Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-03
SHIP OWNERS UNION.
A Long Projected Move COnsummated.
The Objects OF the Union Set Forth.
Life and Property Lost by Floods-A Steamer
Founders With Loss OF Life-A Fatal
Accident ct Leipsig-Notes
shipping Union Formed in London.

| LONDON, Sept. 2.-The long-projeoted
day. The avowed object of the union is
to deal directly with labor questions
throughout the world, and especially to
resist the tyranny of trade unions, to
| protect employers from terrorism and
| generally promote the shipping interest.
| The Official report of the meeting ayers
that severed passenger lines and the bulk
of the carrying trade were represented at
the meeting. The union represents
capital of El6O, 600 600.
DOESN'T INCLUDE ALL SHIP OWNERS.
Special TO the Gazette.
LONDON, Sept. Though the ship
ping owners union formed to-day is
! backed by total capital of nearly $500,
| 900, 900, il does not include many Lon
don ship owners. London shipment be-
lievs that while the union can success
fully resist vexatious interferences of
labor at Otbor ports, it cannot contend
with the London lockers union. They
take the ground that in event of re-
| newal of trouble with the lockers, the
only course to pursue will be to abandon
ties afforded at other ports. In that
contingency they join a new union.
This decision is one that may foreshadow
decline of London az a great port.
Many large ship owners have come to
take very decided view in favor of
small ports as against large ones.
Should in time g change take place,
however, it would not affect England's
maritime superiority, as what was lost
by London would be gained by other
English ports. The union includes near
~ all north of England and
Scotch shipping and most of
the Atlantic lines. 1t is pro-
posed to invite American, Australian
and continental ship owners to join the
movement.
THE LARGEST SAILING VESSEL
was launched to-day ut Glasgow. She
is flve-masted ship of 300 tons burden,
and Is intended for nitrate trade.
The great annual national festival of
Welsh, the Eisted Fodd, was begun to-
day at Bangor with large attendance.
Gladstone, Minister Lincoln and other
notables wers 70 address the meeting.
Lieut.. Won Hohnke chief of the Ger
man military. cabinet, has been ap-
pointed reporting adjutant to the EN-
peror. This office is revived after having
been disused since l7ll. The change
will, it is feared, cause friction be-
tween the new official and war minister,
whose time-honored privileges will be
seriously curtailed.
A SAD ACCIDENT
occurred to-day at Leipsig, whereby
thirteen lives were lost. While work
men were completing the roof new
ice storehOuse for the Ulrich brewery,
the structure collapsed and the men
were buried in the debris. In addition
10 the killed many were injured, twelve
seriously.
Delegates TO the Liverpool trades union
congress represent u constituency of
l 500, 006 workmeu. The morning hours
are devoted to business, while the after
moons are given up TO recreation and
sightseeing. The latter, however, is
largely of a practical nature. For in
stance, this afternoon the Liverpool
docks and gram warehouse we're, by Or
der of the dock board, thrown open for
the inspection of the delegates, who also
accepted an invitation from the Mersey
docks and harbor board for a cruise on
the river to Eastman. Tomorrow even
ing the convention hall will be used By
the women delegates for special meet
ing, at which matters of particular in
terest to workwomen will be debated.