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Evening star., 1896-10-31
CHESS.

The Match Between Lasker and Stein
Its the Next One of Interest.
Tscffgorin defeated Charousek 3 to 1 liz
playing Off the tie in the Buda Pesth tour
nament, thus securing first prize and the
emperor's cup. Charousek taking second
prize. as already telegraphed to The Star.
The next match to attract the attention
of the chess world will be between Lasker
and Steinitz for the worlds championship.
This is announced to begin the coming
week at Moscow. Lasker is the favorite.
by reason of his youth and his skill, but
Steinitz insists that Lasker is not up to
his Lest fern. 1t is said that he is in bet
ter health than when he was defeated by
Lasker in the former match. He states
that he will make the fight of his life
Another contest that will prove inter-
Pillsbury and Showalter. 1t is stated that
both have expressed q willingness to play.
and that The match will be arranged soon
after Pillsbury returns home. This Will
is at his home in Georgetown, KY. will
go east to make arrangements. A match
between the winners of the two matches
has also been suggested.
The Capital Bicycle Club presents a
very lively appearance afternoons after
o'clock. Thursday afternoon three games
were In progress, besides a four-handed
game. Tie latter attracted the greatest
-
won two games from Messrs. Low and
Wooten.
The Washington Chess Club is becoming
very much interested in the correspond
ence games it Is playing with the Brook
lyn Chess Club. The positions are in
dicated on large diagrams the walls
Of the club rooms changes being made
as fast as the moves are transmitted.
October last The Star published the
moves too late. request has been made
that the public be kept advised of the
moves as made On the date mentioned
the position in the queens gambit declined
was as follows: White, Brooklyn-k at
KKt, Q at Q3. RS at OF and Q2. B at
KKt2, KIT at K, P's at KR2, KKt3, kB2.
o. QKt2 and ORB. Black. Washington
X at KKt2. Q at Q3. RS at OF and O. B
at QB3, Kt at "a. P's at KR2. KKt3 KB2.
Ks. Okla and ORR. The subsequent play
was as follows: "a, Kt-K2; %. Q-QB.',
B-Q4; 26, P-B4, R-B2: q. Q-K3, P-B3;
%, BxB, KtxB In the Ruy Lopez the po-
sition was: White, Washington-K at kkt.
r at O.. and KBsq, B atkB5, kt at XXI.
Ps at KR2, KKt2, KB2. K4, OBJ. QKt3,
ORB Black, Brooklyn-K at KK0. RS at
KB and OR, at OBJ KIT at kB5. P's at
KR3. KB2, KB3. QB3, Okla, ORA. The
moves made since then are as follows:
d. KR-Q, R-R2: "a, BxP. BxB; D. RIB.
RxR; 2G, RxR. P-QB4; u. Kt-B5ch, X
Kt3; %, K-Bsq.
In the Ruy Lopez the local club has been
compelled to play waiting game; other
wise the Brooklyns might have gained an
advantage on the queens side after Kt-
KTch and Kt-B6. by R-QR, followed by
,P-QRj. By the line of play adopted, how
ever, it Is believed danger will be averted.
Evening star., 1896-10-31
CHANGING SUITS.
Advice to beginners in Whist by nm
Authority.

Authority.
The Philadelphia Evening Telegraph saws
in its whist column: We cannot refrain. In
view Of some recent occurrences, from re-
peating certain advice we have often given
in the past. and We cannot express our
views IN the subject too strongly, as We
firmly believe the greatest failing of the
average whistler is wonderful desire to
change the suit
Our advice is, when You have the lead,
having won trick third in hand, be alb
scluteiy sure 1t is the wisest play to shift
the suit before you decide to do so, and If
there is any doubt in your mind on the
subject give the benefit of that doubt to
the suit that has just been led
Remember every time you open q new
suit you place yourself at DISADVANTAGE
unless 1t Is headed by a three-card Sc
quence of which the queen is a component
part.
Remember that to attempt to establish
Two suits is the height of folly. and that as
your partner has already started to estab-
Ish his, you will, as a rule do better to aid
him in that effort rather than start off on
a new tack with your own suit. which is
enc trick farther from establishment than
your partners. If you do not return your
partners suit you virtually say to him
Partner. in spite of the disadvantage OF
opening new suit, and in spite of the fact
SouiS HAS diTSduy once Deen leo, mine
can be more easily established than yours.
and therefore L assume the responsibility of
shifting
The old doctrine of showing your partner
your suit before returning his is one of the
absurdities of the past that is dead That
the same authors should tell us to play two
hands as one and yet play them in this
way at cross purposes seems, indeed.
strange in the light of modern experience
OF course. this advice only applies to a
fourth-best lead showing strength, but un-
der those circumstances it is worthy of con-
sideration- We venture to say that twenty
tricks are lost by opening new suit where
one Is dropped by continuing that of the
partner.
Evening star., 1896-10-31

