EHE SUKDAY OKEGOKIAN, PORTLAND, DECEMBER SO, 1900.
THE RAILWAYS IN 1900
LESS TRACK-LAYIXG THAN IN THE
PREVIOUS YEAR.
Analysis of the Construction. Opera
tion for the Twelve Months
105,155 Miles All Told.
CHICAGO. Dec. 29. The Railway Age
this "week gives the following summary
of railway construction In the United
States In 1900:
Although railway construction has been
carried on with energy In almost every
portion of the country during the year
Just closing, the returns thus far gathered
Indicate that fewer miles of new road
have been completed In the United Stales
In 100 than were built during 1S99. The
difference is not great, and as track,-lay-tng
Is being rushed on a number of lines
during the closing days of the year. It
may be that revised and belated returns
will add enough mileage to bring the fig
ures up to last year's total, when 45SS
miles of new road were built. At the be
ginning of the present year there was
apparently sufficient evidence to warrant
the assumption that the new mileage or
1900 would be greater than that of last
year, and In seeking a cause for the smah
er mileage now reported, several things
must be considered. First, the work of
reducing grades, eliminating curves,
erecting new structures, relaying rails
and building double track has been car
ried on to such an extent by many of the
large systems that much new construc
tion previously planned had to be post
poned. Improvements of this nature
have been more extensive during the past
two years than in any previous like pe
riod In the history of the coun
try, and the work has been of
such magnitude as to require al
most the full attention of the engineering
and construction forces, as well as the
available capital. Then, undoubtedly,
many projects were held In check untn
the National election was over, and it is
not improbable that the high prices 01
steel rails and track material had a de
terrent effect on many proposed lines
which would have been completed ere
this had prices been lower. The returns
thus far received necessarily incomplete
before the year has actually closed sh6w
that not less than 4222 miles of track hav
been laid In the United States during the
year 1900, on 830 lines. In 44 states and
territories, as indicated In the following
table:
Track laid from January 1 to December
81, 1900:
States. No. lines. Miles.
Alabama , 18 192.26
Alaska , 1 5 00
Arkansas 1 '62.90
Arizona 5 43.70
California 10 140.13
Colorado , 6 85.10
Florida 9 76.20
Georgia 12 104 21
Idaho 8 49.83
Illinois 9 8.11
Indiana 6 .. 77.2a
Indian Territory 3 158.26
Iowa 6 267.76
Kentucky 4 S3 35
Louisiana 9 155.60
Maine 2 315
Maryland 1 2.00
Michigan 14 14LS5
Minnesota 17 251.61
Mississippi 9 123.SS
Missouri 10 52.91
Montana 2 30.53
Nebraska 3 102.47
New Hampshire 1 18 54
New Jersey 8 4.50
New Mexico 1 7.43
New York 5 26.90
Corth Carolina 5 10
North Dakota 3 12L57
Ohio 8 19.54
Oklahoma Territory 6 .137.99
Oregon 8 57.00
Pennsylvania 50 276 99
South Carolina 9 172.76
South Dakota , 4 12G6G
Tennessee ,. 10 E7.25
Texas 19 31S.S5
Utah 2 11.20
Vermont 1 27.60
Virginia .-., 6 63.23
Washington , 9 , 74.78
West Virginia 10 225 42
Wisconsin 8 S6.01
Wyoming 7 145 96
Total in 44 states and terri
tories 330 4,321.67
In addition to the "mileage summarized
In the above table, there have been built
a good many logging and private roads
which are of a temporary nature, and
which should not be counted as additions,
to the regular railway mileage of tho
country. Where we have evidence thav
such roads, although built for logging
purposes, are of a permanent character
and are Intended for regular traffic event
ually, although doing only a logging busi
ness at present, they have been Included,
but care has been taken to exclude every
thing of a doubtful nature. There also
have been completed several hundred
miles of grade on which track will not be
laid until Spring.
The table Indicates that the South and
Southwest continue to be the -scenes of
greatest activity, although there hav
been many Important lines built In the
West and Northwest. Twenty-one states
west of the Mississippi River have built
2412 miles of new line, or more than one
half of the total for the entire United
States, while the states east of the Mis
sissippi and south of the Ohio have added
1126.
If we group the entire 15 Southern
States together. It will be seen that they
show an added new mileage of 1716 mile?.
The New England States, with Pennsyl
vania, New York and New Jersey added,
show an Increase of 368 miles. whiJe the
Central Northern States of Wisconsin.
Michigan. Illinois, Indiana and Ohio have
added 411 jfniles. The states in which no
new road Is reported are Massachusetts,
Connecticut. Rhode Island, Delaware,
Kansas and Nevada.
Texas leads all other states in the
Union, with a total of 318 miles. Penn
sylvania comes second. With 277 miles;
Iowa third, with 267 miles: Minnesota
fourth, with .251 miles, and West Virginia
fifth, with 225 miles. These arc the only
states showing an excess of 200 miles. In
Texas, Important extensions have been
built by the Southern Pacific, Interna
tional & Great Northern and Missouri,
Kansas & Texas, and there have been
many short lines constructed. The terri
ble storm which swept over Texas some
months ago. causing great damage to rail
way property, seriously retarded railwav
construction In that state, and prevented
the completion of a considerable mileage
which It was expected to have ready for
operation by January I, 190L
The greater portion of the new mileage
In, Iowa has been constructed by the Chi
cago & Northwestern (133 miles) and tht
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific flo3 miles),
the Minneapolis & St. Louis and Burling
ton, Cedar Rapids & Northern also hav
ing made short additions. In Minnesota,
205 miles have been built by three com
paniesthe Chicago & Northwestrn. "4
miles: the Burlington. Cedar Rapids &
Northern. S7 miles, and the Minnesota &
Manitoba. 44 miles, the last named road
being a link in the new Canadian North
ern system. Pennsylvania's large new
mileage Is made up entirely of short lines,
the longest piece of continuous new track
being but 20 miles In Iensrth. The Chesa
peake & Ohio Is responsible for 10S miles,
of the new road built In "West Virginia.
whPe the West Virginia Short Llne ha
built CO miles, and the Baltimore & Ohio
2S miles in the same state.
