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The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1902-12-15


prevent spread pests detrimental
growing Now that end secured the
the notorious that fruit has been held
up sometimes destroyed where there the remoest
prospect of spreading insect pests damaging the
orchards in the surrounding country
Suppose that a of wormy apples should be
Wala instance spread the insect known
codng moth? bit of for simple that there
orchard within miles of that city that already
infested with that insect The same is true of Spokane North
Yakima, Seattle Tacoma and other considerable
size in the AS well talk about spreading the smallpox in
pest house where the already have that oathone disease
by sending another smallpox patient there The who would
womy fruit under such conditions making arbitrary
position and if the law would uphold him in doing
the law ought to be repealed.
county fruit inspector ought be intelligent and
we'll posted entomology He ought to know insects and be able
injurious and what 1t reported
of county fruit inspector that he recommended orchardss
drive nails into their for what do not knowo
kill the wooy aphis perhaps better plan would be to build
barb around the Orchard would do much good and
less damage to the trees.
inspectors of the intelligence indicated
above going get them? Aye there's the rub is
most difficult thing competent this field We
ought educate them State Agricultural college and
point this responsible position who
ton conducted by the professors entomology
would high but would be cheap in the long
compared who do but little except draw their pay
There will be Notes along these lines.
Fruit Growers Association will hold its
nual meeting in Spokane Feb. g. and S. 1903 Benz Bur
the Sickness be hoped
that there will be large attendance this meeting there
No doubt there will be valuable
papers besides the business be transacted
There should be strife jealouses the fruit
of the Northwest The settlement of the box question
be attended The railroad have
promised uniform per box if agree uniform box.
many dollars fruit growers We should pull all
together if we would settle this question
things asked of the legislature in the
of the fruit growers of Washington But should
the things be desired and then them Hence
There should not be rival fruit growers
associations in the same territory "a
fcent"
Evening journal., 1902-01-06
Did He understandf

A well known Edinburgh professor
often became so interested in his sub
iect that when the noon bell rang he
seemed quite oblivious OF the fact and
kept the class for several minutes. Ger
tain restless spirits among the stu
dents decided to give him gentle
hint, so they bought an alarm clock.
London Tit-Bits tells the result.
The clock. set to alarm at precisely
10 o'clock, was placed on the profess
ors desk. AS was anticipated, he be-
gan his lecture without observing the
clock. But when the noon hour struck
the alarm went off with a startling
crash
Even those not in the secret appreci'
ated the joke There was a round OF
applause. The professor smilingly
waited until the alarm and the ap-
plause ceased and then said:
young gentlemen. thank you fol
this gift. | had forgotten it was my
birthday. An alarm clock is something
my wife has needed for our servant fol
a long time. It Is a very kind remem
braDce on your part" Then he went
on with the demonstration which had
been interrupted by the alarm, and the
studegtykysge never qnite able To- fsst
lsfy Themselves whether the professor
understood the joke or not.
Evening journal., 1902-01-06
elLL FoR MCKINLEY ARcH
Measure Has Been Drafted to Ereci
Suitable Memorial In Washington.

Measure Has Been Drafted TO Erect
Suitable Memorial In Washington.
Washington. Jan. 6-The William
Mckinley National Memorial Arch
Association has drafted bill. which
will be introduced in congress this
week and supported by a petition
signed by the members Of the associa-
tion ana also the nhmhers sof tie AEc-
Kinley National Memorial Association.
formed TO erect monument n Can
ton TO which the arch association
yielded the field OF popular subscrip-
tion. The bin provides for a commits
sion consisting of the chairman of the
joint committee on library, secretary
of state and secretary OF war. who are
authorized to select site. and to OBJ
tain by competition plans. specihca-
tions and models for a memorial, and
an appropriation Of SIS 600 to pay the
same. AS soon as practicable after the
selections are made the commission
shall report their action to congress.
Evening journal., 1902-01-06
Strange Facts About AnimnI..

