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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-07
THF srnIKr fTRYNoTHFNING
An OMNIBUS INJUNCIION
To Prevent strikers from Entering Rail
rnnd Nnrh. I'm 81 LnnIs.

IpNh lHIt~ III ~. As"hirs
ST. LOUIS, July 1G.-W. II. Clopton
United States attorney for the Eastern
district of Missouri, to-day petiuoned
Judge Thayer, of the United States cir
cult Court. to grant an omnibus inJdnc-
tion covering seventeen railways do tniS
city. The prayer for the injunction was
accompanied hy "a lengthy ana clthoIdl %
argument called a "bill OF equity. III
which tine United States district attorney
sets forth the great hardsMps and wide
spread damage which the strike mas al
ready imposed upon the people OF MIS-
souri, ana ST. Louis. and points out the
menace TO the general prosperity oI tne
country which the continuation OF tle
railroad tie-up and the trauc blockade
win cause. Mr. Clopt0u asks that the
persons named in the writ prayed for
be euJOinei from entering the yards,
stations or upon the rights of way of
the railroad companies entering ST. LOUIS
for the purpose of dissu1uiue by threat
intimidation Or persuasion the employees OF
the companies from perf0rmlngg the du-
ties which their positions demand. The
persons named In the petition include
nearly every prominent member OF the
American Railway Union iu This city. and
also include Vice resident Howard and
Judge Thayer granted the petition. Ii
covers the Santa Fe Baltimore and Ohio.
Terminal Railroad Association. MlssOuu
Pacific. Iron Mountain. Cotton Belt. keo-
kuk and Northwestern, Ierre Iautc and
indianapolis. Louisville and Nashyiilc.
Missouri Kansas and Texas. Chicago and
Alton. Chicago. Burlington and quincy,
Merchants Bridge Terminal. Big Four.
Wabash and 81. and %. railroads
The railway yards here and at East 81.
Louis are beginning 90 show signs of life.
and an attempt ls being made tO raise
the freight embargo. About two hundred
non-uniOn men have been secured and
VIII be at work in The. different railway
yards to-day. The strikers have 50 fdr
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nlethod or procedure and practically gave
~ any attempt at outward movement.
puI ,ra, mere were some incoming passenger
uta,hS on some of the roads, together
with few of the regular milk trains
DetWeen these two classes OF traffic the
Strikers ,,aaE,,i managed TO make trouble for
atiy ~ every road running I'm sOutherly
direction. The Fort Wayne. Lake Shore.
Mlchigan Central, Baltimore and ohio.
Aton, Panhandle, Western Indiana. the
moCk island, the Monon, all experienced
uiii.Cuity ~ greater or less degree at
ss.olhe or All OF the time during the day.
me trlck of soaring the crew from
tIaln, cutting the engine loose and run
hIhS IL up the track, opening the throttle
ar! anu iStting II run fun TIT back upon the
stdhdlnB train was new one and of a
character likely 10 DE initiated.
Inc stoning Of incoming trains was
N%oli"iVH % pastlme with the mObs, and sew
sIh persons were more or less injured
Dy Hylng missiles. one engineer on q
lsock Island train was so badly injured
dead.
NUMBER OF SHOTS FIRTD
Inc assaults Of the mobs. however. were
not met with the passive resistance which
characterized the course pursued yester-
udy. On TWO occasions al least their at
tackS We're met with accurately aimed
Iead. During riot In the forenoon over
an incoming milk train AT kensington
deputy United states marshal shot ana
Killed two strikers, and during the after
noon the deputies guarding an incoming
Baltimore ana Ohio passenger train re-
piled To the volley OF shots and stones
which the strikers shoWered upon them
by turning their revOlvcrs loose. killing
four OF their assaiiants and w0undng
number Of others.
new and grave feature was added
20 the situation this afternoon, when a
meeting of representatives. of all the
bodies OF organized labor in the city. after
n protracted discussion. in which gem
eTal sympathy strike was favored APP
pointed committee Of three. with fun
power 10 act. and at the same time called
a meeting Of all organize labor for next
Sunday 90 ratify their action
Late this afternoon the c0nd regiment
State militia, was ordered 20 the stock
Yards.
THE STRIKE eTRgNcTHFNING.
OF the situation in general. the strike
may be said % have strengthened its
grip. Its most significant feature is the
carrying Of the strike east 10 Cleveland.
tvng up ali the connection Of all the
seaboard trunk lines there, with the
promises that by tomorrow 10 viii reach
the trunk lines themselves and so prac-
tically reach the Atlantic seaboard. by
tving up the railroads an Buffalo. Ihu5
the great strike would be extended from
ocean 10 ocean.
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SENATE ON THE STRIKE.
TTHEE PKOPO>TTIOSs DfRECIED TO
mr. BOICOTT VAR.
Populist Allen Proposes to Operate Rail-
roads, Telegraph aud Telephone Com
panies by the Government.

