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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-07-19
A BIG MEAT FAST
Among the koshers, Owing to Agree
nent Of the Dealers.

New York, July 1S.-Owing to the
agreement among the 5000 Kosher beef
dealers OF this city to buy no more beef
until the high prices created by the
strike shall have again become normal,
all but 10 Kosher shops are reported
closed. Throughout the East Side and
Harlem. watchers from the Bench
mems Union, working for the Associa-
ton of Kosher Butchers. watched the
shops and reported every one that was
open. The threat had been made that
anyone selling beef would be arrested
under the Sunday law. Only one of
the 10 butchers suspected was arrested.
He was discharged because it could
not be proved that he had sold any
meat He denied having disposed Of
any.
Three wagon loads Of fresh meat
sent to the East Side and offered for
IL cents was spurned by all Of the
butchers. They said that II they Of
fered it to the public at the necessary
high prices their shops would be
mobbed. The meat was sent but the
wagons went the rounds a second time
one took 1t. A rate of 6R cents was
all the butchers said they would pay.
This united action of the Kosher
butchers enforces the most complete
meat fast ever known on the East Side.
Samuel Gompers. president of the
American Federation of Labor had n
short conference with Joseph Master
son. business agent of Local Union No.
s and Organizer Echelberger, today,
for the purpose Of learning the condi-
tons in this city. 1t was said at the
conclusion of the conference that Mr.
Gompers made no recommendations to
the local strike leaders.
During the afternoon notices were
posted at the various headquarters of
| the strikers advising order i'm every
way.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-07-19
Weeks Schedule.
AM ERICAN LEAGIE

AMEflCAN LEAGUE
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesaav
York, St. Louis at Philadelphia e.hi VIEW
at Washington. eaeo
Thursday Friday and SATURDAY. G,
Louis at Boston. Chicago at New yos, e
Cleveland at Philadelphia, Detroit :;
Washington. al
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Tuesday and Wednesday-Boston AZ =,
Louis. Philadelphia at Chicago. Broosps
at Cincinnati, New York at Pittsburo
THURSDAY, Friday and Saturday-Bos,oo
at Cincinnati, Philadelphia al ST MI
New York at Chicago. Brooklyn at p,iIs
burg. '''S
Sunday-BOston at Cincinnati. phIl.ao
phla at st. Louis, New York at Chicago
NEW ENGLAND LEAGUE
Tuesday-Fall River at New gedfor,
Lawrence at Haverhill. Concord al MAJ
chester, Nashua at Lowell
Wednesday-Lowell at HaverhIll Nash
ua at Lawrence Uwo gamesJ. Manchesia,
at Fall River. Concord at New Re,fors
Thnrsday-Manch at FAN River
Concord at New Bedford Haverhin !;
Lowell, Nashua at Lawrence
Friday-Manchester at New Redford
Concord at Fall River. Lowell al law,
renee, Haverhill at Nashua
Saturday-Manchester at New Bedford
Concord at Fall River. Lawrence AZ low
ell, Nashua at Haverhill.
CONNECTICUT LEAGUE
Tuesday-Norwich at Meriden. Na~
London at Hartford, Springfield Al
Bridgeport.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. at Norwich, Meri.
den at New London, New Haven !,
Springfield, Bridgeport at Holyoke.
Thursday-Meriden at Norwich Hau.
ford at New London New Haven at Hal.
yoke, Bridgeport at Springfield
Friday-Norwich at New Haven. New
London at Bridgeport, Hartford at MerI
den. Springfield at HoIyoke
aturday-Norwich at Bridgeport. New
London at New Haven. Meriden al HoI
yoke, Springfield at Hartford
EASTERN LEAGUE.
Observation-Disclosures at Toronto Jersey
City at Rochester. Providence AZ Buffalo
Wednesday and Thursday-Proyidenc
at Rochester, jersey City at Buffal,, New
ark at Toronto. Baltimore at Montreal
Friday-Providence at Rochester JERSEY
City at Buffalo. Newark at Toronto
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES at Rochester, Je-.
sey city at Buffalo. Newark at Toronto
Baltimore at Montreal
Sunday-Baltimore at Montreal
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-07-19
DEMOCRATIC CONFERENCE.
Some Of the Big Guns Discussing Mat
tiers at New York.

