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Show DRIVEN FROM THEIR CARS. Non.Unlon Men on Camden Inter. state Electric Company Mobbed and Forced to Quit Work. Ironton, O , Aug. 3 Tho strike of Iho eniplosees of tho Camden Interstate Electric railway nlmo't completely tied up tho lines from Ousundotle, W. Via, tn Dunging Roek, Ohio, And Intcime. dlate points. In seven hours nil the non-union men were driven from Iho cars in thin city by violence. Cioweis gathered nt street Intersections, hurling fruit, cgRS nnd other mltalles at iiiotunueii und ipn-luetors ipn-luetors At noon James Saunders, n union mm, who icfused to quit, ivn taken from his ear nnd dragged Inward tho Ohio rlier. On piomlslng not lo re-sume re-sume his enr ho was escorted home In n roundabout nay to escape the crouds Tho conductor on the same car und linemen were taken home In cabs to escape tho mobs. Ciun were held up nil oitr the illy until noon when traffic was suspen.b.I Tht non-union men were afraid to run tlunugh Ihe crowds at Callelts-burg Callelts-burg and Ashland, Ky, and other points on tho Kentucky nnd West Vlr-Blulu Vlr-Blulu side of tho Ohio riici. Tho Ironton striken' inn mbs and se-cured se-cured most of the tnffle. The toncert ut Rc'thnord park, tho railway coin-pans coin-pans 's plensurp resort, was abandoned, tho Ronton orchestra declining lo play aftet the strike wus eieclared 'Iho cruwds of union nsiupntlileziH had full sn as without molestation frcnii the nu. thorltlrs, pot u policemen shqwlng up at nns of tho points of illstuibance. The local militia leaves for camp tomorrow to-morrow and the pre3erintlon of order will devolve upon tho ofllcluls In caso nf more serious outbreaks, almost certain cer-tain tn occur If tho earn arc operated. General Attorney Vinson nf the Camden Cam-den company, nrrlied licro this evening even-ing nnd had nn Informal rnnferenco with stilke leaders. He said the com-puny com-puny was willing to recognize the union but there wns no assurance tonight of speedy settlement. |