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! 16 Pages Today THE AGE-HERALD. Jl VQT. YYvm . BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 190L __NUMBER 54 NEW CONSTITUTION ADOPTED BY THE CONVENTION AND THE BODY ADJOURNS TILL MONDAY Vote Was 95 to 10 With Two Jefferson County Men Vot ing io the Negative SHERIFFS' TERMS EXTENDED Work of Enrollment Is All That Is Left To Be Done, and Constitutional Convention Passes Into History. • BY FRANK HARVEY MILLER. Montgomery, August 31.—(Special.)— The convention today, after a long de bate on the suffrage article, reconsidered Its action of yesterday In adopting an amendment allowing persons owning $300 of real and personal property to vote. The law now stands as originally adopt ed. As to this property qualification In the permanent plan a voter to qualify and vote muBt own $300 of either real or personal property. An ordinance was adopted exitending the terms of the present sheriffs two years. Another ordinance was adopted pro hibiting cities of over 6000 inhabitants from granting franchises for a longer time than thirty years. Mr. Beddow made an effort to change the convict lease system, but It was defeated. The articles on suffrage, banks and banking, education, militia, miscellaneous provisions and amending the constitution were adopted and a provision making it necessary to register to vote for the constitution. This completes the work of the conven tion except the enrolling of the constitu tion. This will probably be finished by Tuesday morning when the delegates will sign it and the constitutional convention of 1901 will pass Into history. The constitution as a whole was adopt ed by a vote of 95 to 10. The announce ment of the vote was greeted with long and coutinous cheers. Those who voted against :the constitution were delegates Bartlett, Beddow, Byars, Cofer, Forshec, Phillips. Porter, Spears, Studdard and White. The convention adjourned until 12 o'clock Monday, when several ordinances not Intended to go into the constitution will be taken up. Convention Opens. The eightieth day’s session of the con stitutional convention was called to order by President Knox at 9 o’clock. Roll call showed ninety-one delegates present. The committee on journal “reported that it was correct. The committee on rules then reported a substitute for a resolution of Mr. Long of Walker to extend for two years the term of all officers whose terms expire in 1904. The substitute provided only for the ex tension of the terms of the present sher iffs for two years. Mr. DeGraffenried substituted a minor ity report opposing the extension for the sheriffs. He spoke in favor of his substi tute, saying the convention had consid ered this sheriff matter several times and yesterday finally refused to give the sher iffs two terms. Now comes the proposed measure offering to give them two addi tional years. It is said this w'lll popular ize the constitution, but he thought the constitution should go before the people on its merits. The terms of Senators had been extended, but this was not an office of profit. Mr. Smith of Mobile, chairman of the committee, said the members of the com mittee were not actuated in adopting this resolution by any desire of making a com promise with the .sheriffs. But to make all the offices harmonize, either the pres ent sheriffs must be extended two years or those elected in 1904 must be elected for six years. The idea that the people were hankering to give some particular officer an advantage was. in his opinion, a hum bug. As we had to extend the term of one officer or another, it seemed to him wisest to extend the term of the present Incumbents. He moved to lay the minority report on the table. An aye and nay vote was demanded on this motion, with the result that the motion was carried by a vote of 74 to 46. The substitute reported by the commit tee was then adopted. Several leaves of absence were then asked for and granted. Suffrage Matter. Judge Coleman of Greene moved to re consider the vote whereby an amendment was made yesterday to the suffrage ar ticle, providing that anyone could vote who owned $300 of real or personal prop erty. Judge Coleman spoke In favor of his amendment. He said the real purpose or the convention was not to provide quali fications so as to enable persons to vote but to prescribe qualifications to prevent persons from voting. The committee was willing to allow white men to vote, but the convention was to eliminate a certain class of voters. The black belt wanted re lief. and It could not get It IT tne con vention allowed owners of $300 of real and personal property mixed to vote. Many negroes had this who did not possess $100 of either real or personal property. The black belt preferred a qualification of $300 of real estate alone, but In deference to other sections of the state, they had In serted $300 of personal property. The black belt must have relief, and they would ratify any other provision of the constitution If they were allowed this. It had conceeded to the white counties ev ery measure necessary for this relief, and why should they not conceed to the black belt this masure, which Is necessary for their protection. Mr. Rogers of Sumter spoke against Judge Coleman's motion. 