New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-11-25
STRIKES ALONG TIE FHARVES.

SAILORS REsORTING TO oLENCE-'LoNGsnoREhES
STILL LOCKED OUT.
The interest which has been concentrated
upon the long for tho past ten days has been
transferred to the sailors boarding house keepers and
those seamen whom they have induced to demand $50
month 81 day wages. instead Of so month as here
toore The combination for increased rates Is making
strong fight and In sone cases have resoced to acts
Of violence in order the advance aud to pre-
vent sailors disposed to at the old rates from car
rying their contracts. Two desperate encounters
occurred Yesterday between those opposed 10 the old
prices sailors DESTROYS OF sailing at the old rates
Whenever the clearinghouse keepers and sailors who
form the combination informed that tue sailors In
certain place have agreed sail at the Old rates Wig
lance committee is appointed to watch the new hands
and instructed surround tue place and prevent their
embarking on the new vessels. II one or two cases
where the Of the vessels were not prepared
for intmid violence they have been forced or
induced violate their pledges to sail as they agreed
It came to knowledge of several OF the boarding
house keepers Monday that a ships crew had been
engaged at the old prices for the vessel Feetforth
which was to sail yesterday for san Francisco. Tho
usual "vigance committee" was accordingly ap-
pointed to surround the place whore t4c S!iios u"
stopping the residence OF Frank Kane, az so u M,-
rOe-st. Tho guard surrounded the nous put Ing ZIG
proprle or who pecunary Interested IN 'rbg ntC
the men should reach the vessel safely, dctr nhtd 10
resist all efforts the strikers and their
friends to prevent the sailors from gong 10 thc vessel
the formidable implements h could cOmm1ud anu IA
this manner they emerged yesterday morning RON his
residence. Az soon az they appeared up'H &c s.r.cI
the committeeman made rush Tor the., buI mn I.1Y
fred two slots from his revolver INTO Inc crown "cH
had the effect OF scattering the strikers The sailors
succeeded in arriving without injury on board ot thC
vessel, which sailed at the appointed A0lr WIN =
full ships crew for San Francisco. > te sumo
violence attended the efforts OF the crew OF tLo DV
Crockett 10 get BOARD OF that vessel aer teJ had
regularly enrolled themselves at the oil prices,
nunber Of bOardug-hOusc keepers and s'nk'u< edol-
attacked them while their way 10 the vessel several
OF the sailors lost their clothing aud one % th'n wa
robbed Of u considerable sum OF mou"y vAl'l ne had
saved from numerous sea-vOyages. Oulr I'" >tirfs
were offered tho advance rates vest Tity, Oii tue
clearinghouse keepers express the opA.ol Ntt mo
capt ms will have 10 succumb ultimately I.ia i dr
MED by Commissioner Duncan aud many owner, OF
vessels.
There were no developments ycatcr iay In tho
OugshOremcn's affairs UlOU men were ca ~ q upon
the steamer France OF the French n' Out as ;r agent
Mr. Mckenzie, uId not sIgn the ORIGINAL statement,
promising TO cut down the rates, ami relcd 10 enter
The combination 10 cannot be called IN any sense We
tory for the strikers although few Italians were em-
ployed Monday to begin the wOrH VI uIoJdl--. All
the companies who signed the agreement were en- pOy'
ing new men and pat ing them the To iuced prices