The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-23
EXPECTING
MONEY ON
SATURDAY
The Strikers Looking for
Aid Then.
MAY HEAR FROM
NATIONAL UNION
This Body Likely to Send
Financial Aid.
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NAMES OF THOSE
WHO ARE AT WORK
Thirty-flve ofthe Union Men Have Re-
turned in Richmond Manchester
and Petersburg to the
State OF the MiIitary-The
Incidents Of Yes
terday-Notes.
This Body Likely to Send
Financial Aid.
NAMES OF THOSE
WHO ARE AT WORK

The strike Of street railway employees
drags It's length along with little or no
change. Two more or the strikers re-.
turned to work in the employment Of the
company yesterday, making a total OF
thirty-fve men In all who have ADAM
doned the strike. Five or six employees
were taken on yesterday, including Con-
ductors Royal and Hamilton, strikers,
who resume work with the company
To-day the Passenger and Power Com
pany Will run itn regular schedule on
The Broad-Main, Eighth and Eighteenth
Street line, fewer cars having been oper-
ated on that line than before the strike
aup to this time. No date iis announced
for opening the First Street Hollywood
line yet, but this will be done In few
days at most,
Institute Suits.
The company yesterday. through Its
counsel. Miles N. Martin and a. B. Gull
gon, Instituted actions against thirty OF
tice given them to return their badges.
rule books, etc. and receive their de-
posts. Warrants were prepared in these
cases and they will be disposed OF be-.
fore others are brought. 1t Is anticipated
that In the event the company wins the
suits, as is confidently expected, and thus
places the costs in the cases upon the In
.d!yjduals sued, the other men who have
property OF the company Will return the
same without the necessity OF suits.
No further procedure has been had in
the case OF the company against Sheriff
Simon Solomon. Of Heurico, In the effort
to remove him from office. The compa-
ny has retained as counsel Mr.. Wynd-
ham r. Meredith. who will be associated
with the regular counsel OF the company
In the proceeding
All disorder In connection with the
strike and the operation OF cars has
ceased, so far as reports show. and as
consequence the patronage Of the cars
slowly but steadily increases day. by day.
General Manager HUFF yesterday OK
pressly stated that receipts were steadily
growing, and otherwise indicated his sat
isfaction with the situatioi.
GatMoney Saturday
The most noteworthy feature OF the
day with the strikers was the announce
Saturday and each Saturday thereafter
the strikers Will receive regular pay
ments from the treasury Of the interna-
tional organization. Those dhose need It
greatest will receive more than those who
have no families. Just how much will
be paid each man was not stated. Be-
sides the money received from the union
contributions arc still coming In from af-
fliated locah organizations and from in
dividuals and firms, and while the men
could readily make use OF more they are
not clamoring for assistance. most Of
that offered being entirely voluntary.
It is an open secret that number of
the men are beginning to feel the need of
funds. some of them very seriously, but
generally they are not Hurmuring. Near
" all of them seem to be thoroughly i'm
pressed with the idea that they are going
to win In the end, If they do not actually
feel this confidence. they certainly APP
pear to do SO.
Few Positions Open.
On the other hand. there are now few
positions open to them II they desired to
return to work. Mr.. Buchanan, the super
intendent OF transportation. stated yester-
day that they would have to take on
but fifty or sixty men, The actual num-
Der of men that will be needed will de-
pend somewhat upon how tho new men
progress. II they are found unsatisfac-
tory after q fair trial they will be dis
pensed with. I'VE now have thirty or
forty men in reserve, and In all about
sixty men either held in reserve or learn
ing" said the superintendent. las a
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