Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-09-08
NEWS OF THE WEEK


The resignation of Secretary sSmith,
of the interior department, took effect
on the LIST, and Mr.. Smith departed
for his home.
In an explosion in the nitroglycerine
house of the California Powder Com
pany, at Pinole, Cal, eight Cinnamon
and four whites were blown to pieces.
General Weyler has issued orders
that if Consul General Lee, of the
United States, attempts to call on
American prisoners he shalt be
arrested. AS consuls of other countries
are not excluded, it is looked upon as
direct insult.
Prince Lobanoff- Rostovslxy, Russian
minister of foreign affairs, and looked
upon as second only to the ear him
self, died while en- route to Kieff from
Vienna, where he had been in company
with the ear on business supposed to
be connected with the settlement of
the eastern question.
II.
Premier Canovas said ''the rebels must
be defeated before the year ends or we
are lost" Weyler has been given the
privilege of adopting any plans which
will effect this end. He will forbid
the grinding of sugar cane and destroy
sugar mills. Fire and the sword will
be called upon without mercy and
every effort will be made to quash the
rebellion. The conservative supporters
OF the government in Cuba are opposed
to these plans.
The British press is unanimous in
expressing the opinion that the at
tack upon the Ottoman bank has done
immeasura BILE harm to the Armenian
cause and news of fresh massacres of
Armenians in the provinces as repris-
ais is hourly expected. The Liberal
newspapers, however, express the
gravest doubts at the genuineness of
the bank affair. They believe it was
got up by agents sent out to provoke
the Armenians.
President Cleveland received Lii
Hung Chang privately at the residence
of ex-Secretary Whitney in New York
a few days ago. Short addresses were
made by each. In the evening Ii
lung Chang was the guest of him at a
banquet in the Waldorf given by for
mer United States ministers to China.
Ii Hung Chang, the Chinese states
man, arrived in New York on the
steamer st. Louis on the 2sth. General
Ruger ana Admiral Bunce met the
Chinaman with the
cruiser Dolphin and after arriving at
the docks, a detachment of United
States cavalry escorted him to the
Hotel Waldorf.
Private letters received at Rome
from Constantinople state that the
Turkish government is on the eve of
being overturned, and that a provis-
ional government will be appointed.
1t is estimated that from 5000 to 1000
persons were killed in the recent riots
IN the different portions of the city.
The whole thing could have been
stopped in an hour if the government
had desired, but the members of the
mob pretend to have received permits
,ion to loot, burn and destroy the
Armenian quarters for certain
ength of time. At Retimo. Crete, a
few days ago, famished crowds sacked
The provision shops, and the widest
excitement prevailed.
Upon the death of the sultan of
Zanzibar few days ago, Said Khalid
himself sultan and bar
loaded himself in the palace. This |
lid not suit the British authorities,
Who sent him word that unless he |
the gunboats would open
ire. He declined to do so and the |
soon reduced the palace |
md custom house to ashes. Said |
ihalid took refuge in the German
consulate. Hamoud was then pro-
damned sultan.
General Weyler, the Spanish COM
iiduucT III SuDd, Bays TIC Will Issue /
riders that the picking of the coffee
rop shall be discontinued, his idea
'eing that the Cubans are levying
ribute upon the planters.
A number of Armenian rioters took
of the Ottoman bank at
'onstantinople and rioting continued
n that quarter of the city for nearly
whole day. Scores of people were
illed and the troops were finally able
o restore quiet.
At the meeting of the National
.eague of Republican Clubs, at Mil
,aukee, ID. ID. Woodmansee, of Ohio,
'as elected president
Major Mckinley has issued his
primal letter Of acceptance.
Frank S. Black, of Troy, has been
for governor of New York
y the republican party.
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