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RICHMOND, VA., SUNDAY, MAY 81,1003.
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THE WEATHER. /
? "WASHINGTON, May !*0.-iroreca*t for
?Sunday and Monday:
Virginia- Showers Sunday and Monday;
cooler In southeast portion? Sunday; fresh
kiortheast winds.
North Carolina?Showers Sunday and
Monday; light to fresh south winds.
After hours of Intense heat. Richmond
yesterday experienced a downpour, almost
In the triture of ,-t cloudburst, that cleared
the atmosphere and reduce?! t.hc tempera
Din- very materially. Showers are eX
?!??' teal to-dny, and the mercury will be
lower,
STATS OF TUB THEIIMOMETER.
P A. M. 77
12 M.;. 66
8 I*. M. R6
fi 1'. M. 81
f P. M. Q?
12 midnight . 68
Average
Highest temperature yesterday. 87
! Ixiwest temperature yesterday. 07
Mean temperature yesterday. 77
Normal temperature fair May. 67
| Departure from normal temperature 10
Precipitation during past 2-1 hours... 1.06
MINIATURE ALMANAC.
May 31, 1003.
B'in rise.?. ^;f,2 I HTGH 'FIDE.
Sun hcts.-\:a Morning.8:11
Moon rises. ..11:11 | Evening.8:48
June 1, lO-U
Sun rises.4:'.2 | HIGH TIDE.
Hun sets.7:23 | Morning.9:08
Moon rises,..12:00 | Evening.
RICHMOND.
Rerinept of street-car men refused and
leaf? entertained that a strike may result
? ? -One of tho heaviest rains of months
yesterday; streets flooded-House ?truck
by lightning and set on fire-Memorial
Day observance yesterday at Hollywood
largely attended; unpleasant experience of
the military while returning-Police Jus?
tice Crutchileld expected home In a short
time?Anniversary of Male Orphan Asy?
lum-Aldormanlc Investigating Commit?
tee nnt yet. named-Council may decide
1o look into corruption to-morrow night
Clyde line steamers cease coming to Rich?
mond after to-morrow-Memorial ser?
vice to victims of a railroad wreck
Finest shoot of tin? season yesterday
Richmond College alumni tackle a knotty
question-("hurch to be ??onseorated to?
morrow-Close of the Art Exhibit
The Prudential banquet-Negro exhibit
?t the Jamestown Exposition-Tie gnme
between Richmond and Newport News
1'i-cullar experience of Governor Monta?
gue-Big rnnss-meting at the Bijou this
afternoon-Daughter . of the Mayor
christens Lhe pretty little launch on Re
rcrvolr Lake.Number of pictures at tho
Art Exhibit sold-Husband who fought
for his wife Is fined. MANCHESTER
The Council committees this week?-A
nmatl fire-Funeral services-Death of
Sir. Thomas Smith-Ordination services
-t'illon Sunday-school Association to
meet (at Mt. Pisgah?Church services to
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VIRGINIA.
Memorial Day exercises held In many
Virginia cities nnd towns. In Staunton
the day was marred by the National Cem?
etery superintendent calling on a negro
to m.'ik?- an address. The Staunton Rifles,
which had inarched to the cemetery to
fire a miluto, retired without doing so.
The exercises at Bedford City were of
peculiar interest; the roll call o"f'compa?
nies and conferring of crosses of honor
A new steamboat lino to be establish^
from Norfolk to Petersburg-In golf
tournament at Fcrndale Park Newport
Now? won an easy victory-Mat Bryson
(colored) sentenced to fifteen yi'ors at
Motion, Va.-The longshoremen's strike
at Newport News Is practically at an end
because of plenty of men to take strikers*
(places-The summer season opened by
gorman by tho Keswlck Hunt Club-The
Gypsy Queen" presented by amatours at
South Boston-A head-on collision in the
frcght yard at Petersburg-The marine
engineers' strike ut Norfolk promises to
bo serious; owners will place many
steamers out of commission-Now bank
olfleers elected in Staunton-Commence?
ment exercises at many Virginia schools;
ell te.ll of prosperous conditions-The
carnival marriage at Blucfleld witnessed
by five thousand people, tho groom being
dressed In full Indian regalia.
