Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1905-06-15

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NEW YORK--On the site of tn
Plaza hotel At Fifty-ninth street an,
Fifth avenue. 1t is planned TO erec
within the next year a hotel whici
wilt rival any similar structure in tn,
world. II will be fifteen stories high
have nearly 1000 rooms and cos
about Sl5.0OO.O0O. 1t is hoped Il
have II ready for occupancy by a yea
from next autumn. Frederick Sterry
one OF the best known hotel men II
America, is to manage it,
Its ballroom and cafes will be mod
eled after the famous hotels of Eur
ope, The entire inner court being TAX
en- up with one large dining room
other smaller dining rooms extending
| along the Fifty-ninth street side and
half way through the Fifth avenue
front
In addition to the present frontage
in Fif'y-ninth street, l25 feet have
been bought, which will give the new
structure 1926 feet on the north side
and zoe feet Fifth avenue frontage
One of the most attractive features
will be large open garden similar To
that in toe Hotel Ritz in Paris. Tue
Fifth avenue front will include, a large
driveway, the entrance opening into
an immense corridor. which II is
hoped to make a center OF evening
activities.
VIENNA. June 13.-Joseph Charles,
archduke OF Austria, died today. He
was born at Presbo,rg in 1898. He
had always been known as the Hun
garian Arcnduke." He was deeply
loved by the Hungarian people.
INDIANAPOLIS, June l3.-Fred
Fairbanks, son OF Vice President Fair
banks. in an automobile. ran down
and painfully injured Mrs. Georgia
Eberson. Fairbanks says the woman
stepped from car in front OF the ma.
Chine.
NEW YORK, June l3.--For the
first time in ten years general
strike among foundry employees oc-
CURED today, stopping work In all ,ne
great fonndries in New York. New
Jersey and vicinity The strike was
ordered by Frank Cardie. president OF
the international brotherhood OF
Foundrymen after a demand for rs
per cent advance In wages had been
refused. Thousands of men are idle
In consequence this afternoon. The
employers declare they will fight the
strikers to a finish
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. June l3-
Plans TO secure foreign immigrants
10 take the place of negro labor on
the farms and in tht mines of Ala
bama We're discussed today at state
immigration conference held at the
Commercial club rooms in this city
The conference was attended by well
known business men and capitalists
from many parts OF the state. The
conference perfected an organization
which will strike To. divert immi-
grants OF the better class from the
Northern to Southern ports, whence
they may be distributed throughout
Alabama and neighboring states.
VIENNA, June l3-Baron Nate
sanisl Rothschild, brother OF the head
of the Vienna banking house OF
the Rothschilds. is dead.
CHICAGO, June ia Baltimore
4 Ohio passenger train, going at the
rate OF forty miles an hour, caught
trolley car on a crossing in South
Chicago today and carried It block
before the train was stopped. Mo-
torman Moline and City Fireman JAG
OLSON were fatally Injured and few
passengers sligatly bruised.
LOUISVILLE. KY. June ia
wreck on the Southern railway near
Golden Gate, Ills, this morning has
caused the death OF several persons.
The train was carrying the confeder-
ate veterans from st. Louis to the
reunion at Louisville and was going
at a fast rate. of speed wnen 1t was
ditched. The fireman and engineer
were killed and the loss OF life among
the veterans is reported neavy. but
bow many of them cannot be told at
this hour. .
NASHVILLE. Tenn. June b.
Bob" Taylor. former governor OF
Tennessee, announces his candidacy
for senator. Senator Carmack il =
candidate for reelection
WASHINGTON. June 'l3.-Ths
Fort Monroe coast artillery report
that at about O'Clock this morning
the battleship Texas and two other
vessels under Admiral Dickins ap-
peared on that place and were tneo-
reucally sunk. Apparently Admiral
Dickins intended sending his smaller
vessels up the Pbomac, using the
aeavier ships against Fort Munroe.
MOBILE. Ala, June ia cable
comes from Honduras OF the death
there OF Major e. A. Burke. ex-state
treasurer Of Louisiana and promoter
Of the Cotton States exposition,
whose defalcations in Office forced
him to take refuge In foreign lands
years ago,
ALBANY. N. Y. June l3,-The
court OF appeals today denied ex
Senator Hill's application for reargu
ment in the case Of Lawyer Patrick
convicted OF the murder OF William
Marsh Rice, and the date Of Patricks
electr1lcutIon Will probably be set tnis