The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-01-07
WIRE FLASHES

The First National Bank of Mon
royia, Cal, was robbed of $29, 900.
A mysterious disease has caused
many deaths at HermosiIlo, Mexico.
Great restitution and distress pre-
walls among the unemployed in Eng
land
The Dutch government has liftei
the blockade against Venezuelan
ports.
Two members of the Russian duma
were SUSPENDED for disorderly CON
duct.
Three more night riders offered to
turn states evidence at Union City,
Tenn
Four members of one family were Z
asrhyxiated by escaping gas in a Chi
cago home.
The federal government will aid in
the graft prosecution at Pittsburg,
Pennsylvania.
A negro who burglarized a bank
at Palmetto, Ca, was threatenei
with lynching.
Two brothers are suspected of as
sassinating DR.. T. S. Richardson, at
Sturgis, Miss.
The Emperor of Japan opened the
japanese parliament with a speech
from the throne.
Twenty four warrants for alleged
municipal grafters were issued at
Pittsbufg. Pa
Herman Klare, 2 years old, at
Biloxi, Miss, lost an eye in a fire
works accident.
Foreign Minister Iswolsky explain
ed Russian foreign policy to the duma
at ST. Petersburg.
Albert Alpha and Sam Toquino Oh
Franklin, La, were asphyxiated by
charcoal fumes on launch.
Preparations are being made at
Naples, Italy, for the reception OF
the American battleship fleet.
Governor Harris is reported to :.
have Joined forces with c. P. Taft
in the Ohio senatorial contest.
Mrs. ] .Lavie was shot and killed
at Ensley Ala, by J. W. Griffith.
whose life she had attempted.
Former town marshal l.. NJ. Spears
was shot and seriously wounded at
Osyka, Miss, by A L. Varnado
George w. Knight, a river captain
at Monroe, La, shot and seriously
wounded Everett Bell, his former pi-
lot.
Promising oil signs were discover
ed two miles and half from BreaEx
Bridge, La, on the east side of Bayou
Teche.
Fire at Moreauville La, destroyei
the Catholic Church and convent and
Father Gilbert's residence, causing
s35, 900 loss.
Extraordinary precautions have
been taken at Pekin to prevent the.
assassination of Prince Chun, the re-
gent of China.
". w. Cochran was accidentally
shot and killed by Joe Peacock near
Leakesville, Miss, while the two
were hunting.
James Corrigan, 10 years old.
whom John D. Rockefeller once best /
ed in a notable financial battle, died
at Cleveland, Ohio
The bursting of a water guage on
locomotive near Laporte, Ind. re-
suited in the death of one trainman
and the injury of two.
A negro supposed to be the murder
er of Robt. F. Reed, at Natchez Miss. =
killed a fisherman named Kelly at
Mabel. La, and escaped.
Deputy Sheriff John. w. Chambers
shot and killed G. H. Thompson, at
Scale. Ala. after the latter had put
a bullet through the officers hat.
J. j. Ridep, a merchant at Baton
Rouge Junction, La, was murdered
in his home by robbers who are being
trailei with bloodhounds from. the
penitentiary.
President Roosevelt it is said of
forcd to pardon John Mitchell be-
fore Judge Wright rendered his de-
cision in Federation of Labor colt
tempt case.
Jack Johnson, in the fourteenth .
round at Sidney, was declared the
winner on points over Tommy Burns
for the heavyweight championship of
the world. The police stopped the
fight.
A demented restaurant waiter
named Jean Maths attempted to pull
the beard of the President of France.
Armand Fallieres. The President
was only slightly scratched. His as
sailant was arrested
Henry Ferryman, the negro who
committed a murderous assault on
Conductor s. J. Fergerson, on a New
orleans and Northeastern passenger
train, was captured at Nicholson.
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