The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-12
TROOPS WATCH
 IHEfCAR MEN New g cans is Under Iitary Rule. CARS ARE NOT RUNNING Soldiers from All of Louisiana
 Now on Guard. Company Laying Plans to Begin Operation Monday-senator Fos-
 ter Endeavoring to Bring
 About Adjustment
CARS ARE NOT RUNNING

New Orleans, Oct. i1.-While martial law has not been declared and will not be until conditions demand such extreme measures the city is to all intents and purposes under military rule and it has had a wholesome effect.
 The expression of firmness and deter imitation in the Governors proclamation has restored feeling of confidence in the authorities and made the strikers more sullen than ever.
 Under orders issued just after midnight two country companies of militia arrived here tonight, one from St. Francisville, forty eight strong and another from Ope- lousas, sixty-three strong. As they marched through the streets en route to their armories they were cheered by many people and given rousing greetings by the commands whose armories were on the line of march. Each company was met at the depot by a detachment from the the 1st troop of cavalry.
 The Ouachita Guards from Monroe; six ty strong, and the Mannsfield Guards, from the northwestern. part of the State, fifty strong, will arrive in the morning. The Jefferson Guards are under arms in Gretna, across the river from this city. With all the local commands under arms concentrates here the entire military force of the State.
 1,4oO Soldiers Under Arms.
 Counting only the men who have re- ported for duty it makes total of about 1.400 men, All are well armed and un- der splendid discipline.
 At3 o'clock this morning a report reach ed Adjutant General Junel that an at- tempt would be made to rush the armory of the 1st regiment on Girod Street pe- cause of the supposed sympathy or many members of that command with the strik- CTS. and take possession of the arms and ammunition. Picket Hines were thrown out on St. Charles and Carondolet Streets by t.se lst regiment, the Washington Ar ttiiery and the naval 'sAttalion whose arn0r,ss are in the immediate vfcinity and no ohe was allowed to pass unless he could give a good account or hinlseiI' Every wagon passing was searched' These picket lines were resumed tonight
 There has been less jeering at the mili- tary squads as they went about the streets. A member of squad of three taught a crowd of strike sympathizers a lesson this afternoon. They jeered them and said they could not fight One of the soldiers stepped back and knocked the leader of the crowd down with his fist then went on about his business. cheered by a few people who saw the incident,
 Car Men Saw the Governor.
 This afternoon at o'clock sub-com- mittee of eleven of the Garments Execu- tive Committee called on Governor Heard at the St. Charles Hotel and remained with him two hours. They came to dis cuss the situation in detail claiming that the Governors peremptory manner with them yesterday when he presented his ultimatum had precluded going into de- tails The main difference at present seems to have been the absence in the ultimatum of provision for the pit men, dopers and others who are in the union. The Governor told them that that was something they could arrange with the company afterwards.
 United States Senator Murphy Foster, who settled the general strike in 1892 in three days when he was Governor, ar- rived here this morning and with W. s. Parkerson, who gained national promi- nence in 1891 when he led the crowd which lynched eleven Italians in the Parish prison, has been endeavoring to bring about an amicable understanding. They made but little progress so far.
 In the meantime plans are being made to start the cars on Monday and the Gov ernor says when they are started they will continue to run.