Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-11-29
GENERAL news ITEMS

| reply 10 Olneys note on the NeneZue-
Ian affair.
1t is said Du Maurier, author of
"Trilby," gets $4,000 from Harper's
for his new novel.
Mgr. Satolli's elevation will take
place at the cathe6 raj in Baltimore on
the 18th of December.
The Exchange building at Chicago
was completely Quilted by fire. A
large number of girls were employed
in the upper stories and several jumped
to the pavement, nearly every bone IN
their bodies being broken. Five per-
sons were killed in this way or burned
TO death, two others were fatally
injured and six others were danger
vusly injured. The pecuniary loss
will reach 1915, 600.
1t is said that Francis Schlatter, the
Denver messiah" has been located on
a ranch near Boulder, COL, where he
is presumed to be fasting.
p5Eugene v. Debs, president of the
American Railway Union, finished his
six months sentence at Woodstock Jail
on the 22nd and was released.
The gold reserve has been dropped
below Ss7 100000
The supreme court of Minnesota
has filed its decision in the Hayward
! murder murder case, sustaining the
lower court and refusing a new trial.
Hayward is under sentence of death
for the murder of Catharine Cling at
Minneapolis. Hayward received the
news of his fate with his usual stolid-
ity.
1t is said that in the latest maps
England includes in her possessions
the Alaskan gold fields which the
United States believes to be hers.
Three boys who wrecked New
York Central train, and caused the
death of two persons and the serious
injury of dozen more, have confessed
that they did it for the purpose of
robbery.
Norfolk, has been ordered to take coal
and sail at once for the European
station to assist the San Francisco ana
Marblehead in looking out for Amer
lean interests in the sultan's
possessions.
The foot and mouth disease has ap-
| peared among cattle in Brazil, and Sec
| rotary Carlisle has directed that the
| regulations for the disinfection Of hides
be applied to the hides of meat cattle
originated in any part of South Ameri-
| ca.
The Lutheran conference Of North
western Kansas closed three days
session at Minneapolis. Western Kan
sas churches were reported as needing
much assistance.
The Thomas Bradshaw Shoe company
with a capital of $25,00O has been in
corporated at Turner, Ill. Operations
will be commenced Feb. and 100 per-
sons will be employed.
The Southern Illinois Medical associa-
ton closed two days session at Anna.
Specialists from Chicago read papers
and performed surgical operations be-
fore the delegates.
The Iowa Horticultural society meets
! at Hampton Tuesday and Wednesday
of this week and arrangements are
complete for one of the best meetings
the society has ever held.
Rev. A. r. Bickenback. of Lyons,
Iowa, has been installed as pastor of the
First Presbyterian church of Dixon,
Iowa. The services were conducted by
Rev. F. S. Arnold, of Fulton, H.; Rev.
A. NJ. Carter, of Sterling: Rev. w. S.
Marquis, Of Rock Island, and Rev. j. w.
Skinner, of Morrison.
In the United States circuit court at
Syracuse, N. Y, the jury in the case
of the Atlas Knitting company of Am
sterdam. n. Y. against Abraham Hart
and others Of Chicago. returned ver-
dict of 81, 073. "a in favor of the plain.
tiff.
The first case in Michigan under the
new compulsory school law came up
in st. Clair, when two parents were
fined s. each for refusing to send to
school their daughters
Robert i. Fort, Of Lacon. ILL.,, will
enter the race for republican nomi-
nee for senator from his district. lie
is the only son of the late Colonel
Fort. former congressman from this
district.
The committee appointed by the ma
tional conference of the Free Mission
church to try Rev. Mr.. Davis, of Min
neapolis. on charges preferred by Pro-
fessor Crincell, has decided to drop
the case
The national fraternal congress at
Toronto has adjourned. A committee
was appointed to cooperate with the
Ohio commission, which will inquire
into insurance and fraternal societies
At the second annual convention of
| the National Hardware association, ia
Pittsburg, reading of papers occupied
the day and the delegates were given
a banquet in the evening by local mer
! chants.
The coal operators and miners came
to an agreement at Boone, Iowa, and
the strike is over. The men will re-
ceive 90 cents ton.
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Pledged to San Francisco.
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