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The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-12-21

The issue of standard silver dollars
for last week was $579, ,795.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-12-21

The president Saturday approved
the bill for the dedication of the
Chickamaugua and Chattanooga Ma
tional parks, September 10Th.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-12-21

Speaker Crisp and the house lead
ers have reached tacit agreement
by which adjournment for the holiday
recess will be taken at the close of
the session next Saturday, and the
reassembling will be at noon on jan
uary Sd.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-12-21

The gold reserve was further re
duced today by the. withdrawal at
New York of $1,SOO,OOO, which leaves
the amount of reserve at the close of
business today $91. .554.9O9. and the
cash balance at $155,O4S, ,459.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-12-21

The majority report of the house
committee on banking and currency,
favorable to Secretary Carlisle's plan
of currency, was today presented to
the house by Chairman Springer, with
tho recommendation that the bill pass.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-12-21
Fifteen Bills in Exact
ly Four Minutes.
Lightning Legislation in
the House.
Daily Grist of Interesting News
Notes from the Law Max
ing Capital.

WASHINGTON, Dec 17.-AE the
opening of the session of the house,
Hermann Of Oregon presented pre-
| amble and resolution declaring that
the Clayton-Bulwer treaty was an OBJ
stacle to the construction of the inter-
| oceanic canal and that it should be
abrOgated. 1t was referred to the
committee ON foreign affairs. Fifteen,
OF sixteen bills, favorably reported
from Friday nights session were then
passed without objection, in exactly
four minutes.
McRea, chairman of the committee
on public lands, moved to pass, under
suspension of the rules, the bill to
protect public forest reservations.
Wells charged that rascality was
behind the bill and predicted that
those who were pushing it through
with whip and spur would live to re-
gret their action. The vote resulted
159 to SO, and the bill passed.
The plan of urging Secretary Car
isles bill for a revision of the cur
rency before the holidays has been
abandoned. 1t was developed today
that many democratic members of the
house were opposed to hurried action.
Mr.. Crisp was against haste, and the
committee on rules supported this
view.
President Cleveland has sent to the
senate the following nominations:
Justice-Charles D. Clarke, ITO be
United States district judge of the
eastern and middle districts of Tenn
essee,1 vice David M. Key, retired !;
Humphrey B. Hamilton, to be asso-
ciate justice Of the supreme court OF
New Mexico.
State-Thomas O'Hara of Michigan,
TO be consul at San Juan del Norte,
Nicaragua.
In the senate the university bill went
over and the Nicaragua canal bill was
called up.
The senate adopted Sills' resolution
calling for a copy of the income tax
regulations. The bill to establish a
national university was then taken up.
The majority report of the house
committee ON banking and currency,
favorable to Secretary Carlisle's plan
of currency, was today presented to
the house by Chairman Springer, with
tho recommendation that the bill pass
The president Saturday approved
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-31
As STRANGE As A NOVEL.
Revelations Of the Life of u wcstcra
Murderer.

VANCOUVER, B. G.. December 3l.-The
identity of Ashford, who murdered his wife
and child and then attempted to take his
own life on December 81 has been partly
discovered by his private papers. These
papers show that Ashford's sister is q
marchioness. her maiden name being Eliza
beth Flowers. Ashford's real name was
George Frederick Flowers.
The papers and letters disclosed the fact
that the Flowers family is possessed Of
great wealth and that a sister of the muir
derer willed to Ethel Flowers, Ashford's
second daughter, a large estate in Eng
land. She came into her estate Oh her
eighteenth birthday.
This accounts for the remark of Ashford.
when l am gone all but Ethel VIII have
TO beg on the Streets and also for his att
tempt to shoot every one of his children
but Ethel Ashford, upon being reprimand-
ed for resenting some prison discipline,
said indignantly: You fellows viii lind
out " no / am before this trial is over"
Ashford disgraCed his family by n sue
cession OF wild eprees and squandering his
fortune. AS he a prominent Cam
aristocratic society, his actions created
scandal, and as disgrace followed some Of
his escapades, he concluded TO sink his
identity.
He dropped his title and friends and be-
came common soldier. joining the army
i'm India, took the name of Ashford and
married the daughter of the farrier of the
regiment who knew his past and was WILL
ing TO overlook everything.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-31
C0LDEST IN SIXTY YEARS.
The ''Jig Up" Probably With the
Florida Orange Crop.

