Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-06-04

y DpHfiu III li'rb Htfb' W. tb'
city market Wholesale grocers have
raised prices 20 per cen, and potatoes
scil at 81 80 busbci.
Local relief exceeded $4,000 at noon
oday aud the committees stili out
The Commercial club is thankfully de
lining out OF town assistance. bclloy-
ng the town can care for Itself Vic
| ipals are being prepared In huge ket-
dies Mt one end of Convention hall.
where two thousand refugees are 10.
Gated and fairly comfortable Train
I'd nurses attend the sick Wagon
loads Of clothing and bedding have
been brought In and everybody ia dry
and warm
JEFFERSON cry. Mo. June | -
Governor Dockery today issued proc
amatlon TO the people OF Missouri.
isking for contributions 10 The relief
und for Kansas city. The governor
.,eraonally took up 1850 collection
N the state house and dispatched
| high militia officers to Kansas City TO
pnfcr with citizens about what aid
he slate can extend kanHna Ciiy.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. June 1.-The
greatest strike ON record occurred this
morning. when ninety thousand tex
| ~. workers quit work nj o'clock.
demanding higher wages and rcduc.
| tion In hours Of work
All OF the siNty-three India carpet
mills are idle Tho mills of Jonathan
James pobson. employing over two
| thousand hands closed down Mt noon
| fhe workmeu we're Informed that
they could work at the present rate of
wages. otherwise the mill would re.
main closed for sis months or year.
Strike leaders ask for a nfiyiiiyc
hour week and the same wages ut at
present The men say that The strike
was forced on the workers because
employers refused TO meet with them
10 settle differences
NEW YORK. June Several hun
ir-d men engaged In the construction
" buildings here. struck today. and
swcllcd the list Of those who have
walked out during the last six weeks
There are now 600 buildings In the
| CITY IN n skeleton condition When
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The prospects are that this week all
the workmcn engaged 10 the building
trade here win quit The loss In wages
up TO the present Time is over twelve
millions Of dollars. to say nothing of
what II has cost capital
CHICAGO III. June Savings de
posl,s In Chicago banks have passed
the 500 .ou0. 900 mark In the past
year they have Increased upward of
ts2 600 o0o. or more than 2G per cent
The savings held by Chicago banks
la 1890 footed mp only b2,3b3.osS In
1897 they had only doubled the
amoun, hold seven years earlier. while
In the last six years the amount has
been more than anadrupled
CHICAGO, III. June Herr Most
appears to have pruftcd by his impris
onment At a bis picnic yesterday, at
tended by all anarchists OF the city.
he was the principal speaker pla'
ioon Of police were stationed around
the platform. and not word of an.
archy VAS uttered by Herr Most Ia
fact. he earnestly advised his audience
to uphold the flag and constitution
and refrain from any act Of violence
CHEYENNE, wyo.. juno / After
spending II rather strenuous sunday
afternoon, President Roosevelt retired
early last night. and was up aud had
hreakfas, At O'Clock. lie was ready
tor drive before \. when he was met
by es.Lioutenant Governor Bush of
Colorado. Senator Warren and Cover,
nor Chntterlon and at once entered
carriages with his party for drive
over the city
iiy the side OF the president rode
secret service officer The party was
escor,ed by Troop of the Wyoming
State cavalry and Captain Lafontaine
They iourneyod all over the city,
which was enjoying holiday. and
reached Frontier park ON time, where
ten thousand people greeted MIR
Roosevelt The band played as they
entered the park and the people
cheered Festivities began at once
as he mounted the stand
He tried to speak but man with
biz horn began 20 yell 80 loudly
through his megaphone that the pres
ldcnt could not be heard, and he
laughinrly raised his hand and re
Tired In defeat He then watched the
lively bronchos and the big steers TO
be roped, and became 30 Interested
that he ordered his train to pull up TO
the park siding. SO that he might re
main at the Wild West show until the
last moment
SlLVERTON. Colo. June Mike
Sullivan was brought down from the
American tunnel this morning with a
broken limb caused by a caye-in. No
other injuries.
KANSAS CITY. Mo. June 2,-The
river again stood AT the 30 foot mark
this morning. the highest point reach.
ed. Misty weather prevailed occa-
sional showers. A remarkable spirit
OF courage and enterprise pervades
the citizens despite the distressing
conditions.
Five cable railways are running 10
day. and mark some gain In return
to conditions of civilization. Gas and