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NO. 5518
OVER
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THE INCREASE
Amount Added to the Taxable
Property of Pendleton in
One Year.
TOTAL EXACT AMOUNT
18 NOW l,0OO.489.RO.
Official Certificate Wan Turned in to
Out City llerordor by County Clerk
Baling Tills Morning Tlic Tax mi
Mast Be Made by the City Council
Before the KIrt of January The
Levy Is Expected to lie the Same
Thia Year a I.ut Extraordinary
Expense Whloh the City lias Met
and Ha Yet to liquidate Oannot
Make Levy Exceeding Nine Millri.
An Increase of a little over $100,000
la the assessed valuation of the prop
erty of Pendleton since taut year la
shown by the official certificate given
Recorder Fits Gerald this morning by
County Clerk Frank Saline The exact
amount of taxable property within the
city, according to the assessment of
1906, la 11.1(0,489.50. whereas last
year It was but a little over a million
and a half.
The official certificate of the taxa
ble property In the city Is given the
council as a basis upon which to de
termine the amount of the levy for the
city tax this year. This levy must be
made by the council between now and
January 1, and a notice of the action
taken given the county clerk before
the January meeting of the county
court.
Last year a seven-mill levy was
made spon the $1,600,000 assessment
and a tax of $10,500 thereby netted.
What the levy for this year will be Is
not yet determined, but It will prob
ably be seven mill again, or else very
close to that figure. 'Under the city
charter a hlghur levy than nine mills
cannot be made, and during the past
two years the levy has been seven
ml I In.
Daring the past year the money de
rived from that levy with the amounts
received from licenses and fines was
sufficient to meet all expenses and at
the same time $10,000 In sewer war
rants were redeemed, considerable
real estate was purchased, and some
money wns placed in the sinking
fund. Also, the rock crusher was
purchased, though the entire cost has
not yet been met.
RJTTE1.AT BADLY POUNDED.
Member of Voters 1 -regno Whipped
Milwaukee Alderman.
Milwaukee, Nov. 20. Alderman
Rlttelat and J. McBell, secretary of
the Voters' league, had a bloody fist
fight this morning during the graft
Inquiry. Tho mayor roso and JO al
dermen watched It to a finish inside
the city hall. McBell tried to go with
the aldermen on a trip of Inspection,
having been detailed to watch every
ctlon of the council, lllttelat shov
ed him out of a carriage. McUell
pounded lllttelat nlniciKt into insensi
bility. BULLFROG IHtANCH CERTAIN.
Grading Will Begin Drerinher 1 at las
Vega
Salt Lake, Nov. 20. Senator W. A.
Clark Is here to attend the meeting of
the stockholders of tho Salt Lake route
this afternoon. He announces a con
tract for the branch to build the Bull
frog wasmade November 1. Grading
commences December 1, and ties have
been ordered. The line Is to run from
the main line at Los Vegan and Inter
be extended to Tonopah.
LONG UNFAIR LIST.
Under die Ban by the American Fed
eration of Labor.
Pittsburg, Nov. 20. The report of
the committee which considered the
Oompors report was adopted by the
Federation of Labor this morning. A
long list of "unfair" goods was read,
and a number of mall order houses
declared "unfair."
Sugar Has Advanced.
New York, Nov. 20. All grades of
refined sugar wero advanced 10 cents
per 100 pounds today.
New Panama Cnal Deal.
Washington, Nov. 20. The
president is contemplating a
new deal with the Punanin rutin!
affairs. The commission Is to
be abolished and the entire work
plnced under one man. Con
gressman Mann of Illinois, will
Introduco a bill In the houso to
that effect, and the administra
tion will back 1L The president
Is said to he disgusted with the
sea levol plan of the engineers.
SURVEYORS HAVE RETURNED.
Mysterious Railroad Tarty Has Trav
ersed Blue Mountains.
A special from Lewlston to the
Walla Walla Htatesman, says:
E. 8. Clark, a civil engineer of Walla
Walla, who It Is claimed Is In the em
ploy of the North CoaBt Kullway com
pany, reached Lewlston yesterday,
having come down the Snake to this
city.
When questioned by a representa
tive of the Evening Htatesman, Mr.
Clark declined to give out but little
information as to the result of his in
vestigations.
Ho admitted, however, that he and
his party made a complete Investiga
tion of the country from Walla Walls,
up Mill creek and then through the
Blue mountains. They then went over
to the Snake river and the Su! .
Several days wero spent along theve
streams making Investigation, and
then the engineer came oil to lewW
ton, following the Snake Into this city.
