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son and furnishing rich pasturage be-
side. Here are vineyards bearing
the famous raisins and wine grapes
of the San Joaquin valley. And
here are orchards laden each year
with luscious peaches, nectarines,
and prunes, and other orchards of
almonds and walnuts. Oranges are
not produced in commercial guam
titles, but are found in the door-yards
with the other rich offerings of the
semf-tropical climate 1t is liter
ally a land owing with milk and
honey
And this greatest irrigated farm
in the world is now private es-
tate? 1t is, yet only few years ago
every acre of this opulent soil, to-
gether with the precious stream
which waters it, belonged to the peo-
pie of the United States The soil,
the water, the mountains, the for
ests and the melting SHOWS which
lie in their embrace-all these form
ed a part of the heritage of your
children and mine
Carved Out of the Public Domain.
How, then, did all this land and
water pass into private ownership?
The thing was done by means of the
preposterous land laws of the Unit
ed States. 1t is strange that these
were ever placed on the statute
book-stranger yet that thus far
they defy all efforts to effect their
repeal. No one ever dared to go
before congress and respectfully
request the passage of u bill entitled
AN Act to Enable Rich Men and
corporations to acquire lordly es
rates from the Public Domain OF
course, no one would think of pro-
ceeding in precisely that way.
What is actually done Is to ask
congress to assist them in making
homes for the homeless and In fur,
nfshing land to the landless." And
the method proposed Ia the motor.
ious Desert Land Law. This was q
fraud and humbug from it's incep
ton. 1t Is sort of anaesthetfc ad
ministered to the people to put then
sleep while some of the millions Of
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Hon. Frank A. Hubbell of AL
buquerque, is at the Grand Gen.
trail, with his two sons, James l.,
pand John A. Hubbell, and Chas.
Myers. Robert C. Hopkins,
Nicolas S. Armiio, Arwin Kra-
mer, Lawrence Selva Herbert
Wasner, r. III. Garrett, Cortez
S: Quiclel. They are all from
| albuquerque and Mr.. Hubbell
VIII enter them at the N. MN. L.
to-day.
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Prescription Druggists.
Opera House Improvements.

Opera house improvements.
The south side of the lower
floor of the opera house is being
completed having been leased
for twelve months by the NJ. E.
church. When completed the
church will have most pleasant
rooms for their services. The
church in turn has leased two of
the rooms to the school board
for the length of time necessary
before the new building is COM
pleted.
Some weeks ago the Board
tried to rent the lower floor OF
the opera house. but it was
found that the amount Of mon
ey it would take to put it into
condition would be much more
than the short time they would
use the rooms would justify. 1t
was also suggested by some
that the auditorium and third
floor be rented but on account
lof the difficulty OF heating the
lforrner and the danger of fire in
lease the third floor was rented
made each of these propositions
leuntenable.
The present arrangement il
satisfactory TO all.
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acres are painlessly amputated from
the public domain.
This stupid and wicked law orig
inally invited every man and woman
in the United States, over twenty
one years of age, to take up GAO
acres as homestead. They werr
required to pay s1.25 per acre and
to swear that they had provided q
means for irrigating a certain port
ton of the land. The law was
loosely administered and frequently
evaded in It's most essential details.
few years ago the amount of land
which one individual could acquire
under this statute was reduced to
800 acres.
As a rule, the desert lands lie in
large bodies and are only to be re-
claimed by costly works of irrigar
ton. In the case of the great farm
under discussion. the works are
said to have cost 100000.
How could any poor settler, or any
number of poor settlers who could
be bought together under ordinary
circumstances, avail themselves of
the privilege of getting homes by
using this law in good faith? They
could not do so. They did not do
so The law was designed as an in
strument to rob the people of their
lands. And, with rare exceptions,
It has been used strictly in accord
with that design.
Room for Forty Thousand.
Ten acres of good irrigated soil in
the semiytropical valleys of Califor-
mia will support an average family
in comfort Four hundred thousand
acres would, then, support 10000
families or 10000 persons if the
families consisted of four each. This
is the number of landed proprietors
who might now be in possession of
the greatest irrigated farm in the
world if the national irrigation law
had been passed twenty-five years
ago, and if the land had been reservI
ed for the people under a genuine
homestead law.
The great issue of the hour is
this: Shall we have on the remain
der of the public domain the land
monopolist or the multitude of small
proprietors? Shall we have the two
families or the 10000? Shall we
give the public domain away, or
shall we put it into the hands of
those who claim it as a birthright-
of those who will build their homes
upon it and use it for the support of
their children.
These burning questions can be
evaded no longer. When congress
meets again they must be answered
once and for all. While we are
talking about it the lands are being
absorbed by those who know their
value only too well and who propose
to sell them at enormous profit to
the real homemakers, or to hold
them as great private estates.
In his last message the president
urges the repeal of the Desert Land
Law, of the commutation clause of
the Homestead Law, and of the Tim
Der and Stone Act. But this great
measure of reform did not get out
of the committee room of thu house
of representatives And 1t will new
er pass except at the behest of an
imperious and irresistible public
opinion. Every patriotic American
should lend his voice and influence
to the making of such a public opin-
ion before congress meets again.
WILLIAM E SMYTHE
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To the strangers Of Roswell.

