THE
OREGON
MIST.
TOlu XXIV. ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, JAXUAliY 25, 11)07. N0. 7.
Proposed Oregon Tax Law
(Coailnuerl from last iHk)
(Hlateiiirnt of county cioiiaei to be
certified to secretary of state.)
Km-tlon 0. That sw-tlon 808 of the
('ol mill Statute of Oregon, compiled
am: annotated by Hon. I harics II. I Ik I
a. e..i.rv of .(!. a flood. Ul.illnl-1
.tiii,.,i,...ii of nil tli imi.n of hi.
county for the) preceding year, exeiiet
rH'iinn for mi' lit ami highway, aim
except Uia minis ld for the erection of
eoml house, or on account or ixwtt-
Ioikhi of epidemical, which statement
slutll he certified to ly lilm an audi
county clerk ami forwarded to (Jin sec
retary of tut, ami a duplicate thereof
lw placed on file in hi own mlc.
Oh. only than I. la reo,ulr. the atal.
mrnte In Ixt hWJ hi In. Intk Inetean1 af the
Ulli at J.mi.iir. .lid to cuim cwu uf cot.rl
fcoMtr., Ktliktltfc. of .tri.kmU-. Ir.im tnv
r..riiw nuirmrm. At lh iiMitlt.Hiittrnl
miiM l.lirt I u I l W null on lh b..l ul
llt.r t.lrMpfi., m well Ihow prvunMt,
nil, anil liMllit Itt m rriui.a la III ciuit
llr. n.l lli. WW.! vouniy ewiil. lh.n, m
lh j.nu.tv trim. m.k. . Irv, Miltiririil
lu a.vrr lb .iipofOu4im.nl, ltt HCfMIII l4
irn(tilnrM I. .fparvill.!
(Hf.rt'tnry of tt to kwp IWtinl of
tnt.liniit crrtitlol.)
rnH-tiim 7. Th awrutary Of Ut
hull litiiiirMUttKly rwnnl audi alnto
mi nt In Uinta proviilnl ami kept In
III ollliv fur Utnt iniriMaw, ami aim 1 1
iiiily Hi rviml nmnty clorka with
Hid ntHNvamtry fnrtna fur makiiiK u li
rt'ntn, an rvill for In thife at.
Ill C. lump., arclluti lout, nhmil
cnalitr J .
( AiKirtii(iinriit of rttvpniira of atatv
among counlini.)
H1lnn 8. It ahull l Uia lty of
tltit Kivrrniir, arx-rctary of atute ami I
alulo trmanrvr. a1inic Jointly, In Jan-
unrv uf mch yi'ar, to amcrtalii by com.
piilntlim, an ln'iliui(t-r provlilml, tlio
total amount of rtrriu moi-amrr fur
.liitn piiriaaiM, and to aplxirtlun the
aliiil liilal wvi'inir aim mil tha afve-
ral niiuitiiia) in Uta inariuvr hervina(tir
Mvi.lp..
III. C. Cii, wwilrni HM, aa rcnaflad
I t I l .-iul JtcMlun, IIHIJ, Ma a,
ua.rtil fftana. 1
(Mi'tlio.1 of proopfllng In tusking Hate
a'irliiiliinrtit.)
t-iH-tii.n 0. Tlir a fun Id atata otll.
cvra ahnll prfHfMil a follow!:
I. I'rrjiaro a tabular tatrimrit, om-
Istlngof all the Itrina nf npciiKw,
civm m'lmnttrlv. to which the tat will
tw autijtort umlprekUting lw fur the
wl yi-ar not aor that year for
wlid ii ilia Ut prilling atate levy of
lMiita au mrniiiilml aifiil tt.ljkFl - ulaftl
all itema of Iciloienry. Including Inter-
the same hereby It amended to read a "" 'T.. ' """" "" " c,,,ll,1,!r''
fuw lrt ullh cxpniiaee of a county under
Hy the I Oth of January of each year J'1' '"lft.on to I iriade
Il.o county r lerk of the several rou.itlr 7 to ' l WIO. and in
In the state shall 4r, Un a blank ?!"' ,I,,"M'1' ""h year thereafter.
ii i JL.i i LL.-.I "HI Uie January. 1110. coiiinniutimi
liirm inni iinwi emti lurnmiirxa mt met
eat on unid warranta left over from rWtion It. Tlio worU "ta Colleet
tliK tirevlouayir, the payment of which or" wherever uned In thia art "hall he
liru been authorised by law: and alao taken to mean the penioii or ofllcer who
the aum orovided by law forUin current
eiiieuaea of the ()regnri Natimval (iuanl, I
and the aum of I47.WM) for the atinport
of the 1'iiivemity of Oregon, and the
nut of I'.'n, t)(K) for the anpixut of the
KtiiteAgrimiltuml college; and alao,
t ...'I. n.ii it ip nwiv ... aiiv. aanva
tni'iitofan even year, the entiniated
rieiiae of one biennial acealon of llie
Icgialntlve aM'iiibly; and alao. when
audi levy I made on the amcaaiuent of
an even year, the et Imaleij total coat,
nut eceeliig fiOU. IHN, of inch addi
tiomil piihllc building and Improve
ment ul public bull. ling of the atute
aa the aiiid ritiito otllcer "ball (relieve it
tiecwwary to make during the lineal
year for which auch levy of taiea la
compiitfHt.
