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THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS = JOURNAL. , , , . . NOKKOMv NMCHHABlvA KKIDAY Al'Ul'ST ' ' IS. 11)05. ) ARCTIC STEAMER IS COMMANDED BY WM. CHAMP. FIALA SAILS TODAY TO LONDON Flala and Other Members of the Zleg- Icr Polar Expedition Left Norway for British Isles Champ , Rescued , Was Zieglcr's Secretary. Ucrgcn , Norway , Aug. 17. The are- llo steamer Terra Nova , under com mand ofVllllniu Clmiuii , uecrotnry to tlio liito Wlllluinleglor , linn boon res cued today. Anthony Flnla and other tneinhors or tlio Zlcglor polar expedition , Halted today for London. PARIS PAPiR GETS IE\VS ! \ Matin Learns That Japan and Russia Will Not Agree. Paris , Aug. P. The Matin states that M. Witto V'o4" Informed their Portsmouth con * , < ty'ant that he ex pects to leave on . ' o ' ' 1 , that ho never thought there wo , fifff H happy issue lo the conference , h. . % . f he did not understand why tbe 'Jv/ so wished to continue the dlscusslon'-aft- or the delivery of the Russian note last Saturday , rejecting the two most / Important clauses of the terms , namely - ly , reimbursement for the cost of war and the cession of Sakhalin , clauses which the Japanese themselves Jo olarcd to be Irreducible. The Matin correspondent was ! n < formed by M. Matsumoto , a Japanese deputy who accompanied the mission unofficially , that it was difficult to see how accord could bo reached. Within a few days , ho said , the plenl potentiates would have eight clauses accepted nnd four clauses rejected Supposing Japan waives the clauses bearing on tbo surrender of the In torncd warships and the limitation of Russia's naval power in the tar east said Mr. Matsumolo , "will Russia ac cept the two other objectionable V clauses relative to the reimbursement * y and the cession of Sakhalin ? Kvery body tells us that M. > .i * o will not listen to such a proposition. Cense fluently , I believe that there will be a rupture , but do not' say on what date. Why then lose time In discus olon when it is known that it is im possible to roach an agreement on the two principal points. " Pessimism Prevails In St , Petersburg St. Petersburg , Aug. 17. Reports received from Portsmouth that peace negotiations may bo broken off at the end of the week , and possibly soon have found a distinct echo In high of flclal quarters here , where pessimism is distinctly noticeable. The an nouncement that the emperor's manl fosto summoning the douma will bo Issued Saturday has added to this pessimism , because it had been de clared that its date of issuance would be dependent either on the conclusion of peace or the breaking off of the negotiations. STATISTICS Jtf RAILROADS Interstate Commerce Commission Makes Its Report for 1904. Washington , Aug. 17. The annual report of the interstate commerce commission , giving the railroad sta tistics for the year 1904 , shows that there was at the end of that year 297,073 miles of railroad In the Unit ed States. The number of passengers reported as carried by the railways in the year wag 715.419.C82 , an Increase of 20,528,147. The number of tons of freight carried was 1,309,899,105 , which exceeds the tonnage of the pro- Tlous year by 5,504,842 tons. The number of persons on the pay rolls of the railways In the United States was 1,120,121 , a decrease for the year. The total of casualties to persons on the railways was 94,201 , of which 10,040 represented the number of persons killed. The gross earnings were $1- 975,174,091 , being $74,327.184 greater than for the previous year. Their op erating expenses were $1,338,896,253 , an increase of $81,357,401. Electric Cars Collide , Nine Injured. Los Angeles , Cal. , Aug. 17. Nine persons were injured In a collision be tween Pasadena and