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A LITTLE AD IN
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
WILL BE
A BIG HELP TO YOU’
VOLUME XI. NO. 190.
ELECTION IS CLOSE;
MA TTISON ARRESTED;
FIGHTING TO LAST
SURPRISES FOR BOTH SIDES,
BUT NO bNE CAN ACCURATELY
TELL RESULT AT THIS HOUR.
HARDEST KIND OF WORK
Old Stagers in Polities Baffled and
Will Not Even Attempt to Make
Estimate—Official Count of Secret
Ballot May Show Few Majority and
Mjy Show Big Figures—Men Vot
ing and Making No Announcements
♦♦+ * < *
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* THE REGISTRATION <•
* FOR THE CITY PRIMARY. ❖
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+ First Ward 776 ♦
* Second Ward 804 +
•> Third Ward 749 *
Fourth Ward 1,148 4*
* Fifth Ward 1.13* +
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+ Total 4.605 *
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No one. at 4 p. m.. can, with ac
curacy. tell tne result of the cant
paten and balloting for mayor.
The arrest of Mr. W. A. Mattison.
for alleged vote buying, was the first
incident of interest in the voting.
The arrest was made in the Fifth
ward. Mr. Mattison gave bond. He
did not leave the vicinity of the vot
ing precinct.
Following the arrest there arose
the cry that the transaction was the
flimsiest kind of a bluff —that its real
purpose was to hide vote buying by
those arrayed against Mr. Mattison
in the election. At any rate, Mr. Mat
tison remained at work at the polls
In this ward early in the day the
Young men began a campaign of
either great muff or winning work.
The precinct was claimed as a Ilun
bar stronghold. At 9 o’clock the
Young workers proclaimed so voei
•ferously that they had captured the
enemy’s position and could and would
hold the breastworks there that they
carried conviction to some that
Young would win in the ward.
But an hour later there went the
rounds that Young had been treated
in the Third as Dunbar had been in
the Fifth, -..e Dunbar workers as
serted that, having taken the polls in
the Third, they had held to their ad
vantage and would split even with
Y’oung. It soon became apparent,
however, that this latter claim was
idle and that Young was carrying the
ward.
In the Fourth during the morning
there was not much rush. Dunbar
had the appearance of leading there.
In the. Second there was disappoint
ment that, from 7 o’clock to< 10
o’clock there was such a small vote
polled. This was the Young citadel
and the slowness of the vote had a
had effect. The rain coming along
later further alarmed the workers
and the consequent loss of time put
them into greater activity. Johnson
was well in the lead for council in
the Second.
In the First the voting was slow.
Both Young and Dunbar claimed the
ward and both worked hard for it. It
Is likely that Dunbar has carried it,
though Young men hoot that propo
sition .
Busier and Busier.
There was consternation in both
camps at 12:30 o’clock. The Young
men admitted that the vote in Ward
2 was a distinct disappointment. ”Wc
have the advantage here,” one of the
leaders there said, "but we are not
getting the men to the polls. Of
course we will carry the ward. But
whether we will get the majority we
expected is doubtful. We are getting
to work now. We have plenty of
time. We will succeed, I am sure.”
At the same time the Young men
had been so active and bold in Ward
6 that the Dunbar men were forced
to admit that the ward was in dan
ger. Some of them even admitted
that they feared they had lost it..
In the Fourth ward the Dunbar men
up to 1 o’clock had worked like beav
ers and had had everything their own
way. They practically swept, the i
Young men aside. They made the
moat confident assertions and they
were sincere In their statements. They
sent word to the Fifth: “Do all the
♦nrk you can. Hold down the vote
all yoii can. We will elect Dunbar
even if every ward in town goes
against us, provided the majorities
are not too large.”
At 12:30 It was an even break in
the Third, with the knowledge that
the afternoon vote would put Young
well ahead. In Ward 1 it was nip
and tuck, with Dunbar stock In high
favor.
There had been one fight up to this
time —personal. not political—and
thlngß were moving along quite well.
At 1 p. m. the Young followers in
Ward 3 and Ward 2 organized for a
whirlwind drive to the finish. Word
of cheer was sent to Wards 1 and
4 and it became apparent that the
electioneering was entering Its most
crucial point. It was anybody's race
at that hour —the closest and prettiest
fight at the polls that has ever been j
presented in Augusta.
This Way and That Way.
Bitween 2 o'clock and 3 o’clock the
Continued on page two.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
IN THE THAW CASE
NO DECISION DAS
SEEN RENDERED
THE INJUNCTION PROCEEDINGS
AGAINST THE DISTRICT AT
TORNEY.
DEFERRED TjrrOMORROW
Justice McLean Concluded This
Morning That He Would Not Con
clude Till Later Day Whether Tem
porary Injunction Shall Continue of
Force.
