CHEtS#iR la.lt;ki;r kinds the west dekpi.v interested.hr. La -k'T, th*- world's chess champion, who last h^ard from at St. Eouls, may be detained* i' ►■•r • .’ Wc.-t than ho had anticipated.* P ** the fa»*t. as he himself reports, that there k « urpn: ing amount of activity among the '«iyr-f i.’it th* i* . Since his arrival in this eoun-giv*-n over t«re«ty-five performances. and v row i • gjmang to feel the effects of the con-l*n? strain. At ordingly he will take things a hit **ier from now on and give fewer exhibitions **ek. At St Louis he played twenty-w»ven *■*»nu. aneous games, losing only one—to G. II. *»lbre# ht. E. Schrader, of that city, had the dis-’iii. of wmiiii.g from him single banded, but in k **lt;*ond »ni junter the tables were, of course. '^*“1 Max Judd a!.so drew an exhibition match At Milwaukee the champion won twenty-° tonjes, and drew one.J Hal pern lias mad- a fine zecord In the Man-wttan Chens Club’s annual championship tuurna-'■r.t thu. t^j- aruj i,ids fair to run off with the ijl Ui played five of ’the nine games■w d^featHI all bi opponents in handsome style. m Jwo I'-bds ahead of his nearest rivals. Joins *L n im hi may be considered to ha v* an *•*-''i.a: i of annexing the championship. lial-*a*- iit one time the champion of the City rlt; ,* * and has always borne the reputation . .jf the most dangerous players in th#*£ ^‘£K.'ittaii district, fn the pending tournament »so yet to meet both Hanham and Jones, as Delnsar and Hoethlng Following are the of this contest to date:CTw%•t iLo*t.«• Itoethlior2 Hatid .. 2 pMiiir*--2 » (Kwh ... 2 * k K' idanz\V on. 41.*! i«-I1•*?%14S’i