Monrovia elec tric cars near Oneonta park , Dr. J. W. Trueworthy , a prominent physi cian of this city , was the moat seri ously injured , sustaining concussion of the brain and other Injuries. Storm at St. Louis. St. Louis , Aug. 17. A score of per sons were more or less seriously in jured in St. Louis and East St. Loula r- as the result of a violent wind and rain storm , which followed ten minutes ot sudden darkness. Two wora blown from roofs of houses , many were in jured by falling roofs , and ono was hurt in a stairway crush , caused by a panic in the Loulsvlllo and Nashville freight office. The wind caused wide- pread damage on both sides of the river. Buildings were unroofed , chim ney tops were blown over and BUS- ponded signs wore torn loose and sent rattling along the streets. Durlns tha phenomenal darkness tba wind reached a Telocity of forty-eigat mlU'i aa hour. . . FAVOR FEDERAL SUPERVISION Important Conference With President Roooovelt to Consider Insurance , Oyster Bay. N. Y. , Aug. 17. Federal - oral supervision of insunuico WUB the billet of a conleienoti ut Sagumoro lllli , BO Impoitnnt thai ouu of thu participants , James M. IJuck , formerly un assistant attornuy general of thu United States and now special couu- sol for the Mutual \Ato \ Intuirunco 10111- pany of Now York , missing thu II-RU- lar tialn irom Lung Island Citj to Oyhti'r May , chattered ! i special train In order to inert his engagement with Hip president. The patties to thu eon- friu.it were the president , Sunnier Dryden of New Jeisry , ptesldeut of the Prudential Insurance company , and Mr. Heck. The pieshlenl IH un- dcrtituod to le In laver of ledeial con trol of the liiHimmrc business If it tan hti bioiiKht ahuiit couiilllutioually. Whether it can he Is the point yet to bo determined. That the Mipreimi court of the United States eventually will he called upon to pahs upon thu Question therojs little doubt. Forty Killed at Blelostok. St. Petersburg , Aug. 17 An olllcinl account received heio of the disturb- nncos nt Ulelostok , Kusslan Poland , confirms the report that forty persona were killed. Jews opened flro on the troops , who replied with volleys. DEPOSITIONS TO BE TAKEN IN LINCOLN TOMORROW. FIVE OR SIX WITNESSES THERE During the Past Few Days Attorney General Brown Has Been Examin ing Witnesses in Omaha Damaging Evidence Secured. Lincoln , Aug. Depositions in the grain case will bo taken lioio to- inoriow , when IIvo or six witnesses will bo examined. During the past few days Attoiney General Uiown has eii taking testimony In Omaha , and some damaging e\ldenco has been se emed pgninst the alleged ginin trust of Ncbiaska. Six Track Laborers Killed. San Uernai Mno. Cal. , Aug. 17. Six Mexican track laborers were killed and six or seven fatally Injured as a result of a rear end collision between a Santa Fe work train and an extra southbound freight at Horseshoe bend , twelve miles south of Corona. Negro Lynched In Mississippi. Lake Cormorant , Miss. , Aug. 17. Henry Young , the negro who shot and killed Edward B. Perry on the Bass plantation , near Lalce Cormorant , was taken from Sheriff Withers and at the scene of the crime , hanged by an armed mob. STATE WELL REPRESENTED AT THE PORTLAND FAIR. GOVERNOR DENEEN IS PRESENT Arrived Early This Morning on a Spe cial Train and Was Taken Directly to the Illinois Building , Which Had Been Prepared. Portland , Ore. , Aug. 17. Today is Illinois day and the state lu whose honor the day has been named was well icpicsented on the fair grounds. Govenior Charles S. Deneen of Illi nois accompanied by a largo party of prominent citizens of his state , ar rived heio early this morning in a ape * cial tiain from Chicago. They were received at the station by President Geode and other olllcials of the