WASHINGTON. July 6.-As sort OF
compensatory move for its long daily ses-
sions during the three months tnat the
'arlft bin was being considered. the SEN
ate after two days recess. spent only
an hour and half IN session to-day, and
then adjourned til Monday at noon. hay-
ing irst made an order that its daily
ihee'l lhgs shall be hereafter at noon In
steal OF two hours earlier.
the RAILROAD STRIKE.
Several bills were passed during the
snort time that the session lasted In
cludlng the Joint resolution continuing
the employment OF mechanics and labor
erS az the several navy Yards lne great
railroad strike had three separate aud
distlnct propositions directed TO it, one
was IN the shape of a resolution, offered
by the Popuiist senator from Nebraska,
MIR. Allen, looking TO the acquisition and
operation by the Government OF an the
railroad, telegraph, and telephone COM
panies OF the United States The second
was a bill introduced by Senator DAVIS
ORep., Mimi. by request for the settle
ment of controversies between railroad
companies and their employees, ana the
third was bill introduced by Mr. George
Dem., Miss) defining the duties OF United
states courts and OF receivers appointed
road strikes or lockouts, and providing
that distractions OF United States mails
shall be considered such only when the
trains do not contain cars for the trans
portatiOn OF passengers or freight Tne
bills were referred 20 the Judiciary Com
mittee and the resolution went over TN
Monday next. when IL will be entitled TO
consideration I'm the morning hour.
ATTACK OF NEWSPAPER CORRESPONDENCE.
An attack upon the newspaper corre-
spondents I'm the Senate gallery generally
and upon one I'm particular. was made
by Senator Call Dem. Fla) I'm connec-
ton with a story sent 10 Florida news-
papers and extensively published IN tho
press representing him as coming iuto
the Senate chamber one morning some
two weeks ago. deliberately removing mia
shoes, and placing his feet. encased In
stockings. on chair. lie denounces the
correspondent (Of whose Identity he knew
nothing) as a liar and hired slanderer.
although he admitted having partially,
but carefully removed his shoe ION ac-
count OF pain from a wounded ana lace
rated foot. and he offered a resolution
for the ascertalnment and expulsion or
the offender. which resolution was re-
ferred TO the Committee on Rules.
The agricultural and naval appropria-
tiOn bills were reported from committee
and placed on the calendar along with
fourteen other appropriation bills.
At .35 the Senate adjourned until Mon
day at noon.
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TIRIFF BIrs IN MOUSE.
Committee viii Recommend Non-Concur-
nee In senate hmennmanis.

