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CHESS TOURNAMENT.
Lasker, First, Marocxy, Second and PilIS4
bury Probably Third.

Nuremberg, Aug. 10.-The internas
tional chess tournament practicallY
ended to-day. Altogether 40 games
have been played, and only one game.
which was adjourned in to-day's play,
has to be decided. Lasker wins the
first prize and Maroczy the second.
Pillsbury is sure Of tying for third
place. Janowsky wins fifth, Steina
itz the sixth and Schlechter and Wal
brodt divide the seventh prize. TO-
days games resulted as follows:
Janowsky beat Porges In queens
gambit declined after twenty-five
moves. The game between Tarrasch
and Albin, a queens gambit declined.
was adjourned.
Pittsbury beat Steinitz in queens
gambit declined after 60 moves.
Tchigorin and Schiffers drew Sici-
liam defence after 40 moves. CharouseE
beat Lasker in kings bishops gam-
bit after thirty-five moves.
Blackburn and Schlachter drew foun
knights game after twenty-eight
moves. Teichmann and Marco drew 81
Vienna opening after nineteen moves.
Maroczy beat Showalter in q PQ4 open~
ing after sixty-six moves. Winawer
beat Schallop in Falkbeer gambit af-
ter fifty-one moves. Walbrodt had q
bye.
Following are the scores up to date:
Albin, won, z; lost, 10; Blackburn.
won, 8; lost, 8; Charousek, won, S.59
lost, 9.5; Janouski, won, 11.5; lost, 6.5;l
Lasker, won, 1876; lost AS; Marco, won,
8; lost, 10; Maroczy. won. 12.5; lost, 55;.
Pillsbury, won, IL; lost. 6; Porges, won,
5.5; lost, 12.5; Schallop, won, AS; lost,
1876; Schiffers, won, 9.5; lost, S.5s
Schlechter, won, 10.5; lost, rs; Showal-
ter, won, 5.5; lost, 125; Steinitz. won,
Ii; lost, Z; Tarrasch. won, Il; lost, 81
Teichmann, won. 4; lost, 1; Tchigorin.
won, 95; lost. S.5: Walbrodt. won. 10.5a
lost, rs; Winawer. won, 65; lost. 11.5.
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GEORGE FRED WILLIAMS.
He Speaks to a Large Audiance at North
Adams, Mass.

North Adams, Mass, Aug. 10-The
threatening weather and Mr.. Williams
late arrival prevented the reception
which had been planned for him here
this evening. But a crowd Of people
met Mr.. Williams at the station and
marched behind his carriage to Odd
Fellows hall He was greeted by a
large audience, who cheered enthusias
tically. j. H Mack presided and Edi-
tor Lewis of the Pittsfield Journal made
a short speech.
Mr. Williams spoke at great length
in his support of his change of opinion
Then he took up the money question,
and went into a history OF the demon
etization of silver. He said it was the
greatest producing countries that have
fixed the prices of the metals. Pay
ment in silver would be no Reputation
He took up also the alleged influence
of the money power to elect Mckinley
and maintain the old standard.
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KILLED BY HIS FIANCEE,S SIDE.
DIR. Pressey Struck by Lightning just
After He Had Proposed.

Bangor, Me-. Aug. 10.--Sunday after
noon DR.. Wilmer L. Pressey of Bangor
was instantly killed by lightning while
in the summer cottage occupied by his
family at Islesboro The house was
badly splintered and wrecked, but no
other person was injured physically.
DIR. Pressey was twenty-one years old.
He had become betrothed to young
lady, who was sitting by his side when
he was killed. The lady was uninjured
by the lightning, but was prostrated
by the shock.
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SENATOR s1'ErvAnr,s SPEECH Isr1.
Through Error 1t Gets Into Treasury
Document on Finance,

Washington, Aug. 10.--Treasury Off
cials were thrown into CONSERVATION
to-day by discovering that many copies
of circular No. 1923 recently issued. COM
tanning financial information, had in.
corporated in them a silver speech BY
Senator Stewart Of Nevada. In some
way, when the circular was bound at
the government printing office the
Stewart speech got mixed up with the
other pages Of the circular. How many
Of the 10000 copies Of the circular al
ready sent out contain the Stewart
speech is not known, but each copy Of
the circular now being sent out is care
fully examined. A new edition of the
circular is now being printed with the
speech eliminated.
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Arranging for Bryan.

