Show SHORT STORIES I The wife oC former Senator DuboIs I of Idaho has presented him with a twelvepound daughter The Imports of merchandise at the port of New York for the past week were valued at 15085003 including J1737G4 dry goods The transport Made sailed from San Francisco for Manila I Honolulu Hono-lulu with twenlyflve doctors sixty nine hospital corps men and twentysix recruits I Lord Roberts slates that two contingents contin-gents of the Free State forces are on the border oC Bnsutoland awaiting tho terms of his proclamation before surrendering sur-rendering Coy Taylor left the Kentucky State capital yesterday for Louisville An escort of twenty soldiers accompanied him to the train I Is said he Is preparing J pre-paring to buy a house near Louisville Yesterdays statement of the treasury balances In the general fund exclusive of the JICQCCOGGO gold reserve in tho shnws Avail division of redemption 8hfw Aol 157792923 gold reserve able cash balance roJd rc Gai0m serve ttI39 The Imports of specie were during the past week at New York HjO gold and 57571 silver Exports of gold and silver sil-ver from this port to all countries for the week aggregated Ji2iW7W silver bars and coin and 1050 gold The United Srktes training ship I Hartford Commodore FarragutH old which left in Francisco on I flagship FrnclKo January 10th for New York with WOmen WO-men on board under Commander Hawley Haw-ley mln and which recently arrived at Valparaiso Val-paraiso his led from that port for Montevideo lien Wheeler says he found that the island of Guam was well favored cll I hdaUI that It was of strategic Importance I matlinlly that 0 8tratcJlc I portance to the United States ui especially valuable as a midway coaling I clpPlal r pljictf in the lonK run from Honolulu nlft il and that the people are well to Manila PCpl ar satisfied with the change in their condition I con-dition |