Show only track mei work denver auga 3 the strike of section hands oln the denver rio grande railroad rall roAd who are members of the international brotherhood of maintenance i ot way employed Emp loyes which was last evening has not interfered ini the least with the operation of according to reports received at ipie general offices of the railroad in city today only about one halt 0 che regular force of 2000 trac kmen hae quit work and it is said the places caf the strikers will be immediately filled with new men no difficulty hlll be experienced it is claimed as ettra gangs numbering 1000 men alio are not members of the union find will not strike are now working ion the road championship GAMES honor gos to member of portland f athletic chub portland ore aug 3 the lewis and alak allaround all around individual national championship games yesterday were dpn by briessel Fri essel of the mulino mah adaa ataa beur athletic club of this city a total score of 12 1 2 over fv lagda of the olympic club san francisco who made 34 points E B parry of the chicago athletic 34 3 4 and D asui alvan of anaconda mont whose score was parry in the hammer event broke the worlds record to a throw with one arm his als tance was feet 4 34 3 4 inches th waa feet summary yard dash lagda won van second froessel Fr lessel third parry fourth alme 10 25 2 5 shot put parry won ligda second froessel Fr lessel third fourth als tance 41 feet B 12 1 2 inches high jump ligda and tied at 5 feet 5 inches parrys best jump 6 feet 2 inches yard walk parry won friesel frie sel second ligda third fourth alrae 4 minutes 48 seconds hammer throw parry won ligda second froessel Fr lessel third fourth distance feet 4 S yard high hurdles briessel Fri essel won ligda second third parry time 17 15 1 5 seconds pole vault won Pr lessel second ligda third parry fourth height ten feet broad jump briessel Fri essel won lagda second third parry fourth distance 21 feet 7 12 1 2 inches mile run ligda won briessel Fri essel third no time BROOKLYN BRIDGE CRUSH Is to be lessened by terminal improvements prove ments new york aug 3 efforts to reconstruct the manhattan Mau hattan terminal 0 brooklyn bridge for the purpose of relieving in part the crush which has long mad travel during the rush hours a menace to life and limb began yesterday by october it is expected that the improvements will be completed and the congestion in traffic stopped temporary relief only Is expected from ahe present reconstruction work on a terminal recently authorized by the city authorities will begin next year and will require a considerable sid erable time for completion the platforms will be greatly extended and changes will be made enabling the brooklyn elevated trains to cross the bridge at all ampe thus doing away with the terrific scramble to board bridge trains COTTON REPORT washington aug 3 the following report on the condition of the cotton crop was issued statistical board of the department of agriculture at noon today the crop estimating board of the bureau ot statistics of the department of agriculture from the of the correspondents and agents of the bureau that the average condition t cotton on july was as compared yilth on june 1905 on july 1904 on july 1903 and a ten year aver age of by states the averages are texas 71 georgia 82 alabama 79 mississippi 79 south carolina 79 arkansas CS louisiana 66 north carolina 80 indian territory 82 tennes seo 80 oklahoma sa florida 85 missouri 85 virginia as BALTIC WILL NOT BE CLOSED sailing of british squadron Is not objectionable london aug 3 the forthcoming visit of a british fleet to the baltic aea appears more than itterly to mark the beginning of more cordial relations between germany and great britain of as has been suggested in some quarters adding to the friction now existing the proposed visit was known to the german foreign office months ago and suggestions that objections to it were raised by germany were unfounded ernest george Pet tryman secretary to the admiralty today in reply to questions said definitely that no protests regarding the visit of the fleet had been received friendly comment on the pending cruise from german baltic ports creates the belief that it will help along king edwards desire for good rela eions between germany and great britain and the announcement of emperor williams support of the candidacy of prince charles of denmark tor the norwegian throne is accepted as an indication that the german ruler proposes to work in the same direction the report is revived that emperor william will meet king edward during the lattera forthcoming trip to |