The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-31
THE STATE SPECIALS.
EXCITING DAY AT GALVESTON.
Beltsn sympsthizes With tho strikers
Brutal Murder Mt Austin-Waes
Primed ana Ready for tho
Elsctis Church Concert
at Atlanta, Etc, Etc.
Galveston.


GALVESTON, Aug. SO.-ISpscisl. =
This has been day Of intense excite
ment In Galveston, At an early hour
it became known that tho Gull, Color
ado d Santa Fe railway was going to
make desperate efforts to break
through the embargo laid against
them by their striking employees, and
move their delayed freight
trains. About noon, Sheriff
Owens, with posse com
mittatas, with nearly 100 men, and
the Washington Guards, the Galyes-
ton Artillery Guards, accompanied by
two l2-pound howilzers, marched 10
the railroad yards and took possession
OF the round house, where some SOC
strikers and sympathetic knights wore
congregated. AS the citizsnS posge
filed into the round-house and took It's
position, Sheriff Owens notified tae
strikers to Immediately depart and
cease obeiructing the traffic OF the
road. This announcement seemed Ia
enrsge the strikers, for they made a
menaoing move toward the posse
when instantly
FIFTY RIFLES
were levelled at them, and the next
forward move on the part Of the
leader, would have resulted in a
bloody battle. Ono leading strike,
arose at this moment and advised his
brothers to quietly evacuate the build.
ing, which they did. When the excur
zion train from Houston arrived, about
500 mon mase rush for tho engine
and In the very presence of the mill
tary, the strikers clambered into the
engine. let of the water and drew the
hres. Several members of the
board OF directory of the
SAINT Fe road, who were with
the shrr'tis posse, witnessed
this stack I'D capture Of the on.
CINE. Fully 10000 had congregated
about the scene by tins time, anC
every moment seemed
BURDENED WITH PERIL.
Intense excitement prevailed, and the
strikers presented bold front. About
o'clock tho freight train from
Alvin appeared, guarded by % nom.
Ders of the sherlfi's posse, who had
been sent out to bring the train in,
As the train neared the great crowd, IL
was crested with ono mighty
shout, and tho strikers made
rush for the engine, but were
met by long rife barrels,
showed against their breasts. Back
and forth the great crowd surged, both
sides merely waitlug for some overt
attack. ClsHIly, matters had reached
crisis, ana one side or the other mus.
concede something or
BLOOD WOULD BE SHE'D.
Az this Junoture, instantaneous re-
lief was afforded by the announce
ment that the company had agreed o.
arbltrnte the question in dispute.
Inc membors Of the Knights OF
Labor Will, tomorrow, meet three
members Of tho board OF directors,
and agree upon u scale Of wages 10 be
paid ut all points on the line,
III this conference tails 20 reach def
mite conclusion, then three disintsr.
ested citizens Ar0 tn arbitrato the mat.
ter. Pending the final settlement Of
the matter here, all the men have
agreed To 20 10 work tomorrow. To
night tho men ate ~ work about the
Santa Fe yards, getting engines ready
10 move freight trains In tho morning
Tho Beaoh hotel had quite p large
crow d OF Dallas psople to-day. Anon,
tho number were Mrs, Caruth, tw,
sons, and Miss Mat 10; Mrs. Slaughter
and children, Miss Minnie and Mis-
Della; Mss Ainria Miller; MIR. ant
Mrs. Hall, q. q, Wright, Thomas Per
kine, Il. w. Watkins, Mr.. and Mis-. &
II. Turner.
MossTs. MWsBlis and Armstrong ar,
hero in the interest OF tho grocers, con
forring with ,ailrOad men about rates
They report progress, hut will rem All
until tomorrow before completing Tn
work.
Henry Jones left tonight for hom,