Proposed Oregon Tax Law
( I 'mil linn 'I (nun lnt wfk)
( licpeli ' hip clan. )
Ned inn in. That dprlionn "O.'iO,
:iom. hum:, mi ::n:4 of the
ftclcs mi. I SUitiilcx of (ttrpon, ''fnji !!
jili'l niiti'iliiti 1 l.y ll'ifi. Charles It. Hel
linccr ii ii-1 V 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 W, Ci.tt'-ii, nip I nil
Jlil-llll'l I ill it s l ,f lids ill cnlifllit here
with, lip nnd t ho came hereby are re
pealed: l'n Idcd, Unit nothing in Hum
ml continued chnll affect, the n-if-c-
inriil if property n j in basic nf
W Mi l -Il I p llll'l II lllllt Hill thereof Upon
tin- lit- -1 day of March, H'"7, Hi t lu
ll) mi r nf 1 oYIim k it. hi.; but IIh-ipi-I
ii ii if . in t m iiml mrt uf m Is hereby re
pen led iliall ii-ii itin in full force nnd
1-lfi't I fur the purposn of effect inc t hi-ii'-m
m 'iniiil iicconlitig to lit w upon the
I'llCIS nf llWIICIlhip llllll mi Imit Ion llieie-
nf M iutIi I, I:mi7, at the hour of l
o'clock ii. in.
(Hoard iml to n-"-pn unt il after iimcccc
ln. nl fur Itu7. ;
Sect inn 4 I . Not hlng in t hia f t cnn
luiticd chnll r 1 1 1 1 r or authorize tin
Mini I it ii I to uNhi-ra pmpcitv herein I -cirilrfd
upon t dp I lit in nf oMr-h:p
t hctcof mi t It lir d day of Mnrrli. I !H7,
nl tin' liniir nf 1 o'clock m. in., but tlir
lil i lHl'-ltll'lit I'f Mil II plopctty llilllli'
I'V mill lniiir.l chall le np'Hi I l.i' li' it
if n lirr- Il : l lit nu ll ll. ill' after Mulch
I, l'."t7, ut I ii'i-ih k ii. in., hi now fir
lu nii ft r iniiv Ii- prnvdcd liy tin gen
rial law s ol t lit' slate.
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III tlir ftrtriril tmtntirv -'1 III' n ' i
lnrtil -.1 pi...rily nmitl. ftum .lit I'll.
ni'l l--i ..f.ti I tii iakI h'-.H'l I" 1 n p in
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,!i1.ollif I'l t llP l4Hif, tnil lri i iIhik l Hi-
jut i.'ln lii.n "I the itiiiiil i. .I'll fti m Ii :if
l-.iln, t iria'itii.' arr(i-.n JloT'i :''ivi,
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( I'li-ij"!!. r -.t, .i !p.1 mi l '!-. i.iiP'l l.y ll"'i
4 hallo II II. I'll. k" "'! Wi'lum V I nil""
nii'l i-jKiiliiir I'lli'-n i'f Ihr -ii-l
u !r .III I ' tjl lln 1.1 flier.m irttl.-. Ir.
l.y arili-.ti 1 "I o i I ji li'""'r
VI. 1001. I-i-ii n I i'f i' i.il v-. !'".
I'l'il. ..ii.'r 4 rl ...it'ii . an. I ii-i ''a''ni;
mil. h I n li.ii ni'f.o if lh .rl I '' J"'l
t it-tli i'f lltrii.'ii j l IM '' I1 " I Willi
tl-n ml. anil r- i'Pa 1 1 1 nM a I aii-l p.i(t
i.f ml Itl i 'lilln I h'ff wllh
He it i nnrti-. l.y I ho Moilc of t ho
IhIi- of n-nii :
(ll"itt. of ciinlint 'on How ronvti
li,l,., I i 1 1 of iMiitnl.)
Si'itmli I. TliP roniity jnil'f, roiinty
-t-lcrk, rniiiity roinmiF-HiiiiK'r", nii'l lf-M-nior
of tin- M'vi rul rouiition of tliit
htati" I ut 11 rmift itut n luanl fif c'umli
:it ion to rx.-iinini' nii'l rfirrcrt tin' n-M-sMiii-nt
rolln n t iirni'-l I'V tlio u-n'i-'-orM
intlii'ir h' V'-nil countli-a, iiml to in-i-p'ii-i-
or n-'lurr t hi' vnlimtiun of tin1
prujivity tliiTfin n-si-Mi'l, ho flint t ho
rutin' i-hnll Ih- full rn-li vnlii thi-n-of,
mi'l to iim-i hi oiiiittcl tmithlc pmjM'rty,
in the manner hrroiniiMcf provi-loil.
