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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-10-03
THE VOICE THAT CALLED
EEExa HE men in the cldt

HE men IN the club.
room had been tell
ing stories and the
available stock OF
narratives having
given out we were
casting about for
more. eyes" said
my friend, the di-
rector of and part
ner in n noted ocean
steamship line. az
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GOOD CITIZENSHIP.
pIseusseu 81 rosToN.
p.r.rt. 81 chyss,-a Eaavsssrer. sa"v
WAT H.. n,sa paas-u.rs. sshssta
tleas Gtlra.

Boston Mass. july n To-day, the
fsurth u The eTcat Christian Endravor
coufereaor. Is designated a. -'Go-od CIT
izeuShip At an the meetiuss of the
forenoon the repSgts, address. pre-
senatious and songs ;rsndtd t0Tand
The subject. Rnd the leading speakers
Of the Gay wcrr men whose fame vas
The result af thsIf Efforts Tor uunici'
ral and state reform
Many tlsousaEd delegates 'tENa M
day. a. tbey have ever day " the
t1uyeutau. thus far vita tevDE sns-
Morning prayer meetings w'tr h@ld ~
q s-0ne q chu7CBes at E.sB p't,t-7E-
Many lmprompIn meetings wrrv belG
On the streets, and uIahy tatitT in
store and factory iIuErrpd o. tHke NaEt
IN the service ~ the way in wgFs
Araiu Mechanics han Has the great
objective point Gf thr sruaAs tl3s
morning. An hgHr trfv1c TIM dg@rs %
the great hall uEaauf-1 several thpaslasld
persons wee. singing Eutisaror Ns1rs
while they waited Vn TIE SiiguatEs
outside on the Hutlt8an d was the
sane. and every car that went through
the slrtssJs aalaiuluE the gulsE1ao and
pubic Ear3ea, aiiiei % the ha-i
At this ultrtiar 8ishap Ahs<aD.itr
Walters II. T.. q Jersey Clty. sIzaks
interestingly % The responsibility ~
the AEreAmer3caH raps IA American
CitiEEuship. and Congressman EltIah
M6Tse Of Massachusetts arunss-i great
enthusiasm ty a StroHE sIas-rh aa e.ti-
grBsliIp Eislyss1 u. ". ArBrgt u. n.
Of wiThsrfores. ubIa. WIS the teaa.lE
{ speaker AZ Tent WffiisfuR
At TrIJ EudFaTpr q Evely ans ear
NEST IAgiiaurnt ca The suhiect What
Are You GuiaE 30 ns for ChTtstiaa
{ CitigsuzF- Was eontiEstrsl by The ErF.
William O.. Clarke ~ Chicago.
Al an q tiie morning garetInEs the
[ pgUsetiatiap ~ a h1uEar q The uuiun
I making the tTst rss-ofyi ID the gark q
Z promoting citizenship was fszturE u
7 the exercise.
II bath tents. Uatl-r the rruEra nIas'
Z title. "Nuiers from NsTfh America. =
( Minute rsTorts % civic Improve
Z mrnt were nad~ by aeleeates n.prt-
ssnglnc an parts % the country.
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nIcaIdsAN Foagsr FlREs.
co-,,,,.., siSns 10 a humber 81 fisees
Ept on.

