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The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-05-23
FACTS ABOUT MARION COUNTY

the official records show that while the average
four Marion County has been
preceding the total amount oil taxes
for has INCREASED tSbsO
DECLINED the levy Tor
the past years INCREASED 10 Os mills against 1925 mills
or the preceding four
bridges but has purchased
the past oyea except repairs
the ecourth
expenses four for county purposes
$4,000 year. County levy for 1899 10 80 mills
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-05-23
TAX REDUCTION PROGRAM.
Pledges on Which Our Legislative and
County Court Candidates Stand

collected the
preceding
diminishing pledge the
taken from tho annually the next four
stead O lncTeas further
TO
In
and
ekpend
submitted the and authorized by them
candidates nominated
the earliest
o0cOn reducing
the the county debt the use Of our per cent s
can obtained
conduct the
OF the
wv constantly incfeasnf
reduce other weh
governed conntes adjacent TO Marion aud that they shall pS themselves
writing o this effect -. -
We pledge citizens legislative ticket 10 labor TO reduce the state Ak
materially,
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-05-23
COl)N7Y COURT RUNS COUNTY AND
KEEPS OUT OF DEBT ON Low LEVY
Republican Claim that There Will Be a
Bic Deficit Next Year Knocked
Into Cooked Hat
ANOTHER CLAIM KNOCKED OUT.

three mill county tax IN
Linn COUNT enough to run the county ana keep
think impossible to run as large county
Linn and one having bridge for low tax levy he e
times
hal oil Linn county mas ae
on veryp his signature as follows:
COUNTY BARToNs
Herald OF March lOth a
law made v the county produce sufficient revenue 70
nav the Knowing the Heds desire TO make
ununde misleading fact would pleased nave you
applicable to the current
o the for 1900 ,,ooo
the assessment roll oil S SHOW
u $50 will be least $4,000 OF this sum app
eablet to payme expen'es OF 1905 10000 90
roll 1898
roll 1893 M
polls estimated collection 400 boVo W
recorder $5OO from clerk SOVo Voecu
Cash Of this writing LOO W
The s1s Spendturs for the year ending Si60 "a
...,,...,o;o. ......... s
The sum the annual expenses the county
Hence this will leave about So oil
surplus o meetcontingencies T.
statement will correct the erroneous inn
making the statement that the county "ou DC
powpe to stamp agreeable at some future
time would pleased publication the amount d interest
Maid and the previous to July 1895
during which levied in Linn county an ourg
the subs four 80
Herald called Tor the showing
interest paid Linn county is also needless " a
that not either will give the facts ABOUT Linn u
Marion county
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-05-23
THE LAST RESORT
Voters Not Registered May Still Get
10 Vote.
Affidavit Of Six Freeholders All That
Is Necessary to Become
Eligible.

As last resort il will be necessary
for those who intend to vote on election
day to secure the sworn statements OF
six freeholders that they are qualified
electors. This statement will not suffice
for both the June and November cleo
tions; the elector must produce his free
holders at each election.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-05-23

diversity is greater and therefore the
possibilities are greater, than prevail be.
tween the United States and Europe.
TRADE will take care OF itself il gov
ernment will give it chance. There is
only one thing worth while forAmerican
manufacturers and producers generally
to lie awake nights or call conventions
about, and that is the necessity for re-
moval Of restrictions on trade between
the United States and Asia. They are
oppressive, iniquitous, suicidal. Delay
and neglect are inexcusable.
This is living issue in Oregon. The
election Of congressman and senator
who will not impose Porto Rico tariff
on the Philippines is greater issue in
Oregon than finance OF expansion.
Americans want free trade under their
own flag at least.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-05-23

Republican party OF Marion county,
Oregon, for the respective offices Of
county Judge and county commissioner
OF said county, believing that public
Office is a public trust, and that public
affairs can be run upon the same eco
nOmical and businesslike basis as a sue
cessiul private enterprise; wish 10 on
nounce 10 the people OF this county, that
when elected 10 the respective offices Tor
which We are nominated, We will give 70
the people an economical, businesslike
and Just administration, and We will use
all means within our power 10 reduce
the present excessive burden OF taxa
tiOn.
Next a committee OF Republican
county managers drew up platform for
the county Judge and commissioner "a
stand upon as follows;
The candidates for county Judge and
county commissioner hereby pledge
| themselves 10 the strieteai economy Ia
conducting the business Of the county
restricting the expenditures ~ actual
necessities for the protection oi puDlic
interests and public property, and win
a determination 10 place the county o.
Marion upon an absolutely cash basis anu
out Of debt, while al the same time
reducing the tax levy 10 the lowest pos,
sible limit, and the candidates Tor oil
other places upon the county tiCke'
pledge themselves - earnest and iaith'
iul cooperation with the county court N
reaching the results Aforesaid.
Next step in the evolution comes A
W. Prescott, who Offices with John II
Scott and l. the Salem reporter Tor the
Oregonian and says:
The Republicans Of Marion Counts
ais planning 10 meet the opposition
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-05-23
soMR SPECIFIC FlGURKs.

