Albuquerque Evening Citizen, 1905-08-07

iw st"bra oft (mpcriel Join CWi, ' 2 "tJLys .... m closely connected, for with the stor storage - age storage of waters the crests of the spring floods which have often broken the levees on the lower reaches of the Sacramento river and destroyed mil millions - lions millions of dullars' worth of property, will be conti oiled. The climatic con conditions - ditions conditions in the Sacramento valley are far less extreme than those In the des desert - ert desert regions. Although the government contem contemplates - plates contemplates Irrigation works or the benefit of homeseekers, and endeavors so far as possible to undertake works with the view of bringing water to available government lands, yet in the event that individuals are willing to subdivide their lands and to sign a contract which will prevent land speculation and anticipating Increased values through Irrigation,, irrigation works will be tindertwtvtinrtor the reclamation act where the iand is in private ownership. This is the case in the Salt river valley, Arizona, where a dam capable of Impounding enough water to Irrigate 200,uoo acres of land will be constructed. The set settlers - tlers settlers In that section have gone ahead and accomplished marvels; the gov government - ernment government is coming to their aid. In the Sacramento valley the land is mainly in large holdings, there being individ individual - ual individual ranches of 100,000 acres In ex extent. - tent. extent. MYSTERIOUSLY DISAPPEARED Noted Priest Convict Depart Departed - ed Departed from View When Japs Captured IMPORTANT ISLAND OF SAGHALIEN St. Petersburg, Aug. 7. It is rumor rumored - ed rumored from Saghalien that In the course of events accompanying the recent invasion of the Japanese there occur occurred - red occurred the mysterious disappearance from the island of a convict named Putilln, formerly a priest of Marrlnsk, who a year ago, was sentenced at Tomsk, to penal servitude for life for a series of blood-curdling murders. A man of Immense strength, Putilin was very popular among his fehow fehow-prisoners, - prisoners, fehow-prisoners, and was a favorite with the convict guards. He played an impor important - tant important part in the preparation of a con convict - vict convict regiment to repel the Japanese, but it is suspected that he took ad advantage - vantage advantage of the disorders accompany accompanying - ing accompanying Die Invasion to make good his es escape. - cape. escape. The news of his escape has caused a wave of terror throughout eastern Siberia. Many believe that the convict-priest will throw himself on the mercy of the Japanese, If he haH not already done so, but some with terror aver that Putilln will undoubtedly re return - turn return to the scene of his former crimes. In the heyday of his prosperity, Father Putilln was one of the most honored ami respected men in the neighborhood of .Marrlnsk. But with his three brothers (ad priests and wealthy house owners), Father Putilin In reality lived for years a double life. At night time tho criminal quartet, masking their faces, sallied out and waylaid- wealthy travelers on the czar's highway. On one occasion they even held tip ami robbed a Siberian immigrant train. Finally the four brothers were brought to Justice by an anoymous let letter, - ter, letter, which advised the police that a brass-bound chest under the altar of Father Putilln's church, If searched, might bo found to contain stolen prop property. - erty. property. Concealing themselves in the church at midnight, police and detect detect-; - ; detect-; ires, to their amazement, witnessed their honored priest, Father Putilin, I holding a benediction service In wheih i he blessed his three masked brothers, and sprinkled their murderous revol vers with ho.y water. During the trial no fewer than sev seventeen - enteen seventeen murders were brought home to this quartet of robber-clergymen.

