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UX103T, OKEGOX, THURSDAY, 21, KS!1.
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PROFESSIONAL CAKDS.
J. W. SHKI.TON. J. M. CAKRilM.
SHELTON & CARROLL,
Attorneys a-: Law,
UNION, OltKOON.
Special attention given to nil business
entrusted to us.
Olllcc two doors south of hank.
II. EAKIN,
Attorney at Liw,
I NIOX i:K!ON.
l'rompt attoiitioTi panl to all bu'iness en
trusted to me
OHico one door outh of c hardware
store of SiiMtn,r it Layac.
I. N. OROMWELI M. IX,
Ph vsician jnii'i Surgeon.
i'mon j::egon.
All call-- promptly aii'idcl to. day or
night,
Ollice one door south of the hardware
store of Summers .fc Laytie. Uesidcnce on
A St., fourth house west ' Wright's store.
E. BROOKS, M. J).,
Physician & Surgeon,
ISIjAvD city, okkgon.
rtJProinpt attention given to all profes
sional calls, day or night.
T. Mc-NAUGHTOX, M. D
Physician & Surgeon,
ELGIN. OURiiON.
All call.- promptly attended to, day
or night.
MRS. A. M. PELIIAM, M. D.
Homcspsih ic
P h y sFc i a n.
Disease of ''hildi'i'ii :i Specialty.
Can he found at the :"s:,dnet of G. W,
Ames, north of town.
M. DIT I'EBl! ANDT, M. D.,
1 h y s i i n n a ml Surgeon,
UN'ION. Olt'siiON.
Ollice ii) re-idonce. fo:r loors south of
bank.
W. II. EWIN, M. D.,
Physieiun juid Surgeon,
COVE, OR El JON,
All Call .-i! i-'idf i I- lay or night.
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lias the iinest anii'stlii'tic ,or extracting
teeth without pain known to the profession
Will practice in a.! the branch's of modern
dentistry. Sihv; amlf-oKt -vork a specialty.
Fine sets 01 teeth alwa- on band. First
class work and s.i'isfacti.-u guaranteed.
Ollice. Main street Union. Oregon.
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Beef, Pun-:, Veal. ..iditon, Hams
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KEPT ONSTAX i LY ON HAND.
Rfflon-.'eal Jaloon,
union oit;:tiON,
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Itetween I"atern Oregon mid Washington
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FREE SECOND CLASS SLEEPERS
TIii-oukIi to Chicago via tills I.lno.
Passenger Trains of this Company are run
ins? regularly between
DAYTON, WA1TSBURG, WALLA
WALLA, WASH., and PEN
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Makint: close connection aIIunt's Junc
tion with Northern I'acilic trains for Taco
nia, Seattle, Victoria IJ. C, Kllensburg,
North Yakima. I'asco, Spraguc, Cheney,
Davenport, Spok-me Kails, Hutte, Helena.
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AND ALL POINTS EAST.
Passenger Train, mnking above connec
tions loaves Pendlefon daily, at 7:10 p. in.
Through Tickets Sold to all Points Hast
at the Lowest Rates.
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Gen'l Kr't and Pas-.'gr Agt.
Walla Walla. Wash.
G. W. HUNT,
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PERFUMERY, PAINTS,
OILS, GLASS, PUTTY, Etc,
A Complete and Varied Stock of Wall
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Prescriptions Carefully Compounded
Day ar Night.
A full supply of school books con
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Patent Medicines,
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Imported and Domestic Cigars,
School Books, Etc.
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Suits Made to Order,
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WASHINGTON.
Doings f the People at the
Capital.
THE BEHRING SEA MATTER.
A Change In tho Seats at the Next Con
gressThe Now Immigra
tion Law.
I Washinoto.n. May S, 1SD1.
! EniTOit Okkoon Soout:
; Senator Stewart's familiar Santa
Clans beard was the beacon by which
j I steered today at the capitol until he
I was cornered in a committee room.
J The senator is a pretty good Farmers'
! Alliance man on at least two verv im
portant questions the tarill' and the
free coinage of silver, and he insists
most vehemently that no party can
win next year that does not put a free
coinage plunk in its platform. His
pet aversions among the possible can
didates are Messrs. Harrison and Cleve
land, and he thinks if they should lie
the nominecAof their respective parties
that a third candidate on a free coin
age platform would he elected.
Tho senator propo.-cs using everv
opportunity which presents itself dur
ing the coming session of congress to
push through a free coinage bill, and
he thinks the probabilities favor tho
passage of tho bill, but ho has little
hopo of it becoming a'law on account
of the presidential veto; but it is evi
dent he has not entirely abandoned
hopo of converting Mr. Harrison, not
withstanding that gentleman's recent
remarks on tho subject.
