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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-04-21
TAXATION OF CREDITS
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL CON-
STRUES LAW.

An Exemption Applies Only as
Against Money or Cash Credits
No Deduction on the Assessed
Valuation of Real Estate.
Attorney General: Jones has come
to the rescue Of the County Assessors.
who have been battling with the
vague and contradictory provisions of
the new revenue law. lie filed the
following opinion with the State Audi
tor, in answer TO a request from that
official, which will be accepted rs the
official guide for their work in making
the present annual assessments in
the respective counties:
SPOKANE, Wash, April 10.
Hon. l.. II. GRIMES, Olympia, Wash.
DEAR SIR: am in receipt OF your
communication Of the Sth inst. sub
mitting for my official opinion the
following inquiry:
"Does section 3 of the revenue law
OF March 8, 1893, exempt from taxa.
ton all mortgages, both real and per
sOnal, or only such RS have been given
for the purchase OF real estate7"
The provisions of that act pertinent
to this inquiry are as follows:
"Sec. 3. Personal property for the
purposes OF taxation shall be construed
to embrace and include .
all credits, including accounts, notes,
bonds, certificates of deposit, judg-
ments, chooses in action, and all other
debts, of whatever kind Of nature, due
or to become due, whether secured OF
not by mortgage or otherwise =
provided, that credits shall bo as.
sessed at the ir true and actual valua-
ton, and provided further, that mort
cages and all credits for the purchase
of real estate shall not be considered
as property for the purposes Of this
act"
The lack OF harmony in the forego-
ing provisions strongly suggests that
this section was not the product Of a
single mind. The two provisions las,
quoted were manifestly added TO the
foregoing section after the other pro.
visions had been drafted, probably as
a compromise. Constituting them oil
together, however, / think the inteu.
tion of the Legislature was TO require
every resident Of this State to list as
a part OF his personal property all
credits OF every kind, whether secured
by mortgage or not, except such as
arise from sale OF real estate and ar,
a part of the purchase price OF the
same. This would apply equally TO
mortgages, real and chattle. The eyi.
dent purpose Of this Legislature WAS
to prevent this act receiving such q
construction as would authorize the
taxation of q mortgage as such, no
matter where the debt secured there
by was owned. The Legislature evi
IDENTIFY desired to avoid the prac tict
pursued in some OF the States OF re.
garding the mortgage as the subs:anc,
and the debt as the incident and list
ing all mortgages found recorded in
the county irrespective Of the residenc,
OF the mortgage. Under this law tn,
fact that mortgage is found recordet
will not be taken as evidence either o
the amount Of the debt or the situl
of the credit, although the fact that
such a mortgage is found by the as
SCISSOR might furnish him with infor
nation from which he would ascer
tain the existence af a credit which
might elsewhere escape.
Very respectfully yours.
| W. c. JONES, Atty Gen1.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-04-21

is in place there will be seen repre-
sented a typical German, mounted on
war horse, with an imperial flag in
the right hand and an old German
shield with the war eagle in the left.
A youthful warrior, with sword aud
laurels, shows himself to be recipient
OF the gifts of the goddess of victory
heralding the glory of victorious
battles. These are stationed on either
side of the figure.
Bretros Effendi Helweh, the famous
oriental decorator, has arrived in
Chicago from Paris with forty large
boxes, containing the parts OF won
derful work which is to be displayed
at the Worlds Fair. 1t is to repro
sent the luxurious splendor of room
OF an eastern sultan. 1t is made of
100000 pieces of mosaic and took
ten years of Effendi Helweh's life to
make it. 1t is in the form of kiosk,
and the interior is made up OF rich
eastern designs and legends, inlaid
with mother Of pearl and rich woods.
When reconstructed the kiosk will be
placed in the Tunisean part of the
French section. Efendi Helweh
brings letters from Carnot, Eifel, the
late Jules Ferry and other distin-
guished Frenchmen. He is about
forty-eight years old, and is considered
the greatest living oriental designer
and decorator.
Special fete days will be a promi-
nent and interesting feature at the
Worlds Fair. The different States
foreign countries and many civic or.
CARNATIONS will each have day upon
which to conduct special exercises or
celebrations, and programmes for
them are now being arranged. Fol.
lowing are the days already assigned
for such celehrafions.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-04-21
PRESBYTERY OF OLYMPIA.
Hold a Very Profitable Session nj
Vancouver.

