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Proposed Oregon Tax Law j (I lllll llllH'll (HUM Ul Hl'l'k) 111. Ii I'll'll I'MtlllC (if lIcfCIIMCll 'I TH"IIM I loW IIHSCHHI'll. Section in Tlmt Hcclinii :titfi f tin- Olllf llll'l StllttltcM llf llMVlHI, com piled ati'l iiiiiiiiliili il by I Ion. Charles It. Hcllinger ninl Williiiin W, Cotton, be iiml tin1 sii hereby in ainrinlril to rcinl iih follows: 'I'Iiii undivided 4'Htiitc of miy deceased person limy I"' iihhi'hmi'iI tn the heirs nr 4lciscfii of such JirrHiin, without desig nating tin-in by inline, until ly have yivcii notice I" tin1 iiMHcmur f lli"' divi sion nf tin' i-stiitc, ninl tin- ihuih'h nf the Hi-vt-rnl heirs nr dcviscea ; mid each heir uud devisee shall lx liable fur tin whole nf such tux, ninl hIiiiII have it right tn recover nf tin ntln-r ht-im and ili-vifrt-H t i r r-H(i--t ivt portions tin-re- 4if when puid ly him. (niiili. priivlnliiit IhiiihI In m-i-lliin mill (nr orKiiH iil lo in rupmii nl mi mnllx I 1 1 clnte nl ili-rrni-'l .i-rnn Ihe ruv IiIiiii (nr -im-hi llli-tll lo lirln nr ilt-vlm-rn tll'll, Wlllllilll ill'" iKIiallliK I hi III lijf limne. Ill lilnlt'l i-iiumkIi lili'l hitler i nil nlnii ii In drlnn Ilif Im In t In-1 r tin llri' lliftli All ANni-ftHiiii'iil In mi-re iirril'Hlil ) I'lTHniiul property Whcic iimim-hmi-iI. ) Hi I'ln HI 1 1. Tlillt section 'HUH iif tin- Codes iiml Statutes uf Oregon, I'niii-ili-'l iiml miiii'tuN-'l by lluii. Charles II. I'.i-I I iiii-r mi'l Williiiin V. Cotton, Im-, iiii'l t In- mini' In-il l')- is, miii-ii'li-il tn rrml a follows: F.u-rv person, cvi j t as ot lu-rwini- j.rnv iilnl hy law, shall Im iihmi-hmcI in the county in wliifli lii ri-niii'H when tin- uefcsMlnclit in liul.li' fur l 1 1 taxable propcity owned I'V dim, including all -1 l l ll I ei-t.ltc ill 1 1 i M piiKHcHMoll, nr under his emit nil us t runt , guardian, -'i-fiior, nr Im i ii int r utor ; iin-l where I lure iiri- t wii ur inure iiithihih jointly In poHHi-chioii, nr having in t n ' I nf any fnii-li iroK-ily in truxt, tin- mime may Ik iipi-cci-cd to cither nr all nf mich per tmna, I. ul it kIiuII ! assessed in tin1 -4-miiity where tlic mime phall lit' if cith er nf mich persona r-Hiin in mich eouu- (Siitnllliltra "ElM'l.l litln-rwl" l.rnvl'ti-it lijf lv " f r 'i-iiii.i i.riol'li'l In lln' mic--ci-ntlng ni-rtlmi," In nrlrr tn lmriniitili tin' .--! lull Willi till' nllii'r I'limiKi-a llKKi-li"l ) I'urt tiers I low assessed. ) Sift inn 1'J. Tlmt Htftioii .'HHH nf tin i'mli'H ami Stntnli-n nf liriyiiii, t-omjiil-tl ami iiiiiiotiitnl I'V Hon. Clutrli-M II. lli-lliiiKiT ainl Williiiin W. Cotton, U uml tin' Minn' lit-ri-liy ih aiiit-iiili-il to rrml ii a (oIIumh: I'urtni'rN in int-rrmit ilc nr ntlirr IniMi iifMH miiy In- jointly titxril in tlii'ir uirt i tt -r h 1 1 1 1 mtiiii', or Hi-vrrully tim-il for tlifir iiiiliviiliial Hlniri-M, for nil iritum lily iroirrty t'iiiiloyi-i in hiii Ii lnini iii'hn; ninl in runt tliry iiri jointly tux-4-l, I'itln-r or any of hiu-Ii purlm-m nliall Ik' lialili' for tin wliolo tax. ("I lir nl1 ftrrtlnli nm-it tln Hnrit "mirli" Hlii-rr 'rrh" I'ltrltirr w ri-itl)r llitrli'li-'l. 1 lir iiii ii'liiii-nl nmki-a rlthi'r nr any nl tin' J riiirr jnlnily li"l (nr tin- iiirnii .ni.i-r y -iitfni'l Imlili fnr llii wlmli im, ulilrh a llir I'vlili-nt lull-Hi nf tilt !! m-i-l inn.) ( I'itmoiiuI iron-rty nf coriiorut ioim Wlirrr iikh-kmi-iI ) Sift ion :i. Tlmt Hiftimi .'104!) nf tin-hi-h ami Statiitt-N nf Ort'ii'n, i'oiniili-il jiikI aiiniitiitrtl liy Hull. Cluirli-M II. Ili-l-linp'r anil Williiiin W. Cotton, U' mid tin1 Hiiini' luri-liv in n 1 1 1 in 1 1 - I to rt-iiil iih ..IIoh: Tlir iKTSoiial ironTty nf cvitv pri vati' ror I'orat ion ia linUi' tn taxutioii in till' Hit lilt' llllllllHT IIH till' UTS' nut I prop- ri-ty of ii mttnriil HrHuii, miii xlinll U' jih.xiihfiiil in tin' miiiic nf miii Ii rnrpora tion in tlio rminty ln ri' tin principal place of Im.mnrKS of kiicIi (-nrpnriit ion ia iiM'iitiil, nnli'KH ntliiTM ia Hpifiully pro viilcil liy law; luit if hiu-Ii i-ornirat ion la ciiai'il in tin Ijiim i i h-.h.m nf naviga tion, tlit'ii tin HtrmiilKiata nr oilier water craft nf hiu-Ii corporation hIiiiM Ik iHHt-HMi'il in tlic county in tliiH Htittc w lii-ri- tin lioiiii' jxirt nr lu rtli nf hiu-Ii Mtcmnlmut or ntlicr walcr craft may la. The piTKiuial prnprrty nf a privatu i-nr-niratinii may la Hi'izttl