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IMMENSE THRONG WELCOMES FLEET Mils Black With Humanity as Vesse's Come to Anchor. Imposing Naval Pageant Arouses Ad Admiration of Thousands Prac tically Every First-class Warship of the Navy Anchored in Spacious Srn Francisco Bay. c : u , . JU" x-iaiicisco, may i. inrougn and endod only when tho sailormon had the towering portals of the Golden again embarked in the small boats that Gate heavy laden with the romance '"turned them to their ships. Twenty of centuries-into the harbor of the flvo hu.ndre,d ..B?ldier8 of the rular city of a hundred hills; into a new "f in array, graciously San Francisco risen from the ruins of as an ecort t? the visiting men two years ago, the Atlantic battleship of the sea, and were liberally applauded, fleet steamed yesterday in review of ' The. c,hee"' howeVr' Tere .not a" r a multitude unnumbered. It was the B4PJve.d '' the sailor? and ,marint?9- eT: same imposing pageant of immaculate vuliit 1,),, .it ii . Roads nearly five months ago in the wake of the President's flag, but with the splendid accomplishments of a record-breaking cruise of more than 13.000 miles and three weeks nt won- lerful target work behind it. Yesterday the white - anchored, four-starred blue fl.io; of tho Secretary of the N.-iw flvincr f th r,,-,ir, Xt the trim little irunbo.it 'York-town. fluttered the welrn.ne r,f the Mninn while the Governor of California the Mayor of San Francisco and the peo ple of 100 or more towns and cities voiced the greetings of the enthusi astic West. The exciting thrill of possible ad venture lurk'ng on the dimly distant horizon which marked the departure 'A the fleet from its Eastern base was Kone, but there was still the satisfy ing sense of preparedness which trav els with this self-reliant force of fight ing vessel. and the manifest pride of nearly 1,000,000 residents of the great western country who gazed for the first time upon a column of first-class battleships. Once inside the entrance to the bay, the heavy vessels of the Eastern Const were joined by the armored cruisers of the entire Pacific fleet, and the Navy of the Nation all save a few newly-commissioned or reversed ships on the Atlantic and some pa trol boats scattered in the Orient joined in a parade, which for im pressive beauty and strength of fight ing timber has never been equaled. Forty-four vessels, ranging from the Ki, 000-ton Connecticut and the five sisters of her class, down to the tiny torpedo boats no larger than a rac ing launch, passed through the har hnr to the anchorage south of the Market-street ferry terminals, where, outlined in the fire of their electric illuminations, they lie in four long lines awaiting the review of Secre tary Metcalf on Friday morning. The parade and maneuvers of an rhoring occupied fully four hours of time And gave to the people who made black the hills of the city, the islands of the harbor, housetops and mountain heights twentj miles away, the most wondrous naval spectacle they have ever known. For, after all, whatever may be the elaborate festi vals planned ashore in welcome of the fleet, the ships themselves, steam ing along in varying formations, really present the picture that is most beautiful to see. FREIGHT RATE WAR. Harriman Declares It Will be Higher Rates or Lower Wages. Chicago, May 7. The rate waY which is raging between the railroads nnd the shippers promises to be a bit ter one. In Chicago the fight ajjninst the ad vance in freight rates will be fought principally by the Chicago Associa tion of Commerce, which represents nearly all the commercial interests in the city. The organization will hold a meeting today to plan opposition to the increase in the East at once, and to pave the way for similar action when the rates go up all over the country. It is said that E. IT. Harriman de clares it is either a case of boosting rates or cutting the salaries of the railroad employes. The railroads fig ure that the increase, tinder the pres ent tonnage, will net them $200,000, oon. Troops Scare Insurgents. Lima, May 7. Closely pursued by government troops, the insurgents who rose last week at Chosica and neighboring towns and who are un der the leadership of Dr. Durand, are retiring into the interior. It is rumored here 'that a revolution is in progress in Cuzco, the capital of the department of that name, and that the insurgents hold the city government and have seized (he arms and ammu nition of the rifle clubs. Cuzco is an inland region east of the Andes, and has a population of 