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Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-11-16
COMMISSIONEROF
PENSIONS RESIGNS
Euqene r. Ware Tires of Duties of Po
sition and Will Return to His
Law Practice.

Washington, D. c., Nov. 16.-Com.
missioner of Pensions Ware today ten
dered his resignation to the President
and it was accepted to take effect Jan.
uary /.
Commissioner Ware refused to dis.
cuss his action in any way except to
state that the newspapers of the coun.
try had been "resigning" him for the
past two years. For at least one year
however, it has been definitely known
that Mr. Ware would retire from his
office soon after the fall elections and
return to his home in Kansas 10 re-
sumo his law practice.
1t is believed here that Commission
er Wares action was not due to any
suggestion that the severance OF his
relations with the pension office would
be agreeable to the President. On the
contrary, it has been no secret that
Commissioner Ware soon after assum-
ing his duties found the duties OF the
Office distasteful to him and that this
distaste steadily increased. There IS
no intimation as to who his successor
will be.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-11-16
Members Of New York Depart.
ment Rescue Three Hundred
Men and Girls From
Flames.
BUILDING DESTROYED
Was Five.Story Structure and 0c
cupied BY Numerous Mahufactur'
ing Concerns.

New York, Nov. 16.-Three hundred
men and girls, employed in severa
manufacturing concerns in five story
building on the Bowery, were thrown
into a panic by fire today and the
prompt work of the firemen and vol
unteer rescuers carried all to safety
The building was practically destroy
ed. The fire was started probably
from a defective electrical insulation
and in a few minutes the flames were
sweeping through the halls to the
floors above. The flames poured
through the windows of the second
story and cut off all escape of those
above. They finally were rescued by
long ladders. Many women on the
third floor, out of reach of the ladders,
were taken across narrow areaway
to an adjoining building on a living
chain formed by firemen.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-11-16
PERSONNEL OF
LEGISLATURE
Revised List of Members of Next
Council and Assembly.

The council will have only one Dem
ocrat.
The following will be it's members
First District, Colfax, Mora and Un
| ion Counties: jeremiah Leahy.
Second District, San Miguel, Leon
ard Wood and Quay Counties: D. c
Winters and John S. Clark.
| Third District, Taos, Rio Arriba ant
San Juan Counties: Alexander Reat
and Malaquias Martinez.
Fourth District, Santa Fe County
Thomas B. Catron.
Fifth District, Bernalillo, McKinle.
and Sandoval Counties: Nestor Mon
toya and w. H. Greer.
Sixth District Valencia and Tor
ranc, Counties: J. Francisco Chaves
Seventh District, Socorro and Sierra
Counties: w. E. Martin.
Eighth District, Grant, Dona Ana
Luna and Otero Counties: Charles E
! Miller
Ninth District, Grant, Dona Ana
Otero, Lincoln, Chaves, Eddy ant
Roosevelt Counties: Charles L. Bal
lard.
The Legislative Assembly.
The following is finally revised and
corrected list of the members of the
Thirty-sixth legislative assembly:
First District, Colfax County: M. B
Stockton.
Second District, Mora County: Girls
toval Sanchez.
Third District, Union County: F. L
Wright.
Fourth District, Leonard Wood and
Quay Counties: M. G. de Baca.
Fifth District, Santa Fe County: R
l.. Baca and Ramon Sandoval.
Sixth Ditrict, Taos County: J. G
Martinez.
Seventh District, Rio Arriba County
Jose Amado Lucero.
Eighth District, Taos, Rio Arriba
and San Juan Counties: Granville
Pendleton and Maximinio Duran.
Ninth District, Bernalillo County
Seferino Crollott.
Ninth District, Sandoval County:
Cornelio M. Sandoval.
Ninth District, Bernalillo and Nc
Kinley Counties: Thomas N. Wilker
son.
Tenth District, Valencia and Tor
rance Counties: Silvestro Mirabel and
Carl A. Dalies.
Eleventh District, Socorro and Sier
ra Counties: Florencio Luna.
Thirteenth District, Grant and Luna
Counties: Colin Neblett.
Fourteenth District, Dona Ana
Grant, Luna and Otero Counties
James w. Hannigan.
Fifteenth District, Chaves, Eddy
Roosevelt and Lincoln Counties
George F. Ellis.
This gives nineteen seats to the, Re
publicans, five to the Democrats.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-11-16

FIRST JUDICIAL
DISTRICT COURT
in Santa Fe and Taos
Counties.