The longest stretch of new track, 141
miles, has been built by the St. Louis &
San Francisco, on Its extension from Sa
pulpa, I. T., to Denlson. Tex. Two now
roads of Importance built during the year
are the West Virginia Short Line, from
Clarksburg to New Martinsville. W Va.,
CO miles:, and the Tennessee Central, which
has been completed between Emory Gap
and Monterey, Tcnn., by laying 43.4 miles
of track.
A large proportion of the new mlleagu
of the yar has been built bv the great
systems of the West and South as fol
lows: Chicago & Northwestern. 240 miles:
Burlington system, 1SS miles; Chicago,
Milwaukee & St. Paul, 178 miles; South
ern Pacific, 170 miles: St. Louis & San
Francisco, 170 miles: Chicago, Rock Islana
& Pacific. 168 miles; Northern Pacific. 151
miles (not counting two short extensions
in Manitoba); Chesapeake Ohio, 10S
miles; Seaboard Air Line, 104 miles; Bur
lington, Cedar Rapids & Northern, 100
miles; Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe sys
tem, 91 miles; Louisville & Nashville, 9o
miles: Gulf & Ship Island, 69 miles; Cen
tral of Georgia, C8 miles: Southern Rail
way, 65 miles; International & Great
Northern, 52 miles; Baltimore & Ohio. 3b
miles. This makes a total of 2050 miles of
new line built in the Interest of 17 com
panies named.
Among the other important roads which
have built extensions during the year are
the Pennsylvania Railroad. Rio Grande
Western, Great Northern, Denver & R!q
Grande, Missouri, Kansas & Texas, Mln--neapolls
& St. Louis, Dulutb, South Shore
& Atlantic, Chicago & Eastern Illinois,
Indiana, Illinois & Iowa, Texas & Pacific
and Atlantic Coast Line.
It Is too early to make predictions as to
the results for the coming year, but much
Important work has been laid out In the
West and. Southwest, which will make
those sections enticing fields for railway
j contractors for the next 12 months. Th
most important or tnese is me hock xsu
and's extension from Liberal, Kan., to
White Oaks. N. M., 400 miles, contractu
for a portion of which have already been
let and which Is scheduled for completion
In 190L
Railway building in the United States
reached Its maximum In 1S7, when al
most 13,000 miles of new lines were added.
The rapid falling off In the succeeding 10
years and the encouraging recovery, In
the next three, years are shown In th
following table of track laid la the last 14
years of the century:
Year. Miles I Year. Miles.
1887 12.983IS94 1949
1858 7.106KR93 1.803
1859 5.230U656 ,.,.. 1.84S
1890 5.670JJS97 1.8S0
1891 ., ,. 4.2S1IIS9S 3.0S3
IS91 4.192IUJ99 4.5S3
IS93 2.635H900 4,322
The construction completed in 1900
brings the railway mileage of the United
States at the opening of the twentieth
centurv u? to the grand total of 195,155
miles, subject to possible Increase by later
returns.
TOLD OF VOLUNTEER DAYS
Exempt Firemen Fight "Over Old
Flshts at Bang.net,
A very enjoyable, banquet was given
last night by the Portland Exempt Fire
men's Association at All sky's Winter
Garden. The old vamps talked over
old volunteer days in the most Interest
ing manner, and many reminiscences and
anecdotes were Indulged In. James Lo
tan kept thlngs.allve with numerous hap
py sayings, and the others around tho
festive board were not slow in following
suit.
Joseph Buchtel, of No. 2, was the first
speaker, and referred to former volun
teers, including Joe Tucker, S. S. Slater,
A. B. Hallock. IV. S. Ladd, C. H. Lewis,
S. J. McCormlck, and H. W. Davis. Ho
spoke of the friendly contests the com
panies used to have, which caused Mr.
Lotan to remark: "No. 23 would fight
while 3s ?ut out the fire."
Mr. Buchtel answered good-naturedly,
"I counted noses tonight, and thought I
might get up a fight, but I concluded
there are too many 3s around the table."
Mr. Lbtan We did It for fun In those
days, not for glory or wages.
Brooks Trevett was next called up, and
took occasion to say: "Are you going to
make 2s do all of the talking?" He then
told of an occasion when Ones and
Threes ran a race, and Twos put the fire
out. He said the main object was to get
first water and do eood work, and No. 2
was up with the best of them.
Mr. Lotan Next to No. 3.
Mr. Trevett concluded by telling a story
about an alarm for a fire In a grave
yard, and of Bill Delllnger getting out a
bogus fire- by lighting a pile of brush,
which made such a big illumination that
he was recognized running away from it.
J. A. Strowbrldge, who Joined No. 1 in
1853, related incidents of pioneer days,
and said they furnished most of the ap
paratus and money, built the houses,
and put out the fires.
Brooks Trevett stated that the same
evening No. 1 was organized a meeting
was held to organize another company.
The names "Multnomah" and "Pike"
were suggested. They could not agree
about the name, and during the discus
sion some one oame In and Informed them
they had lost the No. 1 number, as
Willamette Company had Just organized.
This broke up the meeting, and the sec
ond company was not formed until 1856.
