Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-05-01

ana extensive QepOSlCS or gypsum, SalG
petre and rock salt He goes to Eng
land to arrange for working the mines
for the khedive. H. 1 to#
}8s3I THE STRIKE AT MANCHESTER. .ias
"A London telegram of the Goth
inst, says that nearly all the
operatives lat, Burnley whose notices
expired last evening, have joined in the
strike. Thousands Of idlers at Black
burn are wandering the streets, some
of them becoming very CLAM erous.
Employers iii the Lancashire district
say arbitration is out Of the question.
& - THE ANGRY WIND.
Asiouxs City: Iowa.: dispatch dated
a pril 26fb, states that the storm of
Sunday did greater damage than
anticipated in previous reports. In the
vicinity of Wall Lake hardly a house
or fence escaped injury. The Catho-
lie church at Corroll was completely
demolished. The house Of Daniel
Leitz was blown down, and a child torn
from it's mothers arms by the wind was
found in marsh east of the house,
while Mrs. Leitz was found half q mile
west. The ground was strewn with dis
aembowled dead ducks, geese, ETC..
many heads of cattle were killed
VIM. Hollen, while trying to drive
the cattle from his barn, was borne up
into the air with the barn and cattle
and has not been seen since. A
boy, last seen driving cattle home,
has also mysteriously Disappeared
VIM. Beach and two sons, near Sac
City, We're killed. Peter Lampman
near Ida City, was Instantly killed
In the same locality ten horses were
destroyed and five persons killed and
ten wounded. '.Fft 5i'4 -
NJ AN Participates COAL MINING. u
A Bismarck dispatch of the Goth
states that there We're distinct shocks Of
earthquake at Glendone, on the Yellow
stone, on the 10Th. They occurred at
intervals Of half an hour. The ground
opened for a distance of 500yards, with
a strong smell Of sulphur. The crevice
revealed a coal vein five feet thick. J9
- -E~ cy ~ OUR NEIGIIBOR. sl ~
Advices from the capital of the Re-
public Mexico of the Oath says Minister
Foster officially announced the recog-
milton of the Diaz government by the
United States on the 9th inst. President
Diaz received Mr.. Foster, officially, on
the tenth. and much cordial feeling was
manifested on both sides The press
discuss the event and the Lerdo jour
mails denounce the Mexican government
for having, as they charge, accepted the
recognition with insulting language from
Secretary Evarts.
THE RAIDERS. ~ at.- 10
A Corpus Christi special under date
of the 23rd inst, says that all
the ranches in Dunalles and Falls coun-
ties have been broken up by Indian
and Mexican raiders. Among the per-
sons killed during the past week, are
Fred. Moore, son of Col. Moore, clerk
of the court. n as --..4....r.. (
IL. ENGLAND's STRIKE OVER. t...
London advices of the oath. state that
at meeting of the Master Cotton
Spinners' Association at Manchester to-
day, finally resolved it would neither
refer disputes to arbitration nor
egram from Preston states that
the strike there is ended, the spinners
having resolved to work on the best
terms obtainable. The weavers, wind
ers and Wrappers are following their exam
pie. All advices confirm the collapse of
the strike in Preston A Manchester cor
respondent telegraphs that this result is
traceable to the action of the spinners
who are proportionately more numer-
Gus at Preston than in any other part
of the strike districts. Spinners at
Burnley and other large towns are also
giving way. -a..l. .e-