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HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON
FLAW IN BXBMPT10N LAW.
LUMBER RATE WANTED.
Uaa «1 a SosH-Cal— L a m « Messing a«
Phrase la Denbt.
la la a i— One more flaw haa been
feoad in the tax exemption act pawed
by the legislature at ite special aeaeion.
W h ile there ia no uncertainty as to the
intent of the framer of the b ill, the
punctuation leaves opportunity for
question whether there ia any lim it to
th e value/d household goods that may
be claimed as exempt. The doubt
arisen from the use of the semi-colon
instead of a comma.
Representative Shelley, of Lane
eeanty, father of the b ill, was com­
municated with in regard to it, and re­
plied that it was his intention that the
lim itation on the exemption should ap­
p ly to a ll the items of property enum­
erated. In other words, that the $300
enanptlon m ight be made up from any
o r a ll the itemamentioned. The ques­
tion i s whether this intention can be
ascertained from the language used.
Subdivision 8, of the act of the spec­
ia l sees ion of 1903, provides that the
following , property shall be exempt
from taxation:
"T h e following property, if owned
by a householder and in actual use, or
itept for use, by and for his or her fam­
ily ; household goods, furniture and
«ton sils; two cows ten sheep, flve swine
and the tools, implements, apparatus,
team, vehicle, harness or library neces­
sary to enable any person to carry on
his trade, occupation or profession by
which such person earns his or her liv ­
ing to the amount of three hundred
($300) dollars, the articles to be select-
mi by such householder; provided,
however, that when the assessed valua­
tion of the personal - property above
enumerated shall amount to lew than
three hundred ($300) dollars, then
only such amount as the total of such
propertty herein enumreated shall be
exempt from taxation."
The supreme court of this state has
several times decided that punctuation
marks are not controlling in construing
an act for the purpose of ascertaining
its meaning. In the port of Portland
case, decided last July, the supreme
court changed the location of punctua­
tion marks in order to arrive at the
m ea n in g of the legislature.
But in
that case the court found that the
was otherwise clear. I t is not
curtain lh a t the language of theexem p-
tion act shows that the punctuation
was erroneous.
Cottage Grove— A meeting bf the
business men of this place was held at
the city hall last week-for the purpose
of discussing and effecting an organisa­
tion with the object of trying to obtain
a better lumber freight rate from the
Southern Pacific. The rate as it now
is is demoralising the lumber industry
in this valley and if a better rate can­
not be obtained many of the m ills w ill
be forced out of businew.
A committee was appointed to draft
some line of procedure and after much
discuwion the meeting adjourned to
meet again Tuesday night. I f the rec­
ommendations of the committee w ill be
adopted all Western Oregon w ill be
drawn into the matter in question.
Salem— The proposed irrigation rules
which were recently sudbmitted to the
state land board for approval are de­
signed to apply to a ll the irrigation
projects In the Deschutes' fcountry.
The rules were proposed by both the
Deschutes irriagtion and power com­
pany and the Three Sisters irrigation
emopany. The former company has
absorbed the P ilo t Butte development
company and the Oregon irrigation
company and acquired other interest
giving it control of some 200,000 acres
of arid land. The Three Sisters com­
pany haa a tract of 27,000 acres.
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Chicago, March 26.— One of the most
severe storms this city has known in
many years passed over Chicago to­
night. Great damage was done in the
suburbs. The storm did not strike the
business portion of the city in its great­
est fords.
The town of Indiana harbor, 20 miles
southeast of Chicago, was the heaviest
sufferer. L . Barker, the proprietor of
a dry goods store, was killed, and 15
people^who were in his store when the
storm struck were injured, some of
them seriously, although none is ex­
pected to die. Barker's store was en­
tirely demolished. Eighteen residences
were blown down, * and a number of
people were hurt in the ruins of their
homes. The number of people injured
at Indiana Harbor w ill probably ap­
proximate 25. A ll three of the hotels
in the place were badly damaged. One
two stoiy frame building was entirely
turned over.
A t Hammond, Ind., a number o i
residences were badly damaged, and two
people were injured, but not fatally.
