The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-04
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NORFOLK CITY

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Each man wore a cartridge belt, which
was loaded with ball cartridges Tho
presence OF tho troops in the vicinity
! of the barns, on the cars, sind the police
prevented any demonstration that might
have been arranged.
MANY SYMPATHIZERs.
Great crowds Of people lined the route
& CT the railway from the barns down
Church Street around Main and CRANKY.
Out in Huntersville the crowds of men,
women, boys and girls seemed to sympa-
thize With those men remaining out and
as each car passed jerred and Kissed at
the car crews. No attempt WIS made to
modest the men, however. as stern
looking trooper, gun in hand. stood on the
front and rear platform of the car.
The police force in full, was on duty
under the direct charge of chief Vellines.
Every corner along the route had two
officers armed with night sticks. These
were stationed to prevent crowds from
gathering and also to protect the com
pany.s property.
at the corner of Gof and Church
Streets, where tile line divides city and
county. was a force of officers under
Chief Vellines, Capt. Dalton and Sergeant
2Iawo, AS each car would come alonS a
policeman would board it and take his
place alongside of the military guard.
A CONFERENCE.
Early this morning after. a conference
between President Williams, General
Manager Johnston and Assistant General
Manager Rutherford of the Railway
Company, and a COMMITTEES from the
Central Labor Union it was decided TO
start the cars Previous to that. Mayor
Bcamon for the city and Sheriff Crom-
we'll for the county, wired to Governor
Montague for troops Immediately the
Governor ordered out eight companies
of Militia, In the meantime, the Mayor
ordered every policeman TO remain on
duty Men were sent to the houses Of
the soldiers and in Il remarkable short
space of time the troopers were assembled
| at the Arruory, each company contained
| 45 men, or go in all.
WE'LL GUARDED.
Each man was supplied with a round
! of cartridges and the soldiers We're or
dered to afford protection. The conf
| panies were from Norfolk, Portsmouth,
| Hampton and Newport News. The local
| police were stationed on the county Inns
| and as each car came along policeman
| would board 1t and take his place beside
| q trooper, and men, women and childrer
| jeered the nlotornen who had returned tc
| work. 1t was plain to be seen they were
| synpathizers Of the strikers. The bull,
| letin posted this morning after the con-
ference between the railway people and
! the committee from the Central Labor
! Union was to the effect that the com
| pany would re-employ those men who il
saw fit, and it stated that the employees
! would be subject to any conditions thai
| the company might impose This was
taken by the men who remained out tt
| mean that the company proposed to place
| an iron heel on them and they refused
| to return to work They used their in
| fluence in inducing other men to renal!
| away. although the railway people saio
| two-thirds of the old men had retAsnee
/ to work. accepting the proposition to bt
bonded as regards honesty.
TROUBLE BEGAN,
At 1916 o'clock this afternoon trouble
| began. when strike synlpa thizers in Hun
| tersville leSan barricadinS the tracks
SO that the cars could not run. Tht
/ men who ran the cars, as they wouic
| return from the circuit, were jeered al
! and called "scab.' At l o'clock this
! afternoon a report reached the sLeade!
| correspondent from the car barns in Hun
| tcrsvilIc that those men who returned tc
work to-day abandoned the cars after
one trip, fearing bodily harm after the
! cars stop tonight. Crowds are reported
| to be forming in large numbers all the
| way from tho city line to the car barns
The maiority of the motormen and con
ductors reside in Huntersvilie with theii
| families. and the whole population OF
| .!,et town-some good people-are in SYM
| pathy with those men remaining out. Il
| the troops and police arc withdraw
trouble will likely follow. The police
and troops have been on duty twenty
| four hours.
NEWPORT NEWS SOLDIERS.
NEWPORT NEWS. VA, March s.
! The Huntington Rifles and New
port News Light Infantry left the cit,
at o'clock this morning for Norfolk
where they have been called by Colone
Higgins. of the Seventy-flrst Regiment
to preserve order in the city. The troop:
gathered here in the armory all ugh
long and caused great excitement amons
the inhabitants.
At o'clock this afternoon two car:
were started to the city under heav.
guard. An attempt will be made Il
start others but it is not believed tina
anything like a schedule can be main
tanned under existing conditions
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