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Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-11-03
ATTORNEY GEN.
ERALS OPINION
ON ELECTION
Votes Must 30 Counted IN
Public and Al Parties
Allowed ChallongerS.

Territory 81 New Mexico. Office 81 enc
Attorney Gonerui
Santa Fo. n. a. Oct ls. 1900.
Hon W. b Chidcrs Chairman Join
statehood Committee. Albuquerque
New Mexico
slfs p have your favor 0f October
18th in which you aak Tor my uniniHn
upon lhe following questions
Fluf whether coniendlng pare
ilet Ia election 90 have "a right io have
challengcra feprcacniInR them at DE
polls and inside uf the ropes which
have usually been uHcu Tor fencing uU
the space around the pOlla3'
Second. Whether h o. necessary
that the Judges uf election should
count che votes in public or whether
representative of me different par
ties interested la the election have q
right fn have in the room where thc
ballots arc counted. representative
at The time they ar counted and To-
spcet the count while u procoeds3'
In reply 90 the first inquiry beg
% state that Section 1887 uf Tao ,am
piled laws provides.
no person or persons other than
The judges ana clerks of election aud
the person voting. and one person IA
act as challenger for each political
party. of for rud against any question
voted for shall be- permitted iu af--
nroach nearer than ten yaria 0f any
polling place during ans election held
under the laws oi This territory
10 Will De- seen that chellCurer
/ Tor oufh political party or Tor and
nnninsi any question voted Tor. d an
exception tD the general law nrOhlhii-
inE persons from approaching nearer
/ than ten yards OF the poliing place.
/ DO not see how there could be- anv
question as t0 this right of each party
having challcngcra 90 represent 70 nt
I the polls Tho law does not state tho
place where the chullonTerg shall be-
/ stationed inside the ropes. ln my 0ni-
mon that "a lcft io The person doair-
mated as challenger anu should BE-
dealre % remain on the INSIDE OF the
room with the judges and ciorka
think. under the law. he would De en-.
tilted io do 80
Answering your second inagirv.
VIII cite section 1884 ~ the camriied
laws pf 1897, which roadl as follows.
"ihe polls shall bo open from p
/ O'Clock, e.. m.. until 8 O'Clock d. m
Without ndiournlng unless by consent
of The people. After closing the polls
ihe votes shall ho counted In public
by The Judges with the assistance of
ihc clerks. one of whom shall take
one of The poll books. without delay.
20 he clerk of the board nf county
commissioners. Ia whose once one OF
The poll books shall remain Tor the
/ public inspection Of any person what
| 8orVCr'
Tho provision that tho votes shall
he counted ga public by tho Judges
scarcely needs a construction hy mo.
I u means that whoever desires, from
either political party or a representa-
tive of either side OF the ioini efafe.
hood question may Do present at the
place where the votes are counted and
may Inspect the count while % pro-
/ coed8
Respectfully submitted
W. G.. REID.
Attorney General
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-11-03

Albuquerque Fakcr Journal. ether.
wise known as the MudallnHer, lhle
morning 81 Especial dispatch" go
that paper. when % ~ dn absolute
truth that ihe noWa was never sent
~ leased Of ErcaHcd wire from Gal.
lun Cog anywhere else % that paper M
came through tho United States malls.
wes 1rst published IN the GALLUP Re.
publican. Wna clipped from that paper
end should I've beon credited 20 the
Republican Such decepilonE ere
prnctlccd everyday hy the AibuQuef-
cue Fuhef Journal. nexs. very stale
o. ihHt pnwncd on on the public as
special correspondence. special DIS
patch, leased gf ffeased wire stuff,
hnt The reading public. with q few
more oNnoanfea, win noi etand the
deception very long,
iicrg b ihe Hr icie clipped from the
Gallup Republican and which appears
in She fakir Journal az a special
dispatch
"'rho arst of me week rumor was
circulated ihai n rnrder he'd been
committed ncar Ramna sheriff
/ Duddinginn went in Investigate the
report. il was iruo that a killing mad
taken nlucc, whether t was murder
or not depends On tho point OF view
Some time ago O Navajo giIi Who
lived in the southern part OF this
cnnuiy was iakcn sick. DO Us said
win arorsy. A medicine man var
called ID and hc went through his
! incaniauona. the Rlrl dld not regain
/ hef health Despite ali the howlluEa
and mOukCyshinos of the medicine
man death resulted from uaturai
causes. In The unclyilIzod minds 0f
che Indians o was believed that the
Elrls death was due 90 supernatural
causes.
"Thc medicine man who had done
what ho thought would restore
health 20 The sufferer was asked for
Che reason uf tho patients death ne
said tnai she had hoen hcwltchcd and
named the witch who happened 10 DO
90 old man of the tribe of Nayaios
The medicine mnn said that this old
man was a wizard end q was decided
Go pat fhls wizard to death so that be
could no more XIII innocent Nayaioa.
According 20 the belief of these In.
| diana the wizard was shot dead. and
7 bis slayer i8 wanted tor murder The
l federal government has taken tho mat.
Ter uu and Navajo police arc CA the
/ Way Oh arrest the slayer of the wizard
and bring him ta III. Defiance to give
him "a frinl Tire county has nothing
io DO with %. ns The matter ia nov
in he hands of the indant Heent Of
Che Nnvaios
90 o. believed thHi there viii be- nn
lfrouh,o in nndlng the man who put
tine bullet ln the sn-cnliod witch. Cor
according 90 bis theory he has cnm
miuod NO crime, only doing what was
believed i0 be- Justice What the 1H..
come VIII BE- time will ten.
AFTER an This slayer OF a witch ..
only few years behind the times
Tor o was not so long ago that our
forpiniherA were killing witches
ana getting iheir authority 90 40 so
from their Interpretation OF the
Scriptures, the Navajo who killed ths
stitch had not caught up with Oui
/ prcsen' day civilization"
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-11-03
SISTER CATHERINE
DIES At SANTA F6