Strange FnCNa AnOuN Animals
Have you ever noticed that all ami
mals which chew the cud are cloyen
Footed? Also that most Of those which
irink water by suction are herbivorous,
The carnivorous variety tapping it with
the tongue, like the cat dog, tiger, etc.
Sheep have no teeth in the upper jaw,
and tortoises and turtles are without
altogether.
Unlike most animals, horses have no
eyebrows, and hares are minus eye
lids. Consequently the eyes Of the lat
ter cannot be shut, and a thin mem
branous substance covers them when
asleep. The eye Of the owl is also very
peculiar, seeing that it is immovably
fixed in it's socket and cannot stir in
any direction. TO compensate for this
seeming disadvantage il can turn its
head almost completely round without
moving its body. If you were to keep
frogs mouth open many minutes, il
would soon die, as owing to its peculiar
construction it can only breathe with
the mouth closed.
On the other hand, fishes are COM
PEELED to keep opening and closing their
mouths in order to give their respira-
tory organs full play. 1t is also a
strange fact that the deer has addi-
tional breathing places besides the nos
trils, as If nature had foreseen his
great need of free respiration when
forced to flee before the hounds. Snakes
usually have their teeth in the head,
but one variety in Africa, whose prin-
cipal food Is eggs, is provided with a
substitute for them in It's stomach.
Evening journal., 1902-01-06
CONGRESS TAKES
UP WORK AGAIN
IStbmian Canal Bill to Come
Up Today
Proposition Of Panama Company Nav
Cause Prolonged Discussion on
Bill Business OF Senate.

Washington. Jan. 6.--After a recess
Of almost three weeks. both houses Of
congress reconvened today. The prin-
cipal item on the house program for
this week is the Hepburn isthmian
canal bill. which Is the special order
for tomorrow No limit has been fixed
as TO the time for debate upon this
measure. Il is surmised I'm some quar-
ters. however. that If the proposition
OF the Panama Canal Company to sell
its property and franchises for $40 ,000,-
600 should be made as promised, this
field Of discussion than at first seemed
probable, and il this should prove to
be the case the bill may be before the
house for a longer time than is now
contemplated Mr.. Hepburn, the au-
thor of the bill. thinks that only a few
days OF debate will be necessary. It
is expected that by the time the canal
bill is disposed OF there will be one or
more appropriation bills ready for con-
sideration by the house. None of the
appropriation bills have been passed
on by the appropriation committee, but
the urgent deficiency and the pension
bills are in a forward state. and the
expectation is that they will be con-
sidered by the committee during the
week The present intention is TO
give first attention to the deficiency
bill. The estimate for that bill aegre-
gates Sl2 200. 600. and it is not believed
that these figures will be scaled down
materially
The senate has no program for the
week. and has very little business on
its calendar, as the reorganization of
the. senate committees did not take
place until just before the holidays.
There are. however few bills report
ed, and Senator Morgans bill for the
acquisition of right OF way for the
Nicaraguan canal is among the meas
ures in position to receive attention
The committee on the Philippines will
take up the Philippine tariff question
very soon, but there IS yet no indica-
tion as to how much time the matter
may consume in committee. Senator
Frye is engaged on his report on the
shipping bill, but is not yet able TO nix
the time for its completion
The announcement Of Senator Sew
ellis death was made today. and there
was an immediate adjournment for the
day.
Evening journal., 1902-01-06
Three Dead In Head-on Collision.

Atlanta, Ca, Jan. 6.-As the result
of head-on collision yesterday morn
ing between two freight trains OF the
Southern railway at Rex, Ca, near this
place, three Of the trains crew were
killed and a number of freight cars
destroyed by fire. The dead are: Engi-
neer C. c. Wallace, Flagman c. N.
Harris and Fireman Prather. The
two trains met on a sharp curve. the
derailed cars catching fire. The col
lision II is said, was caused by a dis
regard Of signals by the crew of one
Of the two trains.
Evening journal., 1902-01-06
old.Time Actor pead.