expo sition and escoited to their hotel. Af ter a shoit rest Governor Deneen was escorted to the fair grounds. Ho was taken directly to the Illi nois state building , which had been carefully prepared for the occasion A large collection of souvenirs of Ah raham Lincoln and other great men from Illinois had been installed in the building during the past week and everything was in readiness for the honored guest. An Informal reception was held by the governor and afterwaids ho ad dressed the gathering in front of the building from the steps of the portico Mrs. Deueeu who accompanied the governor on this trip , was the guest o honor at another reception airangcd in her honor by the ladies of the fair Eagles Send Greetings to President DanYor , Aug. 17. Delegates to the grand aerlo of the Fraternal Order ol Eagles adopted a resolution extending "hearty und respectful greetings to the most Illustrious member of the order , Theodore Roosevelt , president of tha United States and a member of Cheyenne ( Wyo. ) aerie , No. 128. ' Telegrams were received from San Francisco , Seattle , Wash. ; from Mayo Dunne of Chicago and from Acting Qorernor Davidson of Wisconsin urg .IngAtho selection of Milwaukt * fo " " ' 1906. 8IX HUNDRED DELEGATES AS SEMBLE AT CHICAGO , TO DEMAND MODIFIED TARIFF Delegates Favor the Maximum nnd Minimum Schedule New War Cry Will Probably Succeed the Famll lar Call for Reciprocity. Chicago , Aug. 17. The national 10 elprot ity uunleruiU'o began a lwo-du > s' at the Illinois theater , UUO u fiom nil parts of the country having assembled to dlseusu recli > - rocnl trade irlatlons with other conn- tiles , amendment of the Dlngloy tariff law , alterations of thn IntiTstnto com merce laws and kindred matteiH The west sent a largo delegation , the great stock talslng and tanning Indus tries of I ho west being especially well leprcscnlcd. Manufacturers from the eastern states are also strongly repre sented. A notable feature of the con- feienco was the attendance of foreign consuls residents In Chicago , ropro Renting nearly every country lu the world. "Dual tariff" In all probability la the war cry that will ring through the United States for some years to conio Instead of the familiar call for reciprocity. The now slogan means the passage of the "maximum and minimum" tariff law permitting the establishment of reciprocal trade re lations with friendly foreign countries by the vote of congress. Alvin 11. Sanders , chairman of the executive committee Is credited with original Ing the war ery. Mr. Sanders broached his suggestion to a few friends after the word reciprocity had received HOMO rough handling on the floor of the convention , and It met appro\il among the delegates. Permanent officers were chosen as follows : Chairman , Hon. S. 13. Pack ard , Iowa ; llrst vice chairman , Will- am C. Maybury , Michigan ; second vlco chairman , I. T. Prior , Texas ; lilnl vice chairman , Andrew Q. Web ster , Massachusetts ; secretary , W. H Corwine , New York ; assistant secro- .ary , Frederick Larrabce , Iowa. Following the appointment of com mlttees , Governor J. II. Mickey of Nebraska was Introduced. "Tho people of the transmlssourl country , " he said , "feel great Interest n the reciprocity movement. At present ent we Beem to bo confronted with a. 