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TIM TALK OF PARIS.
Great Preparation. for the Reeeptio. or the
Russian Fleet.
(oburt,M 1898. sv u. Uni..d Pre..)


(oysrt9h 1898. BY ne Unit.d Pres.)
PARIS, Oct. 1.-THE reception Of the Russian
feet at Toulon Is only two days or and the
Russian fever grows hourly In intensity The
newspapers give long lists Of Russian officials
and dignitaries who have come to Paris to
witness the fetes. Russian decorations are
seen everywhere. The shops have in their
windows. full-lenGth portraits OF the Gear and
OF Admiral Avelan. who commands the visit
ing squadron.
The first official reception OF the diplomatic
corps held at the embassy OF the United
States will take place early in November.
Had Mr.. Eustis come as Minister. instead Of
Ambassador. he would have been required By
diplomatfc etiquette to pay personal visits to
the other diplomatists as soon as he had pre-
sented his credentials to President Carnot. Az
an Ambassador. however. he simply issues n
circular note naming the day on which he will
receive his colleagues. About the middle OF
November MIR. Eustis will receive the Ameri-
can colony.
Henry Harrisse. who has been absent for
some time. has returned to Paris.
world.
Marshal MaeMahon Ia resting we'll to-day,
but his condition Is still critical. There is no
prospect OF his attending the banquet to the
Russians.
This evening It is reported that Count Ferdi-
nand de Lesseps has recovered from his re-
cent acute Illness. He was suffering merely
from arrangement OF the stomach.
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The Society OF American Authors.

The Society Of American Authors held It's
annual business meeting yesterday in the BIZ
BILE House. These officers were elected Presi-
dent Gen James Grant Wilson: First Vice
President. Julia Ward Howe: Second Vice
President. Maurice Thompson: Third Vice.
President. Prof Moses Colt Tyler: Secretary.
Charles Burr Todd: Board Of Managers. Col.
Mouton. Dr. Titus NJ. Coan. Albert Matthews.
Olive Thorne Miller. Edward L. De Quincy,
Cynthia, L Cleyeland. William NJ. Griswold.
and William c. Hudson.
The report OF the Secretary shows that the
society has membership OF 1872. Twenty
yard KiplinG. James r. Trowbridge. Mrs Ad-
miral Dahlgren. Seth Low. President OF Co
lumbia College: Herbert Howe Bancroft
John r. Musich.
Last light there was reception to the mem-
bers OF the association at the residence OF Gen
James Grant Wilson. ID East Eighty-fourth
street.
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WILLIAM J. GkYNoR.
George T. Elliott seconded the nomination.
Il Go Bacon sn0 said the ns snlS
thing against Mr.. Gaynor was that he was not
W H; n, Cadmus. the stalwart Ropu blican
blnnder.. II they, wanted to vote for a Demo.
regular Democratic candidate. He was sent
by his constituents to name Republican for
the n Court Seno and h toSk great
4. Nc other candidates were presented. and Of
the ~ votes cast Mr.. Gaynor received rs. and
was declared the nominee. Several DELEGATES
The Convention adopted the anti. Maynard
resolution passed at the meeting OF the Bar
Assooiation on Tuesday night.
Gaynor learned Of his nomination he declared
that he would not accept Il. He said;
enc that had been looking to- get an office.
That 10 the reason why must decline"
Two hours before MI; G9ynor received the
tee Of the Citizens Union was In session in the
the great mass meeting called for to- might at
ting him In nomination for Mayor as non
partisan candidate.
The committee was dumfounded when they
tfsessiSsd letter from Mr. Gsynor
Mayor Hem @ si sRs MaSWamps 70 t so
1t alone. however, by adding:
government here Is not lost IN Gods provi-
den1e It will have its effect How any. man
shall vote Is with him case Of conscience.
at the polls. am satisfied"
The Citizens Union was In executive ses-
sion long after midnight debating the course
any conclusion and seemed to be as far away
from decision as ever
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OTTO KEMPNER,s PROGRAMME.
A Mixed List of -R~pubIIeans
Expected 10 Help.

