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The Washington times., 1905-06-04
President of Union Must
Face Criminal Libel
Charge.
PROMISES TO MAKE GOOD
Joint Council in Inharnon-
ious Session Discussing
Strike Settlement.

CHICAGO. June "a bomb was ex-
ploded in the ranks Of the striking
teamsteFs tonight by the arrest Of Presi-
dent Cornelius P. Shea of the Team
stera' National Unien, on the charge OF
criminal libel.
Shea was arrested on caoias issued
by Judge Bethea. OF the United States
circuit court, on complaint OF Robert
j. Thorne, of MONTGOMERY Ward & Co.,
in which he seeks s25. eco damages.
Shea was later released On 81, 800 bail.
furnished by robert j.. Burke After
his release Shea made brief state
ment, in which he charged the Employ
ers' Association with persecution, saying
that they have made several attempts
TO get him behind the bars on trumped-
up charges, so as 10 eliminate him from.
the strike councils. He closes by saying:
They may try all they can to bull
doze, but they viii see that I. IN the
end, viii make good every assertion that
l have made
The caDtas was issued from the United
states court instead or from city
court, because 81 the fact that Mr.
SHEA has not o Chicago residence.
Looking to Settlement
At midnight there is an important
meeting In the Rector building. at which
portion of the joint council is con-
sidering the latest propositions looking
toward settlement of the strike. The
position taken by the employers that
the union button must be discarded
when the union men come back 10 work
seems 10 be the principal stumbling
block just now..
Shortly after nldnigf1t Shea. who was
at the headquarters on Randolph street
was huFriedly sent for ard came IN a
cab III haste to the Rector building,
and few minutes later his voice
came floating out in angry tones thai
We're heard by the newspaper men wait
ing in the street below. 1t is very evi-
dent that there is great lack OF harmony
in the council. The meeting is likely to
last until late In the morning OF sun
day
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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-23
Death Of Don Pedro Sanchez
At His Home in Taos. N. M.

The sad tidings reached Las Vegas
last evening OF the death OF Hon. Pc
dro Sanchez at his home in Taos, N.
NJ, on Friday, the 18th inst. The
funeral took place at the Catholic
church In that place on last Saturday,
the goth inst.
The distinguished deceased was
born In Valencia county, this territory,
on February 22nd, 1881, and was a
son of Cristobal Sanchez, who died In
Mora county in 1881. In 1887 the fam
lily removed to Taos county, locating
at Cordova, near the present town
OF Taos. There the subject of this
sketch was reared to manhood. In
1862 he located on a fapm which had
since been his home. The place COM
prises about 300 acres of land, nearly
all of which Is under high state of
cultivation.
At the breaking out Of the civil
war Mr.. Sanchez enlisted In the Third
vegiment of mounted volunteers, serv.
ing under General Candy for eight
months, holding the rank of major. In
1863 he was elected to represent his
district in the territorial legislature.
For six years he served as probate
Judge and was then elected to the
legislative council, serving four years
and being president Of the body. In
1883 President Arthur appointed him
U. S. Indian agent for tha Pueblos.
He filled that office till the election
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-23

Of President Cleveland, when he re-
signed. In 1856 Mr.. Sanchez was
united In marriage to Miss Refugia
Martinez No children were born to
them, though 1t Is said that probably
no private residence In the entire Uni
ted States has been the home of so
many orphaned children as that Of the
departed citizen.
Don Pedro Sanchez was one of the
most prosperous and respected citi.
zens OF the Taos valley. He was
prominent as business man. took
rank among the most progressive
citizens OF the community, and had
been an important factor in the work
Of public Improvement; bpA that which
won for him the never ending graft.
tude Of many was his kindness to the
deserving needy and the helpless.
Without ostentation or display, he
proved himself truly benefactor to
many.
He held to the religious views of
Father Martinez, who was one Of the
most aggressive men that ever lived
in New Mexico. He was the first to
found an educational institute and
publish newspapers west OF the Miss.
issippi river. In word, the genuine
worth and many manly virtues Of the
deceased citizen always commanded
the respect and adiration Of those
with whom he came In contact. The
world Is better for his having lived.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-23

