Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-05-12
NEWS OF THE WEEK

Transvaal raid to death has been
committed by President Kruger.
A Spanish gunboat captured an
| American schooner off Pinar del Rio.
1t had on board IS, 000. cartridges, many
packages of dynamite and large
| number of Mansur and Remington
rifles, which it was trying to land.
1t is said that at the trial of the
| Transvaal raiders it was disclaimed
that the Chartered South Africa COM
pany was behind that expedition. Evil
| dence was also submitted which will
compromise several notable personages
and the officers in charge of the Eng
lish army.
Arizona republicans had a wrangle
and will send two delegates to St.
Louis, one for Mckinley and the other
| against.
Illinois republicans instructed their
delegates-at-large to st. Louis to vote
for Mckinley. The delegates are
| William Penn Nixon, of the Inter
Ocean, r. w. Patterson, of the Chicago
| Tribune, ex-Gov. Fifer and ex-Gov
Oglesby.
) At Chicago on the 30th oats went to
II SIS cents, the lowest on record.
Advices from Buluwayo state that
Earl Grey, co-administrator with Cecil
Rhodes, of the territory of the British
Chartered South Africa Company, has
arrived with strong escort. 1t is no
longer likely that the natives will
attack the town in force, although
they still number over $4,000 armed
men in the vicinity.
"Bilf' Taylor, one of the Taylor
brothers who murdered the Meeks
family near Milan, Mo-, was hanged
at Carrollton a few days ago. He did
not lose his nerve, but walked to the
gallows with a firm step.
Vermont republicans endorsed Nc
Kinley, but failed to instruct delegates
for him.
A dispatch received from Teheran
saws the shah of Persia was fatally
shot on the LIST while entering the
shrine of Shah Abdul Azin. The
assassin, who is said to be Sayyid
from Herman, named Mollah Reza,
fired point blank at the shah's heart.
The shah was attended by his chief
physician and other physicians, but
died in couple of hours. The heir to
the throne, Muzaper- Ed-Dine, is at
Tabriz A possible reason for the
crime is that there has been much dis
content for some time, owing to the
dearness of provisions, partly caused
by the excessive issue Of copper cOnis.
Five men who were captured with
| the American schooner Competitor,
while trying to land ammunition in
Cuba. are now in prison at Havana.
Six were killed during the engagement
at the capture.
The explosion of a gasoline engine
at Cincinnati, O., wrecked a fve-story
building and six persons were killed
and score more or less severely in
jured in the ruins. Many of the vic
Tins were pinned in the debris for
hours. The debris did not take fire,
else the loss of life would have been
appalling.
Thirteen hundred street car employees
| are on a strike at Milwaukee and
twelve lines are completely tied up. At
New York City strike was inaugu-
rated against the Adams Express COM
pany which may involve 10000 en-
ployes. The company increased hours
and lowered wages at the same time.
| Cleveland carpenters won their strike
| for eight hours.
Mr.. Manley, in charge of the Reed
campaign, gives out the following
figures: For Reed, 1862; for Mckinley,
265; contested and doubtful, 95; YER
mont, which is instructed for Mckinley,
but which really prefers Reed, s..
Total selected. TAT; yet to be selected,
161. Mr.. Manley says the contest is
not yet settled, and can alone be deter
mined by the delegates when they
meet in convention at st. Louis. Gen
eral Grosvenor claims that Mckinley
now has 491 delegates, or more than
enough to secure the nomination.
At meeting in London of the direc-
tors of the British South African
company, the connection of Cecil
Rhodes and Mr.. Belt with the Trans
vaal raid was discussed and it was
| decided to request them to resign as
officers of the company.
Gomez is making forced marches to
the Spanish trocha, devastating the
country en- route. When he arrives
concerted action will be made against
the trocha by Gomez on one side and
Maceo on the other.
The parliament of the Transvaal met
on the 5th and was addressed by
President Kruger. lie said confer
ence was about to be held with repre-
sentatives of the Orange Free State
with view to establishing closer
relations.
William p. Taylor one Of the CO :
demned murderers Of the Meeks fl m
lily, near Browning, May 10, 1894, paid
the penalty for his brutal crimes with