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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-22
Personals and Briefs.

Mr.. James 9, Moore telegraph opera
torfifor the scaboard Air Line al Rich
mond. with his little brother, Isaac. is
spending few days with relatives at
Miss Kate Tilghman, OF Weldon, N, C.,
Is visiting Mrs, James s. Moore. No.
1905 Perry Street, Manchester. gts5s
s Rey. r, =. Eggleston will preach for
the last time before taking his vacation
At n snua 4:so = ~ He goes on Ills lis
Tho Misses Fan and Sue Harmon. OF
charlottesville. are visiting ct No. no
ss RS G g. = s' Weis,ger Of Atlanta. Ca
been visiting MI. a. II. Fitzgerald. iat
No 1913 Porter Street ManGhes u Z,
kns. Misses otie and Florence Wood
Rave returned to the city after most
delightful weeks stay at the Princess
Anne. Y,rsinsa. Beach. They report that
the new management Ia excellent. Y
81 Miss Mabel Bradley, of North Twenty
sixth Street. Is spending several weeks
With relatives In Baltimore. f l Z
81 M ser v gster Mrs
viii leave the city the sd for Rock
Cottage. sunnyside. Va. for months
Miss Made, sims, Of No, 1925 Grove
s. Misses Richardson, Of No. 1851 West
Grace Street. are spending the summer
at the Brandon.
Mrs W. S. Bence and children are
spending the summer at MILFORD
Mrs j. o. Nunnally, accompanied by
Ills, LETT yesterday,Sto spend two weeks
with her husband, at Ocean View,
Miss q Sophia Virginia Hubbs. of
Moundsville. ". Va. Ia visiting her uncle.
Miss otelia sydnor. OF Baltimore. Md.
who has been visiting her sister, Mrs.
=, II, Bishop,gnt No. Ill North Twenty
ninth Street, left yesterday evening for
Dispu,anta where she will remain some
time with her parents.
d Mr.. w. Fl. sydnor left yesterday even;
Ing for. Dlsputanta, where he will spend
the city Monday.
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Park Concerts by Iardella's Band.

7. The programme for this week is as
]. March. silver Heels"'.. \. !. ]. Moret
3. Overture. Poet and Pea SAINT Z. !. suppe
S.tA Mexican lnItermszso. ,.Benlta'': ..l5s
=. baritone Solo. 'Iongins Tor Home'''..',
Mr.. %. La Frat ia. s'sts' NH
81 Medley ~ !. Overture. Catch pf the
81 peseriptive Fan,asie ,r Aeehf pyink
Poet ~; Gottschalk
!. Selection from The TBurgomaster,. Ia
g.. Waltz. 6 olden sunse y Ohm r. Hail
10 Characteristic. bouncing Betty'..:::..
IA 4 Balfour
Star spangled Banner and '''Dixle.''lls5l
5jsi Felix GIardella, Bandmaster. AK
y This&is the week s schedule: s3 E. "a Fl
II onday--A1arshall Square, $3.50 to 1880
Tuesday-Mo Square S:aoEtoa $3.50. q
81 Wednesday--No concert s.sls e IS ttEts
q Thursday-JefYe rson Park. s: 80 TO $780,
II Frldny-C himborazo Park. $50 to 1890.
Saturday ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, 5. to-
Saturday eyenng-Gambles Hill, SEQ
to 10 40 ftI3 *
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Taken to Farmville.
(specIal 70 The TInes-pIspa

Especial to The Times Dlspatch.)
PETERsBUnG. VA. July M-The
negro William Jackson alias Afassie Hal l,
arrested on the charge or numbering John
Grubbs. merchant and postmaster at
Tuggles. near Farmville on Norfolk and
Western Railroad was brought here from
Emporia this evening and handcuffed to
his cellmate, Frank Freeman, and at 1920
was put on trainEfor Farmyile In charge
OF T. H. Dickinson, sherlr Of Prince Ed
W ard county. and Sergeant Samuel Robin
son. of Emporia, Il ts,. Fl d i5
BY special permission from Governor
Swanson to-day Freemans Is taken ii to
testify bout confession made to him by
the alleged murderer. who now denies It,
but says he knows he will be hung and
makes requests as to disposal OF his body.
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N M 1I'tF71, IlFVei
DEATHS.

