The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-06-30
RICHMOND STRIKE
Mob Less Menacing and
Little Shooting at
Night.
MAN AND BOY WOUNDED.
Futile Effort to Sring About arbitra'
tration President OF Car Com
pany States Terms.

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ported motormen. aud the shooting OF
Walter Tucker, a young man. 10y strike
l-ympathiz.rs vino fired upon ear on
which he wa- passenger, were the
most exciting episodes of the street car
strike to-day. O,her ieatufe- were "a
lruiiless conference between IA fii ap
pointed friend oi the striker- AMI Ciirers
of the company. and the running oi cars
on all the main lines and one % the
branch lines without mob viriefcr or
serious disorder lhc good people oi
Richmond breathe more freely to night
than they have done since 10 fret became
necessary 90 cal out tle militia, and
there it. general hopeiclt that the "oFst
il over
The shooting a. young Nilcoxf0 night
occurred about 10 o'clock nenr the onng
mans home. W . ear passed be- ,e'led
"sclb. and the soldiers aboard jumped
of ami commanded him io ha.f Instead
OF oheyiug hr dashei oll 10 foil speed \
soldier with good aim sent % bullet
through the youth hand and into his
hip. u j. somewhat remarkable that
Fucker was Ms, shot through the arm
and hin Neither j. seriously woun el.
samuel Stern. pawnhsoser iu b prty
sympathy with the -trisor-. aul ara.gur
character. sought - conference tai- after
noon with pre-ilent >iiterdiag an 'i'n.
eral Manager Huh but 10 Wa irn Ices
The local politician though Boz cpu' set-
tie the whole trouble 800 % hai hour but
be was woeinlly disappointed.
cor AsHoRr A>-Hfm
Mr. Hun told him plainly thai any
ufthe strikers were taken back it would
be az individual and thai tie con Yauy
would srend - 600 600 before IT 1uld
surrender. Mr. Hui -ail the con 7Rny
would deal withInuiviigal- and NOT Hith
the union. This r. really the vital iue--
tion involved iu the controversy.
The shooting of Tucser occurred Uppo-
lite Monroe Park. from the dark pare oi
which the shot Was fred. The l0a. was
leviienily aimed at the m1t1rmar ant
received by Tie passc1ger through trci-
dent
The military have rendered eil eat
service to-day and have been i'rtlltt-
in escaping injury 40 oi the p'iate hat
have been -ul jet 30 disorder were 'nF-
lily guarded.
The police of the city aye inyes'ig' Ting
a check forgery that i- ol great interest
ilst at THE time I'm the cour-e oi hn-i
ness yesterday at tue National HAf oi
Virginia. the trrasufer ~ th~ stTcgi ear
men presented for deposit. along with
other checks. one with the name 81 John
T.. Branch signed to H. IL WAS made
payable 10 Resin orc, the Nati0nl. or
ganizer. The check wa- prescntri in
good faith. bat the teller thong 10 ~
strange. and AN iu'esiigafi1n defe lped
the fact that Mr.. Branch was not o con
tributor 10 the strikers fund an. the
check WAS a forgery.
IL had been mailed 20 Mr. orr, and was
probably sent by some boy ~ apraciicnl
lioke
George e Vim thestriking m0tormau
arrested last night for interfering with
the operation of cars and bailed today,
was re-arrested late tonight, charged
with shooting Sergeant Easley oi Lynch
burg. and Private Eesley. Of NeN port
News The evidence against him Is said
to be strong The bullets with which
the two soldiers were wounded were ol
the same calibcr as the cartridges found
in Winn's Iocket when he was arrested
near where the shooting occurred.
ASKED NOT 10 RIDE
The striking car men have issued and
distributed a card to the public bearing
the following statements: To friends Oi
the street car men. Street car men want
10 maintain nine hour day. They want
81. 50 per day for conductors, and <l.9s
lner day Tor motOrmen in Richmond and
Manchester and inter urban lines. They
ask for II 53 per day for conductors,
and SI62 for motormcn in Petersburg
They ask for arbitration NillyOn kind
llv walk and help them secure these
reasonable demands
In other words, the main line motor
men in this city were getting before the
strike 1Ss per hour, and main line con
ductors ~. and they ask raise To -
and u. respectively. Branch line con.
tductors were getting l5s per hour, and
branch line motOrmen l6ia per hour, and
they ask I. and Is, respectively
Persistent rumors last night that set
. Element of the strike had been elected
proved wholly unfOunded. On the other
hand. the situation seems to be settling
I. down to one of endurance. Many per
sons are not riding on the ears because
J.. they DO not believe they would he sale IT
doing so. and Others are not because they
F.. believe that By reiraining from riding
they will 40 reduce the revenues oil th'
comnany that it will have TO finally con
cede to the demands OF the strikers
e With the protection afforded by tn
troops more people are riding dnriDg tn
dav Int few have the temerity 10 ride a
nioht vet. especially on the suburbs :
GREAT many persons who are members o
{ labor organizations refrain from riding
e some through sympathy with the caus
y 81 the strikers. Others lest they have &
y pay the fine proposed to be levied ny IN
y unions against members who palroniz
e the cars during thestrike.
D THE COST.
a. While final reports are not all in, it j
E generally reckoned that there are III
o tween eleven and twelve hundred me
!, here Ii is interesting to figure up wha
'n the expense to the state will be Ia
r maintaining them. Figuring on basi
of 900. some idea OF the cost can b
gotten from the following table
Rations for 900 men, 3d.
i.3c daily................... o'o .
TX Privates, 637, at 81 n day.. 63t
be Corporals. 4 in each company,
Or Itotal Ss1. 81 % a day.. 100
ne Sergeants,4 4 TO company, y COM
D. panies, total SS sergeants, at
* 81. 80 ay............................. l32.'
he twenty-five first sergeants, at
ys 81 70 a day.................,.,........ ~ =
as Twenty-Five second lieutenants,
lo 80. 80 q ''.'
Twenty two first lieutenants, at
81 day Y...........-.-.'.'...-'- -'--'''...'''' 10
- Twenty-Five captains. at -
day..................s... -
u seven majors, at S6 day.. Az
& Three leutenaut-colonels, at 81
q a-ioroI at 90 10 n day.. ..
q
q Total cost a day. on estimate OF
1000 men, as above.............Sl,' ,''c-'
q This estimate does not include incide
6 tals. such as kilograms, trsnsportati
4 of men and ammunition, horses Tor I
b officers. tents and other things. i
D nav of the surgeons also has to be nd
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