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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-02-08
Funds for Philippine Schools.

Washington, Feb. 6.-The house
committee on insular affairs has au-
thorized favorable report on the bill
providing for the setting aside Of 25
per cent of all proceeds Of all public
land sales hereafter made. in the Phil
ippines for the purchase Of sites for
construction and maintenance of pri.
mary and industrial schools and an ad-
ditional per cent for higher education
in the islands. 1t is provided that this
measure shall not apply to the proceeds
from the sale of friar lands.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-02-08
FOLLOWED BOBRIK0FF.
Procurator General of Finland
Assassinated at Hell
sinefors.

Helsingfors, Feb. 7.-Soisalon Soin-
linen, procurator general of Finland,
who before he was ennobled was known
by the name Of johnson, was assassi.
mated Monday by young man whose
identity up to the present time has not
been determined.
The assassin of Soininen and Soini-
mems son were both wounded in the
duel following the murder. The mo-
tive of the crime was apparently pure
ly political, the slain official being Il
prominent member of the government
party.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-02-08
ELECTION FRAUD CASES.
Democrats Expect to Take Tesii-
m0ny Of Thousands.


mony Of Thousands.
Denver, Feb. 6.-At the session Of
the joint legislative committee consid.
ering the Peabody Adams gubernato-
rial contest, Attorney John A. Rush
announced that the Democrats expect.
ed to take evidence Of 5000 or 5000
persons either before the committee
or before notaries. He asked to have
the ballots taken before notaries when
witnesses were to be heard. This re-
quest was denied by Chairman Griffith.
James A. Pershing, Republican
lawyer, who acted as supreme court
watcher in precinct 8, ward IA, testi
fed that legal ballots were cast in that
precinct by putting them in the out
side box when the glass box was filed.
He said before this was done the cleo.
ton officials consulted with him and
the action was taken with his consent.
In his opinion the election in that
precinct was conducted honestly, al.
though one expert had testified there
were over sixty ballots written by one
or two persons.
Ign witnesses were examined during
the afternoon, each of whom identified
as his ballot one Of those which t..e
Peabody experts had declared TO have
been written by one or two persons.
From enc precinct where an expert
had testified seventeen Democratic and
six Republican ballots were written by
one person, the Democratic attorneys
produced six men, each of whom iden-
titled one of the Republican ballots as
the one he wrote. This completely
demolished the experts report on this
group of ballots.
In another case a Republican cleo
ton judge identified the Republican
ballots which the experts had declar-
ed fraudulent as being his own and
two which he had written for litter
ate voters.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-02-08
Bonus for Railroad.

Pennington, Feb. AT meeting
at the Bank Of Pennington between
representatives Of the Eastern Wash
ington Construction Company and the
BUSINESS men Of the town an agree
ment was made with the company to
build a railroad from Pennington to a
point near Princeton, Idaho. The
C itizens guaranteed the amount asked
for by the company, about half of
which is already subscribed. The road
is to be completed to Princeton by
February !, 1905.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-02-08
CAUSES MUCH FEAR.
Assassination Nav Arouse Other
Deeds OF Violence,

st. Petersburg, Feb. 7.-The news
Of the assassination of Soisalon Soini.
men, procurator general of Finland,
though occurring before mono on Mon
day, was not generally known in st.
Petersburg last night, but it is expect
ed to produce an immense sensation
when it becomes public, as it will be
the precursor of an era of terrorism,
for which the events of January in St.
Petersburg and throughout Russia gave
the signal.
Until the identity of the assassin is
definitely known it will be impossi Bile,
of course, to establish the motive of
the deed, but the present circum-
stances in Finland render it almost
certain that the crime is of purely
political character and of the same ma.
ture as the assassination of Count b.
brikoff, the governor of Finland, in
June last year.
The classification of the province of
Finland has been meeting with great
oppositio on and creating much bitter
ness, especially since the formation of
the party of active resistance, which
is recruiting from the holder spirits of
the original party of passive resistance,
and to which the perpetrator of the
latest crime probably belonged.
At the conference of revolutionary
parties of Russia, comprising represen.
tatives of the Finnish active resistance
party, the Polish National League, the
Russian emancipationists and other
revolutionary organizations in Berlin
last night, platform for general con-
certed action was drawn up, and the
assassin of Soininen undou btedly was
in touch with the dissatisfied element
throughout Russia.
As a matter of fact, never before in
the history Of the empire have events
Of an government nature been in
closer connection, as has been shown
by the universal spread Of the strike
moevment; and the ssssination of Soin-
linen, though principally inspired by
the grievances OF Finnish nationalist,
undoubtedly was also spurred on by the
use of troops against the strikers in st.
Petersburg and elsewhere
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-02-08
BROKE GROUND.
Gov. Mead Turns Earth on Washing
ton BuiIdiO0 Site.

