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THE MOBNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, AUGUST 6, 1904. 4 Frantic Children Cling to Michael Riley. HEAND SEVEN ARE DROWNED Step Off Sandbar in the- Mis sissippi While Bathing. ' LITTLE GIRL GETS ASHORE Alton Man Takes Friends of His Little Daughter With Him at Her Earnest Request as He Goes to His Daily Plunge. ALTON, III., Aug. 5. -While bathing In the Mississippi River tonight. -Michael Ri ley, his daughter and six of the latter's girl friends, were drowned. One child who was in the party was rescued. The dead: MICHAEL. RILEY, 32 years old. ELIZABETH IULBY. 11 years old. , ALLIE SNYDER. 14. LUCY PATES, 14. LIZZIE PATES, 14. BESSIE BRUM. 14. MTRIE BRUM. 10. RUTH MARSHALL. 11. Riley lived near the river In the south ern part of the city and was accustomed to bathe on the beach In front of his home after his return from work. To night his little daughter begged to ' go w lth him, and Riley took her and seven of her girl friends to the beach with" him. Wade Out Upon aSandbar. "When they entered the water, Riley bade the children join hands, and they Ell waded Into the river and walked along a sandbar which stretches out into the stream at that point They' had gone come distance from the shore when sud denly the whole party disappeared be neath tho water, having in the dakness stepped from the sandbar into the deep channel. The children struggled and screamed, Bghtlflg desperately to reach the sandbar, on which the water was only a foot or bo In depth. Riley, who is said to have been been- a goodl swimmer, is thought to have been, made helpless by the girls clinging to him and hampering his efforts to save them. The only one in the party to regain the sandbar was Mary Tlmlny. 8 years old. The child- was at first unable to tell how she saved herself. Screams Brought No Succor. The beach where the accident occurred is practically deserted after nightfall, and the screams of . the little Timlny girl failed to' attract anyone to the' scene. After' "Riley and' the little ' girl's play mates had disappeared beneath the water, the child ran from the beach -and reached her home, screaming at the' top of her lungs. Se was so hysterical ' that it was ome time before her parents could gather an account of what had occurred. According to the account of the acci dent given by the little Tlminy girl, after ihe had been in a measure calmed by her parents, the drowning was caused by the excitement Incident to the passage of a large river steamer. Stepped Into Deep Water. Before entering the water, Riley had instructed the little ones to maintain a tight grasp on -one another's hands, he taking a placo in the center. The wash from the steamer created c6nslderable confusion among the girls, and in the fiarknees they lost their bearings and be fore they were aware of their danger, two or three of them had stepped off , the sandbar Into the channel, dragging the others with them. Mary was at the end of the line, and when her companions dragged her from the sandbar she was the 'nearest to shoal water and to that fact she owes her escape. BITSSIAH OFFICERS IGNOEAITT Brave Soldiers Led to Slaughter by Incompetent Leaders. VICTORIA, B. C, Aug. 6. Naval and military officers in the uniforms of at Jeast four Important powers, on the pas senger list of the Just-arrived R. M. S. Empress of Japan, discussed the prog ress of the naval and military campaigns in the Far East, the list including Cap tain Seney, of the French cruiser Pascal, which at Chemulpo, at the time of the misadventure to the Russian ships there, was the Instrument in saving the lives of numerous struggling seamen; Lieutenant Commander J. "W. Klncaid and Paymasy ter W. A. Merritt, of the United States Army; Commander P. Nelson "Ward, Lieutenant E. L..Rlng, Engineer Lieuten ant G. S. Holgate and Lieutenant G. G. Carrington, of the British navy, and Captain H. N. B. Holllnshoad, of the German navy. Theso received with no expressions of eurprlse the news of recent successive re verses to the Russian arms, culminating in the reported retreat en masse of Gen eral Kuropatkin's main force, cut off from the support of General Stakelberg's division, and General Kuroki's advance. toward the Russian base. It had been agreed weeks ago by those closely fol lowing tho war, they commented, that General Kuropatkln had but three al ternative to capitulate, to fight under heavy odds with a certainty of tremen dous losses, or to retire Just as quickly as the Japanese advanced. His every action since had demonstrated his ac ceptance of the third alternative, and, to their minds, proved the Russian