Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-07-13
NEWS OF THE WEEK

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The strike order of the national en-
ecutive board OF the United Mine Work
ers of America has been obeyed by
from 10000 to $4,000 of the p 900 min
ers in the Pittsburg district. The great
struggle is now on in earnest, but de-
velopments of the next few days will
determine the success or failure of the
fight for uniform mining rate. 1t is
estimated that two.thirds of the MN
ers are out, but enough are still at
work to seriously impair the chances
of victory.
Novoe Vremyaka strongly exhorts
the Russian government to abandon
any further subterfuges in the nego-
tiations for peace between Greece and
Turkey, unless the latter country
wishes the powers to adopt harsh
measures to enforce the peace pro-
gram.
Advices from the south of France
show the destruction by floods to be
greater than early reports indicated.
The total loss is estimated at 1000, 900
francs. Hardly village escaped dam
age. Fully 5000 were drowned
Advices from India state that 600 to
1000 rioters were killed during the re-
cent troubles near Calcutta. Native
correspondents place the death rate at
1900.
Henry b. Stone, formerly president
OF the c., b. & q. road and president
of the Chicago Telephone Co., was
killed at Nonquitt, Mass, by an ex-
plosion of fireworks.
Storms which passed over Minnesota
in the neighborhood of Duluth result
ed in the death of nine persons. Great
damage was done to property, and the
loss in Duluth will reach about $780,
900.
Advices to the Spanish government
announce the complete pacifcation of
the Philippine Islands, and on the
strength of these Marshal Promo Ri
vera, the captain general at Manila,
has been authorized to revoke the or
derconfiscating the property of rebels.
Chas. Aveikle. manager of the Wy
mainland company's carpet house at
Ottumwa, and leader in society, has
caused a sensation by disappearing.
He is said tobe behind in his accounts.
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cutta. India. and twenty-five native
police were SO roughly hantt,d that
( they are expected to die.
| In the boat race between Cornell,
Columbia and Pennsylvania crews,
| Cornell won.
President Mckinley is thinking of
sending a special message to congress
urging the appointment of currency
/ commission.
! A dispatch from Constantinople
/ says: Tewfik Pasha will announce to
the ambassadors of the powers that
the cabinet maintains the indefeasible
right of Turkey to retain Thessalv by
virtue of conquest
| dispatch from Braila, the principal
/ port of Roumania, says that 90, 900 in
1 haoitants of Galates, in Moldavia, on
the left bank of the Sereth and the
/ Prutho with that river, are homeless
as result of recent foods Most of
them are destitute and camping in the
streets, where they are fed by the
military.
As result of the failure of the Joint
! wage conference of the Anna lgamated
/ Associated Iron and Steel Workers and
the manufacturers TO agree upon a
t scale at the Youngstown conference,
all union mills closed down a few days
ago. Between $4,000 and $1,000 men
are idle. President Garland says he
! looks for settlement after the annual
repairs at the mills are completed.
Arthur Gardiner, of Chicago, at the
National circuit bicycle meet at
Springfield, H., broke the world
one mile handicap record. Gardeners
time was 2:05 Is. The worlds pre-
vious record was 2:05 3-j, made by
Mertens this year
The Ohio state democratic corven-
ton declared for free silver and nom
mated Horace L. Chapman for govern
or There is an implied arrangement
for John Il. Mclean for senator. Mr..
Chapman is large owner and opera
tor of coal mines. lie never held any
office and had never before been a
candidate.
Relations between France and Siam
are strained because the Siamese COM
missioners have invaded French ter
ritory and usurped TIE rights of the
French authorities.
1t is said that as result of a letter
from the czar the sultan has virtually
agreed to the terms of the powers.
leaving only details to be settled.
Costly Fire In New York.