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The San Francisco call., 1908-08-15
SANTA CRUZ
RUNS AND HITS BY
SUAIMARY

Earned runs-Santa Cruz 2. Stockton /. Home
ruD-Moskiman. Two base hits-Shinn. VOL
BY McGraw 5. by, Moskman A. Base on halls
by McGraw 4, by Moskiman l. Left on bss sas
Santa Cruz Z. Stockton L. Hit bv pifeber
joyce. Walthours. First base on errors-Sant.
Cruz D. Stockton 3 Double plays-Henderson to
Joyce. Moskiman to Hackett to Henderson.
Passed ball-Hackett Time of game bonr
and 80 minutes. Umpire-Schroeder 1'
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-15
MCFARLAND IN TOWN

Packey Mcfarland, accompanied by
his manager, Harry Gilmore, breezed in
from Los Angeles yesterday morning
and Immediately began hurling chaI-
lenges for the winner of the coming
Gans-Nelson match to grab at. Packey
is very much elated over his decisive
victory over Phil Brock in the south
the other night and he SAYS he must
have another fight Immediately.
According to present indications.
there will be nothing for Packey to do
around here for while, so it is very
likely that he will go back to New
York and take flyer against Leach
Cross, the rising young eastern light
weight Packey says that he has a.
guarantee of $4,000 for his bit to box
Cross six rounds within the next
month.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-15
Browns Lose for First
Time to Athletics

GAMES TODAY
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia at Chicago.
New York at st. Louis.
Boston az Pittsburg
Brooklyn at Cincinnati.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago at Washington.
St. Louis at Philadelphia.
Cleveland at New York.
Detroit at Boston.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-15
ENTRIEs CLOSE ToNIGHT

The entry lists for the dog show to
be held at the Hotel del Monte on AUS.
ust 28 and 20 will close this evening at
the office of the Del Monte kennel club.
469 McAllister street For the accom-
modation of those who have not entered
their dogs. the Office will remain open
till midnight.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-15
National League

ST. LOUIS. Aug. 14.-spade made a bad
start, but proved effective after the second in
ming and Cincinnati today's game with st.
Louis. TO 4. Score r. Fl. K.
81 LOUIS .-.-.......---.. D
Clneinnatl -..-...----.- ..--.----.
Batteries-MeGlynn, Raymond and Bliss;
Spade and SchIei.
PITTSBURG. Aug 1.-THE thirteenth inning
proved unlucky for Boston today, Pittsburg win
ming by to l. Score: R. RI. T.
Boston ....-.--. ..-.-.-..---..-.
Batteries-Camnitz. Leever, Maddox and Glib
son; Flaherty and Graham
NORTHWEST LEAGUE GAMES
At Seattle-Butte 5. Seattle q
Af -Var1..o Z
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-15

track for life for pulling Mary in
the amateurs race, did not deny the
lieved it to be a club race and know
ing that Toppy. an entry of his own
club. had already taken one heat he
pulled up so that horse could take the
next and the race. He explained that
he did not understand that there was
to be betting on the amateur event.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-15
FREsHIEs, RUGBY SEASON

BERKELEY, Aug. 14-The fresh
man schedule of football games for the
fall term of the university calls for
with the intercollegiate freshman game
October II. There will be several
Wednesday afternoon games besides
the regular Saturday contests The
varsity season will begin September /
and the first game will be played SEN
tember 19. Three games each will he
played with the Olympic and Barbarian
clubs of San Francisco, two games with
Vancouver and intercollegiate Contests
with Nevada and Stanford.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-15

The interclub match for the rifle
club championship of the United States
was won by the Fourth New Jersey.
Twelve contestants scored as follows:
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-15

vas marred by one unfortunate
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-15

Captain McBride, Second -1ndiana
won the state secretary's match at Al,
with Major S. j.. Ford, Maryland, sec
ond, at Az; Colonel d. C. Guessey.
district of Columbia fourth, at Al.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-15
STANDING oF THE cLUBs
American League

PHILADELPHIA Aug 14.-Philadelphia de-
feated ST. Louis for the first time this season
in a game pitched By WaddelI. Score:
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-11-17

Prince Chun regent of the empire,
and the second appoints his son. Pu
Wei, heir presumptive
Prince Chun Is brother Of the en-
peror. His name is Tsai-Feng, and he
succeeded to the title OF his father.
Prince Chun, in 1891. He is a lieu
tenant general OF the Plain White
Banner corps and visited Germany in
1901 as a special commissioner Of the
throne.
The death of the emperor OF China
brings TO an end the reign OF SOW
ereign feeble In mind and body who
has been dominated all his life by the
all-powerful influence of the dowager
empress. Kuang Hsu's reign" will
be completely lost In the rule of the
empress.
The emperor was born In 1870. His
succession to the throne was one OF
the many arbitrary and Illegal acts OF
the dowager empress. who adopted
him into succession from a generation
the same as that of his predecessor
although the convention OF the Man
chu dynasty and precedent provide
that the succession shall go to the
next following generation
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-11-17
That Postal Deficit.

