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COUPON No. 7 —FOR- Portrait Types Appears on the right-hand upper corner of this page. It is the last publication of tha coupon for Part 7. These coupons only ap pear in the SUNDAY GLOBE. Cut them out. VOL. XVII.— PRICE. FIVE CENTS. BEARS BLOODY FRUIT. Awful Tragedy Last Night, Resulting From Strike. CHARLES J. LUTH IS DEAD, Pierced by Bullets From Chas. E. Leonard's Pistol. LUTH WAS THE ASSAILANT. Leonard Fired While Luth Held Him by the Throat. COX AND NASH, EYE-WITNESSES, Tell Story of the Encounter and Its Results. MUCH EXCITEMENT FOLLOWS. The first bloodshed and loss of life in St. Paul since the inauguration of the present railroad strike occurred last evening. diaries J. Luth, formerly a switch man of the Great Northern road lies at the city morgue, his body pierced by three revolver bullets. Charles £. Leonard is under arrest for the killing of Luth. But the tragic ending must be attrib uted directly to the fault of the man who was killed and to nothing else than an uncalled for attempt at intimidation and unlawful assault on the part of the victim. The tragedy is the direct outcome of the spirit of unrest and disregard of all human rights, which are bred by that most un-American weapon of strikers, the boycott. STORY OF THE TRAGEDY. About (j o'clock last evening Charles Leonard, a clerk of the Omaha railroad, in company with Albert Nash, city ticket agent of the Omaha, entered the boarding house of Mrs. Margaret Han son at 304 Rosabel street, known as the "Laborers' Rest" house. Mr. Leonard, under instructions from his superior officers, went there to inquire if Mrs. Hanson was prepared to take in and board ten or twelve men over night and breakfast. There were several men on the sidewalk, and Leonard was followed into the building by Luth, who at once commenced to Interfere. Luth told the woman not to take the men iuto the house, as they were only "scabs." To this the woman replied that she was running a public house, and could not afford to lose trade duriug the pres ent hard times. At this juncture Leonard spoke up, saying: "Don't mind these men at all. The company will pay you for your services." The words had hardly left his lips when Luth sprang upon him and struck him a vicious blow in the back of the head. Then he pursued him across the room until they came near a showcase sitting on a long counter. Mrs. Han son, becoming alarmed, pulled the men. away from the case, but Luth r.gain followed his man and clinched with him. The struggle became severe, and during its progress a small counter was overturned, and the men fell over it. Leonard landed on his back, with Luth over him, clutching him by the throat. At this stase Leonard managed to draw a revolver, and fired several shots at his adversary. Luth staggered back, tell to the floor aud expired. One bul let had passed through the heart, one through the head and a third into the shoulder. THE ARREST. As soon as Leonard saw his antagonist fall he started out of the door, accom panied by Mr. Nash, who had entered the place with him, and walked north ou Rosabel street. Mrs. Hanson rushed out of the door as soon as the first shot was fired and called for the police. She ran across to the fire engine house of No. 12 company and asked the men to call for the patrol. William Edwards, first pipemau of Engine Company No. 12, who had heard the shots, had already started across the street towards the house. He saw the men leave and fol lowed them up the street, having them pointed out by Mrs. Hanson as the parties concerned in the shooting. When between Sixth and Seventh streets and in front of Schurmeier's wagon warehouse, Detective Daly came up with the men and made the arrest. Leonard was at once taken to the cen tral station and locked up. Later he was removed quietly, but his place of confinement kept strictly secret, to avoid any possible demonstration. THE BODY had at first been removed to the under taking rooms of Guthunz & ' Rockstroh on Wacouta street, but Deputy Coroner Wheaton, who arrivod a short time later, ordered its removal to the city morgue. An inquest will be called to fully investigate the case. Two of the shots were of themselves sufficient to cause immediate death. intense excitement. But a short time elapsed after the shooting when the street in front of the house where the tragedy occurred was densely packed with people. .They re mained standing In groups about the place and the nearest str— ■ isomers ex citedly discussing tin- . .. .■ from Its various aspects. Allot.. 