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Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1891-11-26

The Geographical Congress recently
held in Switzerland recommended the
universal adoption of the metric sys-
tenn and also the Greenwich meridian
for tho reckoning of longitude and
time. 1t is doubtful, maintains the
New York Times, if this win be done,
however, by all nations. For, although
a standard in both cases would be
beneficial to the world at large, France
naturally desires Paris time, and Eng
land would never surrender her prime
meridian and adopt revolution in
her system of measurements unless
the new measure was examined antf
based non.i,.t--s--'-'ss sua.,;s---rss-ss
..sezasU Warrington Post says that the
great corn-prodncing States Of the
Northwest have agents in Europe,
whose duty 1t is to visit all the local
fairs. They are provided with a
cooking apparatus, and openly before
the crowd Of spectators they prepare
Al the various palatable dishes that
can be made of corn--mush, hoecake.
pones, egg-bread, corn-mufiins, etc. =
and distribute the products of their
skill to all the spectators who care to
taste. Their object 10 to familiarixe
the common people of Europe with
the various methods Of cooking corn,
and with the flavor of the dishes pre-
pared from it. It is thought that thu,
large demand may be created.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1891-11-26

Imprisonment for debt is not en-
tirely obsolete in the United States,
notes the San Francisco Chronicle, as
recent case reported from South
Dakota conclnsively demonstrates. A
man against whom judgment was
obtained in snit for damages, having
neglected TO satisfy the same, was i'm
prisoned, the law providing that when
defendant does not pay an execution
can issue against his body. II is un-
necessary to inquire whether in this
particular case the man could or could
not pay, for II cnts no figure III the
matter. Incarceration for debt has
long since been set down as barbarons
and unreasonable, because it is too
often made an instrument 70 wreak
vengeance and is rarely ever eftica-
cious in deterring people from becom-
ing improvident, or in recovering
from them what has been wasted in
Improvidence. The sooner South pa
|xofa learns this The better for her rep.
lilafion.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1891-11-26
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.
Current Events of the Day
Epitomized.
4 Concise Review for the Week of
Doings From All Over the
World.

In Russia, the river Neva is blocked
with ice an navigation is stopped.
A riot occurred at limerick, Ire
land, in which four soldiers were
wounded.
Tie "Sayward Behring Sea soaleries
case" is on trial in the United States
Supreme Court in Washington.
The Walter Architectural Iron
Works of Cincinnati have assigned.
Assets and liabilities each about $780,
900.
Miss Matte Mitchell, daughter of
Senator Mitchell, of Oregon, is to
marry Duke Francois De La Roche
boncauld, of France.
In Chicago, Fannie Cartwright, the
actress, while drunk was run over and
killed in the railroad yards. The
police suspect murder.
AT jackson, Miss, Frank B. Leo
pold died at The Lawrence house from
an over dose of morphine taken pre-
sumably with suicidal intent.
At Louisville, KY. lightning set
fire to the Board of Trade building,
which was burned The Western
Union Telegraph Company suffered
heavy loss.
In Maynita Wan district, Canada, a
trapper named David Allen got caught,
in one Of his own bear traps and died
of starvation. His body was found
month afterward.
At Magnolia, Miss, L. E. Ford I'M
der sentence 10 be hanged December
1st, for the murder of the marshal of
McComb City, escaped from jail by
cutting the cell door hinges.
Near Jacksonville, Fla, burglars
broke open Martin Items store and
dangerously wounded him. They then
murdered clerk named Charles Moraz
and robbed the place. Three negroes
are under arrest.
Fire destroyed the business portion
of Buffalo Gap, 8. D., station on the
Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley
railroad. About four blocks of bust
ness houses were destroyed. Loss,
$50, 900; insurance light.
Wreckers removed several rails from
The track of the Western 4 Atlantic
railroad, six miles from Atlanta, caus-
ing the wreck of the regular passenger
train north, with about fifty passen-
gers. Several oflthe trains crew were
hurt, but not seriously.
A Watertown, N. r.. dispatch says
A cler cal error was discovered this
morning III a return from one of the
county election districts which makes
a change of thirty votes in favor of
Martin /. Willard, Democratic candi-
date for the Assembly, and elect him
by plurality OF eleven votes.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1891-11-26
DISPERSED A COURT.
Shot at His Father and Drove the
Judge Away.

