The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-18
GALVESTON.

GALVESTON.
The striking Longshoremen-A Big
Blaze Aboard u Vessel-Cotton Dam.
aged $4,000, Insured-The steamer
Damaged $4,000. Uninsured.
GALVESTON, Oct. 7.-[Special. The
scsne about the wharf was one Of I'M
usual interest to-day, and good deal
OF uneasiness has prevailed In shipping
mems strike.
Captain Sawyer, true to his deter.
mination, put colored men to WORK
this morning dlscharging the State of
Texas. The striking lonshoremen
were about the wharf, but offered no
resistance to the colored men, To-
night the white longsh0remen'a ssso-
citation held largely attended meet.
ing with closed doors. The result of
the deliberations cannot be ascertainod
tonight, but all indications point TO
trousle aheed between tho colored
men and tho strikers.
Individual strikers were loud in
their declarations tonight that seri.
Gus trouble would follow unless the
Mallory company withdrew the col.
ored w.orkmen from their wharf.
Mayor Fulton and the police depart
nent arc fearful OF II conflict, perhaps
tomorrow, and extra police have been
quietly ordered.
The New York steamship, Lam
pasos, Is due at her berth to-morrow
morning with a large general cargo,
anu II is thought the trouble will bs.
GIN when tbs company attempts To
discharge the steamer with colored
iongshoremen. One hundred and ton
colored mon were as work on thc
wharf to-day under The protection OF
Sergeant Connolly and squad OF
police.
II the white longsaoremer's assooia.
ton concludes TO actively espouse the
cause OF the strikers, it is 80 powerfuI
and numerous that the police depart
ment would hardly DO able to cope
with them.
IL is learned at late hour tonight
that u meeting of the Longshore-
mons association has resulted In
an understanding between white and
eolored longshoremen. The colored
men have promised to withdraw from
the New York wharf and leave the
Mallory folks to employ white long
shoremen, or none At all. In return
for this concession the white long
shoremen arc not TO work on Labndie
ana Beans wharves, or tho Morgan
wharf. These wharves for years
have been manned by colored long.
shoremen, and IL this agreement
Is adhered, tomorrow, it will probs.
bly, force the Mallory line to re- employ
strikers at the advanced wages.
:, rms morning, Just as the steam
hghter Star, laden with 49i bales Of
cotton for tho steamship Almandine,
Iylng IN the outer harbor, was
aoout leaving the wharf, 1t was
fire. The flames rapidly spread until
all tho cotton above deck was ablazo.
There happened to be- four gangs Of
screwmen aboard the lighter, goiur
out to the Almandine. Had The firs
occurred when tho lighter was ont Of
reach o: tho fire department
a fearful loss OF life must nave re-.
suited. As 1t was, tho fire engines
played on the screwmon, wet ing Thorn
down, while they threw the burning
cotton overheard. About 400 bales
were burned or badly damaged. and
tho upper deck Of tho lighter was bad
~ burned. Tho loss on cotton will
reach, perhaps, $1,000, fully injured.
Tho loss on the lighter is $1,000, I'M
insured.
During tho progress of tho fire, the
nozzle OF Engine No. |, got away
rom the firomen and swisbed around
IA dangerous manner, striking and
badly brutsing mon before IL was can
lured. Fireman Cleveland was struck
In the face. Thomas Jones, q colored
scr0wm9n, had his forehead cut omen |
IN attempting 10 hold the nozzle, and |
Jack Splcor Was knocked sense. |
loss by - blow on tho chest,
The county court has boon occupied |
Tor tho past five days In trying mn ip. |
terosting will contest. The suit came
up before Judge Austin In tho form of |
an application, by Samuel Bennisop,
Tor the probate OF what no |
alleged TO be tho last will and
OF Hugh Bennison, mn old
and highly respected citizen OF Gal.
weston, who diod in July, 1882, Ed.
ward w. Maume and hlB sister. Mrs.
Lille Owens, the wife of Acting SHEER
ii w, L. ONena, were the defendants
IN SUIT, and denied tho validity or
iXlstonco OF the alleged will offered for
probate by Samuel Bennison. The
propertv involved in tho suit IL valued
" s2o,ooO. This. property for several
soars past has beon in tho
inaispuLed possession of Maume
NV Mrs; owens, rs tho heirs OF
y mother, who was tho second wife
y nugh Bennison,. tho divine. Samuel
tho plaintiff, WAS the Ia
rorit9 nephew OF old Hugh
bonnison, and claimed that his
, , made a. second will,
wren was maliciously destroyed,
alter the latter's doath), Wherein no
ievisea Large portion Of his estate to
nc pis,ntin and HIS brother Walter,
vno ives IN England. Tho testimony
u tine case mas been volumi.
,ous, anu tho hearing has
;ttractod general attention, tho tlefcn.
isnts having = large circle Of influon-
inl friends. The case was given TO
he Jury about noon to-day. and after
lalf an hours deiiboratlon, tho
ury. returned verdict i'm favor
u tho defendants. This yeriiot IA
ablishes the tito 70 the preperty 10
no present possessors, aud aonfrms
no validity OF the will probated nome
oars ago, wherein Hugh Bennisou
lovised his property 70 hi1 wife. tho
Mother OF Mr.. Maume and Mr.. q vans,
Tho only marine arrival to-day was
no steAmshtp Arkansas, from Corpus
,hftsti, with Ageneral cargo, Later In
no day she sailed for Morgan City. Ii
Bowie.
Bowie, Oct. i7.-tspscial.l case
( the State Of Texas W. o. II. Fon-
rsa, charged with the murder OF
)rook, 2 year or move ago. Was ON trial