Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-05-11
NEWS OF THE WEEK

A collision occurred off Girdincss
! lighthouse. Scotland. between the
steamers Collynee and Gringoe. The
Collyncc sank and eleven of her crew
were dro @ned.
Thirteen hundred Spaniards met n
Cuban force under General Jesus Robi,
ut Bayamo. The Cubans used dyna-
mite gun with such effect that the
| Spaniards were put to rout after suf-
fering terrible losses. The Cubans es-
capped almost unscathed. The general
commanding the Spanish forces has
been removed and will be sent to
Spain to answer TO the charge of
cowardicc before military tribunal.
The United States cousuls in Cuba
have been instructed to report to the
state department the truth as to the
reported starving condition of Cubans.
The senate republican subcommittee
has decided to put an additional tax of
80 cents barrel on beer, by which it
is expected ST., 900, 900 will be raised
annually.
Fire at Pittsburg "a few days ago
destroyed four immense business
blocks at loss of about 81, 100000
Another boat from the lost brigan-
tine Valiant has been picked up near
New Foundland. In it were four men,
all who remained of the twenty-one
who got into it from the vessel. The
others died after suffering excruciat-
ing tormcnts.
Germany, Austria, Italy, Russia and
France have formed an alliance against
England for the settlement of the war
i'll Europe and the prevention of the
annexation of the .Transvaal by Eng
land.
Earthquakes IN the small islands of
the West Indies have caused great loss
of life and property.
The Tennessee centennial exhibition
was opened on the list of May.
Admiral Conevaro, the Italian com
mander in Cretan waters, has been
ordered to consider Col. Vassos, the
commander of the Greek army, rs a
bclligerent and TO no longer oppose
the Greek attacks on the Turkish
troops there.
The Illinois house has passed bill
absolutely prohibiting the man
ufacture, sale or advertising of
cigarettes.
1t has been discovered that Hashan
Pasha, now and for many years min
ister of marine for Turkey, has an
Eually emoezzled from 100000 to
| 100000 marks and that as result the
| Turkish navy is almost worthless.
The Cubans drew the Spanish forces
| into an ambuscade in the Pugragato
hills few days ago and inflicted
severe defeat upon them. The fight
| lasted five hours and in killed, wounded
and prisoners. the Spaniards lost ESQ
! men.
1t is now believed that the death list
at Guthrie, Okla, will not exceed
twenty-five, most or them being
drowned in the main channel during
the first rush of the waters Five
hundred homes We're swept away and
the contents ruined, and twenty
streets devastated and ruined.
The Kentucky legislature elected
State Senator Deboe to succeed Hon.
j. S. C.. Blackburn in the United
States senate. Deboe is a republican.
A dispatch from San Luis, Potosi,
Mexico, says: "The Rio Verde
valley was visited by terrific hail
storm, running growing crops and
causing great loss of life. Reports
have been received ,of the killing of
forty-one persons by hail stones. On
one farm alone twelve farm hands
were killed. Some of the hail stones
weighed over three pounds"
At Guthrie, Oklahoma, a few DAYS
ago, mighty wall Of water. from six
to eight feet high and a mile wide,
came down the Canadian valley with
out warning. crushing houses, sweep
ing away property and drowning
people by the score. West Guthrie
was almost completely inundated.
Every movable thing was swept before
the wave, which passed on into the
valley with resistless force, wreaking
terrible destruction to life and prop
erty wherever it reached. Dozens of
human lives are known 20 have been
sacrificed. how many may not be
known for weeks: hundreds of houses
were wrecked in the twinSling of an
eye: for miles farms were completely
ruined. bridges and tracks washed out.
and railway traffic in every direction
is at standstiil. IL is confidently
asserted that all of fifty lives have
been lost. and many claim the list will
be much longer. Fully two-thirds of
the victims are colored people.
a French fishing vessel vas wrecked
on an iceberg Off the Grand banks of
New FounGland. She had seventy
three men OH board and all took to
boats. boat containing four men
has just been picked up 1t had con-
tanned seven. but the others had died