From GAINESVILLE, county seat of
iancey county, N. c., comes a story
published by an Ashville paper that A
young man named Ray, who was an
gered by his-f.a'aIrer re e.itsTIGe J n a tt
enemy OF Ray, fired several shots at
his father. 'o'S ~
ms arrest was ordered by judge
bynum, then holding court.
iotng Ray, armed with a aonble-
oarreled shotgun, defied the sheriff
ana proceeding to the court honse
entered, and by his threats drove the
iadge OIL the bench, which dispersed
the audience, and walked away IN
molestod
Inc event is said to have taken
pace about ten days ago, but as vet
iittle has been said about it and II Is
doubtless exaggerated.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1891-11-26

Syrup"

Here is an incident from the South
Mississippi, written in April, 1890,
just after the Grippe had visited that
country. " | am a farmer, one of
those who have to rise early and
work late. AT the beginning oflast
Winter | was on trip to the City
of Vicksburg, Miss. where got we'll
drenched in shower of rain. +
went home and was soon after seized
with a dry, hacking cough. This
grew worse every day, until I had
to seek relief. consulted DR.. Dixon
who has since died, and he told me
to geta bottle of Boschee's German
Syrup. Meantime my cough grew
worse and worse and then the Grippe
came along and / caught that also
very severely. My condition then
compelled me to do something. l
got two bottles of German Syrup.
began using them, and before taking
much of the second bottle, l was
entirely clear of the Cough that had
hung to me SO long, the Grippe, and
all its bad effects. l felt tip-top and
have felt that way ever since"
PETER ] BRIAl,s, Jr., Cayuga, Hines
Co.. Miss. 90
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1891-11-26
LYNCH IN TEXAS.
Double Hanging at Gayville Presuma
bly, by Other Negroes.

information has been received of a
double iynching that occurred near
BRENNAN, Texas, Monday night. satur.
oay night there was a general row AT
negro dance at the residence of Jim
Ho"ards, and it is believed the lynch.
ing grew out of this fuss.
Mohuay night near Blake's cross
,ng on the Vegas, two negroes were
hanged both with the same rope and
apparently at the same time, as they
were found Tuesday locked in each
o.hers arms hanging by the same rope
one or the negroes was stranger in
washington county, and was dressed
wen. Inc ether was identified as q
farm laborer. - :
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1891-11-26
NATIONAL FARMERS.
RESOLUTIONS that Were Adopted, ana
Those Voted Down.

The Farmers National Congress- IN
session at Sedalia, Mo-, have mani.
mously adopted the following resoln.
tions; Recommending State control
OF Live Stock Exchanges; recon-
mending the passage of a National
law requiring the stamping of artifi.
clal hog products; demanding lhe
passage of Federal law prohibitin~
gambling in farm products; indorsino
the principle of reciprocity.
RESOLUTIONS previously reported
upon adversely by the committee wsrs
rejected by the Congress. demand;no
the coinage of silver dollars of The
value OF 100 cents each; demand;na
the government ownership of railroaas
ana telegraphs, demanding NationaI
revenues derived from taxes From
imports which come into comnetit;nn
wi''i home manufactures; demands
tne Federal prohibition of the sala nS
and demanding the cess;on
OF arid lands to tie yarions Statas =,
winch said lands are situated.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1891-11-26
NEW NATIONAL BANH.
ourey has Cedar Bucket Eacto,v
Making Churns ana Ches,s

fapers have arrived at Huntsville
Aia'' from Washington for a new na
s,onai paiik, with a capital of $3.50 900
owned by Dakota capitalists who hava
sought ont the Huntsville hotel Monte
oano ana other valuable property
uu1iey' Ala, has the fourth cedar
nacNet factory in The United states
y Jnst began operation, turning "n,
s,nr'y dozen per day. The other three
e are at Richmond. Va ana
IVA and Murfreesboro Tenn NM
lne Shirley factory makes the beSt
s SsII IN me market. 1t also make,
wei buckets, churns and chests ''S'
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1891-11-26

The only defect of the new Euro
pean death-dealer, the Maennlicher
rifle, Is the weakness of the spring
that feeds the cartridges from the
magazine into the firing chamber. As
the weapon, as recently tried in Chill,
developed the uncomfortable habit of
killing with one charge from three to
five men standing behind each other
at q distance of from three to four
hundred yards, another defect will
soon be noted in the lack of a desire
in soldiers to face the weapon. The
problem of keeping the peace by maxi
ing war too terrible to be thought of is
being solved.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1891-11-26
FIVE MEN PERISHED.
A Livery Stable Five That Burned
Men and Horses.

