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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-08-26

TO the Honorable. the Legis,a-
ture of the State OF Washington
Gentlemen: We. the undersigned
members of the State Board OF
Equalization. hereby direct your
attention 10 certain facts in rela-
ton 10 the assessment and collcc-
ton OF taxes in the State of Wash
ineton which we deem of suffi-
Gent importance TO warrant a
most careful and impartial inves-
tigation by your honorable body,
with View 10 the making of
such changes in the constitution
and laws of the state as are nee
essary 10 eliminate from their OPP
Grafton not only grave inequalities
and injustice, but great pecuniary
inducements to downright lying
and perjury. which characterize
the enforcement of our present
laws.
"As Hon. f. D. Benson. one OF
the Superior Judges in King
County. in his report to the hon
cradle Judges of the Supreme
Court Of the State Of Washing
ton has we'll said:
Much personal property at
present escapes taxation unlaw-
fully. 1t is impossible to prevent
such escape. and were IL prevent
ed the injustice would be increas-
ed rather than diminished. 1t 10
hard to make any one believe that
II Is just that he should be peri
odically taxed heavily because he
Is industrious and honest, and
less heavily In proportion as he is
unthrifty and dishonest. Yet, our
revenue laws plainly act as a fine
upon thrift and industry, and are
a standing invitation and induce
ment to unlawful concealment and
perjury
But let us view this question
from a fiscal standpoint, and de-
termine whether or not the tax
ing Of personal property and i'm
provements is in the interest Of
those whose honesty. industry,
and presence among us have given
to this commonwealth its present
enviable position in the sister
hood Of states.
Schedule A. hereto attached,
shows, by counties, the total as
sessed valuation of all property
In the state. as equalized by The
State Board. the combined valua-
tions Of land exclusive Of i'm
provements) and railroad tracks,
the combined valuations Of per-
sonal property and improvements,
the total amount Of state and
state school tax levied against
each county for the year 1897, all
as shown by the report Of the
State Board OF Equalization Of
that year, together with percent
ages.
"A perusal OF the schedule will
show that under the present sys-
tenn much heavier tax for state
and state school purposes is levied
against those agricultural coun-
ties in which an abundance Of la
Dor and capital are annually ex-
pended In the production Of
wealth. than in the timber coun-
ties. where shrewd spectators
are monopolizing the natural op-
portunities and forestalling the
production Of wealth. than would
prevail II personal property and
improvements were not taxed.
For the purpose Of bringing
this point out more boldly two
groups Of counties have been ar
ranged for comparative purposes,
selected from the whole number
OF counties In the state. Group
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-08-26
Schedule ca"

Schedule showing by counties the total assessed valuation Of all
and railroad tracks the combined valuations Of
tax levied against each county the for the 1897 and the
amount that would
provmnts had been from taxaton
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-08-26
REPORT OF THE
Board Of Equalization
LEGISLATURE OF 1899.

Secretary Of Auditor
sla;ure before its adjournment
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-08-26
FALSE CRY OF PATRIOTISM.

From Speech Of Congressman Lewis
in the National House." When
Crimes Arc to Be Committed
Against The People They Are Put
on Guard by the Cry OF Patriot
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-19
JOHN DOE : V VARIANTS
 DENOUNCED Stanford Professors on the Arrest of
 Dudley. Styled an Outrage Which Is Sanctioned by the
 Law. Portions of the California Stat utes Vigorously Assailed
 in Lectures. SCRAMBLE FOR FAT FEES. How COnstablcs Take Advantage of Their Prerogatives at Public Expense.
Portions of the California Stat utes Vigorously Assailed
 in Lectures.
How Constables Take Advantage ot Their Prerogatives at Public
 Expense.
Special Dispatch to The Call

