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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-11-15

expended. in course OF time. by set.
tiers, for the price Of the land TO
which he acquires title and the cost
OF Improvement which shall be az.
sessed against him No returns can
be expected for some years to come
and under the ten year installment
plan Of reimbursement will be slow.
After ten years the receipts will be
very large and they may be reinvest.
ed in new improvements. In the mean.
time the aid of the government should
be invoked. Sufficient enthusiasm
has already been accomplished to
arouse national interest In the i'm.
portance of this work. Whatever ben
erits one section of this republic can
not fail to benefit the whole country.
and this scheme Is not sectional one.
as the welfare Of more than one-half
OF its entire area is involved and II
Indirect contribution to national pros.
perity Of the other half IL incalculable.
The east must depend upon the west
for It's food supplies and likewise for
the market for its manufactured pro-
ducts. This is the kind of reciprocity
that enriches the country, genuine
American reciprocity
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-11-15
Attendance Fully Up To Expectations and City Of Ell
Paso Lavshly Decorated to Receive Her Guests
Astery Opening Address BY The President s. Senator w
A. Clark Comprehensive Sketch Of What The Reclamation
Service Has Done and Will Do

Ell. PASO. Nov .l5,-The twelfth
National Irrigation congress was call.
ed TO order this morning by Senator
VIM A. Clark of Montana. It's presi.
dent The morning session was oc-
cupied with addresses of welcome and
responses. The sessions will be CON
tinued this afternoon and evening.
The city is lavishly decorated and
the attendance is fully up to expec-
tations.
In his address Mr. Clark said.
Active operations for the construc-
tion Of dams and canals and other
improvements are now going on in
Arizona. Nevada and Idaho. For 9th
er projects in California, Colorado.
Wyoming and Montana available sites
have been selected and adopted. esti-
mates are being made and contracts
VIII be let in the near future. In all
these cases sums have been set aside
ranging from two and a quarter to
three million dollars to carry on the
work when the contracts are complet.
ed In order to prevent private ap-
Of land and water rights
by spectators in localities which
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-11-15

seem TO be applicable to provisions OF
the law. the department OF the inter-
ior has withdrawn from entry large
areas OF land In several states and
territories amounting 10 forty-three
and half million acres, of which
some three and half have been re
stored to the public domain. The total
amount of land available for irriga-
tion has been variously estimated at
from fifty 10 sixty million acres,
which, when made productive, will
sustain population of from twenty
to twenty-five million people. As the
government cannot proceed until all
titles are properly vested In 1t. 1t Is
evident rapid progress in every 10
cality cannot be expected Work is
being prosecuted in thirteen states
and three territories. and all possible
projects are being examined. Some
OF them which on the surface, seem
easy and feasible. are found. upon
careful examination. to be entirely i'm
and their abandonment
gives rise to disappointment and ad-
verse criticism, which Ia entirely un-
The reclamation fund
will be reimbursed for every dollar
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-11-15
Blaze in Gotham

NEW YORK, Nov ia consid.
cradle quantity Of dressed meats In
cold storage was inclnerated. r,nch
valuable property was destroyed and
many blocks along the water front
were threatened by fire that ragged
for several hours in the United stock
yards in Jersey City early today.
whether human lives were lost or not
Is yet unknown, but II Is reported that
three watchmen have not been ac-
counted for. The damage Is estimat.
ed at 100000 The fire started in
cold storage room and is thought
TO have been caused by an explosion
OF ammonia
NEW YORK. Nov 15.--W. A. Sher
man. manager Of She stock yards, said
this afternoon the loss might reach
sl50.0G- It is believed now there
vas no loss Of life.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-11-15
British Commissioners Prepar.
ing Their Side Of The
Trswlers' Case
LITTLE NEW
EVIDENCE
English Board ofTrade VIII he.
pudiate The Story ofTorpedo
Boats Among Fishermen

