The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-07-17
DOMESTIC.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, July 12.-Later
particulars show that nineteen people
are dead and scores OF others fearful.y
injured as the result Of the head end
collision near Norton, Mo between
fast express and live stock train.
The passenger train was travelling in
three sections owing to the heavy Ed
worth League business to San Fran
cisco. The wrecked train was the
first section and contained no leaguers.
Conductor McAnna of the freight
train east bound had been ordered to
meet the second section Of the passen-
ger train at Slater, the next station east
of Norton, but apparently overlooked
the fact that the first section which
was So minutes late, had not passed.
The head brakeman on the freight,
who was about four cars from the eL-
CINE, says Conductor McAnna assumed
the throttle himself on leaving Marsh-
all and was running the engine when
the collision occurred. The trains met
two miles west of Norton on a curve
surrounding high en- bankment.
The entire train was destroyed by
fire soon after the wreck occurred.
The cars are believed to have been set
afre by the wreckage of the locomo-
tives. The trains collided head on
while going at good speed. The en-
gines were practically demolished and
freight cars and the passenger trains
were telescoped.
COLUMBUS, o., July 1.-THE most
STRIKING thing in the Democratic State
convention, held here yesterday, was
the treatment of Bryan's name. Tue
most bitter things were said of his lead
ership in the committee on resolutions
this morning where it was insis ed his
name should not be mentioned and
that there should be no reference to
either of the national platforms on
which he made his campaigns. After
this plan had been agreed upon, one of
the twenty-one members of that CON-
mittee offered a minority report, rea.-
irming the Kansas City platform and
expressing confidence in Bryan. He
received only six votes from the $50
delegates on his substitute for the pre-
amble.
BosToN, July 12.-The depositors of
the detulct Globe National bank are to
receive 100 cents on the dollar, and the
banks stockholders are likely also TO
come in for small distribution. Such
is the statement OF Receiver Wing,
who arrived in Boston Thursday mora
ing after a trip through the West,
where he had been investigating q
number of the mining properties in
which the bank was interested, which
have proven more profitable than ex-
pected.
NEWPORT, R. l., July 12.-The Col
umbia won Thursdays race in fine
shape, with the Constitution second,
and, to the amazement OF all yachts
men, the Independence a remarkably
good third. The Boston boat sailed an
exciting race with the two Herreshoff
yachts and actually led the Constitu-
tuition at the outer mark, only to be
beaten by her little over tw o minutes
on the run to the finish before the
wind. The breeze, however, was
much stronger than on previous days,
which apparently accounts for the fine
showing of the Lawson yacht; and
again the Independence sailed the fif
teen miles to windward without her
jibtopsail and seemed to hold higher at
the same footing just as fast.
The result of Thursdays race leaves
| the question OF the supremacy OF the
three 90-footers delightfully."- uncertain,
the Independence being not so slow
after all, while the Constitution has
yet to prove her unquestioned superior.
ity to the other two yachts in any hing
except very light airs. The hopes of
the Boston contingent have therefore
gone upward with bound and Thurs
day night the experts were trying to
figure what the ''Scow" boat will do
when it blows still little harder.
The race itself was very exciting es-
pecially when little less than an hour
after the start, the Independence by
keeping near the Narragansett shore,
forced the Constitution about and for
few minutes was the leading boat in
the race.
The Columbia on corrected time beat
Constitution four minutes and 81 sec
onds and Independence six minutes
and 81 seconds. Constitution beat It.
dependence over the course two mir.
utes and seconds corrected time.