The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-05
THE SITUATION is
GRAVE IN NORFOLK
The Rioters Beyond Police
Control and Excited.
STRIKE BREAKERS BEAT
Given Shelter in the Station
House for Protection.
STRIKER AND SOLDIER FIGHT
A Woman Strikes Lieutenant Gale In the
Face, and Trouble Narrowly Averied.
The Strikers Run an 0mibus Ine.
T6ey Publish Statement of
Their Side of tie Case.
Barricade the Streets.
Given Shelter in the Station
House for Protection.
STRIKER AND SOLDIER FIGHT
lspecia, Dispatch 70 The Times

Especial Dispatch 20 The Times.)
NORFOLK, VA, March 4.-Norfolk
was on the eve Of bloodshed more than
once to-day. This conditions are worse
at late hour tonight than at any
time since the strike, and it would take
eery little TO start riotous action that
The forces here would be inadequate to
4ueil.
After the exciting fight, in which Strik-
y Cohen WAS hurt, and his wife struck
Lieutenant Gale with her fist, the
street was so obstructed by he mob that
the cars ceased running and were tied
up in the barn. Tonight probably four
hundNd strike sympathzars arc barri-
cading Church Street, SO that it will re-
quire Irslly hours to clear it.
The troops We're withdrawn from the
streets III the city when the cars ceased
running, and the riotors lave a clear
field tonight within the city limits.
BARRICADERS AT WORK.
They are not boisterous. but are quiet
ly working. Driven away from one
j5oint by the police, they resume ope1ta-
tons at another one They declared 10.
night that they could take the bricks of
which the burned Atlantic Hotel was
constructed and use them in barricadinG
1he streets.
They seemed to consider this especially
funny because the hotel was owned by
The Williams interests of Richmond,
which also controls the Norfolk street
railway. Some OF the rioters said they
would do something worse tonight.
The police force is inadeqate to Suard
The wide area over the railway lines eX-
ant, and besides they and the soldiers
10 a large extent sympathlze With lle
:it1ikers.
STRIKE BREAKERS WAYLAID
Twelve strike breakers" imported from
lexington. Kentucky, who arrived to-
light. were waylaid as they passed up
iae street in carriages. Eight reached
tie car barn. one escaped aud three were
severely beaten by the strikers and their
friends. They were afterwards lodged IN
The station 10 protect them from the
:ncb.
The majority of the police and soldiers
seem to be friendly to the strikers cause.
There appears every indication of serious
trouble before the strike shall be settled.
UNFRIENDLY ORDINANCE.
Councilman Samuel Kelley to-iiight in
tirduced IN the Council The following
ordinance: sWhereaS, in an ordinance TO
extend the charter OF the Norfolk City
Railroad Company twhose franchise was
.Iterwards acquired by the Norfolk Rail-
May and Light Company, adopted by the
Common and Select Councils Of the city
III Norfolk on the 18th day of December,
1855, it was provided in section that
the car company shallrun its cars be
tween the first Of April and the first day
of October, in cacn year, between the
hours Of six o'clock A NJ. and eleven
% clock p. M. and between the first day
of October and the first day of April, in
each year, between the hours of $50
o'clock A. NJ. and II 2. NJ; and, whereas,
the Norfolk Railway and Light Company,
tacrating under said franchise as afore-
said. failed on Saturday, the first day of
March. 1902, to comply with said provls-
lon of said franchise and ordinance: Be
it. therefore, ordained by the Select and
Common Councils of the city of Norfolk
that the said franchise OF the said COM
pany be forfeited and the City Attorney
and other officials be directed, and they
are hereby SO directed. to take such ac-
lion as may be necessary to prevent the
further use of the streets Of the city of
Norfolk by said street-car company"
The ordinance was referred to Il COM
mitiee. who shall report upon 1t at sub
scquent meeting.
KELLY HITS BACK.
MIR. Kelly who introduced it, was q
political henciman of the street railway
management. an inspector for the COM
pauv. and after his discharge at the out
break of the present strike, assumed the
leadership OF the present strike. He is
nne of those enlpioyes WHOM the I.an-re-
snent said would not be rcemploycd and is
making hot fight against the company.
The Kelly resolution was referred to
Three from each branch of Councils
Kelly. 7. S. Southgate and Captain vii
liam Old. from Common Councils. South
gate and Kelly are bitter enemies of the
railway company.
The railway directors met this evening,
but refused afterwards to say What was
done.
BOYCOTT DISCUSSED.
The Central L4b-r Union is considering
boycotting the company. and appears
likely 10 do this. The strikers put on
an omnibus in" today, and did heavy
passenger bus'-ess.
They say they have been promised a
contribution If sl.f0a from the eng. .neers
OF the Norfolk ard Western Railway and
5000 from two Norfolk men of means.
A DAY OF EXCITEMENT.