I III Iti Ltl t AFTER S. P. GRANTS Attorney General to Force Rail road to Sell Land. MUST PERFORM TERMS OF GRANT Government Would Forfeit Southern Pacific Lend Grants or Com pel Sale to Settler. Washington. May 4. There la no longer any doubt that the nntloual ad ministration will exert it powerful In flucoco to break the Southern Pacific land mononolr In Oregon and force that comranr to place on the market the remaining 3,000,000 acres of Ita grant, tolling upon demand to bona fldo settlers In quarter-section ttacta nnd at not moio than $2.50 per acre, as specifically set forth in the law un dor which the grant was made. After aeveral long conference with Senator Bourne, Attorney General Bonaparte haa directed District Attorney Bristol to mako a thorough Investigation Into tho Southern Pacific grant, more prop erly known os tho Oregon Central and Oregon A California grant. Tbo government will -first determine whetLer the law under which tho grants were made can bo enforced with out futthcr action on the part of con grew. If It is concluded that there is ample law, the government will then determine what la the most practicable method of enfotdng Its ptovialons un lew it shall be found that tho grant was forfeited. From his talks with Mr. Bourne, the attorney general Is fully aware of the difficulties oi the problem ho has un dertaken to solve, and has directed District Attorney Nathan V. Harlan, of the third division of Alaska, to report to Mr. Bristol and aid him In oery way In his Investigations. Mr. Harlan was in Nebraska on leave and desired employment before the expiration of his leavo. Later on, it is understood, the de partment will Investigate to determine whether or not rales heretofore made by the railroad in violation of the wro vlsions of the law can bo invalidated. At present, however, the main object is to force the Southern Pacific tc put ita land on the market and no longer re tard development along the line of Its road. PASSES DIRECT PRIMARY LAW. Measure Favored by Governor Is En- dorsed by Mlch'gan House. Lansing. Mich., May 4. The lower house of the state legislature passed the primary election bill advocated by Governor Warner. The bill amends the existing law by providing for a popular vote on candidates for United States senator. It also removes the proviso that if no candidates for the nomination for governor and lieuten ant governor receive 40 per cent of the totes cast in a primary election, the nominal ona for governor and lieuten ant governor roust bo made by the con vention. The bill prohibits newspaper advertising by candidates Rushes Troops to Frontier. City of Mexico, May 4. The govern ment admits that troops are being sent to tho Guatemalan border, but denies that this can be construed as mobiliza tion. Nevertheless great activity pre vails in the local barracks. It is rumored today that General To ledo is about to start for Ilondurm, and that within a few weeks he will bo at the head of a Guatemalan revolu tionary army on the boundary line be tween Guatemala and Honduras, ready to strike at the Cabrera government for its overthrow. Lelshrnan Gets Turks to Act. Constantinople, May 4. Asa result of the energetic representations of the State department, through Ambassador Lelshman, an Imperial irode was issued today In regard to the American schools and other questions long pending be tween the United States and Turkey, authorizing the ministers to take ac tbn in the matter. This is expected to lead to a satisfactory settlement. Recruiting BUI Passes Upper House. St. Petersburg, May 4. The council of the empire today passed unanimous ly the recruiting bill and the bill ap propriating 13,000,000 for famine re lief passed by the lower house April 30. Belated Blizzard at Superior. Superior, Wis., May 4. A belated blizzard started in today. In one hour thero had fallen half an inch of snow, with prospects for a good heavy fall. A high wind accompanies the snow. Double-Track Siberian Road. St. Petersburg, May 4. The ccuncll of ministers has decided to double-track the Siberian railroad. The section from Arhlnsk to Irkutsk will be doubled this year. BOTH SIDES READY. All Preparations Complete for Hay wood Trial at Boise. Boise. Ida., May 3. Counsel for prosecution and defense In the Stcu nenberg nnmlot caso havo settled down to their final