Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-07-18

sether during the week, In fact. II IL
stated that negotiations are ALREADY 10
progress 10 end The strike within the
next 81 hours. This cannot be yeri
fled nor traced to any definite source
President Schaffer Is non.communi.
cative and simply says there Ia no
sympathetic strike existing The coal
miners will not be involved
PORT CASTRO. Cal. July 16.-Four
hundred freight handlers are idle today
and shipping at this point is at a
for nine hours work and the recogni.
ton of the union The employers OF.
fered SO for ten hours and no recogni.
ton of the union. This was refused
and the strike is the result.
KANSAS CITY. July l6,--Rain fell
for hundred miles around this city
this morning. the first in 26 days. and
while not copious it saves the crops
and is great blessing to the people
generally.
WICHITA. Kan. July 16.-The big
packing plant of Jacob Dold & sons
in this city was destroyed by fire at
an early hour this morning. The
loss will reach million dollars.
Seven million pounds of meat in pro-
cess of preparation We're destroyed.
The fire throws $50 men out of EN-
ployment.
NEW YORK, July 16.-4Last even
ing on Staten Island two Italian boys,
aged Is and 16. named Florento and
Sabrino. went in swimming. One
got beyond his depth and was In
danger of drowning, when the other
went to his rescue. The drowning
boy grasped his friend and both went
down together The parents of the
boys. hearing of the drowning. rush
ed to the beach. and finding the re
port true, Florento, craZed with grief,
threw himself in front of passing
train. while Mrs. Sabrino threw herself
into the ocean. Both were rescued.
Shortly after this the man and wo-
man escaped from their friends and
rushing to the pier threw themselves
into the water. One was was drown
ed and the other is insane with grief
CHICAGO. July l6.-lt is intensely
hot today and the blazing weather
has had its effect upon the price Of
vegetables, which have gone up so
that they are practically prohibited
to the poor.
TOPEKA. July III - Conservative
men who have carefully studied the
disastrous efforts of the prevailing
drought in Kansas say the people of
that state have suffered a loss in all
crops except wheat to the amount of
nearly 5000. 100000 since July ]. They
say that an estimate now of a total
of $4,000 900 bushels of corn would be
the top figure
With fair weather conditions Kan
sas raises 100000 bushels of this
cereal. Thus loss of 100000. 900
bushels of corn at say 80 cents a
bushel means a loss in money of s75.
900 900 alone. The loss of hay croT
is another $25 100000 The loss oi
the potato and vegetable crops will
run over s30,0OO.OO0, while the total
failure of oats and the destruction OF
pastures. which will force thousands
head of cate on the market. will
mount to another 25.000.000
1t is the worst afIliction that has he
fallen the state in its history, and but
for the 10000. .O00-bushel wheat crop
Kansas wonld be in serious condi
ton. There is no change in the
weather and no prospect for rain.
WILKESBARRE. Pa, July 16.-The
strike of the stationery hremen here
today has caused all the coal mines
to shut down and has put $4,000 men
out of employment.
PUEBLO. July 16.-At II o'clock to
day the boarding house on East Evans
avenue. owned and conducted by John
Christopher, caught fire and was al
most totally destroyed. John Lewis
an employe of the steel works. was
asleep in his room at the time and
was almost suffocated by the smoke
He is now at the hospital in crit
ical condition. Twelve other scteel
workers who were also asleep in their
rooms barely escaped with their lives
SAN FRANCISCO, July 16.-Capt
Strong and the titled actress Lady
Francis Hope, have returned to this
city. Their escapade here at a ho
tel few days ago caused Captain
Strong to resign from the army. The
couple are now living at French res
taurant.
WASHINGTON. July 16.-The post
office department was today informed
of the arrest of Alexander Bush post
master at Mills. New Mexico, charged
with embezzling postal funds.
PHILADELPHIA. July 16.-Unless
there be respite at the last minute
Charles Perry and Henry Ivory will
be hanged late this afternoon. The
pair are negroes and were convicted
of the murder of Roy Wilson, a white
instructor in the University of Penn
sylvania.
INDIANAPOLIS, July 16.-By direc
ton of the state department Governor
Durbn Will call the Wabash railroad
! company to account for action which
has called forth protest from Italy
Severalltalians who cannot speak Eng
lish are among the injured resulting