Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-03-09

II is not believed that a strike VIII be
ordered, although among large MIN
bers OF the men tier. Il a strong de-
sire for H.
Brigadier General Chase returned
from Colorado City this morning and
conferred with Governor Peabody re
gardng the withdrawal OF at least half
the troops guarding the boycot.ed
mills
NEW YORK, March 6--Tbe Herald
this morning prints the following as a
summary OF the findings OF the coal
strike commission appointed by Presi-
dent Roosevelt. and which the presl-
dent expects to receive next week:
There will be ten per cent in
crease in the pay OF the miners, to
take effect from the time the miners
returned to work last October. The
system OF paying will be regulated, the
operators being required to pay by
| weight instead of by the car.
There VIII be an indirect recognition
OF the union. which will come when
the findings are submitted by Prest-
| dent Roosevelt to President Mitchell
| of the Miners union.
The commission will find the cause
| OF the strike to have been due TO the
coal companies. The boycot will be
| condemned and the principle laid
| down that miner has a right to work
| whether he belongs to a union or not
| The terms of the verdict will hold
| good for three years. Arbitration will
| lac. too t,r.
advised to treat with the union com
r.ittees.
ROME. March 6.-The pope's re-
markable vitality has come to his aid
again and his condition is announced
to be greatly improved today. His ho-
| liness desired to take advantage of the
| warm weather and take drive, but
his physicians prohibited it
| SALINA, Kas., March 6,-ln an in
terview here, Captain Hardy of the
| Twentieth Kansas volunteers. denies
the statement sent out from Washing
ton that he was discontented soldier.
| He is very bitter in denunciation of
General Funston He said that as far
"as far as Funston is concerned. ! de-
sire to say that anything against him
published over my signature, whether
| said it or not, | Will stand for.
know him for liar. thief and impos.
tor, and each of these assertions can
be easily proven by every man In the
company"
Captain Hardy says that while the
regiment was in the Philippines Funs
ton tainted from shot between the
thumb and index finger Captain Har
dy said he was standing near, and
dashed some water into the general s
face. Hardy was made captain of the
company Just before the regiments
return home. He is a son of Mr.. Har
dy of st Louis, general superintendent
OF the Missouri Pacific
NEW YORK, March 6.-The an.
nouncement is made here that Henri
eta Crossman would star next season
under the auspices of David Belasco
and that her differences with the trust
will be amicably settled.
ST. LOUIS. Mo. March 6.-John
| Murphy, chief counsel for the Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen, arrived
work on the pleadings to be presented
tomorrow. asking for a dissolution of
the injunction which forbids the Wa.
bash employees to strike.
| BUTTE. Mont. March 6-The Mon.
tana legislature adjourned sine die at
o'clock this morning. One of lhe
last acts of the legislature was the
passing Of the bill compelling sigma.
| lures to newspaper articles.
NEW YORK. March Ga cable
from st Petersburg says: The czar
contempntes giving n constitution to
Russia W hich Will mean free and uni
yersnl suffrage The first step will be
TO give legislative powers 10 the differ
ent powers Of the empire
| CHICAGO. III. March G--The strik
ing packing house engineers returned
10 work this morning. having accepted
the employers proposition Tor arbi-
! tration.
MONTREAL Que. March G-The
Canadian metropolis Is in the midst of
a crusade against immodest theatrical
| Autographs When the ufe-sized lith-
| ographs here of Mrs, Patrick Campbell
as Beata. the Countess Kellinghausen
| In The Joy of Living" were put on
| the walls public indignation, coupled
| with derisive laughter. was aroused
| by the pasting of an ugly date line
across the bosom of the somewhat
decollette portrait Of the actress. Mrs
Campbell was indignant, but could do
nothing
WASHINGTON. d. C., March c.
Senator German today will be called
by his Democratic colleagues in the
| senate to the chairmanship OF the
Democratic caucus and the position of
leader of the minority on the floor
The only thing to prevent the ratiiica.
ton of this choice, when the caucus
meets today. would be Germans re
fusal to accept To the suggestion
that German would be an avowed can
didate for the nomination to the presi-
dency. and thus not be inclined to as.
sumo the Democratic leadership in
the senate, a close friend Of the scua-
tors this morning said that Gormlu
would not be a candidate for the presi-
dency. The Democratic conference