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THE BIRMINGHAM AGE-HERALD.
VOL. 29 BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1902 NO. 71
■SON RULES
IN CONVENTION
Ohio Democrats Boom Him for
President in 1904,
STATE TICKET ANNOUNCED
Minister Will Be Put Out as Secretary
of State—Acknowledged Allegi
ance to Party and Kansas
City Platform.
Cedar Point, Via Sandusky, Ohio, Sep
tember 3.—The ticket:
Secretary of State—Rev. Herbert S.
Bigelow, Cincinnati.
Supremo Judge—Michael Donnelly, Na
poleon.
Food and Dairy Commissioner—Phillip
II. Bruck, Columbus.
Member of State Board of Public
Works—Joseph J. Patel1, Hamilton.
The democratic state convention here
today was principally the occasion os
booming its presiding officer. Mayor Tom
L. Johnson, for the presidency, and of
Introducing into Ohio politics Rev. Her
bert S. Bigelow, pastor of the Vine Street
Congregational church at Cincinnati. The
former has been conspicuously before the
public as congressman and delegate to
national and other conventions for years,
but the latter was not so well known
until he was today made the standard
bearer of his party and mode a speech
of acceptance that was received with
unusual enthusiasm. Bigelow is 33 years
old, Independent In his creed and has be
come prominent as a lecturer as well as
a popular preacher.
The convention lasted lees than three
hours, and had only one ballot, most of
the time being devoted to speeches, that
of the Rev. Bigelow being considered the
feature of the occasion. In presenting the
r.ames of candidates, and in seconding the
same over a score of orators were heard,
but none of them commanded more at
tention, not excepting the keynote speech
of Chairman Johnston, than the young
minister.
Belongs to Johnson.
It was a Johi son convention through
out, although Mr Johnson himself was
more conciliatory today than at the pre
liminary meetings of the past two days.
The platform was adopted as It c&rfie
from him to the committee. The state
central and executive cognmlttees were
both organised as he suggested, and the
state ticket, with a single exception, was
nominated by acclamation, as stated by
the Johnoon men. All tne proceedjngs
were conducted with dispatch In accord
ance with what was known as the John
son programme, and the chairman was
made the hero of ihe day In every pos
sible form of demonstration. Men passed
through the audience and the commodious
grounds of the summer resort with va
lises full of buttons tearing ths picture
of the chairman ot the cunventtonr ana
the inscription, "Tom L. Johnson in 1904.”
There were bushels- of those prospective
souvenirs given away, some lining their
pockets, and everybody knew what they
v/eant, judging from the comments on
every hand.
Previous to the assembling of the con
vention. Mayor Johnson was called on
by a delegation of those who had vainly
opposed him at the preliminary meet
ings last night and said they wanted to
co-operate with him, but that his mana
gers had been unfair in trying to unseat
certain members of the state central
committee. It was noticed that Lewis G.
Bernard, who Is opposed to Johnson, was
seated as a member of the state central
committee without further opposition.
In the contest In the twelfth district
for state committeeman, Fred J. Herr
was seated by a vote of ten to seven over
C. C. Philbrlck. the man for whom John
son made such a strong personal appeal
yesterday Four of the twenty-one mem
bers of the committee did not vote and
some of them ten members who voted
for Herr was friendly to Johnson, but
they Insisted that Johnson had enough
and that Herr was entitled to his seat.
Only One Contest.
The only contest for a nomination In
the nomination was for food commis
sioner. Ex-Mayor Bruck of Columbus
was nominated over Senator Kraus of
Cleveland, the neighbor and personal
friend of Johnson. The latter had been
told that he was going too far In urging
the nomination of a personal friend for
a minor state office, but once com
mitted to Kraus he stuck to him to the
last. During the ballet the Bruck men
objected to votes cast for Kraus by prox
ies after the delegates of certain coun
ties had Jeft for home and Johnson
ruled against his friend Kraus, Insisting
that no votes could be cast except by del
egates present In person.
Bruck got the support of all the Ger
man and ex-soldlers who were In the
convention and through an excellent or
ganization broke the Johnson state, thus
causing the only scene of old contests
that there was In the proceedings.
Mayor Johnson with his big tent opens
the campaign at Lorain next Saturday
and the convention to have delegations
present from as many counties as possi
ble. Chairman Erey stated that the
state committee had already arranged to
have Bigelow speak In every county and
that Johnson and Bigelow would now fill
engagements every day and night until
after the November election.
