Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-02-01
I'd Edition.
N2 CHRETlANCY AND MIR. BLAINE.
FIRES AND LOSS OF LIFE.
CONGRESSMAN raRwsll GOING WEST.
f.N.Nsntssrr (hristtastCy in Reply To en-.
Secretary xfiaiac.


LANSING. Mich. February Tx Minister Chris
u9nr!. VINO ; now here, having had his liter ton
called 10 an abstract Nom a letter written hy him
ITO Mr. Elaine on the condition OF affairs I'm Peru.
published January 2stA. said that lac tbor,s,ht
lt was intended To he an sbSrract
from strcily private and personal letter
OF his 10 MIR. blaine Tie letter. he said.
WAS marked Personal and CONFIDENTIAL and
showed Upon us face thSt IL WAS nnt t. 20 upon
the nleS or IA" department nor 90 he seen by anv
one except Mr. Rlaine and the President He Claims
thit In that letter he did not axe any recommen-
Cation 81 the propretN NJ the policy 10 he pursued
IL was merely Tree ana frank statement of facts
700 iree ana frank ior pubnUatiun-but TO enable
MI. blatne and tee President Il Iudg" for them
selves ol the poll demanded by The situation and
when tar contract Is read in Conne,tio WIN the
wtot context Il would be found that through the
extract as written, not as published Was entirely
true. yet Be ahStaine,l from giving any RECON-.
mrnddton, simply giving The various consider
atoms Tor and against TIE different lines OF policy
ana Inc con q lu noes he thought likely To follow
10 which opinion he silll adhercS
Fire. and s.os> of Life.
LockfoRT, y. \. February There was a large
nie mere last night, involving the less OF llie
tbc inquiry OF several urcmen and pecuniary Dam
age amounting 10 Sl00OO0 or more The flour
mills OF Thornton Chester. Arnold & Little ana
ohrer Gibson were burned. aud IT one time the
ehlirc bock on The north side OF Main street was
threatened. Assistant Chief Engineer George
Woods was cut on by tli" frc and compelled, as
las. hope, Ia jump IRON the sixth SioFy. lie was
AiIl"d almost inStantlS The fire broke out AT
ahnn' three O'Clock. The aggregate los from tho
turning NJ the three aour mills Il si25.0l0 The
mills Destroyed were the old Spauldng mill ten
stories high, owned by Thornton s Chever. OF Ruf.
I'o; Arnnd& little's mill and Gibson & Purser's
blii The IRE Is supposed Ia have been caused by
"A MT journal On Il Sinut machine.
Bcsros, February IA nre at 65 and g. Union
St'tet last night caused q loss of about Sls.GO Ia
C. ID. Cobb d Bro. wholesale grocers. aud 5000 To
t"rhfane, Mclean Co, dealers ia mirrors and
plate glass: insured.
Iowa CITY, Ia, February L-Fre at Oxford. a
village 10 miles west or Iowa CITY. DESTROYED the
Central hotel and Dineiide house. and the DOUG
lass building, occupied hy james Hammer, grocer
The f1re occurred early This morning. and the
property Vas entirely destroyed. Insurance un-
known.
COngrrsSnaan FarA ell n Witness.
CHICAGO, February Charles II. Farwell MEM
Der OF Congress from the third district Illinois,
Is mere on his way IN Denver. where he goes To
testify In the ease OF Charles Stlckuey, who Killed
Montgomery Campon, line alleged seducer OF his
WIFE,
An American Dc.,ron Charged with
Embc ZNicsRent jss England.
CHICAGO February Henry =. Segram. an
Engiishman. aged -, VS. arrested vest ,rtiav,
charged With smbezzling from Thomas Glide, lco-
VILE, somersetShire, England, 81 9sl Segr8m who
IS deacon in the Methodist church NJ Quincy,
while In England last summer. Induced Glide 10
adVance money for Investment i'm corn az Chicago.
Shortly after SF-rdn return hileF Tide received
lntorIEatlon 10 the eiP,t that Se,.raIn tlad been
Killed and the money stolen. bsh'l-ving the
Story, he communicated with detective agency,
Which discovered Segram nor only alive, but living
IL case on Gidc'S money.
PROPOSED REoKG AVIATION OF THE SIGNAL SrR-
yiCE.-Gen. HaZen, chief signal oilerr Of the army
and other officers connected " ith the signal SER
vice. we're heard this morning by Representative
McCoo.'S subcommittee II the House committees
on military affairs IN advocacy or The re0ry anna
ton O. the signal service GA independent basis.
The speakers earnestly urged upon the committee
the Importance OF Favorable a. ton Oh the prtDo,i.
tion
The PRESIDENT TO-DAY signed the commission OF
Malne.