Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-03
NEWS OF THE WEEK

| 1t is said the pardon of ex-Consul
Waller has been presented to Presi-
dent Faure of France, for his sigma
ture.
Bill Nye is suffering from apoplexy
and may die.
Fire broke out at fancy dress ball
| at Lisbon and the list of fatalities is
appalling. At last accounts forty
bodies had been recovered from the
ruins.
The pope has approved a decree of
divorce granted to Canadian named
John Keefe He is permitted to re-
marry. Never before has divorce
been recognized in that country by
Catholic authority.
Eight trucks of dynamite exploded
at Viendendorp, Transvaal, and hun
dreds of houses were wrecked. Sew
eral hundred persons were injured and
at least fifty were killed.
1t transpires that thousand persons
| were made homeless, hundred were
| killed, two or three hundred were badly
injured and many slightly hurt in the
terrible dynamite explosion at Vieden-
dorp, Transvaal. The entire district
was literally torn to pieces
| The Spaniards claim that as result
of Two days fighting at Jarruco, the
Cubans lost 800 men, dead and
wounded
! 1t is announced that the engagement
! of William Waldorf Astor and Lady
Randolph Churchill will shortly be
made public.
! The Fitzsimmons-Maher fight oc-
Cured two miles below Langley Texas,
on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande.
Maher was in fair condition and did
good work the first part of the fight,
but FitZsimmons was too much for
him and leading him into trap
knocked him out ninety seconds after
time had been called. Corbett has is
sued challenge to Fitzsimmons to
fight anywhere for any amount.
| A dispatch from Paris announces that
the pardon of ex-Consul Waller has
been signed by President Faure and
that he has been released.
A dispatch from Natal says that the
Transvaal republic will shortly pro-
claim its independence.
Captain General Weyler of Cuba has
issued a proclamation Offering to
pardon those insurgents who will
surrender at once. but those who are
found armed a second or third time
may receive capital punishment.
Edgar Wilson (BilD Nye, died at his
home, near Ashville. n. c., on the ed.
Ten days previous he suffered stroke
of paralysis and since that time very
little hope has been entertained that
he would recover.
The insurgents have covered Havana
with circulars stating that as the
captain general has adopted a policy
of numbering suspects. 200 having
already been executed, the insurgents
will commence the use of dynamite
against the residences and business
houses of Spaniards.
| A London club has offered a purse
for fight between Corbett and
| Fitzsimmons. Corbett says he will
accept.
DIR. jameson, accompanied by two
hundred of his soldiers, arrived in Lon
don few days ago. Later Jameson
and fourteen of his officers were ar
raigned in court and charged with
warning against friendly state. They
| were released on bail and departed
amid the lusty cheering of large
crowd.
Elizabeth Flagler, daughter of Gen
eral Flagler, chief of the ordinance de-
partment of the United States, who
last spring shot and killed a colored
lad named Green at Washington for
stealing apples, was arraigned in court
a few days ago. She plead guilty to
involuntary murder and was sentenced
to three hours in Jail and to pay a fine
of $500. General Flagler paid the
fine and the young lady was conducted
to Jail in her fathers carriage. She
| spent three hours in the matron' S
room in company with her father, and
| WAS then On iyen home