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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-12
MRS. FOOTE GETS A DIVORCE.
Says Her Husband Is infatuated with
Vera Beverly.

NEW YORK, Feb. I.--Mrs. Thomas S.
Foote, ir., daughter of the late Supreme
Court Justice Lane, has secured an abSo-
lutte divorce from her husband, Thomas S.
Foote, Supreme Court Judge Roger A.
Pryor signing the decree. Foote is a grand
son of Mrs. Leonard w. Jerome and
cousin of Lady Randolph Churchill and
Mrs. John Munroe, wife of the well-known
banker. The proceedings were before 81
referee, and the utmost secrecy was OBJ
served. The correspondent was q young
complaint Mrs Foote stated her husband
had established the woman and her maid
in elegant apartments in the Hotel Wal
dorf where there were gay times almost
every night. It was further stated in the
complaint that Vera Beverly is the daugh-
ter of Col. Gordon Graham OF the Royal
Guards, and the divorced wife of Colonel
Beverly, of an English Hussar regiment
The witnesses summoned We're Beekman
Kipp Borrowe, brother of Hallet Alsop Bor-
rowe, who named as a correspondent
in the Coleman Drayton case; Thomas
Jarvis and Jack Beresford Hollis an
actor in the Lyceum stock company. Mr.
Jarvis. however. was the only witness to
appear. Mrs. Foote is a handsome, fair
woman, scarcely more than twenty years
old. Her father was one of the best-known
iursts i'm the State The wedding. in the
fan of 1893 was social event One night
shortly after the wedding Foote intro
duced to Vera Beverly 1t was a case of
infatuation at first sight.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-12
A VALUABLE CROW.
II Takes the Children to school and
Tends the Chickens.

Special To the indianapolis Journal.
SEYMOUR. Ind. Feb. l1.-Henry Lie
brandt, Of this city. is the owner of jet
black crow. one year old which he has
raised, having taken it OUT of its mothers
nest while yet unable to fly. The crow is
something out of the ordinary, being able
20 speak a great many words. 1t is very
fond of the children of the family. and fol-
lows them to the public school, where it
perches itself on a limb, and as the chill
dren disappear through the doorway it de-
livers itself of the following adnonition,
which it had heard ofttimes repeated by
their mother: Now, be right good and
come home as soon as school is OUT Hav-
Ing seen the children safely to school, it
sometimes Immediately returns TO its home
on the outskirts of the city. where il feeds
the chickens and plays with the cat and
dog. while at other times 1t remains n the
vicinity of the school building and flies
from window sill to window sill of the
rooms in which the children are assigned.
The crow knows every chicken about the
Liebrandt home, and, whenever any
strange one appears. 1t fights them off the
premises. At night it roosts with the
chickens. Every Sunday it follows the
children to the First NJ. Il. Sunday school
ard whenever it sees Mr. or Mrs Lie
or Hello. MAJ The crow is a great favor
lie. and many of its kinsmeA have at
tempted to allure 1t away, but to no avail
Mr.. I-iebrandt has received many hatter-
Ing money offers for the crow, but refuses
to part with IT,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-12
PRIZE FIGHTERS TRUST
GARRISON DAyIEs'S NOVEL SCHEME
TO CORNER PUGILIsM.
Kid Mccoy, Maher and others to BE
Taken Into the Combination
Outline of the Plan.

