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DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
Andrew w. Burain.

Funeral services over the remains of Andrew W. Burgin will be held at his late residence at Burgin station on the South Ensley car line this aafternoon at 2 o'clock.
 Active pail bearers have been named as follows: Walter K. McAdory, Dr. George w Brown, Dr. A. Eubank, All bert Stradford. Judge Samuel F. Greene, w. R. Goudelook, Frank P. O'Brien and R. A. Terrell.
 Honorary pail bearers will be Dr. R. F. Lovelady. J. E. Ellis. Lee c. Bradley, Rose w. Owen, T. O. Smith and Daniel Hickman.
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Birmingham Choral Society.

The next meetg of the Birmingham Choral society i'll be held Tuesday evening, Octobei6, in the Seals Piano company's hall t 20l7 First avenue. The society hasclosed a contract for this hall for thIentire winter and re- hearsals will ' held every Tuesday evening at S:3(o'clock.
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BirmInqha Bar Meets Today.

meeting ofthe Birmingham bar of Jefferson countjhas been called for this morning at 10 dock in the circuit court room by Chairan A. c. Howze to re- ceiye memorialupon the deceased mem bers of the ba and to take appropriate action thereon.
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rroon D Election Tonioht,

The election for the captaincy of Troop D. which was made vacant by the recent resignation of Capt. Malcolm Stewart, will be held tonight at the troop armory. Great interest has been taken in this election by the National Guardsmen and the outcome will be awaited with inter- ct
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On Royal Mission.

Rome, October 4-Count von Lutzow. the Austro-Hungarian ambassador to It. ally. left here today for Racconigi for the purpose of delivering Emperor Francis Joseph's letter to King Victor Emmanuel.
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John Wideman.

John Wideman. aged 26 years, died Sat- urday morning at 4:S0 o'clock, at the family residence in Irondale. The re- mains were sent to Compton, Ala, Sat- urday afternoon by the Mewbourne Un- dertaking Co. of Woodlawn for inter- ment. The deceased is survived by his wife and four children.
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sheridan's New Record.

New York, October A new worlds record discus throw of 14o feet 51a inches was made by Martin J. Sheridan of the Irish-American Athletic club at a meeting of the Pastime Athletic club today. Tho former record was 139 feet Il inches.
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KnIahts of Columbus.

Birmingham council No 6s5, Knights of Columbus, will hold a regular meeting tonight and after routine business is con- cluded social session will be held.
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FOR SALE, AUTO Insurance-Fire and liability MOORE 6 REYNOLDS.

One trial will convince you The Gawk is the place.
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s. E. pacus.

S. F. Dacus, aged 55 years, died yester- day afternoon at 2:So o'clock at the fam fly residence in East Boyles. Funeral services will be held at 80 o'clock this morning at the Boyles Methodist church, the funeral procession leaving the resi- dence at 10:30 o'clock. The Mewbourne Undertaking Co. will be in charge.
 The deceased is survived by a wife and four children. The children are T. w. Dacus, J. n. Dacus. J. M. Dacus and Miss Ella Dacus.
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PERSONAL

Mai. George H. Mclaughlin, one of Bir' minrhams oldest and most respected cit fzens. is dangerously i'll at his new resi- dence on the South Highlands.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-05

Yesterday was busy day for the fire laddies The department answered six alarms. However, with the exception of the fire on Third avenue and Eighteenth street. little damage was done. The roof of the residence at 802 Second avenue was partially burned yesterday morning. The other fires, all small blazes, were on First avenue between Twenty-fifth and Twenty sixths streets, Third alley between Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth streets and Avenue c and Nineteenth street. The de- partment responded to a false alarm turned in from Avenue and Twentieth street shortly before o'clock last night
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Negro Burned to Death M
 Fire On Third AbenDe


 rushed for the window The window was closed, and apparently McLanahan was suffocated while trying to raise the sash. He was lying ou his back with his arms thrown back over his head. His body was badly burned.
 The fire was very ugly one when the fire department arrived. Flames were leaping from the windows, and 1t looked as if the whole building would go. How ever, the flames were confined to the rooms in the corner of the building, and it is not believed that the loss will exceed $s500 It is understood that very little insurance was carried.
 McLanahan. the negro who was burned to death. was about 45 years old. He was a porter for the Birmingham Paint and Glass company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-05

For Atlanta take Southern Railways 7.30 train.
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E. T. Shaw & Son. Undertakers.
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Green Undertaking Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-15
JACK O'BRIEN AND
BLACKBURN TO MEET

