The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-01-06
With the City Under Martial
Law and Police in Control.
All Was Quiet in the Strike
Ridden Town Today.
THERE WAS NO VIOLENCE.
1T WAS FEARED THAT WHEN
SCHEDULES RESUMED THERE
WOULD BE BLooDSHED- At
TEMPT AT ARBITRATION.

Muncie. Ind. Jan. G.--With this city
under martial law all local street cars
and interurbans were running today.
The state troops and the police are in
complete control. There was no vio-
lence up To noon today.
The greatest apprehension is from
the stolen dynamite, and men with
brooms have been patrolling in front
of the cars. sweeping all the depris
from the rails. 1t is felt that a spoon
ful of the explosive stolen from the
magazine near Muncie Thursday, if
dirt, would blow a car to atoms. A
streak the size of a match, foot long,
people patrGnized all the cars run yes
/ terday or today.
J One of the first cars run out yester-
day on the West Side line was attack
eL and smashed to pieces.
Another car was shot at by two mea
on the Whiteley line in Riverside, but
no one was injured. Several bullets
penetrated the car. Out in Industry.
the factory district. another car was
stoned. but the service continued unin-
terrupted after deputy sheriffs were
stationed along the lines in the subur-
ban parts OF the city.
For two days past 1t has been charg-
B. ad hof hn frfl nhya. Il
have been testing wit. people and max
ing remarks along the lines to inflame
them into attack. in order to aid the
company in securing the martial law
they have begged for. The deputy
sheriffs were ordered 10 watch the men
closely. AS a result one car was run
to the police station from AvondaIe.
by deputy sheriffs, and the train crew
was taken off and placed in Jail.
In several churches in the city yes
terday there was not the regular min
lister in the pulpit, for the reason that
they were on the street corners doing
deputy sheriff duty. Bankers and men
of all professions are being sworn in
for day and all-night service.
Soldiers on the Alert.
The soldiers today were marched
, over the city and into suburbs in
squads for exercise in the beautiful
sunshine, but none have yet done one
. moments service for the city other
/ than by their presence. Muncie is
= making a desperate effort To prevent
, calling on them for aid. other than
, knowledge of their presence in case OF
: emergency. The change of living has
: developed some sickness among the
! soldiers and the hospital corps is get
ting busy tonight seeking quarters.
The mob spirit was principally en-
gendered by the shooting and stoning
of citizens last Wednesday by the
strikebreakers. the hoodlum element
taking Ihe cue for destruction of prop
erty from the universal condemnation
expressed by the masses for the men
and company because of this unprovok.
ed act. The saloons remained closed
: Monday. but no other regular business
! was disturbed. except that people were
not allowed to stop and converse on
the streets Three big factories-tbe
nut and bolt works, the Kitselma
| Bros.. wire fence factory and the Broc
: erick & QuInlan boi,er woTks-resur1
y I'd operations today. giving employ
/ ment TO 1900 idle men. The strikers
: made the peculiar proposition TO tbs
: company to arbitrate the proposition
whether there is anything TO arb
trate or not.