The following business has beer
transacted during the past ten days in
the district court of the First judicia
district for Santa Fe County:
Elisha S. P. Wright VS.. Gold Bullion
Company; new suit on judgment pro
cured in New York for s251.3O, to re
new judgment in Territorial court.
Red River Valley Company VS.
George S. Good & Company, ct al;
change of venue from San Migue
County; receipt of mandate from Su
preme court of Territory to proceed
in accordance with the opinion of that
court.
For Taos County.
E. G.. Phillips VS.. Tina Haffner Ret
sch for $3.50 damages and interest on
contract
Case of William L. Mcclure VS., Tom.
as Martinez y Gonzales; judgment
against defendant rendered for $751;
30.
Peter M. Dolan, administrator Of es-
tate of Maximilliano Romero VS.. Ar
thur R. Manly ct al; plaintiff
prays that defendants be required
to disclose certain interests held in
Taos County and that the real estate
belonging to the estate of deceased
be sold to pay debts.
Ferdinand Westheimer & Sons VS..
Pooler & Mares; assumpsit for $3.50.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-11-16

Che Foo, Nov. 16-The Russians
have blown up the torpedo boat de.
stroyer Rastoropny to prevent it fall
ing into the hands of the Japanese.
Bearer Of important Dispatch.
Che Foo, Nov. 16.-The Russian tor
pedo boat destroyer Ratstoropny put
into this harbor this morning. 1t is re-
ported that Japanese warships are
watching the harbor. The captain of
the Russian vessel later informed the
Chinese authorities that he will dis
arm. 1t is rumored that the captain
brought an important dispatch from
General Stoessel, asking st. Peters
burg for instructions as to whether he
should hold out awaiting relief, or
make immediate surrender to the Jap
anese upon the best terms possible.
This rumor cannot be confirmed, but
it is obvious that only dispatches of
the highest Importance would impel
Stoessel to risk the loss of warship,
by sending her upon such mission in
the face of the close blockade main
tanned off Port Arthur by the Japanese
fleet.
The commander of the RastOrOpny
in an interview on his adventurous
voyage, said: II left Port Arthur at
midnight in a binding snowstorm.
The boat was navigated through all
the dangers of floating mines without
a mishap. On reaching the open sea
we saw Japanese cruiser and some
torpedo boats in the distance but we
steamed rapidly through the storm
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-11-16
BL LOWN-UP AFTER
RUNNING BLOCKADE
Russians Sacrifice Torpedo Boat
Destroyer to Prevent Capture BY
Japanese - StOeSSel Wounded So
Portuqese King on Commission.

with lights extinguished and passed
unnoticed. We reached Che Foo with
out a mishap of any kind" The cap.
tain was optimistic with reference to
Port Arthur. He declared that all the
forts remained in the hands of the Rus.
slams, that garrison was confident and
in good spirits.
The Russians, with the exception of
one man, left the destroyer during the
afternoon. This man lit the fuse ana
blew up the vessel. There were three
dull explosions and almost immedi tie
ly the vessel sank and settled on the
bottom. A single spar marks it's
grave. 1t is impossible tonight to 'ex-
plain the Russian action, but it IS be-
lieved they were determined not to al
low repetition of the Ryesthitelni af-
fair Prior to the destruction of the
destroyer Taotai officially informed the
Japanese consul that the disarmament
had been completed, the breech locks
and ammunition having been removed
and the machinery disabled. During
the afternoon the Russian consul Off
cially notified Taotai that the Destroy
er had been driven towards Che Foo by
a heavy sea and that it was decided to
disarm the vessel because the machin-
cry was injured. This is looked upon
in some quarters here as throwing a
transparent veil over the purpose of
the vessels visit.
Crew Acted Too Hastily.
Che Foo, Nov. 16.-A correspondent
of the Associated Press learns author
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-11-16
CHANGES in
ALASKA JUDICIARY
President Roosevelt Requests Resig-
nation of Several Judges and
Marshals.

Washington, D. c., Nov 16.-Pres-
ident Roosevelt has removed from Of
flee Frank H. Richards, United States
Marshal for the Nome District OF
Alaska and has requested the resigns
ton of Judges Alfred S. Moore, OF the
Nome District and Neville c. Brown
of the Juneau District. This action is
the result of an investigation Of the
Alaskan judiciary made by Assistant
Attorney General Day.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-11-16
PARKER WILL
PRACTICE LAW
Recent Democratic Candidate Fo
President Opens Office in New
York.

