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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-20
DEATH OF NANCY COOK.
A Spinster Cousin of Jefferson Davis
Who Lived an Eccentric Life.

CHICAGO, Feb. 19.-Miss Nancy Cook,
aged fifty, and a cousin of Jefferson Davis,
died in want in her room at No. 367 Wells
street, this morning, Of paralysis of the
heart. Miss Cook was a seamstress, and
came to Chicago eighteen months ago from
her mothers home in Plaindeld, Ind. She
worked in Chicago as a seamstress in a
corset factory. The body was removed to
the morgue. awaiting orders from Miss
Cooks relatives at Plainfield. While a young
woman and residing in the South. Miss
Cook became engaged to marry the son Of
an iron founder. Death interfered, how
ever, and her mental troubles determined
her, notwithstanding entreaties. renewed
again and again, to live apart from all her
relatives and friends, accepting no assist
ance. An old photograph shows her TO have
been a handsome girl. Wrecked by work,
she had of late years borne no resemblance
TO her former self. Sometimes she worked
at dressmaking and at other times in a
corset factory. So few know her story that
to-day, before the facts were ascertained,
her frail and worn remains, a couple of
hours after death, were rolled In a blanket
by the police and taken in a patrol wagon
to the nlorgue. The dead woman's mother
Is Mrs. j. T. Cook. Of Plainfield, md.
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~SUFFRAGISTS AGGRIEVED.
Mrs. Cleveland Refused to Fix a Day for
Them to Call on Her.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.-The woman
suffragists, now in national session here,
are very wroth at Mrs. Cleveland because
she refused to fix a day when the delegates
to the convention could call upon her at
the White House. Mrs. Cleveland's action
is taken as a direct Indication that she does
not indorse the woman suffrage movement.
Reports OF committees occupied much of
the attention of the morning session to-day.
Mrs. Clara Berwick Colby made the report
of what steps had been taken to bring the
woman suffrage question before Congress.
Mrs. Henry Blackwell. of Massachusetts,
on behalf Of the presidential suffrage COM
mittee, reported that there was no State in
which the committee could do any effective
work for the purpose of which the commit
tee was created. The last report was that
of the Columbian exposition committee,
read by Rachel Foster Avery. Mrs. Laura
Johns read the report of the Kansas con-
stitutional committee. Mrs. Carrie Lane
Chapman followed. and strongly presented
the necessity for vigorous and active work
In collecting funds for the movement i'm
Kansas Contributions from the several
State delegations. to assist in the work in
Kansas were solicited, and a generous re-
sponse was made. Nearly all the States
represented pledged some money with the
exception of New York. The total amount
subscribed for Kansas work was s., 200.
At the afternoon session Mrs. Ellen b.
Dietrich, OF Boston, read the report of the
press committee. Mrs. Harriet Taylor Up
ton read the treasurer's report, showing q
slight surplus for the year.
The election of officers for the next en-
suing year resulted as follows: Susan B.
Anthony president; Rev. Anna Shaw, OF
Philadelphia, vice president at large;
Rachel Foster Avery, of Philadelphia, cor
responding secretary; Mrs. Harriet Taylor
Upton, of Ohio, treasurer; Mrs. Ellen Diet
rick, of Boston, secretary, and Mrs. Jose
phine Keller, of Kentucky. auditor. Fra
ternal greetings were exchanged with the
National Woman's Christian Temperance
Union In session at Chicago.
Just before the meeting adjourned the
president introduced Miss Kate Field, who.
in a brief speech declared her position on
the suffrage question. She mad never been
against woman suffrage, she said, but she
Is and has been against universal suffrage
without some proper qualification. Woman.
she said. had as much right to suffrage as
man
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THE TARIFF BILL.
Sugar Interests Lose n Friend by
Senator Whites Appointment.

Senator whites Appointment.
Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
= WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.-The exit of
Senator White, Of Louisiana, from Con-
gress and his going upon the Supreme
Bench will be a severe loss to the sugar
industries of this country In their present
crisis. Senator White vas the most po-
tent power in favor OF the retention of the
sugar bounty and for a duty for protec-
ton. He has made all OF the sugar argu-
ments before the Senate subcommittee, and
he It was who served notice upon the
finance committee that unless the domestic
sugar industries were in some way pro-
tected in the tariff bill he would vote with
the Republicans to recommit the measure
&c the committee. 1t looks now as though
there would be neither a bounty nor a
duty for the encouragement Of the domestic
sugar industries. The finance committee
may report in favor OF a duty, but 1t is
altogether likely 1t will be stricken out in
the Senate or House.
The regular press report says: After de-
batting the point among themselves all day
the Democratic members of the committee
on finance agreed, late this afternoon, not
to report the tariff bill TO the full committee
tomorrow. There was a time during the
e-S ~ 30 II NhCJ "OoAo ~
tainly report the bill according to the pro-
gramme announced last week. The reason
for the decision against this action is found
In the fact that the sugar and metal sched-
ules and coal and lumber are still objects
OF contention. The subcommittee has con-
cluded its labors upon the details of the
bill, except upon these points. and, it was
understood, was prepared to have the bill
reported without changing any of these
features of the bill, leaving them as they
had came from the House, which means
that II the present recommendations of the
are to be accepted that the
bill Will go In with free sugar, free coal,
free iron ore, free lead ore and free lumber.
There was no abatement in the demands of
the advocates OF a duty upon these articles.
and the prospect of a bitter fight in the
Senate was SO strong that the committee
definitely decided at a late hour in the day
10 postpone the report which II Is now said
may be made later this week, but probably
not until Tuesday OF next week. One MEM
Der OF the committee stated this afternoon
that 1t was even now possible that the COM
mittee might change their minds tomorrow
morning and still report tomorrow.
Senator Voorhees, has received from Bos-
ton a huge petition In book form for the
passage OF the Wilson bill which he Will
present in the Senate tomorrow. 1t Is ac-
companied by a spirited letter from tn
chairman OF the executive committee Of the
New England Tariff-reform League.
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to Arkansas courts. but each time was de-
feated by mis- wife. Since making Ander-
son their home Ethel, now eight years DID,,
has been attending public school.
Last night her father arrived In the city
from Arkansas and presenting papers. which
IL is believed were bogus. this afternoon
secured the service of patrolman Pence to
help him obtain possession OF the child.
They secured a cab and went TO the Hazel
wood school building for the child. She was
enticed from the room ana when cnce in
the hall Gamble grabbed her in his arms,
and. putting a handkerchief over her mouth
TO keep her cries from being heard, carried
In the cab. instructing the driver to drive
TO Pendleton. eight miles away, where he
expected TO catch the ST. Louis limited. The
mother had heard OF the abduction by this
time and appealed to Kittinger & Schwinn
her attorneys. They had Gamble arrested
at Pendleton. He was brought back to this
city o-night and is now behind the bars.
Her attorneys say they will file a fifteen
t~housand-dollar damage suit for kidnapping
against Chief of Police Welker and patrol
man Pence tomorrow morning.
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General Notes.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 30. H. Judkins.
of Indianapolis, is at the Howard, and s.
Norman. Of Indiana, at the Randall
Representative Brookshire to-day reintro-
duced his bill of December, 1889, to pay
Willis Benefiel, of Sullivan, Ind. $1,000 and
s per cent. interest upon that sum from
Feb. %, 1855, the same being for improve
ments made by him upon lands confiscated
by the government to aid in the construc-
ton of the Wabash & Erie canal. The bill
has been referred to the claims committee.
All of the newspapers Of Washington to-
day extended their reports of the lecture
delivered yesterday afternoon at the Con-
gregational Church by Luther Benson. Of
Indiana, On the Evils of Intemperance."
The lecture is described as the most i'm
pressive appeal for temperance ever de-
livered in Washington. Mr.. Benson will re-
turn to Washington shortly and conduct
a series OF temperance meetings.
