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TIE DIG CINCINNATI FIRE.
Great Clothing House Burned-A Famous
m Notcl Saved With DIFFICULTY.

CINCINNATI, March ll.-Firo from ar
unaccountable source burst out Of tht
windows Of the clothing house Of Stern
Mayer & Co., at the northeast corner Of
Third and Vine streets, shortly after
o'clock this morning. Nobody saw /.
until attention was attracted by the
crashing glass from the windows. BY
the time the first fire engines arrived the
whole interior Of the great structure was
ablaze. A general alarm calling all tho
engines was at once sounded. and the
united efforts Of the fire department
were directed to combining the fire within
It's own walls. The building Is a fiye
story stone front, erected at a
cost Of 100000. It stands in the
very midst Of valuable buildings
filled with moro valuable goods and to
allow 1t to gain control would be Ger.
tain calamity. Across the street on
Vine stands the Burnet House. During
the process OF the fire 1t was with tho
utmost difficulty that the flames were
kept from entering TINT ancient hos.
telry. The guests, OF course, were In
great distress. Most Of them packed
their trunks and wero ready to leave.
Some OF tho ladies gathered In the office
with grip sacks and seal skins and re.
fused to return to their rooms. More
than once the roof was smoking and
several OF the windows we're broken by
The heat, and in some cases the inside
blinds were burning. But watchful men
were ready with water nt all exposed
points and the hotel was saved.
The great Enterprise building adjoin.
ing Stern, Mayer < Co.'s on the east,
was on fire at one time, but by bravery
and skill It also was saved. The estab.
ishment Of Stern, Mayer & Co. was one
II the largest in the city. Is stock was
'uil and istestimated at 100000. It was
wholly lost. The total insurance is
tated to be $25o,0O0, F.a'' gf, |
As one Of the firemen was descending
ladder piece Of cornice struck him
md knocked him to the ground. He
vas badly cut about the head and was
:arried away in an unconscious con.
lition. N 81 gt.-. .51I arTrI
The engines on the Third street front
lad to be hauled away by hand to save
hem, as tho heat was uncomfortable. On
he way the fire driver to ono engine
vas very seriously hurt by collision
rith q freight car near the Cincinnati,
hamilton 4 Dayton depot.
The wonder is that with such a tall
tructure on such narrow streets the
asualty list among the fremen is not
much larger. The firm OF Stern, Mayer
Go. has been in existence thirty
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A MYSTERY CLEARED
Another Victim OF n Noted Murderer and
T.' 'sE-sE ~ Suicide. f-saIs.. -e..DI


Victim OF a Noted Murderer and
e. Suicide. f.fa r5-
New YoRK, March 1.-THE police be-
lieve they have found a clue to the iden-
tity Of the woman whose dead body was
found yesterday in the coal bin Of eel.
lar OF an Eldridge street school. The
clue was furnished by young Isaac
SHAPIRO, a Hebrew, fourteen years old,
who attended the school at tho house
where the body was found. He had
lived for some time with Isaac Jacobs,
who, on February l6 last killed Herman
Rogozinski, and attempted to kill the
latter's wife and son. after which he
shot himseli. SHAPIRO recognized the
coat around the murdered woman's
head as one that belonged to Jacobs.
He also recognized piece Of ticking
that was under the body in the coal bin
as having formed part Of Jacobs bed,
SHAPIRO ran away from Jacobs before the
shooting Of Rogozinski. The police be-
lieve that the murdered woman was one
Of Jacobs numerous wives, for he is
known to have had several, i.bFi
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A "MAGNANIMOusn.alAN
wants The Court to DO "Lenientn witt,

wants The Court to bc "Lcnientn y with n
- Woman hc Grossly Wronred. y
LONDON, March 1.-THE trial Of Eliza
beth Vincent, who was arrested at Rich
mond on the charge OF attempting to
murder Lew Henry Isaacs, member Of
the House of Commons for the Walworth
division Of Newington, began today.
DIR. lsaacs testified that the paper which
ne refused to sign, which refusal, it is
alleged, led to the shooting, was a docu. 10
ment 7 rent admitting that he had seduced tho
delenaant ,,ea ,;I'l BY violence: Ho expressed
me wish tho court would deal lenientlv
with Miss Vincent. He was exceeJinc.
y lond 81 her, he. said, and had pas-
slonate love for the child which was the the
result + !, Of their relations. DR.. Coker IT testi. M
thsa,. nea that he had heard Miss Vincent
threaten to shoot Mr.. Isaacs and his fam.
lly and then commit. suicide. rho inrv.
returned a verdict Of not guilty. '
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TIE JUNGuAUS MURDER.
The Mystery Still Unsolvod and tho Excite.
.lt ment Growing. 4ll M