We extend a cordial invitation to
visit our stores, use our desk. drink
our ice water and make themselves
at home. We are at 404, 406 and 40
North Main street. opposite the court
house park.
Come in, we want to meet you.
Very Truly,
COULTER AND co.
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o s. Reavis, who has been
here for the past few months for
his health, left this morning for
his home in Henley, Missouri.
He expects to return.
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cheao Real Estate.

800 acres of the best bottom land
in the Pecos Valley, a good artesian
well, will irrigate whole tract in or.
chard or onehalf in alfalfa, fenced
one-half miles from railroad. st.
RICHEY AND DeFREEST
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A Special Raroain.

A special bargain for ten days
quick sale. six houses and lots $91
per month rent. Price $4,000. Mo-
thing like it-Graham and Brown.
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Race Yesterday Not Finished.
RELIANCE AHEAD.
Boats Not injured by Storm OF
Saturday.
Special to The Record.

Special to The Record.
Nav York Aug. s1.-Today,s after
tryine for hours to reach the finish
line, and being baffied by the lisht
winds. the Reliance gave up the ~
tempt. aps though she was twenty
F-1,.s 30 81 the shamrock H.
ss declared NO race
4 s..s- s-tsarss NO attempt was made
TO conduct race, al ne wind was
blowing at the rate sof thirty-fiue
miles an hour Sir Thomas Upton
seemed much disappointed, as it is
simply proloneing the agony for
him. Both the Reliance and Sham
rock III were tosasd about at their
anchorege. but no dsfnage was done
to either boat.
The next race. over a. course of
flfteen miles to- windward and return
viii be held tom0rrpw
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Breeders Gazette
On another rage Of this issue will
be found portrait Of tina handsome
gray Persaeron stallion Brule; three
years old, imported and owned by
A. r. and J. c. Hamilton sat the
Hamilton stock farm two miles from
boswell, N. M. Brule is one of the
& host Intensely Brilliant,bred stall
Ylsons of the breed to which he be-
lpngs, aad il is doubtful IL there is
another which tracss to the famous
I'D oaklawn sire through SO many
II his best sons. Brule was got by
he farneus French sire Jules which
begot many of the best Percheron
stAllions imported to this country of
later years ana himself stands as q
{ winner at the International when
] represented by a group of his get.
Jules was by Villers, which like
brilliant stood at the head of the
Daklawn stud, and villers was by
Briaro. SON Of Brilliant Mouchette
a. : 4 1 Z. r
lam OF Bruie. was got BY Blande, a
son Of Brilliant Sd. which has been
called the best horse ever gotten by
Fenelon and he In turn was very
famous son or his famous sire Bril-
liant. Again Blande was a SON OF o
daughter Of La Ferte, another. OF
the most glorious of the most cele-
brated 0aklawn stations Of the
Older tfmH, and sBrule's second dam
was hy Archimele. which was got
by 'yoitaire by Brilliant. Just how
a stronger or better Billiant pedf
gree could be made out it is hard to
sees.
The Messrs. Hamilton. who have
taken this grandly bred stallion into
New Mexico, fmust be congratulatec
ON their, progressive action. fol
Brale IL efhe nrst stlllon Of this clasz
ID be- taken there. The owners of
HanIlt0n stock farm are pioneers a
draft horse breeding I'm the region
where they operate. ana the people
adjacent Co them should coeidea
themselves fortunate to have such
erand OPPORTUNITY presented then
IA improve their stock. Hanfltor
stock fnrms as stated, liz within two
nillae or Roswell. I'm the famous Pc
cos Valley, and ON the farm are 400
~<<<-.o ~ a1hofNn Hand Tn addition
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What's New in Fall Hats?

ro.o e. ..d coz, Our advance styles for DAN have
NUlIC III dllu SCC arrived Stiff hats and soft hats
Drop take them tell by looking
are the Hatters and Mems Furnshers of Roswell.
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AUDITOR OF PORTO RICO.
r. n. Post Sworn in to Succeed John
r. Garrison.
peclal Correspondence of The Evening Star.


