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The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1902-10-01
OLEO'S KNOCKED OUT.

G. S. Kilbourne, president of the
Fox River Butter Company, of Illinois,
writes: I'VE think most people hardly
realize the amount of increased trade
that is coming to western people by
reason of the "oleomargarine" bill.
There has certainly been largely de-
creased make of oleomargarine in
Chicago, and it is reflected in the
large increase in the demand for the
best creamery butter in Chicago and
in the middle western states"
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1902-10-01

fere in the city inspectors territory.
And there you are. The publication
of this photograph last week by the
Argus aroused a good deal of indigna-
ton among the citizens, and it is
hoped that the agitation will grow
until the citizens are assured of a
sanitary milk supply. They pay
enough for it-and they ought to have
it.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1902-10-01
Minatssnth Year
PROSPECTS,.

The Ranch has two or three times
referred to a trip made by G.. M.
Taggart to the Orient, from where,
after 8 months touring among the
principal ports of Japan, China and
the Philippines, he returned some
weeks ago. He went over there to in
vestigate the outlook for future trade
relations with those countries, and his
optimistic opinions thereon we have
already given our readers.
Mr.. Taggart is man of means, for
years engaged in the banking business
He is shrewd, calculating financier,
who has always made. a business of
knowing values. Now he has gone
over into the Palouse country and put
a great deal of money into wheat
lands. Why? Because he became SO
thoroughly convinced on his trip that
the Orient will shortly be the
consumer of all the wheat we can
send her that the inevitable result will
be a great advance in values of wheat
lands of the Inland Empire. The
IeohOh hdo q 6OOu uOdl VI
in the judgment of Mr.. Taggart and
believes that developments soon to fol-
low will prove his views correct.
Oriental traffic is increasing by leaps
and bounds, and seems only limited
by the carrying capacity of the YES
sells. Within a few weeks the 100000
ton steamships of Jim Hill will be in
service, establishing a wonderfully
cheap rate across the Pacific.
We don't want our Inland Empire
readers to get exaggerated ideas
about the wheat land prospects, and
wild plunging and specializing should
be avoided But just the same good
wheat land over there is gilt-edge
property.
1t may be set down as absolutely
certain that the price of wheat land
will never go any lower except under
the influence of extraordinary depres-
sion. We look to see prosperous con-
ditions among the grain raisers of the
Northwest. In fact, we think every
branch of agriculture is due for a pc
riod of remarkable prosperity. We
are living in great country in a
great era. We are the people! Let
us be thankful for our blessings.
j. OBJ. Scobey, journalist, instruc-
tor, politician and agriculturist, is max
ing a remarkable success of his can
merry project at Olympia. This year he
will market eight cars of canned
goods. He tells us that next year he
will turn out 25 cars He didn't have
any idea the thing would grow So.
He got into it when, couple of years
ago, he found ten acres of strawber-
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1902-10-01

ries on his hands with a very poor
market; and decided to make a try
of canning them By good luck, he
had employed on the farm a bright
woman who knew something of put
ting up fruit-and so at it they went
They did the very best they could
and put the stuff up in nice, attractive
looking packages.
So many people who try their hand
at that sort of thing fail because they
don't pay enough attention to appear
ance of their goods. But this Scobey
fruit was so nice it worked up ones
appetite and sold right off, Whole
salers who took a few samples wanted
more. Mr.. Scobey's eyes were
opened to the possibilities of the in
dustry and last season considerably
increased his output. It all sold like
hot cakes.
This year. just to see what he
fruit to an agent at Sioux City, Ia
Just one can of prunes. On
the strength of that one sample, one
house there ordered five carloads of
Scobey's canned fruits. Now what do
you think of that? There's a town of
only thirty or forty thousand and
takes five carloads! Mr.. Scobey is
convinced that the middle states are
going to want about all the canned
goods he can send them.
He says he is paying cents a
pound for strawberries and blackber-
ries delivered at his cannery He fur
nichnc tho hok ;c
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1902-10-01
Lutte WILCOX SAYS:

