Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-02
NEWPORT NEWS.
The strItc-The KearsnrGe-A Gang
of Thieves.

of Thieves.
NEWPORT NEWS, September 1.--(Spe-
cial)-Ar. Jack Mariner. stevedore for
Furness, Witty & Co. and the Chesapeake
and Ohio Steamship Company, returned TO
the city this morning. 1t was reported
that he went 20 New York and Baltimore
in search of white longshOremen to take
the places Of the negro union longshore-
men who are out on a strike, but he
brought no men back with him. 1t is un-
derstood, however, that he VIII have a
number OF white men here in a few days,
sufficient to do all OF the work for the
Chesapeake and Ohio feet To do this IL
will be necessary to have 400 or 800 men.
There are no new developments in the
strike to-day. As far as can be learned
the negroes have not notified the Interna-
ti0nal Longshoremen's Association of
their stand, and general strike has not
yet been ordered. 1t is reported that a
representative of the national organizer
is in the city, and IS trying 20 induce the
longshoremen for the coastwise com
panies and the railroad truckers TO join
the union. The white longshoremen who
discharged the Chesapeake and Ohio
steamship Kanawha yesterday were sent
down TO the aid Of the United States
Shipping Company this morning and dis
charged the steamship Oriel
This evening the Chesapeake and Ohio
advertised for able-boded white men,
and will put 60 work all who apply. 1t
is understood that the stevedores say
they will pay white men 20 cents an hour
before they will give in to the negro
union strikers, whom they believe to be
acting selnshly and in the wrong.
large number OF colored longshore-
lott oil Ia
vicinity Of the piers. awaiting develop
ments. but there has been no trouble of
any kind. Last night coo union negroes
held a meeting in the Columbian Opera
House. They are determined TO hold out
as long as the stevedores persist in work
ing non-union men.
The battleship Kearsarge has to. re-
ceive only her two after S-inch guns before
she will be ready to so out on her build
er's trial trip next Tuesday morning.
The warship will leave the yard promptly
at o'clock and will remain outside Of
the oapes most Of the day. She has taken
on all Of the coal she will need and
highly satisfactory tIial trip will be the
result, according TO the predictions of the
naval and shp-yard attaches. Naval OIL
GERS are very much amused over the trial
trip of the battleship Alabama by the
Cramps last Monday II was given out
that that battleship averaged 1G IL knots
an hour on her trial trip, and for one
mile maintained a speed Of ia knots.
II is very evident. they say, that the
Cramps idea in sending the Alabama out
at this time was to be able TO say that
they had given that ship a trial before
the Kearsarge went on her trial trip. The
Kearsarge was started a year be-
| fore the Alabama, but delays by the
government caused tardy completion or
the ship. However. the Kearsarge Is fin
ished now, and when she goes out Tues
day she will carry all Of her final weight
except the light guns Of the secondary
battery and her ammunition. IT is stated,
authoritatively. that the Alabama went
out on her trial trip with tonnage OF
2 600 less than her total displacement
when she is finished. She has not re-
ceived all Of her armor nor any Of her
| guns. and when she is as far advanced as
the Kearsarge Is she will have 1000 tons
more weight than she has now and will
set in the water IL feet deeper.
The new steamship FL Norte, for the
Morgan Line, has been placed In the
/ dry-dock for the last time. She Will 80
out on her trial trip next Thursday, and
will leave on the Saturday following to
| 90 i'm service at New York.
The new tug FL Amigo will leave Tues
| dav for New York, TO so in service there
/ for the Morgan Line.
a regular gang of youthful thieves has
! been systematically robbing the ship
ward for the past six months, according to
! Developments Of the past few days.
Four Of these boys, who are negroes,
are in custody. The Oldest is not II yet.
| one of'the boys confessed that they have
lbeen taking copper and brass from
| the ship-yard and selling it for cents
pound It is worth 10 cents. The boys
T dug a hole under the fence in the rear
| of the water tank and each day they
pushed some brass or copper under the
| fence. getting it on the outside. When
ever they stole the metal they averaged
easily about twenty podnds a day. Their
| case will come up tomorrow.
Mr.. d. y. Strouse. the lawyer evangelist
| from Salem. last night opened series
Of tent-meetings here. lie had large
! crovvd IN listen to his excellent sermon.