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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-19
A SOCIETY SENSATION.
Mrs. j. Il. Van Deventer Leaves Her
Husband and Sues for Divorce.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
ANDERSON, Ind. Feb. 1S.-Mrs. j. sE.
Van Deventer to-day filed a divorce suit
in the Circuit Court of this county against
her husband. She asks in addition to the
divorce $4,000 alimony and Injunction was
issued restraining him from disposing of
the controlling stock in the Victor Win
dow-glass Company, and of other property
probably valued at $4,000 This divorce pro-
ceeding and the developments of the past
twenty-four hours have been the talk of
the city to-day. Mrs. j. E. Van Deventer
left her husband yesterday and returned
with her mother and sister to her former
home at Maumee, O.. j. e. Van Deventer is
one of the best-known windows glass manu-
facturers in the country and has been In
diana manufacturers representative in
wage matters tariff legislation and the
formation of the new trust. The Van De-
VenterS have occupied very high position
in Anderson society and have entertained
great deal. They lived well and seemed
to be thoroughly in love with one another.
Yesterday when he returned home he found
her gone, together with her mother and
sister, who have been guests at the home.
She had left word for him that she was
gone for good. AT a dinner party Wednes-
day evening, it is claimed, she made a very
public demonstration of feigned love for
her husband. Mrs. Van Deventer has been
regarded one of the most attractive women
in the city. She has two children, both Of
whom she took with her
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-19
TROUBLE FOR BRITAIN
FRANCE TRYING TO STEAL JOHN
BULLS AFRICAN TERRITORY.
Important kilograms Read by Joseph
ChaBlb erIain in the House of
Commons Last Night.

LONDON, Feb. 1S.-In the House of Com
mons, this evening, the Rt. Hon. Joseph
Chamberlain, secretary of state for the COL
onies, replying to a question by Sir Charles
Dixie with reference to the grave news
from West Africa, said he would read the
kilograms received. leaving the House to
judge of their Importance. He said: Il
received tonight this telegram from the
Governor of Borrea Tor Boria), a place in
Lagos Hinterland, occupied by the Boussa
Guard on Feb 6: ON Feb. thirty Senegal
csc, probably from Nixki, arrived at Borrea
under orders to occupy it. They ordered the
noncommissioned officers to haul down the
British flag. The demand was refused, as
made by u foreign power, whereupon the
Senegalese retired and pitched their camp
about three miles from the town / have
also received this evening, through the act
ling Governor of the Gold Coast a telegram
from Major Northcote. who is in the Gold
Coast hinterland. 1t runs thus: regret
to inform you that the French have estab-
lshed post at Wac consisting of sub
altern officers and about thirty other SOL
diers NJ. Codrenier, whom L believe to be
u lieutenant, though I have not yet ascer-
tanned his rank, accompanied by Capt. b.
Minot, two lieutenants and sixty-four native
0OitAClSy dIIlNeO DIT v dSSd on req. l. ana
tried TO establish Il post. [ dispatched Maj
Fortescue to protest against his passing by
this point, and suggested a conference at
Wac. Despite my protest, he advanced.
After protests in the usual form between
both parties M. Codrener left for Leo to-
day, leaving behind the aforementioned
post, unmoested. -
DIR. Tanner, anti-Parnellite member for
Mid Cork, exclaimed. ''Vive La France"
Speaker Gully called him to order.
The address in reply to the speech from
the throne was then agreed to, and the
House adjourned amid considerable excite
ment
The Daily Chronicle this morning says it
has reason to believe France has secured
the right of pre-emption in Liberia. The
paper announces that on March 81 next the
Niger coast protectorate and the Niger
Company's territories will be Incorporated
under the imperial government. The COM
pany will be- compensated the subsidies to
the native chiefs will be continued and an
imperial force of five thousand troops will
be stationed on the Niger.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-19
THE LUCILLE STRANDED.
Government Relief Vessel Waiting
for Tugs to Tow Her to Dyca.

CHICAGO, Feb 1S.--A special from TIA
coma, Wash, says: The ship Lucille, hav
ing on board the government relief expedi-
ton, is stranded at Departure bay, waiting
for something to come along and tow it on
to Dyea. The Lucille has III mules, 10 tons
of freight, five packers, two United States
officers and twenty-four men. AS there is
a scarcity of tugs on the sound and as
owners of all steam vessels plying between
Iere and Alaska have their hands flill the
hour of the Lucille's departure from it's
present location is little vague and in
definite
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-19
THE COURT OFF INQUIRY.
Admiral Sicard's Arrangements--A
Marines Story Denied.