Peter Taylor told of old fires. The first
fire he remembered was Abrams & Co.'s
sawmill, and there was no engine to put
It out JJe told of incendiary fires, and
said they not only had toract as firemen,
but took part as city policemen.
Thomas A. Jordan said the volunteer
went to a fire, no matter how good a suit
of clothes he happened to have on. The
present firemen did not "know what It
meant to be volunteer firemen. The only
boys who came anything near It were
the boys who play football.
Harry Morgan said George L. Story,
Brooks Trevett and James Lotan wore
the builders of the present fire depart
ment, and procured all of the modern
appliances In the department today.
Robert Donovan said the Portland Ex
empt Firemen's Association was organ
ized after the fire of 1873. through the
influence of Henry Failing, who turned
over a balance of $1700 of a fund on
hand, and this was Increased to 512,000.
He spoke of the deserving objects of the
organization.
A. J. Remington, who Joined No. l in
1S59, told of early-day fires, and that dur
ing a big fire In Brooklyn. N. Y., In 1S34.
there were then no fire engines, and the
work had to be done by hand.
Spoeches were also made by A. W.
Witherjll. B. Z, Holmes, Captain Cham
breau, II. D. Sanborn. C. A. Allsky,
James Klernan and W. A. Hart A toast
was drunk to the memory of Henry Fall
ing, the organizer of the "Exempts,"
proposed by George Craw. Those present
at the banquet were: Peter Taylor,
Joseph Buchtel, George Craw, E. J.
Dougherty, A. W. Wltherill, Captain E.
Charabreau, George Wilson, James Kler
nan. George Langford, John Barry, W.
A. Hart. Harry Morgan, H. J. Schemer,
E. Maroney, Byron Z. Holmes, A. J.
Remington. Brooks Trevett, W. H. Cura
mlngs, R. Hondrie. W. W. Sweeny, John
Smith, Frank Harrington, J. A. Strow
brldge. B. Labbe. Thomas A. Jordan,
James Lotan. George T. Myer3. H. D.
Sanborn. Robert "Donovan, C. A. Allsky
apd John Kelly. .
PERSONAL MENTION.
P. Welch, a contractor of Spokane, Is
at the Perkins.
Governor Geer and wife are registered
at the Imperial.
F-. H. Kiddle, an Island City cattle man.
Is at the Perkins.
J. F. Cook, a merchant of La Grande,
Is at the St. Charles.
Dr. H. E. Beers and wife, -of Wasco,
are guests of the Perkins,
M. P. Callender. a lumberman of Knapp
ton. Wash., is at the Imperial.
Professor P L. Campbell, of the Mon
mouth State Normal School, Is at the Im
perial. T. Llndsey and A. Moore, mining men
of Lewlston, Idaho, are registered at th
St. Charles.
Ex-Senator John H. Mitchell returnea
yesterday from Washington City, and it
registered at the Perkins.
A. G. King. County Clerk of Malheur,
Is registered at the Imperial on his return
from visiting relatives at Seattle.
E. N Jenkins, a prominent piano-dealer
cf Salt Lake City, and Mark F. Jones, the
dealer of Spokane, are In the city, the
guest of Wiley B, Allen.
NEW SCHEDULE OF FEES
BILL TO COVER CHARGES IN ALL
CIVIL CASES,
For Filings in the Office of the Clerk
of the Circuit Conrt end for
Trials of Cnnses.
A fee bill has been prepared by Clerk
of the State Circuit Court J. P. Kennedy,
covering the various services performed
in civil cases. It will be submitted to
the Taxpayers' League, and Is expected
to be approved by that body and by tho
members of the Multnomah bar. It pro
vides for the payment of fees according to
the amount of work performed in a suit
or action, which Is the system In practice
in most states, and was the method em
ployed In Oregon until recent years. This
is the only equitable method, and there
should be no objection to the enactment
"of tho bill by the next Legislature. The
jury trial fee Is fixed at $12,- and either
plaintiff or defendant may waive the
Jury. The plaintiff must designate wheth
er a Jury Is wanted at the time of filing
a complaint, and deposit tho fee If he
wants the Jury; or the defendant, at the
time of filing an answer, may require a
jury If the plaintiff does not, in which
case he must deposit the fee If a case-
GALLERY OF NEW MEMBERS
THOMAS H. JOHNSTON, JOINT SENATOR FROM SHERMAN AND WASCO
COUNTIES.
DUFOB, .Or., Dec. 23. Thomas H. Johnston. Joint Senator from Sherman and "Wasco
Counties, was born In Centerville, Xew Brunswick, in 1S52. and was educated In tha com
mon schools of his native place. He moed to California In 1870, where he followed farm-Ins-
and dairying for two years. He then came to Oregon, zettllns at The Dalles. He was
one of the first to enrage Iff salmon flshlni: on the upper rher. He followed the business for
several years, and conducted a mercantile establishment and commission house In connec
tion therewith. In 1SS4 he moved to this place, and. with his brother. O. W. Johnston, en
gaged In tho mercantile business on a large scale. The venture has proved a successful one,
and Mr, Johnston is one of the most well-to-do citizens of Wasco County. In politics he la a
Republican. ,
where a Jury .has been demanded has been
settled, the court must be given due no
tice, so that the attendance of the Jury
may be dispensed with, and the expense
saved. If the party depositing the jury
fee desires it returned. The bill Is as fol
lows: For Issuing any writ, order or process,
except a subpena, 40 cents.
For certified copies attached to and
made a part of any writ or process, for
each folio, 10 cents.
For Issuing a subpena for one person.
15 cents, and 5 cents for each additional
person llamed therein.
For filing and registering any suit, ac
tion or proceeding, 25 cents.
