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RUEF PLEADS GUILTY Tallcn San Francisco Boss Throws Himself on Mercy ol Court. WAS SURPRISE TO PROSECUTION Still Declare Himself Innocent of Chare,, but Changed Plea for Sake of Family. Han Francisco, Mujr 10. Abraham ItiK'f, lietter known an A1h Ruef, tho acknowledged adviser of Mayor Hehmlte, mid once the recognized dictator of municipal affair In thl city, pleaded jiullty to tlio ch.trgo of extortion In Judge Dunne' detriment of the Supo 1 lor court yeaterduy afternoon. Sen tence will lie pronounced U)ii hltti two WCekfl hence. Aftr a private (onfereneo with his 'four auttoiney In Judge Dunne' chain-: ht hikI after they had withdrawn fiotn IiIn cane Ihcuumo of the resolution he hii'l taken to change hin plea ant avoid trial, Ruef, to tho niter astonishment of thn pnmxeutlon, arot-o In court and announced In a dramatic add rem that after long and rarneat consideration lie had deU'rinint'd to withdinw hia plea of not guilty and enter a plea of kiS Ity. I f 0 aked thai the jury ho dismissed and thu tihtl abandoned. HiM'f read f 1 iff statement from manu script which he had prewired in tho presence of hin attorneys a few moment before Judge Dunne's chainltfrsojs'iied. He (dm wed in hin voice, in the expres aion of hla face, in his quiet and gest tireless ettitudo and by tho tear that agsln and again overflowed hia eyee, the great emotion and the titter humil iation he Buffered, The pathoa of tho Hctmo was communicated to tho crowd that thronged tho courtroom. Though Abraham Kuef ban formally derlared himself to ho guilty of the charge on which lie was about to 1 tried, he nevertheless pniclaima hia In nocence, lie con feanea that he U guilty t having connived at the corruption in municipal affair, but lie denies with all the emphasis a man in hla unhappy position can command that he la guilty of the crime of extortion charged against him. He declare that hie aole motive In licensing himself lit open -court waa to rave the Uvea of tin bo who are nearest and dearest to him, hia aged father nud mother, hia inuideD aiater and a niece. CANNOT BELIEVE ORCHARD. Possible2Jurors in Haywood Case Re veal New Prejudice. Boise, Idaho, May 10. The unex- jiected uncovering of a vein of prejudice against Harry Orchard and his testimo ny during tho ftuther examination of talesmen In the Stcunenberg murder case yesterday led to tho first sharp wrangle lctwcen cornice! and involved tho nnmo of President Roosevelt in an acrimonious discussion. The jury box was finally filled with 12 talesmen subjected to examination and temporarily pained by both sides at 3:40 o'clock in the afternoon and tho court announced that it was in order for both aides to exercise peremptory chal lenges. Counsel for Haywood asked for a few moment' delay and for five minutes they gathered around the chair of the prisoner and engaged in earnest consultation as to their course on the men occupying the jury Iwx. The state exorcised its right first and excunod William Van Oradule. a grocer, who has occupied seat No. 2 since the opening day of the trial. George F. Maw, a young farmer with some strung objections to the acta of certain ele menta In the lulnir unions of the conn try, was then called to the vacant place. Tho state passed him and he was still In the handti of the defense when ad journment hour was reached. Tho trial will not lie resumed until .2 o'clock this alternoon. Carry Own Stevedores. New York, May 16. Today 100 men from New Fngland were put to wcrk on South Brooklyn piers. The Prince Fltel Frederick an Ived from Kingston with 60 negroes, who had been added to the crew, that they might do the work of the stevedores. The scheduled vailing of steamers will be made on time, and, according to the steamship cfllcials, with nearly full cargoea. The etcamship companion declare they are moving ahlps with the aid of nonunion men. The strikers Bay there la no wavering in their ranks. Probing Denver Land Fraud. Denver, May 16. The special Feder al grand jury, the first to bo held in Denver In many years, called to probe Into ooal and timber land fraudB, con vened here today. The work will be in charge of Krnest Knaebel, special as cistant to the attorney general, who has devoted most of his time of the last year to land Investigations, and Ralph Ilartzell. aoting United States district attorney. A dozen witnesses from Bt Louis and Milwaukee arrived today. Drumhead Courtmartlal Retained. St. Petersburg, May, 10. The ooun 1 of the empire rejected theblll'whloh was passedJAprll 30 by the lower house abolishing "trials by drumhead court martial. THOUSANDS POURINQ IN. No Check to Steady Stream of Immi gration to United 8tate. New York, May 1 4 .The flooding tide of immigration to American shorea tuna ceaselessly on, and new high water mark, for tho Influx of Europe's migra tory