davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-12-31
The CANADA RAILROAD DISASTER.
Evidence at Inquest Into Cause
of Death of Victims of Wreck
on Grand Trunk.

Wyoming, Ont, Dec. 29.-The in
Quest into the cause of the death OF
the victims of the recent accident on
| the Grand Trunk road at Wanstead
was begun here today: Dispatcher
James Kerr, who sent the train from
London, was called. Kerr's evidence
was to the effect that he sent orders to
the Walford and Wyoming operator;
simultaneously to have the express
meet the freight at Wanstead. Short
ly after Wyoming reported to the dis
pateher that the freight was slow IN
getting out. Kerr's order was proper
" repeated back by both operators
and Kerr marked it go. k
Kerr asked Wyoming why the freight
was slow in getting out. Wyoming re-
piying that he did not know. Kerr
then called Walford and asked if No. .
was coming. Walford's reply beng
/" Yes," Kerr said " Minute, bust it. =
Wyoming then reported the freight
pulling out. Kerr said 'slet her go. .
He then called the Walford operator
who reported No. 5 had gone and that
he had busted the order for No. 5.
Kerr then called Wyoming and told
him to stop the freight. Wyoming
answered 81 CAM y
Kerr said you must stop her.
Kerr then called Kings Court for
seven or eight minues. Before raising
that Office Kings Court reported No. 8.
had passed. In a few minutes Wan.
stead called the dispatcher, asking If
the trains. were to pass at Wanstead
as he had heard noise and had run
from his house thinking there was
trouble. In few minutes Assistant
Superintendent Costello who was on
the express train called Kerr and asked
for the auxiliary to be sent as a col
ison had occurred. ". j. Hunt, who
appeared for Carson, the station agent
at Maford, cross examined Kerr.
Andrew Carson, the Walford operat-
or at whose door is laid the responsi,,
bility for the accident by the Grand
Trunk officials, followed Kerr on the
stand. He appeared to. be cool and
collected. He got the order for the two
trains to cross at Wanstead, he said,
and displayed his order board to stop
the express. Soon after he heard
Wyoming tell of the delay to the
freight and then the London train dis
hatcher called the witness and said
bust it." He did not hear the word
may preceding the bust it. y The
express had stopped and the conductor
asked for his order but the witness
told him that it had been cancelled and
gave the conductor clearance order.
Bust it" is common form of cancel
ling orders, he said. He did not get a
formal order annulling it. There. was
no written record of the order 50 bust
it.''
The inquest then adjourned until
tomorrow.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-12-31
I,AWER.

London, Ont, December 2s.-There
we're no deaths today among the per
sons injured In Friday nights COLI
sion at Wanstead. Tonight the Associ-
ated Press was informed st Victoria
HospitaI that while several Of the in
Iured are still IN a serious condition
It's expected that all will recover.
Andrew Carson, the operator at
SSatford, the irst station east of the
wreck, whose failure to deliver orders
% Conductor McAulife, of the Pacific
express, to pass the freight at Wan
stead IS said by the Grand Trunk Off
eiaIs TO have caused the wreck, made
his first statement since the wreck to
the Associated Press this afternoon.
He SAYS ne received the order for No.
TIE express, te pass the freight at
Wansteaa at g. 4S O'Clock, but declares
.DasitiYeIy that a few minutes later
Dispatcher 5. 6. Kerr, at London,
called him aud ordered him to bust, .
or cancel, the order. He said:
6 About 9.54, after calling Wyoming
and ascertaining that the freight was
Ehers. the dispatcher called me rapid.
half dozen times. When l an
STer6d on the wire ne Goid me TO
bust this order. / wrote bust it
aeyoss the order just as No. was
coming in. Conductor MeAulife came
IN and asked me what the erder board
Eas out against him for. I told him
that I had had an order for him, but
the dispatcher had busted it. He
asked me TO hurry and write him a
clearance order, which did. After
rlss train had started and was out of
my reach the dispatcher learned that
the freight had left Wyoming. told
hin could not stop No. 5, as it had
left. He Immediately called up Kings
Court junction, the station between
Watford ard Wanstead, On the rail
road line, and I tried to raise them
on commercial wire. We both failed
TO do this, however, until after the
express had passed the junction.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-12-31
Combinations Held to be Legal.

