Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-05-20

essry reason 70 belisvs aew that ~
fore Monday, the tina st for tn
strike, that 95 per cent OF. the Arm4
Of the country employing machinista
will have granted the demands.
| ALBANY. N. Y. May 1.-THE striks
situation is no nearer settlement than
at any time since the struggle CON.
menced. the strikers deciding, after .
meeting lasting all night. that they
had nothing to arbitrate.
This morning there liz no trouble,
as no attempt to operate cars has yet
been made.
| Two citizens are dead as the result
OF riot last evening, and another il
not expected to recover. Twenty 9TH
ers were injured. seven seriously. but
none OF them are likely to die.
The Ninth regiment has been or
dered to Albany in view Of further dis.
turbances.
The soldiers assembled In front Of
the car barns this morning and were
given instructions for the cay; frst,
to use the butt ends OF their rifles.
then their bayonets. and finally bull.
let's
More non-nnion men arrived this
morning.
The strikers are planning an elab.
crate carry-all line.
The company Is running cars and
expects the entire system to be in
operation before night.
EOur thnuoapJ trooo, Ill,
by tonight.
The street cars are running nut
they are empty. as people are afraid
Militia sharpshooters are patrolling
roofs in dangerous neighborhoods.
Representatives of the company
have agreed to meet the strike lead
RS again this aftrnoon at 4 O'Clock 20
see II a settlement cannot be arraug.
ed.
DENVER. May 1.-THE lockout of
the miners on the Portland mine at
Victor is likely to result In general
strike in the Cripple Creek district on
June l.
Representatives OF the Miners un-
ion who are at Colorado Springs to-
day declare that II the Portland COM
pany does not accede to their de-
mands an unionize the property be-
fore that date. every union mine In
the camp will be closed down by the
union. and they will see that non
union mines are not allowed to oper-
ate
A repetition OF the Bull Hill trou-
bles Of "a is threatened, and the out
look is serious
NEW YORK. May 1.-THE police
are confronted with another deep
murder mystery. Mrs. Beermus ear
ly this morning found the badly de-
composed body Of man In the apart
ments OF DIR. Stanley. who rents q
suite from her In building on Ninth
avenue. Edward Higgins Is also a
lodger.
The police were at once notified and
a hasty investigation showed the body
to be that Of Father Phillips who was
one Of the most prominent men in the
coal regions. He has always taken
n prominent part In labor controver-
sles. and has done more than any 9TH
er one man to prevent outlawry and
to peacefully settle strikes and labor
nearly month.
DIR. Stanley comes from San Fran
cisco and advertises to cure rheuma-
tism by new and invariably success
ful method. He Is under arrest but
declines to talk
Higgins has not yet been appre-
hehded. The police believe they
have n strong case against the doctor
ind predict sensational Developments.
They base their first claim Of his
guilt on the fact that he did not re-
port the death when 1t occurred.
Father Phillips had been on his an
1ual vacation and was not expected
to return to Hazelton. Pa. his home.
until Sunday.
The police declare they have fOuni
evidences OF poison. which they be-
lieve was administered in coffee.
The police are now searching for q
woman who was known as DIR. Stan
ley's wife. and who disappeared on
May 3.
Stanley says that Phillips and two
girls, unknown to him. drank whiskey
| In his rooms on May 8. They felt
| bad and all took medicine which Phil
lips carried in his pocket. Stanley
says he then took walk and never
saw Phillips until today. The police
iiscredit the story.
The theory OF the police In that
Father Phillips WAS killed with knock
out drops, delivered by a mysterious
blonde woman who lives at Stanley's
home
| HAZELTON, May .17.-Throughout
he mining regions OF Pennsylvania
the death OF Father Phillips has caus-
ed the deepest sorrow.
The murdered priest went to New
York with $500 to buy church 1urni-
ture.
Dr. Staniey's story OF the alleged oc-
currences in his tStanley's) once 10
utterly discredited.
DENVER. Colo. May 1.-THE ia
nous Strong mining case, which hss
been on trial for nearly month. wns
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