The Mystery still Unsolvod and tho Excite.
ment Growing. Z.
PEORIA, III, March 1.-THE excite.
ment here over the murder of old Ber.
nard Junghaus, whose body was found
floating in the river Saturday afternoon,
is intease. The man was wealthy
German horse trader, and his home is
near Hamburg, Germany. When last
seen alive Tuesday, he was bidding some
OF his friends good bye and telling them
he intended to start Tor home Thursday,
He purchased no ticket and nothing can
be learned Of bis movements since that
time. During his stay here he kept
company with a woman known as Kid
Luckey, the wife Of Bill Luckey, a noted
thief. The latter and his wife arc under
arrest, and Hummel and wife, who oc.
cupied the same house with the Luckey
family, were arrested but were after.
ward released. a n q n ~ n
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lie GOT IT CHEAP.

Charged With Getting u Deed for s.00,.
5r5 900 Wortl, of Property for 81.
CHICAGO, March 1l.-Jay Boride, a
Kansas City real estate agent, who igac.
cused Of having fraudulently obtained a
conveyance to himself from illiterate
colored people Of that town Of s2Oo,o 900
worth Of real estate fol, 81, is under ar.
restin this city. An officer from Kansas
City arrived here this morning with a
requisitiou from Governor Francis, OF
Missouri, and he will take Boride back
with him tonight. In his possession
were found the deeds given him by the
sweeneys. He was indignant at his ar-
rest. He said tho property was decided
to him in trust, and that the transaction
was legitimate. ~, Z. 4, ~ - -f'
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The Bnpkruptcy nlll.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE Bank
ruptcy bill, ms agreed to by the House
Judiciary Committee, is regarded as a
measure that will commend itself to
Democrats as well as Republicans.
Judge Taylor, who has charge OF the
bill, says that it is based on the bill pre-
pared by Judge Lowell, and embraces
many OF the features OF the Torrey bill.
While it is very elaborate, covering fifty
simplicity. Both the debtor and credi-
tor interests are regarded in its proyis.
ia1s, and it forbidB forced bankruptcy.
It greatly reduces the fees which have
heretofore been allowed.
Judge Taylor, as soon as the report to
accompany the bill is finished, will SUBJ
init it to the House and try to expedite
its passage. gE N,
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THE CITY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
Elects q Hoard OF Directors nnd Dl,cussc,
Plans for tho Future. TH

Plans for tho Futurc.
Last evening was the time and tho Y,
MO. A. building the place, appointed
by Messrs. W. A. Wilson, William F.
stifel, Morris Horkheimer and Henry
NJ. Russell and Rev. Dr.. r. Rush Swopo,
tho incorporators Of tho now Wheeling
Hospital Association, for tho holding Of
the first general meeting OF the stock.
holders OF the Association, tho purpose
o. the meeting being to elect Board Of
Directors, make bylaws and transact
any other business which might lawfully
oe done by the said stockholders.
, In response to the call for this meeting
tnefe was good representation OF the
one hundred and forty shares OF the
sock that have been subscribed for.
q *. Rdsseii presided over the meeting,
Inc following gentlemen were elected
as a Board Of Directors: Rev. DR.. Rush
Ss'wope, and Messrs. Henry NJ. Russell.
WA. Wilson, William F. stifel, Morris
Aorkheimer, H. F. Behreus, Augustus
follack, L. y. Sands and Alfred PAUL..
4 rlans Tor the future wero discussed in
an interesting manner aud work mapped
OUT looking to q contamination OF tho
Aassoc!atlon's principal aim and object
the establishment OF thoroughly
equipped hospital In this city. The
principal difficulty that confronts the AS.
Bociation just at this time Is tho SECURING
q l.,.! an available site for It's proposed in.
'titution. While the financial end Of the |
organization is not yet in just the
condition to warrant the max.
ing OF a start, the encouragement
mat has been received is OF a very sub.
'tantial character and the outlook for
me future Is 80 rosy that the ladies who
nave been at the head in bringing the
organization to It's present condition
and who are still actively engaged in
working for the good OF The cause, are
lutte elated over matters as they now
'1and and are full Of hope, that Is well
for the future. -"
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Tho state Line RAILWAY Project.


