Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-02-20
AlVlNO C%HAVARRIA.
The War Chief of the Santa Clara
Indians at Denver.
AFTER WHITE MAIDEN.

An Indian, a real live, genuine In
dian. is always an object of interest,
but there is an unusual Indian in Den
yer today and he arrived last Monday,
says the Post. He is Alvino Chavarria,
supreme war chief of the Santa Clara
Indians of New Mexico, who came on
behalf of his tribe to return the recent
visit of Mexican Vice Consul A. J..
Ortiz, of Denver, and also to pay his re-
spects to Miss Cora Arnold, of 1419
Welton street, to whom, according to
a report circulated two years age he
was engaged to be married.
This report Chief Chavarria and Miss
Arnold both strenuously denied, but
both admitted that a strong attach
ment had grown up between them, as
the result of an acquaintance formed
in 1896. when Chief Chavarria was
here attending the Festival of Mount
ain and Plain.
STILL THE SAME.
The friendship between these two
still exists. Chavarria had no sooner
reached Denver on Monday ,ast than
he made his way to Miss Arnold's resi-
dence and. as IVES most natural. the
two friends were delighted to see each
other. Since then he has beer the
guest of his friend. Mr.. Ortiz. but he
continues to make friendly calls at the
residence of Miss Arnold.
The meeting of Chief C%havarria and
Miss Arnold. and the somewhat roman
tic attachment of the dusky %aborigine
and the New England girl have been
commented on from time to time. but
it is now considered improbable that
their friendship will ripen into a
warmer feeling.
Alvino Chavarria Is a man of note
among his people. For eight years he
has presided owe the destinies of his
tribe. He is the highest official of the
Santa Claras. Next in authority is the
governor; besides, there are a "guher-
nador ~segundo," or lieutenant govern
or; a Judge and an "aguacil" or sheriff,
and these preserve such a condition of
law and order as might well be envied
bv even so severely chaste and peace
full a municipality as this.
The Santa Clara chieftain is a man
of unusual abilities and character. He
is fairly well educated and reads and
writes in Spanish with great facility.
For years he and Miss Arnold have
maintained a correspondence, which is
said to have shown Chavarria to be a
person OF original mold, splendid prin-
Clple ana nlSH luediS.
In personal appearance he is most
commanding. He stands 6 feet high
in his moccasins. is broad-shouldered
and thick-chested, and, as his strong
face indicates, is a man of determine
ton and ~infiexible viii.
is 1T POSSIBLE?
81 do not like Denver" said he, with
blunt frankness yesterday. 1T is too
big. | like Santa Fe better. In SAINT
Fe one can see where ne is going and
go there; here he goes round and
round and goes nowhere"
Being asked about his personal hab
it's, Chief Chavarria said:
We'll, | don't know that | have any
habits. except getting up in the orn
ing, doing my business during the day
and going to bed at night. | do not
smoke-it is silly to smoke. | do not
drink, because | tried a glass of wine
once and 1t made me feel like a fool.
| do not gamble. for that is giving
away money where there is no need,
or taking money without right"
He is q very Sensible fellow. He is
satisfied, for he Is the chief ruler of
his people and will remain so during
the remainder of his life. He dresses
20 please himself, in buckskin and
beads and blankets. He says he is
happy and perfectly contented-but he
seems to enjoy his daily calls at 1419
Welton street and he is certainly quite
welcome there.