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placements, and there were twenty-one
rounds, all told. II can now be managed
far better by making the schedule for one
| number less than the even number entered
and playing the extra contestant against
the bye that results in each round. 1t was
in this Hastings tourney that Pillsbury
made his mark, beating out such players as
Lasker, Tarrasch and Tschigorin, the pick
of the world.
The Westminster Gazette says: "It may
not be generally known that the pope is
an ardent lover of chess. He has been a
constant player for over thirty years, and
his skill in the game is anything but me-
diocre. His holiness favorite opponent was
Father Guila, with whom he was in the
habit of playing when he was CardlnaI
Pecci. On being raised to the pontihcal
throne he summoned Father Guila, then
stationed at Florence, and gave him apart
ments in the Vatican. Father Guila was
said to combine rare mastery Of the game
with an iraScible temper. Sometimes in
game with his holiness he would burst out
in a great fit of rage. On such occasions
Leo XIII immediately proceeded to de-
liver a little homiy on the virtues OF
Christian resignation and self-control"
A number of the divines of the Episcopal
convention made regular visits to the club,
giving and taking blows meekly, especially
the giving. Some of them put up pretty
sharp games, making the regulars wonder
where they got it all.
DR.. Tarrasch who in the recent tourney
at Vienna tied for first place with Pills
bury and then beat him out in the pay
off. announces his intention OF challenging
Lasker, the present holder of the title, for
the championship of the world Lasker at
present is seriously sick
Last Saturday The Star published a game
in which Mason was the victim of
traordinary combination of Captain Mac
Kenzie. This week in the game appended
he shows up. as he was, dashing player.
1t is a most unusual feat to throw down a
great master Of the game, like Tschigorin.
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the responsibility of bringing about this
much desired state of affairs is not to be
wondered at.
Outside of base ball the idea of a bicycle
track at National Park looks like an ex-
cellent one. There are thousands of ad-
mirers of the silent wheel in this city, who
delight in first-class races, but the journey
to the racing track on the Conduit road
is so long that it has deferred many from 60
ing there who would be sure to be in at
tendance at such races should they take
place at a park easily and quickly reached
by the local car lines.
With successful club in Washington
fully $35,000 could be cleared in a season,
and with night racing at the park, conduct
ed in frst-claSS manner, a sum nearly
equal to that named would fall to the share
of the stockholders. A bicycle track could
be built around the base ball field without
interfering in the least with the game.
1t is said that considerable money has
been sunk by the local race track people,
but their confidence in the financial sue
cess of bicycle racing has not been shaken,
and, altogether, the reported purchase
cerned. The Messrs. Wagner would be
enabled to quit the city with about the
same amount of money they brought with
them and expended here, while the local
people would give a great impetus to two
favorite lines of sport and as a result be
rewarded with good financial returns.
The idea OF having bicycle racing at base
pail parks is not new one. Brooklyn and
st. Louis have tried it with good results al
though the location of the Brooklyn park
overcome. In st. Louis bicycle races have
been feature of Sportsman Park for
several seasons past and are said to have
added greatly to the revenue of the club,
and We're one of the sports that We're real
ly successful in that otherwise disastrous
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Baltimore, $50: ofaferl Baltimore and
Pittsburg. $3.50; Mccarthy, Pittsburg. OPS:
Van Haitren. New York, 927: Gettman.
Washington, 1926; Dowd, St Louis. .925;
Isbell, Chicago, .s24; Mertes, Chicago 921 !;
Ryan, Chicago, .920;. 1anse, Chicago .9I9:
sheckard. Brooklyn, Ls1S Franks, Cleve-
land, .913; Donovan, Washington, .911;
Smith. A, Brooklyn. 900: Grady, New
York, .909; Wlmot. fewsfo ork. .905; Hart
EEL. Louisville, ;eos Mercer. Washington,
cago, .S97; McCreery New York and Pitts
burg, .s93; Doyle, NeE York and Washing
ton, .S92; Nance, Louisville. .SS1; Hedrck,
Cleveland, .S42; Chance, Chicago, 1888; Get
tig. New York, .s24- ne
CatcherS.
thinner, Cleveland,- OH Murphy, Phila-
delphia and Pittsburg, .0aa: Powers, Louis
vile. 1853; MCGUIRE, Washington, .35S;
Warner, New York, .94S; Clements, St.
Louis, .947; Donohue,~ Chicago. .946; O'Con-
nor, Cleveland, .946; Robinson, Baltimore,
$40: kittridge. Louisville, 939; Creiger,
Cleveland. .939; Chance. Chicago, .93T;
Bergen, Boston, 1884; Peitz Cincinnati, 3,3
Ryan, Brooklyn, .932; Mcfarland Philadel-
phia. .931; Bowerman, Pittsburg, 929;
Schriver, Pittsburg, 1926; Wood, Cincinnati
.925; Sugden, St. Louis, 1923; Clark. Balti-
more. .916 Grim, Brooklyn, 915; Yeager
Boston. oil; Farrell, Washington, .9OS.
Vaughn, Cincinnati, .907; Smith, Brooklyn,
.SS1; Grady, New York, .S79; Wilson, Louis
Vile. SIC; Snyder, Louisville, ST.
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Foo, Rail Matches Today.