WASHINGTON. u. G.. July 6.-With
the utmost infOrmality, ard with NOT
even "a word of comment. the tarin bill
was to-day laid before the House by
Speaker Crisp. ordered TO be printed ana
referred to the Committee on ways ana
Means. II came about IN the regular
order OF business and was disposed or
I'm only so many words as were necessary
to state its title and destination. The
committee at once began an examination
Of the changes by the Senate. and win
report the bin back tomorrow with a
Recommendation that the House nom
concur I'm the amendments and agree 10
the conference
a communication was received from
the Secretary OF the Treasury. recon-
mending an appropriation for additional
aid 10 navigation In Tampa Bay. Fla.
Among the reports from committees
was one from the Committee on Electors
IN favor Of the contestee in the case ot
Williams against Settle, from the Fifth
North Carolina district
The bill allowing States 10 tax green
backs was taken up. and Mr.. Cooper. the
author OF the bill, read prepared speech
IN favor OF the object OF the bfll and
az It's close presented the following as "A
substitute for the measure reported by
the committee. I'm lieu OF his original bill,
To meet suggested amendments:
TAX oN BANK MOTIFS.
THAT I'll circulating notes OF National
Ranking Associations and all United
states legal tender notes, and all other
notes and certificates OF the United
States, payable on demand and circulate
ing as currency. shall be subject TO taxa
zion under the laws Of any State or
Territory. provided that any such taxa
tion shall be- exercised In the same man
ner and AT the same rate that any sucn
State or Territory shall tax other money
or currency circulating as money within
itI jurisdiction"
The substitute was passed by a vote OF
l73 10 l4l.
The House then took recess until
o'clock.
The Ways and Means Committee to-
day devoted a good four hours 10 a con-
sideratl0n Of the tariff biz. At the eX-
pirdtiOn Of that time the reading OF the
Senate amendments was finished. ana an
adjournment was taken until 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning. After the short ses-
sion to-day the bill viii be- reported 10
the House and placed on the calendar,
and resolution will be- reported from
the Committee on Rules limiting debate
on the motion for a conference 20 two
hours. After this shall have been
agreed 10 the Speaker viii name the
cOnferees on the part Of the House. and
the bill VIII then go 20 the conference,
90 remain until substantial agreement
regarding the differences between the
two houses shall have been reached.
At the evening session Of the House
but two pension bills had been cOnsid-
cred when the point Of no quorum was
raised and AT 9O5 o'clock the HOuse-3g
10 ll-adjouned until tomorrow al u
o'clock.
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NEW STEhL BKIDGE
Conn' citing Two Wards Of Ridford-Ninth
District POL ttc.


PULASKI, VA, July 5.-Speclal.-The
steel bridge connecting the two wards
Of RgcfCrd and the electric plant eur-
nishing brightness to homes and streets
ana rapid transit from east 10 west OF
tnat place of magnificent distances
We're brought prominently 10 the front
ana really our friends deserve credit for
having done so much under conditions 50
dlscouraging. While the wOrkmen OF other
sections have been striking wildly reck-
lessly and unprohtably. those Of Radford
nave been putting In blows where they
have been doing the most good We are
hoping that RA1fOrd's example will be-
come contagious in the Southwest. Cen
eral Walker made the speech Of the day,
and gave some wholesome advice as 10
the duty OF the good citizen OF our coun-
try IN this hour of It's history. The old
Roman never bore himself more nobly.
and the remark was made often during
the day that he would make just the rep
resentative this district needed I'm Con-
grcss. The regret was universal that
Judge Staples and Colonel j. Rush
Miller. who were invited to be- present
and make speeches, We're unable to at
tend.
Hon. John Goode was also announced
as coming during the day. too. He too
failed 90 put In an appearance. The men
ton of his name gave rise % some dis
CusSiOn Ot the congressional race I'm this
district, where he has some ardent sup
p0rters SO far as / could learn there is
no probability of the fight being made
there between the HOge brothers.
The taking Of dcpostions in the chan
Gerry cases involving the location Of our
courthouse opened today az Newberne.
The fight promises to Dee as long labOri-
Gus and unInWtlng as 10 Is unnecessary.
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North Carolina congressional aolo,a,,o-
The Following gentlemen were I'm tho
party. Jesse Ninbrum Or NJ
COllOugh. John u. WhitewcoJ -
Wyatt. stuart Lee: Hal ID. Rand. Thomas
G. a. Maynard, r.. r. Albad. Captain Ioe
Berrand' Joseph \. Nethers. -. L. Harm
and others.
LUMBER MC,'s PROTEST.
4 delegation representing the North
Carolina Pine and Lumber Company As
sOciatiOn. composed OF Messrs r. : Conn
T.. y. Freeman. W w Tunis. T. G.. Fos-
burg, O. NJ. Surpel, L. ID. Camp. H. \
Johnson. John L. Roper and ID. j. Turner,
Of Norfolk. visited the capitol to-day
They were met by delegations from New
York. and other cities, and made formal
protests 10 the congressional delegations
and senator's against placing lumber on
the free list.
The various Senate committees are ear
nestly working to dispose Of the great
mass OF business which accumulated dur
ing the long debate on the tariff bill
The Committee on Commerce. which
has charge Of the river and harbor appro-
priati0n. is holding daily sessions and
hopes 10 report the bill TO the Senate
VIII probably be reached tomorrow. as
there are only one or two Senate amend
ments. They will probably receive favora-
bic consideration. The amendments in
creasing the North Carolina appropriation
are in the hands OF Senator Ransom.
chairman or the Commi.,ee, and will be
the last considered.
Mr. Charles r. Wortham, Jr., Of Rich
mond. is I'm the city.
Messrs. =. p. Parish r. NJ Beale and
W. T. Ficklln. Of Virginia. are registered
al the Johnson. H. l.. w.
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Chnlrra i'm RnSsIa.