New York, July 1S.-Henry q. Davis.
Vice Presidential nominee. and National
Committeeman James M. Head of Tennes-
see, were the first of the out-of-toWn
Democratic leaders to appear. today. tol
the conference on campaign plans ana
choice of a chairman for the m tiOnal com
mittee. United States Senator German OF
Maryland. John r. Mclean of Ohio.
James M. Guffey of Pennsylvania. James
Smith. Jr., of New Jersey. John Al. Kern
of Indiana. Norman E. Mack. David Il.
Hill and William F. Sheehan of New
York were expected later in the day. In
formal conferences were held during the
earlier hours but no general conference
was anticipated before tonight.
The first matter for decision is the Sc
lection of a chairman of the national com
mittee. VIM f. Sheehan of New York.
has been regarded as first choice of Judge
Parker, but on account of his health he
has declared himself unable to undertake
the severe strain. Senator German waa
urged. but he is quoted as tavoring a
younger man.
Charles F. Murphy. leader of Tammany
Hall. was not i'm the city but it was under
stood. early in the day. that Bourke Cock-
ran would probably represent that organ
iZation in the conference
The Democratic situation in this state
it is said, will receive considerable atten-
ton, New York being regarded as a pjv
Otal state, but the states of the middle
West will be given equally careful con,
SideratiOn. The national committee will
open headquarters i'm this city.
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A GENUINE BOLTER
Causes Iowa Democrats to Select New
Convention Chairman.

Iowa City, Ia. July 1S.-The Demo-
cratic state committee met here, today,
to take action regarding the state con-
vention. tomorrow. Announcement that
A. w. Maxwell, WHO had been selected
by the convention in Des MONIES in
May. to be chairman, had bolted the
ticket. cleared up matters in regard to
the Craftsmanship. He had never been
recognized as chairman and it was the
intention to introduce a resolution in
the coming convention resembling the
action of the former convention in
e&ecting Maxwell. The committee Sc
lected M. j. Singer as temporary chair
man for the convention. tomorrow.
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THE MISSOURI DEMOCRATS
Are Expected to Nominate J. w. Folk
of St. Louis, for Governor.

jefferson City. Mo-. July ls.-The Demo
cratic state convention which will con-
vene in jefferson City, tomorrow, will it
is conceded. nominate Circuit Attorney
Joseph w. Folk of st. Louis. for governor.
There is every indication that the con-
vention will prove one of the most inter-
esting ever held in Missouri
The following is from the plank in the
Doodle issue which the representatives OF
Attorney Joseph w. Folk will ask the
state Democratic convention to incorpor-
ate in the platform. tomorrow:
THE paramount issue before the people
of Missouri Is the eradication of bribery
from public life in this state
We sincerely declare unremitting war,
fare against corporations and here an
nounce the decree that there is no room
in the Democratic party of Missouri for a
bOOder or corruptionist of any sort W.
repudiate their support. invite them to
leave the state. and offer them shelter
only in the penitentiary if they remain.
I'VE have confidence in the honesty OF
the people and to them we appeal for sue
cess. We invite all honest people to join
us in this crusade against corruption. 1t
Is the vital principle involved in this cam
paign and on this issue We stake the hope
of the Democratic party in Missouri
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NO CHANGE
CONTINUED from page ~

To the new men taken on in the last
five days the packers expect to add
many thousands in the next hve.
Workers who have been hired. 1t is
claimed, are now on the way to the
different plants from all corners OF the
country. Office employees and heads OF
departments who have had experience
in the killing rooms have been called
in to help and teach the recruits.
The packers already are equipping
their plants in western centers with
full crews Of men. Within a week the
plants at Kansas City. Omaha and
East st. Louis will be turning out
train loads Of supplies, according TO
positive declaration made by one OF
the packers. Armour & Co., Morris &
Co. Swift G. Co., and Schwarzschild 4
Sulzberger, today renewed killing OPP
erations on a much larger scale thah
during the first week Of the strike.
Representatives of the packers saio
at the stock yards. today. that they
expected to be able to man the plants
without any more inconvenience, anu
that the difficulty was not in the pro-
curing of men, but in their ability 10
provide adequate protection Tor thefh.
The packers profess not to be appre-
hensive of sympathetic strike. re
ferrinp TO the threatened strike by fre-
men. a representative of Armour & Co.,
said the plants were equipped with au-
tomato stokers, which largely reduceu
the work Of the tenders. The strikers
were in a confident mood today.
A crowd Of men concealed behinu q
fence bOmbarded a Lake Shore tram
which had on board fifty negroes bouno
for the plant of Armour & Co, hurting
a volley of bricks and stones at the
windows. The negroes took refuge be-
hind the seats. No one was injured.
Slugged into insensibllity pv
dozen men, early. today. ana lett ior
dead on the tracks OF the Ashiano
Avenue trolley line, Anton Bartlusia-
kovis, an emplOye at the Swift packing
Dlant. is dying at the county hospital
His injuries, i'm the opinion of Ponce
INSPECTOR Hunt were inflicted by strike
svmnathizers and the wheels of a troll
ley car.
The men, according to witness who
has talked to the police. set upon Bar
tusiakovis as he was going home from
work. When they could not make him
ioin the strikers they broke his skull,
fractured his jaw. kicked him about
the face, head and body and then threw
him upon the car tracks.
The motor man OF car approach
ing not long afterward saw the body
in time to stop the car but not before
the wheels had crushed Bartusiakovis'
shoulder.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-07-19
At NEW YORK.
Work at East Side Abattoirs anc
Packing Houses Still Suspended.