The Presbytery of Olympia was in
session at Vancouver, the greater part
of last week. The first meeting was
held Tuesday evening, the 11th, at the
First Presbyterian church OF that city.
The sermon was delivered by the
retiring moderator, Robert Cruisk.
shanks, ID. D., which was both able and
practical.
Rev. j. NJ. Patterson of Tacoma was
elected moderator; Rev. Angus Nc.
Kenzie, temporary clerk, and Hugh
Lamont, reporting clerk. The follow
ing ministers and lay delegates were
present.
Ministers-Jonathan Osmond, Ta-
coma; Robert Cruikshanks, d. D.,
Montesano; William B. Lee, d. d.,
Mount Tabor; Geo. w. Sloan, A. Ii.
Lacky, ID. d., Aberdeen; Thos. Nc
CURE, Hoquiam; J. r. Thompson, ID.
d., Vancouver; w. B. Williams. Che
halls; NJ. G. Mann, Tacoma; T. J.
Lamont, Olympia; Byron l.. Aldrich,
Carbonate; Hiram F. White, Cos.
mopolis; Angus Mckenzie, Union
Ridge; James NJ. Patterson, Tacoma
Telesphore Beoillotte, Tacoma; J. C.
Willett, Tacoma; F. F. Young, Gig
Harbor; George Brown, Puyallup; l.
Richmond Smith, South Bend; j. T
Glover, Stella; J. w. TAFT, Tacoma
E. H. Parker, Cosmopolis; J. H. Ray
nard, Tacoma; Benjamin Parsons
Centralia; Hugh Lamont, Chehalis
Alex. Mclean, Ridgefeld; J. Ellwell
South Bend.
Elders-T. r. Walker, Aberdeen
John Smith Undian), Chehalis; c. b
Richmond, Centralia; Geo. Fisher
Castle Rock; ]. Egman, Edison
Andrew Hargraves, Kelso; Louis Won
well Qndian), Mud Bay; Willard
Lemon, Olympia; R. Mcdonald
Puyallup; J. P. Mitchell, Ridgefeld
F. F. Hopkins, Tacoma; G. H. Walter
Tacoma; F. S. Walton, South Union
J. NJ. Kelly, South Bend; H. Christ
Vancouver, and q. L. Klady, Wood
land.
Rev. Angus Mckenzie was elected
delegate to the general assembly al
Washington and Rev. DR.. Lee alter
nate. J. NJ. Kelley, was elected from
the elders and A. ]. Hossack as alter
nate.
The troublesome question OF church
boundaries in Tacoma was taken up
and disposed by amicable settlement
Tacoma was selected as the place fol
the next meeting.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-04-21
ldahO,s Exhibit Burned,

Idaho's Worlds Fair exhibit, while
en- route to Chicago, caught fire near
Kimball, Neb., and advices say bu,
little of value was saved. The de.
stroyed agricultural exhibits were
from Nez Perce and Washington
counties. A large number OF pieces
OF taxidermy in the exhibit, and two
oil paintings of Shoslone Falls were
also burned. The worl of collecting
the agricultural exhibit consumed
much time. and the loss of that dis.
play to Idaho is serious, but il was
only small part OF the entire exhibit.
The intrinsic value of the DESTROYED
exhibit was 5000.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-04-21

