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Show LATEST NEWSj BY TELEGRAPH LAST NIGHT. i Eej-u.-ted 5p-i3l!T for th S.MT Lajle ILlt.aU by i AVeatbrn L'nk-n Telegraph. j ... Terrible Fire in Pennsylvania. Pennsyl-vania. Half a Million's Worth cf Property Burned. Proposed War in Favor of (Jubun In iejemlenee. Fom' Miner Killed at Gold Hill. Heavy Storm in Chicago. GEXEIIAL. The Alaska Par Bill. Washington, The senate bill which pas-ed ttie liou-ie to day preven s the extermma ion 0' fur animals in Alaska, and leas -s the p ivilege for j seal fishing to a company tor twenty years, orj .-uch terms as wid give government gov-ernment lor tint period a revenue ol five millions. The company is placed under heavy bonds and penalties lbr the lulfilment of its contract. Terrible Oil Fire. Pitt-burg, The most disastrous fire which ever occur ed here is now raging near Sharpsbiiig bridge in the eight enth ward At three o'clock this afternoon, during a ti rrible rait; '.-torui in which a house was blown down and tres up ooted. a twenty-thousan twenty-thousan I barrel tank belonging to the Lielupse refinery was struck by lightning, light-ning, and auother tank belonging to the t'itizns' refinery was struck at the same time. Tiv lU lapse tank ex-p ex-p oded, the burning oil iU.micg toward the river, burning all the Ptelapse con.p ny's buildings, including l)r Tieud e's house, and setting fire to toe Sharpsburg br dg whien is totally total-ly destroyed. The following are the principal losses : Cit.zens' refinery, one t nk ot 300U barrels of crude oil ; the Af-trab work-; J. B. Bell dt Sons' buildings; the works of Ditworth Bros. ; one tank ot crude oil of the national r finery and storing company; compa-ny; the bleaching h'.use and agitator of the Allegheny R. It. Co. ; ten cars of crude oil, and the Sharps-burg bridge. The total lots is prbab;y hah a million. Henry Fost. r, brother of the late S. () Poster, ot the Kclip.se C ., was burned to death ; and V alentine tlolly injured but not fatally. Heavy Storm. Chicago, 28. During the heavy thunder storm here to day, Tip Ward's buck yaid was struck by I ghtening, iud he was in tantly killed. . About toe bame- time the bird house ot ihe Chicago shooting club, at Dexter l'aik, was struck and the building demolished. I lie falling timber- killed John Coti'ey, who wa- iu the building. Considerable rain has lalleu here! this aiternoon. Proposed 'War in Favor of Cuba. New York, 29 intelligence from the South Americ iu repaolie of Co luuibia says an important resoluuon has been intiodu -ed into the Columbian Colum-bian senate, instructing the government govern-ment to propose an alliance with the repuolics of l-panish America the object ob-ject being to effect the libeity of Cuba and Porto llico. Should i-pain refuse to withdraw her troops from these island.-, the allies will declare war against her, aid the Cubans in achieving achiev-ing their independence. 'Ihe resolu tion passed em buaiatically by a large majority. Hell at Play. The demi tumid.- had a soiree din-sunte din-sunte yesterday afternoon and evening at E.m Park. ()v r ten thousand men and women were present, among them sewral prominent politicians, a few lead.ng lawyers and one or two judges. Chicago News. , Chicago, 29. The storm which visited vis-ited llde Park yes erday was a perfect per-fect hurricane. Several houses in its path were blown down and demolished, the roof of the grand stand at lA xter P.iik race course was blown off, and other seriou- damage was done-There done-There were three c.ises of sunstroke yesterday, two of them latal. Ttie weal her to d.iy is cooler, with indications indica-tions of mure ram. Four Men Killed by a Cave. San Franoi-co, 29. By a cave at the I'eliow Jacket mine, Gold Hill, Nevada, yesterday, lour men were killed The damage to the mine is sliktlit, Late Arizona advices tell of the usual outrages by Indians FOREIGN. By tbc Cable. Pans. 29 To--. French government is negotiating a heavy loan in order 'o complete 'he rt-grading t;l Par:.-, in auuiirated by Baton Hall-man Coik, 29. Quel is nominally res- I tored, but uneasiness iu commercial ' circles cunt uues, and bu-iue-s o' ! all kin 1- is a ia--t at a stand- j eiill. The prec-nitionary measure- of ' government to guard again-t a renewal of disorders have not been ab.ited Florence, 29. It ij reported .hi,' Garibaldi is quite ill. |
