The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-03
Peace and Quiet Prevailed on
Seven Pines Road.
FEARS ARE FELT
AS TO THE FUTURE
The Results Of Yesterday Very Crafty
Ing to All Advocates Of Law and
Order, Who Now Hope That
the Crisis is Past. and That
There There viii Be No
More Trouble.

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The street railway situation conttnues
to improve. Yesterday the first car
crossed the James into and through
Manchester. and others were run up to
and Perry Street lines. AS forecast by
The Times-Dispatch, the entry into thiI
field was accomplished without casual
ties of any kind. and with very little
disorder. The situation was well handled
by the local authorities. supplemented by
the military and with the exception OF
two stray shots fired from the darkness
near Forest Hill Park and the throw
ing of few stones. under cover OF dark
ness, there was no other attempted vio-
lence. It Is true the cars were not we'll
patronizeG. and there arc many strike
synpathizers in Manchester and suburbs.
That the cars could be operated thera
without the violence predicted In soma
quarters was demonstrated #
To Seven Pines.
The first car down was run out Of the
p Street barn to Seven Pines yesterday
morning in charge of Major Martin anu
several officers from his headquarters
staff and q detail Of soldiers. and after
that cars were run all day. There was
no violence, no attacks on the cars any
where. Only few mild expressions Of
dIsnpgEoval on the suburbs Of the city.
In the country. where the people have
been isolated for fortnight by reason OF
the cessation of car service, the pioneer
car was warmly Welcomed handkerchiefs
being waved and other evidences OF ap-
Sproval manifested.
Altogether the day was a very ats
factory one from the standpoint of tho
company, and the military authorities,
Al,o {kY,1f fNps sCHn nyrys
such improvement. It Is now expected
that cars Will be run regularly over both
lines. with military protection. Of course.
On many of the lines the military pro-
lection seems merely form, for there IS
not the slightest disturbance. certainly
in the day time. This is particularly
true OF the Main Street line.
Not Many Rioters.
While there are many persons In the
city in sympathy with the cause OF the
strikers and willing to make sacrifices in
their behalf, 1t Is not to be inferred that
all or any large proportion of these
are In favor of or would countenancs
violence A great many of the most ar
dent of the strike sympa thizers are as
unalteraby opposed to disorder and vio-
lence as any other citizens. They want
the men who are out to win. II possible,
and they are willing to walk or ride Ia
any other vehicle to give substantial tes-
tlmony of their sympathy. and to reduce
the revenues of the company with tne
hope that 1t will thus be compelled llti-.
mateIy to make terms with the strikers
At all the military headquarters thai
best Of feeling is reported by the oHcers
as prevailing among the people. Gers
tanly the residents Of the various locals
ties fraternize in the best OF feeling, and
there have been no clashes and no un-
pleasantnesses OF any kind. Major Not
iingham. In charge Of Fulton post, stated
Yesterday to reporter, 1.-THE people are
very nice, kind and considerate in every
way. and have caused us very little trou-
ble." That statement Is about an cpl.
tome OF conditions in all the suburbs
where the military are quartered-
One Man Back at Work.
The air is full of rumors as to the end
of the strike, but they can be traced to
no substantial foundation. The Peters,
burg correspondent states that one OF the
striking car men in that city went back
to work yesterday. and stated In doing
so that he regarded the stlrke as ended.
Whether his example will be followed
by any of the others remains to be seen.
One of the reports in circulation yes
terday was that the strike would end
Saturday, and that an agreement between
tho strikers and the company would oa
reached whereby the men would return
10 work at a small advance on the old
scale. So far as could be Learned there
ia no substantial foundation for the re.
port. The company gives no indication
OF yielding In any respect whatever. It's
terms are briefly that men who desire to
return to work may apply to the conf
pany, and that whatever vacancies In the
corps of employees remain untitled will ~
filled by the old men on the twelve ~
day programme at Sc per day. That -
the plan on which all men are now beins
employed.
Cutting ARRAY
On the other hand, the men as an or
ganizatlon give no indication OF yielding
the struggle. II they have any such in
tentlon they do not admit 1t. and on the
other hand strenuously deny II. Last
night two members OF the union became
involved in an alteration as a result OF
a rumor that two of the men on strike
had applied to the company for positions
and in the encounter one OF the men was
dangerously cut, This shows the degree
of feeling prevailing on the subject
among the men,
A statement was made last night that
something would ba done Saturday, but
just what was not foreshadowed by the
speaker, who. though not member OF
the car mems union, Is prominent In an
affiliated organization. Just what he
meant he did not specify. These ara
specimens OF the minors ahoat.
AT least one we'll known trades unsonist
has publicly expressed, tho 9pit,iong that