Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-02-06
General News.
ANOTHER OCEAN DISASTER


occurred about 90 miles north of Kitty
Hawk. A Norfolk dispatch dated
January 31st, at 9 o'clock in the
evening says: at $50 this eve
ming the steamship Metropolis from
Philadelphia. for Para, Brazil, went
ashore on Carrituck beach, 3 miles
south of the Ii hit house, during the
prevalence of furious southeast gale.
Great confusion prevailed on board,
owing to the fury of the gale and the
roaring Of the surf. The orders of the
officers could not be heard.
About fifty Of the passengers
and crew were washed ashore. About
200 are believed to be lost. From some
Of the sailors who arrived at one Of the
signal stations, it appears that the vessel
had encountered heavy gales from the
southeast for the last "a hours.
and when she struck she was heading
about sOuth-southeast. The vessel
swung broadside to the turf, which
made complete break over her, and
washed many of the people overheard
into the sea. AS soon as Geographic
connection is made, full and more de-
tailed particulars will be sent by the
associated press, who has gone to the
wreck uia 'Albemarl and Chesapeake
canal.
MORE ABOUT SITTING BULL
A Helena, Montana Territory, dipatch
to the associated press under date
of January 3Oth. states that Major
Walsh, Of the northwest mounted DO
lice, commander of Fort Walsh, Canada,
near which Sitting Bull and other hos
tiles are now located, arrived in Helena
Fort Walsh. When Major Walsh
left Sitting Bull Little Knife and $50
lodges were at the east end of the police
post of Cypress mountain where they
intend to remain during the winter.
The night before leaving, Major Walsh
received a message from Sitting Bull
saying he had heard the Americans
were coming to fight him ard his peo-
pie; that they were tired Of blood
and would move nearer the police
post. He desired Major Walsh to
speak to the white mother for him.
Spotted Eagle sent him message at
the same time saying he was awaiting
the arrival of 100 lodges Of his people
who were coming from the Spotted Tail
agency. They would obey the require
ments of Major Walsh if they could re-
main with him; if not they must go by
and he too would move to the Cypress
Mountains, SO it is not improbable that
these latter are the Indians reported to
General Miles. Major Walsh says at
no time since his arrival. has Sitting
Bulls camp crossed the line to the
American side. He has received daily
messages from him since the Terry
commission returned. Their move
ment across the line without his
knowledge would be impossible,
and he would promptly advise Gen.
Gibbon in that event. The Sioux camp is
now scattered. Spotted Eagle with 100
lodges is at Pine Buttes, and the others
are scattered along the White Mud
river and Wood Mountain where
buffalo are plenty His condition is
irreconcilable with warlike Intentions
Col. Mcleod, commander of the mount
ed police, is here and corroborates the
| above. No credence has been attached
here to rumors Of Sitting Bull having
crossed the line. Maj Walsh's state
ments are deemed in the highest de-
gree trustworthy.
| sg OUR HAWAIIAN RELATIONS.
A dispatch from Washington of JAM
2Sth says the United States minister at
Honolulu reports that the carrying
trade between the United States and
the Hawaiian Islands has increased one
half since the Reciprocity treaty wen,
into effect. The minister says the I'M
petus given to the sugar and rice trade
by the treaty has brought not only
agents, put principals, from British
manufactures to the Islands to extend
their trade by furnishing sugar and rice
machinery, while not one principal Or
agent from the United States has yet
made his appearance. Notwithstanding
the wide range Of free importations
granted to American manufacturers
in almost every branch Of me-
chanical production, and especially in
agricultural implements and machinery,
in which the United States excel, the
Hawaiian trade is almost wholly aban-
doned to British competition, although
! the latter has to meet the disadvantages
of the tariff and of thousands of miles
of additional carriage. The Hawaiian
sugar-crop finds it's principal market
among the refners of San Francisco,
but the advantage mainly rests with the
planter in the islands, who pockets the
difference of the tariff duties in his fav-
or under the treaty. The San Francis
co refiners, strange to say, do not seem
to build up the Hawaiian market for
refined products in return. The plant
er, with the very money he receives
from the refner for his raw sugar, pur-
chases German refined sugar, or some
other, according to representations
made to him by foreign agents.
PREPARING TO RESUME.
A New York dispatch dated Jan.
2Sth says the banks here have, since
gold fell below 1.O2, been buying large
amounts of gold, thereby putting "a
part, and in some cases, the whole Of
their capital in gold. This they have
done SO as to be in q position to en-
courage the use of gold among their
customers, with the hope Of creating
such extended use for that metal in
mercantile transactions as shall make
! transitions from paper to q gold basis the