'He said he him self was from the black belt, and that Judge Coleman did not speak for the en tire black belt. White Voters Don’t Want It. Mr. Sanders of Limestone said that It had been stated that this amendment was adopted yesterday in the Interest of the white voters of North Alabama, but that as an humble representative from that section he did not think the people of that section were demanding this I . change. The* white man is protected un der the permanent plan and the tempora ry plan, and this change would simply allow more negroes to vote. He was not ashamed to admit that his purpose in coming here was to disfranchise every ne gro that it was possible to disfranchise without conflicting with the fifteenth amendment (great applause). He hoped the original suffrage plan would be re adopted. Mr. Pillans of Mobile said the amend ment adopted yesterday did not reduce the standard of qualification. It was what the convention thought they had adopted at first until it was pointed out yesterday they had not. He hoped the amendment adopted yesterday would be retained. Mr. Morgan M. Smith of Autauga spoke in favor of Judge Coleman’s motion. He said it was the custom in the black belt | to sell negroes property on conditional ! sale and that this would enable them to vote if the contract price of this property amounted to $300, although they had not paid but a few dollars on it. Those who picked flaws in the suffrage plan should be able to offer something better. The black belt was in earnest in gaining re lief. Under the temporary plan every white man could vote. He did not entire ly approve of the permanent plan and thought it should require $1000 of personal property to qualify a voter under this provision. Favors the Amendment. General Harrison of Lee spoke in favor of the amendment adopted yesterday. He said the suffrage plan required the voter to be the owner In good faith of $300 of property, and no subterfuge would be passed by the registrars. Governor Oates introduced an ordinance to allow every male person who had de clared his intention to become a citizen and had liyed here five years and had paid his taxes should vote. Also to allow an elector with $500 of property to cast two votes. General Harrison moved to lay Judge Coleman’s motion on the table. An aye and nay vote was demanded on this, with the result that the convention refused to table the motion by a vote of 50 ayes and GO nays. Mr. Williams of Marengo said the peo ple were getting tired of the convention reconsidering its action, and that the question before the convention was a mat ter of tweedledum and tweedledee. If a man had $300 of property why not let him vote? Judge Coleman then moved the previoits question on his motion to reconsider. This was ordered and Judge Coleman conclud ed the debate by saying that while he did not claim to represent the entire black belt, he did represent a majority of them. He said that many negroes would own $300 of both personal and real estate, but few would own $300 of either. He yielded half of his ten minutes to Judge Cobb. Judge Cobb said it was too hasty in the last days of the convention to set aside a plan the result of two months’ delibe ration. The only argument advanced . against the plan was that it was not equitable, and this idea grew out of the fact that certain delegates did not under stand what suffrage meant. It was not a right, but a privilege. We believed that the white man should rule and the negro should not, and his friend from Lee (Gen eral Harrison) in his great liberality on this question was not In accord with the majority of the people in the State or the majority of this convention. (Applause.) The vote should be reconsidered and the former plan adopted. Voting On the Question. An aye and nay vote was demanded on the motion to reconsider the vote adopting the entire article on suffrage. The call for this was sustained, and the motion to reconsider was adopted by a vote of 69 to 61. The vote adopting the amendment not having yet been reconsidered, Mr. Heflin of Chambers spoke in favor of retaining the amendment. He said it was right and fair that to strike it down would be as unfair as to say to a man that he could vote if he had $300 in gold, but could not if it was in gold and silver mixed. Judge Coleman spoke again in favor of reconsidering the vote whereby the amendment was adopted. He moved the previous question on the motion to recon sider the section. Tills was ordered and the motion to reconsider the vote whereby the amendment was adopted, was carried by an aye and nay vote of 66 to 55. The amendment offered yesterday by General Harrison was then tabled on mo tion of Judge Coleman and the article on suffrage was adopted as it was orig inally reported