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HoNoRApLE AcourTTAI
Of Mra Darnell, nee Fleming, of the
Halh Charges Made Against Her.

OF IErs. Dnrnell, nee Fleming, of the
Harsh Charges Made Against Her.
Special Dispatch to the lnteII!Fencsr.
GOSHEN, Ind. March SO.-AftPr the
eoroner's verdict in the case Of the late
John c. Darnell, which exonera,2d his
wife Of tho cruel charges that had been
made against her by the family of her
husband. the revulslon Of feeling among
the people of this city was very pro-
nouneed. Mrs. Darnell. who was for
ineriy Miss Fleming, of Fairmont, w.
Va, has been severely tortured in mind
on acount OF the unenvlable publicity
she has been subjected to, but now that
the ordeal is over she is gratlhed that
matters took the official InqulsItorial
turn they did, instead OF possibly re-
manning under suspicion through the
innuend0es of the Darnen family The
whole aftair was most unfortunate, and
from the testimony adduced at the cor
oner's inquest u seems there was POSI-
lively no ground for suspectlng Mrs.
DaFnell Of poisoning her husband, eN-
cept what dwelt In the partial minds of
the parents of Mr.. Darrell. Even the
threads upon which they rested their
accusations were wholly intangible. The
contention OF the family of the deceased
that Mrs. Darnell administered poison
10 her husband in his medicines was
completely refuted when 1t was shown
ut the inquest that she did not see her
husband for three weeks before he died.
II Wo5 tho cupIdity of the parents of
Mr.. DaFnen to benefit themselves
through a 1900 policy on his life that
led to the distressing accusations
against Mrs. Darnell, which happlly,she
is now cleared of.
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LONG SESSION OF CABINET.
Topic Of Discussion Was the Instruc-
tons to be Given the Philippine
Commission.

Topic Of Discussion Was the Instruc-
tons to be Given the Philippine
Commission.
WASHINGTON, March sO.-The cab
inOt was in session to-day for an hour
longer than usual and the leading topic
Of discussion was the Instructions TO be
given the new Philippine commission.
These instructions, 1t is learned. have
''t yet been formally communicated to
i,t commissioners, but In all probablli-
ly they viii be within n day OF two. 1t
ia known, however, that It is the pur-
pose Of the President TO make the civil
government OF the Philippines repre-
esnted BY the commission superior to
The military in all matters pertaining to
the government Of the islands, not
strictly military in character. It IS be-
ieved that Judge Taft. before hr ae-
cepted the craftsmanship OF the commits
son had perfect understanding with
We President as to the relations which
'"yulu exist between the civil and MILL
ry authorities and that also from the
uI1e the commission arrives IN Manila,
authority will be supreme, under the
resident, as to all matters of govern
u2n,.
'';tetary Gage Makes a Statement.
Secretary Gage occupied some time in
Mahing a statement OF the receipts and
e1Dshacs of the government. lie stated
mat since July l. 1899. there had nccum-
u'alel a surplus Of revenues over re-
'e.pls Of about S53,OOO.OOO and that by
Ae end OF June OF this year It probably
would amount to over SGO,OOO.OOO. This
'urpIus is accounted for by large re-
'e'pla from customs. and by a material
REDUCTION in the expenses on account OF
'ne war, The secretary In Of the opln-
ION Hnt ;ht present rate OF taxation
mHhi safely be reduced to some extent,
ana {, was with a view to a possible
ndatIon to Congress by the
~ denton The subjert that the score
''' m.aa his statement.
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PRINCETON. N. j., Mnrch 3o.-Ex-
President Grover Cleveland said to-
day to an Associated Press correspond
ent relative to reports that have been
circulated that he had announced his
intention OF supporting William Jen-
nings Bryan for the presidency in the
coming campOign II do not think
these reports are worthy OF denial, but
/ win simply say that have not in any
way slgnlied to any one what course
shall take In the next campaign. The
statements accredited 10 me are abso-
lutely false. in fact. I have not given
amy considerable attention to the ap-
preaching elections. You may say that
have not Indicated my probable att-
tude In any way, shape or manner
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"a ma maintained there, nnd the prob
ahiilty that they will remain our prop
ertylWas accepted by the Republicans,
ana this prevented thsm from falling
lhtpthe PIT which the Democrats would
gladly have digged. They declined to
establish = free trade precedent, much
To the DISCUS; Of their friends, the eue-
my. The Republicans were fully aware
OF TIN sentlmen; OF labor organizations
against competition with cheap labor
OF the fnr east, and, likewise, were op-
posed TO free trade as principle which
prompted them 10 maintain all proper
barriers against such free trade with
our new possessions until they actually
became territories OF the United States.
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pE1EaATE CONVENTION
Of Second District Republicans to Be
Held at Fairmont, May 8.

