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ST. LOUIS SITUATION.
Railroad Troubles Result in Brisk
business ON tho River.


ST, LOUIS, Mo, July I'm event Of
serious trouble breaking ont here result.
INK from the railroad strike. u force Of
] .ior reg liars. state militia and police
can h. concentrated at any place in this
city ON short notice.
James Ncstor. James Thompson. VIII.
ram llartIgan, Thomas c. Fox and John
Fisher, of Bras Point, MISSISSIPPI,
spring To interfere with Interstate com.
mrrce, nave appeared before Uited
states Commissioner Crawford WAY
Ing preliminary examination, they
~tr" released in bombs OF fgvtJ each
subject 10 the action OF the next Fed
eral Grand Jury. The defendants were
until they went out on IA strike. Nrstor
MAS yardmaster. The others were
swltchmeT.
There has bcea a visible increase In
ness has been largely diverted tom the
rdilrua Is, which are unable 20 handle
The trade on account of tire 'ihor troubles
The icvec IS assuming state II activity
NOT seen Tor many years, ana river men
expect TO DO as large a business a. has
been dome al any time since the
the railroads
IN. bulk Of the new wheat crop. whie,
had just begun to move when the strik.
started has So far been handed by The
boats, as very li'tlc can be- brought IN
10y rail.
The first decided display az violence
in connection with the railroad strike
in Missouri was made at Moberly jus,
after midnight, when mob OF 200 o,
more strikers and sympathizers sur.
rounded the Wabash passenger trair
which left here last evening and drove
the crew from 1t. The fireman was es'
pecially badly treated by the mob.
As soon as the facts were made known
At the roads headquarters officials tool
the matter to the United States ON.
Gals here by whom q warrant Was "
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CALIFORNIA UPRISING.
President Scored and Pullman Con-
demned Mt MRss-Meetings.

ny Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO, July MASS
meetings last evening held IN this city
and Oakland irdorse the strike. The
assemblage in this city was notable
gathering The metropolitan Temple
was TANNED. and thousands who were
unable to obtain admission organized
an overflow meeting In the open air.
The greatest enthusiasm prevailed
Corporate monopoly was recognized as
common enemy, and every point
against the Pullman Car Company was
greeted with cheers.
Both the President and his advisers
were scored, and every mention of the
name of c.. p. Huntington was the
signal for loud groans and misses.
representative OF the A. r. u: n. *.
Collier, Alfred Fuhrman. NJ. McGlynn.
A. T. Rogers and X. T. Allan.
moral support to the *. II. T.; con-
demning George NJ Pullman and the
Southern Pncihc; coun,enancing the
strike; attacking Federal interference
in the difficulty. ard demanding that the
military Sc Vice Of this State and nation
should be remodelled, classifying men
TT for duty In such IA way that those who
have the most property shall: be drafted
first into the militia and army and or
derei first to the front In tim. of !nsur-
reCtion,
Los ANGELES, Cal, July The
Santa Re road dispatched an overland
train for Chicago this morning. The
train had "A Pullman attached. and fifty
regular soldiers were on board, The
troops were to go as far as the Needles.
by clever rrise strikers and oilers were
All drawn from the Santa f. Depot. 1t
had been announced that tn" Southern
Pacific C1mrany would send out train
for san Francisco. and after the crowd
had corgresated al the Southern Pa
cfc Depot the Santa Fe train rolled out
OF the yards
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OUTLOOK IN THIS STATE.
Hesitation to Carry Out Strike Or
ders at Buffalo.

BUFFALO. July THE Sheriff and
the Superintendent OF Police express
anticipation OF no trouble, but perfect
confidence in their ability to cope with
II n 1t comes.
President Malican, of the local branch
of the A. II. T., has received orders
from Dehs to call out the men here at
Buffalo, but he hesitates to do il, be-
cause of their numerical weakness.
They only claim 225 members. and of
this number some have been discharged
from their positions because they Joined
the union.
ROCHESTER,. July 7.-Local members
OF the A. II. l.. said last night that
they are ready to go out when ordered
and predict that within forty-eight
hours they will quit work. The local
organization has los members. mostly
employed on the Rochester branch OF
the Erie,
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MAILS MANY DAYS LATE.
Five Days Behind Time, and Much
Matter Accommodating.

