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A LITTLE AD IN
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
WILL BE
A BIG HELP TO YOU*
VOLUME XI. NO. 189.
DUEL AT GOUGH, GA.
TAKES TWO LIVES
MURPHY AND ROWELL, TWO
YOUNG MEN, PULL THEIR PIS
TOLS WITH FATAL EFFECT.
GREW OUT OF A JOKE.
Little Friendly Bout* Led to Quarrel.
Village I* Caat In Deep Gloom by
Terrible Double Tragedy.
A shooting fray occurred yesterday
afternoon at Gough, Ga., on the Geor
gia and Florida railroad about fifty
miles from Augusta which resulted
fatallv for both participants, according
to reliable information received in the
city.
it is said that Eph Murphy and an
other young white man whose name
was Rowell were Joking each other
and that one took offense at the oth
er's remarks. One word brought on
another and finally both drew pistols
and commenced firing.
Before anyone could stop the diffi
culty both had been shot so seriously
that Murphy died in a few minutes
with a bullet in his neck, and Rowell
was shot several times in the region
of the heart and survived until about
10 o'clock last night.
It is said that Rowell had moved
to Gough recently from South Caro
lina and that Murphy had been living
♦here for some time previous to the
tragedy.
Both voung men were hard workers
and well thought of in the community
and their deaths, occurring as they
did, on account of a double tragedy, is
deeply deplored. An air of gloom per
vades the village of Gough today and
it is said groups were seen at every
corner conversing in subdued tones
of the terrible tragedy of yesterday.
Neither of the young men were mar
ried.
LOUISIANA TOWN
DRIVE OUT BUCKS
One Hundred and Fifty Men and
Women Put Aboard Train at Night
and Warned Not to Return.
LAKE CHARLES. La.. July 17.
As the result of a remarkable rity
.’qvsb cleaning Saturday, 150 negro
•toen and women were placed on board
a passenger train and shiped out of
town.
They were placed on the same
train with the body of a negro who
last week snot and killed the city
marshal of Jennings, La., and who
subsequently died In jail at Lake
Charles, from wounds received while
attempting to avoid arrest.
Shortly before midnight the negro
tenderloin, known as “Hole in the
Wall,” was Invaded by several hun
dred white men, including some mem
bers of the state militia, on their
way to the annual state encampment.
House after house was visited and
the Inmates not being even given
time to dress, were taken out and
turned over to a guard.
The motley group was marched tin
der guard of pistols to a water tank
about a mile from town and a pasen
ger train was stopped and the negroes
put aboard and their fares paid as
far as the parish line, members of
the guard riding with them.
Some of the negro women were
shipped away in the night dresses.
Care was taken in the raid, not to
deal unfairly with the negroes and,
that when no weapon was found on
one of them, if he could prove his
identity as a resident, of Lake Charles
be was not molested.
HMLWI
lilt IT EUILTT
Jury Rendered Verdict In Famous
Case This Morning,Freeing the De
fendants.
BEATTYVILLE, Ky„ July 17.—The
jury In the trial to
day returned a verdict of not guilty,
after being out 72 minutes.
The case was one of the most des
perately fought battles tried in the
Kentucky court for years.
The men were charged with the
murder of J. B. Marcum.
fHE CZAR APPROVES
BILL FORJ-AMINE RELIEF
Seven and Half Million Dollars Ap
propriated by the Douma—First
Law of Russian Body.
ST. PETERSBURG. July 17.—The
emperor has approved the bill of the
lower house of parliament which was
opened bv the upper house, appropri
ating $7.60,000 for famine relief, thus
supporting the contention of both
houses of parliament against his own
ministers.
This law is the first enactment of
the Russian parliament and represents
the legal result of the session of over
t*o months.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
IHIIIM CALLED
ODI YESTEBDH
111 SAVIIM
FEARS OF A LABOR RIOT LED
THE MAYOR TO TAKE THIS
ACTION.
LONGSHOREMEN ON STRIKE
It Was Feared That When the "Scab"
Negroes Left Work They Would b*
Attacked. But Battalion of Infantry
Kept Down All Demonstrations.
SAVANNAH. July 17.—(Special.)—
Savannah had a slight labor trouble
scare late yesterday afternoon, but it
did not amount to a great deal.
