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THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWSJOURNAL . , , NOHI-'OUv. NKMIiSI \ \ l'UiI > \Y RUSSIAN ENVOY ISSUES STATE- WENT UPON HI3 ARRIVAL. MEf AT DOCK BY BARON ROSEN Chief Russian Plenipotentiary's In structions Are Elastic Peace Is De- j elrable , but Unreasonable Termi Will Not De Accepted. New York , Aug. 3. Clothed with pleiuiy powers , personally prepared and signed by his sovereign , Serglua Wltte , Hnssia's ranking plenipoten tiary to the Washington conference , landed heie trom the Kaiser Wllhelm der Orobse as qulftly and democratic ally as the most humble of his follow past Migcrs. Mr. Lodygensky , Hits- filan consul goncra ! , went down the harbor In a revenue cutter olllclally to greet the distinguished envoy and was received by M. Wltte on deck while the Kaiser Wilhelm was at quar antine. Accompanying the consul Konoial were liaron Schllpi'onbHch Russian consul general at Chicago ; Baron Sihill'ng ' , Husbian \ co consul Bt New York , and Mr. WIlonKlne , Uus Bian finaiicUil agent nt , jashington ; , T\'ho was the bearer ol' ' p < i'int ! di-- ratc-hes tiom St. Peters o M. 'Witte. The latter prompti , ? fo d , read and quietly put these conu Jt tlons In his pocket. ' Awaiting M. Wltto at the dock was Baron Rosen , Russian ambassador at Washington , with his first secretary of embassy , Mr. Hanson. Baron Rosen came on board as soon as the ship reached the dock and cordially greet d his confrere and the members ot his suite. After ten minutes conver sation , during which the majority of the passengers landed , M. Wltte came down the gang plank on the arm of Baron Rosen , followed by his suite , tut soon found his passage blocked by the crowd , who cheered , and M Wltte , smilingly , acknowledged tha greet IDES by repeatedly lifting his hat. Several policemen soon came to his rescue and cleared a passage to the automobile which was awaiting the party outslclo the dock. Midway down the pier the procession was again stopped , this time , however , by n delegate from the Slavonic society of New York , who present JL K Wltto with an address. The Russian envoy made a brief but cordial response thanking the society for Its gieetlng and also for the cordial welcome he had reeehed trom another delegatioi which boarded the Kaiser Wilhelm of ] Quarantine , having gone down the har bor on a tus , . Soon after the ship left Quarantine , M. Wltte , suiionnileil by a largo giouj : of newspaper men , who came down the harbor on the revenue cutter , and b.\ HS many ol the passengeis as coul crowd around him , called to his sMo Professor De Martens , a member o his suite , and handed to him a state roent With the direction that he dt liver it in English as the greeting o : M. Witte on his arrival in this conn try. Professor De Mai tens read the greeting in a clear voice and at its conclusion M. Wltte received a heartj ovation , wi-idi evidently pleased bin and which hf > nrknowl Iged by se\ eial bows , and then walked away t' one side of the ship to look at thi etatuo of lib"ty. ! M. V. ittc's Greeting. "For the trle-t'.ly greetings of thi American n-nv pnp'Ms upon my Hi" visit to th hospitable shores of t'i : United Sta'fs , I offer my lie-ntl'o1 thanks. This kind attent'on torn-he ; me all the more profoundly bocau ' I realize the vahtne'-.s of the powe wielded by the press of the Unltei States and admire the keen Intel ) cenco with which it is uniformly d reeled. 