Washington Postmastr General
Meyer announced on Thursday that
the postal deficit for the fsC I year
ended June so. 1908. amounted to s1G,.
S10,279. The receipts were si91.47s.
6SS, being s7.S95,657 greater than the
previous year. and the expenditures
S20s.351 $50 The deficit is the largest
In the history of the postodice depart.
rent. An analysis OF the figures
shows that $9.s91.3 represents the
advance In the rate OF compensation
authorized by congress for employees
of the railway mail service. rural de
livery service. city delivery service.
end assistant postmasters and clerks
in postofiices The normal increase
IN the revenue for several years was
about 3 per cent. and In 1908, 4.29 per
cent. the falling of In the rate OF
growth being due TO the financial de-
preston.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-11-17
.HENEY SHOT DOWN
IN COURT ROOM
Dramatic Climax in San Francisco
Graft Cases When Attorney is
Attacked by Ex-Convict.
District Attorney Heney Had Exposed
His Assailant IN the Court Room
and the Shooting Followed
Wounded Man May
Recover.

San Fraucisco.--The San Francisco
brlbery-graft cases had dramatic eli
max on Friday. the 18th, when Assist
ant District Attorney Francis J..
Heney. who has been In charge ~
the prosecution during its tortuous
course OF two years, was shot ana
seriously wounded IN the crowded
court room by Morris Haas, an ex-
convict The shooting occurred dur
ing a brief recess In the third trial
81 Abraham Ruef on the charge OF
bribery. which is now in It's eleventh
week
Mr.. Heney Is now resting easily In
the Lane hospital. and the physicians
say that his wound is not fatal Haas
is in the city prison. The would-be
assassin is saloonkeeper. who was
drawn upon the jury panel in the sec
ond trial OF Ruef and who. after hav-
ing been temporarily passed by both
sides. was exposed In a dramatic
manner by Mr. Heney as an ex-con-
Wet and discharged from the jury.
Haas declared after the shooting that
Heney had ruined his life by this ex-
posture. and that he had determined
to kill him for that reason.
The shooting came without warn
ing, Haas having walked to within a
few feet of the attorney. during re-
cess OF the court, and deliberately
shot the man he had threatened to
kill. the ball striking just below the
temple Haas was overpowered by
officers and newspaper men. after q
brief but desperate struggle.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-11-17
MAN WHO SHOT HENEY
BLOWS OUT HIS BRAINS
Had secrsted a Small Pistol In His
Shoe, and Although Twice
Searched the Presence Of the
Weapon Was Overlooked.

San Francisco. -.-Morris Haas, who
attempted to assassinate Francis J..
Heney. on Saturday night committed
suicide by shooting himself through
the middle OF his forehead with n pis-
tol he had concealed about his person.
Haas went to bed at s O'Clock at the
county jail and covered up his face
with blanket At $40 shot was
heard from his cell. and when the
guards entered It was found that he
had rolled out OF bed and was lying
dead on the floor, with q bullet hole In
his forehead A .41-caliber single.shot
Deringer was grasped in his hand
His left trouser leg was pulled up,
and examination showed a mark on
his examination showed mark on
his leg where the weapon had rested
while concealed In his left shoe.
Haas wore CATERS with elastic sides,
which made this possible.
After he had shot Heney, Haas was
searched by Police Captain Duke. De
tective Burns and police oficer Az
ter he had been taken TO the county
Jail he was searched again. but at
neither time were HIS shoes examined
Haas went to bed Friday night with
his shoes ON and again Saturday night.
and whom asked why he did this. said
that he would rather sleep with them
on. His wife called on him during
the day, but two officers were present
during the interview and they say she
could not possibly have slipped the
weapon to him.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-11-17
CHINESE EMPEROR DEAD
AND D0WAGER IS DYING
A Five.Year-old Child is Heir to the
Throne, But Prince chun, His
Father, VIII be Regent.