30,000. Rockefeller to Invade Russia. London. May 7. A dispatch to the Central News from St. Petersburg savs that three agents of J. 1). Rocke feller are there negotiating for the construction of the Amur railway, a bill for which the Douma passed to the first reading last month and which the government is understood to de mic to have constructed speedily. Rockefeller's agents offer to complete the railway in five years, to use only Russian material and to employ only Russian labor. Departure Is Delayed. Washington. May 7. A change in the order governing the movement of the Pacific fleet, commanded by Rear-Admiral Dayton, was announced at the Navy Department yesterday, by the operation of which the vessels will remain at San Francisco until May 15, when they will sail for a southern cruise. MARCH OF MEN OF FLEET. Largest 'Armed Force Ever Landed Is Reviewed at San Francisco. San Francisco, May 8 Eight thou sand bluejackets nnd marines the larg est armed force the American Navy has ever put ashore in time of peace or war were landed yesterday from the oom- binod Atlantic and Pacific fleets, now appropriation bill was practically con lyin in the harbor, and marched eluded by the senate today. Bmoot of through the streets of San Francisco in Iv" fZ' Z 6 the most notable parado the city has ever known. For four miles and a half, along streets lined and canopied with ! cl0" and in review of a never-ending crowd, the fighting men of the fleets made their way to the martial tunes of their shipmate bands and to cheers that borrnn with tin. firtit (inmmnnd in mareh '""fc - "w " : " , ' "",u",tt""'u. ,u? and the six other Roar-Admirals in com .n,and ?f qrons and divisions, rode 8aT. "cognized by the thousands in the lmmenH0 reviewing stands, and bowed a constant recognition of the cheering K , wn," CUK? "P7 JhronK8 ahead and c.chood ,those ln1the rear as hls carnage slowly, moved at the front of the marching columns. Soere tiirv of the Navv. Metcalf. Governor Gillctt, of California, and Mayor Tay lor, of San Francisco, rodo in the parade and afterward reviewed it as it counter marched down'Van Ness avenue ADMITS OTHER CRIMES. Man Who Blew Up Burlington Train Also in Holdup. Butte, Mont., May 8 Lewis Ferriss who last night confessed to planting 25 ! sticks of dynamito under Burlington train No. 6, which was wrecked hero Friday night, killing three persons, was this morning taken to Hills by dctec tives to dig up the rest of the powder which was cached after the wreck. Fer riss also admits being concerned in the hold up of the North Coast Limited two weeks ago Tho engineer was flagged on a steep grade. The train was stopped, and when the engineer saw tho hold-up men ho ran a blockade of bullets and pulled his train safelv into town. Ferriss made his confession in tho hospital, where he was taken after be- ing slightly wounded by the oflicer who arrested him, Ferriss was arrested while trying to pawn, a rifle of a peculiar old-fashioned caliber, cartridges to ht which were found on the ground after the attempt to rob the North Coast train. Sus picion was directed to him when he was found loafing about tbo place where the Burlington wreck occurred. Itailroad men hero are much aroused and threaten to form a party to lynch Ferriss. He is being kept under a heavy guard. COAL IS WASTED. Officers of Federal Survey Discover Valuable Fuel Is Left. Washington, May 8. Coal valued at $200,000,000 is being wasted every year through improper mining methods. It is estimated by officers of the Federal Geological Survey that the loss repre sents 200,000,0.00 tons, and that this amount would supply tho country for sis months. The coal is worth at least $1 a ton. J. A. ITolmes, one of the officers of the survey, who are trying to solve the fuel problem, says today that nearly half of the total coal supply is left underground, either as pillars to support the roof of the mine, or because it is of an inferior quality. The investigators find that the waste is also duo to tho fact that the working out of the lower beds of coal first in some cases breaks and renders imprac ticable the subsequent mining of the adjacent higher coal beds. "We are skimming the eroam of tho natural resources," said Mr. Holmes, "and we are using tho best and cheap est of our supplies. Each of the suc ceeding generation will obtain its needed general supply, but each will pay higher prices, as mining will con tinually grow more expensive and more dangerous.'' Fights to Escape Fine. Chicago, May 8 Tho Standard Oil Company of Indiana today commenced