minutes past osloe * I'll Ills g o s%s'i ie
mIs "a s;ss Mos s. " XLER2 i Tie
slxey,islshth year e hts leaves
4 children, four brothers, and one sister
mourn their loss; 5s y 33.as
4 parents, NJ. 4 ], 4. and MIS- clara Cox,
\ 1901 St. John Street. ARTHUR Full
Z MER COX. B at II O'Clock last might,
& aged two years and three month s &
3y$ Funeral no lice Will be announced later.
Dearest father thou hast left us, a if8l
Sg;;s Yes. forever more. 538S5 t3
But we hope to meet our loved one
On that bright 'l and in! happy shore.
TITS & hard to break the tender cord.
u Ills hard, SO hard, 20 speak the words
We must forever part. 81,
Dearest father. we have laid thee
geIn the peaceful graves embrace,
4 But thy memory will be cherished
Till we see thy heavenly face.
(. Friends and neishbors gathered around
While the angels fingered near. 81 FL
And on wings Of love they bore him
Where all IS ever bright and fair,
Through all pain at times he'd smile.
a smile OF heavenly birth
And when the angels called him home
He smiled farewell to earth. ~ WI lg
4 Peaceful be thy silent slumbers,
y: Peaceful \ In Y thy grave SO low. 3
}sSThou FnofSmore fWlll Join Our numbers
S Thouano more our sorrows know,
Heaven retaineth now our treasure, 4
Earth the lonely casket keeps, m;
@ And the snnbeanrs long to linger III
s@ Where our darling father sleeps,
Yet again we hope to! meet thee, 5s5
When the days OF life have fled,
And In Heaven With joy to greet thee,
Hi Where no farewell tears ara shed
DY HIS CHILDREN. Al
MTTAd g. formeriy Mas i annie slS Pra nM
" Saturday night at $3.50 o. o'clock. after a
brief illness, !. AGED ae q years; 4, !. j,
Ril y, oii' az ma an rgnnsp Vn
psp e; f please 60 sopy, i'a'v'l's '
cEARxBs aRos s, n som 1Ry sls
MRS MARY cLIlARY, '''' 2 5,s
8Pst sr Scssthsdral MONDAY t,.ssS MORN
Fr E p ah
], aaaualntanees invited to attend. !,
DUNK Died. In Berlin. Germany.
ii Jnly g 1000, Miss KATE pINISEI
ii lnteflsnt took plaza In Berlin. Ger
\ many, il, SIT y III n, & *. al IN & z, \.
HENpERs ON, - Died, suddenly. early
Saturday morning, July 2lst, at the
residence Of Mr.. Seldom .Bruce, 217s West
Franklin Street., HE IfENpE
Funeral SUNDAY MORNING.. July
l22d, from PRICE g Hal, at lo;so 81 clock,
LEVI s.--.p led, In Phi alpha. Pa, Wy
II ieyton Lewis, and daughter 81 Abhie
X Mineral from Second Baptist Church
+ MONDAY. 3 o'clocks 5
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~ ;,s4A II. d6tnands III TIC t,shk C6t,i.
80 9, ~ sSftv sHdiiiSnai IiIshts I'M
ml.see 70 p'aSo ,' teyiv NJ a Vns VA ars
al .,,.. III u. "A for ~ ma trle4
81 VA a ,,rds.r air. contract ma do fdiir
~ .,a.s. - ~ IN -
1s,t. 49,, !. |r,,, me n. I 'ask Ia
n. su II n ~ nsT,snt that VIII, aott1.
~, IA .hov III, reduce TIA
tt s.,y ~ ntaa ata b Il thc AS al.
p LIE, ~ ~, ua.n,.,t iin Ana IA View Sc
- e, NV. III io,nt no,t,.
shslr sta.e'' :, ssd 30 ,sfirp iiaht
tilssee pn ~ !, w I. cIt,, ~ VA;
snan III, MI II ~ ~, ndia
~ si,;n !. ,,,t,a 4 AZ
oWcr llent Is,, ply .r;,;,y ro1vas
~ latnP, t = rH q :, : ~
az cost 81 tt;e ", ~
INC y, ~. .n.,s an,Si.
xas introducsa ", Iest .ss aoo Vs. o1i.,a
tions, ana 1ttsIs we lt as.,ttShstsS
expert report po'l " NM
ordinance vas drawn " mas pesn Gl,s.u,s
scr!itilsed ~ Mr. Boll' =, hoIse
ana the CITY -
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OBITUARY {: | Z q
Funeral Of Mr.. John M. Higgins,

