The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-07-02
STREET CAR TRAFFIC Resumed

Perfect Order Maintained m Htcn-
rnono-Soidiers to Remain Ind cfin-
iteiy Two Packages Of Giant fo~-
DER Discovered Many Applications
for Work Received from Other
Cities
But ior the soldiers on the cas-. a
stranger walking The streets oi Richmond
Monday night would not SUSPECT that
there nAi been "a street car strike. lars
ar running iu al parts of the city and
perfect order aud quiet prevail The en-
Tire military force OF twenty TWO COM
pAuies remain on duty and % l. not
known how long they VIII have in Dr.
Kept there
Both sides remain firm and EXPIRES ab-
-uiut. confidence fi ultimate -ucres-
Two packages OF giant powder we're
found wing out 10 Is Geld M Fulton az
though pr, parafion- hat been made tor
blasting or explosion oi some character
The cars have been fuii. some of hem
even crowded The officials of the COM
pany held "A conference al which the-frIke
-iruatiDn Wa discussed but there Wa
nothing done which could give Any CON-
fort 10 thn-e wishing some compromise
ApplrAtions for work arr pouring INTO
the company office from Na-hlns ton,
Baltimore. aud Virginia cities and men
are being puf 90 work AZ regular wages
instead % rho-e that hal 20 d. pa 10
trlkt-hrraker-
There wa a long docket inpolirecouri
and "a number of tines imposed On men
= ho had shouted offensive opithet- az
mOtormen ami conductors oi the com
peny
There l. considerable talk of asking the
resignation oi one pastor oi Richmond.
who hs- a number ~ lahorng people IN
biz congregation. because he has been
seen riding on the ears during the strike.
A petition asking his resignation on TINS
account IL said 10 have been circulated
and 70 nave received the signatures Ol
number of members of hi- church
THREATS OBJ BOYCOTT
Threats OF a general boycott by union
labor against merchants and business
men patronlzing the street carr and
united efforts 10 cOunteract the ELECTS oil
such a boycott ii undertaken constitute
the most interesting phase OF the strike
situation 10 Richmond Organized labor
L. much stronger there than II has ever
been. and there j. a determined spirit 10
make 10. power aud influence ielt 10 De
half of the striking carmen IN their hight
which il largely ba-ed on the company
refusal 70 deal with the union. The mer-
chants and business men are organizing.
and nut in circulation Tuesday evening n
pauer in which the -igners declare their
nar and stand 10
grt6er against the boycott ltis proposed
20 get , 600 signatures 10 the paper
which recite- that the business and pro
fe-sional men and their employees have
nothing 10 do with the fight between the
company and IT. employees now IN
strike
The car travel j. growing, and the
streets are quiet. The strikers held "A big
meeting Tuesday night, at which several
retail merchants made speeches The
men are firm. cheerful, and seem san
guine Their hope seems 10 be that the
reduction 10 travel will force the com
pany to terms More giant powder has
been found by the authorities. The sale
of explosives has been large. Ii IL estime-
ted that the strike has cost, all told
about 100000 The exhibition OF the
r Frank James and Cole Younger Wild
West Show. which was 70 have been
2 given Tuesday night, was prohibited by
the county authorities
40 cars have been run into Msnchesrei
az vet. and the authorities there have
requested the company not to attempt
10 operate them in that city yet, a. they
. -gy they are unable to preserve order
Col. Vaughan and his Norfolk suC
Newport. News companies, II is ssid VII
be given the duty OF sscOrting the hrs'
cars over the Manchester line, and thu
task Of preserving order in Chesterfield
President Griggs, Of the Street Car Men
Union. says on Friday the iund for tn
D, payment Of the strikers would be avail
D able. and each'one Of the men will receive
e q per week until the strike Is ended.
,. So many applications Tor work hsv
q been received that the company has beef
o enabled u pick and get tine class
men for their service
The company, however, has a regula
force II men at work.