Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1894-02-01
I GENERAL NEWS.
Wholesale Summary of the News of the
Week Gathered from Every Quarter.

The Knights of Labor have been
breathing enjoin Secretary Carlisle
from issuing bonds.
The aggregate number of Columbian
stamps issued to postmasters for the
past year was 1900, 1888, 200.
California graugers will hold
grange congress during the Midwinter
exposition at San Francisco.
The rebel band in Sicily numbers in
its rank 5000 women. The rebels are
well supplied with provisions.
The announcement is made from
Calcutta that the government will not
impose any import duty on silver.
On account of i'll health, Senator
Walthail, of Mississippi, has rendered
his resignation to Governor Stone.
The prosecution in the Coughlin
murder case has closed its testimony
and announced its determination to
rest.
The Russian government is consid.
cring the question of extending the
territory upon which Jews are allowed
to settle.
Lord Berseford escaped from the
convict camp at Kramer last Monday
was arrested in house of ill repute
at Americas, Ga.
Portions of Texas was visited by
terrific storm the past week and much
damage to property was done. A
rough estimate says that 100000 will
not more than cover the loss.
Louis Redwine has been sent to tho
renitentiary to serve his six years
sentence. En- route he made this
statement "that his life had been for
the past seven years a living hell"
Five masked men held up train on
the Kansas City, st. Joseph and Coun-
Gil Bluff road and looted the express
car of all its valuables. The scene of
the robbery was near St. Joseph, Mo.
1t is believed that the cell" gang are
the ones who "got there"
A trestle on the New York, Susqc-
hanna and Western railway fell in,
carrying down with it q portion of a
construction train upon which there
were % Italian laborers. The fall
was some thirty feet. Two of tho
men were killed outright and several
others badly injured.
The heirs of Col. Nicholas Lni'z,
Reading, Pa, who furnished Wash.
ington's army with flour and meat,
al oi IN 1tconuarad in, ,n
chves at Washington that he was new
er fully paid, they say that they will
shortly bring suit to recover $4,000
and interest from the government.
Col. Lutz was at one time on Wash
ington's staff and conducted several
flourishing mills Reading.
Terry, Miss, a small town on the
Illinois Central road was few months
ago totally destroyed by fire. The
loss aggregating about 10000. Suit
was brought against the Illinois Cen
trail railroad for damages the claim
being made that the fire originated
from shack from an engine of that
road. The case has been compromised,
The railroad authorities agreeing to
pay 30 per cent. of the damages.
The Duval Athletic Club have filed
a bill, making an application to Judge
Call for an injunction to restrain the
Sheriff from invading the properly Of
the Club or in any way interfering
with the proposed so-called "Glove
Contest" The legal fight with Gov
ernor Mitchell is proving 10 be of as
much interest as the mill between
Corbet and Mitchell. The result OF
this latest move will be watched for
with much curiosity.
A wholesale attempt at assassination
at the tnrpentine distillery of McCloud
81 Young, in Clinch county, Ca, is
reported. A band of men attempted
to kill all of The operators. Nine nc
gro workmen We're shot while in
camp. The attaching party had shot
guns and Winchester rifles. 1t is not
| yet known who formed the party, but
it is believed they were squatters,
whose rights had been infriengcd on.
Another theory is that the shooting
was done by employees of rival firms,
who have attempted 10 prevent the
| distillery being run, Great excite
ment prevailes in Clinch county i'll
consequence of the affair.
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