The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-01-21
UNITED STATES
NOT nEDDLING
AN UNFORTUNATE MISUNDER-
STANDING ADJUSTED.
RUSSIA IS THUS ASSURED
AT a Conference Between Secretary
Hay and Count Cassini, Assurance
Was Given that American Concern
Was Purely Commercial.

washington. = What might have de-
veloped into an unfortunate misun-
derstandlng between the government
OF the United States and Russia re-
gardlng the interests of the United
States in Manchuria, was adjusted at
a conference at the state department,
between Mr.. Hay, secretary of state,
and Count Cassini, Russian ambassa-
dor. AS result the Russian govern
ment will be advised by the ambassa-
dor that he has the best assurances
that the interests Of the United States
IN Manchuria are absolutely and ex-
cluslvely commercial and that the con-
suls sent to Mukden and Antung will
contine their activities to the faith
full care of American trade interests
IN that province. Count Cassini call
ed at the state department to inquire
into certain statements which sever
al European diplomats had brought to
his attention and interpreted to indi-
cate change Of policy on the part of
the United States government in the
direction of political intervention in
Manchuria. The conference between
the secretary and the ambassador was
characterized by frank cordiality on
both sides. 1t is said that no matter
what occurs in the Far East the Unit
ed States will be fully protected in
commercial and treaty rights so far
as Russia is able to act in the affair.
Although the United States is def
cient In creating new breeds of ami
mails, according to Secretary Wilson,
Sir Thomas Upton buys horses and
pigs at Chicago The horses, says the
secretary, he ships to ireland and
trains them as Jumpers, then sells
them In Great Britain to "ten stone
Englishmen' as Irish jumpers. The
pigs, OF which he selects the thin ones
he cans as "Irish bacon" which he
also sells in England. Secretary Will
son believes that the United States
can furnish the mounts for the caval-
ry of Europe with proper study of the
breeding Of horses and the department
is turning its attention to this subject
at the present time. The only thing
the United States has ever produced
in the way of new breeds, he says, is
perhaps few breeds of hens, al
though we have converted a running
horse into trotter.
The two men selected by the presi-
dent to open up the United States
consulates at Mouken and Antung are
James T. Cheshide and James w. Da-
wilson Mr.. Cheshide is a native of
New York. He has record of thir-
ty years service in connection with the
state department and its legislations,
most of his time being spent In China.
He is slated for the post Of Mouken,
which will be consulate general. Ed
win V. Morgan, who has had oriental
experience and who has been in the
service of the state department for
number Of years, will be made COM
mercial agent at Dalney. James w.
Davidson, native of Minnesota, at
present consul at Tansui, on the island
Of Formosa, will be sent to Antung in
the capacity of consul.
A cablegram from Seoul, states that
the American guard at the United
States embassy there has been in
creased. The native press is slightly
offensive to foreign residents and it is
quite possible there will yet be trouble
with Corea. A German man-of-war
has just arrived at Chemulpo. A
change in the personnel of the gov
eminent has begun in favor of the
Japanese and as the people have been
more angry with the government than
with the foreigners it is likely that
this change will completely pacify
them. The American authorities have
taken the precaution to provide es-
corts for women and children of that
nationality while on the streets.
The executive board of the nation
al congress of mothers at meeting
here, strongly denounced Mormonism
and urged the diplomatic corps in
Washington to advise their govern
ments that Mormonism embodies po-
lygamy and to take action to prevent
emigration to Utah. Measures to af-
ford protection from alleged false rep
reservations Of Mormon missionaries
were adopted.
| The Argentine Senate has demand
ed all correspondence of the presl-
dent on the Panama question.
The Illinois democracy has sug-
gested Hon. J. S. Williams of MISS
sippi for president and meeting has
been called for Feb. 9Th in Spring
| field in behalf of his candidacy. 1t is
rumored that the anti-Hearst element
| is the prime factor in the Williams