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PENDLETCil sREC.ON, WEDNESDAY,
CC EM It EH 21, 1003.
f NO. 5ooQ
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F.
Wants an Authoritative and
Central Source of Judgment
in Appraisements.
LACHMEIt IS A MEM11EU OF
STATU TAX COMMISSION.
Ha Visited Nearly All tins Eastern
Oregon Counties Investigating Con
ditions and Problems Niirroundliur
tltu Tax Question IKjcs Not Pro
tend tu Spctik fin- Any Other Mom
ber of the Commission Tlmn Him
self Want a J list, Eqiilluble Uutds
for Taxing Public Sorvk Corpora
Uana Also Wants a System for
llrliifrlnir Personal lniicrjy Into
View of Uie An-wiMura.
W. J. Luchnur nf Huker City, east
ern Oregon member of the state tax
commissioner, and a prominent pos
alblllly for congress from the eaatern
Oregon dlHtrlct, is In the city today.
While here Mr. Lachner vlailed Ab
nwr Strain anil conferred on the
tax oiid assessment questions In an
Infonnul way, Mlnt-e Mr. Lachner la
deeply Interested In the work of the
oominiHHlon and la making It a study.
He hai visited nearly all of the
eastern Oregon counties and la now
perfectly familiar with conditions In
the different counties In the matter of
taxation and assessment and hopea
thnt a practical, logical and compre
hensive general law on the aubjoct
will be compiled anil presented by the
commission to the next pension of the
legislature.
While Mr. Le.chner dog sot speak
for any oilier mei ibtr of the tax
ronimlsHiiti, ynt he h.w clearly defined
Ideas upon the auhjuet. Individually,
and spoke entortainlngly of hla views
pan the subject to the East Ore
gon inn today.
"The first and moat vital work
ahead of the commission," wild Mr.
Lnctraer, "la that feature nf the tux
law which shall tax Justly and equita
bly all tho public survlre corporation!"
In the state. The matter of fixing the
value of their property. Including;
franchises, la oiw of great Importance
and la one which shall receive care
ful and thorouRh consideration from
tho conunlaNlnn.
"The aecond question In Importance
before tho commission la that of
bringing; to light more peraonal prop
erly for assessment. There la no
question that a large amount of per
aonal property Ih hidden from tho
eyea of the assessor hi. varloua ways
and to bring thla to light and mako It
bear a Just portion of the public bur
den Is a pnrt of 'the mission of the
atAte tnx commission and to thla end
the commission Is dMIwiitly working.
Favor Tnx Hoard.
"In order to secure a Just valuation
and assessment of all kinds of prop
erty there must' he n central body to
determine the value of properly and
It ana that this power should be
delegated to a state tux hoard, either
elective or nppolntlve, from whom
final authority on the valuation of all
kinds anil classes of property In all
counties In the state should emanate.
'.'In order to secure Justice there
must be ayatem In taxation Just aa
In any other great question of gov
ernment In order to secure system
there must bo one central, nuthoiita
tlve body empowered to fix values
and to whom nil questions of value
should be referred In every Instance!
This board or commission should have
general powers over all kinds of prop
erty nnd public service corporations
and should be armed with legislative
authority to enforce Its mandates. It
should equalise tho values of all
kinds of properly so that the assess
ment should be uniform throughout
the state.
"Corporations, like Individuals, do
not care to pay more taxes than Is
necessary and for this reason there la
lack of uniformity in the railroad as
sessment In Oregon. Another rea
aon for this lack of uniformity Is
that each assessor is supremo in his
county, therefore the necessity of a
governing board to keep equnl the os
aesament of all kinds of property In
all counties.
"Since the recent convention of as
sessors In Portland practically agreed
that the poll lax la an Injustice to the
man who nlready pays nnother tax,
It Is likely that this tax will bo left
out of tho general law. Also it has
been decided that the migratory sheep
law It unconstitutional nnd this will
probably be omitted from the law
being formulated.
