Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-01-31
THE WHITE HOUSE.
OUR WEEKLY BUDGET FROM
WASHINGTON.
Interesting Gossip by onr News Man 1t the
National Capital-Congressiena
and Other Matters.

There is severe weather on the Black
sea-
Fever is raging among the Germans in
Zanzibar.
Serious foods and landslides have &C.
CURED in the south OF France.
A serious wreck on the Chicago g.
Eastern railway is reported with several
killed.
The Panama canal difficulty has been
averted by temporary settlement with
the contractors.
In dynamite explosion in Seattle, w.
t., three men were killed. he man
who threw the bomb was killed.
J. E. Wetherell, the husband of EN-
ma Abbott, the prima donna, died in
Denver, Col, on Sunday, of pneumonia.
An explosion Of fire damp occurred in
colliery in the Province of Orieda,
Spain. Twenty-seven persons were killed
and many wounded.
The greater part of the village of vi
lancon, Switzerland, has been destroyed
by fire. Many people were burned to
death. The fire was caused by mad
man.
Ashland, Wis, was startled Monday at
the announcement OF the suicide of NJ.
E. Gatfney the outgoing county clerk,
who sent bullet through his BRAIN
Gaffuey was about $4,000 short in his
accounts.
Ten years ago Jacob Bird was sent to
the Minnesota penitentiary to serve
lifetime sentence for murder. Recently
Birds brother died and confessed that
he was the murderer and that Jacob was
shielding him. The governor pardoned
Bird Monday.
A meeting of the trustees of the Slater
educational fund was held in New York
to Gil the vacancy caused by the death OF
Chief Justice Waite, and Rev. Phillips
Brooks, of Boston. The choice fell
upon Chief Justice Fuller, Of the United
States supreme court, and Bishop Potter,
OF New York.
The committee of clergymen who have
been assisting the executive committee OF
the centennial celebration OF Washing
| tons Inauguration as President on April
| 30, 1889, recall the fact that at nine
o'clock on the morning Of that day all
the churches held religious services 1t
| is, therefore, recommended that all the
churches repeat this recognition on the
centennial anniversary
| The debate in the American Senate on
the Panama canal excites ill-will at Paris,
| France. A friend of nj. DeLcsseps de-
clares that when M. DeLesseps, in 1887,
asked the American minister, Gen. Moves,
| for an explicit statement of the views OF
| the American government, Gen. Noyes
replied that, while he thought that the
| Americans viewed the project with. sus-
picion, he was unable to Obtain an Of
| ficial statement from the government.
A circular addressed to the Knights of
Labor of the country, signed by four OF
the original seven men who founded the
order, was given out for publication IN
Philadelphia, Pa The opponents OF the
Powderly administration are said to be
at the back Of the issuance of the cir
cular. which it is confidently expressed
bv those interested in the movement,
Will enally end in the overthrow OF the
Pow DERBY administration and the return
OF the order to the principles on which
it was first organized.
| BENJAMIN Il, Hopkins, late assistant
cashier of the defunct Fidelity National
Rank at Cincinnati, Ohio, and was par
doned by the President, died at his resi-
/ dence. He was pardoned BY the Presi-
!, dent on December Goth, but the. paper
did not reach Columbus penitentiary till
Friday morning, January 4th. MIR.
i Hopkins reached home that evening, and
aft..r / ;ovf,,l meeting with his family,