New York, Nov 16.-Judge Alton b.
Parker, recent Democratic candidate
for President, opened law office here
today. At the same time he announc'
ed that he had become a resident OF
this city. that Mrs. Parker would join
him here today, and that they would
at once secure a home in the city
Judge Parker said he had not entered
into partnership with any one and
would practice law alone.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-11-16

itatively tonight that the RastoropnJ
carried sealed orders providing that
unless there was highly favorable op
portunity to escape, the vessel should
be blown up. The Japanese consul
here says the Russians wasted their
vessel as the Ryesthitelni incident
would not have been repeated.
Car Receives Important Messages.
st. Petersburg, Nov. 16.-Advices
from General Stoessel and Admiral
Wiren brought by Russian torpedo
boat destroyer, to Che Foo from Port
Arthur, have reached the Emperor, but
have not yet been made public. The
great importance of the information is
apparent from the fact that the torpe-
do boat destroyer was deliberately
sacrificed in order to get communica
tion from the beleaguered garrison to
st. Petersburg. The only word which
has reached the admiralty is a tele'
gram from the captain of the Rastor
opny, announcing his arrival with off
cial dispatches. The captain reports
the Rastoropny will disarm and he
hauled out on the shore to prevent any
possibility of the Japanese entering
the harbor and forcibly towing her out.
General StoesseI Wounded.
London, Nov. 16.-According to a
dispatch received here from Che Foo
by the News Agency, Commander
Plen, of the Russian torpedo boat de-
stroyer Rastoropny, which reached
that port today from Port Arthur, con-
firmed the report that General Stoes-
sci is wounded, but says that General
Fock is quite we'll. The commander
added that there were sufficient sup
plies, food, ammunition and coal at
Port Arthur to last year.
Foreigners Being Well Treated.
Che Foo, Nov. ia private letter
received this afternoon from Port Ar
thur requests the Associated Press to
publish a statement to the effect that
all foreigners there are we'll and that
none of them have received wounds i'll
the recent fighting.
Second Squadron Sails.
Liben, Russia, Nov. 16.-The second
division of the Russian second Pacific
squadron sailed today. 1t consists of
seven cruisers and five torpedo boat
destroyers. This division expects to
overtake Admiral Voelkersam's divis-
ion, which is going by way of the Suez
Canal.
Will Begin Work at Once.
st. Petersburg, Nov. 16.-Three hun
dred engineers have already been dis
patched by Prince Hilkoff. minister of
railroads, in connection with the pre-
liminary work of double-tracking the
Siberian Railroad.
King of Portugal Fifth Member.
st. Petersburg, Nov 16.-The King
of Portugal, it is believed here, will be
selected as the fifth member T the
international commission which is to
inquire into the North Sea incident in
the event that four admirals fail to
agree upon the fifth member.
More Trouble For Russia.
London, Nov. ia dispatch to the
Pail Mall Gazette from Moscow says
a telegram received there from Baku
announces that trouble has occurred
between the Russians and Afghanis-
tans at Kushk The Afghanistans, it
is added, exploded a Russian magazine
and many soldiers were killed. AS
Kushk is situated dozen miles inside
the Afghanistan frontier it is hardly
conceivable that there was a Russian
magazine there.
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EXCITING SCENE
in COURT ROOM
Prisoner While Being Arraigned,
Shoots at His Wife and Child and
Then Commits Suicide.

Chicago Nov. 16.-While being ar
raigned in court today, Charles Shy
ok. a saloonkeeper, fired a revolver
several times at his wife and child and
then committed suicide. The child
was wounded but not seriously. Mrs.
Shyok tainted, but was uninjured. The
charges on which Shyok was being
tried related to family disturbances.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-11-16
GOVERNOR oTERo IN ST. LOUIS

ST Louis, Nov. 16.-Governor Otert
and party arrived here yesterday to bt
in attendance upon the New Mexico
Day celebration which will be held Fri
day.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-11-16

The Santa Fe announces another ser
les of homeseekers' tickets from points
In the middle west to New Mexico and
Arizona, the rate for the round trip
will be one fare plus 81 and tickets will
be good for 81 days from date Of sale
They will be sold every first and thirl
Tuesday from May to December.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-11-16
THREE TRAMPS
WERE KILLED
In Wreck on Rio Grande-Fourteer
Freight Cars Burned in Fire
Which Followed.

Salida, Colo, Nov. 16.-Tn rear end
collision at Vallie, on the Denver &
Rio Grande Railroad this morning, two
tramps were killed anu a third ts miss.
ing and is supposed to have been burr
ed to death in the flre which consur et
fourteen freight cars.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-11-16

All legal blanks at the New Mexican
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-11-16
FORMER CONGRESSMAN sTRIcK.

