Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-08-29
THE STRIKE STILL W
The Dock Companies Trying te
 Make a Compromise
THE woRKMEN WILL NOT YIELD
Latest Calculations Place the Number of
 Strikers at l50,OOO.

| The Importation of Belgians Prevented by Socialist Burns-A Mob of Rowling
 Strikers Attack the Coal vans-The Mer Say They Will Parade the Streets Until the Companies Give in-An Advance 0!
 Wages Demanded by Glasgow Dockmen LONDON, Aug. 29.-Meetings of com. mercial organizations in different trades were held to-day in various parts of the city, and in every case resolutions were passed urging the dock companies to stop the strike by conoeding their on. ployes' demands.
 The Police Rely on Burns.
 Although the strike thus far has been conducted with remarkable moderation on the part of the mon, signs of distem- per are already beginning to show. Attempts at violence, and even arson and pillage, were reported at frequent intervals yesterday. Burns, the head and front of the strike, has arranged to be promptly telegraphed for wherever trouble Is threatened, and the police, who have every confidence in his good faith and his wonderful influence with the strikers, are in constant communi- cation with him. Through his efforts serious aots of lawlessness attempted by his more headstrong followers were averted. He had only to show himself to the men to inspire the most un- bounded enthusiasm, and when violence is threatened his orders to desist are promptly obeyed.
 Dock Officials Trying to Settle.
 The dock officials and committee of their striking laborers held another conference to-day at which some prog ress was made toward settlement of their differences. The points of couten- tlon havo now been reduced to a single one, but on this point, the two commit- ties seemto be as far from an agreement as ever. At to-day's conference the dock officials offered to ooncede every demand made by the men except that for six pence per hour. The delegates of the strikers insisted upon the sixpence and the conference was again suspended without settlement.
 MT. Burns, the Socialist leader pre- s1ded at 8 meeting of the striking dock hands hold this morning. In an ad- dress MT. Burns said that the comma ntes threatened to import 4,Oo0 Belai- ans to Ill tho places of the strikers but he had appraised the Belgian Work mems Union with regard to the state of affairs and had blocked the companies game in that direction.
 The latest calculations place the num- Der of strikers at 15O,o
 The leaders are determined and threaten that the strikers will parade the streets until the companies concede their demands.
 mob of bowling strikers, number ing several thousa nds, attacked coal vans leaving the yards under a police escort. They undid chains and traces the drivers to return. In a short while e,0oO strikers had arrived on the scene and started for the coal exchange.
 Delegates from the coal beavers visi- ted the coal exchange this afternoon and admitted that they had no griev- ances of their own, but had struck on principle and would not resume work until the demands of the dockmen had been granted. The merchants pointed out the injustice of this position, but to no effect. It is said that 10000 of Lord Durham's miners are idle by reason of the London strike.