Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-06-14
Miscellaneous News
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favorable news from Cuba, the Spanish
government has granted amnesty ia
all press offenders, and ordered the
liberation Of Creoles imprisoned for re.
bellion. National rewards will be voted
Captain General Joyellar and General
MARTINEZ CampoS,'
AT HAVANA.
AdyiccS Of the 10th report the sur
render OF the remnants of the insur.
gents, thereby re-estahlishing the
pacitication of Tho whole island,
A Fc Deum was sung this morning III
the Havana Cathedral for the reStora-
ton of peace in the presence of the
Captain General, authorities, anb n
large congregation. Private reports say
Martinez CampoS arrives in Havana
about the middle of tho week. lie is
now engaged in the peace festivities at
Santiago de Cuba.
THE INDIAN WAR.
A Boise City dispatch of the 10th
inst says The Indians have gathered i'll
stong force at Juniper Mountain; Col
Bernard is watching them, with his
command. Nothing is known hero Of
the condition Of affairs ut the Lava bed.
Capt. Harper who went out from Silver
City yesterday with twenty men, to at
tack the Bannoeks. reported at South
Mountain, sent back for rciniorcemcnts,
and party Of seventeen men went hy
way Of Flint district TO JOIN Capt. Har-
pcr's company. On the way they came
upon body Of Indians, estimated ut
one hundred, four miles oast of the
South Mountain, on Kali creek. In "a
fight the volunteers lost ono killed and
six missing the volunteers were
worsted and had 10 fall back They do
not know whether any Indians were
killed, or not. Great excitement pre-
walls i'll Silver City over this news.
Gen. Towards daily expected column
from Oregon is reported ut Baker City,
100 miles from here
MOVEMENTS or TROOPS.
A san Francisco dispatch. dated June
l0th, says Col. Summers first u. :. cav
airy and three companies Of infantry,
from Angel Island, and the troops sta
toned nj Bcnlcia, have gone forward to
reinforce me troops III Idaho.
NINE DISASTER.
London advices Of the Sth say Il fright
full explosion in the eoal-pit nc lIaydock
to-day shook the earth for miles around.
The first explorer descended the shaft
five minutes after the explosion, and
others followed Ten mon were res
cued alive ana sent to the surface.
One died almost immediately, and
another suffered much from uiterdamp.
Eight other men are Llivc, and have
taken refuge i'll II working Of tho mine.
Two hundred and thirty-two are dead
Explorers state That they found bodies
dccapitated reduced TO shapeless
masses, and some of them blown to
pieces. 1t is expected that the corpses
will be brought up before midnight. A
large crowd Ofmen, women and children
surround the mouth of the PIT. The
cause Of the explosion is unknown, ms
blasting with naked lights was prohibit.
cd.
A later dispatch says the number of
men III the pit nc the time is variously
estimated mt from 200 to 250. Several
have been brought up badly injured
The larger proportion are believed to
be killed, but il is impossible To explore
the nine in consequence Of the fire
damp.
NoR1llWESrERE RAILWAY ELECTION.
Chicago advccs of the eth say the
annual election yesterday Of the North
western railway company WAS charnc-
terzed by perfect harmony. Nearly
every large stock holder was present
81 ,00S out Of 4l5,47S shares of stock
voted Six vacancies in the directorate
we're filled, three by Tie reelection Of
JAY Gould, VIM Scott and j. S. I.cnhay,
and three by the election Of y. 7. Nor
gan, Frank Work and G. j. Osborne in
place OF Harvey Kennedy, $. NJ. Mills
and John Boodgood respectively. Di-
rcctols J. II. Howe and II. II. Porter
resigned and their places were filled by
David Jones, who will serve two years.
and Perry Smith one year. The direct
ors ut a subsequent meeting elected the
following officers:
Presidcnt-Albert Keep.
Vice president, --- .
Secretary and Treasurer - NJ. H..
Sykes, Jr.
Asst Secretary and Asst Treasurer
5. q. Howe.
Assistant Secretary. b. RedGeld.
Executive Commttce--Dayid DoNs,
w. J.. Scott, Albert Keep, A. S. Dull
man, Jay Gould, y. T. Morgan, Frank
Work. The first four were reelected.
Tie compromise Of which to.day's
election is the result, virtually leaves
the road in pretty nearly the same
hands as last year. Gould did not CON
troll a majority Of the stock, put secured
a good recognition III the organization,
with which he was apparently satisfied
GREESBACKER Frs AND NATIONALS OF MICH