The sun., 1903-06-24
TROOPS OUT IN RICHMOND, VA.
GOVERNOR SUMMONS THEM TO
PUT down RIOTING.
Day OF Lawlessness with Which the Police
Force 10 Unable 10 Cope-Rioting In
the Presence OF tho Mayor After He
Had Made Speech CounsellinE Order.

Had Made Speech CounsellinE Order.
RICHMOND. Va. June 2s-After a day
in which the mob ruled absolutely, Gov.
Monta que, on solicitation of the Mayor,
this evening issued a call for regiment
OF soldiers to protect the property Of the
Richmond Passenger and Power Company,
whose employees have been on strike for
a week. and which is endeavoring to run
it's street cars with non union men brought
here from New York and Philadelphia.
All Of the local troops, consisting Of five
companies, one Of them artillerists at once
got under arms, and through the night kept
the crowd from assembling on the corners
Mesa ges by telegraph and telephone were
sent ordering the companies at Alexand ria, i,
Lynchburg, Roanoke. Fredericksburg,
Danvlle. Charlottesville, Staunton and
Farmville to report for duty as soon as
possible.
The Alexandria and Fredericksburg COM
panies reached here tonight and by to-
morrow morning at 0 o'clock an armed
force Of 500 men will be assembled here.
The authorities are determined to crush
the riot at once and for all
The scenes on the streets to-day have
been revelation to those who have boasted
OF the conservatism Of the people of Rich
mond Howing mobs, in which were many
women, surrounded the cars at various
places, throwing bricks. stones and refuse.
The police were utterly powerless to cope
with the crowds. Indeed many Of them
are in sympathy with the strikers and do
as little as possible against them.
The signal for the outbreak was the at
tempt to open a line upon which cars have
not been operated for several days. The
first car was derailed, and paving stones
few, injuring the crew and guards. Mayor
h. NJ. Taylor, who is a candidate for re-
election. was summoned to the scene.
He m1de short address to the mob, in
which he said:
Il am with you. boys. and have been from
the first. You see me walking every day,
and will continue to do 30 until this strike
il over"
The Mayor then requested the mob to
disperse and ordered the motorman to
start his car. The motorman obeyed and
was knocked almost senseless by huge
stone. He drew his revolver to resis. the
assault and was arrested by a policeman
for carrying concealed weapons.
Through a storm Of missiles. thrown
regardless OF the Mayor. the non-union
men made their way with the car into the
barn OF the company, where they we're
heGeged for hours by men armed with
sticks and stones. Finally. rendered des-
perate by hunger, they threw open the
doors Of the barn, turned on the current
OF car in full and dashed madly through
the mob Not window remained in the
car and nearly all Of its occupants were
cut and bruised by stones. but they finally
escaped.
After that episode all OF the cars were
returned to their sheds, the company de-
Gliding to await the arrival Of the military
before taking them out again. All along
the streets to-day the men operating the
cars were forced to run the gantlet Of
storms Of rocks and vegetables, while the
vilest names were applied to them. In
many cases children obstructed the tracks,
while their parents countenanced the action
and joined them in jeering at the non-union
men.
Several clergymen met to-day and
drafted letter calling on both
sides to agree to the appointment Of
a board OF arbitration to end the strike.
The management OF the company de-
clares that under no circumstances will
the demands Of the men be granted,
while the men say they will stand firm,
that Frank Jay Gould is able to
raise their wages without any detriment
to himself
The strikers this afternoon began the
publication Of daily paper which presents
the case from their standpoint. Late to-
night the local military is posted about the
city and order prevails.