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Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1907-01-11
ALBUQUERQUE. MEXICO FRIDAY EVENING. JANUARY

said that they knew where mineral
could be found and also water. The
latter was in great demand The
weather was hot and the country
through which they were travelling
was dry. 1t was on the second day
after the meeting of the prospectors
and the sheep herders that the water
supply Of the party gave out entirely.
1t was on the 29th day of September.
Camp was made at noon among the
foothnls below some lofty mountains
Sais and Wales, who We're familiar
with the country and had by this time
become guides to the party, told the
miners that there was water half
mile farther up the mountain So
together the four men, after making
camp, started out with canteens and
guns to get IL. The miners carried
the canteens and the natives the guns.
The guns were a rifle and Luger
pistol owned by Billingslea and Nc
Laughln. Mrs. Billingslea remained
i'm camp and prepared dinner She
had a misgiving that something was
going to happen. Her womanly in
stinct had told her to beware of their
newly-found friends. and she asked
her husband to not go for the water.
The man had his way. As they were
leaving camp she pleaded with him a
second time not to go. That was the
last time Mrs. Billingslea saw her
husband alive.
For two days Mrs. Billingslea
waited I'm vain i'm that lonely camp
for the return of her husband The
natives returned and attempted to as
sault her, but she kept the towards
at bay with an uuloaded toy pistol
The story of the capture of the
murderers and the finding of the
bodies of their victims Is well known
After waiting two days, The little wo-
man, for she is little more than a girl
walked four miles to native settle
| ment. a searching party soon found
| the evidences of the terrible crime fol-
! which Sais has given his life. Bill
| lingslea had been shot twice with his
own gun. Both bullets had been fired
from the rear. one in the shoulder
| and the other in the head. The
wound in the shoulder had been made
| first. After being shot he had rar
until exhausted from loss of blood
ne Hdu lIleH Sdt uoWn upon loB
with his head in his hands. and the
\ murderer had slipped up behind hin
| and finished his terrible work Nc
Laughlin had also been shot from be
hind, the bullet entering the back Of
the head, causing instant death
! There was no evidence that the bodie!
| had been moved after falling
| The murderers carried away Will
them the guns with which they haC
accomplished their deadly work
| These guns We're the evidence which
fastened to them the crime. Thei
they began trying to fasten the blam'
on each other. Both confessed to tn
part they played in the crime.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1907-01-11
HARTMAN Is HURRYING
HOME HIS FREIGHT CARS

Chicago, Jan. 1.-THE manage
ment of the Hartman lines is paying
S32,5O0 freight on cars in order to
get them from the east into the coal
fields of Illinois, where they can be
loaded with coal for the west
This extreme and unusual method
was adopted by the officials here after
a consultion with Il. II. Hartman
who gave his consent to the eXpendi-
ture necessary to relieve the coal
shortage in several portions of the
west, especially in Kansas and Ne
braska. Added to the loss in paying
freight on the cars, the Hartman
system will lose at least $4,000 rev.
enue. and possibly three times that
amount. which they would have OBJ
tanned had they permitted their cars
to be loaded i'm the east with mer-
chandise or coal for the territory
around Chicago
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1907-01-11
CHAVES MAY HAVE
COMMITTED SUICIDE
Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence
Laguna y. M. Jan. l0.-Inyesti-
cation has brought to light circum-
stances surrounding the death of
Geronimo Chaves, which occurred
suddenly at Cubero Sunday night,
which point to foul play. Chaves
was we'll and hearty the afternoon
preceding his death. He complained
that evening at supper that his food
was bitter. Shortly after he was
drinking at the saloon of Demitero
Jaramillo, and after taking liquor and
water, threw up his hands and fell
to the floor and began To vomit. Dr.
De Almond was called, but before he
arrived Chaves had died in terrible
agony. Two hours after death, il is
said, his bodoy turned black, and his
friends believe that his death was
caused by poison, The body was
buried without a pOst-mortem exam
ination.
Chaves' domestic life had not been
running smoothly for several months
and some people here are of the opin-
ion that he committed suicide.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1907-01-11
STORY OF THE CRIME.

