The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-09-16
All the Cotton Handlers in the City
Now Refuse to
Work.
STRIKERS HAD ALL DAY MEETING.
Sang Hymns and Heard Speeches Threats
of Violence Mallory Lines Plight.
LOngShOremen Not In 1t.

The strike situation was virtually
unchanged yesterday. The Mallory
line is still struggling along as best 1t
can with lot of green men. Captain
'ChurchilPs cotton men all quit work
yesterday morning and he put his
phOsphate-handlers to moving the
bales, they having refused to strike.
The Johnston line people had no diff
Guilty in getting all the men needed to
begin the loading of the steamship
Albion at the Southern railway
wharYes. All the lumber men were at
work as usual, as were the employees
of the Downing company, and all dis
claimed any intention of striking.
The lumber stevedores came to the
aid of the Mallory people early this
morning and loaned some of their
gangs to complete the unloading of the
Colorado. The green men worked
slowly and the unloading of the
steamer was not completed until yes
terday at noon. In the afternoon the
Colorado dropped down to Emanuel's
wharf to load crossties. The lumber
men we're little better at this class
of work and progressed nicely. 1t is
not probable that the ship will be de-
layed to any great extent by the
strike. The crew of the ship was put
to work on the dock for awhile. and
Captain Risk himself lent hand.
AT Captain Churchll's ships all the
cotton gang left work and departed
sulIenly. The rock gang was at once
put to work on the cotton. Occasion
ally one or two of the walking dele
gates" of the strikers would visit the
OOCh anu OuC w bWO VI GhC
men to quit. 1t is probable that these
medders will be kept off the dock in
future.
Three or four hundred men went to
the Southern wharVes yesterday
morning to get work on the Johnston
liner Albion. Some of them were
strikers and expected to get higher
wages. There was very little freight
on hand for ths Albion, and not many
men were required.
The strikers spent the greater part
of the day in the hall on the third
floor of the colored Odd Fellows build
ing on Gloucester street. They sang
hymns, and had speeches from their
leaders. There did not appear to be
any violent intent on their part.
The men loaned to the Mallory line
by the lumber stevedores were afraid
of violence last night, and one was in
formed that the strikers intended to
take all of them into the suburbs and
punish them if they persisted in work
ing.
President Shepard Jackson, of the
Longshoremen's union, said yesterday
that the union had nothing whatever
to do with the strike, but was working |
its men as usual. He claimed that the
only strikers we're members of the
knights of Labor. eve are not ready |
to STRIKE" said Jackson. "When we
are we will let the public know"
The ongshoremen work exclusively
in lumber. There are three organiza-
tions of the knights Of Labor in the
city, and they are all said to be in the
strike.
HAD A BIGMEETING.
A meeting was held last night at
Odd Fellows ball at which over 800 of
the laboring people participated. 1t
was addressed by the strike leaders,
who advised the strikers to commit no
overtact and IN no manner interfere
with the men who are filling their