Mansions livery stables at Denvre,
COL, We're almost completely destroyed
by fire Monday morning Four men,
and possibly five, rooming in the upper
part of the building, were suffocated,
and between twenty and thirty horses
met death in the same way. The
names of the men could not be learned.
Their bodies have been sent to the
coroner's office for Identification
az e SC to $7oo each. Loss on build
ing and carriages, $4,000. The
names of the men who lost their lives
are: Thomas Bower, Peoria, ILL.,, Geo.
Richards, Lincoln, Neb.; David Ell
more, residence unknown; Otto Hell
5ine, st. Louis. 1t is thought the
remains of two more men are in the
ruins,
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1891-11-26

Taking butter from milk
was known in the earliest
times. 1t was left for our
time to make a milk of cod
liver oil.
Milk. the emulsion of but
Ter, is an easier food than
butter. SCOTS Emulsion of
cod-liver oil is an easier food
than cod-liver oil. 1t is rest
tor digestion. 1t stimulates.
helps, restores, digestion;
and, at the same time, sun
plies the body a kind of
nourlshment it can get in no
other way.
New York, 80 oou'h srh Avenue,
-, Your druggist keeps SCOTS Emulsion Of ,oa a.
=" druggists everywhere do. 81,
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1891-11-26
DOES REALLY PICK COTTON
Tested at Augusta and was Suc{es.
full Is the Field.

A cotton harvester. which is d ex-
hibition at the Augusta, Ca, 4posi-
ton grounds, has had severj very
successful field tests in the presbce of
great throngs of interested people.
The machine picked on trial ldiay lat
the rate of $50 pounds of dtton an
hour, which is equivalent to u work
Of thirty hands for the sdhe time.
Although cotton is dead andfiry aud
in very unfavorable condbon for
picking, the staple gathcredVas about
as clean as it could be noWpicked by
hand, and when ginned, " ciassed as
middling cotton.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1891-11-26

According to the census office bulle-
tin. the increase of horses from 1880
to 1890 was 44.59 per cent. as against
1859 per cent. between 1870 and
1850 and ABA per cent. between 1860
and 1870 The increase of mules
from 1880 to 1890 was 26. &C per cent. !;
between 1879 and 1880 the increase
was CLOS per cent, while from 1860 to
1870 there was decrease of 224 per
cent. OF the aggregate number of
horses and mules in the whole country
on June /, 1890, 1926 per cent. were
horses and 1906 per cent. weremules.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1891-11-26
KNIGHTS OF LABOR NEWS.
Gathering of Delegates Convet ,tion In
They Favor Compulsory Educa-


Delegates to the fifteenth grand
Ssembly of Knights of Labor are
assembling at Toledo, O., in large
numbers.
Delegates say that this will be one of
the most important assemblies ever
held in this country. The clergy of
all denominations, city and county
officials, prominent citizens and lead
ing members of all the labor unions in
the city will occupy places on the plat
form in the capacity of vice presi-
dents.
The most important matter to come
before the assembly will be the public
school system of this country. A ma
jority Of the delegates present are Ro-
man Catholics; yet they intend placing
themselves on record in reference to
the school question. The feeling zap
pears to be unanimous in favor OF the
public school system.
A prominent delegate member Of
one of the most important committees,
a Roman Catholic, said this afternoon
owe will take action on the public
school system. The knights believe
in compulsory education as the oalr'
safeguard of this and all other liberty
loving nations. 1t is the duty of the
state to see that the child is educated,
leaving to the parent the SC lection Of
the school or method of such educa-
ton. 1t is parents right aud privi-
lege to educate his child in Catholic,
Lutheran, private OF public school,
just as he sees fit; but it is the duty of
the state to look after the child and
see that it is educated. We are in
favor Of compulsory education, SO
that the state can legally and authorita-
lively say to the parent or guardian:
educate your child, / do not care
where. l leave that with you, but
you must educate him or will"
1t is not expected that there will be
any contests to report by the committee
on credentials. The finance committee
has about completed its work aud SO
far finds all the finances of the order
n splendid condition.
The seeretary's report will show
that the order has increased its men,
bership over 5000 during the past
year in this country alone, and that all
local assemblies are in fiouris'ling
condition financially and otherwise.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1891-11-26
GOOD REPORTS OF THE SOUTH.
Steady Progress Continued All Along
the Line.