"It appearing that the. assessors
favor, generally, nn assVi-Vmcnt Rt
full cash value, this will probably be
mndo the basis for all taxation, al
lowing tho levies to he mnde in ac
cordance with this valuation. It la
Just as easy (o assess n parcel of prop
erty at full cash value aa at one-half
or one-third, for the full cash value
must be determined before any por
ER
IRS
STATE TAX BOARD
tion of the full cash value cun be
reached. Therefore, tho full cash
value seems to be tho Just baala for
assessments."
Mr. Lachner stated that while the
details of the new law havo not been
decided upon as yet, the general
lerma and purport of the law have
been pretty thoroughly mastered by
the commission.
dYnamitkd junnirs home.
Probable ItCNiiIt of Crudee Against an
Official.
Eureka, Ctil.. Deo. J7. The explo
sion of several Htlcks of dynamite late
laat night In the rear of tho residence
of Justice of the Peace Baldwin,
leads to the belief that the deed was
Inspired by anmeono with a grudgo
agulnst that official, and who would
take his life. The bloat wua heard
all over tho city. A deep hole was
torn In tho ground and a portion of
the stable was wrecked. The police
are Investigating, but there is no clue.
Baldwin is convalescing from an Ill
ness which nearly proved fatal.
CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET
Quotations From the Or. tent Wheel
Orator In the World.
Chicago. Dec. 17. Wheat closed at
82 5-8; corn at 47 1-2. and out at
80 G-S.
Murder on tho Dcnrrt.
Ban Plego. Cnl., Dec. J7. The dis
trict attorney has received a dis
patch from Calexlco, on the desert,
telling of the horrible murder of a
Cocopah Indian, who wua tied with
wire, and hla throat cut and then
stubbed. No clue to the murderer.
SURVEYING THE
rWMl';S KRTWEKN
OICI.H.O, AND THK 8NAKE,
Government Is locating ObsxractJons
of Kvery Nntnre, and AH tho Depths
of the Rntlre River Channel Iie
iwevn Those Pulnb Work Is Dono
I Yum GuHollne liaunchni and Row
Itoatrt One RcmuU Will Ra to
Greatly Stimulate River Traffic) at
Soon aa the Mapa and Charts) Are
Completed.
David 1!. Benson, who has been
with the government surveying party
on the Columbia river, between tho
mouth of the Snake river and Celllo,
for the past two months, la In the city
today.
Ho says the work la progressing
satisfactorily and that In about a
month or six weeks the survey of
the upper Columbia river, between
the mouth of the Snake and Celllo,
will be completed.
Soundings have been taken over a
short stretch of 90 mllea of the upper
pnrt ef the stream from the Snake
down the river. Innumerable rapids
have been thoroughly surveyed and
they were found to be full of large
rocks which will be dangerous to nav
igation until they have been remov
ed. The purpose of the survey has been
to locate these obatructlons and then
to estimate the cost of removing them
from the channel. When this has
been done a project for the Improve
ment of the river will be drawn up
hy the Tutted States engineers and
forwarded to Washington. An ap
propriation covering the estimated
coat l expected to be granted by con
greaa. The party in -the field is In direct
charge of Lewis S. Miller who has 14
men under him. They are equipped
with gasoline lnnches and a number
of rowboats from which they conduct
operiitlona. When they reach a
rapid every foot of the apace la care
fully gone over. Bvery rock of any
size Is located and marked so that It
may be easily found when the time
comes for blasting them out of the
channel.
The engineers have covered a dis
tance of 90 mllea and have 30 miles
yet to go before the work Is complet
ed. It Is believed that the worst part
of the river has been covered. This
will be the only thorough survey
which has ever been made to that
portion of the upper Columbia river.
Light draft boats have been run
ning up there at certain periods of
the year, hut after the channel ha
been cleared It la thought they will
be able to make through trips durlngi
any period of the 12 months.
t4indcl Without I'crmlon.
