The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-15
READY TO GO TO WORK.
LoNGSEOREMEE GLAD THAT THE
ITALIA IS LOADED.

morrow AOrn1nR-JGe PRESIDENT OF
the Longshoremen's Union Said Not
TO Fave Favored a General Strike
ANY Of the Tine-The Cotton tx
change Trying to Get at the Reason
for the Lockout.
The British steamship ITALIA completed
her cargo at 7 O'Clock last night, and the
| longshcremen will 20 to work tomorrow
morning and resume the loading Of foreign
bound steamships which have been awaiting
csrgoes for the past week.
Nobody is better pleased over the fact
| that the ITALIA has her last bale slowed
away than the longshoremsn themselves.
The cotton was handled on shipboard by the
crew, but colored truckers were employed,
| and no complaint was made by the longshore-
| men, and none Of them interfered with the
non-uDion men. But one policeman did
| duty along the wharves where the vessel
! was taking on her cargo, and if there had
been no officer on duty there, there would
| nave been 10 interference, for the sooner
the Thalia could get her cargo aboard the
better it pleased the strikers.
DIDN'T FAVOR A GENERAL STRIKE.
1t has leaked out that President keenan,
OF the longshoremens' association, took the
view in the outset, that work should not
have been suspended on the foreign cotton
carrying vessels in the port other than the
ITALIA, and that the differences between
the owners Of the ITALIA, or rather with
the master Of the vessel, ON the one hand,
and Wilder G. Co., and their contracting
stevedores, Powers and Magee, ought to
have been settled between themselves, and
that they should not have drawn Others
INTO it.
It appears, too, that Capt. sealey was
not posted as to the stock OF cotton screws
available, and in addressing propositions to
the three firms Of stevedores who load cot
ton for ship merchants he did not avail
himself OF all the chances he had
There are four other stevedores who own
in the aggregate 140 pairs of cotton screws,
viz: MIR. Y. A B-rgman, Patrick Kehoe,
John Neil, and Thomas Early. Mr Berg
man said yesterday that he never received
any communication from Capt. Sealey, and
could have furnished him cotton sore Wa Just
as he does to any one else at given price.
THE COTTON EXCHANGE TAKES HAND.
The river and harbor committee of the
cotton exchange began its investigation
yesterday, in the interest Of commerce, to
get at the bottom of the strike, and while
the members were close mouthed as 70 what
the committee did, or tried to do, it is
learned that it will present written report
to the exchange. The committee was in ses-
sion yesterday morning and adjourned until
4:30 o'clock p. M, when it resumed its sit
ting, and the session lasted until O'Clock
last night.
The committee had before it Mr. Powers,
OF Powers & Magee, who had declined to
stow the cotton in the Thalia's compart--
mont No. 8, and his statement did not ma
terially differ from that heretofore given
in the MORNING News
Mr.. Keenan, of the longshoremen's asso-
citation was also before the committee, and
origin of the lockout.
MR.. MRLIN BEFORE THE COMMITTEE.
hIr. Kirlin of the law firm of Convers &
Kirlin was before the committee, repre-
senting the owners and master of the YES
sci. MIR. Kirlin went over the entire
ground, from the time the fire originated in
the cargo until the present, and he was
closely questioned by every member of the
committee. His answers were full and
clear, and he gave the committee a very
comprehensive statement OF the attitude
OF tne owners OF the vessel, as represented
by the master.
Mr.. Wilder was also invited before the
committee to present his side of the case.
1t Is understood now that Wilder q Co
wall not attach the vessel, and that Mr.
Wilder has referred Capt Sealey to his
attorneys, Charlton & Mackail, as he is not
disposed to cause the vessel any unnecessary
delay in sailing. This means that the vessel
Will be permitted to give bond for the
| amount Of the custody commission and
costs OF litigation to follow, in the
event that Wilder & Co. should
win the case in the courts. This action of
Wilder 81 Co. to facilitate the speedy sail
ing Of the ship also means that there will be-
| no obstacle placed in the way of clearing
the vessel tomorrow, or giving her clean
bill of health.
The attention of Mr.. Kirlin having been
called to the statement that Wilder & Co.
had received a telegram from the owners of
the vessel that they had nothing to do with
tae cargo and that 1t was in the hands of
| the underwriters, Mr. Kirlin says that the
statement puts him in peculiar attitude If
not corrected.
| A QUESTION OF AUTHORITY.
Wilder & Co., he says, cannot have such
telegram, as he represents the owners as
attorney, and not the underwriters, and the
latter have not taken charge of the cargo
nor did the captain do so for them. Mr..
Kirlin came here about ten days ago to
| look after the interests Of the owners, and
see what cotto should go back in the ship.
and the other feature came up afterward.
and he remained as the counselor of Capt.
Sealey for the owners, and they could
narQly pave senJ Such dispatch as is
alleged to have been received by the
charterers.
Itappears, further, from the investigation
before the river and harbor committee of
the cotton exchange, that it was Capt.
Sesley who contracted with Mr.. Powers to
discharge the cotton from compartment
No. 3, and the bill was presented against the
vessel TO the captain who paid it and that
q further but oval contract, was also made
with Mr.. Powers by Capt. Sealey to restore
the cotton ia the compartment.
Captain Sealey will file his formal pro-
test tomorrow before the British Consul
TO have his vessel cleared, and she will prob
ably get off on Tuesdays tide
TO RESUME WORK TOMORROW.
The longshoremen will find plenty of cot
ton TO work on tomorrow when tney re-
sumo loading vessels. "I never saw so
much cotton at the Central's Yards and
sheds" said stevedore last night, land it
will take solid week or more to catch up
The accommodation of cotton is large"
r. f. Harmon, lessee of Gordon's wharyes
said yesterday that there were about 5000
bales of cotton at his wharves and sheds
awaiting the truckers. A few DAYS more
of the lockout and everything at Che termi-
nal points OF the two great railroad sys-
| TENS on the Bay will be a blockade. AS it
is now, there are heavy Accommodations of
cotton on both the upper and the lower
wharves, and the vessels awaiting the re-