The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-07-02

induc from prO-huSSlan sources
here. that IL President Roosevelt
adheres 80 his announced datermi-
nation to convey to the Russian
government the petition OF the
B'nai Birth, regarding the treat
ment of Jews in Russia, that gov
eminent will refuse absolutely to
receive 1t. While 1t was limited, as
soon as the latter of the secretary OF
state to Simon Wolf was made pub
lie. that 1t would not be allowed to
reach the car, the iutimations now
are much stronger and are that
the Russian government will in
struct its ambassador at Washing
ton to inform this government that
Russia will not receive the petition.
Strict secrecy has been maintaine Cd
regard ding that conference between
Secretary of State Hay and the
Russian ambassador, Count Cassini.
1t is known, however, that at that
interview Count Cassini took up
with Mr.. Hay the question of
whether the petition would be re-
ceived at all by the Russian govern
ment.
President Roosevelt expacts to
open formally On the morning of
July 4 the new cable between the
United States and Manila Bay.
sending a dispatch from Sycamore
Hill to Governor Taft, at Manila. A
special wire will connect the home
OF the president with the cable sta
tion at Manila, a distance OF over
10, 600 miles, the longest connected
circuit in the world, and travelling
all it's land portions
over United States territory. The
Commercial Gable Company, if un-
able to complete all Its land connec-
lions, will al least make landin
Oh the north end of the Island of
Luzon. and Governor Taft will be
communicated with at that point.
Superintendent KimbalI, of the
life saving service, has received
telegram from the SaIuria life saw
IEg station in Texas, saying that
tie Mexican steamer Cramoiapam
stranded twelve miles northeast of
that station. The captain was killed
in the wreckage. The crew Of thlr-
teen were saved in destitute con-
1ition.
Charles Bonaparte, of Baltimore,
that he will qualify i'm.
nediate!y az assistant to the attor-
ney general in the cases of the
United States against McGregor
and Upton, charged with compiled
" in the nail pouch fraud, and to
other cases to which he may be as
signed.
Ambassador Meyer is receiving
The unhattering atsentio OF the
daily press in Rome for the alleged
ness with which he speeds
MS automobile through the streets.
II Rop0lo Romao suggests that the
persists in his course
because, being unable to read
Italian, he does not know what the
papers are saying about him.
Charles Emory Smith, who was
:ucceeded as acknowledgement by
Mr.. Payne. has made public his re-
ply to the charges made by Mr..
Tuloch in come ction with the post
office Investigate On.
The government has made move
Of great naval Importance on the
Bay OF San Francisco at what is
popularity known as California City.
An option has been secured on the
and needed and the government is
COW having the title to the prop
erty perfected. The officer of the
navy who approved of the site in
behalf of the navy department is
Rear Admiral Bradford.
TO secure increased efficiency In
the enlisted personnel OF the ravy,
President Roosevelt has issued an
executive order increasing the pay
OF chief petty officers Of the navy to
$40 per month and establishing the
new rate of chief water tender at
$50 per month. Only those chief