: - II ,f
The funeral OF Mr., John n, Higgins
Street. Friday night, will take place al
q O'clock tomorrow morning from St.
Y4 Ehe family sits OF y the man who had g.,
Agred such hoRRor reputation IN hls
from all parts Of the country, Mrs
Caughy ls expected ,to arrive Today ~.
NsS ast ng Rasrs Ms hessph Assas
The family Of. the latter vii! also he
here e aena the na
The s1 paiiI-bearers are as follows
& Aetive-Mr. George p; Davis. Dr. Iiuns'
ter Scott, Mr.. Andrew y. Ikayanal'g1, Col,
fo,s S MI ssM M he' P RHfn M g. A1S
Honorary;-pE; william II; Scott, Col J
John Murphy; Pr, ,WllllamT, y; ~ DrewEy, Or
X 3ames eapt aNl $ H. slllSan Mr, II,
Iandon Cabell Mr.. sam Cohen, Judge
II Il Z. G cheatYo s NV liam Ranl|a,
Cunningham, Mr.. Charles, Il. Mason.
g sSpssT, 5fai en llhains airHsA
afsn, 2e General Wlllam Xaaessen
Ben Johnhaton pT LeMIs hosSMs s,
G GRAY sr!, cap,ain Andrew Pixzinl. NJ i.
Robert y. English. Mr.. liam ~ Syt le,
Sir Gilbert X, Polio Hon Alsst9l.
Rahiiy, Of Petersburg; Col. George WAyne
Anderson and Mr. Ben n gust,
Mrs. Mary Cleary,
Mrs, Mary cleary died "a uite suddenly
yesterday. about noon at the home Of
her som Mr.. Bernard A Clearly Ne S27
south Fourth Street. # & s
Mrs, Gleary while going about hes
!. household duttea Wss stglcksn. RlItn
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OUTING Nc! CONTEST !! ! \ {.
llI.Iz5.R|l.U l SUCCESS.
I. (contInned .fron q F''llrytt.' :PE'algse.l