PHILADELPHIA. May 15.-After weeks
of palavering. sparring for wind. as it
were, Philadelphia Jack O'Brien and
Jack Blackburn came to an understand
ing with Business Manager Harry Ed
wards of the National Athletic Club last
night and signed articles of agreement
to box six rounds on the evening of
Wednesday. June 3. The only difference
that existed between the boxers and the
promoters was over the prices. Mr.. Ed
wards insisted that the highest priced
seat should not be over S.. while the
boxers thought that bout of such i'm
portance was worth at least S.. For a
while II looked as though everything was
off, Mr.. Edwards. who is familiar with
the public pulse. refused to recede from
his position.
Last night O'Brien. who always looks
after his own Interests. and Blackburn's
manager got together with Edwards and
quickly signed articles. the only stipula-
ton in the agreement being one upon
which O'Brfen insisted that both men
weigh in in the ring in the presence of
committee of newspaper men. and that
the man failing to do so should forfeit
500 to the man going on the scales.
O'Brien's reasons for this stipulation
are these: He claims that his weight has
always been exaggerated by the general
public. Whereas he could always do
he scaled around 1875 or 10 pounds. On
the contrary. Blackburn. while posing as
a lightweight. weighs many pounds more.
1t makes no difference to OBrien what
BLACKBURN weighs. he only wants to sat
isfy the public that he is pounds lighter
than he is supposed to be. while Black
burn is far heavier than he claims to be.
In short. If he should win. O'Brien does
not want the merit Of his achievement
belittled by the cry that he defeated only
4 little lightweight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-15
WOMAN CHAMPION
LOSES TENNIS MATCH

NEW YORK, May 15.-Miss Marie
Wagner. the national indoor woman ten
mis- champion, was beaten yesterday in
the invitation tourney >of the Murray
Hill Club. at Summit. n. j. The title
holder was opposed to Miss Elizabeth H.
Moore, who was the leading woman
player on the board floors last year, and
the latter won after a hard three set
match by a score of 256. Ga. rs. Miss
Moore later on beat Miss Marcus in the
semi-fnal round by 6-3, 6-3, while Mrs.
Pouch disposed of Miss Louise Ham,
mond at 6-3, Ga in the other semi-final
bracket.
The final match was started between
Mrs Pouch and Miss Moore, and gave
promise of being very close struggle,
when rain prevented its conclusion. One
set was finished, which Mrs. Pouch won
by tally of S-6
The finals were reached in the doubles.
The opposing pairs that have gone
through and will play for the trophy are
Mrs Mccarthy and Miss Wagner. against
Miss Hammond and Miss Little. The
summary:
defeated Mrs. A. G. Miles, Ga, Is: Miss Eiz-
abeth H. Moore defeated Miss Marie Wagner
sineies-semi. final round-Mrs william H
Pouch defeated Miss Louise Hammond. 6-3
64: Miss Elizabeth H. Moore defeated Miss
Marcus. Ga, 6-3.
Singles-Final rOund-Mrs. Pouch defeated Miss
Moore. 8-6. unfinished.
Douhles-First round-Mrs. A. G. Miles and
Miss Margaret johnson defeated Miss b. Free
man and Miss H REYNOLDS d . g. IL amS: u,ns
and Miss Elsie Little defeated Mrs. A. O. Miles
and Miss Margaret johnson. Ga. 3-6, 81.
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them all, and several hard body punches.
followed by swinging right to the jaw.
were put down to the Beers credit. Cans
looked a bit worried at this speedy at
tack. and when ii continued in the third
round Cnholz had slight shade over the
negro by virtue of a majority of blows
landed.
The fourth round brought a change.
however. Cans had studied the style of
the BOer at considerable risk to himself
and was ready to do a little cutting loose
on his own hook. The fourth was almost
all over and Cnholz had been tearing In
with terrific swings when Cans suddenly
leaned against the ropes and then fol-
lowed with bounce. sending a left up
percut to the Beers jaw which fioored
Cnho.z for the count of four.
That Was the beginning of the end. for
in the succeeding rounds Cans drew stead
lily ahead. uppercutting the BOer unmercf-
fully and sending him to the canvas
three times more before the bout was
stopped. In the fifth round Cans decided
that he had had enough of letting the
Boer get into short range. and by using
long, straight left which he poked con-
tinually into the Beers face. he kept him
off where he wanted him. This continual
hammering on the face did more to dis
comfort Unholz than any of Cans pre-
viOus blows had done and the negro sent
in another uppercut, which scored another
knock-down.
Unholz was still ready for much fight
when he came up for the sixth. and he
sailed into Cans with all his early vigor.
although Joe continued to jab him about
the head and wallop him few times on
the jaw in style that would have had a
weaker man down and out in short order
The seventh round found Unholz in worse
shape than he had been at any other
time. and when Cans uppercut him with
the left and followed in quickly with two
right swings to the jaw the Boer went to
his knees. His seconds evidently thought
1t was time to quit. for one Of them threw
the ropes to pick up his principal. AS
he did SO Unholz jumped to his feet and
madly chased his second out of the ring,
then turning his attention to Cans.
The eighth round was easier for both
men. in that fewer blows got home both
of them blocking successfully Cnholz
was plainly growing weaker In these final
rounds. although he rushed in just as
wildly. and Cans had many good oppor-
tunities for swinging to his jaw. 1t was
a steady hammering that Cnholz received
in the ninth and tenth. but he took it
gamely and showed no reluctance in COM
ing after more OF the same sort. He
started the eleventh round with an at
tempt to reach Joe's body. but failed be-
cause of that same left, which kept him
at a distance. and in the mea ntime he
left many openings for Joe's right upper
cut usually such a fatal blow.
Either Cans is losing some OF his punch
ing powers or else Unholz has a jaw of
marvellous hardness. for none of these
blows had much more effect apparently
than to shove the Boer away. A terrific
right swing finally ended the fight. for it
floored Unholz for the count of eight.
and when he rose to his feet he was so
plainly dazed that Referee Welsh an
nounced the end of the fight and gave the
decision to Cans.
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PARET WINS WAY
TO TENNIS FINAL

