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GENERAL NEWS NOTES OF THE DAY DAYThe The United States is engaged in diplomatic cor ¬ rt respondence with both Japan and China 01 the ques ¬ tii tion of interest to the American government raised it by Japans demands upon the republic It trans ¬ pji pires that the cultivation of more friendly relations wl with Russia which has been disclosed as one of the ol objects of the administration is not entirely due to co commercial motives A better understanding with ji Russia it is conceived mav be of great value to th the United States in opposing the designs of Japan ol on China The steps that have been taken so far in rv relation to the Japanese demands upon China are jp accordance with the RootTakahira agreement tl the state department has inquired of Japan whetlur til the proopsals she has made to China impair in any rt respect the preservation of the open door com ¬ m mercial policy or the sovereignty of China A com ¬ m munication has been addressed to the Chinese rt pi publie inquiring whether the Japanese proposals con ¬ uj flict in any degree with the provisions of treaties jl between the United States and China guaranteeing c commercial rights to Americans AmericansThe The steamer Iroqtiois brought word to Xew York of the assassination of Governor Xayas of Santa Do ¬ ir mingo and two of iiis children at Azua a small town al about HftyfiVe miles southwest of Santo Domingo G Governor Zayas It was said went from Santo I Domingo to Azua as a iwssenger aboard the Iro q quois to begin his duties as governor of the p province lie was in olliee two days when adherents o of a rival political party killed him himXational Xational prohibition was defeated in the voting f on the liqiim question in Xew Zealand last Ducem IHT according to complete returns which have been announced by the government Supporters of locil no license also lost their light The vote on both questions which was close follows For national prohibition 217217 for continuance 257442 For j local no license 220474 f o continunnc 274405 274405Aii Aii American sanitary commission has been or ¬ K ganized under the auspices of the American Red j Cross and the Rockefeller foundation and soon will be at work in Serbia aiding In the control and sup p presson of typhus fever which alreadv has claimed 00000 ji victims victimsGovernor Governor Spry vetoed the Wootton statewide pro ¬ hibition bill which passed the Utah legislature by a vote of 40 to 5 in the house and n to 2 in tho sen ale As the legislature has adjourned the governors veto of the measure is final finalThe The two American battleships provided for in tho current naval bill may be armed with sixtccninch r rifles the heaviest naval guns ever designed Tests o of the weapons have been highly satisfactory satisfactoryAs As a result of various writs and orders sworn out j in his behalf and the resultant legal tangle Harry j Kendall Thaw is in no danger of being returned to j Matteawan for at least u month