Mr.. A. B. Paul, the well known railroad
hustler, who is just now devoLing his
time aud energies to the State Line rail-
way project, was in this city Yesterday,
and from him 1t was learned that con-
ference Of the local committee and the
Executive Committee of the State Line
Railway Company has been called for
tomorrow at Cannonsburg. Mr.. Paul
says that representatives from Wells
burg, Bethany and other points have no.
tilted the managers that they will be
present and ask for q hearing. The
question Of location between Wells-
burg and a point seven miles west OF
Cannonsburg will be up for discussion,
and lively contest may be anticipated
as to what route will be finally adopted
by the company. The interest recently
taken by the people on the Upper Buffalo
creek and Brush run, may result in the
final location by the latter route instead
fvia West Middletown, as originally
proposed. u 1.ffie's 'HIrt. Il
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THERE WILL Be A FLOOD
Great Anxiety in the Country
Along the Mississippi.
HALF OF THE CITY OF CAIRO
subn,crged-.lIundrcds OF Farms I'm.
der Water and the Situation
Growing More Serious Daily.
Great Damage to Property.

ST. Louis, March 1l.-There Is goinl
to DO flood, and very severe one, ir
the country along the lower Mississippi
There will be great loss Of property, and
probable loss OF life. srA
The Ohio and nil It's tributaries are
very high, the upper Mississippi and
Missouri are high, and rising here and
above, and rain has been falling here
and In tho northwest. The snowfall in
tho mountains has been very heavy, and
the mild winter makes It a certainty that
this snow will melt carly. q5l., 4
Tho situation about Cairo has been
growing more serious daily, and may be
said to have reached crisis. The coun.
try for miles Is under water, and hun.
dreds Of people whose homes are in the
bottoms have sought refuge In the high
lands. Hundreds OF farms In Missouri,
Illinois and Kentucky are completely
submerged. In many cases families are
living in boat houses or RATS, while in
other instances people whose houses are
on slight elevations stick to them with
water all around. There has been great
loss Of live stock, but no human lives
have yet been lost.
More than half Of the city Of Cairo is
submerged and business is paralyzed,
the only means OF communication being
by boat. The levees in the vicinity still
stand the strain, but the water backs up
in the rear doors Of the city. as it were.
Great efforts and thousands OF dollars
have been spent on the leyees along the
lower Mississippi, and the boasts Of the
contractors made the people believe they
were safe. There has been good work
done, but chain is only as strong as its
weakest link. The people were aroused
10 4 knowledge of. this fact by the break
ing OF the levee near the town OF Arkan-
sas City, where the embankment was
built almost wholly Of sand. When the
water once got through there seemed to
be no stoppage, and within "a hours
there was crevasse 60 feet wide and
rapidly widening. 2t-
This break lets the water in one OF
the richest sections in the world, and &C.
cording to news received last night the
whole Of four parishes, comprising the
Tensas basin in Louisiana, will be inun-
dated. Every man capable Of handling
a shovel has been pressed into service,
and an army is at work, but with scant
hope of accomplishing much.
A special from Charleston, NO., says
all OF that part Of the county lying east
and south Of this city is almost entirely
submerged. 1t is raining tonight, and
the outlook is discouraging.
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! WHY lie DIDN'T REPLY,

sohator Faulkner Corrects u False Imprcs.
sion ms to his Position.
Special Dhoatch to the Enielli1eneer.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 11.-"I see
In tho 1NTELLloHNcER OF Saturday." said
Senator Faulkner to-day, THAT it com.
mens upon the fact that reply was
made to my speech on the Blair bill by
Senator Barbour, Of Virginia. and says:
In strong speech on the subject sena.
TOR Barbour wanted to know whether
tho people OF West Virginia would de-
cline the appropriation II it were offered
TO them. lfthey would not, why did
the Senator from West Virginia step in
and say they ahall not have it? Why
did he also Say that the people OF the
other States shall not have it? 1t is not
recorded TINT Senator Faulkner made
any reply to these direct interrogatives.'
Il have always found the INrELL1.
oENcER fair in its discussion Of men and
measures, and can only excuse its state.
ment that / declined to reply by reason
OF the fact that the Record containing
the remarks Of Mr.. Barbour, which had
been held for revision, did not appear
until tho day after the article refer to
was written.
II interrupted Mr.. Barbour at this
point, as the Record will show, and
when asked by the presiding officer
whether he would yield, his reply, US
found upon page e,ll3 Of the Record,
was as follows:
II hope the Senator will let me get
through lam rather awkward on my
feet anyway
"This gives the explanation why I
made no reply to the interregatories sug.
gested by the INTELLlGEScER, which in
terrogatories, however, arc fully answer.
ed, from my standpoint at least, by the
speech l delivered on the 24th of Feb.
ruary in the Senate. think your paper
ought to make this correction in Justice
to lnyselfn
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A QUICK CENSUS.
Superintendent Porter Says It Will Beat tho
Record-The Arrangem ents.