1 am glad to be able to ad that I also appreciate the ethlca worth of the aims for the attalnmen of which that power Is BO often am BO successfully employed. One of th noblests of these alms Is the estab llshment of peace and frlendshl among nations , and It Is to the praise worthy efforts of the people of th United States In this direction that m rlslt to the new world Is attributable For It Is in compliance with th American people's desire for peace , o which President Roosevelt was th authorized exponent , that his majesty the czar , has empowered" to com hither and ascertain the condition which our gallant adversary deem necessary and adequate as a basis fo lr peace negotiations. I need hardl point out that It Is my ardent deslr 6 that the two chivalrous foes , who became acquainted on the Held of ba tie , may have found In each othen s sterling qualities motives powerfi : enough to rultlvatc that acquaintam ship until It ripens into lasting friend ' " ship. Mernvhile , however , the terms offered muft Ilrst bo ascertained , weighed and judged admissible by Russia b ° fore she can proceed to form al negotiations. Hitherto , as you are aware , it was customary In cases like ; this to settle all such preliminaries befom the meeting of the plenipoten tiaries , whose task It was to come tea a final agreement on the matters un der discussion. Now the very fact that his majesty , the czar , consented to take a course Involving departure from this ancient diplomatic usage and to approach a mission to learn the na ture of our bravo enemy's terms , Is an eloquent token of the friendly foellag vihlih he nnd his siibjci \ coiintuio to ehnlsh towards the people ol Mm I'nltcd Stales. 1 RII.V continue to i her- \ Ish. because at no epoch In our his tory have our traditional relation * slth this gieat republic been other than cordlr.1. And now I should like to say , aye , and to piove to jour people ple who live less In the pust than in the pn'M'iit and the luture , that Its \ HIP fervent wish of the emperor and the people of Itussla fuithei to sttcngiliou the ties of friendship which have hitherto Biibclstod be tween the two nations. It Is In vlrtun of that slnrcro desire thai his maj esty , the c/.ar , waiving all other con siderations , has unhesitatingly accept ed the cord.at Invitation of your tlrst citizen and genial leader. And If my mlshion should prove In all other re spects barren and the endeavor to find a common basis for peace negotiation j should fall lor the tlmo being , the sig nal proof of friendship given by his majesty , the czar , ami the Russian nation would still stand out as a memorable morablo ovint , fraught , I trust with far-reaching and benetlcent lesults to the two gioat peoples of the west and the east. " As M. Wltto docs not speak Kngllsh , he was not pressed' ' for an Interview , but the members of his party were each approached for their views as to the negollat'ons. Nat in ally , on a sub ject of such delicacy , they were reti cent , but tills much was ascertained beyond a doubt : In scope the powers of M. Witte , who comes as plenipoten tiary of Riihsla to discuss with the Japanese plenipotentiaries means ol ending the war , and provided a basis acceptable to Russia Is obtained , to sign the treaty of Washington , equal In every way the powers handed to Baron Komura by the Japanese cm peror. M. Wltte brings with him In structlons , prepared by his emperor , which outline the general policy which he Is authorized to pursue. They arc In many respects elastic , and will aid rather than hamper M. Wltte , provid ed the terms submitted by Japan , In his opinion , appear reasonable. It was also made plain by several of M Wltte's suite that ho has not como ta the Washington conference to obtain peace at an ' price. Officially , the Rus slan mission Is of course unaware ol Japan's terms and until they have been handi d to M. Wltte by Baron Komura , "Russia will await results pa tlently and without anxiety , " was the way a close friend of M. Wltte c.