Tom L. Johnston, chairman, was re
ceived with loud applause and made the
following speech:
Johnson’s Speech.
"The principles of democracy, always
old. but never obsolete, confront us to
fuv both In local and In national ques
a< >ns. One of theBe national questions re
lates to trusts. For this evil our ad
versaries advise publicity as the remedy.
"The money question Is also national.
And let me tell you this Is no dead Is
sue, as some would have us believe.
Dead though It may be In one form. It
Is alive In other and more radical forms.
Bo long as Wall street Interests dictate
our financial policies, the money ques
tion cannot die. You know that I have
never accepted the doctrine commonly
known as ‘16 to 1.’ I have worked with
those who accept It because I have be
lieved. as I believe yet, that the free
silver fight was the first great protests
of the American people against mon
opoly— tl\e first great struggle here of
(Continued on Second Page)
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELI
HAS NARROW ESCAPE
Trolley Car While Going at a
Rap'd Speed Runs Inin
His Carriage,
PRESIDENT SHAKEN UP
BUT IS NUT INJURED
Secret Service Agent William Craig,
Who Was on the Driver's Seat,
Is Instantly Killed—Secre
tary Cortelyou Injured.
Pittsfield, Mass., September 3.—The
President of the United States escaped
a tragic death by only a few feet in
a collision between his carriage and
an electric street car In this city to
day, while one of his most trusted
guards, Secret Service Agent William
Craig, was instantly killed and David
J. Pratt of Dalton, wno was driving
the horses attached to the vehicle, was
seriously injured.
President Roosevelt himself was
badly shaken up, but received only a
Blight facial bruise. Secretary Cortel
you, who occupied a seat directly op
posite the President, sustained a minor
wound in the back of the head, and
Governor Crane, who sat beside the
President, extricated himself from the
wreck practically without a scratch.
The carriage was demolished by the
impact of the rapidly moving car, and
the wheel horse on the side nearest
the car was killed outright The crew
and passengers of the car escaped in
jury.
ACCIDENT HAPPENED
IN CROWDED STREET.
The President and party were driving
from this city to Lenox through South
street, one of the principal thoroughfares
of Pittsfield, which was lined with cheer
ing people. The catastrophe occurred In
plain view of hundreds whose happiness
at the advent of the nation's chief was
suddenly turned to grief.
Thousands had poured Into the city In
the early morning from the nearby coun
try to see and hear the President and his
address at the city park and had loudly
cheered. At the conclusion of the exer
cises he wished to make a brief eall on
former Senator Dawes, whose house In
Elm street Is but a short distance from
the park. The President's carriage In
which he had ridden from Governor
Crane's home at Dalton, was accordingly
driven to the Dawes residence and car
riages containing a number of other gen
tlemen in the party followed. President
Roosevelt's call was a short one and then
the carriages returned to the city square.
JOURNEY TO
LENOX BEGUN.
After a few minutes delay the journey
to Lenox was begun. Meanwhile the
mounted escorts of police officers and
carriages containing the newspaper cor
respondents who have accompanied the
President on his tour, had started off
ahead on the road to Lenox and were
some distance in advance of the Presi
dent’s equipage. Three or four other
open carriages fell in line immediately be
hind the landau in which the President
rode with Secretary Cortelyou and Gov
ernor Crane. Secret Service Agent d!raig,
who throughout the New England trip
has been almost constantly at the Pres
ident's elbow was on the driver’s box
beside Coachman Pratt.
Out through South street Is a broad
smooth highway. The tracks of the
Pittsfield electric street railway are laid
in the center of the road with ample
room for teams on each side, and scores
of vehicles of every description followed
along this road behind the President’s
party. Shortly after he left the park an
electric car, which had been filled with
passengers at that point started toward
Lenox well behind the procession. It
passed all of the teams and was about
a mile and a half out from the city at
the beginning of Howard hill and was
nearly up to the Presidents carriage
which was traveling In the west side
of the highway. Just at the foot of
Howard hill the road bends a little and
teams are compelled to cross the street
railway tracks to the eastside. The rail
road then continues at one side of the
street instead of the center. At this
point the upward grade of the hill be
gins by a short distance beyond the
crossing. There is a narrow bridge span
ning a small brook.
TROLLEY CAR
GOING RAPIDLY.
