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GENERAL NEWS NOTES OF THE DAY Bituminous coal UMII m i r ii uii ri will be asked by President WiNon to work out their new contracts for the coal year beginning April 1 on the basis of the majority and minority reports of the coal strike settlement commission commissionA A rush of diamond seekers to stake claims is re ¬ ported from Reyenspoort in the Pretoria district South Africa where rich deposits are said to have been located Two thousand men including law ¬ yers civil servants business men land owners artisans and clerks took part and the whole ground was pegged out iu a few minutes Some of the more corpulent employed professional runners to secure the claims previously selected selectedTin Tin senate committee on foreign relations that has been considering for several days the appoint ¬ ment of Bainbridge Colby to be Secretary of State reported favorably on the nomination yesterday without a record vote The committees report generally was regarded as forecasting favorabhi acion by the senate There was said to have been a general agreement that Mr Colbys statement had made it unnecessary to call additional wit Count von Bernstorff former ambassador to the United States will be Minister of foreign affairs in a reorganized Genii in cabinet accqrdlns to messages reaching Co enhageu yesterday Dr Schiffer vicepremier ai il minister of justice will become chancellor accorling to this program an I Geu von Slecbt will become miulsler of defenxo Captain Fisher Cnno general manager of the Ham ¬ burg Amerlcan Steamship Line is slated for the liiinistrj uf finance i