VI ..... A- V -rmrtm-n.r - nine, root drop on ha Im Canol in th Colorado V&tari. 9 'ft for the object of the leclamation act is to provide homes for the home home-seeker. - seeker. home-seeker. That this bleak desert will be com completely - pletely completely transformed through Irriga Irrigation - tion Irrigation is fairly assured by the fact that whenever water has been brought to the land in the Carson valley by the individuals who own small farms scattered along tlie little Carson river, crops g.ow with great luxuriance. Al Al-falia - falia Al-falia grows rapidly, and the stock feeding upon it look sleek and In prime condition. The Yuma project on the Colorado river is of especial Interest at this time because It Is located close to the lmeprial valley courtry on the Col Colorado - orado Colorado desert where Is located the largest irilgatlon works, either pub public - lic public or private, In the United States. Within four years 100,000 acres have been put under actual Irrigation in the Imperial valley through the diversion of waters from the Colorado river. Of this 100,000 acres almost half la in barley; 10,000 acres Is in alfalfa. On the American side of the Imperial valley there are some 50,000 head of cattle, a large part of which is dairy stock, and there are 10,000 head more on the Mexican side. The Yuma project contemplates the irrigation of land on both sides of the Colorado river In Arizona and Califor- ANOTHER ARTIC FAILURE FOLLOWS Zeigler Relief Expedition Did Not Succeed in . Finding THOSE WHOM THEY SOUGHT Baltimore, Md., Aug. 7. The Balti Baltimore - more Baltimore News today received the fol following - lowing following cablegram from Dr. Oliver L. Kassing, of the Zeigler relief expedi expedition: - tion: expedition: "Shannon Island, via Edlnburg, Auk. 7. No news of the Zeigler ex expedition - pedition expedition at Shannon island since July 21. There is much lee In the North Atlantic. Will reach New York by the I'Oth. FASSING." Dr. Fassing Is the scientist of the relief expedition which sailed from Sanderljord, Js'orway on May 17, on the MaKdaleua, for Shannon island, which lies on the east coast of Green Greenland, - land, Greenland, with the hope that some mem member - ber member of the Zeigler expedition which had sailed for the Arctic regions from Norway in July, 19o3, under the com command - mand command of Anthony Fiala, of Brooklyn, N. V., might bo found there. It is un understood - derstood understood that the Magdaiena, having failej in its purpose, will now return to Norway. HIS VISIT HAD POLITICAL SIGNIFICANCE Oyster Bay, Aui. 7. Secretary Shaw came to Oyster Bay today to see the precident about a matter personal to himself and the president. His visit, he said, was of no political sitrnlfi sitrnlfi-cance - cance sitrnlfi-cance or Importance. Secretary Shaw t-aid that tho federal government hav having - ing having assumed control ot the yellow fe fe-vi - vi fe-vi r situation at New Oileaus, all ef efforts - forts efforts would now be made to stamp our ttie epidemic. The secretary will go to Roanoke, 'a., tomorrow, to deliver a speech at the opining of the Republican state c.iiivi ntion. Eastern Tennis Tourney. Boston, Mass., Aug. 7. A large at attendance - tendance attendance and auspicious conditions marked the opening today of the lif lif-t'inih - t'inih lif-t'inih annual Long wood tennis tour tournament. - nament. tournament. During the week, the chain chain-ionship - ionship chain-ionship of the east for doubles and the annual tournament for singles, will be di-cided. A handicap event, open t'tily to players who actually take part In the sciatch singles, will he held in place of the usual consola consolation - tion consolation singles.

- f Khfh . . " '.XT "... ,.. - w.v Scs Ac.vt1" - -y. , rh'er project, Arizona, 200,000 acres; the Malheur project, Oregon, 80,000 acres; the Hondo river project, New .Mexico, ii,0to acres; the Fort Buford project, Montana and North Dakota, j tiu.ouo acres; the North I'latte pro-; Ject, Wyoming and Nebraska, 300,0uj acres; the Mlnodaka. project, Idaho, 130,000; the Y'uma project, Arizona and California. 1 1 .VllilO th Trnckee-1 Carson project, Nevada, 350,000 acies; the Klamath project, Oregon and Cal California, - ifornia, California, 6ii(, unit acres, and the Sacra Sacramento - mento Sacramento valley project, Oregon and Cal ifornia, 2,011(1,000 acres. Besides the projects enumerated, whose total is no less than 3.titlo,ooo acres, the en engineers - gineers engineers of the reclamation sei vice are ireparing surveys on a great many other projects which will be under undertaken - taken undertaken as rapidly as the fund expands and is returned to begin work. The opening of the Truckee-Carson project, Nevada, was celebiated Just three years from the passage of the reclamation act on June 17, 1902. It was the first great step in upbuilding Nevada, It was more than a step In the up upbuilding - building upbuilding of Nevada; It was a move toward the reclamation of the whole west. It was the consummation of the dream of years and of the men who have worked long and faithfully. I saw one old gentleman wiping the tears from his eyes. "I was thinking of some of the fellowB now lead4 wbo used to hope IOl this," he "said, apolo apologetically. - getically. apologetically. For fltty years he had lived In Ne Nevada, - vada, Nevada, and at the beginning of that period he had talked with his asso associates - ciates associates and the possibilities of the