forces available for use but the smallest frac tion of what they had claimed to be. "Not that poverty of numbers would nave rendered the Russian case on land a hopeless one," one British officer com mented, "but the whole course of the campaign has shown the Russian officers almost brilliant In their incompetency parade-ground commanders, full of blus ter and bravado, but with childlike ig norance of the very alphabet of modern military tactics. The, Russian soldier material could be no ''finer. The steady adJLnce of battalion after battalion un der the terrific rain of Japanese shell and solid shot on the bare knoll at Llu lengcheng (Yalu River) was as fine a presentation of Indomitable soldierly courage and perfect discipline as the world has ever seen, but at the same time a wanton sacrifice to tho fatal and fatuous system that gives the, command of such heroes into the hands of utter Incompetents, whose credentials are neither intelligence, education, experience nor military genius- but merely accident of birth In a country whose protection has for years been Its size and its blus ter, and which must now be reorganized from the roots or pass out of the list of important powers. "The Japanese army officers represent the -direct antithesis of Russian army conditions. They have studied and ex perimented and analyzed and applied the latest modern methods and tactics and they, too, have heroes to work with In the common soldiers." The Empress' army and navy people appear fairly agreed that victory will be with Japan, because of the Incompe tency of Russia's army chiefs and the Internal disorders of the empire, render ing it Impossible for Russia to mass forces in the Far East capable of crush ing the Japanese armies by sheer force of numbers. 20KTE BEPLY TJHSATISFACTOBY United States Fleet Will Remain in the Mediterranean. WASHINGTON, Aug. 5. Minister Lelsh mann has notified the State Department from Constantinople that he has failed to receive the expected satisfactory reply from the Sultan touching the rights of American citizens in Turkey. "While the. negotiations will continue, it Is supposed that the American battleship fleet will be detained at Gibraltar to strengthen the Minister's' hands in the conduct of these negotiations. Cabinet Considers the Question. "WASHINGTON, Aug. 5. Secretary Hay's return to the city from his Sum mer homo was signalized by consideration at today's- Cabinet meeting of Important matters concerning America's foreign re lations. The Secretary had not completed his vacation, but returned to "Washington at this time on account of the develop ments in this country's relations with Turkey. The whole question was consid ered by the President' and 'his Cabinet In the light of information received by cable today from Minister Lelshmann at Constantinople. This Government has been pressing the Porte for an answer to our representa tions as to the rights of Americans to establish schools and other educational Institutions in the Turkish Empire and one was promised. Such rights have been accorded other nations, but have been withheld from America. After the meet ing Secretary "Hay declined to say whatj if any, information naa oeen received. Secretary Morton's replies to similar in quiries indicated the probability of im mediate action by his Department bear ing on the Turkish question. The situation was regarded as suffi ciently gravo as to warrant some change .that had been formed for the movement of the United States naval vessels In the Mediterranean. "While It was not decided to stop the home-coming of tho fleet of big battleships duo at Gibraltar in a day or two, the determination was reached to hold Admiral Jewell, commanding tho European squadron, which was separated from the battleship squadron, and is now at "Villefranche. They will remalnfin that vicinity until further orders, or at least not to come further westward while the negotiations are pending. PIGMIES FROM AFRICAN JUNGLE Eight Little Folks Brought Thousands of Miles to the Fair. A Sjg: LOUIS, Aug. 5. One of the most remarkable trips in connection with the exploitation of the World's Fair was com pleted when the Rev. S. P. Verner, the Presbyterian missionary, who brought eight plgml'es out of the African Jungles, arrived in St. Louis. His Journey Included 26,000 miles, 800 miles of which were trav ersed on f oof" through the wilds and des erts of Central Africa. The trip lasted eight months. Mr. Verner pros reported killed several times and contracted a tropical fever, from the effects of which he has been ill In New Orleans for several weeks. Dr. W J. McGee, chief of the anthro pological'department of the "World's Fair, who talked with Mr. Verner Immediately after his arrival here, declared that the minister's trip had been of inestimable value to science. Fraud in Exposition Tickets. CHICAGO, Aug. E. St. Louis lines have just discovered that conductors on va rious railroads and certain scalpers of Chicago and SL Louis have been engaged in a conspiracy to defraud the railroads through the manipulation of exposition tickets. It Is declared that Instead of taking up return coupons and turning them into the company, conductors have been selling them to scalpers. In many Instances when tickets to St Louis and return were presented, con ductors are said to haVe taken up the whole ticket, giving the passenger a re turn coupon that already had been used. It Is estimated that in this manner Chi-cago-SL Louis roads have been defrauded out of $200,000. LOCKOUT IS CERTAIN. New York Building Trades Will Ac cept Employers' Challenge. NEW YORK, Aug. 5. The striking building trades unions were said today to be, preparing to accept the challenge of the Building Trades Employers' Associa tion, and that a great lockout of all the unions which have ordered strikes in the subway and elsewhere In tho building trades is practically certain. "When the ultimatum of the employers was sent out two days ago, the strikers were given until today'.to return to work. The ulti matum stated that unless the demand was met by the strikers tho affected unions "will bo out on the street on Monday." At tho Building Trades Employers' As sociation today It was announced that none of the unions had reported for work, and that consequently the lockout threat ened by the employers will become ef fective. Unofficial statements were made which show that about 40,000 men associated with the Building Trades Alliance will be af fected. Charles L. Eldlltz, president of the association, said that from the build ers standpoint It was merely a question of maintaining a mutual agreement made between the association and the labor un ions about a year ago. This agreement, which had for Its purpose the mutual bet terment of conditions, according to Mr. Eldlltz, has been violated by the men. EXCURSION RATES EAST. : On account of the National Encamp ment, G. A. R., to be held in Boston, Au gust 15 to 20, the Canadian Pacific will on August 8, 9 and 10 place on sale round trip tickets, good for stopover privileges," limited to 90 days, at very low rates. On the same dates special excursion tickets will be on sale to St. Louis and Eastern points. For full particulars call on or address F. R. Johnson, F. and P. A., 142 Third street, Portland, Or. Schwab Returns From Europe. NEW YORK, Aug. 5.-CharIes M. Schwab arrived here today on the "White Star liner Baltic. Mr. Schwab said he was on the other side only six days. He went abroad to have a business consulta tion with a representative of the Krupp people. Buy It Now. Now Is the time to buy Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. It Is jcertain to be needed sooner or" later and when that time comes you will need It .badly you will need it quickly. But it now;. It may save life. For sale by all druggists DRAW OUT THE COIN Depositors Make a Run on a x Stockyard Bank. STRIKERS NOT IN THE RUSH Visit of Deputation From Montana Stock Association Gives Rise to Rumors, of a Peace ' Conference. CHICAGO, Aug. 5. Tho strike in the packing-houses had a counter attraction today In the excitement attending a run on the Drovers' Trust &; Savings Bank, which Is in the stockyards. The rush of the depositors to the bank started early today because of an unfounded rumor that one of the packers' representatives had withdrawn his money from the insti tution, and reports that the bank was used by the packing companies as an ad junct In paying employes who have taken the places of the strikers. All day long hundreds of depositors stood in line to withdraw their small deposits. "When closing time came this afternoon a thousand persons were wait ing for their money; - Tho bank determined to meet the emergency, called In extra tellers, and tho pace was kept open until every de positor who presented himself had been satisfied. The paying windows were closed after 8 o'clock tonight. Nearly two hours before that time the last man in line had been paid his deposit in full. Thousands Withdraw. Deposits. It is estimated that more than 3000 der posltors called and withdrew their depos its during the day. "When the run was at its height the bank withdrew 5100,000 of Its deposit with the Commercial Na tional Bank and a like amount from the First National Bank In order to prevent any possibility of the bank being unable to