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FIRE IN THE SHEEDY PROPERTY.

The fire department was called out about 7:30 last evening to subdue a lively little blaze in the Hotel Mack. The property is unoccupied, save by a watchman named Kane, who told the firemen that while he was behind the counter with a lamp the [?] exploded and the burning oil caused the blaze. The fire was speedily quenched, but on investigation the firemen could find no traces of the lamp. Kane is said to have been drinking during the evening, and the story of the lamp explosion is not regarded as being a truthful one. The hotel belongs to the Sheedy estate and $200 will repair the damage.