1 r^e crowd gathered about the undertaking rooms -and remained long alter the body had been removed. Many men iv their working clothes ana evidently railroad men flocked towards the morgue ami gazed furiously upon the body as it laid »pon the marble siab. Whatever their Bh i mil* i nitWwllUMlMmiflWwl iiwrimirrtßuniirrfinni SUNDAY ST. PAUL GLOBE i^ /Cn a if* THE FATAL ENCOUNTER. feelings or opinio its might have been they were carefully guarded and tneir conversations were carried on in whis perings. A sturdy police officer stood on watch at the door and kept order. The killing became the topic of conver sation all over the city in a remarkable short time and this fact chiefly led to the secreting of the prisoner. EXTRA PRECAUTIOXS. Mayor Smith was at the central sta tion shortly after the tragedy, in con sultation with Chief of Police Clark and Capt. Schweitzer, and the entire day force, together with the reserves, were held at the station to be ready for any possible emergency which might arise. This was deemed advisable owing to the bitter reeling among the strikers and the condition of unrest, already at the highest pitch through the strike. CIIAKL.ES I.EOXAKD. Leonard holds the position of stenog rapher and confidential man to Division Superintendent MeCabe, of the Omaha road. He entered the employ of the company in 1883, and, with the excep tion of one year, has been In the service of the company ever since. He is about thirty years old and married, residing at 549 Rondo street. Duriug the past few days he has been assisting his com pany in moving the freight blockade between h"re and Minneapolis, and had been sworn In as a special police officer. It is stated by some men who have Deen with him on moving trains that he has been subject to considerable abuse on the part of the strikers who were gathered about the tracks, and that fre quent threats had been made against his life. He told a companion yester day that he hoped nothing serious would occur, but if he were attacked he would defend himself at all hazards. Those who know him attest to his mild and peaceful disposition and are satisfied that nothing but an extreme emergency would have prompted him to shoot his adversary. He is of slender build, about five feet six inches tall and considerably a smaller man than Luth. , CHARLES J. LUTH was twenty-eight years of age. He has been a railroad switchman iv the em ploy of the St. Paul & Duluth company, but lately entered the employ of the Great Northern as an extra man. He lived at 491 Woodward avenue. Luth leaves a wife aud three children, the eldest being four years and the young est but two weeks of ago. His father called at the morgue last night and fully identified the body. As soon as the coroner Is through with it, it will be turned over to the family and taken to the home of the family for interment. A visit to the scene of the tragedy shortly after it occured found the in mates of the house considerably excited. Mrs. Hanson told a Globe reporter substantially the story as given above. Besides herself there were several others about the place at the time the shooting happened. Theodore Wolf, who is employed at the place, when questioned separately, told the same story. All those present agreed oil the fact that Luth commenced the trouble by making an uncalled for assault. •_ The little counter was still Tying upset upon the floor. A hostler was busy washing up the blood stains from the floor with a mop and several buckets of water. The house was locked and guarded by the police, aud no one per mitted to enter the premises who had no actual business there. ..v.,' Efforts to obtain an interview with Leonard were unavailing. Chief Clark said that for the night he had no desire to let any one know where his prisoner was. A carriage containing the prison er's father, Supt. MeCabe and several other officials of the Omaha road drove up to the central station about 0:30 last night and asked permission to see Leonard. They were politely but firmly informed that the request could not be granted at the time, and the gentlemen left rather disappointed. Newspaper men fared the same way, and, as far as last night was concerned, the ; prisoner was not to be approached by any one. JOSEPH COX'S STORY. He Was Present and Tells How Luth Was Killed. Joseph Cox, who resides at 507 Part ridge street, and is an engineer on the St. Paul & Duluth road, or the "Scally," as he calls it, was an eyewitness to the scene, and recited the story in a quiet, clear way to a Globe reporter. Asked to tell what he knew, he said: "I was with Charles J. Luth. We were walking up the street when two men passed us. Charley said, '1 want to see these men," and followed them a short distance. They went into a board ing house at the corner of Fifth and Rosabel streets. Charley said he wauted to go in there. I thought it was a sa loon, and said 1 did not have any busi ness in there, He said come on in. We went In and found the* two men, 1 don't kuow