A Mixed List of Candid ates-R~p ubIieans
Expected 10 Help.
committee OF Otto Kempner's New York
Citizen Democracy had o conference last
night and laid out programme for the small
part they will play In this campaign. The
committee have been comforting with the Re
publican leaders and trying to arrange deals
by which their candidates will get the Repub-
lcan endorsement. They didn't meet with
overpowering success, because the Republic
can leaders told them they wanted too much
The Kempner mon think they. have succeeded
In fixing matters up with their Republican
brethren. and the plan they laid out at the
conference last night was as follows:
In the Ninth Senate district, where Mr..
Kempner had planned to get himself nomi-
mated for the Senate. they will nominate Re-
publican. to b. selected after Tammany
district they will nominate Mr.. John Fennell,
who may have to run aga INST Mr.; Roeseh.
Kempner himself will try to be satisfied with a
denomination for the Assent bly, In the seventh
district and a Democratic candidate will be
trlct. In the Tenth district they plan to nomi-
nate JACOB Kunzemann. There are Ave dele
gates to the Constitutional Convention to be
elected In the Senate district. and IL was
agreed that two Kempner men. two Republi-
cans. and one man not connected with either
party. an Anarchist for instance. or a Mug
yump SHOULD be nomiP9s te In the FIN M;
DO the TAmmany Hall candidate, they will
probably nominate bernard ]. Douras. After
determining to do all these things the confer
ence was adjourned.
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TEE oLD eUAnD,s PRED1oAMESE.
Tanors Hustiire 90 Provide It with Uni-
formp for Its Chicago Trip.

| Taiiors Hustiirr 90 Provide IL with Uni-
form, for Its Chicago Trip.
Although Chicago has been surfeited with
strange and interesting spectacles. It 10 not
likely that any one will remain unmoved when
New York's Old Guard appears in the White
City. The only fear felt by those who know
the Old Guard 10 that all the other attractions
may be deserted while its members remain In
sight. which would annoy their well-known
individual and collective modesty.
Nevertheless. the members OF the Old Guard
are cad. Only keen aud overpowering sense
OF duty restraints them from resiRning the
ONCE OF escort and guard OF honor to New
York's officials on Manhattan day.
Their troubles date from Oct 4. the day on
which the Old Guard Informally agreed to ac-
cept the post OF honor at New York's celebra-
tion in Chicago. In their burst Of enthu siasm
they did not remember the disastrous fire Of
last August, when their home was burned.
nifty -one bearskins were wiped out. and sixty
Aye complete uniforms, including the immac-
When their homeIe ss and uniformless con-
dttion was impressed upon them after the In
mayed. They could not retreat Tor that would
be nnsoldierly. and they could not 20 without
appealed to Capt; William Henry White. and
Ss S@psa did ss Sf, TfS
~ oituusi 49, III - .aou' -
only Two nrms ~ .nis COUNTY, handle the
Sloth used Ior Dld ouaIa uniiorms and they
ha9 only ilmtea suppiy. NO member OF the
oId Guaro ls ever na.I up. 30 mere was NC
use In applylnH, Ito tne Pawnshops or old
Sl9tnes, men. MhaS couia pe donef capt;
Mnite qid tne only tnlnS posslple. ana cabled
t9 the EuropeaH maVu.sefurers; Asupply OF
ciotn Teacheo NSM aolk iasI Monuey. BUT
even tnen tne prEoiem WIS not yet solved.
Inc averaRe .eho. e a. a ne. ursss SUIT nn.
aer pressure IN sn5sS uys, Uut no ta zig exlsts
Wn4 mas reeo tS nrif;n.i .s an CIa Huard
UNIFORM 70 seis .nG e W tM taste q mat or
ganization IN !es s .nan ISo weeks. nov. tnen'
Gan siAty-nVe ~ th s ~ 60. reaoy ~ VG ,e
~ tne gaze Set ioI shg oeparture OF the Old
1uata ior ShcnRof SH,ess miracle nap
pens. me UNIFORMS , Ton p9 reany on TIME.
sixty.hve gallant Eld 5ua tSWili DC iett IN
the lurGh. ana aamiring thousands at Chi
Sago VII be deprived o. b the 81 gazing
eEer ~Use to besrskins is the only thing
fhh a Gan now or secSs 'ae snIdehed
Ola uuar th n Sm,- ~ ~ ,rouSa soroke OF
IN 'f tst stty bsorstins IA b was S
kmoW I'LL tnt ~. my ar a. III aa oSeh de,
stroyeu 'han tie ~ ha;u "a an .1 III sa H wno his9
nus tne noroa n S9 hnMNe ah ~ ah rusHea
INTO .he ~ eiu st tn,a o .e
III ne ~ ,nr,va ID MT ~, III S"1, en.o.
pIlsine M a s ouid ba,a ~ .e 1tiSe 30
tnat eacn oeSrsH sn nsse eost S<o more
haa ~ noH aeseu az ~ pHUar5 Inr, 1so,.
oOTonariSy tne Oiu uifp ioo ssronR.
UwnE W tne io u or ninatv vin p aeSoHre
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DEMOCRATIC C4MPAIGN OPENED.

