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CANS Goes DOWN
FOR LAST FIGHT
WHIPPED BY BATTLING NEEsON
AND SAYS HE HAS QUIT
THE RING FOREVER.
Carney coIored Lightweight Loses
Again to Hegeswick Lad and Re-
ceIves Severe DrubbingEspectac-
uiar Fight In Colma Arena at San
Francisco Yesterday Afternoon.

San Francisco, Cal, Sept. 10.-Bat-
Ting Nelson clinched his claim to the
lightweight pugilistic Championship
by defeating Joe Cans for the second
time at Colma arena last afternoon.
The fight ended in the twenty-first
round, when Cans, beaten down by a
succession of blows from his sturdy
conqueror, failed to get upon his feet
within the count of ten.
Severely Punished.
The veteran colored fighter was Sc
verely punished, but the champion, too,
bore the marks of battle. From the
first ciang of the gong to the last mo-
ment Nelson forced the lighting, never
giving ground and gradually battered
down his older and less vigorous OPP
ponent.
Nelson the Best Man.
Cans succumbed in the twenty-first
round after being numerically
trounced by the lad from Hegeswick.
Nelson, in this round, rained right and
left blows to the jaw and body and
Cans sank to the floor. Mechanically
the now defeated fighter watched Ref
cree Eddie Smith wave his hands, ap-
parently too far gone to hear him
count.
Fought Last Battle.
Not until the count of ten was fin
ished did Cans, his face terribly cut,
n with his eyes CLASSY, attempt to
r;e1 H. raoIiy4d hnuynvar That n
was too late and feebly declared: q
have positively fought my last battle"
Spectacular Fight.
The fight was spectacular and at NO
time did it appear that Cans had a
chance to win. Pine and again he
would shoot wicked punches to Mel
sons lace and body, but the latter
never for an instant wavered. Fail.
ing to arrest the rushing champion at
any stage, Cans seemed to lost heart
and gradually weakened, though he
often rallied and fought back f%ercely.
WILL START MILL
MONDAY MORNING.
Manager A. w. Augspurger Of the
Overland Cereals company stated this
Afternoon that he expected to start
the min on Monday on q car Of hard
winter wheat which was received at
the elevator today, and that the -four
'crcdrccd would be called the "Over-
land Albert Richards of Keystone
has money on deposit. IS. for the first
: ee Sour produced and 1t will be
held Tor hin.
, 1908-09-10

Chicago, Ill. Sept. 10.-George w
Fitzgerald, accused by the state au'
thorities Of the theft OF $175.0 900 from
the United States ~sub-treasury here
was freed by Judge Chetlan today
United States Sub-Treasuref Bolden'
wreck, acting or instructions not to
disclose the evidence gathered by the
federal authorities, refused to testify,
Judge Chetlan thereupon dismissed
the Ease,
, 1908-09-10
WILL HAVE OFFICES
IN PHILLIPS BLOCK.

L. M. Nicodemus, resident manager
for the Tallmadge-Buntin Land COM
pany. today closed a lease for the
whole upper floor of the Phillips build
ing, on Thornburgh street. which will
be fitted up for headquarters for the
company in this city. The building
Is new and the ofices are among the
most desirable In this city.
, 1908-09-10
NEXT SESSION OF BAPTIST Asso.
CITATION TO BE HELD AT
NORTHERN METROPOLIS
NEXT SEPTEMBER.
Rev. George T. Gibson Of Gillette
Chosen as Convention Preacher
at Meeting Of Association Here
This Morning-vlslt to University
Yesterday Afternoon - Closing
Session of Convention Tonight.