Portland, Or, Feb. 5.-At 1I:3O
O'Clock yesterday morning, in the pres
ence of President Goode, other officia Is
of the Lewis and Clark exposition COM
mission, Gov. Mead, of Washington.
broke ground for the Washington
building on the promontory at the ex-
treme east of the grounds.
Gov. Mead was first formally ten
dered the ground by President Goode,
tand behalf of the state Of Washington
the governor spoke a few words of
thanks and encouragement. He then
picked up spade and overturned the
first spadeful of eartn where the Wash
ington structure will soon stand.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-02-08
Minor Happenings
Of the Week.

The postoffice appropriation bill has
passed the house.
Mutilation Of wounded soldiers is
charged against Russians by Japanese.
Fifty miles in fraction less than 80
minutes is the latest automobile rec.
ord.
The deadlock over the United States
senatorship in the Missouri legislature
continues.
Robert B. Armstrong, assistant SEQ.
rotary Of the treasury, has resigned, to
take effect March s.
Gen. Grippenberg has been succeed
ed by Gen. Myloff in command Of the
second Russian army in Manchuria.
West Virginia and Kentucky legisla-
lures have been added to the list OF
those formally endorsing the presi-
dents railroad rate policy.
An application has been made to the
comptroller of the currency for a char.
ter for national bank at Fairbanks,
Alaska. The capital is placed at $780,.
900.
The senate has passed the house bill
prohibiting express companies engaged
in interstate and foreign commerce
from carrying obscene literature. 1t
extends to other carriers the provi-
sions regulating the transmission of
such matter through the mails.
For the extension of the Klamath
river irrigation project the interior de-
partment has ordered the withdrawal
from all forms of entry or disposal
448, $40 acres of land in the Lakeview,
Or, land district; 299, $50 acres in the
ReddiLg, Cal, district, and 1903, 440
acres in the Susanville, Cal, district.
The senate has agreed to vote no
the joint statehood bill Tuesday, Feb.
ruary 2.
A magnetic survey of the North Pa.
cific is to be made by the Carnegie in
stitution.
The annual Dominion exposition has
been awarded to New Westminster this
year.
The Canadian Pacific is said to be
negotiating for James Dupsmuir's
Vancouver island railroad.
Nine hundred lumber wagon drivers
at Chicago are on strike. Operations
Of hundred firms are affected.
1t is stated that Grand Duke Sergi.
IA, the most reacticnary Of the grand
duke party, is now the chief adviser Of
the GEAR.
President Roosevelt, in an address
at Philadelphia, declared that the in.
crease Of industrialism requires in
CREASED powers Of national supervision.
A successful As minute trip was
made at Los Angeles last week by the
Baldwin airship California Arrow.
The airship landed at the place of
starting.
Twenty members Of the Chicago
Commercial club have gone to Cuba,
where they will devote two weeks to
studying the commercial posi- bilities
of the island.
Rear Admiral Walker. in report on
Panama, just published. declares that
there has been great decrease in the
death rate on the isthmus since the
Americrans took charpe
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-02-08
Boundary in Dispute.

Olympia, Feb. IL. Il. Bonner,
prosecuting attorney of Chehalis coun-
ty, and U. ID. Guagway, prosecuting
attorney of Jefferson county, are get
ting up friendly suit to determine
the location of the boundary line be-
tween The northern border of Chehalis
county and the southern boundary of
Jefferson county. There is strip
comprising tier of sections along the
boundary line that il in dispute.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-02-08
QUITS
RESIGNATION As COMMANDER IS
SENT TO CAR.
Bitter Quarrel With Grippenberg
Said to Be Immediate Cause.
German Military Men Say Near.
" the Whole Russian Army Is
f1uitnOuS.

st. Petersburg, Feb. Cit is stated
here. though not officially, that Gen.
Kuropatkin has rendered to the czaI
his resignation Of the command Of the
forces in the far East.
Gen. Griprenterg has been removed
from the command Of the second Man.
churian army At his own request, hav.
ing declared that be had been dishon.
ored by Kuropatkin's orders to retreat
at the battle of the Hun river.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-02-08
MUST SERVE SENTENCE.
1aChen, LOrcnz and Others Lose
On Appeal.

Washington, Feb. 6.-The supreme
court of the nited States has denied
the application of Machen, Lorenz and
Croft for writ Of certiorari III the
case against them, charging conspiracy
to defraud the government in connec.
ton with the postoffice department ir-
regularities. The effect is to leave
standing the decision of the court Of
appeals Of the District of Colum bia
finding them guilty as charged. Their
sentence was two years and $40, 900
fine each
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-02-08
Fair Commission Organizes.