There has been trouble with some
of the laboring men on the river
front for several days past and yes
terday afternoon some of the negroes
began to get unruly. It was fearerd,
when the non-union negroes, who
had been brought here to take their
places, left work In the afternoon,
they would be attacked and it was to
protect them that the mayor ordered
out the military.
The entire battalion of Savannah
Guards, under command of Major W.
B. Stephens, was on duty anticipating
trouble, but none came. The strikers
were surly, but not Inclined to run
up against the men with the bayo
nets, the rifles and the cartridges.
The Guards went on duty at 6:15
o'clock and remained for several
hours, or until matter were qulted
down.
The Guards were the only com
mand ordered out, the First regiment
not being called upon. If there Is any
more trouble other militia will be
called upon.
BOLD, BAD BURGLAR
CAUGHT AT LAST
Savannah Negro Thief Made Many
Rich Hauls in Day Time as Well as
at Night.
SAVANNAH. Ga„ July 17.—(Spe
cial.) —John Roseboro, the most au
dacious negro thief Savannah has un
covered for a long time, had a pre
liminary hearing this morning before
the Recorder, and was turned over to
the superor court for burglary.
He will probably be railroaded to
the pen.
Roseboro robbed houses in day
light as well as in the dark. He
stole from the better class of houses
and made some good hauls. He was
arrested through a detective recog
nizing the heat, he wore as one that
had been stolen.
SOCIALIST INTERPARLIAMEN
TARY CONGRESS IN SESSION
Convened Today in London With Ob
ject to Unify Action of Socialistic
Representation.
LONDON, July 17. —The general
congress of the Socialist itnerparlla
mentary committees was opened un
der the presidency of James Kelt-
Hardie, Socialist member of parlia
ment and chairman of the independ
ent labor party. The first action of
the congress was to expel the news
paper men present, foreign delegates
fearing that detailed reports r.f the
proceedings would bring them un
pleasantly to the notice of their gov
ernments.
The attendance is not large. The
European continent is represented by
25 delegates, including a member of
the Russian parliament. Several wo
men delegates are present and the
general purpose seems to be the at
tempt to unify the action of the So
cialists in various parliaments.
MRS. PETTUS DIES
AT SELMA HOME.
SELMA, Ala., July 17.—Mrs. Pet-
Ins, wife of United States Senator Ed
mund VV. Pettus, died at her home
here at 5 o'clock Sunday. Mrs. Pet
rus had been sick since her return
was not unexpected. She was 82
uears ago. The funeral will take
place this afternoon at 4 o’clock
from the family residence on Ala
bama street, and the remains will be
laid to rest in Live Oak cemetery be
side her son, the late Francis L. Pet
tus.
DEATHS IN HOTEL FIRE.
PITTSBURG, July 17.—James Con
way, a city employe, and Neal Con
ners, a bartender, were burned to
death in a fire at Hotel Park today.
Several were overcome by smoke,
but rescued by firemen.
LABOR MEN AROUSED
PRINTING OF BALLOT
QUITE A STIR CAUSED BY THE
NON-APPEARANCE OF UNION
LABEL ON OFFICIAL BALLOT.
WHAT INTERESTED ONES SAY
Capt. Young Stated He Desired Label
and Thought it Would Appear.
Judge Dunbar Said It Was a Matter
for the Cor.mlMee Chairman —Mi.
Kalbflelsch Said Kick Carte Too
It-tc.
Quite a stir was created this morn
ing by the union men of the city over
the fact that the official ballots for
the city primary that is to be held to
morrow will not bear the Union Label
and at one time it bid fair to develop
into quite a sensation.
At first some of the leaders advo
cated the policy of refusing to vote,
hut a conference with Chairman Kalb
flelsch, of the primary sub-committee,
was a matter that was entirely with
in the hands of the sub-committee and
one over which the candidates had no
control.
At Its last regular meeting the local
Typographical Union appointed a com
mittee to address to each of the can
didates a list of questions, the last
of which was whether or not he favor
ed the Union Label appearing on the
ballot. In reply to this letter each of
the candidates, who will be balloted
upon tomorrow wrote a letter, except
the ones who are unopposed, and as
their names will not appear upon the
ballots, it was unnecesary In their
cases.
Messrs. Johnson and Walton, the op
posing candidates for council in the
Second ward, the only one where there
is any contest., replied in the affirma
tive, aR did Capt. W. B. Young, one of
the mavoralty candidates.
