The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 23, 1904, Page 2

2 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, A CHINA Wi —_—— Ahérican Government Notifies Consular and Naval|Japanese Relent- Representatives at Shanghai Not to Be Drawn Into the Dispute. SHANGHAI Aug. 22. — John Good- “how, the American Consul General, who is dean of the consular corps, pre- sided at the meeting of the foreign Con- suls held here to-day. All foreign coun- ‘tries with consulates here were repre- sented.. Odagiri, the Japanese Consul, ‘and Kleinmenoff, the Russian Consul, were in attendance. O who left a sick bed to attend the meeting, de a vigorous pro- fest against the sence of the Rus- glan cruiser Askold and the torpedo- bogt destroyer Grozovoi in Shanghal . and declared that China had duties as a neutral power. t the Japanese had the he independent step of rbor and seizing the two entering the vessels. The ude of Odagiri was warlike d uncompromising. Kleinmeno rotested against the en- teri of tt harbor yesterday by a se torpedo-boat destroyer, and A upon the right of the two Rus- #lan warships in question to remain ahd repair damages. A suggestion | made by the British Consul to refer the entife subject to Peking was adopted. in e the work on the As- kold is to cease for forty-eight hours, fH“. no further steps are to be taken by mea the .Consuls, who will await instruc- “tioflg from their respective govern- ments ;" 1f-was unanimously decided by the Consuls that Ch cannot shirk heg responsibility as a neutral state by! handing this on over to the Con- stment for ac her Rear Admiral Stirling nor Goodnow has been instructed ashir as to what course to gton nsul Goodnow has done his bring about a peaceful set- d he has the full confidence n residents in the matter the settlements in case should attack the Askold vol fleet is expected to reach ost t slement, an the for of protecting the Japanese rs that the an torpedo-boat de- y from Woasung to yesterday was to carry dis- Her movements had no con- al of the Japa- stroyer. 1 Stirling =a =i Shanghai oyer Chaun AMERICA TO HOLD ALOOF. Instructions to Goodnow Will Keep Stirling’s Fleet Inactive. Aug Consul cabled the State De- pa e conference of foreign Consule at Shanghai, which adjourned this morning, was resumed in the after- noon. After a good deal of discussion no solutitm was offered for the present | condition of affai and it was sug- gested that each Consul report directly to his own Government, asking what done, if anything. Goodnow gestions to offer to the State has been given in- it is believed, will ed States being en- tlement of the ques- | hina’'s neutrality at Shanghal. positively at the Navy e American fleet at arged with the pro- i f Chinese neutrality by any special instru ms. The officials here are’ convinced that the Japanese have tion of violating Chinese neu- d, furthermore, that they weuld jeopardize the immensely valuable foreign interests of Shanghal by making the harbor a naval battle- —_—e ADVERTISEMENTS. HELVETIA MILK CONDENSING C: Op niEiig . 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Consul General Fowler cabled the State Department to-day from Chefu that the Chinese local authorities there, as well as the Chinese population, are greatly alarmed over the prospect that a Japanese fleet would land men at Chefu and seek to destroy the wireless telegraph system which has been oper- ating with Port Arthur. e ENGLAND TO TAKE NO ACTION. Prefers That the United States Assume the Lead at Shanghai. LONDON, Aug. 22.—Interest in official diplomatic circles in London centered at Shanghai, where British interests are strongly appealing for protection. Great Britain, however, would prefer that the United States take the initiative in maintaining the neutrality of China, Great Britain's position as the ally of Japan making her situation delicate unless her interests are directly- men- aced. It is true, the officials say, that Great Britain agreed to the principle of the neutrality of China, but she did not agree to enforce it. Throughout the discussion relative to the Askold and Grozovoi she has thus far held the view that it is none of her business, and the extent to which Great Britain has gone has been to point out to China the im- portance of maintaining her neutrality, whichever belligerent is thereby affect- ed. The British Government hopes that the pressure of the consular body at Shanghai will make China take action to