The 10000 souvenir quarter.dolIars,
which Congress authorized to be
minted for the Board OF Lady Mana
gers OF the Worlds Fair, will be issued,
it is expected, by May l. These coins
are of peculiar interest for several
reasons. In some respects the Isa-
bella quarter is much greater novelty
than the Columbian half-dollar, as the
coins bearing the Spanish Queens
portrait are much moro limited in
number. The act Of Congress author.
izing their issue only provides for the
mining of $4,000. or 10000 quarters,
hence there is every reason to believe
they will be extremely rare. They are
certain to command the attention of
women the world over, since they are
the first recognition by government
OF the position that women are attain
ing in art, industrial, and social
movements. Undoubtedly the women
of the country will regard this as their
special souvenir, and, as so few will be
minted, the demand for them will be
proportionately great.
The coin itself will be work OF art.
The same care and painstaking atten-
ton will be devoted to this issue as
succeeded in making the Columbian
souvenir coins such marvels of the
minting art. The full design has not
been announced, but the diverse side
is to bear the portrait OF Queen Isabella
of Spain.
One OF the special features OF the
new coin is that it is the first issued
by this government to bear a portrait
of woman. Other coins bear idealized
representations OF the fair sex, but
this is the first to be hOnored by an
authentic reproduction of particular
feminine face. The coin is intended
by the National Government to COM
memorate two important events-the
aid given by Queen Isabella to Colum-
bus which enabled him to make the
voyage OF discovery to America; and
the first special provision made by the
United States Government for the
adequate participation of women in
an enterprise of worldwide import
ance.
Apart from the general interest i'm.
parted to the coins by National legis-
lation and historic associations, their
market value will be augmented by
the fact that every coin-collector in
the world must have one. The Cath.
olics throughout the world and the
people of the Spanish race will be in
terested in the souvenir in apprecia-
ton of the honor extended to the
memory of their greatest Queen by
this government.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-04-21

The largest solid block of coal ever
mined and moved in the Northwest, il
not in the United States, was delivered
safely at the entrance to mine No. 2 at
Cle-Elum. April 10, and will be placed
aboard the cars this week for ship
ment to the Worlds Fair. General
Manager Kangley, on his recent visit,
gave orders for the specimen, and a
score of the most experienced miners
in the camp have been steadily at
work for the past three weeks in cut.
ting and moving it. The block is "a
feet long, 5 feet s inches wide and
feet inches high, and weighs in the
vicinity of Al 900 pounds, or nearly %
tons.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-04-21

THE prospect for wheat in Eastern
Washington this year is fattering.
The yield, it is confidently expected,
will be larger than it has been for two
or three years past. There was so
much snow and it has melted so grad
ually that the earth received most of
the moisture. The wheat is growing
splendidly in most sections, and far
mers are elated at the bright prospects.
A big crop this year means visit to
the Worlds Fair,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-04-21

STATE Taxidermist J. II. Hudson
has returned from his trip to Lake
Chelan, bringing with him fine deer
and four goats. He found the hills
and valleys still ice-bound and his goat
specimens were shot in the very saw
teeth SUBMITS OF those precipitous
mountains.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-04-21

INK building. There will be- specimens
ot nll tho ore mined in the state.
ono hundred and sixty-six Egyp-
uan7 arrived at jackson Park last
evening. They consist Of dan ing
c'rl', srakc cha7mcrs. donkey boys
They expect 10 s'll Egyptian curiosi
ties H. the World, Far visitors next
summer. ENFLYN MINIS.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-04-21
MEETING OF THE LIEU-LANDERS.
A Compliment to James Hamilton
Lewis.

A convention of lieu.landers" was
held at Garfield on the 18th, which
was largely attended and thoroughly
representative in its composition.
Delegates were present from Colisx,
Palouse City. Elberton. Guy, Four
Mile, Deep Creek, and in fact from
every section of the lieu-land country.
After organization general discus
sion took place in which the whole
range of questions affecting the rights
OF lieu-landers was covered. Chief in
terest, however, centered around the
question of who should be selected to
represent their interests at Washing
ton city. A large number of the dele
gates thought that a man from east OF
the mountains should be chosen, but
it was, however, by vote finally decided
to entrust their case at Washington to
James Hamilton Lewis, of Seattle.
The meeting also decided to send
the lieu-landers' petition to the Secre-
tary of tho Interior by registered mail
instead of transmitting it by commit
tee of farmers as was at first proposed.
An executive committee was elected
consisting of Mike Byrnes, Garfield ;
H. S. Hunt, Elberton; NJ. C. Doran,
Guy; John Laird, Garfield. This com.
mittee is to still further circulate the
petition to the Secretary of the Inter
ior asking him to act at once upon the
lieu-land cases, and obtain as many
signatures rs possible. 1t is also en-
powered in its discretion, to send a
representative lieu-lander from that
section to Washington to act in con-
nection with Mr.. Lewis in pushing the
interests of the lieu-landers before the
Interior Department.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-04-21