\ pressed the attitude of his country BOYCOTT MOVEMENT GROWS Chinese Prosecuting Systematic Cam paign Against American Goods. Victoria , B. C. , Aug. 3. Advice from Canton state that when a dele gate of the Chinese boycott movemen against America was explaining to students In Canton schools the nature of the agitptlon he pointed out tha many students wore tunics made o American cloth. These were at once torn from the backs of the students Various Chinese papers have glvei notice that no American business no tice or any news regarding Americans was to bo published after July IS Although arrivals from China stat that the boycott against Americai goods is not a serious menace , th newspapers are filled with reports o anti-American meetings and gatbei Ings of guilds and bodies of student to further the moveniont. Negro Slayer Kills Pursuer. Stamps , Ark. , Aug. ? . E. R. Fer guson , claim agent of tlie Loulsian ; and Arkansas railroad , was killed nea Stamps by a negro named Ike Kin ney. Kinney had killed a nosro a Stamps and escaped and Ferguson wa a member of a posse which went Ii search for him. The negro was ei countered about three miles from Stamps , and opened fire , killing .For enson. A reward of. $ o"0 has been of fered for Kinney and special trains have been sent to Pine Bluff , Ark. , and MInden. La. , to take bloodhounds to Stamps. Kaiser Frors a Dane for Norway. Copenhagen , Aug. 3. Since his ar rival at the Danish court Emperor William appears to have become con vinced that there Is no hope of a prince of the house of Bernadotto be coming king of Norway. His majesty now favors Prince Charles of Den mark , and he Is quoted as saying. "If Prince Charles does not become klnp Norway will be a republic. 10f ) course I prefer a monarchy and there fore shall hereafter support the candl I dacy of Prince Charles. " Peace Negotiations In Mexico. BIsbee , Ariz. , Aug. 3. News comes from Sonora. that negotiations for peace are lr progress between Yaqul l ) ( Indians and the Mexican government. Couriers ar traveling throughout the ( state wherever there * are Yaqnl In dians , exhorting them to commit no further depredations pending a peace conference. The last treaty with the Yaqufs was made at Ortiz In 1897 , and was not broken until 1899. Jury Has Williamson Case. Portland , Ore. , Aup. 3. Arguments ! In the case of Congressman William- Tler son. United States Commissioner Biggs and Dr. Van Gcssner. Indicted sdC for subornation of perjury In connec ! tlon with land transactions In east StRO ern Oregon , were concluded and Judge Delfaven delivered his charge to the STATE BOARD FIXES LEVY AT SEVEN MILLS. EVERY COUNTY GETS INCREASE he Total of the Assessment Rol | Will Reach $30-4,000,000 The Work of the Board Is Finished No County Escapes Some Sort of Raise , i Lincoln , Neb. , Aug. 3. The { state icmrd of equalization has practically closed Its labors by llxliig the levy for he current year at seven mills. J The otal of the assessment roll will reach 1301.000,000. Not n county In Nebraska cscapm ! ncreaso In ono classlllcatlon or an- > thor. Nebraski Democrrts to Meet , l.liuoln. Aug. 3. Thi' nomoeratlc slafo eontial committee lledVeiliiP8 - day , Sept. 2at Lincoln , as the tin"- and place for holding the state icon vent Ion. Republican River Overflows Blooming'cm , NOD. , Aui ; . 3. Owing to the con Iniions rains Republican river has imaln risen out of Its bunks and Is lloo .Ing Iho lowlands , Uolng considerable damage. CANAL FiFTY YEAS CLD ; Naval and Military Display at S'aull Qte. Marie. Sault Ste. Marie , Mich. , Aug. 3. An eluboiato display of lire works , partic ipated In Jointly by Canadians and Americans last night , concluded the first day of the exercises la celebra tion of the Hitleth anniversary of the opening of the Sault Ste. Marie canal. The Canadians contributed liberally to the exhibition and Canadians showed ereat enthusiasm. Previous to the fireworks display Governor Warner of Michigan received In the government park , Vlco President Fair banks , who took part In the exercises. During the day the principal events were an Impressive parade of eovern ment and other vessels and Canadian ships up St. Marie river through the Canadian locks and a military proces slon. slon.Vice Vice President Fairbanks was seized with an acute attack of Indl gestlon