Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-07
General Allan Takes Precautions
in View of Contest.
"A VERY LARGE VOTE PoLLED.
Extensive Arrangements to Secure the Re
turns Tho Clubs. the Theatres and the
I'm. 9. A. Each Had a Private Wire a
Cold Storage Plant Chartered Tho Con-
dition of Major Robert Stiles Mrs. Lyon
g. Tylor netter-A Train Jumps the
Track.
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Richmond. Va, Nov. 6.-While too day
mas been unusually quiet, the voting
went on with q steadiness and persist
ency that showed the people were not
undecided as to the cause which they
were going to pursue.
The Republican candidate from this
district. General Edgar Allan. took all
precautions to be ready for a contest.
he had notaries at all polling places
and each negro who voted took oath
as to who he had voted for.
The weather was beautiful during
the entire day, which in some measure
accounts for the unexpectedly large
vote.
TO SECURE RETURNS.
Never in the history of Richmond
had more extensive arrangements been
made to secure the returns from the
election. and never was more interest
shown. The newspapers gave out the
news by megaphones, stereopticons
s and flashlights. There were thousands
of people out, and they checred each
bit of favorable news heartily.
Y The clubs OF the city. the theatres
and the Y. NJ. C. a. each had private
wires and were all thronged
CHARTER GRANTED.
Stumpf Brothers were granted a
charter here to-day to erect q cold
storage plant The maximum capital
is to be 100000.
Officers of the company for the first
year are: President. Peter Stumpf;
Vice-President, Joseph Stumpf; Cen
eral Manager and Treasurer, e. N.
Stumpf, Secretary, Walter Scott; Mr..
l.. o. Wendenburg, general counsel.
Directors: Il. a. Stumpf, Joseph
Stumpf. Phil G. Kelly, l.. o. Winden-
burg. Aug. A. Busch and Peter Stumpf.
MAJOR STILES CONDITION.
Major Robert Stiles. one of the most
prominent lawyers, who was opera ted
upon last night for abdominal troubles,
is little better to-day.
MRS. TYLER BETTER.
The condition of Mrs. Lyon G. Ty-
Ter continues to improve, although she
is still critically i'll.
The tobacco manufacturing indus
try Will be revoutioniZed il n ma
chine, which gives every promise of
success. is found to be practically avail
able In tests to be Immediately con-
Quoted.
Underwood Tobacco Stemming Ma
chine will be made in the r. y. Pat
tcXEon tobacco factory on Thursday in
the presence of II selected number of
tobacco manufacturers of this city,
and largely upon this demonstration
depends one of the greatest enterprises
In which Richmond capital is inter-
ested. A meeting of the stockholders
of the company owning the machine
will be held in New York on Satur-
day, and ii the machines efforts here
are successful S5.000.000 will be sub
scribed to. prosecute this enterprise in
the field OF tobacco manufacture
William Gray, of New York, son of
Andrew Gray, of Cumberland county
Va, formerly associated in the real es-
tate business in Richmond with Ruth
erford Rose. is president of the Under
wood Tobacco Stemmng Company, and
is responsible for the success of the in
ventor in obtaining from the United
States Patent Office n patent for this
marvellous stemming device. The ma
chine, If it comes up to the expectations
pounds of tobacco Il day the work
usually requiring more than twenty
operatives. Only two girls are required
to operate a machine.
NARROW ESCAPE.
Two freight cars, laden with mer-
chandise and in the middle of n long
train of the Seaboard Air Line jump
ed the track YESTERDAY on the curve
of the trestle near Shockoe creek and
fell into the creek below. No other
cars were carried with the two, the
train being divided by the departing
freight cars. Merchandise and the
trucks of the cars We're scattered over
the earth beneath and this morning
the wrecking car is at work gathering
up the litter. The damage amounts to
only q few dollars.
The freight was from Richmond for
Hermitage.