Pekin. The emperor OF China was
reported dead ut o'clock on Friday.
Information as TO ahe last hours OF the
emperor are unobtainable, there being
all sorts OF rumors. one being that his
majesty was transferred to the death
chamber at o'clock in the afternoon,
and that at that hour he was still
breathing.
simultaneously with the removal OF
the emperor to the death chamber in
the Forbidden City the members OF
the grand council assembled in the
palace. The dowager empress was
present at the meeting and is report
ed to have swoooned II is reported
that the empress dowager may not re-
cover.
Two imperial edicts we're issued
from the palace Friday afternoon in
quick succession. The first makes
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-11-17
OFFICERS BATTLE
WITH DESPERATE
-Four Men Killed by Negro and Ten
Others Injured Before Black
Man is Killed.
Occurrence In Oklahoma Leads TO BE.
lief That Race War 10 Imminent
and Governor orders Out the
state Militia.

Okmulgee, Okla.--F1ve persons
were killed and ten others wounded
Sunday afternoon in fight between
Jim Deckard, negro desperate, and
local officers.
The disturbance began at the st.
Louis a San Francisco railroad sta
ton when Jim Deckard engaged in a
fight with an Indian boy. Steve Gray
son. and beat him into insensibility
with a rock Friends OF Grayson no
titled the police. and when Policeman
Klaber went to the station, Deckard
fed 10 his house nearby, barricaded
himself In, and. when Klaber APP
preached. Deckard shot and killed
him.
Sheriff Robinson gathered posse
In a few minutes and hurried TO the
scene. Part OF this posse was made
up OF group OF negroes. whom the
sheriff commissioned as deputies. AS
the posse approached the house Deck
ard opened FIRE with rife. firing as
rapidly as he could load his weapon.
Sheriff Robinson fell first. instantly
killed. Then the two Chapman
brothers. negro deputies. were slain.
Deckard's house was surrounded by a
frenzied mob OF armed men. Fire
was vet to a house just north OF
Deckard's. volleys were poured into
Deckard's house and he was shot
down. He was seen 10 roll over on
the floor. strike q match and set Are
TO his own house. which was soon a
roaring furnace in which his body was
baked. Deckard evidently had large
quantity OF ammunition stored In his
house. for many cartridges exploded
while the house was burning.
Governor Haskell. at Guthrie, wag
notified OF the battle and OF the bad
feeling between whites and negroes
that had grown out OF II and threat
ened n race riot. The governor at
once orderd the militia company az
Muskogee 10 prepare 70 go TO Okmul-
gee. and a special train was made
ready 10 carry the troops, the gov
ernor remaining at his ofiice 10 keep
In touch with the situation. News OF
the preparation TO send militia here
had good effect on the disorderly
element OF both races, and at O'Clock
Sunday night the crowd had dispersed
and further trouble is not expected.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-11-17
DowAosR EMPRESS DEAD.
Passing Of Remarkable Woman Who
Ruled Chinese for Half Century.


peking.--Tsze Hsi An. the dowager
empress OF China. autocratic head OF
the government. which she directed
without successful Interference since
1861, and without protest since 1881,
died at o'clock Sunday afternoon.
An edict Issued at 8 o'clock Sunday
morning placed upon the throne
Prince Pu VI. the 3.year.old son OF
Prince Chun. the regent OF the empire,
In accordance with a promise given
BY the dowager empress soon after
the marriage OF Prince Chun in 1903.
An edict Issued on Friday made
Prince Pu vi heir presumptive.
The foreign legations were notified
Sunday morning by the foreign board
OF the death OF the emperor and the
succession OF Prince Pu vi. Troops
have been In readiness for several
days 10 quell any disorders that
might arise on the death OF Kuang
Kuang Hsu. The possibility OF up
risings was made greater because OF
ager empress was known TO be close
ht hand.
Until word OF the death is spread
broadcast no disorders are appre-
hended China is quieter now than
at any time since 1900. Local disor-
GERS in the south are possible on any
rretext. but the north Is more in
clined to peace There are few signs
OF antagonism to foreigners. and there
Is no manner OF doubt that Prince
Chun VIII be able to meet the situa.
ton.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-11-17
END OF per perEsTATloN.
New Yorker Finally Rid Of the Dis
pissed High Hat

