The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-14

President Alexander Of the Central rail-
road IS very proaounced IN bis views about
the strike. 1T Is surprising to me- he
( said, why TIE board Of trade and the cot
I ton exchange have taken no action The
/ lockout is. apparently, a trouble growing
cut OF ire msR1sT in which 8 ship captain
Z manages his 0En business. and il viii do
! the port incslculebie jury" Gen. Alex
? ander said inst the Central is among the
I heaviest losers from the strike. II IS Tow
/ receiving az TIE rate Of 5000 bales of
| cotton daily. and for g week business has
! bean practically suspended. Everything is
I blocked. and the freight Is actually 50 much
/ in the way, IS % seriously cripple traffic.
3 All the storage room is taken ID with cot
: ton, which should have been put on the
I vessels several DAYS ago. The steady re-
/ ceipcs from the interior have al6d the
u6erves. and cotton is now being stored on
I the platforms, too far away from the YES
/ sels 70 Be loaded without & second handling.
TEE STRIKE NOT JUSTIFIED.
Others were seen, but they were not viii
! ing 70 Be quoted. IL every instance, how
ever, cotton men express the view that the
rights Of wilder & Co did not Justify the
longshOreuen il their hasty action, which
has blockaded the port. and that something
ought 10 be done. Soma Of tbs factors,
while inclined 20 side with Wilder & Co. as
TO the custody fess, do not think that the
lockout should have made general Another
said that il is clearly a difference between
tie vessel and the underwriters, who are
essailing the custom OF charging and col
Letting custody fees. he added that the
underwriters from the north should send
down q COMMITTEES to confer with the ship
merchants If they think the custody
fees are excessive, butt is no
way for them TO attempt to force matters
against an old and long established custom.
On the other hand, the action of the Long
shoremens' association is generally con-
demned, and while factors say that it
causes some embarrassments now, it shows
how disastrous such q step would have
been IN the busy season when factors
warehouses we're fun up. Now there is no
great demand and the stock on hand is
less than at this time in the season last
year.
IL TIE sTEvEDoREs' BANDS.
There are only three contracting steve
dores who stow cotton, Powers & Nc
Gehee, and Charles A. Marmelstein
and James Ward They only have
screws for slowing cotton ca ~goes, and
their refusal at any time to load vessels, as
in the case Of the Thalia, to each of whom
an application was made, will stop the en-
tire machinery along the Bay for cotton
loading. just such a complication was as
likely TO occur two months ago as now, a
leading factor said, and then it would have
been much more embarrassing to shipping
The lockout promises to be broken Mon
day, as the ITALIA is making good Roadway
under the circu4 Instances. Capt. Sealey was
busy yesterday settling up his accounts
preparatory. to getting off, and Monday ne
expects to clear
SUITS LIKELY TO FOLLOW.
1t is expected that an attachment will be
Issued against the vessel by her consignees
before she sails for the bill presented yester-
day, and if so the proper bond will
be gwen, with as little delay as
possible. The rumor ah7at that suits
for damages against the consignees
and the contracting stevedores for failure
to load the vessel according to oral contract,
was said last night by the attorney for the
owners to be premature. Capt Sealey
strenuously denied that the cargo mas
passed into the hands Of the underwriters,
or that he is not acting upon the advice of
the owners Of the vessel upon whom the
custody fees must first fall, giving them
slow and uncertain recourse against the
underwriters for reimbursement.
Meantime there are from 500 to GOO la
boring men who earnestly hope the ITALIA
VIII get all her cotton put away to-day, so
tnat they may resume work on Monday.