JACKSONVILLE. Fla, December 81
The mercury went down to IA above zero
at the signal station IA. the city just before
sunrise this morning, this record being one
degree colder than the temperature during
the great freeze of 1856 and the lowest
since 1885. The thermometer at the sta
ton is 100 feet above the ground, and the
surface readings about town average from
one to three degrees lower
Reports from Titusyille Tampa, Ocala,
Gainesville, Palatka and Sanford indicate
that the mercury dropped to about Is
above zero in those localities.
The orange and vegetable crops are prac-
tica!ly ruined. The best estimates place
the number of oranges AT present on the
trees at fully 2,tjn,OD boxes. and the Off
cials of the Florida fruit exchange in this
city think fully 2pp,Ooo boxes have been
frozen, either wholly or partially. If this
estimate is correct the remaining GOo, 900
boxes will bring fabulous prices.
These reports cannot be verified until to-
night or tomorrow, but the best informed
fruit men say the jig IS up with the
orange crops of 1SG3-Ji.
Ice formed on the streets Of Jacksonville
this morning and in small places about the
docks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-31
Returns Must BE Made.
THtN ARE INTERDICTED.
Mgr. SatolIi's Statement of the Action
as to Secret Societies.

Owing to misapprehension caused by the
publication OF statements that the decree
concerning secret societies was not final,
and was submitted to bishops in order to
secure from them their opinions thereon.
Monsgnor Satolli authorizes the following
brief statement OF facts, to set at rest mis-
apprehension and possible misrepresenta-
ton:
The archbishops OF the United States
have taken council with respect to three
societies, namely, the Odd Fellows, the
SCIs of Temperance and the Knights or
pythias. The archbiShopg decided that the
whole question should bC submitted to the
apostolic see. In communication from
his eminence, X. CARDINAL Monaco, TO Mon
sisnor Satolii, the action of the general
coEgre cation of cardinals, to whom his
holiness committed the question, is made
known. The congregation, after consider
ing carefully the matter, made decree.
This decree his holiness fully confirmed,
a2d gave 1t complete effect. The decree is,
therefore, transmitted to all archbShopS,
bishops and other OrdinarieS of the United
States, to be by them carried into effect.
Mon5ignor Satolli has acted merely as the
medium OF Transmission. But in view of
contradictory and confusing reports
emanaung from various parts of the coun-
try. the facts are thus briefly stated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-31
SENATOR'S FROM WYOMING.
Two to BE Chosen at the u Ing Ses.
sion of the Legislature.

CHEYENNE, Wyo.. December 3l.-Two
United States Senators are to be chosen
at the coming session Of the legislature,
one for six years, to succeed Joseph N.
Carey, and one for four years, to fill the
vecancy occasioned by the failure of the
legislature two years ago to elect a suc-
cessor to Francis E. Warren.
Senator Carey Is a candidate for re-
election. Ex-senator Warren is also .
candidate for the long term senatorship.
Both are residents of Cheyenne. Early in
the contest the remainder OF the state de-
inanded that Cheyenne should decide be-
tween Carey and Warren and that the
other Senator should not be a resident OF
that city.
Several candidates conceda Warren'a
election to The long term, and a majority
are willing that he should be elected first,
In order to remove one OF the disturbing
elements from the contest.
Senator Carey has come home from
Washington and is making an aggressive
personal canvass.
For the short term senatorship ex-Con.
gresham Clarence ID. Clark viii have the
Unanimous support Of the Uintah and
Sweetwater county delegation.
j. ]. Davis of Carbon county, Judge ].
NJ Brown of Albany and Judge Jay Ia
To~rey Of Fremont Will have the backing
of their respective counties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-31
BUISROWS LOSING GROUND.
Contest Mt Lansing for the Short
Term Scnntorship.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
LANSING, Mich, December 3l-The
town is rapidly filling up with legislators,
and by tonight most of them will be here.
The short term senatorial campaign is IN
full blast, and since Saturday, when the
various headquarters were opened, the
situation has changed in several respects.
The fight now seems to be between Senator
John Patton and S. s. Olds with Burrows
rapidly losing his grip. The Burrows men
thel. insisted that he would be elected
on the first ballet, but today II is
admitted that fifty votes just about meas
ures the Burrows strength. Tho entire
force and Influence OF the administration
will lie and is being thrown to Patton. and
that Will help him wonderfully when The
pinch comes. The Mcmillan influence is
said to be for Oids. but Mclaughlin of De-
troit, who will introduce Mr. McMillan's
name In the caucus. has come out for Pat
ton
TIE full term senatorial caucus will be
held Wednesday,, and Mcmillan will go
through without scratch. After tho
caucus a lunch will be served to the legfs-
lators and their friends. The short term
caucus will be held Thursday or Fridey.
and in all probability the secret bai.ot viii
be adopted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-31
DELAY ON THE POST OFFICE.
Acting Architect KcmpCr Says This
Should Not Bc Bla med

