Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1892-06-16
LIGHTNING FLASHES.
INTERESTING SPARKS FROM
EVERYWHERE.

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entailed loss of $4,000.
AT Findlay, o., lightning struck an
oil tank, igniting $4,000 barrels of
oil.
Twenty-three bandits have been
captured in Oriziba, Mexico, by the
stale troops.
Mrs. Agnes Fritagy, 80 years old,
committed suicide In New York by
inhaling gas.
Fire in Richmond, Va, DESTROYED
the brick warehouse of ii. B. Tallia.
ferro and Co.
lncendaries are at work in Las
Vegas, N. NJ. and II vigilante commit
tee has been organized.
A riot occurred at Tonawanda,
N. Y, between strikers and new men
and several persons were wounded.
Rev. Mr.. Douglass, of Montreal,
has denounced the political methods of
Sir John Thompson as those of lay
Jesuit.
An explosion has occurred in coal
pit near Meisbech, mining town
near Munich. Sixteen of the miners
We're buried in the ruins.
The Bell Telephone company has
declared its regular quarterly dividend
and an extra dividend of per cent.
payable June is.
A dispatch from Persia says that
the cholera epidemic at Meshed, after
a temporary abatement, is again in
creasing rapidly.
Two electric cars collided in Law
renee, Mass, and an unknown bov
was killed and a lady passenger had
b 9th legs broken.
China has sent large force of
troops to the Pamir region to enforce
her claims, and Russia is awaiting de.
tails before taking counter measures.
Bert Coborly and Frank Mowbery,
aged respectively IL and ~ years,
were fatally crushed between Mis-
souri, Pacific cars at West Lincoln,
Neb.
The German Baptist national con.
ference in session at Cedar Rapids,
Ia, has passed resolutions opposing
he opening of the Worlds Fair on
Sunday.
An engine struck an electric car at
crossing in Wheeling, w. Va, and
Mss Kate Fitzpatrick and Mrs. Charles
dalloy were killed and Joseph Ems
leimer fatally injured.
The Western Union Telegraph COM
AMY has declared the regular quar-
erly dividend of l IA per cent,
'ayable July Is, to st ockholders of
ecord June 20.
Dillon, replying to proposition
made by Irish-Americans to secure
eace between the Irish factions, saws
hat Redmond's proposed terms are
impossible.
At Abiline, Kan, the Peoples party.
f the fifth district congressional con-
ention, has renominated John Davis.
rec silver was endorsed and fusion
ot encouraged.
At Genoa, in celebration of the |
ourth centennial of the discovery of |
america by Columbus, an Italo- Amer
an celebration will be opened July
st by the king and queen.
Capt. Louis Kept will be assigned
} the command of the new coast
efense ship Monterey, which is near
ng completion at the Union iron
FORKS, California.
The ship Leo sailed the other day
rom New York for Russia with a
argo of breadstnffs, meats and in
ants food. DR.. Talmage held short
ervice on board and blessed the ship
nd cargo.
A special from Akron, O., says:
he sewer pipe works of Robinson
'ros. were consumed by fire. Loss,
100000; partially insured. Over
90 men are thrown out of employ.
lent by the fire.
At Chicago the treasury agent has
lst finished an unsuccessful search for
gang of smugglers who have been
ringing many fine blooded Canadian
orses across the border without the
of consulting the custom
ouse authorities.
The increase in the amount of Amer.
can corn imported into Germany for
he quarter ending March 81. 1892, as
with the CORRESPONDING quar-
er of last year, as compiled from
serman sources, is shown to approxi-
nate 1000, 900 bushels.
II. O. Beggs, who left Oakland, CAL,
With about $12, 900 belonging to the
Oakland consolidated street railway
company, of which he was secretary, |
las been arrested at Sissons, Cal. |
When arrested $1,000 was found on
i'm.
Mrs. M. Kavey, a widow living
lone in Miles, o., was awakened at
o'clock a. M, by four masked men,
Who demanded her money. They
ecured So, then choked and beat her
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