Something important is going on
between Mr. Blaine and tho British
minister, but no one scorns to know
precisely what it is, further than that
it relates to Behring sea matters.
They are both at present in New York,
where they can confer without excit
ing tho notice that it would here.
From tho best information obtainable
it is believed that an agreemert be
tween the United States and England,
which may possibly include Russia,
will shortly bo announced that will put
an end to tho killing of seals in Beh
ring sea for this season certainly, and
possibly until the wholo question at
issue between the governments shall
have been decided by arbitration or
otherwise. It is known that tho treas
ury department is waiting upon Mr.
Blaine's decision to issue orders to tho
commanders of tho revenue cutters,
now on the Pacific coast, for their
guiduiico during the coming sealing
season.
Secretary Foster has big faith in tho
benefit of tho new immigration law
and he has directed Assistant Secre
tary Nettleton to give it his personal
attention until it is thoroughly under
stood by the federal officials in all our
porta, and the assistant secretary has
gone to New York that ho may know
by pi'rsonal observation just how it
works
In addition to the now senators
there will hi- quite a chango around in
the su its of some of tho old ones, when
congress again assembles. Mr. Dixon,
of Rhode Island, will havo tho front
seat so long hold by Mr. Edmunds;
Mr. Sanders, of Montana, will have
Mr. Dixon's old seat, whilo Mr. San
ders' vacant chair will bo filled by Mr.
Dubois, ono of tho ''baby" senators
from Idaho. Mr. Poller has been
oxtrcmcly modest, being satisfied with
a seat in tho rear row on the republi
can side. Mr. Blair's chair will bo
taken by Mr. Pasco, of Florida, and
Mr. Colquitt, of Georgia, will havo the
front row seat long occupied by Sena
tor Brown, of Georgia, which Mr.
Regan, recently resigned, had filed an
application for. Mr. Paddock takes
Mr. Evarts old seat, and Mr. Wash-
burne will get tho one occupied at tho
last session by Mr. Ingalls. Mr. Wbl
cott, of Colorado, who lias had a back
seat, will take tho ono vacated by Mr.
Spooner. Tho roar row on the demo
cratic side will contain an aggregation
of new faced that in tho eyos of all
good democrats might bo called tho
"big four." There will bo seated Vilas,
of Wisconsin; Gcrdan, of Georgia,
(Farmors' Allianco man); Brico, of
Ohio; and Hill, of Now York. It has
leaked out that Senator Dixon filed
his application for Mr. Edmunds' seat
last wintor, which indicates that iio
knew of the contemplated resignation.
What action this government will
take about the severance of diplomat it'
relations by the Italian government
will not be determined until Mr. Har
rison gets back, but it is probable that
our minister to Italy will bo recalled
and that the American legation in
Home will be closed indefinitely.
The Washington correspondent of
the Now York World has bwn arrest
ed, charged with criminal libel, for
having stilted that Dr. Hammond, of
this city, charged Mrs. Senator Stan
ford !)" ,000 for the removal of a wen
from her head.
The forty-second annual meetinn of
the American Medical Association was
in session here this week. More than
x thousand physicians from all sections
of the counirv were in attendance.
News has been received here of (he
acceptance by the government of Ven
ezuela of the reciprocity proposition
submitted lo it some time ago by Mr.
Blaine. It only requires the presi
deut'sjfprocliimation now to put it into
effect. .1. 11. C.
Crop-Weather, Bulletin No. 10.
The observer of the Oregon Weather
Bureau, of Portland, Oregon, has is
sued tho bulletin for the week ending
Saturday, May 1(5, 1S!)1, tho same be
ing bused upon reports received from
101 correspondents, which is as follows:
WUSTHlt.V OltKOO.V.
Weather. About normal tempera
ture prevailed for the week. There
wtis an absence of extremely warm
days, but the nights have been warmer.
The night temperature has more effect j
on general growth of vegetation than
the day temperature. Warm nights i
mean better and more sturdy growth.
There has been an absence of rainfall,
except a very light shower on tho 12th.
Further reports of the frost on the 7th,
Sth and 9th indicate, as remarked in
last week's bulletin, little or no dam
age tc vegetation. Tho weather has
been cloudy, with two or more days
almost cloudless. Generally northerly
winds prevailed.
Crops. Tho weather conditions
have been most favorable to the growth
and yield of crops. Late spring seed
ing on low lands is practically finished.
Fall wheat continues to havo good
growth anil color and some of it is
heading. The spring sown grain is
generally reported in a most promis
ing condition. Unless unforseen cir
cumstances happen, tho Willamette
valley will have the largest cereal antl
fruit crop on record. In Southern
Oregon prospects are also most flatter
ing. In sections of this latter district
showers would bo of benefit. Some
hay has been already cut, and it yield
ed well. Hops are growing remarka
bly well and the yards indicate good
yields. Strawberries are ripening in
sections of Southern Oregon and in
western and central parts of Benton
county cherries are as largo as a full
grown pea. Peaches are formed, ap
ple calyx forming. Tho grass is good
and everything is favorable to all veg
etation in Western Oregon.
