Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-06-02
NEWS OF THE WEEK

His majesty, the Emperor Nicholas
Alexandrovitch, autocrat of all ae
Russias, and her majesty, En- 10
Alexandra Feodrovana, were solemnly
crowned on the Goth in the Cathedral
of the Assumption, at Moscow, with
the utmost ceremony and in accordance
with all the religious forms and
ancient rites.
The steamer Catharinc, used as n
ferry boat, was caught at the mouth
of the Ohio in storm and capsizcd.
The passengers were all drowned. OF
the crew only the captain, engineer
and clerk are known to be saved.
Captain RittonhOuse, superintendent
of the Cairo City Ferry, is among the
lost. The number of known drowned
is thirteen.
The United States supre court
has rendered a decision in the sugar
bounty case, holding that the bounty
must be paid. This affirms the opinion
of the court below and overrulcs the
comptroller of the treasury.
The supreme court of New York has
unanimously decided that the recently
enacted Raines liquor law Is constitu-
tional.
A defective span in the Government
street traffic bridge across the Victoria
Arm at Victoria, b. c., gave way, pre-
cipitating q loaded street car and
several private carriages into the bay,
100 feet below. The bridge was
crowded with vehicles containing
pleasure-seekers bound for McCaulcy's
Point, where the queens birthday
celebration sports were in progress. A
large number of bodies have been re-
covered and it is believed that the
total list of fatalities will not be less
than fifty.
A cyclone which devastated the
northern portion of Oakland county,
Michigan, swept q path half a mile
wide and sixteen miles long from west
to cast. clearing the earth of nearly
everything movable. About forty
per IONS were killed outright, and fully
that number were injured, some of
whom will die. The cyclone first
struck earth six miles west of Ort on
vile, and passed half mile north of
that village. In these SIX miles of
devastated country, before Ortonville
was reached, fifteen persons were
killed and about twenty injured, some
fatally. lakewood was almost wiped
out of existence and nine persons were
killed and many wounded. In and
around Thomas the death list is large
and many are injured. Dryden, North
Oxford, Whigville, Mount Clemens and
Walkerville were also in the path and
many lives were lost, while great
damage was done.
The general conference Of the M. e.
church has retired Bishop Tay lor, of
Africa, Oh tho ground Of non
effectiveness.
General Lucius Fairchild, command
er-in-chief of the Loyal Legion, and
x-commander-in-chi of the G. A. r.,
died on the 23d at Madison, Wis.
1t is stated that the order of General
Weyler prohibiting the expectation of
tobacco from Cuba relates only to the
class called alabama
Senator Quay visited IIajor McKin-
ley at Canton, o., q few days ago, and
afterward announced that he was still
q candidate and would be voted for at
St. Louis.
1t is said the state department is
trying to have Wcylcr's cdict prohibit
ing the expectation of leaf tobacco
from Cuba suspended.
The car and czarina made the entry
into Moscow Oh the 21st in the most
gorgeous pageant the world has ever
witnessed. 1t was q part of the cere-
monies attendant upon the coronation.
a dispatch from Sir Hercules Robin
son, governor of the Cape colony, has
been received by the English govern
mcnt, in which it is announced that the
Transvaal authorities have reached a
decision in the cases of fifty-nine of the
members of the Reform Uunion, who
were recently convicted in connection
with the conspiracy against the South
American Republic, and were sem
fenced to imprisonment, fine and ban
ishment. A number of these prisoners
win be released Immediately, and 9TH
ers will be given their freedom at the
expiration of three months.
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