The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-05-19

oyster BAY and remaining there until
shortly after the middle ofSeptember.
The president will not receive any
delegations at Oyster Bay, and will
only receive those visitors on politi-
cal matters who come through the ma
tional committee. All other visitors
to be received at Oyster Bay will be
limited to those whose missions are
on official business.
United States Minister Thompson,
cables the state department from Pc
tropopolis that Brazilian officers stop
ped a British ship at Manaos while
she was making her way up the ANA
zon river, on the ground that she had
aboard go eases of ammunition des-
tined for the Peruvian military
forces, the possession of which is now
a subject of dispute between Brazil
and Peru. As there has besn 10 dec
laration Of war, it is expected that
the British government will enter
protest against the stoppage of the
ship as illegal.
Mr.. Leger, the Haytien minister
at Washington, has cabled his pres
ident requesting to be fully advised
as to the situation in that country.
The minister has had no intimation
of impending trouble there, although
he knew that his government was
prosecuting a number of cases grow
ing out of the Haytien National Bank
scandal. AS result Of this prosecu-
ton it is said number Of Germans,
English and Americans have been
imprisoned. They are charged with
issuing false bonds to the amount OF
81, 100000.
According to figures prepared atthe
War Department there will be a
chance for the appointment Of about
fifteen civilians to the rank Of Sec
ond Lieutenant in the regular army
this year. There are $50 vacancies
in this grade 124 to be filed by the
graduating class at West Point and
the remainder, excepting fifteen from
those who have already passed their
examinations, by civilians. There are
already on file several hundred appli-
cations from civilians who wish to
be examined for commissions.
The British government has become
involved in the labor troubles In Colo
RADIO. In the troubles at Telluride,
Lancelot Collins, Britisher and q
|non-union miner, was killed, it is al
legged, by strikers. The nearest Brit
ish consul, at Denver, started an in
vestigation and has reported the case
to the British embassy.
Secretary Of State, John Hay, will
represent the Federal Government at
the opening of the World s Press Par
lament, May, 1921, and will deliver
the address Of welcome. Among other
affairs arranged in his honor will be
reception at which he will meet the
Representatives Of foreign govern
ments to the Worlds Fair.
Chief Justice Fuller has long since
arrived at the age when he can retire
on full pay, but his wife is under
stood to desire him to remain on the
active list, and as the duties Of the
place are far less onerous, the Chief
Justice is expected to continue at the
head Of the tribunal for an indefinite
period.
The Secretary Of the Interior has
ordered the withdrawal from entry OF
1922, 900 acres of land in Montana for
addition to the West Little Belt
Mountains forest reserve In that state.
The land lies in Meagher, Ferguson
and Cascade counties ON the western
side of the Little Belt reserve.
According to reports Venezuela
Will name MI. Magnan, the former
president of the French Court of Cas-
sation, to be umpire of the French
claims, amounting to 100000 bolt
vars. The proposed step is indica-
tive of the desire Of President Cas-
tro for fair hearing.
It was announced at the annual
banquet of the Association of Ameri-
can Physicians that as the result OF
researches by DR.. Noguchi Of japan,
working under grant from the Car
negie Institution, a positive antidote
for rattlesnake venom has been dis
covered.
Crisis Is Not Averted.
Washington. Notwithstanding re-
ports by cable to the effect that Peru
has consented to withdraw her troops
from the territory Of Acre, now in dis