Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-06-30
DVSPECfkD INCEN2AARlSM.
The Fire On Eleventh Street To-day.
PAfHR sATuRArEp WITH OIL FOUND sfvrrxp
IN THE wALIA

A nre, supposed to be Of inceudtary origin,
was discovered this morning, shortly after ten
O'Clock, In the house 6lS 1lth street north west
rem ted by Miss Mcbride, who sublets the rooms.
Mr. Ferris who occupies. with his brother,
M. y. r Ferris. rooms In the third story states
that he was sitting In his room reading when,
without warning, en- immense volume Of name
burst through the back windexs. Mr.. Ferris
said that without taking time 20 put on his hat
and coat, he rushed out into the hall and
through the flames, badly singing his whiskers
aud eyebrows, and made his escape 70 the lower
door.
Messrs. Stewart and Brown, two colored cate.
rers, who kept dining room In the basement
they state that the aames burst nom the win
Col. J. 9. Tracey. who occupied the back
| room on the nrst door. was seated on the front
porch, talking to the children VI Mr.. Ferris,
Wooiburn. Of Nevada, occupied the thirdst1y,
out wss not at nome. Miss Mcbride, who
%a Snr IN
partment
The flames spread rapidly, and when the en-
| ly. In short time, however, the lire was
checked, and, with the exception OF the front
ha S,s being burned out in the third-st9ry
rear rooms, however, are pretty well burned
out, some OF the furniture Ina the nrst aud
second stories was saved, but that on the third
Chief Paris stated TO q STAR reported that In
hts opinion the house had been set ON DIRE. He
stated that I'm the rear room on the second.
story the foreman OF engine No. 1 found q hole
! In the plaster OF the wall, and between the
| iathes paper, saturated with OIL, wees stuffed.
IL 10 believed that the back rooms in the upper
| stories were similarly fixed and then the ire
started. Pie police az once began an nsestiga.
ton into the cause OF the IRE. Miss Mcbride,
who rented the house, il unable TO account for
the Tire, and cannot attribute 10 TO any motive
on the part OF any person that she knows. The
house IL well built, with press brick front
ARREST OF TWO PERSONS ON SUSPICION.
The police this Afternoon arrested John
Wesley Mcfarland, q colored man, and Mrs.
Mcbride on suspicion OF having set fire to the
house 5l5 l1th street II was found that in
addition to the oil soaked paper found in the
tine and jug OF turpentine was found In the
house. Mira Mcbride, who owned the furni-
loss mA !, tss
amounts to about 1000.
Gen. Haxen Attack ed aud Defended.
Mr.. RANDALL's SHARP CRITICISM OF THE CHIEF
SIGNAL oFFIcER.
Mr.. Randall, in the House this afternoon,
sharply rebuked Gen. Hasen, the chief signal
officer. An amendment was offered to the sun
dry civil bill making an appropriation tor the
repairing OF the signal station At Mount W ASH
was read from dea. HsEen, suggesting a means
by which the poiut or order the amendment
WOulQ Dc subject 10 might Pc evAued.
Mr.. Randall resented with indignation
the assumption OF General Hazen
In trying to Instruct members OF how TO vio-
late the rules OF the House. He said IL the
chief signal onlcer would write fewer letters ~
members Of Congress and occupy his time less
In trying 10 penetrate into the halls OF Con.
gress the duties of his bareau would be better
performed, and his administration be more
Satistactoty.
Mr. Reed defended Gen. Hasen.
Pennsylvania Republieana
| HARRISBURG. PA, June 3O.-A sea of rest
less faces met the eye Of Chairman cooper, OF
| the republican state committee, AZ ten O'Clock,
| whom be called the state convention to order.
The house was packed from the orchestra TO
| the back doors OF the gallery.
@. I. Oliver was chosen TEN pOrary chairman.
| then adopted, which postpones the adoption OF
| candidates.
| The convention reassemhled 1t twenty min.
ute after two o'clock. Gen. w agner, OF Phila-
delphia, was chosen permanent presiding OF.
dcer.
A vice president from each senatorial district
was also appointed.
GEN. BRAvEB .SoNINATED.
Col. ID. II. Hastings I,aaced the name Of James
A. Beaver before to convention a. candidate
for governor.
No other candidate was named for governor,
and when Mr.. McEvoy, OF Philadelphia, moved
that the nomination be made by exclamation,
| 1t was carried with shouts.
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