Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-08-18
NEWS OF THE WEEK

Kansas republicans renominated
Governor Morrell and endorsed the
national platform.
In the international chess tourney
at Nuremburg. Germany, Lasker, Il
German, won first prize. Pillsbury,
the American, and Tarrach divided
third and fourth prizes.
AT New York on the 18th 100 persons
died from prostration caused by heat.
Brooklyn and adjacent towns brought
the total up to $50.
f. f.. Anderson rode mile in 1903
behind a locomotive at st. Louis a few
days ago, making the fastest mile ever
ridden on a bicycle. He attempted
to ride the distance in one minute, and
that he was unsuccessful was due to
his pacemaker, which did not keep up
regular speed. At times the speed
indicator in the engine registered
sixty-one miles an hour, but it was
only going at the fifty-eight miles an
hour when the starting point was
struck. Anderson showed no i'll
effects from his great ride but his
tongue was thiclxly coated from the
intense heat.
dispatch from Athens says AT
Annapolis Pediada, near Heraklion, in
the island of Crete, 1000 armed mus
sulmans. butchered thirty unarmed
Christians in the precinct of st. Johns
monastery. Several priests and wom-
en- and children were among the vic
Tins.
Hot winds have begun to sweep
Kansas and it is feared the corn crop
will be greatly damaged.
Advices from Cuba state that nego-
tiations for peace have been started
by the Spanish authorities and that n
| truce may be declared.
John r. Gentry lowered the world S
stallion pacing record one quarter of a
second at Columbus, making the mile
| in 2:0314
| Recent hurricanes in parts of Hun
| gary are said to have caused great loss
of life and property loss amounting to
millions of forms.
In the Dupont live bird shooting
contest at Chicago Bert Garage, of
Baltimore, won first prize. Gilbert, of
Iowa, fell down.
The coroner's jury investigating the
4 tyranl-innr ,f IN
Atlantic City, n. j., recently. in which
! many lives were lost returned ver-
dict finding that the collision was
caused by the failure of Engineer
Edward Farr to have his train under
control on approaching the signal and
crossing under the rules.
| Eddie Bald and Tom Cooper met in
the mile open bicycle race at the
Buffalo Athletic Club track, and Bald
not only won in a:0i As. but in doing
so clipped five and one-fifth seconds off
| the worlds record for the single mile
| paced, in competition.
1t is reported that Chancellor
| Hohenlohe, Of Germany. has resigned.
In a battle in Matabeleland between
700 British troops and 5000 to 1000
natives, the troops won victory.
About 500 Matabele warriors were
slain, while the Britains lest thirty
soldiers and six officers, besides about
fifty wounded.
The sound money democrats who
met at Indianapolis in conference
decided to hold a convention in that
! city on September 2.
Mayor Pingree, OF Detroit, has been
nominated for governor by the repub-
licans of Michigan.
| Wisconsin republicans nominated
Gen. Edward Scofield for governor.
Dispatches state that the Spanish
! people are beginning to riot rather
| than pay the war taxes.
| Edward Winslow having declined to
run for governor of Maine, second
/ convention of democrats nominated
Melvin p. Frank, free silver man.
Thomas Ii. Reed has been renominated
for congress for the tenth time.
! Kansas populists nominated Senator
Leedy for governor and endorsed the
| democratic electors.
AT Columbus few days ago Robert
| j. won the tree-for-all pace in four
heats In the first heat, paced in
2:03sI. he lowered his record and broke
! the track record. The second and
third heats were paced in 2:04}S. In
the fourth heat he lowered the world S
record to 2:09S4. The race was paced
in the fastest four consecutive heats on
! record
Nebraska populists re-nominated
! Governor Holcomb and named John c.
Harrisfor lieutenant governor. 4 plan
was adopted for fusion with the dem
| ocrats on electors
The Weekly Bank Statement.
New oyrk. Aug. .0.-The weekly
Dank statement shows the following