Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-08-07
Miscellaneous News
THE RED MEN.


body CT his troops was at Rocky can
yon, on Malheur river, last night in
pursuit of hostile Indians who attacked
the stage yesterday. They were esti-
mated at about 200 in number, and
have gone up Snake river towards Bru-
neau valley.
Parties Just arrived from the Payette
valley report two small parties of In
dams III the tributaries Of the Weiser.
A Silver City dispatch says the hos
tiles on their way up Snake River yes
terday stopped at Ranschmagar ranch,
and encountered q number. of Chinese
employees, four of whom they slaught-
cred.
The savages have been committing
serious depredatiOns at Sucker Creek
and other points within fifteen miles of
this place. There is no probability thai
they will como nearer town.
..... '1S JOURNALISTIC. .j
A Columbus dispatch under date Of
August End says change in the Ohio
Stute Journal is announced to-day where
in George E. Ross, of London, and D.
FHckinger, of Dayton, obtain one
twelfth interest each, and will be con
nected with the editorial staff The sale
was made on a valuation Of $50, 900 for
the entire establishment. A w. Fran
cisco retains the management Of the
paper. Gen. Comely retains his one
third interest. The Journal is the only
morning paper at the state capital, and
has control of the morning Associated
Press dispatches. I.wl. -
a ". TERRIBLE STORMS. u 81
Il Cincinnati advices Of the End inst
state that a tornado swept through
eastern indiana on the night of the LIST,
damaging crops. trees, and buildings
quite seriously. AT Liberty, the Meth
odist church was badly damaged. The
residence of M. Darcow was partially
burned at Eaton, Ohio. Corn was flat
tened out over a large area; apples and
pears covered the ground in the vicinity
of orchards. Reports of the same
tenor are also received from Green
vile, Ohio. West Alexandria, OHIO,
Rushville and Connersville, Indiana.
A telegram from central Illinois states
that Wednesday nights storm did con-
derable damage to crops and barns IN
Canton and vicinity. The storm was
less destru ctive, but unusually violent,
at Havana, Cham paign, Springfield, De
eatur, Bloomington and Frescola. At
Pckin the loss is 10000 a9 F.. .#.
Lt' CONGRESSIONAL LABOR COMMITTEE.
Tho committee of the house Of rep.
resentatlves to consider the labor ques-
ton met. in New York City
on the LIST inst. = There We're
present Messrs. A. S. Hewitt, of New
York, J. NJ. Thorn psOn, Of Pennsylva-
MIA, w. w. Rice, of Massachusetts, and
Thomas A. Boyd. Of Illinois Word
was received that III. l.. Hickey, of
Ohio. would not be able to serve until
after the October elections.
ajI. THE JULY WHEAT CORNER. '"
A Milwaukee dispatch dated July
31st says the corner IN July
wheat eliminated amid great ex-
element at $50 this afternoon. A few
minutes before noon the board closed.
and McGeoch instructed his brokers to
bid 81 50 for all July wheat offered,
thus establishing a price at which de-
linuuents must settle. Settlements
were made for all but $4,000 bushels.
This amount is due from prOmine
members of the board, who claim their
deals are marsined to a higher figure
than the closing price; but that they
were forbidden by THEN, customers to
settle. Matters will be thrown into the
hands of the committee for arbitrat ton.
McGeoch & Co.'S profits by this corner
is variously estimated atfrom one hun
dred thousand to half million dollars
1t is certainly the most. successful ma
nipulation ever attempted IN the north
west. It is now thought that August
wheat is also cornered. ~ Z
Under same date as above a
Chicago dispatch says, the corner in
wheat eliminated to-day, and the high
est price for cash was s1.1O. At the
close s1.1Ol was paid for July. There
was less excitement than anticipated,
the price only having gone up about
two cents during the entire day, and
the corner showing much less strength
here than in Milwaukee. There is
much discussion as to whether
the rule of the state warehouse board
as interpreted by the directors regard
ing the right ofgoperators to deliver
winter wheat in contracts in place of
spring, will stand in court. Test cases
will Immediately be tried, and
shorts who offered winter wheat,
mixed with spring in settleme nt, will
insist that the rule which makes such
wheat grade as spring is in force, and
that they have settled. Other suits will
be brought on the ground that this
whole operation is a corner contrary to
law and the regulations of the board Of
trade, which meets now for a settlem ent
of prices. .ur RI @@.a.#a.sa a.a.I9"tt
b. e BEAR PAW GOLD. "..'
A Sioux City dispatch Of July 31st
says the Bear Paw Mountain gold dis
coveries are creating considerable ex-
cltement in this section. W. III. Circuit,
a former resident of this county, but
who has for several years been keep
ing a woodward in the vicinity of
Bear Paw, returned here to-day,