shO
The Manufacturers Record, of
Baltimore, of November IA, in review
ing the industrial progress of the
South, says;
"Many leading bankers and CAPT
talists have lately been visiting various
parts of the South, and their eports are
uniformly favorable as to the splendid
prospects of this favored section. Fin
ancial troubles throughout the world
have, of course, had their natural
effect in restricting new developments
to some extent, aud the folly of
Southern farmers i'll raising too much
cotton during the last two years has
caused very low prices, which have
had some retarding influence upon all
business matters in this section; but
despite these temporary draw backs
the South is forging ahead solidly
and is steadily attracting increased at
tention to its vast natural resources
and advantages which insure its album
dant prosperity in the near future.
The wonderful record of the last ten
years viii undoubtedly be far surpass.
ed by the coming-ten. For u months
the conditions have been against the
Inauguration of new enterprises in any
part of the country, but with the re-
turn of more activity after the first of
the year, when the crops bave been
gathered and sold, there win naturally
FOLLOW "A revival of new industrial and
railroad development work. Even
during this unfavorable period the
south shows long list of new enter
prises every week and among the more
important ones reported, are an extern
sive electric railroad, with Large
power houses, to connect Baltimore
and the manufacturing suburb of
curtis Bay; the placing of 81, o0o, 900
OF bonds for cabling street railroad
IN Baltimore; a $1,000, 600 mining
company in North Carolina to pur-
chase large high grade ore properties /;
the enlargement of the steel works at
Chattanooga; $4,000 ice manu-
featuring company at Norfolk, where
new enterprises are started nearly
S'S'y NSSh S-OV1OOO enlargement
OF brewery at Fort Worth, Texas !;
Sl00, 900 hotel and improvement com
pany in North Carolina; a $50 900
woodworking company, Columbus
City, Ala; $500 900 development
company near Petersburg, Va, BY
New England capitalists; 400 barrel
1our mill at Staunton; $40, 1000 min
ing company at Blacksburg, S. c.; a
manufacturing company at Florence
). C.; water works at Elgin, Texas.
a $4,000 electric light and power
company at San Angelo, Texas; a
800, 900 and an $50 900 coal and coke
company and a $46 900 gas company
in West Virginia; the purchase of 20
600 acres near Elizabethton, Tenn, by
new town and development company
coal mine in Kentucky s25, 900 emery
wheel company at Tallapoosa, Ga. &
$4,000 flour mill and elevator com.
pany at Mckinney, Texas; the sale foi
500, 900 of rolling mill at Bessemer
Ala, which is to be enlarged and pu
in operation; large coal washing
plant at Birmingham 800, 0OI
phosphate company at Lake City, Fla.
two 500. 200 manufacturing companies
in Baltimore; a $50,0 900 ore mining
and washing plant in Tennessee; $50
900 water works at Orange, Texas
etc.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1891-11-26
DREADED INFLUENZA.
Raging in Europe With Serious ana
Fatal Consequences.

infuenz IS claiming many victims ~
fossen, Since the disease anneara5 -
ms place II has spread very rapidly
ana the number afflicted by the dread
grippe Is now quite large. The dis.
ease IN nearly every case, is attended
WIN serious consequences and n n,anH
instances has had a fatal Termination
Many deaths are already reported r.
one Tree hospital alone the official Il.
Z port says eighty-seyen infuenzn h.
t'ents We're admitted in one day. -
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1891-11-26
THOUSANDS KILLED IN JAPAN
me Recent Earthquake was Verv
Destructive Over There.

cserucefEe over There.
A telegram from the Japanese gov
ernment received at Washin gton by
Mr. Tateno, Japanese minister, gives
al, account OF the earthquake in Japan
OF October 2o. 1t seems from this
authenticated report that the damage
caused by the earthquake was confined
almost entirely to the prefectures az
Aichi and Gifu, the former of which
Is on the sea about ITO miles from
iakio, and the latter immediately to
the west OF Nagoya, is the chief oitv
IN Inc Aichi prefecture and has a pop
niation OF 100000. There are no very
,arge cities IN Gifn prefecture. No
mention is made Of any damage in
any other parts Of Japan. According
70 the telegram $500 persons were
Killed, 5000 injured, 1900 honses
damaged. '
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1891-11-26

Gutta percha is the gum Of the
percha tree, which grows in the
Malayan Islands and that locality. The
price of this article has more than
doubled within two years, chiefly be-
cause of the wastefulness of the natives
in collecting the gum by telling the
trees and the increased demand for it
in insulating electric wires.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1891-11-26
BIG BEER TRUST sEwING.
All The Cincinnati ewries TO Go
in One

The consolidation PIT the twenty
seven breweries in cinnati, Coying-
ron and Newport now said to be
agreed upon bx put Two of the
twenty-sevcn feries III the three
cities. These u win undoubtedly
Join in the md t'ent II the plan Ia
The idea IL accomplish a consoli-
of Ohio. vdg authority in board
~ trnstee 30 would have a CEN
tral ONCE each brewery would b
rna,, aoeI zig present owners.
A ~ reduction il expenses is
cla;mes ne new plan and also the
v;,tns lfrol Of the beer trade.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1891-11-26