NORTH CAROLINA.
? Decoration Day observed at Raleigh'hy
tho G. A. R.-Governor Aycock orders
special term of court In Alnmance-The
Farmers' Club Company of Henderson
chartered?a Wlnston-Salem man find3
his brother after thinking him dead for
thirty years-The habeas corpus pro?
ceedings in application for ball by Hay
wood, the slayer of Skinner, practically
establishes the, fact that tho case Is one
of Justlllable homicide.
GENERAL.
Thirty persons at least have lost their
lives and five hundred are beyond the
hope of rescue from the flood ?it Topeka,
Kan.; burning houses are floating In tho
current through the streets and setting
flro to others; men and women clinging
to the tops of trees and crying for ajd
that cannot be extended them; flood con?
ditions are unprecedented-One man
killed and two seriously Injured in bicy?
cle race-Flocarllno win the Proakness
Stakes at Gravesend after leading for the
entire ra^e-National Decoration Day
celebrated at Arlington Cemetery nnd at
Other places throughout the country hy
the decoration of the graves of dead sol?
diers-von Pie.hwe Is held responsible
for the ma-ssacre of Jews In Russia by a
correspondent, who writes long letter to
friend in Berlin, telling of the horror
stock market was closod yesterday on ac?
count of National Memorial Day?--Po^i
office Department paying out millions foi?
rent of offices In excess of what Is a fair
price. _'._
JEFFORDS EXONERATED
BY CORONER'S JURY
<ny A?a?aiclatiiil Pn??.i
HAVANNA)!, GA., May ?u.?The coro?
ner's Inquest to-night relieved Jeffords of
criminality In connection with the death
of George Feeloy, who was knocked out
by Jeffords in a boxing contest Thursday
night. The verdict of the Jury was that
the death of Feeley was accidental. Jef
loriiH was Immediately discharged from
custody, The matter, however, may. bo
brought to the attention of the grand
jur*.
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SEABOARD TRAIN
WRECKED IN FLORIDA
(By ABhorlMed Press.)
STARKE. FEA.. May 80.?The south
hound pasenger train on the Seaboard
Air Dine Railway ran into an open switch
here lust night at 10:30 o'clock und was
wrecked. The colored fireman was killed
r.nd Engineer Weeks seriously Injured,
Tho locomotive was demolished. No pas
lenger.s wove hurt.
RIVER OF WATER
RUSHES THROUGH LAWN
(By Amoclutcd Prenso m
HUTClIINSON, KANSAS, May 30.
i-tutchlnson is under water to-nlglit. A
flvia-foot rise in Cow Creek west of hero
this ?afternoon broke the levne above
town, letting a Hood of water through
the streets.
?Many store basements were flooded and
hundreds of residences were surrounded
Every available vehicle 1? being used to
move the women and children of the
flooded districts. Water runs through' the
main streets S feet deep, and merchants
mi? removing their, -?luck*,
FIVE HUNDRED PEOPLE
BEYOND HOPE OF RESCUE
North Topeka Ravaged
by Fire and Water.
THIRTY PEOPLE
KNOWN TO BE DEAD
Others Are at Highest Points
with heads Just above water
THE BURNING HOUSES
FLOAT ABOUT STREETS
Men and Women, Unable to Hold on
Longer, Are Dropping from Tops
of the Trees Into the Flood.
Women Struggling in
the Fierce Cur-?
rent,
(By AMocIated Treat.)
TOPEKA. KAN*., May 30.?People who
?lid not leave North Topeka last night
when they had a chance are now In the
greatest danger of ?losing their lives. As
far as can be estimated at this time,
over BOO people are beyond reach of res?
cue. The river is rising at the rate of
3 lnchc-s an hour. Thirty are known to
be dead, ?in?! the list will be larger.
Hundreds are missing. People are brown?
ing and other? hi? bmnliur to death. If
any portion of North Topeka shall es?
capo destruction by the Hood It seems to?
night as though fir would finish the
work. The large liinsbcr yards of Jona?
than Thomas caught lire this afternoon
and whole blocks of bouses were burned.
