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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-30
THE INDIANAPOLIS INJURED.
Mrs. Wallace Doing Well and the
Others In Good Condition.

Mrs. Wallace Doing Well and the
Others In Good Condition.
Mrs Zelda Seguin- Wallace will, it is
thought be brought to Indianapolis this
afternoon. AS yet it has not been thought
advisable to attempt to remove her from
the house at Gainesville, where she is be-
ing cared for. Her son. Edward Seguin,
and her husband. David Wallace, has been
at the bedside since yesterday morning.
DR.. Henry Jameson was with Mrs. Wallace
during the latter part of Monday night and
did not return home until late yesterday
morning. DR.. Jameson found his patient
suffering severely from shock aside from a
number of actual injuries. She complains
of great pain in the back, and the physician
believes. from the bruised condition of the
back between the shoulders, that she must
have been struck there by some heavy SUBJ
stance. Mrs. Wallace also suffered an in
jury to the scalp just above the right ear
A telephone message from Edward
Seguin yesterday evening said that his
mother had revived wonderfully during the
day, and at that hour was bright and cheer
full. Although it is understood that Mrs.
Wallaces injuries of a very serious
to bring her back to her usual excellent
health The physicians say that the other
indianapolis people are doing reasonably
well. Rev. DIR. Talbot was brought to the
city yesterday morning and removed from
the station in carriage. Conductor John
Wise is suffering considerable pain from his
dislocated shoulder, and Miss Margaret
Roberts is nursing broken arm and
bruised forehead. She is with her parents
on Park avenue.
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DEATH OF JOHN w. NORTON.
Was Unconscious from Time of the
4 Accident Till Death Relieved Him.


Accident Till Death Relieved Him.
just at the break of day yesterday morn
ing John w. Norton, the st. Louis theatre
cal manager, breathed his last. Unable to
speak a last message to his friends, and
with only the village physician at his side,
the poor fellow expired in the little church,
where he lay throughout the night. Nor
ton did not speak an Ineligible word after
the accident. Every effort was made to
vive him, but without avail. Two or three
physicians. visited him at intervals during
Monday night and DR.. Tobias of Coates
vile, was almost constantly at his side. A
number of his friends from this city, and
one or two persons who were on the train,
attempted to recall him from his dying
stupor, but all were unsuccessful. The only
semblance OF speech that came from his
lips about midnight Monday night,
when one of his friends leaned over him
and called repeatedly the name John" in
loud tones. Once the, dying man feebly
frame some word. The watchers thought
they could Sdetect something ineligible
from the movement of his lips, but he
quickly lapsed into delerium.
DR.. Tobias. OF Coatesville, was with Nor
ton when death came. and says that at no
time did the injured man regain conscious
ness The friends of the theatrical man.
ager were informed of his accident Mon
day afternoon by message sent to st.
Louis, but none of them until after
death. Yesterday morning the body was
prepared for shipment by the local under
taker and accommodation train bore it
to Cireencastle yesterday afternoon. Among
those who had been wired at ST. Louis was
Charles L. Pope, the theatrical manager
and close friend of Mr. Norton. Mr.. Pope
left St. Louis at once and met the corpse
OF his friend at Greencastle. From there
the body was taken to ST. Louis, where
burial will occur. George CASTOR, of the
Bird Transfer Company, went out to Coates
vile Monday night, and with Mr.. Layton,
of the Pullman company collected the eff
fects of the dead theatrical manager and
saw that they were taken care of.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-30

