Fair play., 1881-02-12

TUE captur" Of Gouk-Tcpc .y General SKu-
b' ittI. after two weeks siege that WAS fail 1T
desperate cut.i,.iit'r> t: fii;.t.cSs though gal
liant Efforts ~ the br'.t"Ic-,,i Turr"IlHnS T.
crush the EII~~irn forces. give the batter Il
firm tonthpd III S,,ItIc-n Tur.r-i:in AMI
places til" cay at Mr., al their mcrcy- They
now hut :,ri mii,'> distant from thar pn.i!t
aud. although The season iS unfaV"rihc tor
an adyunc. upou it. there ~ no question that
tn" di>h!n@ Skrbclch " III iI..h" H. "~S:i! il Il
is Il part of the russian policy Ia "ccIry it.
Hitherto the G"vcrnman, hav" iis"ialnI'i
all intention al dom: m"rc than tn
punish the Turc"manS for their predatory
incIirsion>. and hty" iutInatcd that the r
campaign wOuli "in>, with the capture
Of GrukTcrc. The Russians. however, have
never vet conquered any of the tribes in Tur
kc>Ian without anucNin- some ot their terrific
ry, and II they rr pose TO hold Turkrstan ar
any part "f 1t there i ~ stronger ar more
Stratcgic'l point t. secure their occupation
than Merry. which is not only tho central point
"f the .-rci; .iSiafic comm 'rcial highways
that control tn" rich trade of tilit r-,.o,,. but
is the natural base of operations a.-ainst Per
Sia AMI Afshanist.n. and inuS of the highest
importance from military point Of view. 1t
is the Scy t" Ca.'uI. and once in possession
of Merry the Russians would be within a
drcd miles nearer to i. than the English
would be either NJ Cabul or Canri.ihar The
unca,inc>s If The English War o;hcc Is there
fore easily understood. for in ease Russia oc-
cupirs Merry sh" iS virtually mrlacing the
frontiers of -i!"haniStan and India With
such Il temptation before Russia. which is all
the stronger because the British troops have
been withdrawn from .Atghanstan. il may he
entirely probable that she will continue her
advance until she holds all of Turkc>tnu in her
grasp II she has been merely bent upon an
errind orrc,engc AMI To make good the losses
which the riircomlnS Of Gcok-Tcre Iayc m
tiictcd upon her arms. she will return Ia th,,
Caspian. but il is to be taken into account that
the Turcnm;ilIs of Merry were assisting their
brethren al Gcok-Tcpc. and that such Il pre-
text would justify her in an advance against
the former city.-,hicaJp Tribune.
Terrible Pate Of - Father and SIA Children.
louisville, ny, February.
THE C"u,frr-Icurrni has the following spc-
ciIl from Spring Lick. Ny: Wiley Emf'rcy.
an old and respected farmer in Butler County.
and six Of his children were burned to death
on Friday night, the wife AMI eldest daughter
escaping without injury. The particulars of
the burning are rs follows: On the night re-
fcrrcd to Embrcy and his family retired be-
tween seven and eight O'Clock, and AT ten
O'Clock the wife and husband were awakened
Ivy the roaring Of fire. which they discovered
was upstairs. and i'm room where six of their
children were sleeping.
Emhrcy rushed Ia the S;air-door. opened it.
and started upstairs. when he met hy
the flames issuing from above. and fell
PROSTATE on the floor. His wife an. their
oldest daughter. VIII" were sleeping in the
same room. realizing the peril nf their own
lives. rushed ont m doors. leaving behind
in the honsc. the roof Of which was then fall
in- in. The 'l.i lady and her daughter began
screaming AT the top oI their voices. which
soon attracted several of their ucichbor> To
the horrifying scene nf disaster. bur they ar
rived IT," late TO render any assistance what
ever.
Language il wholly Inadequate io describe
the waiis and inoars of the crie:-stricker
mother aud daughter. who stood ny gazing on
all thar was dear 10 them on earth rcr>hirg in
the angry hanicS. The fire was not eNiir-
gui>hcd until everything was CONSUMED
Among the debris particles of the bodies of
the father and ch iidren were found. hut not iu
sufficient quantities 10 he identified.
Wiley Embrey was farmer. and. iy dint ot
bard work and the sfricicst economy. managed
10 save up enough 10 live easy and cDmforta-
bic for the remainder Of his lif". The whole
country is nearly paralyzed over tn Gorribie
death of Mr.. Erlhrey an': his six children.
Ii is no; believed that Mrs. Embrcy and her
daughter will survive the shock.