CHICAGO, Feb. 11-Parson Davies has
gone East to interest other managers in a
scheme of forming a prize fighters trust.
He will consult Tom O'ROurke William
A. Brady, James A. Kennedy and others,
and says he can convince them that a trust
would be beneficial, not only to them and
the fighters but also to the public at large,
The trust is to be confined at first to heavy
weights-not to Corbett, who has retired,
nor to Fitzsmmons, who will not fight any
more, but the the younger, Mccoy, Maher.
Choynski, Jeffffes, Rubin or any others
who have similar aspirations
The scheme is, in brief, to have the pub
lie" raise a subscription-not more than 81
to be accepted from any one person-of
So, Co., with which a suitable championship
belt is to be purchased for presentation to
the winner. If Mccoy, for instance, retains
1t after three fights or holds it for three
years, it is to become his property. The
purse to be contested for is $4,000.
II do not see why we should not have a
trust said the Parson to-day. The base
ball people have one, and certainly it is
very beneficial to the managers and the
players. If a ball tosser does anything
wrong he can be disciplined. He may throw
a game and prize fighter may put up a
letnC. hoo SOY tiicIe SIlOulu NC SOllC hlSdilS
of making fakes impossible. 1t can be
done by trust. If it should be found that
two fighters have deceived the public, the
trust can prevent them from getting an
engagement at any club affiliated with it.
And there has been altogether too much
talk for advertising purposes by actors.
Lovers of boxing want to see fights, and
care nothing about talk. With a trust it
would be business and not chin music. If
a man did not keep his engagement he
would be blaeklisted, as would any crooked
work. ] am going East to see all the men
prominently identified with boxing contests,
and believe | can convince them II
would be a good thing for fighters and
the sport to have it controlled and regu-
lated by rules, as is the ca te with baseball
My plan is to have all challenges accom-
panied by deposit of 81 900, and to be ac-
cepted within thirty days after issuance,
the contest to take place not sooner than
four months nor more than eight months
afterwards. Boxing should be on base
ball basis. That is the nub of the proposed
trust. and / believe the formation is only
a matter of little time. [ certainly am go
ing to do my best TO bring it about and
know of others interested in the sport who
are ready to cooperate with me. There
is a law in New York now which permits
boxing. and j think that is the best place
to take the initiative | am going there
tonight to see O'Rourke, Brady and other
managers. who, with me, want to see box
ing elevated to the plane where it properly
belongs
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-12

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE. Ind, Feb. 1.-THE aged
mother of John Romine, whose family was
poisoned Wednesday night at supper died
this morning. Romine and one daughter
are yet seriously i'll. but the physician is
confident they will recover. There is talk
of intentional poisoning. and the authorities
are investigating the case. Whatever the
poison was ii caused violent purging and
vomiting. This true also of the three
hogs which diedVsoon after being fed from
the leavings of the table. The aged mother
did not eat supper with the six members of
the family, all of whom were taken sick
during the night, but the next morning she
ate breakfast alone, and her breakfast con-
sisted of a cup of coffee with small piece
of bread. This fact causes the belief that
the poison was in the coffee. 1t was pack
age coffee.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-12
DIED OF STARVATION.
Aged Woman Dead for Lack of Food .
and Her Husband Dying.

CHICAGO, Feb. 11.-Mrs. Carolina Lang,
eighty-three years OF age. died at the Coun-
ty Hospital Tonight of starvation, and her
husband, Cornelius Lang, seventy-five years
of age, is in the same institution, dying
slowly from the same cause. Lang was a
tailor, and when he lost his job some time
ago he and his wife became destitute. For
a time the neghbors supported them, but
finally they were left alone. When the police
found them to-day they had been three
days without food and a week without fire.
Lang was found lying on the floor near the
door. He had started to crawl to the door
to bring aid for his wife. but had tainted
able to speak when found Mrs Lang died
within few hours after being taken to the
hospital, and her husband cannot survive
long
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-12
Republican Record in seymour.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
SEYMOUR, Ind. Feb. lin a card TO
thespubic Mayor Joseph Balsley announces
that he will not be candidate for renomi-
nation at the coming primary election stat
ing that he contemplated moving to In
dianapolis when his term of office expires
II Is conceded by both parties that Seymour
never had a better mayor than Mr.. BalsIey
When the present Republican mayor and
Council were indicted into power in this
city four years ago the streets were in
a filthy condition and the bonded indebt-
edness of the city was $s5.5OO bearing 6
per cent. interest. The bonds were refunded
Al per cent. and $4,000 redeemed leaving
indebtedness of $4,000. The tax levy has
been reduced. brick and gravel streets
have taken the place of mud roads and
concrete sidewalks extend from one to the
other end of the city. Tue annual report
Of Thomas j. Clark. city treasurer showed
a baiance of nearly $1,000 i'm the treasury
and not one unpaid outstanding order The
finance committee desj,ed to redeem from
5000 to 5000 of the outstanding bonds. but
the Northwestern Life Insurance Company
OF milwaukee,. refused TO give up any of the
bonds as they We're made redeemable al
the rate of s.. so year beginning with 1901.
The city offered the company a premium
TO give up the bonds, which was also re-
FUSED the company stating that they We're
well satisfied with the investments There
IS no doubt that Republican mayor and
Council will be elected in May TO carry on
the good work
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-12
H. CLAY EVANS Denounced.
Newport Veterans Claim He Is Against
the Pensioners.

