The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-09


none OF them took any hand in the row.
All the parties were colOred except the
man. Cain"
one or two others said that Cain had 4
pistol ito each hand, but this was about all
they seemed TO know about it. None of
the white l0ugshoremeu who saw the row
could be found. Nearly every man APP
pealed TO had been in bed or was eating
his breakfast when the ugnt took place.
cor. HARNoS's STATEMENT.
Col. Harmon said that IL was not true
that all his men were armed. Only the
three f0remeu were armed. he said. He
did not .ciieve that Cain went down the
street with a pistol In each hand. Col
Harmon was asked why he did not send
his men down 10 the wharf by some other
route Instead Of down Bay street where
the union men were gathered. He re
piled that it would not have done to
| have sent the men down River street
as the union men could have
shot and stoned them from the bluff 1t
was Just as well 70 make the break at
once and be done with it," he said Now
that these men see we have police prOtCc-
ton, they viii not be so ready to inter
fere. l will have sixty men at work
Monday, and can get more than ! can use
If the men see that they are going TO be
protected
WHAT THE MEN SAY.
Several Of Col Harmon's men were in
terrOgated but they could tell very little
about the fight. They said that they ran
as soon as il began. When they looked
back they saw Williams and Adams try
ing to keep the men of Of Mr. Cain One
of them said that when the gang reached
the crowd Of 'longshoremen Tony Sim
mons threw himself in front of the line,
and bTandlshlng a stick, commanded
'- -i it, stop. Then Bob
Priley, and two or three others, COM
menced TO brandish their pistols, and he
ran. He did not know who fired the first
shot, but he thought Priley did
Adam MOrrell and Tony Simmons. both
leaders in the colored union, were the
only two arrests made during the morn
/ ing. MOrreu was released on bond He
denied knowing anything about the fight
Simmons was seen a. the barracks by
MORNING NEWS reporter. He declared
that his arrest was caused by Ben
Wilson, one of Col. Harmon's men, out
Of spite, because of Wilson's
arrest the previous day. Simmons said
he was at the cotton exchange when Col
Harmon's gang left there and walked
down with them. lie started to speak TO
one of the men when several pistols were
drawn and not being very brave man
anyway, he took to his heels. That was
all he knew about the fight.
"DoBoY BOB" ARRESTED.
Robert Cassidy, a white longshoreman,
sometimes spoken of as "Doboy Bob.n
was arrested late in the afternoon by PO-
licemau kavanaugh on the charge of
riotous conduct. Cassidy was seen bv a
MORNING News reporter. He said he
was at his home on ST. Julian street until
9 O'Clock and knew nothing about the row
until it was all over. He was released on
bond last night.
All the police not on dutyon the streets
were kept al the barracks until o'clock
in the afternoon. Some of them seemed
TO think that il was great hardship that
they should be compelled TO 20 without
dinner for this length of time. The re-
serve men were allowed to 20 to their
homes to get something to eat at o'clock
and reported again for duty at night. A
police officer inquired of Chief Green how
long the men were to be held at the bar
racks when of duty. He replied six
months, if the thing keeps up that long"
Lieut.. Reilly and twenty men went out
at 0 clock and escorted Col. Harmon's
men from the ship to Col. Harmon's Of
ice on Bay street, where they were paid
off. Bay street was lined with people
to witness the procession of nOn-union
labOrers and police.
NO FURTHER TROUBLE.
Contrary to prediction. there was no
further trouble. Whether there will be
any to-day is hard TO say. AS the non
union men will most likely keep
out of the way of the other
crowd it is not likely there will be any
disturbance.
Both sides protested confidence last
night as to the result of the fight. The
ship brokers said that they were very
well satisfied with the turn affairs had
taken. While they regretted that any of
their men had been hurt they said, now
that it has been demonstrated that
police protection will be given to
all who desire 10 work they considered
the matter one of easy solution as they
would have no difficulty in getting all the
men they wanted The lOngshoremen
claim that it is plain the brokers can not
get enough men. They express a desire
for conference, though they will not say
what compromise they will offer, if any.
TOO LATE FOR CONFERENCE.
\ broker was asked why it was that
the brokers had not replied to Mayor
McDonough $ request for a conference of
the two parties at the city exchange.
"BeCauSe IL is too late to confer" he re-
piled I'VE have made our contract with
Col Harmon TO load the ships and we can
not recede from it without LAYING our
selves liable to suit for damages.
If the lOngshOremen have any prop
ositions TO make they should make them
TO Col Harmon. He is in entire charge
of the work now We made the long
shOremen proposition. They refused II
and notified us of their refusal in writing.
We have since received no further com
munication from them. If they have any
proposition to make they should do so.
We have no propositions to make"
THE MILITARY IN READINESS.
The military are in readiness for any
outbreak, though there is no belief that
their services will be required Squads
from each company We're kept on guard
at the armOries yesterday and last night.
and this will be continued TODAY, and as
long rs there is any probability Of trouble
occurring. The report that all the
military had been ordered 10 APP
pear at their armories today at ,
o clo.k is untrue. No such orders have
been given. Col, w. W. Gordon Of the
First cavalry, being the senior ranking
officer in the city, will be in command in
case the military should be called upon
to act Col. Gordon had q conference
with Mayor McDouough yesterday, as
result of which the mayor advised Gov.
Northen Of the situation in the following
letter:
CRY Of Savannah. ONCE Clerk OF Council.
savannah, Ca, sept. s, i6}i.-Io His Excel.
Dear -tr-Ihe differences between the ship
Ping interest ana the longs hOrcmen OF This
city, and subsequent results. point TO disur-
der and perhaps riot. Under the girpur,-