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proposition of taxing them. Their
taxation would produce much revenue
for the county, and. on general prin-
ciples. 1t is not fair to the average
taxpayer to have some people draw
Is per cent interest on an investment
which is not taxed. 1t is the policy
of the state tax commission to see
to 1t that these certificates are made
to pay their pro rata share of tax
alton, even If they do draw an ex-
orbitant, law-made rate of interest.
1t is understood that many of the
holders of the certificates have dis
posed Of them, and did not hold them
on March / and are so not taxable
to the people in whose names they
stand on the treasury's books. The
state tax commission proposes to tax
these certificates to the man in
whose name they stand unless he dis
closes to the board of equalization
the person to whom ne has trans
ferred them. |
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(Scripps News Association.)


SAN DIEGO, Cal, July 21.-The
boiler on the gunboat Bennings, now
lying in this harbor. exploded at 1880
this morning. The entire ship was
blown up, so that she is seen to be
listing heavily. The first reports are
that 60 men are killed and over 100
injured. Dozens of dead and wound
ed are now being brought ashore.
Captain Lucian Young reports at II
o'clock that every man on deck was
injured by the explosion. Between
40 and so were killed. The ship rap
idly settled after the explosion and is
now being towed to the wharf by
tugs. Every available wagon on the
water front was called upon to bring
the dead ana wounded to the morgue
and hospitals. There are 2S at one
hospital and seven dead at the
morgus.
Captain Lucian Young and Com
mander Verne were on shore at the
time of the accident Lieutenant
Commander John Calvin Leonard was
executive officer. Lieutenant Com
mander Victor Blue of South Carolina
is said to have been in hospital at
Mare Island undergoing an operation.
The ensigns were Charles 4, Wade,
Newman X, Perry. Jr,: midshipmen.
Leo Sahn and Lindsay Ii, Lacy; pay
master, Charles Morris, Jr.
The Bennington is a gunboat of the
third class. sister ship to the York
town She was of ITO tons burden.
twin screw, six guns In main battery
and carried l76 men.
1t Is one of the most frightful dis
asters IN the history of the American
navy, almost rivalin gthe blowing up
of the Maine and the horror at Sa-
moa. 1t occurred at 1890 o'clock
thias morning, when one of the boil
ers on the gunboat Bennington, which
had just arrived to tow the crippled
Wyoming back to the Mare Island
navy yard, blew up. blotting out the
lives of between 40 and so of Uncle
Sans sailors ana nJuring all the
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tions' TO prepare for the reception of
many wounded. The water front was
lined with wagons and vehicles of all
sorts.
Each took its quota of living and
dead and FASTENED to the morgue or
hospital. a hurry call was sent
throughout the city for physicians
and nurses and practically every ply
stefan and professional nurse and
scores of volunteer nurses responded
The scene on board the Bennington
when II reached the warf was fright
full. The deck timbers. heavy steel
and iron beams. smokestacks, gun
carriages, scraps of engines and boil
ers were heaped in one indiscriminate
mass. Two OF the guns were gone
and the magazine, which let go al
most simultaneously with the boiler,
was nothing more than a great gap
ing hole. The plateu buckled and
the inner woodwork was in places
torn to spluters. Much of the upper
works were thrown into the water.
The scenes at the morgue and hos
pitfalls were horrible. Victims were
blackened by cinders and smeared
with blood. Very few were badly
, torn. the injuries in most cases being
from scalding water In many cases
the skin hung in ribbons. Some of
the injured were so blackened and
scalded they colud not be Identified
by friends. Among the identified dead
are sailors Chambers, Newcomb. Ben
sell an Hughes.
The ship was leaking rapidly and
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-07-21

