Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-05-29

when seems bOttOmless abyss. No
smoke or lava has yet been thrown
from the crater. Bald Mountain bids
fair to become the American Vesuvius.
Miscellaneous News.
THE RUSSIAN CRUISERS.
An Ellsworth, Maine, dispatch of
the 25th inst, says small parties
of Russian officers are leaving the
C1nb17G to-day with all their bag
gage which they pass formally through
the custom house. A few leave by
every boat going west One OF the off
GERS in conversation confirms the re-
port that the Russian force is composed
of three ships crews, each fully Off
cered. He says there is no
harm is now saying that they have
come to America to man three
vessels to be purchased and converted
into Russian cruisers. He thinks two
have already been purchased, and are
now in Philadelphia. Such officers as
have left the Gmbria have gone to these
vessels. When asked if any sailors had
been sent on he answered that sailors
would be taken directly in the Cimbla
to the point of transfer. The officer
conversed with has rank of lieutenant,
is highly educated, and apparently can
did in statements
THE MILL DISASTER.
Minneapolis, Minnesota, special ad-
vices of the 22d, says the coroner's Jury
which has been holding an inquest on
the victims of the mill-explosion has
returned verdict that the disaster was
the result of an explosion of mill-dust
floating in the air, kindled by fire
in the woodwork Of the Waushburn A
mill, originating in spark from the
stones running empty. No evidence is
found to show negligence on the part of
the mill-operatives, but the open puri-
tiers in use in mills are condemned as
generating an unusual amount of dust.
MINNESOTA LEGISLATIVE COURT.
st. Paul advices of the 22d inst. state
that the senate assembled to-day as a
high court for the trial of Judge Sher-
man Page Of the Tenth judicial circuit,
impeached by the house of represent
tatives for official misconduct last in
ter. Ex-Gov. Davis, as counsel for
Page, submitted challenge Directing
to the sitting of Senator Clough, of
Mower county, as prejudiced and inter-
ested in the case.
TOUGH ON HARVARD BOYS.
A Boston press dispatch says the Har-
ward students who have been recently
discovered by the college authorities as
having a knowledge Of the examination
papers before they were regularly is
sued, and two members of the Junior
class have been expelled, and one or
two employees removed.
MINNESOTA FLOUR FOR ENGLAND.
A New York dispatch of the Dist
says the special train of flour which
left Minneapolis on the evening of the
10th inst, via Chicago and st. Paul, on
the Michigan Central, Great Western,
and Erie Railways, arrived here last
evening, and was delivered to steamer
for London this morning. making the
fastest time ever made.
ONLY $35, 634,33S.
A San Francisco dispatch of May 20th
says a complainst was filed yesterday
in the twelfth district court in a suit in
equity in which John II. Burke is plain
tiff and James c. Flood, John W..
Mackay, James G. Fair, Solomon Hey
defelt, Charles H. Fish, George R.
Wells, Edward Barron, Cornelius O'Con-
nor, the Consolidated Virginia Mining
Company, the Pacific Mill and Mining
Company, the Pacific Wool, Lumber,
and Flume Company, the Vir-
ginia & Gold Hill Water Com
pany, and the Nevada Bank of San
Francisco, are defendants. The COM
plant is of great length. the substances
of it being that the plaintiff brings suit
on behalf of the stockholders of the Con-
solidated Virginia mining company to
recover $50, 634 1888 wrongfully acquired
by the defendants in the management
Of the Consolidated Virginia mine. The
complaint also asks for the removal of
the directors of the company.
NOT STARVING BUT STEALING.
Winnipeg advices of May Goth state
that trader from Cypress Hill says
Sitting Bull is camped north of there.
The Indians in the vicinity ali seemed
friendly. Small bands were coming
across the boundary bringing the spoils
of raids on Black Hills trains, including
many wholesale packages unbroken.
The Indians are so we'll supplied that
the trader made advantageous purchas-
es from Sitting Bull of goods to sell in
Manitoba.