Olympia, Feb. 6.-At meeting Of
the new Lewis and Clark exposition
commission Senator J. J. Smith was
elected president and +. l.. Reber, a
Seattle newspaper NAL, secretary. Ell
mer johnson, of Everett, was offered
the place OF executive commissioner.
The salary Of Mr.. johnson was fixed
at 5000 and expenses. Mr.. Reber gets
$l25 and expenses.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-02-08

Vancouver. Wash, Feb. 6.-The
price of logs has advanced somewhat
and the logging camps along the Lewis
river may soon be started up again. A
rise of 81 per thousand is reported,
with prospects of still further rise
soon. For the past two months moth
ing has been doing in the way Of log
ging in this county, and the work has
been very slack.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-02-08
LEGISLATIVE WORK.
Six Bills Have Passed Both Houses
This SeSSlOn.

SsA DtuS nave VsSS(0 Dom HOUSES
This Session.
Olympia. Feb. 8.-The session of
the Legislature IL now 20 days old. The
work accomplished in these twenty
eight days includes the election Of q
United States senator aud rs follows:
Bills introduced in the senate, 1885.
Bills introduced in the house, 24l.
Bills passed both houses, 6.
Senate bills passed the senate, 20.
Senate bills defeated by the sen.
ate, l..
House bills passed by the house, is.
House bills indefinitely postponed,
81.
Five Of the bills that have passed
both houses originated in the senate,
carry emergency clauses and have been
signed by the governor. The sixth bill
is house bill without the emergeny
clause and has also been signed by the
governor.
The bills passed by both houses are:
Appropriating $4,000 for the ex.
penses Of the legislative session. This
is the same amount that was appropri-
ated two years ago.
Providing for an exhibit at the Lew.
is and Clark fair, for thu appointment
Of fair commission and appropriate.
ing &76, 1000.
Repeating the newspaper libel law.
Providing for sixth judge of the
superior court Of King county.
Providing for two additional jus.
tees Of the supreme court.
Requiring security for costs from
plaintiffs in justice court proceedings
when non-residents.
In addition to the above bills which
have become laws, two bills of the
last session have been passed over the
governors veto. namely, the omnibus
road bill appropriatinR $4,000 for
the construction and repair of ten state
trunk lines and the salary of a high.
way commissioner, and the bill provid-
ing for state bounty on coyotes and
wolves and appropriatiDg $4,000.
Five items, aggregating $4,000 in
the general appropriation bills of 1908,
have also been passed over the govern
or's veto.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-02-08
WOrkmen Ask New Audience.

St. Petersburg, Feb. 1.-THE work.
men here have decided to petition the
car to receive deputation chosen by
themselves, on the ground that the
deputation recently received by him
was chosen by the masters and was in
no sense representative Of the work. men
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-02-08
Said Goounow viii Res,an.

washington, Feb. cit is under
stood that Consul General John Good
now. who is now in this city. has de-
cided to retire from his Office as consul
general at Shanghai, and that change
In that post will bs announced next
week.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-02-08
Too Tender n Tonic,

st. Petersburg, Feb. 8.-Mme. Ku.
ga, the opera singer who, abiding to
the events Of January 22, recently,
congratulated the military on Russia's
first victory, has been expelled from
Russia.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-02-08
Republicans viii Hold a Caucus.

Washington, Feb. 1.-The Republi.
can leaders of the house have decided
to call caucus of the Republican
members Of that body to decide on
program for. railroad rate legislation.
The call will be issued in the near fu.
tura
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-02-08
TAX COMMISSION
Law CREATING A STATE BOARD
PASSES HOUSE.
Powers OF the Commission ss Out.
tined In the Blu Are Broad--T0
Exercise General Supervision Of
Taxation System Throughout
the State.

