The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-19

minor cases. Tie decision of tie Martin
Brauer court of inquiry was announces
md. az predicted, showed the complete
\ rIndication OF the officer.
Lieutenant Slack was placed under ar
rest yesterday afternoon as the result
Of The finding OF a court declaring mn
guilty OF conduct unbecoming an Officer
and a gentleman. The adjutant was .dt
rected to prefer charges against the OH
Ger founded on these proceedings. and thu
matter now goes before the Governor
who will probably call for genera
court-martial to be held to-day or to-mor-
row. Lieutenant Slack was found guilty
Of trespassing on the premises OF wo.
man named Madeline Loopz. and also OF
cursing and threatening to shoot her.
a regimental parade was held yesterday
afternoon at the Reservoir with great
success A great many people went out TO
witness the scene. Leutenant-Colonei
Perry was in command. and Colonel An
herson himself was present as specta-
1or. Major Saville was in command OF the
FIRST battalion: Major Cheatwood, OF the
recond, and Captain Carter BraNton, OF
The third. 1t was at this time that the
tardella incident referred to In another
column occurred. 1t caused quite deal
Of comment during the day.
The Conditions Yesterday.
According to all reports yesterday. not
understanding the fact that it was Satur-
day, was one OF the quietest days since
the strike began. No serious trouble OF
7 any sort developed at any time.
There was some little disorder OH the
Paramount line, but nothing very dam
Serous. stones were thrown again, ana
rome of them were placed on the ira clSs
So far as could be gathered. however.
nobody was hurt. In Manchester things
kept generally quiet. Some stones are re-
ported from Swansboro. Car No 413 was
rocked and one of the inspectors was
hurt He was struck on the leg. but his
Injury will amount to nothing but a
bruise, perhaps These two instances are
the only ones reported of any trouble OF
any sort. At midnight military readquar
tiers indicated that everything was in
state of midnight calm and peacefulness.
There was no occasion for any worry any
where At the offices of the company the
same thing was stated. River View. Sew
enteenth Street, Seven Pines, and all the
ether lines were quiet. There was nothing
~ any particular note even in Barton
Heights which has been more or less the
fcat of war recently. At the Reservoir
barns 1t was stated that not single re-
port of the least trouble had been re-
Viewed during the livelong day.
Even the courts kept comparatively
ruiet yesterday. There were one or two
Trivial cases. but not a very great deal
If interest was taken in them. The most
Interesting matters of this sort were in
lhe military courts, the happenings in
which are reported elsewhere.
The Strike Itself.
Within the pales OF the question of the
ftrke itself. the return Of many of the
men TO work is still the matter of chief
Importance. Hardly day passes now
eauf- h. ,,,11 ,,ct so,
company do not return TO the Reservoir
leeking employment. Five or six of them
I'D this yesterday. swelling tho total thus
Tar returned up to nearly twenty men.
Officers of the company are decidedly
pleased with the aspect OF the situation
RS it presents itself at this stage. There
Ere at this time practically no more
STRIKE breakers on the field. Only regular
men are at work. Farley left Friday night
:or the North, ard Thomson another
chief of a gang of professionals, went
away last night. Thus one feature of the
strike is brought 10 a close, and there |
wiii be no more sirike-hreakers here. un-
less. perchance, great trouble breaks |
loose again. which seems unlikely. Even |
In this case. however. hinges viii have to |
get pretty bad before outside aid is solicit |
ted. Quite number OF Farley's men have
accepted permanent employment with the |
company. and The little list includes some |
OF the most daring OF the band the chief |
brought here.
The company has now reached that !
state when 1t will refuse TO take on any
more inexperienced men. There are about |
eighty of them already learning, and the |
regular men have as much as they can
do teaching this number. To add TO the |
list would probably breed accidents. Not
before the later part of next week then, |
by which time some Of these new men |
learning will be out OF the way will any |
new ohes be taken on. Nearly forty In |
experienced men were turned down yes |
terday. Superintendent Buchanan said In |
tho afternoon that for that matter he |
could now get all the experienced men
he wanted. He had a long distance tcle-
phone message yesterday from Norfolk |
and another from Charlotte, from men
who want to come If there is any room
Tor them, Furthermore 1t seems that |
Mr. Buchanan has reason to believe that |
many more of the strikers will come
back soon.
As to the Strikers.
In references 70 this matter of the re-
turn of the,strikers, there is very widely
current rumor, which will not down. to
the effect that the men are badly split
UP on the question of continuing the
strike. In the face of what looks to many
people as conditions hopelessly against
them and that many of them want 10 go
to work and will do SO very shortly. 1t
was said Il day or two ago that n little
band of thirty of them had gotten to-
Eethcr and decided to break away and re-
turn to work while there is yet time. 1t
Is known that number of the men have
been looking into the matter. and that
several of them have Como so far ms to
confer with officials of the company
nbout returning. Many of them have
done so outright. In addition to the
fourteen reported Friday, five OF them
Went back yesterday. This swels the
total to nineteen or twenty, the great
majority Of whom are in Richmond and
Manchester. Among the men who re-
turned Yesterday are C. G.. Brooklng, s.
Ward of Manchester, conductor; Thomas 4
Parks, of Manchester motorman; G. N.
Catlett. of Manchester motorman and
S. III. Smith. OF Richmond, conductor.
The schedule is being steadily improved.
The full number OF ars-fourteen-aro
being run on Main and Clay, The troad-
Main line was opened Yesterday for the
first time since the strike began There
We're nine cars on 1t and eight on the