ST. PETERSBURG. July 6.-Since Sum
day last eighty cases OF cholera, twenty
of which were fatal. have been reported.
STOCKHOLM. July 6-Four passen-
gers on board the steamer DObelin. which
arrived here recently from st. Petersburg
are suffering from cholera. Nineteen
passengers on the steamer SchwatZ have
been detained at quarantine under sLs-
piclOn.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-07
AMIA IEHRIBLr MUrILArKD
Rois l.. Bir rch~sd Run Over by - Freight
Train a"d kiiIsd.

WASHINGTON, July "a special 20
the Post from Charlottesville. Va. says:
This morning the body Of a man was
found on the tracks OF the Southern rail-
way near here In "A state Of terrible mutt
latiou Ii had been severed In the middle
by a passing freight train. and the upper
part OF the body had been dragged some
distance. scattering portions here and
there, and the remains had % be gathered
up I'm a bag IL was Identified as tho
body of Robert l.. Birckhead. an en-
ploye OF the road. and II Is surmsed that
he was intoxicated and lay down on ths
track. lie leaves widow and three chill
aren. one OF whom was born only about
four hours before he Was killed.
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OLXECUTION> ~ MARYLISD.
Both Negroes for Murder and tho
other for Asseuitfnc ~ Giri.

other for Assr"'tinc - Girl.
CENTREVILLE. MD. July William
Jackson, sixty-year-od negro. was
hanged to-day FOR the murder Of George
j. L.ager. a farmer for whom Jackson
worked The fellow had abused Mrs.
Leager. and, fearing punishment. as
sauited and killed Mr. Leagcr with a
hatchet and pistol. His step-sOn. Nathan
Crossley. was also dangerously wounded.
AT conviction Jackson admitted that sew
eral years ago he killed a colored man
in Virginia. whore he was born.
MARLBORO. ND, July 6.-Jamcs AL
len (cOlOredD, who committed "A feiOnious
assault on little Cora Simpson. A twelve
year-Old school girl. last Friday. was
hanged In the yard OF the jail heres this
morning. The drop fell at s.j2 and the
mans neck was broken. lie was pro-
nounced dead In fifteen minutes.
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rIEArEIKE ExIENDING.
Not Freieh, wheel Turning in the Cleve-
g a Yard

