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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-11-28
Large Posse With Blood Hounds Hasens From Santa
Fe and Strikes The Trail Of The Murderer, Who,
It is Believed Cannot Escape Sorrow in st. Louis

as Bernalillo county, June ~, 1888 Of
distinguished ancestry His grand
father, Hon. Francisco Xavier Chaves.
was the first governor Of New Mexico
under the republic. The mother Of
deceased was Miss Dolores Perea,
daughter Of one of the finest Spanish
families in the territory. The father.
Don Mariana Chaves, was long one OF
the most influential men in the north.
ern part Of the Mexican republica.
When a boy Of ten, Col. Chaves was
sent to school at st. Louis Many
times during his life. he has told the
story of the parting with his father.
Don Mariana, the inspector-genera Of
the forces OF New Mexico. foresaw
the coming war and the eventual tri-
umph OF the Americans. Go" he
said to his son. learn the language Of
these people who will soon overrun
our country and learn to defend your
people" When General Kearney
made his march to Santa Fe, the boy
came with him as interpreter. The
year following. his mother sent him
to New York. For five years he stud.
led, first in a private school. then as
| a studeat n the School of Physicians
and Surgeons. One Of his earliest ex
ploits upon returning was to superin
tend the driving Of q band of 10000
sheep to California, through country
| infested with savage Indians.
| In 1857, Col. Chaves was united in
marriage in California to Miss Mary
Bowie of California. The wedding
"Trip consisted Of journey to Panama
New York and New Orleans and bach
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-11-28
lIIfated SaaIe
To b. Sold,

NEW YORK, NOV Is. Negotia-
tions are reported nearly completed
whereby the steamship j, L. Lucken-
bach may eventually become the pro },
erfy of the Russian government. She
was formerly in the transatlantic
service under the name Of Saale and
was partially destroyed in the great
fire which swept Hoboken several
wears ago. She was refitted after The
fire and could be used either for :
troop ship or collier.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-11-28

BERLIN. Nov 2s A dispatch TO
the Lokal Anzeiger from Mnkden un.
der yesterdays date. says:
II is believed about headquarters
that the Japs will make an extra
ordinary effort 10 win land victory
before the arrival of Russia's second
Pacific squadron The movements OF
the fleet are reported In each issue
of the Army Gazette. The paper Is
circulated throughout the army and
Ia the only medium uf news from tho
outer world. As soon as IL appears
the privates gather In groups, while
one who can do so reads the whole
naper. the others listening. The sol
diers are convinced that the arriva
Of the second Pacific squadron will
end the war, as they believe the Japs
will be beaten on the sea and seek
peace. Several measures have been
taken against marauders, Twelve
Cossacks of one regiment were sen
tenced TO death One was shot In
front of his brigade while the sen.
tence OF the remaining eleven was
ieommuted TO penal servitude, The
discipline is generally good
ST PETERSBURG. Nov. 2s. Afler
General Stoessel, Nikolai Suyeff. aged
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-11-28
Unknown orseman Leaves His Mount Sneas To Within Short
Distance Of The House and Fires The UnSpectmg Man,
Killing Him Almost Instantly. Assassin Makes Rapid Flight

across the plains to New Mexico.
II was In 1859 that the famous San
Ia Fe convention was held to take &C.
tion to suppress the bloodthirsty Nav.
ajos. Col. Chaves was elected lieu.
tenant colonel, and took a distinguish.
ed part in the decisive and bloody
campaign which followed. II was his
first taste OF fighting and he proved
himself born commander as well as
an intrepid soldier.
II was while away from home on
this valuable service that Col. Chaves
was elected member Of the legisla'
ture. In 1851, the young officer was
commissioned a major In the regiment
OF which Cerean st. vrain was colo
mel and Kit Carson. Lieut.. Colonel
The regiment served nj Fort Union
took part In the battles ut Valverdc
Albuquerque and Los Pinos and es.ah
lished Fort Gallos, now Fort Wingate
Then Col. Chaves commanded an ex
pedition against the Navajos bringing
1877 prisoers to Fort Sumner and later
the whole tribe This broke the pow
er of the Navajos In the. southwest
Col. Chaves was honorahly discharge,
from the army with the brevet rank
Of colonel, April 18th. 1855,
Col. Chaves was elected by substan
tial majorities to represent the repnb
ilcans in the thirty-ninth. fortieth and
forty.first congresses. There were two
republican candidates In the field fol
the Forty.second congress and ths
democrat was elected. The hrilllan
New Mexican gained er,Anpnmon still
as parliamentarian during his terms
in congress and his ability as an IRA
tor and debater brought him much ad
miration. In 1875 he was elected
member of the territorial council II,
was continuously reelected, and fn
the greater part of the time seryet
with conspicuous ability as presiden'
He was ranked as the ablest presid
I ing officer In New Mexico F'ot fon
years Col. Chaves has filled with abb
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-11-28
Special to The Optic.