struggle 10 give agriculture d DlacK
eye: One is the man who tells big
story and makes it appear that it is
the easiest thing in the world to make
a fortune on ranch, and the other is
the man who says a good living cannot
be made at the business.
While the farmer is busy attending
to his own business the professional
politicians are now having their own
way in the preparation of a dose for
him to swallow at the polls this fall.
The farmers really ought to take a
day off and attend the nominating con-
ventiOns and have a voice in the Sc
lection of candidates for the various
offices.
We could never understand the
hoOdlumism that pervades our modern
colleges, and which brings on an an
nual battle between the freshman and
sophomore classes. The return of bar
barism could not create more disgrace
full dOings, and as the youth are all
members of the same institutions, we
cannot understand their brutal antag-
onism and all the cracked pates it
engenders.
The absolute callousness and indif-
ference to human rights and life
which have been shown by owners of
automobiles ought not only to bar
them off the roads but off the planet.
Really the best hope one can have for
the highly -gilded youths of this gen.
GRAFTON is that Santos Dumont shall
perfect his flying machine to such
purpose that the faddists may go off
into space and stay there.
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He says he is paying 8 cents a
pound for Strawberries and blackber-
ries delivered at his cannery. He fur
nishes the boxes. That is a mighty
good price, because there's nothing off
Evening star., 1902-08-25
NEWCOMERS AT NEWPORT.
Foreigners Have Enjoyed the Best of
the Season,

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star
NEWPORT, r. l., August %, 1902.
Recent Washington hotel arrivals are
Mr.. and Mrs. p l.. Phillips, Mrs. S. C.
Comstock, Mrs. l.. T. Ward. Miss Jones'
Miss Harbaugh, c. NJ. Merrill
Miss Wetmore of Washington was the
last to tender Miss Alice Roosevelt a lunch
con. which was given al the Golf Club
The Misses Daniel of Washington are re-
cent corners at the Wilbur cottage.
Representative Wadsworth is spending
part of August here.
Although none Of the embas ssies have been
officially located here this season. the MEM
bers of nearly all the lega tions have
thronged the local apartment hotels and
cottages on and Off for six weeks. Mr
ish legation; Frieherr Won Ritter du Grun-
stein. secretary Of the German emba ssy: Sc
nor Juan Rianc of the Spanish lega ton. Sig
nor Mayor des Planches, the Italian ambas-
the season; Senior de Emilio de Ojeda, the
Spanish minister, and j. H. Van Rotten of
the Royale des Pays Bar legation are
among those who have been flttlng In and
out
Mrs. Levi P. Morton has been visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Winthrop Rutherford. for
ten days. Mr.. Morton has returned to Bev-
erly Farms. Mrs. Rutherford entertained
last week in honor of her mother
Mr.. w. s. K. Wetmore of Washington
gave dinner this week at the Casino grill
rooms. e
Mr.. H. G. Frankenstein of the dinloma tic
CORPS at washington has taken cottage
apartments here.
Mr.. P. J. Wnett of the bureau of naviea-
ton at Washington is on duty at the Naval
War College.
Commander Richard Wainwright has re-
turned to Annapolis from his Jamest own
cottage.
Evening star., 1902-08-25
COMMERCE OF CUBA.
Last Report Issued by the War De-
partment

The insular division of the War Depart
ment has just published the regular month
ly summary of the commerce of the Island
OF Cuba for May. 1902 prefaced by the
statement that it is the last summary Of
the commerce Of the island that will be
published by the bureau. Therefore. the
chief of the division. Col. Edwards, briefly
sums up under short heads the state of the
commerce of Cuba. indulging in compari-
sons with the conditions as they existed at
the beginning of the military occupation.
lhls statement consequently differs in scope
from one previously published, which dealt
rather with political and economical con-
ditions than with purely commercial mat
ters.
From the summary it appears that the
total value of imports into Cuba during the
military occupation was 500 437 13J and
the exports were $4,000 900 less than the
lmportations a fact attributed to the de-
struction of property and damage to agri-
culture caused by the war. The United
states furnished 43 per cent of the imports
and took 10 per cent of the Cuban exports
Practically all the sugar went to the United
States. The balance of trade was decidedly
In favor of Cuba, though not so great as in
former years. and it is remarked that the
trade OF the United States has not kept
pace in any of the American coun-
tries with its wonderful strides in other
parts of the world.
Evening star., 1902-08-25
CONDENSED LOCALS.

