Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-09-05

London Strikers Excited BY the
Conflict with the Police.
BUT THE CONSERVATIVES PREVAIL

Rurns Has Great DimcuIty 60 Restrain
the Inpetaosity oF the strGkers-shsp-
pers Determined 10 Abolish the Sweater
system practsccd hY the Dock Conn
panies-Othcr Foreign News.
LONDON, Sept. 5.--The strike commit
tee had long and important session
last night. They discussed some new
proposals advanced by the wharllngcrs,
but tile Rlost serious business before the
meeting WAS the preparation OF "A mani
fcsto which ID ii expected win be issued
today drnounssing the action OF tho pO-
lice III firing upon the strikers yesterday.
Tho committee Is having considerable
difficulty iii agreeing upon the wording
OF this manifesto. some of the more viO-
lent OF the members urging that it should
call upon the strikers to arm themselves
in defense of their lives.
excited by the Police Outrage.
IL ii reported tllat Burns, the conser-
vative leader of the strikers, is having
great trouble to keep his committee
within bounds. and that u proposition to
arm the strikers out OF the funds con-
tributcd by charitable citizens for food
was defeated by only two votes. But
violent rs Is the temper of the committee
it ii ii marvel of moderation when coln.
pared with that OF the men.
The news of the fight with tl@ police
at the dock OF the Peninsular and ORR
tai company and the killing Of one Of
the strikers In fusilade from the revOl-
vers OF the police. spread among the
men like wildlirc aud created the great
est excitement. Threats of vengeance
are heard un all sides and it Is doubtful
IL even tlsc great influence of their
leader, J0lln Burns, will avail To prevent
further bIOOdshed
The coal trimmer who was slot is
still alive. but the doctors say he cannot
live.
A Snrious Conflict Avcrtod
The men speak Of theshooting as .'un-
provoked MURDER" although eye wit
1l,esses or H,e fight are positive in the
statement that the police drew their re-
voIvcrs only when the strikers. who out
numbered them ten to one. charged
upon them with stones and clubs Even
after the first lire the men stood their
ground, apparently uncertain whether
10 continue their attack or to turn and
ilv. It was fortunate for the police
that at this critical moment the men
lacked II leader. for they certainly were
not wanting in courage to face the
deadly revoIvers pointed toward them.
With leader TO give the word they
would undoubtedly have made short
work Of The handful Of policemen who
opposed them.
The shippers are determined that after
the present troubles have been settled
they will no longer permit the doc K
companies 10 carry on the sweating sys-
anl.St f.fkfR -
IabOrers xulFer. They will insist upon
unloading and diseharging their own
vessels, will hire the men TO do the work
and allow neither the dock companies
nor the foremen to make a profit 0ut of
the men on the wages paid.
May Return 90 Work.
The strikers committee have decided
70 allow the men now ont TO resume
work un any wharf where pence is
paid for ordinary work, pence for over
time and where tic ''plus" on piece work
Is equally divided between the journey
men and the furemen. These are the
terms for which the strike was inaugu-
rated. btIt. notwithstanding that at
several wharves the strikers might have
gone 20 work at any time during tho
past fem days, the committee refused any
man to resume work until the dock
companies had been brought to terms.
The consent now given is therefore
accepted as il sign of weakening and the
early collapse Of tile estrilre Is again con
lidently predicted.
The Advance Conceded.
Mr.. Tafanc, the wharlinger, who em-
ploys fully TOO dock l;aborers, has con-
ceded the advance and IL is expected
that he will have full complement Of
men at work.
The managers of the MiIlwell and the
Royal Alicrt docks, without doubt.
win grant the advance. The lighter
men still hold out for shiilings daily.
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