fused TO concede anything to the
unions and that preliminaries were
under way for a call on the governor
for troops.
Pupils to Be Restrained.
CHICAGO, May 23.--The board of
education has determined to resort to
stringent methods to prevent further
demonstrations in connection with the
public schools All the pupils at
tempting to incite other pupils to boy
colt the public schools are to be ar
rested and all adults seeking to incite
trouble at the schools will be locked
up. II Is declared that several teach
ers in the public schools not only par.
ticipated in demonstrations, but en-
couraged the children TO shout at
non-union teamsters. The matter IS
being investigated.
Troops May Be Called.
CHICAGO, May 23.--The teamsters'
strike today threatens to assume pro-
portions that will render call for
troops necessary and at the same
time new hopes of a peaceful settle
ment have developed. The situation
Is thoroughly paradoxical While the
strike goes on, peace Is once more
In the balance
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-23
With Possibilities Of Peace Are Mingled Possibil.
ity That Contest May Assume Much Larger
Proportions and That Troops May Be Called.
Chicago School Board Takes Vigorous Measures
To Prevent Any Further Demonstrations In
Favor of Strikers in Public Schools

CHICAGO, May 23,-There We're ad-
ditions to the strikers ranks today,
more drivers Of lumber wagons going
out because Of the discharge of some
who refused to deliver to boycotted
houses. Adjutant General Scott Is In
the city by order of Governor Deneen
and everything is said to be ready for
calling out the militia whose armories
are in Chicago An injunction re-
straining the Goodrich transportation
company from refusing to accept
goods consigned to Montgomery Ward
a. company, and other strike-bound
houses in Chicago was issued today
by Judge Kohlsaat of the United
States circuit court. A letter purport-
ing TO have been sent by the general
freight agent of the Goodrich trans
portation, instructing its agents to
refuse to accept for transportation
goods consigned to boycotted houses
was presented in court as-4.-sssst as 5.s.ssst for
the request for the restraining order.
Express Managers Firm.
CHICAGO, May 23.--The express
after a brief interview
with the mayor. left the mayors Of
fee. This action gave rise 70 ru-
NOR that the express managers re-
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-23

ing the past year results have been es-
pecially marked He was in charge
OF the evangelical services last spring
in Denver, when so much interest was
aroused that on certain days business
was practically suspended. In New
Mexico, where he has been laboring
for several months, his efforts also
have been attended by glorious
results
Without deubtea large measure OF
the success of DR.. Smiley's efforts de-
pends upon his whOle-hearted con.
secration. He has the gift, also, in
large degree, of enlisting the active
cooperation of others. He is possessed
of much personal magnetism. He is
broadly educated and to his natural
gifts as an orator he thus adds the
broad mind Of the logical and trained
mind
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-23
SOME HOPE
OF RECOVERY
Largely Interested in Banks and
Other Financial lnstitu-
tiOnS OF the Nebraska
Metropolis.

OMAHA, May 23.-E. w. Nash,
president of the American refining &
smelling company, was stricken with
paralysis early today. His condition
is believed to be critical. !.
Nash was stricken while attending
dinner at the home of Herman Kount-
re, prominent banker. The facts
of Mr.. Nash's condition were not given
out until this morning, when it was
learned that several physicians had
been summoned during the night and
that he was unconscious and suffer-
ing from hemorrhage of the brain. Mr.
Nash, besides being president Of the
smelter 'trust," is director of the
South Omaha national bank and a
large stockholder in several Omaha
concerns. and has lately been elected
president of the American smelters'
exploration company. Later in the
day 1t was announced that Nash's con-
dition was slightly improved and that
there were hopes for his recovery.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-23
Carnival Co.
Makes Statement