This afternoon about Ills o'clock an alarm
of fire was sounded from box S2S for a
slight blaze in rear Of the house of Grant
Holcomb. No. 800 Florida avenue north
west Hot ashes thrown In the yard caused
the blaze which was eXtinguished before
any damage was done.
Charles E. Bell of 517 10th street today
filed a petition in voluntary bankruptcy.
His summary Of debts Is stated to be
81, 1881 and his assets S1.01534.
Policeman Ricketts, of the ninth precinct
shot and killed a supposed mad dog Satur-
day night. The animal was killed at 106 H
street northeast.
eolored resident of Hiilsdaie named
Henry Taylor was found in an unconscious
condition late Saturday night In an alley
near 10th and W streets northwest. The
police removed him to Freedman's Hospital.
He soon recovered and was able to go home.
Jacob T. Phillips. fifty years old. whose
home is at 703 d street southeast. became
III at ~ street and PENNSYLVANIA avenue
northwest about $50 o'clock Saturday
night. He was ranoved to his home by the
polics.
Evening star., 1902-08-25
Importance of Alaska.
lie Engineering Magazine

From the Engineering Magazine.
Since 1896 six events have occurred that
wholly change conditions In Alaska for the
better. % In that year the Klondike gold
discoveries were made, and in 1897 and
1893 a great rush to and through Alaska
began, resulting in a doubling of the popu-
laton and in an output of gold from the
Yukon region to date of $4,000, 600 (2) In
1898 the Philippine Islands were acquired
by the United States, giving Importance to
the direct route along the Alaskan coast
between North America and the new pos
sessions co In 1899 gold was discovered
on the beach at Nome, and this carried
10000 people to this part of Alaska and re-
suited In an output of s., 100000 in gold
annually. or more than twice as much as
all Alaska had previously yielded "a The
Alaskan salmon fisheries. in their infancy
in 1896, have grown in 1902 to great com
panies, capitalized for $50. 600, 900 and with
net earnings last year of more than So
100000, and employing 10000 men. (5) Two
railroads have been constructed in Alaska.
one of which. in the extreme southeast
costing $4000,O0O. earned last wear over
So, 600, 900 net and the other, in the extreme
northwest, near Nome, little road FIVE
miles long, which earned $4,000 net. (61
Coal fields formerly superf1cialIy known
have been explored and investigated, while
new ones Of great value have been i1fscov-
cred.
Evening star., 1902-08-25
WILL APPOINT NEW BISHOP
Call for a Convention of the Propa-
ganda.

ROME, August 2o.-Cardinal Gotti, the
new prefect of the propaganda, has con-
yoked the congregation of the propaganda
for September 1, when among the business
to come up will be the questions of the ap-
pointment of coadjutor, with the right Of
succession, to the archbishop of San Fran
cisco, the Most Rev. Patrick William Rlor-
dan, ID, and the nomination of an arch
bishop of New York The Associated Press
learns that the congregation is almost
unanimously in favor of the Right Rev
George Montgomery, bishop of Los Angeles
Cal, as coadjutor to the archbishop of San
Francisco, and the Right Rev John NJ
Farley, vicar general, as archbishop of
New York.
Evening star., 1902-08-25
WOUND rs HEALING.
Surgeons Decline to Operate on Major
Armes Today.

Major George A. Armes, who was shot
last Thursday morning by ]. Roland John
son at the formers home. Fairfield. on the
Chevy Chase road, was at the hospital at
the Washington barracks this afternoon to
undergo an operation fer the removal OF
the bullet.
After making an examination OF the
wound, however. Capt. F. p. Reynolds. in
charge Of the army hospital and Surgeon
Conpor decided to postpone the operation
for few days, in order that the healing OF
the wound may not be interfered with. Sur
geon Connor stated to a Star reporter this
afternoon that the condition of the wound
is very satisfactory. He did not anticipate
any serious results, from present indica-
tions, but said of course, he could not say
with absolute certainty that the wound will
not prove to be serious.
Can't. Reynolds and Surgeon Connor To-
Gated the bullet Friday by means OF the
A-ray. The photograph shows the bullet
Embedded about one inch from the outer
surface In the right breast, about two
inches below the arm. 1t is thought that
no dihculty will be encountered in remov-
Ing 1t when the proper time arrives.
Major Armes was In a cheerful mood
when seen by the reporter. He said the
wound does not pain him very much
Evening star., 1902-08-25
Peru and the Panama Canal.