Thomas Of the school board of the
district comprising the city of Spo-
kane has called attention to the mat
ter of back taxes on Spokane's school
property. N E. Nuzum, whose name
was mentioned in The Press yester-
day as holder of the certificate which
clouds the title to the Carnegie
library, Is on the books Of the county
treasurer as the holder of a tax GER
to $631.25 on the Jenkins tract on
the north side of the river. The prop
erty 10 that on which the city 10
maintaining the Field school. The
certificate calling for 953l.25 consti-
tutes q cloud on that title, Of which
1t IL presumed the school board IL
now endeavoring to rid itself.
The question is again raised wheth-
err the city owns anything at all to
which there Is not a string attached
in some form or other, which might
just as well have been cut years ago.
Who is to blame for it?
With bunch of high salaried Of
nclalS, IL WOulQ seem TeaSOnHDle tndt
some one of them might have exer-
cised the precautions which are ordi-
nary to private individuals in their
real estate transactions.
While the subject of tax certificates
is up 1t might be just as well to give
u statement compiled from the rec
ords of the county treasurer's office
regarding the whole matter of tax
certificates. On the first of March
certificates were outstanding and
credited as follows:
Security Savings coiety, s27,s75;
r. J. Holman, $3.50: Roberts Bros,
$40; Mrs. c. NJ Savage. SEAS; s. r.
Stern, $l0+5; c. p. Parsons, $500;
Carrie Gardner, $3+5; James McGou-
gan, $500; A. F. Jenison, $3.50; o. N.
Olson, s255; e. Millerton, $265; Hy-
potheekbank, $3.50; Margaret Arm
strong, $3.50: N. Il. Nuzum, S3125; s.
]. Mason, $3.50; Eleanor McClung.
$200; Mary A. Monroe, s1045; E. C.
Moore. $1S5: Burrill Investment COM
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LUhat Does City .ActuaAy Own?-.. Plat at Monroe
Street Bridge Sam Stern s...Vuzen1 Gums School.
house LUeA as Librdry--.Cooks Hill Jtandpipe
Sold for Taxes as LUeA as Land Of Another
Man--.Former Corporation Counsel ./udson and
Assistants Passed on Some Titles.

The Carnegie library is not the only
bit Ct property owned by the city
which 3 clouded in title. The story
of the cloud on that title was told ex-
clusively in The Press of yesterday.
Disclosures made by official records
later in the day indicate that there
has been a long line Of remissness on
the part of city authorities in this
matter of title and protection Of title.
If City Commissioner Weymouth
had cared to look up the title to the
Cooks hill standpipe as a matter of
ordinary caution. he might become
acquainted with the fact that there
are back taxes on the site. But they
are as nothing to accepting the gift
without finding whether the grantor
owned the property or not. If his
official vigilance lapsed enough not
to see to 1t that the man who gave
It to the city had power to convey It,.
there should be no wonder that the
uldttcI VI NdAcS was oNtfIpOhtu
There stands today on tho record OF
the county treasurer's ofioe q show
A,g that el7.40 in back taxes has been
outstanding for two and q half years
on block A Of COOKS First b Second
addition. That description II the
Cooks hill standpips site.
Gas Company Tract II Storms.
Block 3 of Glovsr's addition is an
other piece of property owned by the
city on which a tax certificate for
the taxes of 1902 has been issued.
Samuel r. Stern owns this certificate,
or 1t stands in his name. The
amount is s31.24 for taxes of 1902.
This is the property at the south
end OF the Monroe street bridge
which was received from the Spokane
Falis slight company few months
ago nor another piece of property
lying west of Monroe street on the
north side Of Riverside. There has
been much talk as to what to do with
this triangular bit. which was receiv-
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a rule not to speak on matters per-
tanning to the war. but I would be
glad to speak for a short time about
other matters"
Baron Komura then stated that he
was more than pleased with the cour-
tesy shown him by the American
people and stated that ne was very
glad that he was going through the
northern sections of the country.
Always with a kindly dignity. cour-
teous to all, the baron is a man at
once respected and admired by all
who meet him. His sense of humor
is in no wise DIMINISHED by the diplo-
matte task before him, for when some
one of the crowd yelled, Whats the
matter with Togo. He's Anvil right"
Baron Komura laughed heartily. At
Whitefish and Havre, Mont, the party
will be welcomed by another delega-
ton Of the Japanese association. He
will also be greeted by his country
men all along the route.
The certificate Of congratulation
presented to the diplomat by the local
association reads as follows:
'As the declaration of war was a.
bright as the sun (meaning bright
as the sun from a standpoint OF
righteousness) and the present struG-
gle has reached a situation where
peace negotiations be held, and now
that our trusted envoy, the Hon. Bar
on Komura. and his aides are en- route
to the capital city Of this country;
I'VE, the Japanese residents Of this
city, have great honor to welcome
this distinguished visitor and to ex-
press our deepest prayers for hin
health and desire for his success"
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Grid HAYWARD
ON 6[hhIhdT0h

