Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1893-07-13
GENERAL NEWS.
Current Events of General Interest
Epitomized and Grouped.

rioters.
Cholera has made its appearance in
Hungary.
President Cleveland is confined to
bis room at Buzzard's Bay.
The net gold in the Treasury now
averages daily about 800, 900, 900.
Associate Justice Samuel Blatchford
Of the United States Supreme Court is
dead.
Forty-five Cinnamon lost their lives
on a Spanish Steamer which was gut
ted by fire.
A one-legged bicyclist is making d
trip on his wheel from San Francisco
to New York.
It is said that under the new law
for South Carolina that Charleston is
s'dry" in name, but very "wetD in
fact.
A convention of those who favor the
outlet system of Regulating the Miss
issippi river, will be held in Natchez,
August End.
Reports from Mississippi state that
crops have been greatly damaged in
some parts by drouths, in others by
excessive rains.
j. B. Nickiin, of Chattanooga, has
been elected President of Southern
Base Ball League, in place of Pres
ident Hart, who resigned.
Judge Hudson, Of. South Carolina,
has rendered decision that the new
dispensary law of that State is uncon-
stitutional. The old dealers are much
encouraged.
The marriage of the Duke of York
and the Princess Victoria Mary. of
Teck, an event which all England
has looked forward to with deep in.
terest, has been consumated.
An explosion in an English mine
killed every inmate of the same. 1t is
known that 145 men were entombed.
The scenes were heart-rendering on
the outside when the dead bodies were
brought out.
For the year ending June 1898, the
gross earnings of the Louisville and
Nashville Road increased ST., 154, S3S
over the earnings of the year previous.
This is and excellent showing when
the conditions of trade and traffic for
the year are considered.
The purchasing agent of the Agri-
cultural Department at Washington,
has been instructed by his superior
officer to hereafter buy all seed needed
for the department, direct from the
grower thereby saving the profits that
have accrued to the middle man.
During the past week parts of Iowa
was visited by one of the most destruc-
tive tornadoes in its history. The
town of Pomeroy was completely
wrecked. 1t is believed that along the
iracklof the hurricane at least two hun
ared lives were lost. The cyclone was
out of few moments duration, and
was followed by terrific rain storm.
The citizens of Creole, COL, wants
q division of this nation into an Eas-
tern and Western Department, so that
each section may prescribe its own
laws and enjoy political autonomy
Independent of the other. AT meet
ing recently resolutions to this effect
were adopted and forwared to their
representative and senators.
At the present time there are 800
Camps of confederate Veterans in the
united association and applications
have been received for at least 100
more. 1t is believed that there will
be not less than 500 camps organized
by the 10Th of September,
and this was one of the causes which
deferred the date Of the reunion.
The Christian Endeavor Convention
was in session at Montreal the past
week. Some indiscreet delegates made
remarks upon the streets which were
taken exceptions to by some the Cath
olics of that city, and as a result some
of the visiting delegates were stoned.
The President Of the Christian En-
deavor publicly rupudiated the action
of the indiscfeet members and declared
it was not the purpose Of the organiza-
ton to insult any one.
The past week one of the most hor-
rible crimes that has ever been COM
United i'll this country for months was
the killing Of two young ladies at
Sikeston, Mo-, by negro, who did
the awful crime to satisfy his fiendish
lust. A few hours later the rapist and
murderer was arrested aud hung. The
people of that section ara now i'll q
state of terrible excitement and threat
en- to run the entire colored popula.
ton out of the community.
A Combination.
Negotiations for working agree