The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-29

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the outlook. Not over nIty nau-' "0AS a.
work on the wharves.
PICKING UP HANDS
The Central sent out agents along the line
NJ the road TO get hands, and snoFtIy AFTER 4
O'Clock about forty country negroes arrived
ond trara taken 70 the wharves and put to
work with the other hands tnas had been
sacured in the city unloading the TWO steam
ships The work progressed ragher slowly.
boYever. because OF the men being green at
The entire Central railroad police force
has been on duty az the wharves
since night before last at o
o,rIock. Tie officers are not allowed
TO leave. Their meals are sent to them aud
thew sleep on their arms IN sleeping coach
| on a switch lust west Of the bridge. The
arms consist Of Springfield rifles ana bayo-
nets. besides clubs and pistols. The
cartridge boxes are filed with ammunition
and the force is in position to do thorough
military duty and deadly service should the
necessity arise.
Agent Wilkinson took cheerful view Of
the situation last night. Everything Is
quiet. and has been so all day" said be.
I'VE have between fifty and sixty hands at
work and by tomorrow afternoon expect
to have 600 at work.
Where will you get the menl"
"From the interior Men are being
picked up at every station on the roads and
we will have ample force 70 day or two,
The steamships viii not be delayed, because
We will put extra force loading and I'M
loading them"
Agent Anderson OF the Ocean Steamship
Company took the same view. He said the
business of the line will not at all be inter
fered with by the strike, as.the force which
-
to-day will be ample to get the
vessels off on their sailing days. The Chat
tahoochee is TO sail tomorrow. ami the City
OF Macon Thursday. The City Of Augusta
will arrive to-day.
The freights at this season are very heavy,
aud great deal of labor is necessary to
properly handle it.
ALL QUIET ON THE LOWER wHARvES
Things were very different on the lower
wharves than was anticipated. There was
very little evidence OF q strike. In fact
the strike did not go into effect on the Sa-
vannah, Florida and Western wharves at
all, nor any OF the wharveS east of the city
except at the Baltimore Steamship
sharves. There it was plainly evident that
something was wrong. Two OF three clerks
and few green hands we're found at work
making feebls efforts at unloading the ste am
ship Aileg hauy, which arrived up Yesterday
morning. The Allegheny is scheduled to
leave tomorrow night, but unless the COM
pany gets more men the vessel
viii not be unloaded by that
time. The force of from 50 to 100 men
failed to put in an appearance yesterday
morning Half dozen green men were
picked up and started TO work
Agent J. J. Carolan of the Merchants
and Miners Company said that unless he
can get full force together the sailing of
the Allegheny may be interfered with for
day. He received a notice Of the demands Of
the Labor Union aud Protective Association
Friday, but paid no attention to it, think
ing it had been sent as much as a matter Of
form as anything else. The men had all
the work they wanted with his company,
and be was little surprised to find that the
strike had extended to his line The situation
of affairs was telegraphed to Traffic Manager
Whitney, and Mr.. Carolan recsived a reply
10 do the best he could and keep the com
pany advised. He said that the Merchants
and Miners will be guided entirely by the
action OF the other corporations interested
"a the strike. There are plenty of men in
the city, Mr. Carolan said. who are willing
TO work, but they are afraid Of the strikers.
AT THE PRESSES.
AT the lower presses work was going on
as usual On account of the small sales Of
cotton Friday aud Saturday one of the
presses was saut down for day or two,
making it necessary to drop about ITO men;
but there is no strike among the employees,
and none is anticipated.
A number of men asking work were
turned away during the day, aud if neces-
sarY to start up the other press enough
could be found In few hours. The men
are paid 1913 TO 10 cents an hour at the
presses, averaging 81 to IS week, and are
well satisfied.
Alderman R. F. Harmon was pushing
work on the Gordon wharf, and with no
wrinkles on his brow because of strikers.
lie said all Of his men
reported promptly for work, and he ex-
pecsed them back again this morning None
OF them had intimated any intention Of
striking.
They make 81 so a day" said Mr.. Har-
mon, land get their pay every week and
are satisfied. / have some men here that
have been with me four years. l don't
think the strike will amount TO anything on
these wharves."
ON THE s., F. AND W. wHARvEs.
All down the line of the Savannah.
Florida and Western wharves, the spirits
wharf, the rosin wharf and the long lum-
Der wharves the men were working as usual
Some Of them were spoken to about the
strike. They said they hadn't quit work
because they were satisfied to stay where
they were. They said, however, that pretty
nearly all the laborers on the wharyes
belonged TO the union.
One man who was sitting astride cotton
bale and who might have Teen walking
delegate, as he said he was n OF working, re,
sponded i'll reply TO an inquiry:
"Yes sir. They's all going to strike.
There won't be nobody down here to-mor
row. They's ali going to quit
The cotton workers said they had no IN
tention Of quitting work. The report pu
in circulation yesterday that there would
be no longshoremen loading cotton in ships
| to-day is without foundation
THE OFFICIALS NOT NOTIFIED.
General Superintendent Fleming of the
Savannah, Florida and Western railroa1
was seen yesterday afternoon and was
asked why it was that the men had not
struck on the Savannah, Florida and West
ern wharves. He replied that he did not
know. They went TO work yesterday morn.
ing without saying anything to the officials
of the road. He did not know
himself whether the men would
60 to work yesterday morning and could
not tell whether they will go to work this
morning. The men at the Savannah
| Florida and Western wharves are paid 121s
TO Is cents an hour ana they get their pay
every Saturday.
The police had light day OF It. notwlth
standing anticipatioDs of trouble with
| the strikers. Chief Green does moi
anticipate any trouble. The police will
be held in readiness, however, in case
trouble should arise. The whole force Is
sixty men, including officers, besides the
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