KASTKIt.V OltKOO.V.
Weather. Warm weather has pro
vailed, being about a normal tempera
ture along tho Columbia river, but
below normal south of tho river. An
occasional sprinkle of rain fell, not
Htillicient to do much good. Furthor
reports of tho frost on 8th and 'Jth in
dicate damage to fiuit south of Blue
mountains and in southern parts of
Wasco antl Gilliam counties. Thoro
has been more sunshine, and fresh
northerly winds.
Crops. Summer fallowed wheat
and barley in sections are heading.
Spring wheat is short in stem and has
slow growth. Good showorH would in
sure a largo yield. Fall wheat will
yield well, but spring wheat will not
bo as largo a crop as last year unless
moro rain falls on it within tho next
four weeks. Tho general crop pros
pects throughout Eastern Oregon aro,
however, good. Wasco antl Sherman
counties havo perhaps tho best pros
pects. In Umatilla county tho surface
hoil is dry, but moisture is plontiful in
under soil. This county's prospects
aro as good or bolter than at tho same
time last year. In Grando Rondo val
loy farmers aro generally well satisfied
with wheat prospects. Fruit is doing
nicely. Tho rango grass is quite good
and cattlo aro doing well. Sheep
shearing continuos to progress favora
bly. B. S. l'AGUE,
Obborvor, U. H, Signal Service.
THE TAX LAW.
An Able Argument in Fa
vor of it.
ITS EFFECT UPON CAPITAL.
Tho Holuor3 of Mortgages tho rarStes to
bo Mostly Baneflttcd by
Its Kopoal.
Tklo, si:t. Or.. May 15, t.
KniTOit Ornoon Scott:
1 do not lil:e to occupy so much of
your sn.ico hv the use of tho seizors.
, mU , fuv ,,,,.!,,, thi9 (.ommu.
nication it is necoasary to reproduce
the following from the Oregoninn :
"Advocates and supporters of the
mortgage- lax law in Oregon are fur
nished an illustration by tho Chicago
Tribune, that can be coinpioliondcd
by the dullest intellect. It is iifsunied
that a man owns and works a farm
which will sell for .r'10,0l)0. He makes
a comfortable living oil' it. He nuvs
' taxes on whatever amount, that faun
may bo listed at f:!000, or .-pUHOO or
sfUOOO. He gets tired of running the
farm himself antl ho rents it to some
younger man, who is to pay him year
ly a fixed share of the produce ho
much of the wheat, corn, hay, etc.,
and who is to pay I lie taxes. The
owner sells his share of the produce
and lives off the proceeds. When tho
as.-ossor comes around after such an
arrangement has been made he- does
not find any more proporty than he
! did before, and he makes the same val
uation f tho land. Tho onlv differ
ence is that the tenant pays the taxes
instead of tho landlord. Hut tho taxes
come from the same source tho
products of the farm.
"Supposing, however, tho tenant
gets tired of this way of doing business
antl offers to buy the farm, paying for
it in twenty annual installments, giv
ing a mortgage for if 10,000 oa the land
and talcing a deed to the properly.
By this arrangeinont he pays tho old
owner, say .f(100 a year interest and
JrfiOO on tho principal. This $000
comes out of I he farm just as tho pre
vious rent tlid. lieally nothing has
been changed in the stato of affairs ex
cept on paper. But tho minute this
sale antl mortgage aro put on record
these legislative- fanners would insist
that tho new owner of tho land should
pay taxes on tho farm ho has bought
and tho oltl owner should pay on the
farm ho has sold on tho mortgage.
But while the former would have tho
entire produce of tho farn; less .p(i00
to pay taxes with, the latter would
have only fiOO, or his sharo of the
produce of tho larin, lo pay with. So
the farm pays two sots of taxes, owing
merely to tho fact that tho original
owner has made a deed and tho now
owner has given a mortgage."
Now if we examine into this trans
action in dotail and analyze it tlior
oughly, wo shall find that tho "legisla
tive farmer" tloes not insist on doublo
taxation, neither would there he doublo
taxation undor tho laws of Oregon,
which wo holiovo can bo comprehended
by tho "dullest intellect."
In this instance A owns and
works a farm which will sell for $10,
000. Tho inference is that the farm is,
worth, and represents .$10,000 in mon
ey representing so much capital,
which placetl at interest at (5 per cent
would yield an incomo of $(500 por
annum. Out of this incomo tho taxes
must bo paitl by A, which would de
crease his incomo just tho amount of
tho tax.