GQLUMBIA
RIVER
San Francisco, Dec. 27. The
Oceanic, Senmhslp company wan
held to answer before United
States Commissioner Heacock
on charge of having allowed five
minor children to land without
permission from tho Immlgra-
lion officials. They are from
Australia to Utah, and namde
Hardy.
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REVOLT SURE
Three Provinces Under Arms
Against Morales and the
American Convention.
WASHINGTON MAY TAKK
KMEItGENCY MRASTTRRK.
Sotnctlilrifc Mast lie Dune to Maintain
tho Agreement by Which Uie United
' States Huh Qualified Control of the
finances of Uie Island, and to In
sure Permanency of Order and Gov
ernment Striking DLsrkMurcs: From
Kobe of the Designs) of the Japan
can l'xm Uie Commerce of Uie Pa
ri Tie Raker City Rewarded With
"No. Tluuiks."
Turk Island, Bahamas, Dec, 17.
Mall advices received here from Ban
to Domingo say Guanaby, DuJabon
and Sebaneta have taken up arms
against the government and the Dominican-American
financial conven
tion. Six hundred men have gono to
attack San Diego and 100 men are
marching on Lavoga.
May Take Emergency Measures.
Washington. Dec 27. The presi
dent. Hoot. Taft, Bonaparte and Long
held a conference about San Domin
gan ut fairs this afternoon. It Is pos
sible Hoot may decide he can exercise
inchoate rights to establish and main
tain a receivership arm of thla gov
ernment, and also muy consider any
new Bovernment rising from tho pres
ent revolution aa no government at
all, nnd under the provisions of tho
pending treaty maintain order.
The Jupanexp Are "I'lggerins;."
I Washington, Dec. 27. The Amerl
i can consul at Kobe, Japan, reports to
the department of commerce and la
bor, quotes the Japanese officials as
making estimates of the future Im
portance to them of American porta
on the Pacific. Panama Is named
first, then San Francisco, Seattle, Van-
couver and Portland In the order
named. In Asia, Hongkong, Shang
hai, Osaka, Manila and Dalny In the
order nnmed. Lack of factories and
the torrid climate will retard Manila,
according to the Japanese.
"Pnunre Deal" In Immigration.
Washington. Dec. 27. Carrying out
the president's determination to have
a "square deal" for visiting and pro
fessional Chinese, Secretary Metcalfe
Is paying personal attention. As a
result fewer Chinese of high charac
ter are being subjected to Indignities
and fewer appeals are being made
from the decision of Immigration of
ficers. IVi -lined Willi Thanks,
Washington, Dec. 27. The presi
dent was shown dispatched from Bak
er City Ore., to the effect that a sub
scription for a gift to hla daughter
has been started. He appreclatea the
sentiment, but hopea no such collec
tion nf funds will be made.
Lonirworth at Home.
Cincinnati, Dee. 27. Congressman
Longwnrth arrived at homo today to
spend the last few holidays probably
the last In this city aa a bachelor.
His friends are planning a great
round of farewell festivities.
Court Itesnmed at Shanghai.
Shanghai, Dec. 27. British Asses
sor Tryman resumed the sitting of the
mixed court today with police attend
ance, but no additional guard. Nor
mal conditions have been resumed.
HEAVY FAILURES ARE
San Francisco. Dec. 27. T!e Paci
fic Grain and Stork Exchange sus
pended business this morning. The
exchange la operated by William and
John O'Brien, formerly telegraph op
erators, who are also connected with
the firm of E. C. Hetxel & Co. The
loss by the failure Is estimated as
hlsh as $75,000. A clerk In the firm
stnted this morning thnt during the
past three weeks the firm lost 155,
000 in the fight between Lawann and
Standard Oil.
Two KnllnrOH for Memphis, Tenn.
Memphla, Tenn., Dec. 27. The Mer
chants' Trust Company Society liqui
dated today, and the American Sav
ings Bank and Trust company closed
Its doors to avoid a run. The Mer
chants' capital la 2500.000, with de
posits amounting to 1600.000. The
American's capital la $250,000, with
deposita amounting to $625,000.
