The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-10-27

compromising attitude or some South
ern cotton exchanges, the plan to cre-
ate a guaranty company" to over
come the difficulties now attending
the European bankers and Sir Ed
ward w. Holden, representing the Eu-
ropean banking interests, would ratify
the previous action, and work out de-
tails of the plan; instead of which
the meeting in New York broke up in
a general misunderstanding. 1t. was
learned after the conference that the
ly condemn the guaranty company"
plan as an unreasonable one which
would tax the Southern planter un-
necessarily
Two New York brokerage houses
failed with liabilities aggregating
nearly two million dollars One is the
stock exchange of Charles Minzeshei-
mer & Co., the other the firm of Lath-
am, Alexander & Co., cotton and stock
brokers.
The French steamer Vile de Roche
fort was rammed and sunk by the
British steamer Peveril off Noirmou-
tiers siland The Peveril picked up
the first and second mates and the
chief steward Of the French craft,
but the % others of the crew were
drowned.
The entire New York establish
ment of the five Duveen brothers,
known the world over as dealers in
rare art objects and antiques, was
seized by Federal officers and Benja-
min j. Duveen, the only member of
the firm in the city, was arrested,
charged with conspiracy to defraud
the government of customs dues. H.
A Wise, United States district attor-
ney, in asking for heavy bail, said the
frauds would reach more than one
million dollars.
The National League of Postmas-
ters in the last day of their seventh
annual session at Chattanooga, Tenn,
passed resolutions endorsing the es-
adjustment of the parcels post and
the postal savings banks. Another
resolution which was adopted embod-
led recommendations for the removal
of postmasters from partisan politics.
B. M. Starks, general manager of
the Louisville and Nashville railroad,
and representatives of the passenger
and trainment of that road, reached
an agreement whereby the men are
to receive an increase in wages of
f1o - 49,
November 1. Nine hundred conduc-
tors, 300 brakemen, besides flag
men, baggagemasters and porters will
benefit by the increase.
The resignation of William Barnes,
Jr, the Albany 'old guard" leader,
from the state committee, was a big
event in New York's Republican cir
cles
Battles between soldiers of the re-
publican provisional government and
Jesuit priests, who have defied the
order to leave Portugal, are being
fought in subterranean passages lead
ing from the monasteries in Lisbon.
Former State Senator Frank J.
0dIuu VI DlOOh1y Il vas 1llulCISu do
a briber by the New York grand jury.
The Indictment wa sreturned after ex-
Senator Foelker, whose one vote de-
feated the anti-race track gambling
bills, had testified before the grand
jury.
eff my health continues to improve,
expect to be a candidate for the
United States senate in 1912, other
wise not All will depend on how I
stand the work in Washington when
| go there in December" This state
ment by United States Senator Ben
jamin r. Tillman disposes of the re-
cent. persistent rumorS that because
of failing health the senior senator of
Sotuh Carolina had decided to retire
from public life at the conclusion of
his present term in the senate.
The twenty fourth annual coven-
ton Of the American Association of
Cemetery Superintendent at Chat
tanooga, Tenn, passed resolution
agreeing to use their earnest efforts
to abolish Sunday funerals except
where the nature of the disease of
the corpse rendered immediate inter
ment necessary The committee on
location recommended that Philadel-
phia be the scene of the next con-
vention.