For filing each paper or pleading, 10 cents.
For entering any judgment, order or
decree of any court, 55 cents.
For each folio after the first in any
Judgment, order or decree, 10 cents.
For each folio of any journal entry
other than a Judgment, order or -decree,
10 cents.
For recording any paper other than
those mentioned, for eaoh folio, 10 cents.
For taking an affidavit. Including the
administration of the oath, 25 cents.
For swearing -a witness, 5 cents.
For taking aud approving an undertak
ing or bond In any case, 10 cents.
For making and filing Judgment roll,
15 cents.
For making copies of journal entries for
Judgment roll, 10 cents for oach folio.
For docketing Judgment, order or decree
In Judgment docket, 25 cents for each
separate entry.
For making copies of any record on file
or of record, for each folio, 10 cents.
For official certificate under seal, 23
cents.
For official certificate without seal,
25 cents.
For Issuing commission to take testi
mony, 50 cents.
For taking depositions, for each folio,
10 cents.
For taxing costs and disbursements In
any cause. 5 cents.
For docketing cause in any action or
proceeding, 10 cents.
For swearing Jury on trial of any ac
tion, suit or proceeding, 50 cents.
For receiving, reading, filing and record
ing verdict In any action, suit or proceed
ing. 50 cents.
Fdr filing and making a certified copy
of a declaration to become a citizen of
the United States, XL
For entering Judgment of admission of
an alien to citizenship and making certi
fied copy thereof, 51 50.
For entering and attesting satisfaction
or release of a Judgment or decree, 25
cents.
, For taking Justification to a bond or
undertaking, for each folio, 10 cents.
For making in the several Indexes the
entries required of the filing and record
ing of any instrument, order, paper or
notice, for each entry. 5 cents.
For entering In register the filing of any
paper or Issuance or making of any order,
5 cents.
For entering issuance of execution in
execution docket, 10 cents.
For entering returns of execution and
attachment In execution and attachment
dockets, for each folio, 10 cents.
For making transerlpt of Judgment
docket, 50 cents.
For filing and docketing a transcript
of judgment from Justice and Circuit
Courts, 51. ,
All fees pertaining to the trial and
those for entering judgment or decree. In
cluding making and filing the Judgment
roll, to be charged and paid by the plain
tiff or appellant, in the first instance.
It shall be the duty cf the Clerks of
the Circuit Court or the County Clerk, as
the case may be, in all counties of this
state containing more than 50,000 inhabi
tants, at the time of the filing of any suit,
action or proceeding for the enforcement
of private rights. Including appeals, writs
of review and writs of mandamus, to
exact from the plaintiff, appellant or
moving party In said suit, action or pro
ceeding; the sum of HO on account of fees,
and no complaint, transcript upon appeal,
petition for writ cf review, and petition
for writ of mandamus, shall be filed there
in auntll such payment is made. Such
Clerk shall also, at the time of the filing
of any answer, demurrer or motion In any
such action, suit or proceeding, upon the
part of any defepdant or respondent,
where they appear separately and make
separate defease, or from the defendants
or respondents where they appear Jointly
and make joint defense, exact from such
party or parties, sis the case may be, the
sum. of 55 on account of fees, and 'such
paper or pleading shall not be deemed
filed unless such payment Is made.
it at any time the deposit hereinbefore
required to be advanced by the parties
has- been earned by the county. It Is the
duty of such Clerk to require from each
such party a further deposit of $5, or an
amount sufficient to pay all fees In the
case, and so on until the case Is disposed
of. It is the duty of such Clerk to refuse
to perform any service until such pay
ment Is made. The deposits hereinbefore
provided for shall be held by such Clerk
until earned by the county, or are re-,
turned to the parties, as hereinafter pro
vided. It Is further provided that If any serv
ice Is performed, by the officer herein
named id any suit, action or proceeding
filed prior to July 2, 1894, the fees and
charges shall be as hereinbefore provided,
and, If-necessary, a deposit of $5. or a sum
sufficient to pay all fees, may be exacted.
And such Clerk shall also exact from
the plaintiff, appellant or moving party,
at the time such suit, action or proceed
ing comes on for trial or hearing be
fore the court upon questions of fact and
law Involved therein, the sum of 56, ex
cept In divorce cases where default has
been "made, when 53 shall be .exacted.
In all actions and appeal cases wherein
OF OREGON LEGISLATURE
the parties are by law entitled to a trial
by Jury, the Clerk shall, when the com
plaint or transcript on appeal Is filed, col
lect from the plaintiff or appellant the
sum of 512 as a Jury trial fee", unless the
plaintiff or appellant, as the case may
be, "shall also file a statement , In" writ
ing entitled In the cause to the effect
that a trial by Jury is waived.
If the plaintiff or appellant shall have
filed a waiver of trial by Jury, or shall
have refused or neglected to pay such
jury trial fee at the time of filing the
complaint or transcript, the Clerk shall
at the time the answer Is filed, or. In ap
peal cases, within 10 days after the tran
script is filed, collect from the defendant
or 'respondent the sum 'of "512 as a Jury
trial fee, unless the defendant or re
spondent shall, with the answer, or within.
10 days after the transcript is filed, make
and file a statement In writing entitled
in the cause, to the effect that a trial by
Jury is waived. Cases In which the jury
trial fee has not been paid, as above pro
vided, shall be tried wlth'out a Jury un
less the court shall otherwise, order. It
a case' Is settled or dismissed, at least
10 days before the date set for the trial
thereof, the court or Judge may. In the or
der disposing of the case, provide that
the party who advarfced the Jury trial
fee is entitled to the return thereof, and
the recital In said order shall be sufficient
authority for the repayment of the
amount of the jury trial fee. These pro
visions requiring the payment of a Jury
trial fee shall not apply to criminal cases.
