The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-18
TWO SHOTS
CAME FROM
THE DARK
Fly Harmless After a
Lakeside Car.
THROWING OF
STONES LAST NIGHT
Motormen Hit In Two In
stances and Painfully Hurt.
SEVERAL STRIKERS
co BACK TO WORK
Fourteen Of Them Now With Company,
and There is Said to Be a Split in
the Union, Which Statement the
President Of the Union De-
nies-More Soldiers
Left Yesterday

Scattered at several points along the
line. soldiers with muskets and bayonets
kept a close watch on Barton Heights
last night, until it was apparent that the
genius of disorder was either not abroad
for the norsce or was keeping we'll in the
background.
Once 1t seemed as II trouble might come,
but it was a ieeting suggestion, which
foated off in the air. a late car was
speeding along the Lakeside track on its
way TO Richmond II had reached the
sre!ghborhood OF the Seminary, far out
on the route, and was flying by. when
ont of the darkness of a nearby field
flashed three pistols or guns. The bullets
wbizzed by harmless, and the car, with
out checking It's speed. kept on its way.
Tho conductor sent a few shots, answer
ing back, but 1t was a chance aim which,
SO far as is known did no damage. The
soldiers got to work, but at an early
hour this morning had not succeeded In
ca tching anybody.
In Richmond the night passed quietly,
except in two or three isolated instances.
AT Seventeenth and Broad Streets stone
throwing began out OF saloon. and a
r;otorman was hit. Rocks were thrown
also on the Fair7nount line, and a motor
man named Tinsiey was hurt. Torpedoes
are reported from one or two quarters.
Otherwise everything kept very quiet, ac-
tcordlng to the Information in the hands
OF the military and the company
Among the chief Developments during
the day was the return to work Of six or
seven strikers and the circulation of a
report to the effect that there is a split
among the men. This report is vigorously
denied by them, and President Griggs says
they are still winning. The company ad-
vanced several pegs in Its work yester-
Nf ri ant
hcme. and all those OF the seventy-frst
Regiment are now gone. The only ones
or duty now are the Seventieth Regi-
ment and the Blues-between seven and
eight hundred men. In the Police Court
the alleged Fulton plotters were given
a hearing. Three Of them We're discharged
and four sent on to the grand jury. In
Henrico Judge Sims fixed the 9th for the
hearing Of the Solomon case.
At Military Headquarters.
There are no special developments in
the military situation. Colonel Anderson
was out OF the Office last night and could
rot be reached.
More soldiers went away yesterday,
and there appears now but little doubt
that the plan OF gradual withdrawal will
be followed out, Company G, of the
Seventy-flrst regiment. Newport News
Light Infantry, left yesterday. There
were IlIlS men III tlc SpIIlpttIlS, Will
Captain Gilkerson in charge. All of the
companies Of tire Seventy-frst have now
gone. Leutenant-C Colonel Vaughan left
few days ago and Major Nottingham
left yesterday. There are still between
seven and eight hundred soldiers here.
The Blues and the entire Seventeen regl-
ment are still In service.
With the exception of Barton Heights,
no soldiers were kept on the streets yes
terday. Neither We're there any on the
cars. The quietness of the day was
broken In two or three instances, but
on the whole the order preserved was
very good.
Charges have been preferred by Cap
tain Farrar, of Company M, Seventieth
regiment, Of Danvile. against Quarter
master-ssergeant Howard L. Weeks. of
the same company. Tho charges are In
connection with the published statement
that Captain Farrar would be asked by
his men to resign, a summary court was
held yesterday afternoon at the Reservoir