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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-12-04
BOILER EXPLOSION DISASTER.
Twenty Men Dead, p Injured
Factory Building Destroyed.

Detroit, Mich, Nov. 26.-Twenty
men are dead, ten of them unidentified
and so terribly burned and blackened
that Identification is almost impossi-
BILE and 27 other men are lying in the
various hospitals of the city suffering
from terrible cuts and burns and other
injuries, all results of the explosion Of
one of the boilers in the Penberthy
Injector company's large plant at the
coroner of Abbott street and Brooklyn
avenue, at go o'colck today.
In addition to the q injured in hos
pitals, dozen Or more of the
employees who suffered comparatively
slight injuries, aside from the shock,
were taken to their homes.
twenty-five men and boys have not
as yet been located either at their
homes or at the hospitals. The ten un-
identified bodies account for ten of
these, and the ofdcders of the com
pany say that they feel positive that
the major portion of the remaining Is
are by tonight at their homes. To
night great force of men is search
ing the ruins by electric light and the
work will not be stopped until every
foot has been examined.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-12-04
at LEAST EIGHTY LIVES LOST.
Last Report of Awful Wabash
Railroad Holocaust.

Detroit, Mich, Nov. 29.-An inter
view this evening with Thomas E.
Moran, deputy custom collector of
this port, practically veri6es the esti-
mate that at least eighty lives were
lost in Wednesday nights collision
and awful holocaust on the Wabash
Railroad, near Seneca. The two i'm
migrant cars in which the greatest
loss of life occurred, and in which so
many of the wreck victims were roasted
to death, were part of Train l3, which
crossed Detroit River from Canada on
the ferryboat Great Western, Wednes-
day afternoon, and Deputy Moran in
spected the baggage of its passengers.
He says there were at the very least
calcultions 100 Italians in the two
cars. In addition to these there were
ten more in the smoking ear, which
was ahead of the two immigrant cars.
Official advices to Superintendent
Burns, of this division of the Wabash,
say that Of the Italians In the wreck
twenty escaped unhurt and were taken
to st. Louis, fifteen are In the COM
pany's hospital at Peru, Ind. there
are six others in Peru, and two are
near Adrian, injured. Subtracting
these 43 from the no immigrants,
Deputy Moran says were aboard the
train, leaves loss among the Italians
alone of 81. In addition eight other
bodies were recovered and identified,
which makes total of rs dead.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-12-04
THREE ENGINES IN COLLISION.
Wreck on the Wabash Railroad
Great Loss of Human Life.

Detroit. Mich, Nov. 27.-One Of
the most disastrous wrecks in the his
ory of the Wabash railroad, or any
other Michigan road, occurred at
Seneca, Mich, small way station
about 10 miles southwest of Detroit,
between Z and 7.30 o'clock tonight.
Train No. Is, an immigrant train,
with two engines, westbound, collided,
under a full head of steam, with train
No. 4, eastbound, about one mile
from Seneca.
The result was that five or six coach
es on the emigrant train were crushed
and it's load of human freight were
sent into eternity in a moment, while
one coach on train No. 4, which con-
sisted of parlor car, dining and a
baggage car, was also telescoped and
four dead bodies have been taken from
the ruins.
It is not known how many people
there were on the emigrant train. but
the number of dead and injured will
be anywhere from so to 150.
The people on that train we're caught
like rats in trap and crushed. Then
the wreck caught fire and those who
were not instantly killed were slowly
roasted to death and none of the few
spectators who hastily gathered from
the farm houses nearby were able to
afford aid. The whole emigrant train
was soon consumed by the flames and
every person on that train, 1t is re-
ported now, was killed.
Farmers residing along the track
rushed in on the blazing mass 10 rescue
those whom they thought might be
alvie. The bodies hauled out of the
wreck were taken to nearby farm
houses. which are filled with dead, and
a large number of injured were taken
to a hospital at Peru, Ind.
ssilong The track, long lines OF burned
bodies lie covered with blankets, pre-
senting grewsome sight. 1t may be
possible that the exact number of kill
ed or who they are will never be
known. At present it is impossible to
get anything resembling a list Of the
injured or dead from Seneca.
1t is said here that the accident was
the result Of a misunderstanding of
orders. 1t is reported in Seneca that
No. should have waited at Seneca
station and No. Is should have taken
the siding. This was not done. Then
the crash came.
The net result is that one whole
train, No. 13, is burned: the engines
completely wrecked and the baggage
car is crushed into kindling wood.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-12-04
DR.. Richardson, of spartanburg,
Elected TO Succeed Dr.. Wilson
as Editor of the Southern
Christian Advocate.