by the committee on har mony. Mmcie un L/orporanons. The convention then took up the article on corporations and the ordinance report ed yesterady by the committee on har mony as an amendment, to allow foreign corporations to be sued In this state in certain cases. This ordinance was ta bled. Mr. Boone of the committee then offered an amendment to prevent municipal cor porations of over 6000 inhabitants from granting franchises to corporations for a longer time than thirty years. He spoke briefly in favor of his amendment. Mr. Smith of Mobile spoke against too short a franchise. He said the franchise was the principal thing of value In street railroads and similar corporations, and that if its duration was made too short they could not ■ell their bonds. He moved •to table the amendment. This was lost by a vote of 24 to 39. Mr. Graham of Montgomery spoke against the amendment, saying its adop ! tions was unwise and would affect the prosperity of the municipalities. It was entirely a legislative matter, and should be left to the Legislature. 'Mr. Pillans of Mobile said the city ot Montgomery was now suffering from the effects of a street railroad monopoly, and this with what was going on in the city of Mobile was a sufficient argument in favor of the adoption of the amendment. He demanded the previous question, which was ordered. The amendment was then adopted on a viva voce vote. Mr. Williams of Marengo offered an amendment so as to prohibit the state or any sub-division thereof from engaging in the business of dispensaries, this section not to apply to those now in existence. Tom Long Speaks. Mr. Long of Walker, speaking in favor of the amendment, said the word dispen sary was merely a respectable name for a rum shop. He said if it was wrong for a church to sell whisky, it was wrong for the slate to do so. If it was to be ■old at all it should be sold at a saloon. His amendment was tabled on motion of Mr. Beddow. The previous question was then ordered and the article on corporations was adopted on a viva voce vote. The committee on rules reported favor ably a resolution of Mr. Eyster to allow the committee on harmony mileage. This resolution was adopted. The committee also reported a substi tute for a resolution of Mr. Reese. This provided that all leaves of absence be revoked, to take effect at 9 o’clock Tues day, September 3. This was adopted. The article on banks and banking was then read by the clerk and adopted as read. The article on education was then read. Mr. Case of DeKalb moved to strike out that section which related to the Mobile schools. This was tabled. The section allowing Tuscaloosa County to levy an extra school tax of 10 cents per $100 was, on motion of Mr. Foster, stricken out. Mr. Kyle of Etowah moved to strike out the provision relating to the Mobile schools. This motion was tabled and the entire article was adopted on a viva voce vote, Mr. DeGraffenrled of Hale moved that the convention remain In session until 2 o’clock provided the work of the conven tion was not completed sooner. The article on militia was then read and adopted. The article on miscellaneous provisions was then read. Convict System. Mr. Beddow moved an amendment to provide that after January 1, 1904, the State's convicts should not be leased out. He said that for a number of years the convicts of the State had been saddled upon Jefferson County, and that each convict took the place of a free laborer. Every other section of the State hnd bad some courtesy shown to It, and he now asked that something be done for Jeffer son County. He said that if this was done for Jefferson County It would march up In solid phalanx In support of the con stitution. On motion of Mr. DeGraffenrled the amendment was tabled. Mr. Beddow then offered an amendment to provide that convicts should not be worked In the mines unless they were felony cases, and that In misdemeanor cases the prisoners should her kept In their respective counties. Dr. Cunningham of Jefferson spoke In favor of the amendment. He said the question was dear to his heart and he had worked In an effort to pass such a law through the Legislature. It was on ac count of the defeat of this measure that he had retired from politics. The present system was a disgrace to the State, and experience showed that the mortality In the mines was greater among the short time or misdemeanor convicts than among those who were in for a long term of years. He cited statistics to prove this, and said that In sentencing men for cost3 In Alabama they were frequently sen tenced to death. He begged the conven tion to strike a final blow at this sys tem, for God, humanity and morality. He spoke of the relation of coal mines to health, and said an unhealthy mine would Injure the health of a healthy man tor abr&Jge the life ,(o|f fan unhealthy man. Should this convention be asked to commit a murder every four days for costs, for that is what Alabama does when she sentences misdemeanor convicts or sends men for costs to the