NEW YORK. May 15.-Although rain
interfered somewhat with the schedule at
the open tournament of the Harlem Lawn
Tennis Club yesterday afternoon. sufi-
Gent progress was made in the singles to
eliminate all but three Of the contestants
j. Parmly Paret of the New York Lawn
Tennis Club made the greatest advance
toward winning the trophy. and by de-
feating the fast young Californian. Gus
tave Touchard. 60 6-3. he earned the
privilege of playing in the final round
The other two who remain in the lists
are H. H. Mollenhauer Of the Kings
County Lawn Tennis Club and Joseph
Condor of the recently organized West
chester Tennis Club. The work Of the
latter has been one Of the biggest sue
prises OF the competition. as practically
no one had figured on the possibility Of
this almost unknown player working his
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BON HOMME WINS
MAIDEN STAKES

BELMONT PARK. May Is. = Bon
Homme. an added starter. won the Maid
en- Stakes. five furlongs. straight, for two
year -olds, at Belmont Park yesterday.
He was heavily played from a high quo
tation Of to / and Z to at post
time. He broke in front. and making all
the pace, won. ridden out. by half .
length. Statesman. the to favorte. was
second, eight lengths before Eschau. The
track was heavy. Summaries:
ing: six furiongs. straight Tenancy by Courtesy.
~ tGarner,, Is tn ], u to | and ; 10 !. wen:
Pont"on ioi cullen. 20 to !: 7" ! and :" /
and to 5, third. Time, ID s-5 Pa, Bulgcr.
King Cole. senator Csy; Glenham. Mexican 81.
Mars Brasgart. Sandal. Russellscn Mcnccle.
Coincident and Dead Gone also ran.
year-olds and up: one mile-Zienap. I24 81.
Lady. liz shaw. 5 to /. 8 to and out second:
third. Time. J. = Is Reckon also ran
Third race. the Maiden fourth running; for
Bon Homme. lis ,shreve,. to =. to !. and 3
to 5. won; Statesman. ll3 &c. Burn.,. 10 :.
to and out; second; Es. chan rs a. DTean,
Balboa. Donation and Rube also ran.
Fourth race. tw"-year-olds: selling: four fur
s to 5 and even. won: Lucille r.. 103 tMcCaheyt.
) to L. to I and to 5. second: Lady Irma. lob
tShilling,. 10 to !. to and to !. third.
Time, 04S Patriot Takahira UDcle Walter.
High Dance. Albani. Opal Miss Highland Ram
ble. ETHEREAL. Arionette. Des"late, shapdaie and
Pine Lawn also ran
Fifth race. handicap; three year -olds and up
ward; one mile and n sixteenth -T4scilian. III
IT, Dugan,. ) to ). 1 ia 8 and eut, Won: Berke-
ley. lis tl;arncr,. 8 to I, even and To 4. ser
ond: u Ankle. rs ,McCarthy,, 90 to I. 10 10 and
3 to 1. third. Time. 1.a7 rs. Dandelion aie
Mark Antony also ran.
Sixth race three yea -olds and upward: selling
one mile-Tileing los tE. Dugan,. 9 to ). to
and out. won; ZaL 1O6 tShillingi. 5 Ia =. to
3 and 1 to 4, second: Park Row. los tMctaheyt,
10 to l. 3 to 1 and to 5. third. Time. 40 rs.
also ran. Faust fell.
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HOWARD UNIVERSITY.
Program for Commencement Week
Beginning Friday, May &c.