The oregonian publishes Tor a leader
on It's first page Wednesday an exposure
Of the tariff taxes on American Pfoducis
imposed by our government IN tine
Philippine islands. Il shows that the
administFation IL bailding up the same
ystsm there that has been inaugurAted
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-05-23

The Republican campaign managefs
through the OregoniAn claim 10 show BY
the above that they have kept their pledge
to reduce county expense $4,000 year
in 1898. Their pledge was 70 reduce
10000 year on salaries Of county Of
ticers. The Legislature reduced the sal
aries some, but the people got no benefit
from IL because the Republican county
officials proceeded to raise the tax levy
to collect more taxes than ever before, as
the record will show.
RECORD or TAxRs COLLECTED
Total taxes 1897 .... ....... .ff24 .O9s
Total taxes 1899. 49,. ........ las. .2s4
Increase In two years. ..... q 54,74o
The claim that they reduced expenses
t29, ,234 in two year is more that offset
by the increase Of taxes by s54 ,2lo in
the same two years.
The JOURNAL wishes 10 be perfectly
fair toward all county officials, and
even toward county administration 10
which tits politically opposed. THE JouR-
NAL will admit that Judge Hubbard and
Judgererrell have both some good years
to their credit, and their own party
conventions turned them down for their
efforts at economy. Let us Civ
credit TO Republican efforts at economy,
and admit that many Of the best Re.
publicans In the county want 10 get re-
forms for the sake OF reform. But how
about the claim Of reducing county ex-
penses t29, ,234 from 1897 TO 1897 Fol
lowing figures we're published in THE
JOURNAL Of March 2s, TWO DAYS BE-
FORE THE REPUBLICAN COUNTY
CONVENTION AND THEY HAVE
NEVER BEEN DENIED. They show
the record made by two Republican
county judges for three years each on
county expenses.
TKRRKLL's AND HUBBARp's RECORD
| COMpARNp.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-05-23

in the coming campaign by making a
presentation OF figures showing the de-
crease in county expenses during the
last 10 years. One set Of figures lie that
which shows the current expense Of the
county for each fiscal year ending Oc-
tober 1. The first two years in the list
were under a Democratic administers
ton. The figures are as follows;
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-05-23
NEW DEAL EXPOSED,
Claims Reductions Of $29.224
in Two Years
MARION COUNTY TAX LEVY
Has Gone Up Seven and 0ne-Thlrd
Mills and Total Tax Raised
Was Increased
S54,249

Marion County debt, March 81,
1892, f22, III
Marion County debt, March 81,
Increased debt in 8 years. -. .S5l 800
Marion county levy 1897 fifteen mills
Marion county levy 1899 twenty-five
and 80 100 mills.
"In the last campaign theRepublicans
pledged their candidates to make a re-
duction OF $4,000 in running expenses.
The year 1899 was the first one in which
the new administration had control
through the whole year, and the year
1897 was the last one in which the new
administration did not participate at all.
comparison Of the two years shows q
reduction OF 500, 224."
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-05-23

Totals. ........,.. b1Oo, ylO5,boO
This shows reduction OF only t4,004
in three years by Judge Terrell over
Judge Hubbard, and II includes the
year 1899, when Judge Terrell and Com
missioners Davis and Miley run the
county for t5l, 0l6.
Terrell and Davis and Miley deserve
credit for their efforts at economy, but
careful examination Of the igures for
the various departments shows that
Marion county can be run for about
10000 year, as Linn Is run righ /
along for $4,000 a year, with more
bridges to keep up than Marion county
has.
Hasn't Marion county as much brains
and financial ability as Linn County,
THE Journal believes the right kind OF
officials can be found TO reduce taxes as
low here as In Linn.
ESTIMATED REDUcTfoss.
Can Marion county be run for $4,000
Year, Following items Of expense Of
1899 can be scaled down In the opinion
i n ........t .ut III. - l.li.aua.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-05-23