horde are lieing recorded every month In the port of New York, Already May blda fair to outstrip the April record, when 1 3:1,452 Immigrant poured through the gateway of New York Into the country. Five trarm-At-lantlc lineia brought In over 5,000 yea terday and official at Fill Inland any that there aro no algu of cessation of thl European invasion. Tho well spring of thl human stream lie principally In Houthernand Middle Europe, while another but leaner cur rent ha iU source in the Scandinavian and German eUtea. Italy, Austria Hungary and the Ixjwsr Russian now supply more than one half of all tho Immigrants seeking homes In till coun try. Fvery fourth alien examined a Fllis Inland la Italian, while every. fifth newcomer is from the Austria. A score of yeats ago the headwaters of foreign Immigration were In Ireland and Germany. But now the aonrce ha entirely changed. The Industrial Melds of the United States still aorb the reator part of tho foreign outpour, and Mveral states Massachusetts, Connec- lent, New Jersey, New Yoik, Pcnnsyl- anla, Illinois ami Ohio find homes or 71 per com 01 uie toiai numoer. NINETY DIE IN MINE. Cigarette 8moker Starts Blaze in Va cant Mexican Shaft City of Mexico, May 14. Ninety men are supposes w nave 101 wierr lives in a fire which started In Jthe Ten area copper mine at elerdena, in he atate of Purango, last JrMay night. Tho fire is still raging, and is said to bo lieyopd control. Thirty-five bodies have been reeov rel up to thi time. Seventeen mi n- em are known 10 nave eacapea. mis nformatlon lias lcn conveyed In a liatiHtch to the Associated Press offices In Mexico City. Tho burning mine be ings to the Ouggenheims. Tho origin of tho Are 1 supposed to have been due to the carlesHness of a miner, who was smoking a cigarette in an Abandoned shaft. The fire had gained great headway Ixifote it wss dia-vivered by the men in the near vi- inity. They found that all avenues of eseajie to me turiure niu own cui on. Seventeen, however, were in a good po sition, and made a daah and reached the outer air. Reacuing partlee have been working leroically, but only charred and un recognizable remains have thus far rewarded their effort. EXPLODE SUNKEN MINE. Japanese Steamer Bring New of Bad Disaster, Victoria, B. C, May 14. Advices were received by the steamer Riojun Maru from Yokohama that as a result of the recent Increases in duty on mat ting entering the United States, the sruild which controlled the bulk of ex ports of Japanese matting lias been broken up. News of the destruction 01 a Japan ese boat with the loss of 13 lives as a result of the explosion of a derelect mine off Toyama was brought by the Rioiun Maru. The fishermen miBtook the mine 'or an oil drum and were try ing to pick it up when It exploded. The Rioiun Maru report that tea shipments to the United States to com mence on the next Inward steamer win be larger this year than during any previous season. Big Legal Fight I On. Denver, Oolo., May 14. Last week the attorneys for the defendants in the case of officers of the Lost Bullion Span ish Mine company, charged by the Postofilee department with using the maile to defraud, entered a demurrer to the indictment before United States District Judge R. E. Lewis. Argu ments were made by the attorney of both sides and Judge Lewis is expected to give his decision early this week on tho demuner. This is the first gun in what promises to be a hard fought legal battle to show whether or not the defendants told the truth in the glow ing prospectus which they sent broad cast through the mails. Selfish Policy in Korea. Victoria, B. C, May 14. The steam- 1 r 1 ei xangtse, wnicn arriveu ironi ioso- hama, brings new that Marquis Ito, resident general in Korea, in a recent speech at Seoul, rebuked the eelflch policy of Japan in the Hermit kingdom. He said no policy that was entirety selfish waa never successful, and urged Japan to further the Interests of other countries in Korea as well as her own. News was also received that China ia about to send a number of military ca dets from Noith China to the French military school at St. Cyr for training. Hop to Avoid Strike. Denver, May 14. It 1b stated au thoritatlvely that the failure of Inter state Commissioner Knapp and United States Labor Commissioner Neill to settle the differences existing between the Denver & Rio Grande railroad and its trainmen, and their departure for Washington yesterday, will not result in an lmmediato strike of the train men. They are expected tc have an other conference with the railorad ofli cials tomorrow. Five Killed by Blaat. Ruston, La., May 14. Some unnown persons set off a charge of some high explosive here under the house of Samuol Cook, a negro, early today, blowing the house to pieces and killing Cook and four other negroes sleeping in a front room. I NEWS FROM THE NATIONAL CAPITAL UNIVERSITY OtTS MONfcY. 