Mr. Clarke left this morning for Spo
kane, presumably to meet one of the
chief engineers of the North Coast.
Surveying Part) Returns.
The men who left Walla Walla with
Mr. Clark several weeks ngo on the
exploration trip, returned to this city
this morning with their puck horses.
They are very reticent regarding the
result of the Investigation, and in re
sponse to questions from a rcpromrio
tlve of the Evening Statesman they re
ferred him to Mr. Clark for informa
tion desired. They said, however, that
they had completed the work which
they had to cover on the trip. They
report that they had a strenuous time
while out. especially did they find
some difficulty working while going
through the Blue mountains.
In It the Milwaukee?
There is still a great amount of
speculation as to just who Is behind
the North Coast road. Taeoma news
papers are claiming that from Infor
mation received on good authority
that the North Coost Is only one or
mors of the right of way agents of the
Harrlman system. Local railway men
however, arc of the opinion that the
North Coast Is not backed by Harrl
man, but that It Is probably the agent
for some other transcontinental line
that Is seeking an outlet to the Pacific
coast , ;
GLASGOW FIRE
CAUSES DEATH
THIRTY-NINE CREMATED
IN BIG LODGING HOUSE.
Building Was Occupied by Three Hun
dred Thirty-Nine Sleeping Men,
Many of Whom Fled Naked Into
Uie Street Men Fighting for Exit
Hinder the Entrance of the Fire
men Identification Impowdble In a
Grant Many Caso-Thirty-Two
Were Injured Bond Were Nearly
All Workmen.
Glasgow, Nov. 20. The most tor
rlble fire that has occurred In Great
Britain for many years, broke out here
today In a cheap lodging house for
men In Watson street and reunited In
the loss of 39 lives and the severe In
Jury of many others.
The flames wore first noticed at S
o'clock this morning in the fourth
floor of the building which whs occu
pied by 320 men.
An extraordinary scene was created
by a procession of almost naked men
ruKhing nut of the entrance to the
building and against their frantic ef
forts to escape tho firemen hod actu
ally to fight for admission. Beaching
the upper floors the firemen found
that the narrow passages were becom
ing congested with men who had
dropped to the floors overcome by
smoke. The fire, however, was con
fined to the fourth floor and ns soon
as the firemen were able to get to
work It was speedily extinguished.
The flames had been fed by the wood
en partitions which threw off volumes
of smoke resulting In the suffocation
of the Inmates, but others had to be
taken to hospitals.
The dead were mostly workmen In
the prime of life. They presented a
horrible sight, their blackened faces
bearing evidence of terrible struggles
to escape.
Many of the men were sleeping in
the ottlc above the burning fourth
floor and these had narrow escapes.
The flumes burst through the floor
and it was Impossible for the men to
descend. The windows were securely
fastened and the men had to break
them so they could climb through to
neighboring roofs. By 10 o'clock a
senrch of the building was made and a
complete list of the victims obtained,
which showed that 39 wero dead and
32 Injured.
Owing to their migratory habits and
the absence of permanent homes many
of the dead will never be Identified.
The Identification of others Is render
ed difficult by the absence of cloth
ing. One steomer recently reached Lon
don laden with 14,000 bunches of ba
nanas from Jamaica.
S1MR IDA
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ill) I tit in lit
Fifty-seven Bodies Have Been Recovered and it is Believed
the Casualties Will Reach One Hundred.
Wreck Took Place on the Northwestern Coartt of France, Near Brest, at
Which Place Fifteen ISodlc Wero Washed Ashore Captain Gregory
and Chief Officer Pearson Were Drowned Supposed That After Strik
ing the Bocks tho Cold Sea Water Reached the Boilers and the Steamer
Was Torn Asunder by a Terrific E plosion Many Passengers Were
Drowned In Their Staterooms.
St Malo, France, Nov. 20. Definite
information about the wreck of the
steamer Hilda is lucking. Iteports
this morning from various points along
the coast state that 51 bodies have
been rccovored. Fifteen wero washed
ashore at Brest.
It Is difficult to obtuin even the most
meager details of occurrences aboard
the Hilda. It Is now stated that Cap
tain Gregory fired rockets which were
answered by the keepers of the'jardin
lighthouse. Apparently the replies
were unseen, or misinterpreted.
So far 57 bodies have been washed
SECOND TltlAL OF BURTON.
Jury Selected and Government's Case
Presented.
St Louis, Nov. 20. The trial of
Senator Burton for the second time
began this morning before Judgo Van
Deventer In the federal court Col.
