Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-11-08

rNrrNnrn 10 HOUSTON

ENTENpEp no HOUSTON.
lurSrON, Tx, N0v The Knights
Of Labor to-day got on tho Direct Nnyi-
CATION Company's wharf and stopped the
men from work who were loading cot
ton hargcs for GaEeston Capt. At
klnson addressed bis cOiorcd labor
cFs and persuaded them 60 resume
work. The knights again came In body
on the platform, stopped the men md
caught Capt. Atl,ins@A to throw him from
the barge into the bayou, but were
stopped before doing It. This caused
great excitement for q time. Capt. At
kinson chilled on thu city and county,
but neither. wOuld protect bis men
until allidayits were made against the
offenders. Several arrests VIII be made
tonight All freight 20 Galveston Is boy
cotted by the Knights. The railroad cm-
ploycs viii not move a pound of freight
for Galveston. The men quit work at
noon.
Tit sheriff received telegram from
GOV. ireland Tonight, but wont diyulgp
its contents. All the leadiHg business men
held meeting tonight at the cotton
exchange bat did nothing. The Houston
G Texas Central railway Being in tse
hands OF receivers appointed by the
United States district court, the knights
dare not even ask the men To- quit work
for fear Of the law. Tho knights arc
meeting Tonight and admitting hnadreds
OF DoWGos.
special TO the Uazcttc.
Az APPEAL foHanEiP.
Al'sIIN, TEX, Nov. EXcltiug news
reached here tonight fran Houston, OK
planned in The following dispatch 60 Con.
Ireland
lIorsroN, rt-y Soy. :. $40 r., M
ia non. John ireland, Governor
There is - mob, tie majority OF whom
are not citizens oi Houston, that have
taken possession OF our whGrves, cottOn
and baTges, ihc property OF she Houston
Direct Navigation company IN this city.
Thoy nave refused 10 ALLOW the officers
or the employees ~ the company access 10
the same / hay1 applied ~ and tailed 10
gct protection itam the sheriff Of Harris
county and the .Dayor OF Houstoa. oar
property Is nov. controlled by the mob.
respectfully request you 20 issue such IN
strartlOus 10 Che sheriff " Harris cnnnty
as viii put us.n possession Of our prop
erty and proaGet our employees IN work on
the same.
40. j. AThiNsox.n
rgg uoyrBNna's EErLY.
Gov. lipihud Tonight replied as iA
lows
ArriN, TAX, Nuv ~.
10 Capt. y j. hthiuFOf. Houston Ties,
has1,po authority 10 issue ins'yFic
tions q she sheriff 60 70 lawyer, su
out writ u scqncstratlon an,
give L 20 The saehH. Jhaa vii
coflgol him 20 execute and anthoraYs hin
% Summon a posse. II all are unabli
( 20 execute il by reason af a powerful re-
! sissancc, | VIII order the militia
jOHN lBMASp, Governor
\ The following was sent sy thu GOV
/ onor az O'elock tonight;
ArsTis, Tx, Nos 2 lss5.
10 the sheriff 81 Harris CougLy, Houston
I II the Navigation company place a Nri
( In your hands 20 oiect the persons holdinl
us property and you and your posse ar
oyorpoReFed, call on tho Light Guards.
loHN lRnI.lSts.
Nothing further was known Of tlib e1
I ecutiye aeil0n up 20 = late hour 10. night
SPECIAL 70 Toe Gazciie,
THE NsLinRss pOS'r CARR.
NEW Yohh, Nov. 7..~Charles II. Nal
lory OF Tho Mallory steamship lin
said this afternoon "Tha stnkc n Gal
/ weston II interfering with COR business q
/ far az the railroads are concerned
the Knights Of Labor boycott the rail
roads A. they ihreated, we shall simpl.
Withdraw eur ships FROM The line anl