them, talking to a dark-haired largo, woman, who I suppose kept , the house. They were say ing something about boarding. I don't know just what it was. SAINT PAUL MINN.. SUNDAY MOKNTNG, JULY 15, 1894. --SIXTEEN PAGES. Char ey called the woman to one side and told her that the men wanted to bring some scabs up there to board and said for her not to have anything to do with them. The largest of the two men went up to Charley and told him it was none of his business. Charley asked him what business It was of his, and the large man told him to attend to his business. Charley then hauled off and knocked the largo man down. I said, 'Charley this is enough. Don't do any more of that,' and told him to come out of the house. The other man then ran up to Charley and was about to inter fere. Charley said: 'You are no better than the other man,' and raised his open hand as if to slap the second man as he turned away. The man (Leonard). 1 don't know him. whipped out a revol ver. Charley grabbed around him to prevent his shooting. The man fired three times. 1 jumped in ana grabbed the man by the wrist. Another shot was fired as if to hit me, but went iuto floor. I threw his hand up and the fifth shot, I think, went into the ceiling. I then took the revolver out of his hand (meaning the hand of Leonard). We all three fell against the counter and it fell over and we fell upon the floor in a bunch. I held on to the revolver. The two men ran out of the room. A crowd had gathered around the house. The two men went up the street- A crowd gathered around them. I met a police man and gave him the revolver. He then took charge of the two men." The above story is in substance as told by Cox. Asked if there were many in the room, he said that there were only five there. They were the woman who he supposes runs the house, the two men who he thinks likely are Leonard and Charles N. Nash and him self and Charley Luth. The larger of the men who he thinks was Nash is the one knocked down by Luth and Leonard is spoken of as the smaller man who did the shooting. Cox says that he saw no cause for shooting, and there was ;no attempt made to arrest Luth. Cox said he tried to prevent Leonard from shooting. He says that Leonard tried to shoot him twice after shooting Luth, and while he was attempting to disarm him. Mr. Cox says that Luth was a very quiet, peaceable man, and was never considered quarrelsome. He left a po sition as engineer on the Northern Pa cific road a year ago to keep from quar reling with a companion. A number of the railroad men about Labor hall expressed deep regret at the shooting of Luth. They all say he was not quarrelsome, aud was usually very quiet. One of the men said: "Charley was the whitest man living." He has been running a switch engine for the Great Northern road since he left the Northern Pacific road. He was working yesterday, and was going home when he got into the controversy that led up to his being killed. When the news of the shooting reached Labor hall the central com mittee on the strike discussed the mat ter, and took pains to prevent any ex pression of an excitable nature being spread, and sent men to the meeting at Labor hall and meetings at other places to tell tne facts, and to counsel against any inflammatory utterances. One man at Labor hall who said it was a shame to shoot a man down like that was ordered to keep quiet, and to go into the hall. One of the committee said that they expected no demonstra stration among the strikers, and every effort would be made to prevent any hot-headed men from speaking abus ively in a way that would stir up any feeling. A delegation of the central committee went to the central police station about 9 o'clock and stated that they heard that Cox had been locked up, and offered to furnish any bail required. Chief Clark told the men that Cox had not been detained. He is a witness in the case, but would not be locked up. The men then went to the morgue and viewed the remains of Luth. They ail expressed their sorrow in looking at him, and listened to those who knew Luth tell what a good natured man and good workman he was. Joseph Cox, the man with the dead man at the time of the shooting, went home after the accident and then went to Labor hall. He was given a hearty welcome and told to a crowd of his fel lows the story as related in the Globe. He was calm and straightforward In his manner, and related the story with a feeling of sorrow for the man who has been his companion and close friend. WHAT NASH SAYS. ■'>-- " = ■-"■ ';'■■■'■<: : :: -e From the story of Albert S. Nash, th assistant ticket agent of the Omaha, who was present with Leonard when the shooting took place, it is evident that the victim of the tragedy was en tirely the aggressor. He had absolutely no business at the place except to inter pose hlsu nlawful deeds in matters In which he had no concern, not being even one of the striking railroad em ployes. Mr. Nash told the following story to the police department, aud it bears out everything that other witnesses J have state.!, lie said: . "We went to the house to arrange foi ; board for a number of new: men which the company Intended to put to work in the yards last night. In this we were acting under instructions given us by the officials of the road. We were fol lowed to the house by Luth and several others. When we entered. Luth fol lowed. We paid no attention to the man. thinking he was a boarder. 