Columbia, November 29.-The mem
bers of the Annual Conference of the
Methodist Church are doing their
work this year in an exceedingly bust
ness-like manner under the skillful
guidance of Bishop Galloway, and are
finding time to move about over the
city in the afternoons, seeing the
sights and calling on friends resident
here. Indeed they are having a good
time ir Columbia, though disposing
of all business promptly. The Confer
ence is running smoothly and the
weather is continuing delightful.
There was an air of business and ex-
pectancy in and around the Conference
room this morning not seen before.
And the business of the day proves
it to have been the busiest session yet
held.
DR.. j. j. Tigert, of Nashville, book
editor for the Methodist Church was
introduced and addressed the Con-
ference His work has been highly
commended, and his opinion is sought
all over the connection. The Metho-
dist Review under his management
has been one of the strongest, ecclesi-
astical magazines in the country.
DR.. ". r. Lambert, also of Nash
vile, the wide-awake missionary secre-
tary, addressed the Conference special
ly in the interest of go Forward. I"
This paper was the outgrowth of the
great missionary conference held at
Of live missionary matter.
NEW EDITOR OF THE ADVOCATE
At 10 O'Clock the Conference went
into the election of editor of the
Southern Christian Advocate This
was one of the most interesting and
important matters of the present
sitting Men had talked over it for
months, having made up their minds
and when the time came they clung to
their preference, making it necessary
to hold four ballots. The Rev ". K.
Richardson. d. d., of Spartanburs,
received a majority of the votes cast
and was declared elected, succeeding
DR.. j. Q. Wilson, who has held the
position for years The election is for
four wears service DR.. Richardson
IS q strong preacher and will uphold
the high standard of the "Old South
ern.
In the interim of counting the
ballots Conference did not suspend
business, but the preachers of Flor
ence. Columbia and Greenville dis
tricts were called, their reports rem
dered and their characters passed by
the Conference.
Several memorials to the General
Conference to be held next year were
presented and read One in regard to
the use of tobacco, another asking
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-12-04
YOUNG COMMITS SUICIDE.
Defaulting City Treasurer of
Louisville Could Not Face
Disgrace.

Louisville, Nov. 27.-After being
offered an evening newspaper which
said his books were under examination
by expert accountants, Stuart r.
Young, city treasurer of Louisville,
this evening went to the rear of a
warehouse at Sixth and Nelson streets
and committed suicide by shooting
himself behind the rigth ear with a
pistol.
A great sensation was created late
this afternoon when the last edition
of one evening paper appeared with
a story, in substance, that accountants
we're at work on the books of the
retiring city treasurer, Stuart r.
Young, and that it was reported that
discrepancies had been found in his
accounts. Immediately the friends Of
Mr.. Young began to look for him, not
believing the reports. Shortly after
6 p. m. Mr.. Young was seen at the
ladies, entrance of the Louisville
hotel on Main street, where he lived
with his bride of few months. Two
newsboys who knew Mr.. Young, ran
up and said:
..Mr. Young, don't you want a
paper? Its got your picture in it.
One glance at the double-c column
headlines told Mr.. Young why the
paper had printed a double-column
picture of him. Instead of entering
the hotel he walked down Sixth street
towards the river, the newsboys follow
ing him on the other side of the
street. Just after passing Nelson
street Mr.. Young turned off between
box cars. The boys feared to follow
him any further and returning to the
Louisville hotel described Mr.. Young's
actions to "Kid" Johnson, a hackman,
whose stand is in front Of the hotel.
Johonson was acquainted with Young,
and going in the direction given by
the newsboys finally found Mr.. Young
lying face downward in the cinders,
his right arm under him. Seeing a
bullet hole behind Mr.. Young's right
ear, johnson turned the body over.
Then he saw the pistol in Mr.. Young's
right hand. Life was extinct. The
body was removed to an undertaking
establishment under orders of the cor
oner for an inquest.
Stuart R. Young was 35 years old
and one of the most prominent men in
Louisville He was a graduate of
Princeton university, son Of Col.
Bennett II. Young, prominent lawyer
and former Confederate soldier of
Louisville, and brother of Lawrence
Young of Chicago, president of the
Washington Park Jockey club. He
married last July Miss Bessie Wymond,
one of the most beautiful women in
Kentucky, and daughter of Z. 81. Wy
mond. Four years ago Mr.. Young was
elected city treasurer and under the
law was ineligible for reelection, his
successor having been elected on Nov.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-12-04
The BONNIE TRIAL.
Governments Case cIosed--De-
fense Will Introduce 25
Witnesses.