'orelgn conspiracy against the prod ucts of American brain and brawn The tariff which wo have hedged about many of our Industries for their protection is alleged , In some in stances , to work unreasonable hard ships upon the commerce of certain foreign nations and hence a degree of retaliation in force and In prospect threatens to seriously cripple our commerce abroad. The questions are can we offset the threatened calara- Ity ? What Is the best method of pro cedure and when determined will wo adopt It ? I sincerely hope- that from Lhls talented assemblage of delegate tathered from many states may come lome Inspiration that will be helpfu to congress when it convenes to act on the Questions at issue. " TRAIN STRIKESJROLLEY CRR Three Men Killed In Grade Crossing Accident at Cincinnati. Cincinnati , Aug. 17. A fast express on the Baltimore and Ohio Southwest era crashed Into a trolley ear on thi grade crossing at Wlnton Place , a subuib of this city , and three people were killed and ten others Injured Engineer B P. Spauldmg piobably la tally. The dead : Robert J. Smith , Will lam Tucting , Jr. , unidentified man. The wreck was cKiA ti. an error o John Drlscoll , gate tender at the crossing. He had lot the gates down to allow n freight train to pass. The engine emitted heavy clouds of smoke and after It passed the gate tender did not notice the passenger train bearing down at a high rate of speed toward the crossing. Ho raised the gates and gave the signal for the carte to proceed across the tracks. With a frightful crash the engine struck the back part of the car and It was tossed. a wreck , in all directions. The en gine and mall car were also thrown from tbo track and ploughed through a truck garden and demolished three outbuildings. Ethan Allen Tower Dedicated. Burlington , Vt. , Aug. 17. A mas- BlYO battlemented tower of Vermont granite , erected In memory of Ver mont's revolutionary patriot , Ethan Allen , on the farm where ho spent much of his life , was dedicated in this city. The orator of the day was Charles W. Fairbanks , Tico president of the United States. Thousands of Tlsltors from all over the state ten- do ! od the vlco president an ovation when ho roaa.lo apeak. Judge E. W. Cunningham Dead. Emporla , Kan. , Aug. 17. A message from Doulder , Colo. , announcing the death there of Judge B. W. Cunning ham of the Kansas supreme court irai received here. Judge Cunning- bam has been suffering from a com plication of diseases and had been In a lanitarium at Bouldr during & pat thr montki. PRIVATE SOLDIERS DESERT | PI fly Men Leave Fort Snelllng Be * cause of Objection to Labor. St. Paul , Aug. 17. A wholesale de sertion of privates ftom the army pout at Fort SnellliiK was reported at ainiy headquarters here , when It was an nounced that about llfty privates hail quietly It'll tlio post without nsMnu the pormlnslon of the commanding olll- cer and without leaving their futuiii addresses. Tim cause of the dcm-illon Is said to have been u disinclination nn ( ho part of Iho men to do miinual labor. The desc-itlon oci lined short ly alter Aug. I , when the men were pahl. The government tecently pur chased a large tract of land to cxtind the rifle range nt the post and In stead or hiring common labon to do the work , Impressed the private ; ! to do the levelling nnd grading. Fly tiny la l.p > .iled. Cnncn , I'liir , AUK iV. rmlitliiK Is repotted to him1 occurred between Uut.nlim I loops and I hi' ii'vnlutlonnrlon and to still uinllnuc , the center of thy disturbances being Iho village of Atsippoulos. Details are lacking , hut reports state that several revolution ary chiefs have been wounded. A skirmish uleo took place between Ilrlt- lull troops and Insurgents , The cas ualties wore Blight , TRAN8MISSIPPI CONGRESS DIVID ED ON CHINESE QUESTION. FIGHT COMES UP IN COMMITTEE Oregon and Washington Want Ex elusion Laws Strictly Enforced. Declare Any Relaxation Would Flood Coast With CooHca. Port laud , Oie. , Ant' . J7. Unless In dications fall , the sessions of the TransmlHslssippi congress , which an- I Bcmblcd here , will bo lent In dlHsen- tion hiI'oio the congrPHS is twenty-lour hours old. Utterly antagonist Ir views art- held by the delegations rep resenting California and oilier west ( crn Mutts and those