Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-10-16

4 DEAD MILLIONAIRE.


A Washington special under date of
Oct. 9th says: Reports from the Spotted
Tail Indians are such as to warrant
grave apprehensions of a serious Indian
war In the Northwest, so much SO that
Gen. Sheridan has asked for an addi-
tional force The Eighteenth Infantry,
now in the department of the south,
has been ordered to hold itself in readi-
ness to move at a moments notice, and
the quartermaster's department. to hold
transportation in readiness.
A TORNADO.
A Dubuque, Iowa, special of the Sth
inst. says: A terrible tornado struck
town of Monticello at 5 80 this evening,
coming from the west and north land met
before reaching the town. Ten or fifteen
buildings were blown to pieces, includ-
ing the Catholic church, and many
others were badly damaged. One per-
son was killed and many injured. Ply
sicians have teen called on to go into
the country, where it is thought great
damage has been done. The damage
to Monticello is estimated at $50, OOO
FRIGHTFUL RAILWAY DISASTER.
A Boston dispatch OF October Sth
says that serious accident
occurred this evening on the old Colo
ny railroad to a crowded excursion
train which was. returning from the
Silver Lake rowing match between Re
gan, of Boston, and Davis, of Portland.
The train of 20 cars ran off the track.
1t is rumored that AZ persons were kill
ed, and that Regain, the boatman, was
fatally injured.
The accident on the Old Col
ony railroad occurred between
Atlantic and WILLIAMSON Heights about
Z o'clock this evening. The scene of
the accident is about miles from Bos-
ton, and as soon as the news reached
the city large number of cots and
stretchers were sent out by the city
officials. At midnight no intelligent
account has been received, but it is
known that at least 10 were killed
and about 100 wounded in al
greater or less degree. The train to
which the accident happened was one
returning from Silver Lake and was
composed of % cars and two engines,
carrying about 1000 persons, who had
been out to witness the race between
Reagan and Davis. The train was not
going at high rate of speed-perhaps
twenty miles an hour. 1t is not posi- |
lively known what was the cause of the
accident, but it is stated freight train
had just been switched off to make
way for the excursion train,
and as the accident occurred
at this switch, there is reasonable sup
position that it had not been properly
locked. Both engines jumped the track
and went over the .embankment total
wrecks; but she engineers and fremen
escaped death, only one, as far as
known, being seriously hurt At least
five of the cars were wrecked, includ- |
ing the baggage car and four passenger |
coaches. Among the latter was an
English coach, in which were many
oarsmen and newspaper men. These
cars were piled upon each other, and
the wonder is that the loss Of life is not
greater. Patrick Regain, loser Of the
race to-day, was sitting with Mrs. Faulk-
ner, wife of his old boating partner, and
both were killed. Chas. H. Morgan,
son of the editor of the Express was
killed. ?.
Up to noon Oct. 9th the death list
had reached nineteen. It is supposed
the conductor of the freight train. was to
blame. sFEs - @f5 30 ~
ON THE TRAIL.
A dispatch received from Thornburg,
Oct. Sth, says the Indians have scatter
ed. The dispatches confirms the pre-
vious kilograms but gives nothing later.
Capt. Manck was 40 miles behind the
Indians. Major Dallas, with 100 men
started from Ogallalla yesterday to over
take Thornburg. Col. Carleton, from
camp Robinson, has by this time reach
ed the country between Snake creek
and Niobrara river, through which the
Indians are expected to puss. A Sid
ney dispatch says courier for Garlic
toms command in Snake Creek arrived
here this p. NJ, and reports that Garlic
TONS advance discovered advanced
scouts of the Cheyennes on the night of
the third, So miles south east of Snake
Greek. If not discovered by the Chey-
ennes, Carleton would engage them
next day.
WHY THE CHEYENsEs REBELLED.
A Washington special Of Oct, 9TH
gives an interesting bit of recent history.
1t says: Mr.. Hayt, commissioner of
Indian affairs, in the course of a CONVEX
sation to-day upon the Indian outbreaks,
gave some new information as to the
purpose of the Warlike band of Chey-
ennes which is creating such havoc in
Kansas. The band, it appears, consists
of 800 persons, ofwhom only ninety are
warriors, the rest being women and
children. The reports that they had
Only half-rations at the agency in the In
dian Territory, and we're dissatisfied On
that account, are not true. Their dis
satisfaction arises from an entirely diff
ferent cause. They belong to the North
ern Cheyennes, and, against their will, a
year ago were sent to the Indian Terri
tory. The remainder of their tribe was
left In the north, while an affiliated
band was located at the Sho-'
shone Agency in the Wind Riy-
or country WvOniuU Tho hand