While the lifeless body of Carlos
Sais lies cold and stiff at Socorro,
having been cut loose from the gal
lows on which he paid the penalty
of numbering John Billingslea and
William Mclaughlin, a little fair
haired woman at Trinidad, Colo, is
mourning the loss of a loving hus-
band This woman is Mrs. Billings
lea. and though her husbands death
Is avenged, her sorrow is unquieted.
Sais had an associate in the crime.
This associate was Elieso Wales
Wales was sentenced to life impris-
onment for the part he took in the
killing of Billingslea and McLaugh-
lin.
The murder took place on one of
the lofty peaks of the ManZano
mountain, six miles from where the
Santa Fe Eastern railroad passes
through Abo canyon. Sais and Val
les were sheep herders. and Billings
lea and Mclaughlin We're prospec-
tors. The latter had started from
Trinidad. Colo. in search of wealth
such as the earth would yield up to
them. Blllingslea was a telegraph
operator, and while working for the
woOed and won one of the Bell Tele-
phone company's pretty "hello- girls. +"
Mrs. Billingslea accompanied her hus-
band on his mining expedition. IT
was to be a honeymoon trip. They
were to travel overland, make easy
drives, stop in pretty places in the
mountains and hunt and fish and
recreate as well as look for mines,
Mclaughlin was an old friend of
Billingslea. He had had some ex-
perience in mining. Billingslea was
TO furnish the money and McLaugh-
lin was to furnish the experience.
They journeyed to a point on the
Santa Fe Central by rail and there
procured horses and a wagon They
We're crossing Abo pass when over
taken by the sheep herders, Sais and
Wales, who were travelling in the
same direction as the prospectors,
but were not provided with food nor
camping equippage, so the prospec-
tors took them In, gave them food
and a place to SLEEP. The Mexicans
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1907-01-11
ENDORSEMENT |
OF THE RE-
CORDER
On Ballots For Precinct Off
GERS Not Necessary. Says
District Attorney Clancy.
Albuquerque, Jan. IL. 1907

Albuquerque, Jan. IL, 1907.
Mr.. Nestor Montoya, Editor La
Bandera Americana, Albuquerque,
n. NJ.
Dear Sir: In response to your re-
quest for my opinion as to form and
printing of ballots for use at the APP
preaching elections of justices of the
peace, ! have to say that | am con-
vinced that chapter l27 of the laws
of 1905 has no application to these
precinct elections, nor to elections of
school directors nor acequia commits
sioners. Consequently, there is no
necessity for having the tickets
printed by the county recorder, nor
any necessity for having printed on
the tickets the endorsement required
by section of that act. with the fac
simile signature of the recorder.
desire also to say that not only is
that endorsement unnecessary, but
there might possibly be some objec-
tions made to the validity of tickets
with the endorsement thereon, unless
all tickets used by all parties should
be printed the same way. That is to
say, if the set of tickets of one party
had the endorsement printed on the
tickets, while another did not, II
might be claimed that those tickets
with the endorsement had a designat-
ing device on their back so that their
character might be known when fold
ed, thus interfering with the secrecy
of the ballot. Therefore, l am sure
that in those precincts where printed
tickets are used, it will be better to
have nothing printed on the back, so
as to avoid any such possible conten-
tion. 1t will be well, however, that
the tickets should conform in size TO
what is required in a general statute,
in accordance with which they should
be printed on plain white paper three
inches in width and eight inches in
length. or within a quarter of an inch
of that size.
Yours truly,
FRANK w CLANCY,
District Attorney.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1907-01-11
TRAMP SHIP
SAVES LOST
STEAMER IN
West India Seas. When She
was Eleven Days
Over Due.
SHIP HAD BROKEN HER
SHAFT BUT ALL WELL
Steamer MariCas Also Delayed
BY Break in Her
Machinery.

New York, Jan. 1.-THE steamer
Ponce, which arrived at Hamilton,
Bermuda islands, today, under tow OF
a tramp steamer, sailed for New
York, December 90. For nearly a
week several revenue cutters had
been searching for the missing
steamer and great apprehension was
felt for her safety.
Eleven Days Overdue.
The missing steamer Ponce, eleven
DAYS overdue from Ponce. Porto
Rico, to New York, was sighted today
off Hamilton, Bermuda, in tow of an
other steamer. Two cablegrams were
received by the New York & Porto
Rico Steamship company, of this city,
owners of the Ponce. The cable
grams being dated at Hamilton, read
as follows:
1.-The steamer Ponce, in tow off Ber-
muda of a tramp steamer, is dis
sbled John S. Darrell"
Another cablegram read:
Ponce in tow of a German steam
er Is off Bermuda. Meyer"
Only a Shaft Broken.
A dispatch from Bermuda reports
that the Ponce has a broken shaft
ship is being towed to dock by tugs.
Led by Tramp.
The New York & Porto Rice
steamship company today received 6
cablegram from Bermuda that the
missing steamer Ponce is coming into
Hamilton in tow She had been over
due for ten days.
Circulating Pump Gave Out.
The steamer Maricas arrived a
Quarantine this morning from Trini
dad and Grenada. She was delayed
owing to a arrangement in her ma
chinery. On New Years morning e
circulating pump gave out.
ship stopped for thirty-siX hours f.
repairs, and then proceeded under
duced speed. Fine weather prevail
ed and she saw nothing of thu
steamer Ponce.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1907-01-11
IN
ITALY GO ON
BIG STRIKE
WoMd.BSaAssassin Trled.and
Shot BY Court
Martial.
MYSTERIOUS BOMB EX-
PLODES IN ST. PETERSBURG
Corey of Steel Trust Says He viii
Not Marry During Present
European Trip.