BY a vote of so to "a the Washington
House yesterday decided to abolish the
office of Lieutenant Governor The salary
is 81 900 per year The Senate will undoubt-
eddy kill the bill.
The Minnesota House has adopted by
unanimous vote joint resolution urging
Minnesota Representatives and Senators to
oppose the Patterson and pooling bill, now
pending in Congress.
A memorial to Congress, praying the
government to foreclose the Pacific rail-
way liens excited a lengthy debate in the
defeated by a vote of 81 to So.
Mr.. Robilard introduced a bill in the
Minnesota Legislature providing that per-
sons found guilty of drunkenness the third
time be sent to the insane asylum for
treatment with the Keeiey cure.
A bill has been passed by the North Car
Iolna Senate to prevent prize fighting or
betting, or anything of that nature. The
Governor is empowered to call out the
State guards if necessary to prevent such
prize fighting.
In the Texas Legislature yesterday Rep
resentative Sping introduced a bill in the
House fixing the sleeping car fare at 81 a
night regardless OF berthS. A violation of
the law to be punished by fine of not
less than $25 nor more than $1,000.
BY vote of eighty-nine to twenty-three
the Missouri House yesterday went on rec
ord as indorsing bill to prevent Sunday
baseball and football. The bill provides
for fine of $50 for each offender and
places such games on level with Sunday
gambling.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-30
DREW THE COLOR LINE.
And the Jury Says the Mutt House
Landlord Must Pay $50 for 1t.

Landlord Must Pay 500 Tor IT.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ird., Jan. 2e.-The
case Of Preston B. Eggleson, colored,
against the proprietor of the Mutt House,
was tried yesterday, and this morning the
jury returned q verdict of $50 damages for
the plaintiff, Eggleson lives at Bloomington
and goes to the State University. and was
a member of the university football team.
On Oct q, 1894, the team, came to this
city to play Wabash College. Previous to
the arrival of the Bloomington team, the
Wabash manager spoke to the Mutt House
management for entertainment for the team
and guaranteed payment of the bill. When
the hotel people learned that one of the
Bloomington team was coored objection
was raised to entertaining him. The pro-
prietor said that the colored man must eat
his meals in a separate dining room from
the main ROOM where the other members of
the team would eat. On the trial the clerk
swore that this was done because some
travelling men objected to eating in the same
room with a colored man, and the hotel peo
pie did not want to run the risk of injuring
the colored man objected to this, all the team
went to another hotel. The defense sought
to get out by stating that the colored man
tions, and had not been personally refused.
The judge, however, held that as accom-
modations had been secured through the
without previous authority from the Bloom
ington manager, and then the refusal was
made in the same manner. that the charge
held good just the same as If the clerk had
made the refusal to the colored man in per-
son. Eggleson sued for 500. The jury also
answered several interrogatories, to-wit:
That Eggleson had never been promised nor
refused accommodations in person, but that
through an agent, he had been denied equal
accommodations his comrades on &C
count of his color. The jury was half Re-
publicans and half Democrats An appeal
has been taken to the Supreme Court.
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LOST HIS MEMORY.
Rev. G. ii. Schnure Cannot Recall an
Incident of the Crash.

Rev. c. H. Schnure, of Evansville, who
was injured in the Vandalia wreck Monday
night, is a patient at ST. Vincent's Hos
pita1 ard it may be two weeks before he
can be removed. He was not seriously in
jured, as first reported but he VIII likely
suffer from the results for time to
come. 1t at first thought that he sus-
tanned internal injuries but the doctors do
not believe that such is the case. There is
experience of the reverend man. His mind
is a blank as to the incidents of the wreck
and he can neither recall any of the cir
,umstances Immediately preceding or fol-
lowing the crash. Nor day night Mr.. Schnure
suffered a complete loss of memory but
yesterday he could recall the facts connected
with his life before he met the accident.
For hours after he taken from TIE
debris, his mind was blank and although
he could talk and move 1t semi-con-
sciously. Yesterday attempt made
to get him to review his experience of the
wreck. His brow contracted and he tried
to recall the incidents, but could not. He
remembers sitting in his seat on the fatal
train; he recalls passing a small station at
a high rate of speed; he vaguely recollects a
crash, terrible something-when he awoke
he was seated in car bruised and suffering
en- route to Indianapolis, without knowing
how he got there He has had to ask for
explana tions and a recital of the catastrophe
which came near ending his life.
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THE VILLAGERS KINDNESS.
Mr.. Towers Says Too Much Cannot
he Said in Their Favor.

