Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-04
The Pending London Strike May
Result in an Eight-HOur Day.
The Belief General that the Dock Di-
rectOrS VIII Yield by Thursday.
Conference Asked for.
Another aek-the-RipPer Scare Raised in Lon
dOn-TwO Women of the Town Stabbed.
Gladstone's Reception.
THE LONDON STRIKE.

y Joint Conference to be Held to Discuss
Matters Generally.
LONDON, Sept. 3.-There is nothing in
the strike situation this morning to in
spire the hope of immediate settlement
of the questions at issue between the
dockmen and dock companies. A depu-
tation of ship owners headed by Sir Don
aid Currie waited upon the officials of the
companies again to-day and urged
the acceptance of yesterdays PROPOSE
ton to allow the ship owners to employ
their own men to load and unload YES
sells. Mr.. Norwood of the dock COM
panie5 replied that they could not accede
TO this proposition, but would be willing
to enter into further discussion of oil
questions involved with the committee Of
ship owners. Sir Donald Currie said he
regretted that a definite answer could
not be given to the ship owners, but eX-
pressed a willingness TO consent to a JOINT
conference. He requested that the dock
officials express their views in writing for
submission to the ship owners at meet
ing later in the day to which Mr. Nor
wood consented. The result of this con-
ference destroys the chance of arriving
at a settlement of the strike to-day and
embItters the feeling of the men.
The chairman of the trades union con-
gress at Dundee in his address dwelt
upon the seething discomfort prevalent
among the working classes owing to the
| uncertainty of their employment, and
the unequal distribution of the fruit OF
their labor. He advocated the adoption
of q legislative enactment making eight
hours a day work as a step in the right
direction Labor had too long lain I'M
der the heel Of capital. 1t must arouse
itself and assert its existence.
At a meeting of the ship owners this
afternoon a committee was appointed to
confer with the committee of dock Off
| Gals in accordance with Mr. Norwood 3
suggestion. The dock officials state that
| they have at work a greater number Of
men than at any time since the COM
! mencement of the strike, and they do not
| propose to make any concessions.
At a meeting of the Tower Hill strikers
| held this morning it was decided to con-
| tinue the strike. 1t was announced that
| donations to the relief funds had been re-
| ceived from France, Germany and
| Switzerland. John Burns acknowledged
the receipt Of $500 to-day. Threats have
| been made that if Sir Donald Currie took
| his vessels TO Southampton steps would
| be taken to prevent 4 single ship from
unloading.
At Rochester the police have been
! compelled to interfere for the protection
/ of men unloading vessels in the midway
who were attacked by strikers.
| 1t is believed the dock directors will
yield by Thursday. Mr.. Norwood sent a
| telegram requesting confidence with a
| deputation OF strikers late this evening.
LIVERPOOL DOCKAIEN STRIKE.
LIVERPOOL, Sept. 3.-The dOckmen
who had been employed on grain and
! -four laden ships here have struck for an
| increase of a shilling a day in their
wages, and work on all vessels has been
| suspended.