meet Its obligations promptly. "We have plenty of money to meet any kind of run," said Vice-President "Will lam A. Tllden tonight after the bank had been closed for the night. "We had more than $300,000 In our vaults, and besides the 5200,000 taken from down-town banks we received offers of assistance from the First National Bank of Chicago, the Na tional Park Bank of New York and the Standard Trust Bank of New York. None of theso offers, will be accepted, as wo have on hand all the money we need. Our windows will bp kept open until all depositors' are satisfied, but from the ap pearance of things, I think the run on our institution ended tonight." Strikers Not In Line. Many workmen now on strike In the' packing plants have, or had, deposits In .the Drovers' Trust & Savings Bank, but most of the persons who gathered about the place today to demand their money were small tradesmen doing business in the stockyards quarter and working peo ple who are not and have not been con nected In a labor capacity with the pack ing plants. Tho Teamsters Union, members ,of which are on strike, has J2000 on deposit in the bank, but no effort was made to withdraw this money today, the secre tary of the union declaring that the money would remain where It was, as the bank was as solid as a rock. Today's run had no effect on the Drovers' Deposit' National Bank, it being a separate In stitution, although occupying the same rooms as the Drovers' Trust & Savings Bank. K Montana Men Want Peace. " Rumors of another peace conference be tween -the packers and the strikers were occasioned tonight by the appearance at tho . Livestock Exchange of John M. Boardman and M. E. Milner, president and secretary of the Montana Round-UR Association, an organzlatlon of drovers, which sends nearly 50,000 head of cattle to the yards each year. The Montana men represent several million dollars, and announced that they were In Chi cago to Investigate tho causes and con ditions surrounding the strike. "This strike works great hardship among the Montana herdsmen," said Mr. Milner, "and we are anxious that it should be settled. "We are ready to ship thousands of cattle which are held back by the lack of demand and the depressed market" Although stockyards officers and pack ers' representatives denied knowledge of any peace negotiations, it Is said that the. Montana men will try to arrange a con-' ference. Increase in the Packing. In a statement given out tonight by the packers, it is asserted that thero was a considerable Increase in today's- business over that of ysterday. Tho total num ber of cattle killed today is placed at 3963, while 10,319 hogs and 5207 sheep were slaughtered. The strikers tonight declare that the strike from now on would be "active." "When President Donnelly, of tho Butch ers' Un.lon, returned .to Chicago today from a trip through the "West he Imme diately went into conference with other labor leaders. The meeting lasted nearly all day, and when It broke up It was said that another meeting would be held to morrow, when some action In regard to calling a strike of the truck-drivers throughout Chicago would be taken. Besieged families whoso homes have been attacked because they contain strike breakers appealed to the police today. One employe reported that tho entire front of his home had been wrecked. Nearly 10,000 strikers were today each paid their lirst strike benefit, $7. . Bad Effect on Money Market. CHICAGO, Aug. 5. Chicago' bankers complain that tho packing-house strike is having a most serious effect on the local money market. Millions of dollars that under normal business conditions would he used by the bankers are now piling up In Chicago banks and threaten to depress Interest rates. The packers are heavy borrowers under normal conditions not alone in Chicago, but all over the world. They carryfioans and notes amounting In the aggregate "to nearly 5100,000,000. Of this sum about 540, 000,000 Is carrlred by Chicago banks, and since the beginning of the strike business has contracted so much that Instead of borrowing, the packers are paying oft loans and taking up notes. A prominent local -banker estimates that the packing companies had paid oft 51,000,000 of their loans In Chicago since the beginning of the strike, and that they were beginning to retire their obli gations at the rate of 54,000,050 a week. HOLDING MEN TOGETHER. Strike Leaders Make" Special Effort as Sunday Approaches. CHICAGO, Aug. 5. In the face of per sistent peace rumors, strikers and pack ers alike gave evidence today of grim de termination to stand their ground and carry the struggle over Into next week. There were indications that by