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Show Tho Oil Disaster. Montreal, 20. Intense excitement 1 exists regarding the negligence of the watchman at the burned oil cabiuat 3 company's works. He makes contra-1 contra-1 dictory statements and is held by the coroner. The latest returns show that nine were killed and ten wounded who are doing well. A public meeting meet-ing will be beld to take steps for providing for the orphauB. The council to day decided to pay the funeral expenses of those killed at the fire and attend in a body. On the corn exchange this forenoon fore-noon over $1,000 was subscribed to the relief fund. A sacred concert will beheld forthe aid of the widows and orphans. , Odd Fellows, Masons and Orange-' men held a meeting to-night to consider con-sider the best moanB to benefit the1 bereaved families. 1 |