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Show SPRINGVILLB'S FIRE FIEND. Tbe Bojer Hunie Hotel Set oa Fire Day ty Day. Till: LXCITMIKXT (MOViK intosi:. I ronrlfrn-Tftr-tlM lUnl.ti lilrl Con-font Con-font Hat Mie 111! Hie Work. (McIa1 to the Dasriiirr N'cwf. Urrat excitement hat revalled nnionn tin resident of Hprlngvllle during the laat few days In conueuce of a N-rIrof fire which have taken place at tho Jloyer Houac, tinier rnyaterloui and extraordinary circumstance. The lint outbrtvtlc hifwued on Hunday morning, but on that occasion the tlAinea weru txilngulalied wltliout much tllnlculty, an I but llltlo harm resulted. Tho next alaim cm on Tuesday morning, and agiln tliu flieUaasub-dunl flieUaasub-dunl before niij'conilUerable damage waa done; but on Widmnlay thero were no fewer than twelve dlatitict fire In quite dlllerent parts uf thu pretnlsi. Among the nrtlcles burned weruU-dt, clothing which ltutigUioti the bedroom wallt and In various re. ceraes, linen of all dcacrllluiui, and fancy goo-Is. II was only alter continued con-tinued perseverance and wllh dlfllrully thai (he coullagrallon ias confined within narrow llmlla. Kour other flr.i were discovered yntenlay. Featlnrf that "wnro rernalued U-ldtid," Mr. Phillips, by whom the hotel la ruu, at Hits llmo caused almost the entire contents of the building M lie rrruivcd. The household goods, etc., weru turned out upon thu lawn, and havo elnio remained there, under Iho protection ol tho clly nmahal nnd lilt cor( of vigilant tubordnato c ulcere. ul-cere. Detectives were let to wi.rk with it view of discovering lite llemilsli iera-Intor iera-Intor of the fires, and evenlujlly suspicion sus-picion fell uoti a young D.itilili girl, aluut fourteen jean of age, whuhas beenrniiloyisl at a gemial servant nttbt lluyer Houeiluriiiglhe lat fuur or five mouths. Mho was closely ijuislluued Uon lllo matter, and her anawert were not rrgarded at satisfactory. Thlt afternoon a meeting of the stockholders of tho hotel irna held, when the girl openly confessed that she was tliu culprit, and laaccordlugly under arrest. It la thought, however, that she Is not rdurio luihe allalr, but that others hare shared lu Iho demoniacal demoni-acal acts. The total U.eraace to Ihe furniture, etc, It roughly estimated at iW, and Is uol covered by lueuMnco, Tho structure Itself It not Injured. I-'urthe-r developments aru Imiatlent-ly Imiatlent-ly awalliil by Ihe excited Inhabitants of Hprlllgvllle, M It It believed that Minielhlngwlll yet Irak out to btltig others within Ihe grasp of the law. The self-accused girl dues not seem to be nearly so concerned regHrdlug her serious position as might lie tupi-osed. Uii to the present time wo havu been unable to Irani the motive which 'dusted her lu her work of wholesale II ring. A telephone ineuage received al tho N'Kwantllcuat S p.m. says the girl has been bound over to nwiilt Ihe ac-llun ac-llun uf the grand Jury, liund of $1U0. |