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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-07-27
Bridge Tax Is Valid.

Sioux ,iTY, July 20.-Judge Wake
field, of the district court, has decided
that the tax voted by the citizens of
Sioux City to aid in the construction
of combination bridge over the Mis-
souri, river at Sioux City, is legal and
constitutional. Unless reversed by the
supreme court this case will put $780,
900 into the hands of the Combination
Bridge Company, which is the tmount
derived from the 2 per cent special tax.
The question has been in litigation in
the Iowa courts since 1895, and it's out
come has been watched by lawyers and
railway men.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-07-27
SURRENDER QUESTIONED.
Claimed ToraI Did Not Receive Author
ity to Capitulate.

Claimed Toral Did Not Receive Author
I ity to Capitulate.
! MADRID, July 21.-A semi-officiai
note has been published explaining
the circumstances from a Spanish
standpoint of the surrender of San
tiago de Cuba. 1t declares that the
letter which Gen. Toral sis alleged to
have written to Gen. Shafter" is
apocryphal, as the telegraph version
contains statement which it is i'm
possible for Gen. Toral to have made,
because it is untrue that his govern
ment authorized him to capitulate. ="
The note continues: "What happened
was that the minister of war received
two kilograms from Capt. Gen. Blanco.
The first dispatch described Gen
Toral's position, which was most
pitiful because of the want of
provisions and ammunition. 1t also
detailed the enemy's proposals. In
the second telegram General Blanco
gave the terms of the capitnla-
ton and requested,, Mabel ions. The
war ministlp Baker, land .Iamelling
Gen. Blanco to leave every initiative
to Gen. Toral, for it was impossible to
recommend any other line of conduct.
Gen. Toral accordingly acted as he
thought advisable and would explain
before court martial the motives tina,
induced him to capitulate."
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-07-27
TROUBLE WITH CUBANS.
Strained Relations Between Uncle Sam
Forces and the Cubans.

Strained Relations Between Uncle Sans
Forces and the Cubans.
SANTIAGO. July 2O.-The fact i'm
pressed more and more every day on
the American officers and men is the
increasing strained relations between
the Americans and Garc;a's Cubans.
Indeed. the situation has now reached
point where there is practically no
communication between the armies
and their relations border on those of
hoStilites rather than allies. The
Cubans were particularly angered by
Skaters refusal to allow the Cubans
to enter Santiago when it surrendered,
in order to prevent them from looting
it, as they did Baiquiri, Siboney and
Ell Caney. The American officers and
men no longer conceal their contempt
for allies who will neither fight nor
work. That Garcia is displeased with
the turn of affairs is shown by the fact
that he declined Skaters invitation to
assist in the surrender of Santiago.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-07-27
IOWA PATL.IT OFFICE REPORT.

DIES MONIES, July 1s.-F. X. u,
Oskaloosa, Iowa: Your letter is re-
ceived and we answer thus publicly for
the benefit of others. For the first fee
according to our terms (S2O) we will
make one sheet of drawings and speci-
fications and get the commissioner
receipt therefor and such record evil
dence will be provisional protection
for one year without paying more If
you want to delay compile ton of the
application and Official examination at
Washington. For each additional
sheet we charge S.. When the second
fee (S20) is paid us SIS of it will be for
warded to tho commissioner and the
other IS applied for prosecuting the
claims, and after the patent is allowed
the third $50 fee must be paid within
six months from date of allowance
before the patent will be printed and
delivered. Provisional protection for
one year may also he secured by pre-
pairing and filing n caveat, and paving
the commissioner $40.
All questions relating to the securing
of patents cheerfully answered and
valuable information in circulars sent
free. THOMAS G. ORwIG & Co.
AS strategical point Cuba is con-
sidered of great Importance by Captain
A. Il. Mahan, the naval expert. lie
says: $50 far as position goes, Cuba
has no possible rival in her command
of the Yucatan Passage, just as she has
no competitor. in point of natural
strength and resources. for the control
of the Florida Strait, which connects
the Gulf of Mexico with the Atlantic"
Barcelona is the most populous city
in Spain, the result of u census lust
taken showing $50, 900 inhabitants to
Madrid's 100000.
Eight thousand carrier pigeons, all
well-trained are in use in the German
army.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-07-27
DEWEY CALLS GERMANS DOWN.
Wants to Know Whether the Countries
Are at Peace or War.