In the last campaign the Republicans
pledged their candidates to make re.
duction Of 10000 in running expenses.
The year 1890 was the first one in which
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-05-23
FACTS ABOUT LINN COUNTY

official show that while the
the four Linn County has been
preceding amount coecte
corresponding period has been DECREASED tll 0s0
have DECLINED the tax levy o
mills foe
1892 mills.
Linn has erected substantial courthouse fur
hundred
twenty oil farming land lies the for the INDECENT
dwelling hospital
together and absolutely Improvement
for andno o n Of indebtedness incurred
year County for 1899, : mills.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-05-23
OFFICIAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT VERIFIED


our years. @
dn@%
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-21
SUfC1p ( AND CIVILIZATION.
The More Progress the More There Is
 of seIf-DestruetIon.

Felix Adler, the New York ethical clergyman, says of. suicides: Suicides gre on the increase in the present cen sury. They have tripled in number in the last one hundred years. It is the disease of civilization, increasing ip numbers with the progress of eiViliza- ton. Germany, where civilization has reached the highest point on earth is the blackest spot in this respect. It Is the same story as you proceed from the less to the more liberal creed " nere the population of a community is made up purely of the Russian church there are 10 suicides to the mil@ lion; where the people are purely Of. the Catholic faith there are 58 to the million; in Protestant communities there are 190 to the million. External conditions appear to have much to do with the act. The9e are more suicides n wet weather than in dry, more by night than by day. more on moonlight nights than on dark nights, and there are three times more men to die by their own acts than women can- not sit in judgment on those who have done this deed; I cannot enter into their inner life. But warn all who think of freeing themselves from this life that they have no right to do it. The duty of progress compels us to renafn-we must stay. We are here to solve the problems Of life. not to eyad7 fbem. We are here to fuliIl our task, not to leave it unfinished. We must make the soul victorious over the senses, and we do that not by eVadlns nain but by conquering t.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-21
San Antor:o's cIiss,s te,.

Coming from the home of biting east winds and winter climate, the at fnasphere of San Antonio is syefitable paradise The city is located in south western Texas. is about 600 feet above the sea level, and is delightfully."- situ- ated, with a range of hills extending completely around the town. Tue weather is delicious-never too cold in winter, and, during the summer, while it is hot enough in the day time, the evenings are always cool, According to signal service reports taken during Il series Of years, the average number of days in the year during any portion of which the thermometer falls to the freezing point is 14. It is a rare thins to have frost before November CT later than April
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-21
Won.sA taeninse.s..

Many of tbe most useful novelties Of the day were evolved by women. Silk weaving was invented by the wife of the fourth Chinese emperor; bronze work by Q Japanese woman, the Weav- Ing of cashmere shawls by woman of the India1 harem, and the lost secret of Venetian point lace was redlscoy4 cred by an Italian woman Harriet Hosmer invented a way to make mar ble from limestone. Mrs. Strong. who began by inventing corset. ended by taking out patents for dams aud reser> voirs. A woman invented a satahel bottom paper bag and was offered $20,~ 000 for her patent before leaving Washington. A Texas woman invented d digging machine; an English woman a horseshoe; a Florida woman 3 rail- road car. and an Illinois woman cal heater
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-21
aEkawkerrlea.
H.rankfagd has an interesting earlos

Fr9nkfesd has an Interesting earios~ ity in the form Of a strawberry plant bearing twelve good-sized berries, which may be seen in the window O. aIrs. ]. l. Frederieks' residence 4344 Paul street. The plant was taken from the yard in the fall and placed in | flower pot. No great eire Was taken If 1t or attention paid to it Hntil re- sently, when twelve blossoms appeared The berries followed in due time and sook especially tempting in this WintrT weather. when strawberries are 2 de aidea lHxaEy Philadelphia Record.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-21
s,.,.nsn.as sn [ e..es I5.a.

The names of habit~al drunkards are p,3sted in public places in Kenosha, Wis. and the other day tne common council passed an ordinance providing that habitual drunkards who have been posted "have tintypes or photographs of themselves attached to the poster, aud that unless the parties so posted are able to pay for said photographs. .hen the relatives be required to stand The expense. Tn case there are no rela- lives. then the city is responsible for she cost.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-21
The Highest Tower.

