Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-04-30
SITTING BUrL.-The Cabinet, at

SITTING DUJL.-lne CaUluet, IL
Washington, after repeated conference
on the snbject, have decided that Sit
ting Bull is British subject; that he
with bis followers, voluntarily left the
territory of the United States, and
placed themselves under the protection
of Her British Maj who Will here
after be held responsible for their good
conduct. The Secretary Of War has
written letter to General Sherman
to this effect, and the Secretary Of
State will notify the British Govern
ment This may become a serious in
tarnatioual question, if Sitting Bull
makes a raid on the frontier during
the coming summer, General Ruger
who has gone north of Dakota, few
miles south of where Sitting Bulls
c,np lies, with the Eighteeth Infan.
'ry, and who will build a military post
10 that locality, has been notified OF
this decision, and will govern himself
accordingly.
NJ. de Lesseps, of Suez Canal fame,
has announced that a committee, OF
which be IS President, appointed by
the French Geographical Society, to
consider the most advisable means of
constructing a canal through the 18TH
mus of Darien, has decided on holding
"a congress of engineers; delegates from
all the States 10 any way interested io
the project to meet in Paris on the
18th of May next. He stated that he
had no doubt that the invitations will
be accepted. He had already receiv-
ed from Dom Pedro the assurance that
Brazil should be represented at it, a.
HIS Majesty has for forty years taken
the greatesr interest iu everv scheme
proposed for the junction of the Allan.
tic and Pacific Oceans.
NoTRE DAME COLLEGE BURNED
Indianapolis, Ind. April ga
special to the daily Nsrs from South
Bend, Ind, says the college building
at Notre Dame is on fire and burning
rapidly aid there is but little chance
of saving it. The immense dome and
large image of the Virgin Mary sur
mounting it have fallen in. The build
ing is six stories high and out of reach
of the South Bend water supply, being
two miles from South Bend.
LATER.
CHICAGO, April ga South Bend
special says the Notre Dame Cath olic
university is entirely burned down.
The iufrmary, old mems home, Music
hall and Minim hall adjoining we're
also burned. No lives lost. Loss es-
tlmated at from sl50,000 to 100000;
insurance on university building, $780,
900. A student named 2. G. Daugh-
erty was seriously injured by jumping
from the second story. The origin of
the fire is in doubt but is supposed to
have been caused by spontaneous COM
bustion, The circulating library of
$4,000 volumes, valued at SIC, 900, II
pianos and other musical instruments
in the Music hall were burned The
institution was one of the largest Of
the kind 10 the west. and was founded
by Father Sorln, chief of the order OF
brothers OF the sacred heart. headquar-
ters at Paris. Emperor Napoleon was
warm friend of the institution, and
made it several fine presents. including
chime Of bells, one of the largest on
| the continent.
Mr.. Carey, attorney for the Chicago,
Milwaukee T. St. Paul railway, assured
omlnissioner Turner few days since
that the company will certainly build
the extension west of Monroe, but that
the Iowa and Minnesota branches will
be pushed this summer to the exclu-
SION of work in this state. A line is now
being built by the company between
St. Paul and Minneapolis upon which
will run half hour traius. The main
liae in western Iowa 1t being advanced
toward the Black Hills with astonish-
ing rapidity. The present destination
is doubtless Brule city on the Missouri
river. This point will be a very i'm
portant one. It is the purpose OF this
powerful and energetic corporation to
| reach the Black Hills at very early
date. aud to throw out connections with
| the Union and Northern Pacific roads
To propose with this company is to per-
torn. m.-Madison Democrat.
IRISH 1MMIGRATIoN TO CANADA.
The Irish people have ceased COM
ing to Canada When they emigra'e
they go to more genial, but not more
healthy climate. During the year
1878 fl 900 people left ireland, and
of these one-half went to England and
Scotland. IA 900 to the United States
5000 or 7 900 to New Zealand and
Australia. The emigration from Ire.
land to the Dominion is principally
from the north, but altogether there
were only COG I~ishmen left Ireland