Show Powder Shipped t fafl Francisco WASHINGTON Dec 31Within the past two days 45000 pounds of brown powder and 22000 pounds of gun cotton have been forwarded from the east to San Francisco The brown powder is intended for the great naval guns and the gun cotton for shells and torpedoes Beyond these facts there has nothing been learned at the departments de-partments this morning concerning war preparations Secretary Blaine introduced the now French minister to the President this morning and then received the Mexican and Chilian ministers at the state department depart-ment |