NEW YORK. July 18.—Justice Mc-
Lean today adjourned until tomorrow
the hearing on the writ of injunction
obtained yesterday by the counsel for
Harry Thaw to prevent District At
torney Jerome and the grand jury
from examining further the witnesses
in the Thaw murder case.
The court yesterday ordered the
district attorney to show cause why
the writ of prohibition should not be
made permanent and today’s hearing
was to have decided whether or not it
should continue in force.
Thaw's motner and Mrs. Carnegie
called and remained at Harry's cell
as long as the prison rules permitted
today.
It is reported that Mrs. Thaw re
proached her son for dismissing Ol
cott, and that a stormy interview re
sulted. There were tear 3 in Mrs.
Thaw's eyes when she left the prison.
Shortly after noon Mrs. Thaw re
turned to the Tombs and seemed to
be laboring under much excitement.
She begged the warden for permis
sion to visit her son again, repeated
ly declaring it was of the utmost im
portance. The warden consented, and
she was pscorted to his cell.
While Mrs. Wm. Thaw was in con
ference. with her son, the latter ask
ed the warden to summon his wife to
the prison, saying he wanted her to
meet, his mother in his presence. The
younger Mrs. Thaw went to the
Tombs with lawyer Hartridge. After
a brief conference the mother and
Mrs. Harry Thaw left the prison in
company for the first time.
WHUIMB. JEROME
WILL DO ABOUT II
His Reply to Question Bearing on
the New Turn in Thaw Case,
WARM SPRINGo, July 18.—(Spe
cial.) —“What I would do In the
event a commission was appointed to
pass upon the sanity of Harry Thaw
would depend entirely upon the facts
that the defendant would set forth In
the affidavit.”
This is what. District Attorney
Jerome said today when told that a
commission would be asked for to
pass upon the sanity of Harry Thaw,
now in the Tombs for the killing of
Stanford White.
Oil CONNOR BILL
SENATE 111 WORK
Spent Entire Time of Session Today
Debating Measure to Appropriate
Money for College.
ATLANTA. Ga., July 18.—(Spe
cial.) —The senate today spent, the
entire time of the session in debate
on the Connor hill to appropriate ft
hundred thousand dollars for the
agricultural college at Athens. No
action was taken.
Later.—The senate passed the Con
nor bill, 29 to 10.
WHO YOUNG MAN WAS.
NEW ORLEANS. July 18.—The
identity of the young man who died
in the Charity Hospital, July Uth Isj
established as Clifford F. Clopton,
son of Former Chief Justice Clopton,
of the Alabama supreme court.
Clifford Lanier, Jr., of Montgom-:
ery, made the identification today i
a arranged to take the body to I
Montgomery.
STABBED BY HIS SON;
PROBABLY FATALLY HURT
NEW YORK, July 18.—During aj
quarrel between Conrad Schirmer and [
his 19-vear-old son. Conrad, at the
home of the son's sweetheart, Clara
Lazarus, the youth stabbed his father
with a piece of broken glass, inflict
ing a probably oiorUtl wound.
MEAT-PACKING INDUSTRY.
(See Mr. J. J. Chafcc’s Letter, This Issue of The Herald.)
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hours it is ready for the cutting department and markeL
LADY CURZON DEAD;
END CAME TODAY
During Morning Cables Said She Was Not Dan
gerously Sick--Later News Came of Death.
LONDON, July 18.—Lady Cursnn,
of Kedleston, wife of the former vice
roy of India, who »had been 111 for
some days, died this evening.
She never quite recovered from a
serious illness at. Walmer Castle,
Kent, 1804, and the recent hot wealli
er brought, on a pronounced attack of
general debility.
Lady Curson was Miss Mary Lett
THOUSAND MUSICIANS
IN THE DENVER PARADE
Over Twenty-Six Thousand Elks Arc in Attend
ance on Grand Lodge.
DENVER, July 18.—It. is estimated
that, forty thousand visitors are in
Denver, of whom 26,500 are Elks and
members of their families.
The annual grand Elks parade will
take place tomorrow and it is expect
ed that there will be fifteen thousand
members in line, besides many hand
some floats. The feature of the cele
bration today was the massed band
parade. Nearly one thousand music!
ans were in line. Manhattan Beach,
with numerous attractions, was
thrown open free to all registered Elks
and their families and the “Wild
West” show and Indian exhibitions
HE HAD A PISTOL
AT ELECTION PRECINCT
Obe • Toole, a young white man,
was sent to the barracks this morn
ing charged with having a pistol at
the election precinct in the Fifth
ward.
Toole had not used his weapon in
a manner Calculated to do harm, hut
It Is a misdemeanor for a prrson to
have a pistol on his person at the
polls and Toole was sent in on this
charge.
