Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-09-18
TELEeRAPAic ITEMS.

Z this week. and ffty left for Nirgiuia
today. Seven thousand altogether
have gone to the Pittsburg district
having given up hope OF an early set
tlement of the strike.
WlLkESBARRE, Pa, Sept. l7.--
President Gompers, of the American
| Federation OF Labor. gave out a
statement today before departing for
I Washington. He says he is convinced
the anthracite strike vii, end by
agreement, with improved conditions
for the miners and their union pre-
served. He says that it is essential
that financial support of the strikers
by police and unions be continued
The statement issued by President
Gompers reads;
ut is impossible to say exactly
when the strike will terminate. but
after careful inquiry into the situation
at the mines, | am convinced at IN ,
struggle will end by agreement. Tho
wage earners and the public generally
are generously contributing to the aid
OF the miners. II is essential that
this aid be extended and continued.
If the manhood of the miners is to be
maintained they must have at least
bread for their wives and little ones.
as well as for themselves The de-
clared attitude of the president of the
anthracite railroads has not apparent
ly changed. Despite this fact. am
fully convinced that the strike will
end through agreement, with improv-
ed conditions for the miners and the
union will be maintained.
(Signed) SAMUEL GOMPERS."
CHICAGO, Ills, Sept. 17-Anthra-
cite coal is becoming more and more
7caroe In The city There has never
been time in the history of the
business when the bins of operators
handling the eastern fuel have been
so low as now. None of the big
dealers are quoting 1t any longer. and
the only sales that are being made
are of small quantities in the hands
of the minor operators. who secured
some of II at the beginning of the
strike and are now letting it go at
fancy prices A few sales reported
yesterday for very small lots ranged
in price from $l5.75 to $3.50 per ton.
The only grade of fuel outside of
that shows a material ad-
vance in price, is Powhatan hard coke
which has jumped in the last three
days about 81 a ton in all grades
Coal operators who handle bitumi-
nous and semi-bituminous fuel are an
noyed over the evident attempt to
picture them as taking advantage of
the shortage in anthracite coal to
advance the price of their product out
of all proportion to its value. They
declare that If prices of bituminous
Goals have risen at all within the last
few days the advance is very slight
and is simply the customary fall stiff
ening of heNmarket always apparent
with the first cold snap of the season.
LONDON. Sept l7.-Tim is dead.
To many this announcement will
cause wonderment as to who Tim
was. but to the travellers by the Great
Western railway from Paddington the
name will be familiar Tim was the
dog collector for the Great Western
widows and orphans fund During
his career he obtained no less than
50 ,4S0 for this excellent cause. He
was an Irish terrier. On an average
the dogs days work work amounted
to s112.
NEW YORK Sept. 17.-Thomas
Walsh of Colorado, the mining man
and millionaire, who arrived from Eu
rope last night, is domiciled at lead
ing hotel, but will leave tonight for
III. -. 4. IL.
and business friend OF King Leopold
of Belgium and proposes to form n
syndicate in the interest of the king
to develop the rich Belgium mines In
the Congo Free State in Africa. He
will put in several million dollars
himself. and believes there is a great
future in store for that section of the
Johannesburg.
SANTA FE. N. NJ. Sept, 17.-Near-
ly thousand people are destitute in
the Mimbres valley as the result of a
most disastrous food caused by cut
ting down the timber at the head of
provisions have been sent them. but
this will merely help for a short time
as there seems to be no possible man
ner of obtaining anything until after
the next crop.
FARMINGTON. N. NJ, Sept. H.
Present indications point to a very
successful fair this week. The ex-
hibits are larger and finer than antici
pated. the room provided not giving
sufficient space for proper exhibit of
fruit, which will be the principal fea-
ture, although all kinds of farm prod
products are on exhibition. So far
the attendance is not very large. but
few visitors being expected until to-
morrow.
The race part of the program is one
of the main features and this after
Moons events are being witnessed by
a large crowd.
HAMILTON. O., Sept 17.-Four
have been placed on the
track of the man who attempted to
assault the FIVE and six-year old
daughters of Charles Motzer, today,
and went direct to the home of Joe
Roth. The officers took the dogs
back and they followed the train a
second time. Roth was arrested
while in bed with his shoes on. Both
children were badly hurt by their as