It Is further provided that such Clerk
shall enter in the register provided for in
section 570 (560) Hill's Annotated Code
of Oregon, in addition to that now re
quired by law. under the date of the
service, the charge for each service per
formed, and also the amounts such par
ties were required to advance. The charge
f and credits of each party must be kept
as .nearly as posslDie separate from each
other, and such register should be ruled
f accordingly.
It snail be the duty of such Clerk, by
the 10th of each month, to figure up from
the register the amounts earned by the
county during the month, and to enter In
the fee book now required by law such
amounts, under the title of the case, and
Immediately pay from the amounts on
deposit with him in such cases, to the
County Treasurer, all such sums earned,
Including trial fees," etc, and take the
County Treasurer's receipt therefor, speci
fying on tha receipt so taken from whom
received, the title of the case, tfnd the
amount received for such service, and
he shall file such receipt with the County
Auditor.
It shall be the duty of such Clerks, after
a case has beep dismissed or disposed of
In any way. by judgment or decree or
otherwise, to refund to the party deposit
ing any fees on account tho amount re
maining after all fees are enarged against
such party, are paid: provided, however,
that if a Judgment for costs remain un
satisfied, such amount shall be credited
for costs and turned over to the county.
It shall be the duty of the County Audi
tor to check up the sums earned by the
county in the Circuit Court, and deposited
with the County Treasurer, and make a
report of his findings to the Board of
County Commissioners or the County
Court, as the case may be, by the 10th
of each month, before the ralarles are
paid; and if It should be ascertained at
any time that said officials have received
any money for such fees not accounted
for, the payment of his entire salary shall
be withheld until the matter Is fully rec
tified. The salaries of the said officers shall
J be paid by warrant drawn on the county
fund of each county. In pursuance of an
order -of the Board of County Commis
sioners or the County Court, as the case
may be. the same as other claims are
paid, and no one of said officials shall re
ceive any compensation for his services,
except bis salary; provided, that none of
the provisions of this act shall apply to
counties of less than 50,000 inhabitants.
It is further provided that, at the termi
nation of the term of office of any officer
herein named, by death, resignation, re
moval or otherwise, the money In his
hands, as Clerk, belonging to the county
or litigants, shall be Immediately turned
over to his successor and an Itemised re
ceipt taken therefor.
LAWS PASSED IN 19001
SUMMARY AJfD INDEX OF LEGISLA
TION BY STATES.
Suffrage Amendments in the SpHth
Voting; Machines Are No-it Used
in Three States.
NEW YORK. Dec. 9. The New York
state library has just issued Its eleventh
annual comparative summary and Index
of legislation by states, covering the Jawa
passed In 1900. This bulletin, prepared by
Robert H. Whltten, Ph. D. sociology li
brarian, digests and organizes the enor
mous annual output of legislation so a
to render available with a minimum of
labor tlje most recent experience of other
states, enabling those Interested in any
specific law to find readily what states
have recently passed similar laws. An in
teresting feature of the bulletin la Its re
view of the most important and distinct
ive legislation of the year. Indicating the
trend of legislation by reference to laws
of previous years, from which the follow
ing notes are taken:
Saffrasre.
Tho constitutional amendment submlv
ted to vote In North Carolina to disfran
chise the Illiterate negro waq adopted ana
goes Into effect In July, 1902. The pro
posed plan Is similar to that adopted by
Louisiana In 1SS3, and makes ability to
read and write a section of the Constitu
tion a qualification for voting This pro
vision applies to whites and blacks alike,
but there Is a proviso that It shall not
opply. to any person entitled to vote In
any state prior to January 1, 1867, or to a
lineal descendant of such person who reg
isters before January 1, 190S. It 13, In
effect, an Ingenious devise to disfranchise
Illiterate negroes without also dlefranchls
Ing illiterate white and still keep within
the letter of the fifteenth amendment,
providing that the right to vote shall not
be denied on account of race, color orure
vlous condition of servitude.
Voting Machines.
The voting machine Is rapidly gaining
In public- favor. The first state law au
thorizing lt3 use was passed by New York
In 1S92, allowing towns to use the Myero
automatic ballot cabinet at town elec
tions. During the present year Rhode
Island has created a voting machine com
mission to examine machines and make
regulations for their use by cities and
towns. Machines are to be bought by tho
Secretary of State and furnished to cities
and towns on application. In Iowa the
use of voting machines has been author
ized at all elections and a commission to
examine voting machines created.
Public Libraries.
In Iowa a state library commission has
been created whose duty it Is to give aa
"Vlce to libraries and aid in their estab
lishment and to co-operate with the stats
library In the development of traveling
libraries. New Jersey also has created a
library commission. It is required to fur
nish advice to libraries, and may give
$100 to such as expend an equal sum for
books. Beginning -with Massachusetts in
-1S90, special library commissions or au
thorities with similar duties have now
been provided In 15 states.
Trusts and Combinations.
Mississippi was the only state to pass
antitrust legislation in 1900. Trusts and
combinations are now prohibited by stat
ute or constitutional provision In 29 states
and territories.
Tas Jnanlsltors. v
Iowa Mas. followed the example of Ohio
in providing for tax inquisitors to discov
er personalty omitted from tax lists. The
law authorizes the County Board of Su
pervisors to contract with any person to
assist In the discovery of property not
listed for taxation.
Taxation of Mortgages.
Missouri has adopted a constitutions,
amendment to exempt the amount of the
mortgage in the assessment of mortgaged
property. A mortgage is deemed and
treated as an interest in the property ana
the value of the property less the value
of the mortgage is assessed to the owner
and the value of the mortgage to tho
mortgagee.