a new fight to escape payment of the fine of $29,240,000, levied against it by Judge Iandis. in the Federal District Court, when its attorneys appeared to argue an appeal from the lower court. John S. Miller argued that a reversal should be granted, because, he said, the oil company did not know that it was using illegal rates, and that, each train load of the company's product should have been taken as the basis of a ship ment instead of each ear, as charged in the indictment. Orange Crop Short in South. Los Angeles, May 8 With but a few navels left and a brisk demand for al! of them, the season for this variety of oranges is approaching a whirlwind cloe, prices advancing sharply and buyers scrambling for the remainder of the crop. Tho navel season will end within 10 days a month ahead of last year. Only 500 cars of ravels are left in the state. Tho shipments to date have been about 2,000 ahead of those at this time a year ago. More Troubles for Brazil. Rio de Janeiro, Mar 8 Colonel Pla- cido Castro, who headed the revolution of Acre, declares that if Acre is in corporated with tho state of Amazonns instead of being proclaimed a separate state, tho inhabitants' will proclaim an other revolution and fight to make themselves this time an independent nation. PROCEEDINGS OF THE SIXTIETH SESSION OF NATIONAL LAWMAKERS Saturday, May 9. Wanhimrton. Mav 9 Tlin rlo.bntn n tue majn features of tho agricultural forest reserve service. Lodge and wftnd8 supported the policy of the service. Clark of Wyominv reviewed at length what he said he regarded as the weak- ness of tho forestry service. IIo de- elarod that its opponents wore not in- different to the preservation of the tim- ber lands, but objected to the methods practiced by tho Bureau of Forestry under its present administration. In addition to the attention given the agricultural bill, the senate votod te send to tho committee on judiciary tho resolution introduced by Burkett of Nebraska declaring tomorrow to be "Mothers' Day," and suggesting that senators and employes of the senate wear a white flower in honor of that day. Washington, May 9 Although on several occasions it nad oitncuity in maintaining a quorum, the house trans- acted considerable business today. A number of measures were passed, in- j The conference report on the army eluding a child labor law for tho Dis- appropriation bill, carrying an aggre trict of Columbia, intended as a substi- gate of .$95,377,246, was adopted. This tuto for the senate bill, permitting ap peals in naturalization eases from the Uistrict to the Circuit Court of Appeals, and repealing tho act of the legislature of Npw Movieo of 1003 re r,l i ncr eivil procedure in personal injury cases. I whelming vote of 167 to 46, and after Tho house adjourned uuti'l 2 o'clock'3 ty hours (Icbate- the House today tomorrow, when eulogies will be de-'afrla'" wCnt on record against re-es-livnrp.1 ir.nn th,. life. n.l rhur-ietar nf tablisnment of the canteen in the Na- m, i.,t UnrArecntativ-o A,i,ir.i, HT. of Louisiana. In view of the circuin- stances of the adjournment, Williams did not insist unon tho usual roll call, Under a statute passed bv the last assembly, Louis Ferris, who 'dynamited tho train at Butte, will be sentenced to death if convicted. Practically every property owner af fected bv tho recent fire in Atlanta, Ga., has announced that modern struc tures will be built. Friday, May 8. Washington, May S Little progress was made in the senate today on tho agricultural appropriation bill, the ses- sion being devoted to a discussion upon tho principle of forest reserves and tha administration of that servi ,-ic.e. Teller,",1 concluded his remarks in opposition to ; s atemen s as to tne nu.m.er or years a lump sum appropriation of $500,000 I he frosts in various parts of the coun ter further development of the forest tr-v wou1;1 last- Mr. lleyburn read the reserve svstem. Nelson of Minnesota and Dolliver of Iowa spoke in support of the reserve service. McCumber, chairman of the commit tee on pensions, called the attention of the senite to a deadlock among the conferees on the pension appropriation bill on the senate amendment requiring a continuance of tho present system of having the pension funds disbursed through eight pension agencies, located throughout the country, instead of , through a single agency locaed in thia ill.. uanv f.-llliuuin r .irmrn .1 u,- .- .i- ..-i r, ouwu.u 1U3lal, u r,rocure ari appropriation for an investi the senate amendment. :.. . ;-o.,coi .,f0tv i Washington, May 8.