The democratic town committee and
the committee on conference met last
evening to arrange the preliminaries
for the Bryan and Sewall demonstra-
tion to be held in this city at an early
date. The day will probably be an
nounced tomorrow.
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Died at the Hospital.

Gustave Wilson of Branford died at
the hospital yesterday from the effects
on an amputation of the right leg,
which had become affected with gan
creme. The operation was performed
several days ago and the. patient was
thought to be getting along well until
the hot spell began.
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American Observers at Yezo.

New York, Aug. 1O.-A special was
received to-day from Arthur Curtis
James of the yacht Coronet from MI
yam Oshita, Japan, which reads as fol-
lows:
Eclipse observations only partially
successful"
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ST4BBED IN 4 PLAY.
Singular Fatality Attends London Pro-
duction

duction.
London, Aug. 10.-At the Novelty
theater tonight in the play, the 'Sins
of Night" Mr.. Crozier played the
part of the villain. The plot provided
that he should be stabbed in the last
act In some manner yet unexplained
instead of a harmless blow being deliv-
cred the dagger penetrated Crozier's
breast, inf1icting a wound which caused
his death in few minutes. The spec
tators were not aware of the mistake
and Crozier's realistic fall was greeted
with applause.
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Candidate sewnn in New York.

New York. Aug. 10.-Arthur Sewau,
the democratic candidate for vice presi-
dent. reached New York this afternoon
He drove direct to the Fifth Avenue
hotel
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arraste,l for Theft.