Stamp Taxes.
Virginia has provided for the collection
of its tax of $1 on the seals of all courts
and notaries by means of an adhesive
stamp to be affixed to the Instrument rt
quiring the seal, over which the seal shah
be placed in such a way as to cancel tho
stamp. So far as known, this is the only
Instance of the use of stamps by a state
for the collection of a tax. In 1S45 an act
was passed In Maryland Imposing a ,stamp
tax on every bond, obligation, single bill
or promissory note above the sum of $lw.
This law was repealed in 1S53.
Franchise Taxes.
New Jersey has adopted a franchise tar
law similar In some respects to that
adopted by New York In 1S99. Like the
New York law. It provides for the taxa
tion of persons and corporations usln&.
highways, streets and public places, e
cept railroad and canal companies. Tho
New York law, however, provides for the
assessment of the property and franchises
of such corporations by the state tax com
mission and for its taxation for state ana
local purposes in the same manner aa
Other property. The New Jersey law pro
vides that the property shall be assessed
locally and taxed at local rates as hereto
fore, and that a tax of 2 vper cent on
gross receipts shall be assessed annually
and apportioned by the State Board or
Assessors to the tax'lng districts In pro
portion to the value of property therein,
on streets, highways and public places.
Palisades Interstate Parle.
New Jersey and New York have ap
pointed commissioners to co-operate In, the
establishment of an Interstate park to
preserve the scenic beauty of the Pall
eades on the Hudson. Each commission
consists of 10 members, appointed for five
years, without salary.
Side Paths.
Rhode Island has created a state com
mission of five members to build and
maintain side paths. A license fee of
from 50 cents to $1 may be Imposed to
form a side-path fund. A State Side
Path Commission has been established in
Maryland, with power to appoint boards
In each county to construct and maintain
paths.
Confederate Veterans,
Mississippi, South Carolina and Virginia
have revised their law3 providing for pen
sions for indigent Confederate veterans,
and Louisiana has adopted a constitu
tional amendment Increasing annual ap
propriations for pensions.
Insane.
In Iowa the State Board of Control has
been authorized to supervise count' and
private institutions for the insane. Mas
sachusetts has followed the recent exam
ple of New York, Wyoming and Ohio in
providing for state support and control of
all Insane committed to Institutions. After
January 1. 1901, the Massachusetts State
Board of Insanity may transfer the Insane
In almshouses or other Institutions not
maintained and controlled by the etate to
stte Institutions. Massachusetts has also
provided for establishing a state colony
for the chronic insane, for which J500 to
2500 acres of land may be bought.
Convict Labor.
On expiration of the present lease
(March 3, 1901), the system of leasing con
victs In Louisiana will be abolished. A
law of 1S00 provides for a Board of Con
trol of the State Penitentiary, consisting
of three commissioners. The board may
secure land for convict farms and fac
tories, and may bid and contract the same
as a private individual for the building by
the convicts of state and local public
works.
Probation,
A number of states have provided pro
bation officers, who nviy recommend that
convicted juvenile offenders be released
on probation, and shall exercise super
vision over those so released. Massachu
setts In 1S31 was the first otate to extend
this system to 4dult offenders. Vermont
followed in 1SSS. and New Jersey during
the present year.
Parole, Pardon.
An interesting Kentucky law provides
that the Board of Prisons Commission
ers may parole convicta In the peniten
tiary for the first time. Paroled prison
ers are not required to remain In the
state, but If thv An thv are required
to report their place of re.sldcn.ee and con
duct to the Board of Prison Commis
sioners, through the County Judge, at
least every dx months. This provision
should be quite effective In diminishing
the number of ex-convlcts In the state.
North Dakota, has adopted a constitu
tional amendment establishing a Board
of Pardons, consisting of the Governor,
Attorney-General, Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court and two persons appointed
by the Governor.
State Insurance,
South Carolina has decided to make an
interesting experiment in state Insurance.
The state will carry its own risks on all
tate and county public buildings except
schoolhouses. Beginning January 1, 1S01.
half the amount now paid for premiums
on city and county buildings will be paid
to the commissioners- of the sinking fund
for an insurance fund. When the insur
ance fund reaches $200,000, no further pre
miums will be paid, except to maintain
the fund at this amount.
Workintrmen's Trains.
Massachusetts has provided for.the run
ning of workingmen's trains in tha Bos
ton suburban district. Trains on any
railroad terminating In Boston, euch
trains shall arrive at Boston between 6
and 7:30 A. M. and between 6.30 and 7
P. Mf every week day, and shall depart
between the same hours. For such trains,
for distances not exceeding 15 miles, sea
son tickets shall be furnished at a rate
not exceeding $? per mile per year, and
quarterly and weekly tickets a,t a rate
not exceeding $1 per mile per quarter,
and such tickets to be good once a day
each way for six days in the week.
Department Stores.
In 1S99 Missouri passed an act designed
to prohibit department stores. Tha act
classifies merchandise in 73 classes and
23 groups, and" prohibits tho sale of more
than one group in cities of 0,000, except
on the payment of a license of from $300
to $500 for each additional group or class
sold. Establishments employing not more
than 15 persons are exempt from the pro
visions of the act. This act has been de
clared unconstitutional by the State Su
preme Court op the ground that taxes
must be uniform, and that the Legis
lature may not levy a tax for city pur
poses or deprive persons of liberty with
out due process of law.
Trading Stamps.
The use of trading stamps was prohib
ited by Maryland, Massachusetts, Virginia
and Vermont in 1S9S, by New Hampshire
and Rhode Island in 1S99, and during the
past year by Louisiana and New York.