Washington, Nov. 29.-Upon the eve
of the adjournment today of the crimi-
nal court before which Mrs. Lola Ida
Bonine is being tried for the killing
of James S. Ayres, Jr. District At
torney Gould announced that the gov
ernment would rest its case after. the
introduction of one or two more wit
nesses and that he expected to con-
clude at the morning session of the
court tomorrow. Mr.. 7. ". Keane
will then make preliminary state
ment in Mrs. Bonine's behalf and wit
nesses forthe defense will be intro
duced. It is expected that about %
of these will be heard. Mrs. Bonine's
counsel say that they have not yet de-
cided whether she shall be put upon
the stand.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-12-04
POSTAL SERVICE SELF SUSTAINING.
Increase of Revenue---Extension
of Rural Free Delivery.

Washington, Nov. ga self-sus-
tanning service, brought about by the
yearly increase of the postal revenues
resulting from general extension OF
rural free delivery is the conclusion
reached by First Assistant Postmaster
General VIM. johnson in his annual
report.
OF the gross postal revenues Of the
United States for the past fiscal year
s74. 295, 394 cme from S66 delivery
cities. The remaining $500 president
ial postoffces yielded SIG, 063, 252, while
the II, 479 fourth class postof6ces pro-
duced s1s, 913, 5l9.
Mr.. johnson says the fact that the
postal service in the largest cities is
practically perfect is the explanation
of why the annual percentage of in
crease in the revenue of the free deliv
cry postofices should be three times
greater than in the smaller cities and
FIVE times as large as that of the
fourth class Offices. AS rural free
delivery reaches out into the country,
giving equal facilities without regard
to locality, he says it increases the
revenues at rate at least equal to that
maintained in the free delivery cities,
where during the past five yeras, it has
averaged per cent. At the end of
the present fiscal year $500 rural
routes will be in successful operation,
5000 being in effect by December 2.
The latter figure represents just 80
years ago. The inhexible policy is an
nounced of avoiding hereafter main
tenance of unnecessary postoflces and
superhuous star routes contempora-
neously with rural free delivery
routes. On July 1 last the force Of
4,3O1 rural carriers was serving $40, :
644 people at fraction over IS cents
per capita, and on December 2 next,
1000. 600 of the rural population will
be enjoying free delivery. Every es-
tablishment of a route, the report
says, is followed PROMPTLY by a steady
increase in the volume, of mail, both
delivered and collected.
The city free delivery now embraces
Se6 cities and towns, including four IN
the new insular possession, all these i ese
employing an army of Is, ,389
uniformed carriers who col
lect and carry the mails two
or more times each working day to
80, coo, 900 patrons. The total cost per
annum to the department for this ser
vice is so cents per capita.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-12-04
HRS. RACHEL POWELL MURDERED
A Dark Deed in 0conee County,,
Mas Shot Through the Heart.

