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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-07

cutting the eugine loose, running 1t up
the track, opening the throttle and let
ting IL run full tilt back upon the stand
Ing train, was new one and of char
acter likely to be initiated.
The stoning OF incoming trains was
common pastime with the mobs, and
several persons were more or less In
Jured by flying missiles. One engineer
on Rock Island train was so badly in
Jured that 1t was at first reported that
he was dead. The assaults of the mobs,
however. were not met with the passive
resistance which characterized the
course pursued yesterday. On two
occasions, at least, their attacks were
made by accurately aimed lead. During
riot In the forenoon over an incoming
milk train, at Kensington, a deputy
United States marshal shot and killed
two strikers, and during the afternoon
the deputies guarding an incoming
Baltimore 81 Ohio passenger train re-
piled to the yolley of
SHOTS AND STONES
which the strikers showered upon them
by turning their revolyers loose killing
four of their assailauts aud wounding
number Of others.
A new and grave feature was added
to the situation this afternoon, when a
meeting OF representatives of all the
bodies of organized labor in the city,
after protracted discussion in which a
general sympathy strike was favored,
appointed q committee of three with
full power to act, and at the same time
called meeting of all organized labor
for next Sunday to ratify their action.
Late this afternoon the Second regi-
ment of state militia was ordered to the
stockyards. OF the situation in general,
1t may be said to have broadened and
strengthened in its grip. The most
slgnlhcant feature Of it is the carrying
of the strike east to Cl eveland. tying up
all the connections of the seaboard
trunk lines there, with the promise by
tomorrow it will reach the trunk lines
themselves, aud so practically reach the
Atlantic seaboard by tying up all the
railroads at Buffalo. Thus the strike
would be extended from ocean to ocean.
There is no notable relief at the
points heretofore placed under EN- mbargo,
aud the situation at Kansas City was
complicated by the tying up of the Fort
Scott road. thereby involving another
Southwestern line.
The Pacific coast remains in paralysis.
| from which there are no indications of
relief, and significant note comes
from Seattle. WASH, where the steve
dores were called out by the chief of
the Knights of Labor to prevent the
unloading of steamer from San Fran.
cifco. indicating that Grand Master
Workman Sovereign's promise to Debs
to aid him in every possible way was
not merely for effe ct.
The day closes with no rift in the pail
which oyerhangs the nation.
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Labor, arrived in Chicago today from
Des MoInes. He said he had come to
Chicago to render what assistance he
could to the A. r. u, and he should do
whatever the officers of that organiza-
tiOn might determine what would best
serve the Interests Of the strike. He
thought the climax OF the movement
was about reached, and 1t was
imperative that every labor Or
ganization should put In its best
moves to win the strike. He
added: 'This is the most critical
period In the history of uniOnism in
America. 1t is time for every labor
leader to rally his forces and join in the
struggle for existence. This will prac-
tically be battle for self-protection and
for future life Of every workingman
and everybody in the country. No one
Can overestimate the Importance of
winning this conflict. Defeat will not
mean temporary set back-alone. but
permanent and everlasting disadvantage
TO organized honor and honesty among
the working people OF the land. That
is why Pm here today. This is why l
will do whatever the A. R. U thinks
best rs regards the ordering of a strike.
"As regards walk-out on the part of
lHS lucIuOyTS VI all ITdu6S UNIONS III Tile
city, will say that l think it might
bring about great good. Certainly it
would force upon the people stronger
realization of the necessity for settle
ment of these troubles, aud the popu-
lace would rise en- masse in a demand
for arbitration.
Arbitration the laboring man is not
afraid of. The capitalist, though, will
not accede to 1t. Mr.. DeOs stands ready
to act for reasonable settlement. The
general managers do not. Public senti-
ment will force the latter to change
their tune.
"The Knights of Labor are with the
A. r. U. heart and soul, and | know
whatever do now to aid the strikers
will be fully and heartily indorsed by
the 100000 members of the organization
I ranreSant -
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TOUCHING FAREWELL,
81 Kissed You in Your Sleep"
Ehle Aliens Goodbye
MESSAGE TO HIS MOTHER.
A Bullet in His Head Brought
Instant Death.
c00LNESS OF THE SUICIDE.
With Mirror in One Hand
and a Pistol In the Other
HIS LIFE TRAGEDY ENDED.
Scene at the Lake Cottage
Of Afflicted Family.
"F0RGiKE AND THEN FORGET"