Senator Sherman aid before the Senate
to-day two dozen petitions signed by thou
sands OF workingmen in Ohio against the
adoption of the Wilson tariff bill, and about
thirty petitions from church organizations
In the Buckeye State In favor OF allowing
the publications Of benevolent societies to
pass as second class matter In the mails.
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While Under Gresham He Is Alleged to
Have Given a Contract to His Own
Printing Establishment.
WORK ON THE TARIFF BILL
Senator's Still Undecided Whether
to Increase Duties.
Martin Van Buren, to BE Appointed PEN
sion Agent After All-Representa-
tive Kilgore as a Kicker"
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.-If the Senate
committee on printing. in its investigation,
ordered to-day, finds proof of the charge
that ex-Assistant Secretary OF State Josiah
Quincy, Of Massachusetts,. interested HIM
self In government contracts while he was
recently serving under Secretary Gresham,
he will be made TO suffer. There is a stat
ute which Furnishes severely such an Of
Tense. In the charges upon which investi-
cation was ordered 1t Is alleged that Quin-
cy not only secured and maintained con-
tracts for printing the Patent Office Ga
zette at an establishment he owns, but ac-
tually had an employee of the Interior De-
partment dismissed because he pronounced
work OF the Quincy establishment inferior
TO that which had been done by the concern
where the work was done nearly twenty
years. The charges seem TO be well au-
thenticated. Ex-Governor Russell, Of Mass
achusetts, has been liz the city some days
n 1t Is stated that he has exerted him.
self TO suppress the charges and defeat an
Investigation.
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WINDOW GLASS MEN.
Number Gone to Washington in the
Interest of Protection.

Interest OF Protection.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
DUNKIRK, Ind, Feb. 19.-Mr. Halleck
Johnson, Of the Enterprise Window Glass
Company Of this city, left tonight for
Washington. where. in company with Mr..
Catlin. Of Chicago, president of the United
Glass Company; James Chambers, of Pitts
burg, president of the Chambers Glass Com
pany; Mr.. Bodine, of Philadelphia, and
other manufacturers, in conjunction with
officers of l.. A, 500, Window Glass Work.
ers' Union, they will appear before the Sen
ate finance committee and urge the reten-
ton of the present duty on window glass.
If Professor Wilson's schedule, as dictated
by Democratic manufacturers who have
made what little money they have under
tariff protection. goes through. the entire
reduction will be taken from the skilled
workmen's wages. The raw material which
enters into the manufacture of window
glass would amount TO less than l mill on
the dollar if admitted free, and this at the
expense of the soda ash and salt cake in
dustry of the United States. Window glass
Industries have been largely the means OF
transforming Dunkirk from a village of 100
people six years ago 10 a city OF 1900 to-
day, and no little anxiety is felt here as 10
the outcome of the tariff bill as far as ii
relates to window glass.
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A WILD CRANK LOOSE.
Jumped Through n Window and Ran
Awny HOvIinE Mad.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind. Feb. I9.-Wil-
liam Baumann and John Weismantel. of
Paulding. o.. registered ut the City Hotel
here last night. About l o'clock this morn
ing went crazy, imagined a big
black dog was after him. He jumped
through the transom and ran west on
Washington street. yelling at The top OF his
voice. He tried 20 get into The Cortright
hardware store. but wen. on west, lie
struck with his fst and broke plate glass
windows In Higgins & Shick, Gable &
Winters. Covault & Thomas and at Vert
heimer's. He was ~overtaKen by his partner
and three night men, who succeeded in get
ting him 10 the Jail. Baumann WAS seen
there this morning. In his talk he let out
that he had been In 4 penitentiary IN the
"old country" AS ne called II. He is a
small man. about thirty years old and says
he is a baker. He claims &c remember
nothing OF breaking the costly show win
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HIS CHILD.
Ethel Gamble Carried from School mt
Anderson by Her Father

Special 10 the indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON. Ind, Feb. ia daring alb
duction took place in this city this after
noon when Ethel lamb was carried off
from school by her father from Arkansas,
who arrived In the city last evening. Eleven
years ago Mr.. and Mrs. Gustavus Gamble
were married In Boone county. Arkansas.
