Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-04-07
NEWS OF THE WEEK

party of filibusters has been landed.
1t consisted of Commander Penna and
thirty eight men. They had with them
600 rifles, $50, 900 rounds of ammunition,
two rapid fire Hotchkiss cannon. several
hundred pounds of dynamite and a
liberal supply of medicines and hospi-
tai stores. This is the eighth eXpedi-
ton successfully landed in the last
forty days.
At Chicago few days ago an
elephant with a travelling show killed
her keeper because he prodded her in
the eye. She then charged up and
down the streets and alleys of the west
side with a small army of policemen
after her. She was not captured until
several hours later.
The delegates from South Dakota to
the republican convention at st. Louis
were instructed to vote for Mckinley.
The Cubans have received consider
able financial aid from Peru.
The safe arrival of the Bermuda in
Cuba, with her valuable cargo of guns
and ammunition, is announced
The republican state convention at
Austin, Texas, resulted in a split and
a fst-fght. The Reed and Allison
forces were in the majority and or
gained the convention. They then
elected "a delegation composed of two
Allison and two Reed men. The
Mckinley delegates made "a rush for
the speakers stand, which they tried
to capture by force. A fight ensued.
which was quellcd by the police. After
adjournment the Mckinley forces
organized and selected delegation
instructed for Mckinley.
Gov. Altgeld and the board of trus-
tees of the University of Illinois have
been indicted for failure to obey the
law in regard to placing the American
flag on the university buildings.
Gen. Weylcr has issued another
proclamation to the Cuban insurgents
He announces that hereafter he will
treat them as bandits.
James Whitcomb Riley was stricken
by an acute attack of brain fever a
few days ago and for Il short time it
was feared il would terminate fatally,
but at last accounts the crisis was
believed to have passed.
At the Massachusetts republican
state convention the delegates selected
TO the st. LOUIS convention were in
structed TO vote for Thomas Il. Reed.
A body found in trunk at Chicago
is believed to be that of Joanes Prosper
Chazal, wealthy Frenchman who
disappeared from Salt Lake City in
1898 He had been living there with
French woman named Miss Rolande,
who is now in Paris, where she went
in search of Chazal The trunk had
been in storage in Chicago for some
time.
At Talimadge, O., Alvin Stone. aged
60, and his wife, aged G2. were muir
dered by tiend who also attempted to-
kill three others of the family. but as
yet they are alive, although two of
them are in precautions condition.
Suspicion rests ON an cx-inmate of the
penitentiary, who was sent there.
through the efforts of Stone, for horse
stealing.
The steamer Bermuda. regarded as
n Cuban tilibustcr, has arrived at
Honduras.
Russian newspapers are roundly
abnsing England for her course in the
Egyptian affair.
The Missouri supreme court has af-
frmed the opinion of the lower court
IN the case of the state VS.. the Taylor
brothers, sentenced To hang for the
murder of the Meeks family near
Milan.
New Hampshire republicans have
endorsed Reed.
Five CubanS clasSed as "murderars.
violators and incendiaries'' were
garroted in bunglng and brutal
manner at Havana One confessed.
but the others protested their
innocence.
j. ). Garrison. who is practically at
the head of the Allison forces, says no
one will enter the st. Louis convention
with enough votes by 100 or $50 to
nominate him on the first ballot or on
the tenth. lie says Allison will gain
steadily and being the second choice of
nearly all the states will be nominated.