The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-02-18
FLASHES FROM THE WIRE

committed suicide at st. Louis.
The blowing up Of the torpedo
transport Yenisel is confirmed.
Former Congressman Josiah Pat
terson died at Memphis, Tenn.
IAN American stock jobber, W. r
Morrison, has failed in London.
The war situation will probably
save the British Ministry from a tum.
BILE.
Speyer & Co. took the Cuban loan
of $35,0O0,000 at 1-2 per cent dis.
count.
France has given notice Of her ad.
herence in Secretary Hays note on
China.
Reports say English and Americas
ships have been detained at Port Ar
thur.
A loyal address from the Council
of the Empire has been presented to
the Gar
Political troubles in the Department
of Bolivar have resulted in state of
anarchy and riot.
The State Department has been not
flied that China had issued declara-
ton Of neutrality.
English naval experts expressed
surprise that Russia should have been
purchased in torpedo work.
The American collier Nero was ram
med by the gunboat Concord at Pana-
ma and had TO be beached.
The steamship Manila has entered
the river at New Orleans having on
board $50 Italian immigrants.
1t is stated at Washington that both
Russia and Japan will acquiesce in the
proposals of the American note.
A Frenchman on Long Island has
discovered plant which drives mos
quitoes away. 1t is called Phu-lo.
The French Chamber will undoubt-
sdly see some lively discussions on the
attitude of France in the Far East.
Semi-official advices says the Cabi-
nets of London, Paris and Berlin are
in accord with Secretary Hays note.
Secretary Shaw discussed lack Of
Democratic issues at the Marquette
Clubs Lincoln celebration in Chic
ago.
An agreement on the demurrer fled
in behalf of United States Senator
Burton of Kansas has begun at st.
Louis.
Important questions with respect
to the reciprocity treaty between the
United States and Cuba have been
raised
The Congressional Committee met
at Pensacola, Fla, to investigate the
charges against Federal Judge Charles
Swayne.
Count Won Buelow issued Ger
many's proclamation of neutrality in
the Far East. 1t is pro-Russian ia
sympathy.
Representative of Russian inter
ests in New York take gloomy view
of trading between the United States
and Russia.
The appellate division Of the New
York Supreme Court has held that
good-humored criticism of poetry is
not hbelous.
The Louisiana Railroad Commission
will grant a rehearing to number OF
roads on the question of uniform
bill of lading.
Washington has demanded an ex-
PLANTATION of the detention of an
American steamship at Port Arthur
by the Russians.
Reports say all Russians in Seoul
including the minister and the lega'
ton staff and guards, have left under
Japanese escorts.
A man from the United States wa:
discovered to have quantity OF
dynamite in his trunk by Liverpool
custom authorities.
Washington is advised that Ameri
can property interests in San Dom
lingo are suffering heavily as a result
Of the instruction.
A court order at Boston, Mass.
stopped the distribution of strike ben
efts to pressmen who have quit yor4
for other reasons than their own ben
eft.
The testimony in the Maehen tria
was concluded after the Government
had introduced some rebuttal, and
then the Judge directed that the jM,
find verdict of not guilty for Mrs
Lorenz, saying no evidence had beer