Ae eho hloihiu6 ScSSiOH OI the
seventh annual meeting of the Wyo
ming State Baptist association today
Sheridan was selected as the next
place of meeting. in September, 1909
and Rev. George T. Gibson was ap-
pointed to deliver the convention ser.
mon. The forenoon was devoted large.
ly to routine business, the reports OF
the obituary. auditing, place and
preacher committees being submitted.
The attendance was good and the in
terest lively.
There was an evangelistic confer.
ence today, led by Dr.. Francis, follow
ed by a Sunday school conference led
by DIR. Stephenson Of Denver. Both
were interesting and a good deal of
lively discussion follower.
Visit To the University.
The closing hours of the session yes
terday afternoon were devoted to a
visit to the university, all the visiting
clergymen and others going to inspect
the institution. They were met at the
doors by Prof. Hepner and Mr.. LeCron
and shown about the building. The
things that impressed most of the
visitors were the library and the ma
tural history museum, this being par
ticularly true of DR.. Barnes and DR..
Francis, who were surprised at the ex-
tent of both divisions of the univer-
sity work and delighted with every
thing they saw. ALI the visitors show
ed that they had not realized the size
of the University of Wyoming and it's
magnificent equipment. The univer-
sity made a splendid impression upon
the strangers, even those who r
here from other parts of the state join
ing with the visitors from other states
in expressions of both surprise and de-
light.
The Evening Session.
At the evening session yesterday DIR.
Proper of Omaha delivered an address
on Goods Call to America" which was
one of the best Of the session. DR..
Barnes and DR.. Francis also spoke, the
former on the work of the home mis-
sion society. He went at the subject
in a businesslike, s~tatesmanlike way,
which made the work seem, as indeed
it is, a real part of the business Of the
Baptist church in the United States.
Good Program This Afternoon.
This afternoon there is a splendid
program, which includes an address
by DR.. ]. F. White of the American
Baptist Missionary union, and 1.-THE
Missionary Movement" by
, 1908-09-10
HIGH WATER MARK
IN THE PENITENTlARY,

IN THE PENITENTiARY.
The lessee Of the state penitentiary
at Rawlins is already wondering what
to do with the large number of con.
victs being received. There are now
$50 In the pen. and with district
courts In session in several counties
It IL expected this number will shortly
be increased to 275 CT $50. The
capacity Of the institution is $50. The
next Legislature will probably be asked
to provide fo~ a large addition to the
pen.
, 1908-09-10
PRisoNERs WoRkED ON
LIBRARY SIDEWALK,

Sheriff Bower today to0k some Of his
county prisoners to the Carnegie build
IN. where the sides Of the walks were
cleaned up AID the extra gravel haul
ed away, placing the new cement
pavenaents around, that site In excel
lent coalition. Similar action will be
taken around the court house square.
, 1908-09-10
WAS UPSET
BY COURT
COMMODITIES CLAUSE OF HEP
BURN ACT DECLARED uN-
CONSTITUTIONAL BY
FEDERAL JUDGES.

to Interstate Commerce
Law Of June, 1905, Relating Par
tleuIarIy to Railroads Owning Coal
Mines-opinIon by Judges Gray
and Dallas M Dissenting opinion
by Judge Burlington Of Philadelphia
, 1908-09-10
British steamer stranded.

Broadstairs, England, Sept. 10.-The
British steamer Lake Michigan, from
Montreal for London. with passengers,
has stranded neal Margate. A life
boat has gone to her assistance. The
sea Is smooth.
, 1908-09-10
Bryan States His Wealth.

Olney, ILL.,, Sept. 10.-Giving a de-
tailed statement Of the amount of
property owned by him, which he
placed at $150.000 at the outside,
Bryan in a speech here today declared
false the accusation Of Speaker Can
non that he was worth a million dol
lars. and called upon the speaker to
be as frank in making known the
amount Of his earthly possessions.
Selling Wind and Ink.
In the course Of his remarks yester-
day at Springfield, Cannon vas cred
tied with saying that Bryan had &C.
cumulated a million dollars in selling
wind and ink to the public.
, 1908-09-10
Bryan at PoseyviIIe.

Evansville. Ind, Sept. 1O.-William
]. Bryan's speaking program today in
cluded stops at Olney. ILL.,, and Posey-
vile, Ind, with an hours speech at
each place. Preparations have been
made for a great open.air meeting
, 1908-09-10
URGES ELECTORS TO
REPUD|ATE BRYAN|SM
here tonight. after which Bryan starts
for West Virginia and the east.
Eastern Attorney Talks.

Mercur of Towanda D.. rr,mirart
member of the pe~nnsvIv.nia har "a
visiting Ralnb w precLerr;,oa ~
Omaha nm hi, wav home from tho
meeting Of the American Rar asso.
citation nj Seattle
D~ecisedIv E.vor.b,. ., r.u
..The political outlook as II can be
;,,d god srom ,ho .o-ntiro,t. avnro,sod
Inv LAWYERS from all over The country
10 decidedly savorablv 10 the ranrhli.
can candidates rsaid Mr. Marcur aTba
, 1908-09-10

Three carloads OF sheep from Raw
Inns for the Millbrook ranch we're sent
rel the Plains line 70 Milbrook this
morning.
, 1908-09-10

at the freight once until Monday. HIS
successor has not yet been selected.
Agent Cady and Cashier Tyyold hav-
ing 1 man Tor the plAce tentatively.
, 1908-09-10
WILL HOLD MEETING
SUNDAY AFTENAtooN

The Benedicts club will hold its lrst
meeting After the summer vacation
Sunday Afternoon. The club b plan
ming Z social season ofgreat brtllaace
this. winter.
, 1908-09-10
BELIEVES ACTION OF UNITED
STATES COURT OF APPEALS
WAS WISE IN REvERs-
ING lands.