HULL HULL, Nov 15.--The inquiry
which Great Britain conduct, IN her
own behalf in the North sea incident
opened today, Vice Admiral Bridge
and Butler Aspinwall, an admiralty
court lawyer who were appointed To
conduct the inquiry and whose re.
port VIII form the basis OF the Brit
'sh case before the international com.
mission at Paris, sat at a large table
surrounded with maps showing Dog.
gerbank and the North sea, In front
was an array OF counsel and govern.
ment officials, A correspondent of
the Associated Press learned al the
outset that the board or trade solic,t.
ors who had been preparing The case
nave found no evidence to suggest the
presence OF torpedo boats among mo
'ieet, The injury will, thereto "a. be
an amplification Of the evidence MT
'ha inquest and 1t will adjourn to
London In few days, the proceedings
mere being confined to a narrative or
The shooting. The assessment Of
damages. which will be dealt with in
London, cannot be completed for some
time as many Of tho trawlers are at
sea The finding Of the court viii
De sent to the soard OF trade and viii
DC submitted to the international com.
mission.
y Is not likely they will be publish.
cd before tho commission commences
Its sessions. but with the execution of
The amount Of damages II can scarce.
ly add to what Is already known. i
careful examination or all witnesses
IN private having snbstantiated In all
essential details the story Of the fish
ermen as originally told. The Rus.
sian government was not represented
at today's hearing.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-11-15
Nan Patterson
On Trial

NEW YORK. Nov 15.-The case of
Nan Patterson, the former "Florodora
girl, who Is charged with the murder
OF Caesar Young, the bookmaker, was
called for trial today before Justice
Davis in the criminal branch OF the
supreme court. The killing of Young
occurred in a cab on West Broadway
early last spring. The bookmaker
was on the eve of departing for Eu.
rope and the prosecution will en-.
deavor to show that Miss Patterson
fired the fatal shot to prevent Young
leaving her. The defense relies upon
proving the case one of suicide and
will put witnesses on the stand to
testify that they saw Young do the
shooting. The prevailing opinion is
that the girl will be acquitted.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-11-15
Speyer 4 Co., Get S25, 900, 900
First Mortgage Bonds Of
Company
BECOMES
A DIRECTOR
The System on Easy street For
The NeNtTWO Years At Least

NEW YORK, Nov 1.-THE follow
ing statement given out today at the
offices of the Chicago, Rock Island &
Pacific Railway Co.
The Chicago. Rock Island a. pa
cific Railway Co. has sold to Speyer
e. Company s25,00o,0O0 of It's first
and refunding mortgage four per cent
gold bonds, due April /, 1884, which
will provide for the requirements of
the company until the summer of
1906. The Rock Island management
has requested Mr. James Speyer to
become a director In the Rock Island
company and member OF the finance
comittee and he has consented.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-11-15

troops and companies. batteries, bst.
'alions and sQuadrons, entitled to
two delegates each; second. resi.
ments, four delegates: third state rs.
sociations, six delegates.
The hoard OF directors accepted the
Offer OF Lieutenant r. s. Hall. OF
Boston, to establish a new match to
be known as the Hale match. This
Will be for sQuadded competition II
six hundred yards. In addition 10
providing handsome trophy % he
contested for annually. Lieutcnan.
Hale has guaranteed no less than
sixteen prizes from fifty dollars down.
General Bird w. Spencer and Lieu
tenant Hale We're appointed com.
mittee to draw up the conditions cf
the. match
On motion of Mr. j. A, Haskell, OF
New York a resolution was adopted
to the national board
for the promotion Of rifle practice
that its regulations be amended so
that in all matches where "all military
niles are permitted. the rifles view.
ed and stamped by the national rifle
association may be used unless nher.
wise specified in the conditions of
the match. The hoard also crowded
that the button issued to those nuali.
iying as members of the national
reserve should bear the
da'e OF the year in which they were
ISSUED, In the future every yearly
entities the macll
10 button for that year. rhe an.
huai meeting of the board viii he
Deid in New York city early n Janu-
ary.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-11-15
10 Reclaim
Arid Lands

Ell PASO. Texas, Nov. l5.--The
twelfth National Irrigation congress
began here today. The sessions will
continue until Friday. and during thar
tlme much action of Importance is ex.
pected to be taken looking toward
the reclamation Of the vast unsettled
territory of the west that but awaits
the touch Of water to blossom and
bear fruit
The several hundred delegates pres,
ent represent state and municjpal
governments and various commercial
and Industrial organizations. They
come from Colorado, Oregon, Nevada
Missouri, Oklahoma, Indian Territory.
Texas, Arizona, New Mexico. Illinois.
Iowa, California and a number of 9th.
er states and territories Canada has
sent delegates and Mexico likewise is
well represented.
NOT since the beginning Of the
movement looking toward govern.
meDt aid in vast scheme of jrrjgat.
ing the arid west has so much inter
est been taken in the meetings of the
irrigation congress and during the
four days session irrigation and it's
kindred subjects, forestry and coloni.
zation, will not only be discussed but
practical Illustrations of what irriga-
ton is doing for Montana Colorado.
Arizona and other western sections
VIII be given. Among the speakers
will be United States senators, gov.
ernors of states, government experts
in forestry and irrigation and repre-
Senlatiyes of many commercial organ.
i2ations and colonization movements.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-11-15
United States
Court Convenes

