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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-17
J. wing Up the. Entire System Conf
Somrnendab covenienee
IT CAME AS A SURPRISE. E.
The People Were Not Prepared for the
Strike. and it Was Difficult for Them
to Realize That it Was On.

So suddenly and effectually did the,
strike come on Richmond yesterday af-
ternoon that its citizens were for a time
i,,ewildered and amazed, when they real
lied that the proposition OF getting up
town to lunch was becoming complicated
and presented many phases which they
we're not prepared for Everybody shared
a feeling that he had been suddenly cut
Oft from home.
Cars ceased running just at that time OF
the day when there is the heaviest up
town travel Of the business men on their
way home to lunch, and as a natural
consequence. between 1 and o'clock,
Immediately following the tie-up. Main
Street between Seventh and Fourteenth
became congested with pedestrians. Some
were casting about for any available We.
hicle, while the great majority bravely
turned their faces westward and began
to climb the hill. The sidewalks were
crowded, while hacks, cabs, omnibuses,
lee wagons, delivery wagons and all man
.ner. Of wheeled conveyances held without
many vehicles carried passengers. The
crowd was good humore6 and took the
situation as a Joke.
MANY IN ONE TRAP.
The little one horse trap In which father
usually drove home to dinner now carried
the old man and all the boys from the
Office In the procession was an ice
wagon. into which a number of girls had
climbed and were being driven slowly
Ecmeward All along the street at nearly
every corner stood some two or three
gathered together. looking east and west
fer a car. They knew not of the strike
when they had left home. ard Were taken
wholly by surprise when they were iI:-
formed that there will be no cars this
evening
One lady whose home was in remote
suburb of the city. who stood in the heart
of the city. took occasion. to forcibly ex-
PRESS her opinion of:"striking men,
THE EVENING CROWDS.
The5noondays homWard march attracted
attention. but 1t was as a street parade
OF q dime circus or pony show to the
grand. pageant march of the three-ringed
show when compared with the throng OF
shop ladies'. clerks and bank presidents.
all on one footing. who trudge1 westward
or eastward in the evening. Main Street
had on a carnival appearance: the pave
,rents were crowded with walkers. while
tia line of vehicles still held the streets.
Ffacks with placards anqouncing a ten
cents fare from Eighth and Main to Beech
Street made their appearance on the
street in a short while after the cars
we're taken off. and during the afternoon
did good business.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-17
STRUCK WITHsICE-HOOKS
81. !. Howard Probably seriousIYinjured

HI. Howard Probably seriousIYinjured
by Negro Man.
While in STOPPING position over a
block of ice at the Merchants Cold sto-f
rage Company.s plant yesterday morning.
Mr. c. Howard, a young white man,
was struck In the back Of the head with
a pair of Ice hooks, in the hands of An
.derson James (colored) AS the result
of the wound received young Howard
may die. He was al once treated by
Dr. Morris. Of the ambulance corps. and
taken home.
A dispute arose between the negro man
and Mr. Howard; something about the
weight of ice, and several xwords are
alleged to have been used against each
other. Mr.. Howard in bending over
block Of ice was. struck from behind. IA
large hole being made In his head where
the sharp end of the hooks buried them
selves in HIS skull .s James is smissing.
having taken to the II pines immedi-
.ately after the striking Of the young
if,r ma
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-17
CAR SHEDS AT TMAIN.ANDVINEs STREETS.
group