Ehle Allen committed suicide In the
unoccupied cottage owned by Mrs. L. l..
Holtz, about 800 feet east of his fathers
summer cottage at Linwood station,
OH the Minneapolis & st. Louis railway,
Lake Minnetonka, between 6:2O and
$50 a. m. yesterday.
The immediate cause of the terrible
act was remorse. and the conviction of
the sorrow he had brought on his par
ents by his unprecedented, but none
the less dire. act of killing John Clapp
two weeks ago. The su icide was delib-
crate. He thoroughly intended to take
his life when he concluded that life had
nothing more to offer for him, for even
in the event of his possible acquittal on
the charge of manslaughter life held
no charms for one of his temperament
If he was to be forever after a marked
man. He had always lived in an atmos-
phere of sunshine. While he was not
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-07

buildings have escaped altogether; but
the wanton destruction of railway
property continues unchecked, and
with increasing destructiveness. The
maddened mobs. now worked up to the
highest pitch OF fury, are paralleling
the scenes of the commune. and at this
hour it appears as though nothing short
of miracle can prevent an armed
demonstration against them, and the
sacrifice OF many lives.
To illustrate the tactics resorted to by
the incendiaries to hamper the work of
the fire department, empty cartridges
were forced into the keyholes of the
fire alarm boxes. firemen were knocked
down with stones and brick. and while
working at fires the horses of the de-
partment were stolen.
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GENERAL WALK-OUT.
All Chicago Trades May Be Or
dered Out Sunday.

dered Out Sunday.
CHICAGO, July 6.-Final action in
reference to ordering strike OF mem
bers Of all Chicago's trades and labor
unions in sympathy with the rail
road strike Will be taken Sunday night.
This was decided at meeting of local
labor leaders held at Uhlich's hall to-
day. Committees of three members of
each organization were appointed, and
will act in conjunction Sun day night in
considering the question of ordering a
general walk-out of workingmen inChi-
cago. The meeting was called originally
to protest against the presence of the
federal troops in Chicago. but this was
cloak to hide the real object of the
gathering. This was to effect paraly-
SIS of the city's industries.
Thomas |. Kidd, secretary of the In
ternational ASSOCIATION OF Machine
Woodworkers, was made chairman, and
appointed committee of one to give
out information Of the proceedings to
the press. Mr.. Kidd said after the con-
clusion of the meeting: "rhe delegates
were unanimously in favor of giving
the heartiest support to the American
Railway Union in it's fight against the
General Managers association. There
were numerous promises of assistance,
but many of the union officers have no
power to declare strike. However,
the meeting Sunday next will deter
mine the actual rights in the premises"
Each member i'll attendance was
pledged not to divulge the proceedings,
but it was learned that the following
were the chief speakers: E. j. Lind
holm, of the Knights of Labor; M. j.
Carroll. of the Eight Hour Herald; Vic
tor B. Williams. of the typographical
union; Richard Powers. of the seamen's
union. Fanny kavanaugh was admitted
to the conference after a debate, and
made peppery talk.
The following statement and resolu--
ton was adopted: AT meeting OF the
representatives of trades and labor or
ganizations held at Uhlich's hall, July
6, 1894. it was decided to issue the fol-
lowing call to all labor organizations to