- enlisted men of the army today won , wo1(1 conHPnt to an appropriation of their fight for increased pay when ther,0000 wh(1 Un,lerwood objected, and house, after a debate of two hours, Min rr,naltinn far iho ti ' Q. i..K. agreed to the conference report on the I w,ls 'jropped ' army appropriation bill. An appropri-1 'The n'(WitionB t0 tlie bill t0llav wcre ation of $ (W00 was made for the!$00000 for th(, mnitarv prion at Kort purpose. $r,.000,000 of which will go to , iiH..lven worth. Kan., and $16,500 for an the enlisted men. Nine hundred officers 'addition to Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., or a on the retired list also will benefit by . totRl in(.rP:is0 to (ate of $1,241,000. the increase. The army appropriation I ti, .i ;;..- 1 ... . . I ill carries an aggregate appropria-1 tion of $!t5,3S':.245. The principal item!,, of increase it the $7,000,000 additional my. With the various changes made n conference, the bill represents a total increase of $3.L'3.1 15 over the amount authorized bv the house. Thursday. May 7. Washington, May 7 In reply to Hey- mrn's attack upon the forestry policy of the administration, Depew of New York todav. in the senate, spoke at length in defense of forestry reserves and the reforestation of denuded land. Only the other day, he said. New York State received 1,000,00 trees from Ger many for use in reforestration of the Adirondacks. He commended the nc tion of President Roosevelt in inaugu rating the svstem of forestry reserves by setting aside 20.000,000 acres, which was increased to 40.000,000 acres under President McKinlev, and is now 150.- 000,000 acres. In the last two years. he said, France hag spent $50,000,000 for reforestration in view of the enor mous damage to property and the homes of the people by floods. r.xtended discussion of the expendi tures of the Forestry Bureau for pub- lcity work or various kinds, called forth a vigorous denial by Mr. Smoot that a forester had attended a conven ion and charged his expenses to "the hay and grain account." Washington, May 7 After ten days' iseussion, consideration of the snndrv civ;l appropriation bill was completed . y the house today, but before putting it on its passage a recess until tomor row was taken. The bill carries a total ppropriation of $lO(i.06(V30O, or SL IM 1 00O more than was reported bv the , tl con mittee. Die principal resolution of the d n- related to the salary nnd wagi svle o he pa'd in the construction of the 'niiama Canal. The committee had in- l sorted a provision providing that si' s:;l:-ries and wages should not exceed by more than 25 per cent the salaries Wants Postal Savings Banks. Washington. May 7 President Roose velt today expressed to Senator Carter, of the committee on postoffiees and post roads, his earnest desire to see a postal savings bank bill become a law at this sessior. Senator Carter told the Prei lent that he thought the bill which had been favorably reported to the Senate i would ho taken p by that body at an j early date, and that it would pass both nouses ana tiecomo a law without seri ous opposition. i and wages paid in tho Unitod States for similar work. The provision waa do- foatod, 10 to 101. Wednesday, May 6. Washington, May 6. The Senate today passed a bill prohibiting the employment, within certain hours, of children under 14 venre r,( ntre in fh District of Columbia, in anv factory. workshop, teletrranh office, restaurant. hotel, apartment house, saloon, pool or billiard-room, bowling alley, or in transportation or distribution or transmission of merchandise or mes- sages. No such child is permitted to woric at any employment tor wages during school hours, nor before 0 . A. M., nor after 7 P. M. 1 The Senate also adopted a resolu- tion offered by Foraker, of Ohio, di- reeling tne interstate Commerce Commission to inform the Senate whether the commodity clause of the I Interstate Commerce Act had beenent and connected. But several of the complied with since May 1, 1908, and, it noi, wnetner tne non-compliance ; by the railroads has been due to any agreement, arrangement or under standing between the railroad com , nanies and -the authorities. amount was $3,46,'!, 000 more than the bill carried when first passed by the senate. j ... . Tl I Washington, May 6. By the over i tional soldiers' homes fV,th the exception of the adoption of tI,e conference report on the bill i reorganiziti'T the Consular service, on i which the Democrats forced two roll t P3,1,'5' the sundry civil appropriation bill was under consideration the en tire clay. Little