Four years later they were divorced and
their daughter Ethel. then a child OF two
years, was placed in the custody of the
mother. Five years ago Mrs. Gamble mar
ried her present husband. Charles Nicko-
son. and about one year ago moved to this
city and made their residence on Forkner
street. In the meantime her former hus-
band had on four different occasions tried
To get nnssession OF the child by apnealinR
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His Body Found i'm Eel River.

Special TO the IndianapOIis JOURNAL.
BRAZIL, Ind, Feb. 19.-Late Saturday
night the dead body OF Reason Rariden was
found In Eel river. west of Reelsville. Mr..
Rariden left home Friday to go to Reels
vile, just across the river. to purchase
some groceries. His long absence fright
ened his wife and children and neighbors
were appealed to to assist in finding the
missing man. Search was kept up until the
finding of his body Saturday night. 1t is
thought that Rariden attempted to cross
the river on the ice and fell through. Two
ugly cuts were made on his face. presum-
ably by striking the rough ice when he
fell. The deceased was forty-three years
old and leaves a wife and several children.
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SPENCER TO DE APPOINTED.
Smith Changes HIS Mind About
the Pension Agency.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. Secretary
Hoke Smith told Representative MacNagny
to-day that the nomination of NJ. V. B.
Spencer. OF Fort Wayne. to be pension
agent would be sent to the Senate this
week, probably tomorrow. The Secretary
has recommended the nomination and all
the papers are now before the President.
Postmaster-general BisSell, who has been
out OF the city several days, will return on
Wednesday, when IL is expected that he
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tricts. 1t is the understanding that Mer-
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PUT HIS FOOT IN IT..
Wealthy Lumber Merchant of Michf-
Enn Mixed Up in a ban


gan Mixed Up in n Lebanon Scandal.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
LEBANON, Ind, Feb. IA damage suit
for 5000 has been filed here against Angus
tus Wells, a wealthy lumber merchant Of
Mason, Mich. by Charles F. Anderson, n
contractor Of this city. The complaint
charges the defendant with alternating his
wife's affections. Mr.. Anderson's wife
Clara has been spending the summer in
Michigan. When the time came for her
to return to her husband last fall she failed
to put in an appearance. and Mr.. An
derson, becoming suspicious, sent a detec-
tive to Mason to learn the reason of her
absence and TO spirit away their little girl
from its mother. The child was brought
here by the detective, and the facts as he
found them related to Anderson. Mr.. Wells
arrived here last week. supposed to come
at the Instance of Mrs. Anderson, to re-
gain the child. The papers asking $500
were Immediately fled and Wells served
with legal notice. Mrs. Anderson has writ
ten TO her husband that she does not in
tend to ever return 20 him. The Ander-
sons are highly connected here.
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"BUCKe WILL ..KICK."
kilgore Won't Allow Any Private PEN
sion Bills to Pass.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.-Representative
Buck" kilgore. an unreconstructed rebel
from Texas. who raised the point of mo
quorum" at the session OF the House on
last Friday night, which was set apart for
consideration OF private pension bills. and
defeated action, announces that he intends
10 attend every Friday nights meeting of
the House and TO demand a quorum, and
unless a quorum Is present there shall be
no pension legislation. This negatives the
question OF passing pension bills. There
e not the least probability that a quorum
could be drummed up for the Friday night
sessions under any pretext. and ii Is be-
!ieved that after two or three more efforts
are made the House will vacate the order
for pension sessions. and no further at
tempt will be made 10 pass private pension
bills in this Congress-.
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Why He Shook Democracy.

SpecfaI TO the indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, Feb. 19.-Mr. Roscoe G..
