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The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1906-06-15

to scrape up $500 Plum and prune
trees seem to be pretty we'll loaded
in all sorts of localities. They may
drop heavily next month and not turn
out much after all.
The weather this spring has been
quite unfavorable for the farmers.
Until within the last two weeks it has
been very dry, with much high winds
and alternating hot and cold spells.
The recent rains appear to have been
general enough and of sufficient vol
ume to insure good crops of grain in
the Palouse and Nez Perce Reserva-
ton regions. If prices hold up the
grain and stock farmers will be fairly
prosperous next fall.
Down here where we only expect
to raise anything by the liberal use
of ditch water we have been having a
hard time to get seeds to sprout. The
irrigation company which controls our
water supply is putting in a large
stave pipe line in place of the old
f1ume and open ditch with the result
that during the recent dry period we
were unable to get what water we are
entitled to when we most needed it,
After it was settled that the fruit was
again cut off many of our people start
ed in to raise vegetables, melons, etc.,
hoping to realize enough from them to
tide them over to another year, but the
untoward weather and scarcity of
water has so discouraged them that
many have gone to work for the ir-
rigation companies and railroad con-
tractors which are trying to develop
southeastern Washington and central
Idaho
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Report from the Asotin Country.
n

.. ~. f1OlllSJcIJ.
The very cold winter year ago not
only ruined the fruit crop here for last
season, but killed many trees and SER
iously injured many more. When
arrived just before last Christmas
from the Sound country the orchards
presented such sorry appearance that
| was shocked. Still the trees that
were left showed plenty of bloom buds
and the prospect was fine for a large
fruit crop this season. Two successive
failures were unknown in this region
and not to be expected. The latter
part of February the weather became
warm and by the middle of March the
almonds, apricots and some peaches
were just on the verge of bursting into
bloom. People were jubilant over their
prospects and buyers were bidding
against each other in frantic efforts to
secure the products of the more prom
Using orchards. Then came cold
wave from Montana which sent the
mercury almost down to zero and kept
it there nearly a week. 1t was soon
evident that Charleston would ship no
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every piece of property acquired in
the name of the syndicate. Sharehold-
ers in other concerns acquire interests
in only certain specific properties, but
in the Seattle Improvement Syndicate
they become co-owners in each and ev-
cry property. The syndicate is capital
lied at $250,000, divided into $500
shares of the par value of 500. These
snares may be purchased on Install
ments, bringing the ownership of Sc
attic business property within the
reach of those of the most modest
means.
Elsewhere in this issue the syndi
cate makes announcement of it's invest
ment and offers to send it's book, the
Science of Real Estate Investment
to all who will write for it.
Don't force the hogs to sleep directly
on a cement floor
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WANTED-MEN AND WOMEN to learn
Matchmaking, engraving and OPTICS;
big demand for jewellers at big wages.
only about six months to graduate prac-
teal work from the start. Money made
learning; we assist graduates to posi-
tons. Seattle Matchmaking, Engraving
and Optical School. Room 1. 1926 Fourth
Ave-, Seattle.
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MEN WANTED.-To learn the barber
trade in weeks. First class set Of
tools free Only reliable Colleges in the
u. S. Position waiting, SIS to $40 per
week illustrated Catalogue free. Call
or write Moler Barber College, 215 Occi-
dental Ave-, Seattle, Wash.
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Opportunity for Public Investment.

There are real estate companies in
Vulnerable, but most of them follow
the same plan of operation that has
been in vogue since the first realty
concern saw the light Now and then
we find one that works on a new and
improved plan, assuring all investors
ownership in all the property and par.
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FOR SALE-HARNESS- Manufac-
ture all kinds of harness; quality
guaranteed and prices reasonable. Thos.
M. Henderson, 212 Occidental Ave-, Sc
attic, Wash.
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Mr.. FARM Err I.

