, 1879-04-22
MARINE NEWS.
How the Sailors and the VESSEL Owners
Opened the Wages Battle
Yesterday.
Both Sides Tell Conflicting Yarns
and Claim Victory.
Tho Union seameu Aot Orderly and Per-
suaaively, and Coax Several Orsws
OF Vosssls.
Other Matters Of Interest About Lake
Navigation.

! StAGE A4NtgEX1 QI kuLGTGHt AnQWE AAkS
Navigation.
THE FIGHT GOES BnAvELY ON.
| The battle between tho lutnber.vessei-uwner
| and tho union scnmen continues with varyl,lg
! mud undecfsve results, niHl in INSTANCES where
! crews iIasc heen ehtrrcl b0th sflcB assert with
equal posItireucss TINT they have gained their
! point. The bright, sunny morning of.testetG1y
| MAs ausptc!Dus fur tic euutcst, and tie combat
untt besttrrcd themselves bctiucs, and disposed
| their furces, md threw out Bkrmtsb.
| cri to fera each others strength. The snilors
| assembled Al MI carly hour at their hcalouasters
In tic Central Block, corner OF Market mid
| Washington directs. and Richard Powers,
President Of tic Union, was on hand to attend 10
any busi1Iess that might require his attention.
lhe Committee ut Twenty-Five that hall bcen
| appointed at thc EolcIntan-ilail meeting sun
| day was divided into four aub-cummitsccs, and
| rs many dfstsIcts along tl,e main rtyor und
branches apporsloned of 10 them. and
Whsh as pota tey Of ,Ss Ts!s vc..t, t. patrol n
crews md aeceslaln from the masters
Or men sulc rate oi Wages tic cfuft ,,atd and re-
port ae'i to tic Unlon tile result Of t!cir lnhors
a. a. the . meeting announced to DO held al 2. III.
The subCoinRllttrrs wese instructed to aet
ciYllly toward tnasters and owners, and not 10
70 ois boaid vessels against the will Of llose In
| eharge e OF 1iiem; anu TO Use no vto:etsr nor
..sat". ,'; Ill.,. anehe Sun,Cothmitecs stasteu out,
1'rencl, from .Chlcngo avenue to thu rolling
tntlls,, RETURNED and reported that the crew VI
t.n sehr Willard was on board, mud the Com.
in'ssee wou1u 'esin tlle athooht o. wages they
The Subcommittee for iI,ut portion of the
tnai.l HAIL sscr oetW.en tne pleFa hisd Lake street
g'tMEe, cauie .,g1i WIN report tnat ttlc sctir
=; y, y r. -. otIo!hs1i iQ cLsa4ca tNo Union men at
sSn e. ner uas. anu tc ncils 41as'nna YOU'D not 1ix
~. @ ""rse tt uttn .'.c e'e" WELL hloAin lnc
e sn.ne c9mnlitteo also reported that Tue grail,
ffttsses saSE ~ d, ~ N e,t u!stElet naa engaeed
on.oa Tos .,aee ihesi d,at.s: ~ S..o1 PSI aaS,
~ stros, ls ~, san nu.eh a1a iia-
stsu s,'te.a, , ~! H. tottt.es a'ioiteo 70 II re-
toftea as 1;'at 1'eE & nasa 'Gatnsn shat tie sehrs
nesS, +, ,. r.. aotlGi, ,, L,aincIl1am. truman
a.os', 49, Il. -. 1oasss, onxcF Eutsef' Lyman Das,a,
INV m.u Si'ncfsm sr w. nau "i astSsn . 10 pas ssNl
e, pcs T:'s ut ni.,. MN ~ tnSlr Gsc"s; tlle
sc!le Z. IL. Dlakc, $l.'o: Vc scnr 'ohn si3ner at
n..,. aE "a s,.s Ssnr hops5 I"a5ui ! me
Unlon ncn enrsse ni at s. day e't0 nao
,n.,ns, So'i.eI ,,',. n ~! ane oout. nsAncn oe
l%een sontl. ila,stea street ant tle rolling
tni,. fetusacd ~, & "n XIII. c stalgeo. .as ua zap
o .a ae c h rom na av s1ju ne e Mono
.s,c fGnt rin.m ] crn"'oss ~. mna.cF reInseo 10
pay uhIoh muEesi the seNr Cnafles hAeklc} was
EHs !" anf ~. ~ ~ W " aStp"nt ~ y Hases, tc
.''N- 80 pe' .A-s
peue uaa ~ onaon eee% gu poara; a.ia Jug y. Is
app,it M hcr pairing unton M wages.
