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GENERAL NEWS NOTES OF THE DAY. The Panama canal has just passed through an other earthipiake shock without damage in any way. Philadelphia is to have a 1914.sh5. in Ml. 000 subway. The municipality will huild it and the street railway lines will equip it under a litty-year apcratiag franchise. The personal property left by the late Baron Stiathcona of Mount Koyal. former high eonnuis Blotter for Canada, amounted to 3,257,000. and the real estate some ,000,000. It is reported on goad authority that the interstate commerce commission has decided to Kraut a three per cent, increase to the eastern railroads freight rates and would hand down a decision to that effect later this week. The aajoara of Harry K. Thaw in Concord. N. II. . ended yesterday, when he left for porhain. in the White mountains, where be will spend the maimer at a hotel. He was accompanied l y his custodians. Sheriff Holman A. Drew and Deputy Clark P. Stevens. yesterdays bier ball results— National Leagae: Philadelphia 2, Pittsburgh o. American Leagae: New York t , Chicago 1; Cleveland 5, Poston 2: Detroit 6, Washington 5; Philadelphia ■•. St. Louis 8. Federal Leagae: Putt. do 7. Brooklyn -; Pitts-burgh 5. Baltimore. 2. Joseph Wilson Swan. Inventor of the tirst in-eaadesceut electric laaap, is dead in London, lie was eighty-six years old and was horn in Sunder land, Pnglaud. Sir Joseph was well known also for his photographic appliances. He perfected the carbon process and the dry plate, which revolution ized photography. . Secretary Bryan has served notice that Aniori-lau business concerns engaged in business in foreign countries will be protected in their rights by diplomatic representations, but not "by lorce or the menace of force." "China will have the largest display of any foreign nation at the Panama Pacific Exposition." is the announcement of Thomas O. Stallsmith. de part men t commissioner, after a trip through Hie Orient. China has appropriated ,500,006 lor its exhibit, and has asked for lifty per cent more Hoor ■dace than could lie given. The German steamer Pavaria. which arrived at Vera Crua on Sunday without a manifest, has been held on orders from Brigadier-General Funston. The Bavaria recently landed 1,800,000 rounds of ammunition at Iuerta, Mexico. The cargo originally was liilh d to Vera Cruz, bat when the Americans occupied that port the ship was diverted south. It is reported that the Ypirunga landed her cargo of war munitions at the same puce. Mediators in the Mexican controversy are reported to have reached a complete agreement en all points and have submitted their recoaamendatioBS to presidents Wilson and Unerta. The tentative id. in provides for a provisional nor cm meat of live i enimi.-sioiieis. representative of all faetions. with the constitutionalists in the majority: the United States to recognise and support this provisional government and to withdraw its troops the moment it becomes operative: Unerta to remain in poarer pending the provisional governments establishment and to oSeially turn over to it the government ol Mexico; an election to be held under reformed laws at an early date. In addition the mediators in. ike ;i strong recommendation to the provisional government for radical reforms in the laud laws.