anil Hold for any tax levied upon tlie property of hiicIi -urporation us in t ho ciimu nf a natural perNon. (Thf MTitnii ampinli'it rniutlin rrrtnln pro. vUtittm wliirlt wrri rt'i'ftli''l liy ttnjiUrnttiiii hy 4 .riieral l.miii, Hirrlitl Sri" Inn, 1HH.V v.t M, Kinl tllPM' ptllV IhIiUIM llAt'l iH't'll Itlllltll'll In tin' iiii'iiitini'iil rpriiiiiiniiiili"l. AiliU " ii it Ii'mh ntti--r li-i' i..pi-llly .rm l.li-il liy l " In lln rulo llikt I'lTMiiml iriipprty nl r!m riiriiiiralliiim 1 In Iif mi-m'i in tin' entinly wltrrf I lie iirin--lpal I I n( I 1 1 I ii nl Hit' 1'iirpiiral Inn U In ti'', thin r i n e in I n le 1 1 1 in iii'i-UKnitry tn Iiariiiiiu. l.c uhli oilier im ulnin o( Ilia ad n-riiin-liii'tnli'il ) Ijiih1h WhtTO taxed.) Sect ion H. All Imitlrt Hhall Ixi taxed in the county in which tlio nanio hIiuII lie. (Vpw, tint rnmiro II. A C. fninp., mrtlnn IKk'J. A lUt llll'l lull In IllMill' III I 111' iim n( Ilia nrilH "nei" ami "Ki'wil" an tin- act nl tax Mllnn may lie n'rfiirini'il In I lie i-ntnily . All linuult lite rMiii'iil m I K 1 1 1 iirnperly tie niailu aa liy mural Imanl in anullier cminty; (nr In tain t', al t lie enpllal ) M'rchiiiidiH(, capital und macliinery Where taxable.) Section IS.- All Hoods, wareH and incrchmidiHti kept for Hale in tliiH ntate, 4tll Htock einplnycd in any nf the ine 4'haiiiciil artH, mid all capital and ma-4-liinery employed in any hranch nf iiiunufacturcH or other lniHiiicHH within tliiH Htate, owned liy n corporation in or u 1 1. of tliiH Htutc, or' hy any pcrnon, whether rcHicliiiK in or out of tliiH Htate, 44 1 1 ii 1 1 ho taxahle in the county or city 4ir other municipal corporation where the Hume, may he, either to the owiicih thereof ir to the perHiin or corporation vim Hhull have charge of or he in poH M'HHion of the Ha mo. When company iu taxed owner of Htock Not in (i re than il.TitK) perHuim in l'arli linve capital of aa much fl'OO.IMK), and nearly ono-tlilrd of thoao are foreign era. atlafaclorr riekliiK up n book from the counter, the lady turned to thu last jingo oud read : "And o tliey were divorced and llvod linpplly ever after." '"J'lilH hook," i-ho br Id to the clerk, "la evkleiitly all right. Wrap It up, Dleuse." lint tn lie taxed. ) Sect Imi I'l. 'Mm owner or holder nf Htock in any lino? pointed company w h icli in tn mil on ilH en pi till Htock hIiiiII tint In- taxed iih mi individual for hui Ii Htock. (I'leiled perHonal property taxed to pliMMCHHnr. ) Seel ion 17. When perHonal property in morti.'ii"cd nr pledged it hIiuII, for the pnrpoHi nf taxation, he defined the properly of the pcrnon who Ihim the J il iHHI'HH in. (Hi-i iliiiia I'., Ill ainl 17 an- n-.i-i-l lylv I Imi .in iv, ;).'; ami an.il, II. A ('. I nini , w II limit eliaiiKi' J (I If I lie I lilt iex of A fCMHi iTH .) ( A nHC-i-M I iii-m t , I low Made). Section H. 'Mint nectioli '.U)f7 nf the Cmlen iiii'l Statiitea of ()re"oii, compiled ninl iiitiiotateil hy llmi. ('harlea II. Ili'l lineer i. id William W. Cotton, a the Hiiine wan rci'iiiictcd hy nection 1 of an act approved I eceinln'r 'J4, ItMI.'l, and f. it i in I on iy, 4 et Hi'ipiitnr nf the I leu em I I.iihh of ()reiiil, SH'i iul Si-union, ItMI.'l, he ami the Mime here hy in aiiieinl ed to read aa followa: The itHHi'HNor after iplal i fy i nir ahlill, mi the lirxt Momlav ill March in eiteh year, priH-ure from the county clerk a hlauk iifHCHMiii-nt roll, mid forthwith proceed ami iihhi-mh all titxnhle jiroja-rty within hoi county, except hiu-Ii iim liy law into he ot lierw ine iiHHfHHeil, and phiill return to hiu-Ii county clerk, on or In-fore the lirnt .Moiulay in Dctola-r next follow intf, Hticli itHfcHhineiit roll with n full ainl complete hhpi-hpihc nt of hiicIi taxahli' proH'rty entered thereon, in cltulinn a full iind pri-cine ilencript ion of the In in I ri ami lota nw mil hy each pcrnon therein mil I, mi March 1 nf rail year, at the hour nf 1 o'clncjt a. m., which ilepcripl imi hIiiiII cnrreHHiiul with the plan nr plat nf any town laid mil nr recorded; and miid IiiiuIm nr tow u lnta ph.ill lie valuiil lit their true ciipIi value, taking into i-nnpiderat inn the im provemeiit.il on the land mid in the nur roiiiulinK cniiutry, tlui ipuility of the poll, 1 1 H coiiveiiieiiee to traiiPMirtatioti line", piihlie madp, and other local ad-vaiitaiv'i-ii of a hiinilur nr different kind. True ciinIi value nf all proicity