The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-04

TRENTON. n. j., March 4.---Eov-
ernor Fort Was not at the State house
to-day. as had been expected. lie was
z kept al home In East Grange by HI
pesS. The aliment Is not serious, and
II Ia expected he viii be al his desk
Rgain on Monday.
Ii developed here this afternoon
that the arbitration act OF 1898. re-
ferred to by Mayor Reyburn In his
message to councils, was declared un-
constitutional by Judge McFariane
during the big strike at Mckee's
Rocks.
Four thousand special police have
been sworn in during the past week.
and they will be thrown into all sec
tionx ef the city tonight. with orders
to preserve order at all hazards. IL
the 5000 regular and special pole.
men cannot cope with the situation.
m immediate request may be made
10 Governor Stuart 10 order out the
national guard. and II would not sur
prise many to lind 10000 State troop
ers doing riot duty In the City OF
Brotherly Love by Monday morning.
How many men Will go out on
general strike tonight II Is impossible
10 say. The strike leaders to-day re-
peated their statements made earlier
In the week that 75.e6h men will
follow shortly, They declare the
striking OF this number of men will
paraiyze business TO such an extent
that three times that number win
be forced to suspend work.
Authorities SanKuine.
City authorities. on the ets..r hand,
declare not more than $4,000 men
will quit. Director OF Public Safety
Hlay declares his men have made per-
onal canyasses OF the entire city. and
hat he knows not more than 1900
hen will walk out
The street car company declares Il
running more than 1000 cars to-
dAy--half the normal quota. No dis
orders have been reported, but with
the suspension Of labor this afternoon
BY men who Wilt imme diately Join the
sympathetic strike trouble Ii feared.
To-morrow Will probable be the
crucial day Of the strike. Saturday i
normally u half holiday and each
Saturday and Sunday since the be-
ginning OF the strike has been marked
by serious rtotfng. II. by Tomorrow.
Il. 600 union men have walked out. Il
: feared that tomorrow Will over
hn6uw former Saturdays In gravity ct
sXae disturbances reported
The charge Is openly made to-day
that Director Of Public Safety Clay.
who has beer 10 rigorous In putting
down this strike with police aid, IL
an Immense stockholder in the Rapid
Transit Company and that his stock
holdings have shrunk $65D.000 In
!. value aince the institution OF the
strike Other city ofIlcials are said
q have large blocks q stock.
Heavy Outbreaks.
There were 4 number OF outbreaks
last night. At Main street and Wall
mt Lane. In Manyunk, an unknown
man ieaped ON passing trolley car,
q seized riot stick from Policeman
William Hills. and severely beat Up
both Hills and the motcrmRn. Andrew
Elchois The man escaped and while
the car was standing still. waiting
III axaailant, Il was stoned by q crowd
which gathered Two arrests were
Afser IN VI, conference the directors
n thts Afternoon announced that they
woaId advance to March the date
{ upon which the strikers might return
IA work for the Rapid Transit Conn
pany. n any considerable pody q
\ ma strikers Will avail themselves of
y thls offer. they may organise them
selves into an employee committee
ana then appeal TO the common pleas
i corrt for arbitration
The lirectorN announced that they
would not cNnsent 10 having THIS res
Srsest made BY the AmalEanated Car
y Hens Association, but that = must
sstl1e from the men themselves who
raw m xtTti<e; avstf svaavs i1aost
txiurn Ia work before March 8.
4 The N WI the cosnpany admitn Y
nsoas sisutinnAl but tlss eonlpany y
g ~ !. Si3ss ~ ~ - i1i1fS1S fasrarS