Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-09-05
NEWPORT NEWS.
The Places Of the Striking CoIored
Longshoremen Filled.
an Abnnnnnce Of Ilolp ob,a,ncu
Fran Norfo,k -ro-Dey'. rr,a, OF
tho E"tiieship Konrsarec- Mrs
norncmnn Heard FROM.

Newport News, Va, Sept. "A gang
OF experienced longshoremen arrived
mere Yesterday from Norfolk and now
the stevedores' of the Chesapeake and
ONO Steamship Company and the
United States Shipping Company have
sufficient men to handle all of the ships
IN port and those which are scheduled
to reach here in the next few days.
There are now IN the neiEhborhood of
3oO longshoremen ut work on the piers
and shipping men say they are very
well satisfied with the work they are
getting out of them.
IL is understood that more men will
arrlVe mere Tomorrow and another
gang will come Wednesday. These men.
II, is stated, are for the United States
Shipping Company
In saeaking this morning of the
strike situation. Agent Harry Black
iston. of Furness. Witty & Co, stated
lhat his company now has more than
enough men to do it's work and the
| oincials are not lOosing any sleep over
the strike.
The cohcred longshoremen are still
conducting themselves IN an orderly
manner and there are no indications Of
| trouble.
| 1t is expected that the leaders OF the
colored union will petition the Inter-
| national LongshoreTcn'S Association in
u Few days for assistance in their fight
The negroes said they would not APP.
peal to the national! union until they
saw that an ATTEMPT was made 10 fill
their places permanently with white
lonSshoremen.
| 1t is very evident now that the ship
| ping companies are determined not to
give In TO the colorcd union, and will
| employ the white men Mt work on the
piers permanently If the negroes want
| to return to work they must do SO with
the understanding that the white men
Will be retained.
READY FOR TRIAL
| The United States battIeship Kear-
sarge is all ready for her builders trial
| trip which will take place tomorrow.
All of the guns OF the main battery are
In the super-posed turrets. all of the
stores have been placed aboard, ten
tons of Ice will be put on this evening
and the bunkers have been we'll stocked
with coal.
Tom orrow morning at 6 o'clock the
first battleship completed by the New
port News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock
Company VIII leave the yard to dem
onstrate what she can do Under a severe
test and to show the world what kind
of warship the largest shipyard in
the United States can turn out.
when the kearsarge leaves the ship
yard tomorrow morning al 6 o'clock
she will carry several of the officers
WIZ VIII We dtldCUeu 10 tnlS snip ana
the Kentucky, several of the govern
ment officials at the yard and the high
officials Of the Newport News Shin
building and Dry Dock Company The
crew will number about 200 selected
men from the company's large force-,
The ship will steam directly for the
ocean and'wil remain outside all day
returning to the shipyard about
o'clock the same night
HER MIND UNBALANCED
When the newspapers published the
story several weeks ago of the elope-
mcnt OF Mrs. Borneman with the negro
George Waddell her friends doubted it's
authenticity, Notwithstanding the fact
that the artiela-was published on the
authority Of MIR. Borneman, who gave
| out all of the details.
The following special from Staunton
VIII be of interest in this connection:
Mrs. Charles f. Borneman, who
elopcd from Newport News with n ne
gro man. was traced to Philadelphia
and reached here this morning alone
and forlorn. She has a sister and aunt
| residing here. She had left her Swear
old son with her aunt. but the father
had taken the child away yesterday
morning. 1t Is said Mrs. Hornemon's
mind is unbalanced and she will proba-
ply be put In the asylum"