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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-12-28
THIRTEEN INJURED.
Four Passenger Cars Rolled Down an En-
baDkment, but No One Was Killed.

KANSAS City, Mo-. Dec. 27.-The west
bound passenger train on the Santa Fe.
from Chicago due at Kansas City at $50
this morning was wrecked at Newcomb,
No., small station about six miles east of
Carrollton, at o'clock this morning. by
spreading rails. The rear part OF the train,
consisting of chair car. two Pullmans and
u dining-car. left the track and went down
an eighteen-foot embankment. Thirteen
passengers were injured. but no one was
killed OF fatally hurt Following is COM
plete list of the I'M ured:
CONDUCTOR wM. WORDSWORTH, OF Chicago,
badly bruised in various parts OF the body.
MRS. ELIZA TOOMEY. OF Marion, Kan. scalp
wound and sprained ankle.
WM. kAsTON, head cook III dining car. scalded.
CHARLES DEMPSEY. second cook. scalded.
c. W. SCOTT, Chicago, scalp wound.
j. II. WHITFORD, Topeka, scalp wound.
VIZ. DECKER, Topeka, scalp wound.
MIS-. WM. DECKER, Topeka. shoulder bruised.
wounds.
w. j. KRUss, conductor of Pullman, back
sprained
j. c. BARTON, severy, Kan. head cut and
bruised
MRS. NELLY A. WATSON. Topeka, badly bruised
about the head and body.
The engine. baggage and express cars
passed safely over the place where the
rails spread and the chair car was the first
to leave tho track. liz turned completely
over and stood upright at the foot o. the
smbankment. There were about twenty
persons IN this car and ten OF them were in
jured. The first sleeper furhed over and
laid on its side and the inmates were com
PEELED TO crawl out of u hole IN the bottom
of the coach.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-12-28
CRAZED BY HIS MOTHERS DEATH.
Son of Victim of the New York Central
Disaster Loses His Mind-Four Funerals.

NEW YORK. Dec. 27.-The funerals of Mrs.
A. NJ. Baldwin. DR.. Stephen A. Best and
the Misses Libbie Van Arsdale and Mabel
Slocum. victims of the Christmas eve New
York Central disaster at Hastings. were
conducted to-day. The funeral of Mrs
Baldwin. at her late home. No. II East
Eiehty-ifth street. was largely attended.
Rev. Dr.. Macarthur and Rev. Mr.. Willis
officiated. During the ohsequies Mrs.
BaldHin's son Homer. who was in the ac-
cIdent. became greatly affected and at last
his mind gave way and it became necessary
TO take him from the room. 1t is feared
that he has utterly lost his reason.
Rev. Phillips Bartlett. warm personal
friend of DIR. Best, conducted his funeral at
his late residence, No. PA Lenox avenue.
The floral offerings were profuee. The
remains were taken to Pulaski, n. Y, for
burial.
Rev. John j. Reed, pastor of the Bedford
street Church. and Rev. Mr.. Edwards. of
the e1hirteenth-street Presby terian Church,
otficiated at the obsequies of the Misses
Van Arsdale and Slocum ut the Bedford
street Church. The church was packed to
overflOwing. Cornelius Vanderbilt, Cbaun-
cey vi. Depew and attorney Loomis OF the
Central road. Manager TOpeey and MIR.
Hoskell, of the Harlem division, Secretary
Taylor, of the Wagner Palace-car Com
pany. and other prominent people were
present. Several women tainted during
the services. The burial of Miss Van Ars-
dale will be ut Montgomery. n. y, and
that of Miss Slocum at LockpOrt, n. Y.
A dispatch from Yonkers says there nre
now only three persons in the hospital in
that city who were taken from the wreck
at hastings on Christmas eve. They are
Mrs. Homer X. BALDWIN and John BagnaH,
at st. Johns Hospital and Miss Annie Ford,
at st. Joseph's hospital. Lawyer Dennis
Murphy died ct 10 O'clock last night in st.
Joseph's Hospital. He was UNCONSCIOUS
Daring the day and remained so until he
died. The romans will be taken to Medina
to morrow for interment To-day DR.. Duffy,
at st. Joseph's Hospital. said that Mrs.
Ford had improved considerably and would
nOdou bt recover. Dr. Jameson. at ST. Johns
Hospital. reports marked Improvement
in the condition OF Mrs. Baldwin and John
X. Bagnall. This morning Mr.. Baldwin
was allowed to see his wife for the first
time since the accident and the meeting
between them WAS very affecting The
doctor said that though the patients
showed marked Improvemont they were
not yet out of danger. 1t would be several
weeks before they wonld be able to leave
the hospital. Nothing has been heard of
brakeman Herrick. who Is charged with
causing the wreck by his negligence. The
warrant for his arrest is still in detective
Humphreys hands. waiting to be served.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-12-28
SOUTH AMERICAN FANcIEs.
Inhabitants Clothe Themselves I'm Gaudj
Coiors-Eond of Toys.

