The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-08-20
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New York from Europe.
Kentucky may offer homes to the
Trappist Monks of France.
Frank B. Greer wrested the rowing
championship from Titus.
There is no material change in the
condition of Lord Salisbury.
The steamer Manteo was beached
on the Texas coast by storm.
Irish Lad won the champion stakes
in track record time at Saratoga.
Corbett was whipped by Jeffries In
the tenth round at San Francisco.
The restitution in the storm strick-
en- district of Jamaica is appalling.
The revolutionary movement is in
creasing in the village of Monastir.
Chief Justice Lore OF Delaware adj
dressed the Chatauqua on lynching.
Marked indications of oil have been
discovered at Cheniere au Tigre, La.
The Macedonian com mittee is about
to issue q declaration of indepen-
dence.
There are fine prospects for rich
strike of oil one mile north of Jen-
nings, La.
The British parliament has been
prorogued by King Edward until No
vember 2.
Premier Petroff, of Bulgaria thinks
the revolution will not spread beyond
Monastir.
The dredgebOat Benyuard, built for
the Passes, will soon be placed in
commission.
A man and woman were murder
ously assaulted with an ak while asleep
at Shreveport.
1t is announced that the strike of
housesmiths in New York will be ex-
tended to other cities.
The Inauguration of the general
staff was marked by lively row
among it's members.
Mr.. Schwab, late of the steel trust,
will organize :. trust of the clothing
stores of the country.
The first International Congress of
Wireless Telegraphy which opened at
Berlin, Aug. 4, adjourned Friday.
W. P. Brown offered on the New
York exchange yesterday to take u.s..
600 bales of August cotton at 1925.
Major Charles W. Hobbs will suc-
ceed Colonel Voss, as comman ding
officer at Jackson Barracks, New Or.
leans.
A passenger on the Campania col
lected $50 from his mother on the Luz
cania at midocean by wireless te-
legraphy.
The department. of agriculture will
issue comprehensive report of the
amount of cotton on hand at the close
OF the year.
A United States circuit court has
decided the Foraker act unconstitu-
tional and exports from Porto Rico
are dutiable. ,a ss, :.
There was meeting among the
negro Women in the Georgia peniten-
tiary caused by the outburst over the
De Girls incident.
DR.. Herran, the Colombian charge
at Washington believes the Panama
canal treaty will be ratified by the CO.
lombian congress.
Miss Mary Nethysel, prominent
young woman of Carrollton. La, was
burned to death by her clothing catch
ing fire while lighting gas stove.
Congressman Ransdell, of Louis
lana is said to favor Judge George
Gray, of Delaware as the democratic
nominee for president in 1904.
Sam Parks, New York walking dele
gate, announced that more than $780,
900 men will strike in Boston, Phila-
delphia, Baltim ore and other cities.
The Bulgarian government is pre-
pairing memorandum to-. the powers,
giving statistics of the acts of oprres-
sion by the Turkish officials in Mace
donia.
The Rev. Thomas Hendrick, bishop
OF Cebu, P. l.. called at the vatican
and saw the officials of the congrega-