Iuka reporter., 1893-03-16
GENERAL NEWS.
Current Events of General Interest
Epitomized aud Grouped.

Citizens of Augusta, Me-, will or
ganize an association for the erection
by popular subscription of statue in
honor of James G. Blaine.
The Commercial Cable Company
has declared a quarterly dividend Of
"a per cent, payable April l.
The Chicago Council has passed an
ordinance limiting the height of
buildings to 1870 feet, or 10 otories.
The trustees of Gov. McKinley's es.
tate have agreed to receive voluntary
contributions for the relief of the es-
tate.
AT Grinnell, Ia, the buggy plant Of
the Spalding Manufacturing c Company
burned Thursday night. Loss $7o,-
600; insurance 25,OO0.
AT New York the Edison General
Electric Company held its annual
meeting Thursday. The company
proposes to issue So, 900, 900 additional
stock.
AT Laconia, N. H., fire broke oat
in the Laconia Car Works and DESTROY
ed the blacksmith and foundry build
ings. Loss, 10000; covered by in
surance.
The Rev. Samuel 7. Beiller, D. D.,
has been elected ice-chancellor of the
American University at Washington.
The chancellor, Bisnop Hurst, reports
more than $40, 600 recently subscribed
toward the American University.
1t is said that New Yorker has
paid S27, 900 in lump for the use of
the curtains at the different theaters
in Chicago during the Worlds Fair.
He proposes to paint on each curtain
space eight feet square and to put
advertisements in the space.
At Trenton, N. j., Attorney.Gen-
eral Stockton has officially pronounced
the parochial school bill uaconstitu.
tional on the ground that it provides
for the appropriation of money to
private lcorporations. This opinion
will probably kill the bill.
The excitement over the coal find
on the. farm of Watkins Jones, near
Oshkosh, Wis. increases rather than
subsidies. Jones has made application
to the State Geological Association to
have a diamond drill outfit sent and
the bed thoroughly explored.
On board the Runic, which has ar.
rived at New York, are two Pullman
cars and locomotive between decks
from the London & Northwestern
Railway, for exhibition at Chicago.
This locomotive, it is stated, is capa-
BILE of making ninety miles all hour.
The Governor General of Canada
has transmitted to Parliament the
record of the conference at Washing.
ton on February Is, 1892, between the
Canadian delegates, Mr.. Blaine and
Secretary Foster. 1t shows that the
Canadians refused TO discuss treaty
for natural products alone.
A concerted plan of convicts to
break from the Massachusetts State
prison in body has been frustrated.
The prisoners had been supplied by
secret means with nearly 100 revolv-
ers, and the plan was 10 oppose any.
one who opposed them. Information
reached the officials in season to balk
the scheme.
The State of South Carolina has eff
fectcd arrangements through the Bal
timore Trust Company with symdi-
cate of New York, Baltimore and
Richmond capitalists for placing its
new loan of So. $50, 900, which is to
run forty years and bear 1-2 per
cent interest.
The only thing to prevent match
this year between the winner of the
Oxford Cambridge University race
and the winner of the Harvard Yale
race is the possible refusal of the VIC
torious English crew to come to this
country and row, for Harvard and
Yale have combined and sent chal.
lcnge to the English universities.
Senator Keller has introduced in
the Minnesota Senate resolution cali
80 y" ''o V'hcJ SCuCIdI " report
as TO such corporations as were vic.
lat'ng the law prohibiting the holding
of over 500 acres of land by any cor.
porations other than railroads. The
attorney-ge general is also directed to
prosecute violations of this law.
The steamship Pickhuben, from
Hamburg, has arrived at Baltimore
with the German governments ex.
hibit to the Worlds Fair. Included
IN the consignment is the entire ex-
hibit from the Saxony Woolen Mills.
This display is Intended to illustrate
the method of manufacturing wooden
goods at these factories.
Fifty blooded- horses and several
Hoistein- Fricsan cows were burned
to death Thursday night on the extern
siyc stock farm, "Riverbauk," in Bal
tiinore county, Md. The loss on
building and stock is estimated ut
$40, 900. The property mostly be-
longed TO G. o.. Wilson.
AT guthrie, o, IT, fear. that The
Legislature would alnend the divorce
laws aud make il more difficult to Sc