The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-01-05
Will Herbert NJ Rowan


by reports which have reached Wash.
lngton OF GOODNESS between Mr.. Bow.
en-, who has just returned to Caracas
and the executive Of Venezuela. Two
years ago, Mr.. Bowen was the repre-.
sentative of Venezuela in negotiations
with the allied powers at Washington.
He then had greas influence with
President Castro. Since then Mr.
Bowen in the discharge of his duty
has had several sharp tits with Pres
ident Castro. Mr.. Bowen is so ia
mlliar with Venezuela and its affairs
that his influence in favor Of the
rights of American citizens is great
er than that of any diplomat of less
experience in Venezuela.
Some southern senators who have
raised the question as to whether the
bonds of the southern states issued
during the reconstruction period
could be arbitrated and declared val
id. They have given notice that if
the treaties provide for the adjudi-
cation of such bonds, they will oppose
them unless an amendment is insert
ed which in express terms will de-
clare that bonds of state shall not
be arbitrated. There are many mil
lions of dollars Of the bonds which
it is claimed, are fraudulently issued,
and for which the states received no
benefit. Their payment was refused.
Other senators who have looked into
the question say that they believe
the arbitration treaties can not be
construed to cover these state bonds.
The Treasury Department has is
sued review of Treasury operations
for the calendar year 1904 The
The treasury receipts for The calen-
dar year 1904 were $540,OOO,OOO, and
the expenditures (including the Pan
anna payment, 1862, 100000, deficit
for the year of $22,OOO,oOO0. AS COM
pared with the previous calendar year,
the net receipts show falling off Of
The decrease in customs
receipts was $9,OO0,O0O. Civil and
miscellaneous expenditures increased
SIS, 100000. War Department $4,000,
900. Navy Department $23,000,0O0;
pensions 100000, and interest ST.
100000.
The Postoffice Department has or
dered the dismissal of the postmaster
at Birmingham, Ala. This action was
based upon what is termed ga techni-
cal shortage" in his accounts. Tt was
reported by an Inspector of the de-
partment, who recently overhauled the
accounts of the offending Federal Off
cial, that he had cashed checks, using
the government funds for that pur-
pose. The checks were found in the
Z" cash.. Though the paper was abb
solutely good, 1T was bid by lie de-
partment that this was technical
shortage, and the order Of dismissal
was in consequence Immediately is
sued.
The grand jury making It's final re-
port for the present term Of the SUI
preme court for the District of Col
umbia, recommended the establish
ment of the whipping post in the dis
trict. The question has been consid-
erably agitated ever since the presi-
dent in his last annual message rec
commended corporal punishment for
wife beaters in the District of Colum-
bia. A recommendation that persons
about to be married produce evidence
Of freedom FROM certain diseases also
is made.
Gen. III. Y. Boynton, chairman of
the inaugural press committee, has
issued the following: "All applica-
lions for press facilities at the Cap
itol building on the day of the inau-
guration should be addressed to Ma
jor John M. Carson, chairman Of the
press committee for the capitol. All
applications for outside press facili-
ties during the inaugural parade and
at the inaugural ball should be sent to
Gen. Boynton. There will be no COM
press tickets to the ball.
Announcement has been made at
the state department Of the following
in the diplomatic and
consular service: James Jeffry Roche
consul at Genoa, Italy; James Johns
ton, consul general at Hankow, Chi
ma; William III. Bishop, consul at Pa
lermo, Italy; Hugh Baugh, student
interpreter at the American Legation
in Pekin.
Through the activity Of Mr.. Combs,
the American minister, to Honduras:
the claims Of two American citizens
against the Honduran government
have been settled. One is the claim of