% VIII be- SD news % many Of Al
nuqugrunee Older citizens 10 learn Of
The death of Sister Catherine at santa
" saturday afternoon last Many OF
them VIII remombor hCr as prOmi
ncht figure in She construct ION of ST.
iosepht hospital here IN isss. sistar
Catherine was one 0l the planoers in
Christian work 10 the southwest. COM
Ina FROM Cincinnati ln 1856 with sis.
tiers 90 Charity Vincent. Thoud0sla
and Pauline nii OK whom are well
known here Their journey was made
by stage from Omaha tu Santa Fo
over ihe famous Santa Fe trail The
story of their early DAYS In santa ~
ia one OF continuous stfueelo and
hardship aud the history OF tna spleen.
did lnaiiiuiiuna of the Sisters OF Char
liiy at The capital aud in Trinidad ana
Albuquerque is more or less "a history
of iheao noble women
Sister Catherine was la the slyiieth
tfaf OF hef age. she was "a native Al
ireland nor family manic helnR MA
.oh. hlr PARENTS omiRratod 40 tho
Dn'lel states when she was in her
N'AIelh year and soon after sine enc
ortl upon her novitlate with lho Sis
lei nl Charity az One mother house
of iNe oracr ln Cincinnati. Ohio and
mere she remained con her transfer
io santa De. iu Santa he the nrst
Melh undnrlnkcu by tho sisters wRs
Ne establishment uf nn urphanaeo
asylum So great we're the dlncultlos
encountered in iho beginning mat 30
pa even said Of Che sisters that they
Aefe Obliged to Do family washing la
order 90 support themselves and me
children uudur their care n fSSG
sister Catherine was called upca tn
ueip in Che Good samaritan hospital
ai Cincinnati. from which "a 1883 She
came 40 Albuquerque io look after the
building oi 90 l0aepha hospital. Later
nn she spent four years "a Trinidad
'oln, soliciting funds for me- erection
OF 81 khphuels hospital ANA In 1899
whs transferred 90 Pueblo on sim.
iiaf mission. From that time ON ull
June ui lnsi year whon she returned
% Cincinnati she divided her time n.
tween Pueblo aud Trinidad. Only ton
Gays ago Sister Catherine nlled viii
longing for the scenes ana eomnau.
lpnaliipH nf bee forty years and over
ln the southwest returned to gnnto
~. where aR q result OF q bad roid
ahh htifl weakness. contracted on tho
Journey che died. the end overiaknr
utr while 90 the act 90 knoeline M
morning prayers "
impressive ceremonies az tho Cn.
mccall conducted By Very Rov. AN
ihonio hurchegue aud other dlrna,a
fiea mnrked ihe passing of ihis nobl,
ana seli -aacrllclng woman III h weII
20 note ~ closing that me other tbfes
sisters who came 90 santa rs ~ nlo
neers With Sister Catherine arc I'm
alive. Sisters vincent and pheodosia
ere on me retired lat az The mothe,
ienae a. Mount g. Joseph and sis' :,
fauline Is stu 10 Albuquerque. =
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-11-03
HOW GOMEZ CAUGHT BACA
OUTLAW ONCE ESCAPED ~ OUT.
RIDING oFFicER-pOLlCE
MAN DROVE UP M WAC.
ON AND USED PISTOL.

