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Show I Utah Weather Forecast .: ut of Ogdto than all other MP1 arf"TT" forget this. It M.pff thEmlnar whala Id th (RECEIVES FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES) NO. DL VOL OGDEN J 29 QTY, UTAH. TUESDAY MAY MORNING, fS. . the United Btataa eruiaer apolis, and the ratral tug boats by Hercu- les, Mohawk. .Wabneat and I'ncaa. la thought to be but Itttle. if any injured. as she struck on mud bottom. The ship at the time she struck, was proceeding at the rate of ten knots. Her commander loat hi bearings 10 some extent sad went too close to the channel hue;-- . Th Rhode Island to twenty-eigh- t draws from twenty-sifeet of ureter. In the event en examination of h?r bottom by divers proves that the Rhode Island needs o be dorked (or repairs, naval officers said today she will probably rrturi north for this purpose, as the present uoche at the Norfolk nary yard are not sufficiently large to receive her. n Result of Many Informal Conferences cn Floor Allison Compromise Met With of Senate Several Restrictions Decided Opposition Will be Placed Upon the Review Proposi-tjo- n Section ' Four Won't be Changed. . a i The situation took another at the same and today prided change due there waa an additional - atep to- what gnrd a final agreement na shill amendment review it, judicial T. Washington, May bill rate railroad the g p- - the Allison compromise proportion with aorh determlnea opposition fnm those senators who have fought -inlsit a broad" court review, that imltf President Roosevelt's accept me. ot it and bis declaration on rher propositions he had advocated was sere not vital, an agreement melted by which several restrictions sill he placed on the review proposing There were agreed upon in ct many tntormal corner-tare- s on the floor of the senate during con-mnen- the debate. Will Grant Concessions. The result la that In return for ' the sueadaent conferring jurisdiction on ctralt courts to review orders of the isaaiHions. finds favorable demand, nd by agreement of senate leaders, m secure counter concessions as fol-bw- a: That no order of the commission dill be suspended oc set aside by n jatfrlocutory order or decree with- s hearing had on the petition thmfare. unless at least Arc days' Kite shall lie given to the committee if tnhe time and place .fixed for nit Wiring. The Bacan Amendment. - Thit snrh order shall not he made mb two judges of the court to ippHcaMon la made shall concur la such inurioculoi,r.- - orderor al - decree. is spiieal fro msuch order or decree may Ae taken slthii thirty days from the entry themf, but shall lie only to the supreme court of tlie f'ntted States. Tbit the rate making section of the Mil (ball not be amended. Sen"That inter-loralor- y return to the senate a brief Illness, bad much the additional agree- - ator Alllaon'i today, after to do with Not Treated Fairly, Ha Bays. It waa during hla Illness that II compromise proposition, which bqa bin Sima was given publicity. Whl he made no complaint against tl 1 poeftion in which he was placed the compromise amendment, he mm h clean by him course that he did n blnk he had been treated fairly Ktiators who einounced that he hi pared the way for a meeting grout w the contesting Republican faction To friends of tha bill wno looked upi the compromise as a surrender to ra mad Inieresis, he said the amendme hot preclude further amqjidmen riilch would expedite the review. I disposed finally of the argument th Insistence of such amendmen wwM be a broach of faith with tl cmservatlves who had accepted tl mm promise. He did thin by sayli jMt there had bten no agreement. Tl Vrrn of this statement was tl Jhrsatened overturning of the coi cTOmlae, and negotiations were ve opened between thetwo forces. Senators Dolllver, lying. Clapp at and several other Republicans, wl 'd opposed the amendment, dcclar . Wml 'he Alliaon ooropromlse w it must be followed with tl JWrisiim bcfoie stated. Senator A on sided them In tnetr campaii J. majnriiv of the Democrats fflticism of the action of the Pre n Jn (,PC'ring that the Overan meadment was not vital., joined t and the whole madeniormldab The . compromise disappear 1 I. D,,Rlc- Z,; jnch, Kohn. finally Benatora - Crane. J Foraker, Lod others agreed If S( A,,'on's plan were ad