meet not later than Sunday, July s,
1894, to select committee of three
members, to whom they shall delegate
absolute power to act as in their judg-
ment shall be conducive to the success
of the strike now being conducted by
the American hallway union in the
cause of humanity.
EverMndustry in Chicago had rep-
resentatiOn at the conference. Vice
President Howard said more trades
were included In the attendance than
he had ever seen before.
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egotistical, he nevertheless basked IL
the rays of popularity. He had always
received large share of personal con-
sideration, and his bright intellect won
him hosts of friends. They may have
been surface friends only And he
knew whether they were or not. But
1t was always sunshine until Tragedy
spread her wings and the light of
his life went out at the moment when,
in an excess of rage or jealousy, or, as
his friends prefer to think, under the
instinct of Self-preservation, he unin-
tentionally took the life of one of his
fellows. 1t is hard to believe. as it has
been from the first, that Ehle Allen
could intentionally kill fellow being.
And on the other hand his best frlen DIS
cannot claim for him that his was an
entirely moral life. But so far as he
could offer reparatiOn for his short
comings he did it when at O'Clock yes
terday morning ne arose from his couch,
proceeded through the woods to Mrs.
Holtz's crazy-quilt of cottage. took an
AK and pried off the lath thas bordered
and held in place frail wire netting
over the windows, squeezed through
the narrow aperture and wrote two
notes to his father and mother respect
lively, laid down on a couch that his
mother had given to Mrs. Holtz two
years ago, picked up a hand-mirror "a
fix the exact location of his left tenn
pie, grasped SS-callber revolver, and
with his left hand (Ehle was left
handed) pulled the trigger.
Mrs. Holtz. owner of the cottage, was
seen by GLOBE reporter few hours
after the tragedy.
II had been over to Ferguson point
for the night" she said. "and was re,
turning to my cottage about half-past {
O'Clock this morning. AS l neared tho
cottage heard pistol shot. entered
the cottage at once, and there lay
EHLE, DEAD AS A STONE,
on my couch. Oh! poor Ehle have
known him since he was baby. | held
him in my arms years ago. Only yester.
day he asked me if he couldn't sleep in
my cottage, as he knew l was going ia
be absent. But 1 was fearful of some.
thing, don't know what. and told hin
| would fix a quilt and pillow for hin
Oue Oit tliS pOICus I1ctSdlu, All IlSnI
grandma"-he had been calling me
grandma for two or three years past.
was going to st. Paul yesterday, and
asked him if he couldn't look after nv
horse at noon. OF course | WILL said
Ehle, and that's the last ever saw the
poor boy aliye,' the old lady concluded.
The place that Ehle selected for his
taking-off was the oldest interior, per.
haps, in Minnesota. The cottage is not
over twelve feet square. There is but
one room of any dimensions, and the
walls aud ceiling thereof are plastered
over with the funniest lot OF ADVERTISE
ments, pictures, memorials, notices,
that were ever conceived In the mind of
madman. The interior decoration
was, perhaps, the haudiwork of Will
lam Ferguson. the son of Mrs. Holtz,
He was committed to the insane asylum
about month ago OH some presum.
ably trumped-up charge of insanity il
connection with real estate deal, and
was released three days ago ION the
quiet" as Mrs. Holtz .contidentially in
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WAR ON DEBs.
Order Of Railway Conductors Will
Fight the Dictator.