Both Institutions are allied with the
Merchants' Truat company, which ab
sorbed the Memphla National bank
and which controls the American Sav
SECRET SERVICE
INSURANCE
Hamilton's Statement Pur
ports to Tell What Became
of $250,000 and More.
VWI.Ii NUT IHSCMISK HIS
CHFCKH AND CHIWKISOOKH.
Ills Stuuutx'iit Tells of the Malnte
tuuu of a Socrot Service Ilurcau to
Spy Upon 1Ojfinlutorw anil I,ejrlsui
Uon and Keep Down All Measures
That Mould l.imd In Publicity and
Ovulation of the Affnh-H of Uie
biwnrunoo TruHt Hy Indirection the
Trust Secured uiul Paul for the
BcrvioCH of Mill Who Did Not Know
by Wliom Tlioy Were Employed.
New York, Dec. 27. John C. Mc
Call, secretary of the New York Life,
was a witness in the insurance in
quiry this morning. He said that he
saw Hamilton In Paris, ill. His con
dition was serious, which was certi
fied to by a Paris physician. He said
Hamilton declined to give op his
checks or checkbook, as they only
had to do with private matters.
Hamilton's statement, which is
long, was read in evidence.
Hamilton's statement is a masterful
defense of the legal ami legislative
business done by him to benefit the
New York Life, and other companies.
Ho says that In 1S99 he made an ex
haustive report upon the accounts
and management and condition of the
New York Life for the Prussian gov
ernment, which report was passed
upon ami accepted as satisfactory.
The -statement says: '
"When given charge of the bureau
of taxation and legislation of the
New York Life It became apparent to
the officers of that company, as well
as the officers of other companies
tliat if Massachusetts proposed leg
islation patted, the companies would
be legislated and taxed out of exist
ence.
"It wua decided that if a secret
service was permissible for the gov
ernment, an agency and confidential
service would not only be effective.
but at the same time a proper plan to
guard the most extensive commercial
Interest in the world the life Insur
a nee business of New York state. By
this plan It was able to have aa my
representatives, frequently, men who
would not have accepted a retainer
were It known that they were Inter.
ested In Insurance legislation. Their
employment was known only to me.
I always kept them, and the com
panics did not even know who they
were.
"The protection to the companies
became ample. Each company was
supplied dally with a list of legislative
propositions and progress, with com
plote particulars. These secret agents
saw all the legislators unfamiliar with
legal and Insurance matters, and led
them to' not attempt to enact tax and
Insurance bills to discriminate against
the masses not resident In their par
ticular state."
"The IYomh is Expensive."
Hamilton says he learned of all
proposed legislation and stopped it
believing that preventing Is better
than cure. He suld the use of the
public press did much, but Is expens
ive. Concluding, Hamilton said:
"1 have found In my work that In
legislative bodies In the United States
there Is as larife. a' percentage of hon
est men as In any walk of life. I
never found It difficult to defeat the
blackmailers. The best years of my
life have been devoted to the work of
defeating legislation hostile to policy
holders. The Injunction of the pres-
RECORDED TODAY
ings. One of the directors states that
all depositors will be paid off. There
are rumors of settling at 80 cents on
the dollar.
Money From OntMlde.
New York, Dec. 27. The National
banks of this city sent $500,000 to
Memphis after the failures and the
National Bank of Commerce at St.
Iouls sent $"50,000.
InhvcHt High nnd Money to Sell.
New York, Dec. 27. Money loaned
at 50 per cent during the last few
minutes before tho market closed,
prices to acll off quickly reaching the
lowest point todny.
Sixty Per Cent. In Chiiiuro.
Chicago, Dec. 27. Call money
reached 60 per cent, the highest point
since 1901. at 2 o'clock. Coincident
with the flurry It was reported the
cxar had been assassinated. Nothing
could be heard from Washington to
verify the report.