prepatntory work, and there Is every reason for bellovlng that tho trial of William Haywood, first of the accused men, wilt bo cemmtneod on Thursday next. Various reports as to moves tending to further delay tho trial are in circulation, but tho attitude of both sides Indicates that they are toady for trial. Tho only preliminary proceeding pending Is a motion by tho defenso for a bill of particulars of tho evidence by which tho stato hopes to show tliat Haywood conspired to tho murder of Governor Bteuneubcrg. This motion, which la designed to secure a disclosure of tho hand of the state, will be argued lefoio Judgo Wood on Monday next. This Is not regarded as likely to delay the trial. The Idaho codo and practice, modelled closely upon those of Califor nia, mako no provision lor bills of par ticulars in criminal cases, and In the only precedent rccoidcd In the Idaho reports tho court denied tho applica tion, holding that tho power to require require tho furnishing cf bills c( par ticulars In general was discretionary with the court. It is asserted that no right of appeal goes with such a mo tion and neither sido seems to regard tho matter seriously. ANOTHER GRAFT EXPOSED. San Francisco Public Worke Official In Toils of Heney. San Francisco, May, 3. The inquiry before tho grand jury today developed the fact that a gigantic graft haa been carried on by President George Dufley, of the board of public works. Duffey's graft was done through tho rental of teams for tho use of the city. In some rases the expenditure for a team and driver went as high as $30 a day. Dufley was formerly a member cf the board of supervisors and was one ol tho most active bribetakers of that aggrega tion. It Is charged against Dufley that he has continued to graft In the face of tho grand jury's Investigation. Governor Glllotto today addressed a letter to Andrew Wilson, a member of the state railroad commission, demand ing that ho resign at once. Wilson was formerly a member of tho board of su pervisors, but was elected railroad com missioner last November. Wilson's confession, as made to tho grand jury, was placed in the hands of the gover nor, and formed the basis of his action of today. Wilson lias refused td reilgn. COMMITTE FINDS GRAFT. Huge Profits In Furnishing Pennsyl vania State Capitol. Harrlsburg, Pa., May 3. The capl tol Investigating committee issued a statement tonight showing the cost to tho state for furnishing the house library and the reception and privato room of the resident clerk of tho house p have been $104,733. The Pennsyl vania sOUBirucuon company, oi .mari etta, Pa., and the John II. Sanderson company, of Philadelphia, are esti mated to have made on these furnish- ings from 500 to 1,000 percent profit. James Scarlet, chief counsel of tho commission, has been asked by the at torney general to take charge of ho pro posed criminal and civil suit against certain persons involved in the capl tol scandal. May Stop Denver Building;. Denver, May 3. Following the an nouncement of the owners of ten of the largest mills in the city that they would never agree to tho demands of the millmen and woodworkers, who struck yesterday for the closed shop, the carpenters' union tonight decided to declare unfair the product of all the local mills which persist In denying the demands. It is claimed that the Building Trades council will support the carpenters, whose actlcn means that extensive building operations will be abruptly suspended. Ask Militia Protection. Boston, May 3. The master team sters today, through counsel, formally eskod Governor Guild to assign a de tachment of militia to protect the lives and property of strikebreaker!!, which tboy assert have been jeopardized by several street riots when the drivers were going homo from work. Cubrn Clgarmskers Hold Out. Havana, May 3. The strike in the cigar industry continues without over tures being made by either sido to end it. The cigarmakers declare they are receiving ample funds, which have come from the United States, and that they will bo able to hold out for months. Twenty-six Hundred on Strike. Eureka, Cal., May 3. Twenty-alx hundred and fifty onion woodsmen and sawmill workers wall.ed out In the pa rlous mills of Humboldt county today aa result of a strike. This action clos ed eight mills in the couuty today. Will Ask Heney to