Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1891-03-19
Ga ERAL News EMS,
CURRENT EVENTS OF THE DAY
EPITOMIzED.
A Concise Review for the Week OF
Doings from all Over the
World.

The sudden fall IN scotch iron was
feature of the iron market Friday in Lon
don.
German merchants have decided IN |
favor of making an exhibit at the worlds
fair.
The union bricklayers and plasterers,
of Mobile, Ala, went out on strike
Friday.
Nine men were caught in snow slide
in Emory gulch, Utah, Thursday. Two
were killed instantly.
A dispatch from Pierre says that South
Dakota's Legislature killed the worlds
fair bill for economy's sake,
At Newark, the Clarks have served
notice on striking spinners, that not one
of them will ever be taken back.
Jim Hill, the negro who President
Harrison appointed postmaster at Vicks-
burg, failed to be confirmed by the senate.
A number of prominent cotton seed oil
merchants of London have formed joint
stock company with capital of $4,000,
900.
The Baltimore Methodist conference,
on Friday, by vote OF 145 to 80. de-
cided to not allow women delegates to
the general conference.
Secretary of War Proctor issued gen
eral order Friday afternoon authorizing
the enlistment III the army of not more
than 1000 Indians.
Specials received from many points
throughout Kansas say that the heaviest
snow of the winter fell Saturday, averag
ing six inches on a level
The amount of silver offered for sale to
the treasury department Friday was l.,
O26, 900 ounces, and the amount purch-
ased was 276, 600 ounces, at 1926, 9S.35.
A fire SUNDAY in the stationery depart
ment of Louis Fortier's establishment and
adjoining premises, at Montreal, Canada,
caused a damage amounting to over
$40,0
Judge Beach in the New York supreme
court, on Saturday, appointed j. Edward
Simmons receiver of the American Loan
and Trust company, fixing his bond at
100000.
The president, on Saturday, appointed
James Fl. Beatty, of Idaho, United States
district judge for Idaho. The president
nominated him to the senate, but the NOM
nation failed of action.
The Wanskuck strikers at Providence,
r. l., have decided to go to work at the
old schedule of prices, pending confer
ence concerning the differences between
them and their employers.
The Methodist Episcopal conference of
Philadelphia, by vote of 100 to SO has
decided against admitting women as
delegates to the electoral and general
conferences of the churches.
President Balmaceda's partisans are OF
the opinion that vigorous effort on the
part of the government troops will quell
the rebellion in Chill. 1t is reported that
the insurgents are short of ammunition.
A dispatch of Saturday, says: There
are now over $500 carpenters and plain
ing mill employees idle in Indianapolis in
consequence of the strike ordered by the
building trades council, and there are nc
indications of an early settlement.
The annual meeting of the New York
Society was held Thursday night, when
the election of officers took place. Cap
tain Garden was elected president, and
James H. Parker, Peter Wallet, John H.
Inman and Clarence Gary vice presidents
of the society.
Mrs. Frank Leslie will make new
will by which the bulk of her fortune,
amounting to at least 5000, 600, will be
left in trust for the establishment of a
great institute for the instruction of wo-
men and the advancement of higher ed
ucation of the sex.
Miss Mary Anderson (Mrs Navarro)
has created some stir in theatrical circles
at London by advertising the sale of her
stage dresses, theatrical scenery and stage
properties, thus confirming the announce.
ment that it is her intention to retire
definitely from the stage.
Coroner Levy, of New York, issued
warrants Friday morning for the arrest
of the officers and directors of the Nav
York, New Haven and Hartford railroad,
who have been held responsible by the
coroner's jury four the deaths OF the vic
Tins of the Harlem railroad tunnel dis
aster.
Both houses of the Indiana legislature,
on Thursday, passed the legislative APP
portionment bill over the governors veto !,
also the congressional apportionment
bill, giving democrats ten Of the thirteen
congressman on the vote of 1885, The
governor vetoed the bill and the senate
has passed it over the veto.
Attorney General Miller, on saturday,
informed the secretary OF the treasury
that the alleged i'll treat mcnt of the
Hungarian laborers employed in the con-
structon of a railroad near Pocahontas,
Va, is matter for state supervision only,
there being no United States law cover
ing such case.
At a mass meeting of the journeymen
carpenters Of Chicago Sunday, afternoon,
it was decided that should the master
carpenters not conclude to accede to the
proposition to arbitrate the differences
between the carpenters and employees
strike of great magnitude will be inaugu-
rated. Fully 5000 men were present.
Fire, Monday morning, destroyed the
printing house of Gibson, Mall, Miller &
at Omaha, Neb Loss $780,
900; insurance Yl40, 900. The lire was
caused by boy smoking cigarette in
the press room. Breaches wagon stock
house, adjoining, was damaged to the