Charles E. Mccarthy was arrested
about G o'clock last evening for tho
theft of lady's silk waist from Even
McIntyre's dry goods store.
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owing to the intense heat they would
close at G instead of 8. the usual Mon
day night hour
FILLED with gratitude, the clerks held
an informal meeti lg and adopted the
following resolutions:
We desire to return our sincere
thanks to our employers r. M. Brown
& Co., for their thoughtful kindness in
releasing US from store duty owing to
the intense heat.
In doing this we know they have act
ed with that regard for our health and
comfort born Of the spirit which marks
q higher step of civilization. q
We are certain that their action will
meet with the hearty appreciation OF
humane public.
The Charles Monson company also
closed its stores at 6 o'clock, thus CIV
ing its employees much needed rest
after the days oppressive heat.
Willimantic, Aug. 10.-The thermom-
eter climbed to Sc once during the day.
The most of the time ii hung at "a. AT
4 p M it was 95 degrees. The lowest
point that the mercury dropped to was
S5
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Mansfield, O., Aug. 1O.--At Crestline
the Bryan car was switched to the rear
end of the train and the crowd was
able to see and hear the nominee with
out danger of being pressed under the
wheels BY this time every coach was
crowded with enthusiastic democrats
who cheered every moment. Crestline
is a railway junction and the broad
platforms were packed with humanity
A salute was fired from a cannon and
a band played. Mr.. Bryan was escort
ed to a temporary platform where he
spoke as follows:
81 would not be surprised to find such
an audience as this in Nebraska, but
can hardly realize that such a gather
ing as this Is assembled in the state
which has the honor to contain the res
idence of my opponent. daughter and
great cheering) | am gratified at the
interest which you are taking in this
campaign. l want you to realize that
in this contest we have an issue which
appeals to every man, woman and child
in the land Aye, more than that; upon
the decision of the United States may
turn the financial policy of the world.
Not only in America, but all over the
world. the toiling masses are looking
for relief to that nation which ought to
stand foremost in every great reform.
We have an opportunity which comes
to few generations, but that opportuni-
ty brings with it its responsibilities.
The policy advocated by our opponents
is a continuation of the gold standard
policy which they dare not to defend.
(Cheers)
eff the gold standard is good thing
l ask you why did not the republican
party in ST. Louis declare that the gold
standard should be maintained perma-
nently? And if the gold standard is a
bad thing why was 1T so cowardly as to
say to the American people: You should
submit TO a bad thing until foreign peo-
pie and powers come to the relief of a
suffering people? tCheers.) Put these
two quest tions to your opponents and
you drive them from the field. The
first is: If the gold standard is good
why not keep it, and if bad why should
we keep 1t for a single moment?"
Great cheers.)
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Waterbury, Aug. 1o.-Edward Shee-
hey, aged twenty-eight, was overcome
by the heat about o'clock this after
noon and died tonight at II o'clock
There have been two fatalities from
the heat here to-day.
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Norwich, Aug. 10.-The thermometer
clung at SO degrees the greater part of
the day. The range was as low as 50
during the daylight hours.
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Rockville, Aug. 1o-Many prostra-
tions were reported throughout Tolland
county to-day from the heat, the ther-
mometer registering from SO to 96. VIII
liam Gladding, a Wellington farmer,
died this afternoon from sunstroke.
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county to-day from the heat, the ther-
mometer registering from SO to &c. VIII
liam Gladding, a Wellington farmer,
died this afternoon from sunstroke.
New York, Aug 10.-The number of
deaths caused by the heat in this city
to-day was twenty-six. The prostrations
numbered LOG. There were fifty pros
trations and fifteen deaths in Brook
lyn.
st. Louis. Aug 10.-There is no abate-
ment to the frightful heat from which
this city and sourrounding territory
have suffered during the past ten days.
There were forty-nine cases of heat
prostration reported in the past twen-
ty-four hours. OF these nine We're ia
tai
In the past seven days one hundred
and twenty-five cases of prostration
have been treated at the hospital.
twenty-five of which proved fatal.
Fully as many more cases We're treat
ed In their homes, and the aggregate
deaths from the effects Of the heat since
last Monday is placed at over seventy
five.s the great majority Of whom were
adults. Reports from southern Illi
nois, Indiana. Kansas, Iowa and
throughout Missouri state that the heat
is intense ind there is no indication of
relief.
Cleveland, Aug. 1o.-One man died
from sunstroke here yesterday and
another succumbed this morning. At
Camp Moses Cleveland, where two regi-
ments of militia are participating in the
state encampment, fifty men were over
come at evening parade yesterday and
had to be carried off the field.
Evening star., 1896-12-04
NEWPORT AND VICkSBJRG.
Two Gunboats That Will BE Launch
ed at Bath Tomorrow.

The gunboats Newport and Vicksburg
viii be launched al Bath. Me, tomorrow,
and the Navy Department will be respe
sented by Chief Constructor Hichborn and
other officers. These vessels belong TO the
single screw class of the six composite
Gunboats of the navy. There are four of
these and two of the twin screw type. The
plans for the single screw class call Tor
Vessels 16S feet long on the water line, with
an extreme beam of 81 feet, while the
others are longer and narrower, the re-
spective figures being Ia feet and 81 Beth
have a mean draught of II knots. Tie
singie-screw vessels carry full sail power
and the others have only steadying sails
wholly relying on steam. The essential
reasons for the construction of vessels OF
the composite type are that they are large
ly independent of docking facilities and
economical in the use of fuel. The ex-
foliation of the copper causes the bar
nacles. grass, &c, 10 be released just as
soon as the vessel is put IN motion and
the bottom is made comparative clean
thus permitting the vessel to maintain her
designed speed with m nj mum consume
ton of coal.
Evening star., 1896-12-04
REPORT ON THE B.&0.
Statement by Stephen Little, the Ex-
pert Accountant.
DIVIDENDS IMPROPERLY DECLARED
A System Of Bookkeeping That
Gave False Impression.
GETTING DOWN TO FACTS