Burning houses are floating through the
streets and Hettlng fire to the others.
It la reported that the Union Pacific
Depot and Hotel have been burned.
There Is no possible way of quenching
the llames. The loss of Ufe will be
appalling, the property loss In the mil?
lions. Nobody can tell Just what has
been destroyed. The water entends
around Shorey and other suburbs.
HUNDREDS IN DANGER.
Every foot of North Topeka, Inhabited
by 10,000 people. Is under water. The
current Is so swift that no boat can Uve
In It. Seven thousand people have es
capefl to the south sido and are being
cared for as well as possible. The re?
maining hundreds have not yet been ac?
counted for. They have been forced to
the top floor or the roofs of buildings
and are waiting for the water to sub
sldo or carry them down stream. Below
lown scores of men are In tree tops yell?
ing for help. Thousands of revolver
shots and screams have been heard on
the north side, signals for aid. Women
? and children In the west part of North
Topeka are standing on highest points
In reach, and yet are in water to their
necks.
Chief of Police GofC and Thomas Page,
a prominent miller, with their families,
aro among the many who cannot escape
from the flood. The current Is rapid?
ly getting stronger and Is sweeping
' across the city from the north. People
are dropping from topH of houses and
trees, having becomo exhausted by their
eighteen hours' Imprisonment, and are
being Bwept away. Several are known
to have been burned to death.
STRUGGLE IN CURRENT.
It Is reported by men who have been In
slghl of the district that hundreds there
are suffering and sick. The current Is so
strong tlita cars are usloss, and early
In the afternoon a gang was organized to
row us far as possible and sv.'ln Uie rest
of the distance. Several houses were
overturned, and women have been aeon
struggling In the water. The river reach?
ed the Rock Island Depot on First Street
to-day. The water on Crane Street is
eight feet deep, nnd the current Is like
a mill race. Perhaps a hundred people
hanre been thrown Into the water at that
point. The river is twenty-five feet above
the low water mark and Is still rising.
Tho weather Is cold, and the people who
have not been rescued are suffering in?
tensely. Unless they havo help soon ft
Is feared that many will die of expo?
sure.
In the B Street colored Baptist Church
on the north side, more than one hun?
dred victims of the Hood are gathered
The water Hooded the building, and the
people, aro standing on pews to keep theii
head?, above the water.
The work of rescuing and caring fin
the flood survk-ors is being carried for?
ward systematically. Contributions are
being rushed to the Committee on Re?
lief. Citizen?* are opening their homes to
survivors, and every Inficatlon Is that
the ?-Ity will be well able to care for those
who have left their homes. Every public
building In the city is sheltering scores
of homeless people. The Rock Island has
received a report that the river Is falling
at Manhattan,. Offsetting this comes a re?
port that a waterspout has started a
foot rise down the Hluei Rdirer.
GETTING WORSE.
Flood condition? are getting worso ?it
Lawrence. More than 600 people In the
north part of the town are homeless.
The large flour mill belonging to Con?
gressman J, p. Bowersoek was destroyed
iConvalued en ?tfj'.Uj Pm??
THE EVENTS OF THE WEEK SEEN AT A GLANCE.
SET FIRE
TO A HOUSE
Lightning Strikes a Residence
in Fulton.
HARD STORM SWEEPS CITY
Streets Flooded With Water and Soldier
Companies March Through it.
?Many People Caught at
Hollywood.
For an hour or more la.it evening a
storm, fierce as long as it lasted,' swept
oi-er the city, deluging the streets with
a torrent of rain and sending forth blind?
ing flashes of lightning which in one case
struck an East End residence, setting
the place afire and terrifying a house?
hold of people.
At a most inopportune moment the down?
pour came to disturb the exercises lu
progress at Hollywood In connection with
tho annual observance of Memorial Day.
Many of the thousands of people who
turned out were caught? all unawares, and
the military In their bright, full dress
uniforms suffered horrors. Two companies
with banners flying and bands playing
went ahead?on Into a flood In one of tin
streets and emerged somewhut demoral?
ized - *"*
GREAT DOWNPOUR.