Tin' honnl hhilll im-i t at thocouit Iioiim
in tln h'VithI roiuitii'M on t ho first
Motuluy of toliT in ciu-h yrnr, nii'l tin--
unit v rh-rk kIiiiH lay liefnro tin- hnnul
I hi- n.Ki'-f nii'tit rolln rrturncil hy tin
iiksi'Hir. 'rh"roiinty juili hhall, if
pri-Mi'iit, In- iliiiiriiiiin of piiH-h lioar.l,
iiml tin- roiinty rlrrk chilli, if prcrrnt,
Ix-rli-tk thi-ri'iif. ThriM liiclnhiTH nf
mii h h mrl chall i-uiict it utc it ipiiiruin
t hiTfof.
(juiililiitition of riH'inlx-rs of Inmril.)
Section I'.pforo prorccilinj; to tho
'ipialiat inn of cucli rolN tlu ccvcrul
iiiPinhcrN of t he IhihtiI chall each take aii-l
cuihccrihe to un (Mit h, to lx HilminictcM-d
hy n incmlx'r of cucli rxmr.l, itnil to Ih
lileil with tho county rlerk, to frtithfully
iiml lionectly oxninino, correct, ami
a-ipmli.e tit full ouch value Mtitl hhccch
incut roll Hiul fill property no returned
hy cucli UMVccor.
(Correct ioiiH reinireil to n madf
Oinitti'il projierty.)
Section .'1. If it "hall npppur fo Niich
'lionr l of eipnili.ation that there lire
any lamN or lota or fit her property
4imci'chi'i twice, or incorrectly nsecced
iih to ile.-cript ion or iiiantity, aiul in
tho name of it percon or perMitm lint
the owner thereof, or u.-hchcoiI under or
liejond the actual full iitchValuc there
of, caid lHird limy make jiroper rorree
t ions of the citiiie. If it cIihII npenr
to cuch hourd that tiny hind.-i, lot-", or
ait her projM'ity uen'ahle hy the hs-chh-or
are not. accessed, Huch )onrd chilli
jihhchm tho cuiuo ut the full each value
t hereof.
Increiico in iiHueminent Notice IV-
t it tons for reduct ion.)
Section 4. Said hoard of orjunl izii
1 i in tdiull not. incroiiHo the valuation of
liny property on ciieh Hccescnient roll,
lie provided ill the preceding ceetion,
m it hout' jtivinn to tho peiHon in whoce
name it. is iiHHO.-ced nt leact, three days'
notico to nppcur mid show cuuco, if any
Jie lui-i, why the VHluation of his ascesH
iihle property; or come part thereof, to
Jio cpeeilied in Huch not ice, chall not bo
increiiHod: Provided, that cuch notico
h t ut 1 1 not ho noeeacary if t he jiersnti
jipi'ear voluntarily he lore caid hoard,
ai i ho (hero personally unt itled hy a
nieinher tlieroof that h'H propel ty, or
foino Hpei'iliod jmrt thereof, is, in tho
opinion of the board, iiHcesced h low
its actual value: ' And provided fur
ther, t hat cuch not ion chall not he no
'oscnry in event t he hoard deem it. no-e-isiiry
to increaso tho valuat ion of all
nunlnrai Jinlmeut.
'Are you the proprietor of this ntore 7"
ski'il the young ninn with tho sum pie
-llst'.
"I till," nld the drujglHt. "U there
anything "
"Have you any ch-rks hcsldoii that
youiii; miin liehiml the couutorY"
"No, lr."
"Then I can't do biiMinoim with you. I
am
to
IntrodiK'ini! a nreimration Buarnntepd
m.'ike thin people plump, but you aro
ton
Kkinnv here to hnnilie it. orry.
Good day." Chicago Tribune.
piopcrl y upon cuch roll, in iicettiiln
pmpoition, in order t hut the valuation
nf the prnpf ity eenrrally upon the lolls
chilli he ita full each villue, lia hy law
fi-ipiui'd. I'pt it ioli or sppll'-wt ions for
the (eduction of n pal t ieit In r iicei-ciiient
chnll he made in writing, wTilied hy
I he o;il II of t he n ipl ii';i lit or hll nlloi
f i v . nii'l le lilcl with the hoard dunii
Hie lint week it iH hy law reipiiied to
he in cfHcinu, iiiiiI any etitinii or iip-
pll'litinn lint, CO made, vei i lied , lilld
lili'd chall ll"t he ciiiiHiilt li d or Hi'lcl
ilmil hy t he ho ird .
(S'ttint's fif hi li fit.)
