The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-09-05

NO DEFINITE CONCLUSION or
The TROUBLE YET REACHED.

H
night. They q scussed some new pro.
posals advanced by the whari.ueers.
but the most serious business before
the meeting was the preparation OF "a
manifesto which. ills expected. Vili be
issued in the morning. denouncing the
action of the police in firing upon the
strikers to-day.
The committee Is having consider
able difficulty in agreeing upon The
wording of the manifesto. Some of
the more violent of the members are
urkng that IL should call upon the
striders to arm themselves in defense Of
their lives.
The shippers aIe determined that
after the present troubles have been
settled they will 10 longer permit the
deck companies iOcariy on the sweating
system under which both they and tie
laJorers su'ler. They viii insist upon
loading aLI di-ch1Igirg their own sts-
sells. viii hire men % do the work and
allow neither the dock companies aor
their foTemeu o. make profit cat OF
the men on the wage paid.
ALARM OVER THE HEATH OBJ % BlCN
Thegoveruorof lheGalway jan. where
VIM. O. Brien is confined. ls alarmed
for the health of his distinguished
prisoner. The ilil physician hal tele.
gIaphei 10 the prison beard that lr
O'Bricn'- case requires prompt atton-
ton, and advising that Inns own rhyei-
clan Be peIWitied 60 attend him.
A HOWL rs BERfIN.
The news from Zanzibar that The Sui
tan bias given an important c0ucs ion
lo the British East African Company
hls raised howl amongtlcncwspaIcis
of Berlin. who complain that Bismarck
is sacrificing the most important colo
NAL interests az Germany On the altar
of British friendship.
One paper says Germany may as well
quit Africa. bag and baggage, ii this
policy is 10 continue.
FIGHT BETWEEN POLICE AND slRlKrRs-
OTHER ,rGINts ANTICIPATED.
LoyDoN. September 4-The captains
and officers OF the Peninsula and Orieu-
trl line of steamships. assisted by
large force of 'ascats. to-day begun the
loading of the steamers OF that line. a
crowd of strikers belonging TO the Coal
1rmmers League. attacked The las
ears. aud the police were compelled 90
fire upon them. One Of the sliikcrs
was fatally wounded.
A large meeting of The striking deck
men was held at Tower lIll today.
The principal p0ko-man was Labor
Agtator Burns lie denounced tic idea
of see6ing an adjustment Of thcir dit-
fcrences through gO-bctU Gems. and as-
serted that the strikers committee and
that Of the dock companys were tAc
only competent bodies through whom
settlement should be sought. he dee
clarel the men were reformed aud de-
uicd the reports that ,here had been
deserlion- from their ranks. He init
mated thit a strike would be inaugu.
rated in Glasgow to-day and Southamp
ton Thursday.
ADNANC. CONCEDED.
LONDON, September Afr. L4fore
whaflinger. who employs fully 500
dock labOrers. has conceded the advance
It is expected that he Will have Mli.
complement al work Tomorrow. THE
managers of the M.lWoll and the Royal
Albert docks will doubtless follow In
fore 5 lead tomorrow. The lighteimen
still hold out for six shiilings daily.
STRIKERS COMMITTEE INcIWgD 10
YIELD.
LoND0N. ttembcf The strikers
committee is still la session 40 this hour.
, 4. VI. They have just decided % al
low the men now ON the strike 90 Be-
sume work at amy wharf where -iX-.
pence is paid for ordinary work, eight
pence for overtime. and Whsre the plus
on piece work is equally divided be-
tween the jOurneymen aud the fore
men. These are the terms for which
the strike was inaugurated but n0twi,n
standing the fact that at several o. Che
wharyes the strikers mgh. have gone
to work any time during the past ten
days, the committee refused 90 allow
only men tO resume work until th,
dock companies had been brough, tO
terms. The consent uOW gwen d.. ii
accepted. Is a weakening and the early
collapse of tha striks is again conf
dently predicted.
PARDON OF POLITICAL PRISONERS IS Rus
rlA.
LONDON, September Tile pardon
ing of several prisoners w no had looked
upon their confinement in Siberia a-
lifelong, ha. added renewed pr0baDiil-
ty 10 the statf ment that the Car bas.
through the enlreaiies Of his invalid
wife. entered upon policy Of reform
which. although gradual, cannot fail
TO lead 60 the most important results.
More pardons OF poliiicJi prisoners Will
soon take place, and it j, promised that
the treatment OF those who remain in,
Siberia viii be greatly amelioraleJ.
THE RUSSO FRENCH ALLIANCE.
LONDON. September J.-The Dadg
Ners correspondent ;elegraphed from
Odessa that it is reported ,hat Russo
French alliance really exists. and that
it will be made public ia the coming
spring.
THE SHAH OF PERSIA $ NARROW ESCAPE.
Sr. PETERSBURG. September A.
Further details have been received here
Df the accident which befcll the rail-
way train on which the Shah Of Persia
was travelling through Russia home
ward bound. IL seems that a portion
)f an cmbankmCn- over which the
train was passing. suddenly gave way
and seven carriages including the one
in which the Shah was seated. were
hurled from the rails and precipltaled
to the foot OF the cmbankmcnt. The
Shah displayed great presence OF
mind. just before tlc carriage
rolled over on its side: be Jumped
from the widow and fell Into the deep
mud, whence he was afterward drag
ged out by the lralnmen. For a mo-
ment the Shah 5 d; niger was extreme.
CABLE NOTES.
LoND0S, September i.-For the past
week ramOIs have been rife OF bitter
feeling existing between Count Nell
doH. Russian ambassador TO Turkey.
and Sir William White, British envoy
at Constantinople.
PARIS, September i.-The Flgnr0
states that Prince Victor Napoleon has
decided TO refrain from issuing a mani
festo in connection with .he approach
ing elections.
DUBLIN, September 4.-Dispute be-