Baltimore, Nd, Jan. 6.-JBeph B.
Polk. veteran actor, died here yes.
terday from a stroke of apopleXy. Mr..
Polk made his debut "a years ago un.
der the management Of the late Jonn
4. Ford, Of this city He retired from
the stage four years ago and at the
time Of his death was president of a
local brewing company.
Evening journal., 1902-01-06
PERSONALLY CONDUCTED TOURS
TO OLD POINT COMFORT VIA
BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAIL

PERSONALLY CONDUCTED TOURS
TO OLD POINT COMFORT VIA
BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAIL
ROAD
Saturday, January is, the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company will run
two Personally Conducted Tours. One
TO Old Point Comfort, Va, and return
via B. & o. railroad and the Norfolk
and Washington Steamboat Company,
leaving Wilmington, Delaware avenue
station. at 11.01 a. m. The rate for the
round trip will be $l4 including rail-
road fare. box lunch on train, going,
transfers In Washington, staterOom
going and returning on Potomac river
steamboats,. and one and three-quar-
ters days board at the Hygeia Hotel,
Old Point Comfort Tickets will be
good for six days. including day Of
sale. with stop-over privileges at
Washington and Baltimore On the
same day and same train, tickets will
be sold 10 Old Point Comfort and re-
turn. via Washington and the Norfolk
and Washington steamboat. going, re-
turning from Old Point Comfort via
Richmond: thence the r., r. e. P. rail-
road to Washington and the B. & o.
The rate for this tour will be S3l, in
Guiding railroad fares. box lunch on
train going, transfers in Washington,
stateroom Washington to Old Point
one and one-half days board at the
Hygeia Hotel, Old Point Comfort, one
and one-quarter days board at the
Lexington Hotel. Richmond, two and
one-half days board az the Ebbitt or
Riggs House. in Washington, and din
ner on dining car from Washington.
Tickets will be good at any time with
in ten DAYS. including day of issue and
will permit stop-overs at Richmond,
Washington and Baltimore. An ex-
lperienced Tourist Agent will accom-
pany the party Persons desiring to
accompany this party viii please com
municate with r. A. Miller. Passenger
Agent Wilmington, Del who will fur
nish itinerary of trip, which win give
/ full information
Evening journal., 1902-01-06
Ruhher Trnsi Ealle-

New York. Jan. 6.-Omoial an
nouncement was made on Saturday af-
ternoon that a receiver had been ap-
pointed for the Crude Rubber COM
pany on the application to Judge La
combe, of the United States circuit
court, by Attorney William Nelson
Cromwell, who said that the com
panys direct liabilities are about sS.-
100000, added to which are indorse-
ments and guarantees footing up an.
other s2,0O0,OO0 OF this latter amount
about 100000 is Of the paper of Geo
Watlunson & Co, of Philadelphia
whose failure was announced a few
daNs ann
Evening journal., 1902-01-06
LONG JUsTlFlEs HIS ACTION
In a Circular Letter He Says He Die
NOTHING But His DUTY.

washington. Jan. 6.-Secretary
Long, in replying to persons who have
recently sought information regarding
the departments position in the
schley case and in answer to those
who have addressed him criticising
the findings Of the court and the ac-
tion of the department. has mailed a
copy Of a letter which he has pre-.
pared on the subject. The secretary's
explanation is that he simply adopted
this convenient form TO meet the in
quiries addressed him. but that there
was no purpose of giving circulation
10 any statement, and that 1t was in
no sense intended as a public circu.
lar. The letter, bearing date of De.
cember 10, ends with these words: Il
regret the occasion for the whole mat.
ter as much as you can do. | would
have been glad n he (Schley) and the
navy could have been saved from this
reproach. But / am conscious Of hav.
ing from first TO last had no other
feeling than that OF dlsinterestedness
and having done nothing but my
duty"
Evening journal., 1902-01-06
HOTEL EMPIRE,
Broadway and 63d Street,
New York City.
ABSOLUTELY FIREPRGOF.

