Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1888-12-06
WIRE SPARKS.
THE NEWS OF A WEEK FROM MANY
SECTIONS.
A Condemnation of Ncwsy Notes Gathcrea
Here md There and Prepared for
Hurried Readers.

Brosherton's cotton mill, at Preston,
England, has been destroyed by fire.
Loss S200,0 600.
An explosion of fire damp occurred in
Frederick Pit, at Dury, in the province
of Haimite, Belgium. Thirty miners
were killed.
Messengers who have arrived at Wady
Halfa report that the mysterious White
Pasha in Bahort Gahzi district has fought
a great battle and killed many dervishes.
The yellow fever has broken out at
Santa Cruz dc la Palma, Spain The
contagion was carried TO the port by
steamer from Cuba.
The masters of the GOLFERS in Lanark-
shire, England, have made a per cent
advance in wages The trade committee
has advised the jute spinners of Dundee
to give their employees similar increase.
The police have exp elled from Berlin
two French journalists, M. Latapan and
NJ. Ooriot, editors of Berlin correspond
ence with French newspapers. The off
cial reason given for their expulsion is
that they made themselves obnoxious.
Fred 5. Simpson, night clerk of the
Northern Park Exchange Co., at Tacoma,
w. r., who absconded with $4,000 of
the company's money a few days ago,
was caught at Manloops, B. c., and all
the money recovered.
Hughes county, Dakota, has genuine
case OF leprosy. The subject is a child
Of Mrs. Bansum, born while she was a
missionary in China. The neighbors re-
fuse to have communication with mem
bers of the afflicted family.
Three young girls, Mamie Tam, Allie
bedman and Emma Nickens, while pass
ing over the canal bridge at Circleville,
Ohio, were caught by train of cars on
The Cincinnati and Muskingum Valley
Railroad and killed.
The stage, near San Luis Obispo, CAL,
was stopped by a lone highwayman, and
he went through four passengers. He
took all the registered mail matter He
is thought to be the same man that rob-
bed two stages last week.
The British steamer Black Watch
foundcred in latitude 36 north, longitude
10 east. The fate of her crew is I'M
known. She was an iron screw steamer
OF 936 tons, plying between Naples and
Odessa, and was probably returning
from Odessa when foundered.
A shock of earthquake that was sharp
enough to cause many people in hotels
and private houses to run out into the
streets, was felt at San Francisco, CAL,
on Sunday afternoon. The direction
was northwest to southeast: duration ten
seconds. The shock was felt throughout
Central California.
Two lighters, Mary Hand and Charles
Whitney, loaded with 800 bales of cot
ton, intended for the Hamburg line of
steamers, took fire in New York harbor
and were towed out into the East river
Before the flames could be extnguished,
about SIS, 900 damage was done.
AS result of an improvement in the
iron trade, the Reading Railroad Compa
ny on Wednesday issued orders for a re-
sumption of work at its large furnace at
Bechtelsviile, which has been idle for
some months. The other company fur
naces will resume as fast as they can be
repaired The Glendale rolling mill.
few miles away, also resumed.
Treasurer James J. Daily, of the
Childs-Drexel fund of the international
Union reports that up to
Nov. l the amount on hand was $50, 000
which more than doubles the amount of
the original gift of $4,000 by Childs &
Drexel in 1856, and which was the
nucleus of the fund named in their honor.
The entire fund is drawing good rate
of interest.
The strike of the Louisville, New AL
bany & Chicago brakemen continues, and
no freight has been moved into, or out
Of Lafayette. The company, on Wednes-
day, made up train at Lafayette,
which was moved under protection of
The sheriff and police, and without brake
men to station ten miles out, where it
was sidetracked. The strikers endeav-
Ored to board the cars, and draw the
coupling pins, but were prevented.
The biggest check that even Wall
street has seen for long time was drawn Z
Thursday to the order of the Central
Trust company of New York, and signed
by President John II. Inman, of the
Richmond Terminal company. The
check was for SO, $50, 900, which, with
$3.50, 600 previously paid, makes the en-
lire 81. 200 900 that the Terminal CON-
pany bargained few weeks ago to pay |
for the Georgia company.
The commission appointed last Spring |
will be successful in removing the South |
I'm Utes from Colorado. Two weeks |
lgo the commissioners and delegation
If the Utes appointed for the purpose re-
turned from Utah, where they went to
ook up the new reservation. The coun-
Ill was held at the agency on Wednesday |
md all the Indians present-one-fourth
IF the tribe--signed the treaty providing !
for the removal to new reservation in
Utah.
The prize court of Port-auP Prince,
Hayti, after trial, has condemned the
steamer Haytien Republic to
confiscation for violating the blockade of
the Port of st. Marc and for actively
in the rebellion Of northern
districts Of Hayti. The United States
Boston has arrived at Port-au-
Prince. where her commander is assisting
the United States minister in investigat-
ing The case.
After seventy-three weeks Of impris-
onmpnt ia The county jail, Edward Nc