Meeting OF the State Executive Committee
Lieut.-Gov. Sheehan Confident
The Democratic campaign was formally
opened yesterday by the meeting OF the Ex-
ecutive Committee Of the State Committee
The meeting was held at the Hoffman House
ut IL o'clock in the room OF Senator Murphy.
As was told In The Sun yesterday the Senator
reached town on Tuesday evening. He dined
at the Imperial Hotel with Richard Croker and
several other Tammany leaders. and the pro-
llminary work OF the campaign as we'll as the
action Of the Bar Association. was discussed
Lieut.-Go Sheehan arrived early yesterday
morning. and with him came several members
OF the Executive Committee Thomas l. Ben
edict. John McCarty of Brooklyn. and J. W.
Hinckley OF Pouehkeepsie were the last men
to arrive. When the committee was called to
order there were present Senator Murphy, the
Lieutenant;Gosernor; Mr.. Benedict: Mr.. Nc
3, Judson Of Gloyersville. John Flannigan OF
is a mem Der Of the Executive Committee. had
arrived at the hotel few minutes before. His
Board Of Estimate and Ipportlonm emit and he
could not stay. but he had O short private
bs Th he Dc
tho Secretary Of tho State Com mittee. the i'll
ness Of whose wife caused the. postponement
yesterday. came in Just as the Mayor went out
and as soon as he arrived the doors were
closed and the com mittee went into secret ses-
sion. 1t was then hall past IL O'Clock.
The meeting lasted an hour and Mr.. De
Freest made the off cinl announcement that
Lieut.. Gov. Sheehan had been reelected Chair
man In spite OF the fact that he didn't want the
post and.that MIR. De Freest himself had been
reelected Secretary. The rest of the session."
said Mr.. De Freest. was spent in talking over
plans for the campaign. but nothing was de-
Senator Murphy left the hotel before the
The com mittee Will have its headq uarters In
continue 70 meet there even eve after the State
at II West Twenty fourth street. are in running
the meeting and that were not toted about one
was said to be the declinatton OF AL en- C. Beach
OF the nomination OF Delegate at Large to the
Constitutional Convention and the action of
tho Bar Association on Tuesday night. Mr.
Beach's decllnation makes II necessary for the
State Committee to be called together quickly.
and meeting will be held In the Hoffman
House probably not later than next Tuesday
or Wednesday
reporter for a m oment after tho meeting. He
believed that the whole ticket nominated at
Saratoga would be successful by a large ma
jority. Mr.. Sheehan said he was convinced
that the action OF tho Bar Association would
help rather than hurt Judge Maynard. He
was particularly confident OF Mr. Maynard's
SUCCESS
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MRS. ALIENS BICYCLE SUIT.
SIZE MAKES a SENSATION WHEN SHE
RIDES IN NEWARK

