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Show 9 At Home. NEW YORK) March 31. Tho International Interna-tional Banking corporation announceB an engagement of $250,000 of gold for shlp-niont shlp-niont to the Argentine Republic ST. PAUL. March 31. A special from Miles City, Mont., to tho Dispatch says fully two-thirds of the residences and business portion of Miles City are submerged sub-merged by the flood waters of Tongue river. WASHINGTON, March 31. The Sonato today passed a Joint roHOlution providing for tho printing of 12,000 copies of the record of tho Northern Scourltlcs merger enso In tho Supreme court or freo dls-tlrbutlon dls-tlrbutlon ' SAN FRANCISCO.- March 31. The coast survoy steamers McArthur and Gcdney will go Into commission at once. The Qedney will sail about April 15th for thn west coast of Prince of WaloB Island and the McArthur will leave at the same time for Klska. In tha AIoutlanTalands, to survey sur-vey for a new coaling station. DENVER, March 81. The State Democratic Demo-cratic committee today called a State convention con-vention In Denver for Juno 7th, to select delegates to tho national convention. NEW YORK, March 31,, The International Interna-tional Banking association nnnouncos an ongagemont of J2CO.000 of gold for shipment ship-ment to-tho Argcntlno Republic: BOSTON. March 31. Tho cruiser Denver, Den-ver, built by Neafle & Levy of Philadelphia, Philadel-phia, left tho harbor today for her trial ruh ovor tho Boono Island course. Tho weather was cloudy, with a brisk southerly souther-ly wind. NEWARK, N. J., Mnroh 31. The Broad Btrect storo of the Georgo company was gutted by flro tonight Loss, 5100,000. CHICAGO. March Sl.-A general strike of tho 1000 machinists on tho Santa Fo road from Chlcaeo to, California may be called within twenty-four hounv accord-Inff accord-Inff to T. L. Wilson, fourth vice-president of tho International Association of Machinists. WASHINGTON", March 31. Tho Houso Committee on Rivers and Harbors today completed Its drift of an appropriation bill carrying approximately $3,000,000 to contlnuo existing contracts for river and harbor work. WASHINGTON, March 31. The Houso Commltteo on tho District of Columbia today to-day authorized a favorable report of the bill Introduced two weeks ago by Speaker Cannon to Incorporate the Carneglo Institute In-stitute of Washington, D. C. BAKERSFIELD, Cal., March 31. Tho entire force of bollermakers' helpers In the employ of tho Southern Pacific at Kern walked out of tho shop today on a strike. Tho grievance of tho men 13 not known. Abroad. VANCOUVER. B. C, March .11. There Is a movement on foot for tho removal of the duty on soft coal Imported from tho United States. The duty Is 53 conts a ton. Railway companies and manufacturers aro In favor of the duty being removed. LONDON, March 31. The failure of Arthur Ar-thur Edwnrd Fooks. a small broker, was announced today. VLADIVOSTOK, March 31.-Conccrn Is felt hero lest thu herd of 3000 reindeer, the last specimens of that, animal now on Askold Island, which Is within rango of tho Japanese guns shall be destroyed. Tho herd Is valued at half a million dollars. Tho horns of tho animals aro very valuable. val-uable. Thoy arc Used by tho Chinese as medicine. PARIS. April 1. Tho Matin's correspondent corre-spondent at Harbin says troops are arriving arriv-ing continuously, each day seeing 4000 descend toward Harbin and farther south in Manchuria by road and rail. The correspondent corre-spondent says that moro sotnlas of Cossacks Cos-sacks aro expected. PARIS, March P.I. Tho Chamber of Deputies today, after disposing of somo minor buBluess, adponjpned until May 17th. BELGRADE, Servla, March 3L A royal decree Issued today retires twelve of tho high army officers. CHRISTCHURCH. Now Zealand, March 31. The British Antartlc expedition which sailed on the steamer Discovery from London, Lon-don, March 31, 1901, has signalled that It Is returning. PARIS, April 1. The Journal prints an interview which Its correspondent at St Petersburg had with Secretary Ou of the Chlneso legation there. The secretary said that China was determined to remain neutral neu-tral so long- as tho Chlneso frontiers wero respected. Personals. SAN FRANCISCO. March 31. Maj. Car-rlngton. Car-rlngton. in command of tho Phlllpplno scouts now at the Presidio) has been ordered or-dered to start at once for St Louis and turn over his command, afterward rcport-, rcport-, lpg to tho Adjutant-General. WASHINGTON, March 31. Senator Allison Al-lison of Iowa, who bocamo III at the Capitol Capi-tol yesterday, Is still confined at his home, but may bo able to resume his duties In tho Sonato by Monday. NEW YORK, March 3i. Princo Henrv of Reuss KoBtrlt. tho Princess of Rcuss Kostrltz, Princess Clomcntlne of Reuss, Princess Sebltalla of Reuss and Princess Olga of Saxe-AHenburg," arrived on tha steamship Prlnzcss Ireno today from Naples. COLUMBUS, O., March 31. Nominated for Congress Tenth Ohio district, Henry T. Bannon, Republican. WASHINGTON. March Zl.- Postmaster-General Postmaster-General Palno continues to improve slowly. slow-ly. Wheh tho weather sottles ho will go out driving. |
