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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-05-22
CLASS WAR AT DE PAW.
Upper and Lower CIassmen Fight
Over the College Girls

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
GREENCASTLE. Ind, May 2-Green-
castle was kept awake most of last night
by the greatest display of class spirit ever
shown by DePauw students The trouble
grew out of the giving of a party by the
sophomores to the seniors, an unusual oc-
currence in college affairs, as that privilege
Is generally accorded the juniors. The
juniors and freshmen took novel method
10 obtain revenge They quietly set out
and engaged the company of all the senior
and sophomore girls in college for the even
Ing. This was not made known to the
senior and sophomores until late yester-
day, and then war was declared The
Juniors and freshmen were not invited to
the ''soph." reception party. but they
claimed they could take the girls to the
doors and return for them when the affair
was over The seniors and sophomores
guying they would necessarily have to
undergo at the hands of the girls, who had
entered heartily into the scheme. They
solved on revenge, and after supper set
out to either capture their rivals or dis
figure them so they would not be presenta-
6g IN the presence Of the fair ones The
tended all over the town. a police call and
fire alarm was turned in. and the fire de-
pertinent made a run to the scene of
ton. One young man was tied with a rope
and placed in public hail. safely guarded
for an hour. Another had his hair clipped
to the scalp, and another received a big
cash in his head from a club. One senior
fired shots from revolver near door,
frightening the other fellows into permit
ting him to enter. The rivalry was kept
up until late hour and the honors were
about evenly divided. The classes of go
and 9S claim they carried out their scheme
and not only took the girls to the party
but escorted most of them home. There
were about three hundred students engaged
in the scrimmage, and the class spirit to-
1a var hicxl, oh
result, as morning found IL, was fractured
skull on the shoulders of NJ. James Spran-
kle. of Muncie; severe internal injuries for
Mr.. j. s. Gavin, of Greensburg, several
broken arms, black eyes and cut faces.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-05-22
A Discredit.ble Crusade.

TOLEDO. o., May IA crusade against
houses OF disrepute that is peculiar in many
respects has begun in this city. 1t is not
prompted by love for law and order,
but is purely for personal gain. What is
known as the Winn law provides that a fine
of $3.50 can be assessed in a civil action
for the selling of liquor in sporting houses,
and IL makes the owners OF the property
liable with the persons who run the place.
Several lawyers of this city have taken up
"A number of these cases and already a
dozen of them have been filed i'm Common
Pleas Court. As half of the judgment goes
10 the persons bringing in the action, IL is
profitable business and is proving more
effective than a police crusade. Suits ag
gregating $4,000 were filed to-day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-05-22
NO COMMONPLACE EULOGY.
A Wife's Tribute to Her Dead Hus-
band Over His Grave.
New York Sun.


The following unusual. not to say re-
markable, funeral Grafton was recently pro-
nounced by Mrs. Turner, over the body OF
her husband, the Hon. Isaac NJ. Turner, Of
Grand Rapids. Mich. who died of consump-
ton, after a lingering illness. There were
no other funeral exercises:
II feel that must say word here above
best in life 1 owe to him. While living he
was for all; but. being dead. he is mine
YOU here were friends OF his and, through
him only, friends OF mine.
You who knew him in his professional
i know from your presence here; but
think that II must have been that he was
al his best in his private life In his home
tainly where he found lifes fullest mean
ing and highest enjoyment. And If m pub
lie life he ever found II necessary to be
stern or appear harsh, yet IL was his ma
ture to be kind and gentle: for he was ever
lover of little children, a lover and pro-
tector OF all domestic pets, lover OF flow
erS and forests, and OF that gentle mystic
mood of nature of which his favorite poets
sang so eloQently. Perhaps he did not
possess the technicalities of exact scholar
many departments of research; 'he was
familiar with the wide sweep and tenden-
cies of history. as we'll as with its more
particular phases he was lover OF the
literature OF ali ages and nations. il was
a maxim with him that in a knowledge of
universal literature was 10 be found the
His Anglo-Saxon blood made him u fear
less lover OF the truth and fearless advo-.
cate Of the rights OF the individual With
him the human soul in its fun integrity
should acknowledge no authority, either
to church State, except. indeed in so far
as had been mutually agreed upon for the
good of all. Yet. claiming this pre-eminent
position for himself. YOU would not find
a man more modest and more considerable
for others.
His life was cast upon a generous mould.
his love and sympathy were wide as
humanity, hts interest wide as nature.
The less fortunate in life found In him a
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-05-22
A Personal Statement.
Wow.