pliall he held and taken tn mean the amount puch property would cell fnr at a volun tary Hale made in the ordinary cnurpe of InipincHH, taking into cniiHidernt imi itn earuiii jniwer. No deduction nf in dehteduepH from appepHinciita nr taxa tion pliall Im allowed in any citne. All land pliall Im taxeil in tin unty in w hich the Hiime pliall lie ; and, except as iithcrwipe provided hy law, every ierHoii pliall he hhhcphciI in the county where he repidea lit the hour nf 1 o'clock a. in. on March 1 nf the year when the aHPCPNtnciit pliall lx made for all real and erHona) prniMTty ow ned hy him within hiich county, hut if the ow ner of any land 1 unkimw n, mich laud may In' iippcmpciI to "uukimwu owner," nr "tinkiiiiw n owner," with out iiipcrtinn the iinme nf any owner; hut no axpf ppinciit pliall le invalidated hy a miptake in the name nf the owner nf the real pmerty appeppiHl, or hy the nmippioii of the name nf the owner, nr the entry nf a name other than that nf the true owner, if the pmpvrty lie cor rectly ili'Hcrihed ; mid provided further, that where the name nf the true owner, nr the owner nf record, of any parcel nf real pmpcrty hIiuII lie 'ven, mich a Hcppinciit pliall lint In held iuvaild on account nf miy error or irregularity in the dcHcriptinti, provideil nurli tlepcrii tion would te Hiitlicietit in a deed of cniiveyaiice from the owner; or on ac count of any dcHcriptinli u will which, in a contract to convey, a court nf eipiity would dec reo a conveyance to be made. (The aniPiiilinenl ri'rnniini'iiili'il makra It the anriir'a ilnly In imim iirnprrty fnr tahli-h anini' nllii-r innili' nl BKM-xMiii'iit la mil liy law prnvliti-il; makea llii' limit nl the rettini nf the aaai'tMiii'iil mil the IIthI MnmlHy In ii.-Ii.Ih t in uli'ail nl I hi 11 rat Mnnilay In Seitem l-r. The nit! law iriivlilia (nr the KiWiK nf imllee that the Imanl nl i'iiiallatliin will lni-i- the Inst Miimlay In AiikiiI. There ia nn oilier irn 1 almi Inr tin tlmt' nf ttn nii'i'tliiK nf the hiiarit. H. .1 i". t iiiiip., at't linii ;ui, rei'iineteil api-rlal i'l..n I'att Ht'i'iimt :!.';, bIhivp atnemli-il, perinilteil an pxIi'IikIiiii nf 1 1 1 in- fnr tiling- the roll If ni'i-CKi'nry mull I lie flrM Mnmlay in lletn Imt. I ii i met lee lilt mil la peliliiin nr never reaily fnr i'itialUalliiii liy the t)rt Mnmlny In HeplPiiiher, ami lite nine la iimimIIv extenileil, ami lite Imanl ineela Inn I lie mil la lllril. Hut thetilit law priivl'leil fnr the tmaril tnt'i'liiiK ln' tnre the aM'anr w aa rentilreil tn lile the mil. anil al nn nl her liniu. The Jiirifilletiiiii nf the bnanl In thua thriiH n linn tjiiei-lliiii. 'I Im .rnv lainn lor K 1 v 1 1 ic millet' nf the ini'i-l-liiK Ihi' laat Mnmlay 111 AtiKnat la a relie nf the r) ral emit' In thla Male, ami waa nrlKinally In tenili'il tn pmvlitn that the afaeaanr ami ainlllnr aliiinlil meet at I lie rmirt limine In enrreet pit re ly t'lerleal errnra, etc , tine week befnre the eminty etnirl einallteil Ihe roll, I he liiianl nf ritiallialiiin lint then Im'Iiir- kntiHii. Hlneu then the aeheinu haa la-en complete ly eltaiiKt'il, ami Ihe pmvlaliina are iiiiw, iimiiik In rnri'leaa eillllnu ill k in e ml me n ti , emitrailiettiry ami Im maallile. The ainemlinent reetiniineiitleit nmlta Ihe pro vtniini for the ex leiialnii nf the I lint- nf lllinit the aaaeaamenl roll, tint give the aaae.sanr Ihe aanio limit aa limler the prenvnt law he enttlil he (liv en liy ihe coiiiuy court, tlinlla ilelitilllnit of real properly ami lanit. which have lieeit tte llneil III aeetlon i of I 111 a act; oinlla pmvialon thai all lanil iiiiinI Iio aaneaaeil ilii.tiiis'iiii,hlii aaaeaaeil from taxeil ; aeo Heel ton U of thin ai-lj In the I'linnly w here located : nmlta iiroviainna aa to aaaeaMiienl of iinoeetipleil lamf aa a mil, tieriniilliiK the asaeaainenl of Unci aa to nn iiiih n ou ner, w hen the owner la unknown, re lianlleaa nf neeiipaiiey. l'ro idea for ennaiiler alloii of earning power 111 ileierinliiiiiK value.) (PerHonal jirojierty How valnetl.) Sect ion 111. That ncctinn :iO,r)H of the Codea unit Statutt'H of Oregon, comiiiled mitl annotated hy lion. CharlcH H. I'el liiitfcr ami Williiiin W. Cotton, he uml the Hume herohy in amended to rend an fol low h: All jierHtuial prnperty not exempt from taxation hIiuII he valued at itn true value in canh, an defined in pct-timi Too Klnlral. "rrlBoner," aalii the judge, who wat about to pronounce nentenco upon the culprit, "if, hiMiead of being a chronic ofTenuVr, you hnil chosen the career of a law-abiding rltlren " "I am a law-abiding citizen," your hon or," Interrupted the ' hardened crook. "Whenever I break a law I am ready to abide the consequence!." Thereupon hit honor added ill months to the term of ImprUonment he had in tended to Impose, aa a punishment for picking flaws in the court's English. 