PALO ALTO, Jan. 18.-The arrest of Professor Dudley at Santa Cruz on the 9th of this month on a charge of passing counterfeit money was made the occasion for lectures tonight on the laws of California. which make un- just arrests and prolonged detentions of this description possible. The speak CTS were Dr. Jordan, Professor Abbott, head of the law department, and Pro- lessor Brun, until recently attached to the French department, but now an at torney of San Francisco.
 The title of the lecture was 'Lettres de Cachet in California. Better Known as the John Doe Warrant, Which AL lows a Constable to Make Arrests at Pleasure" or, as Dr. Jordan expressed 1t, "a writ used in California which enables constables to reap fees.''
 pr. Jordan first gave the circum- stances of the arrest and detention. and commented on the disgrace and in justice of the entire proceedings.
 The noticeable point of it au." said Dr; Jordan. is that a man within forty miles of his home could be legally ar rested without any suspicious circum- stances and detained not only a few hours, but days. This thing is going on continually. A man would as soon be held up by footpad as a consta- ble.'' 0O11' 'a
 The president spoke of the efforts made by certain constable to steer tIe proIesSor into the hands of a Santa Cruz lawyer, who would defend him.
 Ihese alliances" he said, '.are ex tremely detrimental"
 Professor Brun first reviewed the provisions of the county government act, especially those sections of the fee system which dealt with the salary of justices and constables and which gave the latter officers mileage He showed the responsiveness of the system and sald there was no redress for false i'm prisonment except by knocking down the constable as Phileas Fogg did the detectlVe. 'The courts,'' he asserted. stand by the officers of the law"
 Professor Abbott first spoke on the expense of this part of the fee system and asserted that it would be cheaper for Santa Clara County, for instance to pay the transportation of all vag- rants coming within it's bounds than to arrest and rearrest them.
 Tt is not the constables and ius- tlves, he said, "who deserve criticism, but the system"
 He thought the only way to remedy the matter would first be to repeal the vagrant law and put the Justices of the Peace on proper and sufficient sal ary, for they are very necessary of ficers. He would leave the constables as they are. The nature of their du- ties, he believed, was such that they would not be so efficient on a fixed sal ary. With this change he thought the expense would be decreased and many VagrantS saved from becoming crirni- nals through contact with convicts.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-19
MISS MARIE McKEHNA
 PRESENTED AS 4 DEBUTANTE
Tea Given at the Attorney Generals Resi- 6ence in Washington at Which His Sec
 ond Daughter Entered Society.

WASHINGTON, Jan. IS.-The tea given by Mrs. McKenna, wife of Attorney-Gen- eral McKenna. this afternoon to present Miss Marie McKenna, the second daugh ter. as a debutante. was largely attended Mrs. McKenna, Miss Marie and Miss Isabel McKenna received the guests Among those who assisted in entertain ing was Miss Barbour of Canton. Ohio at the White House. Miss Hildegardee McKenna, who is yet schoolmiss and who has not yet formally entered society taining The reception lasted from B to o'clock. Judge McKenna was present a part of the time, and received the con gratulations of his friends over his ele- McKennas are justly proud of their beautiful and bright daughters, who are universal favorites in Washington society.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-19
GEORGE M. OYSTER
 SEEKS A DIVORCE

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1s.-washington City has another divorce sensation in high life. The parties are well known in San Francisco, where they formerly re- sided George M. Oyster Jr., one of the prominent business men of this city, in- stituted suit for divorce, asking the District Supreme Court to sever the ties that bind him and his wife, Eva H. Oys- ter. What caused the arrangement which has eliminated in divorce pro- ceedings is not stated. as both parties to the suit have carefully avoided discuss ing their domestic troubles even to their most intimate friends. The grounds up- on which MT. Oyster bases his claim to the right of a decree of divorce are with held from the public, he having availed himself of the privilege of having the papers in the case placed in the safe of the clerk of the court.
 The petition was filed late yesterday afternoon by MT. Oysters attorney, Jo- seph Shillington. All who are familiar with the nature of the complaints which MT Oyster makes against his wife de- cline to speak of them. It is known however, that he has contemplated this step Tor some time and that 1t was not nasty conclusion. MT. Oyster was married to the woman from whom he now seeks divorce about nine years ago. the ceremony taking place in New York She 1s Californian, her maiden name being La Farge. They have lived in Wash lhgton since the date of their marriage.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-19
DEM0KSTRA TONS CONTINUE
 W STREETS OF PARIS.
L1 One Encounter the Police Are Ro1ghIy Handled and te Guards Finally
 Charge the Mod.