Tho storm began shortly after 6 o'clock,
coming out of a bank of dark clouds
which had been hovering over for several
hours. A rumble of distant thunder and a
rush of very-near wind preceded a great
downpour of rain. "Within ai? hour an inoh
and five hundrodths fell, and more came
later on at night after 10 o'clock. Hardly
as much rain as this fell during all of
last month. Accompanlng the rainfall was
a rapid fall In temperature. The mercury
dropped from 81 degreos at 6 o'clock to
G8 degrees at 8 o'clock.
During tho career of tho storm 'the
lightning was at times blinding. One bril?
liant flash struck !n Fulton and did some
little damage. House No. W !/*. Louisiana.
Street, conducted as a boa-Ang place by
Miss Dettl? "Wiley, was the chief suf?
ferer. The lightning played about tlie rear
of the building and set the timbers afire.
From there It communicated with the
next residence, No, 297, occupied by Mrs.
Apperson. The bolt went straight Into
the house and settled itself, comfortably
In a closet under the stairway. It Is re?
liably reported that some alert gentleman
closed theVcloset door on the Intruding
bolt, nnd that It Is still there Impotent
and unable to do further harm.
The fire nt the brqadlug house was
of such proportions as to necessitate the
calling out. of the fire department. En?
gines No. 2 and No. 8 responded, and tho
blaze was quickly exlingulshed._ Parns??
to tho extent of perhaps J1M wasdolie.
The chief Injury was to the nerves of
several ladleH who ran terrified into tin?
street. One of them, It Is understood, was
seated at a sewing machine, over which
tho lightning played with unoslcome bril?
liance,
LOOKED THE SOLDIERS.
So far as is known this Is the only in?
stance In which the lightning struck.
Perhaps more damage was dona by the
rain at Madison and Main Strc-Tii, the
water backed up axle high, and for
mor0 than a hnlf hour street cara nnd
other truffle along this route had to be
suspended. The flood extended from Mon?
roe to Madison.
Shortly before 7 o'clock two companies
of already sadly snaked military, who
had been nt Hollywood, oamo marching
along nnd went full front Into the water.
The Rittes came down Main Street and
turned up Monroe to Franklin; tho Rich?
mond Grays turned into Madison from
Gary on their way to Franklin also. The
two companies met the flood at about
the same moment, and then confusion
prevailed.
To describe the scene which ensued
Is impossible. Tho companies yelled nnd
Jeered, enjoying the discomfiture of each
other, but preserved a line of march us
well as'they could. The white duck pants
of the Rlues were distressingly limp and
clinging and splotchy, nnd certain- al
<_C'ontlnucd qn Second Pf?e._'
The Times-Dispatch Twelve Cents a Week.
Beginning with the ist of June, the price of THE TIMES-DISPATCH
within the corporate limits of Richmond and Manchester and their suburbs,
where delivered by carriers, will be 12 cents per week, or 50 cents per
calendar month.
B?G MEETING AT THE
BIJOU THEATRE TODAY
ME. HENRY S. HUTZLEE,
"Who Will Preside.
Much Interest Ir taken In the mass
meeting to be given at the Bijou Thea?
tre this afternoon at 3 o'clock to give
expression in the IClshlnolt massacre. A
number of short speeches will be made
by prominent citizens and the stage will
be occupied by Ufty or moro leading peo?
ple, who will act as vice-presidents of
the mooting-. There will be no long ad?
dresses, and all those who may be pres?
ent, will enjoy tli? treat in brilliant
rhetoric and oratory, and they will bo
given an insight into the awful doings of
the Russians.
The complexion of the meotlng will bo
cosmopolitan and no one creed or religion
will be In evidence more than another.
It will be a spontaneous expression of In?
dignation.
in addition to the vice-presidents al
retvdy printed, tlm following? have con?
sented to act: Lleutenant-Governor Jos.
MR. GEORGE C. CABELL, JE,,
Ono of the Speakers.
E. Willard, Judge John H. Ingram,
Messrs. John C. Eosloy and H. Seiden
Taylor.
The vice-presidents will onter by tho
stage door and occupy .?eats on the stage
and the general publia will occupy seats
in the body of the house.