enfore her neutrality, thereby Ps(a.h.' lishing a precedent that may prevent a repetition of similar incidents in the futuge. Regarding the Askold and Grozovol, the Russian embassy here asserts that the mere fact of a cruiser repairing in put herself in a seaworthy condition is no violation of China’'s neutrality and that after the repairs are completed the question whether the ship shall be dismantled or must put to sea can be determined. It is further claimed that, should the Askold and Grozovei go to sea, they have the right to leave together and not necessarily separately. DISARMED. — ASKOLD WILL BE Russia's Delay Due to Fear That Ryes- hitelni Incident Will Be Reveated. ST. PETERSBURG. Aug. 22.—The dispatches saying that energetic action had been taken by the American war- ships at Shanghai to protect the neu- trality of China has aroused the ¢live- liest satisfaction in official and unof- ficlal circles here. The protected cruiser Askold and the torpedo-boat destroyer Grozovoi wil} be disarmed. The Admiralty realizes that it would be folly to send the ships out to face the Japanese squadron in the offing, and, as announced in these dispatches last week, had already decided that the ships shall be disarmed. The refusal of the Russian Consul General at Shanghai to comply with the requests of the taotai is, it is said at the Foreign Office, due to the fact that no agreement had previously been reached between the Chinese and Japanese autherities, and Russia did not propose to allow the Chinese to disarm the ships, as they did in the case of the Ryeshitelni at Chefu, with the possibility that they might subse- quently be attacked by the Japanese in port, ST S A STOESSEL IS RUSSIA'S HERO. Port Arthur's Stubborn Defense Re- vives Hope in St. Petersburg. ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 22.—The storming of Port Arthur, which the foreign dispatches say is progressing, is riveting all attention. The brave, stubborn resistance which General Stoessel is making praise and the War Office and public are hoping almost against hope that he will be able to hold out in spite of the beavy odds against him. The lat. est news, that the Japanese are un- able to obtain a foothold in Louisa Bay and at the most westerly fort of the inner defenses, is considered encour- aging. An official dispatch from Rear Ad- miral Printe Ouktomsky at Port Ar- thur, by way of Chefu, says.that only two officers were killed on board the ships which returned to the harbor after the fight of August 10, but his information about the condition of the ships is not satisfactory, the Admir- alty explaining that he probably avoided going into specific details ow- ing to fear that the dispatch might fall into the hands of the Japanese. News that the Port Arthur squad- ron has again sailed out is expected at any hour, as Prince Ouktomsky's or- ders are imperative to go out or de- stroy his ships beyond the possibility of repair before the fortress falls. —_— KORSAKOVSK BOMBARDED. Japanese Warships Shell Russian Port on Saghalien Island. ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 22.—The Emperor has received a report dated yesterday from the Russian comman- dant at Korsakovr™, island of Sagh: lien, as follows: “Since 7 o'clock this morning the enemy has bombarded Korsakovsk. The Government houses have been de- stroyed. One of the enemy’s ships ap- peared on the horizon at about 6 in the morning, approached to within about five and a quarter miles of the shore and bombarded Korsakovsk un- til 8:15, when the vessel turned and disappeared. The done to the town was quite inconsi le. There were no casualties.” —_— Slav Cruiser for Nippon’s Navy. NAGASAKI, Aug. 22.—The Russian cruiser Sungari, which was sunk by the Russiang near Chemulpo at the is evoking high | less in Their Attacks. beginning of the war to prevent he‘:‘ Port Arthur’s Gar- capture by the Japanese and whicl ‘was subsequently floated by the latter, has arrived here in tow. I R WANTON ACT ALLEGED. Sinking of the Hipsang Said to Have Been Unwarranted. SHANGHAI, Aug. 22.