A warrant has been sworn out
against' him and he will stand trial
in the city court.
Nothing but a few fisticuffs dis
turbed the peace this morning. They
were confined, for the most part, in
LOCAL FORECAST: For Augusta and vicinity: Shower* tonight; Thursday partly cloudy.
AUGUSTA. GA WEDNESDAY. JULY 18. 1906.
er, daughter of the late Levi Z. I/ell
er, of Chicago.
Lady Ourzon was possessor of three
mlllioQH In her own right.
Daisy Loiter, one of her sisters, mar
riod the Karl of Suffolk and Berk
shire.
Nancy Leiter, another sister, mar
ried Major Campbell, of the British
army.
Lady Curzon leaves two daughters.
[continued to be a source of wonder
and delight to the visitors from the
east.
The selecton of the next meefng
place was the first order of business
at the session of the grand lodge,
there was a close contest between
Philadelphia and Baltimore. Kt. Jo
! seph, Mo., also made a bid for the
j convention.
Philadelphia was chosen by the
grand lodge of Elks as the conven
tion city for next year. Philadelphia
received 495 votes, and Baltimore 265.
i St. oJseph was withdrawn.
ELEVEN NEW CASES
SMALL POX AT COLON
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 18.—
Eleven new cases of small pox at
| Colon are reported. The total Is 27
No Americans have the disease and
; rio deaths have occurred.
No cases exist outside of Colon.
NAMED AS CONBUL.
OYSTER BAY, Inly 18—The presi
dent today appointed William H. Gale,
of Virginia, to be consul at Puerto
Plata, Dominican republic.
the Fifth ward.
Plain drunks were in evidence for
a portion of ..c morning, but the po
lice are keeping a sharp lookout for
all would-be violators'of the law.
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Foot skinner*, leg breakers and the r ipper open at work. The men are
exceeding! y expert.
Washers at work. After passing these men the meat is inspected and
goes to the chiller.
MOVING FRESH MEAT
FROM THE KNOCKER
TO REFRIGERA TOR
MfS DECEPTION
IS TIL PURPOSE
OF IIS TICKET
SAMUEL UNTERMEYER PRO
TESTS AGAINST CERTIFICATE
OF NOMINATION.
HIS TELEGRAM TODAY.
Declares Names Offered on Mutual
Life Administration Ticket Which
Are Not Authorized by the Gentle
men Placed In Nomination.
NBW YORK, July 18 Samuel tin
terrnyer, counsel for the International
Policyholders’ committee, today sent
to the state superintendent of Insur
anee a teugram protesting against
the filing of any certificate of the
nomination of Judge George Gray
Gen. M. F. Tracy, Alfred M. Shook or
Harlow M. Hlghlnbotham on the ad
ministration ticket, of the trustees of
the Mutual Life Insurance Company.
Mr. tJntermyer declared that the
obvious purpose of the nomination of
those men wan to deceive the policy
holders Into the belief that the ticket
Is nominated by the policyholders
comtnitete. Mr. I’nterrnyer said the
nominees were not. consulted, and
would refuse to act.
The use of their names without
their knowledge, he asserted, consti
tuted an evasion of the law and a
gross breach of propriety.
SAILORS ALL BETTER!
THEY WILL RECOVER
ROCKPORT, Mass. July 18.—A
hundred or more sailors of the bat
tleship Illinois, who recently became
id after eating liver, have greatly
Improved and are now practically
well. „ i
PACKING INDUSTRY IN DETAIL
PROVES A MOST INTERESTING
STUDY,
ROOM WHERE HOGS KILLED
Slaughter of Veal, How it is Done
and How Product is Cared For.
Condition of Killing Floors.
(By J. J. Chafee.)
Passing from the sticker, the car
cass, after being allowed to bleed
thoroughly, goes Into the hands of
several other specialists. This Is the
only point, at which It touches the
floor. Here the carcass Is laid upon
Its hack and the “header” quickly
loosens the hide from about the
head. At. the same time "foot skin
ners” and "leg breakers” are at work
upon the feet. The dexterity of these
men Is marvelous. They never mlsa
a stroke anil move as fast as the vis
itor's eye can follow them.
The nekt worker Is the “ripper
open,” whoso sole duty consists in
slitting the hide down the full length
of the belly. He Is followed instantly
by a “breast sawer,' who splits the
breast bone, and a "floorsman,” who
partly removes the hide. During all
these processes, which consume hut
a few moments, the carcass remains
upon Its hack, propped In position
by Its own feet, which have been cut
off, and Is perfectly protected by Its
hide. As fast, as these men finish
their single operation upon one car*
casH they Jump to another and so on
flown a long line.
After these several operations have
been performed In rapid succession
the carcass Is hoisted from the floor
arid Is carried along the real of Its
Journey upon trollies. In every place
possible the product of the entire
plant. Is handled on a system of trol
lies.
