The Globe-republican., 1904-12-01
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LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

lAlESl NEWS IN BkItf.
The new cruiser Pennsylvania,
which has been lying at dock at the
New York navy yard, started for Bos.
ton to make preparations for her speed
trial.
Major Colin Campbell, a member
of the staff of Lord Curzon, vlceroy
of India, arrived at New York on the
steamer Philadelphia from South
ampton.
At Liverpool shipping in the Mer-
sey is practically at a standstill ow-
ing to dense fog. The White Star
liner steamer Cymric from Boston,
the Allen steamer Tunisian from
Montreal, and other transatlantic
liners are fog bound outside the
bar.
With the exception Of the govern
ment building, which has hardly more
than begun, and the forestry building,
which will be under roof within a
week, the principal buildings Of the
Lewis and Clark fair at Portland, Ore,
are, to all intents and purposes, com.
pleted.
The acting secretary of war has
named March l, 1906, as the date Of
commencement Of the examination
Of candidates for civil life already de-
signated for appointment as second
lieutenants in the army. There are at
present eighteen vacancies, nine in the
artillery and nine in the infantry.
Japan is buying Welsh coal at Car.
diff. One purchase Of ten thousand
tons Is recorded, and other orders are
reported to have been placed The
steamer King Robert, $500 tons, has
been chartered at Cardiff for Japan &C.
count.
At Cincinnati, o., revised estimates
Of Saturdays fire places the aggregate
loss between 100000 and 100000, dis.
tributed among thirty-four individuals
and firms. The bulk Of the loss,
$2G5,000, falls on the Randolph Wuer-
liter company, dealers in musical in.
struments.
The New York board of commits.
sioners for the Lewis and Clarke cen.
tennial has notified the exposition I'm.
officially that it desires space reserv.
ed near the Massachusetts building
site in the park for $4,000 struc-
ture New York will commence con,
struction by the first Of January and
will endeavor to supplement present
plans for a comprehensive display Of
the Empire states manufacturers by
asking for another appropriation.
The National Grange decided to
hold the next annual session in the
State Of New Jersey. The selection
Of the city will be made by the execu.
tive committee. The grange went on
record as favoring industrial educa.
ton In the country schools, especi.
ally In the matter Of agriculture!
training. .
Secretary Hay and Mr., Probst Of
the Swiss charge d'affaires, signed an
arbitration treaty on behalf of the
United States and Switzerland. The
treaty follows the lines Of the Ameri.
can and French arbitration treaty.
Heinrich Knote, the German Wag.
merriam tenor of Munich, has departed
for the United States, where he Is I'm.
der four months professional con.
tract.
Roy i. Scott, the young Salt Lake
student who attempted to cut the
throat of Elsie Gallagher, has been
adjudged insane and committed to a
asylum.
Orders are being prepared opening
to commercial business the naval
coast wireless telegraphy system at
Yerba Buena, CAL, and Mare Island
navy yard, Washington, D. c. n
The Merchants Exchange at San
Francisco has received dispatch
from Mazatlan stating that the
steamer City Of Panama has been
sighted approaching that harbor hav.
ing In tow a four masted vessel be.
lleved to be the barkentine Maka.
we'll. The Maxwell sailed from Ia
coma for Mazatlan on October 80,
! with q cargo Of coal and ls known to
have encountered heavy weather.
Japan, in a friendly spirit, has
drawn the attention Of Great Britain
to the supply Of coal furnished by
British vessels to the Russian feet.