, 1879-04-24
MARINE NEWS.
The Question Of Sailors Wages
Still Unsettled.
sesstl.owners t1aks Showing on The Debit
Side, and seamen Pigurt 0ut Frs1ls
for Them.
An Exciting Contest Between Two Har'
Dor Tugs--Navigation
Notes, Etc,

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| Dor Iugs--Na71gat10n
Notes, Etc.
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THEY WON'T GIVE Ul' THE SHIP
| The Yessel-owncEs nnl the Union sailors re-
sumed The wacc., bottlo yc.tcrfov ,norntnr
w,,, rrno,.oa ornr<,. +, ~ ,,rs,a n.,. ILL., ~
.%,.'.. s".'e3' ""s .he'5 apoh1 t''t
hcaaiuaftefs of fhe latter, and thoso conEsc
Eatcu there were very hopeful concerning the
result. Tie vesael-owncra generally expressed
t1c nnpnn ,bot thov .s'.,,d froo.n ,la aena.. ..
.,,, .0n .'., ',"'. neJ "o1,u 'iee1o '''c aaoss
o"1 soot'' ht'a thcy would bo Elad to get Sl.6C
pef Jay. On tho other hand, tic Union scamun
| drelared that several vessels had shlppcl 1pcn
at a. ncr div nm, rt fov .,,s,,.,1 s. -o,t,. +,
Io,, ,,ao,, a'.:ns ". ~" ~ ~" 0'"'''o 's4o'
'''n. ~, p..n e,s"eeu at 7l''N
lhe lug ffoteettuh arrived at Muskegon with
her tow u tArco schooncra at Y::W otcloc,s ycs.
tcrday murt,Iug. accor,lin., In n tcferram fron,
t,n,'rs o. ,.,1 .""uo '''e tn" IL! 'op''ce''
Houts' QUE VIII return as soon as tic vessels
arc loaded. Tie saitors ut the Union heal
quartcrs said tint thu plan Of towing wns n,orc
exprastyc tF,un ,,s sv1rt, .ootra,, 60 IL, ., H.,
nwnr,, ,rou,,, .o,,,, ~, .,s,, -',m '' anu @''e
1,..,. .., ,ooA h'' DIN u '1'
Mtt'o inquiry concerning receipts md cx.
peudisilros "as made yesterday by TRIBUNE
reporter. Union satIors renoric1 flint Tho
captain nj n h,,,tnr c,,,o1
observation-disclosures t,. 49, >""sa Nv
"oA' ''''t ''uae u 'c" oa}s aGo ~ Ect
eeacn to man Its vessel, md hail stated tat
crew ut The rate Of g Il day Tor carh tnlt, On
vcssct of 2n.NO fect rupscIty tho sailors fir
urc.i cut brofs of $100 fur trip tp Muskegon
ninl back asnt Included ii, thu expenses the
wages OF crew Of tour ,ncn at s. prr day each.
PR contra. th.: umbrr-vrsBrl-upners rsscrtyI
that lsc Jack Tars WIRE Wild IN their figuring,
nsse made otlt II bntatlce on the debit aide as
ngntnst Tho vessci-awncr. y reference to thu
Artouht 81 schooner lEa sailed 1aat year fruIn
March ~ to Deg. II WIS rrat!e pue
owner nhd lie stated that the respc Ind net
ually cost him S2s3t over md above receipts, mil
slic Ind not sustained my damages during ttte
scason. niNl paid sailors sron 81 10 q. III day.
Another owl!gr assertctl tln he had come t,l,t
wht!e thru reporsea that IN iotahlc instance
where tie Capttan anl inate a.'d crew Of y=s.
aet undertook to sui ou TIE cooperative ptnn
they faied to make eren @ 1nlr wares. mud aha.
uoncd tue arrangement. The yrssc!.Dwnera sny
u 10 utterly necessary that they should tot pay
the sailors moro than Sl.bo rcr day at .hc ures-
rnt rates Of freight. anl The present condition
OF the lnnteef'nlarket WILL not admit Of I'LL In
crease Of rntcs.
Thus the contestants figure, and reports pso
nnl con nre given to back up the respective
sides: One thing Is conceded. md that Is that
tl!e. larger vessels ca'l better afford 10 pay
smaller ones, hut thr Union men sur That It
wultlsi ba difficult task to iilake distinction
between them.
NJ Efforts llnyc been lnaau to compromise the
difficulty, bOtl Sides HrMIly declaring tIlrjr In.
tcntio1l to hold OUT I'LL the lust ditch il REACHED,
nns! Indignantly refusing 10 a:ltrate matters.
The warm a1!d pleasant weatllrr caused lurgc
number nf owners, masters. saiiors, tugmrn,
's1ni iitnl lbernen tu c0ngregate Alung Snutt, Wn-
trr STREET, from Laku to Fifth avenue, an.l rnr-
tirsllarly aroli,,l the Lumber markct, during
tie fnrut,Don n,A afternoon, MN! the wnses
question was discussed goo,l deal. TIcre was
tIutie lnrEo representation of owners about
lhrIr headquarters, hut no meeting wus held,
md no further concerted actutl taken to bring
the sailors to their terms. Eirurts wcre nude
to Ent tnw 1T thrt0 ur four vusaels fur the tn.
Nat.luor IL take across il,e luke, but they fallel
nj accomplishment. Tile towing bisttcss Ia
not x.,fMi lit thu hnrbor ut present, nIul Ii jo.,
tl'li viii pay Expenses Until the Grain trade
Thu Un.un kniloss hull laugh over ,ht n,a,..
ncr In. which te schr Norman got llcr crew
aboard, saylng tr fur men 1htt cou.t1sed IT
wcro stornd away In the f1rc'holcuf thu tug Juhn
Eus', aiM taken outside and placed on bDurtl tho
schooner. 'l'lIu wAges agrcull upon was Sl.h9
ulY. according to tur {En0rt Of tie uEHcr,