Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-08-22

or plural murder, that has not been
| attributed to that organization. Dur
| ingthe last few months the Black
Hand has become particularly bold
| and several cases of kidnapping and
blackmailing, several dynamite ex-
plosions and other crimes were laid to
the door of that gang of criminals.
The building trades strike. which
| at the present time involves over 49,
| 600 men, still continues, but there Is
sufficient evidence to warrant the pre-
dictiou that the differences between
the employers and the unions will be
soon amicably adjusted. There is not
much enthusiasm among the men who
were locked out, and many of them
would gladly go back to work II they
only dared Several unions that had
been ordered out, like the electric
workers, etc, have refused to obey
the orders of the leaders and have de.
cided 10 return to work. II Ia conf
IDENTIFY expected that soon other un-
ions will follow their example.
The most aggravating features OF
the lockout are the delay In the com
pletiun of the subway and the preven-
ton of the erection OF much needed
schoolhouses, 1t is estimated that
over twenty thousand school children
Will be deprived of their privilege to
attend school next fall owing TO the
lack of school buildings Over six mil
lion dollars are available for the erec-
ton of new school houses. but owing
10 the lockout nothing can be done.
unless some arrangement is made to
exempt school buildings from the OPP
erations of the lockout. Acting Mayor
Charles V. Fornes is very anxious to
bring about some compromise be-
tween the allied building trades and
the employers that will make 1t pos.
sible to push the erection of the much
needed schoolhouses.
Strangers visiting New York are
greatly surprised at the diminutive
size of the City Hall OF New York and
are wondering how II is possible that
The enormous volume of official bust
ness which Is nseparable from the
administration OF municipality of
the size and population of New York
can be crowded into so small struc-
ture, The puzzle Is easily explained.
however, by the fact that In reality
only n few departments of the city's
administration are actually located In
the city hall Many departments are
in the Park Row building alone 243
rooms are occupied by various depart
ments Of the municipal government.
II is quite possible that the lease for
these rooms will not be renewed. az
the owners of the building and the city
DO not seem to be able to agree on the
rental. The present lease expires
this year, and unless an agreement is
reached. the city will have to vacate
the rooms now occupied and move to
some other quarters. II is generally
admitted that New York needs a new
city hall Of sufficient dimensions to
accommodate all departments, but the
citizens do not seem inclined to en-
trust the Tammany administration
with the erection of as expensive a
structure as the new city hall would
necessarily have to be.
Wall street Is manifestlng consid-
cradle interest in the coming cam
paign. and there is no lack of men who
are willing to back their conviction
that either Parker or Roosevelt would
be elected with bets on their respect
I've candidates Immediately after the
st Louis convention the Parkerites
were Offering almost even money on
their candidate, but since then the en-
thusiasm has dwindled considerably,
and since the notification ceremony in
Tsopus betters on Parker demand
much higher odds than a week ago.
During the last few days quite a num-
Der of large bets were made. with odds
of two to one In favor OF Roosevelt.
There is no end of peculiar acci-
dents in this city every week. One of
the most unusual accidents ever
known here happened few days ago
in Central Park. A man and two
women stopped with their automobile
in front of the Casino for refresh
ments. One Of the women jumped out
without waiting for assistance. lost
her balance and fell toward the ma
chine. Her hair was caught by the
rapidly revolving shaft of the engine,
and her haid was pulled with irresist-
able force against the side of the ma
chine. Not until part Of her hair and
scalp had been torn on could the en-
gine be stopped and the woman be
liberated Her injuries were painful
but not necessarily dangerous.