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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-24
Another Defeat Reported.
(By Publishers Press.)

ST. PETERSBURG, May ga
dispatch received from General LIME,
witch says that on May 81 a Russian
detachment approached Chantufu.
After a spirited fight the Japanese
we're dislodged from their entrench,
ments on the north side Of the station.
LONDON, May, 24.--No confrma'
tlon has been received here of the re,
ports that Yladivostock has been cut
of by the japanese, and that the rail
road shas been cut as stelegraphed by
the Toxic correspondent OF the Daily
Telegraph. Reports from st. Petors
burg show that the rumor was news
10 the Russian auth rifles as we'll
Sample bottle LIQUID Veneer, 1oc. j
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-24
SOUVENIR, ]. BADGES.
WILL BE WORN BY THE RAIL.
RoAofMEN llAT BANQUET
sATuRoAY NIGHT.

In Tratnmaster Reynolds Office TO!
day final preparations for the sent.
ling Of the guests at the banquet Sat.
iifday night are being made Each
glestiwill sbe presented with a card
with his name and the number and
row Of his seat at the festive board.
These cards will be handed u TO the
slshers at the door Each aisle, Of
course, IS numbered and run from A
10 J. The$railroad men will 3wearsthe
handsome souvenir badges at the
function, and these are beauteous Ii
form and coloring.
4 The menu cards are to besthe high
est examples Of the printers art
These are to contain the names Of all
invited guests and the various com
inittees. Mr. Fltzgerald's likeness Is
TO adorn itsas we'll as a picture ii
the Royal Blue express and a picture
Of the National Capital. These cards
were printed In Baltimore at a cost
Ct $4,000 and will be presented To
each guest, eneased in g handsome
box.
General Yardmaster ". R. Riggs
has written that he left Portland son
the Goth and will likely arrive home
tomorrow. When he departed fol
The Oregon metropolis, he was no
sure tkatShe would return. in time fol
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-24
j. M. JACOBS
Is "A MEMBER OF THE PENiTEN.
.sTiARY BOARD NAMED BY
GOVERNOR DAWSON.

CHARLESTON, W. Va, May "a.
Governor Dawson has announced the
personel Of the new board Of direc-
tors Of the penitenuary, who will as.
sumo their duties June 1. The ap-
pointees are as follows: Edward NJ.
Mullin, Of Parkersburg; J. NJ. Jacobs,
Of Fairmont; John A. Bloyd. of
Moundsyille; Clarke A. Hamilton, Of
Wheeling, and ]. William Gllkeson.
OF Mooreheld. The members Of the
ew3board who are at present serving
IN that capacity are Messrs. Bloyd,
Hamilton and Gilkeson. @
There was no little rivalry for the
places and the road to. the governors
ofice has been kept hot with applica.
ltions. s
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-24
BIG OHIO CONVENTION is BEING
HELD WITHOUT THESE
E TWO WORTHLESS.
SECRETARY TAFTflls CHAIRMAN
AND5THE5 BIG MAN OF THE
4 CONVENTION.
(By Publishers Press ]

X Wy uulisucia - ACoS.I ~
L COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 2i.-The
Ohio Republican convention opened
here today.
q Il is the largest gathering of the
kind in the history Of the State. AS
a result Of Roosevelt's tremendous
vote last fall, on which the apportlon,
lment was based, there are 1886 dele.
gates.
1 The crowd of spectators is also un.
usually large. This is due to the fact
that Secretary of War W. H. Taft had
been selected chairman of the con:
Tention with which goes the sound.
ling Of the keynote. Governor Her
rick, United States. Senator Dick and
Leader George B.Cox,, long since
picked the ticket and practically made
tthe platform before the delegates got
There, SO about sa1lthere is to the con,
Senuon. is Taft and his keynote.
The keynote came to-day and the
platform and slate 8ilkbe adopted to
morrow.
Ia The platform will praise the PresI
dent and stand by his administration
acts; without belngsstooi specific abor
|it; will adhere to the protective tar
lin and make no declaration for revls
,lor;- specific intterance on Panama
withstand stout for the State admin
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-24
WAS THE uN HAPPY FATE ORA
& YOUNG MAN FOUND THIS u
K. MORNING.
He WAS FOUND LYING IN ONE OF
THE CARS BY REPAIR
HANDS. 55