The Lower Californian says there is
considerable smuggling going on be-
tween the United States and Alamo,
the work being accomplished by pack
trains of burros, which go through
the unfrequented mountain passes
near the deserts edge.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1891-11-26

A foreign correspondent says that
the Austrian soldiers are very poorly
dressed in comparison with the English
and German soldiery, and they are
also not so good specimens of manhood
- the Queens and the Kaiser's
troopa
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1891-11-26
MISSISSIPPI

Russia is reaching out for slice of
territory in Eastern Africa. If she
acquires few African colonies she
will want Constautinople worse than
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1891-11-26
Catarrh
Hoods Sarsa pariIIa

AS remedy for Catarrh is vouehed for by many
people it has cured. N. b, Be sure to get Hoods
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-06-29

MIsSEAroLIs, June Is. - Peter
Joseph schopp OF Albany, btoarns
county, who was recently discharged
from ~. Peter Insane asylum, has
made complaint 10 tho Governor
against Theodore Bruenor, probat.
Judge Of Stoafns county, charging him
with mnifcasanee Ia Ollie. and enter.
ing Into a conspiracy with John J e.
KniEer John Dietrich and Joseph
Schuer 10 defraud him OF his Touring
mill, valued Mt $1,000.
II " alleged that thoy had him com.
mitted 10 the asylum In 1855; that on
June %, 1890, Bruen0r, nj the request
of others, drew q petition for tho APP
pOintmtnt Of n guardian for the com.
plainnnt, and by earnest solicitation
and grosa Misrepresentation secured
tho signature Of Mrs, eehopp 90 tho
petition, after which they made deeds
0fthe miller's property 20 others with.
out any reasonable consideration.
This letters Of guardianship were
not Issued until about May lst, and
just prior 10 that date tho complain.
ant had been discharged from tho
asylum. lie charges that for the pur.
pose OF using said appointment Ia eyi.
h'NN' hNh'AANh hhAAANl'a WV hAlN
the letter " guardianship To March
ith; that later, finding the complain
ant had returned, the Judge made a
petition Tor the discharge OF Soh0ppis
guardian and forged the guardian's
name 10 petition for discharge. AZ.
Ter the discharge Of the guardian II il
alleged that the defendants threatened,
N Sehopp did not sign deed To his
mill property, 10 send him back ~ the
asylum. believing that hla guardian
had not been discharged aud that the
deed would DO worthless, he says no
signed H.
Bruenor ordered 5chopp 10 leave the
mill, telling him, IL Ia charged, that
unless he kept still ho would send him
back 10 the asylum. q. u. Stavaft,
l.. T.. Barnum aud Matthias Guns have
been appointed 10 investigate the
matter and report July 10Th.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-06-29

Tho Favor Of food baked or boiled In
earthrnwarn u aaid by thosa who have
made the experiment 10 h far superior TO
that Of vegetable or animal food cooked In
tho same way In Iron vessels, for the rua.
hon that Iron u conductor Ut heat, while
earthonwnru u n non-conductor, oonse-
quently, food cooked Ia the latter Il rarely
ever burned, tho degree of head not varying
perccptlbly during the process of cooking,
thus preserving the favor OF what "
cooked, aa well a. uniformity throughout
tho AuhstAnon Of tho meat, Vegetables OF
grains. until tho process of cooking ID
Completed. so earthenware takes tho
premium, a. II deserves 10, and those who
have found out how much batter they can
do their cooking In thee vessels than ia
ironwarc, give pots aud kettles u cold
shoulder often. Exchange.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-06-29

"whon go 10 house b. DO Job, sald
paper hanger the oihrr day. II had that.
although the lady of tho house knew thu
exact hour that was TO h. there. the ploi
nrcs hang on the wall, In some cales large
mirrurs standing ~ the slds Of the room.
and generally nothing out Of the way, 20
that can commence work. Then follows
FROM one ~ i've hours of moving. Every.
thing Il taken down IN u harry. Iurnl.
tufr l. moved out and brackets takrn down.
By tho tins all this IL accomplished tho
housekespor bcglns 20 complain that she IL
'tlrud out
1T would he all we'll enough II sho really
was, hut a. Hhs il continually suggesting
and explaining how you should do your
work, telling you what the last man did
and explaining la detail her own methods.
Il Il evident that she 10 not tired out ~
you had hoped. II prron. Who employ
paper hangers would got rvady for them
before they come and then leave them IN
do their work alone they would save much
trouble and expense. "-ESchangc.