—Evidence given before a naval court to-day shows the shelling and sinking of the steamship Hipsang by the Russians to have been a reckless and wanton act. The name of the torpedo-boat de- stroyer which sunk the Hipsang is not known. No provocation of any kind for the sinking of the steamship had been given. She was on her regular course from Newchwang to Chefu and her lights were burning brightly. There were seven Europeans and eighty-three Chinese on board the Hipsang. The Europeans and sixty- nine of the Chinese were saved unin- jured. Nine Chinese were wounded and three were killed on board the vessel. One Chinese is missing and ‘m'obah!y was killed. Another was drowned by the capsizing of a boat. The Hipsang was passing Pigeon Bay, within the three-mile limit, on |July 16,” when the forts fired four times across her bows. She refused to stop, according to the story that was cabled from Chefu shortly after the occurrence, and four shots were then fired into her side. As she still centinued to steam ahead a Russian | torpedo-boat destroyer ran out and | sank her. LS o | BRITISH STEAMSHIP STOPPED. Captain 'Declares the Cruiser Smo- lensk Is Again Ralding. papers hid been examined she was al- | lowed to proceed. An officer of the Comedian asserted | positively that the Russian vessel was |the Smolensk. He added that the | Comedian was not boarded, but that {her papers were examined in a boat from the cru . = BIG BATTLE 1S DELAYED. No Immediate Prospect of an Attack Upon Kuropatkin, LIAOYANG, Aug. 22. — Japanese troops in considerable force are ct | centrating on the southern front of the lm- sian army and there is continual | skirmishing, but no immediate pros- | pect of a big battle, During the night they keep up firing on thé Russian outposts, but the Rus- sian troops have strict orders not to | reply. . The Chinese say that 30,000 Japan- ese troops with 200 guns have landed at Yinkow, part of these troops going to Newchwang and part to Haicheng. —a— | BRITISH GUNBOAT MAY BECOME TOTAL LOSS Columbine Strikes Rock -Near New foundland Shores and Efforts to | Pull Her Off Are in Vain. ST. JOHNS, Newfoundland, Aug. 22. The British gunboat Columbine, one | of the vessels of the squadron patrol- |ling the Newfoundland fisheries, struck |on a rock to-day in Snooks Arm, Green | Bay, and it is feared that she will be- | come a total loss. The whaling ves- | sels vainly tried to pull the Columbine | off the rock. ‘The gunboat Fantome left here to-night for the purpose of trying to float the Columbine, and if that should be impossible to save her gear. The Columbine, formerly the Hiarta, is a single scfew steel vessel and was purchased by the British Government ‘In 1897 to assist in the supervision of the fisheries in Newfoundland waters. She is 260 tons displacement, is 133 |feet long and is capable of making nine knots an hour. She was built in { 1889. ———— | |HOPE FELT FOR SUCCESS OF McCORMICK'S APPEAL Birth of an Heir Is Supposed tb Have Resulted in Putting Czar in Generous Mood. WASHINGTON, Aug. 22.—It ap- pears that the representations of the State Department to the Government of Russia relative to recognition of American passports issued to natural- ized Russian Jews was forwarded to Embassador McCormick from Wash- ington early last July, so that the Em- bassador probably has been hélding it at the embassy awaiting a favorable moment for its presentation to the Foreign Office. It is surmiged that the belief that the present is a favorable as an incident to the birth of an heir to the Russian throne the Czar is sup- posed to be in a generous mood and consequently more likely now than at any other time to listen to such an ap- peal as McCormick has made. o RIGOR OF RUSSIAN DIVORCE LAWS IS GREATLY MODIFIED merly did not allow a husband or wite guilty of infidelity to marry again ex- cept after seven years' irreproachable their confidence in successful resistance conduct, has been modifiedby the Holy | 15, not absolute. Synod making the period two years | in case the offenders agree to do pub- lice penance according te the direc- tion of their Bishops.. The newspapers hail this modification as being a step in the right direction and express the hope that the Draconian laws govern- ing divorces, which date back to the Byzantine epoch, will be further amended in conformity with the re- quirements of modern life, e el e—— All styles— s e sty) lowest prl ‘Photographic. Sanborn, Vail 7 Market strest, Eh ol DURBAN, Natal, Aug. ~—The British steamship Comedian, from | Liverpool, July 24, arrived here to- day and reported that she was stop- ped by a Russian converted cruiser vesterday off the mouth of Bashee River, in the southeastern part of Cape Colony. After the Comedian's moment is based upon the fact that!ga score of persons we-e killed and ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 22.