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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1902
Page
1
The Topaze seizure at Puerto Cabello triggered Allied haste as British commander demands were issued to Venezuela within a narrow two hour window. Britain asserts control over strategic actions while Venezuela faces pressure to comply with the ultimatum.
In Puerto Cabello and Caracas the allied fleet bombarded Fort Solano and Castle Libertador after a protest over the seizure of the Topaze. British and German cruisers Charybdis and Vineta silenced Venezuelan guns, while authorities debate distant blockades and payment claims. Enduring fear and evacuations mark the crisis.
A detailed Inter Ocean cablegram from Laguayra reports that British Commodore Montgomery ordered shelling of Puerto Cabello after a protest by the Topaze’s captain over treatment by Venezuelan authorities. The bombardment struck the custom house and key fortifications, with initial notes seeking prompt reparations and no reply from Caracas.
Washington officials received Bowen’s dispatches stating British and German warships were bombard Caracas via Puerto Cabello as tensions rise in Venezuela. Bowen noted calmer conditions in Caracas earlier, while ministers fled and subjects were seized, prompting fears of a blockade. Government officials conveyed protests to Berlin and London and reviewed peaceful blockade enforcement without public action.
Reports from Caracas describe diplomacy in the Venezuela crisis as Germany Britain and Italy push claims for arbitration while Puerto Cabello stands in potential danger. The US gunboat Marietta remains at Laguayra with no official plan for further naval action. Moody says no decision to deploy ships has been made.
Dispatch from Willemstad Curacao dated December 14 reports Daily Mail correspondent claims Anglo German warships blockade La Guayra. British cruiser Indefatigable warned the steamer Yucatan not to enter Laguayra and forced its return to Curacao.
August Layden suffered a terrible accident when he dropped a jug of gasoline and the fluid caught fire from his lighted cigar. The incident highlights the danger of handling flammable liquids near open flames.
August Layden forty seven foreman for Fife and Son in the West Washington street bridge project was severely burned when a jug of gasoline spilled and ignited as he and his half brother Hasselburg walked home with groceries near 1224 West Washington street. A lighted cigar kept burning the oil. Layden died minutes after being taken to City Hospital. His hair and scalp were burned, lungs possibly injured, and doctors say no chance of recovery. Layden had lived in the city since the bridge work began and leaves a ten year old daughter.
An explosion of gas in a water tunnel 100 feet below Erie Bay killed two men instantly and left several others seriously burned today. Injured include civil engineer William Knox and James Ossman, with many more hurt to varying degrees. Cause suspected to be a spark from two electric wires.
Storms bring sleet and heavy snow, causing widespread delays on rail lines and telegraph wires. Trains run late by up to twelve hours, with the Southwestern Limited and Panhandle fast mail notably delayed. Telegraphs crippled between Knights town and Richmond, Полstal and Western Union report outages, while streetcar service suffers from icy tracks and pedestrians struggle to traverse sidewalks.
MAYSVILLE Ky Dec 4 James Quan a discharged soldier who returned from Manila was found dead in a bug house northeastern Kentucky authorities said. No further details were immediately released and the case was being investigated by local police.
A man traveling home from Flemingsburg was found dead in his buggy this morning, suspected to have frozen to death after consuming liquor the previous night. The body lay half out across the seat, indicating a fatal exposure. Nearby, a broad snowstorm sweeps the Rocky Mountain region with up to six inches of snow on the ground in plateau areas and heavier accumulations in the mountains. Trains were delayed across Omaha by seven inches of snow and blizzard conditions were reported in central Illinois, hindering traffic and daily travel.
Reading Pa December report shows over fifty locomotives in service moving 75,000 tons of coal to market in two days as demand spikes. Most cargo bound for Eastern cities. railroad capacity tested like never before. In Pittsburgh, river levels fall after three days of rise as Monongahela and Allegheny ease. Ohio Dam mark at fifteen feet declines. three million bushels of coal shipped south with another 5,000,000 expected tomorrow, swelling Segregate totals toward 15,000,000 bushels in four days.
John B. Cockrum asserts near no opposition to the proposed change as the Columbia Club plans to issue a statement following an unwarranted attack.
The Columbia Club considers raising resident dues from 30 to 40 and nonresident dues to 20, amid a club statement denying any dissension. Officials note private club finances, a past overstatement by The Sentinel, and the need to meet debt with new memberships. overall, the public has no stake.
The Columbia Club proposes raising annual dues to 4.0 per year from 9. The plan aims to boost income by 19,060 and pay off 10,000 of indebtedness yearly. Members, including 710 resident and 11 contributing, are urged to support a business oriented change.
J J Hill, returning from an Eastern trip, dismissed a Chicago sourced interview as imaginary. He warned the country faces an industrial and financial readjustment due to higher costs and a shrinking export market. He noted overproduction and excessive speculation, hoping for a corrective adjustment.
A schooner Molly with seven crew members was struck by a gale. The ship burned after a stove toppled, forcing the crew onto Gooseberry island where they were stranded overnight. The Dundee rescued the men, who suffered frostbite from the exposure.
Assistant Secretary Ailes has moved Elmer Pettyford a Treasury clerk and Seventh-day Adventist who refused Saturday work to the sixth auditor's office to handle money orders. His annual pay drops from 1240 to 720 dollars the legal maximum for that role and he will be paid only for time actually employed.
Gen Alexis Nord, war minister under the provisional government, led his army into Port au Prince and received a sympathetic reception. While his exact plans remain unclear, observers believe his candidacy for president would be strongly favored by the numerous forces at his command.
John W. Ela, 65, president of the Civil Service Reform League and delegate to the National Civil Service Reform Convention, lies critically ill in a Philadelphia hospital. He attended the convention session Friday night and fell ill hours after returning to his hotel. physicians have telegraphed to his wife at the bedside.
Washington dispatch reports Mrs Ulysses S Grant widow of the late president died at 5 pm in Washington after valvular heart disease and bronchitis. Nellie Grant Sartoris, her only child with her at the bedside, survived with other relatives and physicians present. The body to be laid in Riverside Park, New York. plans for burial undetermined.
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