Mr.. Kemper, acting supervising architect
sophical view of the progress of work on
the Washington city post office. Star
reporter undertook 10 interview him on
that subject today. He said that he did
not care to say anything about that work
just at present, except that he thought it
ranifestly unjust to holG the present ad-
nlnistration responsible fer the time al
lowed for the execution of the contract,
ines smuch as that contract had been made
by the previous administration. 1T is not
necessary to go into details In this mat
ter" said he. ''and the position of the
architects Office with regard to this build
ing can be briefly stated. The contract for
the granite work OF the building was
awarded on the "a day OF March, lSs,, two
days before the advent OF this edmnis-
trltion, TO he finished in two years and
half from thar date. The contract time
does not expire until September =, 1885,
ana it is simply the duty OF the superHis-
ing architects office to see that this con-
tract is faithfully executed This - being
done, and. so far as man can foreteli the
future, the work will I've completed by that
time. This Office is perfectly willing to
sumo its full responsibilities II this matter,
and / will stand by this statement. If we
fail in our obligations in this matter we
are proper subjects OF censure; hut IL seems
to me to be hardly fair 10 prcjUdge us
negligent in advance and to criticise MS
as though we had already failed. That's
all / care to say for the present"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-31
NO MORE AP PEAL S
Board of Assessors Has CLOSED Its Books
and Will Report.
Re eductiOns That Have Been Made
Monday the Assessment Of 1893
Will lie Complete.

The permanent board of assessors closed
its book of appeals this afternoon, and no
more appeals will be considered. For four
months the board has labored 10 revise the
last assessment, which contained SO many
inequalities, and next Monday it will hand
over its report to the Commissioners. and
the much talked Of assessment of 1888
will be permanently fixed.
The board, which ii will be recalled Or
ganiZed August Is, 1894, consists of Col
james A. Bates, chairman; Mr.. S. T. g.
Morseil vice chairman, and Capt. j. Har
risOn johnson, secretary. 1t was not until
the 1st of September. however. that the
beard really got to work, as considerable
time was lost in getting quarters and fit
ting them up. Since that time, however;
the board has labored faithfully, and in
VeSugateu I,2U3 appeals, representing in
the neighborhood of 1900 separate pieces
of property. There has been a general re-
duction in the assessment all over the city,
how great, it is as yet impossible to state,
but II is believed that when the books are
turned over to the Commissioners the aV-
erage reduction Will reach nearly 10 per
cent.
early in the work the board adopted a
RUE That where an appeal was mace the
property in the square would be considered
at the same Time SO that while there are a
great many property owners who have not
made an appeal their property mas never
thelesS been reduced. Owing TO the short
time allowed the board in which to make
the revision, 1t was simply out OF. the quee-
ton to visit and inspect each piece of prop
erty upon which there was an appeal. The
greatest reductions noted are in buildings,
which have been scaled considerably. But
even here the BOARD has not had a fair
opportunity to do the taxpayers justice,
for the time allotted ii in which TO make
the revision vas altogether too short.
Many of the buildings upon which the
assessment was reduced were known to
the board, ana they revised from memory.
AS stated above the board will complete
its labors next Monday. That is 1t will
be through with the revision of the last
assessment The work, however, that Is,
the real hard work will begin after the re-
vise1 assessment is made matter Of record.
When this is done the board Of permanent
assessors, without even taking a breathing
spell. will begin 10 make the iiew triennial
assessment upon which taxes will be levied
and due the first day of November, 1896.
The board will begin, after visiting each
piece of property in the District and person
ally viewing 1t, to levy the assessment,
which win stand. unless there is an error
which the board has power 20 correct. The
taxes for this year. upon which one-half OF
the taxes We're due the first Of last No
vember, will all be payable the 1st of May.
After the board concludes the considera-
ton of appeals II Will set aside a day in
each week to consider liquor licenses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-31
THE CURRENCY EiLL.
The ProI,ab bic Mode OF Procedure in
Coming 10 Vote.

