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Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-11-30
TWO KILLED In
TEXAS TRAGEDY
Trouble Caused by an EIopement-of
ficers After Murder and Fight
Is Anticipated.

Fort Worth, Texas, Nov. 30.-Two
men have been shot and killed and an
other seriously wounded by J. M. Will
liams, a farmer living near the town
of Alvarado. Stephen Mckinney, a
young farmer, who has been paying at
tention to young step-daughter of
Williams, failing to win his consent to
the marrying of his daughter, ran away
with the girl and married her.
Mckinney and his bride returned
home and the bridegroom went to
work on his farm. Williams went to
town and bought rifle, then riding out
to the field where Mckinney, his faith
er and brother were at work, the enrag-
ed man, without word, opened fire.
The elder Mckinney rushed to the
rescue of his boy and was himself shot
dead. The brother, too was seriously
wounded. Officers have started to ar
rest Williams and trouble is antici-
pated.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-11-30

Slaughter Continues at Port Arthur.
Che Foo, Nov. 30.-Chinese who left
Port Dalny November 2Sth, arrived
here today. They say the fighting at
Port Arthur continues. They heard
firing November 29 while at sea. The
Chinese assisted in carrying the Jap
anese wounded from the trains to the
hospitals and personally counted a
| thousand The Japanese, they say,
| seemed depressed.
Russians Assume Offensive.
ST. Petersburg, Nov. 80. = Kuro-
patkin, under date of November 20, re-
ports that Japanese force which evac-
uated Tsinkhetchen, (near Da Pass,
took a fresh position near the village
of Suidun, about IL miles southeast
of Da Pass. They carried off many
wounded The Russians on the morn
ing of November 10th, resumed the Of
fensive, advancing in the direction of
Suidun.
Opened Second War Diet.
Toxic, Nov. 30.-The Emperor for.
mally opened the war diet today. He
said in part: 1--WE have directed our
ministers of state to submit to you a
scheme for the meeting of an extraor-
binary expenditure necessitated by the
war, together with a budget for the
3Sth year of Meji, besides other pro-
jects of law. Our expeditionary forces
have been victorious in every battle,
and have repeatedly shown fresh
proofs of their loyalty and bravery so
that the progress of the war has been
constantly to our advantage We ex-
pect by the loyal devotion of our sub
jects to attain our ultimate object and
call upon you to discharge your duties
by harmonious cooperation, thereby
promoting our wish and ends"
To Found Schools.
Moscow, Nov. 30.-A conference here
of the marshals of Nobility for the pur-
pose of discussing the most advisable
use for fund to be subscribed by the
nobility in honor of the birth of an heir
to the throne, unanimously opposed
the proposal to devote the money to
found a second naval college and fav-
oring the use of the money in opening
village schools on models of the Des
Mulin schools in France and the Litz
schools in Germany. This action is
considered significant
Trust All to Roosevelt.
st. Petersburg, Nov. 30.-Newspa-
pers commenting on the Russo-Anglo
North Sea controversy, while declar-
ng that rightly or wrongly the sympa-
,hies of the United States are suppos-
I'd to be with Japan, express the great
est confidence in the impartiality of
vhosoever President Roosevelt may
select to sit in the international COM
mission.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-11-30
WEB OF EVIDENCE
DRAWING CLOSE
Damaging Circumstances Against
Vdlles Suspected of Assassination
of Colonel Chaves Brought to
Liuht-Tracks at Scene of Murder
Fit Shoes Worn by Prisoner.