Section Ti. Sti-I lioard fif equaliza
tion chall en ill iniii. its ceccions from
day to d iv, exclusive of Siilnhiys mid
li'il Imlidavc, until t he examiniit ion
mid cm tect I', ii and eipial iz it ion fif t he
ii'"-ei-sment rolls chnll he completed ;
hut it chall complete caid exiimiliat ion,
correct ion and eipializ.it ion within one
month from the time it la hy law re
ipiio d to meet, and, unices sooner com
pleted, at the expiiation of one month
.from !).- time the hoard is hetein re-
ipnieil to meet , the examination, cor
j tec i.,11, and cpuiliziit ion of c.iid ncs cs-
llielit rolls clilill he deemed to ho Coin-
plele.
' ( Iticord of proceed in;.' of hoard.)
Section II. ( 'orn c iotis, add it ions to,
or clialici s in the haid mil shall he
jeiitered ill n column therein headed
sul ctniit iallv "As Ijiiializcil hv the
County r.oiud," mid the entries in such
Column shall he the record of t he ac
tion of Maid hoard. The nieetin, ipial-
ilic.ilion, s itings, iitid ad journ mei.t of
caid hoard shall he recorded in the
journal fif the county c-mit.
;(l!ituin of corrected ai.d ffpulized
j roll.)
I Section 7. Such assessment rolls,
when Ho examined, corrected, and
1 eipia I ied by such Uiard, shall he re-
' turned to the Coiintv clerk.
i
(Apifiil to circuit court.)
! Section R. Any person who shall
ha ve pi t it iolied fi r the reduction fif a
p. i rt u -ii lar ass- csiueiit , or win se nssi ss
iiu i.t has hi en increased by the Im.ir l
- f cipializat ion, who shall be avrieved
by t he act ii-n of such hoard, may ap
Ipeal thi-rcfrotn to the circuit court of
' the county. The npji-al shall l e taki n
i nti-l pi'ifecled in the following manner,
I an. I ii' t i it hei wise :
I I . The party desiring the appeal
from the action of such b iird of crpial-
iation may cause a notice, to Is1 hi trued
: by himsi'lf or attorney, to lie tiled w ith
the county clci k of the county wit bin
I the days, excludini; Sundity, from the
1 t imp t he assecsinent mil is returned to
the county clerk hy the Iciard of cipial
izat ion .
1!. Within live days nf the giving nf
such notice the apcl l:int shall tile with
Mh clerk nf t he ci rcu it court a t rutin
cript nf th Jctition for reduction nf
assi ssini'iit , or so much of the record of
'the lxmr.1 nf eipializat inn lis may be
necessary to intelligently present the
ipe st inns to he decided by t he ci rcu ,t
j court , top tli -r with a copy of the order
or net ion taken by the hiard of eipial
'izatioti, thi1 notice nf iippnil itn.l re
j con! of the filing thereof; thereafter
the circuit court shall have jurisdiction
of the matter, hut not otherwise.
The appeal shall be beard and de
termined by the circuit court in a sum
mary manner, and shall he determined
us an equitable cauce. FitluT the up
pclliint or the county appellee shall
be entitled to t he compulsory uttend
Hnce of witnesses and to the production
of hooks nd papers. If, upon hearing,
the court finds the amount ut which the
property wits finally nsscssrd by the
li uird of equalization in its actual full
each value, und the ascessment was
made fairly and in good fit it h, It shall
approve cuch assessment ; hut if it finds
that the assessment was made ttt a
trrt-uW-r or less mini than the market
vitlue of the property, or if the cmne
wits not fuirly or in good faith niude, it
chull cct aside such usescinent und de
termine such value, anil u certified copy
of the order or judumeiit of the circuit
court chnll be millicient warrant for the
levying and collecting of taxes aitinst
such property, and upon such valua
tion so determined. No proccodinpi
for the levying or collection of tuxes
apiinst any property chall be clayed hy
the reason of the taking or pendency of
the appeal from the board of eipinlizii
tioii; but in event tho ttscecsment is
decreased by the court on appeal the
tax cool lector chall refund to the
person paying taxes on cuch prop
erty any excessive amount of tuxon col
lected, and in event, the assessment is
increased by the court on appeal the
property shall bo liable for the defi
ciency on the amount of such increased
valuation. The provisions of law gov
crninK costs and disbursements, on ap
peal chall he applicable hereto.
( bepcalinK clause. )
Section H. That sections 3070, 3080,
IlOSl, and :t(S.'l of the Codes and Stat
utes of Oregon, compiled and annotated
by lion. Charles 1!. llelliiincr and
William W. Cotton, he and the suite
hereby are ri pealed ; and ti nt net-lion
:illHl' of the said Codes and St itut. s of
Oregon, compiled and annotated by
lion. Charles II. liellinecr and William
W. Cotton, as reeiiactcd by section II of
I'laloerullc Anlmala.