position to make his long suit. In fact.
snort suit leads as original leads are only
when there Is no long suit to bring in or
no chance to establish that suit and bring
1t into advantage
The Narragansett and Brooklyn whist
clubs will play for the league challenge
trophy this evening
Evening star., 1896-10-31

1t will be seen that in the general percent
age Of victories figures Maui takes the lead.
an King pitched in sixteen and Mercer in
no less than forty-four. the latter being
badly handicapped by incompetent man
a0ement while the team was out west. To
.hov where the best work comes In pre-
senI the record Of the percentages in the
two divisions, as follows:
Evening star., 1896-10-31

The suggestion has been made that riders
Of wheels decorate their bicycles between
now and election day with ribbons to indi-
cate their political preferences, yellow and
silver gray, for Mckinley and Bryan, re-
spectiVely.
Evening star., 1896-10-31
A Coon Sumner

Mr.. W. H. Henshaw will give a coon sup
per this evening at so 11th street to men,
bers Of the Columbia Athletic Club TIL.
affair promises to be a unique event and
enjoyable to all
Evening star., 1896-10-31

There ID a strong probability that the
clubs will not be played for the present.
The Woman's Whist Club has declined to
participate. and the Washington Club Is
players. 1t would virtually be a contest
between the c. Bi. G. Ind CA. C. any,
way. Perhaps little later on. the three
clubs will get together and play a. series
of matches.
Evening star., 1896-10-31

Co1pnabias.
The Capital B,cyaA ci9b ha. accepted the
challenge of the Columffa Athletic Club to
play match at whist. Tne date has not
yet been set. but the match will occur in
the near future. At Cine when 1t win
not interfere withIthe e. b. C.'s coming
contest for the American Whist League
challenge trophy, which win occur In De-
cember. ~ .#''.s'
Evening star., 1896-10-31

CLEVELAND, Ohio. oc,ohar ., Don.
Heikes of Dayton, Ohio. broke the uor,,,..
record for rapid firing AT CLAW nipaons ~.
terday. He broke 100 birds on, q, ,o,
thrown in three minutes and seven saco,ds
He broke sixty-three straight targa,s 49,,
clpped one minute and thirteen saconds ns,
the worlds record for 100 birds. o''
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-07-23
UNWILLING CANDIDATES.

The Republicans are having no trou-
BILE in their conventions these days.
The man that was in the field long ago,
before the ST. Louis convention met and
adopted its currency plank, wins hands
down without opposition every time.
He had put his foot in the trap before
he was aware of it and couldn't get out,
and there were no others after the bait.
Captain Dovener had walkoyer at
Clarks0urg the other day. If he would
Tess up he would acknowledge that ne
wished he hadn't. But nobody else
wanted it and the Ctptain had to take
it. Il was precisely the same way at
Parkersburg when Mr.. Warren. Miller
took the unwelcome plum, and also in
Ghe same town yesterday. The truly
good Geo. Wesley Atkinson worked hard
for the nomination up to The date of
the St. Louis convention. But after
the adoption of the single gold standard
Mr.. Atkinson suddenly ceased TO have
any further interest in the campaign.
But it was too late. Like Capt. Dow
ener and Mr. Miller, he had no opponents
upon which to unload the honor of de-
feat and so had TO shoulder it himself.
The situation of these gentlemen is
truly sad.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-07-23
SuREWD MIR. ELKINS.

Mr.. Elkins is an older and wiser
politician than Captain Dovener and our
esteemed contemporary, Col. Hart, who
have been unwisely airing their views
on the currency in convention speeches
this week. Mr.. Elkins knows enough
to let the currency question alone as far
as possible in this campaign. In his
speech at the Parkerburg convention
Yesterday he devoted more than three
fourths Of his time to the tariff and in
what he said on the currency question
he was inclined to be rather non-com-
initial. In fact, Stephen has always
been strongly suspected of being free
coinage man, so far as we are able to
trace his record, and it has been only
since the adoption of the 81. Louis plat
form that he has denied the soft i'm
peachment. Like the Chairman of the
Republican State Committee and the
National Committeeman Hons. W. NJ.
o. Dawson and n. B. Scott-Mr Elk
ms holds that the currency is not the
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-07-23
ELAINE AGAINST MoNosrETALLIsM.

