The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-11-12
ARBITRATION.
THAT Is THE WAY THE TWO PAR
II S IN THE STRIKE WILL
SETTLE 1T.
The Strike Suspended and all
Hands Gone to work as
Usual.
The Arbitration Committee at
Work to Bring About an
Adjustment.
AdJutant- General King Arrives
on the Scene With Orders
From Gov. ireland.

| GALVESTON, November 6.-The results Of
| yesterdays agreement between the citizens
| committee, and state executive committee,
| Knights of Labor, were manifest on all sides
to-day, every knight being at his post. The
| wharves, railroad yards and cotton presses
presented scenes of the greatest activity. The
arbitration committee of 10 was announced
| this morning, and the first meeting held at 10
| O'Clock. W. l.. Moody, president OF the Gotten
| exchange, was cho; en- chairman by his aSso-
| ciate arbitrators. At meeting OF
! the committee this morning rules were adopted
for the hearing of evidence on both sides and
Geo. Sealy. president OF The Santa'Fe railroad,
appeared before the committee and formally
answered for Captain Sawyer, agent of the
Mallory company. pledging that Sawyer would
abide the result of the arbitration. At the re-
quest of members. the arbitration committee
their grievances IL writing.
An afternoon SESSION was held at which
Captain Sawyer gave the Mallory side OF the
Sc. The committee then adjOurned until to-
morrow morning.
COlored labOrlng people are watching the
outcome of tn arbitration with q great deal
of interest. Prominent colOred men, review
ing the situation to-day. said that the colOred
longShOTemeu employed on the Mallory wharf
would not tamely submit to being replaced by
strikers, no matter what the outcome of the
arbitration may be. They hold that the Nal
Tory company made contract to employ them
so long as they give satisfaction and -rfOrm
their work The Mallorys admit neeroes are
giving good satisfaction and indications point
to further trouble III the matter, however, the
arbitration results
Adiutant- General King arrived i'll the city
tonight from Austin, He has been ordered by
Gov. ireland to make personal inquiry into
the situation, both here and at Houston and
instructed to take action in the
premises as shall seem best
TO ihim under this authority
General King could call OUT the militia on
short notice. His presence at this iuncture,
pending arbitration, Is not calculated 10 i'm
prove the situation.
The membership of arbitration ommittee
For the knights of La5or-P H Golden, Gal
veston John Nugent, Coalville; ID. Bl%ck, col
ored, Fort Worm; G. Clifford, Denison; E. w.
Smith, San antonio.
For commerce. (citizens.)-W. L. Moody,
chairman; p. ); Willis. j. D. Skinner, j. B.
Miller Julius Runge,
1t TRANSFERRED this evening that the district
assembly, Knights of abOr, this city, to-day
made very strange request of Mayor Fulton.
District Executive Officer, Patrick Emmett,
and Samuel Eldridge addressed formal COM
munication to his honor, asking him to dismiss
patrolmen Davis, spark DeBruhl and Warren
from thd police force, on the grounds that they
have been INDUCING in violent conversation on
the street, which, they charge. is calculated to
arouse incendiary feeling and precipitate
,colored men. None of the four policemen
are members of the knights of Labor organi-
zation.
it was impossible for him to comply With such
a request for if he admitted that any organi-
zation had the righs to demand the removal
faithful policemen then there there
organizations from demanding the dismissal
OF neads of departments of the city govern
meat. The mayor also stated he had inquired
into the charges made against the aforesaid
officers and could not find that they had been
guilty of anything meriting dismissal or CEN
SuSe.
This move on the part of local knights is
strongly centured wherever it Is known.
nhother feature of the situation was devel-
oped tonight. It being learned that the
United States authorities yesterday
made tender of aid and protection to the
Sitizsns committee. U. S. attorney as a
Btratton offered to supply the requisite number
Pf, deputy marshals to protect trainmea in
taking out freightS. This Oftef-NdS declined,
however, in view of tne proximity Of a settle
ment by az bitratiOn.
While matters are apparently running
smoothly under the arbitration agreement it is
eEident The strike has engendered deep feel
In, of antipathy between the colored and white
laborers of Galveston and the demand for the
reno, al of the three cOlOred policemen is but
the outcroping OF this hatred.