Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-04-20
NEWS OF THE WEEK

by 1t at Omaha twenty years ago. 1t
IS eating through the levees and is
causing great loss to property. East
Omaha will be thrown into Iowa if the
action of the water is not stayed.
1t is SAID President Mckinley has
concluded that the changes in location
Of the pension agencies should not be
made.
Turkey and Greece have each addressed
TO the powers statements of a pacific
character in regard to the encounters
On the Macedonian frontier, which are
described as ''mere frontier incidents. "
Secretary Wilson has issued orders
tor the purchase by his department of
several hundred pounds of the finest
creamery butter made in Iowa, Illinois
and one or two other states and for its
shipment to England, where it is to be
sold by the agent of the United States.
This is to be repeated from time to
time with an idea to learning the
English taste for butter and ultimate
ly creating a market for our butter.
England now gets most of her butter
from Denmark.
President Mckinley has announced
the appointment of Senator Edward
o. Wolcott, of Colorado: Hon. Chas j.
Paine, of Boston, Mass, and ex-
Nice-President Stevenson as commits
sioners to an international monetary
conference. These appointments are
made under the act approved March B.,
last, for the promotion of an inter-
national agreement for bimetallism. :"
10 is authoritatively stated that the
commissioners will not go abroad
before May l.
dispatch from Athens says that
the invasion of Turkish territory by
Greek insurgents is believed to be the
forerunner of a declaration of war
1t is added that in spite OF the numer-
Gus forces already at the front two
further classes of the Greek army re-
oCiNCo HdNc DCtH out.
Ex-senator Daniel w. Voorhees,, of
Indiana, the tall sycamore of the
Wabash" died at his home in Wash
ington on the 10th. He had been suf-
fering for two years from rhe umatism
of the heart.
According to Washington dispatch
an agreement has been reached by the
democrats, populists and silver repub-
licans i'll the senate by VIII ich they will
control the committee appointments.
They declare, however, that they will
not interfere with the repu blican pro-
gram on the tariff.
Charges that DIR. w. Godfrey Hunter,
the republican caucus nominee for
United States senator from Ken lucky,
has attempted to get into the senate
through the bribing route have added
another sensation to the already
sensational contest.
Bands of Greek brigands entered
Turkey at Krenla a few days ago. The
Turkish troops at once engaged with
them and fighting was hot for awhile
The invading Greeks numbered 1000
and held their own. The Greek
regulars did not take part in the
scrimmage.
Gen. Ruiz Rivera, accompanied by
Col. Bacellao, of the Cuban army,
arrived by train at Rigla and were
conveyed to Cabana fortress. Both
seemed in excellent spirits.
Fire which started in hotel at
Knoxville, Tenn, a few nights ago
destroyed the very heart of the city at
"a loss of about 81 OOO, 900. 1t is believed
that five persons were burned to death
in the hotel.
Turkey has protested to the powers
against a continuation of the present
conditions in Crete and on the
Thessalian frontier. Every days
delay acts to the advantage of Greece,
which is not SO well prepared for war
as is Turkey, and it is realized that
the conditions cannot long remain as
they are.
Porto Rico has taken up arms against
Spain, the revolution having started
in Yauco and Ad juntas. The revolu-
ton, though expected, was not antic-
ipated so soon. Porto Rico has a
population of 955, 900, of whom 20, 900
are native Spanish. The promised
reforms in the administration lately
put in effect there by Spain have been
found to amount TO nothing and
apparently precip!tated the revolution
There is rumor that Russia pro-
posed that If Greece would withdraw
her troops from crete. Russia would
have Turkey withdraw her forces, and
would see that Prince George of Greece
be sent to organize Cretan constab-
ulary. 1t is Sad that Greece prompt
ly rejected these propositions.
Four Thousand men were forced out
of employment by the closing of the
works of the Illinois Steel Company at
South Chicago few days ago. This
action was taken by the officials to
head off a strike because of dissatis-
faction with the wage scale.
Secretary Sherman has assurances
that General Rivera, the insurgent
leader, will not be executed. but
would be treated as a prisoner of war