The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-25
STRIVING
TO UP HOLD
The LAW
The Strike Pales Into.
InsigniflCanCe.
CONDITIONS ARE
NOW ALARMING
Orders Are Issued for An
other Entire Regiment.
STERN MEASURES
WILL BE ADOPTED |:;:)
The Number Of Soldiers in Town To-
Day Nearly Twelve Hundred.S and
There Will No Longer Be Any
Temporizing With Break.
ers of the Law-The
Excitement Intense.
Orders Are Issued for An
other Entire Regiment.
STERN MEASURES
WILL BE ADOPTED

The strike OF the street car men has
paled into inslgnlfcance and been COM
pletely ogershadowed by the demonstra-
tons OF lawlessness reported from va
rious sections OF the city and suburbs.
A situation bordering upon insurrecton
against law and order prevailed fntermit-
tently, and in several quarters. and even
the presence OF sixteen companies OF
State troops did not suffice to SO restore
order that the trolley cars could be run
in all parts OF the city. and until the
usual hours.
The alarming conditions prevailing in
various quarters OF tho city and thE reign
OF something like lawlessness on q large
scale aroused the authorizes to tho neces-
sity OF coping with the situation without
further delay. Accordingly the Governor
Issued orders calling into immediate
service the entire seyenty-first Reg.
iment, eight companies, which were
ordered at once to the scene.
These companies come from the
following points: Norfolk. three com
panies; Portsmouth, two: Newport News.
two, Hampton one. This battalion under
the command OF Major Nottingham, left
Norfolk by boat as soon as arrange
ments could be made, and. arriving at
Newport News. were Joined there by the
troops from that city and Hampton. and
left Newport News about midnight by
fast special train, arriving here about
i: 30 "A. NJ. The troops will be quartered
in the old Cavalry Armory. and will be
placed on duty to-day. The arrival OF
these troops will swell the aggregate OF
militia In service here to nearly 1900.
brigadier-general, will have the chief
command.
Use Stern Measures.
with this formidable force Of troops on
the scene, stern measures will be resorted
to In the effort to enforce obedience to
tho laws. After the serious clash near
the county line last night, Sheriff Simon
Solomon OF Henr1co county. finally de-
termined to call for, troops in that section.
AS result of this action the militia will
run through to the Reservoir on the cars.
instead of having to alight at Lombardy
Street and give place to guards OF the
car company. This action will place the
military In practical control of the en-
tire situation. The Passenger and Power
Company will make no move without con-
sLlting. the commanding officer of the
troops. For this reason 1t was stated last
night that no definite announcement OF
the company's intentions to-day could be
made. It is known that the company has
all along desired the protection of the mill
itary In the county CONTIGUOUS to the
western limits of the city The GOODNESS
and excellent judgment and patience
shown by the military has had the effect
Of reassuring tn epublic, rather than ag-
gravating the situation. Generally the
troops have been treated with more con-
sderation than have the car employees,
and indeed, the warmest sympathlzers
of the strikers realize that the soldiers
are doing solemn sworn duty.
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The day was marked by the shedding
Of blood In several instances. though in
most of them the injuries sustained We're
accidental and happily slight. But one
grave clash occurred. That was about
O'clock. In the vicinity Of Main and Vine