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ACT OF A MADMAN.
A Discharged Street Car Cen-
ductor Shoots His Successor,
TAKES CHARGE OF THE CAR
And Drives II Full OF Ladies' and
Children for n Milo and n Nnlrnt
Fearful Speed, with tho Dead
BODY on the Platform.

ST. Louis, March o4.-Cecil M. Eng.
lish, a discharged street car conductor,
shot and killed James A. Fitzgerald,wt
was tho conductor in charge OF a wes'.
bound car on the Washington line, this
afternoon. English, who had been
drinking slightly, boarded the car at
Ninth street, and gruirly said to Fltz-
gerald: "Why in - don't you teach
your driver to stop for gentlemen2"
Fitzgerald replied, but English began
abusing him, Accusing Fitzgerald with
improperer intimacy with his Eng
hsh's) wifc. When the chr reached oath
street English suddenly drew revolver
and fired five Bhots ut Fitzgerald,
who, fell to the rear platform
dead. English ssprang through
the car, which was occupied by
several ladies and children md covering
the driver with his pistol forced him to
drive rs fast as the team could pull tho
car, to the stables, over mile and half
away. Finally he made the driver leap
from the car and drove 1t himself.
Reaching the stables ho drove the chr
nside and pointing to FitzgeralIs boty
'aid: "1'll get two or three OF 'em AROUND
acre yet" and ran. Two police otlicerp,
Sho happened to be near, seized a gro
'er's wagon, pursued and captured the
murderer and lodged him in the polito q
tation. English declines to say Il VOID
Is TO the cause OF the tragedy.
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SOUTH CAROLINA CYCLONE.
A Storm Tint Swept Everything Before 1t.
Many Fatalities.

n storh lint swept Everything Before 1t.
Many Fatalities.
COLUMBIA, S. G., March 24.-Further
details Of Saturdays storm in this State
have come in. The fury Of the cyclone
was principally felt in Sumter. Every
house was shaken to its foundation,
roofs we're carried away, fences demol-
ished and trees uprooted. Ida Richard
son vas killed by falling houHc; two
men, names unknown, were fatally in
jured, and many persons were badly
bruised and cut. In Chester county,
the tornado did great damage. Several
small villages are also badly wrecked.
At Egemoor the Dutch Reformed church
and railroad depot were blown down.
At Blackstock, the academy buildings
were destroyed and several smaller
structures blown down. One woman
and several children are reported fatally
injured. In Orangeburg county many
houses were unroofed. D'M
In this city the immense vcntilating
roof OF the State Penitentiary was torn
from its position and thrown down upon
an adjoining building. A score Of con.
victs narrowly escaped death. 1t is re-
ported that the town OF Prosperity has
been swept away, but as the wires arc
down nothing can be learned. Torn
and twisted trees mark the path OF the
storm, and it is feared that great damage
has been. a.-...
A special from Camden last night
stated that the cyclone struck house
there, killing Mrs. Easterling, who was
in the act Of giving medicine to her
stepdaughter. The bed the sick child
was on was torn to pieces and the moth.
er killed, while the child, though thrown
into the yard, escaped without the
slightest injury. a .,..1. E='
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CONDENSED TEIiEGRAMS.

Considerable damage has been done
in Kansas by prairie tirea.
Five thousand doctors will attend the
International Medical Congress at Der.
lin. y , a.i E.':.iI $50 r
A cyclone passed through Oklahoma
Sunday mig ght doing much damage to the
unsubstantial houses OF the new set
tiers. rfFYE}t r1sr' H. BIZ
In the McCalla court martial ycster.
day, evidence was introduced the bad
characters Of the witnesses against the
commander. Iff ~ .&-5
A statement prepared at the Pension
Office shows that 1850 pension certili-
Gates were issued during the week end.
ipg March 90, 1890. The issues for the
four weeks ending on that date aggre.
gated l6,GlS, as against 6,0l2 for the cor
responding four weeks in 1889.
Mr.. Rockwell, OF Massachusetts, in.
troduced bill in the House yesterday
to incorporate the National American
Womans' Suffrage Association and
creating Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan
u. Anthony, Lucy Stone, Rachel Foster
Avery, Alice Stone Blackwell and Jane
Il. SpoGord 4 body corporate and polite
With power OF succession to hold aud
dispose Of property, elect officers and
iadopt and entorth.hy.lawa, - -- = -------
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MKlNLEY TARIFF BILL.

