Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1894-05-24
large force at U. S. deputy marshals


The Portuguese government is aux.
ious to maintain peaceful relations
with Brazil. The government cousid,
ers that it has done all 1t can in dis,
missing the naval commanders con.
cerned in the escape Of the insurgents.
She has, however. asked for the
friendly mediation of Great Britain in
the interest of peace.
The Calvin contingent of common.
wealers Is reported at Greensburg,
Pa, on the verge of starvation. Col.
Calvin has informed the mayor that
unless food is given the men within a
few hours he will turn them loose to
prey upon the town. Forty special
poiiccmen are guarding the place
from the starving unfortunates.
President Peixoto, of Brazil. has
dropped diplomatic relations with
Portugal, by sending to Count do
Paraty, the Portuguese minister, and
members Of his staff, their passports.
The rupture grows out Of the action
OF the Portuguese naval commanders In
aluihg The escape of Da CANA and
other officers and men of the insur.
gents fleet.
AT FIT. Worth. Texas, Dan Williams
shot and instantly killed Mrs. Sue
McAnnally formerly of Tate Springs,
with whom he was infatuated, be.
cause she refused to reciprocate his
affections. He had a shot gun, and
when run down by officers, before
they could lay hands on him, he turned
his gun on himself and literally blew
the top of his head off
William Hogan, the commonweal
leader, who stole Northern Pacific
train In Montana and was captured by
U. 5. troops near Fort Keough and
carried back to Helena, and has been
kept there with his men ever since
under guard, having been brought
before U. ). Judge Knowles for a
hearing, was sentenced to six mouths
Imprisonment in the common Jail.
The engineer, fireman and forty COM
monwealers were sent up for two
months.
At Boulder Greek, CAL, a man
named Azoff approached the station
agent and ordered him to throw up his
hands. He did SO. Detective Len
Harris, of the Southern Pacific secret
service, who had previous informa.
ton that the robbery would be at.
tempted, stepped out of a room and
ordered Azotfto surrender. Instead of
doing SO the robber quickly fred
shooting Harris in the stomach, and
made off. The wound in all proba.
bility is fatal.
1t is estimated that half million
dollars will scarcely cover the dana ges
resulting from the storm in Minnesota
and Wisconsin last Tuesday. The
down pour of rain was phenomenal
and the rise in the waters was so rapid
dams were broken, many bridges car.
ried away and much property destroy
ed. Two persons were killed by light
ming, a woman and two children were
drowned in the Eugalle river neal
Spring Valley, Wis.,, and two men
near Mindon, MINI, Railway traffic
was suspended by the loss of BRIGGS.
1t is announced that Armstrong &
Some, of Cincinnati, o., have a fieei
Of fifty coal barges now on the way to
Greenville, Miss, with two sufficient.
ly powerful tugs, to engage perma.
nently in carrying Alabama coal to
points along the Mississippi river,
They will move their entire yards
from Cincinnati to Greenville, the
western terminus Of the Georgia -.
citic railroad, where they will con-
struct dry docks and everything
essential to complete barge yard.
This enterprise is looked upon as the
grandest yet for Alabama mining.
A number of Nashville, fireman
were poisoned at their headquarters in
that city. Returning from dinner
they drank freely of ice water, which
was kept at the rear of the engine
house, and were seized with intense
pain and nausea. Thinking the cause
was in something they had eaten al
dinner, they sought relief in vomiting
and drank more. 1t happened that sew |
eral citizens came in and drank of the |
the water. They at once developed
the same symptoms. Physicians were |
called and most Of the victims were
partially relieved, but some were car.
ried home in critical condition. An
analysis of the water showed the pres-
cnce of considerable quantity of ar
senic. 1t is supposed to have been
placed in the water while the men
were at dinner.