Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-09
TEXAS LABOR TROUBLES.
GOV. IRELAND ASKED TO ORDER
OUT TROOPS.

The Request not Complied Within
structiOns as 90 the Best Course to
Pursue Sent to the Railroads superfn-
tendent blythe ExeeutiVe-Trouble on
the Huston Wharf.
HOUSTON, Tex, Nov. 8. When the
Knights OF Labor employed on the Hous-
ton wharf OF the Direct Navigation Com
pany went on a strike yesterday morning
In response to the request from the
Knights who are on a strike in Galveston.
they cOngregated on the wharf and refused
TO permit other laborers to load cotton.
ltis stated that Supt. Atkinson thereupon
telegraphed Gov. Ireland to call out the
military, but this the Governor refused to
do. supt. Atkinson then filed notice in
the county court 10 the effect that his
company wO1ld hold Harris county re-
sponsible for all damage to their business
sustained by distractions. The knights
have taken possession Of a switch engine
in the Houston and Texas Central rail-
road yard.
GOV. IRELAND's STAND.
GALVESTON, TEX, Nov. S.--A special
from Austin confirms the report that
superintendent Atkinson of the direct
navigation company, yesterday called on
oGtain possession OF the cOmpany's prop
erty. The Governor replied by telegraph
TO this effect:
nave no authority 10 issue orders to
Sheritis. Go to a lawyer, sue out a writ OF
sequestration, and give IL to the sheriff. That
VIII compel him to execute IL. and authorize
nm to summon posse. II they are unable to
execute the writ by reason OF powerful re-
sistance, will order military TO aid him.
Less than 100 struck on the Navigation
Company's wharf, and the knights Of
Labor here at Galveston say that the
strikers are merely guarding the COM
pany's property.
LEFT TO ARBITRATION.
GALVESTON, IL 40 2. NAT the request
Of the executive committee OF the knights
of Labor the citizens committee again
met them in conference at o'clock this
morning. After short discussion the
executive committee proposed to submit
the case Of their grievances against the
Mallory Company to a committee Of arbi-
tratIon TO be composed OF five knights Of
Labor and five citizens, before whom all
the facts touching the causes leading to
the boycotting should be laid.
II a majority decided that
the Knights were not justified in their
demand for equal representation with
other labor on Mallory's wharf, the
knights OF Labor would yield and declare
the boycottlng permanently OF. III the
decision was against them, the company
should reinstate the men.
WORK TO BE RESUMED.
Pending the deliberations Of the arbi.
traitors the knights will raise the embar-
go and permit traffic to resume its usual
course. The arbitration committee will
meet tomorrow. The mandate remov-
ing boycotting goes into effect tomorrow
morning with the understanding that II
the arbitration committee fails to agree,
bOycotting will be Immediately re-estab-
lished and continued until the demand
of the knights is complied with by the
Mallory Company. Already the wheels
Of commerce, which had been clOgged for
the past six days, have begun TO move.
Freight traflc is being resumed and the
cotton compressOr6 are working. There
is a general feeling that the backbone OF
the great boycott iB broken, and thatmat-
ters are going to be amlcably adjusted.