Judge W. M. Dunhar stated in his
letter that he was too busy at that
time to give any answer to the ques
tions but that he would take them
up at a later date. All of these let
ters were printed In full In the last
week's issue of the Labor Advocate,
the official labor organ of the city.
IN READINESS FOR
TOMORROW AT POLLS
EVERYTHING IN SHIP SHAPE
CONDITION AT THE VARIOUS
VOTING BOOTHS.
REQUEST OF COMMITTEE.
Both Mayoralty Candidates Express
Confidence —Registration Fig
ures—Hope for Good Weather for
the Contest.
With the monster rallies that will
be held by the friends of the two
candidates for mayor of the city of
Augusta tonight the mayoralty cam
paign of 1906 will be brought to a
close.
This campaign will go on record as
being one of the most closely contest
ed that has ever been known in Au
gusta, and not until the last vote has
been counted on tomorrow evening
will the result of the election be
known. Friends of both Capt. Young
and Judge Dunbar predict good ma
jorities for their candidate, hut it is
almost certain that neither candidate
will have much of a majority.
The voting will begin at 7 o’clock
in the morning and will close at. 7
o’clock In the evening.
Chairman E. G. Kalbfleisch, of the
THUS HTTOBNEY
GAINS IMPORTANT
Lffi POINT
DISTRICT ATTORNEY AND THE
GRAND JURY CAN’T TAKE ANY
EVIDENCE IN THE CASE.
TEMPORARY ORDER.
An Order Issued by Judge Blanchard
Requiring from Taking Any Fur
ther Proceedings Whatsoever in
the Case.
NEW YORK, July 17.—One of
Thaw’s counsel appeared before Jus
tice Blanchard in the supreme court
today and secured a writ of prohibi
tion, restraining the district attorney
and the grand Jury from taking any
evidence as to the killing of Stanford
White.
The writ, which Is temporary, also
restricts the district attorney and
the grand Jury from Issuing any
subpoenas In connection with the
matter of the ....ling of White.
Justice Blanrhard also issued an
order directing the district, attorney
and the grand jury to show cause, to
morrow, why they should not be ab
solutely restrained from any further
proceedings in the matter of the kill
LOCAL FQ RECABT: For Augusta and vicinity: Showers tonight and Wednesday.
AUGUSTA. GA TUESDAY, JULY 17. 1906.
Mutual explanations which were
made seemed to have somewhat quiet
cd the matter this afternoon, hut the
Typographical Union has called a
meeting for this afternoon to take
the matter Into consideration Some
of the members are very much
aroused over ‘the matter, and It Is
slated that the fact that one candi
date advocated the union label and
the other did not commit himself
will bo taken into eonsderaton.
Chairman Kalbflelßh, of the sub
committee, who aas the printing of
the ballots in charge, stated to a
Herald reporter that the union label
could have been had for the asking,
and he really preferred that such
should be the case. He stated that
the contract had been given to the
same printing concern which had
done the work for several years, and
that he had heard no complaint,
them before. He stated further that
the unfon men made no complaint
until within less than twenty-four
hours before the election and It, was
then too late to change the contract.
He stated that ho himself was a
union man in good standing and nth
er membera of the committee were
union men.
Mr. H. C. Billings, of the Typo
graphical Union Committee, stated
that he had copies of the letters of
the candidates, a majority of whom
favored the union label.
Capt. VV. B. Young, one of the may
oralty candidates, stated that. It was
a matter over which he was entire
ly powerless. He declared that he
had publicly expressed himself as
favoring the label and certainly
thought, it would appear, and that
when he found out that it would not,
that he had endeavored, without suc
cess, to have it changed.
Judge Wm. M. Dunbar, the other
mayoralty candidate, stated that he,
too, had nothing to do with the
matter, and that it was something of
which he was entirely ignorant. He
stated that it was a matter that was
altogether In the hands of the com
mittee.
The outcome of the matter Is being
watched with interest.
'committee in charge of the election,
requests that, ail election managers
and clerks be in their booths prompt
ly at 6:30 o’clock tomorrow morn
ing, so that everything will be in
readiness at the appointed time.