mines. Here his time expired. An effort was made to extend it but Mr. Jenkins of Wilcox scoured recognition and spoke against the amendment. He then moved to table It. On an aye and nay vote H was tabled by a vote of 6f> to 66. The article was then adopted. uiner Articles. The article on 'the mode of amending the constitution was then read and pass ed without change. The schedule to the constitution was then read. This provides among other things that ithe constitution shall be submitted to a vote of the people for rat ification. Mr. Williams of Barbour moved to amend so that no elcetor shall be deprived of bis vote by reason of not being regis tered. The amendment was adopted. Mr. Craig of Dallas offered an amend ment to repeal all laws in conflict with the article. This was tabled as the ar ticle itself had this effect. Judge Coleman offered an amendment to allow all those to vote on the consti tution who were now qualified to vote. This amendment was tabled. General Sanford moved to amend so as to provide that the election shall not : be held In less than thirty days from the | proclamation of the Governor. This was | tabled. An amendment of Mr. Burns relating to the Railroad commission was tabled. The article was then adopted. The entire constitution was then adop ted on an aye and nay vote of 96 to 10. Long and continued cheers greeted the announcement of the vote. Captain White asked consent to explain his vote. He said to his regret owing to the fact that one of the suffrage planks in his opinion violated the consti tution of the United States, which he had taken an oath to support, and he would be compelled to vote no. President Knox waff called on for a speech, but said it was not In order at this time. An ordinance appropriating $130 for ex penses was passed. The convention then adjourned until 12 o’clock Monday. BOSSIE FRANCIS STILL AT LARGE He Has Succeeded So Far in Eluding His Excited Pursuers Kansas City, Mo., August 31.—The man hunt that has been in progress In John son and Cass counties, Missouri, since last Tuesday evening, when Miss Mary Henderson was found murdered at the home of her brother-in-law, Chapman H^att, and the negro hired man, Bossle Francis, the supposed murderer, missing, has not been successful. After fruitless beating of the bush, ransacking of negro cabins and searching of ooal mines, the hundred of volunteers yesterday were ready to give up and even the blood hounds rofusod to follow the new trails. Last n'ght. however, fresh Interest was aroused by the discovery of a negro skulking in the woods near Btraussburg. A party of men set out in pursuit, but tho negro vanished mysteriously. Tonight all the towns along the Mis souri Pacific were intensely excited by a report that Francis had been capturel near Pleasant Hill; that the law officers were bent on taking him to Warrensburg Jail,,but that the men who had hunted him would carry him to the Hyatt farm and hang or burn him. A negro answer ing the description of Francis was pur sued tonight by a posse in the neighbor hood of the Rising Star schoolhouse bc tween Pleasant Hill and Btraussburg. So sure were the hunters of getting their man that one went to Pleasant Hill with information that the negro was In sight fleeing afoot and wotild be taken in a few minutes. From this grew the rumor that Francis was actually a prisoner. Later It was learned that the fugitive escaped. Rain Is falling, the night is dark and the chase is at a standstill again. STRIKERS CLAIM TO HAVE CLOSED DU UUJESNE ILL Management Says Open Health Department Will Open as Usual Monday It It Said the Trust President Wants the Men To Go Back To Work and Then He Will Listen To Their Grievances. Pittsburg, Pa., August 31.—The steel strikers are claiming tonight the biggest victory since the fight began In the closing down of the open hearth depart ment of the DuQuesne steel works. The Amalgamated people claim that the open hearth men have struck and 'the en tire plant will have to close down when the men fall to return Sunday night for work. The Carnegie steel people make light of the matter and say the close down of the open hearth department to day was merely the usual Saturday afternoon close and maintain’ that the men will be on hand for work Sunday evening as heretofore, and that no stop page will result. They claim the trouble at the plant Friday night has been ex aggerated very much, that instead of a large number of men having qutt work only a few boys were escorted from the mill by policemen and the places of those ejected were filled at once. Until tomorrow night It will not be known certainly what side is right In Its contention — the Amalgamated people claiming to be able to tie up the plant and the' steel company saying they will resume without any material inconven ience. Aside from the DuQuesne Incident the reported conference by long distance tel ephone between President Sohwab of the Steel Corporation and Simon Burns, pres ident of the Window Glass Workers' Association