DENVER, July 6.-The Order of Rail-
way Conductors will tomorrow begin
war upon E. V. Debs, his order and the
strike. The first step will be to expeI
from the order all members who have
gone out on strike on the order of Debs.
This decision has been arrived at be-
cause of several reasons:
First-Members of that order who
stopped work violated the laws of the
order.
Secondly their acts the striking
members have weakened the influence
of the order, which has always been so
strong that it has never been called
upon to strike in order to gain a de-
sired point.
1t is intended to punish the disobedi-
ent and to stop the weakening of the
orders influence.
Following the example of the engin-
GERS of the Denver and the Gulf system,
the conductors of the Santa Fe, it is
said, have requested to be sworn In as
deputy United States marshals and
armed. Their desire will be complied
with tomorrow.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-07
RAILROAD REVIEW.
Situation on All Roads, AS Sized
Up by the Managers.

Situation on All Roads, AS Sized
Up by the Managers.
CHICAGO. July 6.-The General Man.
ayers association has issued the follow
ing bulletin:
{ Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fee pass
enger trains are running on time be-
tween here and Denver. and progress
in the movement of freight trains is
being made. Blockade has been raised
on the New Mexico division, and de-
layed trains are moving towards their
destinations.
Baltimore & Ohio.-Owing to oh :
structions on the tracks. and onslaughts
of rioters on trains, we have abandoned
all passenger service between South
Chicago aud Chicago, and have aband-
oued all fruit trains west Of Garrett,
Ind.
The Lake Shore and Rock Island
Continued On OlRrsh E-a.o.
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CHICAGO, July 6.-With a flaming
Nrch Iawless hordes of frebugs are at
work at score of points IN the south
half of Chicago. Fires are raging in
avery direction among the numerous
railroad yards. hundreds of cars ard
tens of thousands of dollars worth of
merchandise have already gone up in
smoke or been carried off by the now
frenZied mobs of rioters. Incendiarism
Is rampant, alarm after alarm has fol-
lowed in quick succession all day, and
tonight at II o'clock the glare reflected
from the heavens shows that the das-
tardly pastime continues undated.
From early morning until midnight re-
ports Of fresh fires followed each other
with startling rapidity, being con fined.
however, principally to railroad rolling
stock and buildings, against which thus
far the greater part of the mob's fury
has been directed. Early this morning
blaze started among some overturned
cars at Kenslngton, quickly communi-
eating to other tracks filled with loug
lines of cars, and many containing val
liable merchandise were soon
BLAZING FURIoUsLY.
Eoorad b,, otropp winds thora xunr a
at this point total of eighty cars wiped
out. At the stockyards one blaze after
another was reported, and from the out
lying districts came urgent calls for
engines and police protection, increas-
ing in frequency.
But with the falling shades of night
came the climax of the fiery festival.
The Pan Handle yards from Fifty-fifth
to Sixty-third streets, eight blocks, are
a mass of fire. Ten tracks, containing
from 1000 to 1000 cars, half of them
loaded, will be a total loss. No water
being at hand, the fire must burn itself
out. The Pan Handle station at Sixty
third street was also fired and destroyed.
The Grand Trunk yards at Elston is a
sea of flames. Five hundred box cars
are supposed to have been burned and
efforts to check the flames have been
futile. The flag shanties and other rail.
Ioad property are also burning, and no
water except one stream from plug at
Fifty-first street can be obtained. While
directing the movements of the Elev-
enth battalion at this point, Fire Mar
shall Fitzpatrick was seized by the thor
oughlY frenzied mob Of firebugs and
thrown into pond, from which he was
rescued more dead than alive. Every.
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switchmen Strike.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, July 6.-At $50
this evening 1S5 switchmen of the L..
& N. and Nashville, Chattanooga & st.
members of the A. II. U. are out.
Trains came in as usual tonight, and.
while officials of the road have had to
do the switching so far, there has been
no difficulty. Business in the yards is
disorgauiZed and demoraliZed.
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Ynndnlin Men Remnin-

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, July 6.-The
engineers and firemen of the Vandalla
road held IL meeting and decided not to
strike, as they had no grievance. Ihe
Vandalia switchmen and all the en-
ployes of the other lines entering Terre
Haute are still out. The freight houses
and offices have been closed until the
strike is over.
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Ordered by Dehs.

FRANKFORT, Ind, July 6.-Acting
on an order from President Debs, the
Clover Leaf employees, including train
and shopmen, quit work this morning,
and within few hours the strike Ras
general from Toledo TO Charleston, Ill.
A couple of mail trains manned by
officials were allowed to leave the yards,
but all other trains are tied up.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-07
BUILDING TRADES.
a Report That the Council Has
Ordered General Strike.

CHICAGO, July 6. = The Building
Trades Council of Chicago, with men,
bership of $4,000, has issued call to all
organized labor throughout the country
to strike. 1t is reported tonight that
Grand Master Sovereign, of the Knights
of Labor. has called out all members of
his organization in the state of New
York, and that he will establish head
quarters at Buffalo for the manage
ment of the strike. 1t is also reported
that Debs and Sovereign left for Buffalo
tonight, although it is denied at the
strikers headquarters.
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Waiting for Sovereign.

PHILADELPHIA, July 6.-John w.
Hayes, secretary treasurer of the
Knigts of Labor. said late tonight that
he is expecting at any hour to receive
work from Master Workman Sovereign
ordering the Knights of Labor all over
the country out on strike, and that this
action must come.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-07
sovERnlGN's SAY.

The Grand Mogul of the knights
of Labor Reaches Chicago.
CHICAGO, July 6. - Grand Master
Workman Sovereign. of the Knights of
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1894-11-17
FREE STREET CAR FARE.