8upreme Court 8ettle the Wyoming Wrangle Over Fund. Washington, May 15. The Supreme court of the United States today decid ed the controversy between the Wyom- ug Agricultural college and the Uni versity of Wyoming as to which of the institutions I entitled to the national government funds contributed to the atate for the support of an agricultuivl college, In favor of the unlverinty, affirming the verdict of the Wyoming Supreme court. The ewe was instituted by the Agri cultural college, located at Lander, which set up a claim for $2.V0K) by thn national government for tho year 1906. The state Supreme court deemed In favor of tho university, which is lo cated at Laramie, and which maintains an agricultural department under state sanction, holding that the funds should continue to go to that institution until further legislation on the suhjoct. The opinion was by Justice Moody, who held that the government grants are to the state and not to any particular In stitution. Malcontent Gain Points. Washington, May 10. Governor Franx, of Oklahoma, and the delega tion from that Ute, who are In Wash ington to confer with Chairman Sher man and members of the Republican corigrensional committee regarding tho constitution adopted for the ttate of Oklahoma, have received a telegram announcing an appeal from the perma nent injunction granted byzJudge Pen- coast at Alva, Okla. in the Woods county case, restraining the county offi cers from calling an election prior to November, 1008. Timber In Public Domain. Washington, May 16. Lands here tofore withdrawn from entry by order of the president for forest reservation purposes have been restored to the pub lic domain as lollcws: uus.bou acres in the Rainier and 256,000 acres in the Washington forest, Washington; 355, 840 acres in the Cascade forest and 132,000 in the Heppner forest, Oregon; 244,980 acres In the Medicine Bow for est, Wyoming. Eight Hour Law Held. Washington, May 15. Justice Holmes, of the Supreme court of the United State, today announced a de cision in seven cases, involving the con struct ion of the law of 1892, by which the employment of laborers and me chanics on publio works ia limited to eight heurs per day. The defendants were all prosecuted criminally and were all found guilty and fined by the trial court. The law was held not ap plicable to dredgemen. Warship Stay in Position. Washington, May 17. That the American warships now in Central American waters will be retained there for some time was indicated at the State department today. The Marietta is at Puerto Cortex, the Paducah at Point Barrios and the Yorktown is tak ing Minister Merry from Costa Rica to Acajutla. Again Problna; Brownsville Affray Washington, May 16. The Investi gation by the senate committee on mil itary affairs of the Brownsville shoot ing affray, was resumed tcday. It is expected that testimony will be offered against the negro discharged soldiers Heretofore the testimony has been mostly in favor of the negroes. Northwest Postal Affair. Washington, May 14. Claude E. Hathaway has been appointed regular, Clarence Hathaway substitute, rural carrier, route 4, at Cheney, Wash Oregon postmasters appointed: Bly, Ada Erb, vice W. F. Reed, resigned; Celilo, Ulrio C. Dodge, vice I. H. Taf- fer, resigned. Successor to A. C. Edwards. Washington, May 15. Arthur E McFatridge, superintendent of the Winnebago Indian school, has been appointed agent at Umatilla, Or., to succeed Major O. C. Edwards, whose resignation has been accepted. He is expected to take charge at once. Northwest Postal Affair. Washington, May 16. Clarence E. Gay. has been appointed regular, Lix tie Gay, substitute, rural free delivery carrier, route 8, at Spokane, Wash. Herman J. Grand has been appointed postmaster at Johnson, Wash., vice L. S. Greer, resigned. Special Delivery Stamp Not Needed. Washington, May 16. No special delivery postage stamps will be needed after July 1 to insure the immediate delivery of a letter. The affixing of 10 cents extra postage and marking the covering "Special Delivery" will suf fice. Consul Manning Prepare to Sail.' Washington, May 14. I. N.Man, nlng, of Portland, recently appointed consul to Cartagena, is here receiving Instruction from the State department prior to hia departure for his post. His wife and daughter accompany him. Cannot Enforce Higher Rates. Washington, May 16. The Inter state Commerce commission today de cided that where two rates between the earns pointa are in force, the shipper must be given the benefit of the lower. ! ROOSEVELT MUST DECIDE. nteritate Commission Disagrees In Harrlman Case. Washington, May 18. The question of bringirigcrlminsl prosecution against K. II. Jlarrlman and suits to dissolve the railroad combinations he has effect ed must be decided by President Noose- velt. This is a matter in which no subordinate