CLEVELAND. OHIO, July Ga meet
ing of local railway men 70 consider
the question OF striking lasted until near
lv daybreak this morning. and ended in
practlclUV "A unanimous decision TO go
ont Committees We're sent % the various
wards Co inform the men or the action
taken and 10 notify them 90 quit work at
A. ST. AT that hour every man obeyed
The order. and there Is NOT freight wheel
turning iu the Cleveland yards to-day.
PASSENGER trains have not yet been in
terfeired with. and the strikers say VIII
Dee permitted To- run
OMAHA. NEB.. July all the switch
men and hremcn on the Chicago. S.
Paul. Minneapolis and Omaha road, in
this city struck this mornins:
ST. LOUIS. Mo. July 6.-The railway
wards here and at -. Louis are begin
ming 10 show signs OF life, ana an
attempt is being made 10 raise the
'SiiiF;NiIPHIS. TENN. July 6-The Little
Rock ana Memphis employees at y. Nj.
voted q. strike.
louisville. KY, July 6-After a
conference extending over three days, the
Louisville branch Of the American Rail-
,vav Union voted last night against the
strike The only effect of the strike felt
here has been from the blockade I'm other
cities.
ON the Frisco road went on strike this
morning. and an traffic IS suspended. IL
is believed they quit work in anticipation
Of AM expected Injunction of Judge Thay-
RTPNlINGHAM. ALA July G-The
Kansas civ. Memphis and birmingham
raiIroad is tied mp from end % end.
This was effected tonight. Louisville
ana Nashville yardmen went out al !
o'clock and it is understood that all
trains will be tied up az midnight. The
eit19ticn is growing hourly more serious.
NASHVILLE. TENN July ct is pub
li.lv announced that all the American
Railway Union men AT this point VIII go
ont at 6.3D this evening: Ihe number IN
yolved is estimated az from lJ TO 800.
NASHVILLE, IbN >, Jull D.-At 900
.bfs evening Is sWitchmen Of the Louis
,.I. AMI Nashville. and North Carolina
'~d - Louis railway went out on a
etri,a Orlv members OF the American
p,H,rov I-nion are out. Trains came in
M ,,.tt-l to-uight. and We officials OF
The road have had TO do the switching
90 FAR there has been no diihculty. Busi-
,,oss i'm the yards is disorganized and de-
moralized.
win Assi4t The strikers.
VIEW ORLEANS. July GA lodge OF
tbo American Railway Union was organ
ized here yesterday. ana aIter a stormy
l1oHi+i,.- - lasting until o'clock this morn
inee'ilI7, -7,,iI.9 no inaugurate a strike on
~ illinois Central here to-day. The
tHr 'iie and Nashville viii DE the next
Loi t,rkIed. The Amalgamated Council
- nor ORGANIZATIONS here has agreed
vl aeeist the strikers. and with such
ttu,.tioe there is likely TO be trouble when
IT, orfoir develops. The police are on the
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nhe Morld,s Fair Fire.

CHICAGO. ILL. July 6.-The report
from the Worlds Fair grounds iaSt night
bonk and ladder No. 10 We're missing
has been proven untrue. But one engine,
WD Is vas lost and that on account
of the team running away. No hremen
,,are killed
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-07
MEAliiilli lntLrA,r.

WASHINGTON, ID. c.. July G.--For
Virginia. Fair. preceded by local thunder
storms IN eastern portions. west winds.
For North Carolina. Showers In eastern
fair IN western portion. west windA
slightly warmer, In western poruonss
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PETERNBURG'> TAXdBLES.
Tho Total Amount Returned for the Pres
ent Year SIO.I09.S55.

PETERSBURG. VA. July 6.-Special.-
The following amount OF taxable prop
erty was reported by Mr.. James b.
Blanks. the retiring commissioner Of
the revenue 10 the Finance Commit
tee upon which TO taSc taxation for the
present year.
Real estate. white. ...............S,7 ,759 10
Real estate, cOlored. ............. 40 6S5
Total. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1855
Personal property, white. ........$3, ,934 73l
Personal property. colored. ....... 1870
Total. ................................$3.9slO 900
Grand total taxable property. $50. .lg9, $50
Among the members of the Petersburg
Bar who will attend the annual meet
ing of the Virginia State Bar Association.
TO be held at Virginia Beach on July
10Th. llth, and lth. are Messts. Richard
G. T. Lassiter. and VIM. r. McKenney.
Rev W. ". Lear. Of this city. and
Rev. f. T. Dadmun. of Manchester. will
exchange pulpits tomorrow.
Mayor Charles f. Collier and Mrs Col
ler will leave tomorrow morning for
the Buffalo Lithia Springs.
ATLANTIC AND DAHyILLR SHOPS.
The people Of Lawrencevile. Brunswick
county, held meeting ON Monday to
raise 5000 TO help defray the expenses OF
moving the shops Of the Atlantic and
Danville Railroad Company from Ports
mouth TO Lawrenceville, the railroad COM
pany having agreed 10 make the change
at once II that amount was raised 4
liberal sum was subscribed but not as
IN lch as was asked for.
y circular letter. signed by merchants OF
lawrenceville, has been sent here ask
Ing the business men of Petersburg fO
help them I'm raising the deficiency
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A Negro Lynched.

