Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1894-05-10
CURRENT EVENTS
epitomized in Paragraphs, Giving the
Cream Of the General News.


Republic of Salvador in Central Amer
lea.
Daniel Hickman, of Lincoln county,
Miss, lost his gin by fire. Loss
$1,000; no insurance.
The shores of the MEDITERRANEAN ex.
perienced further earthquake shocks,
on Sunday morning.
The strike on the Great Northern
railroad has been settled and 5000
men returned to work.
At A. P. Guess's mill, Camden,
Ark, 100000 feet of dry lumber,
valued at $4,000, was burned.
A procession marching to Hide
ParE, London, TO hold labor meet
ing, was three hours in passing Ira
falgar Square.
James Garrett, who lived twelve
miles from San Augustine, Texas,
was called out into his yard and shot
to death by assassins.
AT Mount Carroll, H., the first bap.
fist church was wrecked and its fine
pipe organ ruined, in the storm of
last Saturday evening.
OF the crowd that came over the
mountains with Coxey only 100 re-
main in camp at Washington, nearly
all the others having left in disgust.
During thunder storm at Cincin.
natl, O., lightning struck tin factory
building. In a moment the establish
fnapf xvno in Honnoc Toss c1Sn 0nE
insurance $4,000.
Judge Alexander Boarman, of the
western district of Louisiana, is hold
ing special term of the United
States district court at Birmingham,
for the purpose of clearing the docket.
The jury in the case of Lawrence
Spiller, the negro charged with the
rape and murder of Lottie Rowe,
Staunton, Va, found him guilty and
he was sentenced to be hung on June
9Th.
1t has been storming again in the
northwest Iowa City, Ia, was dam
aged 100000 on last Saturday by
hail and rain. Windows and glass
fronts We're smashed in and stores and
| dwellings flooded.
The Kenwood mill at Albany, N.
| Y, operated in the manufacture of
felt goods, together with the store
and three tenant houses, was burned.
Loss S250,000, insurance $3.50, 900.
The mill employed IT'S hands.
| A dispatch from Woodvllle, Texas,
says: Sheriff Enlo arrested Will
Cooper for killing man in Greenville,
Ala. 1t is said that Cooper was run
ming blind tiger when he killed his
victim and reward of 5000 is offered
for his arrest. 81
| Mines Nos. 6 and of the Consoli-
dated Coal Company's mines at Staun-
ton, ILL.,, are in operation, and it is
believed that the strike in that section
of Illinois is drawing to close. All
miners who desire to work have assur-
ance of ample protection.
The store and post office at Rosser,
Carroll county, Tenn, was broken
into and robbed last Wednesday
night. On the night before robbers
entered the store of Mr.. Parker at
Wildersvllle, blew open a safe and
took S125 and other valuables.
At the close of speech by General
Aubrey, of the Coxeyites, at Ander-
son, ILL.,, wealthy man named Nc
Carly, told him he would send to
| Washington all the men he could get
| to go. This stimulated recruiting,
and 200 recruits will probably 60 with
| Aubrey.
Albert Randall, has been arrested
at Galveston, Texas, and will be car
ried back to Jersey City, Oh a charge
of forgery. Mrs. John Ladue, who
eloped with him, aud has been his con-
slant companion awaits, at Galveston,
remittance from her mother to en-
able her to return home.
| At Springfield, Mo-, monster
Coxey demonstration was held. Col.
John O'Day contributed 5000 pounds
of -four to the car load Of provisions
which will be shipped to Washington,
Four others gave 1000 pounds each.
and the Republic Canning Co. gave a
large quantity of canned tomatoes.
Gen. Theopile Adrien Ferron, who
passed safely through the Crimean,
the Algerine and the Franc Prussian
wars, and was prime minister of war
under Bowler in 1887, was thrown
from his horse during review at
Lyons few days ago and sustained
injuries from which he has since died.
Near Richardsonvile, Edgefield
county, S. c., an entire family OF
seven negroes we're poisoned. Imme-
diately after eating breakfast they
were taken violently i'll. Almost in
cessant vomiting followed, Dogs
and cats that ate of the vomit died al.
most instantly. The doctors say there
Is no hope of saving any of the fam.
lily.
In Salvador the revolutiouists hold
the town of Santa Anna and Gen Anto-
MO Ezeta, vice president and brother
of the president, is canuonading them.
In battle last Thursday 100 rebels
are said to have been killed and many
wounded, while the government losses
were small This report is from