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Cold FLOODED Assassination.
| :. Ritchie. a special policeman, en-
ployed by the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne aud
Chicago road, was stoned to death by a
mob at the Fifty-s -venth street crossing
Of that road.
Ritchie, who was also deputy sheriff.
caught some boys overturning a switch
shanty and compelled them 10 set it up
right again. While he was talking TO the
boys mob approached and attemp pied TO
burn the shanty.
Richie drew his revolver and threat
ened TO kill the first man who approached
the shanty. The mob surged around him,
but he held 1t off until his revolver was
accidentally discharged, the bullet strik-
ing him in the foot.
He was easy prey for the mob then, and
they quickly had him down. They stood
around his body and literally stoned him
TO death. His head was pounded almost
to pieces. The mob finally went away
leaving him for dead, but he was still
alive)when the police arrived. He was
taken to the hospital, but died within q
short time. No arrests were made.
Caiiaw.y's Coup GEtat.
TOLEDO. July Receiver Galloway OF
the Clover Leaf road received telegram
signed Committee" containing the infor-
nation that the American Railway union
at that place had decided to tie up his
road Mr.. Galloway acted promptly and
emphatically, wiring General Superin-
tendent Mills at ST. Louis to lay of every
,mploye whose services are not actually
required 10 run passenger trains. He also
issued orders to close up every shop on
the line from end to end. In explaining
his action, Mr.. Galloway said: I'VE can
not afford to spend $40 a day to earn 81 In
revenue"
Loss VIII He Enor,nons.
AT the stock yards last night about 50
toughs skulked from point to point and
set large number of fires. Fires sprung
up on every hand, and no organized effort
On the part Of the police seemed to be
under way TO intercept them. This is the
banner district of the city, II not Of the
entire country, for all-round toughs. and
IL Is as much az a mans life is worth to
interfere with them.
These Mon Are Satisfied.
DENVER, July THE Order OF Railway
Conductors have begun war upon Il. V.
Dehs. his order and the strike. The first
step will be to expel from the order all
members who have gone out on strike on
the order OF Debs. BY their acts the
striking mem bers have weakened the in
nuence of the order, which has always
been so strong that IL has never been
called upon To strike In order to gam q
desired point.
DENVER. July 7.-Following the exam
pie Of the engineers of the Denver and
Gulf system. the conductors of the Santa
Fc have requested TO be sworn in as
deputy marshals and armed. Their desire
will be complied with.
DE SoTo. Mo-, July THE American
Railway union lodge here has surren-
dered its charter and will stick to work,
although they are ordered out.
COLORADO CITY. Colo, July THE |
local branch of the American Railway |
union has voted not to go on strike.
CLEVELAND, July six hundred strik-
ers on the Erie road voted to resume work |
today.
Cleveland to AitgeTd
WASHINGTON, July 7.-Governor Alt
geld of Illinois sent an extremely long
dispatch TO the president last night, pro-
testing against the presence of federal
troops and demanding their withdrawal.
He argued that the president was going
beyond his power, and intimsted that in
the previous reply to him (Altgeld) the
points at issue were evaded.
The president wired the following re-
ply: while am still persuaded that 1
have neither transcribed my authority
nor duty in the emergency that confronts
Us. 1t seems to me that in this hour of
danger and public distress discussion
may well give way to active effort on the
part OF all in authority to restore obedi.
snce TO law and to protect life and prop
srty."
Strikes In Packing Houses.
CHICAGO. July :. - The firemen EN-.
ployed in the packing houses of Nelson
Norris * Co, Swift 81 Co. and Armour e.
Co struck yesterday, and were soon
followed by the steamfitters in all three
louses About the same time. Armour
K Co. tesmsters refused to work longer,
aging that they had been assaulted and
threatened so much that they feared to
AXE their teams.
On the Way East
DETROIT. July Every railroad in
Detroit is tied up in accordance with the
Iction of the joint meeting of representa-
ives of all the local brotherhoods. While
here are few dissenters among the en-
,ineers, il is believed the strike will be
practically universal.
Extending South.
NASHVILLE, July lit is publicly an.
iounced that all the American Railway
Iuion men mt this point will go on strike.
The number involved is estimated at from
200 to 5000.
Ask for Protection.
BD The Associated Press.
CHICAGO, July 7.-Before 10 O'Clock this s
corning the officials of the Grand Trunk
,lephoned the police that large mobs !
men were moving down the .
'acks in the direction of their shops,
the crossing of the Panhandle at Fifty !
inth street. Chief OF Police Brennan or | I
cred Inspector Hunt to the scene g
ith force of men. Half | 3
a hour. later message came from 1