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GENERAL NEWS NOTES OF THE DAY Application for a recqiver for the Western Pacific Railway will be made after the railway has de ¬ faulted the interest on its first mortgage bonds du March 1 according to an announcement made after a meeting of the board of directors of the Denver Rio Grande Railroad company which con ¬ trols the Western Pacific The proceedings will be of a frjemlly nature This method it was said has been decided upon as the best course to pursue in adjusting the companys financial dilliculties and Us relations with the Denver Rio Grande GrandeThe The attendance at the PanamaPacific Internation ¬ al exposition at San Francisco for its first week was officially announced as 019000 a daily average of SS42S According to the oflicial statement the attendance at the Chicago exposition for the same period was 2570 and at St Louis 23144 23144The The striking Liverpool dock workers returned to work yesterday A telegram of appreciation was received by their leaders from Earl Kitchener secretary of war President Wilson practically has decided not to call a special session of the senate to consider the Columbian and Nicaragua treaties Opposition of republican senators makes it improbable that fiction on the treaties can be taken at the present session The president expects however that at least some of his nominees for the federal trade commission will be confirmed before March 4 Any not con ¬ firmed are expected to get jeeess appointments appointmentsThe The Japanese premier Count Oknnia said yes ¬ erday that in presenting its demand to the Chinese government Japan had no intention oC trespassing upon the rights of China or interfering with the open door policv The desire of Japan he said was that China should attain the real dignity of independence and not fall the prey of any nation nationIf If wheat remains at its present high figure or continue to rise in price and if there is a corre siHniding increase in the price of bread scientists in the department of agriculture at Washington sug ¬ gest that the ordinary household will find it ad ¬ vantageous to cat more potatoes and less bread breadThe The price of wheat fell in England yesterday as a result of the success of the allies in attacking the Turkish forts at the Dardanelles If the Dar ¬ danelles are forced open a great quantity of Rus sian wheat will be released releasedChina China has agreed to the Japanese demand to open important places in Shantung as treaty ports but as a counter projKJsal insists on the restoration of TsingTaii to China and the removal of Japanese troops from Shantung ShantungOllicial Ollicial notice that the cable between Vera Cruz and Mexico City Is cut and railway traffic stopped caused great anxiety at Washington over what may be happening in the Mexican capital capitalThe The famous Moulin Rouge center of the Bohemian life of Paris and the Mecca of all amusement seek ¬ ing American tourists was destroyed by fire early yesterday yesterdayThe The condition of Sarah Bernhardt continues to be as satisfactory as possible says the bulletin issued by her physicians