KEY WEST, Fla, Feb. 1S.-Rear Admiral
Sicard is preparing a precept, advance
order, for assembling the court of inquiry
here into the loss Of the Maine. The war
ships Iowa, Indiana and Massachusetts are
expected tonight or tomorrow morning.
Their officers and those of the cruiser New
York will probably compose majority of
the court. The court may proceed later to
Havana A room in the Federal Court here
Will most likely be secured for the sittings.
As regards the story that one of the crew
OF the Maine saw small object emitting
smoke approaching the war ship just be-
fore,the explosion, the correspondent of the
Associated Press has interviewed the man
in the hospital who was said to have cir
culated the report and has had from him
an absolute denial. Lieutenant Blandin Of
ncer or the deck at the time of the eX-
ploSiOn, and Lieutenant Hood who was
with MIN, both positively deny that such
q story could have any foundation unless
Il was the smoke of the City of Washing
ton that miSled some one.
All the wounded of the Maine are now
doing well.
The Bache left for the cruiser New York
at CLOCK this morning with divers and
paraphernalia on board. She will take more
divers from the New York and will then
proceed to Havana> She will probably reach
the wreck of the Maine tomorrow morning.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON. Ind, Feb. 1S.-Last evening
about o'clock Mrs. II. Schultz, a Jewish
lady, called at a small drug store in a sub
urb and asked for an emetic, stating that
her husband had poisoned her. She was
taken very sick. and after some time doc
tor was called. She has been lying at the
point of death all day. and tonight it is not
certain that she will recover. She says
that her husband gave her a glass of milk
and after she had drank it he told her that
he had placed sugar of lead in it and had
poisoned her. He disclaims any such state
ment and says that if she is poisoned she
has done it herself. He says she has at
tempted to poison him. She said that he
always treated her right, but had mania
for attempting to poison her. The officers
are awaiting developments.
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Francc Max Grnb Moro of Sinm.

HONG-KONG, Feb. 1S-The Hanoi
papers report the mobilization of 1000
troops to cooperate with the French squad
ron on the arrival of reinforcements. The
troops have been modified at Mong-Kai,
maritime town of Tonquin close to the Chi
nese frontier. The French admiral, Beau
mont, has arrived at Saigon with instruc-
lions regarding Hai-Nan. The Saigon Jour
nal announces that the troops there are
ready to leave for Hai-Nan, China or for
Siam. Serious French action is apprehend-
ed, with possibly further encroachments
upon Siam.
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NAPLES Feb. 1S.-Arrived: Kaiser Will
helm II, from New York. Sailed: Vera.
for New York.
NEW YORK, Feb. 1S.--Arrived: Karls-
rhue, from Bremen; Prussia, from Ham
burg.
PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 1S.-Arrived: Be-
heniia, from Hamburg.
QUEENSTOWN. Feb. 1S.-Arrived Luz
cania from New York
BARROW Feb 1S--Sailed: Welkommen,
for Philadelphia
MARsEILLEs, Feb. 1S.-Arrived: Patria,
from New York
.lIvERPooL. Feb. 1S.--sailed: Cutie. for
New York.
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Colsax Post. G. A. r.. Criticised.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
BRAZIL, Ind, Feb. 1S-Gen. Candy Post,
No. 2 G. A. r., yesterday evening ex-
pressed itself emphatically and by unani-
nous vote in condemnation of the recent
action of Stilwel Post, of Colfax, in de-
handing a service pension of dollar II
day for all soldiers of the late war, and
their declared intention TO enter the field
of politics by nominating a candidate for
The G. a. r. in this section proposes to
hold the order to it's old-time principles
and maintain its standing nonpoliticaI
organization.
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DIED AT JOSIE RABBs.
Double life of Jefferson CRUDE Ex-
posed by His SuddensDeath.