was the only other occur rence to cause comment. It seems that they communicated with each other by telephone bun. what the subject or re sult was Is no\ known. Schwab's Position. It Is learned from another source that during the extended wire conversation Mr. Schwab told Mr. Burns that he would not consent to meet any representa tives of the Amalgamated Association until all the mills of the United States Steel corporation thrown Idle by the or der of President Shaffer are put In ope ration again by the former employes of the corporation returning to their work. He told Mr. Burns, it Is said, that the striking members of the Amalgamated Association are no longer employes of the United States Steel corporation. Hence there Is no reason why he should meet any representative of the association. But If they voluntarily re-enter the em ploy of the corporation. It Is sold, Mr. Schwab Is willing to listen to any griev ance they may desire to lay before him with reference to their work and wages. And It Is further Intimated that he will consent to allow these grievances to be submitted by the officers of their union. Mr. Burns called on President Shaffer this afternoon. He refused to state what passed at the conference, but he Is hope ful that President Schwab will accord him an Interview to discuss the terms of strike settlement. The feature of the pro posal, which it Is said Impresses tho president of the Steel combine. Is putting the men back to work at once and then adjusting any difficulties. Shaffer Upheld. W. F. Porter of McKeesport, who was a delegate to the recent convention of the Amalgamated Association at Milwau kee, says: "I note an article In the Labor World of this week stating that this strike is Shaffer's strike. I wish It positively stat ed that every delegate at the Milwaukee convention, including myself, knew that the strike would bo called In case the steel combine failed to agree to the terms of the wage settlement as set down In the convention. You cannot make It too strong that the present strike had the en dorsement of every delegate. President Shaffer cannot take up the refutation of the article, but every delegate to the con vention should, and Is willing to do so." The Steel Corporation today continued to add to Its number of men at work In several of the plants that have resumed since the strike began, but the Amalga mated people Insist that the additions are of no value and that the strike situation remains without change. Neither side to the controversy expects much to devolop until after Gabor Day outside of the DuQuesne probabilities. Af ter Monday, however, It Is probable that decided and effective moves will be made by each. BURNS AND SCHWAB MAY YET ACCOMPLISH SOMETHING Pittsburg, August 31.—It Is learned to night from reliable authority in spite of the great secrecy maintained by Messrs. Burns and Shaffer concerning the tele phonic conversation between President Schwab and President Burns that some thing decisive may result. It Is said that President Schwab declined to have any conferences with President Shaffer on the ground that he no longer represents any of the men employed by the corpora tion. All union men have left the employ of the company. If these steel workers return at once and the mills resume oper ations In full, the whole matter Is said to assume a different aspect and a dis cussion between the officials of the trust and the Amalgamated officials can take place. Immediately after this conversation Mr. Burns went to President Shaffer and urged him to call a meeting of the ex ecutive board of the organization at once so that the men could be ordered to work at the earliest moment possible. It is understood that this order will be issued not later than Tuesday and would have been Issued before then had It been pos sible to get the executive committee of the organization together. President Shaffer, while declining to discuss the matter, remained at his of fice until a late hour tonight and was much occupied. Appearances indicated that he was preparing for some Important move, but nothing could bo learned from him on the actual situation. SITUATION IN COLOMBIA SAID TO DE HANGED Recent Concentration of Lib eralists Around Colon Seems to Have Disappeared MESSAGES INTERRUPTED All the News Emanating From the Coast Town of Accunences On the Frontier Believed To Be Unreliable. Colon, Colombia, via Galveston, Au gust 31.