Fred Hayward, son of Harry
Hayward, manager of the Auditor
ium theater, was on the Benning-
ton when his parents last heard
from him.
His parents were almost dis
tracted by the news of the accident
to the ship and at once began
wiring to find out whether their
son was yet on the boat and If
so whether he was injured.
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LABOR PEOPLE NOT A UNIT
ON TH[|R CELEBRATION

The trades assembly will go 1t
alone on Labor Day. At n meeting of
the general committee on Labor Day
celebration, held last evening at Cen
trail Labor hail, a communication was
received from the Falls City Trades
and Labor assembly stating that
prior to a call for a general meeting
of delegates from the different GEN.
trail bodies and local unions for the
purpose OF arranging for the celebra-
tion of Labor Day they had entered
into contract with the management
of Minnehaha Park for the use of its
grounds for the purpose Of holding a
picnic and general celebration of La
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Dor Day at that place, and that as the
general committee had seen mt to re-
fuse to concur in the action of the
ed to be allowed to withdraw their
delegates from the general Labor
Day committee. The request of the
assembly was granted after quite a
lengthy debate.
This action on the part of the as
sembly may mean that there will be
no parade on Labor Day as has been
customary in the past and that there
may be two celebrations. one at Min
nehaha Park and the other at II place
not decided upon as yet.
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fQ[h(H SAYS
Ill Is INNOCENT
(Scripps News Association. }

CLEVELAND, July 21-After be-
ing released from Jail at Akron,
Chas. W. French, the capitalist
and railroad promoter accused of
securing money under false pre-
lenses, came to this city. French
intimates that he suspects a large
railroad corporation of being be-
hind his arrest. He expects to re-.
turn to the Pacific coast where he
is projecting a mammoth steel
plant, at San Diego and a railroad
from that city to Chicago by way
of Denver.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-07-21
(Scripps News Association.)

NSVFIVT'N NVWs -NSSUVIdlIUH
NEW YORK, July el.-President
Roosevelt and Grover Cleveland are
down on the "Fads and Fancies"
list, the society publication figuring
of a solicitor. 1t is said they will re-
eeive their copies. de luxe edition.
without cost. their fads and fancies
being duly exploited. Among the
prominent men who subscribed $500
or more for copies are Thomas +.
Ryan, w. II, Vanderbilt, Alfred G..
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DRAKE ASSISTANT 10
SECRETARY SHONIZ
(Scripps News Association J

NEW YORK. July 21.-E. A.
Draks, secretary OF the Panama
railroad company. has been apoint-
ed assistant to President Shonts,
Drake exercises al the functions
of president of the railroad during
Shont's absence.
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STRIKE Is [hD[D AID
MIN RUSH To WORN

1900 will be taken back within the
next few days The employers held
a meeting today and adopted rules
to govern the conduct OF employees
which will be one condition on which
the strikers are taken back. The
strike cost Fl lives and $4,000, 900 in
money. Five hundred were injured In
rioting.
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(Scripps News Association.


CHICAGO, July 21.-Following the
calling off of the transfers strike by
the Transfers joint council the strik-
ers broke ranks today in a wild STAN
pede for work. In most cases the
conditions imposed by the employers
was hiding the union button. or 5000
men who quit probably not more than
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-07-21

We have no doubt that scotty, tho
miner. will keep his word and separ-
ate himself from a large amount OF
money in Chicago, but what interests
most is the method Chicago will take
in assisting him
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-07-21
WIlLIAMSON'S
SECOND TRIAL

PORTLAND. Ore, July 2i.--The
second trial of Congressman William
SON ct al, for land fraud conspiracy
began today,
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ROOSEVELT AND CLEVELAND
ON lad AND FAh0[5 LIST"

pew. Perry Belmont. John Jacob AS
tor and Thomas w. Lawson.
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County Assessor Stewart has caus-
ed to be sent to the holders of tax
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-07-18
A Grim Tragedy

is daily enacted, in thousands Of homes
as death claims in each one, another
victim Of consumption or pneumonia
But when coughs and coulds are prop
erly treated, the tragedy is averted. F,
@. 'Huntley, Of oaklandon, Ind, writes;
"My wife had the consumption, and
three doctors gave her up. Finally she
took DIR. Kings New Discovery for
consumption, coughs and colds, which
cured her, and today she is well and
strong" 1t kills tho germs Of all dis
eases. Ono dose relieves. Guaranteed
at SOC and $1.00 by J. c. Perry, drug
gist. Trial bottle free.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-07-18
MAREVICK
GIVES ITS
OPINION
Of Country EdltOrSin General
and Speaks From PerS-
Onal Experience
Ye Country Editor.