President Thtrkleld or HOWARD I INVERSE.
ty has announced the program for COM
mencement week at that institution. An
alumni reunion and luncheon will be held
at the school of theology. Friday, May %.
at II o'clock. The graduating exercises
of this school will be held in the evening
at 8 o'clock in Rankin Memorial Chapel
upon the campus
Bishop william Frazer Mcdowell OF
Chicago, ILL.,, will deliver the baccalaureate
sermon. Sunday. May -. at o'clock.
The balance of the program is as fol-
lows: Monday. May %. p.m.-The
Teachers College: Graduation of the
Normal Training Glasses. Address, by
DIR. J. H. n. waring. SS. principal OF the
Colored High and Training School Of Bal
timore: Tuesday. May g. pm.-The
School of Liberal Arts: Glass day exer-
cises p m: annual meeting of the board
of trustees. y PM: The Academy, gradua-
ton exercises Wednesday. May 27-An.
nual alumni meeting and reunion. address
by George III. White, IS. of philadelphia,
pm: exhibit of manual arts depart
ment; industrial hall, pm: commence.
ment in the First Congregational Church.
10th and G streets northwest.
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Victory for Commerce and Labor.
The Navy team threw a scare into the
followers of the Commerce and Labor
team yesterday in the second inning by
RAINING out two successive doubles and
scoring a run. but 1t only proved scare.
for the latter settled down and held the
Sailors to one tally while they got four
across.
Give Richmond was again the central
figure for the Laborites. and once again
DISTINGUISHED himself. The clever twirler
has worked in three games this season,
and in each case he has acquitted HIM
self with flying colors. two being score
less games and yesterday but one run
got in on him. 1t was thought for time
Yesterday that he was not in his true
form as the Navy boys hit him at ter
rife rate in the second. Smith, first man
up, hit to center for two bases and right
on top of this Rogers clouted one over
kleinschmidts head in left for a couple
more, Smith counting for their only run.
After this session Richmond held the
Sailors we'll in hand. Barry was on the
rubber for Navy. and pitched fairly good
ball with the exception of one inning. and
that was in the sixth, when they got to
him for three hits and three runs.
Hurdle, who covers right field for the
winners. was In the game up to his neck.
In the very first inning he surprised the
crowd and one of the Sailors by throwing
the latter out on what looked to be a
for a two-base hit which drove in two
runs and. in addition to this, he got q
single and q base on balls.
10
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TECHNICAL DEFEATED
ARMY AND NAVY PREPS

The Technical High School team added
another victory to its long list yesterday
afternoon when it defeated the Army
and Navy Props by to 4.
The Props clouted the ball to a larger
extent than did the high school boys. but
they did not come at the right time. The
errors made by the losers helped to turn
the trick for Tech. Maher. for Army and
Navy. and Lynch for Tech. pitched. and
both were hit for good round of safeties
Yesterdays batting was one of the fea-
lures of the game, he having connected
for four hits
The score.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-15
JOE CANS WHIPS
UNHOLZ IN HARD FIGHT
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 15-Tf it fadn' I
been for a jaw of iron, Boer Rudolph Tn
holz would have been Clearly knocked out
by Champion Joe Cans in their twenty
round fight in the Coliseum last night As
it was, the Boer was so badly battered at
the end Of the eleventh round that he
was groggy as could be and still stand
up. and the fight was stopped by Referee
Welsh and the captain OF police. The
bout was q successful defense Of the
lightweight title on the part of Cans and
a demonstration of future danger to other
lightweights when the Boer has learned
the points of the fighting game little
better.
1t took three or four rounds for Cans
to gauge his opponent, but then he COM
menced a series of systematic right and
left swings and uppercuts to the jaw.
These resulted in making the Boer
groggy and sent him down repeatedly.
In the ninth and tenth rounds he was
apparently hanging on and making in
effectual rushes and short punches which
Cans blocked. 1t was the mastery ring
generalship OF Cans that won the fight.
however as he seemed to be unable to
land knockout punch. The Boer was
ing terrtfcally for four rounds and firing
but little. Cans knocked him down in the
fourth and he took the count of six.
When he rose he hung on to Cans, who
broke and landed terrific right swings to
the jaw. In Joes best days this blow al
ways finished fight but II had little eff
feet on the Boer.
Cans entered the ring first, followed a
few moments later by Unholz. and after
Referee Walsh had given them their in
structions the bell rang and they started
to work. The Boer began with a rush.
as he had promised, for he realized that
his best chance of defeating the negro
lay In getting to close quarters and
pounding Cans about the body. Cans
sidestepped with precision. and when the
Boer rushed again met him with left
and right on the jaw. Unholz tried to
stand him of for slugging match. but
Cans was far superior at this. and the
white man soon went back to his old sys-
tenn. Each of his rushes was marked
with terrific swings and jabs. but few of
them got home, as Joe ducked and side
stepped. meanwhile tapping the Boer
lightly. as though to find his most vulner-
able spot.
The second round was almost a repeti-
ton Of the first. except that Unholz was
more fortunate In landing his blows. He
volleyed with both hands so fast that 1t
was an impossibility for Cans to avoid
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team?-tomorrow evening at the National
Guard armory. 9th street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue northwest.
These teams are tied for the District
championship.
In addition to the basket ball game.
which will start at PM. the manage.
ment has secured as an extra attraction
the finish wrestling bout between Rob
Roy Mackey and Joe Turner.
The match will be for purse. Best
two in three falls. No holds barred. This
Is Mackey's farewell appearance on the
mat.
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VICTORY FOR UNCLE
SANS HOSPITAL BOYS