We have just received
our line of fall samples
of wall paper. This line
includes every up-to-date
and attractive design in
wall papers. If you in
tend to use any wall
paper this fall let us send
you our catalogue. It's
free, and shows a fine
lot of samples of wall
papers to choose from.
When you buy from us
you not only get the lat
est designs, the best
quality for the money,
but you pay less. Write
Dept. A for catalog.
f. r. 3 r Y d L E
THE PAINT and WALL PAPER MAN
9O6-908 Sprague Ave-, Spokane
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AN EXCELLENT OPENING to secure
government appointment in the In
ternal revenue service for the position
of GAUGER. / need but a few more
men to prepare for same. Starting sal
airy IS per day. Position permanent,
with splendid chances for advancement.
Examination soon. Write Mr. Hosburgh,
1922 Alaska Bldg, Seattle.
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A HUNDRED firemen and brakemen in
Washington, California, and other rail-
roads. Age 20 to 80, strong, good sight
and hearing. Experience unnecessary.
Engineers and earn 5000. Brakemen $40
to $50 monthly, become Conductors and
earn $3.50 Positions awaiting compe-
tent men. Send stamp for particulars.
Name the position preferred Railway
Association, Room POI, 1895 Geary ST.,
San Francisco, Cal.
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REAL ESTATE.-If your farm or acre
age is mortgaged and you find it hard
to dispose of your equity 1t may pay
you to see me. Address Ky, The Ranch,
Seattle.
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Don't force the hogs to sleep directly
on a cement floor.
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WANTED-15 or 20 Jersey cows, or
grade Jerseys State fully what you
have also price; don't want fancy priced
COWS. AddreSS-B, The Ranch, Seattle.
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FOR SALE-Copy Grams Atlas of the
World, 1906 edition, all morocco, large
volume, bran new. Will sell cheap. Ad-
dress A., The Ranch.
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WANTED-At fair prices, registered
IIolstein COWS, heifers or heifer calves,
delivered at Seattle Address E. D. B.,
The Ranch, Seattle.
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CHESTER WHITE Pigs from regis
tered mature stock for SALE Address
Chas. A. Hagen, Sprague, Wash.
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SPECIAL WANT COLUMN
IT,. C~u%c - Vxrora rsa ri, IN aarf1on

FOR SALE-1O0 fine Angora goats,
mostly females. Address "Angora,
The Ranch, Seattle.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-28
BEHR IN THE FINALS.
Four Times Within Stroke of Defeat,
 He Escapes.

Newport Aug. 27.-Four times within stroke of defeat, Karl H. Behr, of New York and Yale university, pulled his match with Raymond D, Little, also of New York, out of danger in the fourth set to-day, and then, taking the fifth, easily won a place, for the first time in his career, in the finals of the allcomers tournament of the national tennis championship The scores of the match were 2-6, 6-2, 6-S, 11-9, 6-2. Behr will meet William J. Clothier, of Phil adelphia, Harvard graduate, in the finals tomorrow. Clothier easily de- feated J, D. F. Jones in the other half of the semi-finals, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3.
 The Behr-Little match was by far the most exciting tennis seen on the Casino courts for many a day, and even fash ionable Newport stayed for the finish, although it was well along in the after noon when Little ended the contest by smashing the ball far out of court.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-28
DISTRIBUTION OF GROWN LANDS
Ukase Published Transferring 4, 5OO,0OO
 Acres to Peasants.

St. Petersburg, Aug 27.-The distri- button of crown appanages, the first part of the administration agrarian programme by which 1t is hoped to win the peasantry to the support of the gov- ernment at the coming elections, was put in effect to-day, when a ukase was published transferring the 4,500, 900 acres of appanage lands, mentioned in the Associated Press dispatches August 23, to the peasant banks for distribution to the peasants. The urgency of the situ- ation is such that the ukase, which was signed the day of the attempt on the life of Premier Stolypin, was gazetted without waiting for final decision as to the method and terms of payment. The principal question, whether the pay ment shall extend over thirty three or sixty years, has not yet been decided. The announcement on this point and of the transfer of 10,0000G0 acres of crown lands will be made later.
 The lands chosen for this first distri- button inellde:
 One--Lands under cultivation which are not contiguous to forest tracts and where leases have expired
 Two-Forest adjoining or surrounded by peasant holdings.
 Three--Woodlands suitable in the governments of Archangle and Vologda.
 The following kinds of appanages are excluded from these operations:
 Districts devoted to factories, foun- dries or any mining concerns, or pro- vided with agricultural or other valu- able buildings, or gardens in a high state of cultivation; those unsuited for farming, and, finally. crown lands in the Crimea and trans Caucasia and those appertaining to the Bieloviezh forest.
 The apportionment of lang assigned for sale and the taxation impossible on said lands will be fixed by the agrarian committee appointed by the imperial ukase of March f. with the assistance of the peasant banks. The preparation of the scheme of transfer and the ar- engagements with the comptroller of ap- panage lands, and the final settlement of the conditions of sale by imperial de- cree, are confined to the minister of the imperial household, who will consult the ministers of the interior and finance and the chief agricultural authorities. All the schemes must first receive the .emperor's sanction.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-28
JAPAN TO OPEN DALNY
 TO NATIONS OF WORLD.
AFTER SEPTEMBER ! PoRg WILL RE FREE TO ALL
 COMMERCE.

