Show TELEGRAPH SHORTSTOPS A syndicate has been formed which may control about all the through forwarding for-warding traffic on the Erlo canal Representatives of nearly all of tho firms In tho United States that branch of tho marble manufacturing Industry known as the Plumbers Slab Makers havo mado a permanent organization J H Hahn director of the Detroit Conservatory Con-servatory of MusIc and a musician widely wide-ly known throughout tho country was drowned at Engleside hlB country home at Carey Lake near Constatilinc Mich Pinspom suddenly has bccotno almost as great a crazo In Now York city on It has In London Bridge whist has been relegated and In tho clubs billiards and pools havo been forced to take a backseat back-seat Madison Squnro Garden annual military tournament opened last night under the auaplccs of tho Military Athletic league Some of Unclo Sams crack riflemen and rough riders were among tho soldiers who participated Congressman Walter S Reeves of Streo tor 111 servIng his fourth consecutive term In Congress at a convention In Ottawa Ot-tawa 111 announced his refusal to enter tho content for reelection In tho now Twelfth district Tho first statue of the late President McKInley has Just been delivered In tho plaster to a foundry at Providence RI where It will be cast In bronxo at Once and bo ready to bo unveiled at Muskcgon Mich on Memorial day Plans uro on foot for tho combining tho leading color engraving concorna of tho country The American Three Color company tho National Color Typo company com-pany ot Chicago nnd a New York firm havo taken the Initiative The first nnd third battallpnB of tho Twentieth regiment which recently arrived ar-rived at San Krancisco from Manila have completed their Journey of 10000 miles and arc now Htiitlonoil at Fort Sheridan This IH tho first limo that the Twentieth has over been stationed east of tho Mississippi river LloutCol Frank D Baldwin of the Fourth Infantry who has been operating against the Flllplnoa In Cavlto province line on account of tho Inaccessible places abounding In that province gent In a request re-quest for two threeInch guno and a supply sup-ply of shrapnel sheila for use against the insurgents I |