Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1893-09-02

WOulu % IeSIOreu IL the people knew
that the party was also divided upon the
tariff question.
Pence, Of Colorado, made a very
humorous speech, in which he said be
mad been taught by Voorhees,, G ,oper
aud Bynum his present attitude on the
silver question, and right well they had
taught him. His lessons had started
him on a course from which he would
rot turn his face by rrason of an offer
OF pie" from the administration. He
reminded Bynum of the time when be,
Black, of Pennsylvania and Wilson, of
Virginia, were advertised to make a
tour through the ecu try for the 2ur
pose of organizing democratic clubs
How warmly the people of Denver had
treated these gentlemen! Then gentle
man from Indiana (BynuD) had adj
dressed tho largest audience that had
ever ESSEN bled in Denver.
In his speech he said: IL have always
bean in favor of the free coinage of sill
yer. | have voted for free coinage from
the time the question has been before
congress, and | VIII do SO every time the
question comes up" Laughter and
appleuseE
He Ptnce) trusted that the teacher
would not rebuke the scholar when he
ventured to tell him that the question
had now come up. Applause and
laughterl The gentleman from Indi-
ana had taught BIN (Pence) his lessons
aod he declined to retreat from their
teachings. [Applausel.
johnson and Avery spoke in favor of
repeal and then the house took recess
until 8 o'clock.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.-There is con-
siderable anxiety in congress regarding
Vice President Stevenson's views on
the pending silver legislation, especially
as according to a recent canvass it sp-
pears the three appointed senators from
the silver states may be allowed to take
seats.
The senate will be tie and Stevenson
would have the casting vote. Beyond
expressing that the session will be
protracted one the vice-presideut
to talk. Ii is urged that he,
being a member of the administration,
will vote for the administration measure
as matter of course. There is a good
deal of compromise talk. .-'@..
1t is said the steering committee made
a formal offer to the silver men for the
passage of the repeal bill accompanied
by law directing the purchase of
300,000,000 ounces of silver at specified
time, all purchases to close thereafter,
and silver men have these matters under
CHICAGO, Aug. 25.-The fire in South
Chicago last night de troyed over 200
buildings. Four thousand people are
homeless. The loss is about 100000.
The South Chicago manufacturing
district and buildings destroyed are the
homes of workmen.
CHICAGO, Aug. pa fire, which in
extent o. territorial covered the largest
area known in this city for many years.
began in that portion known as South
Chicago about o'clock this afternoon,
AID before it was brought under control.
had destroyed over 300 buildings,
mostly frame residence structures, oc-
cupied by workingmen, and rendered
many hundreds of people homeless.
The fire started in three-story brick
building on the corner of Fifty-frst
and Superior avenue, occupied as resi-
dence 10y William GILES. 1t was caused
by his daughter, who accidentally upset
a lamp while heating a hair curling
iron. From there it grew rapidly IN
volume, famed by gale from the west,
and the flames ate their way over block
after block of small frame residences
until it reached the lake.
Within two hours after the fire start
ID it had consumed at least five blocks
IF the great industrial section OF the
city. Residents in that portion Of the
;ity were IL panic, second only TO that
which chRract riZed the great fi-e, as
he pine structures in which lived thu
9orkic gmen employed in the various
nil s were leyeiod by the roaring
lanes. Streets were blocked with
wagons containing the effects of the
frightened people. Men women and
children fed in all directions. Before
he few engines in the eli trict could
make the slightest impression On the
lanes they bounded eastward between
Niaetieth and Ninety-first streets in the
direction Of the lake.
House after house went down and
ioon tie First Methodist church and the
ieim Lutheran succumbed. Hardly
lad these structures gone than fire was
sen to be blazing in a dozen places |
urther east, the brands being carried
ong distances by the furious wind.
The assistant marshal in charge of
hat district seeing that the utmost eff
OIts Of the department were necessary |
{ a greater part Of the town was to be |
aved, notified Chief Marshal Sweene of |
he condition of affairs, and twenty fire |
Dgines we're started down from the |
main portion of the city as soon as pos |
ible The largest fire boat, Yosemite, |
Vas also hurriedly stated out ON the |
hirteen mile trip to the burning |
ealon. Before it reached the harbor
t south Chicago the IiTe had eaten |
way FIVE blocGs.
Tee fire tnen spread toward the i'm
nense lumber Yards and lumber docks |
long the Calumet river and bar5or.
AnOtler DtaZo soon sIaflSu, WHICH epIedu
Orth and south of Buffalo avenue.
While The original fire ragged along |
yinety-first street and Superior avenue
OOH becoming a perfect tornado o.
anne. One dwelling after arother TeEt
ID with incredible rapiditv. TIE i'm
lense docks of the Sunday Creek Coal
ompany we're soon burning. Over ?
undred thousand tons OF coal stood IL
hese bins, and the fireboat Yosemite
rougbt t. bear sll its powerful streams
q an endeavor to head off tie flames.
| tew minutes later the A. r. heck
Imber yard were seen TO be burning,
nd now a real great battle of titemen
-ita the flames began.
LONDON, Aug. 25.-The duke OF
,svonshire has announced that ne will
9 hit the home rule bill 10 the house of
,rds.
New YORK, Aug. 25.-Reports from
4 parts OF the Atlantic coast state that
any vessels We're lost IN big storm
nd the crews drowoed. The total loss