Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-02-09
NEWS OF THE WEEK

mandamus to compel the BUSTING of
Governor Pingree as mayor of Detroit
except as an appeal from the county
court.
The Pennsylvania state capitol
building located at Harrisburg, was
destroyed by fire a few days ago. The
house was in session and the senate
was about to convene when the fire
was discovered. The loss is estimated
at 81, 800, 900. There was but little
insurance on the structure. The
building was an old one, being built
in 1922. Action will at once be taken
to provide new capitol.
The treaty arranged by the United
States and Great Britain for the set
Element OF the Venezuelan controversy
by arbitration was signed few days
ago at Washington by Secretary Olney
and Ambassador Pauncefote The
arbitrator named on the part OF Great
Britain are Baron Herscheli and Sir
Richard Hem Collins, while those
named for Venezuela are Chief Justice
| Fuller and Justice Brown of the
supreme court. The king of Norway
and Sweden is the fifth arbitrator.
2The announcement of the appoint
ment of Charles c. Dawes, of Illinois,
/ to the position of comptroller of the
| currency has been confirmed by Mr..
! Dawes. The commission of Comp
/ troller Eckles does not expire until
| 1898 and Mr.. Dawes expresses the hope
| that he will hold the office until that
! time.
/ Prof. James Wilson returned to
Anes few days ago from Canton, o..
/ where he was rendered the position of
I secretary of agriculture by president
elect Mckinley, and has accepted the
/ same. His many friends are extending
congratulations
A river expedition sent out by Gen
I eral Weyler was attacked .by Cubans
near Cienfuegos and fifteen boats were
| sunk and a, hundred men killed. Many
others were wounded.
In a fire in a tenement house in Ho-
boken, Y. j., few nights ago,
mother and her five children lost their
lives.
1t is announced that Judge Nathan
Golf, of West Virginia, has declined
the attorney generalship because ne
! hopes to become a United States
senator.
Fourteen people connected with the
city government of Louisville, Ky,
have been indicted for various kinds
of municipal corruption.
George Taylor. one Of the murder
ers OF the Meeks family, of Carrollton,
No. who escaped from Jail while under
! sentence to be hanged, was captured
a few days ago at IIanford, Cal.
Senator Wolcott, of Colorado. who is
visiting Europe in the interest of BIZ
Inetallism. and who has received very
little encourage in London, has
left London and gone 70 Paris
Gen. Gomez, in on authenticated in
teryiew, declares that if he had so, 600
rifles and ! 900 rounds of ammunition
for each. he could drive Weyler off the
island within month.
Princess de Chimay, formerly Miss
Ward, OF Detroit, Who left her prince
and eloped with a gypsy musician, mas
quarreled with the gypsy and has gone
to Monte Carlo.
Lyman j. Gage, president of the
First National Bank, of Chicago, has
: been rendered and has accepted the
appointment as secretary of the
treasury. He visited Major Mckinley
at the latters request, and after
conference announcement was made
! as above.
The deadlock in the Idaho legislature
has been broken by the election of
Henry Heilfeld, populist Fourteen
democrats joined the populists for
Heiifeld, and he also received the
vote of single republican member.
. Four democrats went TO Dubois.
Gen. Z. A. Alger, of Michigan, was
called to Canton, o., few days ago
and offered the portfolio of war. He
afterwards made the announcement
that he had accepted the place.
Governor Saddier. of Nevada. has
signed the glove contest bill and it is
now Il law. 1t provides for license
fee of 81 900 for each fight.
After most interesting and profit
able meeting at Des Moi mes the Ma
tional Suffrage Association adjourned.
Afraid OF Hsing Lynched.
Rockford, ILL.,, Feb. 1.--Alva Ames. a