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NUGGETS OF NEWS. The cable companies received notice today that telegraphic communication with St. Petersburg has been severed again. Acting Governor General Ide, will invite William J. Bryan on the latter's arrival at Manila from China, to be the guest of the Order of Elks. The run on the Manchester, N. H., SavIngs bank, spent its force yesterday and today there have been but few depositors seeking to withdraw their money. The French government is officially advised of President Castro's favorable action in withdrawing the offensive note to M. Taigny, the French charge d'affaires, at Caracas, It is learned on good authority that Jo. seph Bosler of Philadelphia, will be appointed assistant United States treasurer at Philadelphia in place of William Leib recently removed. At the home of John A. McCall. president of the New York Life Insurance company, yesterday a member of the fam. fly said that Mr. McCall was not suffering with pneumonia as had been reported and that, except for a slight cold, Mr. McCall was in the best of health. The New Hampshire state Grange opened its 32d annual session in Mechanics' hall, Manchester, today with the largest attendance in the history of the organization. The opening was in the fifth degree with the master of the state Grange Herbert O, Hadley of Temple, presiding. The annual meeting of the Maine state grange, Patrons of Husbandry whose membership in the state now numbers 50.000, was opened today at Bangor with an attendance estimated at 25(a) people. Master Obadiah Gardner of Rockland, is presiding. Considerable interest in the bustness of the meeting centres in the election of officers tomorrow. There will be a lively contest for the leadership of the body in which several candidates will participate.