From the New YORK tribune.
The latest papers at hand from South
America publish enthusiastic articles and
communications applauding the action of
the United States Congress in regard to
the Panama canal. They express their sat-
isfaction, quite natural after all, at know
ing that the Nicaragua project has been
set aside. and they foresee immense ad-
yantages, political and commercial. from
the opening OF the canal at Panama. A
former pfesidsHt OF the Argentine Republic
who waR also minister of finances and
whose pfActisal manner Of looking at fu-
ture events Is prOverb In South America
shows IA a peader of his own paper nj
Pals Of DRuenos Ayres, that the Panama
canal VIII greatly increase the importance
of the Reruvian port Of Callao, while IT
will dindHish considerably that of Monte
video, and cause the complete disapnear
ance of the Importance of the Chilean port
of ValpaEais0E q perspective which Is cal
culated not tot displease an Argentine pa
But noNhereqas in Peru. which has so Of
ten proved thai 1t Is the most sincere friend
Of the United States In Latin America has
the vote Of Congress been received with
deeper aasthusfasm and gratitude. .aThe
signing by President Roosevelt" says El
Concrete of Lima amounts to the sign
ing of the defnitlve supremacy of Peru in
the South Papific. though people may not
have been perfectly conscious of that re-
suit Dreams are often realized Bolivar
was the first to have dreamed in regard to
the Panama canal. And who doubts now
that its opening will be to our advantage?
The victory of that canal at Wash
ington Is the victory Of Peru in all the
southern Pacific. And. after having de-
tailed how the Peruyians viii be enabled
to develop the immense natural riches OF
their country. the writer exclaims: Then,
On the lips of our patriotic orators will
sound the names OF Senator Hanna and of
President Roosevelt
Evening star., 1902-08-25
Boy Pleads Guilty Of Larceny.

John NJ. Zell. a school boy fourteen years
old. was arrested this morning by Police
man Nebb of the ninth precinct and charged
with larceny. 1t is alleged that he visited
the home of Arthur Guiliott, No. 1915
Florida avenue northeast. yesterday and
carried off a small bank containing S13 and
gold locket
The boy was arrested in lexington and
taken to the police station. 1t Is stated
he admitted his guilt, telling the officer
that he entered the house through the rear
window.
The boy took the officers to a lot In Eek
iEgton where he had thrown away the
bank and secreted $12SO of the money in
the weeds.
Later in the day Zell pleaded guilty to
a charge Of larceny when arraigned be-
fore Judge Mills, who presided over the
session Of the Juvenile court. He declined
to make an explanation to the court. He
was later turned over to the board Of chill
dren's guardians for period Of six months
in default of fine Of $50.
Evening star., 1902-08-25
Alleged Disorderly House.

Bessie Wood, thirty years old, was ar
rested this afternoon at her home, 455 Mis-
souri, avenue, and locked up at the sixth
precinct station charged with keeping a
disorderly house. Sergts. Goss and Muir
ply conducted the raid, and arrested two
men as witnesses. Several others who were
in the house, as well as number of 9TH
ers. were summoned to appear as witnesses
in the case.
employed In one of the government offices
1t Is said she was so much under the infiu-
ence of liquor when she reached the station
that she was not sent to the house of de-
tentiOn.
Evening star., 1902-08-25
The Boston Athenaeum.
From the New York Tribune.