Investigate Washington Land Frauds, SECRET SERVICE NOW AT WORK Men Now High In Public Confidence Said to Be Implicated In Irregularities. Seattle, May 2. Six secret service operatives are working in Western Washington unentthlng a series of Inuri frauds that ate declared to bo more astounding In their far touching cluir ncter than the discoveries nmdo In Ore gon or California. A secret soivico cpotntivo high in tho confidence of President Hoosovelt haa just been sent to this coast to tako charge of tho work and to assemble tho ovldcnco tlint has been accumulated for rresontallon to special ofllccrs of the department of Justice. It was declared today by a high gov ernment authority that when all tho timber fraud evidence luut been assem bled Francis J. Heney will bo asked to come noro ami duplicate ma success in convicting the land thieves of Oregon. It is recognised that his San rranclsco work will ofcupy several weeks' further tlmo, but tho work In Western Wash ington cannot bo completed before that tlmo. Names that are being whispered In secret service circles Indicate tliat when the net Is spread It vrM bring In some men now high in tho confidence of the public. Evidence is declared to bo gathered that proves conclusively tho complicity of these men, but some of the cases are so old that trier may lie able to hldo behind the statuto of limi tations. But even if this Is done, tho government operatives will let tho story become known In some manner. There are a few comparatively unim portant timber cases ready for trial now, but these merely lift the covet off the land fraud situation In Washing ton. Following close upon tho heels of these earlier hearings will come, the prosecutions that reveal tho scope of patt timber operations. IRON WORKS STOP. Thousands of Men Strike In San Francisco Plants. San Francisco, May 2. At the end of the first day of tho striko of unions connected with tho Iron trades and metal workers, tho extent of the strike is eomowhat uncertain. Tho Iron Trades council stated last night that but 2,000 men were idle In San Fran cisco and tho bay cities, whilo 4,000 men were employed In shops which had granted an eight-hour day wero at woik. Members of the ccuncll assort ed that 27 shops In this nity ami 21 out of 31 In Oakland liad signed tho now schedule. The Metal Workers' aisoclation, on the other luind, claimed that special committees had canvassed tho city yes terday nnd out of 08 shops, foundries and works visited, 63 wero found closed snd 0,000 men out of work. Among the largo concerns closed arc tho Union, tho Itlsdon and the Fulton Iron works. CLERKS AND.'JURORS STRIKE. Assessor's Office and Court Tied Up In Butte. Butte, Mont., May 2. What aro per haps the quereat May day strikes in history carno yesterday, whon tho clerks in tho ofllco of County Assessor liotand struck for higher wages and the Jurors in Judge Donlan'a coart presented a de mand for $2,000 pay for services they have not performed. Tho assessor's clerks get $100 per month, tho maximum fixed by statute. They presented a demand to Mr. Boland for an Inoiooso averaging $000 per year. Judge Donlan'a Jury was temporarily laid oil two weeks ago. Yesterday the jurors, numbering 03, presontod a de mand for 12 days' nay, the period of their layoff, on the ground that legally they may net be laid oil. Shoots at French Cavalry, Paris, May 2. During the 'afternoon a mun was passing tho Placo do la He publlque on top of an omnibus fired five shots from a revolver at a squadron of culrassleurs, wounding two of the cav alrymen. Tho man, who was subse quently identified as Jacob Law, of tho Baltic prcvlnce, of Podolla, Russia, was dragged from the top of tho omni bus by the police and nurrowly escaped lynching at the hands of a crowd sur rounding tho vehicle. Law, who was terribly beaten, subsequently died in the hospital. Reduces National Guard. Sacramento, May 2. Sweoplng or ders wero Issued by Adjutant General Lauck yesterday wheroby ten companies of tbo California National Guard are mustered out of the service for "having fallen below tho standard of eillcionoy'. WANT GOAL SCOURED. Railroads Dread Another Famine and Want Dealers to Stock Up. Chicago, May 1. The tmtllo nnd opomtlng departments of tho lluirlinan and Hill lines have united in a strenu ous elTort to prevent n recurrence of a