Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1893-04-13
GENERAL NEWS.
Current Events of General Interes,
Epitomized and Grouped.

killed in the New York senate.
At st. Louis, Charles Wesler.
wholesale liquor dealer, made an as
signment Wednesday. Assets $780,
600; liabilities probably about 1922
900.
A high officer in the State guard
states that Gov. Pattison will order
the Pennsylvania militia to go to Chi
cago for its encampment this summer,
and that the Legislature will approp-
rate $500 900 to pay expenses.
Reports from the western part of
Kansas in regard to the wheat pros
pect continue to be discouraging. The
great necessity is rain, and unless
there be downpour soon the crop in
that section will be a failure.
1t has been decided to maintain at
the Worlds Fair police court, where
delinquent visitors may have justice
melted out to them without delay.
Two magistrates will be in constant
attendance prepared to try cases at
any hour.
The City Rapid Transit Company,
of which Thomas Lowery is president,
controlling the street railways OF Min
neapolis and st. Paul, has issued an
order voluntarily raising the wages of
all motormen and conductors in the
twin cities on June /.
AT Galena, ILL.,, the birthday Of
Gen. Grant, April 81, will be cele-
brated on asgrand scale. The idea of
a celebration originated with H. H,
Kohlsant, of the Chicago Inter- Ocean.
who two years ago presented the city
of Galena with bronze statue of
Grant.
The regular meeting Of the New
York Academy Of Medicine was held
on Thursday night. Without a dis
senting vote it was agreed that the
protection of the Croton watershed
should be placed in the hands of a
properly constituted commission.
At Chicago the manufacturers Of
parlor furniture formed an organiza-
ton Friday. Following are the officers
chosen: President, w. II. Mallen, Chi
cage; vice-president, Charles M. Hunt,
Milwaukee; secretary, D. Schaus, To-
ledo; treasurer, Joseph Scheid, Cincin-
natl.
The action of several foreign life
and fire insurance companies, which
have been operating in Mexico, in
withdrawing from the country owing
to the oppression of new insurance
laws, has stimulated a number Of
companies, backed by Mexican capt.
tai, to be organized.
At Boston it is understood that a
syndicate has been formed to formu-
late tie sale OF &c., o0, oou bonds or
the new leather combination, which
are to be offered abroad. The syndi-
cate includes Kidder, Peabody & Co.,
Barring, Magoun & Co., and Heidel-
bach and others.
The order of Adelphi is in financial
trouble, and petition for dissolution
and appointment of receiver has been
filed at Cleveland, o., by William L..
Kempbel and others. The concern
was organized in 1890, on the seven
year plan. The headquarters were at
Alliance, q.
The Nebraska Senate, without q
dissenting vote, has adopted resolu-
ton impeaching ex-Attorney-General
Lease for misdemeanors in Office.
Lease held the Office of attorney gen.
eral for four years and retired to pri-
vate life two years ago. He is now a
leader Of the Populists.
1t is understood that the Canadian
government has received by cable
from London the sum awarded by the
imperial government to British Col
umbia sealers for losses sustained by
them in being excluded from Behring
sea during the sealing season of 1891.
The indemnity amounts to 100000.
Ortix de Montellane, chief revenue
stamp officer, has been appointed gov
ernor of the State of Guerrero by
President Diatz, of Mexico. He has
been succeeded as stamp officer by
jose Verastegin, who for several
years past has held the position of
chief federal disbursing officer Of this
State.
At the instance of Steele Mackaye
himself, the directory of the Colum-
bian Celebration Corporation has
changed the name of the Mackaye
Spectacular to the Chicago Spectacle
rum. The action was taken in recog-
milton of the fact that Chicago has
pledged over million of dollars to
the completion of the institution.
Reports received from 40 points in
all parts of California indicate that
this State will have bountiful crops
this year. In the San Joaquin valley,
the great whsat-raising district of the
State, the crop will be unprecedented
in size. Rains have been generous
and timely and larger acreage than
ever before is planted.
Statistics of grain exports from New
York for the year 1892, have been
compiled by Mr.. William e. Fergu-
son, of the Produce Exchange. His
fipurea SNOW that n 9Q6 500 hnsbalo