The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-17
STRIKERS TO GO TO WORK
THE LoNGsHoREMEN's LOCKOUT
AT AN END.

The Thalia to Sail To-Day With Three
Lawsuits in Her Wake The Fight
10 GO Into the Courts Now - The
Cotton Exchange Committee Fin
ishes Its Investigation, but is Not
Ready to Make Its Report Yet.
The longshoremen resumed work yester-
day, and the river front put on its usual
activity. The tugs il the harbor were
putting and blowing as they towed the
lighters to and from the vessels. and the
music of the donkey engines, after weeks
silence, was heard on eleven forsign-b0uad
steamships, besides the three sailing vessels,
taking on cotton cargoes.
The committee OF the cotton exchange re-
newed its session at 4;SO O'clock yesterday
afternoon Mr.. J. F. Minis presided The
committee discussed the test a M it had
already heard besring on the lockout.
During the course of the committees in =
curry into the matter it had before it Mr..
Kirlin, representing the ships owners ald
master; Mr.. johnson, representing the un-
derwriters of the cargo; Mr.. Powers, the
contracting steve lore; Mr.. William ;On OF
Wilder & Co, representing the chsrterers.
and Mr.. Keenal, the president of the long
shoremen's association, so that ths commit
tee is in possession of all the facts connected
with the lockout, and 1t will not be on
account of any lack Of material if the report
does not cover the ground.
TO REPORT TO THE EXCHANGE.
Mr.. Minis said to a MORNING NEWS re-
porter, after the Investigation was con-
cluded, that there is nothing that caa now
be given to the public, as thu report has not
vet been formulated. and he does not expect
it will be ready to submit TO the cotton eX-
change for two or thres days yet
The ITALIA is ready to SAIL and expects
to get off to-day. A MORNING NEWS re-
porter paid visit to the vessel yesterday
afternoon. The crew was busy painting
up and renovating the ship.
Chief Officer Stockman, said to be the
handsomest sailor of the fleet in port, was
elated over the prospect of getting off, and
said that it had been pred cted that he
would not get the cargo on Saturday. cit
took hustling," he added, "but we got it all
in By hard work. We put in 1872 bales, and,
although the longshoremen said it would
go in loose. l can tell you it can't be picked
out with your fl gers 1t is in tight
enough
Capt. Ssaley was busy getting his papers
in shape, settling With the snip merchants,
paying off the odds and ends of transient
accounts, filing the usual protest with the
sailing. Wilder q Co. cleared the vessel
yesterday.
THREE LAWSUITS BEGUN.
The Thzlia will sail at ] O'Clock to-day,
but she will leave three lawsuits in her
wake. Wilder 81 Co. instituted a suit in
the city court yesterday against Gladstone
q Cornforth, owners of the vessel, for
81, 202 so custody fees. and service was &C
knowledged and bond in the sum of $1,000
was given. Charlton & Mackall represent
the plaintiffs, and Convers q Kirlin of
New York and w. r. Leaken, ESQ.,, of this
city, represent the defendants.
This suit was followed by a suit filed in
the United States circuit court by G aG-
stone 81 Cornforth against Powers & Magee,
contracting stevedores, for s., 500 dana yes,
for violation of contract in refusing to load
compartment No. Of the ITALIA. as is
alleged they had agreed to do, at SIS cents
per bale. Service was acknowledged in
this case. Charlton & Meckall represent
the defendants, and Convers e. Kirlin the
plaintiffs.
SUED FOR INTERFERING WITH THE VESSEL.
Suit No. was filed in the United States
circuit court by Gladstone & Cornforth
against j. j. Wilder, trading as J.. j. Will
der a. Co., and William w. Williamson and
John Nisbet for s., 500 damages for enticing
Powers 81 Magee to break their contIac to
complete the Loading of the ITALIA. The
issues are represented by the aGsorneys
named above. No service has yet been
acknowledged in this case.
The suit of Wilder g. Co. against the
owners of the vessel is made returntlble at
the February term of the city court, and
the cases in the United States circuit court
VIII probably come upduring the winter.