coal fuiuliio next winter In tho West and Northwest. Orders huvo been Is sued by tho highest olllclnl of tho vail- ous roads and havo tho sanction of K. II. llnirlnmn nnd James J. Hill, re quiring all of tho otllclalstotuake every otToil to Imluco the coal dealers to lay In thnlr winter's supply In tho summer months. The olllclalt of the railroad dread nit other such con! (amino as occurred lust winter, when they wore blntned (or tho suffering and destitution which rolgucd in tho West and Northwest (or many weeks. At. timi lime, ttio Interstate Commerce commission took tho prob lem in nana arm issued orders widen required tho Hill roads to discontinue. all other trallio until they succeeded In getting conl to tho suffering people along tiietr lines. Tills proved im ex pcuslvo operation and the rnltronds do not want a recurrence. Accordingly n peisonnl canvas Is te lug made In nil the cities, and coal dealers nro being personally urged to w operate with tho uitlrond In placing the western country beyond the osl. blllty of another conl (amine. CUBANS MOB U. S. SAILORS. Attacked and Injured While Returning to Cruiser Tacoma. New York, May 1. A dlspntuh from Havana to tho Herald report that a number of sailors from tho cruiser Ta coma wore wounded In an affray wllh tho policu of Santiago yesterday. Corn maruler Tappnii, reporting the affair, says: "About 2 o clock this morning a small party of men fiom the Tacoma were attacked by the lxilico f hantlago whilo on their way down to the wharf. hnslgn Iirlabon, who was present in civilian clothes, was also allockod by the police. Nine others were injured or bruised, one man having his arm fractured and Henry Leo was shot In tho lungs." Governor Magoon has telegraphed Investigate tho trouble and rctort. to Halsey Cautioned to Silence. Honolulu, May 1. When the steam er China arrived hero yesterday, having on board Theodore V. Halsey, former general agent of tljo Pacific Slates Tele phone A Telgraph company, who Is un der arrest to answor charges of bribery in San Francisco, hi wife signaled to him from tho end of tho wharf, presu mably cautioning him to say nothing. Ho responded and she mot him at the gang piank. A son of Detective Wil liam J. Hums,, who came to Honolulu on tho same steamer with Mrs. Halsey, was Introduced to thoaccusod mun, Deep Snowfall In Iowa. Marshalltown, la., May 1. Snow to day in tho southern part nf this county ranges from three to eight Indies In depth. The snow is said to have en tirely mined early fruit. A ruin and aleet storm In Wisconsin last night de veloped into a heavy (all o( snow. During tho night six Inches of snow fell In Milwaukee and vicinity, the weather being cold enough to prevent its melt ing. Tho storm was confined paitlcu. larly to tho lako section. Oeneral Strike In Warsaw. Warsaw, Itusslan Poland, May 1. The employes of the street railroads, tho printers, bakers and factory em ployes havo dccldod to stop work on Friday night, and the authorities aro taking onorgetlo steps to loreatall dis orders. The police aro making whole sale arrest of Socialists, and detach ments of Cossack will patrol thestrc uts day and night until tho trouble ceases. Drive Standard From Ohio, Flndlay, O., May 1. Gcorgo II . Phelps this afternoon filed a petition In tho Common Pleas court, asking that tho Standard Oil company and Its sub sidiary companies bo enjoined from do ing business In Ohio. It Is understood tho Independent oil producors are back of I'holps and offer to furnish bonds In the. sum of $100,000. Heavy Loss From Flood. Oklahoma City, Okla., May 1 Tim North Canaadian rhor ami I.tghtning creek are receding rapidly and the flood situation in this vicinity was greatly Improved today. But ond person re mains unaccounted for. Forty families on Capitol Hill, across from Oklahoma City, are homeless, Tho loss Is esti mated at $100,000. Tremondous Floods In Russia. Odessa. May 1. One hundred thous and people, are estimated to havo "been driven from their homos by tho over flowing of the Dnlopor, Dniester and Dwlna. Tho Inundation aro more widespread than usual and Imvecrcated extrorno distress over an enormous area. National Stove Plant Burns. Lorain, O., May l.FIro of unknown origin last night destroyed Iho pmnt of tho National Stove company, Tho loss Is estimated at $200,000. OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST FAOTORY INSPECT OR NAMED O. H. Oram, of Portland, Will Work In First District. Snlont Ijibor Commissioner O. P. Huff has announced the appointment of C. II. Omm, of Portland, president nf the State. Federation nf tauoi, dep uty liisHetnr nf workshops, factories, etc , for tho First district, nnd Wultoi II. Chance, of Albany, foreman o( it bridge crew on tho Southern Pacific, deputy Inspector for tbo Sreond dls trt t. Their appointment takes effect May 25, but do not ntututno their duties until Juno I. Their comoiintloii Is $4 iK't day for actual tlmo employed mitt ncocimiy oxciisc. Another dep uty will bo iipM)liitcd lor the Third dis trict, all thitt territory lying cast of the Crttcailo mountains, who will prolnhly bo a man from Maker City. MUST RECLAIM LAND. State Land Board Will Press Colum bia Southern Work, Salem- Unless the now management of the Columbia Southern Irrigation company, of which Walter II. Monn and W. II. Lytic, of Portland, are at tho head and nrlnoltxtl financiers, nt- penr before thu Stato liind board and make a satisfactory showing of good faith and Intentions toward tho fulfill- from A I Winy to Miedd, has begun to inent ol tho contract between thu stato sink Into the stream, and trallle over It and tho company, which Is being held is now endangered. One end ( the In abeyance pending tho fulfillment of strtH'tuio has sunk a foil tn the iwwt. tho promise of tho new management to. few days and the bridge Is also keeling mako good tho deficiencies nf tho old, 'over. Mure tra el ensue the Kendall proceeding will lie Instituted In court bridge than any oilier cmintiy brldgo and the compnpy vigorously prosecuted to relieve the romivtuy of It obllga tlon and make room for other capital to complete the project. Crook Sheep Poisoned. Prlnevlllo Italph Porslly, n sheep- man of Upper Crcoked river valley, lost 21 head of sheen Ust week by ey- anldo poisoning. Sheriff Klkins, who lias been quietly working on Hit jnuw, ..;. .. ,.. i.riiinl.iii common salt and scattered around In the grass about a spring In tho very center ol Pursily's bedded land. Olio of tho holders noticed the shoep (ail ing, and thinking something was wrong, hastened to get the land away from tho spot, but not until 21 had, dropped. Analysis of tho salt mado here disclosed tho fact that It was1 nenvuy impregnated wiui pownerixi cyanide of potassium. After Compulsory Pass Law. Oregon Ciy Charles IL Hrtcnce, nf lhitvor creek, a momlwr of thu legisla tive committee of the Stale Gtango, cm phatloally denies tho rumor that tho attempt to secure tho submission of the armory appropriation bill and the com pulsory pins law to llio referendum liad iwen abandoned, Mr. Spcnco mid that on noeount of tho lain spring nnd the consequent busy seuson among the farmers n great difficulty hnd U'cu ex perienced In having thu K.'titious circu lated, but ho IkIIqvcs that a sulllolcnt number of signature will bo obtained. Is Grape Qrowlns: Stale, During tho pist few yctua much more attention ha Ix-cn mitt ti the growing of grape In Oregon than over More. It lias been conclusively proved that Oregon is a grape growing state, for there Is now produced from tho present small vineyards fruit of tho choicest quality, both for table uso nnd for wlno making. O in pes at present nro one of the least Important of Iho slate's fruits products, In point of vnluo, tho annual yield being valued at only $37,000. Future possblllltlcs, however, are great. Cheese Making Important Industry. Cheese making Is rapidly coming to the front a one of Oregon's Important industries. The unexcelled adaptabili ty of the stato to dairying Is well known and those who havo capital Invested in Iho Industry aro now turning their at tention to thu production of cheeso Uiat Is rccogultcd as ol superior quality In any market where it tnny bo sold. There aro now a scoro nr mora of largo cheeso factories In Oregon, with numer ous smn I lor ones, tho annual output be ing valued at nearly fo00,000, Would Continue Drain Normal. Sulum Gvernor Chiimbcrlnln, upon Ills return from a meeting of tho hoard of regents of tho Drain Noimal school, says It was tho sense of thu board that tho school 1m continued during tho bal ance of the term and that tho cxmK'S of running up to July 1 would bo mot by public subscription nnd dopond