, 1879-05-01
MARINE NEWS.
The Seamen's Wages War Still in
Progress.
Tho GrnSu- Carriers l}ountl Down and
How Much They Hare on board.
Lake F'roights, Navigation Notes,
Etc.
ST1LL STRUGGLING.


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Still sTRUG0IIy0.
Nothing uf Il startling or sensational chsrac.
ter OCCURRED Yesterday In connection With tDc
eatloss' wages var. No sh!ps were scutt]td, no
masters nor crcua murdered, no Union officers
nor men we're in.ltctc,t bv the t,raud Jury, uo-
body nor nothing Injured by bc,Icosc turs who
aru on tic warpatl ior a., a 1ay or any other
figure. In fuc., ,erc was no Occurrences tint
would warrant tho scribe In giving "tlc lna-
Jim " n e,nr,ttn,,, Ijo1, ,r,o,a,, In r,rt,,r.L
rt., ,,,asns. .,,'.,s s'' ~ ,,o ,,.,. ~ .",...
"'tn ,"'"'s. I.Eef ~ ,'e "cimsc'e"ts way
continues, stories arc told md rclol4 by
,,otl, s,dcs IN auit ti,r,r rcancctiyo co.cs.
,hr 11nIun salor. sprn I'm their rcate1s.s
,N,, w." eo, 0N"u" w.. j., w. W." .s ss
q'E's oh the craft III poft' 'l't use Lie fnost
pcra1aslyo bloquuncc to prevent the Rmpie,
lubbcrly farmer boys from gotur alott or II,
lin fnrcea,t,n Mt st 10 ,,nv. or wl,rn strnneo
nr frssh.wot., mnn aT,,yea he Ia kin,,lv tolcu
10 and Furnished With hoardlhs'ht'isc, Will
Tho understanding that he will settle up With
| utlo oil mnn u w,,cn he RECEIVES nav for Ills
arst ,r,, Many -, ,hn rrar ,r,rr,era havn nj.
Ga1eu tlo natay so"s u 1'.s nsA "so ~ ~ "cas t''o
and soma masters say they Will not nay noru
| than also a aay.
Tro ,,.nhor.,".. -, o,roors sov .},ov cor stor,,
c @ o"'rs Guy ,Sy sao av 't1,,'. i.
they will never, no no1cr, nor hardly ever, pay
/ arch m exorbitaut rate.
NJ now actcmca ,vcrc f7cvc,oncf, re.tcrfav hv
| ~ Nv" a,".es "s'o ~ ,'.4 ~
WHICH oho paF'y sousat 10 clscul"'s"t t"e eother,
nor worc there any large congregations OF men
| about the docks, except around the Lumber
Exchange wfarvcs, where the mariners ming1e
IN syvcnt ronfrs,on win thu horuy.bar,tr, inn
,.r. ..h,u.r. t,,o +opr,, trrncr. thn ,umhrr
ase,s ,eaisss' and o,crs. II" ''SA ''tN"' ''' ''''l
Thr Scamens Union met in tho afternoon at
o'clock, and weut through tic dniiy forulaiity
.rorcs ~ ~ ~ '3or1 nn,a 1.tisrs wero rnni
frnn r. t ToIeo n, hiiwa,'kse @ % iynions aiow.
!ng an encouraging state Of affairs. President
rawers statea TO ee fsporteffs Tut 10 aa m @ Mo1
buep inGuirinE OF eminent legal lights the lid
es y IL akr 1y eiten stes ysus 5
ot f IYIt,, sair. ,tt =. ,xns " non,s ~
nSss w., nenof y, ~ s,,r ttero"sca ~ y. o
&. Tic ltt'e ,ail wns lilsed Win satlors during
the meetlng. This evening the uuion VII H.
au9uratc tho occupation Of Meridian Hall, cor
sotuo ceremonies. nud lasge number OF per
sons. ,ncInainl. so,no speaEsrs, nro expcyted to
be- ,,u present. t., :, ,,o .o,, n;,p,. 1,,.,o, H.
l,led ,tat he paid crew at the rate Of $500 per
day ger man.
last - accounts, @ % waiting forn trcw at $l.5O pcr
pe[ ag and e1pecfg TO sa so0 @s,c e
,v t,tons ri al Faux n 7.hn,n,,snu fhr mai,
who wroto tt t1te eo,llsu1nratioi, @ IN ysssteIays ter
krow iitn well Gnyc ll'tn oa,l ,l character: -
tcrestIng; at 1;o"As OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES VIII p'''' III
III N. Editor ot me 9.1b,,r..
1 1851 0'.s~""S
| / would ,yIsh to saw a ftw wurds in I'M.
son. Who ejaimcI to bo tcnuricr. aithougl
beljuye that it tho latter bpte tlio alg1aturn ol
hn! woua BE- nsn'ss t. tS auth95 IT.,
10 leave tho Acorn yesterday, wish to publist
tho terrorism used on tho oceasio... First,
oot ts tan II e Heo Nss
did at quarter of dollar per day lcfs than tht
uranvn. wh!ch wns more t!un hi received there
lnark Tint thu same boy ssas worth moro as d sra
man thnn any two men hc had on board. 30 mucl
, uscd toward Tho other sailor, who wns a Unio1
num- was simply this: remarked that ho ought t
10 ashamed ot hinlsclf to require thu pEotcctton d
. ths police 10 shlp on such "a Old wreck as y. u
| Acorn, whose futcea.te !ast GUNNER 'yaa aliyt
w1 yer whs ' oss s is
, sialr nsve5 was Willing 70 ply tho waVes tSa
other ycsxola paid osen oofore tho.e was Union sN
+ DAY. ho sailed for Kingston with fur boys, som
Of whom received 81 90 per day, others at the rat
Of SEQ. 90 per month, anil who. to my own knowl
cdgs, wc1o cosered With scrnsn when they left ho
|. ns that port.
3tuirs report Of his vcssol being tanipaTcA with
10 t!ecldcdly thIn that It ts mt worth answcrng
policeman vino wns on duty On tho Acorn At til
:; time, who Ind also been sallor, laughed at III
!, tdea Of nor being tan,pcrcd with. anu cyoryhod
J eighteen inches OF water pcr hour nrder tho mos
favorable ctcumstanccs tns,cud Of .tx as report
cd By the Captain. 4 MranER Or TIKI us1oa.
To he Editor a, Yns Tribune,