I him under arrest He wanted
to know what he was waEt
ed for and when told he just laughed
and, said he was willing to go along
with the officers. Game Warden Otero
took him to the Progresso station and
caught the train there for Santa Fe
Deputy Huber, Sheriff Baca and others
are still on the ground and Mr.. Otero
expects to return tomorrow with war
rants for the arrest of the suspects.
Wales was put in the sweat box this
morning and again this afternoon and
was given hard degree. If he livulg-
ed anything in regard to the crime it
was not made public at that time.
The suspected man has bad rec
ord. He came to this vicinity about
eight years ago from Mexico and the
man he came with is now doing life
term in the penitentiary. 1t is alleg-
ed that Wales himself has served a
term in the Territorial penal institu-
tion for cattle stealing.
CircumstantiaI Evidence, But of an I'm.
portant Character. 49,.
From a reliable source the New Mex
ican has learned the following story OF
the work of the posse and of the cir
cumstances which led to the arrest Of
Wales. The evidence is purely circum-
stantial so far, but may be considered
as rather strong. When the posse ar
rived at the store of Juan de Salas, in
Pinos Wells, Sunday afternoon care.
full examination was made of the prem
ises.
Goldsmith, the guard at the peniten-
tiary, who had the blood hounds in
charge. gave them free range. Tracks
of a man who had walked around the
premises were discovered. These were
found about the house and indicated
that some one had been there the even
ing before and had made careful in
vestigation of the buildings and sur
The same tracks were
found few PAGES from the window
through which the fatal shot was fired.
The dogs took the scent readily and
followed it to a point about half
mile from the house where the man
making these tracks had roam horse
which he evidently mounted and upon
which he rode away.
One popularity about the tracks was
very noticeable and is the one which
gave the clew. The sole of the left
shoe was worn and there was hole
in it. This made a very noticeable
mark in the impression the foot left
on the ground, and on the trail which
led to the point where the horse stood
waiting. The horse tracks were follow.
ed for several miles and lead in the di-
rection of Progresso, the ranch of Col
onel Chaves. Three or four miles from
that point is the house occupied by the
prisoner. The same tracks that were
discovered around the Salas house and
which led to where the horse stood
were found upon examination to cores.
pond to the shoes then and there worn
by the prisoner.
The posse believes that the pair of
shoes worn by Wales we're the ones
that made the tracks and impressions
1t the scene Of the murder and lead
away from 1t. No gun Of any descrip
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-11-30

Several hundred people were at tn
Santa Fe Central depot last evening u
meet the train from the south and ge
a glimpse of the man suspected OF 1h'
assassination of the late Colonel Chav
es. who was arrested near Progresst
yesterday morning by Game Wardel
Page B. Otero and posse. The trail
came into the depot three quarters O.
an hour late, but no prisoner alightec
and the crowd was disappointed.
The train had been stopped at the
stock yards by District Clerk A. M
Bergere, who was there in a carriage
and it was understood that the party
wished to take the prisoner to the pen
itentiary for safe keeping. Sherlfl
H. c. Kinsell, who had been at the de-
pot waiting to receive the suspect
heard of the attempt to take the man
to the penitentiary and got to the scene
in time to take charge of the prisoner
and take him to the county jail, where
he was locked up after thorough
search.
Valles, the suspected man, seemed to
take his incarceration as a joke and
did not appear to realize the enormity
of the crime he is suspected of. He is
a short, swarthy completed man OF
about forty years of age and weighs
about 140 pounds. He was placed in a
cell with several other prisoners, but
was afterwards placed in solitary con-
finement.
Everything in regard to the case was
kept mysteriously quiet and it is re-
ported that this is being done in order
that other arrests may be made With
out giving other suspects an opportun-
ity of escaping. The authorities claim
to have positive evidence that they
have the right man, but say that others
are implicated in the assassination and
they wish to make clean sweep of
the gang.
Immediately after the posse was
formed the two blood hounds picked up
the trail at Pinos Wells and followed
it for distance of about mile, where
it was obliterated by the passing of a
herd of sheep. The party returned to
Pinos Wells and left again early in the
morning. After an hours search the
hounds picked up the scent at dis
tance of half mile from where they
lost it and followed it several hours,
when it was again lost. After finally
getting on the track again it brought
them to the vicinity of the adobe oc-
cupied by Domingo Valles, who was
suspected previously on account of his
reported enmity to the dead man. His
ranch is about four miles from that of
Colonel Chaves.
He was not at home Sunday evening
but the arrest probably would not
have been made then as the posse wish
ed to secure certain evidence of his
whereabouts at the time of the murder.
All day Monday was spent in search
for evidence and yesterday morning be-
tween 9 and 10 o'clock Game Warden
Page B. Otero, Sheriff Carlos Baca, of
Valencia County. Deputy Sheriff HUI
ber, this county, Sheriff. elect Manuel
Sanchez, of Torrance County, and Dep
uty Sheriff Chase, of Lincoln County,
went to valles' home and placed
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-11-30
COCKRELL. CALLS
ON PRESIDENT
Senator From Missouri Was Offered
the Choice Of Two Appoint.
mentS,

