Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-05-26
NEWS OF THE WEEK

The supreme court has decided that
Louisiana'S Jim Crow car law is
constitutional.
Venezuela has agreed to pay Eng
land an indemnity for the Uruan out
rage on consideration that it be con-
sidered as not affecting the boundary
dispute.
IT is now certain that in the cyclone
which visited Marshall, Nemaba and
Brown counties, in Kansas, twenty
eight persons were killed, and that the
property loss will reach 81 ,ooo,o
At the general conference of the M.
E. church at Cleveland C. c. McCabe
and Earl Cranston were elected bishops
to fill the vacancies made by the re-
tirement Of Bishops Bowman and
Sawyer.
Fire at Washington destroyed TWEEN
ty-one buildings with their contents at
loss exceeding half million. Three
firemen were killed and three injured
during the corfagration.
Half Of the business portion of Blue
Island. a suburb of Chicago, was
destroyed by fire at loss of about
$4,000.
Meagre advices from Humboldt,
Neb.. state that cyclone which swept
over the Pawuee Indian reservation,
near there. killed forty people. At
Falls City the same storm caused the
death Of four persons and n large
number were injured. The property
loss at this place will reach $4,000.
A cyclone which visited Marshall
and Nemaha counties. Kansas. injured
the towns Of Seneca, Frankfort and
Sabetha, and caused the loss of the
lives of dozen persons. The property
loss will be great.
Cholera is said to exist at Marseilles
and Americans are becoming alarmed
through fear that il may be carried to
this country.
A dispatch of about thirty words
was recently sent by Chauncey Depew
from New York. via San Francisco,
Van Couver. Montreal. Canso. London,
Lisbon, Bombay and Toxic, to Edward
A. Adams, at New York, and a reply
received over the same route, being
accomplished in four minutes.
AT Newport, KY, q few nights ago
seven prisoners escaped jail. Jackson
and Walling, alleged murderers of
Pearl Bryan, could have escaped, but
preferred to remain.
1t is said a bill will soon be presented
in the Spanish cortes abrogating all
existing treaties with the United
States.
A prominent St. Petersburg paper
advises Spain to declare war against
the United States. 1t asserts Spain
can have the assistance of France and
millions TO subdue Cuba. it would be
just as well for her to spend them in
fighting the United States.
Powderly has won suit against
General Master Workman Sovereign,
of the Knights of Labor. and the
general executive board of the order,
for S4,225.73, due Powderly as salary.
Wyoming republicans declared for
Mckinley and bimetallism, and the
delegates from North Carolina 90 in
structed for Mckinley.
At the general conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church, at Cleve
land, Bishops Bowman and Foster
were retired because of their ina bility
to stand the strain of their duties,
because of old age.
The city of Sherman. Texas, was
visited by the worst cyclone in the
history of north Texas about ; o'clock
on the evening of the 18th. The loss
of life will probably reach 100, with as
many more bruised and wounded.
Nearly every house in Fairview addi-
ton was turned into Il hospital and the
citizens rendered all the aid possible.
The path of the destroyer was 10
yards wide. 1t struck the city at the
west end of Post Oak creek and swept
in a westerly direction for several
blocks, and then spread and spent its
force. The'track of the cyclone is
gruesome sight, the devastation being
complete Houses, trees, fences. in
fact everything in its path, was des-
troyed. An iron bridge. weighing
hundreds of tons, was lifted and
broken to pieces. The list OF injured
will also reach about hundred, and
when the reports from the country
districts are received it is feared the
list of fatalities will be greatly
increased At Justin twelve houses
were blown down, killing one and
injuring several. Much damage was
done TO property. At Carpenter Bluff
one residence was blown away and
four persons received injuries from
which they will die. At Denton four
persons were killed and five others SO
badly wounded they cannot live. The
property damage is great. At Howe
two farm houses and many barns were
wrecked. Eight persons were killed
outright and many injured. A water
spout accompanied the cyclone at