The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-28
0RDERRESTORED IN RICHMOND
TROOPS HAVE sIIECEEDED IN
-, OUELLINH THE RIOTS.
Extra Precautions Taken Against Violence
IN the saturday Ilalf.Holiday--Tie
RIotous spirit now Believed TO Have
Hem JlrOken for the YrCeent.

Extra PRECAUTIONS taken Against violence
m the saturday ELECTROMAGNETIC
Riotous spirit Now Believed 10 Have
: Been Ilroken for the rrcsent'
RICHMOND. Va, June 27.-By ceaseless
vigilance the military guard which now
occupies the streets OF Richmond sue
ceeded tonight In preserving fairly good
order, despite the fact that the saturday
crowds Of workingmen were abroad and
that there wax an undercurrent OF sup
pressed feeling which on the sliehteAt
provocatioh might have manifested itself
In open violence. Late tonight oonserva-
tive citizens Expressed the opinion that the
worst In over and that the lawless element
will not dare to assert Itself again
How long the strike will last no one can
say, and it Ia almost certain that there will
be cases Of shooting from time to time,
but no concerted mob violence Va looked
for. II Is falling more heavily on the work.
ing people than any ot Tiers, since the unions
will not permit them to ride on the cars
no matter how far they live from their
places Of business.
One attempt was made in the heart OF the
city to modest the cars tonight when a
number OF shots were fred from ravine at
the soldiers on board. They returned the
fire. but failed to hit the unseen foe. A
squad headed by Lieut.. Clark OF Norfolk
thoroughly secured the vicinity without
result.
No exciting Incidents aroused the citi-
zens during the daylight hours. It was
period Of more quiet than at any time since
the strike began two weeks ago. The quiet
was great boon to every citizen. The
secret lay in the fact that the military had
grasped the situation and were pinning
It down at every corner. Their strict obedi-
ence to orders to shoot all disorderly persons
VIII, refuse to halt at command, and to shoot
to kill, brought the riots to a stop.
The courts also aided at last In the sup.
preston Of disorder. The machinery OF
the law worked with well-oiled wheels
not been exhibited before. Acting Police
Justice Lonnie Graves Distributed fines
with free hand this morning and jail SON
tences we're added when the offence was
melting to riot. In this kind Of case an
appeal was noted in each.
The street car company Officials believe
that the end of the st rike is in sight. They
are receiving so many applications for
work that they are, enabled TO pick and
choose The strike-breakers who first ran
likely looking young fellows in good clothes
and pre- seen on the running boards acting
as conductors. The company s working
with sleepless energy to organize its new
forces and get all its lines in operation
Cars are operated all day on, the Main.
Broad, Laurel, lakeside and Norths!de
lines The passenger traffic picked up
80 per cent to-day under the conditions
Of quiet
For several days the military have believed
that Saturday night would be the crisis OF the
strike, when there ia half holiday on
SATURDAY in Richmond for the factory hands
and building trades, n day when labor Is
paid and much money Is spent in the saloons
The military, under this belief, took every
possible precaution and put double guards
in many places. After consultation with
Col. Anderson. commander of the mill
tary. Mayor Taylor this afternoon issued
an order to the Chief of Police to close the
saloons from 0 o'clock this evening until
Monday morning. The order was promul-
gated promptly and every saloon notified.
1t was believed that II the night passed
without violence, the rioters would come
to their senses and al low the strike to be
fought out on basis Of endurance on either
side. The company la preparing to carry
the Sunday crowds Tomorrow and to ex-