Washington D. c., Nov. Ex-senator
Cockrell, of Missouri who arrived in
Washington last night from his home,
called on President Roosevelt today
and had an extended conference. At
the conference the President informed
the Senator that he could have the ap-
pointment of either a member of the
Isthmian Canal Commission or of the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
Senator Cockrell did not Indicate
which, if either, he would accept, but
said to his frienL after the conference
that he would not announce his decis-
ions perhaps for several weeks as it
was not necessary he should do so inn
mediately.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-11-30

ton was found upon the prisoner and
when told of his arrest he said nothing
except that he would go with the posse
peacefully. There were several people
in the house with him, but these pro-
fess to know nothing. The prisoner was
silent upon the road and had nothing
to say. He seemed careless and undis-
turbed by the occurrence. There are
other points of circumstancial evil
dence which are being carefully looked
into and which if found to be correct,
will be damaging to the prisoner.
Wales had been living for some years
in Socorro County but had left there
and built house near Progresso some
years ago. He abandoned a wife and
four children in Socorro. His asso-
ciates at his Valencia County home are
not Of an enviable reputation. It is
beginning to look as IL a close web was
being drawn around him and as IL the
old proverb. murder will out" will
prove true in the case.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-11-30
BREAKS DOWN
UNDER STRAIN
in Sensational Damage Suits Bor-
der on Nervous Collapse.

New York, Nov. 30.-Mrs. Cassie l..
Chadwick, the Cleveland woman
who has been made defendant in ser.
les of sensational suits for the recov-
cry of large sums of money, said to
have been loaned her by different in
dividuals and banks, is seriously i'll at
the Holland House. Two maids and a
and a physician is always within CALL
1t is said that Mrs Chadwick is on the
verge of nervous breakdown as re-
suit of the publicity which followed the
suits filed against her.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-11-30
CHAIRMAN INAUGURAL COMMIT.
TEE

Washington, D. c., Nov. 30.-Chair-
man Cortelyou, of the National Repub-
lican Committee today announced the
appointment Of General John M. Will
son, U. s. A., retired, as chairman of
the inaugural committee.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-11-30
DEMING IN MOURNING.

Special to the New Mexican.
Deming, N. NJ, Nov. 30.-An flags
were at half mast at Deming today as
this town mourns for its friend. New
Mexico's grand old man, the late Col.
onel ]. Francisco Chaves.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-11-30
MET DEATH in
LAUNDRY FIRE
Two Girls Were Victms-More Than
Thirty Injured and Removed to
HOSPITAL.

New Orleans, La, Nov. 30.-Two
deaths resulted from an explosion and
fire at the Swiss laundry in this city
today and number were injured.
Thirty persons in all were treated at
the hospital, six of whom will die All
the victims of the accident are girls.
The dead are Georgia Bareher and
Mary Nelson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-24

in color than those of the present sea-
son, but it is difficult to find fault with
most of them, for they are the one
bright spot in the ensemble of the dark
street costumes. Hats in every shade
of green, in bronze, mustard, khaki and
rust are trimmed with thickly massed
autumn leaves around the crown and a
deity tied knot of pale blue satin rib
bon. One of the attractive hats seen
in the Bots the other afternoon was of
mustard felt trimmed with shaded
brown roses and cockade and ends of
pink satin at the back.
Pale gray is used for large carriage
hats, and a favorite trimming for a
model of this kind is the gray and white
plumage of the sea gull.
A curious model seen recently had
two swans necks wreathed around the
crown. CATHERINE TALBOT.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-24
Color and Moral Effect.

