The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-27
Position Assumed at First
Entirely Changed.
MG2E CARS ARE
NOW IN OPERATION
The Scope Is Being Gradually Exten-
ded-The Men Still Show No Sign
Of Yielding-The Interview Of
MIR. Stern With Manager
Huff Was Unproduc-
tlye-Other Notes.

The street car strike situation yester-
day showed decided Improvement in every
respect, and there Is now hope that vio-
lence has ceased or must soon cease en-
tirely. Tho only shooting reported yes
terday was that Of a youth named luther
Wilcox. of Fulton, who was shot IN the
darkness of Rockets bottom, sustaining
a flesh wound in the hip and a more Sc
we're wound on the hand one or more Of
his fingers being broken. According to
the statement Of the troops firing who
were on a3car, a group passing In the
bottom yelled "scab!" whereupon the
guard ordered them to halt. Failing to
obey this order, ono or more men. on the
car opened fire. The boy shot denies hay
Ing cried "Scab!" but admits that he ran
when they were ordered to halt.
Load Of Bird Shot.
a young man named William Tucker.
white, a passenger on a Main Street car,
was shot by some person unknown while
the car was passing near Belvidere and
Main. The wound is In the arm and side,
and was made by charge of bird shot
His wound Is not serious. DR.. Sycle, of
tho City Hospital Corps, attended the
man, who later went to his home. The
wound is trivial
There was said to be an exchange OF
shots between men concealed In the dark
ness near Main and Vine Streets last
night, but without effect. Some one fired
on car, and tho detail OF troops returned
the fire. but without result on either side.
so far as known, 1t Is now believed that
the worst of this criminal form of vio-
llence is over. though every one is on the
alert AS soon as regular travel Is re-
sumed on the cars 1t is not Anticipated
that there will be any moro shooting or
any further attacks on cars.
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Unproductiye interview.
Great public interest was manifested in
the report that much was expected of an
interview between Mr.. Samuel Stern and
General Manager Huff, of the Passenger
and Power Company, yesterday after
noon. The Interview was had; that is all.
1t amounted 10 absolutely nothing in the
direction of settlement, further than
a complete confirmation Of the belief that
there will be no settlement OF the strike
In the nature Of compromise or an ef-
fort at arbitration. The management of
the company, 1t Is stated. informed Mr..
Stern that tho company had no quarrel
with Its employees. who were at work and
satisfied with their positions Trom 100 to
l60 men have been employed regularly to
run the cars, and In any event these men
will retain their positions II they desire
to do so., AS to the eX-employes Of the
company, said the general manager. they
had discharged themselves by refusing
to return to work when given due notice
to do so. II they desired to return to the
company they must do so as individuals.
and may make application. These state,
ments about defino the attitude of the
company and leave absolutely no hope OF
an adjustment of any other nature. 1t Is
said, unohlclally, that the company has
resobved to stand by Its position and to
run Its cars II possible to do SO.
No Sign of Yielding.
The men show no signs of yielding as
a body. and so far as known not ono OF
the men in this city has applied to the
company for work. At least one man. a
conductor, has gone to work In other em-
ployment, and several have left tho city
temporarily. The meetings of the men are
well attended and there are no signs Of
yielding by any word uttered there. On
the contrary. nothing but determination
is apparent.
There Is good reason 10 believe that
the company regards the strike as bro-
ken, though none of the officials so state.
1t was stated yesterday that the strike
was practically at an end. but that dis
order might continue for a few days long
en-, though 1t Is sporadic and not organ
tied or formidable any longer The prin-
ciral strength of the strike now Is be-
lleyed to consist OF fear on the one hand
and the prejudice on the other to riding
on tho cars. The company meanwhile Ii
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