Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1892-02-11
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AT Roodhouse, ILL.,, David Ledbetter,
coal miner, fell distance of ninety
five feet down coal shaft and was
instantly killed.
By premature blast in the Rush
Run coal mines, in Fayette county,
West Virginia, five men were killed
and five wounded. All were colored.
Great excitement prevails at Ithica,
Mich. over the indications of an i'm
mense oil field near there. For some
time indications of crude oil have
been found.
Andrew Borjessen, the murderer of
Emma Anderson, was hanged at Litch-
field, Conn. The drop fell at 1928
o'clock and the victim was dead in
eleven minutes thereafter.
A special from New York reports
the death of Gen. Henry A. Barnum,
port warden of that city and one of
the most distinguished veterans of the
late war. He will probably be buried
at Syracuse, New York.
At Kingston, Ont, Mrs. Blackwell
was accused of an attempt to poison
her husband and daughter. To refute
the accusation she drank of the tea
she had prepared for them and died
before ply stefan could reach her.
Worlds Fair Commissioner WAY, of
Georgia, is at Chicago for the purpose
of getting better site for the Georgia
State building, He thinks Georgia has
been crowded up into q very narrow
area, and his people are anxious to
have it enlarged.
AT Chicago. an appeal to arbitration
has been taken by the Omaha road
from the decision of Chairman Finley,
finding 1t 800 for misrepresentation.
The arbitrators are Jas. Baker, of the
Monon; B. Caldwell, of the Missouri
Pacific and d. G.. Wards, of the Queen
& Crescent.
While a troop of Texas Rangers,
under the command of Sergeant Rob-
inson, were marching near Palito
Blancc ranch yesterday, they met a
squad of six Mexicans, who fired
volley at them and then fled. The
fire was returned by the Rangers. No
one was hurt.
Near Cahokia, just across the river
from st. Louis, Mo-, the other night
five thousands pounds of dynamite ex-
ploded in the Camille Drott Mining
Company's factory, wrecking every
thing in the vicinity. Owing to the
late hour no one was injured. The
ground trembled as if an earthquake
had occurred.
AT Pekin, ILL.,, while the front sec
ton of freight train was taking
water at the Peoria and Pekin union
junction last week, the rear section
from Peoria ran into it, wrecking one
engine and crushing number of
loaded cars into spllnters. No one
was injured, but several persons had
narrow escapes.
The Illinois Central Railroad has
been fighting the city of Chicago in
the courts to prevent the extension of
streets over the railroad tracks in the
suburbs of the south division. Re-
Gently the court decided the case in
favor of the city. An appeal has been
taken. The case has excited much
interest in the city by the lake.
The local Democratic Committee, of
Chicago, in charge of the work of
selecting hall for the Democratic
convention, has trouble ON its hands
with the Art Institute. The latter
controls the old exposition building,
and has notified the Democrats that
they could not have the building,
which will be torn down at once. The
Democrats say they will have the
north end of the building in spite of
all.
A special from the City of Mexico
says: Mrs. Alice Green Iturbide, who
was married to son of Emperor Itur-
bide, died Friday. She was the mother
of Prince Augustin Iturbide, who was
sentenced to years Imprisonment
for disrespectfully speaking of the
administration of President Diaz. Mrs.
Alice Green was one of the bellies of
Washington during the war of the
rebellion