Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-01-05
NEWS OF THE WEEK

upon the suburbs in and around Ha-
vana have become common affair
now. Some nights the firing can be
heard in the city proper, while the
fires from burning buildings can easily
be seen. The officials are sending out
extra troops for guard duty.
Gov. Bradley, of Kentucky says She
will resign on account of ill health.
A bog slide at Castle Island, Ireland,
has carried mass of bog a mile and
half wide into Lake Killarney.
1t is said Gomez has crossed the
eastern trocha, going west.
Services over the remains of Kate
Field were held at San Francisco, after
which the body was incinerated. The
ashes will be placed in Mount Auburn
cemetery, Boston.
William Waldorf Astor is said to
have sworn allegiance to Queen
Victoria.
The Russian ambassador to Turkey,
acting in concert with the represent
atives- of Great Britain, France, Italy,
Germany and Austria, recently told
the sultan that certain reforms must
be executed in Turkey and that failure
to profit by the advice would involve
most disagreeable consequences. 1t is
said the sultan refused 10 consent to
the proposed reforms.
Near Birmingham, Ala, recently,
plunging down 40 feet through an
iron trestle, an accommodation train
on the Birmingham Mineral road
landed its passengers and train crew
in death trap on the rocky bottom of
the Cahawba river. OF those on board
few only will recover The number of
the dead is estimated at between
thirty and thirty-five. So far twenty
eight bodies have been recovered.
Many of the victims were burned
alive.
The Atlas National bank, of Chicago,
decided to pay its depositors and close
out its business. AS result the Van
Avn cViSh pdih az bdpdNld SuSPChOCu.
The Bank of West Superior, at West
Superior, Wis, and the Scandal bank,
at Minneapolis, have also suspended.
The filibustering steamer Three
Friends has been seized by the United
States authorities, who will try to con-
vict her of carrying arms and ammuni-
ton to Cuba.
Thomas j. O'Mailey, alderman of
the Twenty-third ward of Chicago, has
been indicted for completely in the
murder of Gus Colliander, in that city
on election night, 1894
Consul General Lee is again at his
| post in Havana
A union miner at Leadville was
killed at his doorstep by nop-union
miners recently imported from Mis-
| souri,. Trouble is anticipated.
Washington authorities deny having
| received any notice that European
powers will assist Spain in case of
war over Cuba.
BY an explosion of fire damp in a
mine at Princeton, Ind, eight or nine
men were instantly killed and four
injured, one probably fatally.
Peter Maher whipped Steve
Donnell in fight at New York in
| just twenty-seven seconds.
1t is said the European powers have
/ informed the United States government
that they will not be passive if this
government recognizes or encourages
the Cuban insurgents.
Chas Elliott was convicted at 0ma-
ha for the murder of Guy HutsonpiI
| Ter and sentenced to prison tor life.
! Both were formerly with the Wild
West show.
! 1t is announced from both Lond on
and Constantinople that the powers
have decided that they must bring CO.
ercion to bear upon Turkey to secure
the needed reforms and such action is
contemplated at an early day.
| Blue Cut, near Kansas City, made
historic through the operations there
| Va ehC odihCo anu ouhSCi ouhhSs w hCu
they were pioneers in the train rob-
bling industry, has again been the
scene of hold-up. The ST. Louis &
Chicago express, which lett Kansas
City few nights ago at s:45 p m,
was tagged at Blue Cut and came to a
standstill. The robbers then uncoupled
the express car from the train and ran
it and the engine q few miles east,
| where they were stopped in cut
| Then they entered the car and. over
| towering the messenger, took the keys
| of the safe from him. In few
| minutes they had secured the contents,
believed te be several thousand dollars,
| whereupon they uncoupled the engine,
| ran it a couple of miles down the track
| and abandoned il. No clue.
| Germany hacking the Sultan.
| Washington Dec. 29.--The statement
| that secret alliance exists between
| Germany and the sultan Of Turkey is
made in letter from Constantinople
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