New York. July 1S.-Work at the
abattOirs ana packing houses on the
East Side is still suspended as a re-
suit of the strike of beef cutters and
butchers. Some Of the independent
firms were filling contract orders. to-
day, but beyond that practically moth
ing was being done. Nearly every
Kosher butcher shop was closed with
no immediate prospect Of re-opening. 1t
was said that the wholesalers were not
attempting to employ any more men to
I'll the places OF the strikers and that
no attempt would be made to do so.
Samuel GOmpers. president Of the
American Federation of Labor. has
come here but it Is not known whether
he will take a hand in attempting to
bring about a settlement Of the strike.
The federation has pledged the moral
and financial support of its $4,000 unions
to the striking meat cutters.
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AT PHILADELPHIA.

st. Louis ......O 0 o l 3 0 U-4-7-a
Philadelphia ..3 o 2 0 x-5-1-l
Batteries-Pelty and Kahoe: Bender and
Powers. Cmpires, Dwyer and King. Time
20 Attendance AGO
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-07-19

Lady Eleanor Wickham. the London
society leader. has craze for wearing
little grass snakes for bracelets. She
entices the reptiles to Irvine themselves
around her wrist, then she plunges her
hands and arms into icy-cold water
for few moments. with the result
That the serpents become torpid and
remain in more or less comatose state
for some hours. Thus she is able to
preside at afternoon teas with her
arms covered with living snakes as
bracelets.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-07-19
NO TROUBLE ANTICIPATED
BY commissary Department for Meat
for the Army.

Washington. July 1S.-The commits
sary department of the army does not
anticipate any trouble in procuring
supplies on account of the butchers
strike. A large amount of meat, espec-
tally bacon. already has been supplied
to the army and the only difficulty
might be the filling of orders for canned
meats in the Philippines
The department. however, has enough
of this at nearly every army post
Fresh meats for the troops in the Phil
ippines are not purchased in this
country but are sent from Argentina.
Army posts in this country can be sup
piled with beeves to be slaughtered at
the posts.
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AT WASHINGTON,

Chicago .......2 9 O6O 0 9 4-l2-lS-l
Washington % 0 o 0 0 O. 81
a,teries-Owen, Walsh and Mcfarland;
jacobson Townsend and KNtredge. I'm
pire. OLoughlin. Time, l.55. Attendance.
AT NEW YORK.
New York .....1 0 l O. 0 2 0 o. 81
Detroit .......e0 D o 2-S-lO-:
Batteries-Stovall Killian and Woods
Hughes. Powell and Kleinow Umpire,
Connolly. Time. 215. Attendance. 26Is.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-07-19

81 for large bottle.
july19, I &, TIL, s,2mos
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CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

J. Nicholas Perrin Of Belleville. ILL.,. has
been nominated for Congress by the Dem
Ocrats of the 22nd Illinois district
G. Clarence Winter, Republican. was
elected town clerk at Southbridge. Mass.
Monday, to fill a vacancy caused by the
death Of Edgar M. Phillips. Dem. recely-
ing 725 votes to SOS for Wilfred ]. Lamour
eaux, Dem. The normal Democratic ma
jority in Southbridge is about 400.
At Stevensport. Ky. Sunday night.
Frank Blaise. a white man, was stabbed
In the throat by an unknown negro.
mob gathered and when the negro tried
to escape he was shot to death. Feeling
is strong against the negroes and many
Of them are being driven out Of town.
BIaise will die.
Charles lockwood. for many years pres
ident of the National Newark Banking
Co, is dead at the aged of 80 years, a.
Newark. n. J. He was a descendant o.
Nicholas lockwood. who settled IN Med
field, Mase in 1G2S His grandfather on
his mothef S side. EheneZer Hazard, Wa VA
postmaster of New York from 1852 10 i.ss
and was later postmaster general Nj
lockwood was born in Boston. one SOU
Prof. Charles G. lockwood, Jr., Of Prince
ton University, survives him.
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SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

