The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-01-07
NEWS OF MANY NATIONS TOLD
IN TERSE PARAGRAPHS.
FRESH AND WHOLESOME.
Consensus of the Worlds Important
Transpiracies Served While Hot in
Labor Saving Slices From Press
Dispatches.

Emperor William is confident of
peace in the Far East.
A stampede was caused in a New
York theatre by the of fire.
Mrs. c. w. Taylor was burned to
death at Bluff Springs, Fla
Princess Mathilde, daughter Of
Prince Jerome Bonaparte is dead.
Gen. James Longstreet died at his
home in Gainesville, Ga, few DAYS
ago.
A severe snowstorm struck New
York. Ten inches Of snow covered
the city.
Politicians in Washington discus.
the possibilities of a Bryant-Hearst
coalition.
Engineers and elevator men in Chi
cago skyscrapers are on strike for
higher wages.
A special term of court has been
called to try the alleged lynchers of
Pineapple, Ala.
A new rice mill company, with cap
ital of 100000 has been organized
at Crowley, La.
Unofficial opinion in st. Petersburg
is that the Russo-Janpanese situation
is very serious.
Democrats at Lincoln, Neb., are
planning a reception for w. j. Bryan
on his return home.
Grain and provisions advanced
sharply in the Chicago market on ae-
count of war talk. .
1t is estimated that 100000 worth
of jewelry was stolen during and after
the Chicago theatre fire
Diplomatists in Paris believes that
Russia is still considering the an
swer to Japan's proposals.
German exports to the United States
were $130,000,000 during the past
year, the largest ON record.
The Treasury Department is inves-
tigating the accounts of the Inter
state Commerce Commission.
The Car has cabled through the
Governor of Kisheneff that there was
no danger of anti-Jewish riots.
The monthly report of the public
debt, just given out at Washington,
shows decrease of $11, 61S,530.
Boston was visited by severe snow
storm. Similar reports were sent out
from points in several Atlantic States.
Mayor Harrison has ordered every
| theatre In Chicago closed, pending
thorough inspection Of the playhouses.
Foreign Secretary Landsdowne ex-
pressed the belief in London that the
war party is In the ascendancy in Rus
STA.
Advices received at Washington are
that some arrangement may be made
| by which Russia and Japan can avert
war.
| A surplus of $1OO41, 7SS for the
month of December, 1903, was re-
ported by the United States Treasury
Department.
Col. Edwards chief of the InsuIar
Bureau, issued circulars calling for
proposals for the 100000 Philip
pine bond issue.
| Horace G. Burt, president of the
Union Pacific Railroad, has resigned
J to make tour around the world. Ed
III. Hartman will probably succeed
him.
Toxic advices state that Japan has
six armored cruisers iE readiness TO
seize the port of Masompho, Cores,
should the break come between the
two powers.
The prevalence Of phthisis among
postoffce employees in London has "a
suited In movement to establish q
consumption sanitarlum for persons
in the service.
Senator Frye's bill which proposes
the exclusion Of all but United States
ships in carrying merchandise between
this country and points in the Phil
ippines, has reused foreign steamship
agents.
|
Will ]. Davis and Harry j. Powers
managers Of the Iroquois Theatre, and
George Williams, city building com
missioner, were arrested in Chicago
on warrants charging them with man
slaughter. They are held under $10.-
600 bonds.
Twenty men, arrested in connee-
ton with the Iroqouis Theatre TRACE
| dy in Chicago, were arraigned IN po-
lice court and granted a continuance