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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-02-08

The soldiers who were made i'll by
their supper Tuesday evening are all
entirely recovered. The most general
theory now is that the trouble arose from
unrleaniness in the kitchen. This has
been looked after and great care IN the
interest OF health will be exercised here-
after. The listing OF poached eggs rs
part OF the fare has made the soldiers
smile
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-02-08

Has arrived and taken quarters at the
establishment of HOLSTER g. Co. The
Admiral Cigarettes are the very latest in
the way of a delightful smoke, and
have met with immense success wher-
ever introduced. HOLSTER q Co.,
agents for the Hawaiian Islands.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-02-08
HAWAII Ar THE FAIR.
Great Success of the village and tn
Kilauea Cyclorama.

Great Success of the village and the
Kilauea Cyclorama.
Mr.. Lesser, who is manager at the
Midwinter Fair for the Hawaiian Exhi-
bition Company, sends to T. W. Hebron
Il most glowing report OF the opening
business OF the two enterprises of the
concern. On the first day 20l4 people
paid to get into the village, and the
cyclorama had q business OF 2300 paid
admissions. This is financially the best
day the cyclorama ever had. The charge
for seeing the volcano at San Francisco
is 10 cents. 1t was hall that at Chicago.
ON account of cuts made bv neigh boring
concessionaries. II is well worth four
bits to see kilauea in eruption. Adj
mission to the village is % cents, and
nearly every visitor makes purchases
rom the large stock OF souvenirs.
The throne chairs attract great deal
OF attention. They are set on fancy
dais and bedecked with colors and kahi-
lis. At first the natives in the village
were greatly astonished to see these APP
purtenances of royalty, but with them
the novelty soon wore off. The cannon
and sandbags seem togreatly interest all.
The location of the village and kilauea
is much better than at Chicago. The
neighbor Of the Hawaiians at San Fran
cisco is the Firth wheel. At Chicago it
was the Ferris wheel. On the opening
day the suri-rider stood at the village
gate and there was crowd about him
all the time.
Manager Lesser writes that the ex-
hibit is complete enough for all show
purposes. He wonders with Mr.. Hebron
why hOrticulturists, farmers and manu-
facturers OF Hawaii seem so Indifferent
to the offer OF the company to make dis
plays for them.
The sea turtle sent up died in transit
OF cold. The land turtle did not get
thawcd out for several days.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-02-08
Election Of officers.
TO PURCHASE MULES, Etc.

j. y. WRIGHT goes TO the Coast 10y the
STEAMER OF FEBRUARY sTH, TO FILL
ORDERS received for MULES, HORSES,
COWS, BRAKES AND WAGONS. Any
one wishing to purchase he will be happy to
serve to the best of his ability. Orders 10y
letter TO box 4j2. Honolulu, or consultation
personally at his residence, Little Britain,
until February eth
"a
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-02-08
PERSONAL.

Mr.. l.. II, Irvine, besides representing
the Examiner and New York Herald,
will be the local correspondent of the
Chicago Times, having been appointed
as such by Mr.. Harrison.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-02-08
MAnI.r tNtlIIInlN,l.


ARRIVED.
From Sydney and Auckland, per stmr
Alameda Feb s-Mrs Kittlc, Miss Kittlc.
J reyton. j G. rcyton. Chas Turner and
wife. and three IN the Storage; sixty IN
transit.
From Nukulcia, per stmr kaala.
Feb Mrs Malone. and - on deck.
From VI lkaweli. per slmr lwalani, Feb
S--A Robinson and wife, Miss T. Gay.
DEPARTED.
For SanF rancisco. per stmr Alameda,
Feb S--Wm Ripley and wife. G. + Fisher.
w 7 Harrison, II Abrahamson. w Dun
bar, Geo Douglass and wife, Mrs W
Scott, & NJ Nergez, NJ McNoy Jr. VI V
Holmes. Mrs + r NJ Barton. Miss O
Musgrave
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-02-08
NEWS IN a NUTSHELL.