Its Careful Consilcrntlon-yyhon II VIII
be Reported.
Special Dispatch 10 he In.eRi0encer. rs ~.
WASHINGTON, b. G., March 24.-Thc
Committee Oh Ways and Means, as q
whole, will probably not get the tariff
bill before the latter part Of the week.
The Republican members are still work.
ing on the bill. They are giving proper
consideration to tho various petitions
and protests that come 10 their alton.
tion, which, OF course, involves much
labor and takes up time. They do not
propose to act hastily on any question
and when good reasons are given for the
reconsideration of any matter they have
passed upon, the matter il carefully
weighed. They hope to get the matter
through the whole committee and into
the House by about the tenth of April.
When the measure finally gets into the
House it is not proposed to waste much
time in general debate. but to 20 as soon
as possible into the consideration under
the five minute rule.
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SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.

Important Cases Disposed Of County
Courts Power 10 Levy.
Special Dfsadich 10 the Intelli1eneer.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, March 24.-Iu
the Supreme Court this morning the fol
lowing orders were made in the case oil
Brannon ys. the County Court Of Kan.
awha county; opinion by Brannon; de.
cree OF Circuit Court affirmed. The syl.
abus OF the decision reads as follows:
"Taxes imposed by the County Court
for road purposes in district under
Chapter 50, Acts 1851, Code 1877, page
33S, are taxes assessed by county au-
thorities within the meaning OF section
7, article 10 OF the Constitution, anu are
included with other taxes levied by the
County Court in determining whether
the limit OF taxation therein fixed will
be exceeded.
1t was contended by the defendant
Tint taxes levied for road purposes were
not to be counted in with the regular
levy made for general purposes and
that the aggregate might thus exceed 95
cents on the one hundred dollars OF val.
nation, but the court decided other
wise.
State at the relation Of Boggs, ct ais,
vs. tue County Court Of Wood county;
opinion by Snyder; judgement OF Cir.
cult Court reversed, alternative writ OF
mandamus qnashed and proceedings dis.
missed.
Collins vs. Collins, from Ritchie coun.
ty; motion to dismiss quashed for in
sutliciency OF notice.
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THE DEFICIENCY APPROPRIATION.

Twenty-Five Million Dellnrs Of 1t Goes to
the Old Soldiers OF the Country.
WASHINGTON, D. G., March 24.-In
the House to-day, Mr.. Henderson, Of
Iowa. from the Committee on Appro-
priations, reported back the urgent de.
ticiency bill with Senate amendments
thereto, with the recommendation that
certain Of those amendments DO con-
cured in and certain non.concurred in,
Mr.. Henderson stated that the aggregate
amount carried by the Senate amend
ments was SG50,000. The amendments
in which the committee recommended
concurrence carried only $4,000. The
amount appropriated by the bill was
S24, 4,720OO0 OF which So, ,S74, 900 was for
the benefit Of the old soldiers OF the
country. The recommendations Of the
committee were agreed to, and con-
ference was ordered.
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West VlrEtninus In Washington.

Special Dispatch 10 the Inieligenctr.
WAsHISdroN, March 2i.-Nlajor Rob.
ert S. Gardner, OF Clarksburg, a special
agent Of the Indian Bureau, who las
been stationed in the West for several
years, is in the city on business with bis
department.
J. o. Hartley, ono Of the leading Re-
publicans OF Marion county, accompa.
MED by his two sons, is taking in the
sights Of the capital.
Charles GoH, Of Clarksburg, special
treasury agent in charge Of the Alaska
Seal Islands, left to-day for home. lie
sails from San Francisco for Alaska on
the 10Th OF next month.
George K. Tinsle, recently made GEN
eral Manager OF the North American
Commercial Company, sails by the same
steamer,
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ALONG TILE SWOLLEN Quo.
Tho Waters ReccdIng-Union Bridge Fnls
Work WnHhcd Out-Otl,er Unmnro-