Griffith, the ~well-known Democratic poll
tician here, who voted at the Republican
primaries Saturday. wishes 1t distinctly I'M
derstood that it was not done for fun"
as some think. To-day Mr.. Griffith said:
From this time on / will be a Republican.
l have changed my politics because / believe
the Democratic party's policy toward the
masses Of the people, particularly those
known as the working class. is ruinous.
unwise and unfair. Although raised a DEM
ocrat and having served in every State con-
vention OF that party since l became OF
age, ! can no longer accept the teachings
OF that party for my political guidance. /
wish to further say that this step has moth
ing to do with the fact that 1 was I'M
successful In my candidacy for the collector
ship, to which Mr.. Cleveland appointed
Captain Bracken. He was a soldier and
had the call before me-"
The official count of Saturdays Repub-
lican primary election this afternoon
changed the result In some cases. Reuben
was given four extra votes ard
Henry Williams two extra votes for re-
corder. and Thompson now has the major
OFFICIAL count. The official count also
elected Commissioners Cunningham after
his friends had given up the battle.
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SPORTY
Dozen EIkhart Citizens Caught in a
Gambling Den.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ELKHART, Ind, Feb. LIT has long
bean known that gambling has been going
on here. but the sports have been very
successful in avoiding arrest. Last night
the police raided Ed p. Stevens's place and
caught sixteen inmates, fourteen OF whom
are merchants, clerks and other ~well-known
men. The whole crowd was marched to
court and paid SIG. Is each. The prominence
Of several of the parties makes the affair
a sensation here. All gave fictitious names.
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Hartford City Glass Works Closed.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, Feb. 19.-The
fires in the biggest tank Of the Hartford
City window glass works were pulled to-
night and others will be pulled" this week.
The window glass works here are next to
the largest in the United States. Over five
hundred men are thrown out of employ
ment. The low price of glass and the UNI
satisfactory condition of trade are given as
the reason for the shut down.
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REEDS SECOND TRIAL.
Strong Effort Will De Made to Convict
the BOY of Murder.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
GREENFIELD, Ind. Feb. 19.-The case
against william Reed, charged with the
murder of Merchant policeman Samuel Bar
ker at Maennerchor Hall, Indianapolis, Oct.
13 last, was called in the Circuit Court here
this morning. The case was venued here
from Marion county and was tried here in
the last term OF court, but the jury dis
agreed, standing eight for conviction and
four for acquittal. The State is repre-
scented by Prosecuting Attorney E. w. Felt
and Marsh & Cook, and the defense by r.
w. Mcbride and Thomas Hanna, of In
dianapolis. and Offut and Black, of this
city. In securing a jury all but two of
the regular panel were set off, and a Spe-
cial venire of thirty-five was exhausted to
the last man before the jury was secured. :
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Myers's Trouble just Begun.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MARTINSVILLE, Ind, Feb. 19.-Henry
Myers, whom the Governor recently par
doned. is now on trial again in the Circuit
Court at the hands Of c. c. Binkley, OF
Richmond, who sues Myers for payment
of the very same notes which he was con
victed Of being a party to stealing.
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Both Want to Back Out.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

opeclal 10 the indianapolis journal.
CONNERSVILLE, Ind, Feb. 19.-Frank
Arnold and Miss Josie Frybarger. whose
mock marriage created such a sensation
In society circles Of this city. have each
signed statements to the effect that the
wedding was only in fun" and on these
grounds Judge swift will probably annul
the proceedings at the March term of court.
affair has recalled a similar marriage
for a joke that occurred here years ago. in
which a prominent young couple, the gen.
tleman now married and living at Indian
apoliS, were concerned.
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LITTLE ROCK. Ark. Feb. 19.-Last Sat-
urday night a severe storm swept over
Warren. Bradley county. this State. de-
molishing fences and unroofing houses. Dur
ing It's progress one negro was killed, while
several were severely injured. One house
near Lanark caught fire and was consider
ably damaged and the occupant, Mrs.
Rogers, is in. a critical condition from ex-
Dosure. In Calhoun county a large number
OF dwellings were blown down. The storms
path was from half a mile to a mile in
width and was of only short duration.
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He Saved His Horses.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAPORTE, Ind, Feb. 19.-An incendiary
fire last night destroyed George Druliners
barn. one of the largest and finest struct-
ures of the kind In the county. Druliner
rescued ten horses from the flames. but
was burned about the face and head before
1t was accomplished. Loss, 5000; fully in
Sured.