The registration this year has been
the heaviest that has been in the
city of Augusta for many years, and
it is expected that the heaviest vote
that has been polled In the city in
recent years will he polled In Au
gusta tomorrow. The following fig
ures show the registration by wards:
First Ward 776
Second Ward 804
Third Ward 749
Fourth Ward 1,143
Fifth Ward 1,133
Total 4.605
In tue election for members of
council there is a contest, in only one
ward and that is the Second ward.
Mr. E. L. Johnson and Mr. Hamil
ton Walton are the opposing candi
dates. The names of those candidates
who arc unopposed will not. appear
on the ticket as tney will be declared
elected by the committee. The fol
lowing are the names of all the can
didates:
For Mayor—Wm. B. Young and
Wm. M. Dunbar.
Continued cn pago P.
REVOLUTIONARIES
_ STILL RAMPANT
ST. PETERSBURG, July 17.—The
daily budget of revolutionary out
rages and agrarian disorders is larger
than usual. In many places the
peasants are wantonly applying the
torch to the estates belonging to the
crown and private forests.
ELKS IN SESSION IN DENVER.
DENVER. July 17.—Twcnty-nve
thousand Elks and ladies accompany
ing are in attendance at. the twentieth
annual reunion have registered at lo
cal headquarters and others are still
coming.
The weather is superb. A recep
tion has been given to visiting Elks
and families held in Park and In Elks
rooms at St. Anthony’s hospital.
The band contest is the feature of
the Elks reunion It began today and
will continue tomorrow.
The grand lodge held Its first, busi
ness session today, a revision of the
constitution being one of the most
important matters to come before the
convention.
Ing of White and against Harry K.
Thaw.
The allegations on which the re
straining writ was issued allege that,
as Thaw has been Indicted by the
grand Jury, it is illegal for the district
attorney to issue grand Jury subpoenas
and to obtain further evidence for
prosecution through witnesses who ap
pear at the district attorney’* office
In answer to subpoenas.
“WHO ARE THOSE POOR TRAMPS COMING?”
S, V- •«*- " r * '
MYSTIC SHRINERS
HAVE JOLLY TIME
ANNUAL MIDSUMMER BEBBION
OF ALEE TEMPLE OCCURRED
AT TYBEE YESTERDAY.
SHIRT WAIST CEREMONIAL
Augusta, Savannah, Wayeross, Val
dosta and 4Dther South Georgia
Towns Had Many Representatives
at Festive Event,
SAVANNAH, Os . July 17.—(Spe
dal.)— Nobles of the Mystic Shrine
from Savannah. Augusta, Wayeross,
Valdosta and. in fact from nearly ev
ery town of any size In South Geor
gla, met at Tybee last night for a
ceremonial session and from all ac
counts they had It.
The fun began In the afternoon and
lasted until late In the night. The
Shriners did not come home until
early this tflorning.
The dining room of Bohan’s pavll
lon was mane into a lodge room and
here the mysterious work of the
camel riders wns executed. Mr. E j
A. ( utts, the potentate, says he never
saw such a successful midsummer
session.
It was a shirt, waist, ceremonial, all
the members and candidates being
dressed In that, cool garb. It was a
great day and night for South Geor
gia Shriners.
ELECTRIC LAMP
KILLS ATLANTA MIN
Employe of Spring Bed Company
Came in Contact With Sixteen
Power Candle.
ATLANTA, Ga., July 17.—(Spe
cial.) —William J. Denison. 44 years
old, a machinist, employed by the
Southern Bed Co., was shocked and
Instantly killed early this morning
by a Ifi-randlc power light Incandes
cent lamp In the factory'" spring
room, at the corner of Bell street,
and Georgia Railroad avenue.
Denison was charged on the wrist
and other employees, who saw a
bluish flame rise from his wrist, pull
ed off the wire, but they were too
late, for Denison fell over and by
the time the Grady hospital ambu
lance got. to him he was dead.
biennuuTsessions.
ATLANTA, Ga, July 17.—The
Judiciary committee of thp senate has
made a favorable report on the bill
for holding the biennial sessions of
the state legislature. The bill will
come up for final discussion in a few
days.
PEANUT FACTORY BURNED.
NORFOLK, Va„ July 17. The
ware house of the Franklin Peanut
Company. Franklin, Va., was burned
last night. The loss amounts to $23,-
!» PREB. PELLIGRINI DEAD.
►
K.. BITKNOS AYRES, July 17.
► Don Carlos Peillgrlnl, former
► president of the Republic of Ar
► gentlna, is dead.