ii'prcr.C'nting Oregon - ] I gen and Washington on the subject , of Chlnnso Immigration. This fact nrst became manifest during Govern or Chamberlain's address. The Oregon gen executive had baldly finished tha perfunctory welcome to the congress when he launched an emphatic dictum to the elTv t that while the coinmer- olal interests of China are valuable the Inilux of a horde of Chinese cool ies Into the Paclllc coast states Is too high a prlco to pay for It , and this , ho said In effect , would be the result If the exclusion laws wore not admin istered with the utmost stringency. Though not so emphatic In bla declarations , Governor Mead ex pressed similar views on the subject Governor Pardee of California , In responding for hlB stnto , displayed an evident desire to evade an allusion ta the subject of Immigration. The fight probably will be Initiated before the committee on resolutions , wheni It IB almost ft foregone conclu sion that the sentiment of the differ ent sections of the coast will bo pro- ecnted In reBolutlons committing tha congress to one Bide of the conten tion or the other. Killed by Jealous Husband. St. Joseph , Mo. , Aug. 17 Robert M. Fleming , a clerk at Swift's packIng - Ing plant , shot and Instantly killed Carl W. Schultz , a civil engineer , nt Nineteenth street and Frederick ave nue , on account of attentions paid Mrs. Fleming by Schultz. Fleming IB in jail. Lincoln Woman Kills Self. Chicago , Aug. 17 Mrs. Herthn 15 FJnney of Lincoln shot hcrsulf in the left temple at the home of a sister , Mrs. W. W. Oaks , In this city , and died as a result three hours later. De spondency , duo to 111 health , Is be lieved to have prompted the act. THE DAY'S ' BASE BALL SCORES _ Results of the League Contest * Played Throughout the Land. American Ixjaguo Philadelphia , C ; St. Louis , 4. Washington , 1 ; Cleve land , 7. National League Brooklyn , 10-4 ; Plttsburs. 5-0. American ASBC- ciatlon Columbus , C ; Louisville , 0. Toledo , 7 ; Indianapolis. B. St. Paul , 4 ; Minneapolis , 1. Western League- Pueblo , 14 ; Denver , 8. Sioux City , 4-5 ; St. Joseph. 1-0. Lynch 24 ; Butte 1. Lynch , Neb. Aug. 17. One hundred and twenty Lynch people went to Butte Tuesday afternoon to witness the second league game between Lynch nnd Butto. The score stood 1 to 24 In favor of Lynch. Illchter nnd Harris were battery for Lynch. Craw ford , Miller and Ford were the bat tery for Butto. Rlchter struck out fourteen men , Crawford two , Miller eight. Safe hits by Lynch 12 , Butte 7. Butte put llttlo life or effort Into the game. Standings In Bonesteel League. P W L Percen Lynch 7 G 2 .700 Spencer 5 3 2 .GOO Bonesteel S 3 2 .300 Butte , 0 3 2 .500 Fairfax. . . , 6 1 5 .166 REFORM LEADER DELIVERS EX CELLENT ADDRESS. ON "THE REIGN OF THE LAW" Cleaner Politico , a State That Known no Corruption , and a Syntcm of In struction Which Is Unoiul on Excel lence nnd Merit. Wc' l Polnl , Nob. . AUK. 17.- Special to The NOWH : ( iincinm Folk , the re form unvrnor of MlH > , oii.l , drllvoit'd MII excellent nddn-iic hoin on Ihn nub- Ji'ct , "Tho Ui'lRii of tin Law. " llo si'Miu ' lo Iho toiiPlioiH of the ji Int lu Htiiuie ol lltiil nnd CutnliiK rounlloH It \\.i.s oni' if I1 > ( n it iiddM-HM'H e\er glion here. A lurnr number of people listened lo ( ho I'ounnnr'H ndtliosu. Ho Hpolio I'or clean politics , a Htalo rid of coe mption and n Hyiilem of Iniitrunllon which was based purely on the merit and excellence of the teaching forco. MORE HOPEFUL AT NEW ORLEANS Death Rate Dccreaolnj and Foci Dis appearing lo Encouraging Sign. Now OrluniiH , Aug. 17. OUlclul report - port : Nuw casua , titi ; deaths , 4 ; total ciuu'H , 1,1-Ki , total deathu , 170. The ciiuipuluii against yellow ferer has now resolved Itself Into dry run- tmo and the day brought little lu