One end of the large plant of the Re­
public Iron A Steel company was blown
down, causing a loss of $26,000. A
number of business houses were_un-
roofed.
To the north of the eity the storm
was also severe, much damage having
been done in the suburbs of Evanston,
Rogers Park and Thornton.
An exceedingly heavy fall of rain
accompanied the storm.
In Thornton a frame dwelling was
blown into a stone quarry and reduced
to kindling wood. One man was fatally
hurt and several other persons were se­
verely injured.
CHINA KILLS IT.
La Grande—Judd Geer, horticulturist
commissioner for the Eastern Oregon
district, states that the fruit prospects
for this district are excellent for all va­
rieties, and that the weather conditions
have been very favorable for fruit.
Budding has been kept back to an ex­
tent on account of the cool weather,
and the trees are considered beyond the
danger line as far as frost or freesing is
concerned. M r. Geer looks forward to
one of the most productive seasons in
the fruit line that this valley has ever
known.
Fair
Salem— G. A . Westgate, of Altmny,
has tendered to the governor his resig­
nation as a member of the state fair
board. No reason was given for the
resignation. The resignation of West-
gate makes the fourth change in the
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personnel of the board in the last fsw
months, and but one experienced mem­
ber remains.
NO DBMAND FOR PRUNES.
Echo— B. N . Stanfield has sold to
Mr. Cox, agent for the Pacific cold stor­
Very Law Pigs
age company, of Tacoma, four sarloads
Salem— "T h e prune situation ia the of his heaviest beef steers. These cat­
East didn't look good fb m e ," w id tle w ill remain here until A p ril IB and
are destined for Nome______ _
Bruce Cunningham upon his return
frem a recent trip to Iowa. H r. Cunn­
PORTLAND MARKETS.
ingham is a well-known prune grower
e f the Liberty neighborhood.
After
Wheat— W alla W alla, 76c; bluestem,
waiting all winter for an opportunity
80c; valley, 81c.
to sell his crop at what he considered a
Barley— Feed, $21322 per ton ; brew­
fa ir price, he took a carload of fruit ing, $22.50; rolled, $24325.
back to Iowa to sell it there himself.
Flour— Valley, $8.9033.96 per bar­
"T h e prune market doesn't look good rel; hard wheat straights, $434.20;
and I don’ t see any reason to believe clears, $3.8634; hard wheat patents,
that it w ill improve any this season," $4.4034.60; graham, $8.5033.90; rye
he continued in answer to inquiries. flour, $4.5034.90.
" T h e fact is that the trade is already
Oats— No 1 white, $1.1531.20; gray,
supplied. Everywhere I went I found
$1.1031.15
per cental.
th at dealers have all the prunes they
Millstuffs—
Bran, $18319 per ton;
want and most of it was bought at
middlings,
$24.60326;
shorts, $193
pretty low prices.
I found a jobber
20;
chop,
$18;
linseed,
dairy
food, $19.
supplied with Oregon prunes that he
Hay— Timothy. $15316 per ton;
bought from an Oregon Arm at
cents in 25 pound boxes. These prunes clover, $10311; grain, $11312; cheat,
$11312.
he w ill ’sell to the retail dealer at
Vegetables— Turnips, 80c per sack;
to 8 cents and the retailers w ill w ll
carrots,
80c; beets. $1; parsnips, $1;
them to consumers at 8)$ eents, or
cabbage,
\\%2c\ lettuce, head, 253
three pounds for a quarter.
40c
per
dos;
parsley, 25c; tomatoes,
"H o w did the jobber get them so
$1.5031.75
per
crate; cauliflower, 75c
cb eep f That beats m e; but be had
3$1
per
dos;
celery,
65380c; squash,
them, and others bought at the same
2c
per
lb
;
cucumbers,
$1.7532.26 per
figure. I learned that early in the sea­
dos;
asparagus,
12)^c;
peas, 9c per lb;
son—ns long as last July, jobbers were
beans,
10c;
onions,
Y
ellow
Danvers
selling Oregon and California prunes.
$232.50
per
sack.