PARIS, Jan. 18.-There were renewed attempts at a student demonstration in front of the newspaper offices and the Military Club, but the police dispeiled the crowd.
 There was much agitation in the Latin quarter, but the police barred the bridges and all attempted demonstrations were suppressed.
 The organizing committee of yester- days meeting at the Tivoli Vauxhau has decided to hold another meeting on Sat urday next and a public demonstration on Sunday afternoon in the Place de la Con- corde. Meanwhile the effervescence in creases in the provinces. Shops of Jews at Nantes have been stoned.
 M. Clemenceau's paper. the Aurore, was publicly burned in front of the Military Club at Bordeaux. The police were roughly handled and the guards finally charged the mob. Thirty-two arrests have been made.
 Telegrams from most of the large towns show that the anti-Jewish crusade is as- sumng most menacing proportions. The Government is seriously alarmed. An other attempt, it is said, will be made in the Chamber of Deputies or Saturday to overthrow the Cabinet.
 LYONS, Jan. 1S.@ro-day the students made a riotous demonstration in front of the synagogue and the Jewish shops breaking shop windows and raising men, acing shouts. The police had great diffi- culty in dispensing them. Hand to hand encounters were frequent and there were many arrests.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-19
INTERESTS THE PEOPLE
 OF THE PAcIFic COAST
President Mckinley Asks Congress to Make an Appropriation for tbe Heirs Of Luis
 Moreno, Who Was Lynched at Yreka.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1-.-President Mo Kinley to-day sent to Congress a mes sage asking an appropriation of 5000 to pay the heirs of Luis Moreno, a citizen of Mexico, who was lynched at Yreka, Cal, in 1895. The President asks this ap- propriation out of humane consideration and without reference to the question of liability of this Government.
 The following California bills were in troduced to-day: By Senator Perkins, appropriating $500 to pay F. F. Dundon of San Francisco, being the penalty i'm posed under the contract for the con- Wash: to remove the charge of deser- ton from the military record of Thomas McMullen; to pension James M. Jackson. move the charge of desertion from the military record of Francis M Lyles.
 By Representative Barlow-A bill pre- pared by the National Horticultural and Nurserymen's Association of the United States providing for the inspection of fruit and fruit trees; to pension Silas B. Root.
 Pacific Coast patents were issued to- day as follows: California-Lewis Boles San Francisco, pneumadc bicycle brake; Amos H. Carpenter eTba stockton, I3"a screw pro prune-dipper; James NJ. Dyer. San Fran cisco wave power, two patents; Clinton T. Pace National Military California ore concentrator: Clarence Quinan, Pin ole, making gun-cotton; Low W. Rhodes. San Jose. combination bedstead and man strainer; Sarah Swain, Los Angeles. safety accouchement chair; William T. Wilkins. Grimes Landing, grain-saving attachment for thrashing machines: James M. Wishart. Oakland. gold sepa- rator.
 Washington-E. D. Kellerman. Monte sano. attachment for hose noxzles.
 Pensions have been granted as fol- lows: California, original-Charles w Cartilage, Mentone, sS; Edward P. Warner Ventura, s6; William Park, Truckee, s6' Reissue and increase-Peter Green, San Jose, SC to $8. Original widow, etc.-EmiIy D. Davidson Woodland R
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-19
Fastening to His Bedside She Will Find the End Is
 Come.
ILL FOR A LONG TIME.
Woman He Loved, Yet Ho Dies Alone.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

LONDON. Jan. 1S.-Nicolini died to- day at Pau, in the south of France.
 PARIS, Jan. 18.-Patti left Paris sud- denly tonight to hasten to the bedside of her dying husband. AS 1t has hap pened. she will arrive to find him dead.
 NEW YORK, Jan. 1S.-The late Sig nor Ernest Nicolint married Mime. Patti in 1896. She had been divorced from M. Louis Sebastian Henri de Roger de Cahuzac, Marquis de Caux. Nicolini's health began to fail him in the early part of last year, and 1t was reported that he was suffering from a cancerous affection and from a complication of other disorders.
 He went to Brighton, England, from Craig y Nos, Mime. Patti's residence in Wales, and then to Langlands Bay, where his health showed some signs of improvement and gave his friends ground to hope for his recovery. For several months, however. he had been slowly growing worse. He finally be- came terribly emaciated and was con- fined altogether to his rooms.
 At his removal to Pau his malady soon developed more serious symptoms. Both he and Mime. Patti were now aware of the fatal nature of his illness,
 