Iho tviiy of now developments. The fact that the deaths have not risen Is eon- blilcicd an linpoiliint ulKU , und this , with the dlsappentanco of foci , and the gradual perfection of the syHtoni under T.hlch the ledoral autlmrlllt'H are buttling lo provcnt n inpld niulll- pll < nt Ion of cases , wnti conaidoiod by Dr. Whlto to be sulnclcnl to warrant him In KHvliiK Hint ili < > niluallou wan bright and thu outlook hop < ful. In 1878 nt this time , deaths were occur- riu at the ralo of from Iwenl ) lo forty n day , with very much niunller population. Dr. WliIH ) continued hit ) tactful work of removing till obstacles to the smooth operation of tlio campaign. Ho Is ivluilant to Invoke the law nhnmni. i ui tin u i mi i iiLir.vuit ui iiMjm clans until all other measured have been exhausted. In rcBpouso to lti Inquiry , the Htnto oyster commission received a letter from President Bouchon of the fltato bonrd of health promising bin cooperation ation In the work of removlnc ob stacles to the opening of the oyster seaeon on Bept 1. ROCKSLIDE"KILLTTWELVE MEN Laborers Caught by Mass of Lime stone In Lehlgh Quarry. Allentown , Pa. , Aug. 17. A mass of HmoBtono , weighing thousands of tons , slid from n. side of the quarry of mill A of the Lehlgh-Portland Cement com pany , at Ormrod , at noon , Just five minutes before time to quit work , Twenty-seven men were at work in the quarry , which Is 100 feet deep. The heavy ruins of the lust two days Sad softened the earth and caused the slldo of rock. Where the fallen musa slipped away , a smooth , nearly per * pondlcular wall was left , rising sheer 100 feet above the bottom of the quar ry , while the entire quarry floor was covered with broken , Jagged rocks. Only nine of the men got away Bafe , four of whom escaped by running up on a muss of rock at the opposite side of the quarry. The remaining eighteen were huddled In a space ten feet square , twelve of whom worn killed and six Injured. Two of the latter may die. All of the men wore Slavonians , who lived In shanties close to the quarry. Explosion In Powder Works. Rerkploy , Cal. , Aug. 17. One man was Klllnd and a dozen seriously In Jured In an explosion which destroyed tbo nitro-glycerlii'i house of the Judson - son Dynamite and Powder company at Point leabola. Edward Edrts , fore man of the nltro-glyccrlno depart ment , lost his life. He was blown to atoms In the building where ho worked. The Injured , who will all survlvo , are Chinese , who were em ployed In the mixing room , 200 feet from the nltro-glycerlno plant. A second ond/ explosion followed an hour after the first , destroying the mixing works , about 500 feet from the wrecked nitro glycerine plant. The shock was great er than the original explosion. Shotgun Quarantine In Mississippi. Vlcksburg , Mlsa. , Aug. 10. Mayor Forsytho of Monroe , La , , called out a company of militia to back up a shot gun quarantine established by citi zens of Monroe , who wore Incensed at the local health board's order raising the bars a llttlo. After calling on the troops the mayor telegraphed Gov ernor nianchard fur authority to use the soldiers , which was promptly granted by the governor. Excitement ran high for a time , but trouble was averted by the withdrawal of the shotgun brigade. No Kre l I'or Worry. Tbo Husband ton his deathbed ) Mj darling , whjn 1 am ftmc , how will yea ever bo able to pay the doctor's bills 7 ' * about that The Wife Don't worrj dear. It the worst cornea to tbo worst , I can marry tbo doctor , you-know. vt , THE CONDITION THE WEATHER Temperature for Twenty-four Hourn. Forecast for Nobrnokn. Condition of the weather an record' oil for the 21 I'ourii ' ending at 8 a. m. today : Maximum . 7t Minimum . on Itnlnfull for month . II ! ) Tntnl rainfall for year . 