Olympia, Feb. 7.-House bill No.
36. introduced by Reid, Of Pierce, ere.
ating tax commission, passed the
house with only one vote against it,
and without debate.
The measure provides substantially
as follows:
There is hereby created a state board
Of tax commissioners, to be appointed
by the governor, with the advice and
consent Of the senate. Immediately
upon the taking effect of the act the
governor shall appoint three persons
known to him to possess knowledge Of
the subject Of taxation and skill in
matters pertaining thereto, and who
shall hold Office for the term Of four
years. A commissioner may be re.
moved by the governor for any cause
which he may deem sucffiient, which
power of removal shall be absolute,
and there shall be no right Of review
of the same by any court whatsoever.
Only One Office.
No commissioner appointed under
this act shall hold any other office un.
der the government of the United
States or Of this state, or of any coun-
ty or municipal corporation within
this state. He shall devote his entire
time to the service of the state in per-
forming the duties prescribed in this
act.
The commissioners shall have the
power, and it shall be their duty:
First-To have and exercise general
supervision of the system of taxation
throughout the state.
Second-To exercise general super.
vision over assessors and county boards
of equalization and the determination
and assessment OF taxable property in
the several counties, cities and towns
of the state. To take charge of and
superintend the enforcement of the d.
rect and collateral inheritance tax law
and the collection of taxes provided
for therein.
To confer with, advise and direct as.
SCISSORS, boards of equalization and
county boards of commissioners as to
their duties under the law and statutes
of the state, and to direct what pro.
ceedings, actions or prosecutions shall
be instituted to support the law relat-
ing to the penalties, liabilities and
punishment Of public officers, persons
and officers or agents Of corporations
for failure or neglect to comply with
the provisions OF the statutes govern.
ing the return, assessment and taxation
of property, and cause complaint to be
made against assessors in the proper
county for their removal from Office
for official misconduct or neglect of
duty.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-02-08
indian Discovers Gold.

Hoquiam, Feb. Harry Shale,
Quinault Indian, has deposited here
for collection $3.50 IN gold coins which
had been cut into halves and buried
with an Indian on the reservation
many years ago. Grave robbers de-
stroyed the grave, but did not find the
money.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-02-08
Life pension tor Railroad Men.

Terre Haute, Ind, Feb. 2.-Every
man in the employ of the Vandalia
railroad who has reached the age of
20 years was retired on life pension
Yesterday,
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-02-08
Free Trade with Philippines.

Washington, Feb. 6.-Representa-
tive Williams, Of Mississippi, has in
troduced bill admitting all products
of the Philippines free Of import duty
in ports Of the United States and free
of port duties in the Philippines.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-02-08
HAWAII PRODUCES RUBBER.
Experiments In Planting Trees IL
Islands Declared Successful,

Honolulu, Feb. 6.-After many
years Of trials the introduction Of rub
Der. in commercial sense, has been
established in Hawaii.
Six years ago a rubber plantation
was started at Nahiku, but little had
been heard of the matter until recent.
ly. Now the trees have been found to
be in q condition to produce rubber
and the work Of gathering it will prob
ably soon begin. More than 1000 sap.
lings have been planted.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-02-08
JapS Seize Russian Coal.

Tokyo, Feb. 2.-The Austrian steam.
ship Siam, bound for Vladivostok from
Cardiff with coal was seized off Hok-
kaido island, Tuesday.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-02-08
Powers Are Broad.

To require individuals, partnerships,
companies, associations and corpora.
tions to furnish information as to their
capital, funded debts, value of proper.
ty, earnings, taxes and all other facts
called for on these subjects, so that the
commission may ascertain the relative
burdens borne by all classes and kinds
of property within the state.
To summon witnesses TO appear and
testify on the subject of property earn
ings, taxes, or upon any other matter
deemed material to the investigation
Of the system of taxation and the ex-
penditure of public funds for state,
county. district and municipal pur-
poses.
To visit the counties in the state,
unless prevented by the necessary Off
cial duties, for the investigation of the
methods ADOPTED by the county asses.
sors and county boards of commission
ers in the assessment and equalization
of taxation of real and personal prop.
erty. To carefully examine into all
cases where evasion of property taxa.
ton is alleged and ascertain where ex-
listing laws are defective or improperly
or negligently administered.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-02-24
Stringent Ordinance Will be In
tr0duced in Council.
NORFOLK is INTERESTED TOO
Mayor Riddick Has Been in consuita-
ton With Councilman Livezey-Li-
Houses Raised to $500.
Boarding

An ordinance designed to rid this
port Of the crimpinS evil will be pre-
senl2N 10 the council in the ucar III
ture ana as the ports business has
undoubtedly suffered on account ii
the undesirable reputation complaining
shippers have given it. il is moro
than likely that the measure Will TIC
promptly passed and put into effect
The conditions along the Waterfront
in Norfolk are said to be even worse
than they are here and Mayor Rid
dick. Of that City. has recently been
in conference With MI. " b. Livczev
member Of the local common council.
in regard to measures for remcdyin@
the evil. Communications have hcen
addressed to officials at almost every
port on the Atlantic. Gu. and Pacific
coasts. In some instances replies
MIR. Livczcy is at work upon All or;!i
name" which he proposes to present,
ana which he believes will settle the
trouble as far as this port is con
ccrned. The measure will he as
stringent as it is possible to make it
under the laws OF the State and Uni
ted States.
Al The meeting of the finance com
mttcc last nigh, il was agreed 10
recommend that the license tax on
sailors boarding houses he raised
from SlnO to $50"