I believe the struggle now going on !"
this eoursry and In other countries Tor
single gold standard would, if successful
produce widespread disaster in and
throughout the commercial world mo
destruction Of silver and establishing gold
~ a sole unit OF value must nave ruinoAS
effect upon all forms OF property except
those Improvements which yield a fixed re-
turn In money. 1t is Impossible 20 s'rik'
silver out OF existence as money without
results which vii, prove distressing to
millions and disastrous to tens Of thouS-
ands. believe gold aud silver coin 10 DC
the money Of the constitution; indeed tho
money OF the American people anterior to
the constitution. which the great organic
law recognized as suite independent OF ITS
own existence. No power was conferred on
Congress to declare either metal Shout"
not be money. Congress hss, in my judg'
ment. no power TO demonetize silver any
more than to demonetize gold.-Janles Z
Blaine. February. 1873.
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MISUNDERSTANDING BROS.

issued in this campaign, that the coinage
question, about which all men are talk
ing and inquiring, is not a matter OF
any special moment, that there is moth
ing involved in this campaign but tha
good old-time question of the tariff, upon
which Stephen has ''figgers' enough to
last till doomsday in the reading Of
them.
The truth IS that the practical Re-
publican politicians of the State have
seen the handwriting on the wall. They
know that free coinage OF the precious
metals prescribed as money metals by
the Constitution of the United States
will roll up a larger Democratic major
ity in West Virginia than has ever been
cast in the history of the State.
Hence, Mr. Elkins yesterday busted off
his tariff speech which has seen service
in the last three or four campaigns and
worked it off on the faithful at Parkers-
burg.
Mr.. Elkins knows when to stand from
under.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-07-23

| TREASURY. EXCEPT WHEN COIn ID
DEM NNDED ON COIN LlABlL-l IlL-o'
Now here is an expressed and o1hclal
! declaration from John Sherman, him
self the arch conspirator against our
monetary standard, that the laws OF this
country recognize gold and silver upon
an equality. except the law OF 1873,
which limited the coinage and legal ten
der of silver and hence demonetized that
metal. While Sherman stated that he
would redeem these notes in gold he
RESERVED THE LEGAL OPTION OF
THE GOVERNMENT TO REDEEM
THEM IN SILVER. There is not a
currency law of the United States, ex-
ceot the outrageous and secret trick of
1873. which struck silver down as mon
ey. that conflicts with the Democratic
position.
The notes issued under the Sherman
abortion of 1890 provided for their re-
demption in silver coin and they are still
so redeemable. 1t was not until Octo-
Der Il, 1881, when Calico Charley
Foster was Secretary of the Treasury
under President Harrison, that is was
held that greenbacks and treasury notes
were redeemable in gold, at the option
of the holder. He made the first break
in that direction in an order to the
assistant treasurer at Boston, directing
that the Sherman treasury notes. spe-
officially redeemable in silver by the
spirit and letter Of the law, should be
redeemed in gold.
Then began the raids on the treasury
gold, which have increased the public
debt of the United States $275OO0, 600
in four years. 1t is a very simple OPP
Grafton for the gold sharks. They have
only to take government notes TO the
treasury and get gold for them and,
when they have drained the treasury
of gold, exchange the gold for interest
bearing bonds, which the government is
compelled to issue in order to maintain
its gold reserve. And, under the pres
ent arrangement this operation may be
repeated Indefinitely, and will be until
the government shall recognize both sill
yer and gold as money of final redemp-
ton and a full and unlimited legal ten
der. open its minis to the free coinage
of both metals and make it impossible
fer a Secretary of the Treasury TO re-
pudiate the governments contract as
Secretary Foster did in the interest Of
the gold spectators in 1891.
Therefore who are the regulators?
Are they the Democratic party, which
proposes that the government shall live
I'D to its contracts, its laws and its
Constitution, OF our Republican friends,
who no, only struck down silver as
money in 1873, but struck coin" out
of the governments agreement and in
serted gold" in the interests of the
gold owners of London, Paris, Berlin
and their agents in Wall Street?
It's plain question that is before the
people.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-07-23