be said In fhe1r FavOr.
Sarah A. Towers. of Carthage, Mo-. who
was killed in the wreck, was a native of
Boston. He maiden name was Griffin. Her
remains We're taken through here yesterday
afternoon en- route for New York city,
the former home of Mr.. Towers, where
she will be buried. Mr.. Towers, in speak
ing of the wreck, said he and his wife
were seated together when the crash
came, quietly talking. Before he realized
what had happened it was all over and
his wife was lying unconscious near him.
lie did not lose his presence of mind as
at first reported, but Immediately began
the work of extricating his wife. He
was convinced from the first that she would
not recover. Mr.. Towers was highly CRATE
full for the treatment of the people of
Coatesviile. He could not say TOO much
for their kindness.
If 1 am ever in another wreck" he
said II want it to be right there at the
little town of CoateSville. / was taken in
and cared for at the home of Noah E.
Siier and If had been at the home of my
mother | could not have been treated with
more Kindness or consideration. / was
perfect stranger, yet nothing was too much
TO be done for me, my. slightest wish
and his family. 1t was not only true in my
case, but every passenger on the train
VIII tell the same story. / think too much
cannot be said for these peoples kindness.
Every home was turned into an improvised
hospital and l know that many of the resi-
cents slept on the floor or did not sleep
at all, on account of giving up their beds
to the wounded. Many of the injured could
have been brought to the city last night,
but 1t was cold and dark and the citizens
would not listen ITO propositions to remove
the people from their homes at that time
of the night, when most of them were rest
ing comparatively easily. Not only did the
people give up their beds and their homes,
but many of them were out in the cold
nearly all night doing something for the
relief OF the sufferers 1t is a pity that
all the wrecks in the country cannot
cur right there, where so much sympathy
and aid would be extended,
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THE BROWNS AND WALKERS.
Pretty Mess in Court ON Account of
Two Awful Wives.
[ndianapOliS journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
GREENFIELD, Ind, Jan. 29.-This
morning the case of Viola Brown against
Gusse M. Walker for 5000 damages for
alternating the affections of her husband,
William Brown, was dismissed. The plant
iff received $500 on a compromise. This
released the 5000 belonging to Mrs Walker
which. on an injunction from the court,
was being held until the damage suit was
determined. Mrs. Walker took her money,
and was about to leave the city this after
noon for Indianapolis, when she was ar
band William C. Walker, and held for
bail in the sum of $1,000 Mr.. Walker filed
a suit for divorce to-day, and claims the
5000 on the ground that he was unduly
and improperly influenced by his wife when
he signed the deed for the land whereby
this money was obtained by her. The case
now looks as if there would be compro-
mise and the money divided between Mr.
and Mrs Walker
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-30
RUBBER TRADE DULL.
Several of the Trusts Factories May
Suspend Operations.

NEW YORK, Jan. 29.-It was announced
to-day unless the extreme wintsy condi-
tions all the country create at once
a general demand for rubber goods it is
probable that several of the rubber goods
factories controlled by the United States
Rubber Company. including the factories
at New Brunswick, n. j., employing about
1900 hands, will shut down indefinitely.
The existing dullness is attributed wholly
to the openness of the present winter fol-
lowing that of last year, which also
noticeable for its mildneSs The company
controls in all about eleven factories To-
Gated chiefly in the Eastern States employ
nearly half of whom are women. These
factories turned out boots and overshoes eT-
clusively, and owing to the light demand
for these goods this winter, many of them
have been running short time for several
weeks past
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-30