J. A. Magoon was fined $40 for assault
on Mr.. Luning.
The Klemme boys believe they are on
the trail OF the men who poisoned their
dogs.
There have been heavy rains in the
Hamakua district. The drought was
ended at timely period.
Unfinished business will be called up
at to-morrow's adjourned meeting OF
the Volcano House Company.
Miss Ollie Musgrove who has been Il
guest at Sans Souci for some time, left
for the States by the Alameda.
There was a good-sized audience for
the variety entertainment given by men
from the Champion at the old Armory
last night.
Frank i. Hoogs is business manager
for C. Nestor Edison who appears at
the Y. NJ C. A. hall on next Saturday
evening with his loud talking phono-
graph.
Professor Lyons promises that the
weather next week will be satisfactory
The recent disturbance was a high
} barometer storm, uncommon to Febru.
: airy, usually coming in March.
The reserve seat sale for the Edison
, monograph exhibition is now in pro.
} gress at Hebron, Newman & Cos. drug
store. The performance will be given
, on next Saturday evening.
9 John Warehouse, whose home is on
, on Wyllie street, congratulatcs thu
/, Police department on its promptness
: He telephoned for an officer, and a MAJ
3 from the Central station appeared il
five minutes.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-02-08
DEPARTURES.

THURSDAY. Feb. &.
II NJ S S Alameda, Morse, for San
Francisco.
Stmr Mikahall. CLANCY, for Kauai.
Stmr \ Cummins, Nelson, from
Koolau
Stmr lwalani Freeman, for XII
lauea.
Stmr Mikahala, CLANCY, for Nawili-
will and llanamaulu.
Schr kawailani for Koolau.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-02-08
ARRIVALS.


THURSDAY, Feb. :.
r NJ ) 5 Alameda, Morse, from the
Colonies.
Stmr lwalani Freeman, from Maka-
we'll
Stmr Mikahala, CLANCY. from Kauai.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-02-08

The Chinese merchants are taking adj
vantage of their holidays by taking ac-
count of stock.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-02-08

A domestic remedy of wide range of
usefulness--B. q 5. Homeopathic Cough
and Group Syrup.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-02-08

FINANCE STATEMENT FOR WEEK
ENDING FEBRUARY Z, 1894.
Current account, bal
ance, Jan. 81, 'gi. s2Ii,385 SO
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-02-08

The DAILY aud WEEKLY STAR is on
sale at "rhe Bazaar" j. A. Martins
book store in Hilo, where subscriptions
NAV be ordered. dw-ti
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-02-08

There were about twenty-five guests
for birthday, party last evening in
honor Of Chas. Williams, chief engineer
at the Ice Works. There was dancing,
music by Professor Berger's orchestra. II
supper and general fine time in the
Beretania-street home OF Mr.. Williams.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-02-08
OAHU RAILWAY & LAND CO.'S
TIME TABLE.

From and After June LIST, 1898
TRAINS
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-02-08

METEOROLOGICAL RECORD.
BY the Government Survey, Published
Every Monday.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-02-08
Sew. AdVcrti-cn,cnt-.
ID,DorfaHt Letter.

HARRY J.. G.. call at once on e.
IL s. Consul for important letter
Mother greatly worried
2Gi2v CHARLIE.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-02-08

New moon ON the 9Th, at llh, lin a. m.
Time Whistle Blows at H., 2sm., As, pm. of
Honolulu time. which is the same as l2h Om..
U.s. of Greenwich time.
For every 1000 feet OF distance of the oh
server from the Custom House, allow one
second for transmission of sound, or seconds
TO a statute mile.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-02-08

Miss Ollie Musgrove who has been Il
guest at Sans Souci for some time, left
for the States by the Alameda.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-02-08
Total Treasury balance
EXPENDITURES.