at the reception last night and had to be assisted from the stand In the park. lie walked to the 'Iro quols hotel and repaired to his room Immediate/ . BOILER WAS m IN CONDITION _ Bennlngton Board to "Pass Up" Re sponsiblllty for Accident. San Francisco , Aug. 3. A specia ! dispatch from San Diego to the Gal says that from an official source , the reliability of which cannot be tioned because of Its connection with the court Itself , it has Just become known what in substance will bo the report of the court of Inquiry now In vestlgatlns the Hennington disaster , It may be stated authoritatively that the court will find that holler B o the Bennlngton exploded , not because of unusiial'y high pressure , but be cause the metal of the crown shee and the bolts holding that ciown shec in place had become "dead , " had los all life and nearly all tensile strcnp'l by reason ot constant use and the fail lire to renew the weakened place clur- Ing the time that the ill-fated Hen nlnston was in service. The coiir will not censure the officers of tli < Bennlngton. but will pass up the mat ter and the responsibility to highe authority. Mayor of Paterson Missing. New Yoii , Aug. 3. Mayor William H. Belcher of Paterson , N. J. , lias no returned to his home there and ther Is considerable speculation as to hi whereabouts. Allen M. Chalmers , hi law partner , said that Mayor Belch" had been found and that he would re turn to Paterson at once. This wa later modified to the effect that th mayor had not come to Paterson , bu was In Now York. Search here dl not reveal him. Prosecutor Emley o Paterson began an Investigation base on a statement concerning Mr. Belch er's alleged indebtedness to certaJ banks. Christian Convention at Lincoln. Lincoln , us. 3. The annual conven tlon of the Christian church Is In scs slon at Be. any park , east of Lincoln The enrollr-ent has reached 500. Th meetings i e held In a new tabe nacle erected for the convenience c the gathering , which Is an annual r fair. Kaeh evening evangelistic ser mons are p-eached by Rev. J. H. O. Smith of V .paralso , Ind. During t ) a day there sinking by a larce chorus , with lectures on various religious topics. Bryan on Equitable Muddle. Fort Wayne. Ind. , Aug. 8. While In this city W. J. nryan said : "Tho Equitable Life Assurance society mud dle present j a now political problem. It Indicates to the voters the extent to which the people arn bemc exploited by 'high financiers. ' Ijiwson ! .as done a ereat deal towards exposing It , but his opposition to municipal owner ship Is all wrong. I am going to En- ropt to study financial jondltlona. " COLONEL WATTERSON RETURNS Says European Aristocracy Is of Dot ter Grade Than tlie American. New York. Aug. H. Comparing the American ti-iil Emopoan typos of uilt | tncraey t , Colonel Henry \Vwtloinon nf IOUHlllo | , who relumed on the steam er Oceanic firm a I lip ID Kiiiopo. said : " 1 observed Eiiiopcan arlnloo racy pri'lly ' closely wlillo 1 was ovoi there mill I have arrived ul I ho con elusion I hut foreign nilstoiTaey IH o ( a much lii > uiM' grade thnn thu Amor Iran article. Thouurlslocrac v nic-ans Urn'U'o anil bialnn. Hero wull. II rani'i'ti ehlotly fiom hail whisky to Siuinliinl Oil. " Mr.Vallorsun said ( hut lie hail mail Ilii' accounts of lhi < scandal In I ho clopiittnu'iit ol' agiloinliiro , anil added : "I have ol'li'ti wondered how HO inanv sclciitlllc mrii connocioil with the uox ornnionl. at rompar.itlvnly small Hal atlos , ronlil live so well. It only no . < to show that the oollogo man IH not 'i success In politics " Fire at Kansas City. Kansas City , Aug. I ! . The D. A. MOIT Storage company's fmir-slnry brick building , nt the southwest corner - nor of Fourteenth Htio ( > t ami ( irnml nvoniio , In this city , was doslin.Nod hy tire , oaiislnr a loss ostlmatoil at $ lnn Quo. Ahonl 71111 famlllos hail furnllni ' stored wllli the compnny uml II Is dll" cult to estimate th ( > I'xient of the lost Ono Ilioinanns slightly hurt by lull Ing timbers. NUMBER OF DEATHS AND NEW CASES SHOW INCREASE. ELEVEN DIE IN NEW ORLEANS Dread Disease Makes Its Appearance In Other Towns Yellow Fever In Mississippi One Case at Texar- kana Italians Conceal Cases. New Orleans. Aug. 3. The yellow ever record Is as follows : Now CUBU.H 32 , deaths. 