Show A Bloody Conflict Narrowly Averted GALVESTON August 3OThe strike on the Gulf Colorado Santa Fe Railroad reached a crisis here today and resulted this evening in both sides agreeing to arbitrate the matter mat-ter At noon Sheriff Stevens with a posse comitatus of fifty leading citizens armed with Winchester rifles and revolvers proceeded pro-ceeded to the round house where the strikers and their friends were congregated Two companies of infantry and two twelve pound cannon accompanied the posse Arriving Ar-riving at the round house the sheriff and military entered building and turned out of it 300 Knights of Labor Several times a conflict seemed imminent but tho day was bloodless When the 2 oclock excursion train from Houston arrived the strikers took possession of and disabled the engine before the posse or military could prevent Great excitement prevailed Several thousand persons were present Two strikers wore arrested for interfering with the trains Finally about 5 oclock the delayed de-layed freight from Alvin station came guarded by twentyfive of the sheriffs posse When the train was observed by the strikers they gave vent to vociferous cheers and a bloody conflict seemed imminent During this time the leading members of the Knights of Labor were in consultation with members of the Santa Fe directory who formed a portion of the sheriffs posse An agreement to arbitrate was finally reached Pending such arbitration the men will resume re-sume work at once As a consequence the yards present a very busy scene tonight and the trains are being moved as fast as they can be loaded |