Outstanding Bonds. s2,67s,s0 90
Treasury Notes ...... p,VO W
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-02-08

There have been heavy rains in the
Hamakua district. The drought was
ended at timely period.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-02-08

There was a good-sized audience for
the variety entertainment given by men
from the Champion at the old Armory
last night.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-02-08

MITIsItT Ut IIIt IHIVTIOT,
Interior Office. Feb. D. 1894. 26j.3t
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-02-08

The Klemme boys believe they are OF
the trail OF the men who poisoned thei
dogs.
Huntsville gazette. [volume] (Huntsville, Ala.) 1879-1894, 1894-11-17
MISCELLANEOUS,

COPENHAGEN has been declared free
port.
On the 18th the schooner West Side.
carrying crew of seven men. went
ashore on Point Pelee, Lake Erie, and
displayed signals of distress. The
tug Home Rule went out from Amherst
burg. Ont, to try and reach her.
THE superintendent of the Chicago
police department suspended seventeen
officers, on the 18th, pending trial by
the police board, on the charge of neg
lect of duty on election day. They
were accused specifically of not pre-
venting the assault and driving away
of voters from the polls in various parts
of the city.
On the 18th heavy snowstorm ragged
in Menominee, Mich. The steam barge
Pringle and consorts, also the Business,
were two or three days overdue at that
port, and fears were entertained for
their safety.
OK the 18th the British cruiser Caro-
line left Shanghai with sealed orders,
but it is known that she was bound
for Chusan, whore the Porpoise had al
| ready spent 4 yrst.1 in preparing for an
occupation Of the island by several
thousand Indian troops.
WILLIAM WARD, a well-known and
wealthy farmer near Williamstown.
Kas., was sitting at a window in his
home, on the night Of the 18th, when
an unknown assassin stole up and
emptied load OF buckshot into his
face and body. Although fatally hurt,
Ward ran half mile to neighbors
and gave the alarm, and posse of sew
enty-five men were soon in pursuit.
On the 18th the Laughlin nail works
at Martins Ferry, O., which closed
over two months ago, was placed in
full operation. About GOO men and
boys are employed. Lack of orders
and hard times were the causes as
signed for shutting down.
Huntsville gazette. [volume] (Huntsville, Ala.) 1879-1894, 1894-11-17
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

SECRETARY CARLISLE on the 14th
issued call for bids for $4,000, 600 of 5
per cent bonds.
JOHN NJ. TAYLOR, blind man, plead
guilty on tie 18th in the United States
Court at Fort Smith, Ark, to perjury
and making false claims against the
government. lie has received over
1000 in pensions that he was never
entitled to.
AS A CONSEQUENCES Of the long drouth
forest fires are raging all around Pine
Bluff, Ark, and reports received from
various points indicate that many
farmers have lost fences and 0uthouses.
The fires are said to have been started
in many places by hunters.
TIE police Of Lincoln, Ill, were
called on the 18th to the house OF
Stephen Nicholas by a small crippled
son of Nicholas whom the stepm
had beaten. When the officers reached
the house an overturned coal oil lamp
Law on the floor, with the oil burning
and the drunken woman was trying to
roast 7-year-old girl alive by building
fire around her. Tie officers burst open
the door, subdued Nicholas and his wife,
and at the points of revolvers extin-
guished the flames.
WHILE Charley Cobb was picking
cotton near Calhoun, Ca, on the Sth a
cockleburr lodged in his coatsleeve, and
in attempting to pull it off with his
teeth, he sucked it down his throat,
where it lodged in his windpipe. The
little fellow suffered intensely and was
unable to speak above whisper. DR..
Perry located the burr but was unable
to remove it without an operation being
performed.
THREE thousand Armenians, includ-
ing women and children, are reported
to have been massacred in the Sassouen q
region. near Moos, Turkish Armenia,
during a recent attack by Kurds.
Twenty-Five villages were destroyed.
A PARTY of tramps camping in the
edge of the town of Boone, Iowa, had a
row on the 11tb, and one of their mum
Der named Hendricks, was beaten tc
death with coupling pin and his body
thrown into the fire. The police have
captured six of the gang.
JOHN TRAINoR, marshal of Athens,
XIV, shot and killed Isaac Davidson on
the sth. He also seriously cut Lew
Sharp. farmer of the Athens neigh
borhood. Trainor is a Bieckinridge
man, and Davidson and Sharp were
Owens supporters.
Huntsville gazette. [volume] (Huntsville, Ala.) 1879-1894, 1894-11-17
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES,