Special to The Optic.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 2S.-Keen regret
and condemnation for the slayer are
expressed here over the assassination
of Col. Chaves. The first news came
to members Of the New Mexico Com
mission of the Worlds Fair and
though few visitors were at the fair
the news quickly spread. Col. Chaves
was well known here having been
graduated from Webster college. ST.
Louis county, before the civil war
Frequently he visited classmates
here. All ex-soldiers admired him fol
his services in stopping the raids OF
confederate soldiers from Texas while
commanding the federal troops from
New Mexico, Crepe was hung ,oday
on the New Mexico building.
His Life story.
Col. Chaves was born In Los Padill
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-11-28

Hon. Sol Luna when informed OF
the awful act, hurried from Los Lunas
to meet the body which was brought
from Progresso to Santa Fe. Mr.. Lu.
ma telegraphs to The Optic that the
funeral of Col. Chaves will take place
from the Capitol Wednesday morning
at 10 O'Clock, and he extends an invi
tation to ali friends to attend. Gov
ernor Otero and other officials join III
this request. The body will be laid
to rest in the National cemetery al
Santa Fe.
Regret in Nation.
Among number of messages from
outside the territory expressing re
gret at the occurrence, received to
day by The Optic, one follows from
the St Louis Star.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-11-28
Woman Arrested For. Wishing
To Paint The President

ST. LOUIS, Nov, 2S.-After trying
10 force her way into the residence
of VIM II. Thompson for the express
ed purpose of painting the picture of
President Roosevelt, Miss Maria
Hernl, glass painter from Munic1
Germany, but claiming to have stu
dio in Milwaukee, was arrested Sun
day night by detectives She was
about twenty-eight years Old, fairly
well dressed and showed refinement
The detectives arrested her on the
steps after she had rung the bell and
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-11-28
Street Car Fatality

ST LOUIS. Nov 2S.--One man XII
ed outright and fourteen passengers
were injured. some seriously, in I"
Bellefontaine street car that jumped
the track and overturned today. The
dead man. Charles J. Warne',
was thrown off the platform and
struck headforemost on pile ci
street car rails. The accident occdr'
red at curve while the street oat
was running at full speed Leaving
The track the car dashed across toe
street hitting the curb and was over
turned.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-11-28

especially reported his services to the
car.
Live Wires Roast Japanese.
LONDON. Nov. 2s--A correspond
ent with the Russian forces In Man
churia sends the following interesting
particulars Of the use the Russians
are making Of electricity as a defen-
siye weapon.
At Iiao. Yang. says the writer, all
the way round the Russian defences
were stretched electric wires with
high.pressure currents. In some cases
they were fixed among the barbed
wire entanglements In such way
that II was impossible to distinguish
whether the wire was "alive" or not.
The effect Of these wires was terrible.
As the Japanese, armed with wire cut
ters, burst into the network, blue
flickers sped along the wires. and
dozens OF the enemy tumbled over.
dead or insensible. The ignorant Rus
sian soldiers imagined that Heaven
had sent down lightning to blast the
heather" and taking n as an omen.
stood steadfasl in the face Of ter
rible attacks. Many OF the Japs had
their flesh badly burnt and others
without any trace of injury lay writh-
inc and rrnautup
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-11-28

