The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-08-29
The Coal Men Will Go Back to Work To-day,
and There Is Hopeful Feeling that
the Strike Will Soon BE Over.
Its Disastrous Effects Are Severely Felt
in All London Business Circles.
Arrangements to Celebrate the Discovery of
America at Paris-Medals for American Ed
ucatiOnal Exhibits at the Exposition.
LIKELY TO BE SETTLED.

Strike of the London Dockmen VIII Soon BE
Over-Coal Heavers Gain Their Point
LONDON, Aug. 2S-Midnight.-The strike
of the coal pOrters is practically ended, and
they will resume work tomorrow, the
merchants having conceded the main de-
mands of the strikers. At a meeting of
dockmen tonight Mr.. Burns announced
the receipt of checks from New York and
Hamburg. He also announced that the
Southampton stevedores had offered to
strike if necessary. The Wholesale Tea
dealers Association has resolved, unless
the strike be ended tomorrow, to obtain
the delivery of tea without recourse to the
docks. by an arrangement with wharfngers.
At meeting to-day the officials of the
dock companies offered to concede all the
demands of the strikers except that fixing
the rate of compensation at 6 pence an
hour. The delegates of the dock men in
sisted on pence as the rate of wages. ana
the conference was suspended without
definite settlement having been arrived at.
At a meeting of the striking dock men
this morning, Burns, the leader of the
strikers. said that he had heard that 1900
Belgians would be imported unless the
strike was ended He had at once tele-
graphed to the Belgian Workingmen's Union.
and blocked that move of the employers.
The strikers have reached the number of
150. 900. The leaders express determination
to press their claims, and march through
the streets until the demand of the dock
men shall have been granted.
There is less intimidation, and affairs
have generally quieted down. In the Vi
cinity of the st. Pancras depot, however.
beavers are resuming work at an advance
in wages, which course is violently opposed
by the strikers, who urge that no work
should be resumed until the advance de-
manded is conceded to all. A mob of howl
ing strikers. numbering several thousand,
attacked coal vans leaving the yards under
a police escort They undid the chains and
traces, compelling the drivers to return.
In a short while. 5000 strikers had arrived
on the scene, and started for the coal-yards.
1t is rumored that Mr.. Norwood, chair
man of the joint docks committee, has re-
signed. The tea trade is pressing
upon the dock companies the ad-
visibility of settling with the strikers.
and their overtures seem to be received Ia
vorably. Mr.. Burns declares that If the
dock companies do not yield a compact will
be made with the wharhngers to unload
ships. in midstream. Shippers and
to yield, declaring that they are driving
trade TO other ports. The dock companies
complain of the pressure upon them, and
promise to give an answer later.
Some of the carmen have resumed work.
Several ships laden with sugar are lying IN
the Thames unable to unload. All the SUI
gar cargoes at Greenock were bought to-
day In fifteen minutes at an advance OF
pence on previous prices, and sent by tram
to London. The various ports In the
Metropolitan district are crowded with
vessels bound for London, which are de-
tanned pending the settlement of the strike
A monster procession left the West India
docks this afternoon. which was swe.led as
it progressed by contingents of iron-work-
ers, carriers and cutters from Millwall.
steamer which had been loaded by stew
ards and clerks from the Office of the con-
signees. sailed to-day for New Zealand.
Other shipping houses are taking similar
action. The clerks however, are disposed
to object, and are considering the question
The men at Hirsch's Copenhagen oil-mills,
and at johnson Brothers white-lead-mllls,
have struck
A delegation of wharfngers and granary
owners held a conference with the direct
Ors of the dock company day. The lat
ter discountenanced the disposition evil
denced by the whartngers to agree TO the
mems demands. thereby forcing the hands
of directors when a collapse of the strike
was imminent Delegates from the coal
beavers visited the Coal Exchange this
afternoon. and admitted that they had no
grievances of their own, but had struck on
principle, and would not resume
work until the demands of the dock men
had been granted. The merchants
pointed ont the injustice of this position.
but to no effect. 1t is said that ten thou
and of Lord Durham's miners idle by
reason of the London strike. The streets.
wharyes and quays present peculiar aspect
and are unusually free from noise. owing
to the absence of the railway vans and car
riers' carts. Street traffic is almost entirely
confined to omnibus and cabs: Public
sentiment is growing In favor OF the ab0ll-
tion of the private dock companies and the
placing of the docks under municipal con-
troll The price of provisions is rising and
Liverpool consignees are suffering. owing
to the inability to discharge ships freighted
with perishable cargOes.
The Glasgow dock men have formally de-
manded an advance Of wages