Accompanied by a special carload OF
rooters. the team OF the Government HOS
pital for the Insane journeyed to Berwyn
and defeated the home aggregation by
Is to 4. Moore. though a little wild.
twirled a pretty game for the visitors.
and held the Maryland boys TO two scat
tered hits.
DR.. brennan. the former Georgetown
southpaw, and captain Of the hospital
team. put up a nice exhibition at the
second sack His stick work was especial
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-15

Those New York Highlanders have been
going along at quite a consistent gait, and
as a result hold on to first place In
the pennant race in the most tenacious
manner.
During the game in New York yester-
day between the Napoleons and Yankees
many OF the spectators had on overcoats,
as it was almost too cold for comfort.
Down here 1t was just the reverse.
II anybody in Brooklyn sees willie
Keller wearing new pair of shoes 1t
won't be hard to guess where they came
from.
A new nationality is looming up in the
National League. Swacina, Pittsburr s
first baseman. and konetchy, the St.
Louis first sacker, are Bohemians.
Pttsburg's Cy Young is a recruit from
the Western Association. He had a trial
with the st. Louis Browns two years ago.
Young No. Is Highlander.
Manning of the New Yorks seem to
have no trouble to fool the American
earned his salt for 1908. and the season is
very young.
The Chicago Cubs alone of the cham
pion teams have been able to show good
form this spring. Champion teams are
very likely to come later on, as they are
usually game and can stand the gan.
Cincinnati proposed giving Lobert to st.
| Louis for Murray and Raymond. st.
Louis turned the offer down in a hurry.
For once st. Louis appeared to be on the
right side of deal even il Lobert is a de-
| sirable player.
1t may not be known to New York base
ball enthusiasts that John T. Brush at
one time had agreed to take Turner, the
Cleveland shortstop. from the Columbus
club. At the last moment the Columbus
management sidestepped the deal and
sent Turner to Cleveland.
Some complaint is being made in the
west about the foOlishness of the Ma
tional League in scheduling Sunday games
in St. Louis on the same day as the
American League plays at home. and Gin
cinnati 10 without a game. Bet cooky
that began with Frank Bancroft.
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Today's game Government Printing once VS..
Atlantics. at Capital Park, LIST and n streets
northeast, at $3.50 pm.
Brentwood Shut Out Bloomingdale.
The Brentwood Athletic Club shut out
the Bloomingdales at the Capital City
Park. yesterday afternoon by the score
5 to O. Beckett the twirler for the win
ners. pitched gilt-edge ball. allowing but
four hits to be made off of his delivery
and having to his credit eight strikeouts.
The Brentwood boys took advantage OF
the curves and shoots of Seitz. the left
handed deliverer for the losers. In the first
inning and clouted out the sphere for four
runs. Buscher. another one of Blooming
daie's crack pitchers. went into the box
in the second round and twirled mastery
ball until the game was called in the sixth
inning on account of darkness.
The score:
RHE.
Brentwood. ............. o l X-5
Bloomingdale. o 90
Batteries: Brentwood. Beckett and Kraft.
Bloomingdale-Setz. Buscher and Camilear. Cm-
pire-Mr. Hoffman,.