opt i oonont to the adoption amendment as mat t O'Senator Overman, provldti before pi ? "ninirj Injunctions Prty are Issued. Direct o Supreme Court. pending orders of the Interata rmmccce commission and that offer B"n"r Baran providing that au .i. zTLn1 - preliminary order shall be concurred in by two judje. They agreed further that appras from such interlocutory orders or preliminary injunctions should be made direct to the supreme court. Friends of the bill held out for still another agreement end that waa that section four of the bin, which amends section fifteen of the Internal, commerce act, should be left as it paaaed the house. The conservative faction demurred at this suggestion. The section it the one that provide that the commission shall make rates, which In its judgments, shall be just and reasonable, tne conservative faction desired to strike out the words: "In case judgment" unquestionably declared the friends of the measure, that would compel the courts to review the action of the commission as to tha Justness and reasonableness of the rates fixed. Under the language of the house will, they believe that the courts will not review that question. Wont Amend Section Four, After the adjournment of th senate today Benatora Aldrich. Knox, Carter, Hopkins, Cullom, Fulton and Crane met In Senator Aldrichs committee room. The conference lasted nearly an hour. Both factions were strongly represented. At the conclusion Senator Aldrich stated that the hill would be raised with section four left Just as it came from the house. One of the arguments that accomplished this remit waa tha action rf several senator In pointing out that Benatora Knox's rate bill authorized tha commission to fid rale, which In ita judgment, were just and reasonable and that the as hie language appeared in the Mauachusetta statutes. The conferences today. It ta believed, have about disposed of tbe points of dispute. The egreement reached by Republican leader la a concession to the Democrats. The amendment providing for the giving of notice of heaping for Injunctions waa first offered by Senator Overman; Senator Bacon originated the proposition for the hearing of auoh applications by two Judges, and several Democrats introduced amendments providing for appeals direct to the trireme court. Compromise will Be Adopted. " Senate leaders representing - both factions predict . that compromise amendments will be adopted.. The Allison compromise waa not written by Senator Allison, but waa prepared two weeks sgo st a meeting of Senators Long, Fulton, Nelson and Alliaon, Tho last named submitted K to Senator Aldrich and others as a basis for a compromise on tbe review feature. Hla prevented him from disclaiming the entire responsibility for It. It la stated that H was tbe Intention of those who drafted tha proposition that it should be followed by he Overman and Bacon amendments, as stated by the Associated Press on the morning following that conference. The negotiations today have made .that program possible. ill-ne- si CAPTURED ESCAPED CONVICT. Guard Had to Shoot Frod Mckahuo In the Legs. Butte, Mont., May 7. A Miner dispatch from Missoula, states that af'er trailing an escaped convict Fred Mekahua, for irora than a week, Guard George Mlnalicw ran down his man at Fort Missoula thia morning and raptured him, but not before the fugitive had hpen twice shot In the legs. .Mekahifs spied the guard and at once began tunning, when the officer opened fir, each bullet finding lodgment In tha fugitive. Mekahua was a trusty. DONT BELIEVE THE RHODE ISLAND IS BADLY DAMAGED ' Norfolk, FLOCKING TO LOS ANGELES. Five Theusand Bhrinara ara Expected te Arrive Thie Wack. SWEEPS VALLEY Away Casving Large Damage ,i - j May 7. A special to'the Sacramento Union from Wood-- ' Sacrament, Cal., at Damage Rumaey. GRND JURY SWORN. Will Inveatigata Insurance Matters in New York. 7. The York, May special grand Jury, which la to Inveatlgste Inand matters surance especially campaign contributions,, was empaneled today, waa present with several, of his assistants when It waa sworn. Justice ficott. of tbe criminal branch New ' The United Stats battlsahio Rhode Island, which went ashore on York Spit, Saturday while en mu's from Boston to tho York river target grounds, and which waa successfully floated last evening