she Cot Tired OF Being Thrown by Her
Skirt Catching In Her wheel and Dome 4
Trou,ers-Her Costume Not Becominr
To = VERY Fat or Very Thin woman.
Mrs Angelina Allen. who created sensation
at Asbury Park last summer by wearing q
bathing suit the scarcity OF which was the
most noticeable part. has again appeared in
public in an unconventional dress, which
shocks the good people Of Newark. N. j. Ac-
companied By q man she rode bicycle through
the streets Of that place on Sunday dressed In
q costume which caused hundreds to turn and
look at her in astonishment.
Her costume consisted Of corduroy trousers,
which fitted her legs loosely to the knees.
Below them were gaiters. which covered trim
patent leather shoes. The upper part OF her
figure was set Off by q tightly fitting white
shirt. which had highly polished bosom. At
the waist yellow belt covered the band Of
her breecbes Over her shirt fitted q pretty
little zouave jacket, and on her head was
perched jaunty cap OF the polo variety. As
she rode through the streets Mrs. Allen ap-
peared utterly oblivious to the sensation she
was causing. and chatted with her companion
as II che was not aware that she was cutting
an unusual figure.
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May Not nenon,na.e Judge Mssown.

The fate Of Judge Henry b. McGown. OF tho
City Court. 1t is said. Is hanging by thread.
His term expires this year. He has been
Judge eighteen years. and 1t Is said that Po-
lice Justice Welde. the leader OF the Twenty
seventh district. to which Judge McGown 10
credited. is opposed to having him renomi-
mated on the ground that he has been in office
long enough,
Joseph p. F,allon. the present Civil Justice In
the Ninth Judicial district. is said to be JUS
also said that MIR. Fallon is backed BY Dock
Commissioner White. 1t has not yet been de-
cided positively to drop Judge McGown's
name from the list for reconciliation.
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Tho Keseuer Was n BOY and Years After
ward Met the Negro In Prison.

The Reseuer Was n Boy and Years After
ward Net the Negro In Prison.
HARTFORD. Oct. 1.-the sudden death OF
Edgar Freeman. O negro life prisoner at With
ersGeld. sent up In 1872. recalls the circum-
stances that shortly after his arrest and incar-
ceration in the Ansonia lookup. an angry mob
broke into the station house and hustled the
terrified negro out into the street. A rope was
fastened about his feet. and by this he was
dragged along through Central street on his
back one OF the most violent OF the mob lead
ers sitting on his chest and urging his COM
rades to hasten to the scene Of the proposed
hanging They were half way to the place.
when William j. Clark. q young man not 20
years old. who was working in the coal office
of his father. Merritt Clark. rushed into the
street with six-shooter in his hand. He said
he would shoot the first man who touched the
negro. and the mob WAS cowed Some years
after this occurrence Mr.. Clark became United
states Marshal. and while on an errand OF
business to the state prison In 1885. he hap
Iened to 60 through one Of the corridors OF
the prison. There was negro nvict sweep
ing out the corridor. Suddenly. in violation
OF all the rules OF the prison. the negro rushed
forward. and. throwing himself down before
Mr.. Clark. began to kiss his hands and feet
1t was Freeman.
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The War with the Aratabels.

LONDON. Oct. ia despatch to the Pail
Mall Gazette from johannesburg. South African
Republic. says:
The troops advancing from Forts Victoria
and Charter were frequently fired upon by
small bodies OF the enemy in the bush. There
has been no fixed engagement up to the pres
emit time"
Lobegula Is reported to be encamped with
the pick OF his troops between Puluwayo and
Fort Charter, on the Shanghai liver, put he
has sent all his property northwari. He has
prepared canoe fleet to cross the Iam brz in
readiness to retreat II he should he defeated.
The officers OF tho Chartered Company are
CONVINCED that their own troops will suffice
Cecil Rhodes believes that the campaign will
be ended within n month. and that Tati will he
occupied on Friday or Saturday.
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BETTING THE COAL STRIKE
Many OF tho English Miners VIII Resume
Work Mt Once.

