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Show Workmen Kept In Peonage, New York. Tho cases of alleged peonage in building Henry M Flag ler'H FlorldH Bast Const railroad, ivhloh havo been ponding in tho federal roiirts for nearly two years, worn put en trial on Tuesday. It is charged (lint the defendant's employment) figent nnd others hi rod men In Now York nnd took . tlieni to Florida td work on tho railroad, Tho complaint nlloged Hint the workmen wore kept thorn in camps in n state of "peon-, "peon-, go, hlnvory and enforced servitude." Tho government Iras nearly 3C0 wit- |