Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-13
NO AGREEMENT.
The Dock Companies VIII Not Accept
Cardinal Manning's Proposition.
stanIey's Movements in the Congo Country
No Alliance Between Russia and
Franee-The Antwerp Horror.
Cable Notes.


LONDON, Sept. I2.-At a conference
between Cardinal Manning and directors
of the dock companies held to-day. the
cardinal found that the directors were not
willing to agree to the compromise pro-
posed by him The terms which the
dock companies have already conceded
go into effect November l provided that
the men immediately resume work.
The cardinal persuaded the directors to
again consider the proposal aud postpone
their decision for the present.
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 1.-THE ru-
mors OF a formal alliance between Rus
STA and France are declared to be I'M
founded.
BERLIN, Sept. l2-The Virsische
Zeitung says it believes negotiations are
on foot for a new agreement between
England and Germany regarding Africa.
It is possible, the paper says, that the
suItanof Zanzibar will cede the plains
of Mafai and Pemba TO Germany as an
offset to the BeuadiTe concession to En-
gland.
BRUSSELS, Sept. PA cable dispatch
from Zanzibar to the government of the
Congo state says: "Henry NJ. Stanley,
on leaving the basin of Albert Nyanza,
endeavored to make his way southwark
by passing to the west of Victoria Ny
ANA.
He failed, however, in this attempt. He
then went northward and reached thes
eastern shore of the lake. Emin Pasha
accompanied him. After a long stay on
the borders of the lake awaiting supplies
from Mala and Tabora, Stanley leaving
Emin Pasha, started in the direction
of Mombassea. He expected to reach
the eastern seacoast about the end of Oc-
tOber.
LONDON, Sept. I2.-The dock COM
panies have decided to adhere TO the
offer made by Them to raise the wages
of their men on January l.
The Pail Mall Gazette suggests that an
organization be formed for the purpose
of raising El0 900 necessary to pay the
dock laborers cd per hour from Novem-
Der to January l. The Gazette says
leading business man of the city has
offered to contribute $4,000 for the pur-
! pose on, condition that the remaining
| four-ffths be subscribed Immediately.
The ElO 900 which the Gazette suggests
| should be raised by subscription is the
amount the dock companies claim they
would lose by advancing the wages on
| November I instead Of January /.
ANTWERP, Sept. Nothing remains
! of the cartridge factory in which the ex-
! plosion occurred on Friday last. The
! village Of AustruwalI, which was situated
! 200 metres from where the factory stood,
and which consisted of about forty
! houses, has vanished. The hydraulic
| machines used in the dry dock were de-
| stroyedhvith the exception of the cranes.
| A number of merchandise depots, in
Guiding the Prussian stores, which
/ were constructed of iron, were over
! turned by the force of the eXplo-
sion, and an immense quantity of
goods were ruined. Two stained glass
/ windows III the cathedral were broken
by the conclusion, but the building Is
intact. For a distance of from five
hundred TO one thousand meters the win
dows of houses were shattered Not a
drop of burning petroleum got INTO the
docks, the depots being surrounded by q
high embankment According to the
official report, l35 persons were killed +,
! twenty are missing and 100 were seriously
! injured The story that several British
| tourists were killed by the explosion is
not true.
/ KEEL, Sept. 12.-The Gar arrived here
! to-day on board the the CZarevina. He
was received by Gen. Goltz and the Off
GERS Of the garrison. Under their escort
he drove to the castle where he was re-
ceiyed by the Princess Henry.
PARIS, Sept. l2.-Mr. Thomas A. Edl-
son, before his departure for Berlin
! gave 10 900 francs for the benefit OF the
poor Of Paris.
ANTWERP, Sept. l2.-The governor S
Official report to the minister of the in
terror says that nothing has as yet been
clearly established regarding the origin
of the explosion. After referring CRATE
fully to those who have assisted the suf-
ferers by the disaster, the governor says
that the cartridge factory worked three
months without a license and it was
closed by orders of thee city authorities
Nj. Corvilain, proprietor OF the factory
then applied for a license, which was
granted after an inspection of the factory
and the imposition of stringent regula-
tions for its management. The govern
or says ne does not know whether the
city authorities inspection was adequate
or not. When the explosion occurred az
inquiry was proceeding with reference tC
an accident that had resulted from the
unauthorized introduction of a steam
engine into the factory.