Rome, Jan. IA strike of law
yers I'm Italy has been declared. A
number of barristers and solicitors
met yesterday and after examing the
proposals of the minister of justice
for legal reforms determined to ask
! the lawyers in all Italian towns to
strike. against them, and to remain
on a strike until the measures are
withdrawn. The minister has referred
his reform measures to the chamber
of deputies for discussion.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1907-01-11
ships Not Sent TO Pacific.

Washington Jan. 1l.-Although q
suggestion has been made that owing
to the weak representation of ar
incurred ships on the Pacific, several
such vessels should be sent there at
once. it was stated today that the
naval board has no present intentioz
of disturbing the plans made lOas
since for the maneuvers which ara
about to begin at Culebra and Guam
tenamo The program of exercises
covers a period of six weeks. during
which time the entire Atlantic hest
will undergo rigid drills and eNten
sive target practice
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1907-01-11
NEW STEEL PLANT
FOR PACIFIC COAST

San Francisco. Jan. 1l.-Arrange-
ments were completed by capitalists
here today for the construction of a
large steel plant which will be oper-
ated for several years with iron and
steel scrap from the ruins Of the
city. The entire equipment for the
plant has been purchased in Pitts
burg The plant will be known as
the Great Western Rolling Mills and
will be located at Rodeo, on the
ocean front, where the company has
secured one hundred acres of land.
1t Is believed that the scrap secured
from the ruins of the city will run
the mill for ten years, but arrange
ments are being made TO take over
the scrap supply OF the mony rail-
roads having terminals in the city
in order to secure an unlimited sup
ply OF raw material.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1907-01-11
shaw's secretary Advanced.

Arthur F. Slater. present private
secretary to Secretary Shaw. will b.
appointed Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury to succeed Charles H.
Keep. when the latter retires Febru-
AIRY /, to become bank commissioners
of the state of New York. In ask
ing the president for the appointments
Shaw did so with the understandings
that Cortelyou, who takes the treas
ury portfolio March 4, shall fill the of
flee whenever he desires TO do SO. and
First Assistant Postmaster General
Hitchcock will later be made the RS
sistant secretary. Hitchcock will not
leave the postoffice department with
Cortelyou. but will do so about July
| or later.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1907-01-11
JEWS GATHER TON
ADVOCATE ZIONISM.

London, Jan. lin the Albert
hall today Jews numbering over six
thousand gathered under the aus
pices of the English Zionist fedora
ton for the purpose of advocating
the claims of Zionism. Lord Roths-
child presided and among the speak
ers were Israel Zangwill, H. Bischop-
sheim, Rev. II, Zadoc-Kahn' DR.
Friedberger, Walter Nathan and j.
Shire, all prominent in commercial
and financial circles. II. ii. Rent
wich, L. l.. p, said that Zionists
would not rest until they had Pales-
tine-Palestine, and nothing eles.
Resolutions were adopted pledging
the meeting TO work to secure a
publicly-recognized, legally-secured
home in Palestine as tn eonly reso-
luton of the Jewish question.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1907-01-11
ALLEGED COLORED
MURDERERS APPEAL

Alexandria, Va, Jan. II.-A stay
of execution has been placed on the
warrant I'm the sheriff's possession for
the execution of Howard Banks,
colored, who was sentenced to death
for the murder of a colored youth
named Ellie, as an appeal will be
taken to the court of appeals. How
ard would have been executed this
morning but for the appeal.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1907-01-11
Naval Bill l. Ready.

