The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-04-01

AUSTIN WEEKLY STATESM
d merce and travel. and the placing of life
= in great peril. 1t is said that this cOndl'
:. ton of affairs on the railway lines has
t been brought about by the organization
known as the knights of Labor, and that
/ the persons engaged in the lawiess deeds
d are members of that order. Whether this
6 Is true or not, it is hardly creditable that
5 this order, or the best element of it, can
= countenance the violations of the law
2 mentioned. En- ployes have the unques-
b tened moral and legal right to quit the
T. service of their employers, whenever their
] employment Is not remunerative and sat
isfactory, provided such action does not
violate their contract but when they quit
and sever their relations, it is the duty of
! those quitting to get out of the way and
leave any others. who may wish to take
the service abandoned, free to do so. In
timidation of, or interference with, per-
sons desiring to work is gross violation
of the rights of freemen, and cannot be
tolerated in free government.
J Now, therefore, /, John Ireland, govern
or of Texas, do hereby issue this, my
proclamation, warning all persons (who-
ever they may be- engaged in any of said
unlawful acts that they are entailing on
themselves disasters and ruin, and that Of
Tended and outraged justice must, sooner
or later, overtake and punish them, unless
they promptly cease their lawlessness.
do not undertake to decide who these law
less persons are, or who is right in the
controversy, but violations of law and
disregard for the rights of the people
cannot be justified or excused. | appeal
to the law-abiding people throughout the
state to aid the civil officers in restoring
order and in executing the laws and in
discountenancing in every way possible
this abnormal condition. l especially APP
peal to all civil officers, judges, sherifs.
constabes and city officials to make use
of all means given them by law to restore
order; with the assurance that every power
of the state, if lawfully invoked, will be
used to enforce the law.
In testimony whereof l have
! - hereunto signed my name and
| LIS. caused to be impressed hereon
~ the seal of state at Austin,
Texas, this March 25,A. D. 1886.
By the governor, JOHN IRELAND,
| j. w. BAINEs, Governor.
Secretary of State.
DENIAL.
The city was full of rumors yesterday
that the Knights of Labor had over
powered the sheriff at Palestine and res
cned severa | knights who were arrested
a few days ago, and that the governor had
ordered out the militia. Inquiry was
made by a STATESMAN reporter at the ex-
ecutiye department, and the governor
said he had ordered out no militia, nor
had he heard of any serious trouble at
Palestine.
The governor has issued his proclama-
ton, declaring that quarantine shall be
established and enforced on the coast of
Texas on and after the first day of May,
A. D., 1886, and that it shall continue IN
til closed by proclamation. Said quaran-
tine shall apply to all vessels sailing from
any port, or place infected by disease
that is liable to be carried by said vessels,
their passengers, crews, or cargoes, into
any port of Texas and all places south
of twenty five degrees north latitude shall
be considered infected unless proof to
the contrary be submitted to the COVER
nor, and special exemption granted to
some particular place. or places, not
infected.
The coast quarantine stations shall be
governed by the following rules
RULE l. All vessels arriving at any of
the coast stations shall come to anchor,
and remain until boarded by the officer of
the station, and all orders given by said
quarantine officer must be obeyed by the
commanders of vessels.
RULE 2. The quarantine officer must
thoroughly inspect every vessel coming
into his port, and ascertain every possible
fact pertaining to her sanitary condition.
RULE 3. Vessels from really infected
places, or with sickness of any kind on
board, must come to anchor be Jond the
bar, and shall be subjected to daily pro-
cesses of publication, such as shifting
cargo, fumigating, ventilating, pumping
out bilge water, and freely using disinfec-
tants, for twenty consecutive days before
being allowed to land any of the passen-
gers, crew or cargo.
This rule, however, shall not apply to
vessels that have obeyed the special regu-
lations hereafter given for the government
of the disinfecting warehouse on Calves
ton island.
RULE 4. Vessels from badly infected
ports, or having at time of arrival sick
ness of an infectious kind on board, will
not be permitted to cross the bar during
the season; and in addition to the precau-
tions directed in rule 3, every article that
could possibly have been contaminated,
such as beds, bed clothing, wearing ap-
parel etc, must be destroyed in the pres
ence of the quarantine officer; and when
such vessels arrive at any station, the
quarantine officer must promptly tele-
graph the fact to the governor of the
state.
RULE s. Vessels from infected ports,
laden with only such articles as cannot
possibly be carriers of infection, such as
agricultural implements, machinery, iron,
lumber, wagons, bacon. salt, etc, may be
admitted upon conditions stipulated be-
forehand for the admission of such yes
sells, and proper arrangements have been
made therefor, under such directions as
may be prescribed by the governor.
RULE 6. Vessels coming empty from in.
fected ports for the purpose of carrying |
domestic animals, cattle, horses, sheep,
etc, from any Texas port, may be admit |
ted after complete arrangements have