—The | rigor of the divorce laws, which for-, ties and much to their reckless daring. | was another Shipka Pass. | men. rison Given No Respite. Continued From Page 1, Column 4. and leaving 7000 dead or wounded. “Our surgeons worked heroically, impartially aiding Japanese and Rus- sians. The Japanese were so touched that they tearfully thanked the Rus- sian surgeons. “The assault on the Green Hills was repeated on July 27, and there were frequent hand-to-hand encounters, the Russians leaving the trenches to fol- low their enemies. / “The assaults of July 28 and July 29 cn the Wolf Hills were not followed up, the Japanese Weing too severely shaken. We evacuated the Wolf Hills chiefly for strategic reasons, as the| hills made the line of defenses .too long to effectually withstand the furi- ous attacks of the Japanese. “The assault of July 30 was made in the dark of night in the hope of sur- prising the.Russians. Sixty thousand men were hurled against our 13,000, but we, drove them back again and again at the point of the bayonet. It “The Japanese poured in fresh bat- talions, and ‘the slgpes, covered with the dead and dying, literally ran with blood. “Our Thirteenth Regiment was forced from itg position, but the Four~ teenth Regiment came up and with the bayonet again dislodged the vic- ters. “As nearly as can be ascertained, this assault cost the Japanese 10,000 The Japanese losses since the siege began have been 28,000 men. The explosion of one mine destroyed | 5000. This was an awful sight. A | volcano of stones dismembered the bodies of the soldiers, while the sky was lit up with a purple glare and the mud walls of the Chinese village were thrown down by the shock. After this fight General Stoessel collected 20,000 Japanese rifles. “The Japanese installed twenty siege guns on the Wolf Hills on August 8. Four are twelve-inch guns. They have not yet reached our shore batteries, which are still out of range, but they ave damaged the drydock and the railway station. “The Jjapanese are mapping the town by sections for the purpose of bombardment and they are assisted in this task by a Chinese engineer, who recently deserted th them. “The Japanese fire an average of 800 shells dai and they keep up the fire both day and night.” — TEGERS RE] B FORCED. Thirty Thousand Fresh Troops to Take Part in Assanlts. CHEFU, Aug. 22.-1It is asserted in reliable quarters at Port Arthur that the Japanese have received reinforce- ments of 30,000 men from the north. The steamship Victoria, which ar- rived this evening from Newchwang, reports having witnessed spasmodically heavy firing at Louisa and Pigeon bays, respectively northwest and west | of Port Arthur, between 10 o'clock last night and 1 o'clock this morning. She saw searchlights playing freely and skyrockets signaling at 1 o'clock this morning. The ship was too far away to hear or see anything further. Chinese just arrived, who bring the latest information from Port Arthur, were employed by the Russian mili- tary authorities carting the dead off the field and also in carrying ammuni- tion, which they say is plentiful. They confirm the statement that the Liaotai promontory was not assadlted, for the reason that it is impregnable from the seaside and the Japanese are unable to move upon it from the north. The Japanese main attack has been the heaviest against the Russian center and right, particularly against the cen- ter, fronting which the Japanese have taken up a strong position at Shushi- ven. 1 Pigeon Bay had been the sceme of fighting several davs before the final assault had begun, the Japaneke never being able to hold for long any terri- tory they might have gained. Their attacks were made mostly at night, during foggy days and misty mornings. The Japanese believe that their su- perior physigal condition will win the battle for them by wearing the Russian garrison, which is constituted of less hardened material, down to the point of exhaustion, by the persistency of their attacks and their refusal to ac- cept a repulse. The temperament of the Russian gar- rison is dogged and determined. Gen- eral Stoessel, who is a heavy man, ;rides ceaselessly his chargers, which are showing the strain upon them, al- though the general changes his mounts frequently. Both officers and soldiers have grown indifferent to the shells which. enter the town frequently. Re- cently the Chinese Theater was hit and wounded. One shell exploded in the corral of the Chinese who