PlTTsBURG, Pa, May 2 81 Locked
In a freight car without food and wat.
er for six days was the trying expert:
ence of Peter Armstrong, aged t6
years, of Chicago. who was taken TO
the Allegheny General Hospital this
morning in starving and emaciatedJ
condition. The boy was found lying
In a freight car near Hers Island,
by repair men in the railroad yards
this morning. He was unable to
stand and had to be carried from the
car by the @orkmen. The boy! was
hardly able to speak but said that he
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-24
SITUATION rs VERY TEMsEsGTo
DAY in Z uNc cHuEING, MAN
cHuRiA. -
THE CENSOR FoRslos WIRING
THE MOVEMENTS .oE4THE
is RU sslAN TROOPS.
i tBy Publishers Press.)

euNcHULlNe, 1903 miles north Of
Tie ling, Manehuria, May 24.-The
sltustion5h here is very tense, and there
Sistthe greatest expectation that a bat.
Tile on a large scale will be preeipi-
$tated In the very near future. Both
commanders are keeping "a close
wateh on every movement of the en-.
3emy's forces, but Field Marshal; oya-
ma, who isyrelied on to take the of.
Sfensiye, has made no decisive move.
"a bold reconnaissance was made by
General Rennenkamptfs troops at the
loss Sof several hundred mem killed
and wounded. The censor forblds
wiring the results Of his movement.
Dispatches from TOXIC onaMay %
told Sof an attack made by Russian
cavalry, dismounted, at Taneshed, o.
the right bank Of the Lao river, on
i the morning Of May 20, and Of their
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-24
CONFERENCE.-THE PURCHASE o
SUPPLIES AND SHIPS FOR
PANAMA DISCUSSED BY
SECRETARY TAFT.
(By Publishers Press.l

COLUMBUS, o., May 2i;-secre-
tary of War Taft made statement
this morning about the recent order
Of President Roosevelt to purchase
supplies and ships for the Panama
canal abroad, If they can be bought
cheaper than in this country.
"The Dingley and Mckinley bills"
said the Secretary, practically pro,
vide for the purchase of supplies in
the Isthmus of Panama. These bills
provide that where supplies are
bought by the United States in for,
eign lands, the government pays the
duty, just the same as a private con
sumer. The laws further provide
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-24
ROBBERS SHOT A WOMAN.

street Williamsburg this morning
and told the woman to give them her
diamonds and money. She refused
and the robbers fired two shots into
her back, fatally injuring her. The
men escaped. Mrs. Meisel is the wife
Of a wealthy manufacturer
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-24
BOMB 'THROWERS AGAIN. BUSY

randa of the house from which the
bomb was hurled. The later reports
say that only three other persons
were hurt, and none of them are in a
serious condition. The perpetrator Of
the outrage escaped.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-24
BIGIBATiTLEE)X
The near FUTURE
;repulse by the Japanese with loss
Of three hundred. Il may,be that this
attack was made by General Rennen.
kampff's soldiers during the reconnats.
sance spoken Of.

Z . y J. / r i Ea &
II TOXIC, May 24.-An official report,
from the field headquarters, received
today says:
"a Russian battalion of infantry
and six squadrons Of cavalry at 2
P. NJ. on Sunday attacked the heights
north of Chenyangpo, ten miles north
OF Wesyuanpaomen, but were repuls.
ed. n
Another Russian force composed
Of a battalion Of infantry and two or
three squadrons Of cavalry, on Mon
day morning advanced along the Kir.
iu.Taolu road toward Chienchentzu
and one company OF infantry appeared
on a height west of the village. Both
were driven OF. n e&$ ~ 4.
tccSsThe Russian cavalry on the right
hank Of the Lao river on Monday
morning commenced a retreat and at
fye o'clock in the afternoon the ,en.
emy had reached point south of Ia.
llrn, which is seventeen miles west
of Fakumen.
Except for small collisions there
J Is no change in the situation"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-24
KILLED wife and CHILDREN.

bles, David Stephens a ranehers resld.
ing near kentfield, this morning shot
and killed his wife and five children.
He also seriously wounded two other
children and John summerfield, a
ranch hand and then killed himself.
summerfieId is not expected to re.
cover.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-24
GOVERNOR DAWSON
WILL BE THE GUEST OF Mr..
GEO! M. JACOBS DURING 5FlTz.
GERALD BANQUET. 81:

His Excellency, Governor VIM. NJ.
9. Dawson. who will be one Of the
distinguished guests at the Fitzgerald
banquet on Saturday night; will be
entertained while he remains in our
city at the palatial home Of the Clerk
of our County Court, Mr.. George NJ.
Jacobs. He will reach here that day
on train No. 81 at 1890 o'clock: h
There will be two State governors
in Fairmont on that occasion. as Gov:
,rnor Warfeld. Of Maryland; has def.
nitely decided that he will also be
present, Providence permitting.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-24
POLICE MASTER sAND SEVERAL
CITIZENS WERE SEVERELY
HURT BYSExPLosIoN.
lBy Publishers Press.l

~
y LONDON, May. 24.:-The ;correspon.
dent Of the Central News at St. Pc.
:tersburg wires that bomb throwing
occurred at Siedlec. a town about fif-
miles from Warsaw, at midnight, in
Shich master Of police and a mum.
her Of citizens were injured. S The
bomb thrower waited for the police
master on the yeranda ftof 7 q, house
snrt!l the officer approached on his
return from, public entertainment.
Twenty.four people were injured in
1 the explosion, including the police
master. Five Of the victims are in a
serious condition. The veranda from
which the bomb was thrown was
arecked and windows in all build.
ipgsS in the vicinity and all were shat
tered:
WARSAW. May 24.-The CORE,
spendent of the Publishers Press
learns that in the bomb throwing
Whtch occurred at midnight at seid.
lee last night, the police master, sat
whom the bomb was aimed, was Sc
:iausly wounded. The officer was
struck by three hundred splinters
from the bomb and the wrecked We
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-24
BECAUSE SHE REFUSED TO GIVE
THEM MoNEYysAND DlA- :
MoNos.

NEW YORK, May 24.-Two un.
known men entered the apartment Of
Mrs. Jennie Melsel at 240 Hopkins
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-24
Two Banks Close.

CANTON. O.. May 24.-Canton
State bank closed Its doors today. A
meeting of the directors was hurriedly,
summoned and a statement is prom.
ised to the public this afternoon. n.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-24
New o niforir,sf con,lnqrl. I

Il The police force OF the city will to;
morrow receive their new summer
uniforms The old ones are rather
warm for this weather. and the new
ones will be received gladly by the
officers
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-02-16

hotel Architects say that 1t Is the
finest and best constructed institu.
tional building in the country. The
equipment In unsurpassed In the con-
struction and equipment. and the re-
suit is model institution.
DR.. w. II. Mayfield has reached an
elevated position in the ranks Of sur
geons. He was born in Bollinger
county, Mo-. fifty.two years ago, ed
ucated in the public schools, at Calle-
ION college. Pennington, Mo-, and at
the Normal institute, Jackson, Mo.
He graduated from the medical de-
partment of Washington university
st. Louis, in 1882. He founded the
Baptist sanitarium in 1885, was its
chief surgeon and general manager
until 1896. when he constructed the
present building, which he has deed
ed to the sanitarium association as
monument TO an only son. bright
young man for whom IL was originally
erected, and who died two years ago
at the age of twenty-one.
Or. Mayfield has led strenuous
life. He is always engaged in benevo.
len, work He was instrumental in
establishing the Baptist hospital,
Chicago. the New England Baptist
college Boston: the Pennington. Mo-,
sanitariuln of which he is president,
and The Sweet Springs tMissourD hos.
pital He founded. and endowed the
Mayfield-Smith academy. at Marble
Hill, Mo, and was the prime mover
in the Deming, NJ M, plan. two years
ago. through which GAO acres of land
were acquired to be occupied free by
consumptives. He Is also president
of the Flat River mining company.
DR. Mayfield Is man OF s,rong and
pleasing personally Sympathetic in a
marked degree. his patients readily
respond To his treatment.
Patients come to the Mayfield sani
,arium from the Atlantic to the Pacif-
ic. the Orient, the land Of the Cres.
cent, from Hawaii and far away Asia.
One Of Dir. Mayfield's pupils is now
chief medical adviser to the sultan OF
Turkey While all cases texcept con-
tagious diseases) are received, spec
ialty is made Of surgery and female
diseases The Mayfield sanitarium lie
doing grand work. and Its founder,
sill In the prime Of life, Is destined
10 greater deeds for suffering human.
ity.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-02-16
win Sign Bill