Held at EulTEuOuI5 may o.
Special Dispatch to the Intelligencer
FAIRMoNT, w. Va, March 3O.-The
following call issued to Second district
Republicans. Is signed by c. f. Teter.
chairman, and z NJ. Showalteri secre-
tary: At a meeting of the executive
committee of the Republican party for
the Second congressional district OF
West Virginia, held ut Grafton on
March Path, 1900. it was ordered that
convention of said party be held for
said district at Falrmont, In Marion
county, on Tuesday, May Sth, 1900, for
the purpose OF electInG two delegates
and two alternntes to represent said
district in the national Republican con-
ventlon at Philadelphia, on June 18th.
This convention will assemble
promptly at o'clock p. M, to give on
portunlty for the delegates to attend
the state convention. which will be held
in Fairmont on the same day.
The basis of representation in said
convention VIII be the same as that pre-
scrIbed by the state committee, and
viii, therefore, consist of delegates from
tho several counties apportlonnd as
follows: Barbour, 1C; Berkeley, 25;
Grant 10; Hampshire, Z; Hardy s; JEFF
fcrson, 10; Marion, "a; Mineral, Is; Mon
ongnlla, "a; Morgan, II; Pendleton, 8;
Preston, S5: Randolph, IL; Taylor, 49,;
Tucker, 10.
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rrnntr ses,na UnnatLsfactory.

WASHINGTON, March So.-The dis
satisfaction expressed in England at the
findir gs of the DelaEoa Bay arbitration
is sharply reflected in Washington and
there are no lack Of intimations that
the decision is by no means the end Of
this celebrated case. The findings, as It
is presented to the government, have
simply resulted in decree, that II OBJ
served would plunge England and the
United States into protrneted litigation
in the cndeavor to satisfy the claimants
to the money out Of sum totally inad-
equate for the purpose and the two gov
ernments may decide not to accept the
arbitration.
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MARION REPUBLICANS
win Hold Their County Convention
on April 14th.-Temperance Union
Changes It's Name.

VIII Hold Their County Convenr1on
on April 14th.-Temperancs Union
Changes its Name.
speclal Dispatch to the Inteligencey
FAIRMoNT, w. Va, March So,-The
Marion county Republicans will hold
their convention on April II, to elect
delegates to the state and congression-
al conventions and to the several con-
yentlons which will be held here on
May IS to elect delegates to the Phiia-
delphla convention.
Mr.. Samuel r. Nuzum. for many
years a leading furniture dealer here
has retired from the retail business haN-
ing disposed of his entire stock to the
Falrmont Furniture Company.
Miss Grace swlndler and Joseph Hig-
glnbotham, proprietor of the West VIr-
ginia Bakery, eloped yesterday and are
supposed TO have gotten married in
Cumberland, Md. The elopement was
great surprise.
A party of Baltimore & Ohio officials
consisting Of General Superintendent
Thomas G.. Fitzgerald. General Mama
ger Willard and the chief architect Of
the Baltimore & Ohio, were here yes
tertlay looking after the improvements
which are being made at the stations
and yards here. Later they went on
trip of inspection over the Mouonga-
hela River Railroad, which passes into
the control OF the Baltimore & Ohio on
April /.
The shop tract has been extended
several feet, which is one Of the prelIm-
mary moves of the Baltimore & Ohio.
yard here. Manager Underwood says
the new yard viii be a reality in less
than six months and that 1t will be
three of four times as large rs the pres
ent one.
w. r. Riggs has assumed charge OF
the yard here, Mr. Poterheld, whose
place he took, resumIng his position at
Benwood. f. r. corbin, formerly yard
clerk, has accepted similar position
at Grafton. His place has been taken
by Mr.. Jennings, who was night clerk.
Frank Wilson succeeds him.
The spring term of the State Normal
school here has opened, with bright
prospects for a successful. term. Large
delegations of students have come in
from Braxton, Barbour, Harrison,
Lewis, Randolph, Taylor and other
counties. The programme for the term
assigns professional work to Principal
j. Walter Barnes, French and German
to j. G. Knutti, Latin and literature to
Joseph Roster, mathematics to T. G.
Humphrey, science to w. c. Miller,
arithmetic and history to Mrs. Mabsi
Gardner, English and rhetoric to Miss
South and civIcs to NJ. c. Lough. The
department of music will be under the
supervision of Miss Fordyce. Miss
Bussing will instruct in eiocutlon. The
schedule which has been arranged
shows great variety OF work.
The women's Christian Temperance
Union Of this place has decided to
change its name and become a corpora
ton under the name of the Fairmont
Public Library Association. The new
organization will endeavor to establish
public library here and to this end
an effort viii be made at the next ses
sion of the legislature to secure the en-
actmenS OF a library law,
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CONSOLIDATION PROPOSED
OF American Iron and Steel Works
and Laughlin & Co., Limited-Pea-
cock Crosses Continent in Three