Mr. Henry B. Hutzlor will preside over
tho meeting and the addresses promise
to be of deop Interest,
In tho audience and on tho stage will
bo some of tho most prominent citizens
of Richmond, who art? anxious by tholr
presence to voice their condemnation of
tho atrocious actions in Russia.
Governor Montague and Mayor Taylor
will be present and addresses will be
made by Governor Montague, Rev. Win.
13. Evans, D. D., Mr. Rosco? C. Nelson,
Prof. 8. C. Mitchell, lion. George C, i
Cabell, Jr., and Rev. Dr. 10. N, Callsch.
Tho opening prayer will bo mado by Rev,
John Hannon, D. D. |
GIRLS MAY COME TO
ALUMNI BANQUET
But it May Be a Little Awk?
ward ? Richmond College
Graduates June 16.
An Interesting question came up In the
meeting of the Executive Committee of
the Richmond Collegq Alumni Society
yesterday, whether tha female member:?
of the graduating ?lass of this year should
ba Invited to the annual luncheon of the
Alumni Boeloly, heretofore attended only
by men.
TWs Is tne first time Blnce women have
been attending the college that the ques?
tion has pressed Itself upon the commit?
tee. Put it ?'is Ilot ,,ar(3 t0 answer. It
was decliled unanimously that the usual
Invitation to the graduating clos to be
the guests at that time of the Alumni So?
ciety should Include every member o?
lt. The three or four young ladies who
aro to got their degrees thin your will bo
most cordially welcomed, though it may
bo a Uttlo embniiisslng tu thorn, #?i few
among an many, and. *? fal' ns known not
being loiul of cigarette? or cigars, they
will be well nlgb BiiiTooated In tin? cloud ? 1
smoke that is luxuriously puffed after thtt
mtat
RELIANCE WAS
FIRST TO FINISH
There Was No Breeze and the
Figures Are Without Any
Significance Whatever.
(By AaSsoc.la.tod Press,)
NEW YORK, May 80.-A big fleet of
ynchts made a lane for the Rellanoe and
Constitution to drift across the finish
line of to-day's race, and the steam
era ttlmost split their whistles In haillna
tho Rolltwlce winner. Rut tho flcklo sound
broez?s hud made the race a tUilo. A
?seven knot easterly wind had dwindled
to almost a flat oiOm, and Columbia,
which had suffer?! TOO? thereby, waa
but a dim spectre In the d siaiu, buzo
when the winner crossed the lino,
Relianoa defeated tho Constitution by
.'-minutes lind 26 seconds, and the Co?
lumbia by 2 hours, 8 minutes, 18 seconds,
but tho figures are without significance.
The lust few nillea of the ruco was a
drift unit ?WJance was u. mile or moro
untrer the finish line than was the Con?
stitution, when tho drifting bogan.,there?
by ?enuring a big advantage. Columbia
was nearly three miles away when tho
Rellan?? finished.
In th? first lee, which was the only one
nulled under fair racing conditions, the
Rellano? had shown again that In a light
wind and smooth water she was tho (juoou
of ihn trio.' On thst leg also Columbia
again hud bean badly beaten by both Re
'leUCfc and L'onutltaUv".
'
PLEA OF THE CAR MEN
IS FLATLY REJECTED
FIRST MEET
W?S_F?TAL
Harry D. Elkes Killed In a
Bicycle Race.
TWO OTHERS INJURED
Rear Tire Burst, Throwing tha Rider
Over Handle-Bar, and in Mix-Up
Which Followed One Was Killed
and Two Badly [njured.
(Bj Associated Press.)
CAMBRIDGE, MASS.. May ?0.*?Harry
D. Bikes, of Glen? Palls, N. Y., the pre?
mier motor paco follower of the United
States, was killed, and Will SUnson, al?
most as well known a bicyclist as Bikes,
and F. A. Gatelly, a motor steersman,
were seriously Injured In an accident at
the Initial bike meeting on the New
Charles River track this afternoon.
The accident occurred in the first lap
of the sixteenth mile o? a motor paced
race, and was due to tlio bursting of the
rear tiro on Elkos' wheel at a point
where the track bank Is at an angle of
about 33 degrocs. Elkos tried to stop his
machine, and In doing so was thrown
over the handle bars, turning a somor
sault, and with his wheel rolled down
the steep embankment directly ir( front
of Stlnson's motor, which was manned
by Gatolly.
