Show confidence in tariff agreement senate sugar and iron schedules house members say adjustment on these schedules will be on middle ground washington aug 1 active negotiation are proceeding both in the tariff conference and in influential quarters outside to bring about a complete agreement on the tariff bill and the prediction Is made that the end is near at band it is denied with emphasis on the house side that the senate sugar schedule and senate rate on iron would prevail and that the house will be compensated by a reciprocity clause on coal it is stated the sugar schedule will not be that fixed by the senate nor the free sugar of the house bill but on middle ground the friends of the administration say there is a good prospect that the presidents on fre raw materials will receive substantial recognition and deny as impossible that all reports of any agreement agree nent will be on the basis of accepting the senate rate on coal and iron the were together again two hours today and at the close of the meeting the members expressed the same confidence of a speedy settlement that they bad after the meeting on yesterday chairman II olman ot the demo cratic caucus committee said the tariff situation bad chanced so materially for the better that a caucus will not be held for the present the senate conferees can be induced to say but very little one said there were more indications of retching rex ching an understanding than there bad hitherto been nominated washington aug 1 nominations Postmasters Frank E abbott riverside cal george W hill pomona cal house employs strike omaha aug I 1 eight hundred men employed in abe packing houses in south omaha joined the butchers strike today all bouses were affected and only a few cattle and bogs were killed outlook in the coeur dalema spokane wash july 31 three companies of united states troops in the coeur calenes dA lenes moved from Wardner to wallace yesterday one of these companies will be sent to burke this movement of troops was considered necessary with a resumption of work in the mines on canyon creek the gem mine started up last night and the and frisco will follow soon railroad traffic will also be resumed immediately the missoula branch opened yesterday trains are moving on time atie northern i canyon crek branch will be open for business tomorrow |