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cargo capaciiy the Company ask mer- chants to cable ord>rs required immedi- ately as lighierage deliveries 2re slow.”’ The Governor arrived here yesterday on the U. S. S. Vixen and attended the meeting of the Col. Council, afterwards receiving several callers and returning to St. Thomas at 6 p. m. We have been informed that the In- dustrial Band will play on the wharf this evening. The cine show of last night was well attended especially in the general ad- mission which was filled. The S. S. Parima from New York is expected tomorrow. The Creole sailed for St. Thomas with mail at 1.30 ». m. yesterday. It is understood that there is a disposi- tion to enccurage the circulation of 3 cent pieces and introduce price that will necessitate the use of these little nuisances. We hope everybody will sim- ply have notaing to do with them. They will prove m re plagie than profit. Frecdoriksted, Nov. 17th. 1919. The mail Chooner ‘‘Virginia’’arrived at this por yesierday evening about 6 o'clock, wich 12 bags of mail, 92 pack- ages and tae foilowing passengers: Maud Farre v and echild, Sarah Crutchel- lor and neplbew Alberto Arturo Mescus. She sailed again at midnight with mails, four packages and passengers: For Porto Rico: Miss Lorma Hansen, Anesta Francis, Maud Jackson, Jacob E. Joseph. Wor St. Thomas: Samuel Mar- shall. Mrs. Jane Ludvig, l.eon Redman, Rob’t. Henrv. Chas. Archibald, Wilmoth Bryan, Elsia Jam s, Sarah Gumbs. We understand the ‘‘Virginia’’ en- countered a water-spout on,the las. voy- age, nearly ending disastrously. Sailing nncer a very light breeze, about 4 waterspouts were sighted. The cap- tain tried to zet out of the direction, but the largest of them pursued. All sails were lowered and all hands went beiow. The ship’s boom was touched by it. Then luckily the water-spout turned off, but drew the vessel along with it for a considerable distance, taking her out of her course. - When this storm subsided, the captain fearing things became worse, put info Fajardc, P. K. OF#iCIAL NEWS. Thirty-two waists havee been received from the New York manufacturers who seek to have work on women's apparel done here. "hese thirty-two waists are cut and reacy for making and on the character of the work done on fhese waists which wjll be considered indica- 87 LRUIS AYiS, tive of what can be expected here, de- pends whether or not this firm will ex- tend its work here. The waists are cut out and are accompaniea by all the ne- cessary material to complete them. SI.OO each is to be paid for makirg. The man- ufacturers stare that they desire to have at least three hundred waists per week—- made here on the same basis. . The manufacture of addi‘ional benches for the accommodation of those who come to the concerts in Christiansted and Frederiksted has been tak n in hand by the Public Works Department. U. S. NAVY PRESS NEWSs. WASHINGTON: Repubiicans and De- mocrats joined today to shut off debate on the peace treaty and put into effect for the first time in thehistory of the Amer- ican Congress a cloture rule which will limit each Senator to one hour and pro- bably bring aetion next week. Under ruling of the Vice President, the cloture stands until the treaty is disposed of eith- er by ratification or by sending it back to committee. He will not stand for re- servation. TRIESIE: Gabrielle d’Annunzio who lef Fiume Thursday night on a new ex- pedition has landed at Za:a on the Dal- mation Coast, according to I.ews received here. ®He made a triumphant entrcnee into the city receiving enthusiastic wel- come from Italians who had been wait- ing his coming. He left “iume on an Italian torpedo boat accompanied by a steamer carrying three hundred shock troops, says the report. PARIS: Importance is attached in peace cireles to d’Annuizio’s lasc move as Sunday was election day in Italy with Fiume as chief issue. It is generally thought .hat he is trying to carry oute spectaeular operations to strengthen the party which has been losing ground. WASHINGTON: President Wilson is much improved over last week according to Philadelphia Nerve Spezinlists who visited him again today. Yesterday the President was allowed to sit for a short while on the south portico and seemed to enjoy it very much. Twelve thousand Bolshevik troops \ ere engaged and six thousand casua'- ties resultedin offensive rec:ntly started, says North Western Army report which adds that red commissioners not engaged in campaign were <xecuted. PASSAIC. N. Y.: Lackawana, a con- creté passenger station was demolished by explosion early yesterday. ' eaking gas caused it. No one hurt. Pieces of concrete was blown hundr:ds of feet. WASHINGTON : After {wo hours of wrangling the first business session of coal conference operaters and -miners agreed upon old policy of negotiating scale of wages. A new p:ict is being framed. Charges of bad faith were made by both sides at industrial session. PLYMOUTH : Lady Astor, candidate for Parliament, voted for herself, early today. The first woman at the polls. If elected she will be first active woman member of Parliament. BERLIN : Three mass meetings have been called for today by majority Social- ists who declared presence of Von Hin- denburg is being used as fire on which the German national soup can be brought to a boil. Aection is result of demonstra- tion Saturday at which crowds, mostly students, cheered Hindenburg, Luden- dorftf and the former Emperor. LONDOCN: British naval losses dur-o ing the war totalled one thousand and sixty-nine, says a detailed report just is- sued by the Admiralty. Os these two hundred and fifty-four were war ships and eight hundred auxiliary vessels of “the Royal Navy. Forty-two war ships lost in action, sixty-two victims of sub- marines, forty-four to mines. The ships lost included three battle cruisers and twelve light eruisers, including six block ships used at Zebrugge and Ostend. TELEGRAMS ST. CROIX STATION, New York, Nov. 13th.—In lo~al bznk- ing circles, it is felt that the trend of money rates recently has had the de- sired effect and it is now believed that the worst phase of credit situation is passed and conditions will become more stable. The Secietary of Agriculture, Mr. Houston, says the pyramiding of wages to meet living costs and necessa- ries advanced to meet high wages, must stop if the country is to be restored to pre-war conditions, Paris, N0v.13 h. —The Peac~ Confer- ence has received information from Sofia that the Bulgarian Govt. will ac- cept the peace treaty as presented to the Bulgarian delegation. The Bulgarian Premier who left Sofia for Paris yester- day is expected to sign the treaty to- morrow. Honolulu, Nov. 13th.—The evacuation of Omsk by the anti-Bolshevik forces of Admiral Kolechak has been ordered, it was reported here today in cable advices received by the Nippujiji, a Japanese dailv newspaper. the cable added that Kolchak would estabiish his new seat of Govt. at Irkutsk. Columbus, Nov. 13th.—The Federal Prohibition Amendment was defeated by Ohio voters by a wet majority of 542, ac- cording to final official figures announced by the Secretary of State. Copenhagen, Nov. 13th. A Riga des- pateh to the Lettish Press Bureau says: “‘Supported by the Allied Fleet, the Letts continued their successful advance against Bermond to a distance o* 15 kilo- metres from Riga. In direction of Mitua they also captured the important position of Kekkiau, south-east of Riga and Baldosena, 30 kilometres away. The booty included 11 heavy guns and 11 machine-guns’’.