The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-26

Richmond, Va, June 24.-Street cars
have been run on all the lines today,
under military protection. The cars
have been manned by strike-breakers,
and on the front platform of each one
of them have been two milItiamen, with
bayOnets fixed, and on the rear plat
form two miltiamen. similarly prepared
for action.
The power houses and supply depots
within the city have also been guarded
by militia and military guard has been
on duty at the state arsenal. while sem
tinels have been posted at car line
crossings. Notwithstanding the precau-
tions. the first car of the Clay Street
Line to leave the east end barn this
morning was attacked and obstructed
by "a mob, and Captain Sklpwith one
of the Richmond companies, was
wounded in the leg by a fragment OF a
bomb exploded on the track. The car
finally made its way into the more CEN
traI part of the city without further
casualty. but the disorder for awhile
threatened much more serious blood
shed than actually occurred
The west-end car barns are in Hen
rico county outside the city limits, ana
the sheriff of the county refuses TO ask
for the and of the troops The barns are
guarded by armed men in the employ
of the company, and details from these
guards protect the cars between the
barns and the citv line. There is mucn
strike sympathy i'll both the east ana
west ends. and the greatest danger
points in the present Glfnculty are
there the barns being centres, around
which disturberS gather Prominent IN
the crowds that hOOt and jeer the cars.
.hn srtike breakers and the mIlltlamen,
are women. supposedly the wives ana
daughters of strikers, and strike SYM
patfizers.
Tie company proposes to run cars
until twelve o'clock tonight. ana II is
very much feared and will be serious
blood shed as the spirit OF disorder Is
still rampant IN the two extremes OF
the city. above mentioned.
Hitherto the cars have been Wltn-
drawn from the streets at nighttall Ii
is said that the two companies fron
Newport News will tonight reinforce
the troops already here. and II IS uii'
derstoOd the Grimes Battery OF artll-
Iery. of Portsmouth. may also arTlE
tonight. or early in the morning Ine
military force now on duty IN Rlch
mond aggregates about 500 men.
MORE TROOPS ORDERED.
Norfolk. Va, June 24.-ColOnel A. NJ
Higgins, commanding the FIRST EhT
ginia regiment. has received oroer:
from the acting adJutant general d
Richmond, to report forthwith 10 ina
city. with six companies ofthe regiment
The troops will be used to assist tn
twelve companies of the Seventeen reg
iment and a battery of artillery.
present in service in Richmond. on ac
count of the street car strike.
The troops will leave Norfolk al l
o'chock tonight over the CheSapeak
and Ohio railway, on special tran
aud will reach Richmond shortly a1te
midnight. There will be two companle
from Portsmouth, three from NorIoi
and one from Newport News
Richmond. June 24.-The expected Id
banpened and bloodshed has occurre
tonight in connection with the sire
railway strike. \ >confict occurre
lust outside the city limits al MAJ
ar1 T.ombardy streets. and as resu
six men are wounded. two OF them ser
oYsIv 4 car guarded my employees :
the company, armed with shot gun
was standing at the point named. The
had been a big crowd there all q
evening. The company claims that q
guards were first fired on. Al any IA
they fired into the crowd, and the
followed a brisk fussillade. A. least :
are seriously hurt. being Shot II {
back with buck shot. One OF the III
Is said 10 have $50 shots in MS oac
Most. if not all, of them are suppo>
to ne strike sympathizers.
While this serious happening W
taking place in the west end, eNcltll
scenes were being enacted in the ca
end. where efforts were being mace
operate cars, under the protection
the military. All sorts of missiles we
hurled at the cars and all sorts OF o
structiOnS were being placed on I
track. Finally the ears that were o
were gotten through by dint of wol
short of firing on the part of the m
itia and under the pilotage Of a 6
tachment of the HOwitzers with a gs
Ting gun. and We're taken to the BAR
All cars were withdrawn from the Ii
at 9:45 D. m. for the night.
The mayor has issued an address
women and children TO keep off t
streets tomorrow. It is proposed
the event that the troops are unable
this time to cope with the mob to
der the fire department out and ha
the hose to play upon any gathering
Three of the military men w