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The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-12-27

was pronounced today Anderson's at
tor1ey announced that the prisoner
had decided his home in this city ov-
er to a security company to cover
the money he had spent, which am
dollars. Anderson has a wife AID a
grown daughter.
why did you take this money!"
asked Judge Wofford before passing
sentence.
Its as much a mystery to me,
Judge, as it is to you" replied And
erson.
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Live Stock Market.

Kansas City, Dec 27.-Cattle re
ceipts, 1000. Market steady. Native
steers, 4.O0@6.75; southern steers
3.OO@5 500; southern COWS, 2.Oo@3.5O;
native COWS and heifers, 2.0O@5.0O;
stockers and feeders, 2.9O@5.5O; bulls
2.4O@4OO; calves, 3.25@700; west
ern fed steers, 3,Oo@5.5O; western
fed COWS, 2.4O@4.OO
Sheep receipts, 5000. Market very
strong. Muttons,1 4.5O@5.75; lambs,
6.25@7.60; range wetaers, 450@6.6O;
fed ewes, 375@5.25
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Gulf Train Wrecked in Texas.

Oklahoma City. Dec 27.-Gulf. Col
orado and Santa Fe passenger No
405, south bound, which left Oklahoma
City at midnight was wrecked today
at Somersville, Texas. Several pers
ons were reported hurt.
Houston, Tex, Dec. PA Gulf
Colorado and Santa Fe passenger
train soutnbOund was wrecked today
near Somerville, Tex, while running
er, fatally injuring Engineer James
Sealy and Fireman Elder. No pass
engerS were hurt
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Following is an extract from Gov
ernor Hagermans report to the Sec
retary of the Interior:
What can be done by combina
ton of good land. an abundant water
supply for irrigation, Intelligence.
hard work and money is, perhaps, bet
ter Illustrated in the Pecos Valley
than in any other part of New Mexico
This irrigated and irrigable part
of the valley begins at Roswell, in
Chaves county, and extends south
for a distance of about 90 miles to a
point in Eddy county.
Near the city of Roswell are
flow is about 200 cubic feet of water
per second. Soon after the close of
the civil war this region was occu-
pied by mel mostly from Texas and
other Southwestern States for the
purpose Of raising cattle on the i'm
mense plains covered by luxuriant
growth of grass. They were at first
attracted by the wonderful supply of
clear spring water for stock purposes,
but soon saw the value of it for
raising crops by irrigation, and took
up most of the lald which could be
irrigated, appropriating the water,
dug irrigating bitches, planted fruit
and other trees which they brought
in by wagons and OK teams fully 400
miles across the plains. This work,
which began about thirty years ago,
which began about 30 years ago, was
the beginning of the great agricultu-
years it was about 400 miles from
any railroad, and the settlers were
laws. They planted "a few apple,
peach, plum, cherry, and other fruit
trees, ueLnoHSlrdleu tudI HdS-llHc0nl
fruits could be raised there, and fur
nis1ed an object lesson to encourage
others to undertake the raising of
fruits on a large scale after the adj
vent of a railroad furnished means
to get fruit to market.
up to 1889 probably not more tnan
1000 acres of land all told was under
a rude sort of cultivation in the Ros-
well country, and that was the only
irrigated land in the whole Pecos
Valley. With this exception the
whole of what is now Chaves and Ed
dy counties was one vast cattle and
sheep pasture, inhabited by probably
not more than 1000 people, all told.
But besides its good land and good
climate, it had several advantages
over some other parts of the Terrific
ry. 1t had no old Mexican laad grants
to embarrass titles. All the land was
public domain, open to settlement by
any man who wanted to use it. The
water available for irrigation had not
been appropriated in the dim past by
people VINO would make little use of
it themselves nor let more enterpris-
ing people use it. These facts gave
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INSANE STONE MASON
SHOOTS HIS BROTHER

