The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-10-15
BRIEF NEWS SUMMARY.
From All Sources, State,
National and Foreign.

A New York policeman lost his
life in fire in an attempt to save
others.
Labor leaders decided to send
speakers into Mr.. Cannon's Illinois
district.
Former Gov Robert Lowry was
elected Commander of the Mississip-
pi Confederate Veterans.
It was reported that for political
effect employees of the navy yards
would be paid weekly.
It was announced that Mr.. Bryan
would speak in Madison Square Gar
den, New York, Oct. rs.
Turkey, unwilling to resort to the
sword, appealed to the powers to
uphold the Berlin treaty.
Taking of evidence in the Federal
suits against the coal trust and the
powder trust was resumed.
The taking of evidence in the
court-martial of Lieut.. Evans of the
navy at Manila was concluded.
Thirteen persons lost their lives
through the explosion of large
grain elevator at Richmond, Va.
1t was reported that the Washing
ton administration would favor the
railroads increasing freight rates.
Judge Taft was the principal spea-
ker at the opening of the Deep
Waterways Convention in Chicago.
Mr.. Bryan addressed the conven-
ton of the Lakes-to-the-Gul Deep
Waterways Association at Chicago.
Mr.. Bryan stated there was no
State in the West where the chances
did not favor the Democratic party.
Physician praised the exhibit Of
the international Typographical I'm
ion at the tuberculosis Congress in
Washington.
1t was stated that Great Britain.
France and Russia would agree on
conference to settle the Balkan COM
plication.
The Comptroller of the Currency
announced a plan for the formation
of eleven districts of national banks
examiners.
The Rev. Charlie E. Stowe resign
ed his Congregational passionate at
Bridgewater, Mass, to enter the Ep-
iscopal ministry.
1t was reported that the proclama-
ton of the union of Crete with Greece
might not be accepted by Turkey
without retaliation.
The Chicago Baseball Club won
the championship of the National
League by defeating New York, at
New York, to 2.
Messrs Taft and Bryan were guests
at the banquet of the Chicago Asso-
citation of Commerce ana made nom
partisan speeches.
In duel with knives at Wakefield
and Edwin Jamison his brother, was
badly wounded.
A decrease of gross incomes of
$2,6S2.000 from that of 1907 was
shown by the annual report of the
Illinois Central Railroad.
The Servian government issued
a proclamation protesting against
the annexation by Austria Hungary
of Bosnia and Herzegovina
A decree announcing the union Of
Crete with Greece was published in
Cananea, following mass meeting
of 100000 persons.
enHry Watterson, az Democratic
rally in Louisville, spoke on the
menace of the Republican party re-
naming in power.
The government of Belgrade for
mally protested against Austria Hun.
gary's annexation of the provinces
of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The speculative dullness on the
New York Cotton Exchange was as
cribed to the uncertainty regarding
the proposed contract changes.
w. M. Robertson, negro, was con-
victed of posting cotton gins in Issaq-
uena county, Miss, and sentenced
to five years in the Penitentiary.
Hudson Maxim, the famous inven-
tor. told Of new battleship-des-
troying torpedo, and predicted the
future war should be in the skies.
Justice Mills refused to send Harry
K. Thaw to New York city for his In
sanity trial, whereupon District At
torney Jerome retired from the case.
A balcony in the Coliseum at Jack
son, Miss, fell during the Booker
T. Washington meeting and Bishop
Galloway and others were painfully
hurt
The President ordered statement
prepared to show unfounded the
charges that special privileges were
granted the Standard Oil Company
in Oklahoma
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