Inhabitants Clothe Themselves I'm Gaudy
Colors-Fond of Toys.
WASHINGTON. Dec. ga gentleman who
has travelled extensively through Peru,
Ecuador and Bolivia writes as follows to
the Bureau of American Republics concern
ing the classes of goods required IA those
countries: The stores are generally" he
says, filled with foreign stufis of the
most brilliant colors. coarse. shaggy wooden
materials finding the most ready sale.
There 10 a call. also. for bright-colored vel
vets, brocades and silks which the richer
chelas. or half-breed women, manufacture
into skirts. Nearly all the boots and shoes
worn here are of home manufacture as
the natives require peculiar shapes Many
OF the STYLES are very elaborate. The In
dians use very peculiar shoes. They are
now discarding their old-fashioned ponchos
for new styles woven here OF foreign
worsteds.
Hoes spades. shoveIs. mattocks. pick
axes. rakes. sickles and trowels could 10
imported into Bolivia | have seen speci-
mems of nearly all OF these imported from
the United States and from Germany, but
| think il would be very hard to make
these people adopt modern plow. Iron
plow-points however. would lind sale.
will bring samples of all kinds of hardware
found in the market.
There - an enormous demand Tor ana
line dyes. There is not yIllsge IA Bolivia
or Peru where these are not sought after.
Bright-colOred crewels or woTsteds are
equally popular. and there - good mar
ket for figured OF lowered ribbons, bright
colored cheap cotton baDdkerchiefs.
bleached ana unbleached muslins and
cheap cloths and oheviots. In the mines
much mercury Is consumed. chemicals used
III the laboratories as reagents. tubes.
, retorts. and other glass material. erucibie.
nssaying ovens aud the like. Canned meats.
lobster and salmon are IN great demand,
especially at mining centers. Cheap earth
enware aud stoneware. ornamented with
gaudy designs. lind a ready sale. as we'll as
cheap drinking glasses, knives and forks
and brass spoons
AS for hardware besides the implements
mentioned above. think there would be
little demand for anything but locks aud
scissors. Imitation silver tea sets are popu-
lar. Wood Is very scarce. l should think
fortunes could be made IN the lum Der trade
with this country. small wooden pole
here costs 40 cents. and wood Tor building
purposes is very expensive. For this rea-
son tables and chairs are expensive. and /
should think money could be made IN the
furnItu1e business
The beds IN this country are usually
made OF iron. In this country. howevss.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-12-28
Cable Notea-