1 hereof, mid It pliall lx' f he duly of each iiHPi'PHor tn value all improvementu on i Iniini-d I 'lilted StateH landi within! hin coinily iih pi-rnoiiitl imierly . f'linlla r.. I-I..H for a api-i-lal ralln nl ai' Ini'til n Ii' I lltiHllnti for ai-n K'lllilf vc-mcIm, wlili-ll litliii'a tin-1 11111.1 ii ill IiiiihI priivlaliitiH a tn mil fni in II y mi'l e.iialll y ) ( I I it I pi or HiirveyM mid tow nn I'ri pent nwm rnliip hnok or lint. TaxjiiiyiTH' iuilex .) Sect ion L'O. Thi'l pection .'iOil nf the CihIi-h and Statiili-H nf Ori','oii compiled mid mirnitiiti'd hy lion. Oniric Ii. Ilel liii'er und Williiiin W. Cotton, he and the pnme hiTi-hy i mneinled to read iih folloup: The iifMPcpor nf each coimty phall make a plat of the government purvey, uml nf nil town plain within hin coun ty, mid phall note therein, nr in a prcn ent nw m-rpliiji IpHik nr lint, the ow ner nf each tract nf hind, and of each town lot; and in count ii-H where the axuepunr phall iIohitiIh' the land in the mil in the order of i t pi location upon the lroiind he phall keeji a tnxpaycrH' in dex for each year, which phall le a public record piibject tn general iiiPJH'C tion; and in pin h index pliall be en tered the inline of every taxpayer aptiiipt whom any tax phall be charged in the county, in nlpliabet ical order with reference to the lirnt three letter" of t he purmtiim of ptu-h taxpayer a have purnmiicp, mid of the firpt liame of any other, mid phall refer to the paie and line nf the roll w here the iiHBeppincnt of hiicIi taxpayer may lj found. ' ( I'mvl'lea fnr preaetit ownership Ixmk nr Hat, nr i'le a-ai-muir'a not ititf in in-r-lop mi plnta aa at preaenl. lainniera' Imli-x ki-. when Ihn mil la Ki'ovraplil) ally arriiK'-'l ahall n-u-r to paite ami line nl roll, the nl'l law ai-emliiK lo .m I'le nn n ly fnr a llat of taxpayera, whieli la Imt hall an lielex ) (Stock, or other jicrpomilty of tmnrcHi- dellt.) Section LM . That pcctioti .1002 of the Code and Statute of Orcjon, compiled mid aiiluitati'd by lion. Charle I'. J'rf'l linger and William W. Cotton, 1' and the Piimo hereby in amended to read ua follow h: Whenever nny live ptock or other jHTHiuial prnTty of noii-repident in i bin ptate pliall lie jx.inti'.l out to the iippi'ppor by any resident lunipeholder of hi county it phull ! the duty of the anpcppor to iippcp the paine at it canh value; and puch Ht-k or other jTonal pro'rty phall lie held liable for the piivmi'iit of the taxe thereon in the pnme mminer a the pvrpoiial property of repident citizen in held liable. ( Nn ehaiiKP exrppt tn nae wont "live atoek" llialea.l nl "alnek" to clear tip the preaent III). liiK'iliy aa tn what klmt of Hoi k ia int-aut live ur enrpnrale.) ( AeHnieiit roll and appraisement of pmix-rty.) Section '22. That ection .IOI'iO tif the Cmle and Statute of Oregon, cornpileii mid annotated by I Ion . Charle It. lJel lini;er and William W . Cotton, le and the Hume hereby in amended to read an follow: At the time prencrbied by law the iippcppor in each county phall uncertain hy diligent inquiry the name of all Imtpiiiih liable to taxation in hi county who by law are BnHCHHuble to him, ami alno all the taxable xTnonal prorxTty, and all taxable real entate therein which by law i annepnitble by him, and make out an a.npcHHiiicut roll of all such property, and appraino the name ac cording to the provisions of the Htatute rclatiiiK' thereto. (tlnly ehanne la to iirnvlilo tliat the aneasnr aa. .. a prnnrty which liy law la a.