their unceasipg efforts In securing new
subscribers when they found the supply
OF Xxx coupons running out. The Misses
Hubbard Il and VI aug hnn and tho Misses sci
Dillon stood . respect yely, eleventh 4, and
fourteenth ~ yesterda conn ng Into the
charmed circle Ike IA y Yeritab be cyclone
THE last two success ful catnldl dates drops !.
ped very5sconsldorablS from the last LIST
published hut & had Just Fut taient vo ' 81 |.
to keep aboye, lovyWa ter ma *. mongst
tho losers, he NJ! sses Hsdens and the
Misses Do La II lane ana q lem came UP
from tWenty-fou and the latter ve1 ts
stwenty-t three al yesterday, marvellous
squirt, but not suftlcie tt$ to carry them to
victory. 5 EN- q 81
5, The grand total OF votes polled3 was
rattle. less than v the first estimate. but
OF such large appropriations tina { he figures
seem almost incred BILE st T he vast nuns
Der OF 4.6O36S9 votes We're east In the
city, and Sl.Q79,54b i'm the 1 s tate. making
q grand total Of ,6ss,2s4 altogether.
Sincere NJ con gra tulgt Ions re due the
young ladies hoss laya n worked 80 hard
all through the contest Il The Ne Outing 'lFs
Man has had one or two q Kicks %
Sstraighton OUT but none 8ot any ma gn =,
Etude, and 3 thanks Il ont ii an d all Tor ths
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shirt ~ rood nature exhibited hy ,wiksl
fners and loaera al like. trhe Otuln q
soon Test Of 1905 Will long live in the mindas
yof those engaged in Il as & keen sssssls
and "a h Sc suece q r. M
n City. sss5
Misses ones and II ellen Mar! II.
tin Z, I. \, \.
Misses II, Martin and 81 q rda1l 4l1, "a
Misses Eya Brook and 4: Glenn ME 9.
@ Ford \; 4. !, !,
Misses Estele El bank and Bette ,.s
Elis !. Y
Misses Fanny Rees and Pan y Nc c- .
Misses NJ, * ID. H ubba I'd a nd
a,lEllan \. 4,
isses Grace ana ma ~ IN
Mlss Eva King and Mrs q, Eat ka !. 4.
Misses Lottie 90 rher and n anis 8, y.
Misses kate sAet ~ ~ !, ,sS
4; 4 ! d ~ Elise %Lun,s ii
M 1sa 7. 4 4. W. 4,
Mrs. ida Roberts and " III n 5. ~;
t per, 3.
Misses Tea "a nd N ancy \. n,
!, !, = Z
NJ sses Blanch a. f,allle I, 2,
Misses Pearl q ass and Ida 81
M isses Camnlie Phil ps nd w
, +, - NJ
Al ] q nvson nnd Kerse NJ W.
s, s Il nd yY n. 500.
NJ q AND 81 ,ula 4. 4. 1yS
Miss .; i, fov,,
$50. Il II N. B rurpin 4. os3
"A Moo ra
At s,,,1tt !. !. I. is, las
Misses n and H.. C,reary s, ~
M sses Minnie Childrcss d3 ll. Pc y; !,
Misses Ida Hooper i'd zela y,
Misses Plckrell and Coo 81
State.
Misses Lizzie Haley, Ontario, I'D
az a. Ah'l'e s. - d .6573
Al ame m s,ra Boyd Fnrmvllle, 100
Misses = oi steve nsgpS VA Va, .aso
Misses Flossy Bristow, saludla.
Va, and Marie B oothe, Ma news '.s. /. z, /.
Courthouse Va. Is. go 80
Misses Alice and Linn g !, ],
Wakerton, ya \ \. Y I, 8 ~ ta
Misses e,Isnn SAME AMELIA, soa va wv s75ls
sM1 Manoh ns tas, va $500
Misses Agnes Kelly Elmon t, a, 81
w W.a 4 !, 4, \. n. !. ,461
Misses ers,ya K A. ana noss's :, sass
sM1 Hss 7. ~ 5s.a4s
MIS- 81 R : italn Wa 1920
Ali e,Se we = w. Va .
- 1 Iss S,mu' N. $40
z, ~ - eatFn pann and Emma n Lane,
" ,Tse y,or ts''t Crossing, 1864
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science and lscell inventions a y
things OF special TRACTION. sst Isl
Needs Of Company, III