No import or Export Duty to he Lev.
 led on Articles Imported Into or RI.
 ported From Kwan-Su-S Sh.--.ranav,a...
 Charge at Washington Makes state.
 ment to the State Department--,ya.
 pans Contention Regarding the One,
 Door and the Back Door.
 Washington, Aug. 27.-Mr. Mivaoka tne Japanese charge, called at the stat. department to-day and advised Act3ns Secretary Adee that Japan will oper Dafny to the commerce of all nation, after September l. It is to be d frae port, and no import or export d1tu vii be levied on articles of commerce ,n. ported into or exported from K.wan-s9, shu from DaIny.
 From the same date ships of all na. t1ons will be permitted to ply and ~. gage in traffic between Dalny or Tafr. en, as the town is now called, and aIt the ports of Japan that are open to ror eign commerce.
 The following statement was n,ada to day.
 "Appropos of the announcement " this decision of the imperial govern ment to open the port of Taaren to tha commerce of all nations, 1t will be Ne. called that the attitude of Japan or the subjectof the establishment of chtn- ese customs at the port of Tairen for the purpose Of collecting import f,ftaes on merchandise destined for Mamnha1,sia has been matter of comment ,n tha press It IS pointed out that the es- tapiishment of such customs at tala Russian-Manchurian frontier wound ipe disastrous, not only to the trade oe Japan, but to the trade of all other ma mons which can ship merchandise to Manchuria only by sea route.
 The Eastern Chinese railway is the great artery of Manchurian conamerca ana It IS of utmost importance thqt goods or merchandise which enter Manchuria by the Southern Manehpri- an railway shall stand in no more 7,,,. favorable position than the merchant disc that enters Manchuria from fl1a north by the Eastern Chinese railway and more especially as, by the treafv between Russia and China, articles nf commerce entering China from fha Russian frontier by that railway ig s1rh- Ject to only two-thirds of the tariffs that are imposed on articles imported through the open ports on the coast of China. If Chinese customs were to he established solely at Tairen, while goods entering by the back door from the Russian frontier were to be exempt from the payment of even two-thirds of the ordinary customs tariff, the South ern Manchurian railway would be se- riously handicapped on the question of the establishment of Chinese customs at Tatren. Japan's contention has merely been that 1t would be unjust unless customs were simultaneously es- tablished at the Russo Chinese frontier. so that the back door may equally be guarded when the front door is clos ed to duty free entry"
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Continued on Second Page.)
SFAGIRT TOURNAMENT.
Opening Day of the Big Military
 Shoot,

Opensn& LILY Of The hig Military
 Sea Girt, N. J., Aug. 27,-The opening day of the big military rifle shoot tour nament of 1906 was marked by rain, the greater part of the shooting being done in torrents of water. The rif1emen remained steadfastly at the task, how ever, and darkness was very near when the last bullet of the company team match had passed through the target The two scheduled events, the Colum- bia trophy match and the com pany team match occupied the entire day. The team representing the Fourth regiment National Guard of New Jer- sey was victorious In the Columbia match, while the company team match was won by the team, representing CO. H, Sixth Massachusetts regiment
 Conditions for shooting especially during the afternoon were as unsatis- factory as should be imagined. The morning opened with prospects of fair weather, but by afternoon a heavy fall of rain was in evidence A strong south wind blew directly across the range and that interfered seriously with the work of the competitors.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-28
IRISH HOME RULE SCHEME
THE LEGISLATIVE UNION NOT
 TO BE TOUCHED.

