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Show CHINESE CAN'T ESCAPE. Must Stand Trial for Violating Anti-Lottery Anti-Lottery Laws. WASHINGTON. May L The petition of Oil Nlfon, the Chinese agent in the Isthmian Isth-mian canal zone fur tho Panama lottery lot-tery company for a review of his rase, was today denied by the Supreme Cant of tho United States Nlfon contended that his concessions antedated the treaty between the United Slates and Panama, and, therefore, tho (..urt.M ,,r tho zone were without Jurisdiction Jurisdic-tion In the matter. He was prosecuted lor violation of the anll-lotlerv laws, and fought to escapo through a writ of habeas ha-beas corpus. |