The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-09-02
NEWS HOTES FROM WASHINGTON
Happenings of the Week Briefly
Told--The Latest News
From the Capital

British House or Commons.
The cholera plague was checked
in Rotterdam.
A tariff war is threatened between
the United States and Germany.
Lord Eliot eldest son of the Earl
of st. Germans. committed suicide in
England.
An earthquake caused considera
Bile damage il the Province of Siena
Italy.
The death is announced in Londoi
of George Manville Fem, the novel
ist.
The Mexican Secret Service ha.
unearthed a gang of international
swindlers.
Director of the Mint Andrews will
go to Europe to gather information
about foreign financial systems.
Assistant Secretary Norton says
there is plenty of money in the South
and West to move the crops.
The Spanish troops were attacked
in Melilla while holding requiem
mass for soldiers killed July 81.
Berlin gave Count Zeppelin a great
ovation ON his arrival from a $50
mile trip in dirigible balloon.
Paulman, French aviator, in the
Rheims aeroplane competitions re-
NAMED in the air 2 hours So minutes
1t was stated that the select COM
mittee OF the House of Commons
would make an adverse report on the
daylight saving bill.
Fifteen miners were killed and
thirty imprisoned by the dropping
of cage in the La Paz mine in Next
co.
Asiatic cholera was discovered in
Rotterdam. There have been four
deaths and nineteen suspicious cases
are under observation.
Ell Roghi, the leader OF the revolu-
ton in Morocco, was captured. Many
of his followers were tortured by or
der OF the Sultan
President Diaz Is planning to stop
the political excitement in that coun-
try by abolishing the office of vice
president.
A bitter war will be waged between
Speaker Cannon and the Republican
insurgents in the House at the next
session of Congress.
President Taft has served notice
on all census supervisors and emu
merators that they must keep out of
politics.
The American Government will
publish in code form the commercial
laws of the Latin-American Repub-
lies
The American Protective Tariff
League has opened war on the Re-
publican insurgents in the Senate
and House.
There is a scramble among politi-
clans for the vacancy on the Missis-
sippi River Commission caused by
the death of Major Richardson.
DR.. H. H. Wiley, the government
chemist, will continue his fight
against benzoate of soda, in spite of
his reverse at the Denver Pure Food
Congress.
A collision between two steamers
at the entrance of Montevideo tUru-
guay) harbor resulted in the drown
ing of from $50 to 800 persons,
mostly women and children.
Rurales were hurriedly sent to
Monclova. Mexico, from Monterey,
but there were no reports of disturb
ances there. 1t is reported Gen.
Reyes has been asked to resign.
In Odessa. Russia. persons were
hanged and seven were sentenced to
death at other towns for armed at
tacks. In Tiflis three were hanged
for killing Prince Chavodze in 1907.
The Spanish Cabinet decided on
stringent measures against all con-
cerned in the recent Barcelona revo-
luton, and 5000 persons are in pris-
ons. Two bombs wena exploded.
Inc spanish ADVANCE against Inc
Moors at Melilla was begun. The
presence in the ranks as privates OF
the Duke of Saragossa and the Mar
quis of ValleceIrato greatly encour-
aged the men.
A big express wagon loaded with
nine black barrels and one huge box
containing trophies of the Roosevelt
hunting expedition in the jungles OF
Africa arrived at the Smithsonian
Institution.
Chairman Knapp and Commission
er Prouty. of the Interstate Com
MERGE Commission, are attending
conference in New York City, to con-
slider proposed changes in the inter-
state commerce act.
Dr. hemsen and the other MEM
bers of the Roosevelt referee board
arrived in Denver to uphold their
contention that the use of benzoate
OF soda in small quantities is not
harmful.
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