Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-01-30

evltable.
Secretary Hay and Minister CUES
NADIA signed an agreement extending
the time limit for the ratification Of
the Cuba reciprocity treaty.
The regularity Of the election OF
United States Senator Henry NJ. Tel
Ter is conceded by the republicans OF
Colorado. Governor Peabody will
sign Teller's certificate Of election.
Senator Morgan presented resolu-
ton questioning the credentials OF
DR.. Herran, Columbia's representative
at Washington.
The Associated Press has been in
formed that Minister Bowen, acting
for Venezuela, in return for the rails
ing of the blockade, pledges 30 per
cent of the receipts of the ports of
Porto Rico Cabello and La Guayra,
the same to be collected by joint
commission, made up of representa-
tives from each Of the powers having
claims against Venezuela.
1t is announced that Judge William
r. Day of Canton, Ohio, has accepted
the tender made by the president
of a seat on the supreme bench of the
United States
The governor of South Carolina
recommends that the Legislature
of that state pass a measure for the
fitting observation of the birthday of
Wade Hampton, April IL.
Literary people of Boston are agita-
ting for the setting up in Boston of
tablet in honor of Edgar Allan Poe
Poe was born there in 1909, his
mother being leading woman in the
May market Theater. His first book
was signed ga Bostonian. "
Encouraged by President Roose-
velt's deeds and utterances, the col
ored brother is now demanding an
equitable racial distribution of shout
der straps in the army.
! Some of the republican Grand
Army of the Republics have already
begun to object to the Cooper bill
now pending in the Pennsylvania
legislature, to build a statue to Cen
eral Robert E. Lee at Gettysburg
The color line is drawn in the army
as strictly as it is drawn in Indianola,
Miss, or Charleston, S c. 1t would
be somewhat dangerous for a nergo
officer to undertake to command
white troops.
Prof. Lorenz's short stay i'll London
has not been very pleasant A great
number of London's surgeons do not
approve of his 'bloodless operations
for congential displacement of the
hips.
There are four negro regiments in
the regular service-the ninth and
tenth cavalry and the twenty fourth
and twenty fifth infantry The en-
listed men in these regiments are ne
groes. Their officers are white men.
No merge officers are placed over
white soldiers but white officers are
placed in command of negro soldiers.
The government, therefore, draws
the color line pretty rigidly.
Democratic representatives in in
terviews declare present congress will
pass no anti trust measures.
D. Clinch Hayward, who was in
augurated governor of South Carolina
on Wednesday, is the first governor
since 1890 who is not classed as Till
mantle.
Prof F M. Taylor who occupies
the chair of political economy and
finance in the University of Michigan,
says that John d. Rockefeller is JUS
titled in raising the price of oil be-
cause of the benefits he confers upon.
society.
Franz Rotham recovered a verdict
of 1000 against George Ermold a
New York manufacturer of surgical
instruments for the loss of an eye
through the breaking of ringing
machine.
Notice.
A meeting of the stockholders of the
National Bsnk of Commerce is called
for February 10. at which time further
consideration will be given to the ques-
ton of increasing the capital Of the
bank to 100000.
The stockholders have declared their
Intention 30 increase on this date and
sll stockholders are requested to be
--~.ont 10 vote IN $hte