Lansing. Mich, Dec. 27.-Elbert
Coaxlin, a stone mason, was shot
and killed last night by his brother,
Melvin, in quarrel over property
matters. Mrs. Ebert Conklin ran
from the house in terror, and Melvin
fired one shot at her, slightly wound
ing her. Melvin is under arrest and
appears insane.
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an opportunity to enterprising men
with capital to carry out plans for
irrigating on large scale.
"In 1889 the Pecos Irrigation and
Investment Company was formed. a
large sum of money was raised, over
ambitious plans for large irrigation
What is now known as the Northern
Canal, 35 miles long and capable of
carrying 120 cubic feet of water per
second, was built in 1890 and 1891.
In the same years the great irrigation
canal AID storage reservoirs in Eddy
County were built These latter works
are capable of irrigating about 30,
600 acres of land
In 1890 a railroad was built from
Pecos City, Tex, to Carlsbad, N. NJ,
putting the lower part of the valley
into communication with the outer
world. In 1894 this road was extend
ed to Roswell, AID in 1898 it was ex-
tended to Amarillo, Tex, thus giving
the whole Pecos Valley an the coun-
try tributary to it a direct connec-
ton with the great northern mark
cts and with Colorado. Until this con
nection was completed the Pecos Val
ley, and the irrigating schemes, which
cost very large sums of money, had
anything but happy financial ais
tory. But this means of exit gave it
both an easy outlet to market for its
products and an easy means for new
people from the populous East to
reach the valley. From that date, 1899
the wonderful development of the val
ley began. This was caused not only
by the railroad but by the discovery
that artesian water could be obtained
in very large quantities by putting
down wells from 400 to 1000 feet
deep. This unrivaled artesian belt be-
gins at Roswell and runs south along
the west side of the Pecos river a
distance of 55 miles, and is from to
9 miles in width. Artesian water is
also found in some places on the east
n Of f1n Wv but 0f =
on the west side. The wells near Ros-
we'll are from $50 to 500 feet deep,
but in the middle and southern part
of the belt they vary from $50 feet
to as deep in a few places as 1000
feet. They vary in flow from 300 to
2,40O gallons per minute, depending
on the size of the hole and the density
or degree of porosity of the water
rock. There are probably 400 artesian
wells in the district, more are being
sunk continually, and are most sue
cessfully being used for irrigation
Beautiful and profitable farms have
beel created by this magic touch of
water on lands which until tnen were
worthless. They have created thriving
towns in places where three or four
years ago were only arid wastes.
What this artesian supply of water
will finally extend to no one can yet
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U. s. WEATHER gUREAu.
(LocaI Report.)

observation taken at a. MI
Roswell, n. NJ, Dec. 27.-Tempera
ture.-Max.. Sc; min, 80; mean, A
Precipitation, 90; wind N. W., We
locity miles: weather clear.
Forecast, Roswell and Vicinity:
Fair tonight and Friday; colder to
night.
NJ WRIGHT,
Ofacial In Charge.
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Russian consul Found Dead.

Liverpool, Eng, Dec. 27.-Tne Rus
sian consul here, Col. Degeamann,
was found dead in bed this morning,
having been killed by pistol shot.
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20 per cent discount on all holiday
books and Bibles continued till New
Year. Still a chance for Everybody
to remember their friends in an ap-
propriate manner.-Ingersolls Book
Store.
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BLIZZARD THROUGHOUT
GREAT BRITAIN.

London, Dec. 27.-THe blizzard
which commenced last night contin-
ues throughout Great Britain. The
northern country districts are snow
bound, trains are blockaded. roads
are impossible and rural villages
temporarily cut off from communica-
ton
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Governor Hagernnan Makes it an Example in His An
nua| Report to the Secretary of the Interior.
HISTORY OF LOCAL IRRIGATION PLANTS

Up 1889 But Thousand Cultivation by
Irrigation nabtaed by Not More Than One Thousand
People, be Soon Placed i'm Cultivation Will Exceed
$50 900 of the Most Fertile Land be Found The
Immense Crops Vegetables, Fruits and Alfalfa Raised
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CHRISTMAS DAY RIOTS WHICH
HAD FATAL RESULTS.
TOTAL DEAD TWfLvf

District Attorney to Investigate the
Trouble Roughs Have Fled, and
the Militia and Citizens are in Con-
troll A Number of Arrests May
Result.
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NEGRO RUNS WILD IN CROWD
OF TWO THOUSAND.
AN INDIAN MASSACRE

Yaquis on the War Path in Mexico
Kill Americans and Mexicans.-Oth-
ers Narrowly Escape The Upris-
ing Believed to Be Serious.
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Another new lot s1.5o Copyrights
at our Regular 65cts price-Ingersolls
Book Store. 24tf.
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l will buy your r. R. ickets-Hol-
den, 222 n. Main. 52tf
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NEW YORK COFFEE co.'s
FAr1OUS COFFEE
BREAKFAST BELL
JOYCE PRUIT co.

The Masonic lodge will install Off
GERS tonight
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-04-27
WREST FLING
TOM SHARKEY HAS LANDED IN
 CHICAGO.
Rooney. Witmer. Parr and All the Others Are There. Too. Ready
 for the Tournament.