Columbian Of Washington vs. University
ot Virginia. at Charlottesville. Va.
Johns Horkins Maryland Agricultural
College. at Baltimore.
University OF Pennsylvania VS.. University
of Chicago, at Philadelphia.
Brown W Princeton. at Providence.
Cornell VS.. Oherlin at Ithaca.
Ya'e VS.. West Point Cadets, at West
Point.
Harvard VS.. Carlisle Indian School, at
Cambridge.
Naval Cadets VS.. Lafayette. at Annapolis.
Wesley IN VS.. Dartmouth, at Hanover.
Bowdoin w Bates. at Lewiston.
Williams VS. Trinity, at Wiliamstown.
Amherst Agricultural VS.. Boston Unlver-
sity, at Amherst.
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juniors Play Good Foot Rail-.

An interesting and exciting game of foot
ball was played between the Little Rocks
and a team from the NJ. A. c. Thursday.
The Little Rocks won by to o. The feat
ures of the game were the running of F.
Caulfed and the all-round work of w.
Davidson and r. Ellis, and the tackling of
J. Mcmahon. The Little Rocks have
promising team They would like to re-
ceive challenges from teams under 135
pounds Address w. Davidson, No. HOS
l3th street northwest.
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C,o.e Game between Juniors.

An exciting game of foot ball was played
yesterday between the Cooke Park Juniors
and the Oak Hills on the grounds at the
head Of 10Th street., the former winning by
the close score of 10 to o. The game was
excellently contested, the superior team
work Of the winners proving too much for
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G0tE.

Inc intercollegiate golf f1tOurnament, W hich
was begun WednesdaN.on the links at Ards
ey-on-the-Hudson, will be brought to a
close today, when the individual champion
snip will be decidedo9 This event will go
to a Yale man his trmetI as the two sur
viving players of theitwshty-four who be-
gan the contest are fforP the New Haven
University. These arra ". B. Smith. the
runner-up IN the receRtgamateur champion
snip, and John Reid, ir.
In the golf tournapsntI on the Elkridge
Cluh links yesterday the most exciting
match of the day was that between Mr.
J. F. Wilkins of the Chevy Chase Club and
Mr. NJ b. Huff of the Belmont Club, Phila-
delphla, which was won by Mr. Wilkins,
one up. The contest for the Elkridge cup
Is narrowed down to Mr. Wilkins and Mr.
jenkins Of Baltimore. For the consolation
cup, Mr.. O. NJ. McCammon of Washington
ID. c.. defeated Mr.. r. G. Williams two
up and one to play. a..
The tourney of the Hampton Roads Golf
and Country Club began yesterday. Five
CLUBS had star golfers in the tournament,
the Chevy Chase. the Lakeside, the West
brook. the Baltimore and the Hampton
Roads. The players who qualified for the
match round were c. Moore, Washington
D. c.: A. Talbot. Richmond, Va; George
Lafferty, Washington, D.. c.; Mr.. Hayden
Washington, D. c.: F., L. Small, Hampton
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AN OFFER TO WAGNER
Reported Negotiations for the Wash
ington Base Ball Club.
CYCLE TRACK At NATIONAL PARK
Proposed Combination of Bike Rae
ing and the National Game.
WHAT IS SAID ABOUT 1T

There was well-defined rumor in base
ball circles that a local syndicate, headed
by Manager Lasley of the Park Cycle
Club track, holds a thirty days option on
the Washington Base Ball Club, and that
negotiations are in operation that will prob
ably end by taking the club out of the
hands of the Messrs. Wagner. The story
is to the effect that after acquiring con-
troll of the Washington club and grounds
fine board track will be put around the
edge of the playing field, and bicycle races
at night will be an attractive feature of
next seasons sport.
1t is a well-known fact that the Messrs.
Wagner are willing to dispose of their
stock in the Washington club at any time
a price for the same is offered that corre-
spends with what they think their fran
chise in the National League, players and
lease of the park are worth. Previous to
last season the Messrs. Wagner held their
holdings to be worth 100000, but the dis
astrous experience of the season just closed
has perhaps Topped off several thousand,
so that $4,000 or $4,000 it is thought,
would just about make them dispose of
their holdings. Seventy-five thousand is
the sum said to be offered by the local syn
dicate and eighty-five thousand is asked by
the club owners, the difference being under
negotiation
Evening star., 1898-10-29
American AthIetics at Paris.

