Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-03-06
General News.
IOWA EDITORIAL EXCURSION.

association held meeting here to-day
to make arrangements for an editorial
excursion to Texas. There were pres
ent John Mahin, Muscatine Jo1unal,
president, A. Neidig, Marsnaltown Re-
publican, secretary; w. Toman, indie
pendence Bulletin, treasurer; j. Fred
Meyers, Dennison Reuie,v e. n.
Chaplin, Marshalltown Times, and
H. w. Dodd, Fort Madison
Pdindealer, executive committee. 1t
was decided to rendezvous at Burling-
ton, Tuesday evening, April %; go
from there over the b., G. and Q. road
to Hannibal, Mo-, and thence over the
NJ, K and L. road to Denison, Texas.
The excursionists will go as far south as
Galveston and San Antonio, and the
prospects are that the party will be a
large one All editors desiring to go
should make application to A. H. Mel
dig, secretary, at Marshalltown.
HORRORS OF CHINESE FAMINE.
Advices from China via San Fran
cisco under date of Feb. Goth, state
that a terrible disaster occurred
at Teculsia. The refuge house, in
which the panic stricken refugees from
northern provinces had assembled, took
fire. Out of nearly three thousand
people in the building. only about one
hundred escaped. The extremely cold
weather that has prevailed has had
fatal effect on refugees, many of whom
have been frozen to death, while
thousands are suffering from INSULT
cient accommodations and lack
of food which cannot be sup
piled in quantities to meet the demand.
Charles Budd, who has recently visited
the panic stricken province of Shensi,
writes heart-rendirg account of the
suffering he has witnessed. The gov
eminent effort to supply food and as
sistance to a great extent has been null
lifted by the dishonesty of officials.
In the large cities of Hanchang and
Pucking, risings have occurred among
| the people rendered desperate by see
ing wives and children starving before
their faces, and many other outbreaks
have been reported.
THE FAMINE IN INDIA.
A Calcutta dispatch under date of
Feb. Goth, says: The results of the
famine are still distressingly felt in
Madras and Mysore. Unless prices
take downward turn at the beginning
of March, the relief works will be COM
PEELED to continue until August or Sep.
TENDER. Reports from Dude and the
northwest provinces are equally unfav-
orable. The poorer classes are suffer
ing the most pinching distress.
POPE LEO XIII.
Rome, Italy, advices, under date of
Feb. Goth, says the feeling is growing
here that the new pope is not so liberal
as was thought 1t seems certain that
| Cardinal Pecci and Leo XIII. do not
hold the same views. 1t is now be-
lieved that the pope will remain seclud-
ed in the Vatican.
PAPAL DIPLOMACY.
All diplomatic negotia tons which
were left in suspense by the death of
Pope Plus TX. between the vatican and
governments holding diplomatic rela-
tons with it will be resumed on an en-
tirely new basis, the steps already taken
therein being disregarded. The entire
personnel Of the pontifcal court will be
changed so as to eliminate the hostili-
ties which may formerly have existed.
MINISTER MARSH.
King Humbert to-day received George
?. Marsh, who presented new creden-
tails as minister Of the United States.
PATIENCE UNDER PERSECUTION.
Pope Leo, receiving Prussian Cathol-
les to-day, commended their patience
under prosecutions.
NEW YORK GREENBACKERS
A New York dispatch, dated Februa-
ry Goth, says the executive committee
of the independent greenback party has
issued an address saying that sh rtly
Joint call will be made for state con-
vention by the officers Of all independ-
ent state organizations, to meet united
ly as the national party. The address
says: We can prevent the reelection
Of every congressman and assemblyman
in this state who directly or indirectly
opposed the reconciliation of silver,
and it is our duty to do So"
MR.. SITTING BULL.
A Bismarck, Dakota territory dis
patch of Feb. Goth, says a private mes-
sage from Fort. Keogh, says the Sitting
| Bull sensation there is about over, and
the best information locates him on the
other side of the line. The Cheyenne
prisoners at Fort Keogh had brush
with some Sioux during buffa 10 hunt
The Cheyennes killed one Sioux and
brought his scalp into the post Bands
from the agencies continue to travel
north.
ANDERSON SENTENCED.
An associated press dispatch from
New Orleans under date of Feb. Goth.
says that Thomas G. Anderson, one of
the members of the Louisiana return
ing board was called before the bar
this morning The motion for an ar
rest of judgment was overruled, and
when asked if he had any thing to offer
before sentence, Anderson said that he
considered his case a cruel persecution
under the forms of law that he was in
power of the court and was ready to re-
ceive sentence. Judge Whitaker said
that the accused had had fair trial be-
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