The U. $. court convened this morn.
Ing at 10 O'Clock and several cases
were disposed OF before the noon hour
when an adjournment was taken TIL
tomorrow at the same hour.
Judgment was rendered IN favor III
the United States In the timber case
against Santiago de Herrera and the
temporary injunction was made per.
petual, A similar case against Jose
Enes was dismissed.
The cases against ponciano Varela
Tor unlawful cohabitation and valen
tina Martinez, for fornicatlon, were
dismissed.
The case against Melvin w. Mills.
for enclosing public lands, was con.
tinued.
The adultery cases OF Carrie Il.
Blonger and b. p Hume were strlck.
en- from the docket with leave 10 re.
instate.
Continuances were granted In the
cases OF Roman Garcia and Leandro
Jlmenez, under indictment for perjury,
also In the case of Elias Padilla, alias
Elias Provencio. charged with having
practiced polygamy.
The Y. S. Jurymen.
Following are the u. s. grand and
petit jurors finally selected, a special
venire 10 complete the panel having
been summoned at the instance of
Chief Justice Mills and d. c. Winters,
the latter jury commissioner special.
y appointed for the purpose.
Grand jurors: Il, l.. Browne, fore
man; Celestino Garcia, Ccsario ri.
vera, Valerie Almanzar. Martin Del.
gado, Nazario Martinez. Canuto Lu-
zero, Antonio Abran Tapia, Jesus NJ.
Valdez. EpimenIo Martinez, l.. M.
Parke. Gregorio Arellano. Mateo Lu.
Jan, Fred Bnrch. Frank Strass, John
Shank. Severe Blea. Howell Givens,
Jesus Ma. Armijo d. r. rorsythe,
Teodoro Duran
Petit Jurors: Manuel Armijo, An.
nstacio Bnstos, Franclsco Sena Jr.,
Jose Ma. Lucero, Francisco Sanchez,
Pedro Aragon Gomez, Gabriel Romo,
Gregorio Analla,~ VIM. Baasch, Jesus
Ma Quintana, Epifanio Martinez. Fed.
erico w, Gandert, Saturnino Pinard
Alexandra Gutierrez, Chas. Tamme. N.
B' Roseberry. Albino Baca, Clarence
lden, Jno. w. Houston, Nestor San
chez. Marcelino Montoya, r. r. Clay,
Ffntuoso Ortiz
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-11-15
Enthusiastic Stockholders,
Meeting at Commercial Club
'ros'de"f a. a. Jones, Voe-PrssIdenf Max Mossaus
And The Present BOard Of Directors Ho-eIectod.
Plans For Tho Future

AT an enthusiastic stock holders
meeting of the Commercial club, held
last night at the rooms, President A,
A. Jones, Vice.Presldent Max Nor,I
haus and the board of directors that
has served 20 faithfully during the
past Ten months, were reelected Tor
another term
The personnel of the directorate IL
accordingly as follows. A. A. Jones
and Max Nordhaus. exofl,cio; Jef.
| ferson Reynolds, ]. NJ Cunningham,
ID. c. Winters. Ike DAVIS, X. y.
Twitchell, NJ. w. Browne, Jas. g. Nc.
Nary, w. T., Gortner, r. II. Pierce and
A. II. Whitmore
President A. A. Jones called the
meeting to order at $3.50. The minutes
OF all the stockholders meetings. held
during the year were read and duly
approved. Acting Secretary Whit.
more reported present membership
OF l47 and cash balance on hand
of little more than SEQ.
The secretary also read the report
OF the COMMITTEES appointed to raise
the money recommended by the club
TO promote the proposition for reopen.
ing the Montezuma OF the sixteen
hundred dollars subscribed little
over eight hundred dollars had been
collected and about $3.50 had beel
spent After considerable discussion
q motion prevailed providing for the
appointment OF committee authorlz.
ed 10 ascertain The percentage Of un-
paid subscription required from sub.
scribers 10 make mp the deficit. and
TO collect this amount The presi.
dent continued tho original subscrip-
tion committee Of which n. j. Tau
pert is chairman
Upon the call for election Of on
GERS. recess Of a few minutes was
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-11-15
Death Of Druggist at 81. Louis
Under. Suspicious Conditions