very problem which had Just been worked out. Fifty thousand acres of land will be Irrigated In the Carson valley this year by means of about 200 miles of canals and ditches. Already the cab cab-Ins - Ins cab-Ins of pioneers are seen in the valley, tation. Commissioner Forbes entertained Miss Alice Roosevelt at dinner. About 3.ou0 people attended the reception given by Governor Wright at the Mai aean palace. Secretary Taft and Miss Roosevelt shook hands with all. The Spanish population say the reception surpassed any in the previous history of Manila. GERMANY'S VIEWS OF THE PEACE CONVENTION lterlin, Aug. 7. The doubts exist existing - ing existing in Ixmdon and other capitals over the prospects ol peace are many, but are in a mild form. The prevailing opinion is that, although neither Rus Russia - sia Russia nor Japan is anywhere near ex exhaustion - haustion exhaustion in its resources, yet ptace Is so necessary to both that each will l.e reluctant to withdraw negotiations, once they are begun, without attaining peace. It is believed in official quarters tnat each side will tind the other adopt adopting - ing adopting a ttiff attitude in the beginning and then coming close to the break breaking - ing breaking point, but tlnit nit inia i ly common ground will be reached. have been larpe. The new company will take charge about October Uth and it is said that it will erect more extensive works on the property and commence development on a large scale. These mines are among the old oldest - est oldest In the territory and are said to be very rich.

San Francisco, Aug. 7. The mil millions - lions millions of acres of arid lands of the west already thrown open to the farmer by Irrigation, and the millions more to he thrown open, will, It is claimed by irrigation experts, open the way for the mightiest Anslo-Saxon settlement the world has ever known. It is estimated that about 60,000,0i,j acrts of land In all, will be reclaimed by the government projects. The work which the government is executing in constructing great stor stor-nge - nge stor-nge and diveislon dams and in build building - ing building canals, laterals and head sates, Is the largest undertaking of the kind In the history of the United States. The individual projects which will form almost a chain of irrigated areas in the west are so vast in scope and their execution so expansive that, they absolutely prohibit or else deter pri vate capital. The permanent cliaiac cliaiac-ter - ter cliaiac-ter of the wotk undertaken under the reclamation act was shown In opening the Truckee-Carson project near Reno, Nevada, on Juno 17, last. The huge head gates on the Truckee-Carson canal arc concrete, all of one piece, and present an Impregnable appear appearance. - ance. appearance. With ordinary caie they will last for centuries, defying storms and floods and keeping the water under absolute control at all times. Their fin finished - ished finished and striking appearance offers a contrast to the points at which the water is diverted fiom the Colorado river to the imperial country, In the Southern part of California. With such headgates the water could not have escaped through the Irrigated country at Imperial into the Salton Sine creating a. vast inland sea thirty miles long and five miles wide. The works on the Truckee-Carson pro project - ject project testify to the fact that the gov government - ernment government with its expert engineers and ample funds is able to come to the aid of the west with projects of a lasting character, and while encourag encouraging - ing encouraging and desiring irrigation work by private capital, has the ability to un undertake - dertake undertake the greater works with a completeness and permanency beyond the reach of Individual funds. The reclamation act provides that funds from the sale of certain public lands shall be applied by the govern government - ment government to the building of Irrigation works. At the present time the fund amounts to about $28,000,000. and Is increasing at the rate of $4,000,000 annually. The .fund Is self-continuing. After the irrigation works have been constructed the sum expended In any work Is to be returned to the govern government - ment government in ten equal annual Installments by the settlers, pro rati. At the end of the first year after any one pro project - ject project has been completed, one-tenth of the oiiglnal amount expended on that work is to be returned and put into other projects. Among the great projects of the government Is the Shoshone project, Wyoming, which will Irrigate 160, 160,-000 - 000 160,-000 acres of public land; the Uncom- pahgre valley project, Colorado, 100.- 000 acres; the Belle Fourche project, South Dakota, 85,000 acres; the Salt