that time both sides would regard, the offices? of intermediaries with favor unless either side should develop weakness warranting the other in holding out with renewed de termination to fight the issue to an end. To the strikers the approach of Sunday loomed up as a menace, because of diffi culties in holding ranks together over the opening of a new week. The strike lead ers had positive Information that emis saries of the packers wero at work in all directions quietly offering highly skilled men tempting Inducements to hreak. away. Pressure was also being brought upon strikers' wives through direct individual appeal. To offset this, the leaders figured on the return of President "Donnelly to arouse enthusiasm and prepared a monster dem onstration for tomorrow with the same end in view. "While feeling sure of the men, it was admitted that it .is not easy to hold hungry families in line. Efforts' were therefore especially directed towards- Impressing the women with the vast'ness and solidity of the strike, and with the necessity of remaining firm. Efforts to . bring about a peace confer ence were today explained as being due to the cattle shippers and to the Union Stockyards & Transit Company both neu trals who have lost heavily through the strike. At the Instance of both. General Agent Skinner, of the "Stockyards Com pany, visited the strike leaders yester day. Finding them receptive, he gave at tention to the packers. Little encourage ment was met with the packers. Believ ing, however, that the situation was not without possibilities, he returned to the strike leaders,' who were awaiting him at the Transit House. In the meantime, the strikers had at tempted to bring pressure to bear on the packers from other sources, and in so doing, had acquired Information from which the inference was drawn" that the strikers' position was stronger thanhad been believed. In consequence, when Mr. Skinner returned he found the strike leaders unwilling to make any marked concessions. While Mr. Skinner was conferring with the strike leaders, representatives of the packers casually appeared, giving rise to an impression that Important negoti ations' were actually under way an im pression that was not lessened through the fact that confidential men from the packers shadowed .every movement of the strike leaders from that moment on. It was declared today, however, that nothing tangible had developed tending to point toward immediate peace. Strikebreakers continued to pour into the yards today. The new arrivals In cluded another tralnload of immigrants. The recruits were frightened into hys terics by a series of terrific explosions, caused by strike sympathizers placing dynamite caps and saltpeter, on the tracks. No property damage resulted. President Donnelly and Secretary "Wil son, of the Ice Wagon Drivers' Union, conferred today on the subject of refusing to deliver Ice to retail dealers who buy of packers whose plants are affected by the strike. Early today Celestear Chera, aged 22 years, a French Canadian, employed at the Armour plant, was badly beaten by three men at Fifty-fourth and Halstead streets. CONTRACTING FOREIGN LABOR One Charge Brought Against the Chi cago Meatpackers. CHICAGO, Aug. B. That the. Federal Government Is preparing to take an active part in' the stockyards strike was indi cated today when International Secretary Call, of the Butcher "Workmen, divulged the fact that he has been in 'conference with an emissary of the United States Bureau of Commerce and Labor. "Who this agent Is, or what his immediate plans are, Mr. Call refuses to sayi but the strike leader made this significant re mark: "In everything the packing trust is do ing they are violating the law. Their very business combination is In restraint of trade and there is none of them that is not amenable to the Federal laws. A sample of their operations came to my knowledge after stories , had been printed In the newspapers telling of tho impor tation of emigrants from foreign lands to take the place of American working men who are on strike. One of our pick ets found In" the street an emigrant re ceipt, showing that the emigrant had been paid 558.70 for passage to Chicago. At the bottom of the printed slip was the sen tence: ;'Wp hereby agree, to rebafe 558.70 on presentation of this receipt at our Chi cago .office.' I showed, tills document to ah official of the United States Bureau of Commerce and' Labor and Inadvertently allowed him to keep it." Recording Secretary Shanahan, of the Packing-House Teamsters' Union, an nounced today that orders would be is sued immediately to stop the removal of meats from the several cold-storage