Owing to a short circuit In one OF
the transformers which supply the
electricity for the lighting OF the
various attractions of the Great Mon.
arch Shows, the carnival could not
open last night.
About 9:45 one Of the connections
was discovered which gave light to
the Roman Hippodrome and Herr
Schmidt's free act, and the big show
was Immediately opened.
A large crowd visited the perform.
ance and witnessed without doubt
one Of the finest exhibitions ever
seen In Las Vegas. Each one OF the
nine acts were features In themselves.
Particular mention should be made of
the act of Marvellous Melville, the
Davies duo and the leap the gap.
Immediately after the Hippodrome
Herr Schmidt, the strong man, gave
his free act, which is indeed a novelty
act, supporting on his massive should-
ers cycle whirl In which n bicycle
rides AT topm6st speed. 1t is estt
mated that the weight held Is about
5000 pounds.
Tonight all the shows, as well as
the free acts. will take place at their
appointed time.
Manager Meyers announces dis
tinct novelty for Friday night, that OF
a wrestling match between G. u.
Duffy, local man, and Toni Davies
Of the carnival company. The men
are both middle-weights, Mr.. Duffy
holding the title of champion Of the
southwest. and Mr.. Davies being the
acknowledged champion middleweight
wrestler of the world.
The match is for $500 a side and will
take place In the Hippodrome.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-23
Sudden Termination Of
Reynolds Murder Case
The Colored Man Withdraws His Plea of Not
Guilty and Enters Plea of Guilty of Murder in
the Second Degree

The case of the Territory VS.. John
Reynolds (colOred), which was called
for trial in the district court on yes
terday morning came to a hasty de-
termination this forenoon, by the
accused withdrawing his plea of not
guilty of numbering his wife and en-
tering a plea of guilty to murder IN
the second degree. in which the pen
atty is not less than three years in
the territorial penitentiary, and from
that period to life.
The testimony introduced yesterday
afternoon on the part of the territory
showed that Reynolds and his wife
lived in a small house on the lot in
the rear of the Lehman bakery on
Douglas avenue; that the defendant
came home about 10 O'Clock at night
on the evening Of February "a last.
and without any provocation, except
that of jealousy, assaulted his wife.
striking her with an iron bar, inflict-
ing several wounds on the left side of
her head, two of the blows fracturing
the skull and rendering her un-
conscious. She was then taken to the
ladies' home where an operation OF
trepanning the skull was performed,
and two weeks after the operation was
performed, she died. The evidence fur
ther developed that on March !, an
alleged dying declaration of Mrs.
Reynolds was taken and the defend.
ants attorneys made strong point
as to the admssibility of this dying
statement from the fact that the evi.
dence of the notary who took down
the same showed that the questions
and answers propounded to the de-
ceased we're not transcribed in the
exact language Of the questions pro
pounded and the answers given, but
after the same were taken down were
written out in narrative form, and
then taken by the notary to the bed
side of deceased and read over to her
the notary, at the end Of each sen
tence asking the deceased, if that was
her statement, and II 1t was true
she simply responding in the affirm
ative. The defendants attorneys made
the point that the alleged dying con
fession attempted to be introduced
before the jury for consideration, was
not the dying statement OF the de
ceased as made by her. but was
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-23
Wildcat Mining Camp Institu-
ton With No Assets 10
Speak Of Suspends
Operations.
BIG INSTITUTION
GOES TO WALL
Merchants Trust Company With
Capital Of 800. 900 Fails
For $2,OOO,OOO.

GOLDFIELD, Nev., May 23.--The
Goldfield Bank & Trust company, with
liabilities Of $7S,227. has failed.
The assets so far discovered are
$4,000 In notices, SIG in vaults, and a
five-dollar gold piece on the floor un-
der the counter The most tlisorganized
state of affairs seems to exist in the
books OF the bank. President ]. b.
Young Of the bank is in San Francisco,
where It Is stated he is endeavoring
to get assistance with the banks
collateral.
Goldfeld Is the new mining town
In the heart Of the newly discovered
gold country Of southwestern Nevada.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-23
UNION SERVICES At DUNCAN OPERA HOUSE TONIGHT At 75
Union Gospel Services