IN NEW ORLEANS The Government Takes Charge of the Situation With Vigor. NO CASES OUT OF L0M1ANA Expenses Expected to be About $2,000 Per Day During Fever Months. EIGHT HUNDRED CLEANING CITY New Orleans, Aug. 7. Yellow fever report at noou, August 7: New cases, New Orleans, 4; total cases, B37. Deaths, three; total deaths, 108. Dr. J. II. White, or federal t.iices, took charge of the fever situation In New Orleans shortly before noon to today, - day, today, on final Instructions from Wash Washington. - ington. Washington. No new cases have been re reported - ported reported outside of Louisiana for several days. What It Will Cost. , New Orleans. U.. Aug. 7. There Is $70,000 In hand resulting from assess assessment - ment assessment on citizens of New Orleans, and no difficulty Is standing In the way for Immediate federal control of the fever situation. Dr. White estimates the total expenses for eradication at $1,500 to $2,000 a day or $180,000 to $240,000 for lever months, which would carry the campaign into December, by which time frost may be expected. It Is possib.e that the fever may be completely under control by the 15th of September . Every authority want wanted - ed wanted by federal bureau is assured. Ade Adequate - quate Adequate police power will be given mar marine - ine marine hospital surgeons to aid In their scientific work. It Is reported that all resources of the federal government will be used In obtaining modifications of extreme quarantine regulations now in effect so that New Orleans will be able to resume commercial relations with surrounding states. Ix)uisiana, parishes are already becoming more reasonable and some are announcing willingness to receive goods from this city. Eight hundred men started to today - day today on a general cleaning movement. This force will be largely increased and on Wednesday there Is to be gen general - eral general suspension of business for clean cleaning - ing cleaning purposes. Advices from the bed side of Archblshoi) Chanelle todav re- )irt t')o verrab!o c'-ryman better and Dr. Larue is beglnnnig to hope the archbishop will pull through. Many telegrams and some cablegrams have been received Inquiring as to the condition of the archibshop and ex pressing sympathy. TIPPED FOR PLACE IN THE CABINET JAM Ed W. WADSWORTH. A report from Washington credits tho president with considering Con Congressman - gressman Congressman James Wolcott Wails worth, No. 51 Geneseo street. New York, for successor to riecn ta.y ot Agriculture James Wilson, should the latter re retire. - tire. retire. Congressman Wadsworth Is chair chairman - man chairman of the committee on agriculture. He is a millionaire who Is an enthusi enthusiast - ast enthusiast on farming. He owns one of the most highly cultivaud estates in New York. A few years ago his son mar mar-ried - ried mar-ried a daughter of the late Secretary of State John Hay. Virginia Chautauqua. Wyt'neville, Va., Aug. 7. The first assembly of the Virginia Chautauqua opemd here today with a good attend ance. I he three weeks piogram pro vides fur addresses by Governor Mon tagiie and other men of note.

PEACE MEET everything has been placed in readi readiness - ness readiness for the opening of the conference sessions. Messengers, telegraph oper operators - ators operators and clerical help, all carefully selected, are on hand and ready to begin work. A force of marines has been detailed for special police duty and to act as escort to the plenipoten plenipotentiaries - tiaries plenipotentiaries in their journeys between. Ho Hotel - tel Hotel Wentworth and the Navy yard, a distance of about Ave miles. Every precaution is being taken by the Navy yard officials to Insure the strictest secrecy In regard to everything per pertaining - taining pertaining to the negotiations. Yachts Sail from Newport. 1 Newport, R. I., Aug. 7. The Yacht! Dolphin and Mayflower, with convoys, bearing Russian and Japanese com commissioners - missioners commissioners for Portsmouth, sailed from this harlor at 8 a. m., with the exception of Mr. Witte, who left for Boston by special train last night. The members of the Russian and Japanese parties were on board their respective vessels. The fog which made a neces necessary - sary necessary stop at this port, was burnsd away by the sun this morning and ' conditions were ideal for continuing the voyage. The Russians visited Harvard and accepted an Invitation on behalf of the university to take luncheon with the Colonial club. , i LAUNCH AND ROW BOAT COLLIDE FATALLY Portland, Ore., Aug. 7. Owing to want of presence of mind by the occu occupants - pants occupants of the launch which collided with a rowhoat. two of three occu occupants - pants occupants of the rowboat were drowned within a dozen feet of the launch. They were Fred SteffenHon, aged 20 and his sister Madeline, 16. Celebrates Its Seml-Centennial. London, Ont., Aug. 7. The boom boom-lug - lug boom-lug of guns uud the ringing of bells at daybreak this morning ushered In London's semi-centennial celebration, for which preparations have been go going - ing going forward for months past. The city, which is the third in size in the Dominion, has arranged to suspend business for the entire week and de devote - vote devote Itself to the celebration ot Us fifty years of prosperity. The London 'Old Boys" have re returned - turned returned from various cities throughout Canada and from Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit and other points across the border, to Join in the festivities. The city is in gala attire and duiing the week there will be no eud of enter entertainment. - tainment. entertainment. COMING BY HUNDREDS FROM THE FAR EAST. I urana junction, oio., aus, - Trains Sunday and today brought eekers from the east. When the doors of the registra registration - tion registration office opened there were hun hundreds - dreds hundreds of people In line. The registra registration - tion registration tor the day will probably be over l,5oo. ANOTHER CABINET MEMBER TROUBLED JAMES WILSON. Secretary of Agriculture. The case of Physiologist Cieorge T. Moore has come closo uion the re recent - cent recent cotton report scandal to tmbar tmbar-has - has tmbar-has his administration.