Lexington, KY, Nov. 16.-Colonel W.
c. P. Breckenridge, noted lawyer
and former congressman was stricken
at his desk today with appoplexy AMI
his condition is now considered SER
ious.
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--LATEST TERRITORIAL RETURNS

compiled the official vote reported by eight
the counties
eight to the New Mexican
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-11-16

Keep your business ever before the
public by adv rti ing In your home
paper. A good advertiser always has
success in any honest enterprise.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-22
GOVERNMENT
WILL BUILD
A RAILROAD
Cost Eventually Is
to Be Met by
NeVadanS.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

RENO, Aug. 21.-The United States
Government is now figuring upon the
construction of an electric railroad from
Fallon. the county seat of Churchill
County, to Hazen, on the main line Of
the Southern Pacific's road. The en-
gineers are now in the field, and the
project is so feasible that it is under
stood bids are to be called for within
the next few weeks.
The power is 10 be developed upon the
big Government canal within a few
miles of FalIon. One fall of several feet
is capable of generating hundreds of
horsepower. The aim is to make Fall
Ion the distributing point of the i'm
mense agricultural area about to be
opened up in Churchill County.
The Government has no intention of
owning the line, the aim being to have
the people own and conduct it, paying
the cost of construction on easy terms.
The line between Hazen and Fanon
will be about sixteen miles long The
country is perfectly. level, but two large
bridges and a few small ones being re-
quired over the entire route.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-22
ARTILLERY
Of REBELS
VICTORIOUS
Paraguayan Army
Loses Guns to
Enemy.
Insurgents Set Up PrOVi-
SiOnal Government and
Locate Capital.
Revolutionary Leader, General Ferrelra,
Chosen for President and Gonzales
NOVerO for Second Place.

BUENOS AYRES, Aug. 21.-An ar
tillery engagement has been fought be-
tween the San Jocimino battery of the
Paraguayan army and body of rev.
olutionists, in which the latter sue
ceeded in dislodging the guns of the
Government force The losses on either
side are not5stated
Ther@Fsts been 20 bombsrssrres: OF
Asuncion, the capital of. Paraguay,
since last report
The insurgents have established a
provisional government with the cap
ital at Villa del Pillar Q12 miles from
Asuncion, and have nominated General
F'erreira, their leader, for President, and
Gonzales Novero for Vice President.
-Four secretaries also have been named
One Of these, Deputy Soler, has started
for Rio Janeiro and other capitals to
endeavor to secure the recognition of
the revolutionists as belligerents by the
various governments. This is taken to
indicate that rapid operations by the
insurgents have been impeded through
on-bombardment of the capital, ow-
ing to the intervention of the diplomat
ic corps at Asuncion.
Despair is felt at the capital over the
failure of the negotiations for set
tlement Of the difficulties.
All imports have been suspended and
articles of prime necessity are hardly
ottainable at famine prices. The ar
rival of the Argentine gunboat which
was dispatched last week for the scene
of the trouble has not yet been reported
and torpedo boat destroyer has been
in search of the missing vessel.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-22

MURDER ON
DEATHBED
Mystery Of Gilbert
Gates Fate Is
Cleared.
Special Dispatch to Tn. Call.

CARBONDALE. ILL.,, Aug. 21. = The
great mystery which for thirty years
has surrounded the murder of John w.
Gates brother, Gilbert, has been
cleared. and Alexander Jester has con-
fessed to the murder.
Gates was killed in Hulanis lane, in
Andrain County, Missouri, in January,
1871 He was travelling overland with
Jester, the latter exhibiting in every
town a trained buffalo calf. Jester was
captured in Kansas by Azel A. Gates.
John W. Gates father. a few weeks
afterward. with Gilbert's belongings,
including team, clothes and watch. He
was taken to Mexico. Mo-, and shortly
afterward escaped from jail and was
not found until twenty-seven years
later. when his sister. Mrs. Cornelia
Street, divulged to John W. Gates his
whereabouts.
Gates took a special train, with de-
tectives, captured Jester and placed
him in the Rulls County Jail. where. in
July. 1900 after four weeks sensa-
tional trial, he was acquitted. owing
TO the absence of a corpus delecti case.
Forty y-eight hours after his acquittal
he practically admitted to a newspaper
man his guilt. but a pledge was exact
ed that the story would not be related
until TESTERS death.
On his deathbed. il is claimed. he
admitted having killed Gates by cutting
his throat and sinking the body in Bee
Creek
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-22
THREATENED
WITH DEATH
BY TORTURE
Wealthy Italian Of
Chicago in Fear
OF ASSaSSinS.
Special Dispatch to tn. Call.