ware houses In the city. The Allied Trades ex ecutive committee, he said, would act upon the teamsters' position, and a report favoring sympathetic action by team sters who have been distributing meat from warehouses would mean the Imme diate Issuance of a strike order to those drivers. President Donnelly, the strike leader, who has been on a trip to Kansas City and other packing centers, arrived today. REDUCTION OF OPIUM TRAFFIC? Government Commission in the Orient Makes Its Recommendations. MANlBA, Aug. 5. The opium commit tee, appointed last August by ex-Governor Taft to Investigate the laws and conditions with regard to opium In. all Oriental countries, has rendered its re port, The committee recommends that the opium traffic should be strictly a Government monopoly at once; that at the end of three years the Importation of opium should be absolutely prohibited with the exception of medicinal re quirements, only confirmed habitues of the drug who are 21 years of age to be granted a smoker's license; that a cam paign against the use of opium to be started In the schools; that the habitues of the drug be treated free of chargo In Government hospitals and that Chinese found guilty of Importing opium be de ported. The committee referred to in the above dispatch was composed of Bishop Brent, of tho Episcopal Church, chairman; Dr. Albert, a Filipino, and Major Carter, president of the Beard of Health of the Philippine Islands. It visited China, Japan, Burmah, Java and some Malay states, and was absent on its labors for five or six months. Tv-e committee was appointed after vig orous discussion in Manila of the pro posed opium bill Introduced before ihe Civil Commission by Dr. Smith, of Cali fornia, who 'went to the islands origin illy as Colone.1 of the California volunteers. This bill provided for the creation of an opium monopoly to control the opium traffic throughout the Archipelago, to be sold by the Government to the high est bidder. It was strongly opposed by the missionary element and church in terests in the Islands. The matter was referred from Manila to Washington, and the ultimate result of this step was the appointment of the investigating committee. PROTEST LODGED WITH CASTRO Minister Bowen Objects Officially to Seizure of Asphalt Mines. WASHINGTON, Aug- 5. Minister Bow en has cabled the State Department that he has lodged a strong protest with Pres ident Castro against the action of the government In seizing tho asphalt mines beldnglng to the New York &. Bermudez Company. The representative of the gov ernment Is said to be supported by two Venezuelan warships in his occupation of the company's property. Through unofficial-sources It is learned that President Castro's action in the mat ter of the asphalt. company has been long considered. It Is intimated that when in the midst of his last desperate struggle with the rebels, Castro made promises to certain persons and corporations In re turn for their support financially In his contest. These promises were said to in volve the transfer to these people of concessions at that time In the posses sion of foreign corporations. Castro Is said to be a South American who has never violated a . promise, and the present proceedings relative to the pman Good Goods Only Quality Considered, Our Prices 15c Four On sale today in the Men's Store Men's Best 15c Four-Play Collars the best materials perfectly laundered exact in size and come in styles. See Display in one of our Washington-street windows. $1.50 Soft Shirts at $1.00 Each colored Crepe Cloths and Chambrays, in plain tans, blues and grays, and a large variety of neat stripes, cut full length and width perfect in fit and finish. 1 Crush Belts There are Crush Silk Belts in lplack, navy, white, and red and Kid Leather Crush Belts in black, white, brown, tan, champagne, navy blue mounted with fancy and harness buck les real values are 506 and J51 on sale today at the very low price of . . . 50c Swiss Shopping Baskets at 25c . Five hundred Swiss Shopping Baskets the handiest "carry all" ever made a real sot val ue on sale today at the very low price of 25 Bathing Caps up to 75c for 25c Take your choice of any Bath ing Cap in the store values up to 75c for the small sum of only 25 Pretty New Lace Collars 25c-35c Hundreds of New Lace Col-, lars "Venise" lace in tab style and the "Snowdrop Lace" Col lars these both in white just the prettiest, daintiest bibs of Novelty Neckwear you've ever seen the values are remarka ble. asphalt mines aro, it is hinted, an out growth of one of these promises. The State Department Is awaiting the arrival by mail of the detailed reports made by Mr. Bowen