The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-29
L0ND0N'S MEN STILL OUT.
AN EFFORT TO EFFECT A COM
PROMISE PROVES FUTILE.

me Dock Companies Refuse to Grant
the Men the Pay Demanded-Busi-
ness Men Appeal to the Employers
to Settle the Trouble-No Serious
Violence Reported.
LONDON, Aug. 2S.-At a meeting of the
striking dockmen this morning Mr.. Burns.
the leader of the strikers, said he had heard
that 4,OOO Belgians would be imported un-
less the strike was ordered ended. He at
once telegraphed to the Belgian Working
mems Union and blocked that move of the
employers. The strikers have reached the
number OF 10000. The leaders express a
discrimination to press their claims and
march through the streets until the de.
mands OF the dockmen shall have been
granted. A report comes from the officials
OF the Commercial Dock Company to the
erect that there is prospact for settle
ihent OF the differences, and feeling of in-
creased hopefulness prevails. There ia
less intimidation and affairs have generally
quoted down. In the vicinity of St. An
thonys depot, however, there is some ex-
citement. Manylcoal beavers are resumine.
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 demanded is conceded to all.
numbering several thousand, attacked q
coai van leaving the yards under police es-
cort. They divided the chains and traces.
compelling the drivers 10 return. In a
short while 5000 strikers had arrived on the
scene and started for the coal yards
PRESSING THE DOCK COMPANIES.
Shippers and merchants are pressing the
dock companies TO yield, declaring they are
driving trade to other ports. The dock
companies complain Of the pressure upon
them and promise to give an answer later.
An Increased number of men were at
work to-day. Mail steamers are being
loaded slowly. Some of the car men have
resumed work. The streets, wharves and
quays present peculiar aspect and are
unusually free from no SO owing TO the
absence OF the railway vans and car
riers' CARTS The street traffic is
| almost entirely confined to omnibuses and
| cabs. Public sentiment is growing in favor
! of the abolition Of the private dock COM
panies and placing the docks under municiy
pal control. The price Of provisions is rising
and Liverpool consignes6 are suffering ow-
ing TO the inability to discharge ships
freIghted with perishable cargoes
1t is said that 10000 of Lord Durhams
miners are idle by reason of the London
strike.
INWARD BOUND VESSELS DETAINED.
Various ports in the metropolitan district
are crowded with vessels bound for London.
when are detained peuding settlement of
| the strike.
A monster procession left the West India
| docks this afternoon which was swelled as it
| progressed, by contingents of iron orkers.
| carriers and cutters from Millvale. A
steamer which had been loaded by stewards
| and clerks from the office of the consignees
sailed to-day for New Zealand. Other ship
| ping houses are taking similar action. The
| clerks, however, are disposed to object, and
are considering the question Of striking.
OIL MILL HANDS STRIKE.
The men at Hirsch's Copenhagen oil mills
and at johnson Bros white lead mills have
struck.
A delegation of wharfingers and grainery
owners held n conference with the directors
of the dock companies to-day. The latter
discountenanced the disposition evidenced
by the wharfingers TO agree to the mems de-
mands, thereby forcing the bands of the
directors when a collapse Of the strike was
imminent.
Delegates from the coal beavers visited
the coal exchange this afternoon and ad-
mitted that they had no grievances Of their
own, but had struck on principle and would
not resume work until the demands of ths
dockmen had been granted. The merchants
pointed out the injustice of this position,
but to no effect.
A CONFERENCE ENDS IN NAUGHT.
This afternoon the dock companies
showed signs of yielding and referred the
questions in dispute to a committee COM
posed Of officials of the companies and dele
gates from the strikers. The offici is Of the
dock companies offered to concede all the
demands Of the strikers, except that fixing
the rate Of compensation at pence an
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upon pence as the rate Of wages, and the
conference was suspended without definite
settlement having been arrived at
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 advlsibility of settling with
the strikers, and their overtures seem to be
received favorably. Burns declares that if
the dock companies do not yield, a compact
will be made with the wharfingers to unload
the ships in midstream.
Several ships laden with sugar are lying
in the Thames unable to unload. All the
sugar cargoes at Greenock were bought to-
day in fifteen minutes at an advance of g
pence on previous prices, and sent by train
to London.
COAL PoRTERs REsUMING.
LONDON, Aug. %, A. M-The strike of
buo COdl poIteIS 10 pEdCtiCdily euueui dlu
they will resume work tomorrow, the
merchants having conceded the main de-
mands of the strikers. At meeting OF
the dock men tonight Burns announced
the receipt Of checks from New York and
Hamburg He also announced that tha
Southampton stevedores had offered to
strike if necessary.
The Wholesale Tea Dealers Association
has resolved unless the strike be ended to-
morrow to obtain the delivery Of tea with
out recourse to the docks by arrangements
with the wharfngeEs.
The Glasgow dock men have formally
demanded an advance of wages.