progress was made towards its completion. Tuesday, May 6. Washington, Mav 5 Suggesting an amendment excepting Idaho from states in winch the Secretary of Agriculture may give permits for the exportation of timber from forest reserves, Hey burn, during the debate on the agrieul tural appropriation bill in the Senate todav, ridiculed a chart of the forestry ,,in0which W?S SWU"g ", UiC nwrnes of officers of the American For estrv Association, declaring that Mr. Weyerhauser, the second vice-president, owned or claimed more timber unlaw fully obtained than any other man on earth. The Senate adjourned with the agricultural bill still incomplete and the forestry question undisposed of, Washington, May 5 A lively debate was kept up all day today in the House on the sundry eiyil annroniiatinn hill. Repeated effort were made by Gaines of Tenn(,SSPe ttnd chaney of Indiana, V lVr nl n nther TT.pm1.evK trt ! mining, and they had about got Chair The officers and , t.. . t)w .),... hp A ill: l 11J 11 1 l Ul.li II 1 lit Ulllli?) in till: nr B:,,n .v ,imnt t;,nK, v.v- Ji.ua;n nr- mll.-illc e-,ae.l iv ' refusal of the House to take a recess at f) o'clock as a result of a joke on the part of some Republicans, who were trying to hold tho Democrats in the House until the time the Republican caucus was scheduled to be held. In this they were successful, the House finally at 7:47 P M. recessing until 11:55 A. M. tomorrow. Monday. May 4. WASHINGTON, May 4. The Cana dian international boundary treaty was ratified today by the Senate in execu tive session." It provides for the more complete definition and demarca'ion of the boundary between the I'nited States and Canada, but does not hange in any way the established, existing line. Senator Lodge today introduced a bill appropriating $400,000 for the pur chase of a building in Paris to be used as the American legation. A provision for the purchase of the building had been stricken out of the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill on the point that it was not general legislation. Senator Fulton today proposed an amendment to tho sundry civil I ill, au thorizing the Secretary of the Interior to contract for the care of the Alaska insane, this amendment being in the in terest of Vr. H. W. Cue's sanitarium. WASHINGTON. Mav 4. The Houe completely overran the committee on ,.r ,i ' l . ... itet.is in the sundry civil bill. V , '"v ., the meagre was laid asi fori'"""' xx.U officials and of the the .lav. .--,0.0ol had been added to the)'' sn, recinm-ended I v the ronnr it t ee. i 1 which included $10ii.ti'!(i for gaujiin: stream" and determining the water j M'pr1'; lh- I'tMte.l States; an in crease of $"0,000 in the appropriation fo: testing structural materials, and $100,000 in testing coal, r.gsito, ami 1 other finds. These change were not iiomp!i--he !, however.' without a pro longed del nte. :n which the committee found itself practically alone. Creates Waterwavs F"und. Washington, May C The Senate committee on commerce today adopted the report of its subcommittee, which revised the Newlands waterways bill. This report fire the appropriation at fl0.OO0.OOO. and authorises the isnince of bonds when the "waterwavs fund" fall below s.Tnno.pno. in order to Veen the fund up to that amount. The full ! committee expects to hold frequent . meetings with a view to reporting thcleitr has not had a opieion cts,. of measure a early as possible. ' bubonic plague since January 30. POUCfc AHKtST bUSPECf. E. H. Martin Accused of Killing Port land Pawr broker. Portland. May 6 Edward Hugh Mar tin, former artillery oflicor, expert in coast defense armament, graduate of West Point, company commander in the Cuban campaign, son of wealthy parents and a drug fiend. That is the man (arrested by the police early yesterday 'afternoon for tho brutal murder of Na- than Wolff and the pilfering of Wolff's Pawnshop on First street last Friday ni?, .. ... The police were looking for a man of tne thutf type, low-browed, vicious and a criminal with a record. The nature ' the atrocious murder compelled such a picture of the perpetrator. They found a man of high education, good connections and many weakness grow lnS out of the use of cocaine and mor- pume. .formidable circumstances point an unwavering finger of accusation at Mar- tin. He denies his guilt. With all the j resources of a man of education and of ; mental resources ne evades tne ver&ai traps that are laid for him by the au ! thorities. The story he tells is coher j statements whereby he might hope to case nis ciaims to