Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-04-06
NEWS OF THE WEEK

A party of Greeks crossed the Turk
ish frontier few days ago and en-
gagged the advance post of the Turkish
troops. The Turks lost twelve killed
and twenty wounded The Greek loss
is not known. The Greeks soon re-
| turned to their own territory.
IL is believed that Gen. Sanguilly
| will succeed Gen. Rivera as commander
of the insurgent forces in Pinar del
| Rio, Cuba.
The republicans in the United States
senate have decided TO make an effort
to secure control of the committees.
A cyclone which visited Oklahoma
destroyed nearly every building in
Chandler, u town of l,5OO inha bitants
near Guthrie. Twenty-one bodies
were recovered from the ruins. Many
| others among the more than hundred
who were injured will die. Several
other towns in the vicinity were visited
and badly damaged, but no fatalities
are reported.
A few days ago General Velasco, in
the hills of Pinar del Rio, Cuba, came
upon n detachment of 100 insurgents,
and after sharp fight routed them
and captured their position. The in
surgents were personally commanded
by Major General Ruiz Rivera, success
SCR in command to Antonio Maceo, and
next in Importance as military man to
Gomez. Among the prisoners cap
tured. Velasco found he had Rivera,
his chief Of staff, Col. Bacallo, and his
adjutant, Lieutenant Terry. Rivera
and Terry were wounded, the latter
SO badly that he died soon afterward.
Advices from Greece indicate that
the situation there is daily becoming
more critical. The Greeks are firm in
their determination to accept nothing
but the annexation of Crete. =
The Colorado legislature has abol-
ished capital punis hment
1t is given out that President Nc
Kinley has decided to send "A special
commissioner to Cuba to investigate
the charges that Americans have been
murdered by Spanish troops. Partic-
ular attention will be paid the case of
DIR. Ruiz, whose wife and children
have laid the case before Mckinley
and Secretary Sherman.
A dispatch from Algiers says the
iC hnnaIaSS1,, I'll
A boat with thirty occupants sank in
| collision with steamer near Ferrol,
| Spain, and twentyone were drowned.
England will not send boats to par
| ticipate in the proposed blockade of
Greece. but, in order to avoid the APP
pearance of an open rupture, will ac-
quiesce in the blockade. The insur-
gents in Crete captured the Mussul-
man fort at Malaxa. dynamited it and
burned it. The fleets near at hand
shelled the insurgents, but could not
stop their progress.
The Illinois senate has spassed the
productive measure aimed at the big
department stores of Chicago, and it is
quite .likely the house will do the
same.
Advices from Washington state it is
known that Spain has reached the end
of her rope and that Cuban independ-
ence is near at hand. The Spanish
treasury is empty and the govern
ment's credit is gone. The war in
Cuba costs $1,000, 600 month and
that in the Philippines $4,000, 900.
Spain has concluded to give up Cuba.
but. it is said, will first propose
autonomy, and then that Cuba assume
payment of the war debt and accept
independence. Weylcr's campaign in
the east has proved failure and the
Cubans will probably decline either
proposition.
The treaty between the Transvaai
and the Orange Free State has been
concluded. 1t gives to citizens of each
state franchise in either republic,
and the two republics agree to support
each other in case of attack. The
treaty must be ratified by the
respective legislatures.