 described the absolute devotion of the two as touching in the extreme. Nico- lini could scarcely bear to have her out of his sight for moment. He did not care to be read to, or sung to, or talked to; but simply to lie listlessly with his eyes following her about the room.
 Mime. Patti of late has rarely left him, except for flying trips to fill few peremptory concert engagements.
 Although Nicolinf was at one time a lyric tenor of fair rank, and made a favorable impression in Italy and France in a dozen operas, his title to fame or nOtoriety for the past decade has been the fact that he was the huS- band of Patti. Soon after the diva's divorce from the Marquis de CauX she accepted an offer of marriage from Nic- Olini. It is said that he had a few weeks before sung in opera with her. and his struggle to sustain himself in the higher notes and his disastrous failure excited Patti's sympathy, and this was followed by an affection that was said to be sincere, even if platonic, Signor NicOlini had luxurious apart ments at the castle at Craig-y-Nos, and allowed his wife to have her own sweet way in everything. Patti was not sat tsfied with her marriage to the Marquis de CauX, and so when she welded Nic- Olini she had the marriage ceremony performed four t1mes-a civil one, Ro- man Catholic, Greek Church and AngIi- can or Protestant Episcopal.
 NiColini was born in Italy about fif- ty-two years ago, but lived for a long time In Paris There he met, wooed and won his first wife, who died just at the nick of time so that he could marry the greatest cantatrice of the century. By his first wife he had three children, two boys and girl, and it is to the credit of Patti that she adopted Miss NicOlini and aided the two boys to en- ter military school and so secure their present rank of captain and lieutenant in the French army.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-19

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 The organs that make wifehood and moth crhood possible are directly acted upon by Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. It makes them strong and healthy. 1t cures all weakness and disease. It prepares for maternity. It does away with the discom- forts of the expectant period It insures baby's health and makes its advent easy and almost painless. Druggists sell more of the Favorite Prescription '' than of all other similar medicines combined.
 "I am anxious to add my testimonial to your 'Favorite Prescription writes Mrs. c. c. Bran don, of Fort Grant, Graham O., Ariz. "I had been using the Prescription for several months previous to my confinement, and I afu sure have been benefited greatly from the time com did in my life. Up to the very day when the baby was born did all my own housework; and during confinement had not the least symptoms of fever. The ordeal was nothing to what 1 expected"
 The woman who owns copy of Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser probably does not realize at once all that she gave in exchange for it. There was the price of SIso. That paid for the large vol ume of I,ooS pages. Then, as day by day she looked into these pages, one by one she gave away her anxieties for her family's health She learned how to make her chill dren well. In the chapters especially treat ing of her own weaknesses, she learned the cause. and the cures. 6So 900 copies have been sold at SI. so each. Now an edition in strong paper covers, will be distributed FREE Send 2r one-cent stamps to Worlds Dispensary Medical Association, Buffalo, N Y., to cover the cost of mailing only. Send ar stamns for cloth binding.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-19
cHILES PRESIDENT PLACES
 MLiTA M ACTIVE SERVICE
Indications That the Relations With droeo- tine Are Such That War Is Not
 Improbable.
Copyright. lsss. by James Gordon Bennett.

VALPARAISO, Jan 1s.-President Err razuriz signed a decree yesterday calling into active service all the National Guards of Chile and youths of 20 years or more. Accordlng to conservative organs in San tlago' Senor Joaquin Walker Martinez, Chl!ean Minister in Buenos Ayres, Ar Senund, who has just reached that city, Ie1t his family in Buenos Ayres. This is taken 70 mean that the relations of Chile ana Argentina are of nature which
 BgENOS AYRES. Jan. 18-Advices just recelved from the Herald's correspondent Tn Rlo Janeiro, Brazil, state that the sale or the cruisers Abrou, De Odoro and Blorlano to Chile is announced These vessels are nov in course of construction in Europe; The contracts have been
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-19
Auditor Miier Arraiqned.