An express train running from Paris to
Brussels collided with freight train yes
terday. len persons were injured.
Nine persons were injured through the
deralment of the Glasgow train at Hang
head, near the En- glish border. on Satur-
day.
A cardiff Welshman named Smith, on re-
turning home recently, found that the
house In which he had lived had been
burned and that his wife and only child
had perished in the flames.
Prince Christian. of Schleswig q III Holstein-
Solderburg. son-in-law of Queen Victoria,
who suffered an injury 10 one of his eyes
while out shooting recently, is now pro-
crossing favorably toward recovery.
A wealthy squire named Hanback,. liv-
ing at Graft, shot two of his sons. six and
seven years of age, and then committed SUI
icide. He had an idea that his sons. who
stammered. had an hereditary taint or IN
sanity.
The Paris Eclair states that NJ. DeBrazza,
at the head of an expedition of ZOO per-
sons. COO being Senegal troops and sixty
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-12-28
PROBABLY WANTS A BIG FEE.
An Attorney Finds Seven Alleged Heirs to
S65, 5,000. 900 and 1000 Acres of Land.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
SPRINGFIELD, o., Dec. GA sensation
has been sprung here by the claim of at
torney Hale Hunter. of Urbana, that AL
man. Lyman, Marion, John and Edward
Kimble and their sisters. Mrs. Mary Sloat
aud Mrs. Anna Miller. all of this county.
living near Vienna, are the heirs of SG5, GOO. :
GOO and 2.OG0 acres of land In England. The
attorney has been in England twice look
ing mp the matter. and says they have es-
tablished their claim 70 a vast estate and
money. He said the case would come up
In the Court of Chancery next February.
The kimbles are descendants of Roswell
kimble. who came to this country early in
the nineteenth century. He married a
woman in England by the name of HYDE
and had one heir, George, who left the
large family given above. It is through
the mother that the estate comes. HYDE
Park is situated on the 1000 acres claimed
by the Kimbles.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-12-28
SECTARIAN APPROPRIATIONS.
Proposed Amendment to the Constitution of
the United States on the Subject.

NEW YORK, Dec. 27-The National League
for the Protection of American Institutions
has prepared an amendment to the Consti-
submitted TO both houses of Congress short
ly after they resume their sessions. This
amendment which. if adopted, will be the
XVlth amendment, reads as follows:
No State shall pass any law respecting an es-
tahlishment OF religion, or prohibit the full e2er-
else thereof. or its property, credit or any
money raised by taxation, authorize either to
issue bonds for the purpose of founding, main
tanning or aiding. by appropriation. payment for
hgious denomination or religious society, or any
institution. society or undertaking which Is
wholly or In part under sectarian or ecclesias-
tical control.
The officers Of the National League for
the Protection of American Institutions
are: President, John Jay; first vise-psesi'
dent. William III. Parsons: general secre-
tary, Rev. James M. King ID. d.; treas
urer. William Fellows Morgan; chairman
finance committee. John ID. Slay back; chair
man of law committee. William Allen But
ler.
The following States prohibit sectarian
appropriations in their constitutions
California, Colorado, Florida. Georgia,
gan. Minnesota. Mississippi. Missouri, Mon
tana, New Hampshire, North Dakota,
Oregon. South Dakota, Texas. Washington.
Wisconsin, Wyoming-twenty- -one in all.
In California the Legislature can make per
capita grants to institutions. The consti-
tutional prohibition in Indiana. Oregon and
Wisconsin covers only religious and theo-
logical institutions. Mississippi prohibits
any testamentary devise. bequest. legacy
gift to religious. charitable OF ecclesias-
tical CORPORATIONS or societies. Kentucky
has revised Constitution pending popular
adoption
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-12-28
Fatal Fall OF - Judge.

srecial 60 the Indianapolis Journal.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-. Dec. 27.-Judge George
w. MeClain. for twenty years judge of the
Circuit Court. left his home Thursday
morning To go to the courthouse. That
was the last seen of him until yesterday.
when his mangled body was discovered
lying on the ground in an open court in the
center of the conrt- house. The head was
crushed in. the legs and arms broken. and
the neck dislocated. It is supposed that
the unfortunate man entered a small walk
at the top of high wall surrounding the
conrt, and. losing his balance. fell over,
dropping distance of Sixty feet. He was
q warm personal friend Of Gen. John e.
Fremont.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-12-28

