Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1892-06-30

Mlnlothiav 1iys there is hardly pas
sage in theVaddress which can ruffie
unlonlst complacency. Many of the
paragraphs, the paper says, are instinct
with dignity and pathos, but these are
not OF combative complexion.
AT Chicago, a nolle PROSE- was
entered Friday in the only remaining
indictment against George ]. Gibson,
ex-secretary of the whisky trust. The
district attorney stated in explanation
that there was not sufficient evidence
upon which to ask conviction. The
charge against Gibson was attempting
to blow up with dynamite the Sheffield
distlllery, which was outside of the
| trust.
The prospectors, while on an eYpe-
dition in Santa Clara Valley, near
Alamo, Lower California, noticed
couple of days ago two peaks alter
nately spouting smoke and flames at
short intervals, the eruption being ac-
companied by rumblings and an occa-
sional qniver of the ground. They
stopped long enough to satisfy them
selves that two veritable volcanoes had
| opened.
The fishery buildings on the Worlds
Fair grounds were struck by lightning
during the heavy storm Wednesday
night. Waterman Casey was tempo
rarily stunned by the flash, which did
not, however, do much damage. 1t
was rumored that the government
building was on fire, but the report
was without foundation. During the
storm Charles Wolfe, who was living
on the deck of yacht, was blown into
| the lake and drowned.
At Cleveland, o., at Thursdays
session of the International Brother
hood of Boiler Makers and Iron Ship
Builders, the following officers were
elected: President, Andrew NJ. Keir,
New Orleans; president, John
Harrington, Chicago; secretary and
treasurer, W. G. Gilthorpe, New
Orleans; executive committee,
William Black, Philadelphia, and NJ.
j. Curry, Minneapolis.
At San Antonio, DR.. j. II. w..
Z. Love, an American resident of
the City of Mexico, will arrive for
the purpose of instituting suit in
the United States courts for the re-
.covery of 100000 acres of land in
north Texas, and including that por-
ton in which the cities of Dallas and
Fort Worth are located. DR.. Love
claims that this land was granted to
Col. Reuben Ross, an ancestor, for
services. Its value is estimated at
$1,000, 100000.
The third party state convention in
session at Sedalia, Mo-, nominated the
following state ticket: For governor,
Leverett Leonard, president of the
Missouri Farmers Alliance; lieuten-
ant governor, George w. Williams, of
Polk county; secretary of state, David
p. Page, of Kansas City; auditor, j.
b. Dimes, of st. Louis; attorney
general, A. B. Harris, of Oregon
county; treasurer, B. M. Thomson, of
Bates county; railroad commissioned,
M. O'Hearn; supreme judges, ID. ID.
Jones, of Knox county. and c. Moul-
ton, of Kansas City.
At Monterey, Mexico, the American
and English colony are greatly excited
over the mysterious disappearance of
| Walter Howard, who recently bought
ranch near that place. Howard
is highly connected in England. Young
| Howard left his ranch two weeks ago
to spend the day hunting in the
! woods. He failed to return, and a
searching party has been unable to
find any trace of him.
A special to the London Daily Times
| from Berlin SAYS that in the confer
ences that have taken place between
Signor Brin, the Italian Minister of
Foreign Affairs, and Chancellor Won
Caprivi, not single change was made
the relations between Italy and Ger
many, either verbally or in writing.
King Humbert, the dispatch adds, left
no doubt of his determination to adj
here to the TRIBE alliance.
Annie Flynn, a servant, took des.
perate means to end her life at Ceda,
Rapids, la. She made three attempts
at suicide, the last proving successful.
First she took laudanum, and was
saved. Then she drank large quantity
of horse liniment, which rendered
her unconscious for about four hours.
Then she poured coal oil over hel
clothing, setting fire to them and
jumped from a second-story window,
striking on her head on the pavement.
Death resulted intantly. The cause Of
her conduct is unknown.
A dispatch from Dixon, ILL.,, says
that for the first tine in ten years
Rock river has overlooked its bank
in front of the city and many families
have been driven from their homes
on both sides of the river. A mum
Der of families moved in boats.
part of the bulkheads at the Dixol
milling company's mills have beer
washed out. The belt line along the
river front is afloat and the Fargo
shoe factory is flooded with water,
The water is still rising and is nov
seventeen feet above low water mark