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CONDENSED DISPATCHES. Mohammedans of high rank residing Lamore, Punjab. British India, have at been notified that the Amir of Afghanistan, Habibullah Khon, will visit India next winter. In view of the political importance of the Amir's journey steps are already being taken to give him a fitting welcome. The Columbia Savings & Trust Co. of Pittsburg, Pa., closed its doors Wednesday by order of the commissioner of banking. William J. Diehl, former mayor of Pittsburg, and J. M. Volan, secretary and treasurer. The capital is $145,000: deposits $200,000; loans, $290,000: and surplus $6000. The New York state board of railroad commissioners have reported that the total number of cash fares collected on the surface. elevated and subway lines of Greater New York for the first three as months of 1906 was 297.339.165. against 260,277,915 for the corresponding quarter of 1905, an increase of 37,061,250. Investigation shows that the authorities of San Domingo were mistaken in believing that they discovered a plot May 6 to assassinate Pres. Caceres as he was leaving the theatre. The persons arrested in connection with the alleged conspiracy have been released. Quiet reigns in the city and its vicinity and business is improving. The soft coal and wood yards of A. L. Thomas, Beach street and Columbus by fire Wednesday. The flames also damaged a dozen small dwellings and the Cramer Iron Works. Two men who were sleeping in the stable of the coal yard are missing. Thirty-three horses were burned to death. The origin of the fire is unknown. The monetary loss is about $15,000. The signal corps of the United States army is photographing San Francisco ruins from balloons. A series of pictures is being taken to be kept on file by the war department in Washington. Several hundred pictures have already been taken of the different buildings and an order sent for three balloons so that a complete panoramic picture of the city can be had. The pillars supporting the second floor and roof of the rear part of a large new cigarette factory at Havana, belonging to Joseph Cener. collapsed Tuesday and of the 40 men and women working in that part of the factory half were caught in the falling debris. Six persons were taken out dead and a dozen more were injured. The dead and injured include cigarette makers and men who were at work in the building. Fears that a run on the Kingston Savings Bank of Kingston. N. Y., will follow the suicide Tuesday of Accountant Frank Johnson, caused the trustees Wednesday to decide to ask the state banking department for an immediate examination of the bank's affairs. They decided meanwhile to enforce the rule requiring 60 days notice in writing of intention to withdraw deposits. No reason for Johnson's suicide colid be assigned by his family or friends Tuesday. The bank officials issued a statement immediately afterward that his accounts were all right and that it was impossible for him to have used the bank's moneys. Supreme Court Justice Jaines A. Betts is president of the Kingston Savings Bank.