The strike continues to seriously inter
fere with prompt arrival OF the mails.
which get here after an uncertain fash
ion from an hour TO four and five days
behind time. The local office experiences
the greatest difficulty in properly ham
ding the mail after 1t arrives. The ac-
emulation Of several days being dumped
into the office within a few hours taxes
the resources OF the Department to their
utmost.
No mail has been received from Salt
Lake since June 70, nor from San Fran
cisco since July !.
All OF the Chicago delayed mails arrived
last night, excepting such as was mailed
between 10 A. NJ. and p. NJ. on July g.
The Detroit mails are two days behind.
Memphis. Nashville, Milwaukee and
Omaha malls, due lest night, have not
arrived.
The Missouri, Arkansas and South
western mails are coming through all
right over the Pennsylvania road.
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MINERS IN AN UGLY MOOD.
situation at Coeur d'AIene Said to
BE Critical.
CBy Associated Press.

SPOKANE. Wash. July Three OF
the men who were marched out OF Canyon
last night. They are drummer. West
and Higgins. They were overtaken on
heir way to Thompson Falls by Dep
uty Sheriffs and taken back to Murray.
They left there at 2 A. NJ. this morning.
Other blacklisted men came out with
them. They were made to swear never
to return to Occur d'Alene.
The situation in the mine Is critical.
Wallace Is filling up with union miners
from surrounding camps. They are ca
rous!ng drinking and threatening vio-
ience. Twelve special officers were sworn
in last night. Sheriff Cameron Is severe
~ criticised for his failure to make ar
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TO ARREST 0EBS.
Marshal Arnold Asked TO Detufl
Deputies at Gree.

CHICAGO. July Z. Z. M.-Warrants
will he issued in short time for the ar
rest of Debs. keleher and possibly How
ard on "A charge OF conspiracy and ob-
structing the mails,
Attorney Milchrlst has charge OF The
matter and tn" warrants II be sworn
before Commissioner Hoync.
Marshal Arnold has been asked 10 de-
tall deputies to serve the papers.
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CAN'T SEND CASH WEST.
Shipments of Money from WASH
inRton Prevented by the strike.

10y A'sDCIHttu FrtSFF
WASHINGTON, July THE Treasury
officials have been compelled to stop all
shipments OF cash TO points west of the
Ohio River, in consequence of the
strikes. Under their contracts with the
Government the express companies are
not liable for losses incurred in conse-
quence OF riots or other unlawful acts
OF that character, and acting. under a
privilege granted them In their con-
tracts, the several express companies
have notified the officials that they Will
not accept cash for shipment to points
west of Ohio. kentucky. Tennessee.
Mississippi and Louisiana.
This situation Is particularly unfortu-
nate at this time. as pensions are now
being paid in Chicago. and money is
needed there for that purpose.
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TO OPEN PACIFIC LINES.
Orders B-inE Issued by schOHeld
Ia His Generals.

WASHINGTON, July Gen. Scho-
field, Commander OF the Army. has sent
orders to Gen. Merritt, at St. Paul. and
Gen. O'is, at Vancouver Barracks. d.
recting them to use their force to open
up communication throughout the entire
length OF the Northern Pacific Rail-
road.
is n military and mall line.
Similar orders Will shortly be issued.
covering the entire Union Pacific lines.
LATER. Gen. SChotield has just sent
telcgraphic orders to Gen. Ruger at San
Francisco and Gen. Brooke at Omoha,
similar In terms TO those directed 10
Generals OTIS and Merritt.
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DEBS STILL IN CHICAGO.
Working for a General Trades ana
street HALLWAY strike.
DY Assoc!nttl FTets.

'DY Assoc!nttl PTets.I
CHICAGO. July T-Eugene V. DebS
did not leave the city last night as was
reported. He reached the headquarters
of the Union before . o'clock this morn
ing, ard said that. he had not been out
OF the city and did not intend to leave
Tor some time.
Il have enough to attend to here In
Chicago" said Mr.. Debs. and do not
expect TO leave the city"
General Master Workman Sovereign, X.
Of l.. admitted this morning that the gen.
erai lstrike order would probably be
,--ued. He said that ~ had telegraphed
-ambsrs az bis y->s i've Board
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of soldiers was close at hand, and "ord
was sent TO them. asking for AID.
The troops responded on run, and IN
. fex minutes were confronting ;he mob
RIOTERS ORDERED TO DlsPERSE.
Tho rioters were ordered to move back,
or they would lie fred up"
Taey refused 20 move Or to d.speTfe.
No firing was done until Second Lieut.,
Reed he'd been strucl. twice on tn" tenn
p,e with stones. lie is believed to he
dangerously wogude !.
Yardmaster Mckee, o. the Grana
Trunk vas nnalIy compelled to IRE at
several men who made "a rush for him
This opened hostinti-s, and the militia
deputies and police poured lead into the
mob M fast as they could pun triggers.
The soldiers fired anywnere from '"o
TO six rounds apiece and n" Others
emptied their reyoiyerS.
TROOPS HAD TO RETREAT
The troops were unable to cope win
the mob and took train back TO The
city. They arrived In q ba ily demoral-
lied condition. many OF the men beng
badly battered and bruised.
FRESH FORCES SENT OUT.
As soon az the news OF the shooting
reached army headquarters additional
troops were hurried out to lend assist
ancc and a dozen patrol wagons loaded
with police officers we're being hurried
TO the scene.
The cavalry has been called for.
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WON'T BLOCK ENDEAv0RERS.
tDy Associated Press)
A. n. L. Will Help Get Delegates to
Cleveland Next Week.