—Quiet prevails on the Isthmus. The recent Liberal concentration In this vicinity seems to have disappeared. Whatever their numbers, tbe Liberals are poorly armed and without leaders lack of organization for concerted action, and hence can avail themselves of no opportunities to damage the govern ment. Endless rumors are afloat, but the con census of the best Informed conservative opinion discredit serious hostilities or anything more than the continuation of the Liberals’ guerilla system of engage ment with the government forces. The Liberals are anxious to get a seaport, and hence their recent approach to Bogas del Toro west of here. The gov ernment is not bringing reinforcements to the Isthmus. There la about 400 men at Colon and at Panama a thousand men are available if needed. The general situation in Colombia is de vlsible under three heads — the isthmus revolution, the progress made throughout the rest of the country and the situation on the Venezuelan and Ecuadorian frontiers. The revolution is progressing In the rest of the country with varying success. The Liberals hold various towns and districts and decline to meet the government punitive expeditions, with drawing upon their approach and return ing after their departure to engage in other and similar tactics, with occasional small engagements. Communication interruptea. One thing Is certain — all the govern ment's systems of communication are In terrupted or delayed and are unreliable, hence It Is impossible to secure reliable news on the coast of frontier happenings. All the news emanating from the coast towns concerning the frontier is unre llaWe. Colombia doubtless has troops on the Venezuelan and Ecuadorian fron tiers, although the numbers reported are vastly exaggerated and Venezuela has no troop on the Colombian frontier. It Is difficult to draw a line of distinction between the troops of one country and the revolutionists of the other. Various indications lesd to the belief that there will be no warfare between Colombia and Venezuela. The political revolutionists of both countries, in post years, have time and time again Jumped across the frontier when pressed from one side or the other and have continually used, as the necessi ty arose, one or the other countries as the place of refuge in preparing expeditions against the established authority of the other country. It should be borne in mind that the frontier offers Indefinite protection to Co lombians and Venezuelans of both politi cal parties. It has been the favorite field of operations for the revolutionists of both countries and these conditions have existed on the frontier whenever either Colombia or Venezuela has had a revolu tion on hand. SEAGIRT RIFl-E ranges. Capt. W. B. Martin and Corporal Casey Tied. New York, August 31.—From early morning until after sundown today the rifle and revolver marksmen were busy on the Seagirt ranges. Several contests were decided, the principal one being that for the Wimbledon cup, for which Amer ican citizens only were eligible to com pote. Each man had 30 shorts at 1,000 yards and those using the military Krag-Jorgensen rifle were allowed eight polnits on the twenty-ninth round. Cap tain W. B. Martin of the Seoond Regi ment of Trenton, N. J.. and Corporal Casey of the Seventy-First Regiment of New York were tied at scores of 116 each. Casey only made two on his last shot and Martin scored four, making a total of 119 out a possible 160. Both men shot the military weapon and IS points were added to their scores. Captain Martin won the match with a total of 137 paints, Casey had 136 and Sergeant Coy of the Twelfth Regiment of New York came net with 134, Includ ing an allowance of 18 points. William D. Foulke of Philadelphia, who won this event last year, shot a sporting rifle and had no allowance. His net score was 122. Six teams of five men each took part In the revolver team match which was won by the representatives of Eight Batitery A of Boston. Their total score was 696 points. BRITISH-PACIFIC CABLE. Soundings Taken Every Ten Miles By the Steamer Brlttannia. Washington, August 31.—An interesting report, showing the work on the Britlsh Paclflc cable—to be the longest one ever laid—has been received at the State De partment from Consular Agent Robinson at Norfolk Island under date of June 20. The report states that on the passage across to Norfolk Island from Brisbane, Australia, soundings were taken every ten miles by the British cable steamer Britannia, which Is being used to mark out a track for the cable. About 100 miles Yrom the coast an obstruction was met with In the shape of a range of submarine mountains lying directly In the track.and a deviation to the south had to be made in order to clear It. The greatest depth obtained was 2800 fathoms and the most shallow 237 fathoms. It has been decided to land the cable at Anson Bay on the west side of Norfolk Island. Norfolk Isl and will be one of the most Important stations of the cable route, as all mes sages to Australia and New Zealand will converge there to be repeated. Troops Massed On Frontier. Port of Spain, Island of Trinidad, via Haytien Caide, August 81.—There are massed near San Cristobol and Cucuta on the Colombian frontier, 9600 troops. It Is reported that Colombian regular forces to the number of 5400 are near Cucuta, and serious complications are feared. AMERICAN WAR VESSELS CROWD EMM PORTS Crews Are ■ Being Entertained Royally by the English Officers Ashore A SCENE AT SOUTHAMPTON Mayor and Corporation In Gold Ermine and Purple Came Alongside the Dixie—Great Britain Needs Submarine Boats. London, August SI.