LONDON. Oct. 1.-THE mine owners in south
Derbyshire and Leicestershire have accepted
the proposals OF tho Mayors conference that
the mon be taken back at their old wages.
and received advances to relieve the pressing
needs OF their families. both provisions being
dependent upon the condition that the men
accept a reduction Of 10 per cent. in December.
Charles Seely. Liberal Unonist ember for
West Nottingham. has ordered that the 1000
men formerly at work in his Derbyshire and
"a rat. ~ PIE pS .aken PACK at the
Notwithstanding resumed work In their pits
to-day with all their old men. and the old scale
Of pay. They employ 1000 miners.
The Iancnshire and Cheshire miners m ct to-
day under the Presidency OF Samuel Woods.
Labor NIP. and accepted the proposals of the
Mayors conference. Two thousand Warwick
shire miners will resume work tonight. in re-
sponse TO the resolutions passed yesterday.
The miners of Northumberland have decided
by ballot to give to the Miners Federation
$1,000 at once and 5000 weekly as long as the
strike lasts.
BRUSSELS, Oct. 1l.-Eight thousand striking
miners in the Charleroi district resumed work
to-day.
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Nominated for tho Assembly.

,0ntario county. Frank O. sisson of Canaan.
daigua. Democrat
Wyoming county. DR.. William N. Martin.
Democrat.
Ulster county. First district. GeorgeL L. Brink
Of Kingston, Republican.
nThe Republicans OF Erie county yesterday
made the following nominations: First dis
Third. Charles Braun; Fourth. J. i. Whittel:
Fifth. Philip Gerst; Sixth. Charles p: Schoep-
f1in. .Assemblyman Gallagher from the Third
cd down by his party because Of his action In
voting for the Buffalo Police and Excise bills,
has announced himself as q candidate on an
independent ticket
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PARIS, Oct. 11.-The striking miners OF the
district around Henin- LiGtard. Pas de- Calais.
and their wives started q riot last night. They
broke into several shops and took all the
money and food they could find. Dragons
Men and women were tram pied under the feet
Of the horses. Twenty We're injured. Several
women were wounded 30 severely that they
were taken to the hospital
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SEN47OR PLUNKI1T WIIHDR4WS
~" meath VIII Not Permit Hin to Entei
the Canvass for the SENATE.

' Meath VIII Not Permit Hin to Enter
the Canvass for the SENATE.
senator Plunkitt OF the Eleventh district has
" v'nurawn from the race for a denomination.
nNealled at Tammany Hall yesterday after
Aoon and told Mr.. Croker that his doctor had
sven MIN positive orders not to bs again
candidate. and that it was absolutely neces-
'hat he should withdraw his name.
4ter Mr. Plunkitt said to reporter that his
pva'sician had told him that 1t was matter OF
ue and death, The Senator said that he was
Nil IlE, south for a while, but that he would
distri.tt wnlch means that he will retain the
Sa IlIet I leadership The Senator has only
or tW wyo recovered from a severe illness. at one
81 To Periods Of which his life was despaired
ii y Is not known who Will be selected to
s.ane domination for Senator.
th as zen byman McManus has been a thorn in
Ss s tiae OF Senator Plunkitt for two years. He
posit lien twice elected to tho Assembly in OPP
tS III ZION to the Tammany Hall candidate. At
son ,'ane Yesterday when Senator Plunkitt an
ourrantu MS resignation there was q story
Ssa ent mat Mr.. McMnnus and the Senator
MeMsmnanue Their peace. and that the whole
Hail Wus MACHINE would 20 into Tammany
lion IN All; NC Hanus to get the regular nomina-
nStsdy r me Assembly. He has already noml-
Senstorn ibhseii as an independent candidate.
Ibost " Llunkitt said that he could not talk
spess ms nis report. Neither would Mr.. CroE or
ieuSd VI II. and Mr.. McManus could not DO
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HE WAS RESURRECTED.
BhoU0Hr BACK FROM THE PORTALS
OF the GRAVE JUST IN TIME

