Boston, June 29.—A large number
of prominent gentlemen attended the
reception to-night by the Norfolk club
to Gen. Logan, who vas received with
great applause. During a quite elab
orate address Logan said; “In my
opinion a reform which will guaran
tee personal rights will be of more
advantage to the country than trans
ferring the funds of the government
from sub-treasuries of tho United
States to banks.”
Of civil service reform ho said: “It
ia the child of the republican party,
but unfortunately it had been put out
to nurse with strangers, and if not
dead now, looks sick unto death.”
The other speakers were fx-Gov.
Long, ex Collector Beard, Senator
Hoar, ex Gov. Brown and Henry
Cabal Lodge.
Casualties.
BURNED TO DEATH.
Beaver Dam, Wis.. June 29. —Steit’s
Brewery, used by Xavier Sieil as a
residence, was destroyed by tiro early
this morning, and three of Stril’schil
dren were burned to death. The chil
dren were Jacob, aged 11 years, Fran
cis, aged 8. and Cecilia, aged 5, Mr.
and Mrs. Sieil saved themselves and
a baby by jumping from the windows.
When the lire was discovered at 3:30,
the building was nearly wrapped in
flames, and the children were proba
bly smothered by the smoke. The
bodies were exhumed from one of the
large cellars this morning. The fire
department worked heroically, but
were too late to save anything but the
ice house and stable. The building
and furniture were covered by about
$3 500 insurance, $925 of which was
in the Milwaukee Mechanics’.
Beaver Dam, June 29.—A building
occupied as a brewery, saloon and
residence was burned here at an early
hoar this morning, and three children
were suffocated by the smoke, and
burned to death. The property loss
is less than $5,000.
TRAIN DITCHED.
