Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-09-12

the cost TO an extremely low figure
This at least is the belief of experts
in the Navy Department and accounts
for the fact that the Miivale has here
tofore made bids for government con.
tracts against both the Carnegie and
Bethlehem companies, although 1t had
no plant ready for operation at the
time of bidding.
What the company's new process
is has been kept profound secret
but 1t is declared that the plates will
stand every test required and can be
made for perhaps 800 ton. whereas
the lowest price ever paid before was
at least Si00 ton.
LOS ANGELES. Cal Sept. S.
Volcanic disturbances have been fret
ting the ocean here and for the last
three days waves forty feet high have
beaten against the shore. There has
been no wind. The pleasure warts
have been damaged and temporary
breakwators have been made to pre-
vent the inundation OF cottages.
NEW YORK. Sept S-The War
Department has decided to renovate
the Statue of Liberty, presented by
Franoeto this country in 1886. now in
New York harbor The bronze shows
the effect of twenty years of weather
An entire renovation is to take place.
including an electrical passenger ele-
vator from the base of the statue to
its head.
WORCESTER, Mass, Sept s.
Hoar had a comfortable night. But
gains no strength.
CHICAGO. H.. Sept. S-Burglars
entered the residence of B. +. Craw-
ford. president of the National Bis
cult company, of Evanston, at 1870
they were surprised by Miss Mable
Mcpherson. sister of Mrs Crawford.
One of the burglars threw bottle
of carbollc acid into her face. then
escaped, The girl will be dishgured
for life. She narrowly escaped loss
ing her eyes. Her condition in the
hospital is serious. No clew to the
guilty ones
ALTON. Penn, Sept S.-Two men
were killed and FIVE others injured
early this morning by a runaway
freight train on the Pennsylvania
road. Engine and twenty cars rolled
down thh preclpice at Horse Shoe
curve and is now a mass of scrap.
The train ran several miles un-con-
trolled. The dead are Engineer Beard
man and r, Toohey.
CHICAGO, Ill, Sept s.-The re-
ports received at the general office OF
the Rock Island, make mention of
but one death as the result of the
Tisklwa wreck.
Express messenger Donaldson died
soon after being removed from the de
brls. Number of injured not stated
as vet
An unknown man, apparently II
Dane died on the way to the hospital
ELKHART. Ind, Sept. SD.
Shamrock Elkhart's middleweight.
and August Boxbaum, ball player.
fought six rounds on the island Waw-
asee. Wednesday afternoon. No de-
csion was given Boxbaum was bad
ly beaten Two OF Elkharts women
who were present persuaded the dep
uty sheriff not to stop the fight.
Los ANGELES. Cal, Sept. s.
Twin Sullivan and Kid Mccoy have
been definitely matched to fight here
September 27th.
LOUISVILLE. Ky. Sept. S.-Wil-
liam Neal, charged with murder of ids
trlct attorney, Sprader, but out on
bail, shot and killed his wife and then
blew out his own brains.
CHICAGO,Ill., Sept, 9.-The butch
ers strike is being declared off. Thous.
ands are flocking to the packing
plants begging for their old places.
Not n third of them will get their
jobs as new men are already filling
them and they Will be retained The
strike lasted fifty nine days and cost
the men in wages nearly five million
dollars. The loss TO the packers is
nearly eight million. The packers de
clare today that they will never again
employ union men, although at pres
ent they have open shops.
ST LOUIS, Sept 9.-Seven hun
dred men applied for work this morn
ing, following the announcement of
the strike being declared off, and one
hundred and ninety.two were given
work The men said nothing about
wages
KANSAS CITY. Mo, Sept 9.-Less
than fifteen hundred of the two
thousand strikers who applied for
word at the packing houses were re.
instated today.
OMAHA. Neb., Sept 9l-The end OF
the strike is disasterous to unskilled
men. When they went out they drew
nineteen cents an hour and on return.
ing draw seventeen and half cents
The skilled men are unchanged. No
men are to return before Monday on
account OF lack of stock
PARSONS, Kan, Sept 9-William
Frey. well known Frisco conductor
OF this place. was struck by a car
while switching in the yards at Ca
toosa, l. r., last evening and was In
stantly killed.
PAVO. Ga. Sept. "a clash be
tween the whites and blacks Is mo
mentarlly expected The negroes al
legged that the whites have burned