The trolley car approached the road
crossing under a good head of speed,
with gong clanging, Just aa the driver of
the President's carriage turned his lead
ers to cross the tracks. On each side ot
the chief executive’s carriage rode two
mounted troopers of the local caValrv
company, and the horsemen on the left
of the lardau had turned on to the track
with the trolley car Immediately behind
them, though some yards distance.
Alarmed by the clanging gong they both
turned In their saddles and waived vig
orously to the motorman to stop his car.
Almost. *at the same instant Governor
Crane, who quickly perceived the danger,
rose to his feet and likewise motioned to
the motorman. The latter In great excite
ment desperately tried to stop his car,
but toe late. It crashed Into the carriage
88 a loud moan went up from the frenzied
onlookers who thronged the roadside, and
who but a moment before wore cheering
the President. The horsemen managed to
get their frightened animals out of the
way just ii> time, and the car struck the
rear wheel of the carriage on the left
side and ploughed through to the front
wheel of the vehicle, whlcn received the
full force of the blow.
ONE HORSE
IS KILLED.
The carriage was upset in the twinkling
of an eye, ar.d one horse fell dead on the
tracks, "'he other three powerful grays
attached to the vehicle started to fun
and dragged by them and pushed by the
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PRESIDENT THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Who Narrowly Escaped Death Under the Wheels of a trolley Car Yestei*
day In Collision at Pittsfield, Mass.
SITUATION IS
STILL ALARMING
TROUBLE FEARED IN FLAT TOP
COAL FIELD TODAY—NON-UNION
MEN ARE FIRED ON.
Bramwell, Va., September 3.—The sit
uation In the Flat Top coal neld Is yet
alarming. Tonight at Simmon's Creek
as the non-union miners were leaving the
mines, a volley was flred^ at them by
strikers hidden on the mountain side. The
guard returned the fire. So far as Is
known no one was Injured. The officials
at Simmon's Creek and other operations
in the Flat Top field have asked both
county and state authorities Tor pro
tection, but the county authorities neea
officers at so many different points it
eeems Impossible for the snerlff to fine
men enough whom he can deputize to
preserve order. More than half the men
deputized In the past week or two by the
sheriff as deputies refuse to act In that
capacity. It is said that the wholesale
prosecutions will result from this when
the next criminal court convenes, as the
sheriff seems much enraged at tne poor
support being given him. As yet Gov
ernor White refuses to send any troops
to this field, notwithstanding many ap
peals are made dally.
The fire In the Pocahontas mine con
tinues to rage, although two large
streams of water have been pouring into
the pit mouth since yesterday. The mine
officials greatly fear explosions in the
mine as the result of the fire, and It Is
difficult to get men who win push far
Into the interior to fight the fire. Advices
from the Elkhorn field are to the effect
that probably 100 strikers returned to
work there today, chiefly Hungarians
who cannot speak a word of English. It
is more than likely the striaere will en
deavor to prevent them from again en
tering the mines, and trouble may result
In that field tomorrow. The situation as
a whole is not Improved today.
CONDEMNS TRUSTS
IN WISCONSIN
State Democratic Convention After Re
publican Party—Nominates Rose
of Milwaukee for Governor.
Milwaukee. WIs., September S.—Mayor
David S. Rose of this city was nominated
for governor of Wisconsin by the demo
cratic state convention. John W. W. At
tawa of Kewanee was the unanimous
choice for lieutenant governor. The re
mainder of the ticket will be named to
morrow. Resolutions were unanimously
adopted expressing regret over ex-PresI
dent McKinley’s death and deep gratitude
for President Roosevelt’s escape today.
The platform adopted In part:
“Condemns the republican party for the
enactment and maintenance of a tariff
law which fosters trusts and enables cer
tain combinations and corporations to
charge American consumers exorbitant
prices for the products of their factories
while selling the same class of goods to
European consumers at greatly reduced
prices."
In conclusion It says:
"We believe that the state should not
grant its sovereign power to corporations
ot be exercised in the unlawful oppres
sion of the people, and we hereby pledge
ourselves to cause to be Instituted and
prosecuted with vigor such proceedings
in the courts by information quo war
ranto or otherwise as shall be necessary
to forfit and annul the franchises of any
corporation created under the laws of the
state, which shall violate the law by
unlawfully destroying competition or
change the price of material.’’ j
KERMIT EMBRACED
PRESIDENT IN YACHT
Excused Himself From Making Any
More Speeches Yesterday—Trip
Ended on Board of Sylph.
