National Republican., 1883-04-21
FIRES AND FIRE RUGS.
A Female in Kansas Bent on ArsonAThe
Parliament Buildings in ouebeC-De-
struction OF Property.
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struction OF Property.
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ATcH1soN, KAN, April 2O.--A sensation
has been created here owing to the following
facts A woman named Clara j. Wilson was
taken before the grand jury Of Harrison
county, Missouri, with her family, to answer
a charge of arson. As she refused to testify,
she was sent to Jail for contempt Of court
She made her escape and was lost sight Of
Yesterday the chief of police here received a
letter from the prosecuting attorney of Har-
rison county, which inclosed one from Clara
dated Atchison, in which, among other things
she states:
have burned more than one building, and
before Wednesday night some OF Atchison will be
in ashes like S. A. Dale's house;
Nobody knows my name, aud VIII burn hali OIL
Aohison, kill all can and then go to some other
place and kill aud burn more.
will be as mean as ! can.
As several attempts have been made dur
ing the last two weeksdo start incendiary
fires in the business portion Of the city, this
gave clew, and yesterday the sequel came.
Daniel Weeks, who is the lessee of The ex-
position building, came to the city stating
that the stables and barns on tho grounds
we're in flames, and that he had chased the
woman who set them fire over the fields and
prairie. Citizens and officers started in
buggies to find her, which they did after u
long chase. She was placed in tho county
Jail. The woman also fired, earlier in the
day, the main staircase and apartment ofthe
exposition building. The fro was oxtin-
gushed. She also fired Col. Browns granary:
QUEBEC April 2O.-Parliament house,
which wns destroyed by fire last night, was
insured for 100000. To-day there is moth
ing but the smoking ruins and tho easterly
,r Ng
Of tho late parliament house in this city. The
walls arc all standing, showing how substan-
TALLY they were built. The government has
been sitting in council all day and no decision
with respect to parliament house has been
yet arrived at. The premier stated last night
that the government would certainly not re-
build. IL is probable, however, that temporary
rooms will soon be fitted up in the remaining
wing for the officials burned out last night.
All the Offices heretofore situated in the
house will be at once transferred to the now
departmental building, where the library will
be prepared for holding the next session, in case
the new parliament house is not ready rs is
likely to be the case, nothing but tho founda-
lions being so far laid. The house is said to
have been insured for all it was worth, but
there will bo loss Of at least $4,000 on the
library. 1t is impossible to ascertain exactly
what portion Of the library is saved, all being
jumbled together in the great conhagration.
OTHER FIRES.
At Catawissa, Pa large paper mill owned
and operated by McCready & Co., Of Philadel'
phia, was destroyed Thursday night. Loss
$4,000. One hundred and fifty men are
| thrown out of work.
The heavens around Bismarck are illum
mated with prairies fires.
At New Orleans the stores of Boisseau &
Martinez, Levi Loeby, Scheuer & Co., S. ]
Mullans A. Wolf, were burned and damaged
Loss, 100000.
At Hamilton, Ohio eleven small dwellings
shops, aud stables were burned. Loss, $4,000
insurance, $1,000.
Two thousand houses have been destroyed
by fire in Delhi, India, and great number o
families are destitute and homeless.