ity the office OF territorial supprin.
tendent OF public instruction. he
would without doubt have been elect.
ed president Of the coming territorial
council A special election must be
held to fiji the vacancy In the coun
Gil.
In 1874. the first wife Of Col. Chayes
died, leaving him one daughter. now
the wife Of N. Armijo, In 1890 he
married Miss Josephine Whi'tiLgton
Who also died before him.
All New Mexico mourns with the
surviving relatives the loss of one
whose life and deeds have sned 80
much iuster on the territory and who
has played SO prominent a part III
her public life.
Late Special.
Al 3:05 this afternoon. the follow
ing special was receives from Santa
FL:
SANTA FE. N. NJ. Nov. IS --Coi
Chaves. Juan De Salas, a, j perclian:
and storekeeper at Pinos Wells and
Doniciano Chaves. a mail carrier
were sitting at supper In the. ,Salas
house. Col. Chaves was seated a few
inches from the window. About
o'clock Saturday evening shot from
a 4l.calibre large pistol or rifle war
fired from without. q bullet making
a clean hole through the glass. strik
Ing Col. Chaves In the breast cuttinl
one Of the main arteries OF the heart
The wounded man rose to his feet
staggered and fell hack dead. Deatl
WAS instantaneous. A posse from
here took bloodhounds to the scene o
the murder. The murderer wal
traced for one mile from the hous,
then the trail was lost sheep or goat
having crossed. Deputy Sheriff
Chase Of Lincoln county with poss,
is still In pursuit. There is no def
mite clue as yet. The body was EN-
balmed at the house of his daughter
Mrs. Lola Armijo The funeral take
place Wednesday.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-11-28

tragedy Sunday
morning
specials The
ptc.
horrible still remains 1t
known the
penitentiary stealing
liberty
ime little trouble
political enemies the belief that
Of brought him his lamentable death
n a yesterday
morning
also able strike the trail Of the the assassin hur
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-11-28
BAY STATE GAS
HEARlNos IN Y. q. COURT.

WILMINGTON. Del. Nov. 2S.--The
suit brought by Receiver Pepper or
the BAY State Gas company. to re-
cover S75.o00.o0o from tho officers
Iand directors Of the Bay State Gas
company, came up for hearing IN the
United States court here today, Judge
Archibald Of the central district Of
Pennsylvania. presiding Receiver
Pepper alleges that the issue of $75.-
100000 IN stock was Illegally made.
and. therefore. seeks to recover the
amount from the officers Of the COM
pany and ]. Edward Addicks. The
hearing viii continue several days,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-11-28
Suit Against
Rich Woman

NEW YORK, Nov, 2S,--A sensation
has been caused here by the bringing
OF suit BY Herbert ID, Newton, OF
Brookline, Mass. against Mrs. Cassie
Chadwick OF Cleveland Ohio. fo,
$ls0, 500 for money loaned, Mrs. Chau.
wick is the wife OF q Cleveland physl.
clan. In addition to Newton's suit,
several banks have taken legal ac.
tion TO recover various amoun's,
which bring the total 10 $267, 500. New,
ton alleges Mrs, Chadwick told him
she had $4,000, 900 In bonds and socur,
tiles placed In trust by lra Reynolds
secretary ind treasurer Of the Wade
Park Banking company OF Cleveland
and that she had a note for $500, ,Ooe
which she could negotiate any time
for the purpose OF paying Newtoa III
loaned her 3i96.S00. r. NJ. Carver 81
Boston. attorney for Newton. III 4
statement for his client said that
when the loan became payable II was
not met and that he, Carver, had a
conference with Mrs. Chadwick and
her counsel. "The statement was
made to me- said Carver, that the
securities were held for a trust fund
soon to be released and that Ii a
short time all obligations would be
paid Later | went to Cleveland,
where held u conference with Rey'
nolds but he refused to disclose any
information as to the securities In his
care. Following another conference
with Mrs. Chadwick's counsel last
Monday we decided TO bring suit
The magnitude Of suits and the sensa
tional stories growing out Of the case
have attracted much attention.
NeWton's story.
BOSTON, Nov Herbert y
Newton. OF Brookllne. who has sue,
Mrs. Cassie Chadwick of CieyelAn.
for sl90.soO' Is q well to do busines
man. Concerning the action agains
Mrs. Chadwick. he says that he IL no
alone IN the matter but declines 4
make public the names Of others In
terested With him,
~~-.ft
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-11-28

demanded 10 see the president.
Woman All Right.
Miss Maria Herndl of this city, who
was arrested al st. Louis while trying
to seek audience with the president,
has an excellent reputation In Mil
waukee She has number of pic
lures exhibited at the worlds fair.
Before leaving here she expressed q
desire to paint a picture of the presi-
dent and was directed TO seek al
audience through one of the WiScon-
sin senators or congressman.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-11-28
Big PET STOCK
.s4a SNOW IN NEW YORK.