—Seldom have so many American war vessels appeared simultaneously In English ports. Scarcely had the Hartford and Essex arrived In the Thames before the Chicago excited the curiosity of Porthmouth citizens. Then the Dixie arrived at Southampton, and now the Buffalo’s crew are being en tertained at Greenock. The Hartford and Essex have since left but the others re main. They are all receiving the most hospitable treatment, but the English of ficers regret that the vessels could not all come to one port so that the welcome could have been organized. The officers are also puzzled by the fact that the Eu ropean squadron at present consists of the lonely Chicago and that Rear Admiral Cromwell has no control over or even communication with other American ves selh In England. The arrival of the Mayor and corpora tion of Southampton In full regalia along side of the Dixie created Intense Interest among the western lads who are learning to be Jackies. Such an array of gold er mine and purple was something new to them and the commingling of the visi tors wlith all -the vigor of a favorable first Impression. With a laudable desire to end the dullness of the peers here dur ing London's empty season, one dally has been endeavoring to get up a scare on the subject of Great Britain’s overwhel ming deficiency In submarine boats. urimes of the Admiralty. Among the alleged crimes it attributes to the admiralty is that of allowing the United States to secure this week a sub marine invention which the admiralty de clined even to examine, and which is likely to revolutionize that method of warfare. A representative of the Asso ciated Press has ascertained that the in vention in question was examined and declined >y the admiralty; was submitted to the United States naval attache, Com mander Clover, and was forwarded by him in the usual routine to Washington. The Indorsement accompanying it, and the opinion of other naval experts ren ders It highly improbable that the inven tion will receive any more consideration from the navy department at Washing ton than the British admiralty, which, by the way, are busily engaged in getting their Holland boats ready for launching, They have called for volunteers to man the submarine boats, but only a few ad venturous spirits have responded, and most all of these have been rejected on account of the inability to pass the severe medical tests Imposed In this class of the service. It Is quite probable that five Holland boats will be ready for launching before their crews are secured. The reports that the Vlckers-Maxlm Company had made several secret and important additions to Holland’s inven tion are apparently untrue. CHAIN MAKER8 STRIKE. Employes of Standard Company Want More Wages. Braddock, Pa., August 31. — Over 326 chalnmakers employed at the Rankin plant of the Standard Chain Company went on strike today as a result of the refusal of the company to grant them an increase of 10 per cent in wages, previ ously demanded. Manager Robllng stated today that the remainder of the plant would not be seri ously crippled for some time, and that only the chain-making department would remain idle. The Rankin men are organ ized into a lodge of the National Chain makers of America and are prepared to stay out until their demands are granted. They say the strike will extend to other plants. Coke Region Affected. Pittsburg, August 31.—A telagram from ■Smithfleld tonlglrt says: The big steel strike has at least ar fected the coke region, and as a result orders have been received from headquar ters for a wholesale banking of ovens In this section of Payette County. This move will resultjn nearly 400 m$>n being forced Into Idleness and many are now leaving for other parts of the region. INDEX TO TODAY’S PAPER. 1— Constitution Adopted. The Strike Situation. Doings In Great Britain. Awful Wreck In Montana Colombia Said to be Quiet. 2— Baseball. Peculiar Death. 3— Dawson Wants His Boat to Race. Dead List Growing. State News. 6— .Mother and Babe Killed. To Consider Immigration. Local News. 7— Columbia Beats Constitution. g—The Races. 9—Trusts and the Farmer. Trlggs Needs Vacation. 10— Social News and Gossip. Newport Society. Household Hints. 11— Challenger and Defender. Boat Used for Wagon. 13—Editorial. Murmur of the World. Hotel I/obbles. Dr. Huger on Negro Voters. 13— Criticism of Supreme Court. Plays and Players. 14— Anniston, Alabama’s Model City. 16—The Markets. 16—A New AriatoOMfflk. v a.'. THIRTY-FOUR LUES LIST IN TIE WRECK Railroad Disaster in Montana Doe of the Worst in An-y nals of Railroading SUPT, DOWNS AND SON KILLED Runaway Cars Dashed Into Passenger Train, Tearing It Into Splinters * and the Whole Mass Was • ;ij ^ Soon In Flames. Spokane, "Wash., August 3f.