Now A tires of this and finds a poor
young man B, of ambition and energy,
and induces him to take tho farm at a
rental, which would probably amount
to about (5 por cent on the valuo of tho
farm $000, antl in addition tho renter
B pays tho taxos, which releases A,
antl ho has a net inconio of $000.
Tho situation has now changed. A
owns tho farm worth $10,000 antl pays
no taxes. B owns nothing antl pays
taxes on A's laud.
B, seoing that ho has tho rontal and
taxes both to pay, proposes to buy tho
farm for $10,000, on timo, and givo a
mortgage on tho land for security,
which A accept. During all this
timo tho agsojsor lias made his regular
rounds and uolluolutl tho taxos, in tho
first instance from A, and after tho
farm was ranted, from It. After tho
sale of the farm he comes around
anaiu anil finds B still in poscsiou of
the farm, antl it is listed at $3000, 1'JoOO
or $2000 as the case may be.
The listing of B's property being
coinpletet, the assessor sav : "Mr. B,
have you any indebtedness within tho
StateT"
""es sir. 1 owo Mr. A $10,000, a
note secured
farm."
by tii(tg:ij(e
tin my
"Very woll Mr. 15, you will pay only
a poll lax this your, as your indebted
ness is greater than the listed value of
your property."
'fhe assessor then receive from the
county recorder a list of inoriagts
subject to taxation, among which he
funis one of $10,000 that. A holds
against II, antl which cot is lit mod B's
indebtcdnesss on which lie was exempt
from taxation, and so tin- i ixes are
shifted buck again onto A and he is in
the same bout ho was in below he
rented to 1!, that is, lie ban an income
of $000 out. of which he must piy the
taxes on his own proporty, while It is
exempt, as he owns nothing in the
eyes of the law.
The allegation, therefore, that "tho
farm pays two sets of taxes" is a false
statement, antl is intended only to
mislead and create a prejudice in tho
minds of the people against the mort
gage tax law of this slate.
Hut, to follow this fubjeot a little
farther, we find that Mr. A is now very
much concerned about his present con
dition, though wo find him just whoro
wo ditl before ho rented his farm to B
owning $10,000 worth of property
anil paying tho taxes on it, antl if
there is any reason why his proporty,
or capital, should bo exempt from tax
ation because ho has converted it from
a piece of land lo a piece of paper
which yields him the same income
that his land ditl, wo would bo pleased
to have some advocate of tho exempt
ion proposition explain. It scorns,
however, that Mr. A has enlisted in
his behalf the support of about three
fourths of the newspapers of the state;
but lot us see what position A would
be left in by a repeal of the inortgago
tax law.
When he was assessed last ho held it
mortgage which was taxable, and a
statement was furnished tho assessor
by the recorder to that of feet. Tho
inortgago tax law being now repealed,
the assessor gets no sneh statement
antl must visit A in person and put
him undor oath in listing his proporty,
and in that list wo find "money, notes,
accounts, etc." A, being a conscien
tious man antl not wishing to perjure
himself, answers to a note of $10,000
against 15. lias tho repeal of tho law
benefitted liinj, antl if not, why did ho
seek its repeal? It is evident that
simply repealing the law would do
him no gootl from the fact that if ho
failed to list the note it could bo easily
detected when the assessor canio to B,
who would give in an indebtedness of
$10,000 on a nolo in favor of A.
If the inortgago holdor is simply
seeking to avoid (axes on the mort
gage, ho must do something besides
repeal tho inortgago tax law, antl that
must bo something to make poor hon
est B keep his month shut and not,
tell that ho owes anything. This"Mr.
A finds can bo easily accomplished by
remodeling the assessment laws so
that thoro shall bo no exemption for
debts,
This was tried in tho last Oregon
legislature, and had it succeeded B
could not havo an oppoituuity to toll
tho assessor that ho owed A anything,
neither could tho recorder, and A'a
elastic conscienco could now bo used
to good advantage whilo B would havo
to pay a tax on proporty he did not
own, or in othor words, pay a tax on
his debts.
Ropcaling tho law would not oxoueo
tho note, which tho inortgago secured,
from taxation ; honco, if it is taxablo
in either case, tho repeal of tho law
could not benefit tho holdor oxcopt ho
commit perjury. Tho argumont,
therefore, that tho law drives capital
from tho stato is groundless. If to
secure capital wo must onact a law
offering a premium on perjury, wo
might boltor lot capital seek othor
fields. W. A. Oatkh.
Prosbytoriau Church.
Pnuichlng every Sabbath at 11 a. in. anil
7 p. in ; Babbath school at 10 n. in: Chris
tliiu Unileuvor Koeioty, Tuesday at 7 p. m.
All aro cordially Invited to Attend, Wo
urgo parents to brln their children to
church that tUoy may bo nurtured in mor
ality and piety. V. J, HunitEs,
Pastor,
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