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local contractors.
A Grand Junction, Aug. 27.-After be
ing tied up for nearly forty-eight hour
the railroads entering Grand junction
have resumed through business. Tn,
tie-up was caused by a wreck on tht
Rio Grande Western Saturday morn
ing, the wreck on the Roi Grande neal
Salida, and washouts caused by heavy
rain storms the past few days. The
seyerest electrical storm In the his
tory of the city occurred Sunday.
New York, Aug. 2S.--Grover Cleve
land is quite i'll AT his home at Prince
ton and cannot go on his proposed
| trip.
oyster Bay, Aug. 2S.-Prince VIII
helm, grandson of King Oscar of Swe.
den and son of the crown prince,
was the guest of President and Mrs.
| Roosevelt at luncheon today. Prince
| Wilhelm, on board the Swedish cruiser
Fylgia, arrived off Oyster Bay this
morning and was given an exceedingly
| cordial welcome to the summer cap
ital. The Fylgia will remain here un-
| til tomorrow morning and will then
carry the prince to New York, where
he will be officially welcomed by the
city fathers and will be the guest OF
honor at many important social func
tions. While in New York the prince
will pay visit to Coney island The
Fylgia, with her royal officer aboard,
will sail for Sweden next Tuesday.
London, Aug. 2S.-The Tribme's
correspondent at Tangiers reports
that the sultan has been assassinated
at his palace at Fee.
Silverton, Aug 2S.-Silverton never
took as much interest in celebration
as the one scheduled for next Monday.
While the program proper starts La
Dor day, the opening game of bali
takes place Sunday. These games will
be hotly contested. Then the program
includes about everything to interest
the people. The Miners union, hav.
ing the details in charge, has left
everything to a committee which is
putting in steady time perfecting ar.
rangements for the big event
The fact that Ouray will not observe
Labor day means the miners from all
over the San Juan will attend almost
in a body.
Denver, Aug. 2S.-The railroad com
panies today agreed TO grant the de
mand of the switchmen of an increase
o. cents an hour. The question now
is simply when the new scale will 20
into effect.
Sioux Falls, S. D., Aug. 2S.--A move
ment for the reduction of passenger
rates on all railroads operating in
South Dakota will probably be inaugu-
rated by the state board of railroad
commissioners at its meeting TO be
held in this city tomorrow. 1t is
proposed to reduce the fare to 2h
cents per mile. the commission having
been authorized to put such a rate in
effect by the state legislature during
its session last winter. The interests
OF the various railroads having lines
In the state will be looked after at
tomorrow's meeting by their passenger
traffic representatives, who have been
invited to appear before the board
and present reasons why the 21a cent
rate should not be adopted.
Philadelphia, Aug. 2S.-An Internal
machine sent through the mail TO Sec
retary Cortelyou was discovered at
substation in this city. If the pack
age had been opened by Mr.. Cortel-
you he would have been blown to
atoms. Secret service men will trace
the box to its staring point and en-
deavor to locate the sender.
Pittsburg, Aug. 2S.-When the nine
teenth annual Pittsburg exposition
throws open It's doors to the public
this evening, there will be revealed a
scene of beauty such as has never be-
ipAt b'fh NlAlfnoNh 1t Nllt Hl'hA
Smoky City shows. The foyer of the
main building has been converted into
floral hall. the ceiling and walls
matched with evergreens the arches
covered with plants and wines and the
center transformed into a floral fairy
land. The flower beds have been laid
out around series of three waterfalls,
and long lines of rustic walks wind
through the garden. Machinery hall
and music hall have also been hand
somely decorated. The exhibits this
year come from all over the country,
making the big show in reality ma
tional exposition. From as far away
as Tacoma, Wash. has com- carload
OF manufactured goods and raw ma
terial, and many other Pacific coast
cities are also represented. Music
| hall will be formally dedicated this
| evening with a concert by the Theo-
dore Thomas orchestra. Other musi
cal organizations to be heard during
the exposition include Sousa's band
the Victor Herbert band, the United