D. M. Hensdell, sergeunt at arms of
the United States senate. Is here to
appear against Burton. . He was not
a witness at the first trial. A Jury
was quickly selected.
United States District Attorney Dyer
presented the government's side to the
Jury.
ii nas developed that Ransdell was
summoned to produce copies of tele
grams said to have been sent by Bur
ton to memher of the Rinlto Grain
company. The government alleges the
messages were from the senate cham
ber and paid for by government funds.
AGAINST THE COMMISSION.
Court Holds Roads Did Not Cliarge
Too Much.
Chicago. Nov. 20. Judge Bethoa to
day rendered a decision against the
Interstate commerce commission In
the case against the Chicago & Great
Western and 17 other roads. The
commission held the roads charge
rates that are too high. The commls
sion charged the railroads with dis
criminating ngalnst small dealers and
In favor of the packers. The all -ged
rates for shipping cattle were too
high.
The court held there was no dis
crimination and declared the roads on
account of extra trouble of handling
cattle must charge morn, for livestock
than for packed meat.
CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET.
Quotations Front tho Greatest Wheat
Market in the United States.
Chicago. Nov. 20. Wheat closed at
N5 1-8; corn at 44 1-8, and oats at
29 3-4.
( lull Decline One Cent
In the local market wheat Is now
quoted ut 61 cents, a decline of one
cent having occurred Saturday. Blue
stem Is quoted at 63.
OLDEST CIVIL WAR VETERAN.
Died at SallnaM, Cnl., Aged 90 Wan a
Const Pioneer.
Salinas, Cal., Nov. 20. David Rose,
aged 99. the oldest civil war pensioner
of California, and the United States,
died last night of heart failure. He
came to California In 1S60 and mined
In this state, on the Frazer river, B.
C, and Washington territory.
He lost several fortunes, and when
65 yenrs old enlisted In the first regi
ment of Washington territory Infant
ry, serving three yenrs. He has sev
HAS MURDER BEEN
Has there been a murder commit
ted near Umutllla and the body of
the victim thrown Into the Columbia?
There Is some evidence that such has
occurred, and yesterday effortB wero
made to find the body in the river,
but without avail.
On Saturday afternoon a pool of
blood was found beside tho river bank
near Umatilla, and also there was evi
dence that something hnd been drag
ged Into the river at that spot. In an
attempt to fathom tho mystery a par
ty under Constable Davis of Umatilla,
undertook to drag the river bank yes
terday. As a result they discovered
on Indian blanket tied to a rock which
WRECKED
ashore, among them Captain Gregory
and Chief Officer Pearson.
Evidences are that the Gregory lost
her bearing in a driving snowstorm
and ran upon the rocks. Water reach
ed the boilers and caused an explos
ion, tearing the ship Into three pieces.
Passengers were drowned In their
staterooms. The body of the mate was
found, his dead hand grasping a life
belt, which he had no time to put on.
A capsized lifeboat was found on
the beach near where the 15 bodies
were recovered. It Is presumed the
casualties will reach 100.
eral brothers alive
youngest being 8$.
in Canada, the
IjouW Fleet Has Sailed.
New York. Nov. 20. Prince Louis'
fleet sailed this morning for Gibral
tar. The prince boarded the Maine,
paying a farewell visit to Admiral
Evans. Afeou 200 British Jackie
were missing when the fleet sailed.
One thousand were missing Saturday.
but all but 200 showed up before
weighing anchor.
diJwlalo Ik Wrecked.
Portland. Nov. 20. The owners of
the British ship Gardsdale, supposed
to be off the mouth of the Columbia,
were advised today the vessel had
been wrecked off Cape Horn. The
crew escaped to Patagonia.
King Haakon VII.
Copenhagen, Nov. 20. An enthusi
astic demonstration this morning was
tendered Charles and his consort who
have accepted the crown as king and
queen of Norway. Charles becomes
King Haakon VII.
Will Refund Three Per Cent
Washington, Nov. 20. The secre
tary of the treasury gave formal no
tice of the refunding of United States
three per cents, loan of '08-18. Four
per cents, loan of '07. to be discontln
ued after November 29.
W. W. Bit AS FIELD ARRESTED.
Charged From Garfield With I .a foray
by Bailee.
About 10 o'clock Saturday night
Sheriff T. D. Taylor arrested W. W.
Brnsfleld In this city upon instruc
tions from Garfield, Wash. The charge
against the prisoner is that of larceny
by bailee. He is accused of having
taken a buggy and tam from a stable
In Garfield and failed to return the
same. A few days after the disappear
ance of Brasfield the team was foua d
tied In a secluded spot near Elberton.