On the Western Normal students
dents Lincoln beginning Monday Nov 18th continuing ten
weeks
Thorough collegiate courses splendid commercial short hand tel
egrapy and departments Normal and make
arrangements. w. NJ. CRoAN, President.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1894-11-17
THE COURIER

goes he is republican and
clothed in his right mind using h usual good business
and determined risk he might that as
trust like the republican is interested in protective tariff
the the G. O. p would in all probability "boom sugar
stock II them instead betting $500 Majors he had quietly
bought that stock the stock exchange
margin he would have nearly twenty times that amount OF
his credit the result OF republican instead
seeing enjoying his hard earned dollars In the
instance he stood to lose $500 with slight chance winning
In the other he could only $500 and might times that
amount the largest odds offered The would have
been true of almost stock he might have bought But hind
sight always better than foresight The moral don't bet
The most important transfer Of estate the past week the
Exposition building Mr. j. Imhof Harposheim-
This property undoubtedly Mr.
Imho than received for 1t built boom
times when everything high and the inside furnishings
expensive and elegant anything kind the The
total coast the property have been at least sOO
of the which Lincoln people show visitors
from New York city, without being ashamed and Mr. Imhof
well have been proud of il. Although did bring what
still in these times 900 cash equal than 100000
the boom days of four and five generally consd
cred good SALE 1t emphasizes than the staple sol
id value OF inside business Now when property of all
kinds all the couny has deprecated value
to fifty cent and suburban property and even what used TO be
considered inside residence viii hardly sell at ALL the for
of well located business prosery
turn into about gold dollars he could Hepol
shemer Co be congratulated owning of the finest
department stores in the west.
The only falueof consequence Lincoln
Van Dusen Byon Millinery Co., the details of which
pretty thoroughly aired the daily The has been
asked connection with this and other
firm with almost capital of its
Of credit in the east for goods example,
which failed long owed relatives according the chae
mortgage apparently about
all they into the business and the relatives held
Then they bought goods
thousand dollars from dozen different firms ranging
cases foil wed
and the stock sold shers
three mortgages will their the the
will nothing but little There
thing cay with credit
abuses Ii only loss Of this kind occurring
all the all the every wholesale
take into making prices the chances for such
or the firms that good have
prices for losses sustained by the failures This
lowest rating in the mercantile
goods from houses thousand dollars
happening
dentia relations between the credit
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1894-11-17

~XYyIS% of the great trust companies and saving
N fSkE</ banks a very justifable Of popu-
FPA list legislation and there is doubt had the
independents carried the legislature in the
that and banks would
oaning the entirely Some Of them
fused commercial maturing the first of November
until the result OF the election stating that
of they would their loans paid and would
place their elsewhere This bluff for campaign
purposes simply business with
be the opinion here that the election Judge
Hocomb will do particular harm in the east With the ega
largely republican the governor do little
the credit OF the state were he so inclined.
Now that elections the business world anxousy look
ing the promised revival 1t lines
but in others slow in Undertaking. The stock mark
has shown deal of activity and considerable advance
prices country shows improvement and
doubt that the and those
sections blessed with good crops the will continue and
be But while there be improvement retail
approach cold weather
and fact people up year buy
anything actually the
les of life cold and hungry hardly expect large trade
until get another crop.
Think OF a momen-the interests Nebraska
pendent directly indirectly upon the This
year nothing sell he has sufficient
hayh sold
will little grain sold until the of wheat
is harvested There nothing bring money
the Up last amount of
Nebraska annually and city property This has
ceased to great extent and especially western farm loans al
most impossible to place
On hand. Of
mortgage
premiums and which coming
One readily why
easy Nebraska the coming year. The people
alike will
economy in order tide this period Of
depression without failures losse That the business
Lincoln appreciate this fact shown by the general cutting
running expenses gradual business
ward the Of the city, the dividing that where
merchant formerly occupied whole he gets along with
other other business We shall
along another harvested and begins
instead Nebraska will be sin it with
state il the union.
The citizen likes 10 bet election and he
orally less judgment and prejudice than other
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1894-11-17

X The course of Nebraska politics has
- been watched with much greater inter-
AZ est than usual by eastern people. The
81 New England capitalists, the managers
Of the great trust companies and saving
banks, have very justifiable fear of popu-
list Legislation, and there is no doubt had the
independents carried the legislature in the
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1894-11-17

The citizen likes bet election and he
orally less judgment and prejudice than in other