Special 70 the indianapolis Journal
NEWPORT, Ind. Feb. IA bitter feel
ing is being stirred up in this community
by the old soldiers against Hon. H. Clay
Evans. commissioner of pensions. At a reg
ular meeting Of Shiloh Post No. 10 y. A.
f.. last night, the following resolutions, ask
ing President Mckinley to remove the COM
missioner of pensions. We're unanimously
passed and ordered sent to Presidents Nc
Kinley:
Whereas. The ex-Union soldiers OF this
country reJoiced when the fact was known
mat William Lochren had been removed as
commissioner of pensions and III. Clay Ey-
ans substituted in his stead. and believed
they had a true patriotic friend who would
deal fairly and honestly with them. now
md out, to their sorrow, that they have
been sadly disappointed, and. instead of
dealing fairly and Squarely with those who
are at his mercy. he is putting every OBJ
stacle in the way he possibly can TO pre-
vent the adtudicating Of old pension claims
and pension increases OF soldiers who are
deserving. in many cases, of more than
twice or three times the rate now paid them.
We have become very tired of seeing the
old pensioners of the late war traduced and
denounced as frauds by a few yellOw-back
journals Of the East, and have become dis
er Of pensions is trucking to the camor of
these detestable and vicious papers; there
fore,
'.Resolved That Shiloh Post No. 49, G.
ana, earnestly request President Mckinley
TO Immediately remove the Hon. II. Clay
Evans from the Office he has proven him
self unworthy to fill.
Resolved That we are tired of his con-
temptible tactics In trying to avoid and pre-
vent worthy and brOken-down soldiers from
getting the pittance they are justly and hon
estly entitled to receive.
Resolved, That we recently got rid of one
sandbagger in the name of William Loeb
rem. and we are bitterly opposed TO having
his place supplied by another one.
Resolved, That these resolutions. ex-
pressive Of our contempt for the present
commissioner of PENSIONS be spread on rec
ord. and that the adjutant OF the post is
hereby instructed TO forward copy to
President Mckinley
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-12
VI. Ferdinand Fabre.
Boy ana woman Disappenr

PARIS, Feb. I'm. Ferdinand Fabre, the
novelist, is dead.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-12
SURGICAL OPERATIONS
FOR THE CURE or PILES AND REC
TAI DISEASES NO LONGER
NECESSARY.
Medical Discovery which VIII
Change the Treatment OF All
Such Diseases.

