Iln{,II H., ~ y, - tho nact aua