THE DAILY PROVINCE
DECEMBER 7, 1906

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HINDUS’ SHACK FIRED BY INCENDIARY
TO-DAY
------------------Outfits of Fifteen Are Burned in Quick Blaze This
Morning.

------------------WAS SECOND ATTEMPT.

------------------Fire Discovered in Building Last Night Was Soon
Extinguished.

------------------Hindus who have been occupying a shack owned by Mr. H. B. A. Vogel,
half a mile beyond the cemetery on the North Arm road, were evidently the
victims of a genuine outrage this morning.
About fifteen were living in the house. Last evening it was reported to
Mr. Vogel that a fire had been started by some one[Sic] at the shack, and that it
was discovered before any damage was done. This morning Mr. Vogel paid a
visit to the place at 9 o’clock. All the Hindus had gone away to work. The house
was filled with their belongings, stoves, beds, blankets, etc. At 10 o’clock, only
an hour later, the building was in a mass of flames. It burned completely, and
with it all the belonging of those fifteen Hindus.
Reward is Offered.
In view of the fire yesterday and the absence of the Hindus at their work
this morning, Mr. Vogel has come to the conclusion that the fire was
incendiary, and has offered a reward of $100 for the arrest and conviction of
the person or persons who set fire to the building.

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DECEMBER 7, 1906

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The loss on the structure was not large, for it was merely a barn, but the
Hindus will feel the loss of their clothing and outfits during the cold weather
very sadly.