large, we'll furnished room with hot
and cold running water and use Of de-
tached bath, Si.O0 per day upwards
Large rooms with private bath, 500 per
day upwards.
Suites with private bath, $500 per day
upwards.
The Hotel Empire restaurant Is noted
for its excellent cooking, efficient SER
vice and moderate prices.
on crossing any of the ferries, take the
9th Avenue Elevated Railway 20 59th St,
from which IL rs one minutes walk te
hotel
Within ten minutes Of amusement an&
shopping centres. All cars pass the EN-
pire.
Send TO Empire for descriptive booklets
w. JOHNSON QUINN.
Evening journal., 1902-01-06
PENNSYLVANIA FIRES
Disastrous nIazes In Western Part Of
state-lncendiaries at Huntingdon.


state-lncendiaries at Huntingdon.
Huntingdon, Pa, Jan. 6.-Three
more incendiary gres occurred here
on Saturday night, making 16 within
few weeks. The offer Of $1,000 re-
ward for the apprehension Of the fire.
bugs. offered by the borough council,
has brought no results. The insur-
ance companies are refusing many
risks on properties here, and 1t Is
said they win cancel all policies un-
less a check is put on the wholesale
incendiarism now prevailing.
Coudersport, Pa, jan 6.-The vii
lage Of Roulette. Potter county. was
visited yesterday morning by a de.
structive fire, caused, It is believed,
BY overpressure of natural gas Only
one store is left standing. The town
is without fire extinguishing appara.
tus. and the fire burned itself out.
The loss will exceed $4,000, which is
partly covered by insurance.
Pittsburg, Jan. 6.-Fire in the four
story fat building called the Hammott
block, at the corner OF Frankstown
avenue and Wool street. Brushton,
yesterday morning. gutted the build
ing. destroyed the household goods Of
several families and caused a loss Of
over $4,000. Three frame buildings
adjoining were also destroyed. The
five families on the second floor of
the Hammott building were overcome
by smoke and were carried out by
flremen. One woman is reported seri.
ously burned. The fire resulted
from an explosion in the grocery Of
L. Finkberg, on the ground floor.
Evening journal., 1902-01-06
FORTY-TWO Arb
REPORTED DEAD
French Bark, Which Ran
Down WaIIa Walla,
Now in Port

San Francisco, Jan. 6.--The French
bark Max, which collided with the
steamship Walla Walla early Thurs
city in a badly disabled con-
dition. The Maxs bowsprit was
carried away and her bow was
stove in, both above and below the
water line. The watertight compart-
ments alone kept her afoat.
Ninety-two survivors of the Walla
Walla arrived here yesterday from
Eureka on the steamer Pomona. There
IS still some discrepancy in the list of
dead and missing. This discrepancy
is due to the fact that several pas
Bengers boarded the vessel just as she
was leaving port Others who were
travelling second class gave assumed
names In order to hide their identity.
BY striking out which are possible du-
plicates, the number OF the list stands
at AZ, classed as follows; Known dead.
Q; missing, passengers, 13; crew, 90.
One life raft is unaccounted for, and
It is feared that all the missing are
lost.
Cecil Brown, fourth officer Of the
WalIa Walla. describing the scenes as
the Walla Walla was going down,
said: Il never saw such a panic. Men
and women were running about the
decks, wild with fright, and It was
almost impossible to get them to obey
instructions. have been In several
shipwrecks, but ! never saw people
before who were so opposed to being
saved. They wanted to stay with the
ship to the last minute, and our eff
forts in getting the boats loaded and
lowered met with a great deal Of diff
ficulty."
Lost His Family.
Rev. Henry Erickson. who WAS
among the six survivors brought to
this city by the steamer Nome City
on Saturday night, is at a hospital, a
physical and almost mental wreck.
His wife and three children are
among the dead and missing. The
Erickson family, excepting the moth
er. were second class passengers.
When the crash came they were awalS-
ened, and all got on the upper deck
together. Mrs Erickson and the two
younger children were separated
from their father and the elder
brother. What their fate was is not
known. but il is presumed that they
were drowned when the vessel went
down. Erickson and his son clung
together and were pitched into the
water clear of the sinking steamer.
They floated around for some time
and finally were picked up by the life
raft. on which we're a number OF the
officers OF the Walla Walla II was
almost daybreak when they we're
found and they were in an exhausted
condition. Father and son were pulled
on the light structure. but the boy
was too weak to stand the exposure
A few hours later he died in his faith
er's arms, and after the heartbroken
man had bowed his head in silent
prayer the body was consigned to the
waves The , sch was running high
and dashipg over the raft, but all
clung to it through the long hours OF
the day and night. They hoped against
hope until the Nome City picked them
up. Mr.. Erickson was the first to be
lifted aboard. It is. thought he will
recover from the terrible effects Of
the exposure
Evening journal., 1902-01-06
EscApINe CAS- KILLs A EAMlLY
Il Escaped From Defective Meter
With Deadly Results.