have been impracticable to have oper-
ated them in Richmond last night, in
view#of the spirit and feeling shown in
parts of the city without large military
protection.
The result OF the afternoon meeting OF
the men was another conference of the
committee with President Sitterding be-
tween and o'clock. At this meeting
the men proposed scale Of wages vary
ing from 20 to Is cents. This was not
acceptable to President Sitterding, who
stuck to his figures of the morning, from
IS to Is cents. He again. however. sug-
gested and proposed arbitration. and this
the committee stated it would recommend
to the union at a meeting to%be held last
night This meeting was held atf II
O'Clock, and the union accepted arbitra-.
ton proposition, recommended by the
committee, as stated above.
General Manager Huff and President
George L. Simmons were two of the busi-
est men in Richmond yesterday after
neon. The former sent advertisements for
men to papers all over Virginia and Mary
lard by wire, besides taking other active
Eand energetic steps towards getting his
lines into operation. Mr. Simmons was
tile center and head of the work OF the
union Every matter was referred to
him. and every step taken received his
| sanction.
EXTENT OF STRIKE.
The strike affected all the lines In the
cities cf Richmond and Manchester and
all the suburban lines extending from
these cities except the Richmond and Pc
tersburg line, which is under a separate
ma auagement. The employees of this line
are receiving higher wages per hour for
a 1,ine-hour day. and have no complaint
to make. lIzzA
The strike affected lines which sum up
Eeighty-fve miles of actual track and $50
miles of operated routes, The difference
is oca stoned by the fact that in many
irsta nces two&routes or services run over
the same track. The company employs
about 565B conductors and motCrmen and
every man of them quit work at noon yes
terday. The system is, the largest under
one operation and ownership except that
il New Orleans.
After the withdrawal of the cars yes
telday afternoon many temporary vehi-
cles were pressed into service for east
and west travel on Main and Broad
Streets. There were a number bearing
large white placards on the sides labeled
Fare, 10 cents
Several resrrrected omnibuses carried
placards with the legend, Ninth to Lau-
Continued on Second Page.)
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-17
MANY LIVES LOST
BY AN EXPLOSION
Powder Magazines Explode at
Daily West Mines With
Great Loss of Life.

PARK CITY, UTAH, July 1.-two
powder magazines at the twelve-hundred
foot level of the Daly-West mine ex-l
ploded at about Il o'clock this morning.
causing a fearful loss of life. The latest
report says that 33 bodies have been re-
moved from the two mines. Officers of
the DAILY Nest, state that only three more
bodies are in the mine. Miners, however,
assert that there. are twelve or fifteen
still unaccounted for.
Twenty-Five bodies are at a local under
takers. The majority of the men met
their death from inhaling gas and not
from shock. BY 4 o'clock this morning
81 men had been taken out
of the mine dead and several
taken out OF the mine dead and several
others had been recovered in half
dazed condition. These were all brought
through the Ontario mine shaft which
Is a mile distant from the Daly-West,
in which the explosion occurred.
The twelve-hundred foot level OF the
ioaiy-West corresponds to and is connect
ed by tunnel with the six-hundred foot
level of the Ontario mine In the Daily
West mine between 's) and $50 men
We're at work: in the Ontario were near
" 800 men. it is believed. It Is not
known how many of these are dead.
nut the disaster extends to the Ontario
as the noXious gases that have been freed
are known to be the cause of several of
the deaths.
DEATH-sPREAD1NG5 GAS.
me presence Of these gases leads many
miners to believe that the powder was
burned and that the explosion was not.
the chief cause of the disaster. There
are two powder magazines at the 1900
foot level OF the Daly-West. one at each
side of the shaft. with a capacity of from
one or two cars of powder each. A car
OF powder was added to the supply with
in tho past few days.
Three cead men have been taken out of
the Ontario shaft. 1t is believed all three
were s,iffocated. The explosion. which,
occurred at Il o'clock. was SO tremendous
that it awakened every one within a gra-
dius of niles AS an example of its
awful force is said that two horses in
the ore tunnel one and half miles away
were killed by 1t.
SCENES OF HEART AGoNIEs.
Women and children thronged S. to
the Ontario shaf house. which is mid
way between Park City and the SDaly-
West. Nearly all of them have nus.
bands or fathers in the mines, and their
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different points to urge their sympa thiZ-
ers to refrain from all disorder. Last night
there was a report that a car had been
held up in Fulton and quite body of
the strikers on their own iniatiative went
down to rescue it and return 1t to the
sheds-a very novel incident In the an
mails of strikes of any character. The men
were very earnest in their determination
not to prejudice their cause by unlaw-
ful conduct.
Apart from orderly and law-abiding be-
havior, the men gave evidences of a
thoughtfulness for which they were most
heartily commended. They very greatly
desired not to en1barrass the publis if it
could be helped. In turning the cars In
at the barns if there were passengers
! to go beyond they were carried home
before the cars were stopped. On these
additional runs, no extra passengers
were allowed to get on, however Every
effort was made to get every one back
home without inconvenience from the
various suburban pleasure resorts.
The company. after the Inauguration
h of the strike addressed to the president
3of the Chamber OF. Comnerce.sa. a. letter,
published elsewhere. setting forth it's
position. A meeting of the Board of Di-
rectors was held yesterday. evening and
replies sent to the company and the union
in dignif1ed style. deprecating a contin-
uance of the strike. A copy: of the COM
pany's letter was enclosed to the union.
The Common Council was called to
meet at noon to-day by President Bloom.
berg, before it was known that the diff
erences would be arbitra ted. 80
THE DAYS HAPPENINGS.
The happenings of the day began with
a conference between President Sitter
ding of the company, and the committee
of six of the union. As instructed by
the union at the Tuesday night meeting.
the committee presented the same prop.
iosition-a nine hour day at 90 cents an
hour. This President Sitterding stated
he was unab BILE to accept He offered to
leave the matter to arbitration, sug-S
gestingS five men from the Chamber of
Commerce or five clergymen, two to be
selected by the company and two by the
union and these to select fifth man.,
This proposition was not acceptable to
the committee, which returned: to con-
fer with President Simmons and his: as
sociates at Smiths Hall. Shortly before
II O'clock the committee returned to the
scompanys Offices and made modified
proposition. dropping a cent on conduc
tors; that is. proposing 20 cents for mo-.
tormen and 19 cents for conductors
This was not acceptab BILE to the company.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-17
DR.. RODMAN MAY
REGAIN HIS HEALT TIL.
Bride Whose Wedding Altar Was
Believed to Be Groom's Death
bed May Be Rewarded.
Especial Dispatch to The Times.

