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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-16
Pillsbury Again Wins in the St.
Petersburg Tourney.
SECOND SESSION OF THE CHESS EXPERTS
Clearwater Becomes the Champion
Pool Player.
CURRENT NOTES OF INTEREST

A st Petersburg special to the New York
Tribune TODAY says: At the rooms of the
st. Petersburg Chess Club. on the Nunski
Prospect, there gathered another large
crowd of chess enthusiasts today to witness
the second days play in the first round of
the chess contest between the quartet of
masters assembled here. Expectations were
rife as to who would meet this time and
there were manifestations of general ex-
element when the announcement of the
pairing showed the two winners of the first
found, Pillsbury and Tschigorin, to be
pitted against each other. The Lasfier
Steinitz game failed to attract near as
much attention as did the one between the
Hastings chief prize winners.
1t was a proud day for the youthful
American. Pillsbury. for the one chess
player for whom he has the greatest re-
spect is Tschigorin, ard him he succeeded
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c Chicago Times

From the Chicago Times Herald.
Some of our best wit comes through city
judges in their examinations of prisoners.
One day O'Rafferty was up before Judge
Brady In New York for assauting Patrick
Murphy, and this was the examination:
"Mr O'Rafferty," said the judge, "why
did you strike Mr.. Murphy?'
Because Murphy would not give me a
civil answer to civil question, yer honor -
What was the civil question you asked
him?'
Il asked Him, as polite as yez phase, Muir
ply, amt your own brother the biggest
thafe on Manhattan Island, excepting your
self and your uncle. who is absent at the
penttentiary in Sing Sing"'
and what rude answer did he give to
such very civil question:"
HE said to me, 'Av course, prisint COM
pany excepted so 1 said, Murphy. you're
another and sthruck him wild me fist
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-16

From the Cleveland Ohio News and Herald.
According to decision rendered in JUS
tice Browns court, wives are legally re-
sponsible for the support of their husbands
and their families, providing the husbands
are unable to support themselves or their
families. This decision of Justice Browns
GRATED great surprise to the legal fra
ternty, and was the cause Of much COM
meut and speculation. The attorneys ap-
pear to be divided in their opinions as to
whether the decision will hold in higher
court
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-16
A FALSE ALARM.
The Familiar OdOr Which Marks the
Brand of Swamp Tobacco.

From the Detroit Free Press. e..
L had just reached the door OF my room
in a North Carolina hotel at midnight
when woman stepped cut of the room id
jacent and quietly asked
do you belong to the hotel?"
NO ma'am."
Are there many people here tonight"
TT is crowded"
and it won't do to start panic Let
me say quietly to you that the hotel is on
fire. 1 have known it for ten minutes, but
did not want to create an excitement.''
Are you sure maam?" 1 asked =
Entirely sure, sir. I smelled the smoke
while in bed. You go quietly down and tell
the clerk, and will knock ON all the doors
on this floor" -.-
She was wonderfully cool and collected,
and never thought of doubling her asser-
ton. Going down by the stairway, l eek
oned the clerk aside and told him of the
fire. He went to the elevator with me and
about twenty haif-dressed people in the
halls. The woman who had given me
orders came up and said; -. .-.7s.
Come this way. 1 don't think the fire
has much of a start yet, 81, - -s.- ..5.
We followed her to her loom and began
to sniff and snuff. There was certainly
strong odor of SOME tting burning, but the
clerk had taken only one snuff when he
went out and raped on the next door.
'Hello!' called voice.
Are you sr'okins?" ....
Yes
Smoking Florida .obacco?"
Yes What of it?''
Nothing. Ma'am you can go back to
bed. Much obliged to you for your sagac-
ity and wit, but both were little too keen
this time. The stngy old cuss in that
room is smoking swamp tobacco, and it al
ways smells like fire eating its way I'M
der pine floor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-16
COLLEGE CHESS.

