Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-02-04
NEWS OF THE WEEK

1t is said that because OF the rapid
advance in the price of provisions in
Havana, a crisis is near at hand. An
other dispatch says that Gomez, leader
of the insurgents, is in an advanced
stage of consumption and cannot live
more than two months.
The torpedo boat Ericsson, built at
Dubuque, has been accepted, subject
to another trial, but with a reduction
of SIC, 900 for tardy work.
A London cable says: In view of
! the recent talk in the American con-
gress relative to Turkey and the
| Armenians, America is now regarded
as an important factor to be considered
in connection with the trouble in tina
country.
Sir Frederick Leighton, the famous
artist and president of the Royal
Academy, of England, died few days
| ago. His illness began with chill,
| followed by heart failure and death.
The Spanish cabinet has increased
the duties on imports into Cuba in
order to meet the war expenses. Gen
eral Weyler, the new captain-general,
is now en- route to Cuba with 1000
cavalry.
It is reported that General Garcia, a
leading Cuban general, has just left
| America at the head of the largest
filibustering expedition ever started for
| Cuba.
| Hon. Theodore Runyon, ambassador
to Germany, died suddenly and unex
pectedly at Berlin on the evening of
the eth. He had been slightly ill
during the fall and winter, but no
serious results were anticipated.
An explosion occurred in a colliery
| at Tylorstown, Wales. 1t appears
that about fifty-fve persons were in
place. Perhaps eight or ten of these
managed to escape, but it is almost
| certain that the others are dead, killed
either by the force of the explosion or
by fire damp.
The steamship J. w. Hawkins was
wrecked off the western end of Long
Island. One of the crew tells story
which is denied by the others on board
| He says there were seventy men and
! $50, 900 worth of arms on board bound
| for Cuba. The men were rescued by
| another vessel, and the Hawkins sank
soon afterwards.
According to Washington dispatch
the Morgan syndicate is to get the
| 500, 900, 600 bond issue.
1t is now admitted that the steamer
| Hawkins, which was wrecked near
Long Island, was bound for Cuba with
splendid flibustering band under
| command of Gen. Garcia. The Cuban
| sympathizers are considerably dis
| couraged and claim that some traitor
scuttled the ship.
| Russia has issued semi-official de-
NAL of the statements that an alliance
exists between that government and
Turkey and also of the story that she
contemplates action looking toward
the partitioning of Turkey.
| The Mexican authorities are on the
alert and troops have been ordered out
to prevent the bringing off of the Fitz-
| simmons aher fight at Juarez.
Mr. and Mrs. Adolphe Neise, former
| ly of Ottumwa, but later of Colville,
| Wash, where they were recently con-
victed of mu rdering Mr.. Neises little
son, attempted suicide in Jail at that
place by cutting their Threats with a
| piece of a razor. Neise is dead and his
wife is in a critical condition.
Advices from Vladivostock state that
the English squadron in the Pacific is
being increased by six vessels and that
the japanese navy is also being aug
| mented.