Special 20 the indianapolis journal.
FORT WAYNE Ind, Feb. 1s.-Jefferson
CRUDE, a prominent agricultural dealer, re-
siding at Auburn, this State. but formerly
living here, came to the city last night and
met notorious woman, Miss Josie Rabb,
in her house at No. &c Columbia street. He
got up at o'clock this morning and began
to cough blood, and tried to get to win
dow, but the hemorrhage came ON with all
force and he expired in five minutes. The
stairs and walls We're spattered with his
blood rms at t.st gave suspicion of foul
play, but a coroner's investigation showed
the cause OF his death TO be hemorrhage.
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The seven men appearing as doubtful
represent that number or less, whose lives
have been saved, but who cannot be idenu-
fled at present on account of errors in the
transmission of kilograms. The 81 appear
ing as injured are included in the 76 APP
pearing as saved. Two men reported as
having died in the hospital are included
in the total Of 246 appearing above as hay
ing been lost.
It will thus be seen that in the history
OF the American navy no disaster is re-
corded in which the loss of life was so
great as that attending the loss of the
Maine The only recent parallel is the
Samoan disaster in March, 1889, when four
officers and forty-six men of the Pacific
coast squadron lost their lives in hurri-
cane which swept the harbor of Apa and
surrounding waters. In this hurricane
the United States men-of-war Trenton,
vandalia and Nipsic, and the German
steamers Adler and Eber were wrecked.
Ninety-six of the crews on the German
vessels were lost. Going further back, the
wreck of the United States sloop of war
Huron off the coast of North Carolina,
Nov. "A, 1877, during a terrible gale, offers
the most striking comparison. In this wreck
100 lives were lost and the vessel broken
10 pieces ON the shore. The only magazine
explosion of recent years on a United
States war ship took place on the Missouri
while she was lying al anchor at Gibral-
tar. The explosion caused great damage to
the vessel, but was Fortunately attended
with no loss of life.
other navies have suffered far more Sc
verely than that of the United States dur
ing the last quarter of century One of
the most terrible disasters was The founder
ing OF the Spanish cruiser Reina
Regenta March II, 1895, III the At
lantic ocean near the entrance TO
the Mediterranean sea, when more
than 900 persons We're drowned Great
Britain suffered a loss equally appalling
June ., 1898, when the battle ship Victoria
sunk after colliding with her sister ship
Camperdown during maneuvers off the
coast OF Tripoli. The loss of life was - Of
fieers and SS6 of the crew Three years
previous the British torpedo cruiser Ser
pent was wrecked in a storm off the north
west coast of Spain and all but three of
a crew OF 10 officers and men were lost.
Another wreck famous in naval history is
that of the British war ship DotereI, which
was destroyed by au explosion April &c. 1881.
while lying at anchor in the Straits of
Magellan. The explosion wiped the vessel
off the face OF the waters, leaving but
seven alive out of $50 officers and sailors
on board. This was supposed TO have been
3 case OF explosion in the ships maya
zine
Some OF the other notable disasters in
the history OF ocean navigation. in which
war ships alone have been destroyed. are
given in the following list, dating as far
back as 1880 when q storm on the English
coast destroyed eight British men-of-war
with their crews:
Date: Lives Lost.
Aug. e 17s2-Man-0f-war Royal George,
foandered off the coast of Spithead
while undergoing repairs ...+...,....... 500
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-19