Va., May 7. of the supreme court la hla charge said: Your attention will be called to a eerie of. alleged Crimea In various financial circle. The legislature has passed laws remedying, so far ad It can. all past mfftshrs. Your duty la to inquire- If any crime haa been committed under the law as it stood before the legislative action. You will have the- - active and energertte assistance of the district attorney and you are entitled at all times to call upon him for assistance and advice. You Pine Line company, ne says, dors all are- - not to be swayed hr suspicion or the Standard ytpe line transportation, clamor In any of your work." j the Union Tana company carries all Its Ml by cars, the Solar Refining com. FOREIGN news notes. pany does Its manufacturing while the collects the crude Ohio Oil company London, May 7. King Edward oil from the wjlla in the field. rived her thil evening. Standard absolutely fixes the Gibraltar, May 7. The British c prices of crude oil. Independent Amethyst and Arrogant t err' run their bids up or down with sailed to join the British Med the Standard's price. But by organins- ranean fleet Barce loo's, Epaln, May i. The ing ."fake'' or pirate" companfr the 'Standard manages to drive out lice today discovered an anarchist without changing oil rplracy. There have been aixteei competition prices every where, which would be rest and eight bombs have disastrous to the Standard itself. seized. - STANDARD CONTINUES TO VIOLATE OHIO LAW rsSlL bvf' M,v 7- -In prelim! rhi findings to the mei m,n?drd 011 60,0 Puny of ( EiV Attorney Get Stan Oil tnisf i11wt. ,hnu?h ,h " to the ik of th, C0flrt Ohio, IUT17.H ,PT',i,J IHng the i uG ting all th. riTh, e wrty they repress th 8Un,Ird Oil hi .rf to Tn h'l-n.- ihi thp Riewarl 4 t has conti t, an be ,iw department of The Buc tr.irately. com-pani- ' IRE LOR THREE YEARS I ELECTRIC CAR KILLS TWO. Great Army of Unemployed in San , Los Angeles. May 7. Two men were instantly killed by electric cars. One wis almost beheaded, the other waa ground to death under a work train. The first accident occurred between Graham and Nadeau stations. Peter Keating, an employe of the Sunset Telephone company, was digging a ditch under a trestle when a car suddenly ran again an oharriiriinn which jarred the occupant of the couch. The ntotorman stopped the car and thr conductor ran hack to see what had happened. Keating's body was found in the- - ditch, ttje head almost cleanly severv-d- . it ta believed the man raised himself up and stuck his head through tbe tie aa the car came along. P. C. Martin, jr.10 East Twenty-seventstreet, a motorman on a Pacific elect rlc work train, was hurled beneath tbe tracks of hla car near Stillwater on tbe Santa Ann line, and killed. Francisco. the San Francisco. May ".-subsidence of the excitement that attended the earthquake and fire comes a more vivid realisation of the misery that haa been inflicted upon the combo munity. The number of people have suddenly been cut off from means Is enormous. of earning a llvelih-wArmy ef Unemployed. The army of clerks, salesmen, stenographers. bookkeepers and trades people that poured into the downtown sections each morning and returned to the residential dlsirtrta and suburb in the evening, finds itself idle and alth-ou- t prospect of employment. Lawyers, doctoral!, deni 1st s and their assistants, are in a like predlrament, hut a small parcentage of these people are capable of taking np manual labor, ihe only kind that la nun paid, and already upon tha afreets and on the sites of the destroyed building may be seen members of this clads painfully engaged in the hardest kind of tsska. What la to be done with the greater number nf the men and women who could not get down to the level of the common workman la n question that the city officials have asked themselves and have been, unable to furnish a satisfactory anawer. Reconstructing City. From thia time forward the effort of the municipal officials and existing rlllsens' committee wilt be directed almost solely to the task of reconatruet-ctbe city. Active have been nppolnted and plana for practical work and accomplishments will be presented to Mayor Schmitz this week. The construction of temorary buildings continues in the burned portions of the town and everywhere there are masrifseiatinna