The Rhode Island law has been declared
unconstitutional by the State Supreme
Court on the ground that the act Is not
a valid exercise of the police power, and
that It deprives citizens of liberty and
abridges their privileges and immunities.
, Horticulture.
Ohio has authorized the Board of Con
trol of the Agricultural Experiment Sta
tion to inspect nurseries, orchards, gar
dens, etc., and treat trees infested with
disease. Plants shipped into the state
must bear a certificate of Inspection. In
Virginia the Board of Control of the ex
periment station has been constituted a
Board of Crop Peat Commissioners, with
power to appoint a State, Entomologist.
pubiisn a list ot pests ana diseases of
plant3. and provide for the quarantine and
annual Inspection of nursery stock. There
are now 20 states that have created a
Board of Horticulture or State Ento
mologist to Investigate diseases and pests,
and with power In many cases to take the
necessary measures to prevent their
spread.
AN EVERYDAY TRAGEDY.
Haunted by the Cherished Ghost of a
Former Love.
Her maid entered.
"The carriage Is Teady, madam," she
said, "and the master 13 waiting below."
"Very well," she replied. "I will be
down presently. You may go, Jackson."
She opened her Jewel-box to make a
selection of rings. She took up her dia
mond necklace carelessly, and then tossed
It aside for the one of poarls. She caught
a glimpse of her face in the mirror. It
was "nough to make her pause and look
half sorrowfully, half pityingly. The man
below had not asked her to go out for a
month, she thought. But what was that?
There was a shadowy something behind
her. She shuddered.
"You here again?" she said.
-"Yes," eald the ghost of her former love,
"I am here again. Am I not welcome?"
"Again," she repeated, abstractedly.
"You seem to haunt me more these days."
"And why not?" said the ghost. "You
have more time to see me."
She sighed.
"BuKl
tld.'I
BufcF would rather .not see you." sne
said
would rather forget you. I hate
you."
The ghost smiled. "It Is your fault," he
said. "You killed me. And now, where
else should I "go? I am a part of you.
You cannot get rid of me."
"But you make me unhappy eo un
happyt Will you always come?"
"Always," said the ghost.
"And never leave me?"
"Never," eald the ghOBt.
There was a pause a long pause.
She rose to go. She swept proudly, de
fiantly, to the door. On the threshold
she stopped and turned back. Two tears
were in her eyes.
"Don't fall me," she said. Life.
ARRESTED OH SUSPICION.
Bartender "Who Is Thought to Know
About Murder of a Chinaman.
Jamea Altken, a Third-street bartender,
was taken from the City Jail, yesterday,
and sent to Hillsboro, in charge of Sheriff
Sew ell, to answer a charge of having
been connected with the murder of Jo
Way Sow, a Raleigh. December 3.
The police say that Altken knows
more about the murder of the Chinaman
than he cares to tell, and that they are
after other men in the case, whose ar
rest may occur any day. The cause which
led to the murder of Jo Way Sow and the
wounding of Louis How was the supposi
tion that the Chinamen, who lived to
gether, had money hidden in their hut.
Certain bad men of the neighborhood had
also become Incensed at Sow and How,
because the latter had picked hops at a
cheaper rata than their wnlte competi
tors. Three robbers broke Into the China
men's cabin, shot and killed Jo Way Sow,
severely beat How, and disappeared with
the Chinamen's savings.
Altken Is well known around Raleigh,
where his father-in-law lives, and the
police say that tbe prisoner has been in
trouble before on two distinct charges,
but he was acquitted. One charge was
that of highway robbery on tbe Canyon
road, along with Charles McLaughlin, and
the latter was found guilty and sentenced
to two yeara In the Penitentiary. Then
the police were after Altken shortly af
terward, to answer a charge of abduction.
Altken war among the hills of Washing
ton County at the time, and when he
heard of a warrant being out In the hands
of Detective Cordano, he said: "Let Cor
dano come after me and rilcfill him full
of lea " A posse was organized, and Alt
ken's hcrse was shot under him before he
surrendered.
Altken's friends were wrathy yesterday
when they heard he was arrested, and.
expressed the opinion that he was being
used as a scapegoat, in the failure of the
police to arrest the real murderer.
Switzerland complains that the cheese
trade Is a little dull, and yet during 1S99
that country exported $3,000,009 worth of
cheese.
WANTS OFFICE ABOLISHED
SENATOR JTOLKET HAS NO USE FOR
STATE PRINTER,
He Thinks Reform In Assessment and
Taxation the Most Important
Work for Legislature.
With a vfew to ascertaining State Sen
ator Mulkey's views on necessary legis
lation, a reporter called on him at his
apartments In the Perkins yesterday af
ternoon. Senator Mulkey Is now repre
senting Polk County for the second time",
and has therefore had some experience In
legislative matters.
He Is known as favoring the election of
Mr. Corbett at the next session, but has
very little to say on the subject. It was
well known to the voters of Polk Coun
ty, however, that Mr. Corbett would bo
his choice in case of Mr. Mulkey's elec
tion, and the goodly majority the State
Senator received proved that the people of
that wealthy and sturdy county were with.
him.
But Senator Mulkey thinks there are
otfrer matters to attend to besides tho
ejection of a United States Senator, and
he feels that a Senator should be? elected
to succeed Senator McBride at as earljr
a moment as possible, in order to cleir
tho way for needed amendments to assess
ment and taxation laws, as he said:
"The property-owners of tha state, who
p.iy their taxes promptly, are getlng very
tired of seeing so many who succeed In
eluding them. The penalty of 1 per cent
13 no penalty at all and so many prefer
t" procrastinate in paying their just duos
while the various counties are sadly In
peed of money to pay their running ex
penses. I favor a stiff penalty for non
payment of taxes, and I want to see tha
law amended In regard to the sale of
lands for delinquent taxes, do that Sher
iffs' deeds will bo proof against legal
a tack. The law which authorizes Coun
ty Judges to bid In property at delinquent
tax sales does not provide for the dis
posal of these lands by tho counties so
purchasing, and thus a large amount of
land has been acquired by some of tha
counties which have no power to sell
them. The last Legislature started in;
to make needed amendments, but d'd not
see them through, and so tho Legislature?