SAN JUAN, p. r., May g. 1903.
Friday last Regis Henri Post of New York
was sworn in as auditor of Porto Rico to
succeed John r. Garrison, who had been
auditor since the American occupation, but
who returned to Washington a few weeks
ago TO become chief of the customs bureau
OF the Treasury Department. Mr.. Posts
Induction into office was impressive, the
oath being administered by Judge Louis
Sulzbacher OF the Supreme Court In the
presence of the chiefs of bureaus of the au-
ditor's department.
Mr.. Post was born in New York city in
1870 and passed his boyhood at Bellport, l..
l. He was educated at St Marks School,
Southboro. Mass. and entered Harvard COL
lege at seventeen years of age. He was
graduated from Harvard In 1891 with the
degree of bachelor of arts and then entered
the New York law school. He moved to
Bayport in 1890 and was elected to the New
York assembly OF 1899 and 1900. from the
second assembly district of Suffolk county,
defeating Eaton. democrat. for his first term
and ]. II. b. Browning, democrat for his
second. During his first term he served on
the following committees: Internal affairs
public lands and forestry soldiers home
and unfinished business. In the assembly
OF 100 he was on the committee on taxa
ton and retrenchment. public institutions
and internal affairs He is a warm per-
sonal friend of President Roosevelt and Is
a man of independent means. As auditor
he will be one OF the six American members
of the executive council.
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the Potomac and from Chesapeake bay. while
not very heavy this morning was ample
to meet the demand, there being about 500
shad, 100, 900 herring and number Of bar
rels of trout and other salt water fish on
hand The demand continues good and
prices. which show but lew changes from
those of yesterday, were as follows:
For gray trout, 4 to cents per pound; foun-
ders 6to cents per pound; Spanish mackerel.
10 to IL cents per pound; pan rock, 10 cents
per pound; medium rock, IL cents per
pound; boiling rock, 10 70 10 cents per
mon trout, Z cents per pound; green pike.
to cents per pound; white perch, 10
cents per pound; white perch. small, ~ TO
80 cents per bunch; catfish, large. 2oc. to
40 cents per bunch; cathsh, small, 10 to 10
cents per bunch; yellow perch. large. 10
to rs cents per bunch: yellow perch, small.
to 10 cents per bunch; carp. 10 to 20 cents
each; cells. 8 to 8 cents each; herring. 20
to Is cents per hundred: Potomac roe shad.
20 to IS cents each; buck shad, Is to 10
The stock Of oysters at the wharf were
In the shucking houses, ana We're selling
at 60 to rs cents per bushel
CLAIMS are somewhat more plentiful than
they have been for several days and sold
this morning at 60 cents per hundred.
Hard crabs are selling at 81 to $2-25 per
barrel. and soft crabs at so to 60 cents per
Dozen
The tug Maryland, belonging to John
Miller of this city. is to have a new pro-
peller wheel, which Is expected to add
greatly to her towing ability. The new
wheel is at the machine shop Of ]. g. H.
Aitcheson at Alexandria, and will be placed
on the tug in a few days She viii. it Is
expected, haul out on the marine railway
at Bennett's boat yard.
The tug Baby of the Columbia sand
dredging feet, which has been out on the
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Naval Orders.

