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GENERAL NEWS NOTES OF THE DAY CHICAGO, 111., November 7. Weather forecast: Illinois Cloudy tonight and Saturday; probably rain Saturday; not much change in temperature. Missouri Probably rain tonight and Saturday; warmer in west portion tonight. General forecast: The disturbance in the Ohio Valley will pass away, while the one in the west will move eastward accompanied by general precipitation over western and middle western states during the next twenty-four hours; the temperature changes will not be marked. WASHINGTON, D. C, November 7. The government will continue its injunction proceedings against the leaders of the coal, strike. President Wilsons cabinet made this decision today after considering the protests which organized labor has made against thfe proceedings. Secretary of State Lansing on leaving the cabinet meeting announced that the cabinet had decided to continue its injunction proceedings. Secretary of Labor Wilson refused to state whether he had argued against the injunction proceedings or asked to have them vacated. He stated, however, that lie had not presented a plea from Samuel Gompers to the cabinet. WASHINGTON, D. C, November 7. The first clause of the treaty -reservations as prepared by. the foreign relations committee of the Senate, requiring that three of, the other great powers should recognize the reservations, was adopted by the Senate this afternoon. The vote was 48 to 40. An amendment by Senator King dem. of Utah, to make it possible for a foreign power to accept the reservations merely "by recognizing the United States as a party to the treaty," was rejected, 40 to 42. WASHINGTON, D. C, November 7. President Wilson today told Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, administration leader in the Senate treaty fight, that he would be entirely satisfied with any reservations supporters of the treaty might feel justified In accepting, provided they did not nullify the league of nations covenant and -were designed for the purpose of interpreting the terms of the treaty. . NEW YORK, N. Y., November 7. Another of New Yorks older hotels yielded to the encroachments of business on Fifth avenue when the Holland House, for thirty years regarded as one of the. leading hotels of the city, was sold for a sum in the neighborhood of ,000,000. The name of the new owner was not revealed, but it is stated definitely that the building would "soon be used for commercial purposes"." WASHINGTON, D. C. November 7. Senator nitchcock of Nebraska, the administration leader in the treaty fight in the senate, went to the White House today to discuss the question of treaty reservations with President Wilson. This was the first personal conference the President has had witli any senator since illness compelled him to abandon his western tour in the interest of the treaty. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., November 7. There" will be no "unconditional surrender" on the part of the United Mine Workers it was clearly indicated todas, although John L. Lewis, acting president, and other officials whose lips are sealed by the restraining order issued by Federal Judge A. B. Anderson, asserted they could make no comment on the coal strike situation. STOCKHOLM, Sweden, November 7. The unique collection of Chinese works or art made by the late Li Hung Chang, one time Ticeroy -of Chili, which for years collectors tried vainly to acquire, has finally been bought by a Swedish syndicate, and a valuable part of it has been given to the National Museum here by the purchasers. COBLENZ, Germany, November 7. Troops of the Fifth Infantry, which arrived at Brest recently from the United States, reached the Rhine yesterday from Brest. These are the first units of a provisional infantry brigade to form a part of the army of occupation until it may be detached for its proposed service in upper Silesia. OMAHA, Neb., November 7. What is said to be the record price for a single hog was paid yesterday by a local breeder. He purchased Designer, a yearling Poland China boar, for 0,000. Designer was sold for ,000 when only a few weeks old and todays sale shows a profit of 5,000 in a little less than a year. BUDAPEST, Hungary, November 7. The American commission in charge of the childrens relief in Europe began work here this week,, opening fifteen hospitals and twenty-seven other institutions as a beginning. Distribution of food to children in" the public schools will start next week. CHICAGO, 111., November -7. Fire, attacked a garage owned by the Automobile and Repair Company at 2111-17 West Lake streef early this morning. The building was partly destroyed and thirty automobiles and six motor trucks, valued at 00,000, were consumed by the flames. BERLIN, Germany, November 7. Hugo Hasse, minority socialist leader, died today from the effects of an operation for amputation of a leg. He had been ill several days following infection setting In from a bone in his leg being shattered by the bullet of an assassin. BRUSSELS, Belgium, November 7. But one brick house has been rebuilt in Ypre. Returned war refugees are living in wooden huts. Families with ten and twelve children are living in dugouts. Eighty per cent are penniless aud have had no war compensation yet. NEW YORK, N. Y., November 7. A new record price for a seat on the stock exchange was made today when a place sold for 10,000. This is 0,000 above the previous record price, paid less than a week ago. BERN, Switzerland, November 5 Delayed.. The mark touched an unprecedented low record today, 14K- francs selling for 100 marks. Austrian crowns were stationary, 100 crowns selling at between 5 and C francs. ATLANTA, Ga., November 7. Three persons were burned to death and nearly twenty injured, several seriously, in a fire in the Wilson Hotel here early this morning. PARIS, France, November 7. The Austrian delegation has handed to the peace conference the ratification document of the treaty of St. Germain.
