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Show FASHEfi WJH RIFLE -HOLDS UP GRADING . WORK ON RAILROAD Coftclades to Surrender When He Finds Warrant Is Oat for Him. , WICHITA. Kan., July . Harvey ' Pitman, Pit-man, a farmer, who haa been holdln up the grading work of the Midland Valley railroad at the boundary Una of hla farm tan mllea south of hera for two weeks yesterday held the graders and the sheriff at bay with a rlne ana pre. ventedthe ssllroadera from carrying out their announced Intention ,of ccadtng through his farm. - Early In the day a dynamite mine waa enploded. frightening the neeroee In the gradln camp so that they rcfuaed to go on the place. . i. K. Hopklna. right of way man for the railroad, then went on the farm ana removed twelve chargea of dynamite. In the afternoon a party of aunreyora attempted to replace the grade atakea on the right of way. but Mimas appeared from a nearby corn field or&rlut the workmen off. They obeyed. Later Bhertfl Mlllhaubt arranged through Pitman's Pit-man's wife for an Interview. Pitman eald that he would not be takeiaanve and would hold the gradera at bay aa Ion aa he couM. -MllUiaubt eecured a warrant war-rant and returned to the acenef, but decided de-cided not to attempt to capture the maa until morning. . Late last nlgtit Pitman came Into Wichita and aurrendered to the ' aberirr. He aays he decided to give up when ha learned a warrant waa out for hlnv |