Europeans. with plenty of provisions and
firearms left LibrevIlle, in the French
Congo colony, OH Nov. z. for the purpose
of marching to Lake Tchad.
The Catholic pilgrimages TO Rome. which
were interrupted by the incident in the
Pantheon. when q French pilgrim insnlted
the memory of Victor Emmanuel. will be
resumed after Easter. The first pilgrims
will come from Spain, Austria. aud Ger
many. and French pilgrims will follow In
April
The performance at the Theater Fran
Gals. Paris was suspended for half an hour
Saturday evening, owing 10 the failure OF
the electric lights. The audience sat quiet
" In the darkness during the wait. The
failure of the lights was caused By the ex-
plosion of q boIler-pip at the electric-light
works. stoker was seriously injured by
the explosion.
The tomb erected by Pope Leo TO Pope
Innocent Ill, whose remains were trans
ferred to ii few days ago, was unveiled
ut Rome. yesterday, with great pomp. by
the dean and chapter of ne Basilica, in the
presence of Cardinal Raripolla. represent
ing the Pope. most of the other cardinals
in Rome. and many representatives. of re-
ligious orders.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-12-28
Went Insane I'm the Dining Room.

PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 27.-Henry J. Wal
lace, q travelling man of Stamford. Conn,
created sensation in the dininG-room of
the Girard House this afternoon. While
tho guests were at dinner no entered the
place shouting at the top of his voice. The
walters attempted to eject him, but he so
fiercely opposed them that the police had
to be called. Wallace was taken 10 his
room. where q physician examined him
and pronounced HIM temporarily insane.
The unfortunate man is closely guarded.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-12-28
Gave Her Carbolic Acid to Drink.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
ALBANY. Ca. Dec. 2L-On Friday Jose
phine J ones. a woman from thecountry, was
indulging in the celebration of Christmas
by exploding fireworks. She held an I'M
mense cannon cracker in her hand while It
exploded. Her hand was torn off and she
was carried to doctor. While the doctor
was dressing the wound he ordered an at
tendant to give the woman O drink of
whisky from a bottle in the office. The man,
By mistake, took up n bottle of carbolic
acid ard gave il to the patient. The woman
has since died.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-12-28
Suicide of a Civil Engineer.

LOUISVILLE. Dec. 27.-John Z. Dorsey.
civil eugineer who came here from New
Orleans recently, was found dead in bed at
his boarding z house here this morning. He
had a pistol in his hand and there was
bullet hole through his temple. 1t was
plainly o case of premeditated suicide. No
cause Is known.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-12-28

Rio JANEIRo. Dec. 27.-The revolt in Des-
terro. the capital of Santa Catharina. aim
ing at the deposition of the Governor. has
already extended to several other parts of
the provinces.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-12-28
Starving to Death in Mexico.

CITY OF MEXICO, Dec. 27.-The Governor
of the State of Durango telegraphs that in
that State people are actually dying of
starvation. Corn is being sold at cost to
the poor and many orders for the purchase
of corn are being distributed by organized
charity. The President has ordered the
proper federal officials to aid the poor IN
Durango and also in other States where
there is any suffering because of scarcity
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-12-28
Two Thousand Rsbels Killed.

LONDON. Dec. GA dispatch from Sing
apore says that official advices from PekIn
report severe fighting with the rebels from
Dec. 13 to Dec. II, in which two thousand
rebels were killed and fifty leaders be-
haaded
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-12-28
Four Stabbed and shot.

LINDEN. Mich. Dec. 27.-While two Fin
landers were brandishing knives in the
street. Marshal Maate and Justice Brulo
attempted to arrest them. The Fins
stabbed both officers. The marshal shot
and instantly killed Alexander Perola.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-12-28
Prefers Whisky Tn Ennd

New YORK. Dec. 27.-E. NJ. Field still per-
sists in refusing TO eat. He drank three
glasses of whisky TODAY. Warden Dunlap
is-alarmed at his prisoners actions, and has
asked the physicians advice. They advised
him to dose Field with whisky.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-12-28
VIII Pay the Indemnity.

ROME, Dec. 2s.-It is announced that the
United States has agreed to- pay to Italy
the sum asked for by Italy as indemnity to
the relatives of the men lynched at New
Orleans who are known TO have been Ital-
ian subects
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-12-28
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.
Gorge Montt Proclaimed President of CHI
Amnesty BIZ Passed.