2. Fmiii (he aum total of the afore
aaid item ahnll lm dpdunted any atir
pltiM in exivna of 11,000 renutining In
the Irnwury fMin all fund, however
ueriveti, u not anplieil oy law lo aome
apis'iiil iiitriKwe,
!t. The remainder o ohlniiied nhall
In the tottil ainoiuit of revenue to be
miaeil ihe next eiiaiilng year for atit
uirxiM which urn nut prtivided fur liy
rUMi-tnl Uix duly niithornuxl by law;
and mid remainder "bull lw apportion
rtl iiiiuiiig thu aoverol cinintlwi in the
nmiiner hcrclimfUr providtil, and be
levied mid (Villm lml in each of Raid
coiiiitica in the milliner other tnxon are
levied ami collected, uml bo paid over (
to the atate trtiwurcr.
4. In order to BKcertain the propor
tion of auch tu x oh to lie paid by the aev-
eriil oiiiint iim, aald aliite ollicera ahnll
axcertnlii from the retMirt of expemll
turi of Uie aeveral (vmntiea on Die in
the olllce of Uie aecrctary of atnto the
Bvi-niL'o amount of exiiemliture in each
county during tho iierlod of llvo yeara:
ami each county ahull iwy auch proiior-
tion of aaid atute tiixin aa lt average
amuiiiit of exiHMidituroa for aaid m-riiid
lienm to the total amount of exiMindi-
tiinn in all of the countiea of the atnte;
J'rovldml, Unit all of the Indljeteilnwa
and eiMiiNiM incurreil by linker county
in Uiu Heiiilltli)n of thnt portion of
w lint wan former v a nnrt of Un on
county, and known na the "l'liiihnndle,"
by renaon of the aMaumtition by linker
county nf a portion of the thon exlating
imlclitedncHa of Union ootinty, and the
iixpenaiia incurred ny linker county in
oiiiuiiiing from Union county llie rec-
orda roliitimr to that ixirt of Union
ooiinly nddiHl to linker county, known
aa thu "Panhandle. ' ahull not lie con-
it 1 i
Vala n(rr.
"I am wh.ra I made my nilataka," aald
lha yiinarabls colli profeaanr, fathering
.bia thi-cadtiare cloak around hla atten
uatad form. "If I had maatered on dla
(net Instead of alxtaao Innguagaa I might
have gone an tht stag and baaa worth
half a million by thia tlraa."
Orltty Oeorgo Wliafa lie matter wld
eared lilm.
DnatyV lie don't acorn to auxloua to Ol
leop like ho usiil to?
Biindy I'lkea-No, aomcbody told hint
da wlud worka whllo we are aaleua I
aimed or ooiieldcred a part of tha i,
peiiae of Baker ouiuity under tliii avt
or uuy ui uiu years m which mtld ex
pcmiituro were made: Provided fur
Hut, tlutt the amount unld tiv auv
county in reducing or discharging Ita
I Indthtedi.mw, or paying Interest on it
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rac-ii tu omit io hnr. Immr.lialrly ii.
elm. Ilia i.bl.. 'hu h la butrd un iha aa
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inlnr lo inal rar.)
(tdx'tv tary of aUta to rrpiirt to lixlrila-
ture mxDiint i ouilcniont ami upjxir
tiuiiiiMitita.) Kwtion 10. The arvrrtary of ataU
Iml! riiilx-ly lit liln printwl rtport to
tho litfinlalivt) ami'liilily an umirnlf
trniiaoript or viuiit uf llin afoniiaiil
amiiial exit lH-t iniia ami ptriMjiil apMr
lloiimi nu mvurtiiiK U-twecn the birn-
nlal wwtiima of tho li ,ialature; ami ho
hll alao Iranaiiiit iniiiimliatoly after
Mill apiairUimmiTiit an an-urata trana
crlpt of it lo the county clcrka of thu
Ueverul oniiiitica, and in no cam ahull
a"? 'iiilm'tion or alti'iiii-nt ba nunln
trmu th apixirtiunmcnt to tlm rrwixvl
iv ctuuitii' on account of the Jlin
quriil tajpaycm
in a C. totnp, aKtlon I0M, wlibmtl
liana )
(Sumatmi. atalulftry lirmialona im .wUt
ami f.naral wriaa mI lair hv rounitra, cittra.
l.-n. arkftol rlialrine. mail uialrkla, and I'ufl
of I'uftland. and Uut th lnfluairn In Ih. alalr
aHKirtiunm. el of cttalrt aonta, may tar fiiumt.
