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Show INDIAN HOYS K0ASTKI) DRUNKEN LADS BURNED TO DEATH IN JAIL. Youths Were Imprisoned end Set Firs to the Building With the Intention of Regaining Their Freedom. Bonanza, a small town twenty-five miles eaat of Klnmnth Kails, Ore., was' the scene of a tragedy Hundny. Two Indian boys aged IS years were arrested ar-rested Battirdny night for drunkenness tod placed In the Jail. Vngunrded, the youths manngod to set fire to tho building with the evident Intention of tint gaining their freedom. J The flnmcR spread so rapidly that ill avenues of escape was cut off and 'they were burned to denth. News of ths tragedy spread rapidly among the Indians In the aurmusdlng country and soon a largo number of ths redskins red-skins found their way Into the settle-sent settle-sent snd, trouble being feared, the town council ordered all places of business closed, t'nloss the persons tho supplied the youths with liquor trt found snd puniabod, trouble may resulL Tho bnyn wnro from the Yalta! Yal-ta! Indian school. |