"MlHHourl has a hog worth $2,000
and a rooster worth $S00," Bays n Kan
sas City paper. It pays, apparently, to
Instruct baiiiynrd pets In tho art ot
Buvlng. Washington I'ost.
A MlnlniliPil ICat limit ,
'Wiggins Iiiih inoro luck than nenR0,M
Bald the (Villous person.
"Yob," answered Miss Cayenne; "nnil
he Isn't bo very lucky, either." Wash
ington Star.
fin ti'-t ii pproved heeember "I, liMi:i, lie
ing found in Hie Ijiws of the Special
Si hiIoii of llifi.'l, page 4 et ceipiitur, be
lind t he same hereliy is r-pealed; and
that so much of c ct ion .'lii'iO of the
Codes mid Stnl utes iif Or'-goii, lis com
pili d mid annotated l.y I Ion . Charles It.
liellinger mid William W. Cottitt, tiM
is in conllict herewith 1p repealed; arid
Ihiit, all nets mid part - of nets in conflict
In-row il h Is- und I he siumt hereby aro
rep- nidi.
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ii ' ...ill ,i-t ii itl., illiii in,i.,..;i ii- ,'y nfiir
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("i llir itiiiit;! yi..r, 1 1 1' , f'nin lla rl!iit
a r.n.i-
l'ir nn a-'t f'i tunvi'tr n ni'ii f'ji-nl ayli-in
., ihi" li vy mi'l I'lIUiti'in i.f l iii"., a' 'I
.f '.-. i'!i,ii Hii;i!li-a f..r Ih vt'.l.ili'in nf Ihr
(O'Vi-i'itia i.f ll.ia ail, an'l l-i ft'il i Ii !'
On ), nn. I 7 i.f lit XXX i.f llic
I Ira Mi'l M.-itillra l,f fll'',1', r oil-1. 1 1 ' "I
mil iii.-v iO. l.y II'-n I IiiHii It IV liiiiKi-r
mi'l William V. (nllon; aivl I'llmm I,
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, it-r 4 i-l ai-'.t.ir nf Ihr 'iri'rr.i' ,xv.n i f
III.- S,i-ii.iI -rir,ti i,f 1 'fi n ; nfi'l an ail
inl III, 1 "An .-"I lo ninri.fl aritinn ;;'i'jH i,f
I', ilimi'rr n'i'l I iili'.i.'i An"M.i!r'l ( 1,-li-a nii'l
'i-eilra i.f flnie-n," j. .i.r-.'-i-'l I'l.i'inry 1 ',
I'i'i:'.. nii'l mi ail riiliilnl "An a-1 to iiinrii,
nn ml rt'iitV'l 'An a' I In aniTi,! irriion
?'i'iii i.f llillniRir anil ( '.ttnn'a Annol.-itr'l
l ".r an'l S'.if olra nf Oirf n,' aofrovr il
I rliruary 12, 1 " rt . an-l lo drrlarr nn fnur
V i i y." ii ii'ivi-'l lirrrtn'a-r Jl, l':i; ami
ih ,"ra 7. '.'I. 11'-. r.. I. atil I M i.f
lir i.'tirral I mi 'f firrx'.ii. I'i'ir, ami an
:! fi!r.) in Ihr i.'hrr nf ihr S, rriaiy i f
Matr lirriirhrr it. I10J, rn;'!"l "An ail
., .ii'-rrul aiilin'i SI?? nf lirl'iniii-r n'i'l
I "O'.ira Af M'lal' H i.'lra nn-l Sl.tt'llra e.f
fiirfi.n"; n' r an a' I iinli'V, "An ait In
in. -ii I wi linn -i'i nf ihr f o lia nn l
! " 1 1 " t r nf fllrKnn, A"IH 1-lr'I l.y
I hit i' a I!. Itrl'iiu-r pi Vt'li-im V I ' t
I,. i, at:. I r v 1 1 1 ir Ihr p,'i"ll ..mrriil nf rrv
r "i-H f,.r thr a-,ti alii'.fin I1'- ' vral rnun
ln, .in I ilrlir inic thr mi'li'.'l '.f io-rriini(
in ,ji .Vii r thr ,1 ip t i .iiliii rt." : p
.t.,..i'l lilinnity '.'4. I'l".:. an'l all mlirr
;i't ami .aila 'f ;"'' .-"" n-'.it'l y nf a-y
i.f ih- na an I "' ' at"VP rt f""'i.
nii'l a!l ata ami '.iti nf acta in conflict
firrrw ilh
l'.c it enacted hy thr j.cipo of the
stale of ( reg' in :
(Of the ljry fd Taxes.)