Orr Republican friends, having got
n ,rs end Of their currency argument
some time $50. are now resorting TO in
vec.ive They call Mr. Bryan every
thing from d repudiadonisJ to an an
archisJ.
Lee MS look into this question OF re
Dudi1,ion." When asked where the re-
pudiadon comes in our friends say that
the Democratic currency plank would
pay the government bonds or redeem
graenbacks and treasury notes in sill
YER. This is true SO far rs it goes, bus
the Democratic currency plank goes q
good deal farther and proposes to adept
a monetary standard whereby we can
-. the silver with which TO pay thsm
twice AS easily as we can get sold, by
throwing open the minis of the Un-ed
States TO the Tree and equal coinage Of
gold and silver at the present ratio OF
coinage. We acknowledge even more
than our Republican friends charge in
this Indictment Bucle, as examine the
law Of the United States upon this point
and see who are the repudiaioEis,s and
if the si,us ion is no, reversed between
the parties and the Republican party the
real repudiacor and the Democratic par
ty The Grm upholder Of the law and the
Constitution.
What was the contract under which
this debt was contracted? This contract
is found in The law authorizing the issue
OF bonds and The terms expressed upon
their face. All bonds outstanding are
substantially in the same language, and
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cARL1sLE's PREDICTION IN 1873.

Secretary Carlisle said, February FL
1878:
.srhe conspiracy which seems to have
been formed here and in EUROPE 10 destroy
BIZ legislation and otherwise from three
seyrnths to oue-haIf of the metallic money
OF the world is the most gigantic crime OF
this or any Other age. The consummation
of such a scheme would ultimately entail
more misery upon the human race than all
d.. ,y,... pe,tilencc IA mi famin,s that ever
occurred in the history OF tne world
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-07-23

Col. Clarence L. Smith, of Fairmont,
announces his candidacy for the Dem
ocratic gubernatorial nomination, in a
card in another column this morning.
Col. Smiths announcement sets a.
rest all rumors concerning his can
didacy for any other Office. Col. Smith
has many friends and admirers through
out the State, who will rally to his sup
port. and although The authentic an
nouncement is late, he will give the 9th
err candidates a run for the place. II
nominated, Col. Smith will make an ag-
gressiye campaign, and if elected will
make a conservative and efficient exec
utive.
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TO BE SOLD FOR TAXES.
Special to the Register.

DINNI-44 % Ut II > y tCI.
HUNTINGTON, w. VA, July PA
deere was entered in the courts here to-
day by the State Of West Virginia vs..
Samuel Eddy ct al, Of Philadelphia, to sell
one hundred thousand acres of land in Lin
coin county. to pay taxes due, amounting
to more than sixty thousand dollars.
Judge harvey a few years ago decided to
set aside the deed to Eddy ct al. and hold
the land liable for the taxes due thereon.
The case was taken to the Supreme Court
and the decision affirmed. The taxes have
now been ascertain i TO reach the above
amount Z. ". Clark & Co., Of Philadi-
rnia. are largely intsrestsl In the cas-.
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DIED.

sTEPHENs-At shady SIDE. Bslmont
county, o.. Wednesday, July -, 1896, a,
; 30 a. m. Mrs Kathern Stephens, wife OF
Edwin Stephens. in her 9th year
Intermean at Peacnsu.a cemetery, Fri
day at o'clock p. m.
BUMGARDNER-W Wednesday. July 22d.
1896 at O'Clock p. m, w. NJ. BumgardE-r'
in the 52d year Of his age.
Funeral from mis- late residence in Sher-
rard, On Friday. July oath, at 10 o'clock
a. m. Iuterment in Sherrard cemetery.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-07-23

AIR. Bryan's popularity is some'Ains
wonderful and is no, all owing to the
nopulari-y of the great cause he repre-
ent. Mr.. Bryan is magnificent man
from tine crown of his Intellectual head
mn the way down his s.alwarl form 20
the solas of his feet. He is a host IN
himself and he will be more popular
when the country knows him better.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-07-23
HON. &. l.. SMITH
States His Position with Regard to the
Gubernatorial Nomination.
To the Editor of the Rep;ster