CHICAGO, Aug. 21.-Antonio Sbar-
baro, a wealthy undertaken and one of
the most prominent Italians in Chi
cago, lies at his home, lowering be-
tween life and death, as the result of
a severe shock following the receipt of
a threatening letter from the mysteri-
Gus band calling itself The Five Skel
etons" The letter is written i'll red
ink and makes a demand for 100000
The writer's are believed by the po-
lice to be a branch of the BLACK
Hand" society that kidnapped Antonio
Mannino, the son of James Mannino
of Brooklyn. This theory has been ad-
vanced by the detectives because of the
fact that Sbarbaro had been threat
ened on another occasion, presumably
by the same band.
Unless the money is carried to lone
some spot on the prairie and placed
in the hands of member detailed to
receive it, THE Five Skeletons" de-
clare, Sbarbaro will be tortured to
DEATH
1.-THE Five Skeletons have decided to
torture you to death in the most hor-
rible manner if you do not comply
with this request" the writer's declared
in the letter. You must have heard
of many violent deaths among your
country people. Well, they were caused
by the Five Skeletons. They were fool
ish enough to defy us. Do not inform
the police or try to deceive us. You
are watched night and day"
Sbarbaro was i'll at the Pasteur In
stitute when the letter was received at
his home. His wife and family In
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-22

which was sighted coming in from
the south at half past four O'Clock.
She passed Woosung at full speed
and started up the river toward
Shanghai.
The United States torpedo-boat
destroyer Chauncey slipped her
cable and followed the japanese
destroyer. The japanese boat was
cleared for action. She anchored
off the Cosmopolitan dock, where
the Russian cruiser Askold is I'M
dergoing repairs. The Chauncey
came to an anchor practically be-
tween the dock and the Japanese
destroyer.
A Japanese squadron is twenty
miles from Woosung, the outside
harbor of Shanghai.
WILL KEEP THE PEACE.
The United States monitor
Monadnock and two torpedo-bOat
destroyers have been ordered to be
ready to protect the neutrality OF
Shanghai.
American Consul General Good
now has called a meeting of the
Consular body for 10 o'clock to-
morrow morning. 1t is believed
that the foreign Consuls will then
arrange means to strengthen the
hands of the Taotai in dealing
with the question of the Russian
warships here.
There are at present no Chinese
men of war in this port, but the
Taotai has telegraphed that Chi
nese cruiser be sent here immedi-
ately.
The Russian Consul General
here tlatly refuses to disarm the
Askold and tine Russian torpedo
boat destroyer Grozovoi or TO
Continued on Page 2, Column 4
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-22
TAKES MORPHINE TO END
LIFE FULL OF MISERY
PenniIess and Despondent Stranger In
Spokane Kills Himself When
His Money Is Gone

SPOKANE, Aug. 21.-George L.
Woerheide committed suicide here to-
day. taking morphine. 1t is not known
here who he is or how long he has been
in Spokane. A letter found at the foot
of his bed tells a pathetic tale of mis-
fortune and hurt pride.
Pawn checks found in the pockets of
the deceased showed that in the past
few weeks he has, from day to day,
turned into money everything belong
ing to him in the way of wearing ap-
parel and personal effects, he evidently
using the money to live. Not a cent
was found in his possession. The last
money seems to have gone for the room
in which he took his last sleep. He
was carefully dressed.
The letter contains a request to the
Chief of Police to notify A. H Woer-
heide of st. Louis of the death of the
writer.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-22
BALLOONS
TO FLY IN
LONG RACE
st. Louis to Wash
ingtOn Their
Route.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

ST. LOUIS. Aug. 2l-The aeronautic
contest at the Worlds Fair will be
opened next Saturday, when a balloon
race 10 the Washington monument in
Washington. u. c., viii take place. The
start viii be made from the Louisiana
Purchase monument in the Plaza St
Louis, and at present there are two
entries in the contest Who the contes-
-tants are has not been announced, as,
according to the rules of the contest
the names Of the entries are kept Sc
cret until the start is made.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-22
PREPARING TO HOLD THEIR
SEVENTH ANNUAL MEETING
Delegates to American Mining Con-
gress Arrive in Northern City
on Every Train.

PORTLAND, Aug. 21.-Members of
the American Mining Congress and
delegates from throughout the United
States arrived on every train to-day
and representatives from Canada and
Mexico are among those expected to-
night to attend the seventh annual ses-
sion of the organization which com
mences here tomorrow morning.
Sentiment strongly favorable to con-
tinuing President Richards at the head
of the congress for another term is
expressed and his reelection is strong
probability. Convention politics. how
ever, center chiefly about the contest
between Denver and Salt Lake City
for permanent headquarters, though
there is considerable interest in the
selection of the convention city for the
next annual meeting of the congress,
for which Ell Paso, Tex, is a strong
candidate.