Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-11-06
resigned ~ director Of the general
merchant marine.
SANTA BARBARA. CaI.-The dead

resigned as director Of the general
merchant marine.
SANTA BARBARA. Cal--The dead
bodies Of over twenty mammoth
whales OF toe killer variety are float
ing In the channel Oh Santa Cruz
Island. All are horribly cut and bear
evidence Of q terrific battle. The
channel has been the scene OF battle
for the last two weeks between two
varieties OF whales and sword fish
and the appearance OF 20 many bodies
is taken as evidence OF q victory by
some OF the ieviathans.
WASHINGTON. Nov 3.-The exec
utive order Of last year making age
the only disability necessary for grant
ing service pensions has resulted in a
new class Of pensioners, millionsires.
Commissioner OF Pensions Warren
stated today that the application Of a
millionaire for pena.on has recently
been made and tavorabiy acted on.
BUTTE. Mont. Nov. 3.-General
| Manager A. N. Wether OF the Butte
Reduction Works owned by Senator
W. A. Clark announces positively that
the company refuses to accede to toe
demands of the wire workers for an
increase in pay to four dollars day
The rope workers will walk out to-
morrow and as the Mill and Smelter-
mems Union has endorsed their act.
ion It liz likely the mill will close.
NEW YORK. Nov. 3.-Being protect
cd by two athletic yonng men, John D.
Rockefeller arrived in this city for the
winter. The magnate is more closely
guarded now than ever.
| SOUTH McALL1STER, /. T., Nov. 3
Grant Williams was hanged at l0:15
his morning for the murder Of James
Dolan He was a mental wreck. the
jailers carried him to the scaffold
and held him UP while the straps o'
the black cap were adjusted
| WASHINGTON. Nov. 3.-Comission
er Garfield declines the plea Of the
packers In the beef trust cases. He
promised them immunity II they would
ldivulge rhe facts of their business foi
his investigation. saying: The De
partment Of Justice doubtless will cal
l upon luIr pul ioi kdSto.
DENVER, Nov. 8.-Lucy Renfro. a
ixteen year old girl employed at one
oil the laundries in the city attempted
suicide early this morning BY drink
ling "A large quantity OF carbolic acic
at her home on Arapahoe street, Hel
mother and brothers disliked the com
lpany the girl kept and last night re
monstrated severly with her and urg
ed her to give up her friends, witt
the result that after declaring sh'
would die rather than give up he
friends. she secured poison and a,
tempted TO take her life. polic'
surgeon was called and by the u.s.
OF emetics the girls life was saved
WASHINGTON, Nov.3.--- Prime
Louis Won Battenberg. and officers o
the British squadron were given foI
NAL reception at the nations capito
today. The entourags was accompau
led by Admiral Evans in specia! trai,
arrived at the British embassy TO
luncheon. This afternoon they we're re
ceived by the president. They vii
remain in the city three days,
NEW YORK, Nov. 3.-Louis CraS
ford and William Howard were al
rested today In connection with tn
Boston suit case murder and were pos
Iitively Identified by Howard. a hacl
driver from Boston. as the two meI
he took to the ferry at Boston. Craw
ford was also Identified by a paw
broker named Berkman as the mar
to whom he sold the suit case in whicl
part Of the chorous girls body wa
found. Howard admits OF disposin,
Of ths body.