II has long been thought not only BY some
physicians, but by people in general. that
the common painful and exceedingly annoy
ing trouble, piles. was practically incurabie
by any other means than a surgical opera
ton and this belief has been the cause Of
years of needless suffering. because of the
natural dread of surgical operations.
There are many salves. oint,nents and
similar remedies on the market which AFFORD
some relief in cases of piles but the Pyra-
mid Pile Cure is the only preparation so far
introduced that can be reliably depended
uIon to cure to stay cured every form of
itching, bleeding or protruding piles.
Mrs. NJ. C. Hinkley, of 60l Mississippi
street, Indianapolis was told by her phys-
clans that nothing but q surgical operation
costing between 500 and $500 could cure
her, as she had suffered for fifteen years:
Yet even in such case as hers the Pyra-
mid Pile Cure accomplished complete
cure. She says: II knew an operation would
be death to me and tried the Pyramid with
very little hope and IL is not TO be wondered
at that am so enthusiastic in its praise.
Mr.. ID. E. Reed Of South Lyons, Mich.
says: / would not take $500 and be placed
back where / was before I used the Pyra-
mid Pile Cure i suffered for years, and it
is now eighteen months since l used IL and
not the slightest trace of the trouble has re-
The Pyramid Pile Cure is sold by nearly
all druggists at so cents and 81 per package,
and as il contains no opium. cocaine or
other poisonous drugs, can be used with
perfect safety.
No one need suffer from piles in any form
who will give this excellent remedy trial.
Send for book on cause and cure of piles,
pany, Marshall, Mich. formerly Albion.
Mich.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-12
No More cIas. corors Allowed.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
COLUMBUS, Ind, Feb. 11.--Superintend-
ent j. A. Camagey and Prin, pal Samuel
Wertz. Of the Columbus High Sci ol, have
ordered all scholars to discard class
colors and class ribbons. The cauf : this
order lies in the fact that last u,f >, tire
juniors coors. pink and greer, we're
painted all over the sched feflc. : they
even climbed to the TOP of the .sagst aff.
twenty feet above the roof of the building,
and wrapped the pole with delicate shades
of pale pink and emerald. This morning the
entiie class was summoned before the SUI
perintendent and ordered to replir the dam
age. Every member declared his innocence
and refused to comply with the demand.
The class was then told TO find the culprits,
and, pending the report. was ordered to
leave off all ribbons and colors. The school
IS much excited over the order, and the
first outbreak Will come next Monday
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-12
odd Fellows District Meeting.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
FORTVILLE, Ind, Feb. 1.-THE district
meeting Of the /. o. o. +. was held here
last night, with at least five hundred mem
bers from adjoining cities and towns. In
the afternoon, before the meeting, the Re-
bekah Lodge of this place exemplified its
work. and in the evening a supper was
spread, for which an admission fee was
charged. The proceeds from the supper are
to be donated to the proposed /. O.. o. T..
orphans home. Nearly $50 was realized.
At night Edwards Lodge, of this place. and
teams from Greenfield. Eden and McCords-
VILE conferred degrees on candidates. Dis
trict deputy grand master of the county,
George w. Sowerwine of Wilkinson, was
present and delivered Il brief address, The
lodge here is fiOurishing, with the largest
and finest hall in the county.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-12

kIOndike Telegraph Line Which
Was Wrecked by the Atlantic Cable.

Long ago-in 1S63-64-there was no cable
between Europe and America Transatlan-
tic news-even during the exciting episodes
of the civil war-waS always about fort
night old The attempt TO make cable con-
nection had ended disastrously. and in this
juncture of affairs was organized gigantic
enterprise. looking to the connection of the
United States with Europe via Klondike and
Boring sea. Most electricians and tele-
graphic experts had made up their minds
that forty miles-which was the distance
across the strat-represented the longest a
submarine cable could be successfully
worked.
company was formed and what was
known in those days as Russian extension
stock went off at premium of go per cent
In 1865 the line between New Westminster
and the Yukon river was surveyed, found
to be practicable. and traversed completely
the present Klondike region.
The line was expected to be finished in
1861. Even the tariff for messages was fixed
ut 10 CS25) per message. The receipts were
estimated to yield about $1,000, coo per an
num- The line was actually constructed
from New Westminster along the present
route of the Canadian Pacific Railway to
Ashcroft where IL was continued north
toward Bering to Fort Stager. three or
four hundred miles beyond tQuesnelle. This
line IL at this present moment IN operation
in portion of the Cariboo country
Then. in the midst of the whole business,
after three years of hard work came like a
thunderclap the news that the Atlantic ca
bic was a success. Three million dollars
had been expended yet the next day Rus
sian extension stock was not worth the
printers ink on its surface
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-12
THE CORPSES DIDN'T COME.
MapIetOn Citizens and the Police
Waited for Them.

