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

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IN charge OF contempt of the federal
Injunction order.
SEDALA, Mo. August 4.--Superin-
tendent Finney reports the Katy
strike on this division practically
broken today. All the men, he says,
| returned to work. excepting at Lewis.
t-adGc and !fsrwoo,i. Chief Dispatcher
Fowler says trains are running on
time
PARSONS. Kan. August 4-The
Katy passenger trains are almost on
time today, Several frelghts ran. Six
non-nnlon operators arrived The fol-
rom President Porham OF the Order
of Railway Telegraphers
Reports from every district indi-
cate that the situation Is very salts
factory. The company is in desperate
straits, and the officials are circulating
false reports regarding strikers re-
turning to work. Only three deser.
lions are known of so far Their re-
ports about sending men out are alb
surdly untrue. They can't get tho
men"
ternatlonal secretary of the Butchers
union. said today that he had men in
conference with representatives of the
United States Bureau of Labor. and
he limited federal Interference was
= probability. He would not go into
details. however Donnelly returned
after a tour of the strike contcrs. He
said that everywhere he found strik-
ers confident of mcrcaa. The great
demonstration by strikers occurs at
Oswald's Grove tomorrow. Celestera
chera, an employe at Armour's was
seriously injured by three men today
while going to work
ct JOSEPH, Aug i.-Packers re-
ported 400 union men returned to
work this morning Commission men
consider the strike broken through.
Packers are estimated to be be rum
ing about 75 per cent of their capacity
on cattle and sheep and 30 per cent on
hogs
CHICAGO. August 5-A heavy run
began today on the Drovcrs' National
bank. located at the main entrance of
the stock yards The trouble was
caused by the general excitement OF
The packing house strike. The insti-
tuition is believed TO be perfectly SOL
vent. The latest condition of the bank
gave Its resources and liabilities each
at about six millions President TIL
den speaking of the run, at noon said:
Just as soon as the dcbosltors come
they will get their money. The de-
mand Is utterly senseless. but we are
prepared for any emergency"
crowd Is nocking about the doors,
and the run is probably due to the fact
that the strikers started rumor that
the bank had lent all It's money to the
packers. Several strikers had funds
in the bank, but a majority of those
who thronged about the place demand
Ing their money are small tradesmen
doing business in the stock yards vi
cinity. AS the news of the run spread
through the city. some dcposltors rep
resenting substantial business houses
went to the bank and got In line. but
many soon got over their scare and
dropped ont, saying the whole thing
was the result OF fright.
PARSONS, Kans, August 5.--In
spite of the claim of the Katy officials
that the strike of the telegraph opera
tors is broken. the strikers declare
that the company has made no head
way. Replying to an inquiry from the
local lodge. r. l.. Glover. deputy grand
president at Dennlson. Texas. wired;
mo strike breakers on No. 3. They
cant get nineteen strike breakers in
Texas in nineteen years. No deser-
tions south of Dennison"
NEVADA. Mo, August 5.-The Ka-
ty strike situation Is unchanged today.
No freight moved during the night.
A settlement of the strike In some
manner within forty-eigbt hours is ex-
pected here
SEDALlA. Mo. August 5.--There is
no evidence of the operators strike on
the Katy today. All trains are on
time
CHICAGO August Local bankers
complain that the strike is having n
serious effect on the money market.
Millions of dollars formerly used by
the packers are now piling up in Chi
cago banks. The packing companies
have paid OF ten millions OF their
| loans since the beginning OF the strike
Normally they are very heavy bor-
rowers