Dealers bought early and when they
Honey— $333.60 per case.
bad a ll they wanted they stopped buy-
Potatoes Fancy, 9 0 c3$l per cental;
That ia the condition that exists
— the market haa been supplied and no common, 60380s; new potatoes, 3 ){c
wot« are wanted. I t looks to me as per lb ; sweets, 6e per lb.
Fruits— Apples, fancy, Baldwins and
fcfcQwgh we w ill have a considerable
Bpitsenbsrgs,
$1.6032.26 per box;
quantity of carry over stock to sell in
choice,
$131.80;
cooking, 75c.
competition with 1904 prunes."
Eggs—Oregon ranch, 1 6 ){c.
Butter— Sweet cream butter, 80c per
lb; fancy creamery, 253 27)4c; choice
Echo— Sheep shearing is now in full creamery, 23324c; dairy and store,
swing in the Echo country, and almost nominal.
every ablebodied man in the neighbor­
Butter Fat— 8weet cream, 2&%c;
hood ia making arrangements to join sour cream, 2 6 ){e.
some crew and go to clipping wool.
Poultry— Chickt ns, mixed, 1 2 )^3
The price as established here for shear­ 13c per pound; springs,small, 16317c;
ing is 8 cents where the crew board hens, 1 3 3 14c; turkeys, live, 16316c
themselves and 7 cents with board. dressed, 16320c; geese,
live.
8o;
The latter arrangement prevails here docks, $8@b per doz.
this year. As this is a forward spring
Cheese— Full cream, twins, 12313c;
in .the Um atilla valley* sheep shearing Young America, 14315c.
w ill have to be rushed to get it out of
Beef— Dressed, 5 3 7 )$ c per pound.
the way before haying begins, which is
Mutton— Dressed, 6 3 7 c; lambs, 8c.
*ast approaching.
Veal— Dressed, 738c.
Pork— Dressed, 73 7)^c.
Sewing Beet Seed at Be he.
Hops — Choice, 25c per pound
Echo— A large lot of sugar beet seed prime, 24c.
Wool — Valley, 17318c; Eastern
has been received here and planters are
busily engaged in preparing the ground. Oregon, 12316c; mohair, 82388c.
Act V U Expire ea the 27th
el Nex
Washington, March 26.—The state
department has received formal notice
from the Chinese government denounc­
ing the Chinese exclusion treaty, so this
convention w ill expire about December
27 next, unless replaced by another
treaty by that date. Under its terms
six months before the expiration ot a
period of ten years from December 27,
1894, if either power be dissatisfied
with the treaty, it is required to de­
nounce it. This is the action which
China has taken, in spite of the strong­
est efforts to the contrary on the part
of the state department.
Had the
notice not been served, the treaty would
have continued in force for another
term of ten years from December 27,
1904.
The department pointed out to the
Pekin authorities through Mr Conger
that it was very probable that, so far
from bettering the conditions relating
to the admission of Chinese into the
United States, any new treaty would
.ail of approval by the senate. The
Chinese would thus be exposed, in the
absence of the sheltering treaty, to the
full rigor of the Geary and Heins law,
and the exclusion would be much more
complete than at present.
However, the treaty having been d<£
nounced, there is nothing to do but to
proceed with a formulation.- of a new
treaty, which has already been initiat­
ed in a way, although with little hope
of senatorial approval.
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HEADQUARTERS AT PANAMA.
Settles Two Import-
aat Point*.
C A PTU R E S FORT
PORT ARTHUR SAID TO HAVE FALL­
EN INTO JAPS HANDS.
O regon
•aM to Have Lasted Two
Lend Pmwee Wens Vk
Stans Reftsrted te Have
In Intestar With deary
S hort lin e
U nion P ac ific
Tokio. March 23.— The] newspapers
here publish extra editions which con­
tain a report that Port Arthur has
fallen.
They state that a com Dined land and
sea attack began on Saturday, was con­
tinued throughout the day and night
and on Sunday.
The attack was renewed Monday
morning and the fortress was taken.
There is no confirmation from govern­
ment sources of the newspaper reports.
A Japanese victory is declared to
have resulted from a sharp encounter
with the Russians at Chyong Syong.
The Russian losses in killed, wounded
apd prisoners are M id to be 600.