Superintendent Porter Says It Will Beat tho
Record-Tho Arrangements.
New YonK, March 1l.-Robert P. Por-
ter, Superintendent Of the Census, was
in the city last evening and spoke hope
fully Of the work he is engaged upon.
He came to the city, he said, to confer
with e1.Judge Charles H. Murray, Super
visor Of the New York County Census
District, concerning the methods to be
followed here in getting the statistics
required by the Government.
Mr.. Porter declared that the taking Of
the census this year would require much
less time than was the case 10 years ago.
By that statement he did not wish it to
be inferred that he was rejecting upon
the methods pursued by Gen. Walker.
So far from that being the case, the work
done on the census OF 1880 would be of
great practical assistance in taking the
forthcoming census. Those who we're
engaged upon the present undertaking
would be enabled to derive much bene-
ct from Gen. Walkers experience.
Mr., Porter said further that the sched-
ules for taking the census are being rap.
idly, prepared at Washington, and that
they will be ready in ample time for use.
The census must be taken between June
! and June 80, and therefore there will
be no time to waste upon the undertak-
ing. Nevertheless Mr.. Porter was con-
6dent that he would be able to give ap-
proxinate ideas Of the principal results
obtained within twenty days after the
work was begun. He expected, he
said, that the task would be greatly facil-
itated by the use of improved electrical
computing machines, which would do
the work in five hours that formerly
hfty.fve hours were required for.
Superintendent Porter also spoke en-
courageingly Of the results he hoped to
achieve in the special home ana farm
property mortgage department estab-
lished by act Of Congress as part OF the
Census system. He declared that when
his subordinates have got through with
their respective tasks the, records in
every county register and recorders Of
fee in the county will have been search.
ed, and that a vast fund Of reliable in
formation will have been gained con-
corning the farming properties Of the
land. He hopes to complete this branch
OF the work in twenty days.
At present there are some 500 clerks
employed in the preparation OF the cen-
sus schedules, according to Superin.
tendent Porter. Two hundred Of them
have accommodations in the Pension
Bureau, and tho remainder are placed at
other building at the Capitol. Mr.. Por-
ter's final statement was that the forth
coming CENSUS will be the quickest ever
taken. gat 5Nvif ~. 55Eaas,
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BRUTAL TREATMENT
Ofa Schoolboy by His Cinssmntcs Because
Ne Wns Tar.ly. 4,.i|i

Ofa Schoolboy by His Classmates Because
Ne Wns Tartly. 5,sN |i,
EAU CLAlRE, Wis, March 1l.-Will
Dudley, popular young man Of IS, son
Of the Rev. Dr.. J. F. Dudley, pastor Of
the First Congregational Church, was
hazsd in brutal manner by ten class
mates at the Washington high school
Yesterday afternoon. Dudley, it appears,
had been tardy Friday afternoon, and
consequently his class was deprived of a
half holiday. Yesterday afternoon, after
school, Joe Alexander, aged 10, son Of a
member Of the Board OF Education,
George McGregor, aged IS, son Of the
principal Of the high school, and eight
others fell upon Dudley, dragged him
down stairs, bumped his head against
the walls, cutied and punched him, tore
his trousers and wound up by cutting
Off close to the head large patch OF
pompadour hair with pair Of horse
clippers. -.4...I
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WASHINGTON FIRE DEPARTMENT

Makes Wonderful Time in Response to n
Test Alnrm from tho White House.
WAsulNroN, D. O., March ia test
was made this morning ofthe new fire
alarm apparatus in the White House and
OF the efficiency OF tho District Fire De.
partment. Both were highly satisfactory.
In two minutes from the time tho alarm
hook was pulled stream Of water was
flowing from hose in front ofthe house,
and in seven minutes and fifty seconds
four engines were on the spot and at
work. A hook and ladder truck and q
reserve squad Of policemen had also
made their appearance, and ladders werc
raised to the roof. The alarm was COM
plete surprise to the fire companies, who
made wonderful time in getting to the
house. ,sl S,. I25sG ! y Il
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ROSTERS OF VETERAN ASSOCIATIONS
Wanted by tho Superintendent Of tho Cen
II. aud To Aid Him In Iffs 1Ynrf n

