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ht hikI after they had withdrawn fiotn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.