things Of special attraction. q s3S4
Needs Of Company,
# The needs i OF the company are enll1l1ai-
Grated as follows; 5;i! II
Expenses OF sending an I 2 sent TO u
Africa to- secure representatt Ives OF N
& tho various tribes sl1 ,00Q.
building 40 Y conta n 4 10000 SQUARE II
@ feet Of floor paee. i S26, 900. I u III
a Promotio and \ publ ITS, II lnplu ding &
collecting exh lblts ana the return of ~
the same, aiyertlai inc. y Z tec, taa 900.
Preparation of WI Il sstor!cal chart,
4 showing rs ia " rise Of, the fraoE ana
v history o. the achievements Of the
ID i egro In freedom, 81 900, .;B,
Maintenance AZ, d care OF n building
to-, sal o0o. ySs 4. Sl
Entertainment Of visitors, I con c erta, 5
Il musical features and reprod uction " NJ NJ
costume Of old plan tatlon irnalod ll es
81 0O0. S8
stationery, II pos Ia ge8 II and otherwise If
Surola ssihed expenses, s., 600, 4;
Restaurant and Kitchen. tnfniturc 5s
TX Sf,f, fra III Is ss vi Sf
outbuildlng. lniscell aneous uAes,
III 81, 3OO.
The Executive hoard Of the " 90 r,pany
returnec' "a r Richmond this AZ ternoon. b ~
vii come back and CONFER 18th the ON
mission probably nGxe we elk, rs
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CRIMINAL Captured q:
il-Breaker Run to Earth on
Franklin Street Last Night,

Stephen Love, who stands charged
with ,hopse1sbreaking, and who broke jail
night by Police Officers Beltonn a and nd ME- Nj.
Mahon, between seventeenth and Elgh-
teenth Streets on Franklin.
oflcer Relton has been tracing the
man for some time, and finally ran
him to earth on Franklin Street, where
he was placed under arrest Il
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on Way to ] Jamestown.

Especial & to The Tlmes-D lspatoh Ia III
3 OSLO N, MASS 7, u lys 21,-- hreeg mem
hers OF the ssac sets Board * Man
ayers for the Jnmeastow po ~.
sall ed st to day Tor Mort ok 70 Y look oYer
the site 81, n the Exposi tom They are
General Francis Al II. a ppleton,S llsto son
Fairbanks and Arthur Lord. They were
ii so accompanied scoy the Il boards archi--
tect ,s John 2Lavalle, who Is to design the
1assachusetts. building
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Henry Henderson.

& Henry Henderson. who was Tor a long
Nh. Il Seldom Bruce Of No. 2O7 West
Franz In Street died sud- enly OF pnraly-
Sis Of the heart ut. 8 elock Yesterday
morning. Mr., Rrpce's family were. greaI IS
mtaaking ARRANGEMENTS for bis funeral Il
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8Tohn D. Hurt,
y (special to The Times-Dispattcl

..ssNSpsclaI % n ne 79IIlHes-D1spatcH.J979
- ST. LOUIS, TO-. July 2l,-John5 p.
Caring ton, Va, May s., 1910, Is dead in
st. Louis. He was q Missouri pioneer
and one OF Alissouri's noted characters,
During the Civil War he served with dis
death ha dld"not become fully reconclled
to the South defeat. Il ;..yE VI 5
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Captain John E. Bell
{spectal 4 e The TJn,es. sir, = .

a 81. LO UIS, II M July 21-Dispatches
to-day from Montgomery city,, Nj O., an
3nounce the death here yesterday Of
Capt, ohm 81 d. Bell ], re aged 81 years, o.
ma Tive OF Fauquier county, vs. /. "
d &c PIT Bell served In the Mexica n Z;
in Colonel Sterling r. !oe's reglment. and
In the Civil Wa n command led a company
of Colonel D yer.s reg in1ent.
33$ Iiis widow, Colonel Dyer's sister, and
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Charles Bliss.
&(Byl$ Associated Press Il, j

q &! MADISON, WIS, July 2l.-charles
Bliss I3l S. known q generation ago a. the
asi4 umans2 died s. here to-day He
trick Of walking the ceiling AR He was
born In Bavaria, Germa ny. and 5s trav-
leled for years y with 4 the Dan Rice shows, &
AT ono time he, five sons "a nd II three
uau enters We're all per formers WI IN the
same circus. & Z. s5s I, ss 4
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Mrs. d, i M Campbell.