OF American Iron and Steel WORKS
and Laughlin & Co., Limited-Pea-
cock Crosses Continent in Three
Days.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, March SO'-The
Post tomorrow will say:
Following the reorganization of the
Carnegie Steel Company, Limited. is a
project to consolidate the interests Of
the American Iron & Steel Works
owned by Jones & Laughlln, Limited,
and I,aughlln & Company, Limited. Just
what the proposed new corporation will
be capitalized at. could not be learned,
but the deal will probably be completed
when some OF the leading interested
parties, who are out OF the city, return.
James Laughlin, jr., and h. f. Jones
are expected here within a few days
when active steps toward consolidation
win be taken.
The capital stock OF Jones Il Laugh
lin, Limited. Is S4000,0O0, all paid in.
Laughlln & Company is limited part
rtryhip. and the value OF the plants IL
variously estimated, running up INTO
the millions Many OF the stockho'ders
nave interests ln Outh tlt "'H
and the consolidation Ia expected To De
easily effected. 1t can be stated on re-
liable authority that within the next
tvo months the two big firms viii be
operating under one head and under a
new charter. The name Of the new con-
cern has not yet been decided on.
When all the improvements now under
way are completed, the Two combined
industries viii make one OF the most
complete iron and steel industries In the
world. The works OF the American
Iron y Steel Company, on the South
side. were built In 1852.
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aArHERINa IN THE COIN.

Republican National Convention
VIII be Well Attended by Numer-
Gus Clubs.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March co.
The work of gathering the last quarter
of the 100000 promised the National
Republican committee for bringing the
national convention to this city Is
well under way. A portion of the last
s25, 900 has already been contributed and
Mayor Ashbrldge expects to have the
fund completed In short time.
There is no doubt now that there
will be a large attendance of clubs at
the convention.
The arrangements for the grent
street pnradc on the night before the
opening or the convention In honor Of
the visiting clubs, are nearly complet-
cd over eighty political clubs In this
city will bo In line and all Of the visit
Ing clubs that will have arrived by that
time urr expected TO pnrticipatV and
win be given the right line,
The programme for entertaining Nlsl-
tors during tho convention week, Is
also. rapidly assuming shape.
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FAMILY POISONED.
Strange Story Told by the Servant
Who Was an Accomplice-DOmesti
Troubles the Cause.