St. Louis, Mo-, December %
Capitalists have a right to do as
they please with their money, so long
as they do not become public charges.
"a man without capital may labor
or refuse to labor, SO lcng as he keeps
out of the poor house.
Capitalists have the right to COM
bine capital in productive enterprises
and by lawful competition drive indi-
vidual producers and smaller ones out
of business.
"Laborers and artisans have the
right to form unions and fight this
competition Of capitalists by lawful
means.
This statement of the right OF com
bination on the part of capital and Ia
Dor was handed down by Judge G. c.
Bland, Of the Court of Appeals, today,
in decision in favor of Joseph (.
Walsh, who sought an Injunction tc
prevent members of the Master Plumb,
ers' Association from combining IL
the refusal to sell him supplies
because he was not member.
judges Barclay and Goode concurrec
in the decision. which was a reyersa.
of decision in Judge Woods Court
The Appellate Court, while holding
that the Association should be
restrained, as Walsh asked, refused te
dissolve the organization as be hac
requested. It was stated that the As,
sociation was lawful one.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-12-31
DISG0RD IN VENEZUELA.
The Civil Var Renewed by the
Revolutionisfs.

Willemstad, Curacao, December %.
The Venezuelan revolutionists have
resumed active hostilities against
President Castro. There occurred
yesterday morning lively engagement
between 1000 revolutionists, under
Gen. Riera, and the Government
forces at Cauyarao, in the vicinity OF
Coro. Details of the engagement are
lacking, but it is known here that the
revolutionists had artillery. The Gov
ernment forces were commanded by
Gen. ReferanoECasillo. Gen. Riera
retained his position.
The armistice between the Govern
ment and the revolutionists has just
expired.
"a BOLD, STRATEGIC STROKE. /"
Willemstad, Island of Curacao, Sat
urday, DECEMBER 27.-News has reach
ed here from an authoritative source
in Caracas that Vicente Gomez, First
Vice President of the Republic, in
tends to carry out bold strategic
stroke against President Castro.
BLOCKADE TO CONTINUE.
London, December 2s.-A dispatch
to the Central News from Rome says
it has been semi officially announced
that under special agreements the
blockade of the Venezuelan coast by
the allies will continue during the ar
bitration Of the issue.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-12-31
The VENEZUELA DISPUTE.
No Arbitrator or Mode of Arbitra-
tion Yet Decided.

Washington, December 27.-Ihere is
now in progress an active exchange Of
notes between the allied Powers, Vene-
zuela and the United States respecting
the method of submitting to arbitra-
tion the issues which have arisen be-
tween Venezuela and the allies. Ques-
tions are being put and answers are
forthcoming, but it is said that the
negotiations are in such shape that it
would be extremely injudicious and
indiscreet to make each phase public,
if there really exist desire to reach q
satisfactory settlement.
1t is explained at the State depart
ment that the part of the United
States Government just now is that
of Is good friend to all parties; that
it is not undertaking to draw up pro-
tocols, or impose limitations upon the
parties, but is confning its Offices to
getting them together and keeping
them so. In this view it will not be
necessary for our Government to pre-
scribe how the Monroe doctrine shall
or shall not figure in the protocols; it
will Judge for. itself by results how
our interests are affected and will not
indulge in premature or uncalled-for
protests.
AS for the terms of the arbitration
agreement, tits stated that they are in
a fair way to be speedily adjusted, but
nothing can be said of the details.
1t is presumed that the allies will
agree to terminate the blockade,
though no stipulation has yet been
entered into on that point. Nothing
has been heard recently of the part
to be taken by United States Minister
Bowen in the final settlement, and it
begins to appear that, after all,
Venezuela will probably be represent
ed bv one Of her own people.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-12-31
a Verdict Found.

gssThe eoroner's jury, which has been
Investigating the wreck at Wanstead
Ontario, Can, last Friday night, in
which twenty ty-eight lives were lost,
brought verdict shorty before mid
night last night. The verdict is as fol-
lows:
We find that Arthur ". Ricketts,
was killed in the collision at Wanstead
December 26, 1902; that said collision
was caused by wrong orders being
given to No. 5 at Watford. Response
bility for the issuance of wrong orders
are not agreed upon as between Opera
tor Carson and Dispatcher Kerr. That
after No. 5 had left Watford by the is
suance of wrong orders We consider
that the accident could have been
averted by the operator at Wyoming
or Kings Court junction had the
railway company had more experienced
operators at those ponints, tone being
but q boy Of 16, at each of which
places the dispatcher, having had
ample time to do it, endeavored to get
the opposing trains stopped. -
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-12-31
wedding Them OUT.
Deacon's Clever Scheme Exposed
by The Minister.
From the Detroit Fire Press.

