Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-08-11
NEWS OF THE WEEK

An explosion of fire damp occurred
in the Bryancoach colliery at Meath,
Glamorganshire, Wales. Forty miners
were entombed, but whether they are
dead or alive is not known.
Richard =. Bland has been nomi-
mated for congress by the democrats
of the Eight Missouri district.
Moore Bros, promoters of the Dia-
mond Match company and the New
York Biscuit company, announced to the
Chicago stock exchange that they had
failed. Later meeting of prominent
firanciers and Chicago bankers was
held and 1T was agreed by them to
close the Chicago stock exchange in
definitely. One company was capital
lied at Sl1 200. 900 and the other at
50, 900, 600 and it is the biggest failure in
the history of the exchange.
In the Alab ama state election on the
Bird the democrats carried the state by
ma jorities averaging about $4,000.
The Columbus Buggy Company, of
Columbus, Ohio, has made an assign
ment. Assets 100000 to 81 100000
The contingent liabilities are large.
A tidal wave five miles long swept
in from the sea and inundated the
coast of Hayehau. province of Kiang-
Su, China. Many villages were
destroyed and at least 1000 people
were drowned. An immense number
of cattle persisted and the rice fields
were almost totally destroyed. Famine
is feared in that district. Hayehau is
situated opposite Yu-Chau island, on
| the coast of Kiang-Su, a province on
| the Whang-Hai or Yellow sea.
Omaha reports that immense swarms
of grasshoppers have been passing
| over that city toward the northeast.
| They did no damage in Nebraska.
At Agram, Austria. the Stenjeve
band, numbering thirty-siy, charged
with eighteen murders and numerous
| assaults and robberies, was placed on
! trial. Nine teen, including two
women. were condemned to death, and
nine weres entenced to imprisonment.
1t is learned that forty-seven persons
, we're killed and forty-three injured in
the accident near Atlantic City, n. j.,
recently. Of the injured it is believed
| four or five others will die.
A storm at Gloucester. o., is said to
/ have resulted in the death of fifteen
persons and the destruction of many
/ business houses
| The English house of commons has
| appointed select committee to inves-
| tigate the connection of the British
Chartered South Africa company with
| the Transvaal raid
| A terrible railroad catastrophe took
! place on the Meadows, about two miles
| out of Atlantic City, n. j., resulting in
the death of forty-two people, SO far
as can now be learned, and the wound
ing OF eighty others. A train consist
| ing of eleven cars left Atlantic City
over the West Jersey railroad, bearing
a special excursion of Red Men and
their friends, of Bridgeton, n. j., and
! Salem, and had reached the crossing
! of the Reading railroad, when it was
| struck broadside by an express from
Philadelphia, demolishing two cars
| and telescoping the two following.
The engine of the Reading train
became total wreck, killing the en-
| gineer and fatally injuring the fire.
man, and the car behind it also was
| thrown from the track and many of its
occupants killed or injured. The
excursion cars were crowded with
people and when the train struck them
the effect was awful. The four cars
were almost demolished, and the
occupants who escaped death or
injury were few.
The new Irish land bill has passed
the house of commons.
The German gunboat Iltis was lost
in typhoon off the Chinese coast.
Seventy-fve officers and men lost their
lives. Ten were saved.
Bryan will receive the formal Motif
cation of his nomination at Madison
Square, New York, August ~.
Robert Garrett, ex-president of the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad is dead.
Convicts of the Kansas penitentiary
mutinied and three were shot befor e
the revolt was quelled.