Bridgeport, September 3.—President
Roosevelt ended his New England tour
after his thrilling experience at Pitts
field. Mass. He excused himself from
making any speech because of the acci
dent and at his request his carriage was
hurried away from its escort to enable
him to board the Sylph, where Mrs.
Roosevelt and his son ICermlt embraced
him.
After bidding farewell to Dalton this
mornng the President with Governor
Crane and Secretary Cortelyou went
across country to Pittsfield where he re
ceived a hearty greeting. Ills remarks
were largely confined to a dissertation on
the spirit which actuated those who en
tered the Union army in 18fil drawing
the lesson that if this same spirit was
shown now there would be citizenship.
JERSEY TEAM WON.
Fine Shoot Yesterday on Seagirt
Range in Regimental Match.
Rifle Range, Seagirt, N, J., September 3.
Magnificent shooting marked the wind-up
of the regimental team match, one of the
two leading events of the fifth day of
the inter-state shooting tournament.
The team from the Fourth New Jersey
won the match. Company A, Sixth Bat
talion, District of Columbia, National
Guard. landed first prize in the company
team match. The match waa worth a
prize of 350 and a medal for each of the
five members of the team. Second prizes
were gathered in by Company G, Seventh
New York.
Carnegie. Honored.
Dusseldorf, September 3.—At the open
ing session of the Iron and Steel insti
tute. President Whitfield announced that
Andrew Carnegie had been elected to
succeed him.
INDEX TO TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.
Washington. September 3.—Forecast for
Alabama: Fair In north; showers In
south portion Thursday; Friday fair;
variable winds.
Page One.
President In danger from collision of
taliyho and street car.
Ohio democrats boom Tom L. Johnson
for President.
State committee gives official returns
cf primary.
President sayB motormBn was crimin
ally reckless.
Page Two.
Iowa democrats drop free silver.
President Roosevelt cannot Interfere In
strike.
Baur of Reading company outlines
policy In strike.
Page Three.
General state news.
Page Four.
Editorial and comments.
In hotel lobbies and etsewhere.
Page Five.
Policeman Cunningham Is suspended for
thirty days.
Oscar W. Underwood Is declared the
democratic nominee for congress.
Governor Jelkn orders tho new battery
of artillery mustered in.
Page Six.
Women and social news.
Page Seven.
Stock quotations and financial condi
tions.
Page Eight.
Baseball and other sports.
MAJORITY FOR JELKS
WILL REACH 25,746
Trouble Occurs Over Declaring Who Is Secretary of State,
Heflin’s Majority Is 71—State Committee Gives
Out Official Returns of Primary.
Montgomery, September 3.—(Special.)—
Twenty-five members of the democratic
state committee answered the roil call at
1 o'clock in the council chamber here to
day, Chairman Lowe presiding. The first
business was the appointment of a com
mittee on order of business, which soon
reported, recommending the appointment
of sub-committees on the count of tho
vote and the hearing of contests.
On the count of the vote the chairman
appointed D. M. White, Bibb GravesT and
T. M. Jones. Mr. Jones being a brother
in-law of Professor Hill, one of the can
didates whose vote was to be counted,
esked to be relieved, and J. T. Gorman
was appointed in his place. The only
Johnston man on the committee, Mr.
Graves, was giver, a place on the sub
committee to cast up the returns.
Messrs. Mallory, Steve Smith, A. P.
Smith, Mitchell and Saunders were ait
polnted a sub-committee to hear the con
tests and report to the full committee,
j The full committee then adjourned until
4 o'clock.
O'Neal Did Not Contest.
The expected contest of Mr. O’Neal
against R. T. Simpson, from Lauderdale,
did not materialize for tne reason that
it has not yet been heard by the county
committee. If it should be appealed from
the county committee, the state commit
tee will hoar it when it meets to count
the vote on the second primary.
The three contests coming on to be
heard were those of Mr. Otts against A.
M. Tuns tall from Halo, Involving the
nomination for representative; R. W.
Miller against J. B. Espy, rrom Henry
county, involving the nomination for
county superintendent or education,
George W. Porter against Paul Hodges,
from Lauderdale, involving the place of
county* executive committeeman from
Florence beat.
The official returns as declared by the
state committee tonight are:
For Governor—Jelks 57,491, Johnston
31,745. Jelks’ majority 25,746. The total
vote was 89,236.