DR., Francis +, Smiley and his CO.
worker. the sweet singer, w, p. Han.
son. arrived from Santa Fe this after.
noon. The first service will be held at
the Duncan opera house, beginning at
7;45 this evening. Regular afternoon
Bible services will be held every day
at 3 p. m., and evangelistic services
will be held at the opera house every
evening until June 4, beginning at
7:45.
The public is urged to attend all the
services and TO make an effort to in
terest others in the evangelical work.
DIR. Smiley. a sketch of whose life was
published yesterday. is one of the
most successful and earnest evangel.
lists in this country or any other. Dur.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-23
Thoroughly Interesting Indian
Lecture by Will c. Barnes

pictures and variety Of collateral in.
cidents in of hand. unprecedented,
but graphic and opposite words. 1t
was just talk to the people, as un-
affected, as natural as an ordinary
conversation among two or three In.
dividuals. But the lecture was all
the more enjoyable for that very rea-
son and the audience listened with
the closest interest.
The close attention with which
every statement was followed was
well illustrated when the speaker said
that children not four months old
crawled unguarded about the high
cliffs and none had ever fallen on
A suppressed giggle came from every
part of the hall, then the audience
drew breath and every mother in the
room laughed out loud. The lecturer,
however, was not disconnected. He
admitted that II might be true that
white babies didn't crawl at the age
of four months, but he insisted that
Indian babies did.
The pictures were in large variety.
The glistening white plains, variegated
mesas and towering cliffs Of the
painted desert" the high hill villages
of the different Moqui tribes, Indian
types, houses, manufactures. dress;
the narrow trails leading to the tops
Of the cliffs; and the snake dance
itself through all its stages--all these
were finely illustrated on the canvas
and in apt and forceful words.
The chronological club congratulates
itself upon being able to present to
the public two lectures Of as much
profit and interest to the Las Vegas
public as those dealing with the
Pueblo Indian question by Prof. Lay
ton and Mr. Barnpg
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-23

simply narrative statement pre-
pared by the notary and the district
attorney from the notes of the notary,
and therefore was not admissible as
evidence before the jury.
After the jury had been called this
morning, Attorney Elmer Veeder re-
quested that the jury be sent out and
then stated to the court that after
consultation with his client he had
decided to withdraw his plea of not
guilty and to plead guilty to murder
in the second degree. This plea was
accepted by the district attorney and
by the court.
II is due to the defendant to say
that had his side of the case been
presented, 1t would have been shown
by his evidence that he had just cause
for jealousy on account of the actions
of his wife, and that on the night
of the assault upon her there had
been some words between them. and
that he struck her in the heat of pas
sion, and in view of the testimony
which defendant would have presented
1t is hardly probable that the jury
would have returned verdict in a
greater degree than that Of second.
The self-confessed murderer has
not yet been sentenced but the sup
position is that he will receive life
sentence.
Reynolds and his wife were originally
from Alabama, but came to Las Vegas
from Kansas, and for some months
worked at the Hand ranch, near Lo
Alamos. After leaving their employ
ment there. they came to Las Vegas
and Reynolds had been working al
days labor since his residence here
He is about thirty-eight years Of age
and can neither read nor write.
The case of the territory VS.. Edward
Gray, charged with the murder of Chill
de Fayter, is set for trial on Monday
May Goth.
The case of VIM. r. Upton, ct al.
VS.. Paul Butler, ct al, an Injunction
is set for trial tomorrow morning
The plaintiffs in the case enjoined the
defendants from building a certain
fence on the Mora grant, claiming titlt
to the land which It Is alleged de
Ffendants are fencing.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-23

Doubtless, good many Las Vegans
dreamed of snakes last night. At any
rate a big crowd at the normal as
sembly room saw a large number Of
elegant specimens thrown upon the
screen in the course of the thoroughly
interesting lecture by Will c. Barnes
on the Moquis and their weird and
meaningful tribal dances.
The lecture was given under the
auspices of the Las Vegas ethnOlOg-
ical club. Extra chairs had to be car
ried in to accommodate the throng.
And it is no exaggeration to say that
every individual in the audience was
thoroughly interested and entertained
during every moment of the lecture.
The pictures, which were thrown on
the large screen by powerful electric
lantern are, without any question, the
fullest and finest set of views on the
Moqui snake dance ever secured. They
were obtained by G. w. James, the
author, who many times visited the
ceremonial dances, who was prime
favorite with the Moquis and who was
not only adopted into the snake clan
but was initiated into the mysteries
of the khiva and managed to make
use of his camera there. Accordingly
some of the views shown last night
have never been seen in reality by
more than two or three white men of
the world.
Mr.. Barnes, himself, is no tender
foot. He lived in the Indian country
for a number OF years and four times
he has crossed the white plains from
Holbrook to witness the snake dance.
He talked from the standpoint Of
thorough knowledge. He made no
pretense at delivering a prepared lee
fure hut told the audience ah0uf the
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-23
Ration Devastated by Terrible
Storm Of Rain and Hail