a Ky iIpula H.. "a.. ,n. w eGna.cg nssshe9
icart, or,,,,,,o hrno ~ ,s .e IT,, ai,ee' hn
Gt'ea:2 a. avsnue 1rtie ntloEe was tnat t1e schrs
IL ',st - ~. & inGa'' MN ~ yunes Hau
cash s ;;a enRaEei tW1 ~ Union SAILORS, the schr
ILL., hmss W., roor nore neom ~, " ."o
ssrtng sn meta ar .. , "g.oeR' M aa Raesd On e;
EUnS @ e.,ms.s t. "sse w.. "o o % y .lc u!spo1'on oi
~ ~, IT,, mH re un.o.n asain tes9aSGN M 3. e.
nrr daY' ~ 40 '''''o1' 1s'''' 'Ao ''4sA ~ s'"
MssSss. forss Cosg,oys % ana Tho,npson The
I IH,Inas.uh apnoaaatsa ~ snnuash nieettng 10
ea,t on snlNr1ntenacnt.ol.Iolsco @ scayoy aud re-
| 9aesa % IT, satnG proteeuoM ,'lat tns Lumber
po;tsd ihat ;hsy saa aons .ls!s s iasy: @ aa1 thsy
.nd neer M no.!1ely lseeivea " 1hat oheloi. VINO
snid @ 10 would ssSord them al'o same protection
s.t e a.f H. a"aa'e t ei.ase.s ~e3e eat,seu 10,
! peace he would nave them attendeu to. inc
Colnm!ttco gnsc hlit to understand ulat thcy
uessr1u 14,r n.ay Only: !ne report WIS aeccpteo
| anN ' tnG aii comm,.'ee u,schaegea.
cleveland brunch y statinG M ihat IT. nag liked te
| rats ot "aecs al Sl.tn per uaf Out VI t!At port.
ING ineeti1s W. ntiennca oy apout - sallofs.
s 1s ,s Iy ,on 1n1. ~, Psasn eM "osrs hei weTe
uuby N attsnutIs u tHc.E l9ceptlou. nuoscl1p-
tlotis OF ~ eaca we're Mntle oy nearly all tho
metnoefa " the Uuion pscacs't ~ ug tncetl1E
ior tne pnrpo:c oi MalHe Lilo organization IN
carrying IT, point
EVERYTHING Whs quiet 9nd orderly about the
seancn's. headquarters during tic day. and
those sailors WHO werc present Expressed
strong DETERMINATION 10 "hans out" to ule bit
ter enc.
At tho l.rlmbef- Vessel. e1Wncrs' Associations
Office, ns No, "@N south Water street, reports
were received III direct contradiction TO those
na'te by tho Union sailors subj committees. II
vas positively asserted that twtrtllinis o. g.! ~
lutnhcr-vessc!s ttat LETT n1rt SUNDAY paid Sl.bO
ner day per snad md not $3,tO as reportcI by tho
Srancn'e Union. Thy schooncrs Graca Murray,
Eyalnc. Topsy, and Cecilia were positively re-
par.ud rs having paid but $1.50, tise q. Michel
son paid Itrip'agurc, thy amount Of WHICH was
mt stalcd, md tho Captain Ut The T. NJ.
Po7tcla dtd not proposo to let hts vessel M
70 unttl ha Eot crew Ut S1.N
day per man. Tile gentlemen IN Charge
Of the office stated thai nearly al the vcsscls
t!cir sailors. rl!r sehfs Lunber,llan uu,| saj:N.
II. Ferry paid s9,O0 before letter from orc OF