11 ; total canes to duto , 378 ; total deaths to duto , 71) ) ; now foci , total tori to dulu , 04. Hepoits of the tovor situation showed again un Incicase. In the mini ber of deatliB , hut thu health author- ties t-unlossud to no ulaim over tlit Bltnallon ami said that mine fatalities were to ho looKoil lor from the fai-t that In the : ast three , or fo < las here has boon a snniclunt Inereaso It the numhor of oases to warrant tha expectation of heavier mortality Practically nil of the deaths wore o Italians and neaily all of thorn wore cither In the emergency hospital or In the district adjacent theieto. Son of the victims were unfortunates whoso caseb were only reported In the last two days , Indicating that tin were practically In a moribund condl tloD when their Illness was dlucov cred. In spite of all thnt has boon done to reassure them , many Italians still con tlnuo to make efforts to coneoal thel cases. Thrv arc still panic strlolioi and turn In fear from the doctors am health ofllcors. Postmaster Woodward has talko- over with th marine hospital surgeon the question of the fumigation of mall Mr. Woodv ird was told that havinn accepted tit.- mosquito theory the KUI geons consldoroil disinfection of inal unnrressar : . The question of whether federal cot trol of the situation ought to bo In vlted In still discussed , hut unlc.fi graver comlitlons arise It Is not re parded as likely that there will b any movement In that direction. Mayor Hehrman signed the mosqult ordinance and It was later publlshr in the ofllrlal journal and thus bocarn law. It requires that cisterns sha be oiled or screened within forty eight hours by property owners. No apprehension exists of any ser ous results from the trouble that ha arisen on the Mississippi-Louisiana border over the enforcement of the Mississippi quarantine With Gov ernor Vardaman anxious to avoid any conflict -with the Louisiana authorities It Is thought that the Mississippi cuardn who have b n freely coming across the Ixxilslnna line will here after be required to keep on their ilde of the border and thus all further possibility of clashes will bo removed. 8h tgun Quarantine at Texarkana. Texarkana , Ark. , Aug. 3. Joe Taylor - lor , a young man who arrived here Saturday from Louisiana , was taken sick with fever nt a hotel. The pa tient was Immediately Isolated at a point two miles out of town. A shot- run quarantine was immediately placed about the hotel , none of tha In mates being permitted to leavo. The building wan thoroughly fumigated. Yellow Fever In Mississippi , Hatticsbi , Miss. . Aug. 3. A case of yellow fi vcr has developed at Sum- rail , Miss. The victim Is an Italian who came from Now Orleans July 17 along with ten or fifteen others. Death of Caleb Wlllard. Atlantic City , N. J. , Aug. 3. Caleb C. Wlllard. owner of the Ebbltt house. Wellington , died at a hotel hero. Ho came hero to recuperate his health. Mr. Wlllard was seventy-one years of ace. I TWO MEN PAY FINER IN DROWN COUNTY YESTERDAY. IRDS FOUND DY THE SHERIFF orlney Lang niul Qcorua Hcrrhij ) . Found With n Number of Chlckena , Were Arrested and Fined $10 E.ich For Disobeying the Gnme Law. AliiHworlh , Nob. , AIII ; I ! . Special to 'ho NOWH : The sheriff WIIH out In I ho on n try and ran on two local iipiutH vllh ohlokoiiH In Iholr possession llo noslod Ilioiu ami they \\nio brought oforo the county Judgo. A warrant VHH HWOIII out for the kllllitK < > f two hlckons nnd they were llnoil $10 each , ml costs. Tholr namoa iiru Cortnoy .0111 ; and oJono ( ; Herlng. WOULD BE COUNTY CLERK. Charles T. Richardson of Hltjhlnml