Meow.
l am the Office Cat
viii you get on to that?
And / don't go
To any cat show
In Madison Square
Or anywhere.
That's me.
See
1t takes all my time
To chew up rhyme
And other things
That the poet sings;
And to masticate
What comes too late
To publicate;
And to make me a nest
OF the amateurs best;
And TO chuck away
What writers write who've nothing to say;
And a lot more like that,
Which an Office Cat,
Who knows where he's at,
Has got down pat,
But If / wasn't buSy-well,
Nobody can tell
What three-ring show
I'd be, if I'd go
Up there
To Madison Square.
With essay under my diaphragm,
And poem from the pen
OF a poet out in Yuba Dam,
Inside my abdomen.
That's what;
And there's not
a cat
Like that
Anywhere
Near Madison Square
Ladies' and gents.
In the cat show tents,
I'm no film fam:
Is the kind of cat
l am.
-Felis Solaris. in New York Sun.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-05-22
ADJUSTMENTS.
Grand-"The Ironmaster.-

The kendals last night presented The
Ironmaster'' under difficulties. They played
against counter attraction at the Grand.
and one that furnished no little entertain
ment to the audience. Prior TO the rising
of the curtain Mrs. May Wright Sewall.
at the head OF a column OF society buds.
just ready TO blossom into beautiful wom-
anhood. marched into the theater There
was about forty OF them. and they occupied
nearly all the boxes, from the proscenium
back. on the right The girls. with their
fresh young faces. bright eyes and neat
evening gowns, created veritable sensa-
tion- such happy, chattering PARTY OF
alter III ages They hypnotized the audi
ence and divided the attention with the
kendals throughout the evening. To make
the situation more interesting, on the opTo-
site side OF the theater there appeared .
box party OF youths. all armed with glasses.
who had not been invited to join Mrs.
Sewalfs coteries. Ii was easy TO conceive
the young gallants had prospective sweet
hearts among the Sewall party, and this
conviction was heightened by the fiutter
which their seemingly not unwelcome pres
ence created among the girls. Mrs Sew
alls face was a decided study at this coup
of the youngsters. but that good lady re-
fused TO let the fact mar her endowment
inevitable, and TO all appearances no harm
was done. Everybody seemed to enjoy the
situation, even TO the members of the COM
parry.
The performance of .'The Ironmaster'
was substantially the same as that which
the Kendals have been givi.lg throughout
the country. and was fairly satisfactory
The more one sees of Mrs. Kendars acting
is wise In her conclusion TO retire from the
stage.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-05-22
GEN. COGSWELL DEAD
WELL KNOWN As A SOLDIER AND
MEMBER OF CONGRESS.
One of the Most Popular Men i'm the
House-Death of Won Suppe, the
Musical Composer.