1 asked Mrs. Hanson If she hid room for a few men over night. Then Luth; stepped up and said, 'No, they, can't stop here. They are nothing but scabs' and can get nothing here.' 1 replied that it was no business of his, where uuou he struck me a vicious blow In the face. I fell to the floor, but got up quickly. Then Leonard 1 in formed the woman that the company would be responsible for the bill and ; that she should pay no attention to the. fellow. Luth jumped for Leonard and struck him several times. The men fell against a little counter, which broke; down under their weight and all fell together. I saw Luth on top of Leonard' with his hands tightly clutching the latter's throat. Then the shots" were 1 fired. After Luth fell we walked out slowly and up the street so as to attract no particular attention, fearing that a crowd might gather' before we could get to a place of safety. I remained with Leonard unMl we met Detective Daly, who made the arrest, and the patrol wagon was on hand in a very short time." a false: story. Mayor Hopkins Denies His "Al leged Interview With Gen. Miles. Chicago, July 14. — "The story Is ; false from beginning to end. I shall i ask Gen. Miles at once to do me the jus- ] tice of denying it," said Mayor Hopkins : today, referring to a report from C.in-! cinnati to the effect that Gen. Miles, be fore the state militia, was called out, called on Mayor Hopkins and asked if he intended doing his duty and would call out the state militia. According to this report, the mayor answered that he should not mix up in the matter, where upon Gen. Miles pulled out his watch and said he would give Mayor Hopkins just thirty minutes in which to issue instructions to his police and to call out the state militia, and that if he (Mayor Hopkins) refused to obey he would de clare the city under martial law and ar rest the mayor for conspiracy. " ; - 1"; "I have had but one interview with Gen. Miles," continued the mayor, "and that was Saturday evening about 6 o'clock, thirty-six hours -after I had called for troops and when most of them were in the field. Prior to that time I had had positively no communi cation in any way with any federal of ficial. Gen. Miles called on me at .the request of Marvin Hughitt, President Blackstone. of the Alton, and General Manager Euan. These gentlemen had v been to see me early in the afternoon to ask if there could not be a unity of action between the '- federal and state \ troops. I asked Mr. Egau whether.. the federal troops would come to the aid of the police and militia if a riot occurred a block away from railroad tracks. Mr. Egan could not answer and the gentle man went to Gen. Miles to find out. Later Gen. .Miles called , me to his office, . and . I. talked .-with, him in the presence, of Controller Ackerman, Corporation Counsel . Rubens, Col. Donovan and Aid. McGillen. The gen eral told me his instructions were to guard federal buildings in Chicago, to protect the United States mail and to see that roads engaged in the interstate commerce business, were not interfered with, but that his troops would aid the militia upon the request of the mayor or any of his officers, civil or military; Never at any time prior to that time or since have 1 had personal talk with Gen. Miles. ■ ■■ • ■ . :-.- "I believe Gen. Miles Is a fair man. .1 shall ask him at once in justice tv me deny the story. I. believe he will do so." Mayor Hopkins sent a letter to Gen. Miles, calling attention to the story and asking the general to write a letter saying that the report was unfounded. Mayor Hopkins received the follow ing letter in answer to his to Gen. Miles: Dear Sir: 1 have the honor to reply to your letter of this morning inclosing extract from today's Inter Ocean. J in attending to my official duties 1 have not had lime to read what has appeared in the public press, and have declined to be interviewed 1 think more than 100 times duiing the last ten days, but as this comes to me iv your letter 1 have read it. it appears to bo sensational, and I think it unnecessary to state in detail what parts are true and what are not. . "1 did not call upon the presideut by long-distance telephone." "1 did ' uot say that 1 should declare martial law or I should place you under arrest,'; or that I had been instructed by the president to take any such action.''