SCranBo StOry EoIo py tue SERVANT
Who Was IN Accomplice-DOmestic
Troubles the Cause.
CINCINNATI, Ohio March sO.-An
attempt to-day to poison n family re-
suited in the serious illness Of four per-
sons, Mrs. a. Aiken, Miss Allie NJ. Gal
vim, Harold wlHold aged six, and Fran
els wlnold. aged three Mrs. G. o..
wlnold, daughter OF Mrs, Aiken, es-
capped. The persons poisoned had eaten
oatmeal for breakfast, They were Inn
mediately and violently attacked. a
physician was called, and all were got-
ten out Of danger, though suffering Sc
vercly Suspicion pointed to the SER
want girl, Violet Foster The police
found that q hale ounce of crude ar
senic had been bought by q girl on
Thursday afternoon at n drug store
nearby, and that the same signed by
the purchaser was Lena Hclgh. Violet
Foster finally admitted that che bought
the arsenic, and sgnGd as Lena Heigh,
She then said that three weeks ago a
man came to her kitchen and said he
was Mrs wlnOld's husband, and told
her all his troubles, cnHstlng her sympn-
thy. Last Friday he called again.
and said he would give her 50 II she
would got the poison She refused and
he offered 500, and thrcateucd her lt
she did not comply. She consented. He
/, aid he wanted only Mrs AHtnold poll
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oblivion, as was the bill to re-
fer to the court OF claims the
claims of citizens Of certain border
counties OF Pennsylvania who suffered
Losses during tho various incurslons OF
rebel forces into that state during the
civil war, This bill has been before
Congress for some years and involves
about 100000. Three bills were pass
ed: To refer the claims of George w.
Lawrence Involving $4,000 In connec-
tion with the construction OF the Monl-
tor wassuc to the court OF claims; to
refer the claim of Hiram Johnson and
others, for cotton burned in East Ten
nessee by the Confederate forces, to the
court of claims, and to pay Matthias
Peterson, Of Spring Valley, Wis, $500.
BY curious coincidence Mr.. Cox, Of
Tennessee. who commanded the Com
federate forces which destroyed the
cotton in East Tennessee, for which the
government is now to pay, occupied a
seat on the floor when the bill was pass
ed.
Mr.. Mnhon, Penna), chairman Of the
committee on war claims, then called
the bill to confer upon the court OF
claims jurisdiction to Inquire into the
claims OF the citizens Of the border
counties in Pennsylvania for property
taken or destroyed during the civil war
by General Stewart, in his raid in 1862,
the invasion of Pennsylvania by Lees
army in 1868 and the raid of General
EARLY In 1864. when chambersburg was
destroyed.
The claims under the bill aggregate
$S,34O,565. The bill has been before
Congress for over fifteen years.
Mr.. Johnston, CIV. Va.), asked why
there should not be an omnibus bill to
cover the claims of all the border states,
Missouri, Ohio. Indiana, Kentucky, ILL
nois and Kansas.
Mr.. Mahon pointed out that these
claims had all been proven under acts
ofthe Pennsylvania legislature. No other
state except Missouri stood In the same
position. The purpose OF the bill. NJ.
Mahon declared. was simply to deter
mine the legal rights of the claimants.
The claims were based upon the constl-
tutlonal guarantee of the United States
to protect the states against invasion.
II the cour: decided that the claimants
had no rights that was the end of the
matter.
Mr.. Ray, IN. ", chairman of the
judiciary committee, argued that the
United States did not act as an insur-
ance agent in guaranteeing the several
states against invasion. He said the
great rich state of Pennsylvania should
withdraw this claim and pay 1t herself
II she thought 1t proper.
"she will never do 1t" lnterposed Mr..
Mahon. until she gets justice"
Mr.. Payne, On. ", concluded the de-
bate upon the bill with speech against
it.
BY vote of % to SO the committee re-
fused to lag the bill aside with favor
able Recommendation and instead or
dered 1t laid on the table.
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AMERICAN SHEET STEEL

Company Organized with a Capital
Of Fifty-two Million Dollars-J. A.
Topping a Vice President.
NEW YORK. March sO.--Announce-
ment was made tonight Of the formal
organization of the American Sheet
steel Company. with a capital Of S52.-
100000. All the leading sheet steel
manufacturers in the country are rep-
resented In the new corporation. These
directors werc elected:
d. G.. Reid, Il. NJ. Gilbert, W. 2.
Refs, J. A. Topping. r.. j, Beatty, J. @.
Battle, NJ. I. Arms, H. II. Moore, A. w.
Brown, r. s. Wheeler. w. H, Moore
and Henry WIcks,
The officers OF the company arc:
President. d. G, Reid Vice presidents,
]. q. Battle, A. y. Arms, A. w. Brown,
and j. A. Topping; treasurer, +. s.
Wheeler; assistant treasurer and sec-
retAry, H. b. Wheeler.
The western manager will bo r. u
Beatty.
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HEARTY LAUGH
WAS ENJOYED
BY THE SENATE.
v,-ripent swept Away the Tradi-
tlonal Dignity of The Upper
House of Congress.
Speech OF SENATOR PE77US
u,. tbe Cause of It All-FOrceful Ar
gunent Delivered by Proctor.
Important Cabinet Meeting