2 ( ! Hi IJnioini'tor . 21) ) VI Chicago , Aug. 17. Thn bulletin lit- mioil by Iho Chicago ulatlnn of Iho United Hi ilou wcuthur bureau thin nun nlni ; , given Iho forucaiit for No- bat-Hka as follows : F.ilr tonight and Friday. Chinese Tire of Boycott. RhiniKhiil , AUK. 17. Tint Chliicnn fnrc'ljii : hoard linn onli-rod Ohou Fu , the vlii'iov of Nanking , to make every nfloil to HiipprpKi the hoynill willed IIIIH inuv been uxtcnduil to KngllMh Roods , Imported , It Is said , liy an American linn. Chlnrtio merchanta hnvo iiHkud the general chamber of eomiiifrco to assist thorn to mipprcHn the movement , fearing ( lint Horloua financial tumble will ronult. Much of the ( nidi' of Shanghai l already he- Ing transferred to Tlon Tain , where General Yuan Bill Kul , viceroy or Puchlll , hail prohibited the boycott. ANOTHER DITCH IN THE WEST ERN PART OF THE STATE. IRRIGATE 20,000 ACRES OF LAND H. G. Lcavltt , Beet Sugar Manufactur er of Amen , Notifies the State Board That He ID About to Begin Construc tion Work. Lincoln , Neb. , Aug. 17. The nlnlo Irrigation hoard ban received word from II. 0. Loavltt , the Amos migar nmiiuruclninr , Unit , ho Is about to bo- gln coiiHtiuc.tlon work on the Columbia eanal , which has been allowed water with which to irrigate 28,000 aeien of land. Lake Qurvey Bant Sunk. Detroit , Aug. 17.---Tho United States lake Kurvi'y bout Hancock was sunk In Luke HI. Clnlr , about two mllco north of the GmHKn 1'oiu'o llchtshlp. No llvnt were lost. F. S. Wheeler , a - filstnnt chief United States district engineer , wan on board the Hinrock , makliiK KoundliiKH for the proposed twonty-Uvo-foo { channel. The Han cock was crossing the channel when the freighter ninglinniton struck her bow and damaged the Hancock BO se riously that she sank In two minutes. The ofllcers and crow escaped in life boats. The Hancock Is 100 feet long and IB twelve years old. She will probably bo raised. STARTED THIS MORNING FROM HUDSON , NEW YORK. A FOUR HUNDRED MILE TRIP About Twenty Motor Boats Started on the Cruise An Eventful Day at Hudson , the Fleet Being Given a Holiday Send Off. Hudson , N. Y. , Aug. 17. This was nn eventful day for this town which usually In not the scene of stirring events. Theentire , prpulatlon was on Its feet early and n veritable holiday spirit pervaded everything. Many iiouscs woio decorated nnd on the river front flags and gay bunting were nvlshly displayed. During the morn- ng hours the motor boats who wore o start from here on n four hundred nllo trip which will end at Thousand Inlands , began to assemble here. As the boats arrived , the captains were received by the race committee to re- cel\e Instructions for the cruise and lermlts to pass through the Erie canal. When the signal for the start was given nt noon , about twenty motor boats , all spick and span and with all their metal parts highly polished , started their machlreiy nnd began to churn the waters of the Hudson. Ac companied by the commodoie of the Albany Yacht club the fleet will run up the Hudson to Albany , whore they will spend their first night. The cap tains of the fleet will bo entertained by the Albany Yacht club. At Water- vllet the boats will enter the Eile ca nal and they will leave it nt Oswcgo , whoie they will be entertained by the Oswego Yocht club. From Oswego the fleet will inn to Thousand Islands , where the Thousand Islands Yacht club has prepared a rousing welcome for them. It Is expected that all the boats taking part in the cruise will go to Frontenac to witness the water carnival there on the evening of Aug ust 25. On the 24th , 25th nnd 2Cth of August the races for the Ameiican Power Boat association challenge cup will bo run under the auspices of the Chlppowa Yacht club. The cruise will officially end on the evening of August 26.