ST, LOUIS, Nov. 15.-The police
are investigating the death Of Dan
lei r. Greene, a druggist of Gaines.
vile, Texas, who was found deal 20
day IN his room In the boarding mouse
by Forest B. Ramsey and Mcrwin
Barron. also druggists, of Ardmora. t.
T.. whom Greene met on his way TO
st Louis yesterday Greene was ,oHn 1
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-11-15

/ given TO enable the members Ia cau.
! Gus. Upon the resumption OF The
order Of business, a motion preyailed
providing Tor a vote for president
and vice-president by ballot, d major.
| ity Of votes being required for elec.
ton Mr., a. A. Jones received a
| majority on the first ballot and was
declared reelected. Upon motion of
Mr. E.B.Raynolds, the secretary of the
club was Instructed to cast a unanj.
nous ballot for the reelection Of
Max Nordhans as vice-president and
the present board Of directors.
Mr.. Jones thanked the stockholders
In lifting terms for their confidence
as expressed In the reelection. lie
urged upon the members the prime
Importance OF earnest individual
work for the advancement OF the In
terests Of the club and of the commu-
nifty.
DR.. Lefkovits being called upon
made an earnest plea for harmony
and expressed the belief that the most
important purpose the club could
serve would be to bring the city and
town Of Las Vegas into closer toucb /
This idea was emphasized later in the
evening by Ike Davis and A. n
Smith
X. l.. NJ. Ross and r. ]. Taupert
made capital speeches, commenting
The work the club has already accom-.
plished and suggesting new methods
Of Increasing the efficiency and i'm.
)ortance of the organization.
The meeting was an enthusiastic
md earnest one. the spirit which ac.
uates the membership Is excellent
md the second year Of the life Of the
organization opens with the brightest
II prospects.
The new committees will be an.
lounced In a few days
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-11-15
Damage From Storm

NEW YORK, Nov. l5.--While con-
siderable progress has been aie In
repairing the damage wrought by
Sundays gale the conditions today
are by no means normal. Good con-
nections are established between New
York, Philadelphia and Boston, but
beyond these points, emergency cir
cults are still in use.
In eastern Maine. where more than
i,2oo telegraph and telephones poles
were blown down during tho storm.
the wires are still out Of service.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-11-15
Welcome to
King and Queen

PORTSMOUTH. England, Nov. is.
The king and Sneen Of Portugal
reached Portsmouth today from Cher.
hourg and subsequently proceeded to
Windsor to return the visit King Ed.
ward paid them at Lisbon last year.
They had an imposing welcome at the
naval headquarters where thirty or
forty warships. elaborately dressed.
assembled in their honor. No such
naval pageant has been witnessed
here since the coronation review.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-11-15

In response TO the above INN ,rtant
message received by the Optic today
the directors of the Commercial Club
and Judge Long, representing the
Grant commissioners held a special
meeting this afternoon and decide to
send a strong delegation to Ell Paso
Inc following gentlemen were select
ed; NJ. w. Browne, A. H. Whitmore,
Chas. llfeld and George Ward. The
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-11-15

lying across the corner of bis bed
with a revolver clasped in his hand
and hole in his right temple. The
man was fully dressed and had on
hat and overcoat The room o.
cupied by Greene was adjoining that
of his companions, but they say they
heard no shot after they retired early
last night. after visiting the worlds
fair
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-11-15
Robbery at St. Louis

N ST. LOUIS. Nov. f5.~-~lt has Just
become known from the exposition
police station that two masked men
held up and robbed the train and the
railroad at the worlds fair
Saturday night, securing money and
valuables TO about the value OF 800
and escaped in the darkness. The
train, containing three passengers
and an engineer. was making the last
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-11-15

gentlemen will leave on No this
evening The Optic is in a position
to say that the Las Vegas project is
receiving very friendly consideration
from the engineers and the Las We
gans in El Paso may be depended up
on to push 1t along In every way pos
sible. The committee which goes 10
night will join Col. X. Il. Twitchell
and Jas q. McNary, who are already
in FL Paso
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-11-15

trip and was crossing deserted plot
OF ground when two masked men
stopped II and robbed the passenger
Jacob Vannich, ticket seller for tho
road was arrested on suspicion today
and later released on bond.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-11-15
Las Vegas Irrigation Project
May Be Settled In Ell Paso

d Ell PAso TEXAS, NOV 15.-THE FULL BOARD OF .
Q AL RECLAMATION ENGINEERS MEETS OPEN SESSION Q
. BEGINNING TOMORROW MORNING ENGINEER New Q
Q ELL AND ENGINEER REED ASK WHERE THE VEGAS Q
. DELEGATION IS. OUR PROJECT BE SETTLED HERE .
OTHER PROJECTS ARE BACKED DELEGATIONS TEN on
. TWENTY. ENGINEER REED CONSIDERS VERY lMpoR Q
. TANT THAT WE SHOULD SEND A BIG DELEGATION Q
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-11-15
Demand For Wool