CLEVELAND. July IA committee
from he American Railway Union
called at the headquarters Of the Chris
tian Endeavor Society to-day and as
sured the officers OF the latter organiza-
ton that tine members of the A. r. u.
would do everything In their power to
facilitate the movement of trains carry
ing delegates to the Christian Endeavor
Convention here next week.
They further said that President Debs
had been communicated with in regard
to the matter. aid that he would I'M
doubtedly make a special effort to have
memsors OF the A. X. u. everywhere
keep Christian Endeavor trains moving.
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DENVER. July THE order of United
States Marshal Israel to his deputies to
arrest, without warrant strikers, es-
pecially leaders. for merely counselling
men not to work on railroads in the
hands OF receivers has created great ex-
element among the labor organizations
The strikers declare that no deputies
viii take them without warrant unless
they kill them.
There Is but slight change throughout
this and adjoining States as regards the
A. X. ". strike. Especially Is this the
case on the Union Pacific. Generally
the conditions are slightly more favor
able to railroad companies.
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Nashville, and that they refused t
strike.
procln I'm ntion by Gov, stone.

JEFFERSON CITY. Mo-, July Gov.
stone has issued a PROCLAMATION calling
the law. He warns all against interfer-
ence with either passenger or freight
traffic and saws railroads must be al
lowed TO run their trains free from In
reference II they can find men TO do II.
He warns all persons that he will enforce
the law regardless Of consequences
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the Union Pa cihc that left Cheyenne on
Thursday last reached here to-day. A
mob assaulted the engineer and fireman,
and the latter was almost beaten to
death.
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MILITIAMEN NOT ANXIOUS.
No Orders Issued as Yet to Proceed
to Buffalo.

There appears to be little anxiety on
the part OF Gen. Fitzgerald and his
stan. of the First Brigade, N. c.. s.
n. Y. regarding the possibility OF the
railroad strike extending to Buffalo. II
any exis there is at least a simula-
ton OF indifference In the meagre in
formation e De obtained this morning.
Gen. Fitzgerald remained at his sum
mer home In Seabright, as Is his Gus
tom on Saturdays. leaving Brigade
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British shipyard. Have to Close.
By Associated Press.)


HARTLEPOOI., Eng, July 7.-1rvine's
shipyards, and those of Sir w. Gray, at
this place. have closed down, owing to
the strike of the moulders. Four thou
sand workmen are thus thrown out OF
employment.
1t Is expected that other yards will
also be forced to close.
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BULLETS FOR BOTH SIDES.
Fresh RiotinRs To-Dny--Injunction
served on Debs.

