Went Up In Smoke

Lust Frklay morninjj, Ann Arbor wit newed the most serious cotiflagatlon tha ha vlslted the city for years. At about 8 o'clock a barn in the rear of Walte Toop'g bakery, on S. State st., was discovered to be in flames, and before help could arrlve not only the bakery, bu the adjoining stores were in flamee. The Ure spread wlth astoniahing rapidlty which made the delays in getting water seem longer than tliey really werp. Two hose were attached to the" hydrant on State st., opposite the burninj; buildings but when water wai turned on, tbrough the fault of some one, the hydrant was not In proper conditlon and could not be used. Tlien a great stretch of hose had to be reeled oft", reachinjf to the bydrnnts to the north and south, and lt all took preclous time. Had the first hydrant been In proper condition ie Is thought some of the burned property might have been saved. As it was lt took some llvely work to save the brick block on the south, Mrs. Dr. Sager's home?tead on the north, and the dwelling in the rear of the burnlng buildings fronting on Maynard street. For a small fire it was a yery savage one, and seemed determined to resist all attempts at being put out or even impeded In its devouring progresa. The firemen did noble work after they got tilinga started, and 110 doubt saved the entire business portion of State street from being cremated. That the fire was tbc work of an incandiary but very few people doubt, and In such cases there can be but one object in view, viz : plunder. Were there less of the "travellng gentry" allowed to roam about our city unraolested, there would be less danger of the recurrencc of such disasters. I.OSSES. bheehan & Co., stock ofbooks 115 000 Insured for 8 000 Mrs. .Hheehan's building 2 500 Insured for 2 000 Cady'8 grocery stock 2 800 Iusurudlbr 2 000 Mrs. Elizabeth Baldwln, building .... 3 000 Insured for o ,5o 'Adjustedat 2 481 J. P. Judson, hu i lili ti 2 500 Insured for i 600 Content of store, logs 800 InsureUfor 400 Sllght loss 011 wood, Insured for ... 500 WallerToop, bakery 4 000 Insured for 2 000 yfva. B. Warner on building and stock 4 0 0 Iusured for 1 goo V'oorhees L Berry, tal lor shop 800 Inaured for 500 Roberts barber shop, loss sllght. FIRK BRANDS. Hundreds of dollars to prosecute innocent colored people. Not one cent to prosecute crimináis. Some one let down the electrlc lijjht lamp with a crash, sniashing it all to pieces. A foolish piece of business it would seem. The tire was ao hot that the contenta of the U. S mail box, attached to a post on the outer edze of the side walk, wai burned to einden The U'lephoiift and clectric light wires were all cut, thus cuttlng off all that portiou of the city and the east from teleplionic conuection. Tha boys dug out many blank bookg pads, etc, in fair condition from the debrie, and were happy as only boys could be over their "tinds."' lt is but iustice to gay that better work ander more adverso circumatances waa liever done, notwithstundin{ critieisms of inany who never saw a tire beíore. The safe of Sheehaii Jt Co. was got out duriiiif Friday aflernoon, and the con¦nis foumt atl safi , thouüh 8ome of the books and papers were slightly pcorched. Wtien the secona floor of Warner's store went down J. H. Hnll was on It holding a hose and went down with it, bnt Dame out without a scratch. Chief Seabolt said lic would not hnve takeu the chances for a cool $1,000,000. Don't forget the little old folks' concert it the M. E. church, Friday evenlnfj. It is not generally known that Hon. A. F. Sawyer wus a poultry fancier and a met, In his early days, but it's the truth. We Imve seen one of Ii is amateur efforti ecently, and it was jood, too. West Hurón street s to the front in preat simpo now. T.,Hst Monday T.ouia {hode bou-flit of Weil Bros., Chicajto, a trip of land pnyliig $100 per foot front br the same. There Is said to be foureen new resiilences under contract on hls street this summer. Friday morntrg's tire ought to Impresa the averaxe Ann Arbor citlzen wltb the factthat lieir flre department needH a radical change. f Ano Arbor has had few destructivo Urea, lt i:ik been due more lo good fortune thnn fiectlve work by Üie flre department. We iresuint! the blame should be luid at the door f the common councll. Surely Ann Arbor s rlch enough and large enough to have a tetter equtpped force, aad we would llke to ee lt proflt trom the lesson of the late lire - Obronlcle. "Some of the old and experienced flrmen umong the students should come forward and jrlve the council a few pointers on how to run tlilngs. There is no doubt ut that they could do ir," was the remark of one of our fire department boys ipon reading the sbove. It is always a pleastire for theCoüRiER o note the advancement and promotion of its young men, and yet It is not po ;reat a pleasure to have this advancement ake thein awav to some otuer looiility. l'his time it is Fred N. Henion, who for the paat four years has been the prompt and efficiënt collection clerk of the Ann Arbor Suving Bank, who will on the lst of July next, leave our city to accept a more responsible and more lucrative place in a Portland, Oregon bank. Mr. Henion bas grown to younjr manhood in our city, has always been found rellable and prompt, and appears to be made of the material that wins in the world's strife. From the New Haven, Conn., Union of a recent date we lenrn of the eleath 'rom capillary bronchitis, on Feb. 29tli, ast, of Mrg. Electa H. Antliony, wife of 3eputy Collector F. G. Anthony of thni city aged 55)4 years. The de 'eased was a daujrhter of the late Wm. Hulburt, of ,his city, and was married in Plttstield n 1854. She was at one time a member of the Saline Baptist churen, and had tuany friends in the county who will regret to hear of her deatli. She leaves a lusband and one daoghter, an only son laving preceeded her ome flve years ago. What seems a little peculiar is the fact that the son was buried on the annlversary of the birth of hls fatlier, and tirs. Anthony was buried on the anuWer ary of the birth of her duughter. Ann Arbor will feel proud of tlie success of her citizens and rejolce in the üonors they win at home or abroad. The National Acadeiny of Design Is now liolding it8 sixty-thiril annual ezhibition in New York Citj'. The committee of selectlon had 1830 plctures submitted from whieh tliey selected and put on exhlbition B98. One of these neteeted was sent in by au Ann Arbor ffirl, Mi8 Lillie M. NichoK daughter of Prof. B. E. Nichols of the High School, cntitled "The fragrance of a rose, faint echoes of sonie half forgotten strain." It represents hm old violin and a f uil blownrose lying on soine old sheet music. This picture was sold on the first day of the exhibitlon. Miss Nicuols has been In New Vork since November pursulng her art studies under lt. öwain Giftbrd. One of the saddest acdlents tht has occurred In this city in raany a day happened on Wednesday evening last. John J. Burns, a carpenter in the employ of Wm. Bigjfs, went to the evening train on the T. & A. A. R. R. to see soine frienda orl who were goinjr to Howell. Being on the train when it started he remained thereon until Miüer ave. was reaclied whcre he jumped ofi; but was thrown against a switch and his skull crushed thereby, besldes recelving other injuries. He lingerud until morning when he expirod but never recovered consciousness. The deceased was the only son of Mr James Burnn, the janitor of the lst ward school, he was about 23 years of age, and very much respected by all who knew him, beliifi an honest, moral incorruptible youíig man. He was a member of Co. A and of the carpenter's unión, and their halls were draped in inonrning out of respect to his niemory. Funeral service were held Saturday, attended by theee organizatioii8 and a large concours o friends.