Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-11-01

TWO MEN KILLED AND Many INJURED In A
CHICAGO FIRE.
Fire in the knight & Leonard six-story build
ing In Chicago between four and five o'clock
yesterday morning caused a quarter of q million
damage, the death of two men and the serious
injury of several others. The neighborhood 1t
seems, is occupied by many gambling dens, and
the flames had made considerable Roadway be-
there was q great stampede for the streets,
many gamblers rushing out carrying roulette
boards, faro tables and other paraphernalia.
but while six members of the insurance patrol
were engaged in the building the roof fell, bury
Ing them beneath 1t. Two OF the men got out
from under fallen beam, with both legs crushed.
p. l.. Mullne was also badly crushed under
a heavy piece of machinery. The Imprisoned
man begged his comrades to kill him. The
sewer had become choked up. and the water
thrown In the building was rapidly rising
under Boergemenke's eyes, while the flames
were gradually eating their way toward him.
The waters had just reached Boergemenke's
chin when they began to go down, and the
flames commenced to recede. With the aid of
jackscrews the machinery was at last raised,
tiers OF an hour had given himself up for lost,
was carried to the hospital: One of his legs is
a be ons ve but i is
could not be found. It was not until eleven
hours after that his body was found. In the re-
fatally injured and a patrolman seriously
wounded. The fire and the fall OF the roof had
damaged many telephone and telegraph wires.
Linemen were sent 10 the roof to straighten the
tangled mass. They were requested to wait
until the firemen found Papineau's body but
over a wall a piece of jagged iron cornice was
dislodged. Itfell to the basement and struck
Fireman Michael McGovern in the small of
the back, fatally injuriug him. Eighteen Of the
linemen were put under arrest.
BoYCoTTING A STEAMSHIP LINE.--The Gin
County Limerick) branch of the National
League, owing to the treatment which the ma
tionaiists employed by Harland and Wolffe
the White Star steamship builders of Queens
Island, received, with the connivance of the
chiefs OF the firm, calls upon the members of
the league everywhere TO see that lrishmen
boycott the White Star line un It'll the firm rein.
states the nationalist workmen.
SIX MEN SENTENCED TO BE HANGED.-At
Fort Smith, Ark, Saturday, six United States
prisoners were sentenced 10 be hanged there on
Friday, January Ia, for murder committed in
the tn. indian territory. They were Pat Mccarthy,
okee nation last February; Albert Odell and
James Lamb, for the muruer OF Edward Pollard
in Chickasaw nation last December; John w.
Parroil, tor the murder OF John W. McAdams,
his sou, in the summer of last year; john f.
Echols, Tor the murder of John PetJenridge in
Cherokee nation; and JOhn stephens, for the
murder OF DIR. j. L. Pyle in Cherokee nation last
winter. All are white men except Stephens,
who is negro THESE men were tried and
convicted at the August term Of the United
States court.
MAN WORTH S3,OOO,OOO DIsAPPEARs.-
William Austin, Oi Port Austin, Mich, has re-
celVed u letter addressed him by his uncle,
Joseph Heath, who mysteriously disappeared
from the steamer Alaska during her TIL from
Sandusky To Detroit lasV Tuesday. LIS con-
tents stated where his will and otner private
property could be found. Heath left a fortune
Oh S3,OOOOOO. IL is altogether unlikely That he
committed suicide. 1t is believed that he was
robbed and thrown into the lake.
THE SPIRITUALISTS HOME BURNED-The
Spiritusiists' home, about three miles from
W estneld, n. j., belonging to George II. Per-
rine, OF New York, and IN which the annual
summer meetings OF the spirituali,ts are held,
was burned TO the ground last night The loss
Is quite heavy.
COMPLETING THEIR NINES.-PresidentS Stern
OF the Cincinnati base bail cIuD, has signed the
following players Tor next season: Geo. rebean,
OF the Denver CLUB; JOun Corners, catcher OF
the 81: Joes; Henry kapell. OF the Syracuse
Stars; Waiter Watson, OF the GAINESVILLE (OniO)
cub, and Ed Serau, vi the Utica IN. " team.
The Boston base Uail clur practically com pleted
It's nine for 1887 and its quota OF players Sat
urday, by signing Richard b. Conway, vi Low
ell, last year OF tne champion Lawrence and
tiilS season OF the champ Portland team.
Lord Chief Justice Coieridge has just decided
t1it dogs shall not be allowed the streets OF
London unless muZZieu or led by q string