Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-06-05
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OCEAN DISASTER.

London advices under date of May
31st state that the German iron clad
Grosser Kurfurst came in collision with
the iron clad Konag Wilhelm, at 9:45
this morning, three miles off Folk
almost Immediately, and her boilers
exploded as she went down. The wealth
er was bright and sea calm at the
time Of the disaster. 1t is reported at
Dover that only Is persons out of the
complement of 400 officers and men on
board the Grosser Kurfarst was saved.
Boats went from the shore and were
sent from other vessels of the German
fleet to the assistance of the drowning
people, and 1t is hoped more lives
were saved. A later dispatch says
the German embassy is informed that
$50 persons were drowned by the sink
ing of the ironclad vessel Grosser Kur-
fura The German ambassador
with Crown Prince have gone
by special train to the scene of
disaster. 1t seems the vessels were I'M
der full Roadway when the K0,1ig WI
helm ran into the Grosser Kalrtitrst The
shock was terrific, the latter vessel fal
ling and sinking within five minutes af-
ter the collision. TO add to the horrors
of the situation, the boilers of the YES
Sci exploded, scattering death and des-
truction in every direction.
POOR 10 ON THE WAR PATH.
A Boise City dispatch of May 31st,
says that band of Cannock Indians,
numbering about two hundred warri-
ors under the command Of Buffalo
Horn, a noted scout, are encamped in
the lava beds between Big Comas Prai-
RE and Snake River and have ordered
the whites to leave the prairie under
penalty of death. They have already
commenced hostilities by shooting at,
and wounding 2settlers severely. The In
dams are we'll supplied with ammuni-
ton which was sold to them at Boise
City about two weeks ago on an order
from Governor Brayman. on the ground
that they were good Indians. About
90 mounted troops under the command
of Major Collins and Capt. Bernard will
leave Immediately for the scene of
trouble They are insufficient to at
tack the Indians in the lava beds, but
can protect the settlers on the prairie.
TRAIN ROBBERS AT WORK.
. A Salt Lake dispatch of May 3Oth says
that about 10 o'clock last night party
of four masked men boarded the west
ward bound passenger train, just after
it left Percy station. They entered
the sleeping car, and, proceeding
to rob the passengers, took
watch and 500 from one
passenger, $50 and ticket from an
other, and gold watch and $50 from
the sleeping car conductor. At that
time, some one pulled the bell-cord,
and tne robbers, becoming frightened,
jumped off. They fired three shots
in the sleeper, without injury to
the passengers. They struck one pas
senger with a pistol, cutting the scalp
some. 1t was all done in three
minutes. The robbers were out of
sight, in the darkness, before the train
stopped. The ground being wet, their
trail was discovered at daylight this
morning, and large force Of armed
men have started in pursuit. The
Union Pacific railroad has offered re-
ward of 81 600 each for the arrest of the
robbers.
CINCINNATI WHISKY CROOKS.
f. A Cincinnati dispatch dated Nav 2eth
says developments in the whisky frauds
in this district are slow. There was an
appearance to-day of a coming revela-