Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-06-15

ings and churches are to be razed and
the result viii be a complete transtor-
nation Of the large area bounded by
Lexington and Madison avenues and
18th and 5lst streets.
The company proposes to erect a
magnificent new depot on the site of
the present station and in addition 1t
will construct hotel on the vacant
lot Just west of the station. bounded
by Madison and Vanderbilt avenues.
iSrd and ilth streets. The hotel will
be 20 stories high. and If there is no
slip in the plans 1t viii be the finest
hotel in the world. 1t is the inten-
ton to close Vanderbilt avenue en-
tirely and to make direct connection
between the hotel and station.
| CHICAGO, H., June 12.-Union ho-
tel and restaurant employees at 8
o'clock this morning had in force
strikes against the following leading
hotels at Chicago Beach. Sherman
house, Lakota, Metropole, Delprado.
Holland. Nendome, Windemere, Hyde
Park, Kenwood, Colonial and Louvre.
The Restaurant Owners association at
The same time had locked out all en-
ployes at all West Side restaurants,
closing them.
The unions assert that the owners
association has acted in bad faith and
broken agreements. Conferences
only increased the ill.fee!ing and ex-
rene measures resulted.
Cooks, walters, bartenders, cham
bermaids and other help of the Audi
torium, Auditorium Annex and Grand
Pacific hotels walked out at noon.
The Victoria, Stratford and yelling
ton hotel employees soon followed
suit
ST. LOUIS, Mo. June t2.-The end
of the East St Louis flood is in sight.
The river fell three.tenths of an inch
this morning. registering 376 feet
Beginning tomorrow the river will
probably subside foot daily. The
situation in East St Louis is mater
tally improved today. Mayor Edwards
Of Granite City is dead as a result OF
injuries received while fighting the
Hood
PORTLAND, Ore, June 12.-Birdie
Mccarthy received a verdict of TWEEN
ty-three thousand dollars from a jury
in the United States court here in a
suit for breach of promise against
James Hereford. rich stockman.
When the jury brought in the YER
dict the judge stated that he consid-
set it aside. Miss Mccarthy sued for
seventy thousand dollars
DULUTH. MINI. June 12.-With
bands playing and banners waving a
host of travelling men invaded Duluth
today for the tenth annual convention
of the United Commercial Travellers
of America for the jurisdiction of Min
nesota, the Dakotas and Montana.
The visitors commenced arriving last
evening and continued to pour in
from all directions until nearly noon
today.
AT o'clock the visitors marched
from headquarters to the Armory.
where the opening exercises were
held. An address of welcome was de-
livered by Mayor Hugo, followed by a
response from the grand councillor
Terry McCosker of Grand Forks. N
ID. Other addresses of greeting and
, congratulation were delivered by
prominent members OF the order from
the four states embraced in the divi
sion and these We're interspersed by
attractive selections of music.
After luncheon the delegates reas-
sembled in Elks hall and the business
of the convention was gotten under
way without delay. Reports were
received and discussed, committees
) appointed and other routine business
= transacted until 2:30 p. m. when an
adjournment was taken to enable the
visitors to attend the ball game and
other features of entertainment ar
ranged in their honor. The sessions
} will continue through tomorrow
Sandwiched between the business
5 sessions will be number of entertain
2 ment features, including balls. recep
] ions. drives about the city for the la
D dies. concert at the Central High
e school and a grand industrial and civ
ic parade in the afternoon.
ROCHESTER,. Ind. June l2.-Thre'
men threw four thousand dollars
+ worth of express packages from The
n Erie Express car between Englewood
e Ills, and Huntington, Ind, last night
n The crew of freight train following
h found the packages and notified thu
j. police At Huntington two OF the rob
II bers, armed and laden with booty
Il were captured in the car, while thir'
> was arrested in the railroad yards.
l. CHICAGO, Ill, June 12.-All mem
a bers OF the Illinois Coal Dealers as
S sociation were today found guilty o
y conspiracy to restrain trade. and fine
1t $500 each. Members of the Retai
e Coal Dealers association of Illinois
s. recently found guilty. were fined $40
e. each today.
IS SNEEDVILLE, Tenn, June 12.-
n Late last night Louis Bolin. sixt
J.. years old was killed by his thirteer
year-old step-daughter, who sank th
4, blade of an axe into his skull. Boil
e was chastising his stepson and tn
e boy called to his sister for help.
n OURAY. Colo, June 12.-Thls plac
d will soon be on par with Durang
" so far as newspaper excitement goe
,r only the war Is not between the diffe
,e ent editors. but Editor Woods of th
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