With Deadly Results.
Hartford, Conn. Jan. 6.-Anton
Chaves, his wife and 2-year-old boy
Joseph and Miss Mary Devida, aged
1S, were asphyxiated yesterday morn.
ing at their home, in New Park ave
nue.. Mr. and Mrs. Chaves were
found dead, and before a physician
arrived at the house the little boy and
Miss Devida died. The gas had been
escaping from a defective meter in
the cellar. Miss Devida had been
spending a vacation with the Chaves
family. Her home was in Philadel
-YfS New Sofil!' JAN, t.1Fetdr A. IynSS
living on. West Forty street
and Peter. his 9-months-old child. were
asphyxiated some time during Satur
day night by escaping fuel gas. Mrs
Lynch and her cousin, Mary Healey
are at a hospital. and fears are enter
tanned that they will not recover.
Evening journal., 1902-01-06
Two Drowned while skatinu,

Poughkeepsie. N. Y. Jan. 6.-Three
men, Bert Cooper, Arthur Snyder, Of
Mount Vernon, Va, and Daniel Leary.
Of Barrytown skated into an air hole
while skating yesterday. Cooper and
Snyder came up under the solid ice
and were drowned. Leary came up
IN open water and after a terrible
struggle managed to pull himself out.
Evening journal., 1902-01-06
Pauner Left a FORTUNE.

Canton, O.. Jan. 6.-Philip Yoder,
aged %, died recently as a pensioner
Of Pennsylvania county. It was found
that he had been left an estate worth
s301O0. OF this 10000 in cash was in
a Chicago safety deposit vault, and
some Of the bills were so old that they
crumbled when handled.
Evening journal., 1902-01-06
pennsu Asks for Bids

Bids have been asked by the Pennsyl-
vania railroad for the erection Of retain
ing walls. bridge and abutments for ele-
waiting its tracks between Upland and
Penn streets. Chester also for masonry,
retaining walls. bridge ebutmenIts and en-
bankments from Penn street 10 the south
ern limit of Chester These two sections
will complete the work Of elevating the
tracks through that city.
Evening journal., 1902-01-06
Did
LALLY.-In this city, on Jan
annn IN. % l nll..

.LALLY-ln this city, on January 3,
1902. Thomas lally.
Relatives and friends are respect
fully invited to attend his funeral
from his late residence, No. 6O5 North
Clayton street. on Tuesday morning
at 9 o'clock High mass at st. Paurs
r. c. Church. lnterment at Ca
thedral Cemetery.
sHIVIER. his home. F., w g. b.
station Newark. Del, on January 8
1902 John q. Shivler.
Funeral will be held on TUESDAY. Janu.
airy z, az D. m. Services tn St. Thomas
Church. Newark Del. lnterment ST.
ST. Thomas Cemetery.
Evening journal., 1902-01-06
WE oosr ENoLANp 10 MEN
OF This Number 1880 Were Actually
Killed or Died.

