Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-31
'COLORED MEN STRIKE.
NEGRO LONGsHoREMEN At NEW
poRr NEWS QUIT WORK.
SERIOUS RESULTS ARE FEARED.
The Dissatisfied Workmen wish
White Men to Join Their Ioch'
Do-No Demonstration So Far.

the steamships OF tht NHtSap'dhc anu
| Ohio feet. went out on striko this morn
ing. There are between 600 and COO colored
| lonGshorcmen engaged in handling i'm
port and export freight. and the strike
inauguratod this morning affects all OF
them. as they belong to the National
League Of 'Longshoremen.
SERIOUS RESULTS FEARED.
The fact that the colored men are or
| ganized. and the white men, numbering
only nfty-three, are not, is responsible
for the whole trouble, which may result
more seriously than expected. The white
men have a separate organization, known
as the Freight Handlers and Seamen's
Union. but the negroes have prevented
them from getting a charter, and have
tried 10 make them join the cOlOred
league. This the white men refused 10 DO
The negroes gave notice thirty days ago
that they would quit work unless the
white longshoremen Joined with them
or were thrown out Of their positions.
NO DEMONSTRATIONS.
The period ended to-day, The force Of
negroes which was needed TO unload the
Chesapeake and ohio steamship Kama
VIVA. lust in. went to the pier this morn
ing to go 10 work They found the white
men there also, ready 10 commence work.
The negroes left the pier, and the leaders
declared the strike on. They have been in
the neighborhOod Of the piers all day,
but have made no demonstration Of any
kind. The steamship AppomattoX was
loaded last evening, and has only TO re-
ceiVe her cattle, so there VIII be no dill
Guilty in getting her away. All Of the union
1ongshoremen will refuse to work tho
ships. and if any more Chesapeake and
ONO steamers come in before the strike
IS settled the business Of the piers may
be seriously affected.
The white 'longshoremen had 10 guilt
work this morning as there are not
enough of them 10 work a ship
None of the negroes have returned TO
work, and those who were not en-
ployed to-day TO the number of about
three hundred, will not take their places.
None of the 'longshoremen working fCr'
the United States Shipping Company have
struck, but If the white men are
worked with them it is probable that
they viii 80 out too.
THE NEGROES DETERMINED.
The strike does not affect the long
shoremen handling the freight of the
coastwise steamship lines or the Chesa-
peake and Ohio railroad. The coiored
men are determined to hold out in an
effort TO force the white men to join their
union or quit work The white men will
not join a colored union, and Will fight
TOR the rights to affiliate with the ma
tional labor organization.
MI. Thomas Adams, who is at the head
OF the white 'longshoremen's oreaniza-
ton. stated this afternoon that his body
expects to get charter from the Ma
tional 'Longshoremen's League in n short
time. II the white WOrlmen get their
charter, the negroes will have no occa-
sion to strike and will have to return to
work.
CAUSE or THE TROUBLE.
After the negroes organized their local
league they invited the whites TO join IT,
OF course. this proposition was resented,
and the white men applied TO the national
organization for q charter. which was
refused because of the existence of one
league here already. iS is said that the
rules Of the National League prohibit
the organization of more than one local
league I'm a city. The white men here
claim that In New York and other cities
separate leagues exist. The white union
has been trying since TO get recognition
from organized labor. The men nave no
idea Of quitting work. and as the negroes
say they will not work with them, serious
Results may follow.
The white 'longshoremen say that tho
claim of the negroes that they cannot
work with non-union men is all a farce,
as they often get non-union negroes 90
take their places
Mr.. Jack Mariner the stevedore for
Furness. Witty q Co. agent. for the
ChesapeaLe and Ohio is not in the city
to-day. and It is not known what ne Will
do about the strike. 1t is not unlikely
that white 'longshoremen may be brought
I'm to work the Chesapeake and Ohio
ships.
Observation-Disclosures w. a. Post, of |
the ship-yart is authority for the state |
nent that tho secondary battery Of the |
battleshiD Kearsarge will be put on here. |
For a time il was believed that the gov
ernment would send the kearsarge and |
Kentucky 10 the Brooklyn navyyard in
order 20 have the smaller guns mounted.
The decision of the government 10 have
them put on at the ship-yard will make
the Kearsarge complete IN every detail
when she is turned over. Unlike the Ala
bama. which went out yesterday, the
Kearsarge has every pound of her armOr
on, and will carry all OF the guns of the
main battery when she starts out on her
builders trial at o'clock Tuesday morn
ing.
Mr. Russell Aubrey Shores, Of Clifton
Forge. and Miss Mamie FELTON, OF this |
cit1. were married this morning by Rev. |
G. c. Cox They left TO visit relatives in |
Edenton. n. c.