Topeka. Kans, Feb. 16.--Gov.
Hoch. will. 1t is believed. sign the bill
providing for tho erection BY the state
Of IN oil refinery. passed by the house
yesterday afternoon and his friends
hoped, II IL said. to defeat the meas
ure but the fact that the house passed
II with an overwhelming majority will
probably deter him from vetoing II.
The two bills passed by the house yes
terday affect not only the oil trusts.
socalled, but other combines.
The freight rate blu passed makes
the railroads common carrier and In
this way the oil trust as well Ms other
trusts are to be fought.
The misunderstanding bill Ia set
for a vote tomorrow and Is said to
have enough votes to carry II. This
measure was drawn up with the inten.
tion Of preventing any trust from en-
tering Kansas and under selling tho
state.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-02-16
Mayfield Sanitarium

Las vegans have been much inter-
ested in the visit of the st. Louis
sanitarium committee. The following
sketch OF one of the members and his
work, obtained from the New York
Commercial and Financial World, will
be of interest:
Prominent among the sanitariums
of st. Louis, and in fact the entire un-
ion, is the Mayfield sanitarium, corner
of West Bell Place and Taylor Ave-, at
the head of which is DR.. w. H. May
field, surgeon Of eminent reputation.
1t is handsome structure of Mil
waukee pressed brick. which, with a
recent addition, cost $4,000, and con-
tains over 100 rooms. While the
building is practically fire-proof, every
facility Is provided for escape in case
of fire. In addition to the fire es-
capes. there are exits on four sides of
the building, which is divided into
two parts and four sections. The two
parts are divided by q thick fire-proof
wall and the hall is provided with
two sets of heavy steel doors. One
building might burn, without affecting
the other and in case of fire in one
part. the patients could easily be
transferred to the other. The rooms
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-02-16
BRIBERY INVESTIGATION
FALLS TO THE GROUND.

DENVER, Feb fG.-~The bribery in.
vestigation. started by charges made
by J. r. Melton and &, T.. Street, dem
ocrats, IN connection with the passage
of the eighthour bin, has fallen to the
ground. Roth members have signed
a statement to the effect that they will
make full and complete retraction OF
the words used by them on The floor OF
the house and that these statements
were without foundation on the fact.
The retraction was accepted and the
matter was dropped.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-02-16
Good viii and Good Wishes
For Geo. p. Money and Family

The special committee appointed by
the president of the Carnegie library
commission Judge Long, this after
noon waited on the Hon. George p.
Money for the purpose of expressing
In a formal, but none the less sincere
manner, the thanks of the community
for the laborious and successful ef-
forts put forth in making the useful in
stitution an aetuality.
In this connection, 1t may be well
to say that at the meeting Of citizens
with the st. Louis visitors at the Com
mercial club Tuesday evening, the in
telligent. consistent efforts OF Mr..
Money for the advancement. MOI only
of club interests but of every project
that made for the advancement or wei
fare of the city, were dwelt upon. The
Optic is pleased TO have this opporti-
nifty of extending to Mr.. Money the
hearty good viii and good, wishes of
the club members. coupled though
thew must be, with sincere regret that
Las Vegas is TO lose so public spirited
able and upright a citizen.
The good will and good wishes. as
well as the regret. will be shared by
every citizen Of Las Vegas. No man
has ever labored more earnestly for
this city than has Mr.. Money. His
time and ability have ever been at the
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-02-16

service of the municipality and he has
never hesitated to urge his powerful
friends in the United States congress
to rally to the assistance of New Mex,
leo.
II is the territory as we'll as the city
that loses good and able friend
when Mr.. Money returns to Mississip-
pi Loses friend?" That is not the
correct expression, for it may safely
be asserted that In the Eentleman's Is
warm and noble southern heart will
remain as long as the breath of life
endures love for the sunny plains
and progressive people of New Mexico
and loyalty 10 their inte ests. Las
Vegas and the warm blooded friends,
who. during the best years Of his life.
have been drawn to him as with
hooks of steel. will always retain a
corner of his heart. And a full meas
ure of the same good feeling and re.
gard will follow the gentleman wheF-
ever his future paths may lead.
Quite as much will Mrs. Money be
missed in las Vegas by host Of sin
cere friends as will her husband. The
Optic joins the community in wishing
that the lines or Mr.. and Mrs. Money
may be cast In the pleasantest Of
places and that the relations so hap
PLY begun here may not become i'm
paired by time and distance.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-02-16
Minister of Interior Nay Re.
tire--War Minister Sakh-
aroff May BE Sent 10
Relieve Kuropatkin
JAPANESE FIRING
ON PUTIL0FF HILL
Excitement In American Colony
AZ Caracas. VencEucla over
SeaMestration OF Landed
Property

ST. PETERSBURG. Feb. iG.--Many
rumors are current of ministerial and
military changes, including the report
that War Minister Sakharoff may be
sent 10 relieve kuropatkin and also
one to the effect that NJ. Bouligan.
minister Of the interior. IN not In gym
pathy with tho situation and may re-
tire.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-02-16
Firing on PutlIotf Hill.