Lieutenant Governor—Cunningham 54,
399, Waller 26,151.
Secretary of State—Heflin 39,650, Julian
27,146, Tanner 12,433.
Attorney General—Wilson, 29,618, Gar
ber 26,164, Cobb 14,062, Troy 10,003.
Auditor—Sowell 69,193.
Treasurer—Smith 73,904.
Commissioner of Agriculture—Poole 68,
210.
Superintendent of Education—Hill, 28,
393, Harris 21,849, Cory 19,070, Bulger, 12,- I
375.
Wilson and Garber will run It over for
attorney general, and Hill and Harris for
superintendent of education.
A Breezy Time.
There was quite a breezy time over de
claring the result for secretary of state.
Heflin’s majority over all is 71. The of
ficial returns from Conecuh county gave
him 492 votes, but Chairman Lowe and
Secretary Pugh were in receipt of the fol
lowing duplicate letter:
Evergreen, Ala., August 30, 1902.
Mr. John C. Pugh, Birmingham, Ala.
Dear Sir—In mailing you a certificate
of the result In the county I note that
same showed that J. Thomas Heflin re
ceived 492 votes. This was a mistake
made by the secretary in hiB addition,
the vote for Mr. Heflin being 392. Please
be kind enough to change the certificate
to this effect and accept thlB as your au
thority for so doing. I am writing the
same to Hon. Robert J. Lowe. Yours
very truly,
WILLIAM CRUMPTON,
Chairman Ex. Com. Conecuh County.
If there was a mistake of a hundred
votes, Heflin would have 39 less than a
majority and a run over between him
and Julian would have been necessary.
Bibb Graves of the sub-comralttee stated
that In view of the above letter he could
not sign the report as to secretary of
state. Miller of Wilcox called for the
reading of the letter and moved to amend
the resolution declaring the result by let
ting the secretary of state go over for
an investigation.
John V. Smith, A. M. Tunstall, C. C.
Whitson and Chairman Lowe all made
speeches opposing going behind the offi
cial returns. There were rules laid down,
the returns from Conecuh had come In
accord with these rules and a mere letter
from a chairman of a committee stating
there was an error was no ground for
overthrowing the official and regular ac
tion of the committee of the county.
Favored the Returns.
Miller and Mallory both spoke In favor
of Investigating the returns. A telegram
to Crumpton would bring the originals
here by morning. If there was an error
of addition, as stated, then Heflin, as a
matter of fact, had not received a ma
jority of the votes; while there was no
contest, yet the duty of the committee
was to get the truth. Mallory went so
far as to say there would, in case there
was an error, always be a cloud in Hef
lin's title.
Miller called attention to the fact that |
according to the official returns, nearly
a hundred more votes were cast in Con
ecuh for secretary of state than on any
other office, a strong presumption of
error in itself. By a vote of 14 to 7 the
committee declined to investigate, and
tabled the amendment. The following
were declared elected as committeemen
by districts:
First—J. J. King. W. A. Carter, I. M.
Stevens, Howard Douglas.
Second—W. H. Samford, Tennant Lo
max. J. R. Porterfield, W. C. Coker.
Third—H. H. Foster, A. H. Merrill, R.
H. Arrington. E. Herndon Glenn.
Fourth—H. S. Mallory. C. C. Whitson.
Tipton Mullins. H. I. Merrell.
Fifth—W. A. Austin. D. M. White, J. J.
Hart and I. B. C. Jones.
Sixth—George A. Searcy. R. A. Oreor,
C. Brooks Smith, G. B. Wlmberley.
Seventh—W. I. Bullock. R. A. Mitchell,
J. L. Herring, J. H. Meigs.
Eighth—J. N. Nathan, J. F. Proctor.
John C. Eyster, W. A. Givins.
Ninth—R. H. Trach, Jones G. Moore,
J. B. Christian, John B. Roden.
Only three Johnston men pulled
through. Meigs in the seventh, Given Id
the eighth and Roden In the ninth.
JThe sub-committee tonight unanimously
decided the contest of Otts against Tun
stall for a legislative nomination in Hale
county in favor of Tunstall. Otts was
not here, being In Chicago with a sick
wife. The contest of Miller against Espy
for the nomination of county superin
tendent in Henry county turned on the
question whether under the resolutions
of the county committee a prurallty or
majority should nominate. Espy got a
plurality and was declared the nominee
by the commtttee. The sub-committee de
cided to report in favor of requiring them
to run it over.