OK the Sth John E. Raibeau, manager
of the Albemarle club of Richmond,
Va, shot and mortally wounded Otto
Frazer. The tragedy was the result of
drunken quarrel originating over a
game of dice between the parties the
previous night.
OK the 18th John 4. O'Malley, state
senator from Chicago, who was defeated
for reelection, was drinking with two
companions in North Clark street
saloon, when the bartender entered
their private room to collect. O'Mal-
lev took this for an insult and fired
bullet through the bartender's
arm. Charles Shepard, the driver of
the cab in which the senator was taken
home, was shot through the knee and
hand by O'Malle; because payment of
fare was asked.
TIE Spanish coast steamer Fernando
foundered 20 miles north of Bahia Hon
da, Cuba, on the 9th, and ten of her
passengers and crew were drowned.
A CLoUD-BUEsT near Nelencia. Ven
ezuela. killed 150 persons and damaged
the coffee and other crops to the ex-
tent Of s6OO,OO0 Houses were leveled,
bridges washed away and traffic gener-
ally suspended.
KID" THOMPSON and Col" Hopper,
members of the gang that robbed a
train at Roscoe, Ariz.. were captured
at the foot of the Reno mountains.
on the 9th, and taken to Phoenix, Ariz.
They fought desperately, only sur
rendering on condition of good treat
n,ent, after over fifty shots had been
fired.
FIFTY pounds of dynamite exploded
on the Hallwcod & keffer sewer con-
tract at Huntington, Ind. on the 9th
John Hartman and Norton keffer were
killed and John Flynn was fatally in
iured Residences in close proximity
were badly wrecked.
ERNEST HUM, superintendent OF the
Eagle Bird mine ct Maybert. Cal, fell
GOO feet down the shaft, on the evening
of the 9th, and was instantly killed.
.'he body was horribly mangled. Huhn
aas mining expert well knqWp
shrogshcY. ths eeERtFy,
Huntsville gazette. [volume] (Huntsville, Ala.) 1879-1894, 1894-11-17
HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS.

The Patriotic Party Carries the October
Elections-Annexation Candidates Cho-
sen-The Reptblic Recognized by Queen
Victoria and the Gar of Russia-sHome-
stead Laws for the Enactment of the
Coming Legislature.
VIcTC RIA, b. c., Nov. 13.-The fol-
lowing Honolulu advices up to Novem-
Der have been received here by the
steamer MiowRera: THE election was
held October 90 for senators and rep
resentatives for the legislature on this
island and all the candidates of the
American union party were elected
The single op position candidate failed
of election. On the other islands the
candidates eSected are nearly all active
supper ters 0f the republic. 1t is be-
lieved that all the senators strongly
support annexation, Notwithstanding
disposition of some of the planters
to advocate continued independence OF
of the republic in ORDER to be free to
import Asiatic contract labor.
Henry p Baldwin. of Maine. stands
at the head of the planters and is a
leader in legislation He has come
out strongly for annaxation notwith-
standing his desire a; planter for
cheap labor. He believes that if an
nexation abolishes the contract labor
system it will more than compensate
in other ways. He thinks that there
are too many japanese in the cOurtry;
that Portuguese should be introduced
instead, that the plan of cooperative
planting or share system may succeed.
| 1, -
toria, recognizing the republic Of Ha-
waii was received on the Goth of Octo-
Der by Her British Majesty's Com
missioner Hawes, but owing to the
absence of President Dole in Hawaii it
has not been pres ented. A letter OF
the czar of Russia, recognizing the re-
public, was received to-day.
The birthday of the emperor of Ja-
pan is enthusiastically observed by his
subjects to-day. A procession of jap
anese paraded the streets The Chi
nese were much irritated, and notified
| the police that there would be fight
upon the slightest display of insolence
by the Japanese. There was no
! trouble.
| President Dole is inspecting crown
| and government land on the island of
Hawaii. He is preparing new home
stead laws for the coming legislature.
The British steamer Nashua arrived
/ October 2s with Loco Japanese labor
ers. Several days previous the Japan
ese sailors mutinied and were sup
ported by the passengers. A court
martial is in progress upon the mu-
tineers, held by the British commits
sioner.
The Japanese in Hawaii raised Sc, 600
for the Red Cross society attending
the Japanese armies.
The French cruiser Duguay Trouin
arrived this morning, twenty-sevcn
days from Calao, en- route to Ioko-
hama.
Huntsville gazette. [volume] (Huntsville, Ala.) 1879-1894, 1894-11-17
AT Toledo. O.. the schooner NJ. P.