LISBON, Feb. 1S.-The Portuguese news
papers are making a great fuss over the
proceedings of the American consul in the
Azores, now visiting here. who, after going
to various cafes entered into an alteration
with his cab driver about o'clock this
morning. The police had to intervene. The
consul, who received a wound in the head
was taken to the police headquarters, from
Which ne was released to-day at the request
of the United States consul here The news
papers ask If the incident will lead to an
exchange of explanations between the Cab
inets at Lisbon and Washington.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-19
judge Hadley a Candidate.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
DANVILLE, Ind, Feb. 1S-Hon. John ".
Hadley, judge of the Hendricks Circuit
Court, will be a candidate for judge of the
Supreme Court from the Third district.
subject to the decision of the Republican
state convention. Judge Hadley has been
on the bench for twelve years in Hendricks
and Marion counties His services as judge
are very much in demand in the adjoining
circuits because of his even judicial quail
tiles; His friends believe Judge Hadley
would bring TO the Supreme Bench a ripe
and large experience in legal matters, and
could not help being an able and popular
judge.
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March Il. 1sOo-Flagship Queen Char
lotta, burned while IN the harbor Of
Feb IA sS7-Aian-of-war Ajax burned %
off the Island OF Tened0s. ............. %
Dec y. 0-Man-of-war Minotaur,
wrecked on the Haak bank ......... go
on the Irish coast ................. 90
Dec. "A. 1S11-Men-of-war St George
Defense and Hero, stranded on the
coast of Jutland; Admiral Reynolds
and all the crews persisted and is
seamen rescued .......... 2 0lA
Jan. 30. 1Sl6-Transport Seahorse, lost
near Tramore bay ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 36
Jan. 81 1816-Transports Boadicea and
Lord Melville, lost near Kinddale.... %
Dec. 90 1S47-Man-o Avenger, lost
Off north coast of Africa. ............. 20
Feb 26, 1S52-Troop ship Birkenhead,
struck on rock off coast of South At
Sept. :, 1S70-Ironclad turret ship Cap-
tain, foundered near Cape Finisters
during heavy squall, and went down
Sept l, 1S75-H. NJ. S. Vanguard, iron
clad, collided with III. NJ S. Iron
Duke during maneuvers off Wick
low low coast and sunk without loss OF
Aug. 80. 1s76-H. NJ. S. Thunderer, boil
err exploded during trial trip near
nr Porssmouth; % wounded ...,......;:... "A
training ship. foundered in gale off
the isle of Wight. Observation-Disclosures. 30l
May Il, 1SlS-German ironclad Grosser
kurfurst sunk by collision with the
Feb. 10, 1S80-British training ship At
lanta, lost in a gale during her trial
April p. is9i-Bianco Encalada' flag
ship of revolutionary party in Chile,
down up by torpedo .................. 20
Sept 10. 1S9O-Turkish wooden frigate
Ertogrul. foundered in gale off the
coast Of Japan; officers and 81 men
saved out of a crew Of nearly Co.,. So
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HOT SPRINGS. Ark, Feb. 1s.-Despite
the inclemency of the weather a large
crowd witnessed the trap shooting to-day.
Results:
Twenty Targets-Elliott Heikes, TrimbIe,
Gilbert Powers, Apperson, 90
Twenty Targets-Jackson, Trimble FL
lott, Heikes, Eaton, Budd, Gilbert, Parker,
Apperson, McMurphy, Martin, 10
=, twenty Iargets-Brady, Elliott, Zergeant,
Twenty Targets-Fulford. 20.
ard, 90
Twenty-Five Targets-Powers. a.
- Twenty Targets eiSes. Fulford, Gray,
Twenty Targets Elliott. Heikes, Fulford,
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BOSTON, Fob 1S--Four men. comprising
the crew of the barge Excelsior, which
foundered on Handkerchief Shoal, off Cape
Cod. Wednesday night. We're lost 1t was
thought the men We're taken off by the tug
Carbonero which had the barge in tow, but
on the arrival of the tug here to-day it was
announced they had not been saved. With
the exception of Capt Nj. A. Harper. the
names of the members of the crew are not
known. Captain Harper lived at Charles
town The Excelsior. with her cargo, was
valued at about S33,OV
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-19
Decision Affecting Warrants.

CHICAGO. Feb 1S-A. r. Nlcol, Of Chi
cago, formerly cashier of the Union Saw
ings Bank Of Tacoma, Wash, received
word to-day Of the reversal by the Supreme
Court of the State of Washington of a for
mer decision affecting over $1,000 600 of Ia
coma city warrants. The previous decision
held that the warrants had been Cancelled.
and therefore could not be paid, and as the
Union Savings Eank held $4,000 of the war
rants it was compelled to suspend. The de-
cision, according to Mr. Nicoi, will compel
the payment OF the warrants, several hum
dred thousand dollars of which are held in
Philadelphia, New York and other East
ern cities
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Indiunn Chess Champion.
.ciaI to the INDIANAPOLIS ToslrnaI

Special 10 the indianapolis journal.
ANDERSON Ind. Feb. 1S.-Otto Ballard,
who won the Indiana chess championship
three times, has started out to make a
professional record. He is on a trip through
the Southern cities and a letter from New
Orleans states that out of thirty-six games
thus far played in New Orleans he has
won twenty-eight. Ballard is twenty-five
years old.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-19

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
SULLIVAN, Ind, Feb. 1S.-This morning
Perry Wilson and an unknown man at
tempted to murder Mine Superintendent
McQuade at Jackson Hill, small mining
town in this county. They were foiled in
their attempts, however, but the superin-
tendent was badly injured. Warrants have
been issued and officers have gone to jack
son Hill to arrest the men.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-19
FIRST BLOOD FOR ..FREsHIEs.,
Fight Over COlOrs Results in Wabash
"SOphs' Being Knocked Out.