Alan, at Ibra proaraiuita art la b. Imintl In
lb. anrrlal Malulr. and cliv ck.tt.ra: fHbera
ar. Ii.nmalrl, connartrd )Hk Matul. rjirrrllriff
I lie dlaiMMiOuti or tna litnila aa levied, lo ll
H-iniH In aruuri Ihrm in a chaolrr dealing of
the aiibrrt'l of lb. levy and aiioar ttunrrM-nt of
laaea arneratly would be all but impoaailile,
and ent.Iea.llni It avcufapUaked, and ia not al-
""""""
(Of tlie Cotlrrtionof Tamiand rroctl
ing In Hclatlon Thereto.)
( Worda "ix collector" Veanlng.)
by law i ehargecl with the duly or rot
Ux-titig taiin aaaeaeeil ii)il real proier
ly. ami ahall ba held to include hi
deputy
iNc )
(Trp,mir(,r (, Ui collector.)
Sfietion 13. The treaaurer of each
county ahnll be the tax collector thereof
(Suli.llliilra lrraaur.r foe akerifl In B. t C.
i omn . arciin aooii. Ibe chanara lo ih. mtc
ere.lioa arclion. nrreaailated by Ihia change
ill not lw apeciikaliy nottu.)
(Ibmd aa tax col lector Cumulative to
general olltfial bond.;
Section 13. ltefore entering upon hia
duty aa tax collector the lirarurer ahall
give a bum!, aiguml by aome reeponible
aurety company, oi aonie roriiKiiuuble
aiirety or auretii-a aa approved by the
county court. eomlitiMTied for tho faith
(ul iierloriiiAtice of bia tlutiea aa audi
tax collector, in auch amount aa the
county court ahall direct, and aucli
Ixiiul, i( nignel by a aurety cumpany
ahull lie paid for by the county court
Such IhiiuI ahull lie additional and cu
iniihitivn to the irPiicral bund given by
the IreaKiirer, to which renort niny 1k
had in chmc of failure or default ol hi
ilutiea aa tax collector if the bond do-
ai-rilxil In thia aectlon b uiionfoiceuble
or inanlllciont.
(Tlia la.l nlo. line, of art-lion n04, It.
C (.'iMiip, ulttiout change, cacept I'hange
lllle ol officer.)
Kxtonaion of taxes by county clerk.)
Section 14. Tho county clerk of each
county in the atate ahall, immediately
niter receiving rrom me aiaio onam oi
tax coiiiiiilhriionera copy of the aaaeaa-
menta of ieroii nd pmjierty within
hlii coiintv. made and certitled by aaid
atate iHinnl ol tax eoinniirwinnen, enter
ami aniiortloii the annie in the aaaeaa
ineiil roll which ban been made by the
countv aaaeaaor. and cnrre-tcd and
eiiunlied by the county board of rxpial-
Wut loit. and n-lurnel to aaid clerk.
Kid clerk ahnll forthwith after lecclv
ing all the notice provided tor In ace-
lllmi 4 of tlilm act. and alter the aptMir-
tioninent of taxeti, mnke a certiclinte of
the aeveml auiouiita apportioned to be
aaaiwaeit iinon t he tnxiilHO property in
hia county for atate, county, general,
and atvocial achool and road, military,
nnlveriiitv. town, city, txirt, or other
purpiw" for which a tax may hnve been
legally levied, ami ueuver ioe nnm
tlcllnte to tho tnx collector oi ine conn
iv. tinrether with the laid aaaeaamcn
roll containing the aaaeaHiiienta made
hv tho county aaaeaBor aa corrected and
lloth Wwya.
Fawall (Juat before tha banquet) 1
believ I am to bt tin third apraKor. noa
kar cornea Juat before ma, diwan't he?
Toast mnatar I mm "ru ",,n
. . . . i . .... elirhr
aay, tliougn, inai um nmm a""'
after you.
r nw 'Ta'll
ih' f mill eat Joke ui
Iver lmr-rud lu all me born daya, Faith,
laughed all day long.
Denny Vea old?
Iirry a'l. iveV t,"m
In me body
tilt lulk a funny bone.
eipiallxod by the county Imrd of equal,
izutlon, and alao containing the aaaeaa.
iiiviita made and certified by the atate
board of tax comuilnaooiieni entered
therein, ruled with proper coliimria for
the extenaiona of Uix collect loin and de
linipient liat, and for pnymeiita, iaau.
anee of certificate, reueinptiona, iaau
a nee of (bill, anil other entriea therein
hi contemplated by law, and with the
total amount of tnxe properly extended
and entered thereon In one aum againat
each separate parcel of real property,
aa well a againat the personal property
asaiwHcd to each individual. Hueh roll
ahall tberetifter be a tux roll, and there
ahall be attachi-d thereto a warrant, in
the name of the state of Oregon, under
the hand of the aaid clerk and the seal
of the county clerk authorising the col
lection by suid tax collector ol aald lax
ea; and auch clerk ahall thereupon take
the receipt of aaid tax collector there
for, and duly charge agnliiat the tax col
lector the full amount of taxi charged
on auch roll; and the tax collector ahull
in settlement bo allowed aa credit
aguiiml audi charge auch amount a he
ahall report to the county court of hia
county, aa hereinafter in thia act pto-
vtded, that lie haa collected on aaid roll,
alao auch a he ahall find to have been
twice aaaraHed thereon, and inch a be
ahall be unable to collect, and shall ao
return to the court aa not collectible.