The heavy motor struck Elkes, throw?
ing Gatelly and the macluna completely
ovar him, while SUnson, who was fol?
lowing, crashed into the wreck. At the
time of the accident Bikes was well In
the lead, having made the new world's
record for the five, tan and fifteen mllos.
The Injured men were picked up and
sent to the hospital, Elkes dying on the
?way.
Stlnson was cut aeverely about the'
head and face, while Oatelly's foot was
split open by the motor, the big toe of
the right foot being nearly amputated.
Tha men were in a 20-mllo p&oe dr In the
race. The race was continued by Wal
thour mu? Moran, the former winning,
oompletlng the 20 miles In 20 minutes
20 '<:-;> seconds.
CLYDE LINE CERTAIN
TO WITHDRAW NOW
It Is now oftlolally announced that thai
Clyde Steamship Company will discon?
tinue operating their line of steamers to
Richmond to-morrow, June 1st.
The steamer Yomaasee. due to arrive.
hero to-morrow afternoon, will be tha
last one of the company's vessels to como
up the river. The ship vails from hero on
Tuesday morning at daylight.
While the withdrawal of the ships 1a
to be depreciated, the Richmond merchants
and patrons of tha line are assured that
they will be proteoted In the way of
freight rates. The same latea that are
now In effect will continuo to apply on
all Richmond and Philadelphia business,
and freight will be received and dellverod
dally by the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail?
way at their Seventeenth and Broad.
Streets station.
The withdrawal of the Clyde I,Ine from
Richmond will me?n also the removal of
Mr. William G. Prltehard. agent of the
company hora, lo Newport News. Tills
will be regrettable newB to Mr. Prltohard's
many friends. l?a has bean In Richmond
two year?, and has thoroughly Identified
himself with the people and Institution?
Of ttin city. He Is himself much grieved
ut leaving Richmond. . ) -. viatt?
MISSISSIPPI CLAIMS
SIXTEEN VICTIMS
(By Associated Press.)
MEMPHIS, T1CNN.. May ?O.-Slxteen
negroes, tha two familias of cotton plan?
tation eotton hunds were drowned In tha
Mlbsleslppl River, near Pecan Point, forty
mile? north of this city.
They loft the plant?t Inn' after dark In
two skiffs. Wan-en from a pausing ves?
sel capsized the frail boat.*., und a II hands,
sav? one, went down. A lad. Will Dell,
escaped by clinging to an o?r. ile was
Washed ashore and reported the trage.ly
to I?r. H. P. ?'hiles, wtiu brought the news
to Memphis,.
The Company Positively
Declines to Arbitrate.
MATTER IS NOW IN
HANDS OF UNION.
Decision Will Be Reached at/
a Meeting Wednesday. (
MEN NOT TALKING
OF THEIR INTENTION.*!
Fears Expressed that There, May Be a?
Tie-Up of the Linos With Much* In- **
convenience Attendant There- -
upon?The Lotter of Man- ;??*'
ager Huff a Brief
Document,
A general strike of the street-rail**??***
employes of this city on all the -lines o?
the Virginia Possengor andt Flower Otan-'
pany is now feared Tho reply o? toa
company through G?nerai Manager. S.i
TV. Huff to' tho proposal 6t Division No??
152, of tho Amalgamates Association off
Street Railway Employes, to submit tfcei
proposed articles of agreement to arbl-"',
tration -was returned yesterday, and It*
a flat refusal of the request for. arbitra v
tlon. Tho general -manager, In his imn.|
munlcatlon in answer to that of tho,
Executive Board flatly - ata tos that ''the?,
company must declino to re-nrbitrate.'*
The company stands pat on its agreeV
ment of ton months ago.