before proceeding fur ther. INSPECTION BY CAPTAIN KING Ordnance Officer to Visit Oregon and Washington Posts. WASHINGTON, Aug. 5. Captain David ai. King, of the ordnance department, will proceed from Benlcia Arsenal, California, to Fort Stevens, Or.; Fort Columbia, Van couver Barracks, Fort Flagler, Fort Casey and Fort "VVorden, Wash., on offi cial business pertaining to the inspection of the armament at the posts named and the material in the hands of field batter ies stationed thereat, and upon the com pletion of this duty will return to his proper station. Judge Gray Proposed as Arbitrator. "WTLKESBARRE, Pa., Aug. 5. At tho meetfng of the anthracite board of con ciliation today, the operators presented a plan for the settlement of the pheck weighmen and check-docking boss ques tions. The operators ask that the entire controversy be submitted to Judge George Gray, chairman of the anthracite coal strike commission, his decision to be final and binding." The miners asked for time to consider the proposal, and action was deferred until the next meeting of the board, which" will bo hold August 12. In view of the fact that President Nicholls, of District No. 1. in a public statement, proposed that Judge Gray be asked to settle the question, It Is likely that the whole mat ter eventually will be submitted to Judge Gray. Swarming Into Devil's Lake. DEVIL'S LAKE, N. D., Aug. 5. John McKInney, chief registration officer, and a large force of clerks, who will have charge of the reservation registration, have arrived from the Rosebud Reserva tion. Tomorrow all notaries public will be called together by McKInney and pledged to charge no more than 25 cents 'each for making out registration papers, then blanks will be given out, and the rush will be on, although registration will not start until Monday. Hundreds- of per sons are arriving on every train from the East and West. Crowded Trains to Devil's Lake. ST. PAUL, Aug. 5. Crowded trains marked the first days of low rates to Grand Forks, N. D., and the Fort Totten reservation points, and several hundred men who have not utilized their home stead rights left during the forenoon for North Takota tc try'for some .if the rich land tne Government is offeiitig. It s estimated that fully 15,000 of tbose wno were unsuccessful applicants for Rose bud lends will try lor the nev reserve farms. Secretary of Commerce and Labor III. WASHINGTON, Aug. 5. Victor H. Met calf, Secretary of Commerce and Labor, became 111 with stomach trouble last night. His Illness Is not considered serious and he Is expected to return to his office to morrow. - ' Resolutions of Stockmen. DENVER, Colo., Aug. 5. Resolutions. Butterick Patterns for September M If you add a Hammock to double your pleasure and you now at half-price. 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In favor of transferring tho management of the forest reserves to the Department of Agriculture and of a system for leas ing the arid lands to stockgrowers were reported to the Western Stockmen's meeting this afternoon by the committee appointed at yesterday's session. Thero was no opposition to the forest reserves resolution, but the subject of grazing lands evoked much discussion, showing a divergence of views. Postal Clerks Must Give Bonds. WASHINGTON, Aug. 5. The Postofflce Department has Issued an order directing that all railway postal clerks shall give a $1000 bond to the United States, "for the faithful discharge of all duties and trusts Imposed upon them by law and the rules and regulations of the department. Each clerk shall pay the premium charge able to himself. Bonds will be filed with tho Second Assistant Postmaster-General. This order affects approximately 10,000 employes, embracing all the railway postal clerks except those who are as signed to clerical duty and who do not havo access to registered mall. Naval Recruiting Parties Called In. WASHINGTON, Aug. 5. Orders were Issued at the Navy Department today re calling the three naval recruiting parties which are traveling in different parts of the country securing recruits for the Navy. This action Is due to a recent de cision of the Controller of the Treasury that officers engaged on recruiting duty are not entitled to traveling expenses, but may be allowed the usual mileage. This mileage does not equal the actual expenses of tho officers by a large margin, for the reason that their Itinerary com pete them to make frequent short stays. Iowa Goes to Gibraltar. PALERMO, Sicily, Aug. 6. The Unit ed States battleship Iowa left last night, fdr Gibraltar. Big Game in Snohomish. EVERETT, Wash., Aug. 5. 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