TUPELO. MISS, July 6-George Pond.
day night by mob The charge against
him was that he had entered a girls
room with the intention Of assaulting
her. but the girl awoke and he hed lie
made a confession on his examination
trial
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FEARS ron rHf P4chING nOOSES.
The Mob Burns Trei-h Cars md Nay De
roy other Prop 'r'y.

CHICAGO. July 6.-Two hundred and
twenty-five freight cars on the Pam
handle tracks between Forty-htth and
Fifty-niuth streets, "a distance of one
milo. were totally destroyed by ire be-
tween the hours of and S o'clock to-
night.
mcnse crowds OF men, women and boys
were seen coming from the stock Yards
towards the network Of tracks al the
crossing Of FOrty-seNcnth street Inc
mob was augmented every minute by Il
seemingly ncNer-tuIlns string OF the
strikers and their sympathlZers, and about
6 o'clock fully 4.VJJ people We're massel
along the tracks from Forty-hfth street
south. They were the STOCK = 4Ids cIoMle,
and intent upon repetition OF last nlSHl
destruction, ana the few police VINO re-
mained on duty We're utterly poWerlesS.
They were not even noticed by the
strikers, who went 10 WoIH al once;
Down the tracks," was the cry and
with a rush the mob started sOIthWard.
Bunches Of waste were stolen from
switchmen's shanties and soaked with the
dope" used i'm Oling the cars made an
excellent torch. At Forty-seventh street
five cars standing ON the Grand Trunk
tracks We're the hrst TO meet destruclloh
Some Of them were loaded. ms dld not
deter the frcnZied crowd from their Work,
and the seals were broken and the doors
slid back. \ bunch Of the burnlhs waste
thrown inside quickly ignlted the con
tents and I'm less than three minutes thc
waiting to see that their work was COM
plete the crowd surged on. Iney kept 10
The Panhandle tracks. and at Forty y-nlntn
street came upon six more cars. lhese
were fired I'm a tWinkling, and on wen.
the crowd in the Garfield BouleVaId
yards of the Handle four OF the tracks
were full of freight cars. more tnan nan
of which were loaded. At this crossing lS
located switchman's tower. ana tHls
was first fired Then the mob turned lts
attention 10 the cars on the sidings' oul
for some reason fired but one of them 4
car Of dressed beef which had Deeh SluIt-
Cd eastward several days ago.
TEARING Up swTcrEs
They suddenly stopped their incen-
diarism and turned their attention 70
tearing up switches. After n huIhpsi
had been rendered useless the mop e,,i yym
tnued on its way southwark: Al ni,S NJ
oghth street Is situated inc sl''.lD,. ,I'
house Of the combined roads. nls W. W.
fired and quickly destroyed; - 'ln ,,.'.rs '.-e
wind was blowing and the names ,.
quickly spread across three OF ~
tracks. which were filled with cars -, .e
railroad people say that usl w.
fifty cars there. forty or VIZ" 49,.
loaded All were soon mass ei nHt.it, ,t
Ahont thirty Of the cars were iiiel VIII
coal and rho heat was intense. fiite u
of the ears contained meat IRON, tr
bic- nacl,lrs houses of Armour S"!t',
and Nelson Morris. Ey THIS uihes tne
fire department had been adNiseu oi ~
fires further north on the D., -, Iea,. ,i.r,'
TO- - the seriousness of the situation a
Fiftv-eichth street. they abahu -heu IL,
d@bt further northward ana came 10 me
800 of the confagrauon' Whlch
PROMISES TO be serious.
uDon the approach ol t'e "i "''u 00''s