uaicgr Rafael Gomez. drowned with
sun and Wlnd, reached Santa Pc saf-
urlay from Albuquerque where Dee
placed ln iall Jose q naca, who cs-
capped from That prison while awaiting
sentence over rear ago and who was
caught recently in The Xnnl mountains
oi Mckinley county, by the Mounted
Policeman after a Ions chase. Ia
speaking of the arrest oi Baca. OmcOr
Rafael Gomez said,
when J nrGt started after naca,
b. appeared ln some way. io get &c.
formation concerning my movements.
once, came upon him M canyon
hui ] was on the mesa ANA he naw me
ursi Then started "a Wild chase. He
was wei mounted and rode reckless.
49, ! gould have shot him bat / asa
NOT Wat 90 kill the mha When
saw thni ! was being ont diGtanced.
owing 20 the disadvantage of the start
gave up and lct him make an oa-
cape From thar time on, however
+ began 90 plan bis capture T0
avoid "a gun ARRAY / arranged 20 take
him hy surprise A few days ago.
learned ui hls whereabouts iu the
mountains, JUS 0n a ireightors trail
"a waited until Hn empty freight
wagon WAS passing along the trail
ana then concealed myself under the
drivers seat in tho wagon box
cautioned the driver sind told him "a
eo as near 90 unca as possible This
hp did and stopped ihe team
arose from the wagnn bed. taking
haca entirely by surprise ana before
he could move. had him covered
with the mnszlo 90 my pistol he SUR
rendered without further dlfnoulty and
/ started With him 40 once for Alhu
quorquo. reaching there yesterday
s. C stuart Of Santa ~ Is here an
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-11-03
THE GOVERNORS
LETTER TO THE
DISTRICT
Attorneys Requiring them 10
Prosecute All Vl0lators
Of Election Law.

NNN"NH'N HHH
Dear slr--i have the honor TO adj
wise you that representations have
been made to me by prominent oiti.
Eena IN many parts oi the territory
both republicans and democrats, that
there ia considerable danger that, in
many places. the election laws Of
New Mexico viii not be- enforced at
che coming election.
Our laws m respect 20 these mat
tcra are very fil aud detailed, an9
point out without any possibility OF
confusion or mistake the methons
whereby dishonesty and fraud IN cleo
lions can De avoided, and provide spe'
cincally the penalties and punish
monts 10 be- imposed for the infringe
lnent Of the provisions of such laws.
hes 20 cali your attention parilcu-
larry % the following sections of the
Complied Laws of 1897
"i6as. That ID shall hereafter be-
unlawful Coz any person who ia not a
qualified eiector 20 vote. or Ia offer
10 vote ai any election held Ia this
territory og Co rosister COZ OF
Ter 90 register AS voter
and it shall be- unlawful for
any persons to register nr unor 90
register. 0r io vote of offer 90 vote n
the name of another person, and it
shall BE- unlawful Cor any person 90
register his name ag voter, Or 20
cause CO.. procure hla name to De su
registered iu any uthsr election pre-.
cinct than that DO which such person
resides. or viii ln good iaih have rec
sided, the requisite period ol time
prior io she day of the next ensuing
election. ana BE- shall Boz unlawful for
any person 40 solicit, procure aid.
nbot. induce or attempt to procure of
Induce amy person Nhu D. NOT dn'F
aualihed. to register Ha voter or 10
vote af ANY election held In this tor-
riiory Any person who shall violate
any oi the provisions ol this act shan.
upun conviction thereof, before nny
court of competent jurisdiction ho
nned in any snn not less than one
hundred dollHrs ard unt moro than
nFo hundred dollars. on hy impriaun-
mont in the county Jan Tor not iess
than three months nor more than flA
muuihs. or hy both such nne and Inn
nriaonmeut at che discretion ol Che
court ifying che same.
'1636. % shall he unlawful lor any
person after the passage oi This act
ut ur prior tu ans election authorised
BY the laws Ot the territory io inhu'
once or attempt 90 Influence ANY vet
er 10 vote inr or against any candi-
date for OlhCo ur any question 500 per
son. ur to refrain from voting an amy
such election, by tho uner of ans
moneg, property article ur thing ni
value. Or by She offer Of employment
or By any menace or threat tn dis.
charge from employment, 90 by ans
threat nf violence tO any such voter
or by any threat ur menace tp Hus
any such voter or any other person. %
hy amy promise 40 refrain Or abstain
from suing such voter ur any ufhei
pnu0n coz ln influence Qr 90 attemp
90 Influence ANY voter tu east bis Voii
ln any particular way hy meana 81
any brlbH reward ur promise oi re-
ward. on Cor ans voter 90 take Or ro'
Coitn any bride. compensation, money
article on thing a. an lnduccmont e
vote for any PERSON, on question, OF
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-11-03