c.,,,,,,,., ,ttsns 10 a humber ef flsees
Ssst on
T,.,-,7, lInly l3.-The Telegraph com
,,a,,jes report communications cat on 70
T1rSvers..5 Cisy and Charlnsvilie and other
,,s-ts IN that section of country. Trains
- - IN soads in that local!iy are badly
aslsyed and In some cassS cur on
SothiAg has besn received here IN re
snonse 10 inquiries sent TO ThaEHpsoH-
yIla where most of the residents et
RanLIe county, who yesterday lost their
bouies by fire. had taken refuge
The town % Cleary Is also reF0Ftet
A, d,struyad. Forest fires are raging along
ne line Of the Grand Rapids 4 Indiana
rallrohd in Wexford. CsIkaska and Au-
trim counties, but q Sigh; sfower 10
Nechanlc City and vicinity las, nlEhf
4, thought TO have averJed s-rsous dan
ge- in that Ss'ctiln- oden. in Emm~i
county. was also reported in dang ?
from hre and at MIL Creek cU1stderab',a
timber was destroyed
There are extensive fires iH Chariess5iN
county and heavy damage i al-eady
reported,
Slight rains In the PeJ0sksy resioa a-e
checking fires somewhat
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Iiy 70 dsYelop and help the ll----
career. EAeis has ihres fsafs-,,
contributions - The naua. -
power and h,slp fag TracJicil Y.
study helfsS ihe aihsr
4 tssIeve f1iiF ia ii fa-
uniyeTslfy ssiuesti6u; tut ~, I,
rsns. To krsu an sabi,,ess 3
know oas suhsxt. Tie tisyis4,-
Iasal ceurrs slloaid l.. made ~
.staas in vteW
President Bgfler Rad an inrarI
the y. T. A from ,ha f'hanitsf n
neTCn. asking Fnriniegs 10 ais >,
haur TrauawAs trip At uelss
af;ernnsa from the Brown y
also asked the rtsii0rs % pas 3
Fssefs to Superintendent Gfssa
S.ekig 1ud t;ave AZ ghr E,a
High Srhssoi this afiesnaaiL "a
q iheir kininess % the \. &
Prvsifsst Bafler thanked ~ :.
ggsr the.r Interest ID tss~
vE.ch INSIDE g a saecsas auA
kinlnsss 10 him while rcs-
eofupilusaafvi SgsTegary S
TaasuFer MeNcsu for ihsa
fhankei Aar0n COVE ftr 81.
i.xsrgsfve raurnlftc's wart
IN heliysFf0< TIE gasel . ~
ela-t y. G. nsoEEiisrty. T'rrss
Hsaard him * lhc eouad-a.4 Il
efuuss ~ tAe y = A.
Is@s fag Esatxaag ASA
b, arz on a. 1urtr and ~
srlaz t5 tse ci;r - an
Eprsas e n s4y Wha; I
all or hiaTfs. aid b.
material and ss,iriiHai Trg.,s
shaf has snar1alnsd "a ss 4
efu.Iy
-Aaa.Si51 wss flifn slrz
az ri~zaz and lhr iAHIy fsus
u-tinE 1f the sTr@iess hls 4
snHi-s tee wagsa has eyeS t1Sst
a. an end
The Lamar register., 1895-07-20
n,-.- NI-t.si :. rrtr.n..

I.1ndon, July IL According 10 Vanity
Fair. the queen has expressed strong
opinion regarding the S,calied New
Woman aud especially as % the style
Of her dress The queen, q Is added
IS also strongly spp1sad 70 glse "ad-
y.nc.d novel and remarked recently
70 one o. her entoTEaEe ihat ], was 4
great public that was in uasd 70 bur
such books. and tha, II there were no
purchasing public, the pens wouid eeaze
70 wrlse much matter.
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TEAcHERs AoJouaal.
tiass Of ths L,rr -,s .ut Nta.- .ase-..ta1
Mel ~ rGa = D. A


DeHver. Coda Juiy is-Thr annual
caureniisn ~ The NlH1uai El1ca5Esual
assaSaaiias ezsur t1 eiaea zs; nsht
ll5a nssEal l1rslg aa,i5eaye was prgssns.
attaalEh tba weataer was ihrrBfvain<
Chairman ugvHs T. E=-hr. ~ ne
C1nmlitea Ga q -al8Jllas. Tge.eutas :
long 81 q u~JiI..1as- zhseb w,-rr
unanimously adopt,sd Thay prrfs-z.-4f
itiauks 70 Ihs rvtlrlns iFesileaI. \ -
Butler. and The athrr ell5aers 10 tAss
railroads 90 WycknC. Ssamaas AMI
I'easSiici f1- tyI-swTlsgg s-gic Is Iter-
scr Tor i1s reepfEaa, and 10 he tg.sI
workers Wa5 d8d - Iuneh rgr sll- ~
cess ot t5e InegtiaE, 20 tha. pluvs- Feg,-ss
Atid % EK4S0yErHHr N6rthpFu 81 tis-ar
GA for the iuGlauou 70 thg Cotton
states Exposition st Alluta 10 us-
i0lsar.
There were In tls ry-5luJious Erd8-s-
msn's % the movement far education fg-
American elgizfnship- o. tha govern.
Hehts eff1rE 10 fTse Indl4n Schools from
partisan iniiuenae aad 90 propezly sIl-
cate A4skans amd care for F.iHdaSsr Ia
Alaska rs lyIh as recommendation f5s-
TIE establishment % asracultugsI .fa-
lgGS tAsrr AMI mUsg- lTleral education
appropriation far st. Eh-zrr aad tuu
scum by the GJ-sguuau1. Provision On
TOE part of state LeElslatures "a mss
The EindeT=ar-ssl Al integral y,ars % the
public scHaDl systems Was u-zaE ana
round tables, teachers Institutes ana
summer sslp1is we're sfntTuneI. Sps4.Isl
schools Tor trlianE chiiIrau wgr. aiugor
TIC ihinss approved Is The resolution,
Ihe keta,i1u ~ Geography Is Iis
tory. the arst papsg on tbe p-ssssnf ~.
was Rad By rrnf. Edward Chanains
% Harvard
An organ solo Eas given by Or. Iohn
II !5oEer, after Which President Ban,
II Haker II he EHly aret-y sc Cai5sld5 )
gave an address on Edaeat.6nsl ysl
ues
\ man Is estimated by his mental
grasp. President Baker s1Id -N4-
usai re.snes s imP7riant and largely
aud has deep significance I.lf.rai.ira
tisysliifs thought, Each q department. 81
eauS4t!tm has It's particular u,;al l,r,ai.
The Lamar register., 1895-07-20
Cats /. orars t,a~si.

