The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-04


| titles. In the neighborhood OF 2,OVO bales
were transferred IN this way yesterday.
The men employed at McDonough q
Co mill have also Joined the strike There
\ were about fifteen, and some OF them bad
' been in the firms employ for over ten
years MAYOR MnDonough received COM
municetion from the men reading Wese
want eautf muney to pay our honest debts.
Wese all the mill hands and Tese all belong
the unioa.n They didn't stipu-
late what rate OF increase they
desired md never waited for an answer, but
Quit work. Their places were promptly
filled. and Mayor MoD1nough said be Will
! never take the strikers bsck under any cir
. cunstarces-
STRIKE OF THE CITY HANDS.
The scavenger. dry culture and board Of
health departments Of the clty have secured
all the hands necessary TO fill the strikers
places and things are moving as il no
trouble ever existet L Is the same story in
all hoes Of business where the colored Ia
borers struck. Their Places have been
filled and now they are not wanted.
The report was current on Bay street yes
terdaF that If tie str Ike is not declared off
tomorrow a general meeting OF the bust
ness men Of the city will be held anil reso-
lutions adopted agreeing that hereafter no
members Of the Labor Union and Protective
Association will be employed by them. The
business community's patience IS about ex-
hausted. Every fair means were resorted
to for a settlement Of the troubles, but as
the strikers refuse TO listen to reason. or the
merchants are getting tired. and will adopt
q boycott 70 protect themselves in the fu-
ture.
SHIPS SAILING on TINE.
General Manager S1rrell announces that
the Ocean Steamship Company's vessels are
sailing on their regular schedules without
delay, and that freight is being promptly
I h.~ ID Ia Of e4a1z ic
! not being iuterfered with IN the sailing
| of vessels either from Savannah o. New
, York
Attorney Kiuckle and Walking Delegate
John William are in bad fix, judging
from their stories. They say THAI they have
= | been caergei By some people WITH instigat-
. ing the strike, and now the strikers claim
a that they have been trying TO sell them out
10 the corporations.
Williams ssid that Wednesday be spoke
at the Duffy street hall, urging the strikers
. 70 accept the compromise. Tney refused,
y and said they wanted ~ cents en- hour or
IS nothing. He went back Thursday aud
y again endeavored TO persuade the men TO
S 90 70 work. They promptly branded him
70 as traitor, aad Williams claims
= that they fred him out Of
:. tbs hall He tried 70 talk 70 them yester-
Z day and was charged with having Central
9 railroad money In his pocket for talking
& compromise. He said he has resigned from
o the committee and the organization and Will
60 back 10 work tomorrow.
NOT BACKING THE STRIKERS.
Lawye- Kinckle said he heard it rumored
= that be was az the bottom OF the strike, but
= there is not word of truth 10 the report
: He is not 50 blinded TO the interests OF the
!, colorad people or the interests Of the city to
4 do such thing. He said be has done every
, thing in his power to bring
: about settlement OF the diff
. Guilty without avail The only
: recompense be received for his trouble was
= IN be charged with treachery aud trying to
= sell out the labor union. Lawyer Kinckls
said last night that he had washed bis hands
entirely of the matter aud would let the
strikers settle matters 10 suit themselves.
: He had tried TO reason with them and show
I them that they are blind to their own inter-
D ests in remaining on strike. but they have
s displayed a high degree Of obstinacy and
: will listen 10 no argument.
COL PLEDGER's EXPLANATION.
". A. Pledgsr. one Of the mediasors who
thoukht the strike was settled night before
last, was seen yesterday by q MORNING
News reporter aud asked for an explnna-
), ton of the statement that the strikers
Il would give in.
= Yesterday said he, "a number of COL
y ored men me. individual members Of the
; strikers committee, as well as the attorney
= and president, and discussed the situation.
l kno r that assurance was given that the
committee, except Lowry, was in favor,
and SO were the attorney and president, Of
r declaring the strike off and permitting the
4 men to go to work. These leaders led
: myself and others 20 believe (and
: we now believe) that they had
the power to declare the strike
on, since they represented the real intel
: Igence Of the organization. To-day they
are attempting 10 deny that they were in
d favor OF declaring the strike off. In the
y presence of Mr.. II. NJ. Conner, I,owery and
n other members indicated their desire to d.
Clare the strike off aud 10 accept tbs pro-
= positions of the committees appointed by the
Is board of trade and cotton exchange.
o at seems 70 me-" continued Pledger,
that there is some one powerful for evil
behind these men, and il may be that he is
= not a colored man. The little that l have
= done is due to the fact that hated to see
= hundreds OF women and children breadless
+. and without homes. To have accepted
. the proposed proposition to win and
- cover themselves with the glory that
!. would naturally grow out of the
universal sympathy extended by all classes
= of all colors. AS it is, those that can must
= hustle TO find place in the ranks of labor
ers. To gain the applause Of the i'll advised
y striking populace is nothing when we think
. OF the suffering that will follow this folly.
: The strike is, OF course of, yet the folly Of
=
. could have aided the rank AID file in john
= ing the merchants on Wednesday In q
peaceable solution Of the matter"
3 NO sToPPAGE OF NAVAL STORES.
Q The strike on the Savannah, Florida aud
$ Western wharf did not impair the working
5 OF the naval stores department in the feast
9 during last week, which was due, in great
I measure, to the admirable management of
q WharfDger Harris. There was rot
Y single delay In the deliveries
+ to vessels except that cats I'd by the wet
weather. AS a matter of fact, the outward
movement OF rosin was the heaviest had in
n several weeks. Stevedore Frank Bergman
$ who loaded the hulk of the foreign vessels
3 clearing last week, says he had no difficulty
s whatever with lis labor, and that he
q worked all of his men on full time.
@ The vessels were dispatched without any
IS delay or demurrage according to charter.
He saws that there was no exhibition on
= the part of his men of discomfort or a desire
o to strike, but seemingly worked right along
cheerfully, they being apparently satisfied
with the wages paid them.
The new hands will be worked at the
wharves to-day for the purpose Of catching
up and getting business in thorough shape
Q The scenes around the colored Odd Fell
lows hall, where TIE strikers hold their
meetings, resemble those OF political con-
= | yautiOn The straatS in the vicInikv ara