;. 9 s'uar' o SANTA 20 3 here on
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-11-03

homp-secd TO vim three wcchts
onafthinEs, TO fahum the stack
three limos 60 dip your ioft shirt
sleeve ln q burn where three lairds'
lands meet aud. hnnlly. curious
process with three megies or dish.
os."
Another writer tolls of facets MALE
ot heath broom. and dressings of
naN ued upon a pole These are
.lgnted and ihon carried upon che
shoulders Of some one who runs
around the Village. attended hy "a
crowd Weird effects are produced ON
"a dark night when number uf these
laRois are blazing at che Same limo.
Sui another writer t0ils OF the
custom 0f collecting DE ashes from
the bonfire when the fire has burned
out They ave carefully gathered
mo ihe form of q circle. and q stone
iQi every rpraOn of ihc several fam.
ilies Interested IN me fire. 81 put into
lhin magic pile. % ans stone 81 in.
lnred ur moved next murninR o. alg-
nihes that the person represented hy
that stone ls 'fey. aud viii not live
a twelve moidh from thai day
in ihc days when the "hali0R
nfc was klndlod various magic cere
monies preceded its lighting. r'hess
exercised the demons and witches
and rendered them powerleHs Whur
the ceremonies we're finished. the
/ IRE was lighted and carefully guard
ga by men of ih6 family from the
/ depredaiiuna OF certain socieiiei
which were formed. sometime,
through pique ami ai other lines fol
inu alone. Tor toe purpose Of scatter
Jog these urta. The attack aud de-.
ienso we're often conducted with ar
and fury"
The FIRST ceremony OF Halloween
was Pulling ihe kali lstalkl By itI
1 shape aud slle the young women de-.
/ tornined The figure and size of fhell
/ iuturc husbands. while ung "yird" ol
earth sticking to the roots moan
fortune The taste of the "cuaioo.
or heart ol The stalk showed ihl
temper aud disposition. and Analll
/ me stems or "untG' nra placed ab0f.
me door and the Christian name o
I ihr person whom fate sends nrs
/ through The door gives he nhmo 81
De- gentleman
ln an old hook az tho carly par
Iof thc sixteenth century there D.
/ plssBgn aB fnlloWe
We rode in olde TYNE good uonnIl
( En'ie un All Halloween dave hakl
hrade and dele @ Cor ai' cyEicl
I snules
This refers Ca the ancient custom
81 the poor going "a-souiinr. or ask
lns Far money which thcy earned D.
fasting for tho souls af the aims
glvor and his klnsfolk. presnnlnbl.
| Che hrolo vas nor eaten until ihI
DAY after
Do some places these luapea wor
lcslled "saumaa luayos' soul-masH-
and were kept ln the house FOR mck
Bakers gave them jo their customer.
lend thus they rcsembled the Good
Friday bread ana cr0aHbune.
The vigil and ringing Of bells aI
lniRal long upon AN Hallows wa
abolished under Henry VIII but. d
| spltc Of thls half d century later. un
lder Elizabeth a special Injunction
forbade ull supernuons ringing q
bells evidently tho laws were no
euiorced then any more than nov
and iho nerves or the nceple wor
tried as they are IN these dave
n our door bells. however. not ehurc
bells. that Keep up nn edge. with M
small hoy 90 the button
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-11-03

ga within the district o. which you
have charge ln the performance Of
this official duty you VIII have my
hearty cooperation.
Respectfully yours
(signoN "a. j. HAGERMAN.
Governor of New Mexico
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-11-03
Dufiy's Pure Malt Whisky

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pupcrts.
t9QN when ask your druggist grocer Duffys
e IS
me1a htkcy end o. sold ony
make the
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Mention this pager when asygorlno thls ad
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-11-03
CONSULTATION CURED

Mrs. Fienke, known as
the handsOmest woman
On Milwaukee, states that
after physicians had failed
to give her any perman@
ent relief from that dread
disease consumption, she
tried Dusfy's Pure rlalt
Whlskey and has been
entirely cured.
Mrs. Hcnkc thankfully writes
For six years I have been ail'rq
with lung trouble, which kept grow
ing worse until my case became sefi-
Gus. ! employed four different local
physicians, giving each a fair trial,
but with very little success. During
this period ] was troubled with dizri-
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cold icet. coughing, chills and hcu
orrhages, which clearly indicated con-
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tried several widely advertised mcdi-
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tried Dufy's Pure Malt Whiskey.
After using one bottle ray condition
began TO improve, ! continued 20
use this remedy for two years and am
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20 be so weak that ] could hardly
stand up. am now able to do all
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am a lifelong resident OF Milwaukee,
Al 80 No
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-11-03
am yours truly.
PUNCH WHEELER.

chas Chadwick, the sheep commits.
Sion broker returned from a business
irlp 90 Torrance county
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-11-03

a BAH win he given tonight nc CO.
lomho hall hy iho lndius of Temple
Albert n should be- we'll nalronized.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-12-20
Christmas in
Bethlehem
How the Glad Holiday Is
Celebrated in Christ's
Natal Town.