As soon as It Is hoisted another set
of specialists set to work, the “fell
cutter,” the “rumper" and “backer,”
all having a certain operation to per
form.
Continued on page C. ,
» THE PLANTER’S LOAN 4
S AND SAVINGS DANK. 4
* Gross Resources .. .$1,000,000.00 4
» PAYS 4 PER CT. INTEREST. 4
♦ Deposits msy be made by MAIL. 4
• L. C. Hayne. PreeidenL 4
0 Clue. C. Howard, Caehler. 4
DAILY AND SUNDAY, $6.00 A YEAR.
DANCED IN RUSSIA
TO CZAR'S EMPIRE
NOW MORE ACUTE
POLITICAL BAROMETER AGAIN
FALLING AND SITUATION IS
MORE CRITICAL.
PREPARING FOR CONFLICT
Deapatches from Interior Tell of a
Frightful etate of Affaire —Peasant*
Ruin Friend* and Foe* Alike.
Know No Mercy In Their Mad De
sire to Destroy.
ST. PETBRSBURO, July 18—Th*
political barometer Is again failing.
The confusion which seems to have
taken possession of the tipper spheres
since the- efforts to form a coalition
ministry failed, coupled with the
alarming reports from the Interior and
the attitude of the parliament, make
almost anything possible. There has
been n marked renewal of the appre
hension that the crisis may end In a
coup d'etat against the parliament.
Dispatches from the interior con
tinue to tell, without Interruption,
stories of the burning of manor
houses, robberies, murders, collisions
between peasants and rural guards,
and the hurried dispatch of troops
here and there. The centre of the
peasants uprising Is Voronezh prov
ince, where the peasants. In their
mania for the destruction of property,
do not discriminate hetw.sen friends
sml enemies, as evidenced by the com
plete devastation of the estate of
Kokoshklne. one of the most prom
inent constitutional democrats In the
lower house.
Today’s reports describe the situa
tion In I hat pmvloce as "hopeless’’
from the standpoint of the landlords.
The situation l» almost as had In the
Poltava and Smolensk provinces. In
the Tambov province eighty peasants
are reported killed or wounded by
Dragoons.
COLORED CITY OFFICIAL
HAS GOTTEN IN TROUBLE
Savannah la Going Deeper and Deep
er Into Ite Probing.
SAVANNAH, fin., July 18— (Spe
cial. | The probe that has been In
serted recently Into the affairs of city
'officers has roacherl the colored popu
lation. Yesterday afternoon Mayor
Heram Myers spent some time Investi
gating charges against Kugene Klm
hall, the keeper of the colored por
tion of Laurel Grove cemetery. Bn
gene has been on the rack before, hut
on the other charges preferred against
him he was not found guilty.
There Is some trouble this time
about deeds to cemetery lota. Lot
owners clnltn they have paid for their
holdings, hut cannot get their deeds.
Three or four of them appeared
against Kimball yesterday afternoon.
After hearing all, the teatlmony Mayor
Myers took the matter under advise
ment and suspended Kimball.
Judge Henry McAlpln of the court
of ordinary Is among those attending
the meeting of the lawyer* at. Warm
i Springs today. Up left last night..
Judge McAlpln Is one of the most
popular and effllcent attorneys In Sa
vannah.
This morning oeeurred the tuner#!
of Mr. Stephen FJllott, the oldest, son
of the late Bishop Elliott of Georgia.
It was largely attended.
THE STRIKERS DECLARE
NO TROUBLE WILL OCCUR
In Card to Public They Aeeert That
They Will Break No Law.
■ SAVANNAH. Ga , July 18.—(Spe
cial.) Savannah’s striking steve
dores and laborers on the river front
have given absolutely no trouble to
the authorities or the military up to
this time. The Savannsh Volunteer
Guards are still kept under tentative
orders, tint they have not been direct
ed to assemble at. the armory since
Monday night when they spent, some
time there. The police are kept In
reserve at the barracks to be use'd
In case of trouble, but they have
not been needed yet.
The striking negroes are out In a
newspaper card declaring that there
Is no probability of trouble, as they
do not Intend to violate any law.
They are holding meetings every day
and It was the reports of threats of
violence alleged to have been made
at. these meetings that caused uneasi
ness and brought about the calling
out of the Guards. The number of
strikers Is not large and- their places
have been filled to a great, extent by
the Importation of labor from the
country.
Ii Is the fear of a sympathetic
strike on the part of the cotton
workers at the beginning of the busy
season that has caused some anxle-
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LIVERPOOL EXCHANGE
TO CLOSE AUGUST 4TH
LIVERPOOL, July 18.—The cotton
exchange will be closed August 4th
iand Gth.