Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-06-07

Batch from FulkeStone, lS3 men We're
saved. The most reliable estimates
give the CROSSE kmJurd'S crew ut about
800. \ report, resting upon the au-
thoritr of the SYNDICATE coast guard,
says 2255 were saved, The coast guard,
however, state they are informed the
Gro>s.r kWttQd'S crew was nearer that
number than 500. 1t is reported that
twenty-five OF the rescued have since
died from exhaustion. The latest
Lloyd's telegram fixed the total Of
saved as - officers and loo men.
The captain of Il fishing boat makes
the following statements: My ooat,
with other fishing vessels, WAS returning
to Folkstone when we noticed
three iron-clads coming down.
\ bark was fishing oil the shore,
The GfoSser htaItaa ported her helm to
clear the bark The koUg HWh,lm
pulled hard aport and. struck the
GtoSsef kuftuA forward Of her mizzen
mast, The kultt0a went over on her
broadside and sank i'll i've minutes.
She went down in fifteen fathoms. All
hands jumped overheard. Our boats
reached the spot directly afterwards,
and rescued twenty-scven men, lnclud-
ing three officers. Other boats res
cued number Of the crew, all of
whom were transferred to tho ko1Wg
Wilhelm. Capt. Batach, of the GroSScr
kurtUI, went down with his ship. The
boiler did not explode, but the escaping
steam must have Scalded many persons
in the water. The koUig Wilhelm had
her bows stove but the leak was stopped
with hammocks. The collision was I'M
doubleday caused 10y the koMg llWiclm
porting her helm too suddenly.
Mr.. Smith, first lord of the admiralty,
III his statement III the house Of COM
mons to-day, confirmed the report that
the collision occurred while the GroSSer
kWthpa was endeavoring to avoid Il
merchantman. He said II dock WAS pre-
pairing at Portsmouth for the reception
of the koAig Wilhelm. She is now pro-
ceeding thithcr.
POOR 10 on THE WAR PATH.
A Boise City dispatch of May 3lst,
says that band Of Cannock Indians,
numbering about two hundred warri-
ors under the command of Buffalo
Horn, II noted scout, are encampcd III
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 bv shooting 1T,
and wounding . settlers severely. The In
dams are we'll supplied with ammuni-
ton which was sold to them III Boise
City about tive weeks 800 on in order
from Governor Brayman, on the ground
that they We're good Indians. About
80 mounted troops under the command
Of Major Collins and Capt Bernard will
leave Immediately for the scene of
trouble. They are insufficient to Mt
tack the Indians III the lava beds, but
can protect the settlers ON the prairie.
TRAIN ROBBERS AT WORK.
a salt Lake dispatch of May @oth says
that about O'Clock last night II party
Of four masked men boarded the west
ward bound passenger train, Just after
il left Percy station. They entered
the sleeping ear, and proceeding
to rob the passengers, took
z WttCll allu 1l0u lIOtl 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 the robbers, becoming frightened,
jumped OIL. They fired three shots
III the sleeper, without injury TO
the passengers. They struck one pas
senger with 4 pistol. cutting the scalp
some. 1t was all done i'll three
minutes. The robbers were cut Of
sight, il the darkness, before tie ttrain
stopped. The ground beng wet, the!r
tioi WIS discovered at daylight this
morning, ana i large force Of armed
men have started III pursuit The
Union Pacific railroad has offered re-
ward of 81 600 each forthe arrest of the
robbers.