Especial Dispatch to The Times.)
NEW YORK. July 16.-Dr. Rodman
who arrived yesterday in a dangerously
i'll condition has held his own to-day,
and is slightly better He is still in a.
.precarious condition, and while there is
increasing hope for his recovery, Mrs:
Rodman and his mother, who is now with
him. feel to some degree encouraged. At
a late hour tonight no change had
taken place to indicate either improve
ment or increased fear from his condi-5
ton to-day. The, trip from Richmond,
including the long ride lin. a carriag
from Jersey City to the apartment here
in Forty-seventh Street. was especially
trying, and he stood it so well, and has
now apparently rallied from the effects
OF the exertion, is considered a reason to
believe his physicians think, thatt he.
will regain his health.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-17
CHINA LOOKS TO Us
AS HER ARBITRATOR
Having Settled the Control Of
Tien Tsin, Others Come Up.
5Wu PRESENTS CABLE i E: GRAM
A Difference of Method Rather Than
Disposition Of the Payment Of War S
indemnity of the Powers-Want
Gold Instead of Silver.
fRv Associated Presy.1


WASHINGTON. D. C., July 16.-HaStnt
practically adjusted the questions conneces
ed with the surrender to the Chinese OF
the control of the city of Tien Tsin. this q
government has been asked to interest
itself in the settlement Of the grave dtts
ferences growing out OF the tnststence o.
some OF the Powers upon payment O.
their shares of the war indemnity IN gold
instead of silver. Minister Wu to-day
presented to the State Department ca.
blegram from the two leading members
of the Chinese Court, primarily In charge
of the negotiations It.i now a difference
Of method, rather than disposition, that
divides the Powers.
Secretary Hay will give the subject
Immediate attention.
CHINAS CABLEGRAM.
The cablegram which is from yfceroys
I.iu Kun-Yih and Chang Chih-Tung, fol-
lows:
According to reports Of conferences
held by the foreign ministers at Pekin ON
the indemnity question. the United Statas
is willing to accept silver; Great Britain
is willing to accept silver. in accordance
with the plan OF amortiZitfon up to 1890.
anu Russia and France favor the collec-
ton of import duties in gold. it Is un-
derstood that Japan has not taken any
decided position. The revenues OF China
amount annually to $4,000. coo taels.s 50.000.-s
0N taels of which is set apart for thel
payment of the national debt. How can:
tho remaining 10000, 900 taelss be made to-
satisfy the administrative requirements
os twenty two provinces in China?
TOO BIG a BURDEN. 81
g"Attempts to raise revenues from new
sources on the part of the provincial au-.
thorities have. in many cases, created
local disturbances. In case heavier taxes
be imposed an uprising OF the people
| will be the natural result. Since the
various payments admit of no delay on
the dates. on which they severaIly fall
due, the amount has been taken from
other funds In order to meet the pressing
demand It has already been shown to.
be beyond china.s ability to make the
payments even in silver In acocrdancs
with the treaty. The foreign Powers
! know well the financial resources OF Chi
ma. When the indemnity question first
came up for discussion the total amount
was repeatedly reduced. Now the willing
ness on the part of the United Slater
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-17