Two cars containing 10000 fruit
trees principally prunes) arrived at
Wenas, Il miles north of Yakima, last
week, and will be set out on the w J
of S 2G, Z IA, r Is, in the far-famed
Selah valley. This half section has
been cut into 10acre tracts, which
have exclusively been purchased by
colony of Tacoma people.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-04-21
HOW DRUGGISTS GET MUSK.
The ~ thinning Rodent OF the Jer-
Soy Meadows thr source.

As Ia musk. now" said the young
man IN search Of information, dare
say that the race oi fragile but aro-
matte little deer from which musk il
obtained must bc nearly extinct 10y
thi" time, is it not'"
We'll. replied the frank druggist
says the New York Sun. mot the
fragile aud aromatic little deer that
furnishes the musk sell That irag-
lie AMI aromatic little deer isn't any
nearer extinction now than he WAS
when hc iir.t began to dive and bur.
row. aud that Vas way back in the
pristine years
Why" exclaimed the young man
IN search ui information. the animal
that supplies the musk Of commerce
lives among the palm clad hills Of Cen.
trail Asia, where picturesque native
hunters follow it, tiny track. risking
their lives and undergoing great toll
aud hardship To secure the almost in
iinitesimal sac which cnvclops the
precious perfume, aud hy painful
Journeys Of mules aud miles hearing il
to the mart- of trade, where il is sold
for many times its weight in gold.
Everybody knows that"
Yes" replied the druggists I've
heard OF that lint the way | find
the facts - diil,fcnt The animal
that supplies the mus,, oi commerce
around these parts lives largely in
those luNuriant realms Of bog and ma
lara kuown as the Jersey marshes,
where the following of It's trail l. at.
tended with no risk uf hi,r no toll no
hardship. that ever heard of. I
| never know u - bc attended with
much If anything hut jug Of rum
and n hong handled spear. The hunt
cts are picturesque, though. An old
iur cap. a large chew oi tobacco .nIing
over An unpro,c-,iHg tc,l chin whl-kcr.
aud a pair oi gum hoots filled with the
legs of hickory nveralls aud long,
lank Jcrscyman--that ought to pa,s
iof picturesque. hadn't itY hut none
of these hunters ever -aid nything to
ne about an ininitesimal sac cnvelop-
ing precious perfume. nor even com.
planned about having Ia Journey many
painful miles aud miles Ia reach the
mafts OF trade. sor have any rccollcc.
t'on oi their demanding many times
ita weight IN gold for the precious
perfume. Not any hunters that | ever
dealt With. Thoy just jumped aboard
a Terry boat, landed on this side, and
hooicd u up here. aud chucking on
the counter ~hat they had to sell.
.aid
There yo bc, csp'n. Didn't hev
much luck yistctl'y. an only slashcl
the pods out % ten. They're good uns,
though. OF To be wuth 10 cents q
pair. csp'n'
Yes Those picturesque hunters
Who risk their lives on the trail of the
musk deer Ia Central Asia mountains
can do better by packing their grips
aud coming over here aud chasing the
Willy muskrat on the Jersey marshes.
They nigh, have 10 wear more clothes
but they'd get more musk aud find II
maFke, right under their noses Yes.
nay son The ciistc orient /. no place
Tor the musk hunter nowadays The
robust occident bcckons him aud he
had hetter come. lie needn't fetch
his spear With him. lIo can get one
here ios 40 cents
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-04-21

ImE h"iy of an unknown working.
man was inund in an old slaughter
house at Snohomish the other day.
There were no evidences OF foul play
aud nothing on the body by which it
could be identified.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-04-21

The reports of the failure of the
peach, cherry and apricot crop of the
Walla Walla and Snake river VALLEY :
are confirmed by late investigations.
The loss is estimated at $l25,OOO.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-04-21
THE WORLDS FAIR.
WHkr ONE WILL SEE Al IHE BIG
FAIR GROUNDS
The Decorations of thr Wsman.>
u"iiding. Display OF iIowrr>
tish"rW omen from the Eastern
coast. The Rapid Continuation
of buildings at the tnir.
CulrAap. April .. ls9.

