Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-11-30
ESCORTED TO HIS
FINAL RESTING PLACE
The Remains of the Late ]. Francis
co Chaves Consigned to Their Last
Earthly Abode Today---A Remark
able Man He Was-Imposing and
Largely Attended Obsequies.

/ time. In 1863 he was in command {
an escort which guarded Governor M
! Cormick of the new Territory of Ar
: zona to Prescott, then the capital, an
was present at the establishment of tn
territorial government for Arizona i
that year. In 1865 he was honorab
mustered out of the service of the I'm
ted States and returned to bis home
taking up the study of law and wa
shortly thereafter admitted to the ba
of New Mexico.
During the latter '70's he served az
district attorney of the Second Judicia
district. Colonel Chaves was a Repub
lican in politics and in 1859, while alb
sent fighting the Navajo Indians, was
elected to the House of Representa-
tives in the Territorial Legislative AS
sembly taking his seat in 1860. In
1865, he was elected as the delegate tc
Congress and served in the Thirty
ninth, Fortieth and Forty-second Con
crosses. In 1875 he was elected mem
Der of the Territorial Council from
Valencia County and had held that po.
sition ever since.
In March 1901, he was appointed SUI
perintendent of public instruction by
Governor Otero; reappointed thereto in
1903, and was filling the position at the
hour of his greatly deplored death.
Colonel Chaves leaves one daughter,
Mrs. Lola G. Armijo and an adopted
son. James G. Chaves. Mrs. Arimijo
has four sons and one daughter. The
sincere sympathy of the community
and of the many relatives. friends and
acquaintances of the dead soldier and
statesman is extended to them in this
their dark hour of sorrow and bereave-
ment. Their loss is great and irrepar-
ably and is shared by the people
throughout the confines of this great
Territory, high and low, rich and poor,
without distinction of race, political or
religious unions.
The assassination took place at z
o'clock on the evening of Saturday, the
26th of November, 1904, in the store of
Juan de Sales, at Pinos Wells, Valen-
cia, County.
The Obsequies.
The funeral of the lcte Colonel ].
francisco Chaves was held this morn
ing and was one of the largest attend
ed funerals ever held in this city, prom
lnent men from many parts of the Ter
rltory being present. The remains
laid in state in the Capitol from seven
o'clock until ten this morning, guarded
by details from Company F. First Reg
iment, New Mexico National Guard
under the command of Captain E. G.
Abbott. Several hundred people view
ed the remains at the capitol.
At ten O'Clock, the members of Carle-
ton Post, Grand Army of the Republic,
OF which the deceased was a member.
arrived and after short services, the re-
mains were escorted to the Cathedral.
The funeral cortege was headed by the
First Cavalry Band and the members
OF Carleton Post, Company F, preceded
the hearse. Following were large
number of carriages, containing all of
the Territorial officials, members of
the family and prominent citizens of
the city and Territory.
At the Cathedral, the services of the
Roman Catholic church for the dead
were conducted by Vicar General An.
thony Fourchegu. The edifice was
hlled with people who had known the
deceased in life and the ceremonies
were very impressive. The casket was
literally covered with many beautiful
floral tributes and an American flag
was draped over it. The pail bearers
were, Solicitor General George w.
Prichard, Major R. J. Palen, Judge N.
B. Laughlin, of Santa Fe; Ex-Delegate
Pedro Perea, of Bernalillo, Councilman
John s. Clark, and Eugenio Romero, of
Las Vegas. Charles Wagner, acted as
funeral director.
After the religious services the cor
tege proceeded to the National Gene
terry, where the remains were laid to
rest after the services of the Grand
Army for departed comrade, conduct
ed by Jacob Weltmer, as Post Com
mander and J. P. Victory as Chaplain.
Among the many beautiful floral Of
fer1ngs were a wreach of pink and
white roses from Governor Otero; a !
wreath of chrysanthemums from
Senator w. H. Andrews; a cross of
white carnations and ferns from So
licitor General Prichard; a wreath of
pink and white chrysanthemums from
the Board of Education and ten coun.
ty superintendents Of schools; a large
wreath Of white roses from Hon. Sol
omon Luna and A. M. Bergere; and
handsome bouquets from the Womans'
Relief Corps. Mr.. and Mrs. Amado
Chaves. Mr. and Mrs. McCrimmon and
Mrs. Rose Horn, Of Torfanco.