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GENERAL NEWS NOTES OF THE DAY CHICAGO, 111. November IS. Weather forecast: Illinois Fair tonight and Wednesday; not much change in traiperature. Missouri Fair tonight and Wednesday; somewhat warmer in northwest portion Weclnesd.-.y. General forecast Fair weather will continue in this forecast district from Lake Michigan and Illinois westward to the Rockies for two or three days longer at least, with moderate temperature for the season of the year. CHICAGO, 111., November 18. No embargo on the .nations freight is contempated by the railroad administration rail director Walker Ilines announced today on his arrival here to attend a conference with regional directors of the railroad administration before any freight embargo is ordered. Ilines declared most of the passenger trains on the railroads will be taken off. The country, nines said, lias a reserve fuel supply en hand sufficient for 2." days and the supply is increasing. NEW YORK. N. Y., November IS. New York heartily welcomed the Prince of Wales from White Sulphur Springs today for a five-day visit with more than ordinary interest. Long before the prince lauded at the Battery great crowds packed the park, while still greater throngs lined the route of the royal party from lower Broadway to the city hail. WASHINGTON, November IS. Negotiations between bituminous coal miners and operators in the central competitive field continued at a standstill today, the operators again obtaining postponement of the joint conference of wage scale committee on the ground that their counterproposal had not been completed. GREEN BAY. Wis.. November IS. According to telephone reports received here from Escanaba. Mich., at noon today, eighteen bodies, believed to be those of members of the crow of the missing oro carrier John Owen, have been recovered at Munising, Mich., on the south shore of Lake Superior. WASHINGTON. November IS. Legislation authorizing creation of an equipment trust to reimburse the government for ?400.0CO,000 spent for locomotives and cars during federal control of the railroads was passed today by the house and sent t. the l -resident for approval. ATLANTA, G11.. November IS. Closing down of numbers of cotton mills and other manufacturing jdants in the south within a few days was foreseen today In an order of the regional coal committee of the railroad administration discontinuing their supplies of coal. PARIS, France, November IS." Complete returns available -from all but about fifty districts confirm the indications that Sundays elections to the chamber o deputies resulted in a notable triumph for the conservative, moderate and nationalist elements. LEXINGTON, Ky November IS. Capt. Robert Hunter Fitsiiugh. author, educator, missionary, 1 hilanthropist and the last surviving member of the staff of Gen. -Robert IL Lee, died at Ills home here last night. lie was S3 years old. WASHINGTON,. November lS.--The state department was advised today of the death yesterday of Edward Higgins of Melro-e, Mass., United States consul at Bahia, Brazil. Vice Consul White has taken charge of the consulate. LUGANO. Switzerland. November IS. Prince von Buelow, former German ambassador to Italy, will leave soon on a diplomatic mission to Rome. It is understood he wiirb"e -appointed permanent ambassador to Italy.