The color craze, which at first
amounted to the merest fad, has, like
many such fads, come to stay and has
developed into undreamed of proper
lions. Color is said to influence our
mental and bodily well being, even our
morals, more than we imagine, and we
are advised to see to it that our rooms
and our clothing from babyhood on
ward are such as to influence US for
good. We know by instinct, as rule,
which colors have a pleasant effect
upon us, whether blue makes us cheer
full or orange leads to hilarity. Grays
and browns have, of course, a SOLDERING
effect, and some color faddist advises
us to have none of them. 1t is possible
in these days of frequent fitting from
fiat to fiat to induce an agreeable land
lord to give us our hearts desire in the
shape of wall papers, but how about
visiting those friends whose color craze
is the exact antithesis of our own? We
might feel gloomy when it was our
bounden duty to exert ourselves to be
agreeable or too cheerful in paying
visit of coincidence should the wall pa
per suggest hilarity. The subject is
wide one, and the majority of US would
do well to strive for the happy medium
by making our rooms pretty and sooth
ing without being too noticeable either
way.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-24

The superb blue ornament worn by
the Duchess of Roxburghe, who was
Miss Goelet of New York, in the even
ing is piece of jewelry with a history.
1t is made of turquoises, some of
which are said to be more beautiful
than any others in England. The stones
have been collected by the duchess
ever since she was a child, and she
used to have hundred brooches, pend
ants and earrings all studded with
these gems. These various articles
were broken up to make the neck or
nament, and the few turquoises which
were added were the very best to be
obtained in Europe.
The duchess is an expert in the mat
ter of jewelry and buys with the knowl-
edge of a connoisseur. Her turquoises
not only match in color, but they are
absolutely f1awless.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-24
The C1eanest People on Earth.

In Japan one must spend at least half
his time in the bathtub if he wants to
be thought up to the customs of the
country. Eminent doctors agree that
the natives of Japan carry their clean
illness too far and make too frequent
use of the bath, which they always take
boiling hot The hot bath is advisable
in this climate, as every one soon learns
by experience and the publicity of the
bathtubs, which are barely screened
from the passersby in the streets, is a
revelation of Japanese modesty. For
centuries this nation has had her pub
lie baths.
The japanese have a multitude of
quaint customs, many of which have
common sense as their basis. When a
guest has outworn his welcome the
mistress of the house does not grow
outwardly impatient in his presence and
throw out little hints of what duties
will claim her attention soon, but she
prepares the daintiest luncheon imag
Unable and puts it into the prettiest of
boxes, which she wraps in rice paper
and ties with a ribbon. Then some
morning when no other members of the
household are present, all having been
warned to keep out of the way, she puts
the lunch box, with the sweetest of
smiles, into his hands. Before the lunch
hour the guest, if he be wise. has van
ished like a morning cloud.
Even the poorest people have the
habit of going every morning between
the hours of 8 and to the waters edge,
carrying in their hands their tooth
brushes, which they use vigorously as
soon as they reach the stream.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-24

UT has become the fashion to grum-
bic over the Christmas celebration
as over everything else. But while
no amount of objection is likely to
do away with the institution-and it is
a question if way down in our hearts
we would consent to the abolishfng of
this merry time-we at least congratu-
late ourselves on the modest attempts
now made 70 mark the season as COM
pared with those of the good old days
of yore."
Just think for a moment of the Eng
lish celebrations of a few centuries ago
when the country gentleman was ex-
pected to keep open house for his ten
ants from cockcrow on Christmas
morning. The "hasl1ih," or great sau-
sage. had to be boiled by daybreak, and
if it was not ready two young men took
the cook by the arm and ran her around
the market place until she was asham-
ed OF her laziness.
No matter in what way the Christmas
merrymaking is curtailed. the Yuletide
dinner, like Miss Pecksniff. cannot be
shook Off" The turkey and plum pud-
ding will find themselves presiding as
the pieces de resistance at most boards
at this festive feast. 1t is like carrying
Goals to Newcastle to offer the Ameri-
can housewife suggestions for the
cooking of the national bird or a recipe
for a real John Bull plum pudding.
This latter dainty is both expensive and
troublesome to concoct, but there is a
plum pudding substitute both econom-
ic and delicious which even a fine
chef could not distinguish from the real
thing 1t is called carrot plum pudding
in the old Virginia family recipe book
from which it was taken and is made in
the following way:
Take one pound of sifted flour, one
pound of carrots (Which should be
weighed before grating) half a pound of
suet, one and a half pounds of raisins,
one and a half pounds of currants and
two teaspoonfuls each of cinnamon,
cloves and mace. Mix and boil four
hours in mold or tied up in a cotton
bag. The pudding is eaten with a hard
white sauce and is served hot.
Christmas is eminently a family fas-
tival and the children's long looked for
and special time. Therefore in catering
for the dinner it is necessary to bear in
mind that in addition to the grownups
and the stranger within the gates"
there are the school boys and girls at
table and the tiny tots from the nurs-
cry, SO for the little ones sake the
menu should not be too elaborate.
Another thing too often forgotten is
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-24