Washington, 1uiy i3,-Five thguslnd
cattle for the Cheyenne and ArIIrihas
Indians in Oklahoma are delayed tn
transit hy the Indign bu-pHa IsandlnE
information As 10 what action might b.
taken under the new quarantine ria-a-
iatlons OF the agricultural department..
which took effect al the beginning OF
this fiscal year. he officials gf the lat
ter department say thpre i no sus}4l-
cion Of disease am M the cattle. bRt
that the inquiry OF tie Iudian buFesa
Is 10 determine any quss ion that uli-b.
arise ia view Of coufiietiu= territorial
regulations On the subject
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Ts-y S.s.s H~,si-s - S.u ~
- A-r-gs@

nruveF JHly "a Tn- s-r !
q, ih- nes Baafl q Dirs.iss Il
T. a was called To- os,isf 8 !.
pcnveF ItEh Achn,i laaiifsi1x G
~ rrs<isiens Siect fsaagAsgfg
s0ritF n ftr eis--fess wtrs I
several uhe Nsrc oct q - a
Frprg~satesf % pFaxas~
Prur II gouse 20 he Sassa'
Califoaula prrazutesi = pgiidr /
flrzasiton ~ = fepaFtne1i ( I
tearhers siErs-i by a l1r=s 80,
fgarAeTz. A nlnsian - ersri 4
uoa Was szrss-.i a. sifhtui -:
A similar petition fuf ~
a. 4 5lrssarpsnsui ~ ssiEA egas
rad aui granted by a sa1s
Praf Sshsn - Iowa fils-seta
munica tlau frNin the Natlra
ttgnal rssuncil asking za ap
q $50 for the iuvsstiE1faa
schncls A<rsssi tfs
Invitafiuus Tor the neyi pias
lus were then pFs@utn,i -
fulm Ias AuEeie-. Calif1ru.a
hy ppf. p#n,-s and STATE sd
rnf HazrE az tsiifasalz
were sisa reewlxfa fFuu Id
Bfst1n. prsrait. puiush As
GiatfanisEa. fsnfis~sse -
washsnEfnn. Essst ~ whaa "
ported ~ sFsstchas rfam a7e
An inf,ftaai vote rgasaifeli = I
10. Angeles Il. puluth 9 As
The vote war rAiegrrd
sv-utivr COMMITTEES wilh ls9 Il
il. plaee - h8siiing tis. iur
ggYerned 10 ia acfiau by -
Ircgrrsnee of the board
A rpEsarf frsua the Ciair-- )
B1aui a. Trustees was rzs4
SEisa IN tise f-ermanelt = 3
aIsrcatign. aad SGi5 Fvsaz y
ezursEgues fund q
Ihs plan 10 estal5tsn Ii
on 5 hpal o aais. whlch - II
fav sur .sspr fgus. c =
baeLsd - rruuEueHt
Ainuag raaea aii3 sign q fl s
Wcre Frvs< Charles Ta f'a
tlIusslaie. ] 3 aiHlyganz
Per q g. CoFS "a gna a.. !
Parser.
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rroub ID ) 3 = =

