The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-02-22

The committee named by Southern
members of congress to present the
demands of the south for war
against the Texas cattle tick, appear
ed before the house committee on
agriculture and urged an appropria-
ton Of 100000 for further scien-
tific investigation of the cattle tick,
for a campaign of education as to
how to exterminate it and for coop
GRAFTON with the federal government
with the state governments in main
tanning successful quarantine against
the tick. Representative Ransdell Of
Louisiana opened the hearing with
the statement that the tick is costing
the south an annual estimated loss Of
$150,000,0OO.
ALI PREPARATION for the i'll treatment
OF Miss Elsie Stone Of Buffalo, N. Y.
and Miss Anna Snyder, of Cedar Ra-
pids, Iowa, has been made by the
Turkish government. Secretary Root
has received a dispatch from Minis
ter Leishman, at Constantinople, an
nouncing that the governor of Pera
called and made apologies for the ar
rest Of the young women and stated
that officials responsible for The ar
rest have been imprisoned. Repre-
sentative W. H. Ryan, Of New York,
who has taken great interest in the
case, was advised by Secretary Root
of the satisfactory closing of the in
cident.
Prof. Edward Kramer Of the chem
istry department of the University
OF Wisconsin, appeared at the pure
food hearing of the house committee
on interstate and foreign commerce
and spoke at length on the chemical
nature Of benzoaic acid and benzoaic
soda, the preservatives most common
ly used by manufacturers of pickles
preserves and condiments. He ex-
pressed the opinion that these pre-
servatives are not harmful in small
quantities.
Juan Francisco Canchez, late Min
lister Of Foreign Affairs Of Santo Do
mingo under the Morales adminstra-
ton, called at the state department
today to see Secretary Root, but was
unable to see him. He says that he
is here on a mission for Morales.
which he cannot discuss until the mis-
sion is accomplished. He has writ
ten to Secretary Root asking for an
interview with him.
Capt. NJ. P. Doullet, who. owns the
tugboat now under charter to the GUS
toms officials at New Orleans, was in
Washington trying to head off the pro
vision in the revenue cutter service
appropriation bill for $4,000 for a
revenue tug to be used at New Or
leans. His efforts proved futile, as
the bill has already been favorably re
ported by the house committee on
interstate and foreign affairs.
The plan is to send the chief sta
tistician or other representatives Of
the bureau 20 address meetings in
various sections Of the country where
the municipal officers from a given
section can be congregated. At these
meetings the system of uniform ac-
counting will be explained and blanks
placed In the hands of the officials.
The conference of city comptrol-
lers and auditors, which was held
here resulted in the adoption of re-
solution on which, as working basis
1t is believed all the cities of the ma
ton may be brought into a
uniform system of accounting and re-
porting to the census bureau.
The quadrennial weighing of the
mails On railroads embraced within
the territory west of the Mississippi
river, commenced Feb. 20. This
weighing is to secure data to base
the compensation for railroad mail
transportation for four years begin
ming July 1, next, and will continue
not less than ninety days.
Horace Taylor, Assistant Secretary
Of the Treasury, has rendered to the
President his resignation, to take EFF
feet June 80, 1906, which was accept
ed. The president assured Mr.. Tay-
lor that he "fully appreciated the
very efficient services" he had rem
dered since he became Assistant Sec
rotary at the beginning of President
McKinley's first term, and expressed
regret at his leaving.
The House Committee on Judiciary
ordered favorable reports on bills to
provide for terms Of United States
courts at Victoria, Tex, and Miami,
Fla.
General Meyer says he. thinks the
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