London, Jan. 6.-The total reduction
Of Great Britain's military forces in
South Africa from the beginning Of
the war to December, including deaths
from disease, men reported missing,
etc, amounts to 24,299 men. or this
number 1890 we're actually killed or
died. A total of 64,330 men we're in
valided home, the majority of whom
recovered and rejoined their com
mands.
Pretoria. Jan. 6.-The Beers am
bushed a party Of the Scots Greys last
Saturday near Bronkhorst Spruit,
about 40 miles east Of Pretoria, on the
railroad The British casualties we're
six men killed and Ss wounded.
Evening journal., 1902-01-06
To main Penn,a AthIet.s.

Philadelphia, Jan. 6.-Trainer Shell.
OF the University Of Pennsylvania. has
issued his call for the winter and
spring training of the track athletes.
He expects fully 100 men to come out.
He has decided to enter Pennsylvania
men in all open events possible.
Evening journal., 1902-01-06
NUGGETS oF NEWS

Admiral Dewey and wife left Wash
ington for Palm Beach, Fla, to be gone
most Of the winter.
The Tooth anniversary Of the Beth
seda Welsh Congregational church. Of
Utica, N. Y. was celebrated yesterday.
Mrs. Jennie T. Hobart. widow OF the
late Vice President Hobart, and her
son visited Mrs. Mckinley at Canton. O.
The Franklin Printing srd Engrav-
ing company's plant. at Toledo. o.
was destroyed by fire, causing a loss
OF $4,000.
The United States monitor Terror
left League Island Navy Yard for An
napolis, Nd, where she win be used as
training vessel.
Evening journal., 1902-01-06
HI. Gift.

Mrs. Wyles-Did your husband give
you anything for a birthday present?
Mrs. Styles-Indeed he did.
'Did Il have your name on itT"
Eyes, and my husbands name too"
That's just like selfish men. He
must share the gift with you"
"But be didn't"
Z "What was bis name doing on It
thenY
1T wouldn't have been any good
without It, II was a check"
Evening journal., 1902-01-06
what. In n Nnmef

Voltaire under a fictitious name Of
fered TO the Comedie Franchise a play
entitled lie Droit du Seigneur." 1t
was promptly rejected as badly writ
ten and poor in rhyme. but when he
offered the same manuscript a second
time under the title Of "LEcueil du
Sage" and signed with his own name II
was accepted with enthusiasm and uni
versally declared admirable.
Evening journal., 1902-01-06
Anarohlstic Plots In spaln.

Madrid. Jan. 6.-The police have
discovered traces Of anarchist plots
in the towns Of Jerez de la Frontera,
Alcala de los Gazules and ARGOS de Ia
Frontera, in the province of Cadiz
Forty-nine arrests were made and the
prisoners conveyed to Barcelona
where they will be tried by the mill
tary courts.
Evening journal., 1902-01-06
Killed WhlIe Blasting.

Shamokin. Pa. Jan. 6-The prema-
ture discharge OF a mine blast at the
Cameron colliery on Saturday after
noon, caused an explosion Of gas
which instantly killed John Witt ana
6tanislans Yeemith.
Evening journal., 1902-01-06
PuoIIIst Hail I, HospitaI.

Cincinnati, Jan. 6.-Jim Hall, well.
known Australian pugilist was taken
10 a hospital yesterday morning, suf-
fering from lung trouble. While COR
versing with friends he was seized
with a violent hemorrhage. He was
taken Immediately to the city hos
pital
Evening journal., 1902-01-06
Rank cashed Foraed cheek Eor s2.an

Chicago, ILL.,, Jan. GA forged check
for $500 was cashed by the Metro.
politan National Bank on Saturday.
The check bore the signature of the
George B. Swift Company, per Her
bert Swift. Several checks were taken
from the Office OF the company recent
" by burglars.