Tho Waters RecedIns-Union Bridge False
Work Washed Out-Otl,er Dnmngo.
The river reached its highest point
here about noon. yesterday, when the
levee gauge showed depth Of 80 feet q
inches. The waters remained on a stand
at that mark till about dusk, when they
commenced 10 recede very slowly The
fall was 80 slow that at 10 o'clock last
night the 32.foot inch mark was
scarcely in sight. The rise that
took place between II o'clock Sun-
day night and daylight yesterday, was
more rapid than that OF Sunday,
being occasioned by the putting out OF
the Beaver early Sunday morning. The
leyee was IN attractive promenade all
day yesterday for people Of all classes,
who went down to look at the vast vol
umc oil water and learn how much higher
it was likely to be. The absence OF DRIFT
was generally commented on by every
one; the fact that there was comparative
ly little is explained by the fact that this
is the fourth big freahet with year.
The previous big waters washed away
almost everything that would float, and
debris for this high rise had not had
time to accumulate. = -r'A.eal
There was enough drift come down,
however, to cause the Union Bridge
people and the Messrs. Baird Bros, OF
Pittsburgh, who have the contract Tor
putting up the supcrstructure OF the big
Union bridge, considerable trouble, yex-
ntious' delay and loss Of money. The
trestling erected by Baird Bros. between
piers No. and 5, on the Ohio side, to
serve rs the false work on which to
build the span, was all swept out about
II o'clock. The drift, combined
with the swift current, had
such heavy pressure on the
work that everything went, the spiles
that had been driven into the bottom OF
the river being pulled out. The timbers
iloatcd down intothc Back river, where
nearly all Of them were caught. An
enormous quantity. Of drift lodged against
the trestling between pier No. 4 and the
Martins Ferry shore, on which cousid.
erable iron has been laid. The bridge
builders were very much afraid that this
would 90 out too, and had force ol
men at work all day removing the
drift and setting it afoat once more. A
steam engine on top. Of the false work
was also pressed into service and with
ropes did good work. The drift was SC
thick at one time that men walked
about on it with safety, The men q,
work and the big river attracted large
crowd. The water got on the tracks o.
the c., l.. 4 W. at the upper end o.
town and prevented running TO The
Laughlin mill.
The Union Bridge people suffered {
further annoyance at their Seventeenth
street Sags' Theh is being put up ;!
wafer backed up the creek made 1t i'm
possible for anything 10 be done.
Atits highest point the waters cover
LED a number OF low spots on the lalnnl
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ILLINOIS CROPS.

The Whent Badly Damaged by tho Late
Cold Weather. Other Products.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, March 24.-To meet
the demand on the Illinois State Board
Of Agriculture for information concern.
ing the growing wheat crop, a circular
was addressed to the various counties OF
the State for the condition OF wheat
and fruit since the recent unfavorable
weather. Time enough has elapsed
since the bitter freeze OF the second week
OF the month for those familiar with
wheat growing to make reasonably
fair estimate Of the damage done in their
immediate vicinity. That the crop,
taken as a whole. has been very mate
rally damaged, there can be no doubt
but the extent Of the injury depends
much upon the variety OF the wheat, the
character OF the soil and the manner and
time Of seeding.
The Fulz variety has been injured to
an alarming extent, while the old Medi-
terranean or red wheat has pulled
through in moderately fair condition.
It should be borne in mind, however,
that the tulz Is the popular grain in Cen
trail and Southern Illinois, where a large
percent OF the wheat OF the State is
raised.
That sown in corn has the appearance
OF, being in better condition than any
other. Apples have been but slightly
damaged in that portion Of the State
from which more OF the market supply
comes. Peaches are nearly all killed as
they were within few days OF budding
when the frosts came. While pears and
cherries have been touched, there is still
a good prospect for fair crop. Straw
berries are but little damaged. 6a4,ss.-
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An OLD TIMER.
A look that Showsthe Cost OF Living Scv
enty Yrnrs hEO,

~ Dook tiint ShOWsthe Coht OF Living Sew
cnty Yrnrs Ago.
Sftrial Di'pGteh 10 Re Intelligner.
CnAnLEsToS, W. Va, March 24.-This
morning while the loft in the building
OF ]. II. aud ". Gosiiorn was undergo.
Ing n spring cleaning, nm old journal
was found that had belonged 10 Durlau,
Scales 4 Co., firm doing general mer.
chandise business here in 1878. It gives
record Of the firms sales for three
years and Ia In remarkably good state
Of preservation. The entries are quite
interesting at this day, giving, as they
do, the prices at which articles in every
day use were sold in those times. Gross.
cut SAWS sold at SIS; box Of window
glass brought Slj. and tohocco sold at rs
cents twist. The book shows that on
December.l4, 1910, the firm sold over
$1,000 worth Of salt. Transportation
OF goods from Msysville, ky., to this
point cost GO cents n hundred pounds,
which accounts, to some extent, for tho
high prices charged. The firm had It's
place OF business OIL Kanawha street,
near the Pulistic landing, and was quite
prominently known in the surrounding
country at that time. a.a
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Oil WE'LL SUPPLIES.
The Grcnt boom In Machinery Which shows
tho Increased Interest In tho Firl,Is.

