Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-14
FOREIGN AFFAIBS.
The Dock L abOrers' Strike Nearing an
-Boulanger's Manifesto.
Action of the Bimetallic COngresS-A Chinese
Expedition to Explore Thibet-A Prime =,
Minister Assaulted.
Gable Notes.


vention of Blackburn cotton masters and
mill operatives has been $appOinted to
consider means by which the ring con
trolling prices Of cotton may be broken.
LONDON, Sept. ia conference was
held to-day between Cardinal Manning,
on behalf of the striking dock laboreTs,
and the directors of the dock companies.
The cardinal submitted to the directors
definite proposals from the strikers for
the settlement of the wage question.
These proposals, the cardinal believes,
will be accepted by the dock companies.
- The strike among the journeymen
talIors ended to-day, the employers
having reduced the working hours to ten
and a half daily.
SnfLA, Sept. l3.-During the celebra-
ton Of a religious festival at Rohtak
Mussulmans and Hindoos became in
volved i'll religious disputes which led to
rloting. The police were compelled to
interfere to stop the fighting, but before
they succeeded many rioters were shot.
The Mussulman S at Delhi, forty-tWo
miles northwest of ROhtak, are organ
ling to avenge the insults put upon them
by the HiudoOs
LONDON, Sept. 13.-The joint COM
mittee appointed to consider the pro-
posals of the strikers have agreed that
the wages demanded by dock labOrers
shall be conceded, the advance to take
effect November 4. The lord mayor at "a
conference with the directors Of the dock
companies to-day, gave assurance that
the men were now ready to resume work
on Monday.
LONDON, Sept. 13.-In view of the ap-
preaching end Of the dock laborers
strike the lighter men are seeking to re-
sumo work.
The Mansion house committee announce
that the dock directors and the men have
practically agreed, and that as soon as
other Interests are arranged all
the men viii resume work on the under
standing that the deferred concessions
will be granted in. November. MIR. Nc
Arthur. member of parliament, presided
at a church meeting in city temple this
evening. Nessrs: Parker, Hughes, Nc
NELL, Hannay, Clifford and other min
listers were present. Resolutions were
adopted expressing sympathy with the
dock men and asking the churches
throughout the country to subscribe to
the strikers relief fund. Mr.. Macarthur
has subscribed E2l to the strikers fund.
PARIS, Sept. l3.-Gen. Boulanger has
issued 6 manifesto to the electors Of
Montmartre. In it he says: If l ask the
suffrages of the people, it is because l
represent not the personality depicted by
my calumniators, but the national senti-
ment. aspiring to throw off the burden
of growing debt and intolerable iniquities
and humiliations to which the country Is
subjected.
PARIS. Sept. 13.-At the session of the
e, rQaTv rfn ON
made a notable defense of bimetaIlism.
The committee on organization has de-
| cided that no proposal shall be submitted
| to vote. The congress will therefore not
ad0pt any resolution. The members of
the congress visited the bank Of France
! to-day.
| PARIS, Sept 13.-DeSpite the refusal
! Of the project of Seine to receive Gen.
| Bouianger's declaration of candidacy for
member OF the chamber Of deputies,
! Dlacards were posted in MontmaTtre, in
! the department Of Seine, announcing
! that he would be 3 eandidate. The police
have torn down the placards and arrested
the men who posted them.
LONDON. Sept. I3.-A Siberian ex-
plorer has left Pekin with the intention
! of penetrating Thibet. He is accOmpa-
med by a Chinese escort. His route viii
be along the great wall OF China to San
| chow and Laka Kokonot.
ZANZIBAR. Sept. 13.-Capt WIesman' IS
police have destroyed the town of Kon-
| cutshi between Bagamovo and Oar Es-
Salaam. Capt. Wiesman wished to pun
ish the inhabitants OF the place for
having supplied the insurgents with
arms.
ATHENS, Sept. I3.-Chakir Pasha,
| governor of Crete, has banished from the
! island four prominent Christians, one of
whom was a member OF the Cretan as
semblY. The Greek newspapers in COM
menting upon the action of the governor
unanimously denoUnce the perfidy of the
porte.
ROME, Sept. 13.-Cardinal LavigeIie
proposes the formation of an independent
national committee on the slavery ques-
ton. He suggests that the committee
hold an annual meeting under the SUI
pervislon of the pope.
ROME, Sept. l3.-While Prime Min
lister Crispi was out driving to-day man
hurled stone at him. The missile
struck the prime minister on the eye,
infllcting a painful, but not serlou;
wound. The man was Immediately ar
rested At the police station he wa:
found to be deranged.
LONDON. Sept. I3.-The lightermer
have submitted to the masters propose
for q settlement of their dispute. Ac'
cording to the terms proposed the mer
are to receive 6s g day, twelve hours t.
constitute a day IS labor, and all other
points at issue are to be submitted to ar
filtration. Mr.. Burns thinks the master
will accept these terms, and thus enable
all the men to resume work on Monday
next. Subscriptions received to-day
from Australia for the strikers fun(
amounted to e4532.
Mr.. Burns went at midnight to thu
Surrey commercial docks TO endeavor t
!, induce the men not to hinder genera