WASHINGTON, May 22-Representative
William Cogswell, of Massachusetts,, died
With him when the end came were
Mrs. Cogswell, his wife; DR.. Cogswell. his
son. and Miss Cogswell. his daughter
during the day and as night came on il
waS' apparent 10 his family that he had
but short time to live. Much of the time
his breath came only in gaSps. though the
end was calm and peaceful General Cogs-
well has been incapacitated for congress
sional work for about six months. and was
not seen in his seat during the last session
of the Fifty-third Congress. Arrangements
for the funeral have not yet been completed.
William Cogswell was born IN Bradford.
Mass, Aug. %, 1888. He was graduated
from the Dane law school of Harvard in
1860. He entered the federal army in April,
1861. and served throughout the war. He
was breveted brigadier general in 1864. After
the war closed he resumed the practice of
law at Salem, Mass, and was for five years
Mayor of that city. He served five terms
in the Massachusetts House of Representa-
tives and one term in the State Senate.
In 1856 he was chosen to represent the
Essex (Mass) district in the popular branch
of Congress and has served there continu-
ously since. having been reelected to the
Fffty-fourth Congress. He has served with
distinction on the rivers and harbors and
appropriation committees. He was one OF
the most popular members CT the House.
In personal appearance he somewhat re-
sembled President Cleveland, for whom he
was often mistaken. His hale, sturdy.
frankness and integrity commended them
selves TO the House when he spoke and
gave his utterances much weight. He was
broad minded and was particularly careful
to avoid partisan debates touching the war.
Mrs. Emma LippincOtt.
QUINCY. ILL.,, May I.-Mrs. Emma Lip
pncott, matron of the Illinois Soldiers
Home, died to-day. She was the widow of
Gen Charles e. Lippincott, for eight years
Auditor of State and first superintendent
OF the Soldiers Home. General Lippincott
was killed in runaway accident five months
after his incumbency, and his widow has
conducted the hospital at the home ever
since and was loved by every solder she
was former society leader at Springfield
but gave herself up entirely to the good
work at the home and was called 'comrade
by all the veterans. A body guard OF
twenty soldiers will escort the remains 10
Springfield for burial.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-05-22
$4,000 DAMAGE SUIT
w. III. DURHAM, OF CRAWFORDs-
VILE. SUED BY HIS sON-IN-LAW.
Class War nt DePauw That Continued
All Night and Resulted in Sew
eral Serious Injuries.
special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. May 21.-J. c.
Wampler has begun suit for $4,000 damages
against w. ii. Durham and wife and their
son, George G.. Durham. Wampler clipped
with Miss Lille Durham, daughter OF w.
H. Durham, and il Is alleged that the de-
PENDANT alienated the affections of Mrs
Wampier from her husband. SO that she left
him and returned home. 1t is also charged
that Mrs Wampler died from morphine
sef-administered. and that. although the
defendants were warned they neglected to
keep proper watch over Mrs. Wampler She
took the poison and died. Mr.. Durham at
one Time was the most wealthy man in
the county, but he has been q heavy loser
in the Muncie nail works.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-05-22

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. May 21.-Tre
michigan Trust Company, as trustee fer the
papy. took possession of the plant and all
property belonging to the mantel company
tonight and the factory will be closed until
some arrangements can be made TO better
secure the bondholders. About go men will
be thrown out Of employment. The mantel
company issued the bonds, amounting TO
100000. in 1893, to be paid In installments
10000 per year. The first installment was
paid. but the second has been passed and
the interest is defaulted- The mantel COM
pany is capitalized at 100000 and has assets
estimated at $4,000 to 5000 Floating
debts about S42, 900. II is not in any way
connected with the Widdicomb Furniture
Company. The msEtel company formerly
made wood mantels and ornaments, but for
the past year has been making bedroom
Il rniture. Its Indebtedness has been stead
lily increasing and the bondholders finally
esked the trustees TO take charge of tn =
business
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-05-22
Masonic Temple Cornerstone.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
ANDERSON, Ind, May 2l.-At o'clock
this afternoon the Masonic fraternity OF this
city laid the cornerstone of their tenn
pie with the ceremonies that are observed
on such occasions James NJ Thompson.
Barnes, one of the Oldest members of the
fraternity in Anderson. made the copper
box which fitted into the cavity of
the stone and which contained copies of the
local papers. together with other matter
relating to the history OF the lodge. The
structure will be three stories high and
TO cost about $50 OOO
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-05-22
Order of Ueutasopbs.

NEW HAVEN, May 21.-The Supreme Con-
cfave Improved Order of Heptasophs held
its most important session this afternoon.
All the reports OF the supreme officers were
read and many recommendations received
The report OF Supreme Arch r. L. Brown,
OF Scranton Pa. states that the member
ship has increased from 215 conclaves and
14.6SS members at the previous session. to
29S conclaves. with membership of 2O9l7
at present The organization has paid out
$4,000 I'm benefits in the last two years.
Secretary Edwin Fareckson. of Baltimore,
reports that assessments levied aggregate
$5s7. 506.s7. and there is balance In the bene-
At fund OF $35, 506.97.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-05-22