Walhalia, Nov. 26.-As the result OF
the killing of Mrs. Rachel Powell
alias Thomas, Sunday night, six
Young men are now in Oconee jail.
They are John Hudson, Money Hud-
son, George Hudson, Tom Hudson,
Rowland Robertson and Jack Sent
nell. The first three were arrested
Monday morning % miles from the
scene of the crime toward the Georgia
line The others were arrested yester-
day after the inquest near Salem. A
crowd went to Westley Powell's home
Sunday night about 8 O'Clock and
began to tear the house down. After
they had torn most of the roof of and
his chimney down to the ground
Powell then came out and found four
men all of whom he recognized as the
Hudson boys. He made the best fight
he could, and knocked Money Hudson
down with piece Of plank. At this
juncture his wife, a woman OF 80
years, came out and was shot in the
heart and death followed Instantly.
Mr.. Powell says be believed there
were others near the house but he
could not recognize them. Three OF
the Hudsons left and passed through
Walhalla about sunrise Sunday morn
ing. At the inquest Mr.. Powell swore
that he had knocked Money Hudson
down and that he had given him a
black eye.
When this statement was made
Powell had not seen Hudson and did
not know that he was in jail. Hud-
son shows the black eye. Drs. Bell
and Mckinley held the post mortem
and found the ball to be one from a
50 calibre pistol. The Hudsons had
two pistols when arrested, one a %
ealibre, and the other a 3S. Mrs.
Powell leaves Eve children. The
place of the killing is II miles north
of here on Keowee river. Westley
Powell and Rachel Powell alias
Thomas were under Indictment in this
county for living in adultery. The
Hudsons are the sons Of John NJ.
Hudson, Confederate soldier.
Robertson is from North Carolina.
Sentell lived on Keowee river.
This is said to have been the second
woman ever killed in Oconee county
and the affair is deeply regretted. The
case against all the accused now IN
jail is believed to be strong one.
The coroner has not yet returned
and further particulars cannot be
obtained.
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MRS. BONINE'S LIFE IN BALANCE.
Deputy Coroner Principal Wit
ness---Suicide Theory Exploded.

Washington, D. c., Nov. 27.-The
principal witness today before the
criminal court in which Mrs. Lola Ida
Bonine is being tried for the murder
of James S. Ayres was DR.. Martin W.
Glazebrook, the deputy coroner for
the District of Columbia, who con-
Quoted the autopsy upon the body Of
Ayres. He described in detail the
three wounds on the young mans
body, and the court crier, stripped to
the waist, was used to illustrate the
location and course of the wounds for
the instruction of the jury. DR..
Glazebrooke also testified that Mrs
Bonire had given him her version OF
the manner in which Ayres came to
his death, claiming that the wounds
were inflicted while the pistol was in
Ayres' hands, and illustrating how
the tragedy occurred, but he thought
that it was impossible for the wounds
to have been made with the weapon
in Ayres' own hand. She told him
that he was at her back and had his
arms clasped about her when the shots
were fired.
johnson 4. Cooper, John A. Taft
and Michael Kane testified that Ayres
was sober on the night of the tragedy.
Three colored female servants related
incidents of Ayres' life at the Ken
more Hotel. One of them said that
she had heard Ayres order Mrs. Bonine
to get out of his room and remain out:
another that he saw Ayres and Mrs.
Bonine coming out of the formers
room together. and third that upon
one occasion Ayres had shown indiffer-
ence when told that Mrs. Bonine was
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-12-04
BRADSTREET's TRADE REVIEW.
Improved Conditions in Some Sec
tions--cheerfuI Feeling Pre-
vaIIing.