tho Increased Interest In the Fields.
PlrrsnuKolr, Pa, March 24.-"It ism,
question Of tho amount Of oil they will
secure. but how much machinery and
supplies they can get"
This was tho remark to-day Of men.
Der Of n large oil well supply house in
speaking Of the coming prospects in the
oil fields in the matter Of production.
This branch OF the oil trade may well
90 said to be booming. All tho estab.
iishments in Pittsburgh are being push.
cd to their full capacity, and In many
instances far beyond 1t, In meeting or.
ders for supplies from the field. Said
the gentleman above quoted:
I'VE deal, for the most part, in ma.
Chinery and turn out seven machines
day at our works. I'm telling you moth
ing but truth TINT those seven machines
a day are scarcely allowed to be finished
before being taken, 80 great is the dc.
mand. They are taken right from the
lathe and I know other houses have as
big demand"
A member Of another supply house
said: III It were not for the mud l don't
Know how we could I'LL our orders,
When 1t dries up wo will be at loss 10
supply the heavy demands made upon
us. Field operations were never 30 great
as they will be the coming summer. We
have enough orders In now 10 keep us
busy night and day for six months. The
mud has been blessing to us, for II has |
retarded operations 80 much as TO give
US a chance to do something. Were the |
roads everywhere near passable now |
dont know what We would do. Opera.
tois who have to pay SIS for having
boiler hauled two or three miles from
railroed station, where it ordinarily
costs Sl5 or S95, are naturally not laying
IN great store OF supplies Just at pres.
ent, but they have their orders in and
want the supplies shipped Just rs soon
Is opportunity offers"
= There will be greater rush for the
ii! fields as coon as the mud dries up,"
'aid another supply man, than there
vas on Oklahama, for this year is to be
he greatest in the trade. Weare pushed
o our limit with business already, with
more orders coming in every day,
Really, for the life OF me I don't see how
se are going to take care Of it unless we
n!arge our capacity"
Mr.. J. B., McGovern, who is in the oil
yell supply business at indianapolis,
where he has one Of the largest supply
'ouses in the country, with branch es.
in different parts OF the
ountry, was in the city over Sunday {
nd had the same tale to tell OF ususually
arge demands for supplies rs local
callers. All Of his concerns have as
much as they can do in meeting orders,
nj he says that he never saw the bust.
less 80 good. Mr.. McGovern has lust .
eturned from trip through the West
'irginia and Kentucky oil fields. He
las high opinion OF the future posi-.
''lities Of these fields in the matter OF
reduction, and predicts TINT West Vir. ;;
mia is the coming great field that will !
lval Western Pennsylvania in the vol. :
me of production.
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4 QUEER PROCEEDING.
Jake Kilrnin Enjoyi Ing Liberty Through tho
Influence OF Money,

Jake ki'rnin Enjoying Liberty Through tho
Influence OF Money,
RlclnuRG, Miss, March 24.-Thoreti-
cally Jake Kilrain is a prisoner, serving
out two months sentence for an assault
committed on one John L. Sullivan, in
Marion county. Practically he is enjoy.
ing full liberty and the generous hospi-
tality Of sub.jailor. When Jake left
this city for Columbia, the county seat
of Marion, Saturday morning in COM
pany with Charles W. Rich, it was with
the belief that the efforts OF his friends
to secure his release under the prison
contract system had been futile. Jake
was blue and so was Rich. The latter
has conceived warm friendship ior the
Baltimore pugilist, and said he would
keep Jake out Of jail If it cost thousand
dollars. Friday telegrams were passing
between Rich and the authorities Of Ma.
rion county, Rich was ordered to pro.
duce Jake before the County Commits
sioners.
Eich is one Of the wealthiest, most
popular and influential young men in
Marion county, and when he undertakes
to do n thing, he usually succeeds. On
meeting tile Commissioners he took off
his coat, produced check book and be-
gan argument in Jake's behalf. 1t re.
4n,red two hours OF fast and emphatic
t., talk to gain his point, but he gained it.
when Rich signed u check for a good
round sum, and throwing it before them
invited the COMMISSIONS to either &C.
cept or reject it, and to be in a hurry
about making up their minds. The
check was accepted. The amount it calls
Tor is not yet known. Rich refuses TO
say, and the Marion County Commis.
sioners are equally reticent. Jake and
Rich returned to this city last night to be
dined and wined by friendly sports. 4
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Behring's Sen Proclamation.

