Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-08-31
LONGSH0REMEN QUIT
Two Hundred Negroes Walk Out
at Newport News.
rhcy Demand Tint White Men Join
Thcir Organization rive or six
Hundred Men Hectcd-I The Kcnr.
snrEc'a DOcl. Trial.

Newport News. Va, Aug. 3o.-Ahoui
200 negro longshorcmcn. who are en-
gagged in loading and dschargng the
Chesapeake and Ohio steamships at the
piers. went out on strike this morning
There are between 400 and 600 col
orcd longshoremen engaged here i'll
handling import and export mcrchan-
disc and the strike inaugurated this
morning effects all Of them. as they
belong 10 the union organization.
In a few words the cause of the
trouble is as follows: The colorcd men
have organized IL local league which is
a branch of the National League OF
L.ongshorcmcn. The white men. OF
whom there are only 81 engaged in this
work have IL separate organization.
but the negroes have prevented them
from getting n charter and have tried
TO make them Join the colorcd league.
This the white lonEshoremcn refuse to
do. The negroes gave notice thirty
days ago that they would quit work
unless the white men joined their
league or were thrown out of their
positions.
Tho period ended to-day About two
hundred negroes went ont 10 the piers
this morning to unload the Chesapeake
and Ohio steamship Kanawha. They
found the white longshorem"n there.
also ready To 90 To work. The negroes
left and the leaders declared the strike
on.
Mr. Jack Mariner. the stevcdore for
Furnoss. Witty 81 Co, the agents for
Company, is ont of the city. He hires
all Of The longshorcmen who load and
unload the Chesapeake ana Ohio steam
ships.
Nonc Of the mon who went out this
morning have returned to work and
/ p Tho 1nns.c h,,r, t..f
t;alc their places.
Tho white iongshorcmen were obliged
10 quit. as there are not enough of
them to work ship.
None of the men working for the
United states Shipping Company have
struck. but If white men are worked
with them ii is probable that they will
40 ont too.
The strike does not affect the long
shorcmcn handling the freight of the
coastWisc steamship lines or the Chesa-
/ pcakc ana ohio railroad.
H. is claimed that the laws Of tho
/ league prohibit the organization Of
morn than one local league in a city.
/ hut thu white men here say that there
arc scparat" leagues in New York and
/ other cities.
THE \EARSAEGE'S TRIAL.
Tho battloship Koarsargc was given
q dock trial at the shp-yard ycsior-
/ day for the purpose of testing her en-
| gin"s and boilers The preparations for
ia" trial trip next Tuesday are almost
perfected
When the KearsarGc goes out on her
builders trial she will he compl.ted
and ready for service With the cxccp-
lion of mounting the guns of the sc,-
ondary battery. which tho government
has no, vet sent here. She has every
biz Of her armor on and will carry all
Of the hiE guns of the main battery
y ZIG PLANT
Henry Erauns. the Baltimore archi-
ieci has completed plans for the power
house and Ice plant of the Newport
News aui Old Point Railway ana Flee
'ric Company. to be erected At Hamp-
ton
The plans call FOR building loo feet
wide ana l'2 feet deep. 10 be built OF
brick. The foundations and piliug have
already been completed In the foun-
eation LOO pies and - QUO feet IF
lumber. board Measure were used
In connection with the power house
VIII boz q plant capable of making 80
u toms 'i ic" daily. and 50 arranged that
me capacity can at any time bc dou-
hlcd