innocence nave peen refuted. His mental resources are not great enough to overcome the barrier of circumstances. The police say he is guilty. They say they will prove he is guilty. There is, of course, the slender chance that he is not. FLOOD INUNDATES TOWNS. Missouri and Illinois Sjffjr Damag From Elements. St. Louis, May 6. A thunder storm of unusual severity, accompanied by a high wind of almost tornado velocity, swept over this vicinity early yester day, doing much damage to property and indirectly causing loss of life. A bridge on the Louisville & Nash ville Railroad, near Belleville, 111., was washed out and wrecked a freight train. Engineer Ward, Frank Chasm, the fire man, and a trainman, whose name has not been learned, and whose body has not been recovered, were caught under the engine and drowned. The train was piled up in a mass in Schoenlaub Creek, which was swollen into a torrent. , Tho village of Edgemont, 111., was flooded, and many persons were forced to take refuge on improvised rafts. The whole area of lowlands known as the American Bottoms, east of East St. Lous, 111., and comprising 35 square miles of territory, is under water. French Village, a town of 1000 inhab itants, one of the oldest settlements in Illinois, was struck by a miniature tor nado, and many houses were unroofed. Telephone and telegraph wires are down and there is no communication with French Village. Traffic is impeded on electric lines running to various points east ana north of East St. Louis, 111., because of high water. GATHERING TO BE NOTABLE. Lay Cornerstone of Bureau of Amer lean Repub ics May II Washington, May 6 All indications point to a notable gathering on the oc casion of the laying of the corner-stone of the new building of the International Bureau of American Republics on May 11. Sufficient acceptances of the invi tations sent out by the governing board have been received to make the event one of the most important of its kind in the history of the capitol. They come from the highest officials in Washing ton, including the Bresident and Vice- President, the Cabinet, the diplomatic corps, the supreme court, the Senate and House of Representatives, officers of the Army and heads of various depart ment bureaus and sections, and repre sentative citizens of Washington, as well as some prominent outside officials, including Governors of 6tates, Mayors of cities and heads of principal political and commercial organizations. A considerable number of the Govern ors who will be in attendance at the onvention called bv the President of the I'nited States to conserve the Na tional resources of the country have in- licated their intention to come to Wash ington a day earlier in order to be present. The principal speeches, which will be made by President Roosevelt, Secretary Root, tho Ambassador of Brazil and An drew Carnegie, will have an interna tional significance. The invocation will to delivered by Cardinal Gibbons, and the benediction will be pronounced by Bishop Cranston, the dean of the Protestant clergy in Washington. The exercises will be opened by the Director of the Bureau, John Barrett, who will present as the presiding officer, tho Sec retary of State, Lhhu Root. Resume Green Fxamination, San Francisco, May 6. Cross-examination of ,T. E. Green, promoter of the Parksido Railway .Company, who testi fied on Monday in the trial of Abe Ruef on the charue of bribing supervisors to vote in favor of printing a street rail way franchise to the Parkside Company. w:m resumed today. He told of the then Mayor Sehmitz' suggestion during an b'.t' rviow on the subject of the ordi- .l,o ,.rni,,,llr.M c1.,.1.1 o.. 1, .1 msv.tiuon ny .'u.ige ope. counsel 'lr i Varx ompnnr. with buef regarding the hitter's fet Thw Is Irsa-. rhkoopsie, X. Y.. May fi Pr. To-; Amos T Biker acting superintendent f i -Mitten.-... t..t., ll;tnl I his return todav to the writ of habeas i circus obtained bv th counsel for Harrr K Thaw denied the- allegations . rutring. chief clerk in the gen- in 'he petition of counsel that Thaw is ; , , . now sane, and alleged, on the contrary.!"31 otlfn o the "'' T7 an that Thaw i insane. Pr. B.ikcr has . Rodolfo Alvare-, alias Rodriguez, tho l ad Thaw under observation drrir.g his confinement in Matteawan. following the trial for the slaving of Stanford White. Plpue f-tumped Out San Francisco, May 6. San Fran cisco's l oarl of supervisors ha prac tically nl andone.l the rat eamnaign. In a set of resolutions adopted bv tl'O board, the people are informed that the ELEVEN DROWN OFF YAQUINA Steamer