that the mercantile element la imdfuated by It reserves. The relief work ta proceeding', smoothly along the lines arranged by the army, but a project la now. being considered of substituting for. the broad line" a number of cheap reatauranta where hot meals will be served at a low coat- - - FTOH T A A Defective Rail CausSanta Fe Train to Leave Track. ed Bakersfield, Cal., May 7. This mors-iqg- , while emurglug from tunnel No. i, a abort distance aboie Bealvllle, engine Na 16 of a westbound Ban la. Kr train struck a defective rail, badly, wrecking the rnglne and train and severely Injuring Engineer W. C. Fireman Pls'her waa raughf under the wreckage of the engine, hut. by hla presence of mind In abutting off the fire and oil, prevented Ihe wreek eatching fire and causing further destruction of property and loea of life. Brakemen Patton and Ihmm-llwere riding out on the cars that were caught lu the tunnel and their escape from death was miraculous, Tunnel mass of wrccksge, many of No. 4 Is tba car having hern derailed and smashed to splinters. The injured trainmen were brought to Bikersflejd bv Conductor Houghton in a special ' train. Tha Southern Pacific wrecker and crew were dispatched to the scene of tbe wreck. All traffic over the mountain I at a standstill, flanto Fe train la still In Ihe local yards and No. both the Souther!) Paelflc and the Santa Fe wret bound passenger are Installed on the other aide of Bealvllle. It la expected that the wreck will be cleared by night. Ptclt-erln- LARGE NUMBER OP BILLS PASSED THE HOUSE. Splsndid Demonstration to Speaker Seat Washington, Jfy 7. Nut that thia waa the apeakera birthday, the house after a splendid demonstration to Mr. Cannon, as he ascended to the apeakera table, settled down to one of the biggest days In the history of the present session. The day waa notable for the number of billa in number, covering passed, forty-fiva large number ot subject. The following are among the hill ( paired: To empower the secretory of war under restriction to authorise the construction. extension and maintenance of wharves, piers and other structure on lands underlying harbor arcs and navigable atresma and bodies of waters in Porto Rico and the Island adjacent thereto. To authorise the postmaster general to dispose of useless papers In post office. To provide for the disposition under the public land laws of the lands for tha abandoned Fort' Shaw military fcaervation In Montana. Providing for the subdivision of lands entered under the reclamation act and for other purposes. To punish the cutting, chipping or boxing of trees on the public domxln. Granting to the Ocean Railway company a right of way across Pigeon lighthouse reservation in Ban Mateo county. Cal. To amend the wet to provide a government. for the territory of Hawaii. A resolution accepting the recession of California Valley grant and tho Mat Ipoaa big tree grove and Including the other with fractional sections. Restricting In certain caaea the right of appeal to supreme court In habeas corpus proceedings. withstand-In- New York, Mar 7. After carrying elgn financial agent for the Russian , and Ihe revolutionary govcintm-iitfor marly I negotiation escribe the surer ns of bureau party the represint-incraiic methods fo the manner is Ihe anthracite min workers end which he bas hern able to negotiate of Eastern Pennsylvania to loan abroad day agreed to continue the award of They declare they will strike terror Ihe strike commission for another into the heart of all financiers whoa three years or until March 11. 1!M. may be asked similarly to help thro and the men will return to work aa government by aaKMsIuaiJng the man iKKin aa practicable, probably Mon- whom they regard aa their I .on don day. Express. Ne Diacrtaainatien. All miners who have not come in the WILL START RESTAURANTS. violence again! per arm or property but no one will will lie be discriminated against because of Dr, Devlna and Major Fabigar taeWark . Out Plan. any art Ion he may have taken in the strike movement, The agreement 4 Ran Kranrlsco. May 7. At. today's subject to thr ratification ef the Erie district convention nf mine workers at meeting of the finance rommirtro. Dr. Bcramon tomorrow, hut there la not Devine, representing the National Red the slightest doubt that the rieletea