CHICAGO. July IA te" moments
after ll.20 A. VI. to-day m ID numbering
- tore up the main tracks NJ the Pan
handle road at Fiftieth street. The po-
lice charged them, but were met with
a voliey Of pistol shots. The police re-
frairei from returning the fire, but sue
ceeded by renewed charges In dispensing
the crowd. The Ssconi Regiment went
t. Forty-seventh street to act AZ guards
for the Panhandle tracks.
United States Marshal Arnold. Gen.
Miles and officers OF the blockaded rail-
roads held n conference this morning
The result was a decision to start trains
under guard o, United States regulars
ana run them through the stock-yards
Injunction served on Debs.
President Dobs was served to-day with
IN. injunction issued by the United
States Courts mad. some days ago. The
injunction vas served as Dehs was leav-
ing the Sherman House this morning
after brief conference with General
Master Workman Sovereign
symptoms Of disorder were frequent
today NJ al points along the railway
tracks between Thirty-ninth and Fifty
,rict. The police officers. details OF
militia and Federal troops were scat
tered along the line. At Brighton Park
n squad OF police was on guard under
command Of Lieut.. Walsh, with orders
to shoot at the first attempt Of the
rioters TO destroy property.
Intent on destroying freight cars In
the Monon yarls at sixty-fourth street,
a.. I,. ht.t III uff lot at
o'clock A. NJ to-day The rioters start
ed for the yards. and call was sent to
Englewood police station for help.
Forty officers were sent to the yards.
Their appearance did not frlghten the
strikers, and they continued their.
march.
Shots Disp~rs~ Mob.
Orders to disperse had 40 effect, and
several shots were fired into the disor
d, rly ranks and the men fed. One Of
their number WAS struck Ivy bullet
from Sergt Bruton's revolver. The
wound was apparently not serious. and
the man was hurried away by his
friends.
Atm A. VI II was reported that a mol
was firing cars and other property OF
the Chicago and Northern Pacific Rail
road near the western city limits. FLY.
companies Of United States troops from
the lake front were at once ordered L
the Grand central Depot to take tra.r
to the scene OF the trouble. The troop
were marching through the streets within
ten minutes after the call.
Serious rioting was reported about II
A. NJ. to-day or the Grand Trunk roaC
IN the vicinity az Biston. Deputies anc
police wer. called for by the railroad
authorities.
/ Iiiotins was reported to have been re-
ncwad this morning on the Burlington
tracks at the Western avenue crossing
The property OF the railroad company
.rit WAS stated, was being fred right and
left
Five freight cars standing on thu
Harrington tracks between Wood stree
and Western avenue were hred thi'
morning by women and boys, In m
500 people the percentage of men "a'
small The nre was extinguished with
ont Interference.
Police officers encountered the rioters
at I'iftieth street and the Grand Truni
tracks Shots were fired on bou
sides, but no one was harmed.
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MObs Gather Again.
Pre- sid-nt Gomp.rs Expected.

President Gompers, OF the American
Federation Of Labor, Will be here prob
ably Sunday. The new complication nox
TO be feared Is the calling out of ali
labor organizations That would make
such large body Of unemplnyey men
as 10 vastly increase the crowds and to
greatly -mbarras- the handling OF the
disorderly element
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Manhattan beach Concerts.

Here are the programmes for to-mor-
rows concerts by Sousa's Band at Man.
haitian Beach. Miss Louise Beaudet and
Mr.. Eugene Cowles, OF Robin Hood"
fame, are to be the soloists. and the
Sunday sojourners at the Beach arc
promised q rare treat:
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strike at Nashville,

strike OF the members OF the local
branch Of the A. r. L. on the Louisville
and Nashville and Chattanooga and st:
Louis Railway Is still on. Several
freight trains were moved north to-day,
and all passenger trains are running
regularly. Local lodges of the railroad
orders not connected with the A. r, ".
are holding meetings 10 decide what
action they will take.
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Extreme Measures In Kansas.

TOPEKA, Kan, july 7.-To-morrow
wiz witness a change In the strike situa-
ton In Kansas, when officers viii begin
as fast as possible TO arrest all men
and those who are agitating the matter.
There are now nearly two Thousand
names on the list, and they Will all
be arrested when found.
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34l FIRES IN SIX DAYS.
ChirnEo Tinne-EiEhtcrsi In Danger
OF heinz Worn out.


CHICAGO. July To days inCendiar-
ism began IN a hrand-new quarter, the
Chicago, burlington and Quincy switch
Ing yards at Crawford. just west Of she
Hawthorne race track. Fully dozen
fr.igh. cars IN ~" yards were burned
,Ni5 morning al daylight. The destruc-
,ion ~ N" cars was complete.
To-day AZ the stock yards brought no
receipts Of live stock and no prospect OF
shipments The paralysis of railways
and packing houses continued complete.
Despite n" presence Of United States
troops and the mobilization Of nve rcgt.
ucnts OF Stat" militia, despite threa :
of martial law and bullet and hayonet.
the great strike inaururaiel by the
AIcorican Hallway Union holds three
fourths OF the roads running out OF Chi
CsEN a. iis strong letters. and last
nghr traTlc wa. more fully paralyzed
than At any time since the inception OF
tie tic-up.
D-arhorn street station Closed.
Tie Dearborn street station last night
was closed to traffic ana practically de
serted, the roads running out " the sta
ton being completely AT the mercy OF
. th' S'IlhelS' me Ml'HIbdn IentTaI was
forced 10 abandon all trains. and II Is
doubtful If any viii be run for sevcra
days. The Illinois Central is in the Same
Tx. The Rock Island and Lake Shore
and Michigan Southern lines are com
pletely tied up, their tracks having beer
blockaded by wrecked cars strewn slonl
miles of the two lines by the mob which
/ for two days had possession OF the terri
| tory traversed by the tracks.
The Chicago and Alton road 10 run
ming occasional trains TO this end oi
the line. but It is blockaded at Kansa,
! City and intermediate points The Chi
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OMAHA. Neb.. July Chief Seavey,
OF Omaha President OF the National
Chiefs OF Police Association, to-day tele-
graphed Supt. Brennan, of Chicago, Of
terng to send 100 uniformed policemen
to Chicago from the different depart
ment. In the National Association pro-
There are seventy-eight cities in the As
ISOLATION.
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Colorado City Men Won't Quit.

