Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-08-15

scene Of the disast ter. 1t is Inusua
for the railroads u allow such larg,
quantities Of dgnonit to stand il
the yards. but the fact Of so mucl
powder being stored was because th'
Eastern Hydraulic company, operat
ing at Meadowland, had sent in az
urgent call for it.
The Buckingham block, the Firs
National Bank building and the Statc
Bank building were all damaged.
TELEGRAPH OPERATORS STRIKE
BY Phone from Denver
Denver. Aug. 12.-The Postal tele
graph operators went on strike in
this city this morning. OF twenty-five
men employed only one operator re
mains ON duty. The Western Union
is stln tied up completely in this
city, being unable to handle any bust
ness OF consequence with the small
force employed and with the attitude
assumed by the National Order of Rail.
way Telegraphers it will be impossible
.or the company to send messages to
small stations throughout the country
even if they can be handled in the
larger places.
The Associated Press operators will
go out this evening which will curtail
the Geographic reports received up
o this time as with the Western Union
and Postal operators out there will
be no way OF handling the report. 1t
Us expected Associated Press opera
tors win also go out in all the large
tiles where the strike is on.
AS yet New York city operators are
cmaining at their keyboards but It is
confidently expected that they Will
ollow their fellowmen along with op-
arators in eastern cities unless the
strike is quickly settled
Chicago. Aug. 12.-The action taken
1y Chicago telegraphers threaten
urther decentralization of business
throughout the country. Unless the
lemauds made by the press and broker
operators are speedily granted the
men will quit work tonight which
means great Inconvenience and loss
o thousands of brokers and cutting off
news Of the papers.
San Francisco. Aug. 1.-THE Ma
ional Order of Railway Telegraphers
nave swung their enormous member
ship and treasury in the United States
md Canada to the striking Western
Union operators. Today the follow
Ing message was received from the
secretary of the order:
St Louis, Aug. Ito all o. r. T.
men in the United States and Canada:
Do not handle any Western Union
We are backing the c. T. U.
OF America in their fight for better
conditions, and are giving them our
hearty and earnest support. Spread
this to every station you possibly can.
Signed l.. Q. QUICK,
Secretary National o. r. T.
New York. Aug. 13.-Nearly 10000
telegraph operators throughout the
country are on a strike. The press
association and broker operators quit
work last night and this morning. The
operators oi this city are also out and
there is scarcely any business and
very little news sent out by wire.
Where one press association averages
sixty pages of typewritten matter ev-
cry night only three were handled
last night
There is no sporting, commercial
or stock reports Of any character
sent out
Chicago, Aug. 13.-The leading pa
pers OF Chicago and the state Of IL
ilnois have joined in a petition to
President Roosevelt asking him to in
terry enc in the telegraph strike, The pa
pers appeared this morning with
carcely any Telegraph. But the news
feature is small loss compared to
the cessation OF business generally
and especially in the stock markets.
The president is asked to step in and
lorce the company and employ es to
come to some agreement and relieve
the situation.
Denver, Aug. 13.--The morning pa
pers were very shy on telegraph this
morning. They were minus all sport
ing, commercial and stock reports, and
very few items from over the country,
the press operators being out all over
the country.
Denver, Aug. l4.-There is little OF
no change in the strike of Western
union and Postal telegraph operators
"A few more Of the larger cities report
men uuitting work ana by the end oi
the week the strike will be general in
every town where a number of mer
are employed unless some kind Of al
! agreement is reached. The paper
came out this morning with a genera
sprlnkling OF news from different part
o. the country as all the large cities
| have "a fqtV onerators at work TIL,