Show THELAND THE LAND FRAUDS IN california washington april 25 the prosecution reached a progress progressive lv stage yesterday in the hyde dimond benson schneider land fraud cases when wm J burns a secret service agent who took look a leading part in unearthing the scandal was called in advance of dt the time set set for him to appear in order to evidon r tho made by joost with rotor betor once enco to hyde and benson justice stafford ruled on a vital point when he told tho the jury juri that burns bums testimony was to be regarded only as against schneider cider the court ruled that it must first bis be established by schneider wat that lands obtained by him for hydo hyde nvere to bo be used as a basis of ox cx chano for other lands said lie ho had made mil lional reg out of hyde and denson benson testified Burns and that ho he had been treated badly he said he was tho thle I 1 outside man and had got school landa imms both in bi oregon and Call california ornta he ha gaya gave the titles of many fraudulent an burns told of the reiteration of the confession contained in the er report doport embracing statements made by schneider he identified tv a letter henry P dimond and A jildo relative lw fo t 0 conditions in tho land office in 14 this city flub sequent tp secretary suspension pr public land entries in california fid oregon A |