Show I I SHORT STORIES A coal famine such as has not prevailed for years now exists at Phlladelphlaby reason of which both coaatwlso and West India commerce Is almost completely crippled The trial balloon used by William Mar coni thr Inventor of wireless telegraphy who is at St Johns N F conducting experiments with his system broke from Its moorings last night ant drove away seaward The twontyflrst annual of the National Civil Service Reform league began In Boston yesterday The annual report of the council said the past year has been cnc of encouragement for tho friends or civil service icforin I Tho annual meetIng of tho American Frlcndi peace conference began In Phila delphia Pa Thu conference Is called mainly to yrolcnt nsnlnat war and Its accompaniments and to foster plans lend I ing Loa realization universal puico The national conferoncq of Stain and provincial secretaries of the Young M ns Christian asaodntlon ronllnuod Its < OH Blon In 1 Cincinnati yeatorrJay The tlmw wasi devoted to thc rCtfllhg of tho papers followed by general dlncuuslonn For the purpose of directing the atten tion of Congress to the boncllt which would accrue to tho wont from a reciprocal recipro-cal treaty with Mexico Gov Stanley la considering the ailvlnabllliy of calling a State meriting of Kan au business man to I draft resolutions cud memorialize Con I gross ontho fU08tK > 2 |