The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-03-09

tate of Mcntserrat. in Portugal. the
V .fe Of Sir Francis Cook, one OF the
gcfeet OF Englishnen and a PoTtu-
EueSe viscoCnt.
Sc vii establish in New York re-
p.l-@ g. Lcr London institution, the AL
e. asa Home for young women ar
u-,s. 1t cost Sl,250,OOO, and has ac-
commodatons for 150 inmates, each of
whom is furnished with a bedroom.
While every two share a parlor
Sir Francis Cook is nearly ninety
Yer; old.
lie has a standing offer of $1,000 to
whoever will trace to their source GER
tain scandalous stories about his wife
that have been circulated for thirty
years past.
Lady Cook and her sister, Victoria
Woodruff Martin, once threatened to
sue the Inspector of the New York
Police, because he had been quoted as
designating them Charming adventur-
esses."
That they were charming, no gallant
of the vanished generation would have
disputed. Certainly not Jay Gould.
Jim Fiske and other olden kings of
finance, who were credited with having
enabled the 'lady brokers'" Woodruff
&, Clafiin, to clear large sums of money
In Wall street.
Certainly not Theodore Tilton, who
wrote Victoria WoodhulTs biography
when she was nominated for the presi-
dency. and whose name was frequently
coupled with hers in the course OF the
famous Beecher-Tilton divorce scandal.
Tennessee Clafiin-in after years she
called herself "Tennie C."-was the
Youngest of the ten daughters of Buck
man Claflin, Massachusetts lawyer.
1t was in 1869 that she and her sister
Tennie formed the brokerage partner
ship that laid the foundation of all
their subsequent notoriety. Encouraged
and sustained by Vanderbilt, Gould
and the other great powers of the
Street" the sisters installed themselves
in an office in Broad street.
Never were brokers 80 besieged as
they. The newspapers interviewed
them, the weeklies satirized them the
comics caricatured them
They started Woodruff and Claims
Weekly, and Col. Blood became the edi-
tor Then trouble began. They were
driven out of Wall street. Men cried
"Blackmail!" Women passed by on the
other side of the way
Then came the Beecher-Tilton affair.
woodruff G. Claims Weekly was the
first publication that dared to tell the
news of the great preachers difficul-
ties, and the edition went like wildfire.
From the outset the Weekly took the
side of Tilton,- whom ii exploited as a
bitterly wronsed husband.
Enemies lurked at every turn. Libel
suits sprung up in all directions. They
were arrested again and again, as fast
as they could procure bail bonds. Re-
leased on bail the sisters essayed to
restore their fortunes by a lecturing
tour. More indictments and warrants
followed In many communities they
were not allowed to speak in public.
They ned from tho country, ruined in
purse and broken In spirit. A kinder
fortune awaited them abroad. Victoria
became the wife OF John Biddulph Mar
tin a rich London banker and is now
widow Tennie married Sir Francis
| Cock, a retired manufacturer They be-
came partners a yeEr ago in a broker
age business in London, under the
name Lady Cook & Co, with the sane
ton and help of Sir Francis.
Through all her trials Lady Cooks
| love Of her native land has never wav-
cred. 1t is that which is bringing her
back. Lady Cook is clearheaded, full
of business sagacity. Her charitable
works for the peasants on her hus-
| bands estates are well known. IT &c
eleven years since she began her eSu-
cational work in Cintra. From her own
private purse Lady Cook supports sew
| en- schools
As many az twelve little girls she has
sent to the Catholic converts in Lon
don. The Queen of Portugal, who is
devout Roman Catholic. neglects no
opportunity to homer Lady Cook The
castle at Montserrat is 40 feet long and
| rs feet wide.
Alexandra House in New York will
probably cost in the neighborhood Of a
million and half, and it will be decided
to a board of trustees. The London
house, which is twelve years old, ac-
commodities $50 young women stu
dents.