The vote on the Carlisle bill will not be
taken in the House before the latter par
Of next week. 1t is contemplated to have
the general debate continue until Satur-
day, and then to have the debate proceed
under the fve-minute rule.
1t is proposed to get rule from the
committee on rules either Saturday or
Monday, probably the latter, fixing the
time for voting and adjusting the method
of procedure. Ordinarily the original bill
would be considered ana amendments would
be offered to it. When all these amend
ments were disposed of the substitute
which the committee proposes would be Of
fercd and voted on.
But this would cut off all other sub
stitutes. and II is therefore proposed to
consider the committee substitute the
original bill. This Will give an opportunity
for the Walker substitute to be voted on ::
whereas, if the new committee bill were
considered formally as q substitute 1t
would be question simply of recognition,
and Mr.. Springer being recognized Mr.
Walker would Lot be able to get in.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-31
CLEAR AND COLD WEATHER.
The LEGAL Prospects for the District
and Vicinity.

The weather bureau promises clear. cold
weather tom orrow. There VIII probably be
a very wintry nip In the air, but IT will
not be accompanied by any disagreeable
elements OF snow or rain. There IS a pos
sibility of falling weather this evening, but
if that happens the weather will probably
clear again before morning.
The snow furry last night was not
caused by the presence Of storm, but
was the result of n slightly disturbed con-
diticn existing between the area of high
barometric pressure which has just moved
off the Atlantic coast and similar area
row approaching from the Rocky noun
tain plateau. There was snow in some
of the middle and south Atlantic states
and rain along the gulf coast, ard as tho
condition moved northeastward to the
ocean 1t brought a light snow fall to this
section.
The Indications this morning forecasted
good winter weather over the entire coun-
try tomorrow, ard there was not a storm
in sight on the map
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-31

those who were responsible for the franz
Ing of the recent tariff law. While other
interests were subjected to whatever dis
advantages may result to them from the
new tariff law, the brewers escaped. Sem
ator Jones of Arkansas, the democratic
member of the finance committee, who had
so much to do in the framing and passing
of the tariff bill, was earnest in his ad-
vocacy of the increase In the tax on beer
of one dollar per barrel
He was overruled by his associates, and,
although he frequently required to this
proposition, he never succeeded in securn g
q favorable audience.
The favorite argument of those who op-
posed the tax was that beer is the poor
mans drink, and that to tax beer an add-
tional dollar per barrel would be an addi-
tional tax upon the poor man. The answer
made to this was. that beer would still sell
for cents a glass. and that the only result
would be to reduce the extraordinary
profits of the brewers to that extent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-31
DEATH OF JOHN WALKER.
ARCHER District Official PASSES Away
This Morning.

Death has claimed another District of
fetal, and today the name of John Walker.
chief clerk of the engineer department., has
been added to the list OF those who have
gone to join the great majority. John
Walker Was appointed chief clerk of the
engineer department July /. 1874, by Col.
Henry Nj. Robert, who was then Engineer
Commissioner. He succeeded Frank Stiison,
who died in the service. Chief Clerk
Walker was beloved by all who knew him.
and the clerks who came under him will
mourn his loss. He was kind, cousidcrate
and always had d pleasant word for his
friends.
Following the general policy of civil SER
vice, the Commissioners will appoint MI.
A. Y Lakenan chief clerk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-31
NO PRACTICAL ACTION
Income Tax Cannet Be Collected Until
Congress Shall Act.
Treasury officials Are Much Embar-
rassed-Rcturns Must he Made by
Those Liable to the Tax.

