Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-11-20

able troubles to state to the investigat.
ing committee that the methods he
) pursued were In use when he went in.
to the society and that he was young.
! inexperienced and was sorry he had
done wrong and hoped to retrieve him.
self had nothing more to do with
the Equitable management than had
the office boy
= KANSAS CITY. Nov. 16.-Austin
: Francis, accused of killing winona
Newton, aged Is, his sweetheart, was
held today on the charge of murder in
the first degree. When first arrested
the excellence of Francis's alibi
aroused the suspicious of the police.
Tine girl was found dead from car.
bolic acid poisoning under bridge.
with her face and hands cut and a
heavy stone on her chest.
| RUTLAND. VT, Nov. 16.--Governor
Bell has notified the officers to pre-
pare for the execution of Mrs Mary
Rogers December s, and the gallows
will be erected for the third time in
Windsor prison. The governors or.
der indicates that he does not believe
the federal supreme court will inter
vene.
ST JOHNS. N. r. Nov. 1G.--it Is
feared today the Labrador explorers,
Dillon, Wallace, Clifford and Eastman
have perished. DR.. Grenfall has just
arrived from Labrador in the mission
ship Strathcona and reports no news
of the explorers but that the winter
| Ias L.,
rador coast is covered with ice and
snow.
| NEW YORK, Nov 16.-Up to noon
| today the Russian relief fund has
reached s35O.O00 Oscar Strauss says
millions will be necessary to relieve
tine dire necessities Of the sufferers.
| KANSAS CITY. Kas., Nov. 16.-To
make the clty's expenditures conform
to the changed financial condition
brought about by the loss of S90. 900
annual revenue from tie joints. Mayor
Rose today discharged fifteen more
policemen and sergeant, six of tho
nine sanitary policemen and twelve
tiremen. Five of the nine employees
in the city engineers street depart
ment force are to be cut 30 per cent
in their salries. and further radical
changes Will be made.
| PITTSBURG. Pa, Nov. lG.-The
American Federation of Labor declin-
ed to accept the contribution of 500
by Henry Frck toward the convention
entertainment fund. Considerable ex-
citement was caused at the morning
session by flag catching fire, causing
the delegates to hasten towards the
teAiL Samuel Gompers restored calm.
OURAY. Nov. 16.-Ed Wilson. .
cook at the Mickey Breen mine above
town, walked out on long trestle be
tween the mine and mill and fell about
twelve feet, dying fromeinjuries re.
oeiyed in the fall few hours later
| CANTON, o., Nov. 16,--The corner
stone of the monument in memory of
| William Mckinley was laid today by
Justice Day of the federal supreme
court. Mrs. Mckinley and members
of the Memorial association attended
the ceremony, which was very simple,
KANSA CITY, Nov. l7.--Arguments
to quash in the cases of the govern
ment against the Santa Fe, Missouri
Pacific, Burlington and Rock Island
roads were begun today in chambers
before FEDERAL Judge Phillips. Assist
ant Attorney General Purdy represent
ing the government The roads are
| charged with contempt of court in vi.
olating Judge Phillips injunction for.
bidding the granting of rebates. The
cases against the Santa Fe were taken
up first
General Counsel Latrop expressed
appreciation of the fact that the hear
4, ing would he conducted In private.
The governments case against the
Santa Fe is particularly strtong be.
cause Paul Morton, then traffic man
ager, confessed to giving the Colorado
| Fuel g. Iron company rebates after
| the Injunction was granted. Another
strong point against the Santa is re
cognizing the switch at the Hutchinson
salt plant as a terminal road, largely
for rebate purposes. Lathrop began
by questioning the right of the Judge
to issue the injunction,
NEW YORK, Nov. 17.-An examin-
alton by the insurance Investigating
committee today of Samuel McCurdy.
registrar of the Equitable company,
revealed the fact that the Equitable.
Mutual ard New York Life maintained
a general agent as a plenary repre-
sentative in Europe at salary OF SIS,
600 annually
James Lewis. It developed. received
lover $4,000 from the Equitable during
the session of the Missouri legislature
in 1899. Robert Luscum, for ihs ser
vices la Wisconsin received $1,000.
The fight with the insurance com
missioner in California cost the Equit-
able about $4,000 for legal services" 4"
! brother of the insurance commits
sioner about this time drew a salary
OF $500 monthly from the New York
: Life and Mutual companies.
DENVER, Nov. 17.-In connection
with the two small strikes which are
r prevailing at Colorado Springs and
, In the Telluride district, and the pos
slblity that they might spread TO the
extent that a large number of miners
4 lea. .-g.I