-M'aalilf liy him. thua perinittiliK the li'ni-latuii' to place the ilnly tn aitaeas certain t-Iaaaes uf prnn.Tty elsew here. ( )w ner or timniipini; nuent to furniph lint of jirojierty Penalty for and proceed in,.', after refusal.) Stftioii H.t. That pert ion .1070 of the Code and Statute of Or.'iion, eonipiled and annotated by Hon. CharleH It. licl-linp-r and William W. Cotton, Iks und the Hu.ne hereby is unleaded to read nu follow: livery iiHencir hIuiII require any per wn liable to lie taxeil in hi county and to he unpenned by him, und the inanity inj; iiK'ent or ollit'er of any corporation or iisMH'int ion liable to be taxed in hin county und to 1h Hpnenned by liim, to furnihli Hitch a.nennor a lint of all the real estate of uih iH-mtin, corporation, or association situate in hin county lia ble to taxat ion, and a lint of all the IH-rnonal proH-rty of uch person, eor jmrat inn, or ansiH'iat ion liuhle to taxa tion in tliiH ptate, und phall require nucli person, nmnii(,'inK' ap'tit, or ollicer to make oath that, to the best of hin know ledge and belief, mich 1 iwt contains a full and true account of all its or hi property liable to he tuxed in mich county; and if any person phall refuse to furnish uch list, or to Hweur to the Hume when required ho to do by the an HtHor, Hiich iersim phall forfeit and puy to the usHessor, for the une of the coun ty, the Hum of $50, which Hum may be recovered hy motion in any court hav ing jurisdiction of muttc-M of debt or contract to the amount of $50. Should any nuch person, liuuminn agent, or ollicer, when po required, reftiso to furn ish and to Hwear to nuch list the assess or phall uncertain the taxable property of mich person, cororiit ion, or associa tion, und phall appraise the same from the bent information to be derived from other sources. (lli'Mfilea aiiifiirtliur, aectlon SOTO, tneorporateil also llie esse minis of H. S: V. t'onip., n-i-luin S i.'.'.l. Kxlemts lint prnviaioiia nf m'i-uoii HUTU lo im linln innnHciiiK HKi'iila or o Ulcers of enrpur utioii or aianc union lsahle tn asseaNinent hy ihe a-M'asor; ineieaaea the peiuiliy froiu f.M tiij.i), It heuiK eoiiiinoii ex)ierieuie that iiinny i e -1.011a prelt'r In mil thel r ehaiieea of hut n.;-. in I hv a i.M penally railiur lliun make the i-.au--nient leiitiireil.) (To be continued next cek) l.oeMl t'olor. Mrs. Goodsole What odd coutiasts oue find in Hociety I Mr. Itedpop O, yea; In the hluebook you find the names of ever so many peo ple that are hopelessly grecu. Jnat a Hint. An Irish provincial paper recently printed the following notice: "Whereas, Patrick O'Connor lately left his lodg ings, this la to give notice that If lie does not return at once and pay for tho same he will be advertised." MUCH LAND STOLEN Government Grip Tightens on Plunderer's ol Domain. MANY HIGH OFFICIALS INVOLVED Machinery of Law At Work Against Men Who Ruled Land Office To Rob Nation. Suit litke, Nov. L'!i. The orip of the lnvcriiiiieiit and of justice in tightening nlow ly ulmut the organized giingM which, il in alleged, have for yearn, with the eoiiniwineii nf tlm Wind ilcrmrt inent , rnhlH-d the piihlie domain of coal, min eral and t iinU-r land valued at many millimiH of dollar. In the end, it ih Hinted, every liieluher of thene gaiigH, whether Tie Im-H Jilaiil citizen of the I'niti'd Stiit-H or oi'ciijiieti high oflicial Kiit inn, will Im-made to aiiHwer in the criminal courta for hm complicity in the most gigaiit ic fraud) naid evi-r to have Ix-eii jterju-t rated on the l'nitel Stiiten gnvernmeiit . Kery agency of the government,- in cluding the Interstate ( 'omiiierce iiiin minMoii, the werel service, the Federal gnmd jury und tin; court of equity, Iuih Is-i-n net in motion to ii-i-iiinilisli t he end dfHiriil. While the Interstate Commerce coinmisHion is taking ti-nt i inony here tending to hIiow that the Kio I irainle ruilrnad and i 1 m al lied com iiiieH, the Ctah Fuel co-mjmny und the rii'iisant Valley Coal vimiiliy, Iiave Ih-i-ii weiiring hy fniudulent iniiitiH all of the eoaj land in the ntate of I'tah and ciitiHcquclit ly liuilding up their inonrijioly in thi line, the Federal gratnl jury here is) awaiting the out come nf the hearing with a view to gathering all of the guilty ones into its net . The a-culat iniih of which the govern ment complains have la-en iicrpctrati-d ii Wyoming, I'tah, Colorado, Mon tana, New Mexico, Calfiorniu, Oregon and poHsihly in other ntates. The roh iM ries of the jiuhlic domain have la-en almost as extensive, it is chargel, in timlx-r land as in iriincnil land. That such enormous frauds, extend ing through a, long HTiod of years, could not have ln-en perpetnitenl with out the complicity of the Iitrnl dejwrt iiient is said to Im- a juttent fact. Puring the hearing here yesterday a glimse of the real