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THE MORNING OREGON! AN, MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 1905. TO TAX FRANCHISES Marion County Bar Associa tion Prepares a Bill, SIMILAR LAW UPHELD IN OHIO Property of Telejrrapb., Telephone, Exprcus and Oil Companies to Be AKeKcd by the State Board Manner o ABensnieiit. SALEM, Or., Jan. 4. (Special.) The bill prepared by a special committee of the Marion County Bar Association for the purpose of assessing the franchises of certain corporations Is a copy of a law in force In the State of Ohio. The law has been held to be constitutional by the Su preme Court of the United States, and for that reason the committee thought It a good iaw to follow in preparing a like measure for this state. The bill applies only to telegraph, telephone, express and oil companies, for the reason that these are the principal companies tnar transact business In tbis state without owning any considerable amount of property upon which taxes are paid. The committee Is composed of Judge George H. Burnett, IV. H. Holmes. George G. Bingham, John A. Carson and V. T. S'.atcr. The bill applies to all telegraph, telephone and erpress cpmpanies doing business in or through this state, and to companies engaged In refining petroleum and its products or In maintaining depots, warehouses, store rooms or tanks for the distribution of oil and petroleum products. In the discus3ion over the bill !t was stated that the pur pose cfthe bill as to oil companies is to rerch the Standard Oil Company, which maintains a tank line and does an enor mous business without paying taxes upon any other property than a few warehouses and tanks. It was stated that the com pany has a monopoly of the oil trade In Salem without paying taxes upon any thing except a tank and a delivery wagon. After defining the companies which come under the provisions of the law, the bill provides as follows: Mnitt File Annual Reports. Section 2. Every express, telegraph, tele phone and oil company defined In section 1, doing business In this state, shall annually between the 1st and 31st days of March, under the oath of the person constituting such com pany. If a person, or under the oath of the president, secretary, treasurer. superintendent or chief officer In this state of such associa tion or corporation. If an association or cor poration, make and file with the Secretary of State a statement, in such form as the Secre tary of State may prescribe, containing the following facts: 1. The name of the company. 2. The nature of the company, whether a person or rc irons, or association or corpora tion, and under the laws of what state or country organized. 3. The location of Its principal office. 4. The name and postoflice address of the president, secretary, auditor, treasurer and su perintendent or general manager. 5. The name and postoflice address of the chief officer or managing agent of the com pany In Oregon. 6. The number of the shares ot tho capi tal stock. 7. Tho par value and market value, or. If there be no market value, the actual value ot Its shares of stock on the 1st day of March. 8. A detailed statement of the real estate owned by the company In Oregon, where situ ate and -the value thereof as assessed for taxa tion. 9. A full and correct Inventory of the per sonal property, including moneys and credits, owned by tho company In Oregon on the 1st day of March, where situate and the value thereof. 10. The total value of the real estate owned by the company and situate outside of Oregon. 11. The total value of the personal property owned by the company and situate outside of Oregon. 12. In the case of telephone and telegraph companies, the whole length of their lines, and the lenpth of so much of their lines as Is with out and is within the State of Oregon, which lines shall Include what said telegraph and telephone companies control and use, under lease or otherwise; also the miles of wire In each county In Oregon. 13. The entire gross receipts of said com panies, from whatever source derived, for tho year ending the 1st day of March, of business wherever done. 14. In the case of telegraph and express companies, the gross receipts for the year end ing the 1st day of March, from whatever source derived, ot each office within the State of Ore gon, and the total gross receipts of the com pany for such period In Oregon. IB. In the case of express ' companies, the whole length of the lines of rail and water routes over which the company did business on the 1st day of March, and the length of so much of said lines of land and water trans portation as Is without and is within Oregon, naming the lines within Oregon. 16. Such other facts and Information as the Secretary of State may require In the form of returns prescribed by him. Blanks for making the above statement shall be prepared, and on application furnished any company by the Secretary of State. State Board of Assessor. Sec. 3. The Secretary of State, Treas urer of State and Attorney-General shall constitute a board, named the State Board of Appraisers and Assessors, of which board the Secretary of State shall be ex-offlcio president In the absence or Inability of the Secretary of State the board shall appoint one -of Its members president pro tempore. The Attorney General shall be ex-offlcio secretary of tho board, and full minutes of Its meetings shall bo kept. The board shall, annually, on the first Monday In May, meet in the office of the Secretary of State, for the purpose of assessing the property of ex press, telegraph, telephone and oil companies in Oregon. On the meeting of the board, tho Secretary of State shall lay before the board the statements and schedules returned to him under section t The board shall proceed to ascertain and assess the -value of the property of Bald express, telegraph, telephone and oil companies in Oregon, and In determining the value of the property of said com panies in this state, to be taxed within the state and assessed as herein provided, said board shall be guided by the value of said property as determined by the value it the entire capital stock of said compan ies, and such other evidence and rules as will enable said board to arrive at tho true value in money of the entire prop erty of said companies within the State of Oregon, in proportion which the same bears to the entire property of said com panies, as determined by the value of the capital stock thereof, and the other evi dence and rules as aforesaid. The board may adjourn from time to time until the business before it is finally disposed of. In case any company falls or refuses to make the statement required by law, or iurnlsn tne board any Information re quested, the board shall inform itself, as best it may, on the matters necessary to be known, in order to discharge Its duties with respect to the assessment of the property of such company. At any time after the meeting of the board on the first Monday In May, and before the as sessment of the property of any company Is determined, any company or person Interested shall have the right, on writ ten application, to appear before the board and bo heard in tho matter of the valuation of the property of any company for taxation. After the assessment of the property of any company for taxation by the board, and before the certification by the Secretary of State of the appor tioned valuation to the several counties as provided In section 5, the board may, on the application of any Interested com pany or person, or in its own motion, cor rect the assessment or valuation of the property of any company in such manner as will, in its Judgment, make the valu ation thereof just and equal. The pro ceedings of said Board of Appraisers and Assessors shall be subject to review by the courts of the state for the correction of error or overtaxation in the assess ment of property for taxation by said State Board of Appraisers and Asses sors, and to the remission of taxes and penalties illegally assessed thereon. Sec 4. In case any company required to file a statement under the provisions of Section 2. falls to make and file such state ment on or before the 31st day of March, such company shall be subject to a penalty of $500, and an additional penalty of S100 for each day's omission after the 31st day of March, to file such atatementrsaid pen alty to be recovered by action In the name of the state, and, on collection, paid into the state treasury to the credit of the gen eral revenue fund. The attorney general, on the request of the otate board of ap praisers and assessors, shall institute mich action against any company so delinquent in the proper circuit court of the state of Oregon. That the state board of apprais ers and assessors shall have power to re quire the president, secretary, treasurer, receiver, superintendent or .managing a::nt. or other officer or erfiploye or agent, of any express, telegraph, telephone or oil company to attend before the board., and bring with him for the inspection of the board any bookei or papers of such company in his possession, custody or con trol, and to testify under oath touching any matter relating to the business, prop erty, moneys, or credits and the value thereof, of such company. Any member of the board is authorized and empowered to administer ouch oath. Any officer, em ploye or agent of such company who shall refuse to attend before the board, when required to do so, or shall refuse to bring with him and submit for the Inspection of the board any books or papers of such company In his possession, cuetody or con trol, or shall refuse to answer any ques tion put to him by the board, or any member thereof, touching the business, property, moneys and credits and the value thereof, of such company, ohall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on convic tion thereof before any court of com petent Jurisdiction shall be fined not more than $500, or imprisoned not more than 20 dayo. or both: and any officer, employe or agent of such company so refusing, as aforesaid, shall be deemed guilty of con- tempt of such board, and may be confined, by order of said board, in the Jail of tho proper county until he shall comply with the requirement of the board and pay the certs of his imprisonment. Valnc Apportioned Amoiifr Countlen. Sec. C. The otate board of appraisers and assessors shall, on or before "The first Monday in July, report to the secretary of state the total value of the property of express, telegraph, telephone and oil companies in Oregon, an ascertained and aroessed by the board: at the same time, the board shall ii'e with the secretary of state the statements of the 'arlous com panies and other papers before it. The t secretary of i?tatc shall deduct from the total value of the property of each of said compantcs in Ore-son. the w.luc, as assess ed for taxation, of any real estate situate in Oregon and owned by such company. The value of the property of said com panies in Oregon, after deducting the value of the real estate, shall be appor tioned by the secretary of state among the several counties through or Into which the lines of such telegraph or telephone companieo run, so. that to each county shall be apportioned such part of the en tire valuation as will equalize the rela tive value of the property of the com pany therein. In proportion to the whole value of the property of the company in the state, and in tho proportion that the length of the lines of wire owned by the company, or in the county bears to the whole length of the lines of wire In the state. The value of the property of any express or oil company shall be appor tioned by the oecretary of state among the several counties In which the company does business, in the proportion that the gross receipts in each county bear to the entire grots receipts in the state. The secretary of state ehall, on or after the lEth day of July, certify to the county asseor the amount apportioned to his county, and the county assessor, upon re ceiving such certificate, shall apportion the amount therein stated to the county, mu nicipal Incorporations, school districts or other taxing districts, after the same method used for the apportionment of the valuation In the stato among the coun ties: and the county assessor shall place the apportion-valuatlon on the tax roll, and taxes shall bo levied and collected thereon at the same rate and in the eamo manner an taxes are levied and collected on other personal property in the county in question. CHURCfl 50 YEARS OLD METHODISTS OF ALBANY HAVE EN THUSIASTIC CELEBRATION. Many ,From Abroad Attend Histor ical Sketch. Prenented Has Never Been Without a Pastor. ALBANY, Or., Jan. 4. (Special.) To day is a red-letter day for the Metho dism of Albany. It Is the 50th anniversary of the First Methodist Episcopal Church in this city, and the occasion was appro priately celebrated. Services were in progress most of the day, and the church was gaily dressed for the occasion. In vitations had been sent to all former pas tors of this church and to church organ izations throughout the state, which re sulted in a considerable number of visit ing pastors and laymen, who contributed to the programme. Among the distin guished visitors who took a leading part Buffalo, Y.; J. H. Coleman. D. D.. president of Willamette University at Sa lem; T. B. Ford, D. D., of Salem, presld- used as a residence. These early dates were not used in reckoning tho time for holding the semi-centennial rally, because the church archives contain no official records of that date. The first record made in the books now in the archives of the church was placed there by Rev. Isaac Dillon, who states that he was pastor of the Albany Church in 1853. Hence the semi-centennial Is dat ed from that time. Albany .was yet a part of the Calapoola circuit, and contin ued so until 157. In that year the first church was built., and circuit-riders cea-red to preach In schoolhouses and hotel buildings. This old Methodist church was the first church edifice in Albany. It occupied tho $500,000 FOR THE FAIR REPRESENTATIVE FARMERS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY FAVOR IT. some home. Some, pioneers relate that the first Christmas tree and festivities they ever saw were in this old church. Mrs. F. M. JVcstfall. who came to Al bany in 1E5S and is the oldest living mem ber of the church, attended services in the old building. The old church was moved to tho site of the present church, at the corner of Third and Ellsworth streets, some time in the '60s: the exact date is not known in the rally are: Joseph TV. Powell, ofj The new edifice, which Is one of the finest Also Want State School Fund Better Employed, Good Roads, Corpora tion and Inheritance Tax. GASTON, Or.. Jan. 3. At a meeting of the Republican Club, composed largely of corner of Fifth and Vine streets, which representative farmers at Gaston, this is now the site of Judge L. Fllnn's hand- afternoon, legislative matters were dis cussed, and the following resolutions were passed: '"That we unanimously and heartily in dorse the appropriation of $500,000 by the state for the Lewis and Clark Fair, along the lines laid down In tho bill drafted by the Legislative committee of the Fair. "That we believe measures should be taken whereby the state school fund, now largely Idle, can be loaned out where It will be safe, as. -for Instance, to school districts in the state. ( "That we earnestly favor any reason able, conservative plan whereby we can secure good roads. That we will not ob- church buildings in the city, was con structed In 1S90. The first Methodist Episcopal Church of CELEBRATED THEIR GOLDEN WEDDING j county in which the land Is situated. As sessors must assess lands held under cer tificate to the person owning the same. The clerk of the board must annually report to Assessors the lists of lands sold In each county and the names of the pur chasers. It is made the duty of the State Land Board, as long as there remains 5100,000 in the irreducible school fund, to allow three fifths of the purchase price of the land to remain unpaid, so long as the pur chaser of said land, or his assignee, shall pay the interest in accordance with the terms of the certificate, but purchasers may pay in full at any time they may 'de sire. When the State Land Board has sold land to which It cannot give title. It must repay to the purchaser the amount paid thereon, with 5 per cent Interest, unless the purchaser of the land has received from the use of the land more than enough to reimburse him for the Improve ments he has placed upon the lands. It Is also made the duty of the clerk of the board to request monthly a statement from the Government Land Offices in the state a list of all lands which any person may be attempting to declare to be min eral In character, with the time and place DIDN'T MEAN TO KILL INTENDED TO BID GIRL GOOD-BYE, BUT SHOT HER. Re statement of Pies Armstrong Kardlns? Misis Ensminger and the Baker Connty Tragedy. BAKER CITY, Or.. Jan. 4 Pies Arm atrong. the young man who shot and killed Minnie Ensminger, near Haines, in this county, Christmas morning, has sub mitted to an interview. In which, he says that it was not his Intention to kill her. He says that he was engaged to the young lady or had been for the past two years until about a week before the shoot ing. Miss Ensminger broke the engage ment and Armstrong said he made up his mind to kill himself. As she was leaving the dance Christmas morning he of the hearing thereof, and if any such ) followed her, intending to bid her good- proceedings affect any holder of a certifi cate Issued by the Land Board, it is made the duty of the clerk immediately to notify the holder of such certificate that the pro ceedings are pending. The purpose of the bill outlined in brief In the foregoing is to remove the objec tionable features of the present manage ment of the llu-land business. Board May Be Reviewed. A bill has also been prepared and ap proved by the Bar Association committee making the decisions of tho State Land Board reviewable by the courts and mak ing tho board subject to mandamus and Injunction proceeding?. MR. AND MRS. JOHN A; SLAVTN. Mr. and Mrs. John A. Slavln celebrated their golden wedding at their home, near Hillsdale, Multnomah County, on December 30. The rooms and table were appropriately decorated In green and gold. Many friends and relatives were present to enjoy the hearty pioneer hospitality and testified the esteem In which the host and hostess are held by numerous kindly presents. Sev eral pieces of the pioneer furniture with which the young couple et up housekeeping were displayed as relics of old days. Mra. A. C Brown, ot Forest Grove, Mrs. Slavln' s sister and her brldeimald. related many Interesting reminiscences. of the trip across the plains and ot life ntar early Portland. Hon. John F. Capita toasted the brido and groom, pointing out the Influence of their sturdy, kindly lives on the present progress and prosperity of Oregon. Mr. John Addlcon Slavln was born May 0. 1S20. In Boon County, Missouri, his parents having moved there from Kentucky, and crossed the plains to Portland in 1S50. The following Spring he took up a donation land claim .southwest of Portland, be tween the Marquam and Terwllllger claims. Hit wife, Emma R. Ross, was barn In Delaware, O., February IS, 1839, and came to Oregon with hfr stepfather, Israel Mitchell, an old-time surveyor, In 1S47. Mr. and Mrs. Slavln were married December 30. 1852, from Mr. Mitchell's home, near Mountsylvanla, now Tlgardvllle, and have since lived on their claim, a residence ot 50 years. Six children were born to them, three of whom survive John R. Slavln, Mra. N. L. Gilham, of Hillsdale, and Mrs. R. C Prince, of Portland. Mr. Slavln served as County Commissioner during Judge Rice's administration; was Instrumental In getting the Slavln road built, and has repeatedly given land for educational and other purposes. He and bis wife have always been known for their helpfulness in times of trouble. Their lives were full of the self-reliance and kindliness that have built the state. AFRAID OF SCARLET FE.VER. So Astoria Schools Will Not Open Criticism ot Board. ASTORIA. Jan. -L (Special.) At a spe cial meeting of the School Board held yes terday afternoon it was decided not to open the city schools next Monday, but to postpone their opening for one week, on account of the prevalence of scarlet fever in the city. The disease is not epidemic, but about 20 cases are known to exist and several deaths have resulted. Three new cases were reported to the health author ities yesterday, and it appears that there will be no cessation of the disease for some time, altfiough it is now confined to the cast end of the city. City Physician Cordiner addressed a letter to the School Board suggesting the propriety of postpon ing the opening of the schools. The board replied to this in an open letter severely criticising the city health authorities for tho lax system of quarantining contagious diseases and attributing the extent of scarlet fever to their negligent and in competent methods. The Astoria Water Commission at a meeting held last evening directed that a main should be laid to connect with the city water system that would supply the new school building in the west end of the city. This matter has been in contro versy for some time, as the expense will be considerable, and tho Water Commis sion insisted that this should be paid for out of the school funds. Now it is de cided that the Water Commission will pay for the work if the School Board will com ply with some minor conditions, These conditions were accepted at a meeting of the School Board," arid the new school which has been finished for some time! will soon be ready foruse, as the lack of water waa all that prevented Its being opened. Oregon City News. OREGON CITY, Or., Jan. 4. (Special.) The report of the United States Land Of fice for the month of December has just been completed and a summary follows: Homestead entries 35 Acres embraced in homestead en tries 4.474.S1 Final homoftend , proofs 4 Acres embraced in final home stead proofs 29S.C0 Timber entries 21 Acres embraced in timber entries. 3,710.32 Cash sales 2S Acres embraced in ca.i sales 3,053-. 67 Amount received from cash sales.J10,027 59 Fees and commissions S2G 85 Total rftnount received 10.S54 44 Judge T. A. McBrlde will arrive In this city tomorrow Xor an adjourned sitting of the November term of Circuit Court, which will probably occupy 10 days. The divorce case of Hall vs. Hall has been set for tomorrow. Silas Hedges, of Sal mon, Is named as co-respondent in the suit. Indians Punished for Ivilllng Witch. SEATTLE, Jan. 4. United States Mar shal Shoup arrived from Juneau today with three Hoonah Alaska Indians sen tenced each to four years' Imprisonment In the United States Penitentiary on Mc Neil's Island for causing the death of In dian Isaac, whom they claimed to be a witch. They kept Isaac tied to a tree for eight days, the exposure and hunger re sulting In his death. Going te St. Lenin T If so, better learn about the new service inaugurated by the O. R. & N. via Den ver and Kansas City. Inquire city ticket office. Third and Washington. lng elder of this district Mr. Powell, who Is familiar with work of this nature, was particularly active. The day s programme was in tnrce ai- vislons-imorning, afternoon and evening. Of these, the morning meeting was prob ably the most interesting to visitors, as It abounded in historical reminiscence. Rev. M. C. Wire. D. D., the present pas tor of the church, gave a historical sketch, which was rich In anecdotes and useful Information of the Albany church In the pioneer days. Dr. Coleman deliv ered a powerful sermon, and J. W. Powell was heard in an excellent address. At the afternoon meeting Mr. Powell de livered another address, and the visiting pastors made short talks commending the remarkable growth and progress of the Albany church. The evening service was marked by an excellent sermon by Dr. T. B. Ford and another address by Mr. PowelL The mus ical programme at each of these meet ings was a feature. Elaborate prepara tions had been made for the song serv ice, and it fulfilled all expectations. Sketch of the Clinrch. This is the first pemi-centennlal rally ever held by an Albany church. As such It is of surpassing interest not only to members of the Methodist denomination, but also to the entire city. It is a jubi lee commemorating the establishing of the first church In Albany, which was the'u but a email hamlet of a few houses on the bank of the Willamette. "This rally," said Dr. Wire, "could very well, have been held a few years earlier, perhaps In 1SS9 or 1900, but the records in dicate that the first regular pastor for the First Methodist Episcopal Church in Al bany was appointed in 1S53, hence we are commemorating the 50th anniversary of that important event" Certain it is that there was a church -organization of the Methodist Episcopal denomination in Albany In a very early day. The earliest data obtainable shows that prior to 1S50 the Methodist church of the Willamette Valley was united with California Into what was known as the "Oregon and California Mission Confer ence." This union of distant fields, mak ing necessary long and arduous journeys overland to attend conference, continued but a short time, when a division was made, and the Oregon conference of to day was set off by itself. It is here there appears the first definite, record of a Methodist organization of any kind. In Albany.' On the conference minutes of the Oregon Conference of 1S50 appears the "Calapoola circuit" which embraced organizations at Lebanon and Browns ville, as well as Albany. These minutes show that John McKInney and Joseph E. Parrott were circuit riders on the Calapoola circuit but gives nothing defi nite as to whether services were held in Albany regularly. Some Idea of the struggles through which the early church passed may be realized when we consider' the fact that the two circuit riders above mentioned were to receive a salary of but $750 be tween them, and of this but $1S3 was paid, leaving a deficiency of 5557. This, when compared with the prosperous condition of the present church, with its fine build Albany was among the first churches In the state. In the Methodist denomina tlon the churches at Salem. Oregon City and'posslbly the Taylor-Street Methodist Church, In Portland, antedate the Albany church. This front rank in point of time -makes today's ecclesiastical gathering a notable event among Methodists in gen eral, indicating as it docs another mile post In the progress of tho denomination in Oregon. From 1853, when Rev. Isaac Dillon made the first records in the church archives, the First Methodist Church of Albany has never been without a pastor. Few churches in the state can boast of so long a life without a single "interregnum" of any duration. Further, tho Albany church has never experienced a lax In In terest but has gradually but continually forged ahead financially and spiritually, until It now enjoys tho proud distinction of the largest active membership in the churches of Albany. Today the member ship of the First Methodist Episcopal tjnurcn or Aioany numoers zit. mis 1 ject to heavy taxation therefor, if we can be assured that the money will be wisely expended. "That we favor the levying of corpora tion and Inheritance taxes, as recom mended by Secretary of State Dunbar In his annual report "That we are opposed to a state coyote scalp bounty, believing this a matter for tho interested counties to regulate for themselves." REVISE LIEU LAND LAWS. Bill to Deflnq Duties of State Land Department. SALEM. Jan. 4. (Special.) A bill has been prepared and will be submitted to the Marlon County Bar Association tomorrow the purpose of which Is to reorganize the State Land Board and define the manner In which It shall conduct the work of se lectlng lieu lands. The bill proposes to continue the power of the Governor to ap- healthv condition is lareelv due to the : Point a State Land Agent, so that the personal exertion and untiring efforts of . Democratic Governor will not be deprived Rev. M. C. Wire, D. D., the present pas- I of tnl? patronage, but the State Land tor. Dr. Wire enjoys the profound respect ! -Agent Is made subject to the orders -of of Albanians Generally, and Is very pop- tRe wnoie board. The two land depart ular with his congregation. The high ments are to work In harmony, and, In esteem In which Dr. Wire Is held by his . fact to constitute but one department so church membership Is testified by the fact ; tliat henceforth, If this bill should become that he has been pastor here for seven a ,awt there could not recur any such successive years. With but one excep- conflicts as have recently caused so much tlon, there Is no other minister In tho i "OUDie. Methodist EnlscoDal denomination in tho I The bill amends sections 3294, 3295, 2302, Northwest who can claim a like dlstinc- ; 3203. 3309 and 3311 of the Bellinger and Cot tinn 1 ton code. It provides that the Governor. Three of the former pastors of the Al- I Secretary of State a-nd State Treasurer bany church are yet living In Oregon. They are Dr. N. Doane, of University Park. Portland: Rev. J. T. Abbott of Ashland, and Rev. S. E. Menlnger, of Mount Tabor. The day's programme was as follows: Morning, 9 o'clock Informal greeting to J. W. Powell, ct al. Public worship; or gan prelude: historical sketch; hymn; prayer; anthem, choir; Scripture lesson; solo, Mrs. R. L. BUrkhart; sermon. J. H. Coleman. D. D.; address, J. W. Powell; hymn; benediction. Afternoon. 3 o'clock Sunday school rally and Young People's service, con ducted by A. M. Hammer. Sunday school superintendent; 10-mlnute song, service, led by C. A. Littler; prayer: song, male quartette: three-minute addresses by vis iting pastors; address, J. W. Powell; hymn; benediction. Evening, 7 o'clock Public worship: or gan prelude; anthem, choir: hymn; pray er; anthem, quartet; Scripture lesson; solo, Mrs. C. O. Lee; sermon, T. B. Ford, D. D.; address, J. W. Powell; hymn; ben ediction. The rally was eminently successful in every way. Many old pioneer church- workers were brought together, and shall constitute the State Land Board, of which the Governor shall be chairman, and that the Governor shall appoint State Land Agent who shall hold office at the pleasure of the Governor. It Is made the duty of the State Land Agent to as certain the losses sustained by the state by reason of the occupancy of school sec tions by the United States, and to select other lands In lieu thereof, which selec tions are to; be reported to the board and by the board acted upon before application la made to the Government therefor. The State Land Agent is also required to have supervision of lands taken by the state on foreclosure or otherwise, to lease the same and to look after the Interests of the state In lands given as security for loans from the school funds. The salary of the State Land Agent remains unchanged 51800 per annum and traveling expenses. It Is also made the duty of the board to 1 ascertain the losses that have been sus tained by the state, and to select other lands In lieu thereof, and perfect title to the lieu land. Lists of lieu lands must be kept In the office of the clerk of the board, subject to inspection by any person at any time. The bill provides that all lieu lands heretofore selected and yet un- Astorla Brevities. ASTORIA, Jan. 4. (Special.) A suit was filed In the Circuit Court yesterday after noon by the Columbia River & Nehalem Railway Company vs. the Whitney 'Land Company to condemn a right of way for tho plaintiff's railroad -across certain property belonging to the defendant and situated In tho Nehalem Valley. A large whale came aHhore on Clatsop Spit near, the end of the Jetty yesterday afternoon, and Is now stranded on the beach. Bids for constructing a drain on Elev enth street have been received as follows: C. E. Johnson, $479 45; W. A. Goodln, $450; C. G. Palmberg, $450. As there was a tie between the. two lowest bidders, the ques tion of which should receive the contract wa3 left to them. They shook dice and Palmberg was the winner. For making re pairs to the bell tower at No. 2 engine house C. G. Palmberg bid J74: Birch &. Ja conseon, $75. The contract was awarded to Palmberg. Sheriff Linville today made a search of all tho outward-bound vessels In the har bor In the hope of finding some trace of G. A. Stlnson, the blacksmith, who has been missing for over a week. There was some suspicion that he had been shang haied, but no trace of him was discovered. Stlnson carried considerable life Insur ance, and this 'will not be paid while there exists even a vague chance that he might be alive. The Increased activity In real estate cir cles In this county Is attested by the heavy receipts at the County Clerk's office during the past year for recording Instru ments. The total for the year was J3S0S, and this does not Include. 916 deeds given by the Sheriff to the county for property sold for taxes and on which no fees were charged. The month of December was the record-breaker, the receipts during that time being $721 50. bye and then go and shoot himself. When within five feet of the young lady ha drew his revolver and shot her. He In sists that he does not know why he did It, because he loved her then and still reveres her memory- When he realized what he had done he ran away and at tempted to shoot himself as he ran. He says he cannot understand how he failed to kill himself because It was his pur pose to fire a fatal shot Armstrong In sists that he had no occasion to be jeal ous of Mb?s Ensminger and that Jealousy had no part In the sad affair. Drunken Wrcteh Kills His Wife. MISSOULA. Mont.. Jan. 4. Crazed with liquor and opiates. Louis H. Mott emptied the contents of a revolver into his wife this afternoon. She died at the hospital five hours later. Mott was arrested. Mott'o laundry was sold some weeks ago because of his drunken habits. Since then Mott has been drinking heavily and abus ing his wife. The couple had words in the parlor. Mrs. Mott, fearing violence, went to the kitchen and then outside. He fol lowed, and shot her. CHURCH WINDOWS BROKEN. Necessary to Get Air to Booker Washington's Congregation. LOS ANGELES. Cal., Jan. 4. Booker T. Washington, president of the Tuskegee In dustrial Institute, In Alabama, spoke twice today to enormous crowds. Tonight In tho First Congregational Church. In this city, the throng of people anxious to hear nlm, was 00 great that It was necessary to bar ricade the side entrance to the church and "place policemen at all doors. Several women fainted In the suffocating atmos phere, and in order to let sufficient fresh air Into the overcrowded auditorium many windows on the sides of the church wero broken by the closely packed people. Mr. Washington's topic was the work of the Institution of which he Is the head, and the general subject of the education and uplifting of the negroes of the South. His appeal for aid In carrying on the work met with generous response. Bodies Recovered After a Year. VICTORIA. B. C, Jan. 4. After being burled under a cave-In for over a year In No. 4 slope at the Union mines, the bodies of the pumpman, T. Nlckalls. formerly a sailing ship master on Coast vessels, and a Chinaman have been recovered. They were killed in company with two others during a fire In No. 4 slope In July, 190L TV. NORTON DAVIS. M. D., The Leadlnc Specialist. SEATTLE PORTLAND SPOKAftE Only ! Accuracy in Treating. Diseases great deal of useful historical Information sold, or which may hereafter be selected, diffused. It will be long remembered by shall bo withdrawn from sale, except citizens of Albany. QUARTZ CLAIMS BONDED. 1 Seattle Man Will Proceed to Develop Southern Oregon Group. GRANT'S PASS, Or., Jan. 4. The Gold base' for the selection of lieu lands the board shall sell to the person furnishing the base the lieu land selected thereon at $2 50 per acre, but no sale Is to be made until the base has been finally approved by the Commissioner of the General Land Office and the Department of the Interior. Under the terms of this bill the facts , .v. -!.rv,.ii- v-.,- Tvlrnr irroiin nt minrtz claims, sltuatea on . . . . .. "'6 nuvno v.c t ; - to De Biatea in an application lor tne pur- just cause to celebrate their 50th annl-;j Josephine Creek. In Western Josepnme chas3 of school lands remain unchanged, veraary with Joy and thanksgiving. County, has been bonded by M. Marks, of but there Is an additional provision that If A letter from ono of the earliest Meth- j Seattle, for $10,000. The claims are not de- any of the facts stated in the affidavit wiunWkn6' tJ;wCGnesST,ai!S veloped to any great extent, but present . are untrue the applicant may be punished Walla, Wash., states that In 1S51 there " . ? for perjury and the sale may be set aside nrn tt small Muthndlst class of four mem- a. rich and vast body of ore. me claims A, L:rJ .v.. oers orgamzea in yvisany. xne memoers ; wu iuwku o of this class were A. J. Hyde and wife, j trlct of the state, as it was on Josephine Samuel Hyde and Mrs. Huchlns. Mr. L. ! Creek that gold, was first discovered In T. Woodard was preacher in charge, and , Oregon in 1851. The district has long John McKInney was assistant At that ! been noted for its production ot placer time Thomas fH. Pearne was presiding ; sold, but has not been prospected for elder. He held quarterly meetings In quartz till of late years. Mr. Marks has W)int thn ltnnwn in TTvrt' Writ!. Dut a crew of men to work and will give riin nH hnlldtnir la tlll standing on tho hl3 newly acaulred claims a thorough and the posfofflce address of the assignee water front In Albany, at the intersection ' systematic development and put them in , Certificates must also be recorded in the of Ellsworth, and Front streets, and la shape for a stamp mill and business. office of the Clerk, or Recorder of the son who Is lawfully -entitled to purchase tho lands secured by the fraudulent affi davit Certificate to Be Recorded. All assignments of certificates of sale must be recorded In tho office of tho clerk of the board, and must be accompanied by Nowhere Is accuracy more essential than In the treatment of disease. The difference between a complete cure and absolute failure Is often the differ ence between accuracy and guesswork First there must be accurate knowledge ns to the nature of the ailment treated. 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