To the Editor of the indianapolis Journal:
1 understand that there is bin pending
before the Legislature TO put justices of
the peace on a salary. There is no ques-N
ton in my mind that such a law will be
better for the justices and the people in
that it relieves the justices from charges
of improper motives in deciding cases to
get costs; and If there are justices who
corruptly decide cases for the costs there
is in them, If on salary, the incentive
to do so will be removed. There is, how
ever, another side to the question, which is:
VIII such a law entail additional expense
to the taxpayers? OF course. if justices
are put on 2. salary the fees collected will
be paid into the county treasury. Will
the collections balance the salary? In this
township, in which Muncie is located, we
have four Justices. Now, if justices are
put on salary 1t would not be much in
ducement for man of ordinary business
capacity to accept the Office with salary
less than $500. There are exceptional asses
in which justices make more than that sum.
but generally, at least, Is per cent. do
not make 1t. doubt. whether. all the fees
collected by the justices of this township
amount to over $1,000 per year. If these
officers are put on a salary the collections
will if the justices are on fees. We all
know how these matters work. | believe
that with the present number of justices,
with graded salaries averaging $500, or even
$780, the people will have TO foot a large
proportion of the salaries. The truth is
we have large surplus of justices. Two
justices of the peace do all the Justice
business of this township, having popu-
lation of twenty thousand people. and then
have plenty of resting time. 1 do not
know how it is in other places, but do
know how it is here. Therefore. until the
number of Justices is reduced the salary
question should be left alone That the
expenses of municipal government are
greater than necessary is true in many
Instances In fixing fees and salaries, by
providing that the fees of mayors, in all
cases shall be paid into the city treasury.
a large saving can be made to the people.
Under existing law the Mayor retains all
fees except in cases brought under ordi-
nances. Besides these fees he is allowed
a salary. In this city his salary is 500.
If he holds court as the law says ne shall,
and is required to pay the fees of his office
into the city treasury, the city will be fully
reimbursed for the amount paid as salary.
The duty of the Mayor is plainly laid down
in the statute. and If he refuses to do his
duty 1t is the duty of the city councils to
make his salary according. JUSTICE.
Muncie, Ind, Jan. IS,
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R@!a!a!l! RskiRs
ABSOLUTELY PURE
ABSOLUTELY PURE

walked to his home in Jeffersonville. and
his feet were badly frozen that he is
now in a hospital.
Rev. Nicholas Pittenger, of Delaware
county, had his purse, containing 90 cents.
stolen eighteen years ago, and this week
a neiChbor confessed to the deed and re-
turned the so cents, with $50 interest.
Mrs. Frances Wellborn, an elderly widow
living near Barrows Cass county, while
walking on the track Monday night was
struck by a Wabash train and received in
juries which will probably result fatally
Elwood is to have a new twelve-page
Sunday morning paper called the Sun, to
make its first appearance Sunday, Feb. 10.
1t will be edited by L. E. Fornshell and w.
+. Spruce VIII be business manager. The
new journal will have q capital of $1O,OOO.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-30
FIGHT WITH BURGLARS.

Fierce Attack ON John HeIlenburg,
Who Was Shot Through the Chest.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SEYMOUR, Ind, Jan. Sword reached
here to-day that two strange men entered
the house of John Hellenburg, residing near
Todd Postoffice, and when Mr.. Hellenburg
arose the burglars began firing at him,
shooting him through the breast. His wife
and two sons with corn knife, joined in
the fight and the robbers were driven off,
leaving the floor covered with blood. The
skull of one of the sons was fractured and
one of the robbers was seriously cut with
the corn knife. 1t is not known just how
serious the wounds are. Mr. Hellenburg
had just received a check for $500 to pay
on some land. 1t is supposed this was
known by the parties. There is no clew to
the would-be robbers
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-30
PASSENGERS WE'RE NEGLECTED..
Left at the Scene of the Wreck for
seven HOurs I'm the Cold.

Left at the Scene of the Wreck for
Seven Hours i'm the Cold.
The Pennsylvania railway corporation is
being subjected to much severe criticism
over the manner in which its officials pro-
vided for the comfort of those but slightly
injured in the wreck and the passengers
who escaped unhurt. For seven hours
Monday afternoon those passengers who
were able to help themselves were huddled
together in the cars that remained on the
track. The railway officials have failed to
make clear why they did not bring the
remnant of the train and the uninjured
passengers into the city Immediately after
the wreck. All the afternoon the cars
stood at the scene of the disaster
in the midst OF the dreary wintry
weather. The cars We're cold and
uncomfortable and many of the passengers
suffered greatly The train did not reach
the station until after o'clock Monday
night. One railroad official in commenting
upon the singular action of the company
remarked that there seemed to be no, one
in authority on the scene, and no one who
was cool enough to appreciate the surround
ings and act promptly.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-30
New York Ball Club Dtrector.