New York, Nov. 29.-Bradstreet's
tomorrow will say: The advent of more
seasonable weather has given the ap-
parently needed stimulus to retail and
holiday demand in the northwest and
portions of the south. From now on
retail, rather than wholesale, demand
will attract more attention. Colder
weather and snow would, however,
benefit northwestern trade and indus
try, though the opening weather pre-
vailing has enabled more than ordi-
narily complete farming preparations
and extended building activity. Ac-
companying the improvement in the
tone of the trade there has been
broadening and deepening in specula-
tion in leading food stalesp, and, all
in all, there is rather more cheerful
feeling prevailing.
No sign of the usual seasonable
duieting down in the demand for iron
and steel is apparent and buyers are
as eager as ever to obtain supplies.
The car shortage estimate congestion
of freight in the Pittsburg district
has been accentuated by the switch
mems strike and the trouble there,
if anything, is aggravated. A num-
Der Of the furnaces are banked and
several mills are idle for lack of sup
plies. In finished products bars,
sheets and structural material are all
active and there has even been an i'm
provement in states. Less is naturally
doing in the wholesale distribution of
dry goods, but the resorting demand
reported of good volume sales for next
spring are not as heavy as expected.
At the east business in print cloth is
slow, and there is less doing in brown
cottons for export, but these goods are
reported largely sold ahead to March.
The furry in prints is over and no
business in printed goods for future
delivery can be placed at the recent
cut rates. In woolen goods the situa-
tion is one of the best for years. The
strength of the coarser grains, corn
and oats, has been the sustaining fea-
ture to wheat which might otherwise
have receded on large northwestern re-
ceipts and heavy increase in the Wis
ible supply. A resume of the world
cereal food supplies shows shrinkage
this year Of 1,056, 600, 600 bushels as
compared with last year. Provisions
are showing exceptional strength, due
to shorts covering and reported heavy
buying. Hog receipts are large, but
their weights are light, and this ac-
counts for the relatively greater ad-
vance in lard.
Business failures in the United States
for the week number 1S9 as against
1874 in the same week last year. Fail
ures in Canada for the week number
26 as against % in the same week a
year ago.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-12-04
Hester's Cotton Statement.

New Orleans, Nov. 29.-Secretary
Hester's weekly New Orleans Cotton
Exchange statement issued today for
the % days of November show an in
crease in the movement into sight over
last year of 164, 900, and an increase
over the same period year before last
of 269, 900. For the ninety days of the
season that have elapsed the aggregate
is behind the ninety days of last year
$1,000, and ahead of the same days
wear before last of 249, 00o.
The amount brought into sight dur
ing the past week has been 42l, SOL
bales against 500, 244 for the same
seven days last year, and 1913, 132
year before last.
The total movement since Septem-
ber 1st to date i, 716, 762 against i, IA,
2l4 last year, and 4, 46Il, 320 year
before last.
Foreign exports for the week have
been $50. 71333 against 2l0, 303 last year.
The total takings of American mills,
north and south, and Canada. thus
FAR for the seson have been 1,l79. 24S
against l, la. 512 last year
Stocks at the Seaboard and the %
leading southern interior centres iu
creased during the week 9,S43 bales
against an increase during the CORES
ponding period last season of 75, 800.
Including stocks left over at ports
and interior towns from the last crop
and the number of bales brought into
sight thus far for the new crop the sup
ply to date is 5,076, 449 against 1896,
74S for the same period last year.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-12-04
CLEMSON DEFEATS NORTH CAROLINA
BY Score of % to Io---Both Teams
in Good Condition.

Charlotte, N. c., Nov. 2s.-The
football team of the University Of
North Carolina went down in defeat
this afternoon before the Clemson col
lege aggregation by the score of % to
10. The game was played at Latta
park before crowd of about 1000
spectators. Both teams were in fair
condition, though Carolina was con-
siderably weakened by the inability of
Smothers ard Graves, the quarter
back to get in the game. Berkely
went in with a very bad leg and was
easily retired after making some good
distance gains. Captain Carr had his
men we'll in hand and was playing a
hard game until be was forced to re-
tire on being hurt. The whole Glenn
son team played good ball. They
outclassed Carolina. They were
heavier for one thing, but they played
fierce and fast game. Their quick
plays generally resulted in good gains
and their line breaking was good.
Cardinals strong playing was in hard
line hitting, and Council proved him
self steady gamer and the star of the
game. Fcust hit the line hard and
Guleck was always a good gamer.
Both teams played good ball, but Car
oilna did not put up the game she is
capable of playing. The game was
called at 3 O'Clock. Captain Carr won
the toss and chose to defend the south
goal. The halves were 30 minutes in
length.