Houston's Loss

Tbe Howard oil milis in Houston, Texas, óaaght lire the otber day and yere deetroyed, the water works fuiliiig to furnlsb water to the flro department. The works covered SÜ acres oflnnd. Nothing was saved by the company. The loss wlll reach s'i."i).(ioo. as the milis wera the finest In the eonth. 'l'lio incurance amonnti to ahovit 9130,000. During the flre the oil reservoirs exploded wii'.i loud reporta. Nearly Í20Ü persons aro throwii out of cmployment.