What is in Boston analogous to the
march uptown" seems to be attended with
the loss of landmarks peculiarly dear to
Bostonians, and of interest to many outsid-
ers. The sacrifice of the old Boston Mu-
scum to make way for an office building has
already been told of in the Tribune. And
now that the time draws near for the Bos-
ton Athenaeum. that great private library
of over 100000 volumes. founded by a group
of men bsadedfay the father Of Ralph Wal
do Emerson in 1907, to move to the Back
Bay. BOStonianS are again mourning that
the old order ehangeth. For more than
half a century, the Athenaeum library has
occupied, it's present site Beacon street
close to the state house, housed in q build
ing erected for it, said James c. Carleton
of Boston, at the 5th Avenue yesterday
"and though it's new home up by the public
gardens will be, larger lighter, and perhaps
haudsomer and a good investment, no one
can help regretting that the old building
elegant for the mid-century and still grimly
dignified, must come down. Its dear win
dows looked ont on the Granary burying
ground, and if is deliciously odorous with
the smell Of cid bindings. There are few
better equipped libraries in America than
the Athenaeun and in none have SO many
writer's studied and written. From Ralph
Waldo Emerson to Alice Brown, whom
saw at work there only a short time ago.
New England authors and many associated
with New York have made it at one time Or
other their workshop. Charles Sumner,
Francis E. Parkman. George William Cur
It's, Judge Robert Grant. Margaret Deland
Thomas Wentworth Higginson and Edward
Everett Hale are few whose figures have
been familiar amid its dusty shelves, and
who have used up dozens Of its sputtery
pens. Among its treasures is the bulk of
Washington's library, purchased in 1S4S for
the paltry sum of $4,000; and this collection
certainly can never be so fittingly housed
as in the old building that looks out on the
bury;ng place of so many Of Washington's s
contemporaries.
Evening star., 1902-08-25
Government Bonds.
Baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE, Nd, August 25.-Flour dull-wln-
ter extra 29oa3 10; winter clear 3.25a330; winter
straight. 3.SoaS 20; winter patent. 3.70a3 50
spring clear 31oa3.3o spring straight. 3.55a3 90
spring patent. 3.75a4.o0; receipts, 151s0 barrels
exports. none. Wheat trmer-spot and August, 12is
aI3%: :eptember a3La73%; October. ia. a125s
December, l2lta12lz: steamer No. red, 1ia11it
receipts. 95325 bushels; exports southern by
sample Cstsas3ts. southern grade. 7las3l.. Corn
dull. but drmer-new old, November, Al; year,
45ssa45A; January. 45n asked; receipts. 1904
bushels; exports none: southern white corn, 63s64
southern yellow corn, 68s6s. OATS firm and active
No 2 white. new. 3Sa40: No. mixed new, ga
32E: receipts, q. 1GG bushels: exports none. Rye
easier-No 2 30; No. 2 western 81; receipts. 2.5ls
bushels: exports. none. Hay essier-No i timothy,
old, 1s.00aiS.5o; No. 1 clover mixed, Is Joai6 90.
Grain freights duii-steam to Liverpool per bushel
3D. August Cork for orders per quarter. p. I'D.
tion. lsa19; fancy creamery 20a2f fancy iadie. IL
ais fancy roll, fsaf7: good roll. IS, store packed.
arm, unchanxed-laIe. easal0; medium. i0ai0L
small. 10Aaioh. Sugar frm. unchansed-nne and
coarse granulated. Any.
Evening star., 1902-08-25
PRESIDENTS SPEECH ON TRUSTS.
London Papers Taking Their Time in
Making Comment.

LONDON, August 2o.-The newspapers
here are taking time to digest President
Roosevelt's views on trusts, and there has
been little comment on the subject thus far.
The Evening Standard considers that his
definition of the position the combination
ought TO occupy us precisely what Is ex-
pectable of man of the Presidents tenn
perate. logical mind and adds that the
suggestion of governmental supervision Of
capltalistic rings Is admirable in theory, al
though 1t is not easy to surmise how it can
be made operative
The Pail Mall Gazette remarks: "Presi-
dent Roosevelt's pronouncement leaves no
doubt that he intends at least to scotch
some of the viathan enterprises which are
deletertous to the general community. At
the same time he is too wise to ignore the
fact that the tendency of commerce Is In
the direction Of a concentration Of forces,
and that this force needs guidance and not
blind opposition"
Evening star., 1902-08-25
ALABAMA PRIMARIES TODAY.
Nominations Made for State Officers
and the Legislature.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, August 25.-Demo-
cratic primaries to make nominations OF the
party for the election in November are be-
ing held throughout Alabama today. In
Alabama, as in every strictly democratic
state in the south, the selection made at
the primaries is equivalent to an election.
State officers will be chosen. legislators
elected, and In many parts of the common
wealth county officers will be selected.
There Is more than ordinary interest at
tached to this primary for the reason that
the coming legislature Is to select United
States senator. The term of United States
Senator E. W. Pettus is about to expire
He is candidate for denomination and
election. As far as Is publicly known there
Is no opposition
There are two candidates for the guber-
material nomination-W. D. Jelks, at present
governor of Alabama, and Capt. Joseph F.
Johnston, former governor.
Evening star., 1902-08-25
RANDALL ON INSPECTION TOUR
Returns From a Trip Through Colum-
bia and Alaska.

SEATTLE, Wash, August 25.-General
George Randall. commanding the district
OF Columbia and Alaska, has reached here
on the steamer City Of Seattle, accom-
panied by Captain W. P. Richardson, his
aid. The general sailed for the north July
8, and during the past month and a half
has made. personal Inspections Of nearly
all the army posts in Alaska.
In speaking of the trip Captain Richard
son said: THE general made tour of
inspection to the posts in Alaska and found
them In very good shape. Some improve
ments are needed at several barrack and
ne undoubtedly will make recommendations
for them. The telegraph lines are being
ount as fast as possible, and 1t will be
many months before communication in the
frozen north Will be as simple matter as
in this state