tell the story, killing five donkeys. Civillans are allowed to leave the |homh-prooh d}n‘lng the lulls in artil- lery fire, but 'these intermissions are rare and everybody is worn and anx- ious over the situation. An unusual proportion of young company officers have been killed, which is partially owing to their du- ) ‘While the Russians apparently believe they will hold the Japanese in check, The Japanese have guns ‘mounted on nearly all the hills which formerly formed Russian outposts and theit fire is ‘so accurate that the hospitals and Chinese houses are full of Russian wounded, — The Chinese go on to say that the dead, until ready for burial, are stored in a warehouse and then are buried in the outskirts of the town, quick lime being used n-ed‘ to prevent in- fection. ‘Three large ships and two gunboats are being repaired and in the basin; the other ships lie ! pital are - expected .to.recover and of | by the explosion of a shell. _in the dockyards|mi LL BE COMPELLED TO ENFORCE NEUTRALITY Repairs to the Damaged Vladivostok Cruisers Are Pro- ceeding Rapidly and They Soon Will Be Again in Commission. VLADIVISTOK, Aug. 22.—Repairs |fired as the bodies were slid over the|the Novik say that the gallant ship, to the cruisers Rossla and Gromobol are proceeding rapidly. It is believed it will be possible to complete them without docking the vessels and that it will take a comparatively short time. There is a big reserve of naval guns here, all ready for installation, and officers and men have been already chosen from the Siberlan reserves to fill up the places of those who were ‘killed or wounded in the fight with Vice Admiral Kamimura's squadron. Captain Berlinski, who was mortally wounded in the battle with the Japanese squadron an August 14, was buried last Wednesday with impressive military honers. Nearly all the inhabitants of the town.attended.the funeral. Most of the wounded officers now in the hos- the wounded men the recovery of 312 is now assured. £ 3 Vice' Admiral Skrydloff has visited the hospital, complimented the surviv- ors and distributed among - them crosses of St. George. . _ H The death of Lieutenant Brash of the cruiser Gromoboi is' reported to have been particularly tragic. He was.| hurled from the bridge of the cruiser Although mortally “wounded: the lieutenant pulled himse!f :together and continued to issue orders and.encourage the men until he Svas removed betweep decks. A man seriously wounded by the same shell- continued doing his duty, and did- not report to the surgeon for treatment: until the next day. O Ha - The Gromoboi and the Rossia pre- | sent shattered appearances. « Their | smokestacks show great rents, while | the masts, bridges and ventilators look like sieves and there ~are marks of | battle everywhere. Guns are disman- | tled, boats shattered and there are enormous holes in the cruisers’ hulls through which a man could easily pass. Many of the cabins were completely wrecked. FREAK ACTION OF SHELLS. ' | night escaped through ship's side. g PR HOW THE NOVIK WAS LOST. which was in the hrbor of Korakovsk, on sighting the two Japanese ships, steamed out to meet them and upon finding herself unable to sustain the Baached by Her Crew After Unequal | ynequal combat ran back to the har- Combat With Two Warships. bor and was beached. Full detalls of ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 22.—The | the casualties are not ascertainable, official reports of the destruction of | except that one officer was killed. L TALE SOUNDS LIKE ROMANCE How She Made Her Eseape From. the “Holy Jumpers” Special Dispatch to The Call. SAN BERNARDINO, Aug. 22.—Flor- ence Lynch, the little girl who was taken under: the protection of the fam- jly_of a lotal.merchant, tells a rather sensational story of her escape from the heuse in Which she was confined by kept under the constant vigilance of an old woman and never let out of a room for three days. She finally was per- mitted, after much.pleading, to go into fhe yard to feed the rabbits. While there 'she mamaged to remave the nail that fastened her window and the casement, running like mad until, nearly exhaust- ed, she reached the home of the mer- chant for whom she had formerly worked. She was. placed taken to the office before whom she made the recently published affidavit. The same day her mother went to the merchant's store and demanded the return of the child, in a carriage and of the attorney but was curtly refused. Some of