Attorneys for Company susoest That
plan Of Government 10 Bring Mat
ter to United States Supreme
Court Is Not Proper one-Matter
Likely to Be Heard at the October
Term of Circuit Court.
, 1908-09-10

Chicago, Ill, Sept. 10.-Counsel for
the standard OIL company of Indiana
in the answer fled today to the petit
ton of the government attorneys for q
new rehearing of the appeal from
Judge Lands judgment fning the
company $29, 100000 for violation OF
the rebate laws, uphold the decision
of the United States circuit court of
appeals reversing the judgment and
lifting the burden Of the enormous ine
as good law. Justified by the records
Of the case.
Not Proper Pnsesaafs.
The answer, which was prepared by
Attorney John 8. Miller and placed on
record by Colonel r. W Stewart. as
serts that the suggestion Of the gov
ernrnent counsel that u rehearing be
granted. in order to certify the aues-
ton to the federal supreme court. is
not the proper one. because there WAS
, 1908-09-10

Some Prominent vIsiters.
Prominent Baptists from without the
state attending the seventh annual
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-23
BEAUTIFUL Scene
ARRANGED FOR FfT[
Benefit of Bishop Armitage Or
phanage Will Be Given
at "Uplands'
Society's Most Popular Maids
and Matrons Will Be in
Charge OF Booths

"Uplands," the home of Miss Jennie
Crocker at San Mateo, will be given
over Saturday. October 8. for a garden
fete and street fair for the benefit of
the Bishop Armitage orphanage
and the San Mateo Red Cross guild.
Booths will be placed on the lawn In
front OF the house, the idea being 70
represent street scene, and those In
charge of the affair have spared no
effort to make 1t the most attractive
or the numerous garden fetes which
have taken place this year for charl-
table purposes. Many of the most
prominent matrons in society will have
charge of the booths. Mrs. M. Easton
and Mrs. William B. Tubbs will be at
the booth for fancy work, Mrs. William
Tevis, Mrs. Mountfofd Wilson and Mrs
Robert l.. Coleman will superintend the
sale of plants and flowers. Mrs. Ernest
Coxhead and Mrs. Elliott McAllister
will preside at the candy booth, and
Mrs. Louis Hobart at the lemonade
The rummage table will be under the
supervision of Mrs. Crockett and Mrs.
George Newhall; and Mrs. Charles ..
Alexander will be in the German gar
den. Other booths viii be in charge
OF Mrs. Charles Green, who will pour
tea; Mrs. Duplessis Beylard and Mrs
~ AiOpdit, WIN ldNC ItHO NAie~i . y
or the booth for household goods; Miss
Newhall, cigars and cigarettes. and the
Ice cream table, which will be presided
over by the members of ST. Margarets s
guild. There will be grab bags, shoot
Ing galleries, fish pond, fortune telling
and knife throwing, and a dainty table
of fancy articles will be presided over
by two attractive little madens. Leon
tine de Saba and Caro- Coleman
Special electric cars will be run to
convey the people from San Francisco.
ands carriages and automobiles will meet
all cars and trains. A military band
will furnish music during the afternoon
and evening, and the entertainment will
conclude with dance
The board of directors OF the Bishop
Armitage orphanage are:
Mrs. Mountford S. wiI-IMrs. LIE wsrne
son Mrs. E. d. Beylard
Mrs. j. L. Flood Mrs. Joseph D. Grant
Mrs. Henry T. Scott Mrs. George A. Pope
Mrs. G. W. Gibbs Mrs. J. B. Crockett
Mrs. T. j. Carolan Miss Sallie Maynard
The directors of the San Mateo Red
Cross Guild hospital are:
Rev. W. B. Gallwey Mrs. William II. Crocker
Mrs. Whitelaw Reid Mrs. William 3. Tubbs
Mrs. Ernest Coxhead Mrs. Francis ]. Carolan
Mrs. Walter Martin Mrs. Laurance Scott
Mrs. Charles E. Green Miss Jennie Crocker
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-23
EXAMINES
PARK[R'S BOOKS
Former Manager of Hotel Bal
boa Kept in City Prison,
but Not Charged
Guests Declare Their Losses
and New Manager Orders
Investigation

