Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1892-02-04
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ElcN MATTERS

has been called at Bangor, May 4th
and 9th. The executive committee
Al. nounces that it expects to make
strong fight this year.
The famous Australian stallion,
Maxim, has arrived at California. He
will be taken TO the California ranch
OF j. Il. Haggin, who is supposed to
have paid 1900 guineas for him.
The cliff at Dieppc, France, became
loosened by thaw the other day, and
heavy rocks fell, crushing three dwell
lings and killing two women and one
man, and injuring twenty-five others.
A large force of workmen are en-
gagged OH the monitor Montauk at the
League Island navy yard, and it is
thought that within a fortnight she
will be ready for service If that is de-
manded.
The mail steamer Orotava, from
Wellington and Rio Janeiro, has ar
rived at Plymouth. She reports hav-
ing had six cases OF yellow fever
aboard on the voyage, two of which
were fatal.
An Ottawa dispatch says that Mr..
Dobell, promoter of the scheme for
laying direct cable between Canada
from point on the Irish coast, leaves
Immediately for England to complete
his arrangements.
The Catholic Church at Connells-
vile, Pa, with its contents was de-
stroyed by fire recently. Loss about
$4,000. 1t was impossible to control
the fire because the building was To-
Gated on high bluff.
Influenza has appeared among the
girl students Of Girton College, Cam
bridge, England. The complaint,
although not virulent, has had the
effect of prostrating half of the young
women in the college.
A resolution confirming the settle
ment of the Virginia debt was reported
by the Finance Committees of both
houses of the Virginia Legislature. 1t
was lassed unanimously by the Senate
and will be passed by the House.
Edward P. Cole, of San Francisco,
has begun suit in the United States
Circuit Court, of New York, ag2.--
Henry B. Slavin for $4,000, with in
terest from April LIST, 1891, for legal
alleged to have been rendered
from March 1st, 1890, to March 31st,
1891.
At Millers, s. D., the rain conven-
ton was largely attended, and as
result it Is believed that 20 counties
will accept the offer Of Kansas Arti-
fetal Rain Company to produce rain
during the crop season at $500 per
county, on the understanding that if
there is no rain there will be no pay.
DR.. d q Goodwin, commissioner of
agriculture for Tennessee, has goue to
Memphis to confer with the officers of
The Cotton Growers and the Mercha ants
Associations In regard to the best
means Of surely carrying into effect
The resolutions recently adopted by
the State Commissioners advocating
that smaller acreage be planted in
cotton next year.
At Paris, a requiem mass for Cardi-
nal Manning was celebrated in the
Passionist Fathers Chapel. Among
those present were: The Archbishop
Of Paris, the papal nuncio, Mgr. Fer
rati, Unitcd States Minister Reid, the
attaches of the United States legation,
and many American residents, and
others. At the service, Col. Bayley
Blanchard and Mrs. Reid, wife Of the
American minister, were also present.
The State committee on the Colum-
bian Fair conference is preparing a
bill to bring before the Kentucky Leg
islature asking for the appropriation
OF 800, 600 for the Kentucky exhibit.
OF this one-third will be devoted TO
the collection of historical exhibit
TO be used at the Kentucky centennial
at Lexington next summer. then trans
ferred to Chicago, and later returned
to the custody Of the State govern
ment.
Director General Davis, of the
Worlds Fair, win be allowed to install
exhibits as he may see fit in the
Worlds Fair buildings. This was
agreed upon at special conference
between the director general and the
committee on rules and regulations of
the board Of directors. Tho result
was victory for Colonel Davis over
the stand taken by President Baker,
that the directory should regulate the
general arrangement of the exhibits.
A dispatch from Topeka. Kansas,
says: Attorney-G General Ives has COM
merced an action in quo warranto
against the officers Of Garfield county,
and to disorganize the county and
GUST the officers, on the grounds az
that the county does not contain the
constitutional limit Of territory re-
quired, 482 square miles; and (2)
that it contains neither the population
nor property sufficient to carry on the
government
An equine slaughter house has been
discovered in Bergen county, N. j.,
situated in dense forest OF the Pail.
sades. The butcher is Adolph Shafer.