The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-06
THE SHIP-YARD STRIKE
ONLY TWO HUNDRED MEN WENT 10
YORK.
The Men Quiet and Orderly out pc''
mined. Cracks Go INTO
safe with GIANT Powder

NEWPORT NEWS, VA. May 5.-Spe-
cial.-The strikers at the Newport Nc"S
ship-Buildng and Dry-Dock Company :
ward have been very orderly all day ana
no disturbance Of any kind mas o0ou''''
thus far.
Yesterday was the day set for the III
PRODUCTION Of the Bundy system oil 'iH''-
Keeping at the ship-yard. The ne" ss9-
tenn has been discussed pro ana con -
the workmen for several weeks ana "hcH
the strike came TO head yesterday at
ternoon at o'clock it was 10 surprise
The men object to the system because
the time which 1t taket TO register Is an
their own II seems from what can o'
learned from various sources thal tH'
Bundy system is a clock system, III winch
each workman has a key win his num-
Der on il. and he is required TO register
his number in the clock with his Key lo"i
times each day. The workmen are re-
qmrcd 10 be i'm the yard IN the nor
early enough TO register before the
o'clock whistle blows.
THE TINE SYSTEM.
This. Of course. takes considerable TINS
and IL is said the number Of CLOCKS j. hol
sufficient. 10 register by o'clock 1t l.
necessary for the line TO begin TO De
formed by half-past O'Clock.
At noon this performance has 10 DC
gone through with twce-immediatcly at
tor the II o'clock whistle and before tine
1915 O'Clock whistle. As the men only
have forty-flve minutes for dinner those
who live Just across the street from the
ward do not have sufficient time 10 80
home 10 get dinner. as almost the entire
time is consumed n winding the time
clock"
The clock has to bo wound again after
the o'clock whistle blows Ia the after
noon.
The men claim that having 10 do this
in their time and then on Saturday after
Moons 20 be paid off in their own time Is
asking too much.
Several meetings were held last night.
At the meeting held at Johnson's opera
House, which was very orderly but en-
thusiastic. collection was taken mp 10
pay for kilograms 10 be sent 10 the va
rious labor organizations in the eastern
cities notifying them of the strike ana
advising the members not TO come to New
port Newt until this matter IS settled.
STRIKE UNNECESSARY.
men that the strike was entirely unne-
Cessary as a committee could have been
sent 10 Superintendent s. y. Smith, and
In that way bring their complaints before
him, and that the whole thing would have
been settled in a short time and with no
trouble to the men or the company, but
as it stands now It is hard 10 tell what
the result Will be.
OF the twenty-six hundred men en-
ployed al the yard there were only aboHt
two hundred at work to-day. The strikers
claim that there viii be no trouble unless
the ship-yard people carry ont their threat
20 bring men here from northern cities 20
take their places. a number of extra po-
liccmen were put on to-day. although the
men have been orderly.
BURGLARS AT WORK.
Early Monday morning burglars entered
the office OF the Newport News Bottling
Works. located i'm a thiuly-scttled part of
the city, and with giant powder blew open
the safe and secured $40 I'm cash.
The total exports from Newport News
during the month ending April clth
amounted 10 $l,5e5.739. As compared with
the same period last year this is q de-
crease Of 800. io3. Among the exports
there were 59l.oN6 bushels OF corn. 1850
bushels of wheat. 1853 barrels Of flour.
2osJ head Of cattle, and 2,557,g4 pounds
of lard.