The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-07-02
Doings Of q Great Busy World Told
in Terse Paragraphs.
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Condensed and Served While Hot to
Our Readers In Labor Saving Slices-.-
Cream of Late Dispatches From the
Four Quarters of the Globe.

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review In London.
1t is said in New York that the
Brown cotton clique have accepted
aud offered to pay for every bale
offered them.
King Edward and Queen Alexan-
dra are seeking to win the atfec-
tions and good will of the people OF
Ireland.
Leslie Lumsden, surgeon ia the
marine hospital service, and his
wife, were drugged ana robbed 10
a hotel in San Juan, Porto Rico.
The report OF the Mississippi
River Commission has been for
warded to Washington. II is stated
that OF the allotment of So, 900, 00G
for levee purposes, Louisiana has
been given the greatest apportion.
ment, with Mississippi next.
A fete was held in Oyster Bay,
L. l., in honor of President Roose-
veIt's coming for the summer.
Friendly rivalry between the two
factions of towns-people added to
the enthusiasm.
Adjutant General Murray has is-
sued orders intended to increase
the authority Of the military in
Jackson, Ky. A gun was placed ON
the courthouse square, with in
structions to ire it if necessary.
Gus Steadnan was killed in Ala
oama City, Ala, by policemen,
while attempting to escape arrest
Tor abducting a 13-year-oId girl.
1t was charged 10 the Atlanta,
"a, federal prison case that letters
addressed by Congressman Living
stoc to Captain Petty. prison Off
eiaI. were opened and read before
being received by Petty.
Two hundred white boys IN the
service Of the Western Union and
Postal telegraph companies in At
.anta, Ga, were discharged and
their places taken by negroes.
At the luncheon IN the White
House Sir Thomas Upton Advocated
the building OF seagoinQ schooners
tor future cup races.
A revolution is declared probable
in Colombia. Americans, it is as
serted, are inclting people to riot
and shipping arms iuto the country.
The pope has ratified the ap-
pointment of Rev. Thomas A. Hen
bricks of Rochester, NY, as bishop J
Of Cebu, Philippine Islands.
1t is annouced at Havana that
hnal signing of treaties between the
United States and Cuba has been
postponed because Of questions
raised at Washington.
Speculation is active ir London as |
to the date OF the next general elec-T
ton. The inference drawn from the
pledges OF alliance exchanged at
the Constitution Cluo was that the
premier had adopted the Cham ber-
lain programme and would put it
into effect.
It is reported form Teguciagalpa,X
Honduras, that the SEIZURE by Pres
ident Bonilia OF the railroad from
the port of Cortez to La Pimenta
would lead to international compli
cations, in which the Unitsd States
and Great Britain may be involved.
There have been large wit hdraw
ais by German banks from the BanAl
Of England. Shipments Of gold from
New York to Germany continue.
I The Bulgarian government has
announced its intention to protest
to The powers against TurkisI
troops on the frontier.
The state department has
ceived from Minister BeaupN
Bogota cable announcing
the extra session OF congress
vened for the consideration
canal treaty, the president
that no obstacles should y
such beneficial undertal
BY vote of 1873 to 50
senate sustained M. Wa
seau in his controversy
mier Conbes regardin
bill.
A Paris dispatch
Abyssinia. declares
has destroyed five
Somaliland, killed