CHICAGO. October 29.-The Times-Herald
says: Dr. George K Herman, secretary of
the Central Association of the Amateur
Athletic Union, and president of the Ath-
letic Ass ociation of the First Regiment, will
be appointed on the committee of ten to
have charge of the interests of American
athletes at the Paris exposition. He will
represents the states of Ohio. Illinois, Mich
iean, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa.
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in New York is the New Hoffman House. on
Broadway and Madison square. Conducted on
European plan Superior cuisine service and ap-
potntments. The comfort Of ladies and families
specially provided for. New roof garden. Send
for Booklet.
Evening star., 1898-10-29

Va: H. E. Ellison, Richmond, Va; II,
Wylie, Washington, D. C.; Mr.. burnett
Pichmond Va
Evening star., 1898-10-29
McCAFFERTY's HORSES HERE.
Getting Ready for the Coming Meet
ing at Benning.

ing at Benning.
The horses are already arriving for the
coming fall meeting of the Washington
Jockey Club at Benning, which will open
Saturday, November y, and close Saturday
November 20. j. j. McCafferty has arrived
with stable of twenty-seven horses among
them being the good two-year-old Himtine
Ben Ronald. Efie Ainsly, The Winner and
Mt. Washington.
w. +. Burch arrived with twenty-one, in
Guiding Mr.. w. c. Eusts' Thomas Cat who
Will be In the Washington cup: Decanter
Gen. Mart. Gary, klepper and sixteen 9th.
ers.
William Jennings is expected in a day OF
Two with fourteen horses, and the applica-
tions for stable room fecsiyed by Supt ee
indicate that every stable will be occupied
before the opening day, of the meeting
which will be one of thirteen days.
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The third annual local tourney got under
way Saturday night. Up to close of report
Harris had beaten s. W. Tucker, Warren
had won from Campbell, OFarrell from
Seaman, Hodges from Kaye, Harris from
Mundell and Thomas from Prender.
Evening star., 1898-10-29

lively cure Group. Many a home has been ma Ia
desolate by the loss of dear child which eoul{
lave been saved By this great remedy.
Evening star., 1898-10-29

their heavier antagonists and star plays
were made by Doyle. Gordon, Radfori.
Mayfeld, Dunlop AMI Graves. while Conn
ton, Jackson and Millec did rhe best work
for the Oak Hills The two teams wi /
play again Thursday next. The nne-uD was
as follows:
Evening star., 1898-10-29
Mr. WaSner's Recent Visit.

To give color to the rumor, it is stated
that Mr.. ]. Earl Wagner paid flying visit
to Washington last week. and that the
base ball masnate gave it out that he was
in the city on little pleasure trip. The
idea that Mr.. Wagner should run over
from Philadelphia so soon after the sea-
son has closed for the soc purpose of
pleasure is secuted as ridiculous 1t is
claimed that it was while in this city last
week Mr.. Wagner was made the offer by
the .ocai syndicate. and that his figures
We're given. In fact it is said that Mr..
Wagner came to Washington in answer to
a telegram requesting his presence at a
meeting of the syndicate, and at this meet
ing admitted that he was willing to sell:
gave out many details of the business as
TO pronts and loss his reasons for wanting
10 get out of base ball being ascribed
to the fact that he is unable to place
winning team in Washington. and con-
Guided by giving 1t his opinion that it
Would BE better for the national game in
th1S city, from playing. as well as a finan-
clal point of view, that persons from this
city should handle the club renresentfne
Washington. But Mr.. Wagner is said to
nave out for $50 600 and the extra
ten thousand is reported to be the sum
that Is keeping the two interests aDart
Star reDO:ter called uDon Mr.. Iaslev
this morning at his office on 18th street and
INQUIRED about the reported negotiations
Mr.. n-asiey said that he had nothing what
ever to say on the matter but from his
manner 1t could easily he sur~oisad that
such NEGOTIATIONS are really nendfne or
thdt the local renraSan ative was willing to
convey that impression
Evening star., 1898-10-29
What is Said About Town.