From that place Brasfleld and hl
wife are said to have gone to Athena,
from which place they came to Pen
dleton Saturday evening. They were
arrested here by Sheriff Taylor a few
hours after that officer received In
structions from the officers at Gar
field. Yesterday a deputy from Garfield
arrived here and returned on the eve
ning train with his prisoner.
Is Sturgls Married?
It Is rumored In the city that Wil
liam Sturgls, the well known and
popular member of the Eagles, who
has been visiting on the sound for
several weeks. Is married to Mrs. Carl
Stewart, of this city.
At Hamilton, Ont, Hill House
Brown, the embezzling manager of the
Hamilton bank, was sentenced to seven
years In the penitentiary.
DONE AT UMATILLA?
bad been thrown Into the river. How
ever no body was found.
Last evening Sheriff Taylor received
a note from Constable Davis stating
what he had done, and also saying
that the search would be continued to
oVy. From the evidence at hand the
crnstable says he has no doubt but
Hint un Indian was murdered near
the spot and his dead body thrown
Into the river.
However, while the sheriff has given
orders for a search to be made, he
does not take the story entirely at Its
face value, and thinks that it may pos
sibly bo a hoax, or else something else
than a body may have been thrown
Into the river.
FRANC
TWO CASKS DIPHTHERIA.
Ilotli in Eawt End Neither is Serious
No Cause for Alarm.
Tills forenoon two more cases of
diphtheria were reported, though both
are said to be of a mild nature. One
of the cases is that of the little daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Mumm of Lewis
street, while the other Is thai of the
child of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Brown,
who live near the purhping plant. The
first case Is being attended by Dr. C.
J. Smith, while Dr. T. M. Henderson
Is the physician In the other.
In speaking of the situation this
morning Dr. Smith expressed no
alarm. Although there are now a
number of cases under quarantine,
they are all of a mild nature except
ing one In the country. In many cases
It has been practically impossible to
tell whether the trouble was bronchitis
or diphtheria, and In some It has
clearly been the former.
While most of the cases so far re
ported have been of children who at
tended the East End school, the situa
tion has not become such as to war
rant a closing of the school yet. How
ever, many parent have taken their
children out of school because of the
scare, and tho room of Miss Froome
has especially been affected. This
morning there were but 13 pupils In
that room.
According to Dr. Smith there is no
need of children being taken out of
school excepting In cases whore they
may have a predisposition to throat
trouble, or else be In such feeble
health that an attack might prove
serious. In most coses he believes
that children are better off at school
than elsewhere, as the sanitary condi
tions are good, and the ventilation and
temperature of the rooms are careful
ly looked after.
The fact that Dr. Smith has not
taken his own little girl out of school,
nor has any other doctor done so,
shows the confidence that Is felt by
those men.
TlUrd Case Discovered.
This afternoon another case of diph
theria was reported by Dr. C. J. Smith.
The patient Is the little daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Ward, of 126 Jeff
Davis street
TAX DODGING
L
REFORMS BADLY NEEDED
IN PORTLAND METIIOIS.
Mcsre MiHieiy In Ranks Subject to
Cliecks Than Is ItcprcHentod tiy All
the Notes and Account on the As
snwncnt Roll 1 1,000,000 in
Mortgaged Securities Are Not Taxed
at All Them Are Claims Made by
Morrow, Tax and Ilifflit of Way
Agent of the O. 11. & N. Otiier
Great und Illegal DL-qireiMiificN.
Portland. Or., Nov. 20. "Not 10
tier cent of the present property of
Multnomah county is on the assess
ment roll.
"The total for notes and accounts
on the roll Is approximately 39.000.000
and the statements of the national
bunks alone In Portland show that
they have more money than that sub
ject to the checks of Individuals.
"The county records show that
there are 311,000,000 of mortgaged
securities In Multnomah not taxed at
all."
These were some of the claims made
by J. W. -Morrow, tax and right of way
agent of the O. R. & N.. before the
county court, sitting to pass upon the
claims presented to the board of
equalization, this morning. "The as
sessed valuation of tho railroads has
been increased year by year, and In
much greater proportion than that of
anything else," he told the members
of the court
"Let us notice how some other val
ues have Increased. In 1S91 the total
valuation of notes and accounts was
about 36,000.000. This year It is only
39,000.000. Do you suppose for an
instant that Is a proportional In
crease ?
"The rolls show; that the total as
sessment for merchandise and stock
In trade Is 114.000,000. 1 am positive
that I con take 20 firms in Portland
whoso aggregate of actual stock wtll
equal that amount."