Publication No. OF the Indiana Historical
Society Is just out from the house OF Bowen
Merrill IT is a handsomely bound quarto
edition of 55S pages. indexed. The book
contains monologues on 1.-The Laws and
Courts OF the Northwest" by Daniel Waite
Howe: "The Life and Services of John b.
Dillon by General John Coburn and
Horace +: Biddle;. The Acquisition of
louisiana" by Judge Thomas NJ. Cooley;
"I.ouSherty's Defeat and Pigeon Roost
Massacre by Charles Mlrtindaie, and
other papers by George W. Julian. John
Clark Ridpath. Oscar ]. Craig c. u. Fer
guson. Samuel Morrison. Robert Il. Duncan
and Jacob p Dunn.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-05-22

denly became insane attacked his wife and
would have killed her had not he been
bound hand and foot. He injured her
seriously and bit a great piece Of flesh out
of her arm. He has been weak minded
for several years and recently has been
grayated his mental trouble and caused
his mind to give away entirely. There is
no room for him in the asylum as it is
already Oyercrowded
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-05-22
Wanted to shoot HI. sister-in-Lmr.

Edward Tide, an employe of the street.
car company, was arrested last evening
by patrolman Raftery on a charge of draw
ing deadly weapons. 1t is alleged that he
drew revolver and threatened to shoot
his sister-in-law at his home. No. 24s CO.
burn street. Tide had been drinking, and
he gives as a cause that his wife does not
love him. She called him, but he
refused TO talk 10 her. She said she was
not guilty as charged by hiTn, and that all
the trouble was due &c the talk of the
neighbors. Raftery was attracted 20 the
house by the screams o. the women, and
he had q of two squares before catch
ing the prisoner.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-05-22
Fx-secretary McCuIIoch.

Washington Letter in Philadelphia Tcle-
graph.
Ex-Sccretary Hugh McCulloch, who is
now supposed to De fatally ill., was re-
garded as one of the most conservative
and wisest financiers the country has ever
seen. and the only man who was ever
twice called TO be Secretary of the Treas
ury. Yet in his book. Fifty Years of Men
AMI Measures" the ex-Secretary relates
how he came on to Washington from Fort
Wayne. Ind, during President Lincoln's
first term. to oppose a bill then pending in
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-05-22

CHICAGO, May 21.-The SPECIALIZATION
committee Of the Whisky Trust met at the
Great Northern Hotel to-day and took ac-
ton which will probably end the receiver
ship of the concern within a short time.
Resolutions were adopted providing fer a
sale of the trusts properly, the sale TO be
either by the courts or by the board OF di-
rectors. The reorganization committee held
34S, OiO of the total 1900 shares of stock at
to-day's meeting. Ex-Presdent Greenhut
being represented by 1,119 shares.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-05-22
CITY NEWS ITEMS.

The police yesterday found a young girl
named Schnable in a questionable house.
Her mother was here searching for her
and returned with her to Madison
The State Sunday-school convention will
be held in this city at the Tabernacle
Church, June Y, Is and IA. Miss Mabel
Hall. who makes speciality of primary
the meeting.
Home of the Coco Shepherd. died suddenly
last evening at the Institution while sit
ting in the smoking ROOM Coroner Castor
was called and decided death was probably
due 20 heart failure. Friends will see TO
the burial.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-05-22

KINGSTON. n. ", May 21.-AIrs. Sarah
Stephan. ar aged widow CT this city. has
reason to believe she has become She right
ful heir to a fortune which is estimated
has kept a small candy shop on Broad way
here Michael Haver. her brother. who re-
Gently died in England, left this vast estate.
Years ago the Havre family lived IN New
York At the age OF sixteen Michael ran
away from home and from then until the
time Of his death. few months since. he
had not been heard FROM III seems he went
10 Australia and made his fortune in gold
mining and his sister lately heard of his
death He was never married and Mrs.
Stephan is the only near relation living.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-05-22
HULL HAS THE BEST OF 1T.
Thus Far I'm the Church Debate Rev.
Treat Has Not Done Well.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
MUNCIE, Ind, May 21.-The attendance
at the Huli-Treat debate tonight was an
Increase, and the easy and convincing
manner of the spiritualsts was surprise
to the church people. Hull answered the
preachers questions and offered any
amount Of Scripture to prove spiritism.
Treat seemed badly ratified, and devoted
much more time to abusing the society
of spiritiStS than he used in making
the clear points his friends desired. To-
night he branded the spiritists as idiots"
compared them with the heathens of
Africa, saying they are of one breeding and
what the foreign missionaries are seeking
TO rescue Even members of the church
tonight said their cause thus far in the
debate is badly handled. Beginning with
tomorrow night Treat has the affirmative.
but IL is feared that he has taken on him.
self more than he can do justice TO. Hull in
timated that Sanford University was a spir-
itual gift, and Treat attacked him fiercely
in his denial This point will come up
again in HuliS reply.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-05-22