w,sHTNGToN, March SO.--MerrI-
MONT swept away the traditional dlgni-
~, ,be sonatc to-day Stald stickers
". ss,ntorlal decorum. literally held
,sor sIdes and shouted with laughter
'.sro the crowd in the galleries Joined
W tho laughing tumul., which not the
,,,r,pst effort was made to restrain.
ma The EFFORT been made it would hava
been futile.
scnator pettus, OF Alabama. the old
.s, member Of the body--his age being
o,ly 4 few months short of four score
yesrs--drllyered the. funniest speech
heard within the senate chamber in
NAM years. It sparkled with wit and
hpbbJcd over with humor. les sarcasm
v,s keen but not bitter:and even those
ybo were the victims of 1t could not
bn, enjoy It's perfect good humor and its
uraIIoyed fun. Through 1t all, Mr..
prttus was as solemn az II he were de-
uycrIpg .unera; oration. Not n smile
soft med the deep lines of his strong
and rugged countenance and, as he
,.opped occasionally to mop the per-
,Dlrltion from his face and head with u
bic silk bandanna, he glanced about the
rna,e as II In surprise at the laughter
Of his colleagues. Indeed. ne apolo-
dzed once for the llghtness OF the vein
IA which he was addressing the senate
o. so Imrortan! question as the Puer-
to Rlcan bill.
Mr.. Proctor, (Rep.. VT, had delivered
forefui argument in support OF free
trade with the island of Puerto Rico.
His speech was listened to attentively
by Senator's on both sides OF the cham
Der and ut its conclusion ne was con-
graduated even by some senator's who
did not agree with him.
Followed by Mr.. Pettus.
He was followed by Mr.. Pettus, who
devoted the first part OF his remarks to
the constitutional phases OF the subject.
Then. quite Unexpectedly, came the fun
as he sharpened his wit at the expense
Of Mr.. Gailinger, Of New Hampshire,
and Mr.. Baveridge. OF Indiana.
1T was a gem" said one senator,
commenting upon Mr.. Pettus speech,
and Will long stand as one Of the best
examples ot senatorial fun-maklng."
Senator Depew. OF New York, was the
first to congratulate Mr., Pettus, and the
New Yorkers hearty hand-clasp was
followed by such an ovation as a man
seldom receives in the senate. Former
Senator Pugh, Senator Pettus imme-
date predecessor. was one of those who
particularly enjoyed the speech. Dur
Ing the entire session, Mr.. Pettus re-
ceived the congratulations of his col
leagues.
Considerable progress was made with
the Puerto RIcan measure, during the
day, most OF the amendments and sew
e1l offered by senators, being disposed
Of.
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THING OF THE PAST

Is Company B, First Infantry, West
Virginia National Guard.
Special Dispatch to the 1ntelliBencer.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, March so.-
An order was Issued to-day from tho
adjutnnt generals office. mastering
out OF service Company B, First Imam
try. west Virginia National Guard. and
accupting the resignation of its Cap-
tain, Karl Kunst. The formation Of 9
company ct Weston was undertaken
some time ago, but was intertered with
by the small pox. ~ :
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FIT OF INSANITY
Causes William Gard to Shoot Three
Men and Then Kill Himself-one
Victim Fatally Injured.

NAcClm ERtally 1uJuIeu.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, March so.--1n a
1T Of temporary insanity, william Gard,
aged twenty-three years, to-day, aho,
three men, and then killed himself, Gard
was a varnisher at the Victor Safe &
Lock Works brother-in-law OF Harry
Stump. superintendent of the plant, and
u man without any bad habits. He
was known us a sober, Industrious man,
and he supported his widowed mother
While the employees OF the Victor works
were taking their noon lunch to-day,
Cord, without provocation or warning,
commenced firing promiscuously at
them, and caused such CONSERVATION
that riot alarm was turned In. and
patrol wagons FASTENED to the plant. 1t
was found that l., Miller. OF Madison
vile, was shot in the head, and fatally
injured. Thomas Wnldron was shot
through the nose and John Guthjar was
shot through the shoulder. Other shots
went nstray. All the victims are AZ
the hospital. and doing well. except MiI-
Icr. The injuries OF Waldron and Guth-
jar are serious, but not dangerous,
Gard ned, and later took n car for the
home OF his mother, and shot himself
ns soon as he reached home, dying In
stnntly.
Mira Gard, the mother, was suffering
from heart trouble. and Is In q precHr-
iOup condition tonight
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Az A1IBI ESTABLISHED
For an Accused Murderer by his
Hr.s4,., A., T,4oro,4;,o. Noea

For an Accused Murderer by his
1fother-An Interesting Case.
Special Dispatch to the lntellgencer
sTEUBENv1LLE, o., March SO.-At-
torneys for the state and defense in the
case Of Quincy Cramblett. charged with
assasslnatlng James H. Gosrel, along
with E. s. Pearce. commissioned by the
court, visited the home of the prisoners
mother. Mrs. Mary Cramblettin Smith
field township. to-day. and took her
tsstlmoney. She is temporarily insane
and is unable TO attend the trial next
week.
She answered sixty interrogatIons for
the defense and twenty-five for the
state, and established an alibi for her
son. the states cross-axamInation in no
way influencing her testimony
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soned. He called again this morning,
and put the poison In the oatmeal him
self. When he left he told ller II Mrs.
Winold died to write him at Springfield
Ohio. She did not get the 500, because
he said he put the poison in himself.
Very bitter feeling has existed IN the
family. The father once Kidnapped the
children, and Mrs. Who'd recovered
them after lengthy litigation