~ AoICoOs w. tllC oSHuObCI
Barklow, of Detroit, coal-laden for
Chatham, Ont, ran into the Wheeling
& Lake Erie railway bridge and sank
in the Maumee river on the 10th.
On the 10th fire ON the British
steamship Hajeen at New Orleans dam
aged 200 bales of cotton.
AT an early hour on the morning Of
the 10th five large warehouses in the
Minories, London, filed with tea, to-
bacco and other goods, were burned,
loss is estimated at e2OO,OOO
AT Grand Rapids, Mich. the watch
man of the Lake Shore & Michigan
Southern railway bridge found box
on the river bank, on the morning of
the 18th, containing the body of an in
FAINT. The head had been severed with
an AK in order to crowd the body into
the box The coroner decided the child
was born alive and had been murdered.
On the 18th the first mate and five
sailors from the steamer Crown of En-
gland landed at Santa Monica. Cal, !,
in dense fog, bringing news of the
wreck of their steamer, which oc-
CURED at 2 o'clock on the morning Of
the 7th.
Huntsville gazette. [volume] (Huntsville, Ala.) 1879-1894, 1894-11-17

A NEW edition Of the works of Jona-
than Swift is announced in London.
Another evidence, if more were neces-
Sary, that whatever in literature really
deserves to live will live; that here, as
elsewhere, the eternal law of "the sur
vival OF the tittest' prevails. Swift has
oeen dead nearly an hundred and fifty
years now, years of larger intellectual
achlevement than any similar period in
the worlds history; yet he is not for
gotten, nor is there the smallest sign
that he ever will be-so long, at least,
as intellectual power obtains recogni-
ton among men.
Huntsville gazette. [volume] (Huntsville, Ala.) 1879-1894, 1894-11-17
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