( Kst imate for county purposes. nppT-
tionmetit and state and school tax.)
Section 1. The county court of ea"h
county shall, nt its term in January in
each vear, estimate the amount fif
money to he raised in its county for
count v purjioses, and npport ion cuch
amount, together w ith the amount fif
-ta e find cch, hiI I ix, and other taxes re
ipiirsd to be raii-ed in it" county and
Mich other taxes as it in.iv in its discre
tion as authorized hy law determine
shad be raised, ncenrling to the valua
tion of the taxable property in the
county for the year, and such determ
ination slinll he filtered in its records.
Ml & ('. ( nnii . arctinn S'l, nithmit
i liar k'r, no-r(, in makr prnvi nn fnr nthrr
!.ixr, irqnirr'l lo hr r.liaril, anil taxia whnh
:1 may. i" ita .llM-rrtion, a authonicd by
rirtrrmirr liall lip raiwtl.)
( I'vy of tax by county court.)
Section 1!. For the purpose of rais
ing revenues for county puroses, the
county court for each county in the
state shall, in its January term in each
year, levy a tax upon all taxable prop
erty in its county, which tax chall be
cutlieient in its 8 mount to defray the
expenses of the county.
(11 4 (' C'omp , arctinn S"a',, aa rrrmctrd
hy l aw a. Spi ciai Srasinn, 1'ioa, pace rt, rx
crpt to atrikr nut "or boar. I nf county com
imai nrra." aa Ihr function of that bcly
air now by law rxiiciaril by llic county court.
I hr -amr cIi.iiirp ia n-.a lr in othrr section
cirtirrl into tins ail, but will not be specially
:-tc! )
(Levy of other required or permissible
levies by county couit at January
term.)
Sections. The county court shall,
at its January term in each year, levy
any other taxes which by law the
county or county court or hoard of
county commissioners is required to
levy, and any fit her taxes w hich it may
determine to levy and which by law it
is permitted to levy.
(Np; but srrtn to be nrrrsary to provide
time for levy of special county taxes )
(Conntv clerk to be notified of rate of
levy.)
Section 4. It shall be the duty of
every school district, und eai'h incor
porated town nnd city, and of each pub
lic corporation authorized to levy a tax,
to notify, in writing, the county clerk
of the county w ithin which the school
district, town, eitT, or public corpora
tion is situated, of the rate per cent of J
the tax levy ma le hy it, on or before
the tirst lay of jMnunry of each year, I
which notice shall be kept on fie hy
the several com ty rleik, nnd tctnain a
part of the records of the oflice.
I No ch-ni'r fioin n. & ('. Comp.. s-ction
linns, as tin'lly anieinled by l.as of Special
SisMiin. 1'ioa. p.iKP snlion 1 of I.as of
l'lii.'i, chapter 7, exci pt the proviso (wlechl
wiis triupoiaiy in nature and the occiMon for,
wbcli his p.ieil by lapse of tune) has lieen
omitted. )
(Tax levies to bo in even mills or in
even tenths of mills.)
Section . All counties, cities,
school districts, and other corporations
which are vested with the power fif
levying taxes, shall make their total
levy terminate with even mill or mills,
or in fractions of one-tenth of one mill.
( T.awa
iliatiuc. )
I'.IOTi, chapter 1-7, section 1, no
(To lie continued next week)
According to the MassacmtHctta bu
reau of statistic, there nre lt,t."! law
yers in that Stiito, r.JJ)7 pli.v!cian and
surgeon, nnd 3, ".'17 clergymen.
Comfort In That.
Jimmy Ain't yer vaccluatlon healed
up yet?
Tommy Naw.
Jimmy (Jee! Don't It make yer feel
bad?
Tommy Nnw! The doctor t ild mom
I mustn't take a hath till It's all healed
up. Philadelphia Press.
Tho United States lins iS.000 post
offices. Germany Is next wbh 1.',li23 and
(heat Prituin third wilh 22.100.
lir Count.
Heavy Tragedian Kind sir, could
you tell me tho distance from here to
Haeoii Kldge?
Fanner Ten thousand, hy heck.
Heavy Tragedian Lunatic! Do you
mean to toll me Huron ltldgo Is 10,000
miles?
Fanner No; 10,000 ties.
TEN MILLION SUFFER'
Chinese Refugees Swarming Into
Cities In Searcb of Food.
NEARLY rOUR MILLION STARVING
All Suffereri My Die Unleit Charity
Comet to Aid Hundreds
Perish Daily.
