Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1877-12-28
General News.
INDIAN SCARE.

large herd OF Indian ponies daSEs
ing through the valley. A careful re-
connoisance showed that there were no
attendants with them and ranchmen
and others Immediately started out to
capture them. 1t is the opinion that
they belong to camp Of Sioux located
on Belle Fourche.
Three companies of the third cavalry,
a, B, and f, under command of Maj.
Evans, arrived here to-day, and pre-
ceeded to Centennial Prairie where
they went into camp. 4 scouting en-
petition will be sent out in different d.
rcction to determine the locations Of
the Indians, who committed depreda-
tions on the northern routes.
a STEAMER LOST,
A London dispatch Of the Esd
inst says the Dutch steamer
Friesland, from Java for Rotterdam,
has been lost, it is believed, with all
hands, off Cape Finistenes She passed
Gibraltar December 9TH. A wreckage
has been sighted, which there is but
little doubt came from the Friesland.
The crew numbered about 50 she had
no passengers. 1t was first reported
that there We're 1852 passengers aboad,
but these were mainly pilgrims, who
landed ut Jeddat.
FRIGHTFUL EXPLOSION.
A New York dispatch Of the 10th,
inst states that M explosion i'm
mediately followed by fire. occur
red at five minutes past five
O'Clock this afternoon, in the immense
candy mandatory Of Greenfield and
Son, No. 63 Barclay street, which ex-
tends i'll the shape of an a." to College
place The boiler which was under the
side walk on the Barclay street side
burst, tearing away the entire front
and scattering the wreck in all direc
tons. a large number of girls of all
ages We're employed at the time in the
building. The walls fell within few
minutes after the explosion The
policeman who was on duty near the
building says lie saw the front
Of the building five stories
high fall into the street. Fifty-six
wounded and one dead were reported
at Chambers street hospital at 6:45
o'clock A number were also sent to
Bellevue and other hospitals 1t is es-
blIllillClt llltll lllt MOillldtNl Will IcUIIl
20 But few escaped uninjured. Mr..
Greenfield, owner of the factory, could
give no idea how many were in the
building at the time Of the explosion,
but thought there were about no. of
these about so escaped by the College
place entrance, and small number got
out through the skylights, walked over
the roofs and got down the skylights Of
other buildings The booE-keeper, who
was on the Barclay street side OF the
building, was blown ont through the
window to the street and badly cut on
the head.
EXTENT OF THE DISASTER
The total loss is probably
quarter Of Il million. The news
of the explosion spread over the
city very rapidly, and the widest ru-
mors and great excitement prevailed.
Largo crowds hurried from all quarters
to the scene. The police kept the
crowd blocks away from the place.
Many persons having children or rcla-
tives working III the factory We're on the
street in search of relatives. They Wis
tied hospitals and police stations. AT
the very lowest calculation there must
be 10 or 80 bodies III the ruins. The
tiremen will keep streams of water on
the ruins all night, and will have the
street cleared and ready to commence
digging for the bodies tomorrow. 1t is
feared the wall of the bank building is
damaged, and twill be examined before
the work Oh the ruins is begun.
pENDT FTON'S CHANCES
Columbus kilograms of the DIST state
that the friends oi the various sena-
torial candidates here admit that Pend
Teton is gaining ground rapidly, since it
has been industriouSly circulated that
he is such Il general second choice Of
the friends of several other candidates.
Col. j. IL. Marion, Of Cincinnati. was
here to-day and says all the trouble in
tho Hamilton delegation has now been
fixed up and they are solidly pledged
to support Pendleton for two ballots,
but if after the second ballot he does
not lead considerably, several Of the
delegation will 60 IL some other candi-
date.
CAPTURED CuBANs.
a New York dispatch, dated Dec.
21st, states that a body of two hundred
and fifty insurgents was lately encoun-
tered by Spanish column in the
neighhorhood Of Santa cpiritor, and af-
ter an engagement lasting two hours
the insurgents were dispersed, leaving
fifty.nine dead and one hundred and
twcnty-one prisoners. Among the lat
ter are two aides-de-camp Of Maxine
Gomez, and fourteen officers. The
Spanish had twelve killed and nineteen
wounded. Very important correspond
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