Will De Up. Ilalllo Crook. Nob. . Aug. It Special o The No\\s : Charles T. HleliaKlnoii if Highland pioclncl , whoio ho ImlilR ho position of axHOHHorlll ho a can- lldalo bol'oro the cuiinly ioUhlloiu | ) : ( invention this year fc.ir the iiomlna- Inn of count.clerk. . COUSINS REFUSED LICENSE. For First Time Since Law Went Into Operation. Omaha. Nob. , AIIR. 3. For the llrsl Imo Hlnco the law wont Into effect , coiiHliiB were refused martliiKO HCOIIHO icro Arthur Kaokly and Martha Cul vert applied for a license to wed and ho application was refused , under the low law. Bishop Hargrove Is Dead. Nashville , Tonn. , Aug.I'.lshop ! n. K. Hargrove of the M. 1C. clinch south died at his homo hero this moinliiK- In 1881 ! ho was elected a bishop and was made provident of Vanduihllt uni versity In ISll ! ! , In which position lie served until last spring , when ho m- sluned because of feeble health. Kills Sweetheart and Self. ChloHKo , Aug. I---Karly ! this morn- Ins ; William Domlow shot and I'M I ally wounded l.ls sweetheart , Amelia Wai- dor , and then sent a bullet Ihiough his brain. The two had been to a theater aid quarreled on the way homo , niici Domlow became furloim over homo of the remarks addressed to him hy the young woman aud shot her down. THE DAY'S ' BASE. BALL SCORES Results of the League Contests Played Throughout the Land. National League Boston , 4 ; Uin- cage , I ! . Cincinnati , 8 ; Brooklyn , 7. Philadelphia , 4 ; St. Uinls , 2. Pitts- burg , 1 ; Now Yoik , 3. American League Washington , 2 ; Detroit , 1. Cleveland , 3 ; Now York , 4. Boston , 4-4 ; Si. Ixmls , 2-3. Philadelphia , 4 ; Chicago cage , 3. American Association Mil waul.oo , ft ; I/Milsvllio , 4. St. Paul , 14 ; Toledo , 3. Kansas City , 1 ; In dlanapolls , 3. Minneapolis. 2 ; Col iimbiis , 1. WoBloin League Denver , r. : Ht. Joseph , 1. Dos Molnes , 8 ; Sioux City , 4. Stnnton Defeats Madison. Stanton , Neb. , Aug. U. Spot-In ! to The News : Stanlon and Madison baseball teams' met on the diamond hoio yesterday and the lesiilts were in favor of the loprceontatlvoa of the homo town. The scoio by Innings was as follows : Stanton . . . .0. 2 < 1 0 11 0 1 0 x IS Madison . . . .0101 0 1 1 0 0 -1 Butteries : Stanton , Mayer nnd Mun roe ; Madison , Thomas Davis and Xion The realities of the game were the battery work for Stnnton and End's batting. Base hits , Stanton 9 , Madlsor 1 ; Errors : Stanton 4 , Madison 13. For Butte Championship. Bntte , Neb. , Aug. 3. Special to The News : The first and second teams ) f Butte , who have been quarreling for so long as to which Is the better team , have finally decided upon match game to be played Tuesday Aug. 8. A few hundred dollars are up and It promises to bo an Interesting game. Butte Wins From Naper. Butte. Neb. , Aug. 3. Special to The News : One of the most Interesting games of the season was played her yesterday between Butte and Naper In the last half of the ninth the scon was 2 to 2 and the tenth Inning wa played. A score was made by Butte leaving the score 2 to 3 In favor o Butto. Tllden Beat Battle Creek. Battle Creek , Neb. , AHR. 3. Spccla to The News : The ball game playo at Tlldon Sunday with Battle Creek ended 5 to 2 In favor of Tllden , Nox Sunday the Pierce team will play hero Standing of Bonesteel League. Club. P. W. L. PC it. Butte 3 3 0 100 )0 ) )0c Lynch 3 2 1 CG ; c Bonesteel 2 1 1 50 )0 ) Naper 3 1 2 333 Spencer 3 1 2 333 Fairfax 2 0 2 000 THE CONDIIION Of THE WEATHER Temperature for Twenty-four Houri. Forecast for Nebrnnka. I'lilcMign. Aug. : i The hiillotln | H- HIIOI ! by Iho Chicago station of thu United Stilton weather buioaii thlH innriiliiK , gives the forecast for No- Immlm an follows : Fair tonluhl and Friday. OtMAflO FOR LAND NOT HEAVY Railroads Disappointed by Peipla Who Register for Ulntah Claims. Denver , Aug. II The travel to Drum ! Junction and olhnr points wooro registration of uppllcants for homo- ntcnils In thtt I'lnlah ' reservation