Chicago, April 27.-With the ar rival of Tom Sharkey in the city. the preparations for the big wrestling tourney of next Thursday night at the Coliseum are practically com pleted. From all present indications the show will be bigger and more ex- citing than the one given at Tatter- sails not long ago, although there is no such personal feeling between Sharkey and Rooney as existed at that time between Rooney and Par dello.
 Jim Parr, the English champion. who is to wrestle Leo Pardello, is one of the oldest veterans in the wrest- ling game. He has been doing mat york for over twenty years, and Is Still as strong and supple as in his youth. He says that Pardello will not be half as tough subject as the giants he has been wrestling-Jen- kins, Gotch and the like--and that he will push the Italian down for a fall. Parr was handicapped against Gotch and Jenkins by his inferior size and weight. Pardello is smaller than the two cnamplons, ana Parr does not expect to fight big handi. cap of bone and bulk.
 Ten per cent of the gross receipts will be given to the San Francisco relief work-a proposition which found immediate favor with all the wrestlers. as well as with the man agement of the show.
 Quite display of nationalities will be made in the bouts. Rooney and Sharkey, of course, are Irish. Parr is English, Pardello Italian. Anderson a Swede and Witmer a Prussian. Witmer, like Parr, is one of the hardest veterans of the game, but for all his experience and skill, seems overmatched in the enormous Swede, who is the biggest and most powerful man seen on a mat for many years. sAf.S
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-04-27
CONN LEAGUE STANDING.
BASEBALL NOTES.
The Prodigals.

uc TiouiSdio' Perhaps we can kill that fatted calf to-day. When "The Seer" was asked how 1t all happened, he said the stars got twisted.
 There is a moral in that game Of yesterday and it is this-Move back that fence about twenty-five feet.
 Kid Sherwood sat on the bench and bemoaned the hard luck which has sent him to New Haven.
 "Gilly" Daily was there with his bunch of rhetorical gems. James, ST, was not on hand. however, to engage in the literary dispute.
 Eddie Meehan delighted the hearts of the fans yesterday by bis work with the stick. They were all nice, clean ones, too, and placed well.
 Bill Thompson made good with the willow and his two raps came at op- portune times. Bill should try more for small hits than to follow the ad- vice of his friends and kill it.
 The Prodigals are down in Bridge port to-day trying to return the com- pliment to Jim o'Rourke's bunch. Papa will be on hand to see that his boys do well. but the branch of the family who was here yesterday did not shame the dads reputation.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-04-27
PHYSICAL CULTURE CLUB.
First Meeting Last Night a Decided
 Success.

The first meeting of the Waterbury Physical Culture club. incorporated. was held last evening In the club rooms in SimonsvilIe and was a de- cided success. The roster of the club is now almost complete and there are some membership tickets left yet. An excellent entertainment was proyid- ed last night and everybody present went away feeling that what was promised them was not exaggerated The next meeting will take place on May 10 and all dues and assessments should be paid in on that night or before then if the members wish. Those who furnished the entertain ment last evening were all members of the club and were as follows. Kid Harris and Babe Cullen. Charles Hoffman and Young GOldinE. Frank ie Sheehan and Kid Williams. Harry EneIe and Var Coogan. and Thon- as O'ConnsIl and Frank Howe
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-04-27
JIMMY BRITTs SISTER DEAD.

It is reported that Mamie Britt, the sister of Jimmy Britt, the prize fighter, died of tuberculosis after sey- eral heart-breaking experiences. She was on her deathbed. and the last rites had been administered when earthquake caused a portion of the Britt home to collapse. They re- moved the dying girl to the Fran ciscan hospital in hurry then. as the fire drew near to the Sutter street car barns, and finally out of the city to San Mateo.
 Each successive flight was una vailing. for The flames kept up a steady pursuit. death at last ending the agony of the young woman.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-04-27
POOL TOURNAMENT.
Dslv Beat Malsch Last Night at the
 Wooster.

Daily beat Malsch. e5 to 27. in the Wooster pool tournament last night and tied Tompkinson for third place. Tonight Smith will play Murphy. smith will have to make T5 points to Murphy's 70. The standing to date follows
 LavaIley. won !. lost O: Cook. ron q, lost c: Tompkinson. won |. lost 1; DaIy. won 1. lost |; Murphy, won c. lost |: Smith. won 0, lost T.; Nalsch. won c. lost 2.
 The Nsusstsck high school base ball team will play a return game with Crosby tomorrow afternoon al the state Ie.gue grounds In the first eare about tro weeks ago the Rubber city toys von by the score of { to Q. but the locals expect to do the trick tomorrow.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-04-27
BASKET BALL
BENEFIT GAME AT THE ARMORY
 TONIGHT.
All Waterbury and Terryville Giants Will Meet Each Other for Benefit
 of San Francisco Sufferers.

