Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-02-18
NEWS OF THE WEEK

In response to the call of the treasury
department for bids for 500, 600, 600 of
per cent bonds, bids were received
from $40 corporations and individuals
and the aggregate amount of their bids
is S55s, $685. $50, showing that there is
almost six times as much gold in the
banks ofsthe country as the treasury
wants. No disposition of the bids has
as yet taken place. j. +. Morgan &
Co. and the Deutsche Bank of Berlin
offered to take the entire issue at
10. 6S77.
A bridge on the New England rail-
road over the Pequebec river, near
Bristol, Conn, collapsed while twenty
men were at work upon it. Eleven
were drowned and several badly
injured.
The London Chronicle says that a
partial settlement of the Venezuelan
difficulty has been effected.
A dispatch from Rio Janerio an
nounces that Great Britain has taken
action acknowledging the sovereignty
of Brazil over the Island of Trinidade.
Pocahontas dam at Morristown, n.
j., broke, causing a terrible flood.
Twenty-Five persons are missing and
are believed to have been drowned.
The headless body Pearl Bryan was
found near Greencastle, Ind. Investi-
cation shows that she was about to
become mother, and three men have
been charged with the crime of murder.
Scott Jackson has partially confessed,
duplicating two others.
The bill prohibiting prize fighting in
the territories has been signed by the
president.
VIM. II. English, who was the run
ming mate of Gen. Hancock when he
ran for the presidency, died at his
home in Indianapolis on the nth.
Ex-senator Henderson, of Nebraska,
has been formally brought out as a
candidate for the presidential NOM
| ination at the st. Louis convention.
Joseph Dunlop, editor of the Chicago
Dispatch, convicted of sending obscene
matter through the mails, was SEN
fenced to the penitentiary for two
years and to pay fine of $4,000.
At the funeral of the man who was
shot while hooting at General Campos
upon his arrival at Madrid, $4,000 peo-
pie were in attendance. Afterwards
ed: death to the king, Death to the
queen regent" and Long live the re-
public" The palace troops seemed
afraid to make any demonstration, as
it was evident from the temper of the
crowd that riot would ensue.
Ohio's republican state convention,
at which McKinley's boom for the
presidency is expected to be launched
in regular form. will be held on March
10. The New York convention, which
will start Morton's boom, will be held
March "a.
The president few days ago nomi-
mated Edwin f. Uhl, of Michigan,
assistant secretary of state, to be
ambassador to Germany. The senate
at once confirmed the nomination.
General Weyler, the new captain
general of Cuba, arrived in Cuba few
days ago.
In the queens speech at the opening
of parliament on the 18th she expressed
sympathy for the movement for arbi-
tration of the Venezuela controversy
and hoped that it would end amicably.
She also expressed regret for the raid
of Jameson upon the Transvaal and
said the affair would be thoroughly
investigated. The Armenian massacres
were deplored. In the house of COM
mons after the reading of the speech
Sir William Harcourt, liberal leader,
and Hon. A. j. Balfour, conservative
leader, heartily endorsed the matter
of arbitration relative to Venezuela.
The president has sent to congress a
report from Secretary Olney on the
Waller case. The secretary says
Waller was unquestionably guilty, but
the French government offered to
pardon Waller if he would agree that
he would make no claim for damages
This Waller would not agree to and
still lies in prison. Ambassador Eustis
has been instructed to furnish Waller
with transportation TO America if he
shall conclude to accept the conditions.
The sultan has offered amnesty to
they will lay down their arms
Double Tragedy In Kansas.
Atchison, Kas., Feb. 12.-W. I. Bur.