COLORADO SPRINGS. Col, July T.
The Colorado City Division of the A. r.
u, representing practically all the trib-
Colorado Midland Railway, has decided
not to strike. The cote for the strike
was q against 81
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Arbitrary Arrest Orders.

of to-day. The Omaha smelter Is nearly
out Of ore, and must soon shut down.
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Industry Hats at Omaha.

OMAHA. Neb., July THE Cudahy
Packing Company has laid OF 800 men
In its hog killing department Swift
laid on 80. Other companies are still Try
ing to run full force. The working force
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AGITATlNG IN THIS CITY.
Debs Lieutenants Trying 10 Create
Enthusiasm In the East.

So far as can be learned. no action
has as yet been taken by any New York
labor organizations looking to active par
ticipation In the great strike.
The representatives, OF the American
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Accidental KILLING.

Richard ZEN. Il. and o. employee.
also deputy United States Marshal.
vas killed at the Grand Central Depot
iast evening by the accidental eXplos On
Of gun. William Martin was seriously
wounded at the same time. The &C Il
Geat created great excitement at the gen
eral office. OF the road. which are Ia
c"r. to the rooms where the affair took
place. 1t being thought that some Of
the rtrikers had gained an entrance Into
the room and were responsible for The
gnC citing.
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TACOMA. Wash. July Twenty
shots were fired by ambushed men at
the Carbonate passenger train as It
passed the Puyallup Indian reservation,
three miles from the depot The men
in ambush are supposed to have been
strikers. No one was hurt.
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Strike Delays "A Convention.

DIES MONIES. la, July The Re-
publican State Convention was to-day
postponed from July II to July e, and
may be later, on account OF the strike.
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Ann Arbcr Trouble Revived.

engineers and flrenien held secret meet
ings at noon to-day. This was not on
account OF the A. X. L. strike, but TO
formulate demands that the Lake Shore
Company shall reinstate the conductors
and firemen discharged during the Ann
Arbor trouble year ago, KS they deem
the time propitious for the success Of the
demand. Representatives were present
from all divisions Of the road.
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Passenger. Held mt KanLakee.

KANKAKEE. Ill. July Five hum
dred passengers from Big Four and hi
nois central trains are held over in
this city. Two trains await the opening
Of the blockade at Kensington. and two
mail cars carrying through mail are
also DELAYED. All hotels are full. and
main in the coaches. All factories are
Shutting down for lack OF coal and the
electric-light. street railway and water
plants are economiZ!ng TO the utmost.
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Another Vote Not to Strike.

CHEYENNE. wyo., July Though
the Federated Board OF Union Pacific
Railroad Employees has not announced
publicly the result OF its deliberations.
II is known that It decided not TO order
a strike. This decision. however, Is not
binding upon local assemblies of the
Knights OF Labor, and the knights will
strike II asked to do so by General Mas
ter Workman Sovereign.
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Nor. NickeI-PIate Strikers.

BELLEVUE, o.. July Two mem
bers of the American Railway Union
prevailed upon The Nickel-Plate en-
ployees her. to Join the strikers yester-
day, aud to-day the road will be tied up
at this pot.
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DETROIT, July THE strike OF the
switchmen and firemen on the Michigan
Cent al tied up the road for the night.
again running. though somewhat late.
The mail train on the Wabash, which
was made up to go out yesterday morn
ing. is still In the yard unable to get a
crew. The other roads are moving pas
senger trains without Interference.
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Won't Obey Debs and strike,

WAS here today sSf from Idest
Debs ordering out all x. r. U. men on
the Louisville and Nashville road. A
% grievance against the Louisville and
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strike to Reach Pittsburs.

PITTSBURG. July There has been
yesterday. All the railway employees
are still working. but the feeling pre-
walls that Il strike may be ordered at
any moment. Al. last nights meeting,
izer Tailor stated that the strike would
certainly reach here. SO far no action
has been taken by the Knights of Labor
In this section,