There Is a certain man In New York
whose pet detestation is a high hat.
In his journey through life he has &C
qulred many dislikes, some prejudices'
and few hatreds--but his feeling
toward a high hat goes far beyond the
limits implied. by the mild word
hatred
However, family influences we're
brought 10 bear on him when he had
reached the proper milestone In bis
life, and these influences were so
strong and insistent that eventually
the man In question purchased a high
hat: what is more, he actually
donned IL.
But his hatred abated not jot. In
fact, il grew He used to open his
hatbox and eye the hat viciously, muir
derously. But thoughts OF what the
family would say II he should adopt
violent measures always deferred him.
and every time he shut the box again.
leaving the thing unframed. and
vented his rage in profanity.
Once he and his family went to
NV ~ Hoeti III Tue Nohh'iJt FNAsN
one night. with appalling suddenness,
that hotel caught fire.
Fortunately. everybody in II was
able to get out in safety. The young
man of the hat, after counting heads.
and seeing that his people were out Of
danger. decided TO dash into the burn
ing building once more-there was
still a bit OF time-in order to see
whether he might rescue a few more
things from his room In the excite
ment attendant on the discovery OF
the fire the hotel guests had been
obliged to look to their personal safe
ty, without thinking overmuch OF that
OF their belongings.
Wei. the young man, plunging gal
lantly through flame and smoke.
reached his room. There, the first
thing which caught his eye was the
high hat
With look of diabolical glee he re-
garded II for few seconds Then
with an exclamation Of delight--he
kicked II into the inmost part OF the
room, into cracking flame and eddy
ing smoke. far from all possible
means OF escape.
Then. diabolical glee still illuminIng
his features. he emerged happy
man.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-11-17
Special Train to Carry a Wreath.

Carelessness on the part OF some
court official recently rendered neces-
sary the sending OF a special train
from Budapest 20 Vienna TO carry
laurel wreath for the tomb OF the muir.
dered Empress Elizabeth. II Is the
custom every year TO make up on the
empress estate at Godollo, in Hun.
gary, gigantic laurel wreath to be
laid on the empress coffin in the
vaults of the capuchin church on the
eve OF the anniversary OF her assas.
sination. This year when the Official
In charge OF the wreath arrived In
Budapest he found that the wreath
had not been put In the carriage. To
go back for II was TO lose the train,
and as II was imperative that the
wreath should be laid In the imperial
vaults that evening. the court cham
berlain ordered a special train to car.
ny the wreath over the i63 miles be.
tween the Hungarian and Austrian
capitals.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-11-17
TIE LUST FoR eoLo.
Party Searching for Fortune on 18th
mus Comes to Grief.

Party Searching for Fortune on 18th
mus Comes to Grief.
New York.--Baron F. b. Won Teu-
Ter. who arrived here Thursday on the
steamer Magdalena from West Indian
ports, told a thrilling story of a gold
hunting expedition In Panama north
OF the canal zone. which resulted In
the death OF three members OF his
party. The baron. with his brother
and three mining engineers. who left
this city several months ago for the
gold and anthracite fields in the
rorthern part of the isthmus, finally
started with two Indian guides for
the north from Colon. through what
proved to be country jealousy held
by exceedingly hostile Indians. The
guides were killed in a midnight en-
counter with sayages. and fever was
responsible for the death OF one OF
the engineers. The survivors returned
TO the coast after severe hardships.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-11-17

August Belmont. in the smoke.
room of the liner that brought him
back to America-it was an English
liner. and and these boats have
smoke" instead of smoking" rooms
told. one afternoon, many interest
ing things about London.
Mr.. Belmont described the street
near Tottenham Court Road. where
secondhand clothes are sold,
"A discussion | overheard In that
street" he said. will give you some
idea OF the prices that prevail.
al s'y, said young man. 'wot
price these 'ereT
And he held mp before the dealer
a pair OF plaid trousers.
81 can let you have 'em, rly son
for sixpence. the dealer answered.
"The other threw the trousers back
into the barrow"
"Garn! he said; I don't want a
pair for Sundays. l want em for
workin' in"
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-11-17
AGAIN the Hair.

The mans hair. at AZ. was so thick
and dark that II gave him an ab.
normal and coarse look-the look
somehow. of the proprietor of a swind-
ling sideshow. lie was. however.
millionaire banker.
"All this talk about the hair turn.
ing gray II you 90 bareheaded is
false" he said. except in the case of
those who don't use brilliantlne. Since
was a boy of IS. when my hair got
very thin. have gone bareheaded all
summer long by hair specialists ad-
vice. To that l impute my excellent
crop.
"Of course, my hair dried by the
sun and wind would have turned gray
II ! hadn't oiled II with brilliantiDe
daily. ! oiled and brushed II Till II
shone like satin. That combination
hair barred daily to the sun and oiled
daily with brilliantine-positively as
sures thatch that will last out the
lifetime, And this treatment slaves
OF rather than brings on grayness."
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-11-17
Killed Enemy. Waited Tor ofneers.