Wanted by tho Superintendent Of tho Cen.
t.2s, sus to Aid Him in His Work.
WASHINGTON, March ll.-Many Of the
thousands Of reaimental associations Of
surviving soldiers Of tho war OF the Re.
bellion keep, as nearly as possible, cor
rect rosters Of their living comrades, and
to that end they revise the lists at each
recurring animal meeting Of their or
CARNATIONS. The Superintendent OF the
Census is very desirous that the officers
Of, these associations should forward to
him at once the latest copies Of the rost-
ers referred to, which he believes will be
efficient aids in the preliminary work Of
the enumeration, in connection with the
eleventh census, Of the names, organiza-
tions and length OF service OF surviving
soldiers, sailors and marines and the
widows Of such as have died. '5!,i
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". ~ 80 -TE's7 H.Ig- = y u
England and Amcrlcn I,nrr,,, n

LONDON, March 1.-THE Lisbon cor.
respondent rs'. md Of the Times says Senior
klolna' Minister Of Foreign Affairs, in
interviews II F'si with Director Mngniac, Of tho
iD2elagoe Bay railway, plainly declared
that neither England nor America had
any night to interfere in the railway
matter: n;ia3 Further, he constantly, in con-.
10 t,'A;uy, ;u,y, lo pefsnaslye md tempting terms
;ts.1t =, 1HuuGe y g, the company to surrender
ana to admit that practically she basact.
ea wi.hin her right and thus put tho
company Of the English and Amer;can @
governments out OF court. = to'1 ''s'-''''1 1cao
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Senator lIoar's peu.lou Bill;

WARRINGTON, D. O., March l.-Sena.
tor Hoar addressed the Senate Commit
tee on Pensions to-day in support Of his
bill to give Jurisdiction OF certain pension
cases to United States District Courts.
The bill provides that whenever any ap.
plicatlon for q pension or for an increase
Of pension to which the application
claims to be entitled to by law shall have
not been finally acted upon within one
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BLOOD BROUGHT, EVERY TIME.
Threc Petty Thieves Stripped md whipped
~ by WhItA CnnA. 4

Ahfeo PeitS ThioSrs Strlppeu nnu whipped
f.L by White Caps.
CONVICTION, Ky., March 1.-THE most
serious white cap raid in kentucky for
years occurred Sunday night on what is
known as Butter,nilk road, eight miles
from tho city. At that point is quite a
collection Of houses occupied by poor
and not too honest people. The neigh.
borhood is filled with weil.to.do farmers,
who have lately suffered at the hands OF
the petty thieves. Recently some detec.
tive work fixed the blame for good
deal Of the loss Of poultry and other
chattels on three Crane men, who,
though grown, still reside with their
parents. They were several times warned
TO leave the vicinity, but gave no heed.
Sunday night about twenty-five mon,
carefully disguised, rode up to the Crane
dwelling. The three men were secured
and taken to a wood half a mile away,
guard remaining with tie old folks to
see that they did not give an alarm. In
the woods the alleged culprits were
stripped to the waist. tied with their
faces to tree, and then given thirty
lashes on tho bareback with a black
snake whip, which brought blood at
every blow, E7N
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Daniel aud tho reporter retired to find
out the objeCtional sentence.

Daniel aud tho reporter retired to find
out the objeCtional sentence.
After a fow minutes, Mr.. Daniel said
that as II was difficult 10 find out the sen.
tence, he would not press the matter.
Mr. Edmunds, resuming, said that the
Record was Intended to be, and purport.
Cd to. be, q true account OF the proceed.
ings Of Congress, but the Senator from
Florida had 80 far forgot himself in a
moment OF wrath or heat as to cause 10
be printed an apparently carefully drawn
up statement imputing to the Senator
from another State land In new lauguage)
.crime-concerted and systematized
crime. n =
Mr.. Daniel did not think 1t would be
proper to place on the records OF the
Senate resolution which would newt.
ably be construed as q censure on the
Senator from Florida.
Alter a further debate, Mr.. Call sub.
mitted some remarks in his own yindi.
cation, and quoted some of Mr.. Chan.
dler's expressions in the same debate,
imputing to him the possibility OF pro.
Voking homicide and Of adding 10 "thc
silent voters OF Florida" and assured the
Senate that he had no idea OF violating
It's rules.
The vote was taken and resulted:
cas-. = nays, limo quorum. Among
the affirmative votes were those Of
Messrs. Gray, Pugh, Turpie and Vance,
lDemocrats.) Without disposing OF the
matter, the Senate adjourned, ~