President Young of the National League
was next visited, but as usual ''UncIe Nick"
was as close as an oyster and would say
nothing. Mr.. Young's private secretary
Robert Young. also expressed ignorance Of
the negotiations. hut admitted that the
MeSSrs. WAGNER and local syndicate could
conduct a business transact ctinn without his
Knowing II. and that it would come to his
fathers knowledge only after the details
had been completed if the parties interested
50 desired.
several other prominent base ball men in
the city We're accosted on the subject of
the deal. but all professed ignorance of
the details, although they would not be
surprised if such a report proved true Mr.
Wagner has given it out time after time
that the Washington club was for sale. but
MS figures were too high for the followers
of the game in this city. who desired to in
vest in base ball club. The old owners of
the club represented by Mr.. Michael Scan
lon, Captain John Miller, Hewitt, Stone
etc, have had a standing offer of s65, 600
for the club for the past three or four
years, but the Messrs. Wagner only smiled
at he offer
Evening star., 1898-10-29
Money in Base Ball,

Money in Bnse Ball.
There is no gainsaying the fact that there
is a large sum of money to be made out
of base ball in Washington if a winning
team represented this city, and that there
shrewd business men willing to take
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Sa tisfnctOrily Explained.

Captain Sigsbee of the Maine has salts
factorily explained to the Navy Depart
ment what had been supposed to be a re-
missness on his part in making calls upon
the members of the Cuban autonomous
cabinet in Havana. The promoters of the
autonomous movement had shown some
irritation over the statement that official
calls were made by Captain Sigsbee on the
military arm of the government in Cuba,
but not upon the autonomist cabinet. The
officer, however. has shown that, while he
did call upon General Parade, he did so
in the latter's capacity of acting head of
the cabinet, and that when Captain Cen
eral Blanco returned to Havana a similar
call was made upon him, so that the re-
quirements of official courtesy have been
met.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-15
Ruxsia's Contract for .rmor

1t is reported here that the Russian gov
eminent has made a contract with the
carnegie Steel Co. for Harveyized armor
for two battle ships now under construc-
tion, at the rate of $500 per ton. The con-
tract price is 500 more than this govern
ment may pay for armor for its battle
ships under existing law, and s2S II per ton
less thaE the same company received from
Russia under a previous contract for
armor. The award is regarded as tri-
umph for the American company, inasmuch
as it went into competition with the fol-
lowing firms: Vickers Sons & Co.. English:
!ohn Brown & Co., English, st. Chamond
French; Lecreusot, French Chatillon.
French; Marcel Freres. French; Krupp
German; Dillinghen, German, and the
bethlehem Iron Company, American bid
ders.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-15

Senator Hoar yesterday introduced a bill
for the suppression Of gambling in the ter
ritories of the United States. The bill
makes it misdemeanor punishable by i'm
prisonment for five years, to set up a table
or device for playing A. B, c. faro, rou-
lette equality, keno, thimbles, little joker
or any other gambling game in the terrific
rtes. A fine of $500 is imposed upon the
owner of building in which any of these
games are played. Both fine and impris-
orment are provided for practicing three
caro- monte, the fine being $1,000 and the
Term OF Imprisonment five years. The fol-
lowing clause Is added for the constrnc-
ton of the bill: "All games, devices or con-
trlVances at Which money or any other
thlng snail ne bet or wagered shall be
deemed gaming table within the meaning
Of this act, and the courts shall construe
1t literally, so as to prevent the mischief
intended to be guarded against"
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THAT "SCRAP OF PAPER,
De Lome's Letter to CanaIcjas Given
In.