Kelton Runs Into Storm and Is Wrecked. Captain and Nina of Crew 8aved Lumber Steamer Is Tossed and lorn by Wind and Waves Now Anchored Off Shore Practically a Total Lots. NEWPORT, Or., May 51'Eleven of the officers and crew of the steam Bchooner Minnie E. Kelton, lumber laden, from Aberdeen, Waah., to San Francisco, were killed or drowned as a result of a gale Friday night. The steamer is lying at anchor half wrecked, about a mile oft! shore, between Yaquina Heads and Cape Foulweather. Captain James McKenna and nine of his crew were saved. Friday the Kelton ran into a strong head wind, which increased as the day proceeded, until by midnight is was blowing a hard gale. The vessel con tinually shipped large volumes of water and labored heavily in the sea. The roughweather continued until the ves sel reached a point eight miles south west of Yaquina, when the deckload shifted and started the bjlkhead of the fireroom, and the vessel began filling from the bunkers and engine-room to the hold. The pumps proved unavailing against the inrush of water. When she had drifted north of Ya quina Head the captain, seeing the hopelessness of his vessel's condition, ordered the craft abandoned, and di rected that the lifeboat, which was large enough to hold the entire crew, be lowered. While engaged in clearing the lifeboat, the vessel suddenly shipped a tremendous sea, which swept overboard the deckload of lumber, and with it the after deckhouse, both boats and 11 of the men. The lifeboat was pitched onto the floating lumber, one end hang ing at a sharp angle. In climbing into the boat the men capsized her. They succeeded in right ing her again, and about seven sailors climbed in, leaving four others on the wreckage. The captain ordered the boat to pick these men up, but for some reason the order was not obeyed. With in a few minutes the lifeboat and the wreckage with the unfortunates on board, drifted away from the Kelton. By this time the steamer had drifted close to shore, and Captain McKenna let go his anchors in hopes they would hold him off shore. Shortly afterward a squall shut out from view the lifeboat and the men on the wreckage. None of them was seen again until three of their bodies were picked up beach Sunday. the ISSUE $100,000,000 BONDS. Harriman Would Continue Union Pa cific Work. NEW YORK, May 5 E. H. Harri man announced today that the stock holders of the Union Pacific Railroad Company will be asked at their meet ing at Salt Lake tomorrow to authorize an issue of $100,000,000 of bonds. He said that $50,000,000 of this smonnt will be reserved for issue under strictly guaranteed provisions for construction and acquisition of new lines and ad ditions. Mr. Harriman 's statement fol lows: "The financial requirements of the Union Pacific have been much exag gerated. The maximum amount needed at this time to put the company in funds does not exceed $2.5.000,000," bnt we want to resume development and put our people to work. Iff no event, however, will over $50,000,000 of the bond be issued against properties now owned. Instead of mortgaging new lines as constructed or acquired anil thus having separate mortgages on dif ferent divisions, it is deemed best to provide in one mortgage for future ex tensions and new lines. The meeting is a preliminary step to put the com pany in a position to take advantage of the favorable opportunities to raise additional capital to the best advan tage. ' ' Evans to Join Fleet. PASO ROBLKS, Cab, May 5. Ad miral Kvans will leave today for either Monterey or Santa Cruz to rejoin his fleet. He will do this over the stern protest of Surgeon MaePonald, who has treated him since his arrival here. De spite the fact that tho admiral claims to feel "fine as s:!k.'' Surgeon Mae Ponald fears that the change from ab solute quiet of Paso Rubles to constant excitement that must necessarily fol low bis rejoining the fleet, and the many receptions awaiting him. will cause a rein pse. Fxpres Robbers in Toi's. I.AREPO. Tex., May ".The men 10 robbed the Wells-Fargo Express -"om pa n v of $63,000 on the Mexican Central Railway are in iail here, and .both men have confessed. They are express messenger, who disappeared in Agua Calientes. The money was found by the police in Cutting's rooms. 'now .rhs West. CHEYENNE, Wyo.. May 5 The fall of snow which began here last night and continued today was the heaviest since November. Ten inches of snow had fallen up to this afternoon. Tho precipitation is general throughout Wyoming, and is of great benefit to the farmeia and stockmen.