the Japanese. shells per- g formed queer actions. On the Rossia | X “f-k”‘"‘“'_‘v _"‘f“' "‘3“,“'““;' “';’ a shell burst in & clothes cupboard. | WS taken away from him by the hoppers,” has gone to Redlands with Garments therein vre torn to shreds, | but a mirror was not scratched. Photo- graphs and knicknacks on a writing table near by were not disturbed. In another part of the cruiser the walls were blackened by the smoke of a fierce fire in which eight men were burned alive,. yet an almanac on the wall was not even scorched. Aboard the Gromobei a shell entered the ward- room and wrecked the furniture, but a parrot cage was untouched. All the officers are full of praise for the coolness and bravery of the men, who died in the battle without a mur- mur. Comrades tcok their places with- out awaiting orders. It was deadly work on the upper deck, where the gunners were without protection and shells striking, bursting into a thou- sand fragments, killing and wounding men until the deck became a veritable shambles—strewn with dead and dying and slippery with blood. Not a single gunner protected by casements lost his life. The value of protective armor was demonstrated, whenever shots struck the armor portion of the vessel. Many deeds of heroism were displayed during the five hours’ battle, but the greatest vraise of all belongs to Cap- tain Dabich of the Gramoboi, who re- mained at his post on the bridge from the beginning to the end of the fight. When wounded in the back he persisted in resuming command directly the wound had been dressed, but yielding to the entreaties of his officers he scught shelter in the conning tower. WOUNDED A SECOND TIME. No sooner had he entered than a shell struck the foot of the tower, glancing upward to the overhanging cover, and entered through the peephole, killing a lieutenant and two K quartermasters, wounding two lieutenants and again wounding Captain Dabich in the head and breast. Not a single man in the tower escaped. There being no one to steer the ship, the captain, severely wounded though he was, dragged him- self to the wheel and managed it until another quartermaster had been sum- moned. Subsequently, learning that the men were depressed by the fact that he had been wounded a second time, ‘the cap- tain insisted after the second dressing on being supported along the decks to the casements, encouraging the sailors, saying: “I am alive, brothers. Go on smash- ing the Japanese.” ‘When Captain Andreieff of the Rossla ascertained that only three out of her twenty big guns could be fired he cool- 1y gave orders to get explosives in read- iness to sink the ship. Captain An- dreieff is usually nervous, but in battle he was surprisingly cool. When not giving orders he was cheerfully con- versing with the gunners at their sta- tions, Captain Berlinski was killed by a splinter which struck him on the head at the outset of the fight. BRAVERY OF A LIEUTENANT. Lieutenant Molas also distinguished himself. A shell entered the compart- ment where he was directing the fire and set fire to the deck, on which a number of charges were standing about. Then came- an eight-inch shell, which scattered the charges and caused a ter- rific explosion, which’ threw the men in every direction and hurled Lieutenant Molas on the upper deck. Fortunately he fell on a heap of dead bodies and escaped with severe bruises. v Dense fire and smoke were then pour- ing out of the compartment, but Lieu- tenant Molas did not hesitate for a mo- ment. Calling for volunteers he plunged headlong into the flaming compartment and succeeded in putting out the fire. Another officer, followed by a-number of sailors, brought a hose and played water upon Lieutenant Molas and his men while they were removing the un- exploded charges, regardless of the fact that they might have exploded at any minute in their hands. Only one of the dead was brought back—Captain Berlinski of the Rossia. His remains lay {n a coffin near an tkon of the Savior, the glass frame of which was smashed. The image, however, iraculously escaped. ‘All the others who were killed were | hllrhdltlfl.lhr“dlulllh\ .hu“ the threat that he would kill the man who is eaid to have been married to Mrs, Hinton by the “hoppers,” and the people who know him are confident that he will carry out his threat if he can only find the “hopper” he is look- ing for and has pursued all the way from Birmingham. It transpires that the “hoppers” have FIVE MEN MAVE VIRROW ESCAPE Cave-In of Tunnel Near San Rafael Endangers Lives of - Special Dispatch to The Call. SAN RAFAEL, Aug. 22.