New YORK, July 2O.-The Worlds
Manila special of July IA, by the way
of Hong Kong, China, says. Admiral
Dewey sent message to the German
admiral recently to inquire whether
America and Germany are at peace or
war. If they are at peace he demand
ed that the German warships pursue a
different course. If they are at war
ern himself accordingly. Dewey was
prompted to send this peremptory
message by the action of the German
cruiser Irene in preventing the insur-
gent attack upon the Spanish garrison
at Subig bay, which greatly displeased
him. Admiral Won Diedrichs, in COM
mand OF the Germrn fleet in the Pacif-
ic, returned a verbal answer which was
apologize in tone to Dewey, stating
that he objected to the Americans
stopping a German ship which had
been in the bay once and had been
visited. The German ships have made
a practice of coming into Manila and
then making trips outside the bay,
cruising among the islands and return
ing in two or three days. The German
contention is that a ship should not be
stopped after the first time. Admiral
Dewey replied that Manila was a
bloclladed port and that he would con-
tinue TO have all ships communicated
with when he desired. whether on the
first or the hundredth time of entering
the bay. The German admiral
responded. still objccting and saying
that he would submit the question to
the senior officers of his other war
ships.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-07-27
OURS FOR ALL TIME.
Semi-Ohicial Statement as to the Future
of New Possessions.

of New Possessions.
WASHINGTON, July 21.-An authori-
tative declaration has been made that
Porto Rico will be held as a permanent
possession of this country as a price of
the war. The subjoined is practically
an official statement made to the AS
sociated Press: "Porto Rico will be
kept by the United States. That is
settled and has been the plan from the
first. Once taken it will never be re-
leased. 1t will pass forever into the
hands of the United States. There
never has been any other thought. It's
possession will go toward making up
the heavy expense of the war to the
United States. Our flag, once run up
there, will float over the island per-
manently." The same authority says
the future of the Philippines is a mat
ter of developement; that so far there
is no certain policy finally adopted re-
garding these islands. They are sub
ject to developments in the war situa-
ton in the Pacific. 1t was intimated,
however, though not definitely assert
ed, that the Ladrone islands miglst fol-
low the fate of Porto Rico and become
our permanent possession, being valu-
able as coaling and supply station
for our ships when en- route to eastern
Asia
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-07-27
LEADS THE STATE.

A Practical Test of Iowa Newspapers.
DIES MONIES, July 20.-The Haulen-
beck Advertising Agency, of New
York, has just placed a single adver-
Using order for 100000 worth of adj
vertising for one large eastern concern.
1t started in by selecting the leading
daily in each of 35 states, giving a big
order to each. The paper selected for
Iowa was the Des Moines Daily News,
which received a magnificent order in
four figures. The News is gaining
with marvellous rapidity. 1t is the
only daily newspaper in the world sold
for ST year. It's rate for six months
is rs cents; three months, so cents; one
month, 25 cents.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-07-27
ALL OVER THE WORLD|
A CRISIS is IMMINENT.
Madrid Aware of Widespread Carlist
lot


Plot.
LONDON, July 22.-The Madrid COR
respondent of the Standard says:
"The government continues to re-
ceive from civil and military authori-
ties in many provinces alarming in
formation as to Carlist preparations.
Arms and ammunition have been nitro
duced, by many mountain passes into
Navarro, Aragon and Catalonia, it is
supposed with the connivance of the
local authorities on both sides of the
frontier. The Carlist agents and lead.
ers know that they can act with GER
tain amount of impunity, because, SO
long as the pretender and his repre-
sentatives and newspapers in Madrid
periodically disclaim all intention of
disturbing the peace during the war
with the United States, they feel GER
tain that Senior Sagasta and the au-
thorities will not dare to arrest or mo-
lest Carlists. They also assume that
Senior Sagasta cannot afford to affront
large section of the people and risk
civil war, when his hands are SO full.
In some few places, however, the mill
tary governor has suppressed the Carl
list newspapers and warned the Carlist
juntas that stronger measures will be
taken if they persist in agitations.
The Carlists in Madrid say that the
first risings will occur in western, CEN
trail and Southern Spain, their ancient
strongholds, in order to show the ex-
tent and power of their organization. !"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-07-27
MILES GETS AWAY,
Started From Siboney, Cuba, After
Considerable Delay.