THE suggestion has been made, and
may be carried out, that as testi-
monial to Rev. DR.. Parkhurst for the
work performed by him in bringing
about the publication of politics in
New York city, chair be endowed in
Columbia college in his honor. 1t is
proposed to call it ''The Parkhurst
Chair of Municipal Reform" and to in
stall DIR. Parkhurst as its first pro-
fessor.
RUMoRs are once more afioat concern
ing the reported engagement of Odette
Tyler, the actress, to Mr.. Howard
Gould. Gossip has it that the engage
ment, which was declared off some
months ago, owing, it was said, to Miss
Tyler's resenting an objection on the
part of young Mr. Gould's family, is
now on again.
On the 9th, after half century of
commercial prosperity. the Schulen-
burg -Boeckeler Lumber Co. of ST. Louis
made an assignment for the benefit of
all its creditors, making Eugene G. Tit
man the assignee. The failing firm
places its assets at 5000, 900, but no in
formation is given nor can be obtained
concerning its liabilities.
CAPT. j. p. SCHINDEL, of the Sixth in
fantry, died from heart disease at Fort
Thomas. KY, on the 10th.
SUPT. HANNAH of the New York state
department of public works has ordered
the canals closed for the season ON the
3Oth, at midnight, unless sooner closed
by ice.
OK the 10th proceedings were insti-
tuted in Rome against Deputies Ferri,
Prainpolini and Agnini, on allegations
that they We're connected with the an
archist agitation.
The emperor of China has had se-
we're attack of fever.
THE power of Viceroy Ii Hung Chang
in China is waning.
On the 10th Conrad y. Jordan, assist
ant United States treasurer at New
York, arrived in Washington quite un-
expectedly, and was i'll close conference
with Secretary Carlisle at the treasury
department for some time. He re-
turned to New York on the noon
train the same day.
ON lIlc IUtit IL was fcpOTtcU III o.
Petersburg that DR.. Hirsch, the sur
geon who attended the late czar at
Livadia, and with the other physicians
signed the daily bulletins during his
majesty's Illness was dead. The re-
port, however. was not confirmed.
OK the 10th the long-pending case
of certain republican leaders, includ-
ing George Swift, who asked that the
election of Mayor Hopkins of Chicago
be set aside and Mr. Swift be declared
the mayor, come up, on motion to
dismiss the petition of the republicans.
Judge Scales granted the motion, thus
ending the matter, as far as the local
courts are concerned.
On the 18th Judge Brewer, of Omaha,
Neb., handed down decision in the
United States circuit court making the
injunction against the Nebraska rail
way rate law perpetual.
HENRY SCHMEHL, a Chicago pedes-
trian, has accepted Edward Weston's
terms for six-days' walking match,
to take place at Rochester, n. Y, pro-
vided that Weston shall make the
stake 81 900 instead of $500. Schmehl
was willing to walk in Chicago for
$500, but would not go east for less
than 81, 900.
Huntsville gazette. [volume] (Huntsville, Ala.) 1879-1894, 1894-11-17
ROBBED THE EXPRESS.

a Train on the st. Louis 81 San Fra nciscO
Railway Boarded by Robbers at Verona,
Mo-, and the Exprcssynan, Under Cover
of Winchesters. Compelled to Give Up
Everything of Value in Sight-A Posse
in Pursuit
MoNETT, Mo-, Nov. 13.-Train No.
ON the st. Louis & San Francisco rail
way was held up at $3.50 o'clock last
night at a small station named Verona,
FIVE miles east of this city, by two
masked men. The affair did not oc-
cupy over twenty minutes, and the
amount secured by the robbers did not
exceed 800.
The bandits boarded the train as it
stopped at Verona. and as the engineer
pulled the throttle to start the train
he was confronted with two Winches-
tiers and given orders to go ahead IN
til he was told to bring the train to a
halt
Half a mile out the train was stopped
and the engineer was compelled to get
down from the cab and walk back to
the express car. Then he was told to
order the expressmaD, Dolph Chap
man, to open the door. Chapman did
as requested, recognizing Engineer
Stephenson's voice.
The robbers Immediately covered the
express messenger with their guns a,ad
compelled him to give them the pack
ages that were in sight. Engineer
Stephenson was then marched back to
his engine and ordered to pull ont.
The robbers departed in a northerly di-
rection.
A posse of citizens is pursuing the
men.
Huntsville gazette. [volume] (Huntsville, Ala.) 1879-1894, 1894-11-17
TWO BRAVE MEN
save Six Imperiled Prisoners From Death
in Burning Jail.

STASDIsH, Mich, Nov. 15.-Through
the bravery OF two intrepid fellows
Sunday the six prisoners i'll the Saran-
ac county Jail owe their lives Fire
broke out in the plank wall which sep
arated the two prisoners in an outer
cell from the four more important
convicts in the steel cell. These i'm
prisoned men saw the fire and fought
it with their hands and bedding. For
nearly two hours did those prisoners
battle with the flames. which gained
on them inch by inch. At length the
floor took fire and the courthouse,
which is over the jail, was soon
ablaze. Two of the crowd of spectators
when they learned Of the men confined
took the keys from the jailer. rushed
in and dragged out the six men who
were insensible from the suffocating
smoke. Three of the men were badly
burned about the hands and face. Had
the rescuers been few minutes later
all six would hare died froE sufsoea-
ti0e,