S (speclal to The Time D!spatc
e rAPPAHAiNN OCx. Y a., July 21.r-Mrs.
=. M. campbell died here this evening ct
fthe homo Of her dau ghter, Mrs. 4. XII IL
Wright, after "a lingering illness a rrn--5
Der OF her children were at her bedside,
among them & Roda Campbell, Walter
Campbell, OF Luray; Rev. Thomas Camp.
bell, Elliott Campbell. Mrs. Cd Marston,
Mrs. wv, & II Wright. and others. d
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PETERaBURG, IA, July Ala tele.
gram from New York City tonight ar-
sfl0tlnceg tho sudden death Of Thad. M,
Woody, Of this city, who was visiting
his sister. Mrs. arratt, Ell
I. Nfr,s woody was for many years man
,ager OF the big DUNLOP, Tobacco Com
pan hera,5a,id was a; weal thy and highly
respected citizen He was about sixty
two years old and leaves g daughter and
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Especial to Y The !, Times Dispatch.) 5s3S
PWrERsBURG.v A.. j uly 21.--Mr. Ben.
jamin Franklin, Rose died at the. Homo
for. the Sick this morning, Mr.. Rose
leaves q widow and several grown chil-
Evening journal., 1906-09-05
MR.. JOE CANS ACTOR NOW
AS WAS TO BE EXPECTED
Lightweight Champion Will
Take a Fall Out OF
the Stage

coLDT iELD. sept 5-wen, IT'S all
over cp. here. ana this otherwise quiet
and poacefll-almost-mining camp is
sradsaily settling down TO It's usual level
or work by day and stud poker by night.
Battling Nelson Is TN I'm beds. but ex-
poets 90 DE- able 10 get on the move to-
morrow. Tie is Ia pretty bad shape, but
is able 20 let on, a yen whenever he is
approached which, eNpurgatod resolves
itself into a claim that he had Cans
whipped and was about TO finish the coll
cred boy when be was robbed Of the bait
tle 1t Is TO laugh OF course, and the
town Is laughing heartily at Nolan. who
Is making spectacle of himself by his
ridiculous charges which are along the
same lines as Nelson's.
Cans will leave possibly tomorrow for
Frisco. where he expects TO have try
at the theatrical game although HIS line
of work has not vet been announced He
IS slightly cut mp about the face and
bone In his right hand IS broken. but
otherwise he Is In good shape and able
90 get a bet down every time the little
hon spins around at the roulette table IN
his hotel.
Evening journal., 1906-09-05
DELEGATES FOR
PRISON CONGE ESS
Levy Court Will Be Repre-
Sented at annual COnven-
ton by Committee Of Three
.TRO OTHERS TO Go

Acting on the suggestion Of the
Board Of Trustees Of the county work
house and Warden Meserve of that
institution the Levy Court yesterday
decided to send the workhouse COM
mittee. composed Of three members OF
the Levy Court. as delegates to the
National Prison. Congress, which viii
be held at Albany. n. Y. from Sep
tember Is to 20. The committee who
will take the trip is composed Of
Nessrs. Hopkins, Brown and Green
field.
Warden Meserve personally appear
ed before the court and urged that
delegate or delegates be sent by the
body to the congress. as he and the
workhouse trustees were of the opin-
ion that the court could in this way
learn of many things that would be Of
great value to it, in the matter Of
finances and how money is expended
in conducting the prison at Green
bank.
tended to send himself and DR.. Ralph
p. Stubbs physician at the workhouse,
as delegates to the convention. THE
tuberculosis question viii be an inn
portant subject that win be brought
up during the congress" said Mr. Me-
| serve, "and while we are doing our
best at Greenbank in the treatment OF
this disease among prisoners, we hope
to learn still more at the coming con-
vention concerning the natter
Money Tied Up in Court.
Horace G. Knowles, attorney for the
court. notified the members that the
money representing taxes tied up and
in the hands Of receivers, owed by
the Harlan and Hollingsworth Com
pany and the Diamond state Stee
Company. was in the hands of the
United States Court and cannot be
turned over to the county tax re-
ceiver without an order from the
court This order will be obtained
when Federal Judge Edward G. Brad
ford returns from his vacation
Messrs. Logue, Salmon and Scott
were appointed a committee to settle
with the tax collector of New Castle
hundred.
Contractor Theobald Harsh. who Is
building the Faulk road, was given an
extension Of time until October s tC
complete the contract. This was ne
cessary because of the continuance Of
rains Of the past two weeks.
Evening journal., 1906-09-05
Several Years Ago He Was a
Fish Cleaner in a BaIti-
more Market

