Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-05-04

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went out this morning. thirty-thou
subway excavators and ten thousan
other men.
Eight thousand men went out II
Chicago OF these, two thousand wer,
laundry workers. and the peoples lin
en- is thus tied up.
In Omaha. two thousand walters
teamsters and workmen general,
struck for better wages.
NEW YORK. May -Four thous
and truck drivers are on strike toda,
to enforce wage increase.
| BOSTON, Mass. May Twenty
| one thousand men struck today fol-
higher wages.
KANSAS CITY, Mo, May NO la
Dor strikes of Importance were started
here today, but carpenters, building la.
oorers, and hoisting engineers threat.
en- to go out inside of ten days.
CINCINNATI. o.. May six hun.
dred carpenters. plumbers and steam.
htters struck today.
OMAHA, Neb., May 1.-Two thous-
and carpenters, teamsters. walters and
COOKS struck today. Only three res
tanrants in the city are open
DENVER. Colo, May There
were to have been numerous strikes
here today but the labor sky cleared.
A spirit of compromise is in the air
and II is believed at noon all difficult
ties will be adjusted The only work
men who went out were the electrical
workers, 10 striking this morning for
higher wages. The teamsters and can.
dymakers will probably be taken back
next week. Eight hundred grocery
clerks are demanding higher wages,
and Will get an answer next week
The trouble of the timers Is being ar
bitrated.
PUEBLO. Colo, May Over two
hundred iron workers employed by the
American Bridge company struck this
morning at the Steel Works because
their demand for fifty cents an hour
and eight hours work was not granted.
They are now getting forty cents an
hour and working nine hours.
WASHINGTON, ID. c.. May l.
Congress Will probably be called on
next winter to deal with the alarming
influx OF immigrants from Southern
Europe. The stream of people flowing
into the United States from Italy from
Sardinia and Sicily, from Austro-Hun
gary and Southern Russia is amazinf
public men and sociological students
During the nine months ending witt
March 334, ,765, or nearly 10 per cent
OF the 494 ,425 immigrants arriving in
this country, were from the countrie;
named. Italy sent 1873 800 and Aus,
tria-Hungary l23.234. 1t is said by
treasury officials that proof exists that
there is regular padrone system in
operation in the United States and
Italy for bringing large numbers OF
Italians into this country. In fact. II
is believed that the bulk of the Ital-
ians that are now flocking here are
brought over under contract. The
scheme Is big one and involves peo-
Pile both in Italy and in the United
States, 1t may be stated on authority
also that special agent is now
abroad in search of facts that will
warrant the government in taking
steps to break up the importation OF
Italian workmen and punish those en-
gagged in the business.
Commissioner of Immigration Sar
gent said he would not be surprised
If 500, 900 foreigners were added to
the countrys population in the current
fiscal year, and he looks Tor the same
number next year unless the laws are
changed to restrict immigration.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, May l.
Mrs. Cornelia Baxter Tevis. formerly
of Denver. and society leader, has
been declared by the courts here to be
entitled to a share of her husbands S
fortune. which he left to his daughter
Alice, aged fifteen. who died three
months ago. The question was to de,
eide whether the fortune left to Alice
should go to Mrs. Tevis' baby boy
Hugh. or to the mother and widow
The court declared the widows claim
to be more valid, and gave judgment
accordingly.
NEW YORK, May L. Herman
A. Metz, one of the elective members
of the Merchants association of this
city and president of the Democratic
club of Brooklyn, has been asked by a
European company with which he is
in correspondence to obtain wealthy
American purchaser for the palace
built by the late Empress OF Austria
on the Island of Corfu in 1890. The
construction of the palace was under.
taken by the empress to take her
away from Vienna and distract her
mind from the tragedy of the year be
fore when Rudolph. her son. and Mary
Vetsera were found dead together at
the hunting lodge at Meierling.
When she died she left the palace
to her daughter. the Grand Duchess
Gisela, the Emperor Francis Joseph
of Austria having a life interest In 1t
Neither the emperor nor the grand
duchess desire to retain a property
attached to which are so many sad
memories. Francis Joseph. however
is fastidious with regard to a purchas
er He will not sell except with an
assurance that the memory of the late
empress will not be profaned by the
, new owner, and for that reason, it is
! said, he has refused several half mil
| lion dollar offers. which came from
syndicates desrous to obtain the pal
, ace to be used as a gambling resort OF
J for public amusement.