power la-hind the throne was given when it was stated hy government land agents that they had la-en compelled to see Senator Francis I-',. Warren repirding oflicial business of the Ijtnd depttrt merit . Senator War ren is charged with having ruled the land ollice for u numla-r of years. It was his influence und that of Senator Clark which secured the appointment, during rresident McKinley's adminis tration, of Willis Vandevanter to be assistant attorney general for the Inter ior dc'iartmcnt . Vandevanter was the legal conscience of the Ijtnd depart ment, and Vundevanter had la-en at torney for the comiHinii-s charged with stealing the land. It was Warren who made Congressman Frank W. Modell assistant land commissioner, who later put Itinger Hermann in the jaisition of commissioner, and who succeeded him by present Commissioner Richards. It is Warren, it is claimed, who still con trols the land otlices from Nebraska and the Ihikotas to California and Alaska. CALL FOR OIL TRUST PAPERS. Texas Wants to Know All About Its Dealings With Bailey. Austin, Tex., Nov. 2i. Attorney General R. G. Invidson ainl counsel asstH'iatcd with him in the prosecut ion of the suit of the state to oust the Waters-Pierce Oil comjviny from Texas yesterday served on former Attorney General George Clark, one of the at torneys for the oil comiiuny and filed w ith the clerk of the court a demand for the production of thelaniks, records, vouchers, etc., of the oil comjuiny, show ing agreements w ith other com panies, corrcsiondeaee between the at torneys of the oil comjuiny and J. W. tu i ley, und jmrporting to show pay ments of money by II. C Pierce and said oil comjxinies on divers dates. Copies of all letters jiassing la-tween J. 1. Johnson and George Clark, coun sel for the oil company, or written by them to J. W. Railey and to jmrties in New York during 15100 relating to the settlement of the cases pending in Wn co, Tex., against said oil com jinnies, letters written by or to said parties are called for. The other matters called for are cojiies of the original trust agreements, agreements with the l'.agle Refining company anil the Texas Oil and Gasoline comjxiy, agreement ns to the division of territory and agreement, with Attorney General lladley of Mis souri as to ownership of Waters-Pierce stock by the Stajulard Oil company. Pay $90,000,000 Dividends. New York, Nov. 21). Preliminary comjnlations of dividend and interest jKtyments to be made in lH-eenila?r indi cate that about $(10,000,000 will bo ex pended. The largest single disburse ment w ill lie a payment of $0,750,000 by the Standard Oil company. The American Tolmeco company is next with $4,024,245, and the United States Steel corjorat ion third, with $2,542, 470. The Atchison, with a payment of $2,500,275, is the first railroad. Plans for N.w Sugar Trust. New Orleans, Nov. 29. riana to form a $28,000,000 merger of Louisiana Bimgr plantations and sugar houses are announced by a committee in charge of the project. CUAL TRAIN HELD UP. Mob of Law-Abidint; Citizens Taka Measures to Relieve Famine. Ontario, Or., Nov. 1!H. The coal famine was temporarily relieved here by a mob 'if iilmut U.r0 men, among tlit-m some of the la-st. citizens and bus iness men of the tor n, who held up a west iHdiiid freight train on tin- Oregon Short bine, containing .'!5 u'ts 'if Ito-k Spr rigs coal consigned to Ihe O. It. A N ., and demanding that four 'urs lie Hidetra'-ked. The t rai n was a through train and was flagged by mcmla-rs 'if the hold-up jmrty. The oflieials of the comjuiny were notified by wire that the train could not leave until the request was eomplied with. They in turn telegraphed the train crew and station agent to consign four of the '-ars to J . H. Farley, u I'HitI coal dealer. The four cars were Hidctraeckd at Farlye'H c'il bunkers and the train proceeded to I'ayett-, Idaho, the next atat ion, wht're it is rejirt4;d a similar hold-up occurred. There waa not u ton of coal in town at the time the hold-up occurred here. The train was Htopja-d at Nyssa, Ore., 2 miles 'list fit here, the previous evening arid two earn were taken from the train. There: had not la-en a car of coal shipia-d to Nyssn nine; last May. The mols at inch tow n were orderly und well la-haved, but determined. SUGAR TRUST FINED. Rebates Received From New York Central Prove Expensive. New York, Nov. 