BALTIMORE, Md, December 4-The re-
port of Stephen Little, the expert account
ant to the Baltimore and Ohio reorganiza-
ton committee, was made public at noon
today by President and Receiver John X
Cowen. 1t Is a pamphlet of forty-two
pages ard contains a mass OF figures, show
i1g in detail the financial status of the
system Up to November 30, 1895. He finds,
among other things, an overstatcment of
the net income amounting to s., loG7.Sl.
from June 30, 1891, to June ~, 1885,. This
amount is divided as follows:
For 1892, $685., 1896; for 1S!3 sIi:. 300 81;
for 1894, s7ol oo6.22; for 1895, $621 .2,o.G5.
He also finds that of $6.2Gt, ,oo7.75 paid in
dividends during the period mentioned but
S3I1 ,446. 76 was earned.
The items withheld from operating ex-
penses. and the methods of swelling the
receipts in each year are given in detail.
BY writing up the values of stocks owned
and other such practices the net income
was swelled by amounts that should ha .e
gore to profit and loss. Two inlprovised
profit and loss accounts We're opened, one
designated general adjustment account
and the other securities adjustment
count
Mr. Little says there is IA mischaree Of
wornout equipment TO profit ard loss in
stead to income, amounting to S2.Sii,I.hi
Charges to income of S2.U64. al We're i'm
properly capitalized under the title of
Construction, main stem" etc. Improve
mentS and bettermentS of leased and de-
pendent roads. amounting 10 S,oI1, All.
were improperly charged TO capital ac-
count.
The total of these improper entries is
S1l .s4 SJS for the seven years and two
months ended November -. 1895.
During the period under scrutiny there
were declared S2.a,j,!20 in stock and s.
3l2.oS6 in cash dividends on the common
stock. Concurrent with the stock dlvl-
dend of ~ per cent in November, 1871, was
the sale to- a syndicate of S','e'6'1o addi-
tional con11non stock. and in February,
1892, 81 16l SsW more common stock was is
sued in exehange for 12D. 100 shares of Pitts
burg and Western common stock at SIS
a share.
Mr.. Little says that the liabilities of the
company as of November 80, 1885, were UNI
derstated by $l.iS1 ,Si4. and that the float
ing debt was s16212, 13o. The net increase
In liabilities in the period under review has
been Slo lSst UI.,.
Evening star., 1896-12-04
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENTS.
Not Many Changes in the Personnel of
the Corps.

Very few changes have been made thus
far in the personnel of the corps of Wash
iEgton correspondents, in anticipation Of
the coming session Of Congress Chairman
DunneI of the standing committee CT cor
respondents has made mp the list for the
first edition of the Con gress onaI Directory
which will be published in q few days and
it shows mainly changes in residences and
Offices.
Mr.. Sam. NJ. Burdett. a writer well and
fayorably known in the west, Will repre-
sent the Chicago Chronicle. wee Mr.
Sparks, who was here at tee last session.
Mr.. Edwin VI. Boyd will take charge of
the San Francisco Chronicle, associatirs
with him Mr.. Geo. Fl. Walker ion,. time
connected with tire Washington bureau
Mr. Edwin s Gill will represent the Gin
ciEnati Commerc al-Tribuna and. The Louis
vile Commercial.
Mr. Allan b. Slanson will he one of tie
Washington Posts man al the CAPITOL.
Mr.. E. w. Lightner will represent the
Pittsburg Dispatch.
Evening star., 1896-12-04
An Undecided BET,
Did Bryan Run .O.00a Behind Me-
kinleH In Ohio:

Col. Isaac r. Hill of Ohio, deputy ser
geant-at-arms OF the House of Representa-
tives, and Col. Morris IeomanS. a we'll
known sporting man of Columbus are un-
able 10 settle an election bet of SlaD on
Ohio. Col. Hill declared tha; Bryan would
not be 5000 votes behind Mckinley, and
Col. Yeomans said he would. Each man
decided to back his opinion with $lua. and
the bet was put in writing.
In the refusal of Secretary of State Tay-
lor to permit the populists to withdra
their elector, Barr, from the ticket after
they had fused with the democrats. the
Bryan-Watson ticket secured about 26o09
votes. Mckinley's plurality over Bryan and
Sewall was something over :H.ND votes
and on that Col. IeomanS claims the
money. But Col. Hill insists that the
Bryan and Watson votes shall be added to
the Bryan and Sewali votes because they
al went for Bryan, and he also claims the
money.
As Yeomans and Hill have wrangl.d over
the matter since election day without
reaching agreement, the latter now sus
sests that each choose man. and those
two select third, who snail constitute a
committee of three 10 decide the bet. Col.
Yeomans' reply TO this proposition is being
awaited,
Evening star., 1896-12-04
CUBA AND THE TARIFF.
Representative Hepburn Expects No
LcGiSinti0n on This Subject

Representative Hepburn of Iowa one of
the republican leaders of the House, does
not believe there will be any action this
winter either the tariff or on Cuba He
further expresses the belief that the new
administration will continue the policy
adopted by the present administration as
to Cuba
Il don't think there will be much legisla-
zion this winter Mr.. Hepburn said to a
Star reporter. II think we will have an
extra session, probably in March, and We
Will have a tariff bill prepared by that
time. 1t will be quickly passed. l don't
think ii will be a very radical measure but
will be protective.
AS TO Cuba, l don't see what legislation
can be expected. We have expressed our
selves once on the subject. We have said
We sympathize with the struggling patriots
OF Cuba l don't see how we can do more
than that l don't believe the policy of the
hew administration will be different from
the present policy. Any other policy would
mean war. President Cleveland doesn't
mean to embroil this country in war He
could probably get up a fight with those
chGieric Spaniards On the slightest provo
cation. l suppose We know very little
about the actual conditions over there. 1
seldom read the dispatches from there now
because l believe they are unreliable The
Cubahs. however, from the best informa-
tlcn optainable, Seem to be holding on to
their predatory warfare, which they kept
Up for ten years during the former reyolu-
ton. The same kind of war drove the
french out OF Spain during the peninsula
campaign
Asked as to the probable policy of the
new administration on Hawaii, Mr. Hep
burn said: Il think Mr.. Mckinney shortly
after the new administration comes in will
nave treaty prepared for the annexation
of the islands,"
Evening star., 1896-12-04
HIS TRIP TO CUBA,
Nr. Taylor Was Not Allowed 10 Re.
mHin on the IsIund


Two days after the election a story was
printed here that A. l.. Taylor, the assist
ant secretary of the silver partv rational
committee, had left here and sailed from
New York for Cuba, having accepted a DO
sitiOn in the Cuban array as Lieutenant
Nothing was heard from Mr.. Tavlor fer
some time.
a few days ago he quietly returned to
Washington, but has again left the CITY
1t is learned that Mr.. Taylor did not 20 to
Cuba to take position in the Cuban army
but went there as a newspaper writer h, D.
ing to be able to get through to the rebel
lines. few days after his arrival at Ha.
Nana, one night about IL o'clock, his room
at the hotel was visited by a detail of
policemen, who informed him that he was
under arrest. His papers and passports
were confiscated, and he was allowed to
send no communication from the place in
which he was detained. He was taken 10
the governors castle and kept in close con-
finement there. His treatment he saws
was fair, but the utmost secrecy was in
duiged concerning him. He was released
the third day after his arrest and his p;,-
pers restored. He was told that the best
thing he could do would be 20 leave the is
land. He did So He ascertained that the
authorities believed him to be a tobacco
trader named Taylor, whom they wanted
The discovery that ne was a newspaper
man trying to get to the rebel lines pre-
vented severe treatment. but it was seen
that he did not remain on the island.
Mr.. Taylor did not state when he left
here whathis purpose was but his inten-
ton. it is understood, was to try to get
back to Cuba.