The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-07
CARS WERE run IN
NORFOLK yesterday
No Agreement Was Reached, a ];
but it Was More Peaceful.
LIGHTS OUT AT NIGHT
Missiles Thrown from Dark
Corners and Track 0bstructed.
THREE MEN DESERT STRIKERS
Those Arrested for iaciug Iron on the tracks
Wore BaiIed for Appearance To-Day.
Several attempts at sra.iou Fail.
The soldiers Are Not beIIg
0yerfed-StrIkers' Counsel
Publishes Good advice
THREE MEN DESERT STRIKERS
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Especial Dispatch to Tho Times)
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Chamber of Commerce. a powerful
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i.... Il se.iIrnenL VIII ee Ieaciisv. lhe
cvnin.Ilee III lnelr report orpfecated ca
si.,;<l..lea press repuiLs OIL tne slrike
St.,. uUl.
Al lais hour many feed wires are be-
Ing Gu. III tile sstluuIps Ia s.rine Sym
kia.niz.rs, ana mnrn OIL Inc Guy IS aatk
Lnuiepy. Men are cutting the Wires,
IIliu m..rned newspaper men passing TO
Iiv9ld certain streets where they would
sherily .'oim the DIM y The nights on
those streets soon atlerward failed
Although the cars ian with falr resu-
iarlty until o'clock to-nlgnt. ttnd during
the afternoon more passengers We're
Eandn.clped between the Saneear,ng
Ao.diers. who peopled them. there were
few signs that the company will soon
i,egin TO recoup its losses of the past
week.
i quiet day varied only occasionailw
i,y The breaking of a car window by
stones thrown perhaps by miscfievous
i,s..s who syinpathize with the strikers
ended with rumors cf disorder which
iaa9: follow
PROFESSIONAL STRIKE BREAKERS.
Reports are current tonight that the
,steii who are being imported 10 tahe
tie places of the strikers are pfoies-
.onal strike breakers, belonging to an
,,rranization of men paid for such ser
N,,sfs md used for tiHtt purpose latelJ
ut knoxville
Jhere lis iseconsiderabie evidence going
i,,Wari the verihcation OF TINS report
truthful man overheard talk be-
tween strike, breakers which apparently
betrayed the existence Of the order OF
professional strike breakers.
President Williams said to-day that the
cs,nnany would maintain a regular scheu-
..Ie to-day. This was only partaaily ae-
,Dmplished. The cars started before :.
L clock this morning, each catrgi,ls ~ ~
Two or three soldiers. and during the DAY
s.in nre, ty regularly, carrying only an
r.casiouaI paying passenger During the
afternoon the number of passengers IN
5feased considerably, and occasionally a
t..,i passed carrying as many as ten pay pay
il, = passengers ,.,,
Things looked dark then for the strlk-
.,s Toward nigftfall the complement
cr soldiers on each car was increased,
t.metimes enough TO half fill the cars.
y he number of cars decreased ana aiter
i o'clock tonight none ran. aithoush n
,.ll;sllv they run until after midnight.
WINDOWS SHATTERED
OF the last three cars which arrived at
llio barn two had many WINDOWS shat-
,ared bv missiles thrown from dark spots
a,onc the line. No soldiers, SO Tar as
li,own, were struck
The last car brought in a small cargo
r ;eces of iron which strike. sympa-
tnizers, mainly boys. had placed on the
rack with intent to derail II
The darkness of the Strests- added 10
the hazard of running cars tonight AT
3a o clock, because the Union Trinmers
struck and their places have not yet been
filed. the arc lamps: which light Norfolk
ordinarily, were not burnlng- Not one OF
these was shi7irg up n West Nam Street
and a few shone elsewhere in the town.
Mr.. Hugh G. Miller, counsel for the
:Ililiels. caused TO be printed this after
aoon a statement that he had counseled
3lis clients to not interfere with the lights
Furnished by the offending company to
individuals or the running of the com
s.auy's Norfolk, Portsmouth and Berkley
ferries. This counsel has apparently been
,iccded. The attorneys course is highly
commended by the public.
NEW MEN COMING IN.
Three of the union men, two conductors
md one mot rrman, lately employed by
4he Street Railway Company. deserted
to-day and Joined the strikers. The
strikers declare that these are the only
mon of the 16S who went out who are
,,ow employed by the company. con.
siderable number of new men arrived
ihsre tonight. Fifteen are reported tc
ls,- from Knoxville.
r H. Anderson a D. E. Winslow were
arrested to-day, charged with placing iror
fsp the railway acks, meaning to derai
cars. They were bailed in $500 to appear
fo. trial to-morrow-
ss D. JohnalSin, who IS charged With in,
tsrfering with the police, who arrested
The others. wps hims If arrested, a I'd his
ease was si-cilar.y di pose of.
SOLDIERS UNTE FED.
the soldiers are not being, overfed
One huna-eG a. d twent> g-lions of cof.
Zee and sandwiches, furnished by a dairy
lunch was the ex ent OF the dinner ant
.s,et,er of the command to-day st the
Himnrg
several attempts at arbitration failed
Mayor Beaman, loved by most ane
trusted by eve-y enc here. c nducted tn,
slegotiat ons between employers e,:1d thei
former employees. He, although his EFF
forts proved frustless, has moi ceased t.
Try TO reconcile the conflicting interests.