NEW YORK, JAM 29.-The new board of
directors of the New York Baseball Club
were chosen to-day. Tie following members
of the Old board were present and rendered
their designations to Andrew Freedman. the
new owner of the club: E-Postmaster Van
Colt, +. b. Robinson, G. F. Dillingham;.
and e. A. McAlpin. The new board WIS
elected as follows: Andrew Freedman, pres
ident; j. w. Srau,ding, Edwin E. Mccall,
Valentine p. Snyder, treasurer and E. Cliff
ford Potter. w. B. Wheeler, of the old
board, is in Europe, and J. E. Sullivan
failed to appear at the meeting Thew will
hold over until the annual meeting of the
club Feb. IA. President Freedman an
nounced to-day that he had received the
signed contract of pitcher Dad Clark
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-30

OAKLAND Cal, Jan. 29-Chief Arthur,
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi-
neers, is on his way to the Pacific coast.
Under his instructions all the brotherhoods
on the Southern Pacific railway are being
polled on the roads in order to get a vote
on the question of ordering general
strike. The engineers on Wilder's division
are in favor of striking, but are somewhat
fearful lest their attitude toward the A
r. L. during the strike in July will react
against them now. So soon Eugene
Debs gets through with his legal troubles
in Chicago he will start for California, and
has sent word to all the officers of the
union to not antagonize the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers in the event of that
organization going on strike.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-30
Warehouse Combinatton.

NEW YORK, Jan. 29-Organizers of the
Brooklyn Storage and Warehouse Com
pany. $3O,O00,000 combination, which is
largely to control the warehouse business
of this port, met to-day to complete the
transfer to the new corporation of the vari-
Gus properties involved. The Corn Exchange
Bank, whose president, w. A. Nash has
been mentioned for treasurer of the new
company, had a credit balance at the clear
ing house, to-day, of 100000. 1t was un-
derstood that this represented the transfer
of money from other banks necessary tn
complete the actual transfer of the various
properties in the new warehouse committee
Calling in of loans to make these heavy paw
ments accounts for the furry in the call
money market yesterday
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A STRANGE COINCIDENCE.
Similarity to the MOnon Wreck at
Charlottesville Three Years Ago.

10 the nOnOn wreck at
Charlottesville Three Years Ago.
Many people have remarked the startling
similarity between the events attending the
Nandaia disaster of Monday and the Mo-
non horror at Charlottesville three years
ago. Jan. IL, 1892 was the date of the
latter accident. 1t was on cold. bleak
afternoon that four coaches of the train
running on limited time between Louisville
and Chicago were thrown over sixty
foot embankment mile out of the town of
Charlottesville. AS In the wreck of Mon
day. the train had just left the station
and carried 4 merry party of people. a
big theatrical troupe was aboard the cars,
and nearly every member of the company
was injured. One woman killed out
right. She was Irma Won Rokey, an Aus
trian dancer. Charles Cheek, a wealthy
lumber merchant of Greencastle. was buried
under the and died within few
hours after being dragged out. The num-
Der of people injured on that occasion tall
lies almost precisely with the list of the
Vandalia injured. The Monon wreck hap
pened a few minutes after o'clock, on a
Monday afternoon, and the cause was a
broken rail, which the company said was
due to the cold weather. The engine and
postal cars did not leave the track, and
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-30
scheme of a DIVINITY student.

CHICAGO, Jan. 29.-Frank J.. Chardon
a divinity student. was arrested to-day
charged with using the mails with intent
to defraud. Chardon resides in Leroy Ill,
and has been a student in the Presbyterian
Theological Seminary at Auburn ". Y He
has been endeavoring to pay his way into
the ministry by obtaining from different
railroads clergymen's haif-rate orders for
When arrested he admitted that he had
been doing this, but claimed that he had
no idea that he was doing anything wrong
When arrested he had orders for tickets
the Lake Shore, Baltimore e. Ohio,
Northwestern, Atchison and other roads.