Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-08-13
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
The wisconsin Forest Fires.

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The WIscOnsIn Forest Fires.
Last Mondays Dispatches said For near
ly 100 miles north of Stevens Point, Wis,
along the line of the Wisconsin Central road,
forest fires are raging and hundreds of men
are fighting the flames, seeking to save the
towns and villages. The complete destruc-
ton of the town Of Spencer il fully con firm
ed and the loss is now placed at $500, 600.
Several hundred people are destitute and
homeless. Colby has fire raging on two
sides Of the town, and it has required the des-
perate efforts of the entire population to save
the village. gale was blowing all day and
several times the fire reached to within 80 feet
of the buildings. The village of Prentice, in
Marathon county, was surrounded by flames
last night Estimates of the pine burned in
that region place the amount at upward Of
100, 600, 600 feet. The most serious fires
however, exist in the heart of Clark and Mar
athon counties. Millions OF feet OF standing
pine, thousands of cords of wood piled ad-
jaoent to the railway track many hundreds
of dollars worth of ties deserted lumber
camps, isolated dwellings and much other
property is burned Though no fatalities are
reported as yet, it is thought that many peo-
pie must have persisted in the back woods.
Later dispatches say that rains on Tuesday
are by no means subdued. The village Of
Mossne was saved from being burned by a
shifting OF the wind Many farm houses in
the interior have been burned and some loss
of life is reported. A great crowd OF men
fought the fire all night long about the Lake
Superior powder companys works and saved
them. There has been great destruction in
Calumet county and the people have flocked
into the villages for safety. At Little Suami-
co a woman left her baby in the house and it
was burned. The FIRE extends to the roots of
the trees two or three feet below the surface.
At Sturgeon Bay the smoke obscured the sun,
and vessels along the coast blew whistles
continuously. 1t is almost impossible to nav
| igate the river.
Dispatches of the 18th say The forest
fires in northern Wisconsin blaze away with
out check yesterday. Reports from the town.
of Eaton, Bellevue and Depere reveal mucl
loss and distress. Nineteen families in thC
vicinity OF Woodruf's old mill were burned
out. The Clausen family of five saved theii
lives by getting into the we'll. People in the
burned district are terrified. The roaring o.
the flames in the woods can be heard two
miles away. Several families were burned
out in the town of Denmark and stripped o
all their provisions. Around the post ofict
the residents all packed their goods, and Their
was q regular exodus to Green Bay. Tn
streams are drying up, and cattle are dying o
suffocation. Twelve miles from Green Bay
in the town of Humboldt the fire is still rag
ing fercely and several houses have beei
burned. Trenches and fire. breaks do not stol
the tlAmes.
Forest fires are raging in the Northwestern
part of Michigan about Traverse City. Tn
whole population is engaged in the struggl
to check the flames and save their homes
The fire extends over large area and rain
the only hope OF putting out the flames.
RIOtIng at Belfast, IRELAND.
The past week has seen some of the wors
rioting on record between Orangemen an
Protestants at Belfast, Ireland The troubl
began Saturday and was kept up all day Sun
day and until martial law was proclaimed an
5000 troops were thrown into the city to pre-
serve order. The town came out of the bal
ties looking like a section Of Paris after a
uprising of the commune. Many houses ar
shattered and many more turned into hosp
tails filed with the wounded and dead Eleve
persons are known to have been killed an
1870 seriously wounded in the riots OF Satu
day night and Sunday Many other riotei
are also known to have been badly hurt an
struggled of the field by friends. 1t wi
never be known how many were killed {
hurt on either side Both sides are vehemeI
in charging the responsibility for the GU
break on to the others. Protestants declai
that Catholics were the aepressors by wrecI
ing Protestant houses while Catholics Al
} equally certain that Protestants began II
riots. But of one thing there is no doub
Never did two mobs of different religions di
play a more blood thirsty desire to kill
main each other. During the fighting c
Sunday and Monday, whenever powder ra
! short, viragoes on both sides, with fiat rol
and other implements, ground large grains
blasting powder into size suitable for smf
arms, while small boys melted lead into bu
lets and slugs While the rioters were triI
youth and women stood behind them bust
. loading spare guns in order to prevent was
? OF time The fusilade lasted until oclot
Monday morning, when ammunition gave o
anu lacl. truce ensusu, ootn sizes remoVli
tns ueAu anu WOUNDED 10 tnelr MONIES, 30
slues are uoing 'heir UTMOST 10 niue the
iosses;
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PaoAlne es'"ShSunent nj Olnorluge, mass
= spPeSis 70 % haPphy ended BON sid
:. a .u 9on a,t'S un't .ney are u,su' al
h through Tue Snoits Vi NeV' Nlt' " hheh al
d mayor nSsse s Gou ProhlSe nAs oeen tne'
GU auN '"e IH'H Ho'e eone oaoA " "orA'
!. 1rouI SonVlctS 10 tne Iowa Penten'ia
. MADE . uash Ior ilperty through demolish
. gaze I9es1ay night ihey were met by
d deadiy dlse9Arge OF musketry from the guarC
Q ~hlcn Aiiieu one OF them outright, ana Tau
d " wG 5 no. TWO others' lDe fourth u u
= caped but was recaptured.
q Ane pieasure yacht cruiser win
a young men on BOARD all belonging TO !
- nrst IAulies OF oarhia, Ont ana Vlclnil
was caught 10 storm on Lake Huron sund
nlght ana wrecked ana no one remains ali
10 Toll lhe sVory OF the disaster
Is "A flock OF 500 sheep grazing in riN
r. valley near Fort keough, Mont, Monde
"a persisted by cloud-burst which 80 swelled I