Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1892-06-23
LIGHTNING FLASHES.
INTERESTING SPARKS FROM
EVERYWHERE.

10 accept cnoileuSe from tne winner
of the Harvard Yale race.
1t is said that immence blast fur
naces will be erected in Ontario TO
smelt the iron ore of that province.
Lord Hammer and Sir John s.
Thompson have been appointed repre-
sentatives of Great Britain in the
Behring sea arbitration.
Before the British Iron and Steel
Association Mr.. Andrew Carnegie APP
peared, and said that America was
and would continue Great Britain's
best customer.
At Paris, M. Drumont, charged
with criminal libel, has been found
guilty and sentenced to three months
imprisonment and to pay fine of
1000 francs.
At Tacoma, Wash, the Peoples
party State convention elected dele
gates to the Omaha convention. The
platform declares in favor of Gen.
Weaver for president.
A relay bicycle ride, New York to
Boston, was completed in IA hours 81
minutes or two hours, SO minutes
ahead of the scheduled time. The
whole distance covered was 254 IA
miles.
The Independence Beige estimates
that after the necessary reballots are
taken the Belgian Senate will consist
of 46 clericals and 80 liberals, and
the chamber of deputies of SO clericals
and "a liberals.
Official reports as to the Russian
harvest prospects show that the gen
eral outlook is much worse than it
was in the early summer of 1891.
Locusts have destroyed the crops in
the Caucasus.
AT Berlin, Sydney Odan, formerly
Emperor Williams military tutor, has
been sent enced to three years. impris-
onment for falsely accusing German
military attache in Paris of perjury
and treason.
AT Louisville, KY, the Peoples
Mutual Assurance Fund Company has
failed for $50, 900; assets small, con-
sisting of mainly of office furniture.
j. c. Getteys, president, W. T. Dar-
row secretary and treasurer.
The London Truth says that Sir
William Gordon Cummings, the prin-
cipal in the famous baccarat scandal,
will stand for seat in the house of
commons, in the Elgin borough, at
the approaching election.
AT Kingman, Kas., the republicans
of the Seventh district have nominated
Chester l. Long for congress. The
Seventh is Jerry Simpsons district,
and Mr.. Long is from Medicine Lodge,
Jerry Simpsons home.
II. L. Loucks, of Huron, s. D.,
vice-president of the national Alliance,
has gone to Washington to take charge
of the affairs of the organization, the
death of l.. l.. Polk having made va
cant the Office of president.
The wheat harvest is in full blast in
Southern Kansas. In the southern
part of Cherokee county cutting be.
gan as early as last Thursday. The
quality of the grain is excellent, the
wheat being long and well-filled.
At Newport News, Va, the big iron
freight steamship FL Norte was sue
cessfully launched. The vessel is
built for the Merchants line and will
ply with freight between New York
and New Orleans.
Hon. Edward Blake, the great Ca
madam Liberal, has received cable
gram signed. by Justin Mccarthy,
John Dillon, Michael Davitt, T. M.
Healy and William O'Brien asking
him to accept an Irish seat in the
British House of Commons.
The executive committee of the sill
yer clubs, of Nevada, has issued a call
for state convention, to be held at
Reno, June "a, for the purpose of
nominating three presidential electors
pledged to vote only for free COIN
age candidate.
The Tageblatt says that the govern
ment has intimated to the United
States that Austria will take part in
the silver conference proposed by
America. Her delegation, however,
will be on an uncommittal footing.
The Chicago board of trade quota
tons will be turned over to the West
ern Union Telegraph Company, June
%. Tho general belief is that the
company procured the right gratis,
and is to reduce the cost of foreign
quotations furnished the board.
At Decatur, ILL.,, the Ancient Order
of Hibernians, of Illinois, in session,
have adopted resolutions rendering
deepest sympathy with the Irish in
Ireland in all their efforts for national
independence. They will contribute
no money however, till the Irish
factions unite.
At Chicago, application has been