Chairman Foss, of the house COM
mittee on naval affairs. expects TO
have the naval appropriation hiif
ready to report to the house by Feb
ruary /.
Secretary Metcalf will appear be-
fore the commission some time next
week, and his statement will compfetss
the hearings.
1t is practically assured that the
bill will not carry appropriation for
additional battleships, but will reau-
thorize the building of a proposed
Dreadnaught, which is to equal any.
vessel afioat. There was some doubts
as to whether the ship was properly
authorized at the last session.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1907-01-11
NEW MINERALS
IN SOUTH DAKOTA.

DeadwoOd, Jan. 11.-Tin, mica.
tungsten and spodumene are now be-
ing produced in the Black Hills in
large quantities. The Westinghouse
Electric & Manufacturing company
for the use of their plant i'm Denver
are taking large quantities of mica.
The other new minerals are being
shipped east
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1907-01-11
Pennsylvania Fall in Wall
Street Quotations Others
Are Affected.
GREAT NORTHERN NOT ABLE
TO CLOSE ITS BOOKS NOW
Hartman Lines Pay Big Freight
Charges to Get Back
Its Own Cars.

New York, Jan. 1.-THE announce
ment of the intended issue of addi-
tional capital stock by the Pennsyl-
vania railway company to the extent
of $10,O00,000 shares, arrived to
shock speculative investment i'm the
stock market today.
Pennsylvania stock sold down four
points from yesterdays close, under
the enormous unloading. st. Paul,
Atchison, Northern Pacific and Balti-
more and Ohio were the most acute
ly affected of the stocks in the gen.
eral list. The sharpness of the break
invited profit taking by the bears,
and supporting orders were put out
all as protective measures by the
inside s"~rests. The result was a
su~-t ing ! 'y in the course of the
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1907-01-11
s.ss sSSsSY YssssssY

1.-THE report that Judge Parker, be-
fore whom Sais was tried, found gull
ty and sentenced, would grant an ap-
peal to the supreme court, or that
Governor Hagerman would grant a
respite, or commute sentence to life
imprisonment was put in circulation
without any foundation whatever,
and is denied by both gentlemen and
branded by some as one of those hot
air specials so common these days
in the Morning journal.
At noon today, in answer to a tele-
phone message from The Evening
Citizen, Governor Hagerman stated
that he had not been asked Ito grant
II respite or commute the sentence of
Sais" by any person, and therefore
there were no applications on file in
his office asking interference on his
part. The governor said he would
not Interfere to prevent the sentence
from being carried out and he did
not
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1907-01-11
NEW INCORPORATIONS
DURING DECEMBER

New York, Jan. 1.-THE total cap
italizations of interpretations formed
in Maine. New York, New Jersey and
Delaware, with "A capital of $1,000
900 and upward, during the month of
December, amounted to S239, 100000,
an increase of almost 500, 900, 600
over the total for the same month
during 1905, and compares with
s1S4 900 900 in November. and $11O.-
500. 900 in October. The December
interpretations exceeded in amount
those OF any other month ia the year.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1907-01-11
MYSTERIOUS BOMB EXPLO-
SION IN ST. PETERSBURG

st, Petersburg. Jan. 11.-Dated
1876 p. m.-There was a mysterious
bomb explosion today on Vassilly ISL
and in the court yard of "a house on
the corner 'of Little Prospect street.
This is a district of st. Petersburg
where many English families reside.
Though the bomb tore "A hole three
feet deep into the ground and drove
splinters a foot long into the walls of
adjoining houses, no one was injured.
The thrower escaped.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1907-01-11
He COWdrdly Murdered John
BillingSled and William Nc
Ldughlin Last September.
ELISEO WALES Sent
TO PEN FOR LIFE
Story of the Most Deliberate
HedrtleSS Murder Ever Com
mitted in This Territory.
SSSsSSSSSssssYYyz

3 Special to The Evening Citizen. Z
Socorro, n. NJ, Jan. 11.-Car- 3
. los Sais swung into eternity at 4
= 3:45 O'Clock this afternoon. Sher- Z
. iff S. E. Abeyta sprung the trap. 4
3 The body of the doomed man I
. dropped like a shot, and the re- I
: port as the halter became taut
was loud and sharp. SO loud that 3
8 the crowd, which hung around I
3 the enclosure where the scaf- I
3 fold had been erected. knew that Z
3 the deed was done as well as the
; small circle allowed to view the I
3 hanging. The body necoaled. 6
3 the muscles quivered and con- I
8 tracted for a moment and then I
; relaxed. The swinging body
B struggled for n few moments
3 and then became still. Sais had I
3 paid the penalty of his crime
with his life.
The trap was sprung at 3:45
b and life was pronounced extinct
b at $3.50 o'clock. Sais was coole
: when he mounted the scaffold
3 than he had been any time
> forty-eight hours previous to the
B hanging. Briefly, he stated that
3 he did not do the killing alone,
. and requested that his body he
. buried at San Juan.
3 The fixing of the moose, the
: placing of the hood and the
. springing of the trap was done
: by Sheriff Abeyta deliberately
D and without the least slip.
Drs. Duncan and Backing
. ton pronounced Sais dead on the
. first examination.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1907-01-11
TWENTY PERSONS PERISH
IN BOOK BINDERY FIRE

