The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-11-27
The o,sler strIke in nnlllmore.

proportions tnan pelofe Dy lne cuOrtS OF
committees OF the Baltimore shuckers to
extend the movement to points down the
bay, where Baltimore packers have re-
ceived supplies during the trouble. Last
night the shuckers in Baltimore reported
that their efforts in this direction had been
to some extent successful, and that the
strike had begun Mt Annapolis, st.
Michael's and several other places where
shucking for Baltimore houses has been
done. In Norfolk, rs the reports show, q
similar strike has begun. Most OF the
Baltimore houses were at work yesterday,
though at noon sliuckers quit work
at several OF the East Baltimore
establishments. In South Baltimore oil
of the packing houses with the
exceptions OF one or two that
had filed their orders had ,as they claimed,
a sufficient force OF men at work for their
requirements. In this district there were
ut twelve packing houses 800 men at work.
No trouble was reported and hut two ar
rests were made. The schuckers claimed
last night the strikewoula be more gener-
al throughthe city to-day. The war cry is
the same as heretofore, "eight pints for
twenty cents or no shuck." The Shuckcrs
Association held large meeting at Bee
thoyeni Hall, Alicianna street, last even
ing. Speeches were made from q second
story window to q crowd in the street
below. A large number OF women
were present. The principal speaker was
a colored man, who, alluding to the inau-
guration OF the strike at points down the
bay, said: "You've called these people
countrymen who didn't know the differ
ence between the but Of an oyster and
the mouth; but tell you they know
enough not to shuck more than eight
pints for twenty cents. Now" he con-
tinued, Iwlll You let the Monumental
City stand behind in this matter?"
[Cries OF "Nol, "Nolnl "Yes," he
added, "but more than half Of you
will say no here tonight and will be pry-
ing gioysters' mouths open the first thing
in the morning fCries Of mo, we
WON'T" &c1 Other speeches OF similar
import and style were delivered. The
shuckers were insvery good humor last
night. One ofsthem stated that Bal
timore, packer : had telegraphed to
Norfolk for l,400 gallons OF oysters,
and had received an answer that
no shuckers could be obtained in Norfolk
at even thirty cents gallon until the
Baltimore packers had acceded to, the
shuckers demands. Details Of police have
been assigned to several houses where il
is expected some interference might be
made with shuckers desiring TO go to work
early this morning.
sTRIKEGT NORFOLK.
NORFOLK, Va, November 25.-Norfolk
and vicinity witnessed somewhat for
midable oyster shuckers' strike this morn
ing, and the heavy business of our oyster
packers is prostrated in the very midst Of
their busy season., The strikers, who have
been working since September for fifteen
cents, demand an advance to twenty cents
and smaller measures. On Saturday night
the local Shuckers' Union received the fol-
lowing proclamation:
's.Take Notice From the Executive Body
OF Officers, Baltimore, Md.-We, the prin-
cipal officers OF tho Grand Body Of the
Oyster Schuckers' Union, do hereby notify
the oyster scl0ckers OF Norfolk that there
will be a general strike throughout the
United States fol. twenty cents and eight
pints, ,awinc measure, whiChSwe can get.
Baltimore will strike on Monday morning
ut 10 o'clock, and every place on the bay
will strike with US ut the same time; so
now weonly want Norfolk to do the same.
We want every hammer to stop ut 10
o'clock on Monday morning. By order OF
the Vice-President. William Garrison,
Edward E. Garrison, Committee. L. u.
Reid, Secretary" glL
The foregoing was duly honored, and
this morning some eighteen hundred BIZ
valve openers suspended operations, and
the shipping houses are now idle. Squads
OF policemen surround the packing
establishments to preserve the peace.
The Portsmouth and Norfolk county
side of the river Is quiet, where the
The strike in this city is managed by a
committee Of union shuckhers, who re-
Gently came from Baltimore for that pur-
pose. The shippers and packers held a
meeting this afternoon and have deter.
mined TO resist the demands Of the
strikers. There are numbers of hands
anxious 70 continue work, but they
apprchend violence from thestriking
element. Tho demands Of the hands
are regarded by the packers as exorbitant,
as twenty cents was only paid during the
flush times OF the war period. The strik-
crs met in mass meeting this afternoon
and various speeches were made and reso'
lutions passed TO work no longer for less
than twenty cents. They propose street
procession tomorrow.
Rumors that tho Baltimore strikers had
returnedto work had depressing ettect
among the striking element later In tht
evening, II Is not thought they viii hold
together, as many would he glad to go e
work, but fear violence. The oyster bust
ness distributed $4,000 weekly.
'..'' A ACharge that has Point.
Nx,v 01Ip,Sa Nnvemhnr OIL m