This fact, taken in connection with!,
tho further fact that the request for an'
arbitration of tho demand of the men
for fewer hours of work and a higher"
scale of pay has been maturely conaid-j
ered and was submitted only after It had
been approved by the .International As?
sociation of Street Railway Employes,
would seem to Ind?calo that the cm-'
ployes, too. will not recede from their
position, taken after duo deliberation. '
Much, as one may regret that these con?
ditions ?ist, there is no donylng the
fact that they do exist. Just when final
action will be taken by Division 152 hns
not yot been agreed, and will not be until
one night this weok, when a meeting will
bo held to hoar and act upon tho report
of the Executive Board, The chairman
stated last night that no timo had yet
boon Axed for tho meeting.
l.yitortn the Company.
Her? Is tho communication addressed
to the gunnrnl manager by tho Exocu
tive Board a week ago:
(Copy.) i
Division No. 152,
The Amalgamated Association of Streets
Railway Employes of America, ?
Richmond, VS.. May 26, 1903.
Mr. S. "W. Huff, General Manager Vlr-.'
glnla Passenger and Fowor Companys/
?Dear Sir,?Since, articles o*f agreement*."
tendered your oorapany on May 1st can-"?
not bo amicably1 and ?. mntu.aJly agreed!
upon, wo beg of you to" submit the mat-?'.
ter in question to arbitration. Arbitra-/
ting Committee to be Balected as wordeg'
In aforesaid agreement... An answer ttj?
bo forthcoming within specified time. ^
Tours truly,
"W. J. GRIGG3 (Chairman). ,
TV. H. CLEATON,
3D. '"W. BEDFORD, i '
P. F. DB FORREST. J "
G. T. HAMLETT,
C. W. ST. CLAIR, I' "
E. O. GR?GGS, * !
J. TV. "WHEt/TON.
R. H THOMAS, ?,
Executive Board.
Mr. Huffs Reply. ',
To this communication Oonp.rnl MUnagtsrjk,
S. W. Huff last night forwarded tha> iblJj
lowing reply:
May 80, 1D?3. X
Messrs. W. X. Grlggs, Chalrmani W. KM
Cleaton, E. W. Redford, P. F. D?F?r->)
rest and others, Executive Board, Arno]- ;
????mated Assoclaitlon Street Railway]!
Employes of Amiurica, Division No. WtA
Richmond, Va?: \
Gentlemen,?I am in reoolpt of yourd I
of May 25th, requesting that this oom? j
pany arbitr?t? the agtrataement submitted r
by you. It seems evident from your stats? '.
ment to the public that tho only real is- j
sue la that of wage's, and, as the exist-? {,
Ing scale of wages Is now maintained ]
under an arbitration of only ton months' ?
standing, (Mia company must d?clins t?
rearbltrate'.
Very truly yonrs.
s. w. huff, .;{
Gonaral Munager. j
In order to understand tho street-rail-,
way situation as It oxliits, it will ba ne? j
ceasary to briefly summarise .the proposal
of tho employes and Uio answer thereto j
of tho general managBr, Nearly ten j
months ago tlwa street-railway afamploysa .
ordered a strike, owing to a difference '
as to wages and hours. After twelve
hours It was agreed to submit the dif?
ferences tao arbitration. This was dona
and tho report of the arbiters was ac?
cepted by both sldei* anal the men re-turn*
??d to work. One ?if the results of that
strike was on agreement on nine hours*
work dally ut an agroo?l su-ile. A week
ago Division No. 162, of this olty, and
Branch ?Division No. 152, of Petersburg. ;
through the Executive IVvard najued ',
above, submitted to tho general manager
a proposal of a general agreement op
contract for the settlement of all qnes.
tiens between omployer and wi-ploye and .
along with It a r??queat for a new seal?
of wages. This t*ontra?*t Is divided Info
eight -?.--.-tla-n.v
Section I provides that the Company,
through Its accredited ofllelals, will trea?
with the men. through their aocrodlted
organisation.
Station ?JBUggests a temporary board 0C|
arbitration, consisting of ?v* person?; ,
two chosen by the employe? and tworby
tho company and the tilth Jointly by the
two to which ull diff?renc0i or agrae
menta whloh cannot be eettltwl .by the two
paj-tle? ?hall be submitted.
The third section provide? for tha?r^(n
statement of tnis-Hinded men with full
??ay during period, o? ?uap>.u?S<At w*>-vi? ,