The full committee adjourned till to
morrow to hear the report of the sub
committee on contests. At midnight the
Bub-committee is hearing the contest be
tween Hodges and Porter for beat com
mitteeman of Florence beat.
COTTON INTERESTS WILL
COMBINE TO LOWER PRICE
—
BY WATTERSON STEALEY.
Washington, September 3.—(Special.)—
The government cotton report Issued to
day will attract much interest in the
cotton growing states. Col. E. S. Peters,
president of the Texas Cotton Growers
Protective association, was in Washing
ton today and in an interview on tho
; situation said: "The drouth of June
! stunted the plant and the July rains
started it to growing. The drouth since !
has snapped it of all vitality and it
will be impossible to make anything
more than is now on the stalk.
"The boll weevil has made it impos
sible to mako any more cotton in the
districts which it Infests. The world will
soon known of this and will be shown
beyond the shadow of a doubt that the
Texas crop will be at least three hun
dred thousand bales shorter than last
year. I renew my former recommenda
tion that the farmers market their cot
ton slowly in order that they may real
ize the benefits to be derived from the
advance Information given by the statist
ician of the department of agriculture.
“I am reliably informed that a com
bination of large cotton interests and
bankers has been formed to depress the
price of cotton and that every effort
will be made to reflect on the reliability
of the report of the statistician. The
fact that cotton Is oomlng to market
earlier and apparently In larger quanitles
is only conclusive evidence of the short
ness of the crop. With a prospect of
less than nine and one-h&lf million bales
to supply an admitted demand of eleven
million bales, cotton at the present time
i is too low.”
DENOUNCE TRUSTS
AS VERY DANGEROUS
CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC CON
VENTION CONDEMNS PROTEC
TIVE TARIFF AND WANT THE
CHINESE RUN OUT OF COUNTRY
Sacramento. Cal., September 3.—The
democratic state convention today adopt
ed a platform denouncing a protective
tariff and the trusts as inimical to the
best interests of 10,e people: favoring
the complete exclusion from all Ameri
can territory of Chinese; demanding the
enactment of laws, state and federal,
prohibiting the Issuance of injunctions In
labor disputes. The platform endorses
the construction of the isthmian canal
and favors legislation looking to Its
early completion, favors an eigh-hour
day for all government employes and i
the construction of government vessels
In navy yards.
♦
♦ G. A. R- CONTRIBUTES ♦
♦ TO CONFEDERATE HOME ♦
♦ - ♦
♦ Indianapolis. September 3—George ♦
+. Thomas Post G. A. It., at a meet- ♦
♦ lng tonight, voted $25 for the fund ♦
♦ to assist In building cottages at ♦
♦ Mountain Creek, Ala., for a home ♦
♦ for indigent and infirm ex-con
♦ federate soldiers. ♦
[ENGLAND LOOSING
IN SHIPBUILDING
OTHER COUNTRIES MAKE SERI
OUS INROADS INTO THIS INDUS
TRY THROUGH GREAT BRITAIN.
UNITED STATES LEADS.
New York, September 3.—There la no
longer doubt that a period of depression
is In store for the British shipbuilding
trade, cables the London correspondent of
the Tribune. With the freight market In
its present wretched state there Is little
inducement to build new vessels, and re
ports from shipbuilding centers agree in
saying that there Is already a marked
diminution In contracta
This growing dearth of new work is
such that It Is feared the coming winter
will see a decided change for the worse
in British ship yards. Norway has Just
wrested orders for two American mall
boats from British tenderers, and Ger
many, not content with supplying grow
ing home needs, is now cutting In keenly
for foreign work and building vessels for
Danish and Russian owners, who at one
time invariably brought their oontracts
to this country. England has no longer
a shipbuilding monopoly and British ship
builders are warned against Ignoring the
signs of the times.
The Shipping Gasette says that a truth
which needs to be recognised Is that in
methods of production, which make for
economy. England Is behind America, and
In sclentlllcally-trained workmen behind
Germany.
FEELS CONDUCT
WASCRINIINAL
The President Does Not Think
Motorman Lost Control,
WILL COME SOUTH MONDAY
Told the Motorman His Conduct Was
Criminal, Unless Car Was Beyond
Control, and Resulted In Death
of One at Least.