Almost an pugliists have had humble
beginnings. but the career of Joe Cans
the iightweisht champion, is unique
Cans began life as cleaner Of fish IN "a
Baltimore market and would never have
been IN the lighting business to-day but
for an accident Several years ago a
vell-knoan sporting man went to Bail-
more and Induced Manager Kernan. Of
kornan's Monumental Theatre, to run
boxing shows IN the Monumental amrhl-
theatre after the regular performance.
In order to whet the appetite of ,he
crowd for some of the preliminary and
star bouts a battle royal between negroes
was put on.
Although the sum offered was small,
almost every negro with nstlc ambitions
In Baltimore entered, and at every show
these battle royals made biz HIT one
night Cans. who hnd just returned from
work, made an application to enter one ef
the contests. He was asked whether ne
had any experience and he frankly adj
mtted that DE had not but was willing
to Try.
But you know what these battle
royals are, don't your he was asked.
you've got TO fight and mix II up an
the time. and II you quit you don't get
anything. scey' Since those days. how.
ever. the dusiSy champion has found lt
guite profitable to quit on several occa-
slons. But to get back TO Cans start The
negro saw and went on. He was very sue
cessful and created good impression.
After that Cans entered 10 the prolim-
mary bouts, for which he received the
munihcent amount Of s. whether he won
or lost. Cans had a peculiar style. while
even at chat time be had sleep produc-
Ing punch which he delivered at ram
dem His best blow then was wicked
drive for ihe stomach, and when it landed
i was usually necessary for the referee
10 corn. ten on the ncgro's opponent
al Herford at that time was interested
Evening journal., 1906-09-05
NO ENGINEER APPOINTED
Park Board Transacted Little Busi-
ness Owing to Absence Of
President.

Because Of the few members pres
ent at the meeting of the Board of
Park Commissioners yesterday after
noon only routine business was trans
acted. Contrary to expectations an
engineer and superintendent of parks
to succeed Alexander M. Taylor, the
present incumbent who has resigned
to accept a position as engineer Of
sewers with the Street and Sewer De-
partment, was not appointed as Pres
ident Bancroft was not at the meeting
and the other members did not care
to take any action on the matter. Ed
ward r. Mack. Leroy Hickman, James
L. Zeigler and w. Testing are appli-
cants for the place.
The executive committee reported
that the matter regarding the erection
of a fence at Kirkwood Park by Frank
Auender was I'm the hands of the city
solicitor and he has taken out a war
rant for the offender and will have it
served to-day. Mr.. Allender put up a
fence on part of the city streets and
will be charged with blocking the
highways.
The contract for grading at Kirk
wood Park was awarded to William
Campbell at "a cents per cubic yard.
Michael Donohue was the only other
bidder, his figures being S5 cents per
cubic yard.
The report Of the treasurer was as
follows; Balance in bank at last re-
port, S29, ,SS695; interest for May. June,
July, S7517; cash from rents. S113; cash
from swimming pools, S943O; total re-
ceipts, $50 1912. Expenditures - Pay
roll for the month, SlO97s9; superin-
tendents' and secretaries salaries for
the month, S14O; total expenditures,
S2795.25: balance in bank $2737417.