Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-02-20
EASTERN NEWS.
A Very Destructive C0Hhagran0n
in Philadelphia.
SEVERAL PERSONS BELIEVED TO HAVE
BEEN KILLED.
A Protest Against Masonic
Societies.
A LARGE soclAIisTIc MEETING OF
BOTH SEXES.
The Illinois Senatorial Deadlock
Continues.
SPECIAL 10 zHr sxSrnrL-l

l UTV.ADEIFAlA kG0s
srs i now burning fercely on Chestnut
strset. between Second and Front streets
The locality is devoted entirely TO isrgs
w-.rahouses and business houses. Three
buildings are now in flames. Several per
.o,s ara believed TO have been killed and
;r;ured. The FIRE is spreading. IL nov
extends from the Corn Exchange TO Letisis
s.ree.. about half . block OF very valusols
buildings. The Corn Exchange and Ma
tioual Bank, on the corner Of second
and Chestnut streets caught fire and Ii
burning in the upper stories. The flames
have crossed Chestnut street, and many
large business houses on the other side ID
in imminent danger. The ire originated
in the ive-story brick structure, Twenty
Eve Chestnut street, occupied by Stephen
son a Co., Getz L Strstton, Richard A.
Blythe and Gardner i Co., dealers IN cot
ton and wool. After the fre was dis
covered. and the flames burst from the
windows, the front OF the three upper
stories fell out, and crashed Town into The
street. and the loud noise thus made caused
8 rumor that an explosion had also occur
red. But IL Is not yet known whether
or not there were any explosives In
the building. When the wall fell .
lsborer, engaged in removing 8 safe
from the adjoining building, was buried
BY the falling bricks and instantly killed.
- , hn1a nark aAandIng
in front of the building, was also killed.
The flames spread rapidly to the buildings
on the east, and Nos. l23 and l2l, Chest
nut street, are enveloped in flames. The
former building was occupied BY Irvine G..
Beatty 4 Co., dealers in worsted yarns.
and the latter by George 81. McFsdden Il
Co., cotton dealers.
1885 A. a.-The fourth alarm has jus.
sounded.
Nine large business houses are almost
completely burned out, six damaged, and
four others incurred Losses which many
thousands Of dollars will not repair. The
Corn Exchange and bank are in great
danger, as the IRE is still burning. A COM
plete square on Letitia street has burned
already.
ll.l9 4. 4.-4Uc utcmcu Ec C0uAuIAs
that they have the FIRE fully under control,
and it cannot spread furtherr. The losses
are very heavy.
Protest Against Free Masons.
WASHINGTON, Feb. ia printed pro-
test of a large number against permitting
Masonic societies to participate in the dedi-
cation Of the Washington monument next
Saturday has been received by Congress.
The committee charged with the manage
ment claim to have $4,000 signatures Of
protestanis, and they. the Masonic Order,
has no more right to such distinction than
the Hibernians or any other secret order.
The stone sent by the Pope for the monu-
ment was, they say, broken up and thrown
ARE Catholics snubbed and Free Masons
honored?" Free Masonry" they say,
I" is Of foreign birth. and ia en- tirely IN
American and unrepublican. It's public
displays are pompous and barbaric, its
titles are extravagant and lordly, its con-
stitution is despotic, and its oaths extra
judicial, which Webster said should be
suppressed by law" They pray that only
such ceremonies a. are national in their
scope and American in their character be
permitted. The protest came too late for
action BY the committee.
A Soeialistie Meeting.
NEw York. Feb. 19.-SeverAl hundred
socialists OF both sexes assembled at Con-
cords Hall last night to participate in the
exercises commemorative Of the execution
Of Reindorf. who attempted to assassinate
the German Emperor. W. ]. Gorsuch, Of
Chicago, stated the object Of the meeting,
which was to strongly, fercely and mean
ingly condemn the murder Of August Rein
dorf. whose execution was, in the eyes OF
all hbersy-loving people, an o~utrageously,
disgrAceful and damnable murder. He
said Reindorf's attempt on Emperor
Williams life was justifiable, and that the
internationalists demand the killing OF
tyrants in Europe and America. Herr
Most spoke in favor Of dynamite, giving q
recipe Tor its manufacture. J. Hertz made
an address in Bohemia, after which the
usual collection was taken up. The police
did not interfere with the meeting.
Important Sale of Cattle.
MILWAUKEE, Feb. ia special to Wis
eonsin from Superior City says: The sale
Of 600 head Of cattle has just been made
BY the Powder River Cattle Company 70
Marquis De Aores, price s., for shin
ment to England. This is the first sale 8,
. series which il coon to follow. Arrange.
ments for the shipment Of 1000 more hesd
TO the Lake 10 now being made BY the same
company. which has extensive ranches n
wyoming and Montana. The cattle viii
be stall-fattened at Duluth, and As soon 4
navigation is opened will be shipped by
lake TO the Atlantic seabosrd. thence 4
England. with which country the Govern.
ment 10 claimed 10 have made ARRANGE
ments for shipments duty free.
A Wrecked Schooner.
MOBILE, Ala, Feb. Is.-The schoone,
Z. v. Olive. William Clark master, viii
fruit from Ruasan to Mobile. went ashor,
last night on Dixie Island, ct the ensrsnc,
70 Mobile Bay, and Ia . total loss. m,
vessel had 9 crew Of five men. one n
whom was taken from the rigging thi,
morning, but died shortly sfterwsrds
There Il no trace Of the others.
Presentation 60 Hendricks.
INDIANAPOLIS. Feb. IA gavel made d
! eight pieces Of Indiana hickory BY JOIN