Show COAL AND IRON Their Discovery in New Foumllaml Attract Great Attention CHICAGO May 4A special to the InterOcean from St Johns N F says The recent discoveries of both coal and iron on this island has attracted I the attention of the British admiralty and i is learned the d cision has been arrived at by that department to make an investigation of this port The reasons I rea-sons justifying this are many and forceful and the new departure cannot I fail to have a powerful effect in mould lag the future of the British possessions I posses-sions in North America New Found I land stands at the mouth of the River St Lawrence and thus has control of the whole marine traffic of Canada and at the same time it commands the whole norCh Atlantic and the commerce of Europe and America A military I force is being projected here The British Brit-ish government will supply the arms and ammunition the local government offers a drill hall and armory and the men will provide their own equipment Much enthusiasm has been aroused and the younger folks are full of the scheme I is proposed to form several infantry companies in various parts of the island besides the artillery battalion bat-talion for St Johns |