Actuated by sense of honor and strict
idea of justice, the State Department has
taken steps to place in the hands of Senior
Csnalejas, to whom the letter was adj
dressed, the epistle written by Senior Dupuy
de LONE which led to the resignation of
the minister. The transaction is explained
il. the following brief statement given out
by the State Department:
Recognizing that the legal ownership of
the De Lone letter is in Mr.. Canalejas,
and his agent and attorney, Mr.. Carlisle,
having presented proper authority to re-
ceive the same, the letter was delivered to
him yesterday"
In the view of the State Department, the
letter was a stolen document. and in that.
like any other piece of property, it should
upon application be delivered to it's rightful
owner. There was no other course left
open. for in the United States as in all
ether countries having a code of laws, a
letter becomes the sole property of the per-
son to whom 1t is addressed Immediately it
starts on way from the sender. Even the
latter cannot obtain possession of it with
out the cor sent of the person addressed :
the limit of his powers legally being in
certain cases to stop the delivery of the
completely served all the uses for which
1t might have been applied by our govern
Hent. and there are in existence fac smile
copies of the paper that are so surely au-
thent1cated as to leave no legal doubt of
their accuracy.
There was a rumor that Mr.. Calderon
Carlisle's visit had relation to prosecutions
for the theft of the De LONE letter but it
was stated later by those fully conversant
with the facts that no move toward the
prosecution of those connected with the
taking of the De LONE letter had been
made or was at present in contemplation
1t is said that if the loss had occurred
while the letter was in the United States
mails. then the usual prescott ions by the
postal authorities might occur. but in the
present case there is no trace as to the
point where the letter was distracted, and
such evidence as is at hand goes to show
that the letter was taken after it left the
United States malls and was in the hands
of the Spanish authorities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-15
UNITING THE SILVER FORCES.
First Attempt to BE Made With Min
nesOta Populists,

senator Marion Butler, chairman of the
popuiist national committee, and ex-senator
Dubois have left for Minneapolis to attend
the meeting of the Minnesota popuiists TO
be held there tomorrow. The purpose of
their attendance is to try to induce the
meeting to pronounce in favor of unity of
action by all the silver forces in the cleo
tions of the future regardless of the politi-
cal affiliations of candidates. This is a
part of the general movement which has
been inaugurated here by the democrats
populists and silver republicans looking to
a unification of forces, and much interest
is felt in the success of the mission of
Messrs. Butler and Dubois. Representa-
tive Hartman has also gone to Minneapo-
lis on the same mission.
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ing's speeches by referring to the presence
at the alumni dinner of three men who
stand so prominently in the official life of
Washington. the chief justice of the SUI
preme Court of the United States, the
president pro tenn. of the United States
Senate and the Speaker of the House Of
Representatives, and said he believed that
at some time, as he glanced toward Speaker
Reed, the alumni would be honcred by hav-
ing one of its members chosen to be chief
executive of the nation
The evenings entertainment concluded
with the singing of college songs, led Ly
w. +. White, the Dig banquet hall resound-
ing with the volume of sound as all Joined
in the chorus:
It's a way we have at Old Bowdoin.
It's way we have at Old Bowdoin.
It's way We have at Old Bowdoin
TO drive dull care aMay
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AGAINST THE GOLD STANDARD.
democratic Congressional ,Commftte,
Completes It's ORGANIZATION.


Inc democratic congressional committee
completed its organization last night. Ex-
representative James Kerr of Pennsyl-
wanna was chosen as secretary, to succeed
Mr.. Lawrence Gardner. Senator White was
CHOSEN chairman some time ago. The other
off1cers elected last night were: Represen-
tative Osborn of Wyoming, vice chairman;
w. Il. Fleming Of Kentucky, first assistant
secretary; Joseph Oil of Georgia, second
assistant secretary
A committee of three was appointed to
I'LL the vacancies in states not represented
on the committee. Representative Fitz-
gerald of Massachusetts was one of these
and will have the filling of the vacancies
in New England.
The committee before adjournment adopt
ed the following resolution, presented by
Senator Jones:
In the opinion of this committee there
should be the most earnest and hearty CO.
operation between the various friends of
b!metallism as defined by the Chicago pla,-
form, and they should use every honest
and legitimate means to propagate this
sentiment and to unite in its support the
voters Of every party opposed to the gold
standard"
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GERMAN RESTRICTIONS
The Resolution Passed by the Hou.e
of Representatives

The resolution inquiring into the recent
restrictions of the German government on
American products passed by the House
yesterday was changed in several import
ant particulars by the foreign affairs COM
mittee before being reported. As intro
duced the resolution referred to ATTEMPTED
adulteration Of German wines for export
to the United States. The committee
struck out the qualified word attempted"
Instead of inquiring into. 1.-THE discrimina-
ton against American beef, fruit and
horses, the committee substituted the more
sweeping amy discrimination" while the
following clause lin violation of our COM
mercial trade treaties or otherwise" is en-
tirely omitted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-15

The Evening Star is the only
afternoon paper in Washington
that receives the dispatches Of
the Associated Press. II is
therefore the only one in which
the reader can hnd the complete
news of the world. directly trans
mitted by telegraph, up to the
moment of going to press.