The Brunswick times., 1897-09-21
Longshoremen's Union Joins the
Knights of Labor, Making
the Strike General.
DISCLAIM ALL INTENTION TO Do VIOLENCE
Nevertheless the Officers Are On Their Guard Downngs Men
Frightened 0fDoes Mallory Bring Italians Soldiers
Notified to Be in Readiness.

Carreras, probably the largest EN-
ployeIs of longshoTe labor in the city,
stated that his men came to work as
usual yesterday morning. He had
two gangs, aggregating fifty men, en-
ployed. After they had worked
awhile Shepard Jackson, president of
the Longshoremen's union, appeared
on the wharf and called the men off.
They went to a meeting of the union
and returned with scale of wages
which they wanted accepted. The
scale was 121a cents, 171a cents and
20 cent?, instead of 10 cents, 1215 cents
and 10 cents, the present prices. The
scale was refused and the men left
their work.
SCARED THEM OFF.
The Downing company is noted for
It's excellent treatment of its employees,
white and colOred, and the gangs on
its wharyes, which are under the per-
sonal direction of Mr.. A. V. Wood.
have reiterated that they had no de-
sire to strike. and would not do so.
Yesterday morning they appeared be-
fore Mr.. Wood and stated that they
had been threatened, and that they
could not 90 to work unless he would
guarantee to protect them, Mr.. Wood
assured them that he would do so, and
that they would be in no danger what
ever. The men thereupon went to
work, but, at noon, said that a dele
gate had communicated to them that
they would all be very harshly dealt
with if they worked another minute.
They therefore asked to be excused on
the ground of intimidation. This
stopped all operations for the Down
ing company yesterday afternoon. Mr.,
Wood thinks the men will return to
work this morning.
HE WAS A THIEF.
He made a search for the "delegate'
who had intimidated his men, and the
culprit was found shortly afterward.
He was black negro, of trampish ap-
pesrance, and was found sitting on a
box of sausages on the deck of the
steamer Egmont. When he was ar
rested, Deputy Sheriff Taylor discov-
cred that link of the sausages had, in
some manner, found its way out of the
box, and under the fellows coat. Re
was placed in the county jail, under a
charge of larceny. He refused abso-
lutely to give his name to the officers
The strikers disclaim any connection
with the agitator, and say he was not
authorized to speak for them.
The total number of men out is
about 800. They did not appear prom
inently on the streets yesterday, but
spent their time at their halls, en-
gagged in all day meetings. The ma
jority of the strikers are out either
through intimidation or sympathy.
THEY SAW THE SHERIFF.
A committee composed of the lead
ers among the strikers waited upon
Sheriff Berrie yesterday and made
known their disinclInation to any
thing like violence. The sheriff ad-
vised them not to interfere with any
new men that might be brought to the
ClIy, anu sldteu Ihdt IL tney ulu, Ihey
would place themselves in the light OF
violators of the law, and would have
10 abide the consequences.
The Mallory liner Rio Grande did
not arrive yesterday, and it was I'M
possible to confirm the report thai
fifty Italians had been shipped on her