COLLIDB WITH THE RUSSIANS.
Cress Tatung Pass,
Miles Pram HaJcbeag.
Party
London, March 23.— The Daily
Chronicle's Shanghai correspondent
hears from Nin Chwang that the 'Jap­
anese crossed Tatung pass, 40 miles
from Haicheng, and that collisions
with the Russians occurred.
Reports from Seoul and Tokio art to
the effect that Marquis Ito has arranged
to lend 5,000,000 yen ($2,500,000) te
Corea on easy terms.
According to the Standard's Tien T tin
correspondent, China is appealing to
the powers for an extension of a year
in the payment of the indemnity grow­
ing out of the Boxer troubles.
The correspondent at Tien Tsin of
the D aily Mail reports that Kaiaoa, a
Japaneae merchant and Russian spy,
has been sessssinaated by being buried
alive, but that the Japanese authorities
disavow any knowledge of the assassin­
ation.«
RAMMBD IN POO.
Hole Tara la a British
Through Pullman standard and tourist
sleeping ears dally to Omaha, Chiosco. Spo-
kans; tourist sleeping ears dally to Kaunas
City; through Pullman tourist ilaeplng ears
(personally conducted) weakly to Chicago,
Kansas City: reclining ehair ears (ssats ima)
to tha Cast daily.
70 HOUR8
PORTLAND TO CHICAGO
No Chango of Cars.
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Dar am
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Tint a c H to u L ii
Faitlaad, Sr.
A b b i vs
Salt Lake. Denver,
Ft. Worth,Omaha,
Kansas City. St
Louis,Chicago and
636 p.m.
Salt Lake, Denver,
Ft. Worth. Omaha,
Kansas City, 8t.
Louis,Chicago and
Hqntlngton. last.
• «Ma. a
Chicago
Portland
Special
• :16 a. m.
via
Huntington.
Atlanti«
Kxpreee
nF
St. Pani
Fast Mall
3 T
Walla Walla, Lewta-
ton, Spokane,Wal­
lace, P u llm an ,
Minneapolis, 8t.
Paul, Daluth, Mil­
waukee, Chicago
and Xaat.
• :00a.m.
For San Franeisoo—Bvery fiés days at S p. m.
For Astoria, way points and North ~
Dally (except Sunday) at § u. m. ; Saturday at
10 p.m. Dally service (water permitting) on
Willamette and Yamhill Riven.
For (aller information ask or write your
nearest tlekst agent, or
A. L. CRAIG,
General 1
The Oregon Railroad A Navigation Co.
land, Oregon.
Southampton, March 23.— The Amer­
ican line steamship New York, Cap­
tain Young, from New Y ork March 16,
for Plymouth, via Cherbourg and
Southampton, met wtih two mishaps
today, grounding off Cape L a Hague,
France, in the early morning, and lat­
er coming in collision in the English
channel with the Peninsula A Oriental
steamship Assaye, under contract to
T im « C a rd N o . M
the British government and used as a
troopship, bound far Bombay with 500
No. S for Yaquina:
Arftnpo«i h o a r d . __________ _
Leaves Albeay.------'....1$:46 p. m.
There was great excitement on both
“
C o rv a llis .............2:00 p. m.
vessels. The boats oI the Assaye ware
lowered and the troops were mastered, ~ Arrives Ysqulua................. 6:20 p. m.
bat the bulkhead of the troopship No: 1 returning:
saved her and the veasel was able to
Leaves Yaquina.................. 6:45 a. m.
enter Southampton, and the New York
11
Corvallis.«• • • « ,« ..1 1 :80a. m.
was docked at 6 :S0 for temporary re­
Arrive A lb an y................... 12:16 p* m.
pairs. Nobody wss injured.
No. 8 for Detroit:
Leaves Alban y
. . 7 KX) a. as.
RUSSIA EXPECTBD AS MUCH.
Arrives D e tro it..................12:20 a. m.
No. 4 from Detroit:
el Aaju by Her
W aa
Leaves Detroit.............................. 1:00 p .m .
Arrives Albany................... 6:66 p. m.