In In progifHii dors not mnrt I ha ex pectations of the nillioutlrt and It U alioady evident lhat the clerical force mplo.YCd will buvo no difficulty In reglstri'luc all applicants. The toUl number of roRlal i at IOIIH ul all polutx of Mir Hrst day was 5.507. Should thn uamn rain Im niHliilulnnd ilurlnc the lwclvc > days allowed for reclstur- Ins there would bo more than 00,000 applicants for about ri.000 homdHteadi Included In Iho portion of the toHerva- lion opened to entry. However , It In not now anllclialoi | | that thu luglHliu- IIOIIH Will PM'OI'd 110,000. R.i .1 Del.iyn Harvest. Huron H l > , AUK II Italn Is sod- niish Inli rh i lim uilh ( ho haivoslln ; of Miiall Kialn In this pail of the slate. TELEGRAPHERS ON NORTHERN RAILWAY NEARLY ALL GO OUT , SCORES OF STATIONS CLOSES lUllway Officials Say They Will Hava Enough Men to Restore Normal Con ditions Within Ten Days' Tim * . Statement by President Perham. St cKr& * phe Inlni loj 1 thu r nt. , , - - -uBort to maintain traffic , tn j telegraphers' Ht.-lko the trans-continental on - sys- loins of the Gioat Northoin and North ern Pacific lallnmds has taken on thu aspect of a war to the finish. Huu- dieds of men have gene out on both llncH , iieeM'SHltatlnj ; thu cloolng ot Hcores of H'ailoiiH , and ImmeiiBO bin- rtranco'liMH been caused In the moving of trains. Through limited trains and time freights by great effort hava been kept almost on schedule tlmo , but attempts have practically been abandoned to maintain local freight and passenger service. The greatest Inloiforomo in schedules has been on the Idaho division , some of the fast trains being delayed Ilvo hours whera the striking operators had turned tha signal boardH or opened the circuits. Fiolght matter In less than carload lots for intermediate points was refused - fused at the freight receiving ofllcei In St. Paul and Minneapolis during tlm day. Laige quantities of perishable ! freight were handled by the exproai companies. Thu railway officials say that they are well satisfied with the situation and thai Inside of ten days they will have onouuh men to till the places ol the strikers and maintain a normal service. Bureaus have been estab lished In the prim ipal cities in the west , where -non are hired. Meanwhile ) trains ore run on tlmo card rules and In sections , and in tb's ' manner satis factory progress Is made. No accidents have occurred so far Rumors were clre-ulated that there had been ono or two collisions In points In North Dakota , but these are declared - clared at the railroad olllces to be ab solutely false and spread with ma licious Intent. President Perham of the telegra phers iloelrrpil that 97 pe.r cent of tcia union members are out and that they will stay out until they receive what the union officials have decided will be a squnr" deal. Mr. Perham says that 90 per cent of the men were both station agents and telegraphers , and where these went out the stations we-re closed In almost every Instants He states that a number of train dis patchers , nhile not members of tha union , went out In sympathy. TIEUP PRACriCAJLLY COMPLETE Men Sent to Take Places of Striken Refuse to Work. Mlssoula , Mont. , Aug. 3. No freight xcopt slde-tiacked trains Is being moved over the Rocky mountain di vision of tlie Northern Paciilc owing to the practically complete tieup ol tbo system oy the telegraphers' strike. No wires are working here except to Evaro , Desmel and Garrison. Loral business at the Western Union otllcs is being en wdcd by special messag ; ate to Northern Pacific officials and In every instance where possible the long distance telephone Is being used for trausm'sslon of orders. The men who were sent here in anticipation ol trouble have stated they were In duced to come under misapprehension and with one exception have refused to go to work. Train crews admit that the present condition Is the most complete tieup ever known on thcj Northern Paclflo.
