Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-05-14


ing reward of $40 for each boy who
attempts to escape and Ia recnptured,
and several farmers make II "a practice
to pursue suoh boys In the hope OF
getting the reward Some OF the farm
err have secured bloodbouDds for the
esprcss purpose Of capturing such
boys. and two were thus retaken a fcw
evenings ago The officers Of the Inst
tuition say they were in Ignorance OF
the practice and IL Will not longer be
Tolerated
DENVER Colo. May 1.-The
strike situation assumed very acute
stage this morning. The various
unions have all combined. every labor
interest now being united and repro
s~Bted by n committee Of twenty with
full authority 10 act
All employers under the newly form.
Cd alliance ofrer an opposing front and
decline propositions of arbitration,
A great meeting viii be held tonight
by alliance people. and from iheir ac.
ion Viii depend largely whether con
iiici between employers and employees
Involving flfiern thousand people. viii
take place.
Every cnort is being made today 10
prevent the strike extending. and con
ciliaiory measures are being urged ON
both sides II there ls no giving In.
the business interests of Denver will
be pnrnlykcd before the week Ia out
An important feature In the labor
situation this morning was a ruling by
the FIRE and police board that no pick
-tins should be allowed, The unions
have acluiesced In this rule.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa. May IA
huge labor struggle IL on hero Twen-
~ iiye thousand men of th. various
building trades announce that They
viii quit worn tomorrow at noon. bet.
ter wages having been denied
OMAHA. Neh.. MAY 1.-The strike
situation here grows more serious
Laundry owpefs have locked ont nvo
some Of tho strike bToakors brought in
By he delivery companies wsra put To
sork this morning chief of Police
DonRbuo announced that he would ar
rest all men as vagraniS who came Ia
is strik"-brcakcrn and did not 40 to
work M once. A dozen were locked
~ at noon
CHICAGO. nl, May II Two more
iaundri"s dvHcrtcd the OWuvrS' asso.
,intiun today. making - who have
igncd the union scale Tho syndicate
II fourteen uf the largest puudrie.s.
however. remains iiTm
ST LOUIS. Mo. May li.-Captaln
Frank p"nnv. chief ol polio. of Que.
bnc Can. vas found dead In "A sleeper
In Wabash train this morning short
lS after the train arrived ApoplcNy ls
iho supposed cause He was curouto
Ia the police chiefs cuny enuoD ut New
Orleans
CHICAGO m. May 1.-The reduc.
lion In grain aud -four rates from Chi
nagu and points on the Mississippi and
Missouri riyors 10 the Atlantic sea.
bosri became effective today and viii
IN force until September 80
While M" reduction amounts 10 only
y cents q loo pounds, It il sufficient
10 enable m. millcrs uf tho northwest
Ia compete with foreign mlllors using
american grain.
NEW YORK. May II May cotton
a new record this morning
soaring up to sli1S. Pronounced
strength IN Liverpool was the feature
The pric. jumped three points before
he American market opened Con.
siderable buying was naturally attract.
ed and prices rushed ny 10 23. Big of.
ferings cnuscd drop, The market
active.
kENANEE H.. May Egbcrt
rimm lost his life this morning In a
are which destroyed III. fremont ho
tel The explosion OF lamp was the
cause Two other men were badly
burned
fARMINCToN, n NJ. May IL
The San Juan river Is very high. This
Iorcnpn the ferry boat used to trans.
Ter passengers and teams, broke loose
from the wire rope while being pulled
acruss the stream, A man wi h team
time. The horses we're unhltched, and
Jumping into the stream. swan ashore
With the man riding one OF them. Tho
boat and wagon continued down
stream.
The Animas is also booming. being
100 high to ford any place in the com
y.
Special Telephone TO The Herald
AZTEC, \, NJ. May IA gentle
man by the name OF Pierce. a new
arrival. has invested quite largely In
,ity real estate and also fine farm
,ear the city. He is well pleased with
his section and intends making Aztec
ais home,
slLVERTON. Colo. May li.--one
hundred and twenty men from the sun
iyside mine are In town, arriving Sat
irday evening. The trouble which has
1cen brewing with the cooks and wait
,rs eliminated Saturday and as the
nine could no, be run without force
% prepare the grub. the management
,loscd, paying the men up TO date.
Mat the outcome will be cannot be
stated ut this time, but II Ia hoped set
lement will soon take place.
District court convened this morn