The little city OF Bethlehem Is set
upon a hill which Is crowned By the
Church Of the Nativity, writes Marion
Harland. The Grotto. which all sects
Of believers have agreed upon al the
birthplace Of our Lord. Is directly un-
der the church and entirely dependent
for light upon artificial means. A sill.
yer star Is let into the pavement OF a
semi-clrcular niche. above which Is an
altar adorned with the usual churchly
symbols. by the light Of rs colored
lamps suspended under the altar we
read the inscription IN Latin;
Here Jesus Christ was Bora
OF the Virgin Mary.
The long line OF pilgrims Frustrated
themselves. ono by one. and kissed the
star, some with dropping tears an.
sllently-solemnized beyond tho RANGE
Of speech. II did not add % our sol
emnity to be shown the Manager. deco
rated with lace and an embroidered
altar-cloth.
The really impressive things Wero
occasional glimpsea OF the rough stone
walls and roof OF the ancient stable.
visible here and there between the
gaudy decorations,
The service of Christmas Eve be-
gan at half-past ten AZ night aud con
cluded az half-past two ln the morn
ing. Al midnight a lullaby from the
organ preluded the supreme moment
OF the occaaiOn-the sudden folding
back OF a curtain above the altar. re-
yeallng a m~anger-cradle and a box wax
doh. The eXultant outburst Of organ
and choir IN a magnificent Gloria In
Exoelsis accompanied the stately pro
cessional OF tho entire stan OF priests
and acolytes. chanting and swinging
censers while they bore up % aisle
and down another. back TO the high
altar. the same don, dressed In cam
brio and lace, and nesting In the en-
brace Of tho richly appareled bishop.
Every incident Of our last aiEht IN
lamais camp ln Bethlehem recurs "a
me with peculiar %distinctness. How
as the darkness deepened. the red
blinking eyes Of tho charcoal orators
OF the wonderful portable stove pre-.
sided ovor BY our accomplished ohel
10 the door OF the kitchen tent-the
] night being breoztleas- shone upon
the under side OF the olive bongh.
over our heads, while our quiet tali
went on OF what had happened IN th'
old town behind ua.
We spoke longest Of Dayid's Great
est Son. and % the Birth that was q
draw the eyes aud ihoughta 81 a.
nations 10 the little city on the hiiitol
10 the land % lnda.
AZ midnight kept wakefui ~ thl
rush and burden OF thought, ! aros'
10 look from ne sent door upon thI
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-12-20

'Fie no come opon; he--how You ray
i'm In Anglais7-he rus. Come zis
way, Monsieur nanncur"
The Frenchmsh led Thorn round BY
way Of the hall and into the adloin.
Ing loom II was an ordinary sliding
door which had formerly served 10
throw the two rooms Into one. BUT
Il had evidently not been opened for
many years, and there was q four.
post bed backed up against It.
who occupied this room that
nlghtgG'
Victor cooked his head on one side,
like the parrot, and thought. "Oui,
ogi. Il was Monsieur Champenois; he
so away VARY early ze mex morning
Monsieur Etienne Champenols2'
Chaudron inquired.
"Oui. oui, he come Eat night from
Calcasieu. an so down TO his river
plantation on boat, VARY SOON"
DO you know him." Joe asked Of
ChRudren.
quite we'll"
HAS he been Interviewer"
Not yet. he has not yet returned
to The city.
Send a man to him at once; he
may know something"
who are in these other rooms2"
Joe asked.
Visitors; re city Is much crowd"
May / e the roomsg"
"Certainement" Victor opened them
patiently, one by one.
There's no tse in looking through
them again" whispered C~haudron;
they have all been searched a dozen
times, everything from garnet to cell
lar"
But Joe was stubborn: he had his
way, going through the entire house
again. Then he walked out and stood
on the edge Of the banquette. hands
In his pockets, thinking.
"Well. what do you think OF Il
now Chaudron asked.
Don't know. Joe never ave what
the lawyers term a horseback opin-
ion; he always wanted time for re-
Election. He stood there for some