Show i SHORT STOniES Bishop George Montgomery of Los An Eclts Cat will preside over tho St Ixmla dlocfic during Archbishop Knlns absence In Rome W G Edcns superintendent of the tree uoHvcry system for tho Western Slates left yesterday for u tour of tho principal cities in the West Tho Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs I Gago entertained 1 at a Cabinet dinner last I n jht In honor of tho President und Mrs I McKinley Covers were laid for twenty I Mr Cummings of Now York has Intro duced a bill for tho purchase of twenty torpedo boats of the Holland type of which five arc to bo assigned for tho pro tection of Nov York city The Semite Committee on Porto Rico niul tho Pacific Islands hold a loner son slon yesterday and listened to arjrumciiis for und against free trade between Porto Rico and the United States Archbishop Kiln of 9U Louis announces that ho will leave I for Ilom shortly atter I lousier Jle will bo accompanied on tho lourney by tho Rev Father David S Phe lan editor of tho Western Watchman Advices from Nogales Mex say a bat tILl Iii3 beeil fought bv tho Mexicans and Yaqnls Jn which tho Vaquls were defeated defeat-ed with heavy loss Their killed numbered C < 0 Five hundred were taken prisoners Theso bills havo been Introduced In tho House By Mr Loud of California for a I I codification of the postal laws by Mr I I Lamb of Virginia fixing the number of I army chaplain at ono for each leglment I I |