some of which we're of large size.
Scarcely a house in Ration escaped
without damage from the water which
the hail has aided to penetrate every
roof. II is estimated that ten to fif-
teen thousand dollars in damage was
suffered from losses by water in this
city. All railroad traffic at this point
Is Indefinitely delayed and washouts
are reported both to the east and
west. All ranchmen in this region
sustained great losses among their
sheep, lambs and young calves.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-23
Special to The Optic.

RATION, N. NJ, May 20. - Colfax
county and this region was last night
visited by one of the most devastating
hail and rain storms of It's history.
Hail and rain fell in a series OF fierce
and violent storms, accompanied by
the most vivid and binding lightning,
and lasting from nine O'CLOCK In the
evening until nearly morning. This
morning the ground was covered to a
depth of eight inches with hailstones
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-23
Quaker City War

PHILADELPHIA. May 23.- -Direct-
or OF Public Works Costello and Di-
rector of Public Safety Smyth today,
at the request Of Mayor Weaver. ten
dered their designations. This ~ the
latest and most startling development
in the fight against tho lease for sew
enty-five years OF the city gas works
to the United Gas Improvement com.
pany.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-23
KANSAS MAN FOR G. A. r.
JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL

PARSONS, Kas, May 23.-Judge o.
l. Moore of Abilene, Kansas, was to-
day appointed Judge advocate general
OF the national department Of the G.
A. r. appointment was made by Ma
tional Commander w. w. Blackmar.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-23
Twice a Grandpa.

Fred Wardenburg, a former Las
Vegan, feels that the race suicide
theory can In no wise gain popularity
with his family for he Is again 4
grandfather, this time the offspring
being a boy. He received q message
at Trinidad, Colo. from his son Fred,
Jr., who resides In Denver that fine
baby boy had arrived at his home and
that both the boy and his mother
were doing nicely. Grandpa Warden
burg took an hour OF from business
to congratulate himself" remarks the
Trinidad Chronicle.News.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-23
Fitz to Meet Schreck

CHICAGO, May 23.-Bob Fitzsim-
mons and Mike Schreck will fght
twenty rounds at Salt Lake City, July
4, the bid of the Salt Lake club hav-
ing been accepted today by the two
fighters. The men will meet at 1853
pounds at ringside. They get rs per
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-23

Partly cloudy weather Is predicted
for tonight and Wednesday, with local
showers and thunder storms: cooler
tonight. The temperature yesterday
ranged from 70 degrees to Al degrees.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-23
American Stockgrowers Elect Secretary

DENVER, May 23.--American stock
growers association. recently organ
ICED in this city has engaged the
services of r. W. Tomlinson, general
agent of the Chicago Junction railway
company as secretary He will take
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-23
AWFUL RAvAcEs OF
PLAGUE IN INDIA

LONDON, May 23.--Three quarters
OF million people have already died
OF plague In India this year. accord
ing to the figures furnished by Indian
Secretary Broderick in the house OF
commons.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-23
FOUR HuNRED MIssoURl
MULES PERISH 1Y FIRE

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ills. May 23.--
Over 400 mules perished In the fire
that destroyed the sale stables of
Maxwell & Crouch and Sparks. Bros.
at the national stock yards today. The
loss is 100000.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-23

charge of the affairs of the association
June l, with headquarters In Denver.
Tomlinson was recently traffic man.
aiger OF the Chicago livestock exchange
iart Is considered an authority on live
stock rates.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-23

cent of gate receipts, three-fourths OF
which goes to the winner and one
fourth to the loser.