The Alaska citizen., 1916-02-07
Canadian Authorities Be- lieye Parliament Building Was Fired by German In- fernal Machine.
SIX LIVES LOST
 IN CONFLAGRATION
Building Complete Wleck--- Believed That Destruction is Part of Huge Pot to Destroy---One Arrest.

OTTAWA. Ontario. rsb. :. O. layed) Fire of almost certain in oendjavy origin is responsible for the complete destruction and wreck, ing of the Canadian parliament building. situated on Parliament til r .hts .itg. and as q reza'. there are six known dead. two of them women. while seyera- mora men. including members Of both houses of parliament and various police and firemen, are reported to be missing Several more persons are reported to have been burned or injured by flying debris Tho property loss is estimated at $G,- 600 1000.
 The known dead are Mme. Bray. wife of H. A. Bray, member Of par liament from Quebec and a daugh- ter of the late George Taneuey, of the executive council: Mme Mor.n. wife of Louis Norin. of St. Joseph Debuque. Quebec; Robert Tanning waiter and A. Desjardincs. 8 plumb CT Two dominion policemen arc also believed to be number among the dead, while Wm s. Loogie, a member of parliament jS reported to be among the missing.
 It is believed that the fire was of incendiary oriein It started in the house of commons. breaking out be tween the commons chamber and the library In two hours tha build ing was completely gutted by the flames, although the fire depart meuts of this city end of Montreal made heroic attempts to save it.
 While the fire was at its height the bodies of the two women were found and carried out of the build ing by the heroic flremeu They were discovered in the gallery of the lower house Other persons carried out at the same time by the firemen were found to have been only overcome by smoke and were easily resusc.tated at the hospital It is believed that ". S. Loogie and Fred Pardee, the liberal whip, lost their lives here, as they are missing, It is impossible at the present time to search the ruins for bodies
 Premier Safe
 LONDON. Feb. 6.-AnNlous wiring on the part of officials of the British government has disclosed the fact that Premier Borden escaped from the parliament building at Ottawa. His escape was narrow, however, as he left his coat and hat behind him.
 Martin Bur Il minister cf aart culture, was severely burned about the head as he endeavOrcd to help fight the flames. Dr McHale Clark the member from Red Deer. was seriously burned about the hands
 The bodies of the two women who met death in the flames have been identified as Mme. Bray, of Mon treal, and Nme MoTin, of Blance They were guests of Mme. Sevig ny, wife of the speaker of the house, Nme. Seyigny herself only evaded the death which overlook her guests by jumping from window in the house of commons gallery into a fire net held for her.
 One Arrest Made.
 WINDSOR, Feb. 6.-Charles Strong aged 2S, has been arrested here by the provincial authorities under the suspicion that he was implicated in the destruction of the parliament building at Ottawa. He denies all knowledge of the origin of the fire He says that he is of Belgian na tionality and that he Is a musician by profession.
 Whst We Think.
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. G. Senator Charles s. Thomas, of Colo rado, introduced a resolution in tht senate yesterday denouncing in nc uncertain terms the destruction, by incendiary hands, of the parliament building, The resolution points ou that the burning of the building iS but a continuation of the outrages perpetrated in the United States during the past year
 After The CuIprits
 OTTAWA, Feb. 6-The provincia authorities are now making a viz orous effort to find the person O persons responsible for the burnin! of the parliament building. It i considered as almost certain tha the fire was the result of the ex plosion of a German bomb set of by an internal machine, although n'