.! > - : t ' The substance of my remarks was to apprise you of the fuel that the federal; forces uuder my command were here to protect government property; to assist the .United States marshal and : the : i United States district attorney in i the execution of their duties, and in "open ing mail routes and lines of interstate, commerce, and, if required, to suppress an insurrection; that 1 assumed and knew that the authorities in Washing-: tone xpected that the municipal state governments would, to the extent of. their power, preserve the public peace and order in this city and state. ; I stated should they be overpowered in so doing that 1 would render them alt the assistance, and that as tar as I was con cerned, and the forces under •my com mand, we desired to work in harmony.' with the city and state autnorities in the enforcement of the laws and the' restoration of peace. : y I have the honor to remain very re spectfully yours, Nelson A. Miles, ::-:- Major General U. S A. ALL. IS QUIET. Debs Stops Talking and Sovereign Leaves Chicago. Chicago, July 14.— The executive council of the Federation of Labor fin ished its work tonight and adjourned. information of general interest was given out, except that the council had decided to ; appropriate $500 toward Mr. Debs' defense fund. A mass of routine business was disposed of. Presi dent Debs retired to his room early this evening and declined to see any one... His representatives said he had nothing- to say in addition to what was given out' today,." General Master Workman Sov ereign, of the K. of L., left this evening for Dcs Moines without miming any. further orders in regard to the strike,. He will probably return early . in the: week. Every about the city la quiet tonight, and there hate 'been na 'developments in the tie-ups announced for today, which failed to materialize. **, They Cry for Aid. • v Kansas City, Mo., July 14.— George; Ward, local president of the A. R. V U., has issued an appeal for aid for men "' who left their work during the strike, and are now out of employment and in distress* U' ' THE LEGAL FRATERNITY WELCOMES JUSTICE REARDON WITH ! GOWN, WIG AND BROGANS. DEBS SEVERELY SNUBBED. GENERAL MANAGERS- WILL NOT CON- SIDER HIS PROPOSITION. THE STRIKE IS AT AN END. Debs and Sovereign Insist That They Will" Carry on the War fare—The Switchmen's Associ ation Repudiate the - Strike- Chief Arthur .Answers*' Debs' Demand — Hopkins Explains Chicago, July 14.— John M. Egan, chairman of the General .Managers' as sociation, announced today. that- the action was final which was taken last night in returning to Mayor Hopkins the proposition for a return of the strikers to work, submitted by. President Debs, of the American Railway Union. The announcement by Mr. Egan was said to be the result of a session of the general managers which -began today about 10 a. m. r'.'r.'i The General Managers' association adjourned sine die just before 12:30 p.m. today. It was given out that only routine, business was transacted, and that no further meeting of the general managers would be held unless by spe cial call. > KNIGHTS OP LABOR Will He Called Out Wherever Sovereign Has Influence. Chicago, July 14. — Grand Master Workman Sovereign left the conference at 12:50, and stated to an Associated Press representative that the services of the Knights ot Labor had been offered unreservedly to the A. R. U. "I nave been in communication with our Phila delphia office," said Sovereign, "aud our executive board has sanctioned such action. The Knights of Labor will be called out. in every place that they can be of service to the A. R. U., but a general strike of all Knights will not be ordered." Grand Chief Stephenson and Secretary Ronemun. of the Broth erhood of Railway Cur Men, represent ing 7.0C0, attended the conference and announced themselves in sympathy with the A. R. U. Ihe officers sent telegrams to all -local unions, authoriz ing them to go on a sympathetic strike if ■ they see fit. At 2 p. m. it was announced that the executive committee of the A. R.U. had decided to send out six men and as many directors as can bo spared to work uo sentiment in favor of the Ai B. U. . " - ■ i ARTHUR'S POSITION. : \ ? • •- What the Chief of the Locomotive £ : Engineers Has to Say. : Chicago, July 14.— The following has just been sent to Grand . Chief Arthur: : "Chicago. July 14.— P. M. Arthur, rand Chief Brotherhood Locomotive Engineers, Cleveland, O. : The news papers quote you as having issued an official order to your members requir ing them to work with scab workmen or any one else the company might em ploy. .