First, make some soap jelly by heat
ing and simmering one pound of soap
in one quart of water until the former
is dissolved. When cold it will be a
jelly.
Allow a heaped tablespoonful of this
jelly and a teaspoonful of liquid am
monia for each gallon of washing wa
ter which should be just hot enough to
bear the hand in comfortably. When
the soap is dissolved put the blankets
into the suds, pressing them well down.
Leave for a quarter of an hour.
Wiring with a wringer if possible and
put into another similar lot of suds.
Souse up and down in this and wiring
again, and if the blankets do not look
clean put them through third lot of
Suds.
Rinse in clear water, wiring as dry as
possible, shake and hang in a nice airy
place to dry, out of doors if possible.
Quilts, eiderdowns and shawls can be
washed in exactly the same way, but
eiderdowns need to be frequently shak-
en- during the drying process, or they
will be "lumpy."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-24


n air. The boulevards are
thronged each pleasant afternoon with
merry parties of shoppers, and the Rue
de la Paix about 5 o'clock is crowded
with members of the smart set Every
one seems to be thinking of absent
friends and trying to get some idea of
the trifle that will please as Christ
mas offering. There is a seeming of
the thing fashionable for the holiday
gift and a general desire to dodge the
dull catalogue of common things
The Yuletide present sometimes takes
the form of venetian glass, sometimes
that of sunshade handles, while still
another development is the elaborate
and oddly shaped lamp. We have pass
ed through all these Now the craze is
for bibelots, the many artistic knick-
knacks that are indispensable TO the
comfort and beauty of our homes The
searchers after these novelties are
vending their way to Taburet's, in the
Rue Pasquier, where the most charm
ing Morcassite jewelry also is to be
found.
weddings, too, have been claiming
much of our time and attention these
busy days Perhaps the most notable
was that of Mile. de Trevise with the
Vicomte de Guebriant. The Church of
St Philip du Roule was beautifully dec
GRATED for the occasion with lilies and
palms. and the bride as she walked UP
the aisle on the arm of her father was
regally lovely in a gown of thick oyster
white satin with a separate train of
tulle covered with alencon lace. This
idea of a tulle train is a decided inno-
walton in the bridal toilet, and one
which. it is hoped. will be adopted, as
1t is delightfully."- graceful and soft look
ing
The gowns of the twelve bridesmaids
were perfectly stunning. each carried
out in different pastel shade, which
gave the appearance of a bouquet of
spring flowers. There were a hyacinth
blue. a lavender. a gray. two pink and
two blue gowns as well as a cream,
champagne and a pale lily leaf green.
They were all soft. indescribable tints
that melted one into the other, like the
clouds in a sunset sky Taffeta was the
fabric of which the gowns were made,
the exquisite chiffon sort that is such
thing of beauty. The dresses. all fash
toned alike, had gathered skirts trim
med around the feet with two bouil-
tonnes of satin of the same shade as the
taffeta, terminating in two true lovers
knots, which caught the skirt into the
form of couple of box plaits- The full
corsage, which opened a little at the
throat, had a species of folded fichu
carried out in chiffon matching the
gown and brought down in becomingly
loose folds to the swathed belt The
fichu was outlined with bruges lace
caught on each side and in the back
with true lovers knots done in the sat
in. The puffed elbow sleeves had this
same decoration. The pretty maids wore
large hats of gathered taffeta and satin
lined with gathered chiffon and simply
adorned with true lovers knots under
the brims. Instead of bouquets there
were large soft muffs of satin and chif
fon. each adorned with a cluster of
roses toning in with the frock.
At a wedding to take place soon, the
contracting parties being numbered
among the swagger set of the American