An expert accountant has been de-
tailed to examine the accounts of the
Hotel Balboa, while John Men. Parker,
now in the city prison, was manager of
the hotel. c. w. Allen, who has sue
ceeded Parker in the management of
the hotel, said yesterday that it would
be some days before he would be able
to say definitely whether Parker's ac-
counts were straight
Parker intended to stop in Oakland
on Monday night and take the train
for Reno. New, on his way east next
morning, but his arrest at the ferry
on Monday night while buying his
ticket upset all his plans. His wife
is said to be in the east and he in
tended to join her. He came here
from Louisville. KY, and had been
months. The police say that he was
in trouble in Louisville.
Parker is accused of stealing about
$1,000 from Miss Anna Buckley, who is
a guest at the hotel on her way to
Shanghai. OF that amount 81 600 was
in a draft on the Hongkong and
Shanghai bank, which the police will
recover, and the rest in English bank
notes. Some of these notes were
cashed by Parker at the Merchants
bank and some were inclosed in a let
ter that Parker sent east addressed
to himself. which will be returned to
Chief Biggy. Parker is also accused
of stealing a 500 bill belonging to
Mrs. Adele Gould, another guest at the
hotel When searched after his arrest
he had s805 in his pockets.
Parker has been cutting quite q
wide Sswath along the primrose path
recently and it is said that last Sat
urday night in a resort at the beach
he spent about $3.50 for wine. He has
not yet been charged.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-23
MRS. MADDEN GETS
$3.50 FOR ALIMONY
Divorced Husband, Twice Re-
married, Settles Claim OF
First Wife With Check

certified check for $3.50 was ac-
cepted in Judge Grahams courtroom
yesterday by Amelia Madden from her
ex-husband. John Madden, in full set
tlement of all her claims against him.
Mrs. Madden got a divorce in 1892, with
$50 a month alimony. Madden has
since been twice remarked. He re-
FUSED 10 continue paying the alimony
after the fire. saying that the arrange
ment was that he should not pay any
thing further when, his daughter came
or age His ex-wife denied this. but
yesterday agreed to take $3.50 and cry
quits.
Giovanni Salvotti, a saloon keeper,
lost his wife. his three children and
real estate in the city worth about
$4,000 under a decision by Judge Mo-
gan yesterday. Mrs. Salvotti, who is
big woman, testified in her suit for
divorce that her husband had beaten
and reviled her. She created some
amusement by describing how she some
times fought back when he Ill treated
her. The realty. worth $4,000, was
awarded her in lieu of alimony and in
final settlement of all claims
Other divorces granted yesterday
We're: BY Judge Hunt-Katie c. Har-
ris from Edgar ]. Harris. desertion.
By Judge Troutt-Etta G. Farmhouse
from Robert C. Farmhouse, willful
neglect.
New suits for divorce were fled yes
terday by Jeannette Lanusse Dolbat
against Jean Dolbat, willfuI neglect;
w. r. Clough against Gertrude Clough.
desertion; Mabel Hustled against Rob-
ert L. Hustled, willful neglect Louise
Biver against August Bfver, cruelty
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-23
PANAMA RAILROAD ASKS
BIDS FOR MANY SUPPLIES
Merchants Succeed in Having
Delivery at San Francisco
Specified in PROPOSAL

Circular proposal No. P. 152 of the
Panama railroad company, which called
for bids for commissary supplies. to
be opened July 16, 1908. and which did
not include delivery point on the
Pacific coast. has been Cancelled and
another proposal. P. 174, has been is
sued calling for delivery at either New
York. New Orleans or at the Pacific
Mail dock. this city.
The merchants of San Francisco and
the Pacific coast in general complained
to the railroad company that they were
unable to compete on account of the
delivery points being SO far away.
Many of the foodstuffs called for in the
proposal were California products and
the merchants felt that they should
have an opportunity to sell their goods
at as low a figure as their eastern
competitors. They were allowed to bid.
with delivery at La Boca, but the bids
appear to have been unsatisfactory to
the purchasing agent of the railroad
company, hence the new proposal.
which calls for bids .to be delivered at
the Office of the Panama railroad COM
pany. "a State street, New York, by 2
o'clock October 1.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-23
RAILROADS OBJECT
TO 16 HOUR LAW
Several Eastern Lines Refuse to
Recognize Act Passed
by Congress
Interstate Commerce Commits
sion Says Carriers Show
Concerted Opposition

