Show ON THE PACIFIC SLOPE Great forest fires continue to burn in the Sierra Madre mountains The United States Government has chartered the steamship Thyra which will take 600 horses to China from Portland The horses are now being purchased in Oregon Extensive sanitary improvements at the Presidio general hospital will be completed in a few days and will make it one of the best equipped military hospitals in the United States Piescott Barrows head of the history department of the San Diego State normal school has been tendered an administrative position in the Philippine Philip-pine school system at 3000 a year |