Gorge Montt Proclaimed President Of Chill
Amnesty Bin Passed.
LONDON, Dec. 2S.-The Santiago corre-
spondent of the Times says: .Thelamnesty
bill has been passed. Many Balmacedists
have beeu sent aboard the gun-boat Magel
lan,owingto attempts of adherents to create
disorder. Sixty thousand Chilians wit
messed the proclaiming of Admiral MoHtt
as President. There was only one thousand
troops to keep order along the route of
the procession, distance of half mile.
Thousands or people waited patiently in a
broilin9 Admiral MoDtt took the
oath of office in the hall of Congress, in
the presence of q brilliant gather
ing of officials. Then he proceeded
to the Cathedral. where he was received
Te Duem was sung. The public rejoicing
continued until past midnight. Perfect
order was maintained throughout"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-12-28
WANTED HIS BRAINS.
Crank Calls on Cornelius Vanderbilt and
Is Promptly Arrested by an officer.
epecial to the Indianapolis Journal.

epecial TO the Indianapolis Journal.
NEW YORK. Dec. 27.-New York has once
more been startled by the appearance of a
crank. He is a young man. barely twenty
years of age, and n member of the Young
Mems Christian Association. Last night
he called ut the Vanderbilt mansion. at
about 10 o'clock, and asked the servant,
who responded to his ring whether Mr..
Cornelius Vanderbilt was in. The answer
was In the affirmative. IL wish TO see him.
said the stranger. He was told that Mr..
Vanderbilt was engaged in the parlor with
some friends, and could not be interrupted.
II want his brains," exclaimed the young
man in a voice sufficiently loud to reach
the ears of the magnate and his guests.
The servant hastily tried TO close the door.
Perceiving his purpose. the stranger placed
his fSot between tho door and the jamb.
aud through the aperature thus left con-
tinued his irrational ejscuiations.
Tell Mr.. Vanderbilt that want his
brains for medical examination. He is
rich and l am poor, and want to have
both our brains examined TO see what the
difference is between them"
The servant summoned An officer, who
took the young man to the station-house.
In his pocket was found card bearing
the name. John j. Llngman, 6l6 East Elev-
eDth street. also a membership card of the
Young Mems Christian Association. The
prisoner was taken to the Yorkville Police
Court, this morning. and committed pend
ing an examination of his mental condi-
tion. He was uncommunicative. and is
doubtless insane
Wanted to KIN George w. Childs.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 27.-A crank who
gave his name as j. B. Bonaparte entered
the Office of George w. Childs. in the
Ledger Building on Saturday afternoon,
and told the clerk at the door that
he must see the publisher. When asked to
state the nature of his business. the man
simply said: Il intended to kill him."
The clerk intercepted the fellow,
whereupon he drew murderous-
looking knife. Several of the clerks
hurried in at this moment and the
man made his escape. The occurrence was
reported To- police headquarters and late in
the afternoon they arrested the man and
took him to the City Hall. where an ex-
animation satisfied Dr. Andrews that the
man was insane. He was sent TO the Phil
adelphia Hospital.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-12-28
ToIstoi's Noble Work.

BERLIN, Dec. 27.-A Russian writer
named MIchowltah, who returned to-day
from a journey through the distressed dis
tricts of Russia. reports that on his way
through Kassan he found Count Tolstoi,
who, with the aid of his daughters. had set
up peoples kitchens at which the furnished
peasants were fed.
Tolstoi is lndefatigable In his work and
looks after everything himself, wearing o
worn fur coat beneath a blouse. q gray felt
hat. and high felt boots like q common
peasant. He wanders from village to viii
1age. accompanied by his daughter, the
Countess Maria, giving aid to the poor. in
the performance of which duty they have
several times nearly lost their lives.
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China Is Satisfying Europeans.

PARIS. Dec 27.-The Chinese legation has
published an account of the measures taken
by the Chinese government to satisfy
Europe in connection with the recent
anti-foreIgn riots in China. The legation
attributes the YaDktse- kiang outrages to
the kOlaihui, a secret society. and says
that owing TO the severe measures taken
for its suppression there have been no riots
since September. Indemnities amount
to 100000 have been paid to missions and
to the families of two Englishmen who
were killed. Four of the rioters have been
executed and many others punished. The
authors of anti-foreign pamphlets will in
future be condemned to death.