Oyster Bay, September 3.—President
Roosevelt returned at 8:30 tonight after
his thrilling expedience this morning. His
right cheek is swollen, there is a black
bruise under bis right eye and his
mouth is slightly swollen. Otherwise he
shows no effects of the accident. He will
go south the latter part of the week
according to the original schedule and
will be accompanied by Secretary Cor
telyou, who while considerably shaken .
up, expects that his injuries will not in
capacitate him from duty. Mr. Cortel
you's nose Is badly bruised, there is a
lump on the back of his head and bruises
behind his left ear and on his body.
The President says he may have to
make his first public appearance with a
black eye and a swollen face, but the
accident has not interrupted his work
for ten minutes and it will not Inter
rupt his southern trip. The President has
pledged the annual conference of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive firemen at
Chattanooga, Tenn., Monday and he
would not on any account disappoint the
brotherhood. It is a well known fact that
the President holds railroad men in very
high regard and he anticipates great
pleasure In meetilng the brotherhood of
firemen next week.
The President was busily engaged to
night In signing commissions and dis
posing of work that had accumulated
during his absence. Mr. Roosevelt was
sincerely attached to Craig, the secret
service man who lost his life today be
cause of Craig’s personality and be
cause of the attachment the children
felt for him and he Is sincerely grieved
at Craig's death. Apart from that event
the President is not affected by his ex
perlence.
Conduct Criminal.
The President feels that the conduct
of the motor-man of the car that wrecked
the carriage was criminal unless the trol
ley had gotten beyond his control, and
the President can hardly believe that
this was the ca3e. Mrs. Roosevelt ha 1
arranged in advance to meet the Presi
dent at Bridgeport, and this sne did, \ »
mg there in the Sylph, accompanied by
two of the children and Assistant Secre
tary Loeb. When Mrs. Roosevelt learned
of the accident she telegraphed Mrs. Cor
telyou, who was at Hempstead, to conic
to Sagamore Hill and Meet Mr. CorteJ
you. This she did, and Mr. and Mrs. Cor
telyou dined with the Presiasni and Mrs.
Roosevelt, leaving on a late train for
their summer home at Hempstead.
The following account of the accident
was obtained from a reliable source' here
tonight:
"The President and his party wnra rid
ing in an open landau drawn by four
horses en route for Lenox. The President,
Governor Crane and Secretary Cortelyou
were in the vehicle and Craig was on
the box with the driver. The landau was
followed by half a dozen other carriages.
"The driver had just turned the Presi
dent’s carriage to the left across tho
track when the car struck it, hurling
carriages, horses and men thirty or forty
feet ahead.
"The President was stunned for but a
second, and springing to his feet walked
hack about fifteen yards to wnere the
trolley had stopped, and told the motov
man that unless the car had gotten be
yond his control, which did not seem
possible, he had committed an act of
criminal recklessness which had resulted
in the death of at least one man.
"The President and Mr. Cortelyou
went Into a farm house and washed the
blood from their faces, the President’s
mouth and Mr. Cortelyou’s head bleeding
a good deal."
Grand Duke Borus will be the Presi
dent’s guests for a few hours tomorrow.
CRAIG WASFINE
OFFICER AND MAN
Secret Service Man Who Was Killed
Was a Fine Athlete and Cham
plon Broadswordsman.
Washington. September 3. —William
Craig, the secret service operative, who
lost his life In the accident which over
took the Presidential party, was well
known In this city and considered one
of the best officers In the service. Since
lust October he had been stationed at
the White House and had accompanied
the President on all of hla tourneys dur
ing the vacation at Oyster Bay. He had
charge of the secret service detectives
stationed there.
When the President was traveling
Craig always was In his immediate vicin
ity In moving through different towns
and cities. He was IS years of age and
a noted athlete. He was a glan In phy
sique, weighing 208 pounds and for a
number of years was an Instructor In
athletics. He was for several years the
champion broad swordsman of this coun
try. He was an expert horseman, a fins
pistol and gun shot, a boxer of no mean
ability and a wrestler of note.
TICKET IS NAMED.
California Democrats Put Out Several
Strong Mon.
Sacramento. Cal.. September 3. — Cali
fornia democrats tonight nominated the
following ticket:
Governor—Franklin K. Lane.
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court—
John K. Law.
Associate Justices—E. C. Farnsworth,
Jr.. N. K. Bolin.
Secretary of State—Alex Roseburgh.
Comptroller—F. W. Hartley.
Attorney General—W. A. QetL >
Treasurer—8. H. Brooks