The highest tower n the world is presently to be built as one of the great attractions of Buffalo during the Pan- American exposition, which is to be held in that city in 1901. It is to be l,152 feet high, and 400 feet square at the base, and will be a much more or namental building than the Eiffel tower. It will be served by no fewer than B electric elevators, sixteen of which will run only to the first landing, 225 feet above the level of the ground. The whole journey from the bottom to the top will nocessitate four changes Of elevators, and will take about six minutes, while the elevators will have a carrying capacity of 10000 III hour. The estimated cost of this tower. which will be built of steel, is S8oo,oo0, or about twice as much as That Of the Eiffel tower.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-21
u.
 CLOCK ST A Ks"
Place of the Sun to Fix sA,
 Time of Bay.

Place of the Sun to Fix sAs Time of Ray.
 pbly the majority of people sup hat the obseryatories obtain the time from the sun. When the \ man wishes to give his watch Rhest praise he says, Tt regu- he sun, not being aware that Rh which would keep with tho Rund the year would have to be sas bad as Captain Cuttle's. Tha may safely decide when to go Per by the sun, but If the mariner confident that the sun marked Sfhe correct time as the farmer would be sure to be at times RvV miles from where he thought \ In other words, the sun sundial-is only correct on a es ln each year, and during the Flng times gets as far as' a quarter hour fast or slow, ac-
 10 Appleton's Populas Science N There are several hundred
 Aose positions have been estab- &Rita the greatest accuracy by N' careful observations at a or the principal observatories Esorld. If a stars exact posi- known, it can readily be cal- fWhen it will pass the meridian gwen plaee-that is, the in-
 VIII cross a north and south 40agh the place. The data re-
 saese stars are all published aatieal alaanacs, which are Il oy several different observa-
 the Use of navigators aud
 who have uses for them.
 'afs are known as "clocls
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-21
THE BURLINGTON ROHTF

New Through Trains to Port land, Puget Sound. ''Ghe Rur- lington-Northerp Pacific Ex- press,' No. Il. from St. Louis, at 9:00 a, m, for Cansas City, St. Joseph, Northwestern Nebraska, Black Hills, Wyoming, Montana, Washington, ..Ta- coma. Seattle, Puget Sound, and port land, Oregon, via Billings, Montana the short line and time saver to the Upper Northwest. To the Puget Sound in - Hours. Through coaches, chair cars (seats free), stand ard sleepers and dining cars with through tourist sleepers from kansas City. This is the main travelled route St. Louis to the Northwest.
 Numbea s.Nebraska- Colorado E. press" midday train from st Louis for Nebraska, Colorado. Utah, Pacific Coast; one night to Denver Also for st. Paul Minneapolis and beyond.
 No. 15. at s. 10 F, m. St. Louis 10 Kansas City, Omaha, St. Joseph, Kansas, Nebraska Colorado, Utah, Pacific Coast, via Denver also to the Northwest Montana, Nash hing ton, Oregon, via Lincoln and Billings.
 Write.
 + M RUGG, l. W wAKELY T P A, GOA Pine St.. Gen. Passenger Ag,i
 St Louis, Mo. St. Louis, Mo-
 0HoWARD ELLIOTT, GenI Manager.
 St. Louis, MO.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-21
PLooelNo By 2-EcrqletrY.
efanee Has Substitute for the nrisl.h
 Cat O Nine Tails.

SA"hee has Substitute for the ssrItfsn
 Cat O Nine Tails
 Some of the French newspapers hava been telling about the new method of whipping men which had just been introduced experimentally into some of the penitentiaries and colonies of France. The instrument bears tbe pleaslng name of the electric cat. and fEiectrician expresses the scientific opinion that it is a great improvement 9pon the Russian knout and the cat Q nine tails, which, it says, still unfor. tanately figures in many penal colo hles and in the penitentfaries of so- called civilized states. The method or this new whipping machine is very simple and business-like. The culprft who has been sentenced to undergo the lash Is tied to post in the usual man. her. Behind him is a wheel driven by an electric motor, which goes round with velocity that is unpleasant for the victim. The velocity may be regu- lated, however, according to the sever ity of the trounciDg to be adminis- tered. Attached to one of the spokes IS whip which swings around the circle and the culprit is placed at such an angle with reference to the instru- ment Of fiagellation that every time it comes around it nips him squarely on the back. It is claimed for the new Invention that it dispenses justice im- partially and equally It has no anil mus against the prisoner, it's blows are given with equal intensity, and it bet ter fulfills the idea of eyen.handed justice than manual flogging, which ia likely to distribute penalties very un- svenly.--Philadelphia Times.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-21
sure-Footed Boer Horsea.