san saivadar, july i1-N1
tlnue to b made daily p J
wliA ih- Ftcens conspiracy ~
dent GuiiesreE The gaTr
under arms nigh; aud aaS /
outbreak on July 1. Tae q
artillery barracks bayg haT
building and spiEed al
Bear the da.sgs and walls q
The ammunition 70 The .l,r,
barracks The s9veynns
CoJutaleque Indians hui
t,etn defeated and d.sphis
Tecla, The government j. -.
the loyalty gf fle n giiar Y
dent Gutierrez and bis tti
stantly surrounded by a p-Sh
men.
The Lamar register., 1895-07-20
The
uIly

OF E8e UusIusss EapvEssga UI town
when his columns are literally hlled
with the advertisements OF the busi-
ness houses. No editor can advocate
The doctrine OF buying from home r1er-
chants unless the home merchants
show they are Interested IL catering 10
the home trade by advertising in the
columns Of the local newspaper. 1t il
depressing 10 the editor to find bust
ness men patronizing every Advertising
fake that comes along, and at the same
time the names OF those business men
are rarely. Il ever, seen In the adyer-
Using columns OF the local newspaper.
All Of which Is quite true
The Lamar register., 1895-07-20
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weleh, w Va. luly l3-A spascs2l
grain with Spveruor NtcC0riSie. AdIE-
tant General Holly aud oh r. a1iveI
to-day IN the EIkhgrn c1ai fields J.
McFrlde % the United Mine WcrkErs
also came here to-day. 4 eouferrfzs
viii b. held tonight between them and
the representative Operators and gEiH-
ers. New men are stiH coming iRte the
heid The strikes are quiet. hut d.
arlnined t!llt sonlrtiiius must u d4Hs
now.
The Lamar register., 1895-07-20
Am.ntl-. 81 r7rIl.h rltle.

London. july 12.-Slr william HHr-
e9urt aud wife. while returning from a
political meeting In a carriage yrssgr-
day were vigorously palled WIih cab
haze stalks aud rubbish while pzsSlu-
through a rough suburb Of Derby. They
were 10th hit but not injured
The Daily News says that Lady HHr-
court vas literally covered with dIrg
and dlth. which basma4red her EaTIugais
and went down her meek
The Lamar register., 1895-07-20

Shoyels sold for IS apiece in the
Oklahoma gold fields when the excite
ment was at its height, and 1t seems
that a few OF the luckier miners washed
out enough OF the metal to pay for
their shoyels.
The Lamar register., 1895-07-20
BREAD CAN as SOLD.
Ry Order Of the Ilrs azs roiSss uosrs
Mad Tss-kFsH.


nsd- Ts-nsF,
Denver. Colo. Igly I5.--fhe city a.
tsruCy having advised tlla drE and I'1lice
blard that the usC o{ the wuEI @-pre-
visions Ia 1rtluauCr No. Il, saE.as
1885, was Intended u1erely tp iueiusla
articles % merchandise usual % Erucaru
and meat markets, and not 10 rNread
to milk. bread and confectionery ds1i.
ars. the board has ORDERED that To en-
forcing the puavis, lus q said 1riluaate-
Is be counnrd 10 Egacggs and uszi ulsr-
krts and no. b. construed a. lngiul.1g
bakers. rtstaurants and eauftctsnrif
bug Whsre sid iast-Hamed establish.
u,ents have in stock grocefies ard mssafis
that said establishments b. prDhlbited
from selling such articles on Ssndsy.
The or'iluance specially desizuatrs sha
drss day % tte week. cCmmualg cIiiel
sunday and as American law r4se-
psnlEss only that day as the sabbath
lay. j : rhe 0plai0n 0f the bard Fl1I
- exceptions 10 tha Enforcement 0f the
grdlnaucs b. permitted tssca use q l.E-
sereul religious ballf OF any cstizeu.
The Lamar register., 1895-07-20

Two fellows tried to Interfere with
Postmaster Gentry. Of Alton. Ark. as
he was carrying the mail bag. Nov
one Of them Is dying and the other is
shot through the mouth. The verdict
Of the eorone-'a Iary VIII probably be
Too much tanpering with the mails. +"
The Lamar register., 1895-07-20