—All reports show that the wreck on the Great North ern, forty miles east of Kalispell, Mon tana, was the worst in the road’s history and one of the most terrible In the annals of American railroading. Thirty-four lives are lost and ten persons were in jured. Three of the Injured will surely die and the others were seriously hurt. By strenuous and heroic efforts, fifteen of the bodies were taken from the wreck ed cars. All the other victims were cre mated, including Superintendent P. T, Downs and his son, T. Kirk Down*. There is a heavy grade near the scene of the wreck. Two engines had taken a train of twenty-eight freight cars up this grade, and had drawn off to take water. While doing this all the twenty eight cars started down the grade. The runaway train dashed down the grade at frightful speed and creshed into the Tear of a passenger train near the aiding at Nyack. Superintendent Downs* private car wan attached to the passenger, an« next to it was a day coach filled with railroad laborers from Duluth. As the runaway train sped by the switch it struck a caboose and day coach on the siding, wrecking them. Fire immediately started from the oil lamps in the caboose. The point where the wild train crashed Into the passenger was several hundred feet away, and it was two and a half hours before the flames reached the main, wreck. AUanwh11 frantic efforts weie made to fake enfi the dead and Injured. Tho wreck was piled high and wedged f Into almost hopeless confusion, and in spite of superhuman efforts, the flames burst through the wrecked cars before the. work was completed. J. H. Blair, col ored cook in Mr. Downs’ car was taken out alive, but died In a few minutes. Tt was impossible to get at the. bodies of Superintendent Downs and his son. At Lightning Speed. The runaway train tore down itbe high grade at lightning speed, rounding the most severe curves at a speed of up wards of seventy miles an hour, where regular trains barely crawled along. With a roar it burst around the curve, and what is most remarkable, jumped a split switch which would have turned It to the side, and crashed irtto the pas senger train. There was neither time nor opportunity for escape. Mr. Downs* car and that of the laborers was smashed into kindling wood, the occupants of the private car meeting Instant death. The debris and shingles and lumber of the freighlt burned like tinder. The train crew was forced back from its work of rescue by the Haines. One man worked his way as far ts the private car where he saw the dead bodies of Mr. Downs and his son, and dragged out the body of the cook. In the laborers’ car many of the forty-six occupants were so pin ned in that they could not be reached and burned before the eyes of the spec tators. Fire Burned Fiercely. The flro was so fierce that the rear sleeper could not be saved though it had not left the track. Its occupants were hurried into forward cars which were hauled ahead out of the reach of the fire. The. flames extended to the brush along side the track and burned the telegraph poles. A wire broke and this, followed by a storm, greatly retarded telegraphic news of the wreck. The first message sent to Kalispell whence the wreckers and all doctors In that town were ordered to the scene.The Injured were given every attention and as soon as possible the train with Its burden of dead, dying and injured was taken to Kalispell. Colonel Down was one of the most pop ular railroad men ever stationed here. A native of Ireland and 64 years of age, he had spent thirty-three years In railroad service. Tomorrow he was to have as sumed the duties of vice-president of the Spokane Falls and Kootenai Valley road, at the personal request of J. J. Hill. He leaves a widow, now visiting In Blake fleld, Vermont, and one daughter, Mrs. Rupert Blue of San Francisco. Mr. Downs and his son left Monday in the private car with his guests, Lieut. Victor Blue, an American naval officer, and wife. They accompanied their guests as far east as Minot, N. D., and were re turning home when the wreck occurred, Kirk Downs was about 21 year* of age and was employed as secretary to his father. Dead Will Number 36. St. Paul, Minn., August 31.—Advices re ceived at the Great Northern headquar ters in this city place the total number of the dead as the result of the wreck at Essex, Montana, at thirty-six. The num ber Injured was thirteen and at least three are fatally hurt. The remains of the dead recovered, to gether with the injured were taken to Kalispell and the latetr are in the hos pitals at that place receiving medical at tendance. The body of Superintendent P. T. Downs was recovered late today. It was so bad ly charred that Identification was only possible through articles found near the body. The body of his son is as yet un recovered and it is feared that It was completely cremated. No list of the dead other than already given, has been received. The others killed were Scandinavian la borers and it 1b Impossible to Identify them owing to the condition in which their bodies were found. More Idle Men. Biwood. Ind., August Sl.-The big fac tory o Ittsburg Plate Glass com pany 1 Ity closed down this after noon • ut 800 men were added to; the Is Tiber already Idle in this' SM.. - • •'---S3