Cascade. Mont.-George r. London,
q ranchmap, was shot and killed by
Thomas r. Williams on ranch near
this city, Saturday night, Landon had
had trouble with his wife, who was
with her mother on the ranch where
Williams was working. Williams in
terfered in the quarrel between the
two, and orderd Landon from the
Place, Landon left. but returned with
a rife, when he was shot by VIII.
iiams. He later telephoned TO the
officers and the coroner. and waited
their arrival 10 be placed under ar.
rest.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-11-17
Voc WsadIns RIna reII. Mh.n.

Some one wanted to know without
asking directly how long certain
woman had been married.
About fifteen years" said man
who is jeweler.
How do you know" asked his
wife. YOU don't know anything about
her. You never met her until TO.
night"
II can tell by the size OF her wed.
ding ring, said the man. The width
OF wedding rings changes about every
five years. Their size repeats itself
at certain periods. but figuring that
way the woman must have been mar.
ried II years ago II not 10. She isn't
old enough for 49, consequently she
must belong in the l5-year class"
Subsequent inquiry proved that the
jeweler was right.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-11-17
Means Happiness 10. Many.

Detroit, Mich. --Arrangements are
being made for the opening this
month OF the local "peninsular' plant
OF the American Car and Foundry
company About 1900 men will be
put to work at first and the number
viii be gradually increased to the
full strength OF 1000. Orders for $50
structural steel cars have been re-
ceived, principally from the Harri
man lines. The local plant OF the
same company, known as the Mich.
iean" plant, has already started. with
about 700 men working on contracts
TOR repairing 5.0o0 cars.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-11-17
MIND unbaIaneed by prua..

Denver. Colo Entertaining the be-
lief that others may have been impli.
Gated In the plot TO dynamite Mrs.
Genevieve Chandler Phipps besides
Mrs. Allen y. Read. the home OF the
woman whose life was placed in i'm
mediate jeopardy. is now guarded
night and day TO prevent any repetl-
ton OF the attempt TO blackmail her
by persons who may have inspired the
crime. or who may have been direct
~ implicated In the plot. II is be
lievl Mrs. Reads mind has been un.
balanced by drugs.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-11-17
Former Governor OF Montana 10 serE
ousiy ~.

Helena, Mont.-Former Governor
r. y. Smith OF Montana is critically
M with uraemic poisonings In the
Kalispell hospital. and little hopes OF
bis recovery are entertained. He was
a member OF the constitutional con
yention, was United States district
attorney under Clevelands FIRST ad.
ministration. and was governor OF
Montana -four years. taking Office Jan
unry l. 1901. He Is native OF Ken
tncky, but came 10 Montana In the
early days or the state.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-11-17

New york.-A tarift sheet quoting
rate OF cents hundred pounds
for oil In carload lots between whit
ing, Ind, and Chicago, was seut TO
the agent OF the Standard on com
pany In 1893 and TO no other concern,
according 10 Fred O. Hollands. the
Chicago a Alton stan clerk. who gave
testimony Ia the governments suit to
dissolve the Standard on company
OF New Jersey. He declared IL was
the practice 70 send tariff sheets only
TO shippers interested in the trans.
por'atIon Of the particular goods mon
Toned.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-11-17
Air and Water Cures"

II is remarkable fact that, as with
various natural so-called mineral
waters" so with various 'airs" which
people find beneficial. no one has yet
clearly and decisively shown, In the
first place, whether they exert any
chemical effect of special kind on
the people who seem TO benefit by
drinking the one or breathing the
other; still less has anyone shown
what Is the particular chemical ingre-
dent OF the air or OF the water OF any
given resort which exerts the benefl-
cial effect attributed TO that air or
that water.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-11-17
Once Famous Man . Mental Wreck.

New York.--Prof Mark w. Har-
rington. formerly chief OF the United
States weather bureau. who myster-
iously dropped out OF sight nearly ten
years ago, has been found a hopeless
mental wreck In the New Jersey asy.
lum for the insane at Morris Plains.
He has been an inmate OF the asylum
since he was found wandering aim
lessly about the streets OF Trenton,
more than a year ago, Such is his
condition that he has been unable 70
tell the asylum authorities anything
about himself