2H. The American Sugar Refining comjiiiny waa fined $18, 000 today for accepting relmtes from the New York Central. The railroad was fined the same amount last week for giving relmb-s to the company. The claims for a relxite of 5- cents a hundred pounda on all sugar shipments to I let roit were made out in the office of Iwell M. Pulmer, tra flic manager of the trust. T hey were sent to the Buffalo office of the Fast Freight lines operat ing over the Vunderbilt r'uls. They were not paid openly by check. The cashier of the Ruffalo office would go to the Hank of Ruffalo and buy a draft on the Chemical National liank of New York. This draft, which on its face bore no mark of the railway corporation fir any of its oflieials, was mailed to Palmer, who iletxisited it to the credit of one of the supir trust accounts. THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE. Will Touch Every Phase of Jhe Pan ama Canal Question. Washington, Nov. 28. President Roosevelt, bronzed and invigorated in heat 1th from His long sea trip to Pan ama and Porto Rico, a.i in his office early today. Secretury Ixx-b took to him a large amount of correspondence, I which had accumulated sinec the presi dent s departure, and was with h'.m j until the time of the cabinet meeting, at 11 o'clock. The president s special message on the Panama, canal, it is now said, will , lx- sent to congress prolwbly about a week after it convenes on Monday. R w ill deal with every phase of the ques tion and give a graphic and detailed de scription of conditions on the isthmus as tlie president found them. There w ill lie recommendations for the better ment of conditions, which suggested themselves during his visit. DOUBLE-DECK BRIDGE. Disgraceful Scenes at Rush Hours Call for Relief. New York, Nov. 28. The daily crush of the Brooklyn bridge is receiv ing the earnest attention of Mayor Mc Clellan and other city officials. At a conference yesterday important plans for temporary and permanent relief were discussed. Longer trains and in creased headway, it is expected, will bring temporary relief. Plans for pernmnent relief include an almost entire rebuilding of the bridge. Ptfmble decking will probably 1h, resorted to in order to make room for additional lines of railroad tracks. The engineers have informed the may or that the stress on the anchor bars is only a third of their capacity and that the double decking of the structure is entirely feasible. This form of re lief, however, will la? a matter of years. Irrigate Their Stock. Intlianajxilis, Nov. 28. The "water ing" of railroad stocks or over capitali zation by the large transportation lines is commented upon by the State Rail road commission in its first report which will be made to the governor of Indi ana in the next few days. The report is the first the commission will have filed since its creation by the last gen eral assembly two years ago. The re jiort shows that 43 roads reporting to the commission state tho value of the road and equipment, and give the value of each per mile. Beat the Thieves To It Helena, Mont., Nov. 28. The gov ernment has just created four new for est reserves in Montana and made large additions to the Little Pelt and the Kootenai reservations, according to proclamations received today at the Helena land ollice. The Missoula and Lolo reserves are situated in the north western part of the state the Snowy mountain reserve is in F'ergus coimty and the Pryor reserve in the southeast ern purt of the state. Keeping Up Its Wernrrl Wilburton, I. T., Nov. 28. With a record of 10 horrible deaths during the past year, the legnan &. McConnoll mine No. 19 nt Wilburton blew up with frightful force last evening. Six men in the shaft miraculously escaped. It cannot yet bo determined whether any lives were lost. BUY POSTAL SYSTEM Syndicate Olfers to Come to Aid ot Uncle Sam. REDUCE POSTAL RATES ONE-HALF Rent Buildings From Government and Share the Profits Could Save 8100,000,000 Annually. Washington, Nov. 27. I'nele Sam w ill lai aksed tomorrow to turn over to a pyndicata of capitalist the conduct of the jKistal business. The joint commit tee of congress investigating fxistal abuses and intrusted with recommend ing reforms, which has la-en in session in New York, resumed its meetings to day, and tomorrow W. I). Royce, of Chicago, will go la-fore the committee with a bonafide