Considerable Delay.
WASHINGTON, July 22.-General
Miles, leading the military expedition
against Porto Rico started at 8 o'clock
yesterday afternoon from Siboney,
Cuba, for the point on the island of
Porto Rico where it is the intention
that the troops shall land. 1t is ex-
pected that General Miles will wait at
some appointed spot on the route for
the expeditions from Tampa, Newport
News and New York to fall into his
column. These expeditions are already
under way, some of them with two or
three days start of General Miles, SO
that the delay should not be very
great. After all the trouble about the
naval convoy and the first conclusion
of the naval authorities that none was
necessary, the strength of that now
furnished is surprising. 1t consists Of
the battleship Massachusetts,, the pro-
tected cruiser Cincinnati, the gunboat
Annapolis, the auxiliary cruisers
Gloucester, Wasp, Dixie and Leyden.
Secretary Alger believes that General
Miles, on the Yale, will arrive at the
destination Sunday morning, with
5000 men under his immediate COM
mand. A day later will come 1000
men on transports, and the day follow
ing that $500 more. Whether the
landing will be deferred until the
arrival of this entire force or whether
General Miles will take the initiative
and hoist the flag himself on Porto
Rican soil is left to the discretion of
that officer Gen. Schwan's brigade,
comprising the Fifth, the Eleventh
and Nineteenth United States infantry.
a splendid body of trained soldiers,
sailed from Tampa yesterday to join
Gen. Miles, and if the Porto Rican ex-
petition is not an immediate success it
will not be for lack of disposition in
the war department to supply every
requisite.
CHARLESTON, S. c., July 21.-With
bands playing and 10000 people cheer
| ing, the first expedition to follow Gen.
Miles to Porto Rico got away from
here at Z o'clock last evening. The ex-
petition is under command of Major
General j. II. Wilson and will, when
complete, consist of the Second and
Third Wisconsin, the Sixteenth Penn
sylvania regiments and two companies
of the Sixth Illinois. Each of the
ships carries large quantity of sup
plies and on the No. n there are 1000
head of mules and the wagon train of
Geh. Wilson's division.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-07-27
Havana and EiancO IsOluted.

WASHINGTON. July 2l.-Gen. A. W.
Greeley. chief signal officer, cablcd in
struction to his Offices in Santiago to
seal up and place guard over three
cable lines connecting Santiago with
Cienfuegos, whence, by land line.
communication is established with IIa.
vana. Gen. Greedy has just been in
formed that his orders have been car
ried into effect. The closing of the
Cienfuegos cables absolutely isolates
Havana and Gen. Blanco from Madrid.
Blanco's only means of communicating
with the Madrid government is by the
Key West cable, which is under the
strictest censorship by the government
Of the United States. AS a result OF
the sealing up of the Santiago-Cien-
fuegos cables, several cipher dispatch
es passing between Gen. Blanco and
the Spanish government have drifted
into this country. 1t is scarcely nee
essary to say that they did not reach
their destination.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-07-27
Surrendered 22.is9 Men.

WASHINGTON. July 20.-The war de-
partment has received dispatch from
Gen. Shafter saying that the roster OF
prisoners was handed in by General
Toral The total showed 22,7s9 men.
Skaters dispatch added that the pris-
oners turned over to him far exceeded
in numbers the strength of his own
army. Gen. Shafter asked the war de-
partment to hurry forwa few regi-
menis of immunes for service at San
tiago, in order TO have the minimum
danger of infection from the fever
which prevails there.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-07-27
THE NEWS IN IOWA
IOWA TO MAKE A LOAN.
State Treasurer Invites Bids on Stat
Warrants

State Treasurer Invites Bids on State
Warrants.
Dies MONIES, July 22.-The condition
of the state treasury is such that mon
ey to meet current expenses will be
needed during the fall and winter
months. State Treasurer Herriott has
dedided to take advantage of the new
law, which permits the sale of war
rants. In the past, when the treasury
has been short of funds, warrants pre-
scented have been stamped, mot paid
for want of funds" and have borne 6
per cent interest. Under the new ar
rangement. warrants will be sold in
bulk at the lowest interest rate obtain
able. A circular has just been issued
by the state treasurer calling for bids
on blocks of not less than $4,000 at q
stipulated rate of interest not to eX-
coed 5 per cent.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-07-27
Ben Menzer's Neck Broken.