81 smile over it even now, declared
the well-known minister Of the Gospel,
who was in a reminiscent mood. 1t
was my first church and | was ambi
tious to make a good showing. We
were sadly in need of a new church,
and I decided to make an attempt to
get one, and I fully realized that it
Would be difficult matter to secure
the needed funds. Knowing that
many are sensitive over the fact that
they are not able to give as much as
others, tried the plan Of having them
write the amount they were willing to
give upon card and put it in a small
envelope that furnished.
"Well, I collected the envelopes and
took them in my study to look over.
The amount, pledged was very unsatis-
factory, but there was enc card calling
for 500 that was unsigned. At first
[ thought this was an oversight; then,
thinking ] recognized the writing, l
was not so sure. There was only one
member who wrote hand like it, and
that was Deacon Jones, man who
had the reputation of being very
close. Now 500 was none too much
for him to give, although / had not ex-
pected more than s25 from him. dis
tinctly remembered seeing him make
great show of dropping his envelope
in the hat when it was passed, and
as there was no card with his name
I felt sure that the unsigned card
was. his, and that he was well aware
that he had not signed it,.
ssWell, the next Sunday-remember
l was yoGng-I resolved upon bold
plan. arose and requested all those
who had handed in an envelope the
Sunday before to stand up. This they
did, the deacon among them. Then as
I read list Of the givers l had made
from the cards, I requested them to
be seated. One by one they sat down,
and when my list was exhausted only
the deacon was standing, and he was
pretty red in the face. l blandly ex-
planned matters, invited the deacon to
sign his card, and after he had done
so, much against his will, announced
tie hymn. Praise God from Whom
Ali Blessings Flow.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-12-31
Two Views of Death.
From the Nashville American.

Roscoe Conkling, in his eulogy Of
Oliver P. Morton shortly after that
statesman's death, said: Death is
natures sUpreme adherence. TIE
dark valley, with its weird and sol
emn shadows, illumined by the rays
Of Christianity, is still the ground
which nam shudders to approach. The
grim portals and the narrow house
seem in the lapse of centuries to have
gained rather than lost in impressive
and foreboding horror. -
Yet Conkling went bravely, for ali
that, when the time came TO go.
Beecher expressed a different idea Of
death. He said: when we compre-
hend the fulness of what death will do
for US, in all our outlook and fore
look, dying is triumph. Nowhere is
there so fair sight, so sweet a pros.
pect, as when a young soul is passing
away out Of life and tine through the
gate of death-the easy, the royal, the
golden, the pearly gate of death.
Death is as sweet as flowers are. It
is as blessed as bird-singing in spring.
never hear of the death Of any one
who is ready to die that my heart does
not sing like a harp. I am sorry for
those who are left behind, but not for
those who have gone before. AS [
grow older and come nearer to death
I look upon it more and more with
complacent Joy, and out of every long
ing | hear God say: SOh, trusting,
hungering one, come 20 Me- What
the other life will bring l know not,
only that I viii wake in Gods like
ness and see Him as He is. Speed On,
then, oh, heart, and yearn for dying.
have drunk at many fountain, bur
thirst came again: | have fed at many
a bounteous table, but hunger return
ed: I have seen many bright and love
ly things, but while l gazed their
Iustre faded. There is nothing here
that can give me rest, but when l
behold Thee, 0 God, shall be
satisfied. -
Here are two fashlight views of two
thinkers concerning the mystery anc
tragedy of life and death. Beecher,s
is the more cheerful view, and his
was unquestionably the greatest intel
lect. How much has intellect to Go
with views Of the whence and whittier
the hereafter, the unknowable: What
is it that causes one intellect to ap-
proach the grave with serene conf
dence and contentmeut and another to
drift into the mystic shadows with
questioning spirit to which comes no
reply? Does any man die without a
lingering faith, hope Of the hereaf-
ter? Where are Conkling and Beech
er?
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-12-31
Another Washington +?

