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respect in the proposed new state.
That there may me no misunder-
standing on the subject, announce
ment was made at the State Depart
menS that diplomatic and consular
agents Of this government were in
formed some time ago that wherever
acting in their notarial capacity they
should conform to the language of the
law and use the title employed in
their commission, for example: econ
sui Of the United States Of Ameri-
ca" For brevity and convenience,
however, and also because it is the
more definite adjective, the use of
"American instead Of "United
States is now used on official letter
heads and cards and whenever these
agents are now acting in some nota-
rial capacity.
The annual report Of the general
superintendent of the life-saving SER
vice for the fiscal year ended June 80,
1904, shows that during the year as
sistance was rendered by the life
saving crews to 1061 vessels Of all
kinds, involving the lives Of more than
$500 persons, and property to the val
ue of nearly 100000. The crews al
SO rescued lob persons not on board
of vessels, from various perilous situa-
tons, and though signal warnings Of
the beach patrols saved from posi-
BILE disaster 161 vessels in danger Of
stranding. The vessels wrecked were
generally Of small tonnage.
A scheme to lend the credit Of the
United States to syndicate Of rail-
road capitalists has just come to light.
This is the bill introduced at the last
session by Representative Cooper Of
Wisconsin, chairman Of the House
Committee on Insular Affairs. The
bill passed the House on April 14th
last, shortly before adjournment, and
is now on the Senate calendar, having
been Immediately reported by the Sen
ate Committee on the Philippines. 1t
proposes to lend the government s aid
to a syndicate of capitalists which is
being favored to construct a trunk
line Of railroads in the Philippines.
To Representative Livingstone, of
Georgia, and Colonel J. G. Woodward,
president of the Georgia Military
Academy, President Roosevelt indi-
Gated his intention to appoint Stone
wall Jackson Christian, a grandson Of
General Stonewall Jackson, the Con-
federate chieftain, as a cadet to the
West Point Military Academy. The
young man is a student at the Geor-
gia Military Academy. Mrs. Stone
wall Jackson, widow of the general,
is now resident of Charlotte, S. C.
Captain George M. Hoffman, Corps
of Engineers, has been relieved from
duty, under the orders of Captain
Edgar Jadwin, Corps of Engineers,
at Galveston, and ordered to take sta
ton at Vicksburg, Miss, relieving
Captain James F. McIndoe, Corps Of
Engineers, at that city, and also re-
lieving Captain E. W. V. C. Lucas,
Corps Of Engineers, Of duty in charge
of the Third District Of the Missis-
sippi River improvement.
G.. Hioki, the japanese charge
d 'affaires, called at the state depart
ment and informed Assistant Secre-
tary LOOMS that the Japanese gov
eminent had received the invitation
Of the American government for sec
ond conference at The Hague and that
the invitation would be promptly pre-
scented to the diet. The insimation is
hat the proposition meets with Jap
anese favor.
President Roosevelt informed del
egation representing the Amalgamat-
ed Iron, Steel and Tin Workers Union
that he could see no way by which
he could properly or legally interfere
to bring. about a settlement Of the
strike Of the union employees Of the
Carnegie Steel Co., Of Youngstown
and Girard, Ohio.
Friday was the eighteenth wedding
anniversary Of President and Mrs
Roosevelt. They were the recipients
of congratulatory messages and let
ters from all parts Of the country.
The anniversary was quietly celebrated
by a family dinner party.
Chairman Cortelyou Of the national
republican committee has announced
he appointment of General John NJ
Wilson, y. S. A., retired, as chairman
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