MU BARTLETT
SHOHTINACCOUNTS
Disbursing Officer of the Treasury
Department Found to be Out About
$33,0C0.
WASHINGTON. July 17. It is
stated at, the treasury department
that the Investigation of the accounts
of the late Major George A. Bartlett,
disbursing officer of the treasury do
partment. shows a shortage approxi
mating thirty-three thousand dollars.
About fourteen thousand Is said to
have heen Innocently paid out. on
fraudulent, vouchers presented by
James W. Boyd, clerk In the marine
hospital service, who In September
last was arrested and is now in jail
pending a trial for misappropriating
government funds.
STIJBBORN CHICAGO BROKER
RESISTS FRIENDS’ EFFORTS
Desires to Go to Joliet to Serve His
Sentence—Wires for Stenographer.
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 17.
I/nils A Gourdaln, a Chicago broker,
and under sentence for conducting a
lottery, and who Is resisting the es
forts of his Hltornevs and friends to
keep him out of Joliet penitentiary,
telegraphed the clerk of the supreme
court, asking him to have the best,
court stenographer ,i Washington
to meet him at his hotel here this
evening.
Upon leaving Chicago Gourdaln an
nounced that he Intended to apply to
the supreme court, to order his Incar
ceration In the penitentiary.
MIBSOURI 13 AFTER THEM;
BUITB FILED TODAY.
ST LitCIS, July 17 After an In
vestigation of three weeks, circuit
vesflgatlon of three weeks,
Circuit. Attorney Eager lias
filed suits for the collection of
tines and annulment of charters
against the Polar Wave Ice and Fuel
Co., and the Merchants’ Ice and Coal
Co., on the allegation that, these com
panics are in an alleged combination
to restrain trade and to fix and main
tain the price of ice.
MR. JUPHEN EIUOTT
DEAD AT SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH, Ga., July 17.- (Spe
cial.) Siephen Elliott, oldest son of
the late Bishop Elliott, of Georgia,
died last night, aged 75 years. The
funeral will take place tomorrow.
THE PLANTER'S LOAN
AND SAVINGS BANK.
Gross Resources ...11,000,000,00
PAYS 4 PER CT. INTEREST.
Deposits may bs made by MAIL.
L. C. Hayns, President.
Chae. C. Howard, Cashier.
DAILY AND SUNDAY. 56.00 A YEAR.
AUGUSTA SOUTHERN
HEADQUARTERS IN
AUGUSTA NOW
LOCAL ROAD FORMERLY OPER
ATED FROM CHARLESTON TO
BE OPERATED FROM THIS
POINT.
SUPERINTENDENT WHITE
President McWhorter Announces Ap
pointment of This Well Known
Railroad Man—Many Improvements
Planned for Line.
Mr. J. A. White, formerly assistant
superintendent of the Washington
division of the Southern Railway,
has been appointed superintendent of
the Augusta Southern Railway.
The Augusta Southern will be ope
rated from this time on as a sepa
rate division of the Southern and the
headquarters Instead of being In
Charleston will he In Augusta It Is
expected that great Improvements
will he made In the road.
Mr. White's appointment dates
from July 15. and he arrived In the
city late yesterday. Mr. White la
admirably fitted for his new position
as he has had many years experi
ence as a railroad man. He has not
yet decided upon the location of his
headquarters In Augusta, but will do
so In a few days.
HOSTILITIES HAVE
BLED SUSPENDED
The Belligerents Have Agreed Upon
Term* of Peace.
SAN SALVADOR, July 17.-Tha
belligerents have agreed upon an ar
mistice.
It is claimed that the Guatemalans
during the recent fighting used explo
sive bullets, notwithstanding the
fad that Guatemala signed the Gen
eva convention.
GRAND JURY INVESTIGATION
SUPPOSED TO BE OVER
Evidsnce Adduced Thought to be Suf
ficient for Thi* Purpose.
CLEVELAND, July 17.—The gov
ernment, sprung a surprise In the
grand Jury Investigation today of the
relations of the Lake Shore and
Michigan Southern Railroad company
and the Standard Oil company short
ly before noon.
At that: time the session of the Jury
was adjourned to 3 o’clock and all
witnesses who were to appear were
excused permanently.
This action Is taken to mean that
the Investigation Is ended and that
the grand jury will at once begin con
sideration of the testimony submit
ted., .