The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-20

800 ,bfinr the charge of striking car
men and no charge was made for maui
ing other than that charged for car
fares.
Force Again Augmented.
Tho Police Board at meeting held las,
evening determined TO add TO the specaI
force six more men. Five more were put
or duty in Henrico Patrolmai aeliy
THOMAS. of tho city force, was brought
before the board on the charge OF neg
1ect of duty iii not suppresslng disot-
derry demonstration on Yves. Main street.
He was deemed guilty OF the charge ana
a fine of s2S was imposed.
Tho seven. cars operated by the com
,,anv on the Main Street line during me
eiay were manned by employees OF me OF
,ices and by strike-breakcrs. Among the
emnloyes who went out with a car was
Mr. Frank Craigic Motorman sho"a.ct
and Conductor Joe Williams ran INC liisl
car. which carried officials OF the con-
,,nny aud police officers from the v .,,
one districts. who rode on the cars within
Tho limits OF their precincts me ulp
of the first car run through from a u..o ai
was safely made. there being no rcal
,,,nlestation though people crowded 70
.,a 1oors and windows In the West Emu
and in Fulton, and some of them ciieu
..scnb." hut made no active demons.'a-
lion. There was a large and curious
crowd at Seventeenth and Main Streets,
bu, they were kept well in cheek ny ','s
,,n,ce At almost every corner Two o,
.,,,no nolice officers were stationed. anu
,.noye on" was the order wherever 'hc,c
,,ns a tendency to- congestion or INC as
sembling of crowds. Altogether 'ii ~,
seemed TO be fewer idle people on tile '
streets. This Is partially ACCOUNT cou.,eu ,a aU
Nv +he absence OF bulletins, Whch were
withheld at the request OF the Ponce
Hoard for the reason that they caused
,Te gathering OF crowds of people al
along the business portion OF Main ot ,,s
everything seemed to be Procseui!ts
quietly and while The &C.. cars 1, run h, d'' few
o c. they ran smoothly and with
out accident or delay.
Electric Light Men,
~ can he stated on the best authority
that there is no likelihood of the GONG
out of the moi employed In the power
house OF tho company. Even IL there Werc
a strike there 1t would not AFFECT inc
street lights. hut merely the current
flowing through the trolley wires. so iat
there has been no iIltimatlon OIL SUM-
~, ~, MON emnloyed there and the com
Dany. docs not anticipate haVlhs " NV
such contingency. A,
isis stated upon lnquestioned authorlty
@ha+ the four men employed to look ar
Ter the trolley feed wires. although mem.
hers of the union, wero requested by Tug
strikers not to so out, but to remain ~
their posts for the protection OF me anu
rr5perty, In tho event that wire p.oMs
or fell or needed repairs. Thus far there
h.s been no: report Of interference with
Tic wires, Some plugging Of switches IS
renorted. and in some cases, notably IN
Manchester. the track Is said to have
been partially covered with dirt. rms IS
attributed to the natural accumulation
caused by passing vehicles and the unused
state Of the tracks, and not by any ellors
to block them.
most orderly manner, and are not seer
cnngregated together anywhere, save AT
md near their hea dquarters just before
and after their meetings. All reports from
Headquarters are that their ranks are
unbroken. and the men MS determined as
ever to maintain the strike.
Running Of Cars To-Day.
al, the offices OF the company the man.
,gement is chary of statements, not
caring to do any proposing, nor TO en-
nrass themselves as to the situation, lest
their statements be construed as boast
f,h. General Manager Huff when seen by
=. Zrcporter about z O'Clock last evening,
simply stated that they would continue to
run the cars. He admitted the company
had some men to man them and could
get more when needed, but further than
this he did not care to state the plans OF
the company. When asked to say whether
or not an effort would be made to operate
any Of the other lines to-day. he ed
to be excused from further statemel.
the plans. While thoroughly polite. |.
manager showed clearly that he did not
deem 1t discreet to discuss in detail the
plans of the company.
1T is understood from other sources
@l,,' <,1, q n
maintain the service as far as practl-
cable with men temporarily employed,
until the backbone of the strike be
broken. which Is quietly but confidently
anticipated by them. In that event.
they prefer TO employ the local men.
In short, the company proposes to make
the struggle one Of endurance, believing
that with Its resources and determinl-
ton 1t can outstay the men. 1t Is prac-
1ically admitted that the company can
get plenty Of men from distance. 1t is
said that they have offers of men from
Westesa cities IN blocks of one hundred
and .two.handred, to come hero to WORK,
lie men in every case being experienced
trolley line operatives. Besides this. the
company Is said to be receiving appll-
cations from Richmond men who arc
unemployed and from men In other por-
lions of the State.
Men Expected To-Day.
A large number OF strike-breakers are
expected here this morning, but Just how
many or whence they will come cannot
be positively stated 1t Is reported, how
ever, that they are from New York
While the company gives no intlmatlon
of Its intentions to-day. there are 1ndi-
cations that efforts will be made to opc-
rate cars on other lines to-day. Man
chester will probably be one Of the fields
OF operation. track workers having gone
over that line yesterday. Owing to the
Tcticence of tho company no positive
statement Of Its Intentions can DO made.
The men held two meetings yesterday,
both of Which were we'll attended. and at
which reports were made by the plckets
hnd committees, and business OF "a
routine nature disposed Of, They show
the came earnestness and enthusiasm
In their cause manifested at first. aud
there are nowhere any signs OF waver-
ing. Financial support Is etill coming
In and the men are hopeful OF securing