On the other hand, the company pro-
posed the following scale:sa Is cents for
main line motormen, 16# cents for branch
line motormen and. main line conduc-
tors and Is cents for branch line colt
ductors. This was an advance of q cent
by the company all along the line This
was not acceptable to. the representa-
tives of the union. President Sitterdings
again proposed arbitration offering to-
leave the selection the five arbitrators-
to the un!on the company to have the.
privilege Of objecting5 to- any one named.
This was not acceptable by the commit
tee. and upon leaving the company's4
offices at 1870 o'clock the committee as.
instructed. with President Simmons Is
sued orders to the men to quit the cars
at noon or as thereafter as they.
could take them to the barns. Orders
to this effect, signed by Mr.. Simmons,
were sent to every line. and the men be-
gan turning the cars IN at; the sheds.
It was just II o. clock when the. officials
at the central Office of the company
learned by phone that the first crew
had declined to- take a car out It was;
a Clay StreetscH ssn e. Twenty ninth
and P Street barns.
THE STRIKE 1oFF.
Word had been passed around among
the men to meet Smiths Hall yesterday
afternoon ByfE12:30 O'Clock the lessenedl
mum bera of cars on the streets s6Clearly
indicated! the fact that the strike was
on. BY 1 O'Clock practically every car:
had been turned in at the different cars
barns
The company was unable to at once
make any effort at a resumption of the
operation of any cars. 1t was not until
3:15 O. clock that the first car was started
down Main Street. It was in charge of
employees of the company, not motormen
or conductors. and made the trip around.
through Fulton and back to the car barn
at Main andeVine Streets without serious
EN- mbarra ssment Two other cars followed
similarly manned
On the second trip of these cars down
Main between 5 and o'clock more se-s
rious opposition was met with. At
Twelfth and Main Streets and at Twen--
ty-frst and Main Streets cars were
stopped by intentional tlockades of We
thicles and people which only the assist,
ance of the police removed. 1t was a
novel sight in Richmond to see cars
running up and down Main Street with
a policeman or two on each one Eor
protection. Few people rode upon the
first few cars.
NO CARS LAST NIGHT.
The operation of cars was suspended
on Main Street at nightfall. It would
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-17
and Conductors on All Lines
Agreement to Arbltrate-
- - Z I saEfi!!
1T ENDED in ONE DAY
The Strike Here Was One Of Shortest
on Record-Men Did All in Their
Power 10 Prevent Any Disorder.