Cross, and Major Fabinger, who iaHa-in of tha consolidated rclltff will approve the action of their repre- charge were authorised to wmek out a ttons, sentatives. by which restaurant malar fhalr plan r Asked fee Agrsamant auspices will be established In the President Mitchell tn stating to ihe sevan sen tons into which tba aKy haa i operators the action of the Brranton been divided by the army offiearw. Hat ' convention ashed thaj the agreement meals at 14 rente each are to be aarvad he ntgde for two years. In arguing at throe estlng places, and tba plan la for the two jeara' term he said the tn eventually dtwpenae with tbe matter cost of living might Increase consider- ot distribution of free supplies. The ably In three years and Hint other mrl will be for worthy prraeua, and changes in ihe mining industry might tha tickets Uaucd to them will be recome that would gnehe the preeent deemed by the relief eon wnlrt era out wage scale unfair to the men.. ot it fund. Tha finance eammittra will hear a report from Dr. fteaina aad Held Out for Thvsa-Vaa- r Plan. The operator In their reply Mid they Major FaMngar on the grictlroUlity of inerting. felt Ibat any eontlngeney that might this plan at Ita nextoua of the principal Gen. Grenljr waa rise waa covered by Ihe awerd of the In ha eoams i the meeting.' strike commlsainn and they eoneltiried aprakrdaat annonnned that It hla remarks he of 1m eouilnued award the that by asking broad for three years. This was agreed to. was his Intcat Ion to have the In taking the report of discrimination liar more closely drawn than ever. , To that end he had Just. issued an order .against some of the men It waa the of the mln owners to take to hare a soldier at every issuing staof asking each Parhack only such mrq a they rhnoar to tion for theorpurposewwa she absolutely dead, t hnt President Mitchell con- ana if be and in no mHlon to buy fond. tested this point ao strongly that the tu In this way ha hoped to be able to disoperators withdrew It. courage many who have no business , In t MW line. o ARRIVES AT CHICAGO. The following financial statement was preneented: Chicago, Mar 7. Prealdent Harrl Receipt. I2.:K4,1R7.4B; ' disburse- man's specie! reached Chicago at 12:24 balance, $1,Z01,' o'clock this morning. Hla ear was menis, IR3.M7.hl; transferred to the tracks nf the Lake 3r..Ni. Total claims reported to date, Shore railroad and the jfflourney east fiubacriptlnna waa resumed with less than half an reprroenllng f4W.(W.4. (confirmed), f 4. 406,144. 42.; aubscrlp- hour's delay. tlons unconfirmed), 1411.74(1. Total, ' on e g oiM-rat- . 'Tye-Yes- Ran ' Francises; May 7. Mayor Bchmlti today received the following tetter from the military authorities: It has been derided that special guards furnished for private property, such as safe, vaults, private bnildings, etc., will be withdrawn st noon Thursday, May in." Cannon aa Ha Took Anthracite Miners and Operators Reach An Agreement at New York Conference Mitchell Concceded to Three Years Plan Will be no Discrimination Against Men Who Have Taken Active Part in Strike. arch-enem- land nays tha big barrier which Impounded the water of Cache creek in tha mountalas about fourteen fillea above Rumaey, give way at I o'clock this morning, or rather a port loo of it WILL WITHDRAW GUARDS. gave way, and a great wave rushed donw the eourae of the creek, doing considerable damage at Rumaey and Ara Thero Furnished te Watch Private some places further down tbe creek. Property. Reports differ regardtnff the enxrt amount of damage at Ru,maey. It is generally reported, however, that the Southern Paelflc companys roundhouse waa damaged, gnd some reports have tt washed frmg Its foundation. There arw also reporta to tha effect that tho fruit parking plant there ta damaged. The Rumaey bridge suffered material damage, it being reported that only the piles ere left. A blaekamlth shop waa washed away and two barns further down tho creek ware swept away. The mat of the ware reached Madison at 7:10 this morning. Madlaon is about 23 .miles below Rumaey, which Is situated at the head of Capay valley. and Is th terminus of the Southern Paelfle railroad. Madlaon reports that tho wavo there was about six feet high and the water exceeded the high water mark hut no damage waa done, as the town is. quite