THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWSJOURNAL
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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
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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-
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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.
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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.