The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-05-26

The Treasury Department has is
sued instructions by which the head
quarters of the customs collection dis
trict of Shieldsboro, now located at
Bay st. Louis, is transferred to Gulf
port. The collector at Bay st. Louis,
under this order, will make his domi-
cile at Gulfport, and the present dep
uty collector at Gulfport will be sta
toned at the Bay. This is in conform
ity with the bill introduced and push
ed to successful passage by Repre-
sentatives Bowers of Mississippi, who
earnestly advocates the change. 1t
will be recalled that a report was
published shortly after the adjourn
ment of Congress, that the proposed
change might seriously affect some of
the officeholders in the Shieldsboro
customs district. 1t was stated then
that radical change in the person
mel of these offices might be made.
1t is understood unofficially that the
transfer as made is only of temporary
continuance, and that a big shakeup
in these Offices is among the possibili-
ties after the presidential election.
The fact that Representative Bowers
carried his point and secured the
change he desired, is quite an achieve
ment for the Mississippi legislator.
1t was semi-officially stated that
$6,000,000 of republic of Panama
money will be invested in New York
city real estate mortgages. The in
vestment will be negotiated here on
the arrival of the Panama commits
sioners. William Nelson Cromwell is
their counsel, and it is likely that the
money will be placed through J.
P. Morgan G. Co. The republic of
Panama received $10,000,000 from
this amount $1,000,000 was turned
over to the agent of the new repub-
lie some weeks ago and warrant for
the remaining $9,000,000 was received
by j. Pierpont Morgan & Co. from the
treasury authorities at Washington
last week
The Treasury Department Satur-
day drew warrant for $9,000,000 in
favor of j. P. Morgan & Co., as the
fiscal agents Of the republic of Pana-
ma in final settlement of the canal
purchase. The warrant was forward
ed to the Secretary of State, who will
forward it to j. P. Morgan & Co.,
pending the arrival here of the repre-
sentatives of Panama, who sailed
from Colon for New York. This issue
of this warrant fully completes all
payments and transactions of every
character in connection with the pur-
chase of the transfer of the canal
property.
A cablegram was received at the
State Department Sunday addressed
to Acting Secretary Loomisby j. w.
S. Langerman, the special commission
er of the Sultan of Morocco, as fol-
lows: "Know we'll Perdicaris, also
Rasuli. If matters not satisfactory
before arrival will arrange friendly
meeting without friction. Am leav-
ing in the morning for Gibraltar. d"
Mr. Langerman relations with the
Sultan are very intimate.
1t is announced at the Quartermas-
ter Generals office that during the
past week the department has dis
posed of claims for horses unlawfuly
taken from Confederate soldiers to
the amount of 100000. The claim
ants reside in Tennessee, Kentucky
and North Alabama. The last Con-
gress appropriated $l25,OOO for these
claims.
Rural free delivery has been es-
tablished, to commence June 10, IN
Steens, Lowndes county; Miss. The
population to be served Is 800 and
area covered thirty square miles.
Washington is notified that Russia
declares raw cotton, and not manu-
factured cotton, contraband of war.
Carried Into Mountains.
Washington. MIR. Perdiearis, the
wealthy American citizen of Tangier,
Morocco, and his stepson, a British
subject, who were captured by the
brigands have been carried into the