Victoria, I'.. ('., Jan. 10. The .learn
er Shinano Marti, which arrived t'slay
from t he Orient, brought further ad
vices n-ardiiiK the appalling famine in
Cent nil China. The extent f the fa
mine area is founded on the south by a
line from the sea through Human and
along the lluai river in North Anhui,
on the west by a line'from Or-hou to
Kweiteh, north from the eastern corner
of llonan to the sea which Isainds the
eastern side.
The worst conditions- are expected to
set in after Chinese New Year in mid
reUruary. The jxipulation affected is
set at 1 0,000,01 H), of which Viceroy
Tuan Tanif estimates that 4, 000,011 are
in actual want, mostly starving. The
famine area is aliout 40,000 fquare
miles, embracing Udween i.'0 and liU
large walled cities, besides the scattered
country population. The figures given
from nine large cities chow 800,000
starving refugees have already colh-ct-ed,
with no account of those who have
migrated south or congregated in walled
cities outside the famine area.
Mr. 1's.ctwiek, sent from Shanghai to
investigate, says nil these refugees may
perish from starvaton unless fed by gov
ernment or public charity. He esti
mates the daily expenditure to feed the
4,0iO,O00 n,,w starving at $20,000,
while the period fif relief must lie ex
tended over some months.
With tens of thousands of starving
huddled in the walled cities it is lewred
epidemic will add to the horrors of the
famine.
'lhe North China Haily News, of
Shanghai, pnbli.-hes many telegram
from missionaries in the famine areat.
A typical fine frum Hsuehoufu says:
"Half people actually without provi
sions daily and die. Many leave coun
try. Numberless brigandages and mur
ders. No local relief hoped for."
THIRTY-FOUR BURNED.
Exploslon'Scatters Molten Iron With
Fearful Results.
Pittsburg, Jan. 10. Three workmen
were killed, seven fatally injured and 24
are missing as the result of an explosion
tonight at the VAir.ix furnaces fif the
Jones A Iiitighlin Steel works. Gas,
accumulating at the base of the fur
naces, became igniteil. In the result
ing explosion tons of molten metal
were showered around the furnace for a
radius of 40 feet, overwhelming the
workmen in a fiery tboL
While the mill officials are inclined
to lielieve all of the mis-dng men were
not cremated in the molten metal, noth
ing definite is known as to their where
alxmts. Only one man, George Knox,
lias appeared since the explosion. He
says everything happened fo quickly
that he doubts whether the men escaped.
The scenes about the entrance to the
mill were pathetic when the families of
the victims learned of the disaster.
Women, men and children gathered be
fore the gate and made frantic efforts to
gain admittance. Several of the fren
xied women rushed upon the ollieors
and tried to fight their way into the
mill. Children ran through the streets
crying that "Father is dead." Later
it liecame necessary to call additional
jiolioe, forcibly to escort the women and
children to their homes.
The otlicials at the mills refused to
allow anyone to enter the yard where
the furnace is located. Information
was refused to newspaper men, the otli
cials saying that later they might issue
a statement. ,A heavy guard of foreign
workmen was placed at the yard en
trance and even the police were power
less to get pact .
Uncle Sam Does Not Need Money.
Washington, Jan. 10. The secre
tary of the treasury will immediately
notify the depository banks, with
which the temporary deposits of about
$12,000,000 were recently placed to bo
returned January 20 and February 1
that the dates for the return of the de
posits have been extended so as to re
quire the funds to he repaid to the '
treasury, one half on February 1 and j
one half on Fcbruaty 15. It is stated
in explanation of this change in date .
that there is no particular need for the
money at this time.
Relieve Freezing; Settlers
Washington, Jan. 10. At the sug
gestion of Senator Hansbrough the sen
ate today agreed to a joint resolution
granting to homesteaders on the public
domain three months' leave of absence
In sections where unusual climatic con
ditions result in personal hardships.
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lilt' ll'livr in 111 liu );illllini Umiii tii'i'ii-
cation of the homesteader to the land
agent In Ids district and is not to he
deducted from the preliminary time
required by law to establish title.
Another Candidate for Bullets.
St. Petersburg, Jan. 10. General
Dratschvsky, px-luscian inspector gen
eral of railroads in Finland, hus been
appointed prefect of St. Petersburg in
placo of the late Von der Iaunitz, who
was recently assassinated.
POSTAL RECEIPTS LARGE.
Increase in Business May Necessitate
Increased Appropriation.