The Bangor Commercial says: John
Chapman of Salem. Mass, will leave
this city. Monday night, for New York,
where he will be mustered into the
ccast artillery service. He enlisted at
the recruiting station in this city. The
recruiting business at this time of year
is not very heavy as few men care to
enlist when there are plenty Of other
situations to be had. June, July and
August are the three poorest months
of the year i'm getting men for the SER
vice. The spring and winter are the
two best seasons to obtain recruits.
Bangor. however. Is holding it's own
well with the other recruiting stations
OF the country and compares favOrably
with the stations in the largest cities
The Bangor Commercial says: Ac-
cording to the latest advices, the East
and West Branch and the last Malta
wamkeag drives are coming along well.
There is fair pitch of water and I'M
less something unforeseen now occurs
all of them will be in on schedule time.
The forward East Branch and last
MattaWamkeag drives are at Monta-
que. Ii the driving conditions remain
good. these logs ought to be in Penob-
scot boom by ten days. The last East
Branch drive is about to leave Grand
lake. The West Branch drive will prob
ably be in Shad pond. Aug. l. which is
the contract date for their arrival.
Marsh & Ayers drive is Is days ahead
of time and is now in the thorOughfare
between Webster and Second lakes. De-
spite numerous obstacles, this drive is
coming right along. Head winds have
been troubling nearly all Of the drives,
several of them having been held up
on this account.
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New England League STANDING.
AT LAWRENCE.

Mckinley of Haverhill. won his 18th
consecutive game by defeating Lawrence
by the score of to g. Brown started in
to pitch for the locals but was batted for
u bases and seven runs In the first two
innings and gave way to Beard The lat
ter held the visitors down to one run and
nVe h1tS in seven innings. The features
were stops by Tom Murphy and Chilcott
Haverhill ......4 3 o 90 0-s-Ii-a
La Rsfsns;e. . aS,0 o 2 - q
Brown; Beard and Eaton. Time. LA Inn
pire, McCloud! Attendance, 500
AT LOWELL
Lowell defeated Nashua, 6 to L. Van
Zant made a home run in the first. as
made with two men on bases, which gave
Lowell lead that was not pulled down
until the eighth, when Nashua tied the
score Tsn IN In the second half of the eighth
Nashua I'll % Q 3 % &s-1 -
Batteries-Day and McGovern; Gokey
Attendance. 500.
AT FALL RIVER.
A triple by Pitcher Gilroy i'm the eighth
inning started a batting rally and enabled
Fan River to defeat New Bedford. to o.
but the latter weakened in the eighth.
Dwyer played brilliant game at third
Fan River 80 o 900 % x-2-7-o
~ " " " " U " U-D-5-2
Eatteries-Gflroy and Peterson; Friend
and Vandergrift. Umpire, Sullivan. Time,
LBS. Attendance, 400
AT CONCORD.
With two men out in the 18th inning,
Manchester won on hits by Warren and
knau and an error by Pulsifer. Concord
scored in the first inning on hits by Mob
IL and Newenham. Clark's error allowed
Manchester to score in the eighth The
game was pitchers battle between
Lelth and Young. the former having the
advantage of better support. Young's
nelding OF his position was feature of
the game.
Manchester o 5000 OO0OOO1-2u-2
Concord 100000 q q o O O o o q al ~
Batteries-I-eith and Pail: Young and
tendance, 425.
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SEMI. ANNUAL MEETING
OF Massachusetts Branch Of carpen
tiers and Joiners.

Springfield. Mass. July lS.-The semi
annual convention of the Massachu-
sets state council of the United Broth
erhood of Carpenters and Joiners of
America. opened in the Gilmore Hotel.
today. with 63 delegates present. rep
resenting about so district councils and
unions, w. A. Ramsey. of Worcester.
presided and introduced Mayor f. F..
Stone. who welcomed the delegates to
Springfield.
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ADVANCE At BOSTON.
Beef Shortage Sends Up Price-Not
Expected to Last.

Boston. July 1S.-Another advance
went into effect here. today, on almost
all grades of beef in consequence of
the continued strike of the Chicago
meat cutters. Practically no beef arriv-
ed up to 10 o'clock. today, though sew
eral cars of dressed meat were expect
ed later on. Despite the growing search
ty Of beef representatives of several
of the largest dealers stated that there
was no danger whatever of a famine
although they admitted that the in
crease in prices was reaching the pro-
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OBLIGED TO ASSIGN.
New England Dredging Co. Lost in
Mining Investments.