Ireland's Representation at Westmin-
 ster and the Powers of the Imperial
 Parliament Will Not be Changed
 Chief Feature the Establishment of
 an Irish Council at Dublin, Directly
 Elected.
 London, Aug. 2S.-The Daily Chroni- cle this morning, forecasting the gov- ernment's proposed devolution scheme for Ireland, says legislative union will not be touched and the Irish represen- tation at Westminster and the powers of the imperial parliament will not be changed. The chief feature will be the establishment of an Irish council at Dublin, directly elected, consisting of 103 members, the same as the Irish representation in the house of com mons with the addition of forty eight councillors directly elected for larger areas by electors having rateable value exceeding $t0O, peers and clergy men being eligible. This is almost the same as the legislative council and leg islative assembly of Gladstone's bill, only they form one body and not two The nationalist party as now organiz- ed would not easily gain large major ity in the council.
 The chief secretary would, under the new scheme, be ex-officio chairman of the Irish council, and, as representing the lord lieutenant, would consult with the leader of the majority in the coun- cil regarding the appointment of the chief heads of departments, the head of the finance department occupying a position analogous to that of the pre- mier who with his colleagues would hold their posts dependent upon the vote of the council.
 The scheme includes the reorganiza- tion of the Irish government into well- defined departments, such as finance, land, education etc. The judiciary will not be molested. The chief secertary will be the spokesman for the council, and it's ministers to parliament. All Irish legislation would still come before the house of commons, bills being sent there by the council.
 Financial arrangements will be the crux of the scheme.
 Simplicity will be aimed at, the elab- crate provisions of previous home rule bills not being revived.
 The Daily Chronicle seems to ilti- mate that Irish members of the house of commons will be members of the council, which will sit when the im- periaI parliament is not sitting.
 The whole scheme will be open for revision after five years.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-28
OIL TRUST INDICTMENTS.
Ten Containing GAPS Counts Returned
 Yesterday in Chicago.

Ten Containing GAPS Counts Returned
 Yesterday in Chicago.
 Chicago, Aug. 27.-The first federal grand jury to-day returned ten indict- ments against the Standard oil compa- ny. The indictments, which contain GAPS counts. are all in connection with the granting of rebates No railroads were mentioned in the indictments,
 Each of the GAPS counts in the ten indictments covers an alleged offense, and is based on a tank car shipment of petrohum products from the refin- cries at Whiting, Ind. According to a statement issued after the indictments and been returned from the office of the United States district attorney, these shipments were carried by the follow ing roads: Chicago, Burlington & Quincy; Chicago & Alton, Chicago & Eastern Illinois, Evansville & Terre Haute, Illinois Central, Southern & Lake Shore and Michigan Southern.
 According to this statement the Bur llngton & Alton roads had published lawful rates of IS cents per hundred pounds to East St. Louis from Whiting, and 19 1-2 cents to St. Louis, but car ried oil for the Standard Oil company on a secret unpublished rate, at and ' 1-2 cents to those points respective iN u
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-28
NEW RAILROAD RATE
 LAW NOW IN EFFECT
NOT 4 SINGLE COMPANY FULLY COMPLIES WITH PRO-
 VISIONS.

