Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-05-25

Ing houses where many boxes ar,
used Seven incendiary fires were
started today in lumber yards. and Il
is believed they were started by the
strikers.
KANSAS CITY. May 22.-Franh
Curry. the strike breaker, hired a
number of strike breakers for Chica
go today. "A renewal OF hostilities IL
just what expected" he said. 1T
has got to get worse before IL gets
better We can and will hll every
strikers place. The fight is going to
be carried on on large scale. There
will not be Industrial peace in Chics.
go for some time to come, but when
the thing is settled it will be several
years before Chicago has any more
outbreaks OF this kind"
CHICAGO, May 22.-The strike sit.
uation is very serious this afternoon.
II began spreading promptly this
morning and now threatens TO par
alyze all Chicago The sheriff is
swearing in deputies by the score as
ihe difficulties increase, and If the
conditions grow no better by nightfall
a call for troops from the state is ex-
pected. The lumber companies EN-
ploy 500 teamsters, but SO close are
the relations between them and other
unions that 100 900 people will be af-
Iected by the lumbermen's strike.
The Wilce Lumber company's men
struck this afternoon and the situa-
tion is generally growing no better.
CHICAGO, May 23,-This afternoon
arrangements are being made to call
on the governor for troops. The ex-
press managers VINO came TO confer
with Mayor Dunno left at noon in a
hun and the mayor Immediately sum.
moned the sheriff and the chief of
police, which would indicate extreme
measures. The express managers
viii concede nothing.
Mayor Dunno, after a conference
with representatives of the express
companies, the Employers associa.
ton and the aldermanic peace com.
mittee announced that the matter of
settlement of the teamsters' strike
was still in allegiance. The sheriff
swore In 300 additional deputies to-
day to guard the lumber districts.
Lawyers for the Employers asso-
citation today asked Federal Judge
kohlsaat TO cite forty eight members
of the union to show cause why they
should not be punished for contempt
of court in violating the Injunction
Six other union leaders were also cit.
ed for contempt In refusing to answer
questions by Master in Chancery
Sherman. The Goodrich Transporta
llon company, running steamship
line. have been enjoined from refus.
cotted houses.
NEW YORK, May 23.-At the Re.
publican club tonight a large number
of men eminent in diplomacy and let.
ters will gather for farewell dinner
to Whitelaw Reid. the new ambassa-
dor to Great Britain. Senator Chaun-
cey NJ. Depew. Charles Emory Smith
and other public men will respond TO
toasts. General Grant, Admiral
Cougnlan, Governor Higgins, Lieu
tenant Governor Bruce and Cornelius
n Bliss are expected to be present
NEW YORK. May pa dispatch
from Malone. N. Y, saying that VIM.
Rockefeller had been threatened
with death by the residents of that
vicinity, has brought out the fact that
rpuAn rArnptly IN
murder the milllonaire's manager, a
bullet fired by some unknown person,
grazing his scalp.
LONDON, May 23.-Queen Alex.
andra presided today at the opening
of the great historical bazaar in
Deans Yard. Westminster, for which
have been going forward
for many weeks The affair Is one OF
the most elaborate of Its kind at
tempted in recent years. 1t Is intend.
toms of all the periods OF English
history from the reign of William the
Conqueror TO that OF King Edward
VII Notable among the participants
are Mrs. Choate, wife OF the Ameri-
can ambassador; the Duchess of Mari.
borough, Mrs. Patrick Campbell. the
Duchess of Norfolk, the Duchess OF
Sutherland, Mrs. Asquith, the Duchess
of Somerset, and the Duchess of
Westminster. The proceeds of the
bazaar, which win continue until the
end OF the week will be donated TO
Westminster hospital
EAST ST. LOUIS, May 23.--Flre in
the National stockyards today burned
100 mules to death, causing a loss OF
100000.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, May 23.-
Judge Martin this morning overruled
The demurrer of John Lee against the
perjury indictment which the defend
ant alleged was vague and insufficient
and Immediately Lees lawyers
swore Martin on the bench, declaring
him prejudiced. After a short con
ference Judge Samuel Davis was
agreed upon TO try the case. Judge
Martin said Davis would arrive this
afternoon and would take up the case
at once II Is now believed that Lee
viii ask for continuance.
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