upon the noxt legislature to moot the defi ciency. Prepare forSane Fourth, Kugonc Tho city counoll has lust passed an otdliianco, which prohibits tho use of firecruckors of n greater length than four Inches, or of any rockets ol a greater weight than fix ounces, and all dynnmitu canos of any sire, within the city limits. Tho pen ltv for violation is fixed from $1 to $10. PO I A TOES PHOFITAULb One. of Beit Pavlns; Crops Oregon Farmer Can Raise Kxperrlcnco bus pruvrn totlinOrrtu'i fanner and produce handler that no crop can ho rained III this state so safely its Htittoes, A H)talo crop failure linn nover Iwn known In Oregon, nor lima there over boon it year when at soinn thnoor nlhcr lliu market price would not yield a good prtilll. There havo liecn brief periods l depression, but the raiiM tins almost Invariably Ih'oii the withholding of supplies (mm irutr kct whon they were needed, which wore fallowed by thu slmiiltaneoii market' lug of excessive, qiwntltle. When the, fanners have exercised good Judgment In selling their crop Ihoy havn been amply rewarded. Oregon produced annually about 4, 000,000 binhot ol K)tsUnn. Thl inutility hits nut varied mlerl)ly In the last the year. While In um seasons certain section may turn nut the usual yield, other txiitsof the state, owing to the arlety of cllinsto in Ore gon, will produce nn extra quantity that can lx counted upon to keep the total production of the state nUmt the snino. Linn Countf tlrldn Sinking, Albany Weakened by the winter Hoods, Hie Kendall liridiie, wnttli 'spans the Calarmola rhor on the rond In the county. It I 02 feel long. Hamilton Invests In Wasco. U Grande W. It. Hamilton, of this city, recently mado extensive bus iness Investments In Wasco, Mhermait county, purchasing a largo stole anil stk of general merchandise, Mooring mill, residence property and an Inter est In the liual bank ol Waco. Two o( Mr. Hamilton's sous. Fred and Chester, have gone to Wrw'co to ssaist 11 1011. rilf tlO hllslllMS. Baker Plans to Calibrate Ilakei City Plans are now wall un der way for one of the largest Fourth of July celebrations ever held In this. city. Lommlttrvs have been appointed l,v all of tho loral dt-iwrtm.nt I..mi,. and they will soon meet to perfect plans for thu gieat event. That some- . thing now shall 1 the older of tho day seems the desire of each member of tlm committee. Will Bsgln Work Soon. Oregon City Actual construction nf a rallrtsid f'om Oregon City to ltener creek within n year I indicated by n rinmlHT of influential men of this city who are backing the iirojnt Initialed several moulds ago. n , tlm ulllinatti plsn to extend tbo line Into the Molalln. country and to Wllbolt Springs, through Clsrkes, Highland and Milk creak. PORTLAND MARKETS, Wheat Club, 7fi77cr hluetm, imiVc; allny,737-Oi ltd, 7t7fkj. ()at No, 1 while, $jj Kffty, h llyo $!.( 1. fiQ perewt. llarloy Feed, $22.60 or tori; brow Ing, $2.'lj rolled, $23 o03L60. Com Whole, $20; oiockcd, $20 ior ton. liny Valley timothy, No. 1, $1(1 10 per tiin; K'astcrn Oregon timothy, $IHlllj clover, $0; cheat, $0; grain hay, $11(10. Fruit Strawberries, IHc per pound; apple, $ltV)l.B0per box. Vegetables Turnips, $lf)1.2j5 pr sackt carrots, $l1.2fipor sack; liccts, $1.2ol.o0 per saokj (nnllilowcr, $1 1.26 perdoionj lettuce, head, 3fi c pcrdoion; onions, 1012ke per dozen radishes, 20o per down j aspar agus, 12o r pound; rhulmrb, 3o per pound. ' Onions Orison. $2.fiua.i mr inm. ureti. Potatoes Oregon, $1,815(32.10 per sock; now potatoes, Bo pr ixnind; awoet potatoes, Co per pound. flutter Fancy creamery, 20fl22o pound. Ilutter Fnt First gnulo cream, 21o per pounds second grade cream, 2o less, per pound. Poultry Averago old lions, loQJOo per pound; mixed chickens, lfl16o; spring, fryers and broilers, 22k26o; old roosters, 1012c; dressed chickens, lU17cj turkoys, live, i:t16c; tur kbys, dreiscd.choleo, lH)f02Oc Heoso llvo, 8oj ducks, 10(2)lBo. Kggs 18018Jc per doxon, Vwil Dressed, 0Q8Jo por pound. Beof Dressed bulls, SgHo por pound? cows, 6K0Hc country BtcorH, fl)i7K. Mutton Dressed fancy, 1010o nor pound ordlnory, fl0oj spring lambs wllh polls, 12012)46. Pork Dressed, 6(k) por pound. Hops 7(a)10c per pound, according to quality. inlVi0l""KMtMn 0rKon ovorsgo best, '"""""Fi iiuuiiu, according to siirlnk- SK3innVn',cjr' a22l mohair, choloo. 2030o por pound Y 1 . l i