Washington, Jan. 8. A profKmitlon
to increase is-shil clerks' salaries and
the profsised aUindonmeiit fif the
"Uick shirnp" fin letters are discussed
by First AssistHit PotmaHtr General
Hitchcock in his annual report just
made public. Parts of the report given
out in advance have already Is-en
handled by the Assriatcd Press. The
report shows that at the close of the
fiscal year fi'i.fiOO jfiHtoffif.c) were in
operation, and that the total numls-r
fif employes, not including jsst masters
and assistant feist rnasfprs, whs nearly
J. 10,000
The total jiersonnel fif tsmt-
olli'-es of all classes aggregat'-d 20.1, UKH
The gain in fstotlice revenue in the
year, alsiut 115,000,000, was nnexpect-
edly large, and the returns fr,r the pres-1
erit fiscal year thus fur indicate, that the
unprecedented gam is being main
tained. So great is tli is gain, Mr.
Hitchcock points out, that the addition
al impropriations required fif congress
scarcely will I sufficient to maintain
the service.
The department has established a
uniform rent, for js-mtoffice lioxes, elim
inating entirely the dissimilarity of
charges heretofore, prevailing. The
rate is made according to a carefully
graduated s'-ale, and runs from 10
cents a quarter in small fourth cla-s
offices to $4 a quarter in the New York
tityofhee. Mr. Hitchcock reports that
use of sjs'fially equipped automobiles
in the collection service has proved so
successful in lialtimore that the de-
partment is now planning for a similar
collection service in several other cit
ies.
"It is believed that in large cities
automobiles can advantagi-ously 1
substituti-d to a considerable extent
for the horse carts now employed so
generally in collecting mails. I5y the
use of automobiles a much speedier
collection service can be organized
without added expense. Unquestion
ably the motor vehicles can be made an
important factor in the postal service
as it already is in other business en
terprises.
RECORDS BROKEN.
Thousands of Foreigners Driven to
Our Shores by Unrest.
Washington, Jan. 8. The fiscal year
ended June 30, lifOO, produced a re
cord eclipsing all former figures on the
subject of immigration, according to
the annual report of Frank Sargent,
commissioner general of immigration.
During that period, the report says,
the population of the United States
was increased by the admission of 1,
100,735 immigrant aliens and 65,618
non-immigrant aliens entered at its
ports, making the total admissions 1,
166,353. The increase over last year's
record of 1,059,755 was 106,598. "
During the fiscal year 1905 the de
partment rejected 11,480 aliens, and
during the past year 12,432 of the im
migrant aliens that is, those who in
tended settling in the United States.
"Without exception," the report con-
tinues, "the countries from which we
formerly obtained the greater part of
our foreign population, and which are
inhabited by races nearly akin to our
own, have supplied us with smaller
numliers during the past year than dur-
ing iwuo ireianu, k.hou; r-ngianu,
15,218; Sweden, 3,281 ; Germany, 3,
010; Denmark, 1,229, and Scotland,
1,111 less. On the other hand, the
four most considerable gains are:
Italy. 51,641; Russia, 30,768;
Greece, 8,974, and Turkey, 5,165."
The immigration from Austria-Hungary
amounted to 265,128; Italy, in
cluding Sicily and Sardinia, 2,120;
Russia and Finland, 215,665; China, ture- ln niaking cooling shade and ln
1,544; Japan, 13,835, and the West tricate forms so refreshing to the body
Indies, 13 656.
The commissioner again recommends
penalties on steamship companies for
bringing aliens afflicted with danger-
ous or loathsome diseases. The presi-
dent's suggestion for closing the Mexi- effort you can secure all the most nt
civn border to all aliens except citizens, tractive features which rich men and
of Mexico is also urged. During the cities secure hy lavish expenditure of
early part of the year, the report says, money iu the formation of narks and
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inc wiiiie ciave iruiuv; iws t-Ait-u-
sively revived. Many of the girls and
women lmportou mr .immoral purposes i
were brought through, -Mexico ana se
cured a right to citizenship by marry
ing Chinese born in this country.
United States Is Third.
Washington, Jan. 8. A statement
issued today bv the bureau of statistics
of the department of Commerce and
Ijibor announces that the country,
ranks third in the value of manufac
tures entering the world's international
commerce, the amount of its exports
for the past year having aggregated
more than $700,000,000. The exports
have never even approximated these
figures before and the value of Amer
ican trade in the foreign markets, the
report adds, is tw ice as great now as
eight years ago-
Will Hunt Revolutionists.
ranama, Jan. 8. The government
of San Salvador lias informed the Hon
duras government that it is mobilizing
it army to destroy the groups of revo-
lutionictd headed by General Dionisic j "My frleud, the word 'ruler sug
Guitesier, who has proclaimed himself j,,sta something straight" l'hlladel
president. At San Marcos and Colon, preSs.