1t looks as If the interstate COM
merce commission and the various
transportation companies will lock
horns shortly upon the enforcement of
the 16 hour law. Every railroad has
shown disposition to assist the COM
mission and also Willingness to COM
ply with its rulings, but in this In
stance there has been evinced a decided
opposition TO this law, and some rail-
roads have refused II recognition.
Their contention is that if the 16
hour law went into effect it would
initiate against the proper operation
of their roads; and though the COM
panies agree with the commission that
employees should not be overworked
they insist upon the right to frame
their own regulations SO far as work
ing hours are concerned.
The lines that have placed them
selves on record on this question are
the Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, Bal
timore and Ohio, New York Central,
New Haven, Reading and Jersey Gen.
trail.
The commission in response to the
refusal of these lines to recognize the
law has this to say:
The language of all the bills of complaint is
practically identical thus manifesting the con-
cert of design on the part Of carriers to defeat
a measure devised primarily to conserve the
safety of the travelling public. The carriers al
legged in their bills that by reason of oversight,
inadvertence mistake infractions Of the law
must necessarily occur, and insist that they
should not be compelled to obey the law. They
also arrogate to themselves the protection Of the
fourth and fifth amendments to the constitution
of the United States, insisting, contrary to the
decision Of the supreme court, that they should
not be required to testify against themselves.
Not content with thus seeking to restrict the
means OF securing evidence. a leading official OF
these roads now attempts to close the last ave-
nue. Of information by the issuance of a peremp-
tory order to the effect that employe shall
communicate with the interstate commerce COM
mission except with the consent Of the manage
ment.
The American spirit is opposed to the secret
service methods of securing information and the
commission has recognized the fact that the
army Of men employed to secretly obtain evi-
dence should be recruited no more than is abso-
lutely essential and that recourse should be
had to their services only as last resort. The
attitude of these railroads seems to invite this
method of procedure-a trayesty upon the admin
istration of Justice
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-23
SCHOOl[R'S ACTIONS
BECOME OFFENSIVE
Attorney for E. A. S. Blake,
Under Indictment, Too Talk
ative for Judge Dunno
Demurrer and Motion to Have
Charges Dismissed on Tech
nicaI Grounds Denied

The technical points on which Attor-
ney william Schooler attempted to
have set aside the indictments returned
against E. A. S. Blake, the contractor
who has been indicted for attempted
Jury brfbing in the Ruef case, proved
unconvincing TO Judge Dunno yester-
day and the motion was denied. No
sooner had the court handed down its
decision than Schooler produced a de-
murrer having the same aim ana pur-
pose as the motion. Judge Onnhe
studied the document Tor rev MIN I'm
utes and promptly overruled 1t. Ihe
case was set for trial next Tuesday
morning.
The main point on which Schooler
laid the foundation for his battle OF
words was that there was clerical er-
ror in the indictment, the name OF one
OF the witnesses being given as Rob-
ert" NJ Armstrong instead OF Albert
NJ. Armstrong. Schooler waded through
a sea Of words to make his point good
commencing with lengthy and aca-
5en7ic discussion on nomenclature in
general. touching lightly on the orl-
gin Of names, and vaulting over the
medieval age with grace. He reached
the Elizabethan period when Judge
Dunno yawned.
VERY entertaining" said the court
most entertaining, Mr.. Schooler; ouI
perhaps it will be more TO the point
If you could bring forward something
10 controvert the decision of the SUI
preme court quoted by the district at
torney." Schooler evidently could not
Then, Mr.. Schooler." continued the
court suavely, perhaps you will agree
with me that the decision quoted has
behind it q fund of common sense
which, Mr.. Schooler, we sometimes find
lacking in judicial proceedings.
Schooler wilted.
On another occasion Schooler was
keeping up a running fire of objec-
tions. continuing them even after the
questions had been passed on by the
court. Mr.. Schooler." said the judge
you are becoming offensive, sir"
I certainly did not intend to be so,
said Schooler.
.,Oh, well, perhaps you cannot hell
it. but you are, you know" said Judge
Dunno.
Michael Farrell, B. F. Ferguson anc
". J. Mclaughlin were the last three
grand jurymen to be questioned. They
denied bias or prejudice.