a distance back from the creek bottom. People Fled From Homes It seems that there has been no damage at Capsy, though It la said the town ta from two to four feet under water and the cellar are full. No damage has been reported from Gulndn or Intermediate points. The wall of wyter reached Rumaey first, carrying away several buildings and the approach to the bridges. An soon as tbe wstef retched the valley It loatsUa force and spread out over a considerable area of land. All danger la row passed and the only damage done waa tn the town of Rumaey where It la believed that 1400 or 50 will pay for tbe necessary repairs. The people of Capay, Guinda and Rumaey are now returning to their homes after their TlgU upon the hills. AMO CONTINUE OE STRIKE COMMISSION officer. g Dam Gives ILL e Los Angeles, Mar 7. AHhoughthe national gathering of Bhrlnera. originAngeles thia ally scheduled for week, waa declared off by Potentate Collins, there ara 1.5W visiting Bhrlnera now In Los Angeles, and they continue tn arrive from ihe east in constantly Increasing number. A special over the Salt Lake road brought 100 of the Springfield (Mass.) Shrinera into tbe clij at noon today, and some time tonight the special over the Southern Pacific, which carrits over 200 additional members, will deposit Its burden at the Arcade station. Before the end of the week the viaiiora will number more than B.OiK). Almost without exeeptloa they have come prepared to stay until after the Fiesta. g? . tho mint; 150.000 fur the pustoffice, court house, etc ; ICflov for the revenue cutter store house, which waa totally defrayed, making In all fdll.HHH' for Ban Francisco. The Ban Jose post office M injured to the extent of !3a,tio and the Oakland postofflee IK.51M'. To make the appropriation ample to cover damages nut a yet sarertainel the secretary recommends that IT50.CHH) be appropriated. ' The estimate Is accompanied by photographs ot the building taken after the damage. The secretary takes occasion u submit a brief reference to report on file in hi department, conduct of the federal showing Minne- CENTS FIVE PRICE 1936. 5, . Fair Turaday and Wtdnaaday. g ' : lll; . J. A. 4, R17.9H4.42. LINN TAKEN TO PRISON. IJnn, for Chicago, May merly clerk of the mtpreme court, who recently pleaded guilty to charges of embezzlement of llin public funds, was taken to the penitentiary at Joliet today to serve hla term of from one to five years. HUMMEL TRIAL POSTPONED. Washington, Msy .7. Today' stale-meof the treasury balance in th fund shows: Available cash balances 7 f 160,664.674: gold coin and bullion, 43r 1145,164, 424, Gold certificates nt 209,125. ATTACK RAILWAY STATION, The trial of AbRECEPT ION TO CANNON. raham Hummel, the lawyer, on a of subordination of perjury, Hundreds ef Persona Paid Respects charge which waa scheduled to begin lod, to tbs Speaker. was postponed until May 21at, on motion of District Attorney Jerome, Washington. May 7. Bpcsker Cannon waa the guest at a reception given ASSASSINS THREAT. hi mtonlght ai tbe Arlington hotel by of reprehla colleagues In the house Sentence Passed on Great sentatives tn honor of his 7m h birth- Death Financier, day. It waa a notable occasion, mads so by the presence if President Rose-vcl- t ficrllii. Herr von MendHsohn, Ihe and almost every official of note Gernuin financier, haa been great In Washington and oihersf rum outside to dcaih by the Russian revocities who exited to extend their conlutionary party. gratulations. All the members of the Whpn be recehed this Information memthe now In comcabinet Washington, post at hi Hcrltn rpaiflonre he by cona of the supreme court, large ber the police at once. with municated tingent of bora hoiiara and beads of Elaborate precaution are being takthe various bureau of the executive en by the financier to avert hie threat-enedepartment, and prominent resident assassination. Thia Include a found timed tiring the evening to come special bodyguard, who are shadowing and shake the sjicaker's hand and to hla movements, and prevcnllng tbe apsuswish him many happy returns of the proach of any person who arouses day. President Roosevelt arrived about picion. 