Had Until Midnight Last Night to File
 With the Interstate Commerce Conn
 mission Their Tariffs and Charges
 Unable to Do So in the Time Specified
 Under the Law the Roads May be
 Fined But it is Understood the Conn
 mission Wtr Give Additional Time in
 Deserving Cases.
 New York, Aug. 27. Tine new rail- road rate law which applies to all rail- roads dD,ing an interstate business goes into effect at midnight tonight. Ac- cordine to the new law the roads were to have filed with the commission Dy midnight all their tariffs and charges showing not only the full cost of trans portation from point to point, but also what items 20 to make up the cost. From to-morrow on there can be no "extras." but the shipper Is expected to be able to obtain in advance final statement of the charge he has to meet.
 It was stated to-day that in fact not a single company has been able to fully comply with the provisions of the law reouirine them to have all their sched- ules on file by midnight. The schedule of switching charges was the most dif- ficult of completion and it is said that no road has been able to finish 1t.
 Under the law every company which falls to complete it's schedules might be fined but it is understood that the interstate commerce commission will give additional time in every case when a road has given evidence of sin cere intent to comply with the law To discuss this and other points, a con1- mittee representing the big eastern railroads will go to Washington to- morrow in order to meet the comn1is- sion. This conference will be attended by representatives of the anthracite coal roads who are anxious to obtain q ruling from the commission on that section of the law which prohibits a railroad from carrying from state to state any article manufactured, min cd or produced by 1t except for it's own use.
 It is expected that shippers will find themselves benefited by the provision which requires the railroads to include all charges of whatsoever nature in their quoted rates. Therefore q ship per has had to figure for himself on icing, refrigerator and elevator charges and the dozen or more other incident als, diclsering with the separate com- panies which had q hand in trans portation or car of his shipment. Now the railroad must do that. and the shipper meets but one charge and deals with but one concern. All the sources of side charges are consolidated and private cars, side tracks, spurs, termin- als, elevators, are made subject to the law.
 The new law also requires the rail- roads to establish a uniform system of accounting, and to keep their books open for inspection at all times by the expert accountants of the commission The railroad accountants are now con- ferring in regard to the uniform sys- tenn of bookkeeping, which however, will not go into effect until June next year. In the meantime the commission has put its own experts at work de- vising q system.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-28
DEWLY TROPHIES SoLD.
Three Spanish Ships Bring the Sum of
 $1O3

Washington Aug. 27.-Three Spanish ships captured by Admiral Dewey in Manila Bay May 1, 1898, were sold by the navy department to-day for $1OS. These ships were advertised at several Asiatic ports, the total cost of advertis- ing being $2S and the navy department is quite well satisfied that the bids were sufficient to cover the expense of adver- tising. The three ships are the Albay Manileno and Mindanao They have been stripped of everything movable, and are simply old hulks, practically useless for any, purpose of the navy.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-28
pnn Amerlean conferenee oIoses.

Rio e Janeiro, Aug. 27-The interna- tional Pan-American conference clos ed tonight. The ceremonies were brief but impressive. General Rio Braneo, the foreign minister of Brazil, made farewell address, expressing the gov ernments appreciation of having the conference here and declaring that the results would aid greatly toward world peace. A brilliant ball at the foreign office followed the session.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-28
SbiDn,n.. Naxvs.

New York; Aug 27.--Arrived: Steam CT Minnetonka. London.
 Hamburg, Aug. 24--Arrived; Steam CT Graf Waldersee. New York via Cher
 Christiansand, Aug. 2s.-6 a. m.-Ar- rived: Steamer Hellig Olav, New York for Copenhagen.
 Hamburg, Aug 27. The reported sailing 22d of steamer Deutschland for New York was an error.
 Hamburg, Aug. 25-ATrived; Steam CT Kaiserin Auguste Victoria. New York via Plymouth and Cherbourg
 Cherbourg. Aug. 26,-Midnight-tSail ed; Steamer Friedrich der Crosse (from Bremen), New York.
 Plymouth, Aug. 27.--4 D. m.-Sailed; Steamer Pretoria tfrem Hamburg) New York.
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HARTJE DIVORCE CASE.
Rumor That an Attempt is Being Made
 to Settle 1t.

Pittsburg, Aug. 27-A rumor was in circulation to-day that an attempt was being made to settle the famous Hartje divorce case, and that in case this was effected Judge R. s. Frazer would not make g decision.
 It was learned, however, that numer- pus attempts were made to settle the case while it was on trial, but that no progress was made, as neither side would consent to the other having cus- fody of the two children. It was au- thoritatively stated that no tentative basis of settlement has been reached,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-28
KILLED HER OWN DAUGHTER
Confesses at Revival Meeting
 After Nine Years.

Binghamton, N. Y.,. Aug. 27--Nine years ago Mrs. John Coleman. so she claims, murdered her two-year-old daughter in Towanda, Pa. For nine years she kept the secret to herself. She has been a wanderer and an out cast, pursued wherever she went by the thought of her crime. Two months ago she was sent to the Pentecostal Rescue mission by Recorder Roberts. Last Thursday, during the revival camp meeting at Port Dickinson, she made a public confession of her alleged crime. The local authorities have notified the ToWanda police.