All auch tux rolla ahall lw public rec
ord, and aa auch prvaerved in the office
of the tax collector.
Compare II. k C. Comp , aecllon. JOB and
OUS. Ilnilla Ibe now ohaiilrte ornvialun for
rompiitlng iralualluna afler e.iialluliin by Hale
ooaro oi eiieiirjdtin, auoaiuulina allrr emiali
canon by llie colour boaid anif entry of aa-
aeaanirnia aaitilied by Oie alal. board of Ul
comnilaaionrra. I'ruviilr. alau far couipuu
lion, of ainoont. lo be ma'le, and aa lo iralua
lion and rale in lite, aevrial road dialrrcl.
port, and inner nuinicioal laaina aaenelea
Sr. fa lDo), ,tae Si.
I'rovi.lea the rink ahall .atend the lav In
one lotal aum. Ibe ar;xiralion among fond,
on ihe roll and In taa rrrripta U unnereaaary
when lite Meeral ratr. of lew are auerihed. aa
ihe mrihod of accounting and Ihe rciiuirc
ment for di.lrilmlion of each itaymrnl in the
laa eollrctor a cotlreoon rrgialer ioa ihe
exact amrmul of laxea for each municipal
agency with lilch the rnllerlor la chargrd.
and Ihe amount collecled hy him. In aeveral
counliea of the Stale the dutribotion la carried
on the receipt .tub on Ihe roll, and alao in
Ihe tax collection bonk and distribution book.
Tbia rauae. much additional and uarleas labor
and cnofuaion al the buay aeaatm of the year.
In Ihe larger eoontie. Ih. former pracUce .11
abandoned liom the very neceaaity of the caae.
and no loa of accuracy or fiitneaa in ac
counlmg reaulled. A very large Mvtrtg in
clerical furcc aa thereby made.)
(School, town, city, port, or other tax
ing agency levy On what valuation.)
Section IS. All the taxea hereinafter
levied bv any Incorporated city or town,
achool diatrict, road district, port, or
other municipal taxing agency or dis
trict, ahall lie levied on the property
therein rciectivply aaacmahto upon
the valuation of auch pmerty as shown
by the aetcrmcnt roll lunt compiled by
the aamuutor, corrected and expialiaed by
the county board of equal ixation, and
inrltidiiig entrii-a therein of aHUwaments
aa certitlix) by the atute Ix-anl of tax
commianiunera and apportioneil to auch
municipalities by the county clerk.
And it ahnll be the duly of the county
clerk in' each of the aeveral counties,
uxm the application of the clerk or
Ixiard of school dim-tors of any achool
district, and of any road supervisor, or
of any three resident treenolders of any
road diatrict, or of the recorder, auditor,
or clerk or common council, board of
directors, or trustor-) or other governing
liody of any incorporated city or town
port, or other municipal taxing dtatric
or agency, to furnish act-rtittcato, unde
the aen I of the county court, showing
the aggregnto valuation of the aascaaa
ble proNTty in the school diatrict, rond
diatrict, incorporated city or Sown, port
or other taxing district or agency, from
which such application aliall have been
made.
(Add provtalnna a lo port or other munic)
pal taxing agency or ui.lrict: modihea pro-
viaion aa to vatualiun of property on which
k-vv i made o.d law Drovttled it ahall be
Atacxsnirtu roll laxt compiled, Thia adila. aa
correclrd and eouatlred and including a1
ntenia made hv the atate board of tax commia
sionrra- Alao conKilnlatr (tart of Law of
luou. page VMK. aa lo road dtmlcta, but maker,
no change.)
(All taxes levied to lie collected by same
olhcer mid in anme manner aa county
taxea.)
Section 10. All taxea levied by any
hcIiikiI dlrtrict, rond district, incorpor
id cd cit v or tonn, imrt or other minuet
pnl iHirHiintion or taxing agency or dis
trict, now or hereafter authorised by
law to lew tuxes, ahull lie collected by
the sump oll'tcer and in the aume man-
uer and at the anme time aa tuxes for
county purpurea nre collected.
(See lital two line, of II. A C. Comp.,
lion Slot): tjia of pe 4, aecllon 74:
II. & Comp., acction iol, to Ihe aami
(Tiixea to lie paid in gold and silver
coin.)
Section 17. All taxes levied In this
state by the authority of the state or
a municipal coi point ion t herein upon
liny person or property in this state
ahnll be collected mid pnut in gold and
silver coin of the United States, and
not otherwise.
