The Globe-republican., 1904-11-24
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The Anglo-Portuguese treaty of arb
tratlon was signed at Windsor castle
London, Nov. II.
inc schooner Missouri was capsize,
Off Indian head and Captain Charlie,
Williams and the crew of three mel
drowned.
Governor Otero, of New Mexico, &C
companied by his wife and seyera
residents of the territory, arrived ii
StL ouls to take in the celebration O
New Mexico day at the Worlds Fair.
Three hundred engineers have al
ready been dispatched by Prince Hill
koif, minister of railroads, in connec
ton with the preliminary work Of
double tracking the Siberian rail
road.
General Crozier, chief Of ordinance
in his annual report recommended the
expansion of the machine shops at
Manila for the purpose Of repairing
heavy parts Of ordnance used in the
Islands.
AT Toxic the emperor presided at an
extended conference of military and
navy stats in the palace. While the
proceedings were secret, it is under.
stood the plans were discussed for
dealing with the Russian Second Pa.
ciflc squadron when it arrives in the
Far East.
The Hamburg.American Steamship
company Is fitting out the new Fuerst
Bismarck as cruising sanitarium,
The chief physician will be DR..
Schweinger, formerly Prince Bis.
marck's household physician, The
vessel will be ready April | for a voy.
age to the Mediterranean.
A forest fire raging in the Illinois
bottoms seven miles north has de.
Vastated seven square miles of terri,
DRY. The country side is filled with
small game, driven from their lair
" the flames. Hundreds of farmers
Ire lighting the flames. Several farm
have been destroyed.
Official advices from st. Petersburg
now that the hitch which has oc.
urred in the negotiations for the arbi.
ration of the North Sea incident is
lot regarded as serious. The main
'sues are not affected Russian de.
iring a modification Of certain points
[ detail. Unofficial information con.
rms the statement. The modification
esired, relates to the question of the
llnlshment of the officers found TO be |
esponsible for firing on the traw. |
IFS.
Mrs. Levi z. Letter, of Chicago.
no was called to London two months
90 by the serious illness of her
Lady Curzon. returned
ome on the steamer Majestic.
II. A. Gyann, Reuters chief core.
'ondent in South Africa, Sedan and
lrko'Greek wars, has been appointed
|ltor OF the London Standard under
e new regime
Michael Davitt of Dublin, an adyo.
te OF home rule for Ireland, has ar.
'ed at San Francisco from the East,
, is simply on pleasure trip and ey.
cts to remain only few days.
NO alarm is felt at the offices OF
Panama canal commission on no.
unit o fthe recent disturbances on
. isthmus, followed by the landing
marines, The members of the
nmisslon have been advised fully
lccrning the trouble and received
cablegram from General Davis
mr. ander OF the canal zone saw.
mat everything is now quiet.
The French Transatlantic Steam.
p company is advised Its force Al
vre continues to be unaffected by
strike of dock laborers al that I
t.
luther Conant, Jr., of New York I
been appointed special exam.
: in the bureau of corporations v
artment of Commerce and Labor,
Conant has been for some Years =
ncial editor of the journal of |
1merce and Commercial Bulletin |
New York,
ishop Luther D, Wilson, of
'yland, was elected president OF
American Anti-Saloon league
presidents named include