8t. Petersburg, March 23.— General
Zhilinsy’s official confirmation of the
Train No. 1 arrives in Albany In time
reports that the Buaaian outposts aban­
to
oonnect with the 8. P. south bound
doned Anjn on the approach of the Jap­
anese in force, causes no sat prise here, train, as well as givin g two or three
as such action is in perfect accord with boars in Albany before the departure
the Russian plan of campaign. The of the 8. P. north bound train.
Russian skirmishing snd advanced oat-
Train No. 2 connects with the B. P .
posts, thrown forward. solelyLfor the
purpose of harassing and worrying the trains st Corvallis and Albany g iv in g s
Japanese outposts, fell back as the direct service to Newport and adjacent
main bedy of the enemy moved forward beaches.
until the strong positions at the Yalu
Train No. 8 for Detroit, Breltenbush
liv e r are reached. The 60 miles of and other mountain resorts leaves A l­
coontrv between Anjn and the Yalu are bany at 7 dX) a. m., reaching Detroit aft
very difficult for the movement of a
noon, ¿Iving ample time to reach the
large force. There may be some live­
ly skirmishing as the Japanese ad­ Springs the same day.
CORVALLIS A EASTERN
RAILROAD.
Washington, March 26.— Two im­
portant points have been developed in
connection with the work of the isth­
mian canal commission.
One is that
the headquarters of the commission
probably w ill be on the Isthmus of
Panama Instead of at Washington,
although an office will probably be
maintained here. The other point is
that a part of the time of at least five
of the commissioners w ill be devoted to
their private interests.
Adm iral Walker, the chairman of
the commission, and General Davis, the
army member of the body, w ill devote
their entire time to the canal work.
Legislation now pending before con­
gress provides for the appointment of a
governor of the American none on the vance progresses, bnt the Russians are
For farther information apply le
isthmus. I f it shonld be enacted into iseoivsd to avoid a decisive engagement
E dwin S tow *,
law, it is quite probable that the presi­ until certain of-.victory.
Manager.
dent may designate General Davis as
T
ho
s
.
Cocxnmx,
Agent,
Albeay.
the governor of the canal strip.
U Military Precmrtlea.
H . H . Cnonsa, Agent, Corvallis.
Paris, March 23.— The Russian order
Fear Siege by Jape.
stopping entry into Nin Chwang with­
Vladivostok, March 26.— W h ile the out a permit is understood in official
situation here remains quiet it is not quarters here to be a m ilitary precan
expected that Vladivostok w ill continue tion due to the uncertainty as to which
to be much longer free from the vigor­ of flve places the Japanese w ill choose
ous operations of the Japanese. In an­ w ill choose for their first extensive
BO Y RARE*
ticipation of the appearance of the en­ land operations. The five points are
EXPERIENCE
emy, and of a possible siege, a ladies’ the Y sln river, Nin Chwang, Port A r­
circle has been formed, which sits six thur, Vladivostok and Pigeon bay.
hoars daily at the ministry e f marine, The Russians being unable to determine
preparing bandages of linen for sick sol­ where Japan w ill make her main at­
diers and sailors. Most of the women tack are making preparations snd tak­
in Vladivostok belong to this circle, ing precautions at all five points.
Tua oc M arks
including the representatives of the
D isio n s
C opyrights Ac.
Midshipmen From Washington.
aristocracy.
AniniM m odln* a sketch and description may
Washington, March 23.— The follow­ quickly ascertain oar o p M o s free whether an
ing midshipmen have been appointed
Consul Going to Feat.
sent free. Oldest agency for secnrtog_pel i m%
London, March 26 .— A correspondent to the Annapolis naval academy, from
Patents taken through M a n A Co. reeatve
special
notte«, without onaure, in the
Guy H . Calhoun, of
of the Times at Shanghai says United Washington:
8eattle,
by
Representative
Humphrey;
States Consul Davidson w ilT start for
his post at Antnng next week, and that Ralph Hover, of Hoquiam, by Repre­
he has arranged with the Japanese sentative Jones; and James H . McCool,
naval authorities to assist his vessel to of Walla Walla, by Representative
Cushman.
reach its destination
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