Ident of the New. York Life was al
ways unmistakable and explicit that
I should confine my work in the law
of the land. ;
"""Tdlng accounts, no vouchers
w' 'n f -om me nor hy me In
((,'..'..'.!' c of any agreement to
hi c r-roccedinps secret."
iiumiliuft appended tables showing
the expenditures from the time of the
Prussian report in ISM to 11105 In
cluding hla own salary, but excepting
$250,000.
Hughes then asked to have ex
plained In 1899, $76,050; In 1900.
$93,900; in 1901, $i27.000; In 1902,
$48,000; In 1903. $H300: in 1904,
$142,000; In 1905, $147.20.
In regard to the $250,000 he says
he was entitled to apply It to other
accounts. He says that obligations
Incurred yet are to be paid from It,
However, he is willing to place In the
custody of tho company $100,000 to
he paid back In the ftiture. wholly or
In part, as the auditors may yet de
termine. DISABLED STEAMER.
Picked Up anil Toned In Pinrt of Kan
Francisco.
San Francisco, Cal., Dee. 27. Dis
abled through the breaking down of
machinery, the steam schooner Acme,
Captain Walvlg, owned hy Beadle
Brothers, lumber laden, and carrying;
passengers from Wlllapa harbor for
this port, was picked up at sea yester
day off the California coast by the
steam schooner Chehalls. and this
afternoon was towed safely Into this
port.
Wedding of Royalty. J
Paris. Dec. 27. The religious cere
mony of the wedding of the Prlnpess
Blanaca Btlglano, of Colona. to Count
Jules at Debonvoulelr church,. St.
Honore, took place today at noon.! II
was a brilliant wedding party of of
ficials, royalty and nobility.
CHRISTMAS DAY :
ELEVEN BELOW
WADING AROUND IN SNOW '
t
EIGHTEEN INCHES DEEP.
ThCHO Arc tho Holiday Joys of tho
Umatilla Colony at Cambridge.
Idalio Yet They Irudxt Tluit "They
I Hi Not Fed the Cold us I3uhcrp
Whcre tho Wind Blows Constantly"
Sarti WouIkt is Epented and
Everybody Makes IrearuUoioi for
It The Pendleton Colbny Is a Hap
py and Contented One.
A foot and a half of snow and 11
below xero was the Christmas gift
for the Pendleton colony at Cam
bridge, Idaho,
E. J. Thorne and wife returned this
morning from a three weeks' visit In
Cambridge, where Mr. Thome's
brother is a telegraph operator on
the Payette and Idaho Northern
railway, and while they were there
looked over the country thoroughly.
Within the past week the ther
mometer haB registered 11 below aero
at Cnmbrldire, nnd there Is now a
foot and a half of snow on the
ground. The wind, however, does not
blow at Cambridge and the cold
weather did not seem as severe aa if.
dies In places where the thermome
ter does not register so low but where
the wind blows constantly.
The Pendleton colony is happy and
contented nnd all members are doing
well. The winter weather Is expect
ed In that country, and every one !a
prepared for It with plenty of feed
and provisions and stock are in ex
cellent condition.
EXTRACTS AUK IMPURE.
Waslilnirton Food Insim-tor Maklmr a
Fight on Adulteration?.
4Valla Walla, Dec. 27. L. lv.iviea.
state dairy and food inspector, has
announced that all of the different
articles manufactured In this state
coming under his department are to
be analyzed.
He Just completed Inspection of the
38 different brands of lemon extract,
mnde in Washington, It la stated, and
found that six of this number did not
rantaln the slightest semblance of
lemon oil.
All other food products are to be
taken up under the same system, and
for this purpose assistants In the de
partment nre at work securing. sam
ples. The samples are purchased
from the retail trade In the ordinary
course of business, nnd in this manner
the manufacturers are unable to make
substitute goods for the department.
l,awon Stood to Will.
Cleveland, Dec. 27. Frank
Itockefeller, a brother of John,
says it Is his guess that liwson
mnde more money during the
last few days than he ever did
before. He says he Is sure Law
s' son la too shrewd to get caught
In a short market, as reports say
he has been.