CnIrAG". April ., lS93.
Tho question l. not what one will
81" At the Wotld'- Fair. but what i,
there that cannot ho seen there
II would seem ~ though the whole
earth has been ransackc,l ia its utter
most parts aud all the hidden trca.-
uros brought to light for the hcncii,
81 mankind
The beautiful white CITY," winch
hc- nestled - collly down hy the lak,
- the Eden of the world. Ever,
known device of man will be- there
I r'produciiun- uf every wonderful
thing nature has produced will be- s,
arilstically brought before the gaze %
/ the visitor. that when the Fair j. oyci
and the woruout visitor returns to Ia,
quiet hom" and settles down one,
moro u the humdrum oi every da,
cSlstcnce, ho Nll commune viii
/ himself thus How little | rcall,
know uf the world aud liln before
Waited tina Col,,,i,n rxn,.;,;,,
Thou.enJ. of Joll.,s src,, !, ,o,,, -
travelling could not have give me "a,
lnowl.I,, of hf, and a., w,,l -
nature that ! now possrs-. aud at bu
very ANAL expense. too"
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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-04-21
~ ASHINGTON STANDARD
:cc-r- E-E--- r--::--a- r--g:y3n7
JOHN MILLER MURPHY,

Adf'rt'- f.uf squares or upward
hs tlr ysar AZ 30 sfaI rate.
Legal nnttre- 900 %" charged Ia the at
t'rury pr atiic"r authorizing th"iT inS"r-
ton
Advert i-"tuctt seat from distance
and transient notices must be- Aocoinpan.
,-,i hy IA" cash
Announcements - marriages. hrthr
aud deaths Iu-srtsti free.
ptltutrv notices. re-. iutinus 81 respect
And other Artici"a " hich 10 uui Itu--s'~s n
geu"tal interest will he inserted at one
half tho fsio- tot business advertisements
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-04-21

NHtf is thuwu a. the Nayenspud
v'al mtne u heatsd 90 the south
shUfr "a raHish lake. on the line oi
thr Treat Nutthefn railroad. and
al-iui sssrn miles sau'heast oi Pair.
ha,vu last teaf diamond drill Was
nsssl "a the BE- alton. and the sirinity
Thoroughly ia,sstiTaied in going
sl"~u ~ iysi the anll passed. through
,so large s,ins of excellent coal.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-04-21
gasaIima wa Msra..

ln the March number oi q little
magazine called H,.ioria. Frank
% soul makes thi. interesting state.
men, From the name Napoleon
az accurate Greek sentonco may l.,
loFmed by dropping in each word the
iifs, letter Of the word before. rs Ma
rpleon -- sIs'leon-- puleon--oleon-lo
on--son--on." the English transla
,ioa ui which reads Napoleon. a
nan oi the people, going about con.
quefinK titles THIS /. a strong CO.
Incidence, ol ~hich Napoleon Was
doubtless ignorant, ~ II vac never
slsilea Of by him. nor docs II appear
to have been discovered by sny oi ~.
many historians Mf Soule is
probably "putsle editor" the only
person nowadays b. tai" iniofest ~
such ,hlaEs. apart from their curious.
ass. What NJ Suulc may be said
o. have discovered ,s snmuwhat rc.
msfk kal,ls, bat not more 80 than that
famous palindfomo accredited Go Ma.
poleon himself Asked u be- could
via some battle. he 10 said to have 70.
pliel Able wss ere saw Elha %
Not many generations sgo grave
people applie'l themselves to the
study II such nonsensr a. this, bat II
). nu~ matter tuS children iicsides
u y plain h. any ufcek scholar that
NJ F"ale must strain meaning. "a
,"usi,rl, ~ make his point Orsgon