RUSSIANS ARE MINING MOUTH OF AMUR RIVER Toklo, Aug. 7. It Is reported that the Russians are fortifying the mouth of the Amur. A mixed division has been dispatched from Habalovsk to Nlcalaitfso as to reinforce the garri garrisons - sons garrisons In that vicinity. It Is understood that the channels approaching the river have been mined. LAS YEGAS DEFEATED SANTA FE YESTERDAY Santa Fe, Aug. 7. The Ancient City lost to the Las Vegas Blues yesterday through errors by a score of 11 to 10. Batteries Las Vegas, Atkins and Brown; Santa Fe Naranjo and Miller. The excursion from Las Vegas brought about 300 people and was a great success. A pleasant feature of the ball game was that there was no wrangling. JAPANESE RESCUE MAROONED BRITISH Toklo, Aug. 7. A vessel of the Japanese navy has rescued fourteen survivors of the prize crew from the British steamer, Oldhamia, who were imprisoned on Uiopp Island. The vtssel was captuied by the Russians, but subsequently ran aground on this Island, where it was set on fire and abandoned. Fourteen marines and two officers were left on the Island. The officers secured a sail boat and started for Kamchatka. Their fate is unknown. Viewing Historic Points. Boston, Aug. 7. M. Witte spent the day visiting points of historic interest in and about Washington. He will take the evening train for Portsmouth. New York Metal. New York, Aug. 7. Copper and lead quiet, steady; unchanged. tho train st uck the car, admits that the gatia wire not loseted. He is held upon the charge of manslaughter. Investigation shows that the trolley wheel le;t the wire Just as the car reached the Pennsylvania tracks, and before it could be replaced the train collided with the car, loaded with forty passengers. James Martin, whose young daughter was killed, while his wife and two other children were badly injured, la reported to be Insane as a result of the accident.

Portsmouth, Aug. 7. There was great disappointment in this city to today - day today over the delay In arrival of the Japanese and Russian peace envoys. The postponement of the functions ne necessitated - cessitated necessitated hurry-up orders to the state troopn which were to arrive here Horn all parts of 4 he state, to remain away until tomorrow. During the forenoon Governor Me Me-Iane - Iane Me-Iane received a telegram from Third Assistant Secretaiy Pierce of the navy, at Newport, proposing that the reception be postponed for forty forty-eight - eight forty-eight hours, without any other change in the official program, a arranged. Formal notice was thereupon issued to that effect. Throughout Portsmouth and the vic vicinity - inity vicinity the keenest interest is displayed in the conference, and the people are taking much ' pride in the arrange arrangements - ments arrangements for the entertainment of the commissioners and their suites. Al Already - ready Already tho plenipotentiaries have re received - ceived received more invitations for excursions and entertainments than it will be possible for them to accept. At New Castle the envoys will be entertained by Assistant Secretary of State and Mrs. Pelrce and they will also be tendered a dmner by Governor McLane. These are the only social functions as yet definitely decided up upon. - on. upon. At the Navy yard store building