The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-03-05
NEWS OF THE DAY
TERSELY RELATED.
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Cream of Late Dispatches From The
Four Quarters of the Globe.

The pope is suffering from severe
cold.
Severe earthquake shocks have
been felt in the islands of Dominica.
Emperor William OF Germany an
announces that the statue of Fred
erick the Great will not be sent to
the United States until the spring
of 1904.
Storms in the United Kingdom
and the Continent of Europe have
caused great damage.
A movement has been started in
Great Britain looking toward bet
ter safeguarding of the country's
food supply in time of war.
Opponents of Mr.. Broderick's
pompous army corps scheme will
attack the British war SECRETARY in
the house of lords during the week.
The problem of the unemployed is
causing serious concern in England
Sir John Gorst made the statement
that one-third of the British people
lived in penury, mizery and want.
Colonial Secretary Joseph Cham
berlain's triumphant return from
South Africa will be the next great
event in English politics.
The London Statist says,the United
States is rapidly changing from debt
or to creditor nation.
The European powers will present
q collective protest to Washington
against the Cuban Reciprocity Treaty.
The French Parliament has passed
bill imposing tax on mineral oil.
Fire destroyed five buildings at Hal
flax, N. s. The loss will be $500, 900.
Three men were injured.
J. P. Morgan & Co.,, it is said, will
organize securities company. for
the purpose of holding majority of
the stock of the Rock Island, the
Atchison, Frisco and Southern rail-
way companies.
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa
Fe railroad company has increased the
wages of its conductors and trainmen
Is per cent.
Lewis Nixon, formerly leader of
Tammany is booming Judge Parker,
of New York.
A resolution was introduced to the
Kansas Legislature prtecting against
the seating of Reed Smoot, the Nor
mon United States Senator from Utah.
The Philadelphia National League
Base Ball Club has been sold to syn
dictate of twenty Philadelphians for
100000.
Three persons were killed and
tweny-four injured by the ditching of
Southern passenger train near Lee
noir City, Tenn.
Seven men were killed in mine ex-
plosion at Latrobe, Pa.
Six persons were drowned by the
overturning of a skiff in the Missis-
sippi river at Hickman, Ky.
Ellis Farmer, of Jonesboro, Ca,
shot and killed his father-in. law, NOR
tally wounded his wife and committed
suicide.
Congressman Ransdell recently de-
livered an address at Boston, Mass,
on the commercial advancement of
Louisiana and the port of New Or.
leans.
Floods have caused great damage in
Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama and
Texas, and numerous washouts and
accidents on railroads are reported.
The Mississippi river is above the
dagger line at several points.
William M. Hartman & Co., of New
York, and brother of E. FL. Harri-
man, is seriously i'll in Florida.
Miss Margaret Mclean, of Fort
Worth has been appointed spencer
for the Texas division, United Con-
federate Veterans, to the New Orleans
Reunion.
Part of the North Atlantic Squad
ron, embracing six battleships have
arrived at Pensacola, Fla.
The Southern railway bridge Jack
son, Ala, was run into by the river
steamer w. J. Bethea and traffic in
terfered with.
A London court has decided that
the publication Of Sunday papers does