Rear Admiral F. j. Higginson, from duty
with the general board. July /, to duty as
commandant of the navy yard, Washington,
DC.
Lieutenant Commander ]. II. Sears, from
duty in charge of the branch photographic
office, New York, N. Y, to the Brooklyn
as executive officer.
Lieutenant E. Winship. when discharged
from treatment at the naval hospital, New
York, to San Francisco Cal, for duty as
assistant to the inspector of steam engi-
neering at the Union iron works
Lieutenant c. f. Gilpin. from the Hart
ford and granted two months leave.
Captain c. Wright. from the Massachu-
sets and await orders.
Passed Assistant Surgeon r. X. Smith
from the Wisconsin and granted ten days
leave.
Midshipman A. Andrews, from the Maine
to the Dolphin.
Paymaster w. T. Gray, from the Dolphin
to the navy yard. League Island, Pa.
Assistant Paymaster G. A. Deering, from
the Prairie to the Dolphin.
d. C. Crowell has been appointed as an
assistant paymaster in the navy with the
rank of ensign to date from April 90 1903.
Gunner c. II. Sheldon. from the navy
yard. Washington. d. c., to the Brooklyn.
Acting Carpenter F. NJ. Kirchmier to the
navy yard, Portsmouth, N II.
Acting CarpeIs.er G. A. Lazar, to the navy
yard, Puget Sound, Wash.
Acting Carpenter c. f. Richardson, to the
navy yard Mare Island Cal.
Warrant Machinist T. F. Hobby. from the
navy yard, New York, N. Y, to the Brook
Ign.
Lieutenant Commander F. H Bailey, from
duty in the bureau of steam engineering,
Navy Department. to the navy yard. New
York. N. Y. for duty in connection with
fitting out the Brooklyn on duty on board
that vessel, in charge of steam engineering
department, when placed in commission.
Lieut.. T. p. Magruder, from duty with
the general board. Washington. D. c., to
the Texas, for duty as flag lieutenant on
the staff of Rear Admiral Sands.
Ensign c. Shackford, to the Illinois
Ensign w. V. Tomb, to the Monongahela
Passed Assistant Surgeon r. X. Smiths
resignation has been accepted. to take effect
May 80. 1903.
]. r. Dykes has been appointed an assist
ant surgeon In the navy, with the rank OF
lieutenant Gunior grade), to date from
April IS. 1903.
Lieut.. Col G.. Richards has been appoint
ed an assistant paymaster in the marine
corps. with the rank Of Lieutenant colonel
TO date from March 3. 1903.
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ON THE RIVER FRONT
STEAMER LILY AND HOWARD ON
ROUTE TO PHILADELPHIA.
New Wheel on Tug Maryland-Push-
ing Work on Steamer Kent
Port News.

The steamer Lily and Howard, belonging
to Messrs Carter & Clark, left this city
Monday afternoon on her first trip on a
new freight route which she is to establish
between this city and Philadelphia. The
steamer will take cargoes Of railway ties
and other freight from the Potomac to the
Philadelphia market, and will load hard
coal there for this city. The steamer a
short time ago was rebuilt and fitted for
service ON the bay. She will travel by the
inside route. and will make one trip each
week, or, If business demands It, will make
an additional trip under the command Of
Captain Charley Raley. with Captain Jones
as mate and Chief Engineer Robert Grigs-
by in charge Of the engine room. This L.
the drst steamer to run between this city
and Philadelphia since the route was aban-
donsd by the Clyde Line several years ago.
The supply Of nsh. both from the nets In
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ed said that they had visited several bar
rooms together, and that after giving Co.'S
tello the necessary car fare to return to
Washington, he came home and left the lat
ter there. 1t is thought that The dead man
spent the money given to him for car fare
and then started to walk back to this city
along the railroad tracks. and being deaf
was struck by passing train. His re-
mains were found the next morning hor-
ribly mutilated. the left leg being COM
pletely severed from the body. The left
shoe was found some distance from the
body, laced up.
Mr. Louer told the detectives before start
ing out that Costello had his name on the
inside of his coat pocket, that his shoes
were nearly new, one of which was cut
across the top because of corn Squire
Green of Alexandria county was interview
ed. He remembered seeing the name on the
inside of the coat pocket and the cut on the
shoe.
The body was inferred in the Alexandria
county cemetery.
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Army Orders.

