Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 June 1901 — Slow Burning Powder, for a Fact. [ARTICLE]

Slow Burning Powder, for a Fact.

Vallejo, Cal., June O.—A peculiar fire occurred at the Mare Island navy yard yesterday. Between twenty and thirty tons of smokeless powder was 4>urned, causing a loss of between -$400,000 aud $500,000. There was no explosion.