Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-11-27
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
THE FLORIDA ELECTION CASE.

ClnCt returns rejected by tnG AiaCuuI
county canvassing board, are good and
valid, and has issued peremptory
writ to the. board to canvass them.
These precincts gave Bisbee a majority
of 400, and by their rejection bv the
canvassing board elected Hill, demo-
crat. Bisbee's majority now stands
about 200 in the district.
TERRIBLE COAL NINE EXPLOSION.
A Sullivan, Ind, dispatch of No
vember 21st says: A terrible
coal mine explosion occurred at the
day. The explosion was caused by the
! ignition of lamp flames with the gas,
and terrific velocity was added by the
fact of there being eight kegs
of powder below. There were 80 men
in the mine at the time. The scene
beggars description; there were thirteen
killed outright, eight or ten wounded,
and many others are suffering SO from
sufocation that their lives hang by a
thread The excitement is SO great that
it is impossible at this time to get at the
names of the unfortunates. Tom and
Sam landlord, two Of the
proprietors are known, however. to be
killed. A great crowd of relatives, con-
sisting mostly of women, have gathered
around the Inflated mine, and their
lamentations are pitiful in the extreme.
ANGEL, THE DEFAULTER, CAUGHT AT LAST.
A Chicago special of November
22nd says: A cablegram has
just been received by George
Nj. Pullman, from the American consul
at Lisbon, Portugal, stating that Charles
w. Angel, defaulting secretary Of the
Pullman palace car company, has been
arrested there, and that $50. 900 of the
money taken by him has been found
on his person. 1t is believed there will
be little difficulty in securing his extra
ditiOn.
PEACE BETWEEN RIVAL RAILROADS.
A st. Paul telegram of Nov. Dist
says: Late reports of the agreement
between the St. Paul & Pacific and
Northern Pacific Railroad companies
are fully confirmed. The St. Paul &
Pacific surrenders it's claim to the over
gives the Northern Pacific the full privi-
lege of its tracks into st. Cloud, Mime
apolis, and St. Paul. Neither company is
to invade the others territory, the Red
River Valley and Manitoba being con-
coded to the St. Paul & Pacific. Freight
is to be carried by the most direct
route, the two companies prorating.
Local interests are supposed to be
served by this arrangement, max
ing st. Paul practically the earstern
terminus of the Northern Pacific,
which will have depots pro-
vided here next session. Other con-
siderable local railroad improvements
are also projected for the next season,
including new depots for the Chicago,
Milwaukee & St. Paul, and workshops
for the St. Paul & Sioux City company.
The Northern Pacific advertises for
proposals for building It's road from
Missouri to the Yellowstone
THE STOCK PANIC.
Says a San Francisco special of
November Goth: Contrary to gen
eral expectation the stock panic
continued to-day. The outlook was
more favorable at the early session of
the board this morning, but at the II
o'clock call another break occurred, the
Sierra Nevada going down to IS, the
Union to So. In the afternoon
there was a partial recovery. The ex-
element in this city and in Virginia
City was intense when the break of to-
day occurred, and the street was full of
rumors that there had been an out
break in Virginia City. The press and
private dispatches contradict the rumor,
SO far as any overt act is concerned, but
state that the miners, many Of whom
have been ruined by the panic, threat
ened violence to John Skal, manager
of the Sierra Nevada, but were to g,
great extent Quoted by his proposition
to admit committee of miners to ex-
anime the mine. Great eXcitemen t
still prevails. yg
NO. 2 WHEAT CORNER FOR DECEMBER.
New York advices of the Goth state
that Mr.. James R. Keene is the head
of pool here to corner No. spring
wheat in Chicago, and that he en-
ployed three houses here to telegraph
to agents in Chicago to buy all the No
2 spring they could without affecting
the market; that, in addition Mr..
Keene himself had telegraphed' direct
to four Chicago houses, including the
prominent firm Of ]. K. Fisher &
Co., to buy independently OF other
| orders, and that the re-
suit was entirely satisfactory. Three
million bushels, or the total stock Of
that grade of wheat in Chicago. were
secured in December contracts. In adj
addition, 100000 December options
were bought, which will cover the full
amount of wheat possible to deliver
during that month. Mr.. Keene, it is
said, has extended his operations to
the Milwaukee market also, to keep
the price up there.
MINNESOTA MAJORITIEs. ...
Says a st. Paul Dispatch of Nov. 18th:
Official returns from all counties make
the republican majority for auditor
1904 Majorities IN congressional dis
tricts are as follows:
LIST, Dunnel, rep, 1881 maj. a
End, Poehler, DEM, 724 maj. a.
3rd, Washburn, rep. 3,Ol1. .u,
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