A page came into the house and
handed a card to Col. Pete" Hep
burn, of Iowa. Col. Hepburn looked
at the card and said: q don't want
to see him. Tell him I'm not in my
seat. The boy stood soek-still and
looked at Hepburn. Tell him I'm not
in my seat, repeated the Iowan.
4 can't tell him that, said the
page.
Hurry up, persisted Hepburn.
sSTel( him I'm not in my seat.
But, Mr.. Hepburn, said the boy
you are in your seat. | can't tell
a story.
Hepburn looked at the boy min
ute. Then he moved to the next chair
and said: Tell him I'm not in my
seat. -
"All right, sir, - said tbs boy, as
he made dash for the door.-New
York World.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-12-31
FRIFI WRECK IN ONTARIO.
he Pacific Express Runs Into a
Freight Train.

london, Ont, Dee. 27.-The most
ightsnl railroad accident IN the an
of the past decade happened q
short distance from the little station
of Wanstead. on the Sarnia branch of
the Grand Trunk Railway, last night.
The trains IN collision were the Pacific
sxpress and freight. The express
vas runaing nearly two hours late and
as making fast time. The freight
as endeayoring to make a siding to
get clear Of the express, but failed by
minute or two.
There was dreadful crash, the
locomotives reared up and fell over IN
ditch. the baggage car OF the express
se1escoped the smoker and IN an Instant
The shrieks and cries Of the wounded
and 6he dying filed the air. The loss
ife is sWenty-eight. The injured
number considerably more, and
asay Of these may die.
Many OF the dead we're terribly
autiiated. Heads were cut OF, legs
wranched from the bodies and the
level stretch Of snow became crimson
vith the blood Of the victims.
he responsibility for the ace5dent
s.sSs5 -, J,oa,, 1y,a fo 2 teIe
seaaesso . n..se LAY. 80. Ssea - y : W.
nseperasoE ; = efaos. asss ,sz+bo s4.+;o,e
9pfssoE ss;olas $3.50 - ss1a sass9s an
ss.s; .so tho
g stse asea -. y1.s.tas5 - aa5 w :. W
aa3e @ I'ssss' ~ :. aug go
the system OF the GTano 5ronA
ttlalss order should nave peen ouph-
cated. copy pelIig gwen TO Ine con
az % sns ea2isIs. -
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-12-31
Fire in Darlington.


Darlington, Dec. 27.-At : o'clock
tonight an alarm of fire caused con-
siderable excitement when it was as
certained that the Nachman block, in
the center of the business part of town,
was burning. The IRE was in the
basement and smoke came in such
volumes as almost made effective work
impossible. Chief Dargan, Fire Chief
James and white and colored fremen
did splendid work. Five streams, from
engines and hydrants, at last ex-
tinguished the flames after the store
and stock were seriously damaged.
The building was occupied by the
Book & Toy company and by Doyle's
barber shop. Loss about s., coo; in
sured in local agencies.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-12-31
Venezuela Will Yield.

Caracas, Dec. 2S.-United States
Minister-..Bowen and the Venezuelan
minister of foreign affairs held a long
conference last night. Mr.. Bowen,
obeying instructions from Washing
ton, conveyed to Senor Baralt Presi-
dent Roosevelt's refusal to act as ar
bitrator in the Venezuelan difficulty.
He recommended that the matter be
taken to the international Peace
Court at The Hague, which had been
expressly organized to consider cues
tions in which the honor Of a country
or the disposition of territory were
not concerned. He suggested the or
ganization of commission to sit in
Washington, she allied Powers to be
represented on this commission by
their ambassadors to the United
States and Venezuela by delegate.
The commission is to sign a document
setting forth the matters to be decided
at The Hague Court. Mr.. Bowen
said also that Germany would not
press for an immediate payment and
that she had agreed to accept guar
antee based on d percentage of the
customs receipts.
As result of the conference Senor
Baralt telegraphed President Castro
to return to La Victoria. The Presi-
dert will reach here tomorrow and
Venezuela will make concessions,
even abandoning her demand that her
navy be returned Through the Ven
ezuelan delegate to the commission
the Venezuelan Government will ask
that the blockade be lifted at once.
Senor Balalt expressed the desire that
Mr.. Bowen repesent Venezuela on
the commission. II Mr.. Bowen can
not accept The post it is suggested in
official circles that it be given to ".
W. Russell, secretary to the American
legation.
Senor Baralt has prepared the fol-
lowing statement for the Associated
Press:
.Venezuela agrees to pay all her
debts, the payments to be guaranteed
by certain percentage Of the Gus
toms receipts or by the fotation of a
special loan, also to be guaranteed. |
believe the proposal to submit the Is
sues to The Hague will be acceptable
to president Castro. | am sorry that
President Roosevelt was unable to act
as arbitrator.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-12-31

