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GENERAL NEWS NOTES OF THE DAY. Mount Lassen Is still spouting sleam. An Indian liquor decision mandv make Dululh and Minneapolis dry cities. Italy is in the throes of a general strike and several Uvea are reported lost iu the attendant rioting. Senator Alexandre I elix llibol has accepted Iresi dent Ioincares Invitation to form a mlnistrj for Fiance. Sir Thomas Lipton is highly sanguine of lifting the Americas Cup Willi Shamrock IV after seeing her under sail. Colonel Theodore Roosevelt was the guest of King Alfonso and u.-eii Victoria of Spain at their stun met- nutoee of La GranJO, forty miles from Madrid, ye-terday. Mine. Kriiestine Schumann Heink was yesterday grained a decree of divorce from her "husband. William Rapp. Jr.. and he is prohibited from mar lying for two years. Miss Margaret Wilson, the only unmarried .laugh ter of the president aud Mrs. Wilson submitted to a minor operation of the throat. The affection had seriously interfered Willi her singing. Twe and a half inches of snow and hail fell iu Paris Monday night, and the amusing spectacle was witnessed of horses struggling through snow on a June day in Ihe avenue des Champs Llysees. resident Wilson is displeased at the proposed action of the senate to amend the lolls repeal bill by adding a declaration that the liiiled States does not surrender any right that it has to exempt American vessels from paying tolls. The gieat.-t wheat crop in the history of the united States is an the era of being harvested Siiplemeuting glowing reports from the wlieat pro during centers of the country, the government eron report for June indicates Ibis years yield at tfOO noil ton bushels. Channel ataaaeveli has reached Madrid. Had he only known thai Ihe Spanish royal car was attached to Ins train he might have had the interest ing company of King Alfonso from Biarritz onward. Apparently the king, who had been to Biarritz to see bis physieian. also was unaware that the ex-president was a fellow traveler. It is understood that the king will receive Colonel Roosevelt ou Wednesday, hut he will not attend the wedding or Keriuil Roosevelt and Miss Belle Willard