Harvard, Yale and Princeton to be-
gin Their Tourney December 26.
The annual intercollegiate chess tourna-
-nent between Columbia, Harvard Yale and
Princeton will be played in New York from
Thursday, December g. until Wednesday,
January l. inclusive. Each college will be
represented by two players.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-16

The London Athletic Club will shortly
challenge the New York Athletic Club to
contest in London to take place in the sum-
mer of 1896. ]. B. Martin, president of the
London Athletic Club, makes the announce
ment.
The British athletes who were in America
last summer say the hot weather made their
trip disastrous, but they think they will do
better next time. They say they were well
treated in the United States.
The London Athletic Club is correspond
ing with the universities for the purpose of
securing the best material
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To win. Place


VIM H. Clearwater of Ravenna, Ohio,
won the worlds championship at pool play
ing at Syracuse, N. Y, Saturday night by
defeating Jerome Keough, 125 to 1913. If
Keough had won the tournament it would
have resulted in a tie between Keough,
Clearwater and De Orc, the chances then
being in favor of the latter winning
A Pittsburg paper offers to back Clear
water for $1,000 against all corners for the
championship of the world.
De ORC, the Cuban, had held the champion
ship for some years. and Clearwater's sue
cess in the Syracuse tournament gives an
other worlds championship in one of the
finest games of skill to an American
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in defeating in a four-knights game in only
twenty-five moves! The other game was
Likewise quick and decisive, Lasker dis
posing of the ex-champion in thirty moves.
Pillsbury, therefore, leads with clean
score of two victories. while Laske: and
Tschigorin are tied with one each. SteinitZ
brings up the rear with two defeats against
him.
For the second time so far, Pillsbury had
command of The black forces and again lid
he have l PIX played against him. He
in turn made the same move, and TSchi-
gorin then brought out his K-kt and his
intention to play his famous Evans gambit
became at once apparent. He doubtless
looked forward with great relish TO the
the well-kEown defense that Pillsbury
adopted at Hastings. The Russian reckon
ed without his host, however, for the
Brooklyn player knew too much to play
into his opponents hands in that manner.
and the latter promptly brought out his X
-Kt, too. Tschigorin turned the contest
into the four-knights game by playing out
his Q-Kt, Pillsbury following suit. The
opening was rapidly developed by both
men, but Tschigorin seemed i'll at ease. evil
IDENTIFY disappointed by being prevented
from indulging in his pet attack. AS a re-
suit he got much the worse position after
blunder which gave him hopeless game,
he resigned after twenty-five moves.
Lasker again had the white pieces, and
Steinitz was once more called upon to de-
formed the basis of more than one bitter
conflict between these rivals. The ex-cham-
pion resorted to the Pc r variation.
Lasker played strong and vigorously. and
right to the point, Steinitz seemingly being
unable to obtain a satisfactory position.
Lasker pressed merclessly on, found an
opportunity to sacrifice Il piece and carried
the day aftel thirty moves.
Samuel Lasker Henry N. Pillsbury, VIM.
Steinitz and NJ. l. Tschigorin, who, with DR..
S. Tarrasch of Germany, form the greatest
living quintet of chess masters. are attract
ing the eyes of the chess world to st. Peters
burg, where they are engaged in their great
struggle.
Three of them have gone from distant
countries, Lasker from England, and Pills
bury. and SteInitZ from America, to engage
in the conflict for chess supremacy
The outcome of the two days play augurs
well for the chances of the first prize coming
back with Pillsbury. The Brooklyn lad, just
twenty-three years of age, began the trying
ordeal with victory over the man who is
called the worlds champion, in spite of the
fact that Pillsbury won the Hastings tour
nament last August. Fridays game was
the first which Pillsbury has taken from
Lasker in personal encounter.
The opinion prevails generally that Pills
bury and Tschigorin will be the two rivals
for first honors, and that America and Rus
STA Will have the hottest duel. A month S
play will tell the tale.
The score is as follows:
Won.Lost. Won.Lost.
Pillsbury 49, Q Tschgorin -.
Lasker ......1 l Steinitz .....O 2
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-16
ORIOLES THE FAVORITEs.

A BOOl<ma&er Would Lay Only z to 1
Against Them.
A bookmaker on being asked by o. p.
Caylor, the base ball writer, for his opinion
of the league clubs for next year, prepared
a table, in which he gave odds as follows
for first and second place:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-16
Perish the Thought!

From the Rochester Union and Advertiser.
A man named Smith killed man named
Jones at Niagara Falls last night Let us
hope that is not the beginning of a feud be-
tween the Smith and the Jones families.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-16
ASSOCIATION FOOT BALL.