offer made by substan tial jitalists to take over from the government the rosta.1 business and re lieve it of all the great exja-nse attached. The offer has several objects. It is true that nipitailsts have been found who believe that money can lm made by a monojxily of the jxistal business. Whereas the government has failed to make t he Postoflice dej,artment a Jy ing institution, the cajiitalists believe that by the introduction of business methods they can put the dejiartment iijain a dividend jaying basis. Wells Furgo Kxjiress comjiany s.aw enough money in the monojxdy to offer the government a bonus of $1,000,000 a year if ja--rmitted to run the jjostofTice. The prorosit ion is presented in good faith and will serve the double purpose of emjthasizing with the public the fact that there are tpable business men in the country who believe that they can give the people penny postage and an excellent service, as good as that per formed by the government. The offer will have the effect of showing to the people that these business men, who will give satisfactory bond, will guaran tee to give the patrons of the postoflice reduced postage rates, which the de jiartment officials unite in reporting the government cannot afford to do. The proposition, broadly stated, ia that the government shall withdraw from the field of controlling a public utility and shall place the business of transporting and delivering the mail in private hands, as the express business is today conducted. The capitalista who are willing to assume the burden w ill jTy the government rental for the postotliee buildings all over the country and will charge the government regular rates of postage upon it mail, which ia now carried free under frank and penal ty stamps. Mr. Royce said in part: "A careful comparison of rates of jiostage now charged on first and second clas matter, w ith the rates herein pro posed to be put in force will readily demonstrate that it means an average saving for the next 20 years to the gov ernment and general public of $100, 000,000 annually. "We projxise to perform all the ser vices now rendered the public by the roftotfice department and carry out all treaty stipulations and contracts and to take the entire receipts arising from the postal service as full compensation foe the rendition of all paid strvices now performed by the Postotfice department and pay all salaries and expenses neces sary to qarry out the terms of such a detailed contract as will accomplish the objects sought, namely: "First The reduction to the public by one-half of all postage to be paid on first and second class matter, or 1 cent per ounce or fraction thereof of first class, and j cent per pound on second class matter, except for weeklies, aa heretofore. "Second The wiping out of the deficit annually in the operating of the postal service as a government depart ment. "Thin! We will pay into the United States treasury all net profits accruing; over 7 per cent interest on capital in vested." Print City's Name on Stamps. Washington, Nov. 27. Postage stamps of the issue of 1007, at 6,000 presidential jKvtotlices w ill bear on their face the name of the state and city in which the postotfice is situated. The chief reason for this innovation is said, at the Postoflice department, to be the belief that it will help do away w ith postoflice robberies and make it much easier to trace criminals. The piostoffice robbery at Chicago a few years ago is a good example of the ease with which stolen jKistage stamps can lie disjiosed of, for no trace of the perpetrators waa ever found. Has Not Refused to Resign. New York, Nov. 27. United States Senator Thomas C. Piatt said today concerning an alleged interview in which he was quoted us suying that he would not resign his office as senator: "I have not said I would not resign, nor have I said I would not send in my resignation to Governor Higgins. I never said o any newsjiajier nmn that I would stay in Washington all winter. In fact, the whole interview about my refusal to resign is untrue." Creat Bridge Over Yslu. Iindon, Nov. 27. The Tokio corre spondent of the Times telegraphs that the Jajianese have decided to bridge the Yalu river ut Yongampo. . The sjutn will be 3,2.19 feet long and the bridge will cost $1,000,000. It will be completed at the same time as the Wiju-Mukden & Fusan railroad. i