■ It is also reported to us on what seems reliable authority that you are issuing letters of recommendation to engineers for the purpose of filling positions vacated by strikers; in . other words. 7 that you are supplying scabs to take the places of striking engineers. We desire to do you" no injustice, and ■ wish to be advised of the facts In the case. We are now making history, and do not wish to put any man on record - improperly. An early answer will oblige;'' ..-'"•■ -."-;" I "By order Board of Directors, Ameri can Railway Union." - f. % v: ; - i' : ~r ."••.'. ARTHUR'S DENIAL. '■--•'.' ♦Cleveland, July 14.— Chief P. M. Arthur, chief of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers,, was shown the Associated Press 'dispatch today In reference tt> his alleged action n filling the places of strikers. Mr. Arthur de clared with much emphasis that he had hfat Issued any such order as ■ was men tuned. . That engineers were upheld when they .refused to run with non union firemen, and B. of L. E. members had been Instructed not to take places of 'striking A. R. U. men. Mr. Arthur continuing, said: . "Ac cording to the roles of our order, mem hers must not take the places pi I slriker belonging to some other or ganization. But where a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive En gineers strikes without the sanction of the order, another member is justified, under our laws, in taking his place. "This -I suppose has been done in some cases, and has caused a misinter pretation of my position. A member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi neers cannot belong to the A. R. U. foyi" have repeatedly -stated that the Brotherhood of ■'. Locomotive Engineers had nothing whatever to do with this : strike. We were not consulted when it was proposed or ordered, and conse quently could not support it. 1 have Invariably advised our men to stand by their engines and to go out on runs whenever ordered, provided they did not think, their .lives were placed in jeopardy by running with green crews. Where engineers refuse to run in such cases they are always upheld by the brotherhood." The following telegram was received by Mr. Debs late tonight from Chief Arthur, of the engineers, in reply to the one sent to him early in the after noon: ;.v:;> : Cleveland. 0., July 14.— T0 E. V. Debs, Chicago: My advice to" .members of the Brotherhood .of . Locomotive Engineers, where called upon to give It, has been to attend strictly to their duty as engineers, run their engines where they could so safely.regardless of whom the company employs to fire them. 1 have not issued any letters of recom mendation to engineers for the purpose of filling positions vacated by strikers. Have stated to all inquiries that mem bers of the brotherhood could take the places vacated by other members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers contrary to the laws of the order; but could not take the place of members of the A. R. U. who had quit in obedience to the order of that organization. Have not sent any engineers. Have referred all applications for employment to the chairman of the general committee for adjustment. P.M.Arthur. SWITCHMEN ARE WISE. ' ' They Repudiate the Recent Strike. Chicago, July 14.— switchmen have taken decided action regarding the strike. A meeting held today, resulted in the following being. promulgated: "We. the grand board of directors of the Switchmen's Mutual Aid Associa tion of North America, now assembled at the city . of Chicago, have carefully considered our position in the pending, strike of the American Railway union; and "Whereas, Our grand master. Miles W. Barrett, did uot countenance the same, but held that all members of the Switchmen's Mutual Aid association be governed by our . constitution, be it, therefore, "Resolved, That it is the sense of this body, the grand board of directors, as sembled, to fully indorse our grand master in his actions iv said strike.' Signed by the board of directors." This is interpreted to mean that the most authoritative body in the switch men's organization has officially dis countenanced the strike.aud the switch men having been the backbone of the strikers' forces, the outlook for the Debs-Sovereign plan for continuing the strike is discouraging. r'- r ' MANAGERS REFUSE IT. The Debs Proposition Will Not Be Considered by Them. ' Chicago, July 14.— 0n his arrival at his office today. Mayor Hopkins received the letter from the General Managers' association returning the proposition for a settlement of the strike as made by Debs, Sovereign and Howard, with the information that it would not be considered. The mayor forwarded the communication to Presideut Debs. "I regret that the answer is such," said the mayor. "I think the railroad companies shouid have taken advantage of such a fair offer in the interest of peace, law and order. Of course they know their business better than! do." . ■;."