The International and Scottish
American Clubs Play n Tie.
The season for association foot ball Is
Just beginning. The elevens of the Interna-
tional A. c. of New York and the Scottish
American of Newark opened the series of
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-. . q, q.
VIII Kill Racing..

Men of high standing in the western turf
world predict that the continuance of the
winter outlaw meeting at Sportsmen's Park,
ton against racing in the state of Missouri
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-16
Wrestler McLeod's Challenge.

Dan Mcleod, the California wrestler, has
issued third challenge to Farmer" Burns
for the heavyweight championship of the
world, and any sum from 81 600 to 81, 800 a
side. Mcleod says that If he wins from
defeated, a chance for the championship.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-16
Dunn Sails for Europe.

Dunn, the famous professional golfer, VIII
was the first one of note to come over t.
America from Scotland sailed for Europ
on Saturday. He will go to BiarritZ, tn
popular winter resort In the south of France
to take charge of the golf links there dur
Ing the season. Dunn is highly thought o
by the Biarritz winter residents who ar
golf enthusiasts, as he has been their green
keeper and instructor at the club for tn
past three winters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-16
0 Boys, O Girls,

Tell your folks that Gould's Wonder Store is like
Faryland million Pretty fancies in Scrap Book
LECTURES, Tree Ornaments, Favors, Fancy Paper,
TinSei SNOW" Santa Claus Masks Candles and
Holders. Paper Dolls, Cornucopias, Monkeys, AMI
mails Candy Boxes DC. de14-2t'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-16
It's Quality.

Hero-"The plot thickens.'
Villain (anxiously)-"Do you suppose any
body can see through lt?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-16

Young W. OBJ. McDpnough Of California,
whose advent on the turf was characterized
by the plucky purchas OF the famous En-
glish stallion Ormonde! for $4,000, has had
hard luck with his stallion. The only colt
fcal he had last season was out of one of the
Palo Alto mares, the good racer Getaway
ton of the stomach. The colt was finely
built and promising youngster, and his
death is actually regretted by horsemen
throughout the country as a personal loss
monde would be a success in the stud. His
only living offspring is a filly out of Fairy
Rose owned at Palo Alto" IT,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-16

President Won der Abe Of the ST. Louis
Browns yesterday appointed Henry Diddle-
book of Philadelphia manager of his base
l.all team. Mr.. Diddlebock is sporting ed
itor OF the Philadelphia Inquirer. aa
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-16

the National Association Foot Eall League
yesterday at Cummunipaw, N. J. The re-
suit was tie, each being credited with
goal.
In the first half, after the ball had been
sent bounding about the field for fifteen
minutes, 1T was accidentally kicked into the
Internationars goal by Jones of that team.
Had this not occurred the latter would I'M
douDtedly have scored victory, as the Wis
itors were unable to kick a goal. Just five
minutes before the close of time Higgins
worked up from center field with his fault
less style of dribbling. and subsequently
kicked it between the hprights for goal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-16

HFHil lfH nun
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-10-16

When Dan Stuart escapes from
the devil and the deep sea, he will
be careful how he places himself
in that cramped position again.
Dan is gaining no end OF wisdom
by experience.
Olney will need all of his New
England Americanism when it
comes to bolstering up Cleveland
to take "Monroe Doctrine" stand
against the British invasion of
Venezuela.
The missionary abroad, backed
up by American cannon, is dead
feminist the national idea of nom
Intervention in all European or
Asiatic affairs.
The legitimate successor to Pfef-
fer has appeared in the shape of a
seven year old populist kid in Tex
as who has heavy beard on his
face.
Japan is put in the left hand
box by that assassination in Corea.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-10-16
CURE FOR HEADACHE,

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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-10-16

The LIGHT acknowledges the re-
ceipt of cordial invitation to the
press banquet, given by the direc-
tors of the Dallas state fair on the
2lst. In this invitation the man
agement Of the fair express their
appreciation of the services render
ed their enterprise by the press Of
the state. The LIGHT, like the
majority OF papers who issue seven
times a week, finds it hard to
knock off for the time necessary to
attend anything outside the city in
which it shines. All the same, the
invitation is appreciated and the
wish expressed not only for the
success of the press banquet, but
that the approaching fair may be
the best every way OF any yet held
in the state of Texas.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-10-16
BALLARD's SNOW IMMINENT.