The income tax provisions of the tariff
law go into effect tomorrow. but the Of
flcials of the Treasury Department are
seriously embarrassed in their enforcement
by reason of the failure of Congress to pass
the urgent deficiency bill before the recess
That omission has upset entirely the calcu-
lations of the commissioner of internal rev.
enue, who has the matter in charge. 1t
had been his intention to have the force
necessary for the collection of the income
tax fully organized by the 1st proXimo, SO
that they might begin operations at once.
The most important feature Of this plan
was the appointment of additional deputy
collectors, revenue agents and other Of
ficers essential to a proper enforcement Of
the law. Provision for this extra force Is
made in the urgent deficiency bill passed
by the House of Representatives and now
awaiting the action Of the Senate
No Practical Action Can BE Taken.
In the meantime the hands of the COM
missioner are tied and no practical action
can he taken until the deficiency appro-
priation is provided. Everything is in read
mess fer immediate action as soon as the
necessary authority is obtained. and II will
not take the commissioner long to orS1n-
ize his force and get it into :he field. Not
withs standing the failure of Congress to
provide the money asked for 1t will In the
meantime. under the law and the regula-
tions of the Treasury Department, he nee
esSary for every person in the united
States whose Income for the present year
amounts to more than $500, after de-
ductng the items allowed by the law, to
make up return between January l and
March 1 and transmit that return to the
commissioner of internal revenue for his
district. The returns of the incomes OF
corporations must be made up in the same
way and transmitted to the collectors OF
internal revenue. The collectors and dep
uty collectors throughout the country Will
be supplied with blank forms, on which
these returns are to be made out. The
ferns for private incomes and those for
incomes of corporation are different, and
persons desiring to make out returns of
their private incomes should apply for
form No. 800, while those desiring to make
returns for corporations should apply for
form No. 800.
Returns Must BE Made.
Although the returns must be made be-
fore March 1, the payment of the tax can
be made at any time between that date and
July 1. There will be lots of work for the
income tax collectors during that period,
and in order to have them fully prepared
for it 1t is desired to have them get in
harness as soon as possible. They VIII have
TO revise the returns made by individuals
and corporation and establish their ac-
curacy by personal investigation. They VIII
also have to look out for persons who have
failed to make returns in all cases where ii
il believed that they come within the re-
qulrenlents of the law. Unless the law Is
repealed there are merry times ahead for
some body.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-31

Secretary Herbert has rcmitted the un-
expired portion of the sentence of Lieut..
+. d. Bostick, who was suspended for one
year by court-martal for drunkenness
while attached to the Ranger at San Diego
About four and one-half months of the
time remained to be served and as the Off
Ger had lest twelve numbers an unusually
large number. the Secretary felt that his
punishment had been sufficient.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-31
Acts Approved.

The President has approved the act
granting a pension to Mrs. Ann Bradford,
the act in regard to the withdrawal OF GER
tain public lands from private entry, as
provided by the act approved March =,
1850; the act to perfect the title to d quar-
ter section of land in the town of Yuma,
Col, and the act for the relief OF Doilie Il.
lII.r
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-31
THE DISTRICT DEBT.
There Has Been Decrease of Over
Four Million Since July, 1878.

United States Treasurer Morgan has made
report in regard to the Indebtedness of
the District of Columbia, from which it
appears that the total debt December 81,
1894, is 7,1S1 200, being reduction of
Si,32i, $50 since July l, 1873, with corre-
sponding decrease of $3.i, SJ1 .22 in interest
charges The total so per cent bonds
outstanding Is Sl4, 1885, 600, and the total B
per cent and $50 per cent bonds outstand-
lnr & S,.lo 200.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-31
An Inquiry.

The attorney for the District today pc
titioned for an inquiry as to the mental
condition of John X. Metzger, Waterman
2. Bagaley and Sarah Spencer, alleged
lunatics. Judge Cox directed that the in
quiry be made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-31
Naval rioycDlcGts.

The Concord arrived at Shinkwan on the
29th and at Chnkiang on the 3Oth. The
Castiue has arrived a Castine, the Essex
at New York, the San Francisco ut New
Uort and the Machias at Port Said. The
Detroit has sailed from Naples for Port