NEW YORK, Nov. ss.---In He.aal
Square exhibition hall there was open
Ell today what Ia probably the larg-
est and most notable poulty and pet
stock show ever held In this country.
The exhibits include $500. chickens.
1900 pigeons. 500 canary birds.
400 cats, 200 hares and rab-
bits. and a large number VI
turkeys. geese, ducks. Angnr1 goats.
golden pheasants and other stock. Ali
sections Of the east have large dis.
plays, and many come from the far
west. The show will continue through
the week
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-11-28

LOST~A black broad cloth Jacket,
lined with light gray silk. Return to
s.. Nahm. 1919 Douglas. Reward.
l1.112
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@ $:
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chicaao erair and provIs ons.

INiCaJO D5"7n "HN 'FVNF" V1's
Wheat Dee. l07 5-S: May. 109 IA
ass: July. IS 'l2d5s.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-11-28

especially reported his services to the
car.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-11-28

Col. Chayes was born in Los Padill.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-04

four miles east OF Dickinson. We 90
this partly because there is a very
thick vein Of excellent coal there Wh1cn
can be mined at low cost. Then, too,
we want to be on the main line OF the
Northern Pacific, where we can reach
the towns of Mandan, Bismarck
jamestown. Valley City, Fargo ana
Moorhead. These places and the small
towns and settlements tributary TO
them need a tremendous lot of coal
enough to occupy lour energies for
some time to come"
General HugheS was asked If he ex-
pected to furnish the railroad company
with their fuel
mot yet, for you want to under
stand that the railroad uses tremen-
dous amount of fuel. But after we
have demonstrated to re public wha,
we can DO we expo to branch OUT
and supply all the ,>emands that may
be made upon us.
so far we have not made any rash
promises in the newspapers as to
what we are going to do. We have
been content to wait and then show
actually what is within the capabil,-
ties of our plant in the way of pro-
ducing a practicable fuel"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-04
WILL MAKE BRloUETs.
Minneapolis Man Promises to Revolu-
tonize the Coal Industry.


tionize the Coal Industry.
Mandan, N. D., Oct. 4.-General AL
exander Hughes, Of Minneapolis has
a new coal briquetting machine, which
he expects to install at Lehigh, near
Dickinson, this state, and turning out
200 tons of briquets before the snow
flies. He said:
I'VE had great deal OF labor get
ting the proper machinery to work
with, and it is not all made yet We
had to buy tn. right to make the ma
chinery, which is such as is used
abroad, with some improvements Of
our own. Our briquets will be egg
shape, and they will be the equal Of
anthracite"
General Hughes was asked if there
was any chemical change made in the
coal which would cause a greater
amount of heat units to be emitted
from the briquets than from the coal
OF which it was made?
In answer to that" was the reply,
81 will say that we crush the coal to
powder, put it in dryers and eliminate
from 1t all the sulphur, water ana
most of the material in the coal tha.
produces ashes. When our product
is burned it forms no clinkers, ana
gives as residue nothing but lit
tie white ASH. The binder we use is
brought from the east and is a rather
expensive feature, tho a necessary
one, of the manufacture of the br.-
quets.
1--WE shall locate orr plallt at Iehign
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-04

to Michael, but 1t must come like Ill
fortune to Vladimir, who Is strong and
ambitious the father of three strapping
sons-Cyril. Boris and Andre-all firm
believers in the possible favors of the
goddess that seemed to beckon them.
Although heir to- all the Pan-Slavist
| aspiration of the century, the new
princeling is endowed with but modi-
cum of Russian blood. His mother, the
estimable Alix of Hesse. is the daugh-
ter of German father and an English
mother. the latter likewise the daugh-
ter of a German father and an English
mother. The royal baby's paternal
grandmother was II Dane, the beautiful
Dagmar. Even before this last racial
intercrossing the house Of Romanoff
had become more Teutonic than Slavic.
For that matter, 1t was pure Teutonic
in origin. 1t first appeared in Russia
in the fourteenth century when Andrew
Kobyla came from Prussia and entered
the service Of Grand Duke Simeon.
The boyard Roman Yurfevitch, the fifth
in descent from Andrew, had daugh-
ter who became czarina by her mar
riage to Ivan the Terrible. Her neph-
eW, under the name Of Philaret, was
elevated to the rank of archimandrite
and metropolitan or RoStov. In 1917 ne
refused to acknowledge the Polish king,
Ladislas. as GEAR of Russia and was
imprisoned for nine years in Poland.
While the prelate was held prisoner
in foreign country the Russian no
bles and clergy assembled and elected
his son Michael as their ruler. He was
succeeded by his eldest son. Alexis. who
was the grandfather of Peter the Great.
Peter was succeeded by his second
wife. Catherine the Great. She had no
son. and the crown fell to her hus-
bands grandson. Peter. This prince |
was the last Of the male Romanoffs. |
and the succession reverted to the fe- |
male line. In 1862 the wife of Peter |
Ill, who was the son of a German ia |
ther assumed the crown and reigned |
thirty-three years as Catherine u. She |
was a German. Inc Princess Sophia /
Augusta of Anhait-Zerbst.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-04