IDA GROVE, July 16.-While in town,
two farmers, William Estlick and Ben
Menzer, living ten miles north of Ida
Grove, became intoxicated and began
quarreling over some trivial affair.
They left town, agreeing to settle the
matter later. Next morning Menzer
was found dead in Estlick's yard. The
report says that he drove home past
his own place to Estlick's, but without
getting out of the buggy started to
drive away and, turning too short. was
thrown from the buggy, falling on his
head and breaking his neck.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-07-27
Garcia Reported Dead.

New YORK, July 21.-A dispatch to
the Evening Post from Kingston, ia
maica says: 'Cubans arriving here
from Siboney bring the report of the
death of Gen. Garcia. They make a
mystery of it, saying it should not be
known in Cuba yet for reasons of state,
and give no particulars except that he
was shot. Spanish refugees here who
are officially connected with General
Blanco believe the story"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-07-27
Fifty-first Iowa May Go.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 22.-The Fifty
first Iowa volunteers have, in all like
lihood, been selected to go to Manila
on the transport Arizona, the last of
the transports secured. A detail of
men was ordered to take rations, pro-
coed to the steamer for the purpose of
guarding it and preventing any of the
Chinese crew from poinp ashore.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-07-27

David Walter, farmer, of Lititz, Pa,
has a thrifty wife. On his thirty-eighth
birthday, she presented to him ear
riage, a gold watch, herd of ten Hol-
stein cows and So, 900 in cash. During
her fifteen years of married life she
had saved the money which enabled
her to make these presents. and he
knew nothing of her thrift until he re-
ceived these presents.
Bacon-"Are the flies so bad up your
way?" Egbert-"l think not. A great
many of them seem to go to church on
Sundays"
Nearly all the bread eaten by the
Chinese is first boiled and then brown
ed by baking.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-07-27
Randall Postonce BurrIarized.

RANDALL, July 21.-The postoffice at
this place was broken into and the safe
blown open. About $50 in money and
a large quantity of stamps were secur-
ed. The robbery was not discovered
until the next morning when the post
master opened the office. There is no
clue to the robbers.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-07-27
BANKS DOORS CLOSED.
Commercial State Bank of MarshalItown
Couldn't Withstand Run.

MARsHALLTowN, July 22.-The doors
of the Commercial State Bank have
been closed until the state bank exam
liner has finished his examination.
President Lacey said run had been
made on the bank owing to reports cir
culated principally by stockholders,
and that the bank was not in condition
to stand run. He said depositors
would be paid in full, but the stock
holders would be small losers. The
bank will probably be reorganized and
continue business.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-07-27
Hunting Accident.

RoLFE, July 2O.-Edward Iverson,
who lived five miles north of Rolfe,
started fishing, carrying a gun with
him. In crawling through a wire
fence and pulling the gun after him,
the gun was discharged in some way.
The load entered his stomach. killin,,
him INSTANTLY
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-07-27
WIN Come Down Gracefully.

VANCOUVER, b. c., July 21.-Accord-
ing to advices brought from Hong
Kong by the Empress of India" the
chief news is that Manila is ready to
surrender. Not that it is going to vol
UNFAIRLY capitulate before it is com
PEELED to, but that the backbone of
resistance is unquestionably broken,
and upon a real show of intentions to
lombard the town, it will haul down
the Spanish flag.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-07-27
The PelayO Damaged.

MARsEILLEs, July 20.-A steamer,
which has just arrived reports that she
sighted, off the coast of Tunis, the
Spanish fleet commanded by Admiral
Camara. AS the steamer passed the
battleship Pelayo column of smoke
suddenly issued from her, and from
the fact that cruiser had to take the
Pelayo in town, it is evident that the
most powerful warship of Spain has
been damaged.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-07-27
Probably Fatally Stabbed.