PLOT TO CAPTURE
WITTE FAILED
His Position is Insecure ani
the Czar Wishes to Over
throw Him
WOMEN IN MOSCOW irKLP
THE REVOLBTIONISm
Tim RevolutlonlHtM Show Greater Bsv
durance Than the Troops at Mds
COU-, Which Are Exhausted Rrs-lutloiuu-y
Cbmmluee CommaaHh
Half of Moscow, Which la Now
Charnci HtniHcj CommunlcafVas
Between St. Petersburg and Mini
Has Been Restored London Fkaarn
naiiftal Circles Art? Resinning ta
Surfer Tcrma of the New Electors
rkae by the Caar.
St. Petersburg. Dec. 27. A plot
rapture WItte waa frustrated and list
plotters jailed. Wltte's position ss
shaky. The cxar wishes to overt) i
him.
Women Aid the Revolution!
Moscow, Dec 27. The revolntiwa
ats, aided by women, are fighting In
day with undiminished energy aaal
casualties numerous. The troops aaa
worn out with the constant confnesn
Reinforcements are arriving;.
, Scenes of Carnage tn Hosrow.
Chicago, Dee. 17. The Dally ;
correspondent at Moscow cablas Hat
conflict raged three days and hi rtls)
undecided. Over 500 workmen anal
others were killed and about 2M
wounded. The streets are strewn mm
they must have been after NkpolinsTta
visit, with debris of every charartsst
Hundreds of houaes . were destiaysal
by artillery.
Among the victims are scores of ww
men and children. The troops nan
loyal to their commanders and fonsjM
valiantly against a worthy toe. 1
central revolutionary committee cssnv
mands over half the city.-
Communication Restored.
St. Petersburg;, Dee. 17. Newspa
pers appeared this morning;.
ntcatlon with Moscow Is restore.
officials monopolise the lines.
news Is not so encouraging; from i
outside pointa Abnormal cond
remain In Warsaw and Lodx.
Governor Appeals to the Peopsa.
Moscow, Dec. 27. Firing; continnMl
until midnight. The governor M 'X'st
has Issued an appeal to the people n
not listen to the teachtnjrs of hKeat
dlaries who want only to mJslnternm
the recent manifesto, and calls wmns
the people and soldiers, to help
store order.
London Sufferers From Oondltianm
London, Dec. 27. Merchants
are suffering from conditions In
sis.
Fifty .Arrests at St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg, Deo. 27. Fifty ar
rests have been made as the result nf
a discovery of a military terroi Ulsc
plot. Cossncka charged the striken
at the Putiloff Iron works, Injurtny
three.
RnsHtan Idea of "SnffraBe,"
St. Petersburg, Dec 17. The new
electoral law was gazetted today anal
was accompanied by a statement en
plalnlng thnt In view of the fact than1
even some western countries do nas
possess universal auffmge the caMnca
could not assume the responsibility nl
decreeing it. Election lists and Un
date of election will be announced
forthwith and following; the elecfJsna
the national assembly will be csn
vokciL The extension of Huffman
proclaimed today applies mainly as
cities where It Is mnde almost unhsn
sal. All workmen In factories and
mills, every owner of rent estate pay
ing taxes and all persons who condnnl
shops which pay Ilcenso are incladed.
All limit of rent paid by occupants
of lodgings aa- voting qualification at
removed. The new law, howenrs;
continues discrimination between On
classes. Workmen will choose an
elector for every 10,001) men, and Inn
electoral college will be composed ay
provinces. In the province of fn.
Petersburg, for Instance, the electnml
college will contnin H peasant eVw
tors, is landlords, 15 city landtorna.
and 24 workmen. The new law win
receive conservative approval, but in
the element demanding universal snt
frange it will prove a great dhan
pniutnient and is certain to furnisn
the proletariat organisation with an
excuse tor renewed ojrltntlou.
Sonsiioiil tu Hung.
Sacramento, Dec. 27.- The !.r
termer. Finely, concerned In the
aom break of July of lust year, Tvt
sentenced to bang ly .In.UV H ut i
day.