•" •'<'---" Gompers' Views. Chicago, July 14. -^President Gom pers, when asked about the refusal *of the railroad managers to entertain Mr. Debs' proposition, said today: "I regret it very. much. It was bad for the rail ways, bad for the .men and' bad lor public interests. It will have, however, i no effect on. the action taken by the Federation lii declining to order a gen eral strike." >-"'-'.-'- PKICE FIVE CENTS.— 196. STANDISH IS PECULIAR. HE OFFERS TO DEFEND MAN RIOTERS. SERIOUS CHARGES MADE. Liable to Be Arrested for Aiding Rioters to Escape— Apparently North Dakota Has a Queer Sort of Attorney General— Two of a Pleasure Party Drowned Near Hastings. Fargo. N. D., July 14.— Attorney General Standish is likely to be arrested for complicity In aiding the Mandai. rioters to escape United States officers. Sunday morning ten deputies were overpowered and disarmed by a mob of fifty armed with Winchesters. War rants were issued at Bismarck for the leaders. Standish heard of it and tele graphed the men, notifying them aud warning them to fly, which they ac cordingly did. A copy of this tele gram is In the hands of the officers, and the matter is being further investigated, with the view, it is understood, of mak ing Standish answer for his course to the judiciary. The attorney general went to Mandan Monday and spoke to the rioters, commendiag them for their course, and said he was under no ob ligation to the federal government, and would defend the • rioters, if arrested, free of charge. EXCURSIONISTS DROWNED. ■ # -.«---.l- Sad Accident to a Party From Dubuque. Special to the Globe. Hastings, Minn., July 14. — The steam yacht Mignon, of Dubuque, with a pleasure party of fourteen on board, while going to St. Paul, ran into a sand i bar near Pine Bend last night, two of ! her people being drowned while being taken ashore in a skiff. • Those drowned were Mrs. George Schreiner, of Du buque, aged twenty-nine years, and her nephew, Wesley E. Brown, aged eleven years, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Blown, of Chicago. The bodies at last accounts had not been recovered. Assaulted by Strikers. West -Superior. Wis., July 14.— The striking coal handlers assaulted a Syr ian non-union laborer named Abael Memassa and nearly pounded the life out of him this morning. A blow from a blunt instrument opened a ragged wound in his skull and another ou the side of the head. It sent him down a twenty-foot embankment. .T,'" .. And the Hankers Now. Special to the Globe. Pierre, S.D., July 14.— A novel game of base ball was played here today, state officials and deputies, captained by Au ditor Kipple, forming one nine, and offi cers and clerks of three national banks, under Cashier Cummins, of the First National, the other. The grounds were packed with "spectators. The bankers won by 32 to 8. Woman Drowns Herself. Gladstone;' Mich.; July 14.— A wom an jumped Into the bay from the steam er Moore at 5 o'clock this morning, be tween here and Escanaba. Her name has not been learned, but she is a daughter-in-law of the boat's engineer. The cause was family troubles. Bridge in Place Again. Special to the Globe. , i . - .- Chamberlain, S. D., July 14.— pontoon bridge, which was washed out by high water early in the spring, was today placed in position, and is again ready for traffic. . Dividing Polk County. Red Lake Falls, Minn., July 14.— A county division meeting was held to day with representatives from all over the county. The plan is to divide Polk into four counties. Died at One Hundred. . noKAii, Minn., July 14.— Mrs. Mary McCallum, of this village, Is dead, aged 100 years. . g COUPON No. 7. Portrait Types. Cut nut this Coupon and send to the GLO3E with Teh Cents and secure Part 7. Last publication of Coupon No. 7. See advertisement. RIOTS ON THE COAST. Strikers Attack Trainmen, But Are Defeated BY THE MILITARY FORCE, Heavy Guard of Soldiers on j All Trains. THE A. R. U. LOSING ITS GRIP, Union and Southern Pacing Trains Now Running. LEADING STRIKERS ARRESTED* Conspiracy in Connection With the Wreck Horror. ENORMOUS BUSINESS LOSS, San Francisco, July 14.