Devoted friends in Russia. After hep
marriage she did not at once become
full convert to the Orthodox faith, pre-
ferri1g to walt until she could accept
it urlderstandinsly. The fact that she
finally adopted It unreeefvedly and be-
came, a most devout and Enthusiastically
sincere member of the national COM
munyon made her acceptable to the ma
ton at large, and her well known do
nestle tendencies have endeared her to
the popular heart. Now that she has
presented the empire with an heir she
will no doubt be accorded warmer
place in the affections Of her adopted
country than ever.
The Russian empress Is a very beau
tiful woman, with lovely face and
figure which still retains its girlish out
lines. She Is several inches taller than
her husband, ana that Is one OF the
reasons why they SO seldom appear to-
geth.r in public. She is rather re-
served and dih1dent in the presence OF
strangers. but to her friends. and espe-
cially to her interiors in rank. she Is
most gracious. She has a low. sweet
voic,, and sings in rich alto.
The czarina is well educated wo.
man. She speaks and writes French.
German, English and Italian. Az soon
as she knew that she was to become
czartna of Russia she began the study
OF the language and has accomplished
wonders in penetrating its mysteries-
She has the true artistic temperament
and has a decided talent for painting.
Like most German women. she was In
structed in domestic science and Is
competent housekeeper. She does not
care especially for the splendor OF the
court circle. but prefers the society OK
her own immediate companions. par
ticularly shat of the four bright little
grand dichesses, whose existence has
been made more tolerable by the arr
rival OF their royal brother.
1t Is perfectly safe to assert that the
czarIra's position in Russia has bsen
immensely strer 'thened by the coming
Of the small potentate at Peterhof.
ELBE1.T Q. WoOD6oNs
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-04
Testimony Before the Com
mittee Gives Insight Into
the Methods Pursued
BIG PRICE FOR PUBLIC WORK
Estimated that Lowest Bid for the Sow.
er Was $4,000 Higher Than Fair
Price for the Work--Money Paid for
Withdrawal Of Low Bds-other
News.

Buffalo, N Y, Oct. 4.-Testimony Civ
EN- before the councilmen's committee OF
investigation into BuffaJo's Doodle
scandal gave an insight into the meth
DDS of the aldermen who are accused
Of grating"
Thomas w. Pelham, counsel for the
Wood Brooks Piano Board Company,
whose officers have testified to paying
a bride of $3.50 TO secure the votes ANA
influence of several aldermen to permit
a connection with the Buffalo sewer
system, was the star witness of the
day before the councimen, who
are working Independently of the grand
jury, but who win turn over their evil
dence to the district attorney.
The committee heard witnesses all
day and all evening. 1t has not yet
been shown whether all of the seven
aldermen received their share Of the
$3.50.
Lawyer Gordon f. Matthews who
his testimony, declared that he had
WHICH NOull, III opIl-
ion, result in the Indictment of two
other aldermen. His testimony was
taken in secret
President Brooks and Secretary
Wood of the piano board works made
secret statements before the COM
;nittee. Their testimony related to the
paying of backmail and the men for
whom it was intended.
Thomas +. Battles and William L.
Boysen, contractors and estimate men,
testified that, in their opinion the low
est bid for the South Buffalo sewer
on which there has been charged COL
fusion of contractors, was about $780,
000 higher than fair price for the
work.
In Mr.. Battles testimony he brought
out charge that fourteen years ago
he was offered $500 by Dark & Co. to
withdraw low bid for the Parkside
avenue sewer. The testimony was
strenuously objected to by counsel for
Dark & Co.