The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-11-12
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small plurality for Taft.
All grades OF refined sugar were
reduced 20 cents a hundred pounds.
There was an advance in all stocks
traded in on the New York Exchange.
Speculation has already started
about President Elect Taft's Cabinet.
Mrs. Harry w. Lynn. at Chicago.
killed her 4-year-old daughter and
suicided.
The strike of cotton mill operatives
at Manchester. England. has been
settled.
Prof. Edwin Emerson, author,
lawyer and diplomat. died in Toxic.
Japan.
The Japanese steamer Taish, was
sunk off Etori Island and $50 lives
were lost.
Bulgaria has apresied to the Pow
ers or support in her controversy
with Turkey.
Seven persons were burned 10
death in a farmhouse fire near Swan
Lake, Canada.
The Illinois Democratic State
Committee gave notice of contest
for governor.
Election returns principally were
discussed at the meeting of the pres
ident's cabinet
Roosevelt and Root will probably
be elected United States Senators
from New York.
The first snow of the season fell
in New York. The temperature drop
ped to 81 degrees.
The electoral vote of Maryland will
be split. Taft will secure two and
Bryan six electors.
Mrs. William Beasley, of st. Paul,
deserted her husband to join a ~fe-
male baseball club.
Charles F. Murphy, leader of Tam
many Hall, denied the repert that
1ammany knitted Bryan.
The relation between France and
Germany are strained on account of
the Moroccan imbroglio.
. The Democratic State ticket, head
ed by John F. Shafroth, for governor,
was elected in Colorado.
President-Elect Taft left Cincinnati
for Hot Springs, Va, where he will
remain until Thanksgiving.
The foreign markets were gener-
ally favorably affected by the result
of the American election.
Business was suspended at San
tiago. Cuba, during the funeral OF
the late President Palma.
The latest congressional returns
showed Els republicans and 173
democrats in the next house.
The health authorities at Wash
ington are anxious to get rid of
John Early, the leper patient.
The German coasting steamer
Archimedes was wrecked near Dan
zig, Prussia. and ten lives lost.
Two handkerchiefs donated by
Mrs Taft and Mrs. Bryan brought
$s8-75 at a Welsh (La.) Bazaar.
Habeas corpus proceedings on be-
half of eleven Tennessee night rider
suspects we're begun at Union City.
w. p Craig, formerly of New Or
leans, eloped with Miss Fayette Nor
gan and was married at Canterbury,
England
H T. Hayes, at Belmont, N. c., was
shot and mortally wounded by his
young SON. who protected his mother
from an attack.
The Republicans will have control
Of the next House by reduced ma
jority. Cannon will, probably be re-
elected Speaker.
An increase of from 3 to 10 per
cent. In freight rates from Pacific
Coast points east was agreed upon,
effective Jan. /.
Announcement was made that
there would be no change in the
methods of operating the commits
sary stores on the Panama Canal.
Will Graham, a negro, on trial un-
der guard of troops at Concord, N. c.,
confessed to criminally assaulting a
white child, and was sent to the gal
lows.
The Treasury purchased $4,000
ounces of silver for delivery at New
Orleans, and $4,000 ounces for de-
livery at Denver, at 50,365 fine
ounce.
Adjutant General Fridge of Mis-
sissippi, perfected arrangements for
a rifle tourney between picked teams
of the Louisiana and Mississippi Ma
tional Guard at New Orleans.
Sentiment at Washington in favor
of an early revision of the tariff on
account OF the effect on business,
The Ways and Means Committee Of
the HouSQ will hnpin haa rim pc fhfa /