WAsnlSaroS, b. c., March 24.-The
President to-day issued proclamation
warning all persons against entering the
waters Of the Behring Sea within the
Dominion Of the United States, for the
purpose Of violating the provisions Of
Section 1856 Of the Revised Statutes,
which relate to the killing OF otter,
mink, marten, sabcl or fur seal, or other
fur beariug animals within the limits OF
Alaska territory, to the waters thereof.
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LOTS OF COAL LOST.

Tow Hont u. u. Wool Strikes n Bridge
Pier an,l Loses Three Bnrges.
CINCINNATI, March 24.-Thc tow boat
D. D. Wood, with a tow Of coal for Louis
vile, while undertaking to pass between
the piers OF the G. & 0. bridge, made a
mistake and collided with the Ohio pier.
The crash resulted in the loss Of three
coal boats, bearing $4,000 bushels OF coal
each, and two barges and fuel boat.
The demoralized tow then struck the
RATS at kineon's coal landing and loos-
ened three Of them. They, however,
were recovered. The change OF the cur
rent at this stage Of water deceived the
pilot and caused him to steer too far to
the outside.
The channel span is barely 100 feet
wider than the tow.
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A GENERAL UplIEAYEL
In tho Student World In nltussin-Unjyersftv
Pupils Holding Msstinr.

In the Student World In Observation-Disclosures
Pupils Holding Meeting.
LONDON, March 25.-The dispatcbes
from Russia, in regard to the agitation
among the University students arc con-
fused and conflicting. The first said
that the first disturbance was at the
University OF st. Petersburg, but
later dispatches seemed to make it clear
that the agitation started at the Avri.
cultural academy OF Petrponski, near
Moscow. The climax was reached when
the directors forbade the students 10
MAKE any protest against the decisions
OF the school authorities or to hold anv
meetings. W 'o'" any
In spite Of strict precautions taken hv
the government the agitation spread 10
other. institutions and students Lave
been holding meetings at all tho univer- war
sites. There is a general upheayal Of
the student world. Arrests Of studenia
suspected Of being leaders in the aritu-
ton have been made at every one Of tho
principal universities throughout Rus
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TROUBLE WITH THE CARPENTERS.
They Claim tho Brotherhood Bail Leagues
Hns Not Kept Faith. ,s f-

Thcy Claim the brotherhood Ball Leagues
Has Not Kept Faith. IA.
BosToN, March 24.-The carpenters at
work on the Boston Players Club
grounds were ordered to quit this after
noon by the Carpenters Union. All but
seven Of the thirty employees went out.
According to Delegate Clink, OF the Car
penters' Union, the Federation Of Labor
have been given to understand time and
that in payment for their endorsement,
the Brotherhood would assuredly see to
it that contracts would be- let
out only to such contractors as
would agree to employ union labor, pay
union wages, and enforce the union
standard Of work day, whether it might
DO eight or nine hours. 1t is claimed
that not only has the Brotherhood Club,
Of Boston, failed to conform to tue re-
quirements Of the union, but that the
Brotherhood managers OF the other
cities have practically ignored, in the
placing OF their contracts. the indorse.
ment Of the labor organization and the
wishes OF the Carpenters Union in
Chicago and Philadelphia.
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IIo Will Got II Fourth Term.

CHARLESTON, W. Va. March a.
William Dooley, colored, has been ar
rested and bound over to the grand jury
for the burglary OF the grocery store Of
George Nutter. Dooley has already
served three terms in the State peni
tentiary for like o1enses, and as the evil
dence is very strong against him, it is
more than probable that he will 20 to
the penisen:iary for the extreme PEN
altv.