—Tunnel No. 2 on the California Northwestern Rail- road caved in this afternoon and five carpenters who were working in the tunnel narrcwly escaped death accident occurred a fe.v mir-ites after a train from San Rafael passed through. The tunnel is situated between San water continually crips from the tim- s. This morning five carpenters were sent from Tiburon to the tunnel to replace a broken timber. ceeded ' in loosening the timber and were about to put a mew one in its place when the soft earth caved in and nearly buried the workmen. tunately the slide came slowly and gave the men an opportunity to reach a place of safety. Traffic on the road was suspended go to San Rafael and up country were transferred to the North Shore Rail- that | made several converts at Riverside, | and they propose to open a tabernacle there. They will hold no more services Small Gang of Workmes | The | Clementeé and Reed station and is 218 feet long. Although no rain has fallen in Marin County for many | months, the tunnel is very damp and They suc- | { For- for the day and passengers desiring to | S ———— MAY TAKE OVER CANAL PROJECT | Florence Lynch Describes|Steps Are Being Taken to Apply for the First Time Terms of Irrigation Law Special Dispatch to The Call LOS ANGELES, Aug. 22.—Initial steps were taken to-day fer the first application of the terms of the na- tional irrigation law to an extensive district in California and if the deal is consummated it will mean the be- the Holy.Jumpers. She says she was|stowal of governmental assistance in the reclamation of more than half a | million acres of land in San Diego | | | | | | | | | | I | | tioned, County. At a meeting of representa- tives of the Water Users’ Association of the famous Imperial Valley and the officers of the California Development Company an option was given on the immense eanal system of the company by the terms of which the develop- ment company _agrees to accept $3,000,000 for its holdings. The final determination of the matter is condi- first, upon the acceptance of the terms by the majority of the mem- | bers of the Water Users’ Assoclation, and second, upon the approval of the | plan by the officers of the réclamation service of the United States Govern- ment. If the sale is made the Federal Government will pay over the money and the actual users of the water will be given an opportunity under the na- tional irrigation act to repay it in ten annual installments. Onece those pay- ments have been made the actual set- tlers acquire title to the water. The system is probably the most ex- tensive in the West. It consists of a large canal taking water from the Col- orado River, near the international boundary and traversing a portion of the Mexican domain and returning to California to the Imperial Valley. From there the main canal laterals have been run, which have converted a section that a few years ago was a barren desert into hundredss of thriving ranches. It is known that the officers of the reclamation service will approve the scheme and it will be submitted to the Secretary of the Interior for final ac- tion so far as the Government is con- cermed. A mass meeting will be held at Im- perial to-morrow to approve the ac- tion of the Water Users’ Assoclation and then the whole deal will be placed in the hands of the Government. Its corsummation will mean the adding of several millien dollars’ worth of prop- erty to the tax lists of the State and particularly to that of Sam Diego County. —— e ANTA FE LEAVES RAILS | Number of Persons Injured in a Wreck Six Miles From Te- cumseh, Kan: TOPEKA, Aug. 22.—Santa Fe pas- senger train No. 12 was derailed at Tecumseh, six miles east of here, some time after midnight. Five cars are off A relief train is preparing to leave this city. A number were in- jured, but no definite figures were given in the report reaching this eity. Surgeons will accompany the relief train. ) the California Northwestern Railroad were transferred at San Rafael to the North Shore. President A. W. Foster of the Cali- fornia Northwestern and North Shores Railroad and Superintendent J. L. Frasier were at San Rafael this even- ing and worked very hard to get the of discriminating BOTTLING There is only one Beer that is bottled exclusively at the brewery, and that is A.B.C. road. 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