The horses winch the Boers ride arc very much like the Welsh or scotch ponies, being very sure-footed. and with a power ot ieaping from rock to rock that is phenomenal.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-21
'ts,o
 a7 iaeai and the Real.

ae iaeai and the Real.
 as kindly-faced woman, and fasy to see that she was bub- Er With laEe for the little folk.
 Aso modestly into the office oi ealtor and inquired: twill Rse tell me which one of the E that writes all those pretty Piles about children? I know iove the little folks, because such nice stories about them. I " tell him a precious litt.s |vae ...., my darling boy, who IS mats the man over there. , .su {. .,, the city editor. (Which That one with the corn
 ih his mouth and swearing at uoy,'-0maha World-Herald.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-21
Farming In Colorado and New Mexico.

The Denver X Rio Grande Rail- road, "The Scenic Line of the World, . has prepared an illustrated book up- on the above subject. which will be s9nt free to farmers desiring to change thsir location. This publica- ton gives valuable information in regard to the agricultural, horticul- tural and live stock interests of this section, and should be in the hands ofevery one who desires to become acquainted with the methods of of farming by irr,. ation. Write s. K. Hooker, q. P. X. T. A, Denver, Colo If
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-21
Smoke sneals sas sgested.

The great loss of life incurred by the English troops is mainly attrlDutable to the charges they have had to make across open spaces in order to dfsiS'tge tile enemy from the sheltering kopJe Tn order to minimize the death roll It has been suggested that just before 8 charge takes place smoke shells snouIa be fired, which would temporarily nlde the English soldiers.
 r,rk;.n Women and rneir Fortunes.
 Turkish women de not come into control of their private fortunes until after marriage. After that they can dispose of one-third Of It without the husbands ccnse2t
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1900-12-25
FL SUCESO DE ANOcHE

Anoche ocurri6 IN incidente que pr
do tener graves coneecuenclas, pero que
afortunadamente, no pas6 de un leve al
boroto.
Hace unos dias dimos cuenta de
vsrios abusos cometidos por un guardia
IN cabo de la insular, cue parece ser
no Sc haIabsn en 81 sano inioio.
El capitan Molina, tan pronto tuvo
oonocimiento de egos hschos. prooedio
4 formar IN expediente diohos guardiae
y habi6ndose demoetrado la cupabiii
lad ds e.tos, propueo la expulsion del
guardis ell csstigo del cabo, rebai4n
Iole en- oategorfa. Sc nos dice que en-
este asur TO hs procediio ell captain M, Il
ma con toda il & xibilidad, y NJ ltros no
teuemos Inconvenience en- coDsiguarlo as1,
porqu6 agrts vos J fu,rtes en- oensurar
los qae atfopellan, tsm5ien hace m os
iusticia d esos mismos individuos, ouando
cumplen con Gus de5eres.
Aver vino confrmada la ssntencia
CUE oondens al guardia : al cabo, y pa
rece que este, puss nosotros no presencla-
mos ell hecho, agraviaio con nuestro
amigo don Jose Boads, por La declaration
que prestars en- Ia oausa, presentose ano
che entire siete Y ocho, en- ell KtoFko, Y
llamando al sefior Boads, le asesto IN
golpe defendiose este. sonaron dos 8
tres tiros, ViSse al guardia correr ha
ola ell cuartel Intervino Ell captain Mo
lima, cerrsronse las puertas del Quartet,
y ell pueblo, iniiguado, por Greer que Sc
trstaba de una coufabulaoion de los guar.
dias, SO arremolino frente al cusItel
fncr9p&ndo duramente estos pero la
sensatez de nuestro pueblo, 7 la actitud
del captain Molina durante Ell suceso,
evitSron que las eosas tomaran mayor
caracter de gravedad.
POGO tempo despu8s restableoiose
la norm slidad, entregandose ell pueblo q
las txparciones propiss de la noche
buena
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1900-12-25
A DIBSTRO Y SINIBSTRO

La C8msra esta en- banca rrota.
Ocho c0naQrerOs quieren desertdr.
Era visto.
Ese ouerpo heterog6aaeo como dirfs
ell doctor Veve-no podra nunoa llegsr
una resolucion medianamente logica.
z este depende:
De que esa C&mara, sin ndmero su
fciente para su constitution, deDtro del
partido republioano, hubo de formarss de
elementos, en- su mayor pafte iedoctos, y
sin conciencia del alto destino d que Sc
les condujo.
Por otra parte, la ambici6n descabe-
llada de esos elementos, no podfa oontenerss
en- sus justos lfmites, y ell 0apor del inter9s
y del lucro ha hecho va saltar la vAlvula