Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-02-24
lives. The bodies of the victims we're

in every section of this city followed
l. an attempt of the Philadelphia Rapid
h Transit company to operate its lines
l. here yesterday
:. Passengers and crews were driven
e from the cars by infuriated mobs OF
:; strike sympathizers and in nearly a
= score of instances the abandoned cars
t We're burned or destroyed. AT night
I fall every car was withdrawn from
I service.
: Stern measures have been adopted
by the police to quell disorders and
$ riots. Five persons were arrested.
: charged with melting the riot. Two
girls were shot by stray bullets. Many
) Injured persons have been taken to the
, hospitals.
Mayor Reyburn early this morning
ordered Director OF Police Clay to
swear in 1900 additional police, and
, issued proclamation enforcing the
riot act. Comparative quiet prevails
. this morning.
PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 21.-Wnh ev-
cry member of the police force on
duly and the regular augmented by
specially picked men, Philadelphia is
practically in state of siege today
Street fighting resumed today when
the street car company, whose work
men are on strike, attempted to run
Its own cars, but as most of the work.
men were forced to resume their reg
ular employment today the rioting is
not so serious as yesterday. The po-
lice managed to break up the fights
A drizzling rain carried through the
streets by brisk wind made walking
unfavorable but many trudged to their
work rather than chance being struck
by a brick or bullet on the cars. We
hicles of all descriptions were trans
porting persons TO and from work and
team owners are reaping a harvest.
One of the amusing sights of the strike
was 10 see men and not a few women
going to work on roller skates
In the Kensington district, where the
worst of yesterdays rioting occurred,
many workmen are idle today. This
section is inhabited by working people
They are employed at places distant
from their homes and refused to walk
and as their sympathy is with the
strikers would not patronize the cars.
| PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 21.-The at
tempted lynchins of motorman in
kensington shortly after noon today,
resulted in injury of forty rioters by
the police, who rode down on the mob
in answer to numerous riot calls.
Strikers, angered by the importa-
ton of strike breakers, attacked a
car, dragged the motorman and con
ductor from their posts, and pulled the
four policemen guarding them, off the
car. While number held the Off
GERS other ran the motorman to a
lamp post, threw a rope around his
neck and were on the point of lynch
ing him when he was rescued by
mounted police.
| KANSAS CITY. Mo. Feb 21-Per-
sons vitality interested in the outcome
of the Swope investigation mystery
may begin to give their testimony
before the grand jury.
| John G. Paxton, executor for the
Swope estate, and the man who has
formally charged DIR. b. C.. Hyde with
the murder of Colonel Thomas Fl.
Swope, was before the grand jury sew
eral hours. Mr.. Paxton has been very
reticent in discussing the Swope sen
sation and he is expected to give the
grand jury much informatio nbearing
on the case that he has not yet di-
vulged
| Mrs. Logan O. Swope, sister-in-law
of Colonel Swope and mother of Chris
man Swope, also testified today. Both
men died in her home, where later
there was an epidemic of typhoid fe-
Yer. Mrs. Swope's daughters, Margaret
and Lucy Lee. will supply the grand
jury with important testimony, prob
ably tomorrow.
Virgil Conkling. county prosecutor.
said today that many witnesses were
yet to be heard and that the grand
jury would be in session all this week.
| All aboard for Aztec.
Arrangements are being made for
big mass meeting at Aztec Thursday
evening of this week to discuss rail.
road matters the same as the one held
Mt Pennington Friday night
| The meeting at Aztec Saturday night
was well attended by local and Farm.
ipgton people and few from Durango,
but II was considered best to adjourn
for final action until Thursday night
of this week when Durango will be
able to send a representative delega-
ton. The Herald trusts there will be
even a larger delegation than visited
Pennington. Now is the time to strike
The money spent at this time is the
best kind of advertising. Dispatches
sent to Denver papers advertise to the
world live and enterprising com.
munity and will do more to attract
attention than thousand dollars in
many other ways.
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