Colonel Charles A. Woodruff, assistant
commissary general purchasing commits
sary at San Francisco, Cal, has been Or
dered to this city to report to the COM
missary general of the army not later than
June 1 next for consultation on official bust
ness pertaining to the subsistence depart
ment of the army.
Lieutenant Colonel George E. Pond, depu-
ty ouartermaster general has been ordered
from ST. Paul, MIMI to Fort Meade 3. D.,
on official business pertaining to the quar-
termaster'S department in connection WIN
the purchase of cavalry horses TO De oe-
Iivered under contract.
Lieutenant Colonel John w. Pullman.
deputy quartermaster general, has Deen or
dered from Omaha. Neb.. to Louisville. KY,
on official business in connection WIN the
inspection of cavalry horses.
Captain Andrew G. Hammond, Sth Cav
airy now on duty at Jefferson BARRACKS
Mo-, has been ordered to Louisville, KY
for the purpose of assisting In the lnspec-
ton of cavalry horses.
The following named first lieutenants OF
the Artillery Corps have been ordered TO
examination for promotions: Davis McCoach'
William R. Doores and Alfred A. Starbird.
Captain L. p. Dawson, 9Th Infantry. has
been relieved from treatment at the general
hospital Washington barracks, and as
signed to light duty at Plattsburg barracks,
n. Y.
Captain George o. Cress, 4th Cavalry, con-
structing quartermaster at Fort Riley,
Kan, has been ordered to this city for con-
sultation with the acting quartermaster
general.
First Lieutenant Francis ]. Mcconnell.
18th Infantry, has been relieved from re-
cruiting duty at Scranton. Pa, and ordered
to join his proper station.
Captain d. E. Aultman, Artillery Corps.
has been relieved Of his present duty and
ordered to Havana, Cuba.
Major c. P. Terrett, 18TH Infantry, has
been granted three months extension of
leave.
Second Lieut.. James Moxley. Philippine
Scouts, now on leave of absence, has been
honorably discharged from the service of
the United States on account of disability.
The leave of absence granted First Lieut.
tended two months.
A board of officers consisting of Maj.
William P. Evans. Goth Infantry; Capt.
Hugh J. Gallagher, commisSary, and Capt
Russell c. Langdon, Sd Infantry, has been
appointed to meet at Columbus, Ohio. for
the purpose of inspecting and testing the
Donavin army field cart.
First Lieut.. Charles S. Frank, 18th In
fantry has been relieved from treatment
at the general hospital, Washington bar
racks. and granted two months leave of
absence, at the expiration of which he will
Join his proper station, Fort Leavenworth,
Kan.
First Lieut.. Emory S. West, 18th Cavalry.
has been ordered to remain on duty with
the 9th Cavalry until further orders
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railway at Deans boat yard. being rebuilt.
has been completed and Is afoat.
General Port News

railway at Deans boat yard. being rebuilt.
has been completed and Is afoat.
General Port News.
The bay tug Lauretta Spedden has been
sold by her owners to the s. M. Hamilton
Coal Company of Baltimore. and will be
used to tow scows on the bay. Capt.
Benjamin Dorsey will remain In charge
of the tug. The Spedden was built at
Baltimore in 1881 and has always been
thought smart vessel.
The carpenters and machinists employed
in preparing the Randall line steamer Kent
for service are pushing the work on that
steamer, in order to have her ready for
service by the end of this month. She
p to run on a route to the lower Potomac
during the summer.
The little tug Sunbeam, belonging to
VIM. A. Smoot & Co., is to be given a
thorough overhauling and will be used as
the harbor tug for the Smoot Company.
The schooner Alice E. Holbrook has
been chartered to load Ice at Bath, Me-.
for the American Ice Company here. She
win bring a cargo Of about 200 tons.
The tug Peerless. Capt. Harrington. has
sailed from Chesapeake City with the coal
laden barges Mary 8. Brady. Edward 8.
Fay and Kate M. Lolita for this city and
the H. J. McDermott for Aqua creek.
The schooner White Cloud has been
locked at w. w. Riley's wharf, at the
foot of 18th street, to unload her cargo Of
lumber from North Carolina. The cargo
is consigned to Ryand g. Brooks.
The schooner Alice Corey, laden with pine
lumber from the RaPpahanno mock. river. has has
wharf at the foot Of 18th street.
The two-masted schooner Rio Grande,
having aboard large cargo OF shingles
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BODY IDENTIFIED.
Man Killed Near jackson City Was
James Costello.

Detectives Trumbo and Tyser returned
from Virginia this afternoon. where they
went this morning with George P. Louer, a
barber, in business at 3406 Brightwoed ave-
nue., to make inquiries concerning the iden-
tity Of the man who was killed by a rail-
road train between Jackson City and Ar
lington station at an early hour Saturday.
The officers were successful after interview
ing persons who had seen the body in iden-
Trying the dead man as James Costello,
pensioner fifty-nine years of age, who has
been missing since Friday.
Costello made his home with Mr.. Louer.
and left there Friday morning with an old
soldier with the intention of going to Alex
andrfa to bring the latter's trunk to this
city. Costello's companion returned with
out him late that night, and when question
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from a North Carolina port, has arrived
at Alexandria for H. K. Field & Co.
The bugeye Sarah Gwyther has arrived
at Alexandria from a down river point with
a cargo of foundry iron for Julius Drifuse
& Co.
The Ella is in port with cord wood from a
river point for the dealers.
Consolidation coal barge No. has ar
rived and is at the Georgetown coal docks
to load soft coal for New England port.
The tug William H. Yerkes has sailed
with four light barges in tow, two for
Fredericksburg and two for Norfolk.
The schooner Isaac Solomon has arrived
at Alexandria with a cargo of cord wood
for d. w. Aitcheson.