Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-15
the Chicago and other western men

for not coming out
Wellsville added two more mill
to the working plants today.
| The Amalgamation at noon toda,
sent out general appeal to organize,
labor for assistance.
| PfTTSBURG. Aug. 13-Up to moo,
today the strike situation shows it'll,
or no change, The strikers IL any
thing have made slight advances.
They have secured from the Nation
al Tube works a number of gains anc
have materially strengthened theil
position in McKeesport and Wheeling
1t is believed that they will grow in
stead of falling away.
trusted lieutenant of President
Shaffers has been sent to Chicago to
urge the men of the steel works there
to reconsider their decision not to 20
out on strike but to come out on next
Saturday. 1t is known that the men
there are wavering and much is eY-
pected from this commissioner
II the western men Join the strlk-
ers the moral effect of the action will
be great.
A large number of subscriptions ar
rived today. and it appears that the
financial support of the strike will be
liberal.
PITTSBURG, Aug. 13.-Sixteen of
the steel mills. all large ones. are Idle
today. The strikers have pickets on
watch. but so far there has been no
attempt to start up with non-union
men.
PITTSBURG, Aug. 13.-Thls after
noon the strikers gained AN addition
of twenty rolling mill men who quit
work and joined the strikers. It is
expected that others will quit today
CLEVELAND, Ohio. Aug. 13.-De-
spite the predictions of the trust of
iicials, the Crescent tin plate mills
did not reopen this morning. Six
teen strike breakers have been sue
cessfully landed inside the big stock.
nde around the mill. Thousands of
strikers surround the property, but all
are quiet.
MckEESPoRT. Pa. Aug 13.-But
"A small portion of the National Tube
plant is in operation today. Two of
the helper crews struck since mid
night, closing the furnaces. The in
dications are that the whole plant will
be idle by night.
The streets are filed with strikers.
but there has been no violence. But
one striker has been arrested.
CLEVELAND. Ohio. Aug. 13.-The
Crescent company started one mill
with twenty-four men the foremost of
the company's officers as steel work
ers.
PITTSBURG, Aug. 13.-The Anal
officials have not yet aban-
doned hope of yet getting the west.
ern steel workers to join the strike.
President Shaffer said this morning:
The situation is not much changed.
but We have no reason to complain
Everything is seemingly coming our
way. The report that we are fear
ful of defeat Is absurd We were
never more confident of success"
LAKE CITY, Colo, Aug. 13The first
to the fund of the Pitts.
burg strikers was made yesterday by
the local miners union. They tele.
500 with the remark that
more was ready when needed.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Aug. l3.-The
United Mine Workers opened a weeks
session here today. During the ses
sion they will hold conference Will
the operators regarding hours of la
Dor and wages to be paid.
YOKOHAMA. Aug. 13.-Trade un.
ionism is rapidly spreading in Japan.
The printers have organized "A union
with 1000 members and the railway
employees are also organized.
DENlSON, Texas. Aug. 13.-One of
the most daring and successful train
robberies of the year occurred early
this morning when the Missouri, Kan
sas & Texas passenger train was rob,
bed at Kings Switch. Indian Terri
tory.
Two men got on the train at the lit
tie station, and climbing over the
tender of the locomotive. pointed their
pistols at the engineer and fireman
and made them stop at the next wa
ter tank.
Here the robbers were Joined by
three others who went through the
u am, ioppih6 tNtIy pdsStUEtTt lNh-
ing from them their money, jewels
and even their clothing.
They then went after the express
messenger and made him give up a
valuable bag of letters, dynamited the
safe and got away with all the con
tents.
The haul of the robbers was evi
IDENTIFY big one. The five bandits
seemed to regard the whole matter as
a joke. were in no hurry and spent
nearly two hours in the robbery
Then they allowed the train to pro
coed, presenting the engineer with n
diamond ring for his trouble.
The engineer rushed back to Can
ey where he informed the officials OF
the holdup. and within three hours n
big posse was organized and with
bloodhounds went after the robbers.
who had disappeared in the dense
river bottoms.
1t is reported at noon that two Of
the bandits had been captured. The
pursuers are all determined men and