Show I NOS SE MEXICAN MONEY J v t PREFERENCE f ENCE TO THE NEW COINS f Manila July 39 General Leonard Wood arrived here today He lie will con COh confer confer fer with Governor Taft and General Davis on the Moro More question and will leave shortly for r to organ organise ise me the government of the Moro pro province lace ince M The rhe government will Il tomorrow com corn commence mence t tie the e circulation clr of the new cur currency currency rency authorized by b the United States congress at Its last session n Consid Consla Considerable erable difficulty in Ia adjusting it to the conditions here herd is anticipated l It Is ex cx expected expected that the circulation of the new currency will be limited because the Mexican coins will wili continue to be legal tender until nUl December De The merchants use Mexican coins because they are cheaper and thir purchasing power Is IB equal to the new coins It is that the entire years ears crops will vill be paid for and handled in n Mexican money A shortage of Mexican coins colIs Is threat threatened threatened threatened ened these coins colas to the Value lue of 10 having ha Ing been exported to Singa Singapore Singapore Singapore pore and Hong Kong since January Howze Inquiry The court of Inquiry into the charges of cruelty brought against Major A I L Howze Howze headed by General Moore foore has goRe gose to Lanag to investigate the charges formulated through General Miles Ules and Major Hunter All 11 the Amer American Amerlean American ican lean witnesses in the case e have gone to the tb United States Stat 8 and anti an Inquiry will be necessary nece ary there therl The first herd of which the government imported to restock the plantations has been attacked with I hemorrhagic hemorrhage c and the mortal mortality mortality ity is heavy The disease Is apparent apparently ly b incurable Incur ble The rhe herd has been Iso j and the spread of the disease i checked The government hopes to suc BUC successfully BUCI I complete Its plan of ot restock restocking rest ck I ing lug the plantations i I Scouts for St Louis LouisI I The battalion of scouts which Is going to the St Louis exposition is now I assembling at Manila It Includes Ilo ho canoe canos and VI I Major Carrington has been chosen to command the battalion The collection of or the Philippine exhibit for forthe forthe I the St Louis exposition is making ex cx excellent exI progress and promises to be I thoroughly representative |