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The boys of the Dreadnought express- ed their anxiety to meet the Athletic at any time, either on ‘‘Parade Ground’’ or ““Holger Danske’’, to play for the cham- pionship. From the playing that the Dreadnought showed on Sunday, it is cer- tain that they can defeat the Athletic also. By the way, while speakig of the Ath- letic. has the scientific game that they were planning for been played? If so. why do they shrink from the Dread- rought’schallenges. Come out Athletic we need you now, - come out and show the persons interested in Foot-Ball some »f your scientific play- ing. Your team is not dissolved, is it? AN INTERESTED OBSERVER. St, Thomas News WEDDING BELLS. Miss Maria Gomez, adopted daughter of councilman and Mrs. Abraham E. Smith and Mr. Daniel Vals, teacher at the pubiic School, were married by Judge W. Jensen at the Police Office ou Thursday afternocn at 3:30. The witnesses were Messrs Jorgeis Rodriqu2z and Panlo Gimenez of Porto Rico. After the cere- money a nice littie reception was given at the home o’ Vir. and Mrs. Pabio Gim=nez. The ST. THOMAS TIMES' hest wishes to the hapoy couple. —St. Thomas Times, Feb. 4th. . TELEGR: MS. ST. CROIX STATION. SPECIAL NEWS. Rome, Fek. *6th. - Cardinal Achille Ratti, Arehbishop of Milan was proclaim- ed elected Pope in snuccession to the late Benedict XV He has taken the.name of Pius XL Washington, Feb. Ist.—The draft treatv for limitation of nival armaments, submitied todav to the plenary sessions conference, contains only the following presumable, in explanation of the pur- poses of the five coniractinz Govern- ments in reaching the agreement set forth’’. Desiring to contribute so ibe main.enanee of the general peacs and to reduce the burdens of competition in armament have resolved, with a view (0 accomplishing these purpeses (o cenciude trealy to limit their respective naval ar- mam=nt and (0 thateend nave ,appointed their plenipotentiaries. The names of the Delegiites of the Powers follow. The treaty is divided into three cnapters. Chapter one contains toe general lan- guage of the aazrcement, converied In twenly separate articles ohapter two contains the detailed specific agree- ments on naval maiters Inany of ihem is complicated tabular form, which am- . - plify and complete the meaning of the S1 URULELE A NIS general agreements of chapter one. Chap- ter three, is devofed to ‘‘miscellaneous provisions’’ and contains four additional articles of the treaty. Chapter one is headed ‘‘general provisicns relating to the limitation of naval armament.”’ Berlin, Feb. 2nd.—A strike of the rail- waym.en late this evening has virtually tied up all passenger and freight traffic. The authorities were unable to procure the necessary auxiliary staffs they had been promised then: and only two trains leit Berlin during the day, one for Ham - burg the other for Hanover. Gath, Feb. 2nd.—Twenty five miners are known to have been Kkilled in an ex- plosion at the Gath mine of the H C. Frick Coal and Coak Company here early today, it was reported by the Coal Com- pany officials here tonight, and there is a possibility that the number of dead may reach 26. Rome, Feb. *2nd.~The Cabinet of Premier Bonemi, which took office early last July in sucecession to the Geolitti Ministry., presented its resignation 1o the Chamber of Deputies at 3.30 p. m. I'he “abinet decided to resign when at 2 Cabinet Council this morning, it devel- oped that important groups in the Cham- ber, uapon which the movemen: had counted for support, had passed over to the opposition because of objection to va riot.s phases of the Governments policy. The causes which combined to induce the majority in the Chamber to withdraw support from the Bcpomi Government were of both foreign and domestic origin Many deputies expressed disappointment over the failure of the Italian delegates at the Washington contercnce to have Ita'y included in the four-power Pacific treaty and there was disappointment over ltaly’s beirg excluded from the Anglo-French treaty, which was drafted during the recen meeting of the Su- preme Council at Cannes, but which as not yet been consumated. New York, Feb. 3rd—Early raw sugar was steady at 3.67 tfor (übas and 3.6] for Por o Rico. There were salss of 22.000 bags of old crop Cubas, first halt February shipment, at 2 1716 cenis cosi and freight. Raw sugars {utures after opening unchanged to 2 points lower, rallied on covering and commission house buyi ¢ and at midday were 2 to 3 poinis net higher. Ihe market for refined was unchanged at 5.20 0 5 10 for fine granu- lared. There were no transatiions in re fined futures. ladore Britith India, Feb. Ist —The Pri:.ce of Wales in the course of his tour in India arrived heve today. (Wednesday) He received a cordiai weicome thousands of parsons lining the streets togreel hia London, Feb., 3:d.-—'The presidents of’ the Liailian Senate and Chamber of Depu- ties have advised King Victor Emanuel to ask former Premier Giolitti to form a Cabiuet, in sueccession to the Bonoimi min- istry, it is understood, says a ccntial news despatch from Roeme today. Ottawa, Feb. 2nd. —~ Parliament will be stmmoned 1o meet on Wednesday, March Bth, it was announced, following this af- ternoons mectings of the Cabinat cougeil, which lasted until after 7 p. m. Rome, Feb. 3rd.—Voting for the election of a Pope to succeed Pope DLenedict XV was begun by the conclave of the sacred college today. Two ballots had been- taken up to 1 p. mn. on neither of which any Cardinal received a sufficient number of votes to elect. London, Feb. 3rd.-- The body of Sir Ernest. Shackleton, which is now at Montevideo Urugusary, will be taken back to South Georgia Island to be en- tered there, according to the Daily Mail. This decision the Mail attributed to Lady Shackleton’s deference to what she believes would have been the ex- piorer’s wishes. Sir Ernest Shackleton left no instructions respecting his burial but relatives and friérds, the Mail says, feel that it would accord with his de- sires to be laid at rest at the gate to the Antarctic. Sir Ernest’s grave there- fore, will probably be beside the English Church at Mery Cketer Washington, Februd®® 3rd.—ln a re- port issued by the Department ot Com-__- merce it is estimated that the sygar crop ofSanto Domingo will reach a tr%.&of two hundred and fifty thousand tons, the largest in its history. Rome, Feb. 4ith—ln well informed cir- cles it is believed that the formation of a new cabinet will be completed within a week. s Washington, Feb. 4th.—A resolution has been introduced in the House by Re- presentative Rinkin of lllinois,proposing that the United States give a pledge to the Fiiipinos to grant full independence within a year. Sanfrancisco Calil, leb. 3rd.—After being cut for forty three days the jury in the Arbuckie ase disagreed, stand- ing ten to "wo ior conviction, and were discharzed. A retrial bas beer ordered. berlin, Feb. 4th.- Notwithstanding an oficiai forecast the national transporta- tion systems have been praetically para- lyzed by 2 railway strike and hundreds of {foreigners are marooned. The move- ment of mails by alrplanes is under con- sideration. 'Uhe l.abour Federation has demanded that the s:rikers resume work immediately and has rebuked them for striking while negotiztions were being conducted. Lor don, Feb. 41h.-Colonel Pringle has been selected for hie appointment of In- specior of the West ladian forces and officer commanding the troopsintJamaiea. New York, Feb 3rd.—A ne'v high mark of 1,322 eases in this years influenza epi- demic waz reporied today by the Health Depariment. The highest previous fig- ure was 1.052. Fi t2en deaths were e- poricd, an inerease of seven over yester- day’s total. Pneumonia cases reported to- talled 206, as eommpared with 186. Yester- day there were seventy two deaths.