Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1902-12-19

tween Venexueih aud Great Britain
and Germany. ii "a effort to have the
present difficulty submitted to arbi-
tration. was receiyeds with favor, al.
though some doubt Was expressed
whether Great Britain and Germany
at this stage cf the embroglio would
accept proposal of arbitration. SEQ
retary Moody said, as he left the ex
ecutive Sfices after the meeting, that
this government would not send. at
this time, at least, any wsrships to
Venezuelan waters. United States
vessels arc in close proximity to Vene-
zuela, but their presence in Vene-
zuela is not regarded now as neces-
sary.
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The house committee on public
buildings and grounds has reported
favorably the bill introduced by Mr..
Mercer, chairman of the committee,
appropriating $1,000, 600 for the pur-
chase of a site, and for the erection of
a court Of the Unitad States, the de-
partment of justice, national law lib
rary and internal tribunals. The
committee also reported the bill which
has passed the senate, carrying $2.-
500, 900 for the construction Of new
department. Of agriculture .bniiding,
but cut the limit OF cost to 81, 500, 600.
Following pensions have been grant
ed: Louisians-John Henry, Laplace.
So; thomas Fisher. New Orleans, sS;
Rose Hunter, Fleurnoy, SO; Alexan-
der Sylvester, Killoni. Sc; David
Wright, Thibodaux. $12. Mississippi
Morley, Jackson, So; Wild
ows. Luoinda Weathersby, Daring
ton, So; Abner English. Duobs, $40; !;
Pitts, dead. Msyersv:lle,
%; America Pitts Mayersyille, So.
Postmastsrs spppinted-Louisisna
Vernon Parish, F. A. Addi-
son; Richland, Rapides Parish, r. Y.
Hsthorn; Sherwood, Catahoula Par
jsh. N. T. Ovens; Shutdown, Vernon
Parish. James r. Huggins. Missis-
sippi-Brownsville, Kinds County.
Mrs. Mary e. Turner; Terrene Boli-
var County. Henry Riley.
Patents gfanted--Louisiana- Kath-
crime NJ. Davis, Lake Providence. as
signor Of one-haIf, protective garment;
Robert F. Spspgenberg, New Orleans,
system aud apparatus for controlling
light effects. Mississippi--August
Fredrickson. assignor to Columbus
Machinery Company, Columbus, Miss. !,
machine Tor filing gin saws; John J.
Kizer, Senatobia, stalk cutter. .
Assistant Secretary Allies has dis,
posed of the case of Elmer Pettiford-
a coIored clerk in the treasury dep .rt-
ment and . Seventh Day Adventist,
who refused to work on Saturday.
Mr.. Allies has concluded to transfer
him to the sixth auditor = Office. He
will be reduced. however, from 81, 200
to $72O 3 year, and will be paid only
for the time he is employed.
Maj. Arthur Murray and Capts. G.
J. Bailey and G. F. Landers Of the
artillery corps Of the army have made
a special report to the war depart
ment, stating that the recent official
trails of the submarine torpedo-boats
Adder and Moccasin showed clearly
that .uch boats hereafter must be
taken into account as practical and
useful element Of seaooast defense.
= Senator Pritchard OF North Caro-
lima is slated for the iudgeship of q
new circuit proposed in bill intro
duced by Senator Simmons OF North
Carolina. sd --s sTs a4 ssf
President Roosevelt has accepted an
invitation to attend the dedication OF
the navy monument At San. Francisco.
to commemorate the battle of Manila.
The monument is now nearing com
pletion.
The Stats Department Is becoming
1t the delay Of the Colon
bian Government and the Bogota Cab
met has been requested to hurry up
the Panama Canal negotiation.
The house killed tho London Dock
charge bin BY striking out the enact
ing clause.
The president is said to be opposed
to the admission Of New Mexico as q
State In the Union.
Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes has
assume bis duties ON the bench of the
United btstes Supreme Court.
1 Nebraska City, Neb., is with out a
water supply. due to the channel Of
the Mississippi River shifting to the