Everybody should take in the game at the armory tonight. The two basketball teams, the Terryvilles and the All Waterburys, are playing for the benefit of the San Francisco sufferers and a big crowd is expected.
 The team from up the line is one of the sturdiest and fastest teams in the state, having been opponents to the Delphis in two of the hardest fought games ever played in Connec- ticut. With the All Waterburys they have lost one game by three points and tied in a second exhibition. To- night they come down prepared to win. The entire gallery is reserved for Terryville. Policemen will keep the crowd within bounds, as this was one of the conditions decided upon. Seats are 15 cents. Reserved seats 10 cents extra. The lineup:
 All Waterbury-Dunphy, f; Beg ley, f; Guilfoile, c; Claffey, g; Cro- nan, g; Gooding, g.
 Terryville-Overdo f; Bergen, f: Blum. c; English, g; Crowley, g; Dieter, &.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-04-27
RYAN IS SORE.

Philadelphia, April 27.-Adam Ryan has been rather nettled over the refusal of Amby McGarry to meet him in the ring. McGarry stopped Ryan in ten rounds at the Tuxedo club, after Rayan had been making a punching bag out of McGarry for eight rounds or more. But McGarry seems to have had enough of Ryan's skill with the gloves, for, although Adam has offered him all sorts of in- ducements to meet him again. the New Yorker won't come to terms.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-04-27
FIGHTS WILL GO ON.

New York, April 27.--A dispatch received in this city last night from Manager McCarey of the Pacific Coast Athletic club of Los Angeles contained the announcement that the bouts between Jimmy Britt and. Kid Herman and Battling Nelson and Aurelio Herrera would be fought on the dates scheduled.
 The Britt-Herman battle will be fought on Monday, May z, and Her rera and Nelson will meet on Fri day, May. Il.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-04-27
THE PRESIDENT THERE.

Springfield, April 27.--The Con- necticut league season opened in this city yesterday afternoon with a de- feat of the home nine by the Hol- yoke team, the score being 4 to 3. The game was surprisingly fast and clean for so early in the race and the visitors won by punching their hits at critical points. President Whit lock of the league was one of the many interested spectators. Score by innings:
 1 R.H.E. Holyoke 0210O 1,0-4 Il 1 Springfield 1O0O1 010 0-3 6 2
 Batteries-Volz and Schincel; Hess and Robarge.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-04-27
LOST HIS MAN.

Milwaukee, April 27.-Jack O'Leary, the Cream city feather weight. who has been under the wing of Teddy Murphy. the man who brought Battling Nelson into fame, has deserted Murphy's stable and is now with his first love, Joe Crawford. OLeary gives no reason for his change of managers aside from the fact that Murphy is rapidly losing prestige and is not in a position to get him fights enough to keep him busy.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-04-27
PLANK's CURVES PLUCKED.

Norwich, April 27.-Inability to hit Mclaughlin safely when men were on bases and the kindly way in which the Whalers took to Plahk's curves lost Norwich the game to New London yesterday by the score of 5 to 8. Cote furnished the feature in enchanted catch just off the ground, falling over, but holding the ball. Harkins umpired and both sides suffered on balls and strikes. The home team gave Plank great support in the field. Attendance 7oO. Score by innings:
 RH.E. IN. London O1000 O0-5 12 1 Norwich 000100 0-3 6 2 Batteries-McLaughlin, Long and Refrange; Plank and Bridges.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-04-27
MARTIN WHIPPED EDELs.

Portland, Me, April 27.-Terry Martin of Philadelphia was awarded the decision over Harry Edels of Bos- ton after fifteen fast rounds of fight. ing last night. Martin outpointed Edels almost all the way and pun ished the Boston man badly, having him almost out in the fourteenth round. Edels came back fairly strong in the fifteenth, and Martin exhausted by his own efforts, could not put him away.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-04-27
MGARRY WON AGAIN.

New York, April 27.--Amby Me Garry defeated Kid Locke of Phila- delphia last night in one of the fast est four-round bouts ever held in this city, at the stage of the Long Acre A. C., in Twenty-ninth stret. Both boxers are powerfully built, and the fight was replete with heavy blows that thudded on face and body.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-04-27
JOHNSON DEFEATED LANGFORD.

Chelsea, Mass, April 27.-Jack Johnson last night got decision over Sam Langford, local pugilists, after fifteen rounds of hard fighting at the Lincoln A. c. Johnson was un- able to bring over wallop hard enough to stop Sam. In the sixth round Langford took the count twice and the bell saved him.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-04-27
OFFICE TEAM LOST.

