The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-19
Five of the Company's Old
Men Are at Work Again.
STONES ARE THROWN
OVER IN SWANSBOR0,
Otherwise There Was Little Of Disorder
Observation-Disclosures REFUSES to
Honor the Order Of the Mayor
and Play for Dress Parade.
Some Other Incidents
Of the Day.

But few more days at best and tha
military occupation Of Richmond, now e
matter OF some four weeks or neara boutst
will be At an end.
Each day sees lessening Of the forces
in tho city, and yesterday larger batch
were mustered out than ever before. And &
not only this. The officer in commando
hitherto wary in his statements for pubs
LEGATION, manifested no hesitation last
night In declaring that he regarded tie
trouble as practically over and, more inl-
to the adopted plan of the withdrawal
of the troops, BY the middle OF sthe
week. he said, he hoped and expected
that they would all be gone. Not sol- M
der will be left on duty and the civil N.
authorities Will again take the upper #
hand Tho muskets and the bayonets
will disappear from the streets after a.
ceaseless occupation of nearly a. month. j
So accustomed has the eye grown to the'
sight OF the blue-coated boys that heir.
absence Will seem strange, but all VILE
unite In a sigh of relief that the condi-
lions which demanded their presence ara
apparently. at least, no more.
Things We're Quiet.
The belief of Colonel Anderson thatsthd 81
trouble Is over Is we'll sustained blythe
actual condition of things prevailing yes
tterday. If there is at any time danger (
of trouble. that time Is Saturday night.
when after a weeks work. men roam
the streets with the alluring presence Of
the saloon there 10 suggest n manner for \
the disposal OF their weekly wage. But
strange as 1t may seem Saturday night 4
was one of the quletest since the strike Ne
began. On the Fairmount line there was
some more stone throwing and Swans
boro also came to the surface. but the
occurrences were comparatively insigni-
1cant. At midnight military headquar-@
ters were sleepy with the dullness Of the
day and at the offices Of the company
not a single report had been received o. Il
any trouble l3 A
In all directions, in fact. the day wad
rather quiet. There were some Interest,"
ing developments bordering on the sent
sational in military circles. Five morS
strikers went to work during the day and e
there are still in circulation the reports
OF a split in the union. Oftcers OF tha 4
men are still steadily winning and thaa
they have no idea OF calling the strika
off. The company declares Itself 10 ~
perfectly satisfied with the situation;5
new branch was opened yesteroas;S lH5
company can get all the men it wants and
more. Tomorrow Is the last day ~
badges and buttons. The company My u
begin to institute suits; the union haA
been legally advised that the men have e
right to keep the badges and buttons az
long as the company still has the ae-
nosits All the strike-breakers have now
gone except those who have accepted
nernanent employment with the COM
many; both Farley and Thompson hava
loft te
At Military Headquarters.
At the headquarters of Colonel AnderS
son everything Is a-bustle With the ds.
nart,lre OF many troops. The withdrawal
htl,o al pa momentum
the passage of the days and more men
left Yesterday than has been the case for
some time. The hurrahs for the boys as
they rode away to the station could ba
heard for many squares.
When seen last night. Colonel Anders
son was more willing than he has been
heretofore to discuss the removal Of thu
soldiers, The Blues, under Major Cheat
wood--two companies-were released yes
terday, tAd Company !, of Farrnville, Vent
off with yell. Company NJ, OF Dams
VILE, Captain Farrar. was also released,
and it will go to-day probably. Other mon
also will doubtless be released today
Among those likely to so is Captain
Craighill's Lynchburg company. Speak.
ing of the situation In general, Colonel
Anderson said he believed the troubls
was about over. There may from time 10
time be some sporadic outbreaks, but they
will be such as can be easily managed
nv the police, The FORCES OF the HliHtdTy
have been reduced from about 1000 to
about 400 officers and men. There Will
be no check to the removal of all the
men. Just what the Governors plans ara
the Colonel did not know. but he thought
ii likely that by the middle OF this week
all the soldiers will be gone. The military
occupation will then come to an end. at
ter continuing a period OF about four
weeks,
There were no soldiers on the streets
Yesterday, and none on the cars as hax
been the case for several days past. In
view of this fact the order preserved wax
excellent For a Saturday night thingt
kent unusually quiet There We're many
people on some of the streets, as is Gus.
tomary at the end Of the week. but No
disorder to amount TO anything broke
out.
The Court-Martials.
Great interest was taken In military
circles yesterday in court-marttal pros
ceedings The report OF the summary
court called to consider the charged Of
Captain Farrar, of Company NJ. OF Dan<
Vile. against his quartermaster-serse
Howard l.. Weeks. made its report. Thil
case grew directly out OF the publtcatios
OF the article to the effect that the meg
OF Company NJ, would ask their captain
to resign. The sergeant was charged With
conduct preJudicated to good order ana
military discipline. As told IN another co.'s
umn he was found guilty, was reduced to
the ranks and was also sentenced 70
forfeiture Of $40 OF bis pay. Another Suns