Jay Sedgwick, tax agent of the
Northern Pacific, addressed the hoard
on behalf of that road and showed
how he considered the road's assess
ment excessive. The rate of 117,000
per mile for track and right of way.
he said, he considered too high.
Renegade Iicndcr i lal
Berlin. Nov. 20. A cable was re
ceived from Lieutenant General von
Trotha. commanding the tier.,
forces In German Southwest Africa,
which announces the death of Henriek
Wtlbot. leader of the Hottentot revolt.
Ills death was the result of wounds
received while attacking a Herman
force October -29. He was succeeded
by his son. Isaak.
Tuft WW Senk in Kansas t'ltv.
Kansas City. Nov. 20. Secretary
Taft arrived this morning. He will
speak tonight at the Commercial club.
TN01H
ENGLISHMEN AT
ODESSA SCARED
Demand a Guard of Soldier
and Will Assemble at Con
sulate When Assailed.
A MUTINOUS SPIRIT IS
APPARENT AMONG TROOPS.
A Peasants' Union Ha Been Organis
ed, Which Will Co-operate Wltk tka
Workmen of the Cities and Opera,
tivc of the Mining and Manafacta
Ing Dlmrictw End of the Strike B
Sight the Workmen All Over St
Petersburg Returning to Work
The American Cruiser Has LeM
Clierbourg for St. . Petersburg M
Protect American Citizens.
Odessa, Nov. 20. Following a re
currence of rioting the British real
dents met today and arranged to as
semble at the consulate at the Ont
sign of trouble, and demand a guar
of soldiers. The situation la disquiet
ing. The so-called loyalist elemeak
threatens trouble, and a mutlnowc
spirit la apparent among the troops.
Peasants Will Co-operate.
St Petersburg, Nov. 20. The
ants union today decided to co-operate
with the workmen striving for re
forms, Workmen everywhere are returoiaa
to their position this morning.
Will Call Off Strike.
St. Petersburg, Nov. 29. The work
men's council at 3 o'clock yesterday
decided to call off the industrial strike
today at noon, claiming that a grwa
victory had been achieved and that
i the lives of 1600 Cronstadt mutineer
have been saved.
A manifesto has been IssueS "by (at
workmen's council declaring that tka
government waji compelled to ylrl4 t
the workmen's demands with regar
to Cronstadt mutineers. It invites tba
working classes 'of all Russia to saa
tatn the protest of the St Petersbarg;
proletariat against martial law. capi
tal punishment and uprisings of !th.
"Block Hundred." It says:
"The council of workmen calls oa
sensible workmen to spread the revo
lutionary propaganda in the ranks ff
the army and navy and to take aa
military organization with the vara
Ing masses in order to. when arme
organized and combined, offer bat He
to the effete and tottering govern
ment" Delegates present from the peasants
union of Kharkoff declared that tar
authorities had complied with the de
mand for the removal of the Cossacks
in five' districts in their hands and thai
they were ready to Join the working
men when a universal pan-Russia
political strike was declared. Tk
delegates said the peasants had honsa
themselves during the strike to drink
no vodka, to work for no landowner
and to visit no cities and sell no pro
duce except to strikers, and that theff
also hud pledged themselves to uvoia
violence to property or persons.
Minneapolis Iaves Cherbourg.
Cherbourg. Nov. 20. The cruiser
Minneapolis sailed for Kronstadt tbkr
morning.
WILL NOT INDICT.
Grand Jury Could Not Find Evidenrr,
of Criminal Intentions.
.Moscow. Idaho. Nov. 20. Since tht'
removal of J. H. West from his posi
tion as register of the Lcu'iston Ian
office It has been learned that tha
'grand jury, which met here recently
and returned eight indictments In tb
timber fraud Investigations, was at
one time seriously considering making,
an investigation of the Lewiston la
office, some of the Jurymen being tt
the opinion that evidence which wens
before the Jury during the investiga
tion showed criminal negligence in
the office, hut when the Jury Icarne
that the department of the Intcrin
already had taken up the matter at
was decided to leave the land offio
for the department to deal with. It Ir
also understood that the Jury latta
came to the opinion that whatever
negligence here was in the land offli-s
was not of a criminal nature.
Uncmplocd Make a ProlcM.
London. Nov. 20. Another
remarkable demonstration of un
employed and poor, showing dis
satisfaction with the govern
ment towards relief, was made
today. Thousands of men
marched through the streets to
Hyde Park, where they held a
meeting. Violent speeches and
resolutions were presented de
claring ji "unending war on
the capitalistic system."
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