Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-04-02

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McGolrick of Duluth. MINI.
INDIANAPOLIS, March BE,
pressions of willingness to sign th
1903 scale are being received from IN
dividual operators who are sim aer,
Besides Robbins and the Peunsylvan
la mines, Iowa operators have nov
agreed 10 pay the scale. and II Is nov
practically certain thai the northern
Illinois operators and the great Del
vim mines In the the southwest vii
also sign the agreement Trouble
however. is expected with southern
| Illinois operators.
Three Evansville, Ind. firms hay,
agreed 10 sign the scale In most nj
| these places mining conditiona anf
not the question OF pay is the chiet
point Ohio and Southern Illinois
threatens TO be the storm-center oi
the fight
NEW YORK, March 3I.-There are
some slight indications today of the
operators agreeing to some sort of
compromise on Tuesday when John
Mitchell, president OF the United Mine
Workers and Gee F. Baer, leader of
the operators and other railroad mag
mates, Will meet and make final ef.
tort TO avoid prolonged strike.
Tuesdays meeting will be short
sharp and decisive. Either the strike
order viii be ratified or ii will be re.
called directly after the consequence.
In the meantime more than 500 600
miners In the anthracite and bItum-
inous coal fields OF the eastern and
central states win quit work at mid
night tonight and remain idle until
after Tuesday, at least.
BOLIVAR. Mo, March 3l-One
thousand miners and mine laborers
suspended work at noon today pend.
ing the adoption OF a new wage scale.
WILKES BARRE, Pa, March 81
The operators are making consider
able effort to keep miners at work
despite Mitchell's order to them to
lay off until the anthracite schedule is
adjusted. Single miners are offered
board and lodging within enclosed
yards OF the works. 1t is understood
organizations similar to the Citizens
alliances are being formed in various
mining communities to discourage
disorder. Many miners took their
tools from the workings last night
and others are bringing theirs out this
NEW YORK, March 3l.-The an
thracite operators today officially de-
MED the rumor that they would re-
fuse to treat with the miners Tuesday
until the order calling out the men
was rescinded. Several operators to-
day said they were hiring no non-un-
ion men and they intended to shut
down II the minerr did not recede.
NEW YORK, March 31.-Today was
to have been the wedding day OF Miss
Marion Beal of Brooklyn, but instead
of her affianced she received word OF
his cath at Salt Lake. The bride
groom was Major Thomas b. Walsh,
q prominent mining engineer OF Utah.
Mr. Walsh was 3S years old and was
making money fast in the Tonopah
gold fields.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 3l.-A
panic prevails among the Jews OF
South Russia owing to the circulation
Of a report that Black Hand Society
mas planned to massacre all Jews in
kishineff. Bgomel. Odessa and other
cities on Easter Sunday. AS a result
he intended victims are fleeing from
Russia. The police are supporting
actively an anti-Semetic movement.
COLUMBUS, o.. March 8l.-Sena-
tor Foraker's answer to the legisla-
tive resolution calling upon Ohio SEN
ators and representatives TO support
President Roosevelt's railroad rate
policy was received today. The sen
ator says the president wants com
rnerce commission to have power to
substitute reasonable" for ''unreas-
enable" rate subject to judicial re
view. Quoting the presidents mes
sage. this review, Foraker says, Is de
MED by the Hepburn bill which ne
calls ineffective and unconstitutional.
in view of your action passing law
creating a railroad commission to fix
subject TO complete review in the
courts II Is my duty to insist upon
such amendments in the Hepburn bin.
DIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, March
Earthquakes have prevailed
throughout the Republic yesterday
and today. Several towns are under
water and IA families perisbed in Join
Vile during the night. The wheat
and tobacco crop Is ruined in three oil
the provinces.
Several bodies were found In San
Catalina today. Dispatches from
Palmero say that the people have
He'd In terror to vessels on the coast
WASHINGTON, March 3l-Presi
dent Roosevelt has not yet sent an
answer to the telegram from the op
orators asking for a commission l.
|, investigate coal matters. 1t Is under
stood the president wishes to give tt
employer and employe an opportunit,
10 settle their own differences. H'
believes frequent Interference In suci
affairs will weaken White House pow
| er which. he says, should be invoked
| only as last resort.
| IL is considered unlikely that TN
| commission asked for would be af
| pointed offhand.
NEW YORK, March 3l.-Th
standard Oil company announces al
advance today in the price OF naptha