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Show 1 Foreign News in Brief BRUSSELS. Aug. 30. The sixteenth Interparliamentary In-terparliamentary conference opened today to-day with S00 delegates present. Aug-uste Aug-uste Bcrnarl. the Belgian minister of state, presided. SEOUL, Aug. 30. Yl Syek, the deposed emperor of Korea, has conferred decorations deco-rations on Lieutenant General Viscount Trauchl, Japanese rosltlent general of Korea, and other Japanese notables. The capital Is quiet ROME. Aug. 30. A strong earthquake shock was felt throughout Calabria at 3:15 o'clock this morning. The Inhabitants, Inhab-itants, awakened from their sleep. Hod panic-stricken Into the streets. No casualties cas-ualties havo been reportecd. COPENHAGEN, Aug. 30. The International Inter-national Socialist bureau today rejected the Socialist labor party's claims to equal representation with the Socialist debate parly in America. After n long and exciting debate the bureau ruled that tho Socialist labor party was entitled en-titled to but one vote. PORT-AU-PRINCE. Hayti. Aug. 30. Parliament was convened In extraordinary extraordi-nary session today to 'discuss the contract con-tract with the new bank which has been organized with a capital of $1 000.000 and will take up the treasury service. It Is assured that there will bo a loan of $12,-000,000 $12,-000,000 for the purpose of taking up the interior loan and improving the monetary situation generally. COPENHAGEN, Aug 30. Dr. Maurice F.' Egan, the American minister, gave a luncheon today to Charles P. Nelll. United Stales commissioner of labor. Other guests were Admiral D, E. Richelieu, Riche-lieu, president of the United Steamship company of Copenhagen, President O'Connor of the American Longshoremen's Longshore-men's association and President Furu seth of the Seamen's union of America. LONDON, Aug, 30 Tho American embassy em-bassy is seeking a description which will fit tho young American who was taken into custody after he had lost his memory mem-ory and was able to tell but little concerning con-cerning himself beyond that his name was John Drexcl. The physicians who are observing him aro of the opinion that he is improving mentally and are hopeful hope-ful his memory will be restored. |