— Tonight the hopes of the Southern Pacific are rising. Aided by the strong arm of the federal government, they are gradually gaining the mastery over the A. R. U. The strikers, however, are not giving up without a desperate struggle, and the end is not yet in sight. Though passenger trains have been running out of Northern California today, it cannot be truly said that the blockade is broken. The trains running have been moved under cover of the military, and every train that has proceeded any con siderable distance has been under a heavy guard of soldiers. Notwithstand ing the presence of these armed guards and a military force of 1,000 men scat tered through the railroads on Oakland mole the strikers succeeded in fre quently interrupting traffic at that point. About. noon a mob of 200 strikers stopped an Oakland suburban tram at Wood street and attempted to pull off the fireman from the cab. Prompt police interference prevented a delay of more than ten minutes. Later in the day another crowd, numbering fully GOO strikers, cathered at Seventh street and stopped the first freight train that was started out. .THE UNION FIREMAN was dragged from the locomotive. He was rescued from the mob by the police and escorted : back to the locomotive. Again the mob interfered, and the en gineer -.abandoned -his comrade and i pulled on to the next siding. The fire* man was badly hurt 'by the strikers. -■ \ In the early evening the strikers stalled - another train ■ that, had been taken from the yards under escort of two companies of artillery, one march ing on either side. A mob of strikers ran far ahead and piled ties and stones upon the track. At Sixteenth street they succeeded in breaking the train in two. It was several hours before the train could get out of the predicament. But despite all this rioting and disorder the officials succeeded in moving nearly all the local passenger trains on lime. A through -passenger i train from Los Angeles, the first sines the strike, "ar rived In the morning. On that train was a party of Eastern tourists in a Pullman coach who had been side tracked for over two weeks at Mojave, surrounded by the hot sands of the des ert. The overland train known as the New Orleans express was also - dis patched for Los Angeles at noon. The evening train for Los Angeles, the overland train via Ogden aud the Ore gon express were NOT SENT OUT. An overland train was dispatched for Ogden from Sacramento, however. Only thirty passengers, ten of whom were - women, were on board. Other passen ger trains left Sacramento almost on schedule time, but no trains were run ning without a military escort. In Sac ramento the exciting event of the day was the arrest of Harry Knox, leader of the strikers at that point, for conspiracy in connection with the wreck horror at the trestle west of Sacramento. War rants were also out for two other mem bers of the strikers' mediation commit tee on similar charges. Knox, who was taken to Woodland, and in default of $25,000 bail was thrown into jail, insists that he is innocent of the crime charged, and declares that tho Southern Pacifio has effected his arrest to destroy his influence with strikers. This afternoon it was published- that a confession had been made by Worden, the striker un der arrest as a principal in the perpe tration of the crime. In the alleged confession It Is said that Worden impli-< cates Knox and others for whom war rants have been issued. - The Southern Pacific has issued cir culars announcing the opening of its offices for the sale of tickets overland to Los Angeles. It is stated that foi the time being trains will not be run iv Northern California AT NIGHT TIME. To avoid possible disasters whoa drarkness comes on. trains will be side tracked until morning. A small bridge was burned today on the Coast division, presumably by strik ers, and traffic north of San" Jose was delayed several hours pending repairs. As yet the railroad company has been able to move but little freight. Some idea or the loss to fruit industry on ac count of the strike is afforded in esti mates by leading fruit men. The esti mate that at the present time one hun dred carloads of green fruit could bo shipped daily to the East from North ern California. Some of the fruit that cannot be shipped is being dried, but the loss will be great. -. . At Los Angeless, where the strike Is as good as over, the Southern Pat-ilia superintendent has. posted notice tiuir no more men are wanted. In Sac ' Francisco, at the Coast division head quarters, a list containing the names ol about forty leading strikers has been posted. The other strikers will be lakeu back, it is said. At San Jose, where considerable vio lence was done, noue of the strikers will be taken back. . -1-.- In Oakland and Sacramento the ques tion of returning to work is still mule? discussion. /-i^-s. ; 5 Summons Served on Debs. Chicago. July 14.— A summons was today served on Debs, Keliher, Rogers and Howard, the officers of the A. R.U., from, the United States circuit court for the Western district of Tennessee to appear in August and answer an in formation filed there against them. The bill Is the same as that filed In ceurl here under which the ; injunction o( Judges Woods aud Grosscup was issue*}