will meddle. The president rnunt figure out his own deduction and anatime lull responsibility lor tiie con sequences. The Interstate Commerce commission n divided Into factions. One believes that succeessful suit can be maintain ed to break the Harriman combinations under the Sherman anti-trust act, which might permit subsequent crim inal prosecution of Harrlman. The other is convinced that legal proceed ings for the dissolution of the combina tions would prove an ignoble failure. Commissioner Coming West. Washington, May 15. It is learned that Indian Commissioner Francis E. Leupp, who Is soon to make a trip to the Northwest, will visit Pendleton and the Umatilla reservation and will make an investigation of conditions at the headquarters of the agency and look Into the charges that have been made against Superintendent O. C. Edwards, which were made several months ago. This is taken to mean that the Indian department is not entirely satisfied with the investigation made some time since by Inspector Davis, who was sent there for tliat purpose. Immigration Commission to Sail. Washington, May 17. When the steamer Canopic sails from Boston on Sat udray next for Naples, it will have on board members of the Immigration commission authorized at the last ses sion of congress to make an extensive study of every phase of the immigra tion question in this country and abroad and to report its findings to congress. While a part of the commission will go abroad, some'of the members will re main in this country to study the ques tion. The commission will return by way of Liverpool upon the steamer Ce- dric August 29. Portland Needs It Badly. Washington, May 14. In response to an inquiry from Senator Bourne, District Attorney Bristol states that there is great need for the establish ment of a naturalization bureau at Portland, if the department is to adopt the policy outlined a few days ago look ing to the elimination of naturalization and election frauds. Mr. Bourne will put the matter to the attorney general and strongly urge the establishment of such a bureau at Portland, of the de partment decides to carry out the plan now in hand.: Taft' Brother Visits President. Washington, May 14. Henrv W. Taft, of New York, a brother of the secretary of war, talked with the presi dent today about the prospective va cancy on the bench of the United States Circuit court for the Seccnd district to be caused by the retirement of Judge Wallace. Mr. Taft went also to the War department to see his brother and later returned to the White House with the secretary, remaining there for some time discussing political matters. Mr. Taft declined to say anything for publication. Great Area Open To Entry. Washington, May 16. On July 27 there will become subject to settlement, but not to entry filing or selection until August 26, about 355,840 acres within Portland, Lakeview, The Dalles and Roseburg land districts, Oregon, and surrounding the Cascade national for est reserve temporarily withdrawn as a proposed addition to that forest reserve about 132,920 acre withdrawn for pro posed addtiion to the Heppner forest national within the La Grande and The Dalles land districts will become subject to settlement, entry filing or selections. Grant Veteran Hold Reunion. Washington, May 17. An interest ing feature of the next Republican Na tional convention will be a reunion of the delegates to the national conven tion in Chicago in 1880 who for 36 bal lots supported General U. S. Grant for the presidency for a third term. The call for the reunion has been is sued by Colonel A. M. Hughee, of Co lumbia, Tenn., the only surviving member of the Tennessee delegation to that convention. Green Bug Yield to Enemy. Washington, May 16. It was an nounced by the Agricultural depart ment today that the "green bug," which lias done so much damage to wheat and other small grain in Texas and Oklahoma, and in a few of the southern counties of Kansas, already is practically exterminated by its natural parasite, a very minute black fly. It caused great damage in 1890 and again in 1900 and a third outbreak is now coming to a close. Barrett to Break Ground. Washington, May 16. The president today requested John Barrett to act as his representative at the ceremony at tending the breaking of ground at Se attle on June 1. Mr. Barrett has the matter under advisement. Northwest Pottal Affair. Washington, May 17. William II, Thomas has been appointed regular, Elisa M. Thomas substitute, rural free delivery carrier, routo 2, at Bow, Wash. THIPTY-TWO ARE DEAD. 8pecial Train Carrying Mystic 8hrln ers Wrecked In California. Santa BarUra, Cal., May 13. While hurrying north wnrd over the Coast line of the Southern Pacific railroad Satur day afternoon, homeward lionnd, after a wMk of fraternizing and firsta in Is Angeles, 145 Shriners of Ihmaell tem ple, of Buffalo, and