Department IS of the 0akville Pin Co defeated the office team in game on the Casino alleys last night by a score of BOSS to 1902. The scores:
 Department 1s1Conrad 40s. Ad- ans 4os, Hannon 434. Woods BPS, Lynch 509; total 2,0ss.
 ofice-wooding 357. Thomas 42s. Murphy 255, Buck 320. Stone Al; total 1,s02.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-04-27
KILL UMPIREs IN TEXAS.

Dallas, Texas. April 27.-Edward E. Lewis was killed at Marlow yes terday while umpiring baseball game between Marlow and Duncan clubs. Lewis rendered decision that angered the Duncan players, and he was hit with baseball bat and his skull crushed. Oscar and Frank Thomas are in jail charged with murder.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-04-27
KID LAyIGNE REVIVED.

Grand Rapids, Mich, April 27.- George Kid" Lavigne, the Saginaw Kid, once the greatest little light weight in the business and champion for many years, will be matched to fight Young Donohue or Young Cor bett in this city either the latter part of May or the first of June.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-04-27
swANpER PLAYS TO-DAY.

The Waterbury team will be great ly strengthened within the next few days by the addition of some cork ing good players. The following dis patches relative to one of the players are self-explsnatory: H. R. Durant, Manager B. B. Club, Waterbury. Conn:
 Swander is yours: he is disappoint- ed to go to lower class league; ad- wise you to telephone him kensing- ton hotel.
 WALTER W. BURNHAM.
 Newark. \. J.. April 2v, 'Oe.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-04-27
SULLIVAN oUTCLAssED O'NEILL

Baltimore, April 27.-After taking an unmerciful beating at the hands of Kid Sullivan of Washington for six rounds, Jack O'Neill of New York quit last night in his bout before the Eureka Athletic club. O'Neill was .outclassed, but manfully stood up.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-04-27
SURPRISE OF THE DAY.

E Hartford, April 27 The New Ha- ven state league baseball team open ed the season of 1906 at Hartford yesterday afternoon, by crushing the Capitol City team and winning a glorious victory by the score of to ?. New Haven won because they showed more real baseball ability than did Hartford, Bennett, the pony twirler, was bumped hard to be sure, but the bumps did not come at the. right time. "Cy" Parkins, the Hartford lob artist, was invincible after the fourth inning, but previous to that time he was spanked good and plenty. Jope, Hayward and Burke did most of the spanking. The score:
 ,N tR.H.E. New Haven 2 0100 poo 0.0--3 6 2 Hartford 1000 00-2 9 2
 Batteries-Bennett and Jope; Par kins and Cuthbert; attendance, l. 900.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-04-27
THE PUGlLlSTS
PLENTY OF NEWS FROM THE
 MITT ARTISTS.
Jimmy Britt's Sister Dies in the @ Earthauake-Several Good
 Ones Last Night.
GARDNER AND DOUGHERTY,

Milwaukee, April 27.--Present in dications point to another match be- tween Jack Dougherty and Jimmy Gardiner. Billy Pierce will probably arrange fight between the pair be, fore his Chelsea, Mass, club for early next month.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-04-27
Providence. Toronto. Montreal ant
 Ruffalo Win.

The Eastern league baseball sea- son opened yesterday with games in Providence, Jersey City. Baltimore and Newark. In Providence the championship pennant was flung to the breeze. The results were as fol- lows:
 At Providence-Providence 3. Ro- chester 0.
 At Nevark-Toronto 2. Newark 1.
 At Jersey city-Nontrea 5. Jersey City 1.
 At Baftimore-Bufalo $. Bslti- more l.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-04-27
THE SPORTING NEWS.

Waterbury ... O33110001 g
 Bridgeport ... 003 0020 ' 0-12 Two base hits. Thackera, Mean drews; home run, Ladd; sacrifice hits, Rogers, Thackera, Ladd; stolen bases, Nichols, O'Rourke; left on
 bases, Waterbury B, Bridgeport C.;
 first base on balls, off Fenske 4, off
 Coughlin l; struck out, by Fenske 1, by CoughIn l.. double plays, Rogers to Ritter to Nichols; wild pitch, Coughlin, Fenske 2; hit by pitcher, O'Dell; first base on errors, Water
 bury 6, Bridgeport 4; umpire, Henry.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-04-27

Every home team lost yesterday. but the biggest surprise of all vas the beating given to Hartford by New Haven Hy. but New Haven must have felt proud lsst night
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-04-27
BOWLING

The waterville Machine Co team was defeated by the Farrel Foundry team last night at the Casino alleys. The scores.