To the Editor of the Register.
Grafton, W. Va, July 22.-The Par
kersburg Sentinel of yesterday states
editorially that Democratic State tick
ct has been arranged upon which my
name appears as a candidate for Audi
tor. desire to say that | am a can
didate for the Democratic nomination
for Governor, and not for any other
Office. And that neither myself or
friends are engaged in making states of
any kind for the Wheeling Convention.
We believe that convention will make
its own ticket. without the assistance Of
the professional slate maker, and with
out much regard to the demands of can
didates. | am candidate for Governor
at the solicitation of influential party
friends who, with myself, will cheerful
ly accept the decision of that conven-
ton, confident that any ticket it may
name will be elected by tie people.
CLARENCE L. SMITH.
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The bankers of Wall Street yesterday
made an enor. to bolster mp their fall
ing stocks by giving IN a few millions
of gold to the treasury. 1t Will take
more than This. however, to make gold
sharks easy as 10 the situation.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-07-23

We had more rain and more wash
outs. JUS for change, yesterday Eyi-
IDENTIFY the weather clerk recognized me
fac- ,ba. we were sorely in need OF re-
Hes from the drou,h we have been SUI
feriug from Of l3-e.
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IET rHE REGISTER FOLLOW YOU
Persons leaving the city during the sum
mer can have the Register mailed to them
bv ordering il 1T this office, either in per
son or by letter. Terms, c, cents per
month. excluding Sunday. or So cents per
month. including Sunday. payable in ad-
vance.
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Official programme Of reDertc.re e wa
of july 10Th:
Monday-Bohemian Girl.
Tuesday and Wednesday L--.-os-
Pirates of PeHzance.
Thursday-Bohemian Girl.
Friday and Saturday Even.ns -
urady Matinee-MikaGO.
Evening Prices-5Oc. all parts " '
Matinee Prices-2jc, all parts
Reserved seats without extra
be reserved at c. y. House
on and after Saturday. July l.t a
Special train Will leave T.. G.. d..
direct 20 Casino every evening
Street car connections can 81.
Benwood, Martins Ferry =.
Wheeling after the II c'clo.f t- "
turns from the Park TO the t...-
tygedudr
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If our Republican friends had 1t all
TO do over again. beginning with 81
Louis. they would DO i, very differently.
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AGENTS WANTED

AGENTS WANTED-16 TO 1 SILVER
cock; greatest campaign novelty out; sam
PIE by mail 10 cts; big inducements to
agents. THE QUIN NOVELTY CO. 3iI
Fifth Ave, Pittsburg. Pa. jy22t
So TO $50 A MONTH AND EXPENSES
paid statesmen for cigars; experience UE-
necessary; standard goods; Little Clerk
cigar machine free 10 each customer.
BISHOP & KLINE, st. Louis, No.
jy5Tu, Tn, d,b
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NLAM BOUILLON.
BOARD OF EQUALIZATION
II AND APPEALS ASSESSMENT NO


Clerks Office. City Of Wheeling.
Public notice is hereby given 70 az per-
sons interested that the Assessors elected
bv Council of the city Of wheeling nave
ISa6 and made return thereof TO my Office;
Any '' person wishing to appeal from said
assgssment. or desiring any ccrrscuons
made will appear at the City building De-
fore the Board Of Equalization ana APP
mails on the following days at 10 o'clock
= m. as the said Board Will meet at such
Tines at the said City Building TO near all
obiectiors to said assessments ard revise
and correct the same:
First ward. Monday, July q.
Second ward. Tuesday, July q:
Third ward Wednesday. July %.
Eourth ward. Thursday. July 30.
seventh ward, Friday. July 81.
T5fth ward, Monday, August 3.
sixth ward. Tuesday, august l.
Eighth ward. Wednesday, August ..
CHAS. Z. DANNENBERG
iv16 City Clerk.
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statesmen WANTED.

Statesmen TO SHOW OUR CIGARS
to dealers; $50 weekly salary and expenses;
Inexperienced men less. Folk, Richie &
Co., ST. Louis, Mo. jyl9dEl2S
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Index 20 New Advertisements.

For S---Drus Store.
Rs2c-l or Cor&toa Of National Bank
Of ". Va.
Want Situation as JGric3r.
Not.c-Enights os Gold-a Eagle.
EIGHTH PAGE.
Mattn-y aua Rugs-Stone q Th5mas.
Many New Thirg-Gc5. ii. S1ook x %.
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penn street. ijyl0sdh
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