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GENERAL NEWS NOTES OF THE DAY. Edward West, the minstrel, is dead at his saasmei home in West. rook. Conn., of pleurisy. England won hack the International polo cap b] defeating America on Meadowbrook field Tuesday by 4 goals to 2%. Col. Theodore Roosevelt is suffering from a throat affection and ha- been forbidden to do any public speaking for several saeartha. Plans of the Navy Department to sell the battleships Idaho and Mississippi to some Baropeaa power and build a modern dreadnought with the money were blocked in the House. Admiral Dow y. whose brilliant victory at Manila changed the map of the world and the destinies of the Catted states, is recovering from a sharp attack of Illness, superinduced by a heavy cold contracted on Memorial day. The North German Uoyd steamship Kaiser Wil-! Tin II.. which sailed from Southampton for New York tint back to port after a colli-ioii in a thick fog with the steamer lacesaore. Both steamers were damaged, but aoi greatly. High saaeers ot the Mexican government asserted thai matters of great importance for the republic would be discussed ai fin extra session of the chamber of deputies, which would result ia a com- niete restoration of peace. A light fall of -ulphur dust at Seward. Alaska, has caused the belief that Mount Katmai. the great volcan on the Ala-ka p insula. 800 miles away, is again in eruption. Reports from Valdez say a severe earthquake shook was felt there. The degree of doctor Of law- was conferred by Yal ■ university al its 21 1th comiucucenient on Surgeon-General William Crawford Gorges, chief saal-;nv SSBCI ol the Panama .i anal, and Biiniulo S. Naon. Argentine ambassador to the United state-. Beeeiveiship proceedings for the La Salle Street Trust and Saving- bank will be begun today h.v Attorney-General Lacey. This coarse sms decided ip n at a conference between Slate Auditor Brady. Attornei General lane., and Daniel V. Harkin. cbiel i hank examiner of the and. tors ..tii. . Suit was tiled by the federal government in the United States District court at Los Angeles t.. re covet .il lands valued at more than 650.000.000 in Kern county, Cal.. from the Southern Pacific Railroad ompany, the Standard Oil company and liftv other corporations and individuals. The area of the land- involved is 107.790 acres. Villa i- reported to have hail a serious split with Carranxa and to have tendered bis resignation i«-cause ot tie differences of opinion as to how the campaign against Hnerta should be conducted. It is -aid that Villas subordinates have taken si-le-wlth him and that the Carranxa officials at Juares, Chihuahua and rorreon have been displaced bv Villa follower-. Captain Barry Half, who succeeds Captain il li mi s Dennis in command of the Americas nip defense yachl Vaaitie, may eventually ive way to an amateur Haft, like Dennis, i- ■ professional, and the opinion i- general in yachting circles ihit everj effort i- being made to and an amateur t. take the helm. liaff. however, will hive the tiller in the race in Lone, Island sound next Tuesdaj Han-j tl it i capable skinner and a sou .. the late II ink II iii. who -ailed the I merles* cop de readers Volunteer. Vigilant and Defender. That mediation in die Mexican situation Is about to end in ali-oliit. fallare is the beliel in official circle- at Washington. From a reliable source came Ho -tat. men; that the South American peace in o.v- in session at Niagara Falls, believing an agreement upoaj anv chief irjuH iu the QefotUtions to be i I ■ impossible, at any time may refuse to serve longer. Ihe mediators declare they will not have a con- BtitUtionalisI selected as provisional president of M.xi.o. and that unless a neutral is named they will withdraw. President Wilson, however, is linn in his determinaton that a constitutionalist must be chosen.
