San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-08
TODAY's EVENTS.

Pennsylvania, and Williams col
lege are to take part in the annual
indoor games of the Boston Ath-
letic association today. The games
will be held in Mechanics hall.
NEW YORK, Feb. S.-Senator AL
lison, of Iowa, will be the chief
guest at the Ohio society's annual
dinner at Delmonico's tonight.
Among other guests will be gov
ernor Bushnell, of Ohio, Attorney
General Judson Harmon, Joseph
H. Choate and Mayor Strong.
NEW YORK, Feb. S.-The United
States Golfassociation will hold its
annual meeting at Delmonico's to-
day. The association has had q
wonderfully successful career since
its organization year ago. 1t has
firmly established the game in this
country, and has raised it to a posi-
ton which it would not otherwise
occupy. Originally starting with
membership Of five clubs, it now
has thirty-one, counting the allied
clubs. The south is represented by
three clubs.
COLUMBUS, o., Feb. S.-The re-
publican state committee is sched-
uled to meet here today for the
purpose OF selecting time and
place of the state convention; also
to select delegates.at-large for the
st. Louis convention. Indications
point to the selection OF Governor
Bushell, Senator-elect Foraker, M.
A. Hama and Congressman Cos
veer.
NEW YORK, Feb. S.-Richard
Croker, the retired leader of Tam
many Hall, will be dined this
evening by the 35th district lead
ers. 1t will celebrate both his re.
tirement and the elevation of John
c. Sheehan, eX-police commission
er, to the leadership. 1t will be a
"harmony" feast throughout. Mr..
Croker will be rendered a
loving cup, which, it is said, will
cost $1,000. Although the plates
cost $40 apiece, they are all taken.
CHICAGO, Feb. 8.-Mrs. Ormiston
Chant, of London, England, who is
we'll known as an advocate of So
cial purity and reform in public
will lecture here to-
morrow and Monday. On the for
mer occasion she will speak three
times from pulpits which she has
been asked to FILL. Mrs. Chant so
far has not been a great success in
this country.
Ell PAso, Tex, Feb. S.-The
starter for the big sporting events
which are to be held near here
next week, will come off tomorrow
in the shape of a bull fight. It is
scheduled TO occur just across the
Rio Grande, in bull ring.
DENVER, COL, Feb. S.-The Dem
yer A. G. will hold boxing tour
nament tonight, open to all anna
teurs Of the state. The event will
be the greatest exhibition OF its
kind ever given in Denver. Hand
some gold medals will be awarded
To Uue Wiuu6Es.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. S.-The
amateur skating cham piouships of
the world for 1896 are set here, be-
ginning tomorrow and continuing
to the 18th. The figure-skating
championship will be held at the
same time. The entry list is quite
large and some very fine amateur
records are expected.
CHICAGO, Feb. S.-Representa-
tives from seven universities are
scheduled TO meet here today, at
the Palmer house, for the purpose
Of settling the vexed question Of
professionalism, over which the
university of Michigan is quite ex-
ercised.
DUBLIN, Feb. S.-The meeting
of the anti-Parnellite section Of
the Irish parliamentary party to
discuss the selection Of leader in
place of Justin Mccarthy, will be
held here today.
SOFIA, Feb. SIT is announced
that Prince Ferdinand Of Bulgaria
will formally proclaim the CONVEX
sion Of his eldest son, Prince
Boris, to the Greek church tomor-
row.
NEW YORK, Feb. S.-Marvin R.
Clark, the blind journalist, will be
rendered a benefit at the Casino
tomorrow evening. Among the
prominent artists who will take
part are Signor Russitano, Nine.
Clementine De We're and Signor A.