BOSTON. Mass. Nov. 15.-The
stocks In Boston wool houses have be-
come greatly reduced and business
has fallen off in consequence. Mills
nave large supplies of wool bough.
ahead to meet future needs but the
manufacturers realize that 1t viii be
difficult to set supplies later and
they are ready TO make free purchases
Wherever stocks can be had. The call
Tor Tine fleece wools continues quiet.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-11-15
NO FURTHER NEWS
FROM RELEaGuREp FORT.

CHE FOO. Nov l5.-No further
news from Port Arthur was received
here today
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-11-15

Henry Essinger, OF Essinger & Ju.
dell, is heard from at Santa Fe
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-05-11
NO CHANGE UP TO SATURDAY
international Traffic ParaIyzed By Texas
Rigid Quarantine Orders.

An Austin, Texas, dispatch dat
ed May 7, says:
The blanket quarantine situation
on the Mexican border remains I'M
changed according to the statement
made at the State health officer to-
day. No intimation has been re-
ceived that the superior board OF
health of Mexico will give formal
notice to DR.. Tabor that his IN
spectors may be sent into that
country. In the meantime inter
national traffic is paralyzed and
heavy losses are occurring daily to
the commercial interests of Texas
and Mexico by reason of the en-
forced delays.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-05-11
the STATE OF TEXAS.

To the sheriff or any constable of Cam
eron county greeting: Mrs. Luisa Y de
Trevino, guardian of the estate of Adolfo
L. Beattie ct. al. minors having filed IL
our county court her final account OF the
condition of the estate of the said Adolfo
l.. Beattie et al minors together with
an application to be discharged from
said guardianship.
You ARE HEREBY COMMANDED, that
BY publication of this writ for twenty
DAYS in the BROWNSVILLE DAILY HER
AID newspaper regularly published III
the county of Cameron you give due
notice to all persons interested IN the
account for final settlement of said estate,
to file their objections thereto, If any
they have, on or before the June term,
1904, of said county court, commencing
and to be holden at the court house OF
said county, in Brownsville on the
twentieth day in June 1904, when said
account and application will be consider
ed by said court.
Witness my hand and seal of office, at
Brownsville this 22nd- day of April 1904
JOSEPH WEBB,
Clerk, Co. Court Cameron Co., Tex.
I hereby certify the above to be true
copy. CELEDoNIo CARA,
Sheriff Cameron County, Texas
BY GEO. CoNNoR, Deputy
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-05-11
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
Latest Events OF Interest Told by the City
Newspapers.

More Japanese successes are re-
ported in the Far East.
Port Arthur still holds out
against the Japanese, and the Rus
slams say it is impossible for the
Japanese to reduce the fortress.
President Candamo of Peru is
dead
The use of rice roots for the
manufacture of brushes IS being
exploited in Louisiana.
Cotton crops in Central and
Southern Texas have been damaged
and in many cases absolutely ruin
ed by overflows.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-05-11

SIX HUNDRED and twenty-five
dollars is the sum that was cleared
OH one acre of onions by a farmer
near Brownsville the past season.
Another farmer of this locality
cleared $3.50 per acre on tomatoes.
These are facts which speak for
themselves, and which show what
can be done here with irriga-
ton, The profits made by the
truck growers mentioned were
made under the adverse circum-
stance of lack of railroad transpor-
tation. combining the sale of their
products solely to the local market,
which caused a congestion of such
products here with much lower
prices as the season advanced than
would have been received III dis
tant markets. Many local truck
growers allowed onions and toma-
toes to spoil in the fields, because
it hardly paid to gather them. 1t
can readily be seen from these
facts what great possibilities this
region affords for truck growing.
The early season al which vege-
tables of all kinds of mature here
will give the lower Rio Grande
truck grower the advantage of
reaching the northern markets
several weeks ahead of any other
section, thus securing top prices.
year, with the Lott rail-
road ready to haul our products.
Cameron county will become the
banner truck producing county
of the state.