10 o'clock and for an hour or more Herr von Mendelssohn ads as forcharted with the speaker and mixed freely with the large crowd, Fairbanks waa among the early arrivals. As Speaker f'annon knew every one who called to uiigratulate him. introduction waa unnecessary. He gave a cordial welcome to all hla friends and heartily responded to the good wishes. New York. May 7. e TREASURY STATEMENT. d d A DELEGATE FORM AL8AKA. 7. President May Washington, Roosevelt today signed the bill Missed by congress providing for a. delegate tn Ihe housef rom Alaska. The rraatorsf rom Washington were present when the Prculdent approved tne manure. ly WILL BUILD GREAT BRIDGE. New York, May 7. Tlie lowest bid- -. erection of the Manhattan gtructure parallelling tho Brooklyn bridge and requiring an estimated 4(i.n(Mi Ion of steel, is the Ryan Parker fonstructlon company, witli an offer of 96.649.223. for the dr Ifhldgc. a line-preside- UNPOPULAR FUNDAMENTAL LAWS AGAIN IN FORCE FOR CHANGE TO SECURE IMMIGRANTS.' IN CREED. Birmingham. A1a May 7.- At today's (nulls of the general conference of the M. E. church. South, a resolution concerning the preparation of a new statement of Ihe doctrinal faith of waa Introduced by N. F. Til-lt and W. R. Umbiitb of the conference. The resolution says Ihe present form of th creed does not fully meet the existing needs of thechurrh as a statement of the doctrinal system of Evangelical Methodist armlanam. A special committee was created to consider tbe matter. " Msy 7. E. R. Stackable, collector of customs, sailed today on the steamship Manchuria an a at months' leave of absence; during which he will, a agent of the territorial board of Immigration, Halt the Azores Honolulu. and Italy for the purpose of securing Immigrants to supply the demand for labor. AN APPROPRIATION FOR DAMAGED BUILDINGS. Secretary Washington. May 7. Shaw today submitted rsMmaje to the house of amounts necessary to be appropriated to repair government buildings In California wrecked by the earthquake. The house committee on appropriations has decided to take this matter np tomorrow and bring in a appropriation bill coveting the Items. The Item Include $10,0uo for the appraisers store building; f$5,Q04 for e - CONVENTIONgPOiTPONED. San Franclao , May 7. Tbe biennial convention of state league of Republican club.a Which waa to have been t held at Santa Cru Monday, was today postponed Indefinitely by President Fred K. Rule. The executive committee will meet soon to perfect plans for the convention. m-x- St. Priereburs, May 8. 4:20 a. m. Another of Ihj kallcdoscopic changes in Ihe pnllticui situation to whlrh Russia is becoming accustomed occurred late last night, when, with utter unexpectedness the draft t the fundamental law. which w supposed to hare perished with the Witte and regime, was officially promulgated Rusmade tlie permanent basis of the sian state, unalterably except on the initiative of Emperor. Nicholas or hi aurceaaora. ' Though the draft of the fundamental law hm undergone considerable editing and numerous changes have been made In It, in essence it remains Identical with tliep reject telegraphed to tho Associated Press on April 24. which svoked a storm of anger and con ilern nation by the dominant liberal party. Published at h inVan'. when ihe people had preM-n- t been led to believe that the unpopular . f Riga, May 7. An armed force to day nrtarked ll,r railroad station at Tuknm Junc'ltm and killed a gendthe poat master and arme, a policeman, an artillery nffln-r- . Troop were sent in pursuit of the hand. draft had liee.i dropped and whn the dismissal of the old cabinet was accepted as an indiralba of the deaire on tlie iHirt of Ihe government, to join handxw ilh the national parliament, the news will i' rouse still greater indignation and threatens to undo all the work of Prof. Miltikoff and the other constitutional democratic leaders tn the came of moderation. in the "conThe only modification stitution" a published, which meet with favor, ta thr elimination of th provision empowering the emperor to fix salnrles an-- l pensions of officlsl. thereby subjecting even the Judiciary to the possibility of undue flnanrlal in- All the other changes are flucnce. of further buttressing In the the Imperial power, protecting the crown brad an-- properties from y ihe latrliaraem and giving thr emperor power to conclude loans Independently, should the parliament refus to pass the budget, din-ctio- l inter-fm-nce- h ' |