As mental gymnast, a psychological
lightning change artist, Maverick en-
ters the country editor in the free-for-
all, bar none; the limit handicap i'm.
posed and backs him to the extent Of
its cash and credit. Within the mar
row compass Of day he does more
work, Of wider range, driven by the
despot, Neeessity-that not only
"knows no law,' but has neither CON
science, heart nor brain-than y any
other hard driven slave on earth.
He makes out bills in the vain hope
Of collecting them, hence, therefore,
necessarily, dashes the other fellow g
Hopes to earth; folds papers, directs
wrappers, sweeps the office, makes
paste, washes rollers, swears, tinkers
with the press, does a funeral, reports
"a marriage and records birth; stands
for kick from a pompous fool Of a
patron, buys the drinks to square a
jolly, defends the Salvation Army
from criticism, boosts his unapprecia-
tive town, goes hungry, sometimes
feeds his face, sometimes Also waters
1t; and, interspersed between these
tasks, tries to write. He makes an
effort to entertain his readers; il ex-
tremely presumptious, to instruct; in
despair he perpetrates stuff similar to
this. That he does nothing well, that
he cannot excel in his literary efforts,
is a foregone conclusion is inevitable.
Either the country newspaper ought
TO be abolished OF some strong willed
genius should weld them into a trust,
rendering IL impossible-by a judicious
division of labor, a reduction Of pro-
duction cost, an elevation to the sky
line limit Of prices, the forcing Of the
politician and other benefciaries TO
pay for what they get-for their own
ers to eat regularly and emerge from
the mendicant class.
ONE OF THEM.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-07-18
Outing for Inlv.

Into the heat and. dust Of the city
comes the Outing Magazine, from COW
er 20 cover full of the holiday spirit
and cool breaths from inland waters
and the outer sea so that the pangs Of
those whom duty keeps to her desk are
in some degree mitigated, while those
whom fortune favors realize, and ap-
preciate their surroundings the more.
The Editors View Point contains
a lot Of straight.from-the-shoulder talk
on the i'll effects caused by CONNER
eialism in college sport, and Ralph d.
Paine's School and College World is
full of the same clean, vigorous spirit
Francis Metcalf and Oliver Herford
lead one under the wings Of the circus
tent as usual.
The practical articles by men who
are authorities in their different lines
teach one how to knot and splice ropes
make furniture for camps and cabins,
take care of fruit trees, catch striped
bass, improve dog cameras, and hold
a camera. The reader certainly finds
what he is looking for, to his entire
satisfaction, no matter what his inter.
est takes, in July Outing.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-07-18
VOLUNTARY imposition.

General Sherman once had occasion
to stop at a country home where a tin
basin and a roller towel on the back
porch sufiieed for the family's ablu
tions For two mornings the small
boy Of the household watched in ST.
lence the visitors efforts at making
toilet under the unfavorable auspi-
ees, but when on the third day the
toothbrush, nail file, whisk broom, etc.,
had been duly used and returned 10
their places in the travellers grip, he
could suppress his curiosity no longer,
so boldly put the question; "say, Mis-
ter, air you always that much trouble
to yo-se 'fl"-Lippineott's.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-07-18
The Horrors OF War.

The old gentleman in the smoking ear
was declaring vehemently ip his opin'
ion, wer was a disgrace to civilization.
"War," he exclaimed, sis an abomi-
nation, a blot on the universel" Upon
which he rose and left the car.
"The old man seems to feel pretty
strongly on the subject" said one of
the passengers. "Has he lost some
near relative through warl"
eyes" answered friend, "his
wife's first husband. "-Harper =
Weekly.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-07-18
Moods a Philadelphia Lawyer.