Strassburg, Jan. 11.-Twenty per
sons perished today in a fire which
destroyed the book bindery of Hu
bert & Company, the English firm
ut Geispolsheim near this city,
vat of boiling celluloid exploded, and
the flaming liquid caused such in
stantaneous ignition of everything
with which it came into contact, thai
all exists were cut OF in a very shorl
time. Some OF those who escaped
from the burning room were dread
fully scalded.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1907-01-11
SPECIAi APPROPRIATION ron
TERRITORIAL GOVERNOR

. Special 10 The Evening Citizen. +,
. Washington. ID. G., Jan. IL /
The governors of New Mexico +,
. and Arizona have been granted I
. $500 contingent expenses, $500 ,
. of which shall be for travelling I,
. tai.
Charles Spirss left here yes 4
. terday for New York. The I
. Andrews pension bin Tor \. j. 4
. Armstrong, for s24 passed the 4
. house. 4
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1907-01-11
RiNcr and Hnrbors Rill.

The river and harbors bill. 1t II
now announced, will probably not De
reported to the house on January
16. subcommittee are busiiy en-
gagged in discussing the projects as
signed them, and delegations repre-
senting the various sections OF the
country are arriving here daily by
various lines
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1907-01-11
MOTHER NATURE SHOWS
HER AUSTERE
FACE
Earthquake Shocks. Sleet
Storms. Fires and ExplOS-
ions Kill Many.
THREE HUNDRED EXPIRE
IN TIDAL WAVE SOUTH

Kansas City, Jan. IL AN unusual
Iy heavy sleet storm in the western
part OF Kansas and throughout
Oklahoma and Indian Territory, has
crippled the wires south of Kansas
city today. For a time wire COM
municatlon with Colorado and the
territories was completely shut OFF
Train service has suffered severely.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1907-01-11
MOVEMENTS OF UNITED
STATES WARSHIPS.

Guantanamo, Cuba, Jan. 1i.-Eighr
battleships comprising the squadron
OF Rear Admiral Evans, of the Uni
ted States Atlantic fleet arrived herr
today. In the squadron are the
Maine, (lagships) Missouri. Kear-
sarge, Kentucky. Alabama. Iowa, In
diana and Illinois. The midwinrvr
manoeuvers of the fleet will he CON
Quoted OF this coast
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1907-01-11
GAS EXPLOSION DISTURBS
WASHINGTON CARD PARTY

Washington, Jan. 11.-F II. Pope
and Edward Scheibner were instantly
killed and a dozen persons were in
iured last night by the explosion of a
gas plant in Woodman hall during
the progress of card party. Among
the most seriously injured is Father
Dwyer, a Catholic priest.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1907-01-11
SEISsnC DISTURBANCE
FELT IN KANSAS

Arkansas City, Kan, Jan. IL
What is believed to have been an
earthquake shock was felt here a;
las this morning. The shock last
ed a few seconds. Persons were
awakened and, dishes were ratified
but no damage was reported.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1907-01-11
Service Pension is Passed
smoot Not to be Unseated.

Chicago. Jan. 11.-A dispatch tn
the Tribune from Washington says
that Senator Reed Smoot will hold
his senate seat unless he shall dhs
before his term expires, something to
justify his expulsion. There rs at
present a majority in the senate whe
believe that he cannot be deprived
of his seat under existing conditions
and that in no case can he be put esat
of the senate except by the method of
expulsion which requires a twO-thirds
vote.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1907-01-11

Brooklyn, Jan. lin about four
days time the United States battle
ships Connecticut. Louisiana. Georgia.
New Jersey, Rhode Island. Virginia
Ohio, Tennessee, Washington and 81
Louis. vii sail for Cuba. where they
Will join the fleet of Rear Admiral
Evans and take part in the midwinter
manoeuvers Of the Atlantic fleet.