Glaee Bay, n. S. Dec; 28.-Ihe
Marconi station at Glace Bay contln-
ues to maintain daily communication
with Cornwall, with constantly IN
creasing efficiency and facility. Mar
conf is still here, but will leave short
" for the Cape Cod station. In the
meantime he is sending two or three
messages by wireless telegraphy to
Europe daily. Some OF these dis
patches are long. One of the dis
patches was directed to ex-Empress
Eugene.
Madrid, Dec. 28.-The appointment
of Vice Admiral Cervera, who surren-
dered to the American feet of San.
tiago de Cuba, to the post OF chief OF
4staE of the navy, las been published
Ia the Official Gazette.
.Abbeville, December 2.-sanders, a
colored boy, about q, after sharing
the hospitality of woman near
Hodges, charged her with stealing 80
from him. Upon her refusing to sur,
render it, he got q shotgun and fred
fEgo loads intoAer body, killing her,
- ifsf4CnS9 IN Green
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-12-31

Anderson, December 2I.-L. ..
Russell, a well known citizen of this
county, mes a sudden death under
peculiar circumstances yesterday. lie
and his son, young man about
grown, had been to neighbor's house
and were returning home. They were
in buggy and in some way one Of
the shafts broke and it was impossible
to.proceed further with the vehicle.
Mr.. Russell was under the influence Of
liqour and his son decided to leave him
seated in the buggy while be rode the
mule home for assistance. The young
man went on home and when he came
back. short while afterwards, he was
horrifed to find that his father had
fallen from the buggy and broken his
neck. He had tumbled over the dash
board, falling on his face. The coro-
ner held an inquset today and the jury
returned verdict in accordance with
the facts, -
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-12-31

The citizens Of Lancaster are much
alarmed over the smallpox situation in
their town, and general vaccination
has been ordered for the past ten days.
The voters of Columbia have almost
unanimously voted for the issuance
of $50, 600 Of 4 per cent. bonds, with
which the city is to build a system OF
first class water works.
The Legislature will meet on the
second Tuesday in January, the 18th
day of the month.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-12-31
Bank Robbery in Union, Nc.

St. Louis, December 27.-The bank
At Union. No, was robbed OF SO, eco
in sensational manner between |
and 2 a. n. today, according TO a
special to The Post Dispatch
Residents In the vicinity OF the
bank we're aroused by The sound OF
IN explosion and some OF them rushed
into the street. The burglars, then,
leaving the bank, opened fire at ran
dom and were successful in intimi-
dating the would-be captors until
taey had made their escape in safety.
Oscar Busch, a hardware man, who
pnt his head out Ct a window only to
be confronted with the muzzle OF a
pistol, states that only two men lett
the bank. Other accounts place the
number of burglars at seven.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-12-31

jacksonville, Fla, December 81
Last night was the coldest OF the sea
son so far, the thermometer reaching
81 here and 30 at Tampa with a kill
ing frost. 1t is feared that young
orange trees are killed or badly hurt,
as the previous warm weather had SAP
in the upper limbs. There is con-
siderable fruit yet in the groves, and
in some sections this may be harmed
considerably.
There is man living not many
miles from Camden who has family
of nine boys, the youngest one now
being about grown and as large as his
father, and a doctor has never
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-12-31
Put Snuff in His Whiskey.

Richmond, Va, Dec. 29.-James !.
Hundley of Danville pleaded provoca-
tion in the Danville police court for
whipping his wife and daughter.
Hundley agreed to give up liquor if
his wife and daughter would give up
using snuff. Huntley says be kept
the contract vigorously until he dis
covered the women were snufiing"
in secret and he returned to drinking.
When tho women discovered bottle of
whiskey in Hundley's pocket they
dosed it heavily with red pepper and
snuff. Hundley took a big drink and
stoutly maintained that be was justi-
fed in cheSsg the women.