CHICAGO. May IA capias was issued
this afternoon for Mrs. warren Springer,
the wife of Chicago millionaire Several
months ago Mrs. Springer was indicted for
an alleged attempt TO bride a juror in
property condemnation suit In which her
husband interested. When the case
was called for trial to-day the defendant
was not in court. The capias was issued
and bond of -. 900 signed by her husband
declared forfeited IL is said Mrs.
Springer is visiting friends somewhere in
Ohio
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-05-22
His House burned Four Times.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind. May H-For the fourth
conservative time within the past six
months the farm residence of Grant Han
cock, north of Muncie, was burned by in
cendiaries last night. Mr.. Hancock resides
in Muncie, but has hired two men TO watch
the building with shotguns each night since
the work of rebuilding began. At o'clock
this morning they got cold and went to
bed. In a short time the house was ablaze.
Hancock is a carpenter contractor and has
had the building erected for his aged par
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-05-22
Judgment Against wattersOn.
4I.e Ix,.lia .,,.Ii. I1,,rrnnI

WINGATE. Ind. May 21.-The case OF r.
y. Cording and others behalf of star
light Lodge, X. Of p. against the Hon.
Henry watterson for failing TO fill en-
gagement at this place, Fe5 I. was tried at
Attica to-day before Mayor VIII Reed. at
which place Mr.. Watterson's box receipts
were garnished March Il. II resulted In
judgment against MIR. Watterson and the
Southern Lyceum Bureau for $l99.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-05-22
insurance Company in Trouble.

NEW YORK. May .,-Judge McAdam, IN
The Superior Court. special term. granted
an order to-day for the appointment of a
temporary receiver for the New York Fire
Insurance Company and a temporary in
junction restraining the directors from
further interfering with the management of
the company The petition for dissolution
Is filed by majority of the directors IL
sets forth that the stock effects and other
property are not sufficient to pay all its
demandS
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-05-22
Indiana Deaths.

MARTINSVILEr,, Ind, May III. A.
Isom died at the home of ID. c. Tucker
this morning, aged sixty-eig hit, after several
weeks illness of stomach trouble. He was
a cooper by trade and native of Jeffer-
son county, Kentucky. He leaves wife
and two daughters in Ohio and son in
Oregon.
VALPARAISO, Ind, May 21.-AIrs Cythfi'-
la Stoddard wife of Sheriff Heber Stcddard,
died last night, the result of surgical
operation. She was forty-six years old.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-05-22
A Suicides Funeral.

SpeCldI JOuTHdI
ANDERSON, Ind, May H.-The funeral
of Frederick NJ. Irwin, of Columbus. o.,
who killed himself here Saturday, took
place last night and the remains were in
TERED in the Anderson cemetery. His moth
err, sister and brother, of Columbus reached
the city at noon. a note was found to-day
in a book at the Big Four Hotel. where
the dead man stopped, which further re-
vealed his identity. His relatives returned
home to-day
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-05-22
Price of spirits Advanced.

PEORIA. ILL.,. May 2l--The Distilling and
Cattle Feeding Company advanced the price
or spirits to-day ! cent to $l.s6i2 per gall
lon. The independent Atlas distillery is
selling at Sl25. Henry kanne. president OF
the independent Hanover distiliery. denies
there is a conference of Independents at New
York. except IL be between j. Il. Greenhut
and Samuel WOolner
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-05-22
To Have u Paved street.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the IndianapOlis Journal.
FRANKFORT. Ind, May 21.-The Frank
fort City Council opened the bids for the
first mile of brick street pavement to-day.
There were eighteen bids submitted and the
prices are the lowest ever received by a
city for like Improvement. The two lowest
bids were as follows: Capitol Paving Com
pany, Indianapolis, for Veedersburg block
A.72 per lineal foot, and VI. l.. Boulder,
Upton, Clinton brick, s4.5S. AS the Council
prefers block the Capital Paving Company
Will probably be awarded the contract.