Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-11-08
SWITCHMEN
WILL STRIKE

strike OF members or the Switchmen :
Union OF North America. beginning at
6 O'Clock tomorrow might. is sched-
uled. This Is the Information given
out at the divisional offices OF the
union here. The strike is conditional
of course upon the refusal Of the rail.
road general managers to grant the
demands of the employees tomorrow.
Reports received here generally are
of a pessimistic nature. The men in
sist on wage increase OF ten cents
and the roads, it is believed, will op-
pose such demand as firmly. The
union insists that NO compromise Of
fer will be considered, 80 that final
refusal will be the signal for an i'm
mediate strike order.1
The strike would 4ffect every rail.
road between this city and the coast.
NEW YORK, Nov. s.--The advance
pages OF Poor's Manual Just issued
show that at the bssinning of the
year there was 237,2yf miles OF com.
pleted railroads in this country. over
400 miles being built last year. The
railroads made profit on the year
OF over s6OO.00s, 600.
CHICAGO. Nov. 6.--Leonard Leo
pold, who confessed TO assisting in
the murder of Mrs. Leslie, the actress.
now repudiates his ccnfession. saying
it was obtained by The police under
duress and by physicAl sweating. His
attorney presented tia case To Judge
Pinckney today and the Judge de-
clared the work Of the police placing
him In. charge Of the sheriff. Mich
olas also declares his confession was
extorted from him
QUAYAQUIL, Hcador, Nov. 8.
Seven persons were killed and nine
injured at Mocha station last night on
the Quito railroad, because curious
natives meddled with the brake OF
car. The village station was lately
opened and whee the train arrived
the peopiea crowNsts upon IL to see
what II was like. Not knowing what
he was doing, somebody loosened the
brake Of one datached car and IT ran
away.
NEW YORK, Nov. 6.-New York
was scene OF another mysterious muir
der victim. Mrs. Margaret Gordon,
the pretty nurse and a member OF
respected family and the common law
wife of Alexander Gordon. who is sus-
pected OF the crime by the coroner
who gave the verdict of "choked to
death by heavy hand" The Cor
dons had quarreled. The man Is now
ir prison. Mrs. Gordon's body was
found on couch. The deep imprints
of fingers were seen upon her throat.
the neck and hands were scratched
and there was every evidence that the
woman had fought desperately for her
life. Her eyes were wide open and
fixed with look OF horror. Second
street. between Second and Third ave
nue. is now a veritable White Chapel
district" said Coroner Hamburger to-
day. London's section OF vicious
crimes has cloaked no more mysteri
Gus horrors than has been perpetrated
right on this short block In the me
tropolis OF America.
LONDON, Nov. 6.-Lord Curzon,
who married Mary Letter OF Chicago.
will sail tomorrow for New York. He
will be accompanied by Mrs. Letter.
the Earl and Countess OF Sutherland
Margaret Letter and q group Of ser
wants.
PARIS, Nov. Every sensational
developments are expected at the
hearing OF the Castellane divorce suit
tomorrow. The hearing will be pri-
vatc. The countess will be present,
accompanied by her sister. Helen
Gould.
NEW YORK, Nov. 6.--Sentence was
deferred today in the case OF the
Italian girl, Fionara Illfrio. who muir
dered her lover because he had squan-
dered all her money. The jury
brought in verdict of guilty" this
morning
NEW YORK, Nov. 6.-While taking
apart his revolver so that 1t could do
no harm in the house. Henry Stedner.
eighteen years old, Of College Point.
Long Island, accidentally shot his
mother. She is dying and the boy
may lose his reason as result Of
the tragic accident.
NEW YORK, Nov. 6.-Shaken by q
terrific explosion soon after midnight
score OF tenement houses in the
blocks adjoining Minetta and Bleecker
streets poured their occupants into
the streets scantily clad. An explo-
sive had been hurled at one-story
grocery store owned by Salvatore
bartholomew. The whole front of the
building was blown In and windows
were scattered for half a block. The
police believe 1t to be Black Hand"
outrage.
SPRING VALLEY, ILL.,. Nov. GA
daring bank robbery OF the Farmers
and Miners bank at Ladd, n coal min
ing town north Of here. took place
yesterday evening. Two men drove
up In a buggy, they were dressed as
laborers and wore slouched hats and
were partly masked. Inside the bank
was Assistant Cashier James Hurley
alone and a revolver was thrust
/ against his face with orders Ia put
up his hands or lose his head. His