Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-01-19
NEWS OF THE WEEK

The Inauguration of Gov. Alva
! Adams, of Colorado, cost the state less
| than s..
British Consul Phillips and several
white companions We're recently mas
sacred while on a peaceful mission to
Benin City, Guinea Land. A large
number of natives were also slaugh-
tered by the opposing tribes.
Edward J. Ivory, of New York, has
been indicted by London grand jury
on the charge of being engaged in a
conspiracy to cause a dynamite
explosion.
Senator-elect Money, who has just
returned from visit of investigation
to Cuba, says Spain will never put
down the Instruction. He says
| Consul General Lee told him to SO
inform Secretary Olney, and he has
| done SO.
Governors Tanner, of Illinois, Leedy,
OF Kansas, and sStephens of Missouri,
were inaugurated on the llth.
The town of Arroyo Naranjo, seven
miles from Havana, was captured by
the insurgents. The garrison and
authorities made no resistance.
Secretary Olney, in behalf of the
! United States, and Sir Julian Pauncc-
fote, on the part of Great Britain,
few days ago fixed their signatures to
a new treaty, by which, for term of
five years, the two English-speaking
nations agree to abide in peace and
| without resort to arms, all possible
| questions of controversy being referred
to court of arbitration, with the sim
| gle exception that neither nation sur
renders its honor or dignity to the
! judgement of arbitration. Later in
the day President Cleveland sent the
treaty, and a message earnestly APP
| proving it, to the senate.
1t is generally believed that the
Cameron Cuban resolution is dead and
will not come to vote, it's friends
! fearing to work in opposition to the
administration.
Advices from Honolulu state that
Minister Willis is dying from
pneumonia.
The democratic caucus of the Mis-
souri, legislature nominated Senator
Geo. e. Vest as candidate for United
States senator to succeed himself.
Archie McCullum, of Port Huron,
Mich, pleaded guilty to having made
a criminal assault upon his own
mother. He was sentenced to states
| prison for life.
Simon Cooper, negro outlaw who
murdered three members of the
Wilson family and a colored servant,
was lynched near Sumter, S. c.
The Transvaal government has COM
| pleted it's bill against the British gov
eminent demanding indemnity for the
Jameson raid and is about to forward
it to London. The amount of the
Boer claims, the paper says, is under
1000, 900 pounds,
| In court at London recently, Lady
Scott, John Cockerton and William
Aylott pleaded guilty to libeling Lord
Russell, son-in-law of Lady Scott.
On jackson day the democrats gave
a banquet ut the fremont house in
Chicago, at which w. j. Bryan was
the principal speaker.
Gov. Altgeld, of Illinois, few days
ago pardoned twenty convicts, twelve
of whom were charged with murder
| The pardons were recommended by
the states attorneys of the counties
| represented.
Mill operatives and their families
are quitting the city of Bombay in
body, adding go. 900 unemployed to the
country districts. 1t is estimated
$1,000 persons fed the city as result
of the bubonic plague, scattering the
contagion in the villages up the
country.
At Wichita, Kansas, few days ago
Mrs. Leases house was sold at sheriff's
sale for 5000. 1t was bought by the
eastern mortgage. The cost of the
house was $4,000.
William Rama, the. old soldier who
attempted suicide at Marshalltown by
drinking concentrated I've, is dead.
He leaves a brother, John, at
Bloomfield.