What He Saw aud F.it-A Graphic Descrfp,
tion OF Most Remarkable Event-Ars
You Certnin You Are safe.
Mr.. A. Frank Byrd. whose picture we pres
sent below. is a resident Of the town OF Tenn.
peranceville Va. He is q gentleman OF stand.
ing and prominence in his locality. where he
has lived for many years. To view his strong
and foroible face one would hardly think he
had ever experienced any physical trouble.
but 1t is q fact none the less that he has prob
ably been as near to deaths door as any man
who is alive to-day
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Nominated for the Senate.

The Democrats Of the Twenty-ntnth Senate
district have nominated Dean Il. Currie OF
Albion.
The Republicans OF the Eighteenth Senate
district Rensselaer, and Columbia counties,
yesterday nominated Shepard Tappen OF Troy.
80 AT ne SSd'Tnrnsd cSnyenton a. TIE hSprbi!,
schenectady yesterday. Senator Harvey ].
Donaldson was nominate on the 81 1th ballot.
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AsBuRY PARK. Oct. ia resolution endors-
Ing the fusion ticket adopted at Freehold on
Monday. which nominated Founder Bradley
for State Senator. was carried at the Monmouth
county Prohibition Convention held here to-
day with the aid Of the casting vote Of the
Chairman. There is talk Of boiling on the
score that Founder Bradley is not a true Pro-
hibitionist.
committee. representing the anti-race
track Democrats and the Republicans who
Bradley to-day at his office In New York Mr..
Bradley accepted the nomination.
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Note. or Foreign happenings.

The labor groups are arranging to hold nu-
merous meetings to discuss the Suffrage hill
INTRODUCED in tho Reichsrath at Vienna by
Count Taafe. They are disposed to accept the
measure as an installment Of their demands.
RegimsntAl Bandmaster Kern has been found
tenced to imprisonment for one year In the
fortress and degradation to the ranks.
France has abandoned her demand for the
S S.sTss o. ns p Rps IN SPIRES 81 ins
Christian expr0 Issd through the Gar
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The Union RetnIiates Upon the Glass Com.
pany.

PITTSBURGH. Oct. lin compliance with tho
order issued late last evening by President
Smith OF the Flint Glass Workers. Union. to
the effect that all members Of that organiza-
ton should at once cease work In the factories
controlled by the United state Glass Company
against the union. this m ing all OF the mould
makers stopped work and went out on strike
This order OF President Smiths affects tho en-
ployees In sixteen factories. in which about
1900 men are en- ployed.
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ROME. Oct Liking Humbert has sent the
following telegram to Sig. Ressman. the
Italian Ambassador in Paris:
Holding in afrectionate remembrance tho
glorious part taken ty tho illustrious Marshal
MacMahon In the campaign Of 1850. beg you
to convey to the Marshal and his family my
hope that he may yet be spared for many long
years. retaining the gratitude OF Italians and
the admiration OF the valiant French army"
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R..us,,ean Heaeau.r,sr. Changed.

Chairman William Brookheld of the Repub-
lican State Committee. Chairman Hackett Of
the Executive Committee, and John s. Ken
yon. Secretary OF the State Com mittee. were at
the Republican state headquarters at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel oil day Yesterday. The
! on the Twenty-fourth street side OF the
hotel to rooms * -. and 10 on the Twenty-third
street side. Chairman Hackstt will begin sen 4
Ing out letters to-day for money to run the
campaign.
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THE CHESS TOURNAMENT.

Eight Rounds OF tho Contest Are Now FIus
ished.
There were three games OF the chess tour
nament. which were left adjourned from the
seventh and eighth rounds. to be finished a
the Manhattan Chess Club yesterday.
Showalter and Delmar agreed to draw their
game while Lee beat Pilsbury and Albin ad.
ministered defeat to Delmar. The games: