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VOL. XLV.- NO. 14,050.
PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1905.
PRICE PIVE CENTS.
RUSSIAN TROOPS
ON DEFENSE
Driven Into Cities
Baltic Provinces.
of
GARRISON IS GUT TO PIECES
Awful Barbarities Inflicted on
Bodies of Dead.
DRAGOONS TAKEN CAPTIVE
JlebelllouH Tjctts Arc in Control of
Livonia and Courland Trainload
of Troops Captured Ger
mans Flee In Terror.
GRANT UNIVERSAL. SUFFRAGE.
ST. PETERSBURG. Dec- 1. (Spe
cial.) A manifesto proclaiming uni
versal suffrage In the election of rep
resentatives to the Douma was drafted
yesterday at the dictation of Premier
Wltte and has been approved by the
Czar.
MITAU, Province of Courland, Dec 16.
(Delayed In transmission.) The troops, In
order to avoid annihilation at the hands
of the Insurgents, have been forced to
abandon the country districts and to con'
centrato at Riga, Mltau and Llbau, where
they actually are standing on the defen
slve, unable to make head against the
insurgents. Several detachments have
been defeated.
The garrison of Tacum (Unlucknln),
consisting of a squadron of dragoons and
a company of infantry, not being able to
depart In time, was set upon at night
and lost its commander, Lieutenant-Colo
nel John Mueller, and 30 men.
The insurgents, evading the sentinels.
penetrated the town and laid wire entan-
Elements In front of the houses In which
the wounded soldiers wore quartered
They then sot fire to the houses and the
troop rushed out and were shot down
from the roofs or cut up in the narrow
streets.
The soldiers Tetreatcd In confusion, leav
ing their dead. The latter were horribly
mutilated by the Insurgents, who gouged
out their eyes and cut off their ears and
hands.
The Insurgents, who are formed in
bands, have a regular military organiza
tion and are well armed with military
rifles and bayonets.
REBELS CAPTURE DRAGOONS
Battle With Lett Insurgents Ends in
Orgle Over Victims.
WALCK. Province of Livonia, Dec. IS.
Details have been received here of a reg
ular battle between the members of
company of dragoons, which was escort
ing a wagon-train containing 20 German
families and an armed band of 4000 Letts
near Roemershoff. The expedition was
trying to escape to the southward, but
the ammunition of the dragoons, as the
result of constant skirmishes, was run
nlng low and It was decided to reach
Riga.
When at a point where the roads
crossed, the expedition ran into a Lett
camp, which was strongly barricaded.
The Letts opened Are, whereupon the
dragoons charged, but were repulsed. The
lctts then took the offensive,- pressing
on tho retreating caravan. The ammuni
tion of the dragoons becoming exhausted,
they surrendered with their charges on
the understanding that they would give
up their guns, but would be allowed to
retain their revolvers.
Another band. However, made its ap
pearance and Insisted that the capture
was effocted In its territory. The mem
bers of this band then carried off the
captives to Lennawardcn Castle, where
they held a regular orgle over their vic
tims.
INSURGENTS WRECK TRAINS.
Fight Skirmishes With Troops and
Seek Vengeance for Slain.
ST. PETERSBURG. Dec 36. Night.
(Via Eydtkuhnen, Dec. IS. The insurgents
in the Baltic provinces hold several towns
and large sections of the country, and
are threatening thel arger cities.
The insurgents of Livonia, according to
authoritative news, derailed, on December
34, near Stockmansos, a military train
which was carrying reinforcements from
Wilna to Rica. They then attacked tho
survivors of the wreck. The General com
maadlng at Wilna telegraphed that he is
unabl- to send assistance, as the track is
destroyed on both sides. The casualties
arc not stated. It is feared they were
heavy.
The Insurgents have had a number of
skirmishes with the troops in the prov
inces. In on fight near "Wenden, Decern
ber 15, an oinccr an a two soldiers were-
kllled.
Traffic is being opened over one road
out of Riga, but the trains are flred on at
several stations, which are in possession
of tha revolutionists.
A messenger who has just arrived here
from Rig? says that up to Thursday
morning no serious collision had occurred.
though infantry and artillery, with gun
loaded with grape, were posted every
where in the streets. As reported here,
the authoritier and citizens of Riga both
realize the danger of the rebellious peas-
ants attempting to storm the town. Mid
they are preparing for that emergency.
The little town of Wenden. 5 miles
northeast of Riga, is panic-stricken, owing
to the fear of reprisals on the part of the
peasants, who are enraged at an attacak
made by dragoons stationed at Wenden
on a meeting of farm laborers near Ten-
sen, during which ten laborers were
killed.
Telegrams received here today say that
the troops returning to Russia over tho
Trans-Slbetlan Railroad are greatly en
raged at the delays they are subjected to,
and are wrecking the railroad stations
and other buildings and indulging In fur
ther excesses wherever they are halted.
Tlir TO CAPTURE TREASURE
Reds Attempt to "Wreck Train to Re
plenish Funds.
ST. PETERSBURG. Dec 19.-SpecIaL)
An unsuccessful attempt was made Just
outside of St. Petersburg to wreck a
treasure train carrying it large sum of
money to pay Interest on foreign loans.
It is believed the revolutionists Intended
to capture the gold to aid the treasury
of the rebels.
Sixty thousand troops arc being hur
ried towards Riga. Refugees are fleeing
in Swedish warships. The republic which
has been established In the Baltic prov
inces openly defies the new Governor
General. The man arrested outside the house of
Durnovo admits that he intended to as
sassinate the Minister, whom he had fre
quently threatened, lie aLo added that
similar attempts will be made on other
offclals.
It is feared an attempt will be made to
liberate the prisoners in the fortresses
of St. Peters and St. Paul, which have
been strongly guarded by troops with
Maxims.
FRANTIC APPEAL FOR TROOPS
Governor of Livonia Is Desperate.
Whole Train-Load Surrenders.
ST. PETERSBURG. Dec 18. (7 P.
M.) Governor Regensk, of Riga, la
still urgently calling; for troops. He re
ports Unit beside the fact that armed
insurgents arc disputing- the passage
of the soldiers, the railroad tracks are
damaged in all directions and hn ad
vises that troops be sent by water.
It now transpires that half the rein
forcements of troopB on board tho
train wrecked December 14. near
Stockmansof, Livonia, surrendered to
the insurgents. Governor Rcgensk's
latest advices say that the remainder
of the troops held out for four days.
Their position when last heard from
was desperate.
Governor , General Doubassoff. of the
Province of Chernlgof. has returned to
Moscow invested with special powers.
NW MASSACRE.. AT ODESSA
Cossacks and -Hooligans Unite for
Murder and Plunder.
BUCHAREST, Dec IS. (SpeclaL) Ad
vices from Odessa Mate that the popula
tion is in & state of terror at the re
pcated massacres by the Cossacks and
Hooligans. The police are powerless to
prevent the outrages. A band of Coss
acks, the report statee. massacred a num
ber of Jews who were fleeing from the
country. The Hooligans plundered 93
Jewish shops and slaughtered many of
the occupants.
A number of Jews who were wealthy a
week ago are now said to be living on
charity.
It was announced that a general mas
sacre of the Jews would occur on Christ
mas.
INSURGENTS HOLD GROUND.
Fires of Burning Houses Light Up
- Southern Livonia.
DORPAT. Dec IS. The southern
part of Livonia and the greater part
of Courland are completely in posses
sion of the insurgents. The military
is- still much too feeble to cope with
the situation. The region between Rlga
and Wenden Is a wilderness. The
buildings on all estates have been
burned and plundered.
The heavens to the south of Dorpat
tonight reflect the glare of fires. A
number of German Barons nnd their-
families are held prisoners by the In
surgents.
COSSACKS WRECK STATIONS
Unwilling to Return to Capital
Mutinies in Central Asia.
ST. PETERSBURG. Dec 15. (Special.)
-A dispatch received from the station
master at Archredy states that the Cos
sacks arc not willing to return to St.
Petersburg. They smashed all the win
dows in the station and wrecked the
contents. The station master urged the
Cossacks to leave in peace, stating that
otherwise a wholesale destruction of the
town will probably occur.
Reports from Tasbkend and Astrakahn
state that mutinies are in progress there.
FUGITIVES FLOCK TO GERMANY
Tralnloads Cross Frontier From In
surgent Baltic Provinces.
BERLIN; Doc 39. The Lokal Anzelge
has the following from Eydtkuhnen, East
Prussia, dated December IS:
A train of about eighteen cars brought
fugitives here this afternoon from Riga
by way of Duenaburg. west Russia.
Over 400 refugees from Libau and Mltau
have arrived. The regular train from St.
Petersburg brought 200 refugees, many of
them women and children.
HUNDREDS KILLED AT MITAU
Llvonlan Rebels Shoot Governor and
His Secretary.
BERLIN. Dec IS. A dispatch to the
Lokal Anxelger from Koenlgsburg. Prus
sia, today, timed. z:ii v. ja., says-:
During the street ngnung at juim, tne
mitAi of Courland. 800 persons were
vni!L
At Lenne Warden, in eouinern jjvonia.
the revolutionists liberated all the pris
oners and shot Assistant District Gover
nor Petersen and M. Maxlmovitcb, his
secretary, aad tkrtw tar feett 1st ta
rivt
SENATE STANDS
BY PRECEDENT
Will Not Recognize as Mem
bers Men Who Are
Under Charges.
PLACE FOR HONEST MEN
Debate on Ignoring of Mitchell's
Death and Omission of Burton
From Committees Proves
Its Sentiments.
"WASHINGTON, Dec IS. "Whether the
Senate is warranted In Ignoring a Senator
convicted in the courts on a charge of
misconduct and not assigning- him to
places on standing committees, yet leav
ing his name on the Senate roll, was dis
cussed for two hours today by the Senate
and then dropped without a ruling on the
question. The result of the debate was
virtual approval of the precedent estab
lished in the case of Mitchell Several
Senate leaders took up the subject. On
account of the delicacy of the question.
the debate was naturally not as open a
would be necessary for final determination
of the matter. Fulton was not present
during the discussion.
Issue Raised by Ballcj.
Bailey raised the point by Inquiring of
Hale, when the latter presented the new
list of standing committees, whether
every Senator had been provided with a
place Hale responded that every Sena
tor except Burton of Kansas had been
given assignments, and that he had been
left off the committees at his own request
until the charges against him had been
disposed of by the courts. Bailey pro
tested against any Senator's name being
kept on the roll unless he was given work
to do, and argued that It is the duty of
the Senate to itself, to Kansas and to the
country to investigate the charges against
Burton and determine whether be Is enti
tled to a scat in the Senate.
In response, several Senators called at
tention to the fact that Congress is fol
lowing the precedent established by the
British Parliament In not taking cog
nizance of charges against a member until
the charges had been determined In the
courts. Hate, Spooner, Lodge and Daniel
were of this opinion.
No PJace for Dishonest Men.
Bailey, calling attention to the fact that
five Senators had been indicted in the
last ten years, all on charges implying
that crimes had been committed for
money, said the time naa arnvea wnen
the Senate should testify that this is "no
place to come to make money dishonest
ly." He complained that Senators who
behave themselves were compelled to suf
fer for those who did not. through being
subjected to ridicule and Jests.
Teller defended the late Senator Mitch
ell, saying he believed Mitchell bad com
mitted no crime
"When Bailey brought up the matter by
protesting: against the absence of Burton's
name from the committee lists, he alluded
to the late Senator Mitchell and declared
that Senator Mitchell during his long
service had had many opportunities to en
rich himself, but had gone to the grave
penniless.
Spooner said that Burton had all the
rights of a Senator, and was entitled to
places on committees, and that he had
relieved a situation of great embarrass
ment by asking to be left off the commit
tees. He thought Burton had acted prop
erly In absenting himself from the Senate
under the circumstances. Spooner said
Fulton was advised by Senators not to
announce the death of Mitchell, as there
would be opposition to resolutions for eu
logies. Bailey said he was one of the Senators
who advised the Oregon Senator. "When a
Senator felt a. sense of delicacy which pre
vented him from appearing In the Senate.
ho ought to resign. If vindicated of the
charges against him. his constituents
would give him a vindication also.
Lodge declared that thero was no rule
of the Senate declaring that notice shall
be taken of the death of a Senator, and
defended the action of the Senate in its
treatment of Mitchell's death and of the
committee on committees in Its treatment
of Senator Burton.
Spooner Approves Course.
Spooner agreed with many of the criti
cl;ms of the Senate's procedure, and said
that one man could relieve theVSenate of
its embarrassing situation, and that man
was Burton himself. Spooner, therefore.
defended the course of the committee
The case of Dietrich of Nebraska, had
been referred, to. and Spooner reviewed
the case, saying that Dietrich had not
asked for vindication by the Senate nntll
after he had been cleared In the court.
He agreed that there was every reason
for the Senate to follow the English rule
In relation to vacating the scat of a.
member charged with some offense, the
conviction of which would disqualify him
from membership. Spooner said that
Fulton consulted Senators in regard to
the procedure In the case of the death
of his colleague and received advice
which moved him not to make tho usual
announcement.
"If he had made this announcement,
said Spooner. "it would have served to
Intensify the tragedy and bring additional
sorrow to those who loved John 1L
Mitchell, for It was known that there
would be an opposition to the usual reso
lutions calling for eulogies.
The Vice-President Interrupted the de
bate to lay before the Senate the mes
sage from the House disagreeing with the
amendments of the Senate to the canal
appropriation MIL Alllfon moved that
the Senate insist upon the amendments
and agree to the conference asked for.
His motion was adopted and Aliisoa. Hale
and Teller were smjb as confer.
-Bailey comfUne aalnt tfceSea&te's
JMvlag to wait for tke tedtotu yrocecc of
the courts to determine who shall sit In
the Senate He referred' to the relations
of Senators, saying:
Ton ob that sld iaay amtlraj looic
Bpon u on this tide (Democratic) aa dema
gogues, and I know that we caIlaif leek
upon you on that !5e aa mere creatures cf
corporate grd. yet we au. in our war
momenta. look upon one anotner aa npngnt.
honest men. In the last 10 years ther
have been 10 Indictments of Senator, and
all of th- Indictments Imply IB E max crime
bare bn commuted for money. It It tlm
the Senate ia testifying to tfte world that
thin 1 no place to come to maite aoney au
honestly. Answering criticisms that had been
made by Bailey that the Senate's silence
In regard to members charged with of
fenses had subjected the Senators to
Jests. Daniel said that any person who
would originate any plan to Insure Sena
tors against ribald Jests would be balled
as the greatest inventor of the age.
The resolution naming the committees
was then adopted.
On motion of Gallmger this afternoon.
the House ship subsidy bill was taken
up. which makes it the unfinished busi
ness before the Senate. The Senator said
he did not propose to take up the bill
until after the holidays.
Allison reported a House Joint resolu
tion providing for adjournment of the
Senate from -December 21 to January 4,
which was adopted.
The Senate at 2:55 P. M. went into ex
ecutive session and at 3:15 adjourned.
NEW COMMITTEES OF SENATE
Northwestern Members Get
Fair
Share of Good Place.
WASHINGTON. Dec IS. Standing
committees of the Senate were announced
today. Every Republican senator was
given a chairmanship except Burton of
Ivansas. who was Ignored entirely as to
assignments. In response to his request
that he be not placed on any committee
pending the determination of the charges
against him In the courts. The vacancies
were left for Senator LaFollette of Wis
consln and Senator Gearln of Oregon,
neither of whom has been sworn In. Tho
list of appointments follows:
Appropriations Allison, chairman: Rale.
Cullom. Perkins. Warren. Wetmore. Gal
linger. ElVln. Teller, Berry, Tillman. Dan
iel. Gorman.
Foreign relation Cnllom. chairman; Fnre,
Lodge. Clark IWyomlng). Forakr. Spooner.
Kean. Beveridge. Morgan. Bacon. Money,
Clark (Montana). ilcCrrarr.
Finance A Id rich, chairman; Allison. Bur
row. Piatt. Hansbrough. Spooner, Penrose.
Rate. Daniel. Teller. Xoney. Bailey. Gorman.
Judiciary Clark (Wyoming), chairman;
Nelson. Depew, Spooner. Foraker. Billing
ham. Klttredge. Knox. Fetlus. Bacon, Cut
berson, Blackburn. Patterson.
Commerce Fore, chairman: ElVIns, Nel
iron, Galllnger, Fcnroee. Depew. Perkins. Al
ger, Hopkins. Ankrny. Crane, JJsrry. -Ma run.
Clay. Mallonr. Foter. Stone.
interstate commerce Elklnr. chairman;
Cullom. Aldrlch. Kean. Dolllver, Foraker,
Clapp. Crane, Tillman. McLaarin. Carmack,
Foster. Newlanda,
Indian affair Clapp. chairman; McCum
ber. Gamble. Clark (Wyomlnit). Long. War
ner, Sutherland. Brandecee. Morjran. DitboU.
Clark (Montana), Teller, Stone. Clarke (Ar
kansas). Public land Hans-brough. chairman; Nel
eon. Clark (Wyoming). Gamble. Fulton.
Swoot, Carter. Flint. Heroeaway. Berry, Me.
Xntry, McLaurln. DoboU, Newlands, Fat-
tenon.
Terrltorle Bevertdge. chairman; Dilling
ham. Nelron. Bnrnhaw. JCan. DleX,' Fle.
Patterson, Clarke 1Ak&aa), ewland.
Frailer. "
Pacific lala&da and Porto TUco Foraker,
chairman; Deiew. Wetmore. CI a no. Flint.
File. Warner. Jtallory. jiiacxDurn, ciara,
(Montana), Rarner.
Irritation Ankenr. chairman: Warren.
Hantbrosgh. Fulton. Carter. Fllal. Nixon.
Sutherland. Bailey, Patterson. Gorman. ew.
land. Dubois.
Foreat reservation and the protection or
rame Hrandrree. enairmaa: vesew. rer-
klni. Kittredge. Burnham. Ankenr. Sraoot,
Morgan. Tillman. Overman.
Geological survey Flint, chairman; Elklns,
Heybnrn. Bnrkett, Money. Newlanda. Rayner.
Mlnea and mining Dick, chairman; scott.
Heybum. Nixon. Sutherland. Tillman. Clark
(Montana). Clarke (Arkanaa). jewianaa.
Pacific railroads Alger, chairman; Dolll
ver. Frye. Long. Bnrkett, Morgan, Taliaferro.
MCreary. Latimer.
Following are tho chairmen and
"Western members of the most Impor
tant remaining committees. their
chairman's name being given first:
Military affalra Warren.
Naval affair Hite, Perkin.
Forestry Proctor. Warren. Perkin, Long.
Interoceanlc canal Millard. Pile.
Potofflce and potroad Penroie, Fulton,
Carter.
Phlllonlnea Lodge. Long. Nixon. Da bo I,
Privilege and election Burrow. Dubois,
Public buildings and ground scoit, war
ren. He j-bum.
Rule Spooner, Teller.
Education and labor Dolllrer. Flint, New
lands. Printing Piatt,
Cuban relation Burnham, Teller.
Immigration Dillingham, Heyburn, Pat
terson. .
Pensions McCtanber, Sstoot. Pile, Patter
ton. Claim Fulton. Smoot,
Manufacture Hey bum.
Centu Lonr. Carter.
Canadian relation Crane,
Pile. Clark
Civil ervlce and retrenchment rerklns.
Coast and Insular surrey PHe. Fllat,
Eutberlasd. .
rvta rfete Knox. Ankenr. Heyburn.
Tirmmine Mrpnl branches ot tho civil
ervtce Bulkeley. PUe, NUoa.
RaUroada Allee, Clark (Wyoming), An
keny, Smoot, .
Revision of lawa Depew. Fulton. Carter,
TVa-wnrttlnn rentes to the f aboard
Rmbie. Clarke (Wyoming). Sutherland.
Dubol.
variv Nixon. Ankenr.
Standard weights ana meaiare Smoot,
Clark (Montana).
Industrial exposition:
-Warner, Fulton.
Sutherland. Newlaada.
Engrossed bill Berry.
Woman suffrage Bacon.
La Follette Is to be chairman of the
commmittee to Investigate the condition
e fhe Pntnujf Kiver at "Washington.
Gearln will be assigned to claims, forest
reervailans and the protection oi game,
pension?. Industrial expositions, Natiosal
banks.
DOLLTVER HAS XEVT RATE BILTj
He Hopes to Arrange Compromise
Amonc; All Elements.
"WASHINGTON. Dec IS. (Special.) An
important conference looking toward
compromise on railroad-rate regulation
took place at the "White House tonight.
The participants were the President. At
torney-Genwal Moody. Sesator Dolllver
and Jcdje Cowan, a distinguished lawyer
of Fort "Worth. Tex counsel for -the
Southwestern Cattle-Iealers' Association,
who has made a study of interstate com
merce legislation.
Mr. Bolhver is preparing a bill, which
he exoects will meet all the objections
raised against the Elkics aad Foraker
bHls. aad cover the rrad of all Inter
state cemmerce bills already made puMlc.
He has had the astUee of Judge Cowan
In arraccing the legal reatHre of als
measure. It was laid before the President
and Mr. Mccdy for sch aggestles as
would anake lt.acc4tas4e te the. Mr.
TlHver he?- K have It completed with
In a wee " VHnitis aa t the Um
it w W fallow has xa.yet beea gives.
TAX lffl W BE
SIXTEEN MILLS
Not
Less Than Fifteen and
Eight-Tenths at the
Lowest.
HOW FUNDS ARE DIVIDED
Assessor Slgler Disappointed at the
Ways and Means Committee,
Which Fixes City's Rate at
Five and Eight-Tenths.
VALUATIONS FOR TAX LEVY.
Assessed valuation for tax
levy, compared with those for this
year's levy, as compiled by F. S.
Fields. County Clerk:
1304.
County of Multnomah....! 24.427.377
School district No. 1 50.Sa8.e0S
Port of Portland 3t.S0.6S2
City of Portland 20.837.931
1003.
County of Multnomah. ...$143.5(30.25.1
School District No. 1 130.-I34.72i;
Port of Portland ,.130.000.000
City of Portland .'130,730,000
Estimated, not official.
AH the foregoing- assessment figures
are exact, save those of the last as
sessment for the Port of Portland and
the city, which had not been totaled
by County Clerk Fields up to last night
but which, as hero given, are close
approximations.
In all probability the Portland levy
to be made next month by the Coiinty
Court will be close to 16 mills and may
even reach that llgure. but will not
be pared more than one or two-tenths
below IS mills In any event,
Ilccommend Five and Eight-Tenths
Assessor Slgler has been cxpectinf?
that the levy would be held down to
to 15 mills. But demands of the city
for large sums and curtailment of
the revenues that have been accruing
from other sources than taxation, have
caused the ways and means committee
of the Council to exceed the expecta-:
tlons of low-tax advocates by deciding
to recommend a city levy of 5.8 mill
Were the city levy held down to
mitis. tne total jevy on property in
Portland probably would not exceed 15
mills.
Items of the Levy.
The several items of the levy will he
about as follows compared with those
of the tax that was collected this 'year
UKW.
Mills.
l&oa.
Mills.
State 6.8
State school..... 2.
1
County S.873
Port of Portland 2.7
City of Portland 0.623
J.
.8
5.8
2.S
School district No. 1 7.2
Totals .....40. 15. S
The county assessment by school dis
tricts was given out yesterday by the
County Court, The figures follow, com
pared with those of the preceding as
sessment of 1904:
Property Yalaatfeaa, of Moltaemah Coaatr,
Oregss.
1904
1..$ 50.897.031
1905.
School DIs. No.
School DIs. No-
$130,424,728
1.342.5U3
457.720
3S0.195
420.033
School DIs. No. 3. .
School Dis. No. ..
School DIs. No. 5. .
School DIs. No. . .
School DIs. No. 7..
School DIs. No. S. .
School Dis. No. 9..
School DIs. No. 10..
School DIs. No. 11. .
1,408.233
SS.340
205.300
134.270
70.430
97.2S0
104.9
School Dla. No. 12..
School DIs. No. 13..
School Dla. No. 14..
School Dla. No. 15. .
School Dla. No. 16..
School DIs. No. 17..
School Dis. No. IS..
School Dla. No. 19..
School Dla. No. 20..
340.410
21S.73&
118.70
91.3S0
162.015
243.965
416490
138.700
253.485
School Dts. No. 21 . .
41.630
School Dla. No. 22. .
220.3BO
School DIs. No. 23. .
School Dis. No. 24..
School Dla. No. 23..
School DIs. No. 2..
School Dla. No. 27..
School Dl. No. 2S-.
School Dl. No. 29. .
School Dts. No. 30..
School Dla. No. 31..
50.530
23.960
Z0J22'
76.055
80.4
296,545
270.140
62.765
138.690
sen 00 1 dis. No. 2..
270.790
School Dl. No. 33..
School DIs. No. 34..
149.363
66.315
37.833
School Dla. No. 33. .
School Dla. No. 3C..
School DU. No. 37..
School Dts. No. IS. .
School DIs. No. 39..
School DIs. No. 40. .
School DIs. No. -41..
School Dla. No. -42. .
School Dts. No. -43. .
School Dla. No. -44..
School Dla. No. 43. .
School Dla. No. 43..
S5J9
500. tap,
223.
191;S53
441.514
f 147,390
270.165
31T
644.360
171.863
School DIs. No. 47..
School Dla. No. 4S. .
School Dla. No. SO..
School Dla. No. 31 . .
School Dts. C Joint
414.210
79.805
14.310
207.323
103.953
3L535
117.700
2S.7SO
School Dla. 9. Joint
School Dis. 15. Joint
School Dis. S3. Joint
School Dla. 42. Joint
206.49:
sckoot Dts. 33. joint
School Dis. 62. Joint
School DIs. 67. Joint
School Dla. 70. Joint
School Dis. S3. Jolat
School Dla. S4. Joint
Unorganized ......
31.600
4.020
26.003
177.070
24.510
S3.f23
47J.665
Total, county. ... -$ 56,42777 yj m103
jxact x-igHrcs ,ot .-vranaoie..
The exact figures for the Port
Portland and the City of Portland will
not be available until today. This year
the assessment for the City of Portland
will he larger than for school district
No. L because of annexations to the
city area, not Included in the school
district. Consequently the assessment
for the dry will he several hundred
thousand dollars larger than for the
school district.
The probable Items of the levy, as
cited In the foregoing- will raise reve
nuc In the following' sums, compared
with the reveaue raised this year;
19..
372.431
29K.14S
6M.8Q
148.177
48X85
1996.
State - $
State School
Omsty . .
Port of rertland.....
CHy f Portland
School District. No. 1.
$ 243.904
2S7.728
43L3e
1IL3M
75S.3M
H4.1W
Total
$z4sa.K
-1 dty maomwit. of
SC.1S4.943
ltx.eMv.
the ways and means committee of the
City Council, which has been considering
the subject for a week past, yesterday
fixed the tax levy of thl3 city at 5.S mills.
A spirit of liberality prevailed among all
the members, it being the general opinion
that local growth must be met with cor
responding appropriations.
There has been no decrease In any of
the estimates, and if the recommendations
the committee arc adopted by the
Council as a body tomorrow, every fund
will receive practically everything asked
for.
Provision has been made for 100 new
lights, and altogether this fund will re
ceive about JSO.CCO. as. in addition to the
$63,000 estimated to be received from the
tax levy, there is a balance of $5316. while
the remainder Is to come from the gen
eral fund.
Street Repair Fund.
The street repair fund will have every
thing asked for. aggregating $$.000. which
includes $19,500 raised by the levy. $13.7S3
balance. $2,000 from the vehicle tax. while
the remainder Is to be derived from the
general fund.
Assessor Slgler wa-j considerably
disappointed hist night when told that
tne way and means committee had
recommended a a.S-mlll levy. "It is ex
actly S-10 of a. mill too high,' he said.
because the city ought to get along
on a o-mlll levy. If the levy prevails.
will make the total for the county
about 15.8."
How the Levy Ia Divided.
As fixed yesterday by the committee.
upon a total property valuation of
$130,000,000, the levy will be as fol
lows:
Amount
Pro- realized
posed from tax
Fund Levy. Levy.
Fire 2.25 $292,500.00
Police 1.00 130.000.00
Lights ; 50 rtr..ooo.oo
Street repair.............. .15 19.300.00
Parka 10 13.000.00
Library 10 13.000.00
Interest SO 104.000.00
Improvement bond Interest ... 22.000.00
Bridge 90 117.000.00
General 272.637.00
5. SO
BALANCES.
Street Itepalr S15.7S0
Park 7.471
Bond Indebted Interest 5.663
General 13.000
Lights 6.316
Total $18,239
Police Charge Socialist Crowd.
BERLIN. Dec. 13. During a Socialist
demonstration at Chemnitz, Saxony, ye
terday, for an extension of the suffrage
in the election of members of the Diet
of Saxony, numerous arrests were made
and the police charged the crowds. There
was less trouble In other Saxon cities.
where the police prohibitions against
demonstrations were generally observed,
Cuba Votes Aid to Strikers.
HAVANA. Dec. IS. The House of Rep
resentatives today passed unanimously
and without debate an appropriation of
$10.CC0 to assist the striking Cuban cigar-
makers at Key West. The Havana Pro
vincial Council today appropriated wu
and the Havana City Council WXQSor the
aid of Key West strikers.
"Will Rescue German Subjects.
KOENIGSBURG. Prussia. Dec. 13. The
German steamer "Wolzt sailed today for
Riga to bring away German suojects,
whose lives are endangered.
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
Tho Weather.
TESTERDAVS Maximum temperature. 50
dec: minimum. 4C Precipitation, u: ot
an inch.
TODAY'S Rain. Gusty southerly winds.
Russia.
Rebels on Baltic defeat troops in open fight.
Page 1.
Horrible barbarities on dead soldiers. Page 1.
Dragoons surrender to rebel band. Page 1
Troop train wrecked and half Its occupants
surrender. Pag-e 1.
Workmen's Council Issues appeal to arms.
Page 3.
Hesitation about calling general strike.
Page 3.
Government defends repressive policy.
rage 5. .
Foreign.
British fleet to maneuver oC coast ot Mo
rocco while conference Is on. Page '
Balfour declares himself a free trader.
Page 7.
Japan angry because China delay treaty
Page 7.
Chinese boycotters attack foreigners at
Shanghai; American warship going there.
Page 7.
Xatieaal.
Senate sustains precedent set In Mitchell
case. Page 1.
Landts scores insurance men in House,
Page 5.
Governor Wright denounces opponents of
Philippine free trade. Page 5.
Figures on Imports of sugar. Pago S.
State renews claim to Klamath awamp land.
Page 4.
Ah Sou, the Chinese slave, loses appeal to
Supreme Court, Page. 2.
DsEBMtir.
John R. Wabh-'s three big Chicago bank
suspend, but clearing house guarantee
deposits and averts panic. Page 1.
Megargle and Fassett lost in snow in Art
members are fined. Page .
Chicago Brick Trust pleads guilty and
zona and will probably perish. Page tf.
Insurance Investigators at work on small
fry. Page .
Trial of Mrs. Leafgreen'a trial begins In St.
Louis. Page 3.
Pacific Coaat.
San Francisco woman gets divorce from In
sane husband and marries his keeper.
Page 6.
St- Pad road flies articles of incorporation
In Montana, Page 6,
J. W. Fanner elopes from Benton County
with Lillian Howard, deserting wife and
family. Page 6.
Brutal Prlneville Marshal compelled to ge
off winning ticket. Page 6.
Injunction suit brought against Eugene to
prevent sale ot light and water bonds.
Page 6-
Commercial and Marhie.
Probable eSect of proposed tax on coffee,
Page 15.
Bank failures give stock market a fright.
Pago 15.
Sharp break is wheat at Chicago. Page 15.
Saa Francisco grain market holds Its own.
Page 15.
R. P. Scawerla" sees aecetslty of better
wharves along Portland's water front and
- promises to recommend construction of
an imme&se ana rocdern. dock for the
Harrtmaa system. Page 14.
LoRgsBC-remaa rescues fellow workman from
watery grave. Page 14.
Fartlaad aad Vicinity.
Tax levy will not be less than 15. S mills and
may reach 1 muis. .rage 1.
Japanese colony terrorized by crooks of
that race who threaten to kill those who
refuse to pay blackmail. Page 10.
Chamber of Commerce complains of towage
rates. Page 14.
No policeman attends the Coroner's Inquest
over the body of Thorax FlemmlBgs.
murdered by hlghwaymea. Page 10.
Chief Grltzsnaeaer tells police- to Investigate
alot macatees wherei mosey Is paid. Page.
19.
Lawyer threaten officer who has wltneaa la
wtadr. Pace 1L
THREE CBO
s
'ulled Down by Loans
to John R. Walsh.
CLEARING-HOUSE TO RESCUE
'anic Averted by Guarantee
of Deposits.
RIDGELY FORCES CRISIS
Chicago National, Home Savings and
Equitable Trust Go Under in
Consequence of Walsh's Bit-
ter Railroad AVnr.
MAN WHO CAUSED FAILURE. .
John R. Walsh, who is responsible
for the Chicago bank failures, was
born in Ireland August 28. 1837, and
came to the United States with his
parents 10 years later, settling In
Chicago. He began work as a news
boy In the employ of J. McNally In
1S55 and In 1S(1 established a news
business of his own. This was soon
afterward consolidated with the
American News Company, of which
he became a director. He founded
the Chicago National Bank In 1SS2
and has been its president ever since.
He then branched out Into many
other enterprises and was one of the
leading capitalists of Chicago. He
was a director of the World's Colum
bian Exposition In 1S03.
CHICAGO, Dec. IS. Three of the lars-
est financial Institutions in the "West, the
Chicago National Bank, the Home Sav
ings Bank and the Equitable Trust Com
pany, all of them controlled 'by John R.
Walsh, of this city, and in a great meas
ure owned by him, suspended operation
today. Tneir atlalrs, will oe liquidated as
rapidly as possible ana they will go out
of business. -
Mr. Walsh who was the president ot
the Chicago National Bank and of the
Equitable Trust Company, and all the
other officers and all the directors ot tho
Chicago National Bank have resigned.
National Bank Examiner Bosworth has
succeeded Mr. "Walsh at the head ot the
Chicago National Bank and the places
Of the directors have been filled by men
appointed by the Chicago Clearing House.
Back of the new management stand the
allied banks ot Chicago, who have
pledged their resources that every de
positor shall be paid to the last cent and
that no customer of the three Institutions
shall lose anything by reason of the sus
pension. Had not thlg action been taken, disas
trous panic must have followed in the
financial world. As it was, the only ef
fect in this city was the decline on the
local stock exchange of 2 in the price
of National Biscuit common stock, which
has employed the Equitable Trust Com
pany as transfer agent and had besides
dealings with the Chicago National Bank.
Walsh's Enterprises the Cause.
The immediate cause of the collapse
of the Institutions controlled by Mr.
Walsh is said to be the large amount! of
money which they have loaned to various
private enterprises, notably the Southern
Indiana Railway and the Bedford Quar
ries Company of Indiana. Mr. Walsh
claims that, if he could have had a little
more time, he could have saved his banks
and made enormous profits for himself
and. associates. He' bases this statement
on his estimate of the value ot the bonds
of the Southern 'Indiana Railroad Com
pany. The Controller of the Currency,
the State Auditor and members of the
Chicago Clearing House, place the value
ot the bonds at one-half the valuation of
Mr. Walah, and it was their refusal to
accept his valuation that caused the sus
pension of the banks.
The liabilities of the three Institutions
are estimated at S,000,(XX. Against this
amount the banks and the trust company
have resources that are on a conserva
tive estimate worth J16.00O.O0O. The bonds
of the Southern Indiana Railroad Com
pany are estimated by Mr." Walsh as be
ing worth $13,000,000. They are considered
by the Controller, State Auditor and
Clearing- House committee worth about
half that sum. Their value Is a matter
to bo determined in the future, and the
presidents of the local banks admit that.
If the estimate of Mr. Walsh is 'found to
be correct, the two banks and the trust
company will not only pay all ot their
debts, but leave a surplus besides. The
directors of the two banks and Mr.
Walsh who has turned over all of his
property as well as that standing: ln the
name of, Mrs. "Walsh, have pledged real
estate and securities .valued at C.0J,G00
and estimating the railroad bond's at $S.
oa000 more makes a . total ot J20.O0O.0OO
assets against $,000,000 liabilities.
Walsh Delayed Crisis.
For some time there has been a
difference of opinion between the offi
cers of the National Bank and Con
troller RIdgely regarding- the method
of conducting- the affairs of the bank.
The Controller took exception to the
large loans made by tho bank to the
private enterprises of Mr. Walsh, and
declared that a portion of them must
be called in. Assurances were given
him, he declares, that this would be
done, but the promises -were not kept.
Finally the Incentive to a close scru-
Concluded oa Page 4.)