Boston. July 1S.-The New England
Dredging Co.. with an office at 1S5
Summer street. this city. assigned. to-
day. for the benefit of it's creditors.
The liabilities are given as 100000.
with the assets nOminally the same.
Unsuccessful investments in mining
properties made the assignment neces-
sary. according to the officials Of the
company. The assignees are l.. F.
Moore. Hiram Burton and Gen. Man.
ager Prentiss of the company.
The New England Dredging Co., has
an authorized capital of $751;
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BRIGHTON BEACH RACES.
Flammela, Opuntia and Torchello Land
Three Good Purses.

Brighton Beach, N. Y, July 1S.-First
race, one mile and a sixteenth: Flam-
mela, l3 to 5 and even. first; Monater
s to S, place. second. Seymour. third
Time. 1.49 2-5.
Second race. Steeplechase. short
course: Opuntia, to and 6 to 5. first
C0mover to 10. place, second; Libret-
to. third. Time. 4.3l.
Third race, six furlongs: TorchellO
to 5 and Z to TO- first; Agile. to S,
place. second; Tramotor, third. Time,
l.lG.
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ers. Mr.. Ayr is also arranging to open
two slaughter houses near this city,
where the killing of cattle will begin.
Armour & Co. will kill 100 sheep a
day here, arrangements having been
completed to put three houses In opera
ton.
Beef. today. was quoted at $13; lambs
at SIS and pork at $14 per 100 pounds.
Dealers here are of the opinion that
top prices have been reached.
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PACKING HOUSE REGION.
Strikers at St. Louis Have Increased
Their Pickets.

st. Louis. Mo-. July 1S.-The effect Of
the injunction issued by the st. Clair
county circuit court Belleville, Ills, re-
straining the striking union butchers
and meat cutters from interfering with
the operations of the East st. Louis
packing houses or the non-union men
employed by them. has served to in
tensefy the situation.
The strikers have taken it to mean
that the packers have determined to
open their plant at once with large
forces of non-union men and the pick
cts have been increased in the vicinity
of the packing houses.
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OVER NORTHERN NEW YORK.
Passing Of Severe Electrical Storm
Many Cattle Killed.

Watertown. N. Y. July 1S-A fierce
electrical storm passed over Northern
houses In this city were struck and nu-
merous hay barns in rural districts
were destroyed. Many cattle were kill
ed. The out Of town telephone service
IL practically crippled. Is toll lines be-
ing put out OF commission.
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LIBERAL SHIPMENTS
Begun, Monday, by the Packers OF
Kansas City.

Kansas City. Mo, July 18.-Packers'
today. began to ship literally. At an
the five leading plants it was asserted
that big addition to their forces had
been made over Sunday and that the
output had been increased. The re-
ceipts at the yards, today, had almost
reached the normal stage. The strik-
ers say they continue to make Access
sions to their ranks. Apparently both
sides have settled down to a stubborn
contest.
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E333;l;I!l3!l!E'7

Makes life worth living for both men and
Aph- Ro. Dox Is curing thousands in New Eng
land to-day.
tired out you have the cure in ApL- Ko box.
Nine tenths OF Dyspepsia from which people
amer 40 severely is nothing but a nervous DIS
ease Aph- Ko Dox is the anldote. Api.-Io-
box is the "niy tonic that regulates the
time.
Recommended and prescribed by physicians
druggists.
Aph box used according to directions,
with fair, honest, test.
| CURES TO STAY CURED |
n Tor
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THE Y. w. c. A. CONFERENCE
At Silver Bay, N. Y, Has Been Very
Successful Meeting.

Silver Bay. N. Y, July 1S.-This evening
Miss Florence Simms of Chicago. extern
sion secretary of the American commit
tee. made the closing address AT the
Eastern City Young Womens Christian
Association conference. The conference
had been very successful, there being "a
in attendance from 81 city associations
Other speakers of the day were Rev
j. S. kerrin of jamestown, DIR. Howard
Agnew Johnston of New York City. Miss
Mary BabcOck of New York City. Miss
Mary Dunn of Chicago. Miss Mary B. Hill
CagO
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EMPLOYEES UNEASY.
Said Number Of Strikers Went 20 Work
at St. Joseph, Mo.

st. Joseph, Mo-, July ls.-There has been
noticeable feeling of unrest. today
among the striking packing house en-
ployes. The packers claim more men are
since the strike began. Before daylight,
today. a number of non-nnion men were
taken in at the Swift plant. 1t Is said
that number of strikers returned to
work. today.