.1 I A . II 11
in ine ueparuneni oi usauan, a group
of men of a mutinous character en
nri inn uiriunirin ,nvvn, iiv, vit--
fcated them, killing one, wounding
gaged the government forces, who de-
three and Capturing U
Gave Tahiti to Great Britain,
Melbourne, Jan. 8. According to
the Age, missionaries in the Pacific
islands declare that France h h ceded
Tahiti to Great Britain in const leration
of territorial concessions in B rma or
further India (Indo-Chlna). Premier
Deakin says he is without information
on the subject.
Kail Knad Work.
Itfiftd work done In the full. If well
done. Is worth more than that done In
the summer time. For the ditches will
be fijs-n and clean, the grade well
rounded, nnd everything lie ninde fa-
vornhle for tnklng care of spring ralni
nnd freshets.
Any kind of rond work nmy he done
In the Inte f ill, but any piece of worli
Wut, nhwM ,)(, ,,.;,. T,.
re
Is nothing more annoying than to
travel all winter over frozen lumps of
earth on a half finished road.
Grass nnd weeds should lie mowed
or burned, so that snow will not drift
among them on the road, nor weed
weds he scattered over the surround
ing fields; and culverts should tie pnt
In place that the ditches may drain
better In the fprlng.
Itoads can be advnntngeonsly worked
In the fall, particularly those through
low places, as they are usually dry at
that time. Everything is in favor of
faI roa(1 work ,f ,t , (lone , hL
j UonMt an(1 mf.n work more pngil anf,
Lh(l ron. mnf.hInprr , lla, tn
, ,. ' . , ,
n'liaiiiiii:. iii-niii-s, uilir tt'llK in UOI19
at a time when It does the most good,
for the roads are thus prepared for he
succeeding spring, when good roada
are badly needed.
Kail road work has Its disadvan
tages, though, to the famer, for ntthat
time of the year his labor Is needed
at home, preparing the land for the
next year's crop, or saving the crop
which has Just been harvested. Farm,
Stock and Home.
Trppa Along Hlarhwaa-a.
In an Interesting address before a
meeting of the grange at Greece, N.
County Engineer J. Y. McCIIntoclc
jjke on the many advantages of coun
try life and the Importance of having
?ood roads. He advocated building
wide roads so that all vehicles could
safely pass. On the desirability of
having trees along the road he had
the following to say :
We know- that hedges, small trees
and bushes are not suitable along our
roads because of drifting snows, but
there are great trees which will grow
up high and he a source of enjoyment
and attractiveness. I know that some
will object to trees because they will
to some extent reduce the productive
ness of a strip of land within their
range, but as far as I can learn a
good row of trees along a road will
make the farm more salable. Many of
your farms will be Bought by people
from the city, and to them surely the
trees will be an advantage. There
should not be dense rows of trees, but
they should be placed far enough apart
i to permit of full development of each
, tree. There are certain trees In your
: tow n which many people look upon as
iK-rsoual friends, and many drive? and
wa;ks are taken to visit t,,em aufl wmfl
under tl)eIr lnfluen
The pride of New England as well aa
old England Is the noble old trees
which connect In one life the times of
our 6turdy forefathers and the pres
ent. It requires time and care to se
cure good trees, but they are worth
the cost In creating the beautiful vla
tas which are so effective in archltec-
nna aeiigtitful to the eye, ln making
wind breaks which are beneficial to
many crops and In transforming a
bleak, fiat country Into an enjoyable
living and looking place. With united
... -
ic all
add to the value of your
property.
An Offhand Dlaunoala.
A humorous variation of the formid
able parent who figures In popular Ac
tion conies from the Thiladelphla Pub
lie Ledger. It was evening, and while
the young man was waiting for the
girl of his choice he made desperate
attempts ut conversation with the girl's
father.
"What do you think of the outdoor
treatment of disease?" he asked, rather
wildly.
"Well," the old gentleman blandly re
sponded, "for the sort you have, the
outdoor treatment might be all right
in summer, but at this season a quiet
parlor Is better."
Nut straight
"He's the ruler of
Kuouk h.
that ward, Isu't
he?"
"Ob, no, he's the machine boss of the
ward."
Well, 'machine boss or "ruler;"
what's the difference?"
Not True.
" 'Honest fisher folk' you call them,"
i ... ,,t i ..v m
remarked the publisher. lou U have
to change that.'
"Whut for?" demanded the author.
"Simply because it sounds ridiculous.
I never knew a man who went fishing
to he quite honest." Philadelphia
Press.
Sendlntf Mouey Home to Norwitr,
It Is estimated that about $1,000,000
In postal orders are sent from this
country to Norway every year, mostly
as gifts to relatives and friends.