Richmonds S first and only great street
railway employees strike began and ended
in a day.
After several conferences and the ces-5
sation of all street railway operations
for the larger portion of the day, the
street car mems union last night agreed
to leave the matter of wages, which Is
in dispute. to arbitration Five arbi-
traitors are to be selected, two by each
side. and these four are to select fifth
The operation of the different lines
will be resumed this morning
Those who learned after nine o'clock
last night of the settlement reached ex-a
pressed the greatest satisfaction. The
many Inconvenience resultant from
suspension of street car operation had
been brought home in very practical
form to the public by the withdrawal
of the cars at noon. While the striking
street car men during the day behaved
in an entirely orderly and conservative
fashion. there were indications that
overzealous sympathizers might give
serious trouble in the event of pro-
longed strike.
MATTER AT ISSUE.
The whole matter at issue is one Of
wages, the company having acceded to
the men the nine hour day, if they de-
sired it. and also payment by the hour.
The company proposed scale Of wages
from II to IL cents an hour, which at the
second conference yesterday morning
it advanced to IS to Is cents, adding
cent all around.
The men asked for 20 cents an hour
At the second conference yesterday
morning they modified this proposition
to 20 cents for motormen and 10 cents
for conductors. Yesterday afternoon
they proposed a scale from II to 20 cents.
It will be seen that the company and
the men. although each has made some
advances towards the other, are from two
and four cents apart still.
The men in their discussion of the mat
ter emphasize the necessity for wages.
for a nine hour day, at which they can
live and support their. fan1ilie They
believe the company can afford to pay
more. They say they only want justice
The company emphasizes the facts that
from the first it has been willing to
arbitrate, and that it is paying and offers
| to pay more than is paid in any other
| Southern city.
| MEMS GOOD BEHAVIOR.
The striking street car men behaved
! with the most noteworth self-restraint
and good feeling throughout the whole
! day. Their excellent conduct won for
| them a larger number of friends than
any argument or discussion could have
| done. They not only refrained from any
| disorder or irregular conduct themselves,
but dispatched small bodies of men to
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-17
SUMMARY OF T0-DAY's NEWS.
FORECAST.

Showers and thunderstorms Thursday
and Friday: light variable winds. becom-
ing southwesterly.
Highest temperature-at 4 P. M......sa
Lowest temperature-at . A. M......n
Mean temperature yeSterday.......... so
Normal temperature for July. SO.
Departure from normal temperature. 90
Precipitation during past a hours. 90
LOCAL.
All street car motormen and conduc-s
tors went out on a strike. but 1t was
agreed to submit the matters in dispute
to arbitration. and cars will be run as
usual to-day.
The Democratic caucus, nominated cam
didates for circuit judgeships.
Very brief sessions of the Senate aud
House.
be brought here from Charleston
Mrs. QuarIes, popular Chesterfield
lady, is dead. = go - { sss Ts
National Cemetery. "a 81.
Mr.. Curtis reelected chairman OF /
James River Improvement COMMITTEES
VIRGINIA.
The storm on the Peninsula worse than
at first reported, and much damage done.
"A couple, thought to have been drowned
return in safety.
5 Engineer Goode, who was injured in the
Accotink wreck, died In Alexandra yes
terday.
United States troop goes into camp ait
Leesburg- Deprived of their tents.
A street car and tally-ho coach crash
together in Petersburg.
Judge Mullen made president OF Battle.
fields Park Association.
Verdict in the now famous turnpike
case at Chesterfield.
a black pail rests over Williamsburg
because of the dread disease. diphthria.
which takes OFF a popular juvenile.
The Prince William Horse Show opens
8at Manassas with great eclat and sux-s
~-,lIA IAvNrA S(xyyS. .rap< p<>rS9S
A new town hall started for Chase CITY,
Henry Wood1ey sentenced for ten years
at Newport News. ~
Virginia pharmacists in session at Buck
roe. ss
Negro conference at Hampton discuss as
vital problems malaria and typhoid fever
and consumption.
William court green blown down.
4 Lineman dragged from top OF car In
Norfolk and ground under the wheels. II
formed at meeting at Bowling Green.
Young Hanover farmer killed by fast
train striking his cart.
- Congressman James Hay renomtnated
by District Committee. s.
GENERAL.
Our Government asked to interest itself:
in the settlement OF differences growing
out OF settlement OF war indemnity claims.
Explosion of powder magazines at the
Dalywest mine results in great loss OF
life. TntEty-three bodies taken OUT
President Roosevelt issues review OF
the case of General Smith, admonishing
him and retiring him ~ ~
John ]. McGraw, representins Andrea
Freedman. secures a. controlling interest
in the Baltimore Baseball Club.
Great damage wrought In North Dakota
by a Wind. rain and hall storm
Walter Clark nominated by the Nortk
Carolina State conventicl for Chief JUS
tice. -: az
Democrats OF Texas nominate Lanham
for Governor and adopt pIa46egu
against combines