Judge Webster Of Portland arrived in
the city Tuesday evening to protest to
the county commissioners against taxes
on certain lands within the klamath
reservation assessed against tho Ore
gon & California Road Company. These
lands are in peculiar shape. In suit
brought before Judge Bellinger by the
government he decided that this com
pany did not own the lands. On be-
ing carried to the supreme court this
decision was reversed. Even in the
face Of this decision the road company
never have had actual possession Of the
land and are unable to cut a stick Of
timber. It is stated that when they
made an estimate Of the timber they
were compelled to pay the government
FOR pasture for their horses. The at
torney general Of the state Of Oregon
has decided that the land is taxable
and therefore IL has been assessed to
the road company and they are expect
ed TO pay the taxes.-Klamath Repub-
lican.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-07-18
A Seaside Idyl.

He sat on the bench hour after hour,
And gazed and gazed with seven
man power,
WhileNbeautiful women strayed to and
fro,
With skirts to their knees and rarely
below
Who's to ljame7
He gazed and gazed at the charms
unhid,
And the women all knew it--you bet
they did,
But still in their gambols his glance
they brooked,
For they knew there was only, IL still
he looked,
Hose TO blame.
Morning Astorian.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-07-18
Judge oleland Takes Burnett's
Place.

Judge Cleland Of Portland convened
Department No. l Of the circuit court
for Marion county yesterday after
noon at ] O'Clock. The case up for
trial was that of NJ. M. High against
the Southern Pacific Company, and
High being a relative Of Burnett, the
latter asked Judge Cleland to sit in
this case for him. This is the suit
brought to recover damages for the
killing Of some horses near Chemawa.
High won out once, but the supreme
court ordered a new trial.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-07-18
Spoiled Her Beauty.

Harriet Howard, of 200 W. S4th ST.,
New York, at one time had her beauty
spoiled with skin trouble. She writes;
"I had salt rheum or eczema for years,
but nothing would cure it until used
Bucklen's Arniea Salve.' A quick and
sure healer for cuts, burns and sores.
25e at j. @. Perry's drug store.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-07-18

Mrs. Almerie Hugh Paget, an Amer
lean girl, to whom new honors have
come through the election Of her hus-
band as comodOre of the Royal Thames
Yacht club, and his nomination as
Unionist candidate for Cambridgeshire
Mrs. Paget, before her marriage, was a
New York society woman. She and her
husband have leased Lord Ribbesdale's
house in London for the season, and are
giving a series Of notable dinners there.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-07-18

FitzsimmOns now says that he win
not fight any one but Jim Corbett,
and as the latter says he win fight no
more, the old gentleman will not have
any fight on his hands 1t is prOba-
bly, just as well for him to get in the
ehlorof0rm class -
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-07-18
osTEoPATTrs.

osteopath--Dr. w. L. Mercer, graduate
Of the American School Of osteo-
pathy, Kirksville, Mo. Office Brey.
man building, Commercial street
Rooms 25 and 20. Phone Red 241a.
New residence, 41o North Summer
street. Phone $50 Red. 6-l0-tf
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-07-18

Sometimes a man gets grouehy when
he sees his wife minus her war paint
and wearing "A dirty apron. Still, she
has TO see him without any collar on
and his galluses hanging down his
back. Which is worsei-St. John g
Review.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-07-18
500 Roward, 500.

The readers Of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages, and
that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure
is the only positive cure now known to
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being
a constitutional disease, requires a con-
stitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting di'
rectly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces Of the system, thereby destroying
the foundation of the disease, and Civ.
ing the patient strength by building up
the constitution and assisting nature
in doing its work. The propriotors
have so much faith in It's curative pow
Ors that they offer One Hundred Dol
lars for any case that it fails to care.
Send for list of testimonials Address;
+. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for CON
stipation.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-07-18
one Fellows Scheme.

Old Roeksey-The young man who
marries my daughter must be rich.
Impecune-Well, sir, don't know of
any better way to get rich than to
marry her.-Puek.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-07-18
Excursion Rates.

During the Lewis and Clark Exposi'
tion the o. G. #. Co. will make a rate
Of rs cents to Portland, round trip 81
Tickets good for 10 days Boats leav.
ing daily.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-07-18

II is said that Fitzsimmons bet 81
on the winner Of the Hart-Root fight,
Fitz is almost as great a plunger as
Tom Sharkey.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-07-18

For sale.-Small dry hr wood, at 1926
per cord. Phone Black 2061. T. l..
Davidson, Jr., Morningside. 1.2O-tf