MuKDEN. Feb, i6.--TAe Japaneso
are firing on Putiloff hill with eight
Inch gums, carrying 80 pound projcc.
tiles, indicating they are siege guns
used at port Arthur. New situation
therefore confionts the Russian center
and the general situation IL rendered
more complicated.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-02-16
Aureen1e1f Between u. s. and
Dominican Government

WASHINGTON. Feb. ia mes
sage from the president transmitting
to the senate n protocol Of the agree
ment between the United States and
the Dominican government. providing
for the collection and disbursement by
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-02-16

the United States OF the customs reve-
nue. of the Dominican republic, was to-
day made public, together with the
protocol. ''he message is nearly 1900
words long and is largely discussion
of the rights and duties OF the United
states under the Monroe Doctrine.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-02-16
Special to The Optic,

Special TO The Optic.
SANTA FE. n, NJ, Feb. l6.--Both
houses have adjourned today until
Monday afternoon, after the appoint.
ment OF committees to visit the terri,
torial institutions, The committees
leave today. The committee TO visit
Las Vegas Is as follows; FrCm the
house. Crollott, Sandoval. Baca Gri.
ego. Lucero and Lynch.
From the council--Ballard. Miller
and Winters.
The house today passed the Martin
ez bin reviving the libel law OF 1908.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-02-16
EXCITEMENT IN
AMERICAN COLONY.

PARIS. Feb. 1G-A seMi-oificial dis
patch from Caracas. Venezuela, says
that on the pressure Of President Cas-
tro, tho court has ordered seQuestra.
tion Of the landed property Of the
American colony .at Caracas.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-02-16
pretlsh STEAMERS Captured.

troDKiO. Feb Id.w~rhe British
steamers Apollo and Scotsman bound
for vladiyostock were captured of
Holkaido yesterday Thu former had
a cargo Of coal and the latter cargo
of provisions,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-02-16
Squadron sails.

LONDON, Feb, LEA dispatch 70 a
news agency from NJ. Petersburg says
tho nasssan ihird iaeific sauadrcn
sailed from Libau today.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-02-16
Territorial Council Holds
First Executive Session

List Of Appointees to Governing Boards ofVarious
Educational Institutions Measure Looking to
Appointment Of Supreme Court Reporter
Bursum and Clark Deny Rumors- Greenleaf
Woman in Third House Ultra Drastic Libel
Bill Stayed in II house-Armory Bill
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-02-16

leyies for the support o. horticultural
commissions and to appoint the same,
House bill No AZ, BY Mr.. Luna, ad-
hitting widows 10 the tax exemption
Tor heads Of families
House bin No, % by Mr., Pendlcton.
allowing the county commissioners "a
levy a tax Tor road Improvement fail
cd 10 pass, the vote being le tAl2
Council bill No. AZ. by Mr. Martinez.
relating To the protection oS mining
property was re-commit,ed 10 the Ju.
dietary committee after Mr. Williams
had refused to allow an amendment by
Mr.. Wilkerson after the third reading
Of the bill,
House bin No, 10 by Mr.. pendle,on
was passed by unanimous vote. The
bill provides for the licensing Of auc.
tioncers.
The house then adjourned until 70.
morrow morning at 10 O'Clock.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-02-16

One hundred dozen fresh ranch
eggs from Mora county, 40 cents a
dozen, at Davis e. Sydes.' 2-e5
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-02-16

The morning session Of the house
was devoted almost entirely to the
transaction OF routine business. One
bin by Mr.. Williams providing for the
appropriation of water for mining and
manufacturing purposes. was passed
after a division OF the house ON the
question OF the adoption Of 4 minority
favorable report. The final vote on
the passage Of the bill was 10 TO 4.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-02-16
Cana, BilI Passed

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.--In the
house today all the committee amend
ments to the bin providing govern
ment for the Panama canal zone were
agreed to and the bill was passed.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-02-16
GEN. LEW WALLACE
SuCCUMBS TO DISEASE.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, ind, Feb. 10.
General Lew wallace, autho r OF
"3en IIur,' al one time minister to
Turkey and q veteran OF the Mexican
and civil wars, died at his home in
this city last night. aged seventy
eight years.