The good people of MapIeton are suffering
much disappointment to-day. They were
promised a great sensation last night, but
events did not turn out as they hopefully
expected. Two corpses were to have been
dumped into the cellar of suburban drug
store, three stalwart police officers were
to grab the corpse bearers and the whole
suburb was to have witnessed the affair
All the elements for the drama material
lied with the exception of the corpses and
the body snatchers. The police officers
stood and shivered on one of the dark cor
ners of the suburb from o'clock until mid
night and the twenty-five or thirty citi-
Zens of Mapleton were sequestered some
where in the near vicinity About il
o'clock, however, all hopes of the BODY
snatchers appearing with their freight was
abandoned and the crowd gathered in the
drug store, where they snapped grave-dig
gng stories for good part of the night.
The clerk of the drug store, w. o. Ell
helm, related the events leading up to the
evenings affair. He said that he had re-
ceived telephone message from the man
claiming to be DR.. l.. P. Jones, ST3 Indiana
avenue Jones told him over the phone
that he had two bodies which he wished to
put into the drug store cellar, and that DR..
l.. III. Carson, the owner of the drug store,
had told him it would be all right Elhelm
afterwards telephoned to Dr. Carson and
received a reply that he did not know Jones
and had not heard of his bodies. Suisse
quently Jones again telephoned Elhelm tell
ing him he would bring the corpses at 1890
at night. Jones incidentally furnished Eli
helm with the information that he might
sleep with them if he desired. Elhelm seems
to have been worked up a good deal about
the matter, and thought he was in duty
bound to inform the police and the whole
neighborhood Last night he said there
had once been five bodies in the cellar of the
drug store it having been the intention of
their owners to conduct d medical school
there, and he didn't know but what DIR.
Jones might have similar designs.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-12
Lectures at Culver Academy.

Special "a the Indianapolis Journal
CULVER. Ind, Feb 1.-THE weekly lee
lures given before the cadets of the Culver
Military Academy by eminent men secured
rs the management Of that school are
proving instructive and interesting. The
speaker for this evening was Daniel Me-
Donald. of the Plymouth Democrat He
talked TO the cadets concerning the early
settlement of the whites in Indiana; the
history of the beautiful Lake Maxinkuclxee.
on which the academy stands; the Potta-
watomie Indians, the original owners and
inhabitants of the territory surrounding
The lake: the habits and customs of the ia
nous chief Au-be-nan-be. his tragic death
By the hand Of his son Pau-koo-shuck who
then succeeded 10 the chieftaincy of his
fathers band Of the good chief Nees-wau-
gee, whose village was located in the pres
mt Culver Park; the Indian reservations
about the lake; sketch of Chief Memo
iili-nee, the first preacher in that section of
country QS20l. and his forcihle and tragic
removal. with his bapsi of $50 Pottawato-
Inies. by the government from Twin lakes
70 q reservation west Of the Missouri river
with an account OF their long and weary
journey, dotted along the way by the
graves of a hundred dead.
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Anderson Chapter, Knights of the Ancient
iGssenic Order disbanded yesterday. They
the chapter will never be revived.
The board of trustees of Ridgeville has
ganted the use of the streets and alleys to
Joseph Lay K Co. to lay gas mains and
sewer pipe, preparatory to putting in am
other gas plant there.
Two damage suits for $4,000 each have
been filed at Noblesville by Theodore Scott
and Dennis Harmon, who claim that they
were crippled for life in boiler explosion
at the Sheridan brick works, last month
Peter Clark. who was appointed deputy
United States marshal. with headquarters
in Terre Haute, has resigned to accept q
position travelling agent for the Terre
Haute Brewing Company. His home is in
Washington, Daviess county.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-12

The Lyras were defeated on the German House
alleys by the Social Turner's the score being as
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-12
A CHICAGO FINANCIAL PLAN.
Proposes Coin Certificates Redeem
able Half i'm Gold and Half i'm silver.

CHICAGO, Feb. ia novel suggestion as
to the possibility of obtaining national
basis of compromise between the advocates
of the gold standard and their opponents is
being advanced by Mr.. w. S. Herbert, of
this city. The plan is for circulating
medium consisting of coin certificates pay
able half in gold and half in silver-a 81
certificate, for example; to be redeemed by
one dollar in gold coin, and one dollar in
silver coin. If the relative value of one
metal should diminish the value of the
other, according to Mr.. Herbert, will rela-
lively increase and the value of the certifi-
Gates payable in both metals Jointly would
the fulcrum of the scales not being dis
turbed by the raising of one arm and the
lowering of the other.
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underground trains. The approach will be
by an elevator. The passenger descends at
the station and finds himself in a substation
only few feet below the street. Here he
can rest or descend to the railway station
sixty feet below. There are elevators for
taking him down. Should he merely want
TO cross the street he can cross under
ground and come up the other side.
having avoided the rush of Threadneedle
street and the bank
American street cars are to be used. The
method of working the trains will be by
electricity conveyed from the generating
station at Shephards Bush.
The entire road will be in operation this
year. and the Princess of Wales will
omen it