(II. & C. Comp., icction 3167.)
(Grantor or grantee Whicb to pay
tax.)
Section 18. Aa between the grantor
and grantee of any html, when there If
no express ngreement as to which eMail
iwy the taxea that may bo assessed
thereon lieforo tho conveyance, if such
land la conveyed at the tune or prior to
the dnto of the warrant authnruiiig the
collection of such tuxes then the grantee
ahull pay the mine, but if conveyed
after the dule the grantor shall pay
them.
(11. ft C, aecllon SIM, no change.)
(To bv continued next week)
Ol Coarae aha Weald.
"And then, mind you," exclaimed
Miss Pnaaay, "he naked m If I wouldn't
marry the first man that came along."
'The Idea !" remarked Miss Knox.
"D(n't these obviously unnecessary
Quest Ions mnke you alckl" Philadel
phia Tress.
Society Faroelle.
Edytta They say that I'orcy Feath-
rly Is losing bis mind.
Miiynio l'oor fellow I He 11 be lucky
If be dooau't lose any more than that
NEWS OF THE WEEK
In
a Condensed Form lor Our
Busy Readers.
HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS
K Reauma of the Less Important but
Not Lea Interesting- Evenf
ot the Past Week.
Tho flood of the Ohio river is receding
slightly.
Jamaicans denounce Swettenharn and
ask his recall.
A rate discrimination iniiulry Is in
progress in Denver.
The Coloiado legislature has passed
an anil -cartoon law.
The Neva-la legislature ii considering
a railroad commission bill.
J.I'. Ifolliver will be again elected
United States senator from Jowa.
Oil in grout quantities has been found
on land owned by W. K. Hearst in
Mexico.
A revised liat of the dead and Injured
of the Terre Haute train wreck shows
2U killed and 23 injured.
The senate sutxmmiUae has report
ed againat Bristol's confirmation as dis
trict attorney for Oregon.
The mayoralty content will cost the
gpeople of New York about f 400,000
whether Hearst or McC'lellan wins out
The llritish government baa disavow
ed HwetU'iihaiu's action in the Jamaican
affair and has called on him for an ex
plaiuition.
Kxtensive preparations are being
made for the meeting of the American
National Livestock association at Den
ver. Four thousand stockmen are ex
pected to lie in attendance.
The flood in the Ohio valley ii th
worst since 1884.
Chicago hopes for a oold wave to stop
the epidemic of d urease.
Senator Fulton wilt work for a law to
save Columbia river salmon.
General Funaton recommends better
pay for army officers and men.
High water in the streams at Win
Held, Kan., liave flooded the town and
many families have had to move out.
Kx-Governor Hlggins, of Xew York
has been fatally stricken with heart
tailuie.
Sixteen were burned to death in the
fire following the collision of a freight
and passenger train on the Big Four at
row lor, Ind.
Fire destroyed much of the business
part of lhufort, S. C. The loss
placed at (700,000 with only one-third
covered by insurance.
rroftwsor William I. Thomas, of the
Chicago university, says woman is not
the equal of the white man, but
about equal to the negro mentally.
The (His river in Aruona has over
flowed its punka and is doing much
damage.
The San Y rnnciaco school board says
President Jordan, of Stanford, was
flushed with wine when he denounced
their attitude in the Japanese school
question.
The San Francisco school board
is
enraged at President Jordan, of Stanford
university, because he favors the Jap
anese in the controversy now on in San
rrancisco.
The president has signed the bill
passed by both houses of congress for
Uie relief of Kingston.
PORTLAND MARKET3.
Fruits Apples, common to choice
50()75c per box; choice to fancy, 1
2.50; pears, $11.50.
Vegetables Turnips, BOrtnr.f 1 per
sack; carrots, yoo(f l per sack; beets,
$ 1.26 1.50 per sack; horseradish, t
10c per pound; sweet potatoes, Sc per
pound; cabbage, 2l4.o per pound; eauli
tlower, t'2.60 per doxen ; celery, $3.50
per crate; pumpkins, 2c per pound;
squash, 2o per pound; sprouts, Ho p
pound .
Onions Oregon. 1 1 GDI.. '5 per hun
dred.
Potatoes) Oregon llurlwnks, fancy,
(l(n)1.30; common, 75(95o.
Wheat Club, (KSB7e; bliiostem, 6
Otic; valley, Otic; red, 6485c.
Oats No. 1 white, 27 ; grav, 2fl.
Barley Feed. 21.5(K?22 per ton;
brewing, 122.50; rolled, 23.5O24.60.
Rye 1.40(U.45 per cwt.
Corn Whole, $20; cracked, 27 per
ton.
liny Vall-y timothy, No. 1, $14
15 per ton ; Kastern Oregon timothy,
$17(ii18; clover, $; cheat, $9; grain
hay, $lr10; alfalfa, $14.
Butter Fancy creamery, 3035o per
pound.
Butter Fat rirst grade cream, 33 e
per pound ; second grade cream, 2o less
per pound..
I-.ggs Oregon ranch, 3335o per
loxen .
Poultry Average old hens, 13(5)14 We
per iouiid; mixed chickens, 1213c;
pnng, 14(ri)15o; old rootsera, 10(5)llc:
Irosned chickens, llt(iiU7c; turkeys,
live, 17 fjt 17(io; turkeys, dressed,
hoico. 20ai22c; geese, live, 10CS12e:
lucks, 17(if,18o.
Vul Dressed, 540i per pound.
Beef Dressed bulls, 23c per pound;
ows, 45c; country steers, 65e.
Mutton Dressed, fancy, SWfoiDo per
pound ; ordinary, 07o.
fork Dressed, 09o per pound.
LOSS IS THOUSANDS.
Facta Brought Out at Tacoma
Inyet'
ligation .
Tacoma, Jan. 21. Investigations in
to the lumber car shortage by Interstate
Commerce Commissioner Frank K.
Lane developed facts showing the North
ern Paclfl equipment to be entirely in
adequate tojiandle the lumber products
of Western Washington. Sawmill
owners told how small mill concerns
are gradually being forced into bank
ruptcy, how the larger concerns have
sustained Uimn which will reach into
hundreds of thousand of dollars, and
how thousands of meclmnk-s have been
thrown out of employment by failure
of the Northern Pacific railway to fur
nish cars enough to enable the 750
woodworking plants on their line to
market their product.
The proceedings were extremely
quiet, in that no marked manifesta
tions of feeing were shown by either
the lumbermen or the railroad repre
sentatives. Sawmill operators calmly
detailed how, through no fault of their
own, they have lost thousands of dol
lars during the past 15 months, all be
cause they have not been able to mar
ket their product. In the same breath
tliat they narrated their losses, they
complimented the etienuous efforts of
lotal officials of the Northern Pacific to
relieve the situation, and said that
while the Tacoma railroad men had
done all they could to aid the mills,
the fault lay in mismanagement of the
higher officials in the East.
REFUGEES ARRIVE IN CUBA.
Tell of Work of American Marines
and Need of Supplies.
Santiago, Cuba, Jan. 21. The
steamer Oleri, the second refuge ship
from Jamaica, arrived here at daylight
She brings 132 passenger. Among
those on board are George II. Hazen of
the Century magazine and bis party,
and II. M. Flick linger of the Cuban
Lastern railroad.
The refugee report that the list of
dead is over 1,000. Light shocks were
felt up to Thurmlay. A large propor
tion of the killed were women. The
collatiee of the Machado cigar factory
is confirmed, but the refugees declare
that only 30 of the employes lost their
live instead of 120, as previously re
ported. The proprietor of the factory
was kiled.
The supply of food, clothing and
medicines lor the relief was brought in
by a vessel sent by the International
itrotherhood league. It is reported
that hundreds of persons in hospitals
lack antiseptic dressing and medical
supplies.
ictoria market appears to be sink.
ing and is threatened by the sea.
The city, when the refugees left it,
was being well policed, and the Ameri
can marines were praised by the Ote-
n i passengers. The West Indian reg
ulars and colored troops were rendering
excellent service. Governor Sweeten-
ham feels he has the situation well in
hand.
TRAIN BLOWN UP.
About Twenty KilleJ and
Many
jured In Indiana.
Terre Haute, Ind., Jan. 21. Big Four
accommodation train No. 3, which left
Terre Haute at 8:30 o'clock last night,
was destroyed by the explosion of a car
of powder at the siding east of Sand
font, Ind., at 8:50 o clock last night
Fifteen persons were killed outright and
the death list will probably reach 20,
with 30 or 35 injured. The engine, two
coaches, and lggage car of the tram
were demolished.
The first intimation people had of the
disaster was a shock which was felt in
Terre Haute and as far east as Brazil,
Ind., and as far south as Sullivan, Ind.
The wires were blown down and it was
some time before the Big Four officials
ere learned of the explosion. Belief
tran is were ordered from Terre Haute
and Paris, III., and the dead and in
jured were taken to both cities.
From the most definite information
obtainable, the freight train had just
Icared the main back and had come
a standstill when the passenger
started to pass it. It is thought that
the concussion caused by the passenger
Bet off the powder in the freight car.
Castro In Shadow of Death.
Caracas, Jan. 18, via WilleniMad,
Jan. 21. President Castro's condition
undoubtedly is very grave. The otiicial
bulletins are optimistic, but their
statements are generally discredited.
Last night the death of the president
as momentarily exiiected, but. today
he is again reported to have improved.
General Castro lies at his home at Ma
cuto, near the sea, attended by his wife
and physicians. He receives hardly
any visitors and on January 13 orders
ere issued that no music I pluyed in
the vicinity of his residence.
Millions for Indian Land.
Washington, Jan. 21 Hy the sale
of the pasture land of the Kiowa, Co-
monche and Apache Indian reservation ;
in Southern Oklahoma a greater sum
has been realised than any sale of pub-1
lie lamls ever brought before. About
300,000 sealed bids, covering 375,000
acres, were received. The average price
received for the land la $12.19 an acre.
Thus the Indians will realize from the
sale $4,574,000, or an avemgo of about
1,200 each Iudinn Interested.
Flooded Fields Freezing.
Topeka, Kan., Jan. 21. A cold wave,
following 24 hours of warm rains, is
-neral in Kansas tonight. In many
sections wheat fields have been flooded
oy overuowing streams aim tne water is
freezing. If tho cold snap is of more
than short duration, the wheat crop
will be seriously damaged.
iN THE NATIONAL HALLS OF CONGRESS j
Monday, January 21.
Washington, Jan. 21. A spectacular
speech by Senator Tillman was the
chief feature of an exciting day in the
senate. The South Carolina senator's
effort was a reply to the recent criti
cism of himself by Spooner. He began
with a fatirical picture of the senate as
a minstrel show, which he later raid
was his Arat and last attempt to be
"funny," an attempt which at its con
clusion brought a stinging denunciation
from Carmack in resentment of alio
sions to him.
Thia was preceded by a serious reply
irom spooner on the attitude taken by
unman on the race problem, all final
ly resulting in a session of nearly two
hours Irehind closed doors.
The secret session was followed by a
oriel open one, in which Tillman made
a prof ore apology to Carmack, to all
senators whom he had brought into his
"first essay in the line of humor," and
finally to the entire senate.
The Brownsville affair was the sub
ject of controversy, and the day began
with the announcement of a compro
mise resolution, which brought Kcpub-
lican and Democratic senators together
on the basis of ordering an investiga
tion of the facts of the affray without
bringing into question the authority of
the president to dismiss the negro
troops. The resolution was submitted
to and approved by the president at a
conference yesterday.
After the speeches and mutual apolo
gies bad been made, Foraker attempted
to get a vote on his resolution. Ob
jection was made and the matter will
be taken up tomorrow.
Washington, Jan. 21. The house to
day pronounced unanimously in favor
of enlarging and making more efficient
field and coast artillery by passing the
bill for that purpose.
An interesting political discussion
grew out of the passage of the so-called
political purity" bill, prohibiting cor
porations from making money contri
butions in connection with elections.
A bill was passed authorizing the
secretary of Commerce and Labor to
investigate and report upon the "in
dustrial, social, moral, educational and
physical condition of woman and child
workers in the United States." The
measure has already passed the senate.
After the passage of a number of bills
under suspension of the rules, the house
passed the District of Columbia appro
priation bill.
Friday, January 18.
Washington, Jan. 18. By "a rising
vote ol 133 to 92 the house today'adopt
ed an amendment to the legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation
bill, which was taken from the speak
er's table with senate amendments, in
creasing the salary of the vice presi
dent, the speaker and members of the
cabinet to $12,000 a year and those of
tenators and representatives, delegates
from territories and the resident com
misrioner from Porto Rico to $7,500 a
year, the increases to take effect March
4, 1907.
An urgent deficiency bill was passed,
carrying a total of $344,650. The
house then went into committee of the
whole and passed 50 bills on the private
calendar reported by the committee on
claims.
Washington, Jan. 18 The senate to
day deferred further action on the
Brownsville matter until Monday. It
passed a bill authorizing relief for
earthquake smitten Jamaica.
The Warren bill, increasing the corps
of the army, was passed. The total in
crease, which is to reach its maximum
in five years, is 6,197 officers and men,
which, with the increase in certain sal
aries of men in separate grades, such as
electricians, machinists, etc., costs
$243,324 annually.
The senate agreed to the Kittredgc
resolution instructing the eecretary of
Commerce and Labor to investigate the
lumber trust.
Tho resolution directs that the inves
tigation shall be conducted to ascertain
whether there exists any combination,
conspiracy, trust, agreement or contract
intended to operate in restraint of law
ful trade in lumber or to increase the
market price of lumber in any part of
the United States.
Thursday, January 17.
Washington, Jan. 17. The legal
phase of President Roosevelt's dis
charge of the negro troops was again
injected into the controversy in the
senate today by notice of an amend
ment to the Foraker compromise reso
lution, w hich Blackburn said he should
Confirms Two Secretaries.
Wnsriinirtrtn .Tun 1A Th. bn.i.
committee on finance today agreed to
report favorably the nominations of
Postmaster General Cortelvou to be
secretary of the treasury and James R.
Garfield to be secretary of the Interior.
The vote on hoth Mr. Oortelvrm and
Mr. Garfield was unanimous, the
members of the committee assenting to
the view that the president, should be
allowed to scject his own advisers,
The committee alaoairreed on Arthur S
Staffer, of Washington, to be assistant
secretary of the tieasury.
Continue Cry for More Coal.
Washington, Jan. 16. Additional
complaints were received today from
North Dakota noints of the fuel aitiin-
tion and of either a scarcity or an en-
tire exhaustion of the ooal sunnlv.
Dispatches also came from President
Elliott, of the Northern Paoifio. and '
President Hill, of the Great Northern. 1
rue telegrams were all referred to (Join-
misaioner Harlan, who tonight express-
ed the opinion that both railroads were
doing everything possible.
press. The amendment expressly dis
claims any intention to "question or
deny the legal right of the president
to discharge without honor - enlisted
men of the army of the I'uiUsd Htntet.".
Consideration of the resolution was
deferred until Monday at the cocci union
of Foraker's address.
Eulogies on the life and character of
the late Senator William B. Bate, ol
Tennessee, were delivered, after which
the senate adjourned aa a mark of res
pect to his memory.
Washington, Jan. 17. An emergen
cy bill for the relief of the .offerers on
the island of Jamaica was passed by
the house today. The bill ia as fol
lows: "The president of the United State
is authorized to use and distribute
among the sufferers and destitute peo
ple of the island such provisions, cloth
ing, medicines and other necessary ar
ticles belonging to the sustenance and
other naval stores as may be necessary
for succoring the people who are in
peril and threatened with starvation in
the said island in consequence of tha
recent earthquake."
Without division the bill waa sent to
the senate.
The bill did not reach the senate be
fore adjournment, but will probably be
taken up by that body tomorrow.
Wednesday, January 10.
Washington, January 16. Senate)
leaders tonight consider the end of the
Brownsville discussion in sight, and it
is confidently expected that a compro
mise resolution offered by Foraker just
before the close of today's session will
be adopted. Foraker had the floor to
make what be today expressed the hope
would be the concluding speech on the
subject. He will proceed immediately
after the morning bos in ess tomorrow,
unless interfered with by the special
order of the day, which is the delivery
of eulogies on the life of the late Sena
tor Bate, of Tennessee. Whether he
speaks tomorrow or Friday, it is ex
pected that a vote will soon follow, al
though it is possible that other brief
speeches may be made before the end
is reached.
Washington, Jan. 16. Smokeless
powder patents were under debate to
day in the house.
Gaines, of Tennessee, told of how
Professor Monroe had patented the
smokeless powder process, having dis
covered it while filling the chair of
chemistry at the naval academy, and
also said a patent waa taken out by
John K. Barnadou while tbe latter waa
a commanding officer in the navy.
Games quoted the Supreme court de
cision in the G illy and Solomon case
that a patent taken out by an officer for
a discovery made by him in tbe line of
duty belongs to the government. Mr.
Monroe, he stated, bad turned his pat
ent over to the United States, and yet
it was today in the hands of a great
powder monopoly, "and the government
is in the grasp of that monopoly."
So far as Gaines could find out, Mr.
Barnadou had not turned his patent
over to the government.
Tuesday, January IS.
Washington, Jan. 15. The feature
of the day's session of the senate was
a constitutional argument by Spooner,
of Wisconsin, upholding the presi
dent's right to discharge the negro
troops at Brownsville. The remarks
were questioned by Tillman, and the
two engaged in a heated controversy.
Spooner made a bitter attack on the
South Carolina senator. The bitter
feeling provoked makes it impossible to
say when a vote can be bad on the
Brownsville resolution. It is expected
the debate will be extended-
Wishington, Jan. 15. The house of
representatives spent almost the entire
day in considering the fortifications ap
propriation bill, and completed only
fix pages of it. Amendments looking
to the defense of the mouth of Chesa
peake bay and for the purchase of addi
tional ground at Fort Hamilton, N. Y.,
were voted down. The house a'so re
fused to incorporate an amendment in
creasing to the extent of $1,000,000 the
appropriation for the construction of
seacoast batteries in the Hawaiian and
Philippine islands.
Hawley Learning the Ropes.
Washington, Jan. 17. Congressman
elect Hawley is here to learn the ropes
and help out with pending Oregon leg
islation. He is especially Interested in
the river and harbor bill.
Plan to Reclaim Swamp Land.
Washington, Jan. 16. An extensive
plan for reclamation of swamp and
overflow land will be considered at an
early meeting of tbe senate committee
on public lands. The scheme Is ad
vanced in a bill introduced by Senator
Clapp, which provides for the estab
lishment of a "draining fund" from
all moneys received from the sale of
public land in Alabama, Arkansas,
Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louis
iana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri,
Ohio and Wisconsin, except the S per
cent set aside for educational purposes.
Hears Arguments for Exclusion
Washinxgton, Jan. 15. The house
committee on foreign affairs granted a
hearing today to Representatives Kahn,
McKinlay and Hayes, all of California,
the committee named by Pacific coast
representatives to oppose efforts to
modivf the rhineae exclusion aa and
to work for a Japanese exclusion act.
It was stated by the Californians that
they will fight vigorously the bill under
consideration by the committee to
amend the Chinese exclusion act.