SALINAS, Jan. 1S-County Auditor George s. Miller appeared in court this morning with his attorney, S. F. Cell, In response to the summons commanding him to appear and answer to the charge preferred against him by the Grand Jury for willful neglect of office The com plaint was read. Then Attorney Cell ad- dressed the court and made a motion to dismiss the case, alleging lack of jurisdic- ton on the part of the Grand Jury. Judge Dorn took the motion under advisement
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-19
OUR GOLDEN 
 THE GOLDEN JUBILEE!

San Francisco's putting on her holiday togs. All California rejoices in the Golden Jubilee-5O years of un- exampled progress and prosperity.
 No other State in the universe can show such progress within so short a period of time. We're proud of our native State.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-19
The Sugar Conference.

BERLIN, Jan. 18.-It is believed that the sugar conference convened by Bel gum will meet at Brussels next month,
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-19
NEW TO-DAY.
Making the baby

$ eS ooOS happy IS a woman- ly woman's best pleasure. It i 8 easy to make a healthy baby hap py. Such a baby is born Il appy. Smiles and dim pies are as natural to it as fretfulness fc f0 n Ntrnu csNL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-11

They Got Into That Condition as Soon
as Armistice began.
Copyright, 1895,

Copyright, 1881
Special Cable Dispatch to The Evening Star.
BEFORE SANTIAGO, July S.-The Span
ish soldiers have been drinking heavily
ever since the armistice was agreed on,
and have been Iooting places where drink
is sold.
In Ell Caney the Spanish women are fight
ing with the Cubans for food. There are at
least 10000 OF them there, scattered along
the roadside.
Gen. Shafter inspected the line for the
first time yesterday. Many officers think
that he committed blunder in allowing
tho refugees to leave Santiago, thus re-
Hevtng the Spaniards of the necessity of
supporting them.
Heavy ammunition trains are arriving
here from Siboney, and every available
man fit for duty will be in the next bat
tie. The foreign experts who are at the
front say that our position is impregnable.
Our artillery will drive the Spaniards into
the city, where the hardest fighting is
looked for,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-11
RUIN IN SANTIAGO.
Public buildings and Streets Have
Been Destroyed.

Copyright, 1881
Special Cable Dispatch TO The Evening Star.
SIBONEY, July 0, via Port Antonio, July
11.-Gen. Farrara, who passed into Siboney
today, says that 1900 Spanish soldiers
have arrived at Santiago from Manzanilla,
but that Gen. Pando was not with them.
He is probably at a town twenty miles
south, whittier many citizens have gone.
Gen. Farrara believes that all the public
buildings in Santiago have been ruined, and
also the streets and roads leading from The
American lines
Another refugee says that when Gen.
Linares was asked recently what was the
prospect of surrenGer, he replied:
1T rests with Blanco. You know how he
treated Cervera. He will probably use me
likewise
No one expects Santiago to surrender
without a struggle. This morning six bat
teries of thirty-six guns were brought here
by transports, with more United States
recruits and the Illinois Volunteers. Two
of the siege guns are halfway to the front
already.
By Monday afternoon the Americans viii
be ready, if commanded to make the as
sault, which no doubt will be short and
violent and quickly successful. The fleet
is coaling up and repairing damages. Sew
eral prizes wait them, our scouts have
seen two big steamships, some sailing ves-
sells, and what appears to be a torpedo
boat, in the harbor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-11
INTO A HORNETS NEST.
VuIcan's Steam Launch Nentured Too
Near a Spanish Fort.

Copyright. 1898, by the Associated Press-l
GUANTANAMO BAY, July 3. via Playa
del Este, Province of Santiago de Cuba.
July delayed in Transmission).-A steam
launch from the United States repair ship
Vulcan, which, with the Marblehead's
launch, has been doing patrol duty In the
narrows leading from the lower to the up
per bay, ventured too near the Spanish
fort just after daylight today and ran into
a hornets nest.
AS the result of the mems anxiety to To-
cate the small Spanish gunboat Sandoval.
which is known to be in the vicinity OF
the fort, the Americans went quite a dis
tance beyond the patrol limits, and the
Spanish pickets located along the blum
suddenly opened fire on the launch with
Mauser rifles, which was at once followed
by volleys from the soldiers In the fort.
The launch replied with her 1-pounder,
but the firing of the Spaniards entirely
too heavy for the little boat to contend
against, and she beat a hurried retreat.
Although the launch was under fire for
ten minutes, she was not hit once.