SODnS' beInS knocked out.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal,
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. Feb. 1S.--The
freshmen and sophomore classes of Wa
bash College engaged in color fight to-
day. Todd, 4 sophomore, displayed the
class colors, and the freshmen made a rush
10 capture it. The scuffiing students fought
their way out doors, and here there was a
grand scrimmage. A freshman finally got
the 'soph' colors and started to run, with
the crowd after him. Another sophomore
here displayed another piece of the colors,
and the fight then centered around him.
allowing the freshman to escape with the
original colors. The battle kept up until
Whitcnack was Knocked out and lay un-
conscious. when President Burroughs called
a halt. The freshmen wandered away with
the soph colors. It is reported that
Farnam Il ''soph' had his shoulder blade
broken, and several others were knocked
unconscious. This is a foferunner of the
great celebration of Washington birthday
at Wabash College.
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Receiver for the TovvnIey Company.

Special 10 The IndianapoHs journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. Feb. 1S.-The
Townley Mantel and Furnace Company was
placed in the hands of receiver to-day
with assets and liabilities each $4,000 The
company had quit business. but the process
of settlement was not speedy enough for
some of the creditors and stakeholder APP
piled for receiver.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. IS-The interna-
tional congress Of press women, the first in
the history of Journalism. has inform-
ally assembled here. The regular session
began to-day. The meeting is under the
auspices Of the National Women's Press
Association. Among the speakers at the
regular session win be Hamlln Garland.
Rev. y. L. Whitman. president OF Column
bia University, and Hon. Frank Afondal
of Wyoming. A paper by Congressional
Librarian John Russell Young was read by
Mrs. Young. Many members of the wom-
Gus suffrage convention arc in attendance.
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over one hundred victims.

BOSCHUM, Prussia, Feb. 1S.-Seventy-
four bodies have been recovered from the
Vereingte Carolinenglueck colliery, which
was destroyed yesterday by an explosion of
tire damp Thirty men still in the ruins
Later-Up to the present time 10 bodies
have been taken from the ruins.
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Puritan Fun.


Did the Puritans have any fun at all?
Did they ever play?'s asks an anxious cor
respondent of the Springfield Republican
The impression down here in Philadelphia
has always been that the Puritans had lots
of fun. They had fun of their own peculiar
sort with Indians and Quakers, with Bap-
fists and witches. This was not fun for
the party of the second part but il was as
good as play for the Puritans.
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"You promised you would brace up and
be a man. she exclaimed, and here you've
been drinking again"
well, there's nothing womanly in that,
Is there?' he demanded
While she had 10 admit that IN one way
his point was Well taken she complained
that he was not pleading directly to the in
tqf -
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Rev. Charles Little Resigns.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
CONNERSVILLE, Ind, Feb. 1S.-Rev.
Charles II. Little, who for the past three
years has been pastor Of the First Pres
byterian Church of this. city, has rendered
his resignation to the official board, to ac-
cept d call TO the First Presbyterian Church
at Tacoma, Wash. He will move to his new
charge in March.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE, Ind, Feb. 1S-There was
a rumor afloat to-day that ex-Lieutenant
Governor Robertson would be candidate
for United States senator. When inter-
viewed Mr. Robertson declined to say
whether he will or will not be d candidate
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LONDON, Feb. 1s.-The correspondent Of
the Times at Kobe, Japan, says the Cab
met council on Thursday decided that
Japan finances would not permit of delay in
the payment of the war indemnity by
China.
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Fierce Duel with swords.

VIENNA Feb. 1S.--A fierce duel was
fought to-day between Prince Philip of
Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, husband of the
Princess Louise Marie, Of Belgium, and
Lieutenant Mittachich. They fought first
with pistols and then. with swords. The
prince was wounded severely in the right
arm
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A Mothers Experience

and Hoods Pills. Before / had finished
the first bottle of Hoods Sarsaparilla I
could see difference in my boy: lie was
more quiet and getting better When
had taken two bottles of Hoods Sarsapa-
rlla and box of Hoods Pills, l found my
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-19

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
PORTLAND, Ind. Feb. 1S.--Vynall Ar
nett, a prominent citizen and ex-commis-
sioner of Jay county, died to-day at Boun-
dary. He was seventy seven years old.