Miss Willard asserts that p5rerty
causes Iutemperanee, /, certainly
causes total abstinence in many cases,
which. according 70 some authozIttes,
IS one form Of intenpeEauce But, no
one viii deay thai intenpsrance causes
poverty.
The Lamar register., 1895-07-20

The Rev. Joseph Cooke Is uneertak-
Ing hazardous experiment. He is go,
ing to the other side OF the world and
Intends TO leave Amsriea TO run itself
Tor the next two years
The Lamar register., 1895-07-20

was
loan
seins
ash.
HI.
any.
wing
,ae. nee
The Lamar register., 1895-07-20

The officials that undertake to arrest
women bicycle riders who wear bloopi-
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-08-10
MEASURES, NOT MEN.

The objection against ex-Speaker
Reed as the candidate for president
next year is that he is from New Eng.
land, and the coming man should be
from the west. But this is not valid
objection, for locality should make
little difference with competent can
didate. Mr.. Reed has proved himself
very able legislator. and without
doubt would make an excellent execu-
tive. He is sound on Republican prin-
ciples, and has sufficient individuality
not to be frightened from any course
he may deem expedient to follow. The
Republican party will be called upon
during the next few years to take a
firm stand on many questions of ma
tional Importance, and the president
must be in harmony with congress for
united action. Mr.. Reeds position on
the tariff and on finance is in line
with the traditions of the party, and
he would stand shoulder to shoulder
with both branches of the Republican
congress to inaugurate the policies
the party pursued during its long con-
troll Of national affairs. But in 1896
measures will receive greater consider
alton than men, ,and any one of d dozen
leading Republicans who have proved
themselves solid on party questions will
draw full vote. The people are tired
of Democracy and want change.
They desire restoration of protec-
ton, and an administration in power
of which there is no danger that it
will cater to the wild theories of Pop
ulists on the money or other questions.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-08-10

circulating medium, and the result
will be that foreign towns will grow
rich at the expense of home communi-
ties. 1t has often been remarked that
The Dalles could profit by the applica-
ticn of this home-buying doctrine, and
perhaps it would have been better in
the past and may be more beneficial
in the future. 1t would not be fair to
make this charge against our citizens
without there were instances which
would lead to the conclusion, and these
might not be readily given The gen.
eral application OF the idea of protec-
tion Of the home market ia beneficial
to every community, and is the sure
road to wealth and prosperity. During
the past few years the opposition boat on
the river has been generally patronized
by our citizens: but there are one or
more exceptions where this has not
been done, and the doctrine of home
protection should be carefully studied
by these. Every producer in the
county has been benefited by the Req
ulator line, and every pound of freight
shipped by it increases it's permanency
as practical solution Of the transpOr-
tation problem. Patronizing home
industries comes under the same head
ing as buying at home or home protec-
ton, and he who refuses to ship by
the local line is as censurable as he
who takes his money and buys abroad
what might be purchased here. One
is as suicidal as the other, and are sus-
ceptible to the same censure.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-08-10
FURTHER OUTBREAKS.
This Time at Ching Chow, Chinese Sea-
pOrt.


LONDON, Aug. 8.-A dispatch to the
Pail Mall Gazette from Shanghai says
"Fanatical outbreaks against Chris
tians have occurred at Ching Chow, q
seaport Of the province of Fo Kien,
and at Hupe Tai Ping and Anhui
These outbreaks, it is added, are not
merely the work of vegetarians, but
are said to be organized and carried
out by Chinese officials. The extent
of the damage is not yet known, but
foreigners are reported to have
escaped. Owing to the unsettled state
of the province, 200 Sikhs, reliable
British Indian troops from Hong Kong,
will escort the British consul from
Foo Chow to Ku Cheng, where the
consul will. conduct an inquiry into
the recent outrages."
The Shanghai correspondent of the
Pail Mall Gazette expresses the opinion
that further outrages are inevitable
unless Great Britain "takes swift and
deadly vengence."
Regarding the dispatch from Hong
Kong, cabled exclusively to the Asso-
ciated Press last night, announcing
that the British and American missions
at Fot Chan, near Canton, were at
tackled yesterday by a large and infuri-
ated mob, which demolished the
hospitals and caused some of the mis-
sionaries to fee to Sha Meme, it is
stated the Wesleyan mission has one
of the most important medical missions
in China at Fot Chan, the hospital
and station being under the charge of
DIR. Wanyon, who has just arrived here
after perilous overl Ind journey, dur
ing which he was arrested in Armenia
as spy. The rest of the mission staff
of the Wesleyan mission at Fot Chan
are Chinese. They were attacked a
few years ago, upon which occasion a
missionary was killed.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-08-10
TELEGRAPHIC.
HOLOCAUST IN PENDLEroN.
One Business Block Destroyed and Five
Persons Burned to Death.