Rajah temple, of Reading, Pa., with their families and friends were hurled Into the midst of death when tlieir special train, running 50 miles an hour struck a defective switch at Hcnda, a lonely station on the sand wastes of the Pacific beach, derailing the train, smashing the coach es into flinders, killing 32 almost in stantly andjinjurlng more than a score of others. The bodies of 21 lie in the morgues of Santa Barbara and 10 more are at San Luis Obispo. The injured, many of whom are terribly hurt and will probably die, are in two sanitari ums at San Luis Obispo. There wss no warning of the im pending calaarilty. The special plunged upon the defective switch, and in an instant the big locomotive, bagage car, diner and Pullman, coupltd with it, were hurled together in a heap of wreckage. The engine shot forward on the broken track, tearing up the rails and ties and twisting the huge iron spans intc fishhooks. The baggage car half buried itself In the sand on the right side of the locomotive. It was smashed almost to kindling wood. The dining car, in which were 32 people eating their noonday repast, leaped into the air and was thrown di rectly on top of the demolished locomo tive. Nearly every person in this coach was instantly killed. Scores were scald ed by steam escaping from disconnected pipes in the kitchen of the diner. The terror and turmoil cf the scene were in descr'bable. Many of those escaped instant death by the first impact were crushed by the rear coaches hurled upon the wreckage. Others, pinioned In the debris, were roasted alive. The wreckage caught fire from the coals of the engine, but was extinguished in a few minutes by the passengers who es caped injury. EXPECTED MANY SENSATIONS. Eastern Newspaper Men Disgusted to Find Boise an Orderly Town. Boise, May 13. Considerable disgust is expressed by some of the newspaper men who have come from distant points. They appear to have thought they were coming to an armed camp, where sen sations were likely to be constant, and they have been both surprised and dis appointed to find a community as quiet as one in New England, and so perfect ly composed that no one uninformed would suspect anything of great im portance was going on hero. Some of them have asked to be recalled, and ex pect to leave after the jury is empan' eled. Sheriff Hodgin has gathered up 75 jurymen in the country districts and will fill out the panel in town. He keeps the names to himself closely, and nothing is known about the men he has summoned. Venezuela Paying Off Debt. Washington. May 13. The State de partment has received a dispatch from Minister Russell, at Caracas, ene xuela, stating that the payment to the allied powers. Germany, Great Britain and Italy, agreed upon nnder the block ade several years ago, will be complet ed about July 1. After that date tne only payments will be on account of the exchanges in the currency ol the countries. The deferred claimants, the United States, Mexico, The Nether lands, Sweden and Belgium, will then come in for settlement. Monthly pay ments will be made to those countries from the customs receipts of Venezuela. Volcanoes Are More Active. Messina, Sicily, May 13. New cra ters have opened up in Mounts Aetna and Stromboli, whoee eruptions are in creasing. The observatories of Messina and Catania ccntinue to register earth shocks. The alarm of the population of this island is growing, especially around Mount Aetna. A portion of the main crater of Stromboli has fallen in. It seems to have affected the sea, which is much agitated near the island. Sci entists have expressed the opinion that possibly a submarine crater may have opened. Disaster In New Mexico. El Paao. Tex., May 13. Word has just been received here that the west bound passenger train No. 7 on the Southern Pacific, which left here at 5:45 yesterday afternoon, has been wrecked at Lordsturg, N. M. Five people are said to have been killed and many injured. Particulars nave not yet been receivea. a wrecking train with several surgeons left here for the scene of the wreck. Lords burg is the terminus of the first division of the Southern Pacific west of El Paso. Kansas Enforce Corporation Law. Topeka, Kan., May 13. Writs of ouster were issued against the Western Union Telegraph company and the Pullman company here today by the Supreme court of Kansas, for not com plying with the Kansas corporation laws. The ouster requires that the two companies must pay the charter fees required by the state before they an continue to do business in Kansas. It is expected that both companies will appeal. Want Tariff Deal With France. Paris, May 13. American merchants here, fearing a tariff war between France and the United States, have forwarded to the State department at Wasbinrton a petition, asking for the Immediate appointment of a tariff com mission to come here