CEDAR RAPIDS, July 2O.-Adolph
Sommerbeck, IS years old, interceded
in behalf of little boy whom Hayden
Franks, who was intoxicated, had
knocked down. Franks turned on
Sommerbeck. and during the fight that
ensued stabbed Sommerbeck in the
chest, inflicting what will probably
prove to be fatal wound. Franks
made his escape and is still at large.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-07-27
Looking to Peace.

PARIS, July 21.-The Temps says:
dispatches which have been received
late this afternoon lead us to believe
semi-official communications have been
exchanged between Spain and the
United States with the view of sound
ing the United States on the terms Of
peace" The Temps Madrid cores
pondent is unusually we'll informed.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-07-27
TWO KILLED BY LIGHTNING.
Severe Thunder Storm Visits the Southern
Part of Howard.

Part or howard.
ELMA, July 20.--A very severe elect
rio storm accompanied by high winds
passed over this section of the state,
causing loss of life and doing consider
able damage to property. Lightning
struck the farm house of John Beaver,
four miles from Elma, and instantly
killed Mrs. Beaver and one daughter.
aged fourteen, shocked and burned a
second child. Fearful of the storm.
Mrs. Beaver had taken her children to
the cellar and they were there when
the lightning struck. AS stated, two
were killed outright, and another
daughter rendered unconscious. The
child is still in a precarious condition,
the body being frightfully burned by
the electric current.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-07-27
Fire at DEBORAH.

DEBORAH, July 21.-At 10 o'clock p. m.
the Grand Opera House was discovered
to be on fire and it took a stubborn
fight to gain control of the flames. The
walls of the building are intact and it
is not thought the floors are damaged,
still the loss will be considerable. The
insurance was $4,000 and this sum
will scarcely cover the loss.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-07-27
Decline to Surrender.

MADRID, July 2l.-General Parreja,
Spanish commander at Guantanamo,
refuses to be included in the capitula-
ton of Santiago. Under the Spanish
code a commander can only surrender
the troops under his immediate COM
mand. Consequently it is claimed the
surrender includes only the troops
actually at Santiago.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-07-27
Iowa Signal Corps to Porto Rico.

WASHINGTON, July 2O.-Orders have
been issued sending the Iowa Volun-
teer Signal Corps, commanded by
Captain Frank Lyman, and known as
the Twelfth Signal company, to Chick
amaugua, Georgia. 1t is expected that
the company will leave with General
Brooke for Porto Rico at once.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-07-27
Iowa Soldier Dies.

CAMP CUBA LIBRE, Jacksonville, Fla.
July 20.-William j. Black, quarter
master sergeant of Company III, Fifth
eth Iowa Volunteers is dead. He had
been sick with typhoid fever for two
weeks. His home was at Charlton, La.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-07-27
CHILD SMOTHERED.
Infant Son of Mr.. Marsh Suffocated by
Pillow.

Pillow.
DIES MONIES, July 21.-A frightful
fatality occurred at the residence OF
Mr.. Marsh, of South Des Moines. The
b-months-old son, Mearl j., was
smothered to death by a pillow. Mrs.
Marsh had left it nicely cared for in
the bed on arising at about o'clock.
She thought the little one was sleep
ing longer than usual and went in at
10 a. M, when she was Mortified to
find the child dead. It's head was COW
cred by the pillow and no doubt exists
that it was simply suffocated.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-07-27

Since the beginning of the present
war Holsters have become unaccount.
ably scarce on the Atlantic coast.
1t is the habit of Arctic dogs to bur.
row under the snow, curl up into the
smallest possible bulk, and thus sleep.
In the regular army. about 25 per
cent are foreigners. In the navy, 81
per cent of the petty officers, and az
per cent of the seamen are foreign
born.
The right leg of j. II. Twirs, of In.
dependence, Kansas, was amputated
four years ago, by surgeons. A few
days ago, the surgeons took off his left
leg. His age is 72.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-07-27
A PostofHce Robbed.

LAUREL, June 21.-The Laurel post
Office was entered by burglars. The
safe was blown open and something
over 500 worth of stamps and about
900 in cash stolen
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-07-27
Avoid the Impurities

of surface water and sewage, which
breed fevers, diphtheria and malaria.
Drink Colfax Mineral Water. Colfax
Mineral Water Co.. Colfax. la.