Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-07-18
REEVE FROM ALL
OVER TrE WoTLO,

strike ordered Saturday night by Pres.
ident Schaifer of the AmaIsamated
workmen against the mills of the great
steel trust is in full operation this
morning.
Not wheel is turning at Youngs-
town. which is the strongest point in
the great district. and thousands of
men are idle there. They are order
ly and peaceful. They simply de-
cline to work. In this city the mills
are all quiet, and the great Painter
mill which was regarded as the strong
hold OF the non-union men. closed to-
day. much to the surprise of the op-
orators. every man employed therein
declining to work while the strike was
on.
The order affects $4,000 men. and
President Sshaffer's orders were re-
sponded to with entire unanimity.
The strike is not for advanced
wages. which have been granted. but
resembles the Homstad strike of
1892. The men demand that all the
mills be unionized To this the trust
objects, saying that it will demand
that all contracts with the men in
certain mills be filled until the limit
expires.
NEW YORK, July 15.-The great
strike inaugurated today will put over
100000 men out of work during the
week. Seventy-six thousand will be
idle in Pittsburg. seventy-four thou
| sand in the allied mills, and siXty-two
thousand by direct and sympathetic
strikes among coal miners. railroad
men. machinists and iron workers
| NILES, Ohio, July 15.-In conform
ity with the order of President Schaf-
fer, 500 men went out on strike at the
mills here today.
4 ANDERSON. Ind. July 15.-Acting
under the order of President Schaffer.
1000 men in the mills here quit work
today.
WILMINGTON, Del. July 15.-The
striking machinists in the Holland &
Hollingsworth company's works re-
turned to work today They were
given a general advance of one dollar
per week Nearly 10000 me alto
gether have returned to work.
PITTSBURG, July 15.-At noon to-
1 way tothuh'l tooh ptiSohdi
charge of the strike He expresses
himself as being highly pleased with
the outlook
The Amalgamated order has 5000
900 in the bank and is in good shape
for a long campaign.
| EAGLE PASS. Texas, July 15.-The
Mexican International railway is tied
mp by strike of all its locomotive en-
gneers and firemen. The men are
out for increased pay.
CAPE COLONY, July 15.-Colonel
Scobell's command has captured two
Boer laagers, a hundred prisoners and
IA considerable quantity OF stores and
| ammunition. Thine Boer general es-
| capped.
TACOMA. July 15.-Oriental advices
| from Kloet state that volcano in
northern Java burst forth last month.
devastating the country for fifty miles
around with lava and ashes. 1t is
estimated that several Europeans lost
their lives and that 700 natives per-
ished in the hot flood Many valu-
able coffee estates were entirely wiped
out.
| WINSTED, Conn. July 15.-AleX
ander McGuirk. young pack pedler.
well known about Collinsville. was fol-
lowed yesterday by Mary Angore un-
til he was about mile outside the
| village, when she felled him with Il
stone and robbed him. This is the
first highway robbery ever known to
have been committed in this state by
a woman.
The female robber dragged the body
of her victim to one side of the road
and riiled his pockets. securing SIS.
A Polish family living near by wit
messed the attack and reported it to
the Collinsville police, who soon af-
terward apprehended the woman and
locked her up. She is 33 years of
age.
The woman. who was employed as
a peddler by a Hartford concern, was
arraigned today before Justice Eel
lows in Collinsville. charged with ag-
gravated assault and theft. but on ac-
count of the fact that there were no in
terpreters present. the case was ad-
iourned until tomorrow
| LONDON. July 15.-One of the most
impressive ceremonies in the history
of the forld will take place Wednes-
day, when the Duke of Connaught,
brother of King Edward, will be made
grand master of the Masons The
duke takes the place of the king who
has been master of the craft for the
past 26 years, during all the time he
was Prince of Wales
King Edward was initiated by the
king of Sweden.
Great formality and magnificence
will follow the installation Wednes-
day. The duke will occupy the Ma
sonic throne in which King George the
Fourth sat when he was installed
SAN FRANCISCO. July 15.-The
Bunderfest is in full swing today.
Great crowds arrived last night and
this morning, The society is quite
different from the Epworth Leaguers
who look on curiously at the many
doings of the German thronps In