This invaluable remedy is one
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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-10-16
Texas Semi-centenial

To the LIGHT:
The papers have been talking of
the semi-centenial anniversary of
the annexation of Texas occurring
in 1896 and / wish to know how
that comes about. The act for the
annexation of Texas passed the
congress of the United States in
1916, only few days before the
Inauguration of President Polk,
on March 4, 1916, and was APP
proved by President Tyler. The
people of Texas had then to vote
directly on the question of annex
alton and elect congressman and
senators. / think all these steps
were taken during 1915, and that
the Texas senators and congress
men took their seats at Washing
ton in December 1916. If she
entered the Union in 1916, then
President Polk issued orders to
Gen. Taylor to move United States
soldiers into Texas before Texas
had become state of the Union,
and the two battles of the 9Th and
9th of May, 1916, were fought before
Texas was state of the American
Union. My recollection may be at
fault on this point, but L feel GER
tain President Polk would not
have ordered United States troops
into the Republic of Texas, and
that Texas was a full-fedged
state of the Union, at the date of
the order to Gen. Taylor to move
troops to Brownsville, Texas. 1
believe they disembarked at Point
Isabel. ENQUIRER.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-10-16
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People of this day and generation are
not disposed TO give things away. When
therefore the Mount Lebanon Shakers
recently stated that any one could get a
bottle of Digestive Cordial by calling In
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great deal OF talk.
One OF the leading dailes of the metro
polls sent reporter to find out what was
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Of the people who are sufficiently anxious
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The Shakers have long record of sue
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In order to find whether the Shaker
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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-10-16
The British Occupation Denied.

LONDON, Oct. 16.-The foreign
office officials were questioned TO-
day as to the truth of the report
published in the United States
that an armed British force is
marching through Brazilian terri
tory and that it's objective point is
that part of Venezuela which is
claimed by the British govern
ment. They said there was no
truth in the story that there is
no British force there and that
there would be no object in march
ing through that portion of Brazil,
even il a British force had been
available for the purpose outlined.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-10-16
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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-10-16

President Powell, OF the Purity
Congress, in his opening address
before that body said "the so-called
age of consent statutes discrimin.
ate against glrlhood and in favor
OF immoral men," Having made
this statement 1t is in order for Mr..
Powell to show in what way his
language is to be understood, for
on the face of it is an absurdity.
The trouble with nearly every re-
form movement in the country is
that it is engineered by men and
women without practical common
sense. They realize the evils COM
planned of and see the need OF
remedies, but they do not consider
the limitations OF law nor take in
to account actual conditions as
modifying that perfect condition
that they see as so desirable. All
law Is in sense a compromise,
and the wise reformer is he who
seeing that he cannot get all takes
what is available and trusts to the
more complete knowledge and the
greater enlightenment of the
future to give him the rest.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-10-16
A Friendly Tribute.

DAN ANTONIO, lex, cct. III, 10.
Editor LIGHT:
Dear Sir: believe there is portion
of your intelligent paper open or free to
the pen OF citizens. If such be the case
please be so kind as to enter therein, in
tomorrow's paper, the enclosed lines,
which contain something of the sympa.
thy which friend feels for friend.
TO DIR. L. L. SHROPSHIRE.
For the departed one, grieve not, dear
She has gone where we all must go;
Her troubles and trials are now at an end,
And bright rays of glory upon her glow.
Let loyal friends coincidence thy bleeding
heart heal;
Genuine sympathy is very soothing in
bereavement drear;
They too I'm you some friendly sorrow feel,
And would not lightly see friend dis
pair.
To those who can weep, tears" they
say,
Eventually obliterate grlefs of the
heart, however deep;"
For you to be thus fortunate we will
pray,
And hope the sayings result will
quickly reap.
Again we implore thee, dear friend, not
to grieve,
Till your reunion but few short years
Intervene;
happy mind bereave;
Think of her as awaiting you in heaven,
serene.
FPnM A FpTFNn
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-10-16

When a prominent member of
the Texas state legislature puts
himself on record as Icing afraid
to accept a democratic nomination
for fear of defeat, the party being
doomed to inevitable split, it does
seem as though change had come
over the spirit of the party dream.
The fact is at last becoming plain,
even to the mind of the state legis-
lature, that the patience of the
people is exhausted at the fool me-
thods of those in power and they
demand a change. Any change will
be acceptable. Matters cannot be
worse.