One Business Block Destroyed and Fiv,
Persons Burned to Death.
special to the BALES TINES. Msu> IT ISkER.
PENDLEToN, Ore, Aug. s.-A fire
night at II o'clock and spread rapidly
to adjoining buildings, burning the
entire block between Webb and Rail
road streets, except Masonic Temple
The Transfer House was two stor,
wooden building and occupied half the
block. The other buildings that burned
were two saloons, two restaurants ant
L jewelry and notion store. The los.
is estimated at $4,000 with $500 in
surance.
The Transfer House was crowded
with guests, all of whom escaped witt
the exception of four persons: Ole
Wolf, (Indian), Frank BREEDING, O
Meacham, and man and woman un
kno Tn. All were burned beyond
recognition and their charred remain.
presented sickning sight as they
we're taking from the ruins.
Mrs. Mary Halsello, OF Adams, haG
Il narrow, escape, having been overcome
by smoke and unable to unlock he,
door. The door was broken open by
Brakeman Walraven. who picked the
woman up and removed her to the
street in an unconscious condition
Both the brakeman and woman were
slightly burned.
The fire originated by a roomel
throwing lighted match accidentally
into combustible material in the second
story. The express Office and o. R. &
N. depot buildings were saved by the
heroic work of the firemen and rail
road employees.
1t is now thought that a woman
named Maggie Preston, of Adams, was
burned. Two men who jumped from
the windows were badly hurt.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-08-10
For CONTEMPT of Court.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. S.-When
the Durrant trial was resumed this
morning the defendent swore to a pile
of affidavits. Then Attorney Dickin.
son, for the defendant, Durrant, asked
the court to issue citations for the
editor and city editor of the Chronicle
and Examiner, and J. P. Barrett, an
Ernniner reporter. Judge Murphy
agreed to their citation for contempt
of court in interviewing and publish
ing interviews with Jurors Brown and
Nathan. Attorney Dickinson said he
would like further time to prepare
affidavits asking for citations for the
editors of other papers who had vio-
lated the judicial order in talking of
the case to jurors. Nothing was said
OF jurors for answering the reporters
questions. Neither was Juror Brown
given an opportunity to make the
personal explanation which he said
yesterday he was prepared to make
regarding himself when the court
would hear him.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-08-10
THE SPRAGUE FIRE.

The fire at Sprague, WASH, last Sat
urday was one of the most destructive
that has ever been known in the his
tory OF the northwest. In a few hours,
in open daylight, over million and
half dollars worth of property was
destroyed by fire, and the only way
the flames were stopped was by blow
ing-up buildings in its pathway. AS
result many families are left destitute
and homeless. This is a deplorable
affiiction on any community; but help
will be forthcoming from neighboring
cities as soon as the facts are known,
and we presume by this time the wants
of the people regarding provisions and
shelter have been amply supplied.
This, like other great confagrations,
could not be controlled after it gained
headway, and prevention of, is great
er necessity than protection against
flames. The incipient blaze caused by a
match, is the point where the mischief
begins, and where the remedy should
be applied. In the economy of NUM-
cipal governments it is wise to have
ample protection against fire; but we
do not know of any single system chat
will check the career of the destruc-
tive demon ifit gets good start. In
Chicago granite buildings crumbled
to dust in the great fire of II, and
brick structures have on different oc-
cassions proved food for flames. The
greatest care should be exercised to
remove every substance in by-ways
and alleys where match carleessly
lighted may imperil millions of prop
erty, and often searching investiga-
tions in this line are OF more impor-
tande to property owners than
steamers and improved water systems.
Every well regulated city should have
good water supply, and at the same
time the police force should exercise
diligence in having alleys and by
ways cleaned of all infammable ma
terials. The first is necessity that
citizens should require of the munich
pality, and the latter should be
imperatively demanded as means of
prevention, which is of the greatest
Importance in all threatened emer-
gencies.