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GENERAL NEWS NOTES OF THE DAY. Mazatlan has surrendered to the Constitutionalists. The Liberty bell eraek is growiiiit at an alarinins r» te. A reiurd br aking wheat crop is in sight in this country. Tlie Aikansas river is running higher than for twenty years. Former Speaker Joseph Gurney Cannon was sev-enty-eigln rears old yesterday. Nelson 0Shaughnesny. recently American Charge dAtlaires at Mexico City, arrived in Washington, accompanied by his wife and Child. Disarming lias begun in the Colorado strike region. The Legislature is hacking up Governor Amnions program far permanent remedial measures. The vanguard of the Constitutionalist forces at D11-rango and Torreoa has started on its march to begin tin- caaipaign for the capture of Saltillo and Za.-a leeaa, The Mexican rebels, having won sweeping victories in the north, bare advanced their lines in three converging campaigns to within :.IK* miles of Mexico City. Colonel Koosev.-lt. during his exploring trip through the wilds of Brazil, lost over titty five pounds in weight. He sailed from Para for the Inited States yesterday. General Arzamoiale. bis stall and 1.S00 of his men were taken prisoners by Constitutionalists at Cerritos. San Luis Potosi. according to a me wage received mi General Carranzas headquarters. The theory of the existence of water vapor on the planet iars was continued by speclograins taken at Lowell observatory. IlagstalT. Ariz., acording to 1111 announcement giv 11 out by Dr. Percival Lowell. Believing thai rfararel smoking weakens the mind. Hear] Font, multi millionaire motor car maiiiifac Hirer, is to use Ills intluonco to deter young boys from tie habil. His action follows di- us.ioii with Thomas . Ldisor. A bill to abolish tipping introduced in the Cma dian Parliainenl by Senator I ;i i- of Prince Albert. ini|iosing a line 01 imprisouuieni upon the persons offering or accepting a gratuiiy. passed ils second leading in the Seiiaie. The bill for federal control of the Issats of stocks and Itonds. embracing the drastic requirement thai the i-oinmcrcc "ii niaftioa shall pas* in advance upon au taaaen ot railroad securities nnd give tie in aniple pul.licii. »a repotted favoraltly to the liousi- by 1 lie inter-talc commerce committee. The National bank advanced to the Haitian _..v eminent 802.000 demanded as indemnity bv Great Britain for the destruction by tiro during the !• loate revolution ..i a sawmill belonging to a man named Peters, S British subject and the incident is closed. Secret orders from the war dopartment resulted in the hurried concentration of marines uith Bear Admirals Badgers fleet in the detetise of Vera Cruz. The sit nation at the Mexican seaport is tv sorted to he exceedingly critical. Representative I nderhill of New York, chairman of tlie Hoaae Committee oil Industrial Arts and Kx paeltlons. has introduced a bill appropriating ihi. KHt for the erection of a government building at San I tancisco to bouse tin- government exhibit at the Panama Iaeitie Kx posit ion. The marriage of Miss Kleanor Randolph Wilson, youngest daughter of the president, to William Uihbs McAdoo. secretary of the treasnry, took since at tin Whit- 11,, us.- yesterday. Mi-s Wilson is the fourteenth bride of tlie White Hassle and tin-first daughter of a president to be united to a cabinet officer. Terrife press are is being applied to Geaernl Ilnert.i to induce him to retire fn.ni the arOYbilonal prentdrncj of Mexico. Not only arc all Latin Auteriiaii ami certain Ltirop.an powfrs urging him to resign ami leave the country. I ven some of bK 1110-t inliinate advisers are diplomaticnll] sou gi stint; that, in the interest Ol the Mexican nation. In should lay down the reins of power. Prince Alexander of Teck. third son of the late Duke of Teck. is to succeed tbe Duke of Coananght as governor general of Canada. Official auuoim.. incut of this appoint saeai was Made today. The nrhsee is forty years old. He was married in 1.»o4 to ha* royal highness. Princes- Alice Of Albany. and has one sou and one daughter. Priuce Alex ander is a brother of Qneea Marg. He will take up ids duties in October. Consumers no longer are to he deceived into the belief that the United States government guarantees loods •under the food ami drugs net." Becretnrj of Agriculture Houston announced the abolition of the phrase, "guaranteed under the food and drugs act." to take effect May 1. WIS. Alter that time manufacturers and packers will be all. .wed to give guarantees of their food products to dealers in invoices, hut will be prohibited from printing the misleading phrase upon labels.