Of 1901 should bgln where that of 1SD9
left off, apd glvethe property-owners of
the state the neded relief. I was tha
.p.hor of an act which passed the last
Legislature creating a new State Board
of Equalization, composed tf the Gov
ernor, Secretary of State and State Tx3a
urer, but Governor Geer vetoed It, prob
ably thinking he had enough troubles ot
bis own without becoming mixed up i
ocsessments and valuations."
Senator Mulkey thinks there Is room f Oft
improvement on the prespnt modes by,
which the state gets Its printing don.
"The State Printer's office now costs
the people of Oregon from $35,000 to
$15,000 a year," he said, "and I consider
it by far too much. I would favor a con
stitutional amendment abolishing the of
fice of State Printer and have a printer
employed on salary, who would recog
nize competition in getting the state print
ing done. It takes a good while to get a
constitutional amendment passed, how
ever, and in the meantime I would favor
a statute necessitating the Secretary of
State's concurrence in the expenditure of
moneys paid out for printing. Stata
Printers have become wealthy In a few
years under the present system, which
-allows a great deal of printing to be dona
that Is unnecessary. I have no fault to
find with Mr. Leeds, the present incum
bent, as he has construed the laws fairly
in regard to his office, but tho system is
wrong and should be righted.
"It will take some time to get a con
stltulonal amendment through, but we can
make a beginning this session by passing
a resolution In regard to the office of
State Printer. The Legislature of 1903. cai
then pass the resolution the second time,
when the question may go before the peo
pie at the geenral election in 1904. Our state
constitution has never been amended,
owing to the time necessary and the dif
ficulties placed in the way by the fram
ers" Senator Mulksy Is a teacher !n tho
State Normal School at Monmouth, but
does not allow his position to stanJ In
the way of the duty he owes to tho
public, and he has demonstrated the fact
that a citizen may be a teacher of teach
ers, and a useful Legislator as well. He
speaks In glowing terms of the Monmouth
Normal School, and says that to be a
graduate of that Institution means a.
thoroughly equipped educator, both In
theory and practice. There are at present
160 students In attendance and the air
of the school is pedagogic to the high
est degree.
Probate Matters.
The will of John Tanner deceased, was)
admitted to probate yesterday. The estato
comprises real property In the City of
Portland appraised at $.00O, and Is de
vised to John B. Tanner,, an only child,
who Is named as executor without bonds.
The will was executed in July, 1S56, and
was witnessed by Benton Klllln and J
C. Moreland.
The will of William Church, St., de
ceased, has been admitted to probate. By
Its terms R. G. Church a son, Is to
receive $1000. and the household furniture
Is devised to Eliza T. Morris, a daughter.
The rest of the estate Is bequeathed in
equal shares to the children, Alfred R. and
Edward I. Church, Eliza R. Morris and
Martha A. Lawrons. Robert G. and Ed
ward I. Church are named as executors
without bonds.
Tho inventory of the estate of J. E.
Smith, Jr. was filed. The property con
sists of 1675 cash, and real estate valued
at $1000.
The inventory of the estate of Jacob
R. French, deceased, was filed. The val
uation is $5756.
The final account of Frank Holcomb,
administrator of the estate of Jacob
French, deceased, was filed. The value
of the estate was $5S56, of which $4257 13
real property. The disbursements were
$3S1.
The inventory of the estate of T. K.
Williams, deceased, was filed, showing tho
property to be valued at $12,2S9. It com
prises notes and mortgages, a farm at
Povrell's Valley, and other realty.
Conrt Notes.
Sylvester E. Paddock has sued Clara
Paddock et al. In the State Circuit Court
to foreclose a mortgage on a lot In East
Tabor Villa and two lots In Farrell'a
second addition, for $S00.
Chung Lim has filed suit In the State
Circuit Court against C..S. Kue to en
join the payment of '$2085. He and the
defendant in the year 1S9G were partners
In business as Yee Hop & Co., tho plain
tiff furnishing seven-eighths of the cap
ital. On June 20, 1B96, it Is alleged tha
firm obtained a Judgment against the
Boston Fishing Company and D. W.
Crowley for J4590. On December 17, It la
stated, there wa3 paid on the Judgment to
J. H. Woodward, who "was the attorney
for Yee Hop & Co., In obtaining tho
Judgment, about $4200, and It Is averred
that Woodward subsequently deposited
$20S5 in Wells, Fargo & Co.'s office, to be
sent to C. S. Kue, at San Francisco.
If Kue gets this money the creditors of
Yee Hop & Co.. In Portland, will not be
able to obtain their just claims. A tem
porary Injunction is asked restraining the
express company from forwarding tho
money to San Francisco, and for the ap
pointment of a receiver to take charge of
it until this case Is decided.
Lee Mee Glm has filed an attachment
suit against C. S. Kue and Chung Lim,
partners as Yee Hop & Co., to recover
$3S34 on assigned claims of laborera who
performed "work In canning salmon at
Yes Bay, -aska, at the cannery of
D. W. Crowley and the Boston Fishing
Company. This is the contract on which
the $4590 judgment was obtained.
It Is noted that more society weddings
take place in London Saturday than oa
any other -day in tbe week.