The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-11-08
STILL SERIOUS.
NO CHANGE IN THE SITUATION
At 0alvestou-- Meeting OF the Knights
and the Business Men. but no Re-
sults--Ansthsr Meeting To-day.
The strike NJ Hsustsn.
what Aailory Says.

uALvEsroN, Nov.1s-lSpccial.l- The
situation Of the Mallory boycott to-
night is fully AZ unsatisfactory as At
any time Siuce its inauguration. The
strikers wero strengthened early this
morning by private reports from
Houston that the cotton rollers OF the
Dirscs Navigation company had
failed to report for duty. As soon az
this company discovered that they
were lett in the lurch, they put on .
second crew OF cotton handlers, and
were making fair heaaway ct
their wharves, when word
come that the yard crews Of
the Houston & Texas Csntral railroad
had refused TO touch srchandise for
Galveston. As this 10 the only com
pany having a track running to the
navigation companies wharves, the
strikers were complete masters OF the
situation. Great excitement prevailed
at Houston when IL became known the
boyoot had reached town.
THR DAY oPnNRD QUILT IN GALVESTON
large crowds of strikers congrs eating
on the corners and watching for the
incoming passenger trains bringing
members Of the State executive COM
mtttss to the city to CON
fer with the capitalists. Hach
side passed the morning hours In Sc
crst conference with their own mem-
berg. AT o'clock the important con .
ference between the State executive
committee Of the Knights OF Labor and
the Self.constituted committee of lead
ing citizcns was opened in the hall OF
the knights.
All proceedings were strictly secret.
Twenty brawny knights guarded the
approaches to the conference chem
Der, end vigorously ejectod every
newspaper man vino had tho
courage to apply for sdmission.
On the part OF the Knights of Labor
the conference was represented by 10
oat OF the 13 members comprising the
State executive committee, with
MASTER WORKMAN GoLDEN
at their head. On tho part of the busi-
mesa interests OF Galveston the
conferences was represented by
IL loading citizens, whose
individual wealth is not less than
7,OeO, 900, ana who represent capital 10
tho extent OF over 100000, 600. Among
these gentlemen were George Sesly,
president OF tho Gulf, Colorado IL
Santa Fe railway; j. d. Sawyer,
sgent Of the Mallory line; W.
L.. Moody, president OF the Cotton
Exchange; Leon Blum, senior member
OF the large Hrm Of l.. e. IL, Blum;
julius RunGo, head OF the present
house Of Kaufman & Rungs; j. J.
Horrin, division superintendent of tho
Missouri Pspilic fosd;P. j. Willis, OF
The firm of Il. $. Willis q Co; Samson
HeideDheimer, the millionaire capital
lst, and some other leading merchants.
The conference lasted nearly four
hours. aud fiaally adjourned without
coming to any satisfactory or definite
understanding.
TRE KNIGHTS FAD SOME GOOD TALK
| ERS
on their side, and they made q strong
point sgaiost Sawyer and tho Mallory
comp my by substantially dsmonstrat-
ing that Mr.. Sawyer had said that ne
would consent TO the reinstatement OF
the wnite longshoremen on half
Elme, provided such division OF work
was not objscted to by tho colored Ia.
borers. Tho knighta asserted that
they obtained the consent Of the col
orod men TO divide the work, aud that
Sawyer then brok faith with them and
relegated tho matter 10 the New York
Office in order to escape fulfilling the
pledge.
Tnis alleged bad faith was
deliantly hnrled at Mr.. Saw
yer this afternoons, who
sroAe ard mildly declared that
instead Of teliing tho committee that
he would "consen" to such reinAtLte-
ment,he used the word "consider" and
not "oonsent." Upon this Insignificant
point rests the entiro difference, Tor al
tho strikers have ever demanded
was that Sawyer should divide the
labor and give tho knights represents
ton upon tho Mallory wharf.
Mr.. sEALY,
who, moro than any other capltslist,
has the confidence of the
knights, vigorously addressed them,
appesling 70 their sense OF jus.lco and
right TO yield In this case, - theiI
grounds were Insufficient FOR the
infic,lon of suoh terrible loss
upon tho clsy OF Galveston
He believed matters would 6uelly
adjust thamselvs Mt tho Mallory
Wharf.-The knights returned to work
Monday morning.
This speech produced Q marked i'm
preston on tho executive committee
aud tho conference closed with th,
understanding that they would
oil meet aRsin Sunday morning at. II
o'clock.
Daring the hea. Of tbs discussion
tho colorcd momber of tho state oon.
mittoo, from Fort worth,
TnE ONLY ooLoRxD MAN ON TuB COM
MITES,
arose and put the direct Quts
tlon TO Agent Sawyer, would or would
not tho Mallory company give Oh,
Knights OF Labor representation Of q
men on their wharf "NoW oamo The
response from Sawyer.
To.morross's mootins, Il is nudsr,
stood, will bring forth proposition
OK some chsfa,ter from the
knights. Many think they will ancon.
ditionally surrender, ss Sealy urged,