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Show NEWS OF THE DAY IN BRIEF FOrtll DALLAS, Tex., May 24. The general assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian church today considered the reports of various committees. The report of the committee on fraternity and church union w made a special order for Tuesday. This report continues to be the absorbing Hoplc of discussion. CARTHAGE, Mo., May St. The Dun-kartia, Dun-kartia, or the Oerraan Baptists of the United" States, convened here today in annuel an-nuel conference, with over 100 delegates present Hereafter they will be known at the fcennan Baptists. WSHINGTON, May 14. -President Roosevelt today extended an Invitation to the Methodist Protestant conference to be re aivea at tne v nite House Thursday, ' and the invitation was accepted. ST. PETERSBURG May 14.-The report that Rear-Admiral Jeaaen, finding It im-possible im-possible to save the protected cruiser Bo gatyr, which went ashore recently in a . fog on the rocks off Vladivostok, caused her to be blown up, is confirmed. The guna of the Bogatyr were removed before she was destroyed. ST. PETERSBURG, May 14. An Investigation Inves-tigation made by the authorities into the recent attempts to destroy some of the vessels of tbe BaJUo fleet at Cronstadt has resulted in the arrest of four Japanese epi. ST. PETERSBURG, May 24. Although the removal of duties on goode Imported at all Asiatic ports of Russia has been adopted as a war measure, to attract the importation of foodstuffs and leave the Siberian Si-berian railroad free during the war, no specific oate or limit is placed upon its operation. HOUSTON. Tex., May 14. W. B. Scott was today appointed general superintendent superintend-ent of the Houston A Texaa Central and the Houston. East A West Texas railways. rail-ways. The management of the properties la again taken over by the Southern Pa-' Pa-' cine officials. . PHOENIX. Aria. May 14. Thomas Murphy, a leading citizen of Detroit and a large property owner of that city, died her this morning of BrUht's disease, after a short Illness, aged 69. ROME. May 24. Information received from France by the Vatican authorities Indicates that the situation growing out ef the Papal protest against President Loult's visit to Rome, and the recall of Embaesador Nisard, has assumed a more satisfactory phase. PANAMA, May 24. Dr. Claud Pierce, in behalf of the United States, haa taken charge of the supervision of the quarantine quaran-tine regulations of Panama. , BUTLER. Pa., May 24. Owing to a Strike begun last Thursday, the Standard ttu4l Car works was today abut down In all departments, and out of the 1700 em-moveea em-moveea only about 3U0 were at work. The shut-down is an effort to break the strike of the riveters. . ROME, May . 24. The Madrid correspondent corre-spondent of the Tribune telegraphs that King Alfonso has Indefinitely postponed bis visit to President Lou bet which was planned for September next In order to . - avoid friction with the Pope. FU8AN, Korea, May 24. A company of Japanese Infantry routed a company of - Cossacks at Bemcntsu yesterday; The Japanese did not suffer any casualties, while native reports say that the Russians lost twenty men. ALTOONA, Pa., May 24- The force of men employed in the Pennsylvania railroad rail-road shops here was further reduced today to-day by tbe suspension of 600 additional employees, making a total of more than 8000 JaJd off to date. |