and negotiate. BLOW TO IRRIGATION Supreme Court Says Act May Be Unconstitutional. ONE SUIT IS ALREADY PENDING Opinion Declares No Power ls Given by Constitution to Reclaim Arid Land. Washington, May 14. The United States Supreme court In its decision In the Kansas-Colorado case today inti mates rather strongly that the National reclamation act under which the Feder al government is spending upwards of $30,000,000 may ba unconstitutional. It is not so held In specific terms, but the constitutionality of this act is in question, and it would not be surprising; if private interests which are interfered with by government projects should bring suit to restrain the government from diverting water for irrigation pur poses. There Is really one such suit penaing, brought by ex-Senator Turner, of Wash ington, on behalf of an Arizona com pany that wants to restrain government work on the Colorado river, so that it can use water to reclaim land in Cali fornia. It is entirely probable that the Twin Falls company in Idaho may bring suit in the light of today's deci sion, lor there is prospect 01 a connics between the government and private enterprise along the Snake river. In rendering the decision in the Kan sas-Colorado case, Justice Brewer, on behalf of the court, declared that con gress can only legislate in respect to Euch matters as are specifically enume rated in the constitution and that pow er to legislate with respect to irrigation of arid land was not one of the enume rated power granted by the constitu tion. The opinion holds, however, that congress may legislate with respect to lrirgation of arid land within the terri tories. Even though the constitutionality of the national reclamation law may ulti mately be eustaind, if the question is ever raised, the court strongly intimates that under the law there is no authori ty for constructing government projects unless the government owns a majority of the land to be reclaimed, holding that the government has power to dis pose of and make rules respecting its own property. But, it is held, "we do not mean that its (congress) legislation can override state laws in respect to the general subject of reclamation." This part of the decision would seem, to affect the government work now in progress in Eastern Washington, where the government does not own a majori ty of the land to be reclaimed, in fact, is only a small owner. Should the con stitutionality of the reclamation act be later established, it is inferred from this decision that the government may later be compelled to construct ita works in accordance with state laws and construct only projects the majori ty of whose area is public land. FIND CROP GREATLY DAMAGED, Omaha Grain Men Make Gloomy Re port After Trip. Omaha, May 14. A special train filled with a committee of 50 members of the Omaha Grain exchange, which has been making a tour of investigation of the Kansas and Nebraska wheat fields, returned this morning. The concensus of opinion follows: Wheat, especially m the southeastern portion of Nebraska, has suffered about 10 per cent owing totthe influx of green bugs and continued drought. Sumner county, Kansas will not make over 40 per cent. The bugs have done great damage to the fields which were exam ined. Some members declare tne en tire crop ruined between Caldwell, on the Oklahoma line, and the Wichita, district. The party agrees that the yield of wheat will be very light as compared with former years. The partv covered the dietricta or Kansas and Nebraska which in the past have always raised bumper crops, going as far south as the Oklahoma state line. Railroad Blamed for Wreck. San Luis Obispo, Cal., May 14.- After two hours' deliberation the cor oner's jury, holding an investigation of the Southern Pacitio wreck at Honda Saturday afternoon, rendered a verdict this afternoon that the killed came to their deaths by burns and injuries re ceived, and that by the evidence.of wit nesses the wreck wa caused by defect ive equipment. All of the Injured in the wreck are Improving ercept Brake man R. Fountain, whose back was se verely injured a and whose lower limba were paralyzed. Frisco Cars Carry Passenger. San Francisco, May 14. One hun dred cars, manned and guarded by 350 nonunion strikebreakers, were operated yesterday from 8 A. M. until 7 P. M. on six of the 20 odd lines of the United Railroads. There were scores of acts of individual violence, but there was no riot beyond the ability of the police to put down. About 40,000 passengers were carried during the day. Thou sands of them, women as well as men, were subjected to intolerable insults. Want S300 Per Month. Panama, May 14. As a result of a strike of workers on the steam shovels. only two shovels were worked today be- tween Baso BIspo and Culebra. The shovel men demand $300 per month in stead of theix present salary of $210.