Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-29
THE TWO CHIEFS.
Inc Great Strike Ended on the Mis-
souri, Pacific Railway by Orders
from Them.
Hon. John ]. 0'NellI, Chairman Of the
Committee on Labor, Takes an
Interest in the Matter.
Text Of the TcIegrams Sent by Jay t;onid
70 Hoxie aud by PowderIy to Irons
All the News.

All the News.
The strike on the Missouri pacioc
railway Is at an end. Near mid.
night THE GAzETrR's kilograms brourh,
the welcome news. This morn.
tAe strikers viii report for duty, and
4 traffic win be resumed on the
western system. For twenty-five
days thecommerce Of three states has been
brought to standstill TO the great incon.
yenience Of four millions Of people. The
clog Is withdrawn--thc wheels Of trade
once more begin their busy royolu.
tons. To the capitalist and the Ia.
borer alike this brings relief from q
weighty fear. To-day they both
win feel rest in labor. Tomorrow
is time to think upon the issues
suggested by the deep agitation from
which the country begins to-day 10
emerge.
IT Is ENDED.
NEW YORK, March conferences
between Jay Gould and T. V. Powderly
to-day and this evening have resulted 10
orders from each Of them TO the parties
IN the Southwestern strike ordering i'm
mediate resumption Of work and tralllc,
pending ARBITRATION, 70 which Gould con.
SCENTS,
PowDERIY AND GOULD.
Mtsst
sent the following reply TO Gould's
answer;
NEW York, March 2T.--Jay Gould,
President; DEAR SIR--Wc have received
your reply to our communication Of this
morning. The statements made In
your reply are worthy Of more
consideration than can DO given 90
them at this moment, We are
not in possession here Of the kilograms
or communication or copies OF the same
referred to in your letter We came here
unprepared with no thought Of using
them here The field that would be
opened up for discussion would be
so broad that II would take
a great deal Of time and space to cover II,
as contained in your reply, This would
neceesitate a renewal Of transactions OF
last year, beginning with the strike OF
March, 1885, continuing through the
Wabash trouble which brough. on our
meeting With you Ia August, down "a
the strike on the Texas 4 Pacific
and Its extension to the Missouri River
lines. We consider all this unnecessary
epithem or pastlme. Public interest, the
interest of both parties to this contro.
yersy, will not be served by longer con.
tinuance OF the strike, II there
Is shadow OF chance to bring
II TO speedy termination. With
that idea In view we prefer TO let this dis
cusslon rest aud allow this matter TO be
decided upon its merits by an impartial
committee of seven selected as indicated
in our communication OF this morning.
Let them proceed TO adjust the
differences and having settled
that matter and set in motion the idle
wheels and hands. We have no OBJ.
iections to the same committee review
ing our actions in the patter,
and we are willing TO be
judged, to receive censure at their
hands, for any Shortcomings they may
deem us guilty Of. The needs OF the poor
require that this strike terminate speed.
| ", and II that is done, the other matters
can be very readily attended TO. Very
ruly yours, 7. V. PowDERLY.
MIR. Gould received the letter In his
own hands and conversed pleasantly with
the messenger OF the board, Mr.. mellow
ell, and said that he could not decide the
matter himself, but would lay the letter
before the board Of directors on Monday
morning.
HOW 1T WAS DONE.
NEW YORK, March 2s--rhis mo Tning
at lIo'clock r v Powderly and w. B
Mcdowell called on Jay Gould at the lat.
ter's residence. There they met Messrs
Gould, Hopkins and George Gould
There was general discussion Of the
| situation In the country west by botl
sides aed'a better understanding arrived
at than had been had by either parts
| hitherto. After talking until p. m. the
conference adjourned until the evening
att O'clock. Tonight they met sgain but
at $3.50 D. m. Mr. Powderiy had 10 ieay,
/ TO keep an engagement with Con
gresham John O'Neil OF 81
Louis, chairman OF the oommltte,
on labor, who came from Washington e
render assistance, Il possible, ia SETTLING
the strike. Mcdowell, however, r.
NAMED with Gould aud party, and Gould
finally handed 70 Mcdowell the following
communication:
PRESIDENTS OFFICE, MISSOURI PACIFIC
| RAILWAY, March 25.--T. v. Powdtrly
G. NJ. W.: DEAR SR.-Replying 70 YOU
! letter Of the 27th inst, write 70 say ths
Twill tomorrow morning send the follow
ing telegraphic instructions toMr Hoxie
general manager Of the Missouri Pacific
railway at ST. Louis: In resunins
the movement Of trains on the Missouri
Pacific, and in employing laborers 10 th'
several departments Of this company
give preference 20 our late employees
whether they are Knights Of La0o
or not, except that you VII
not emp oy any person who ha
injured the cOmpany's properr
during the late strike, nor viii we dis
charge any person who has taken service
with the company during said strike, w
see no obiecuon to arbitrating any diner
ences between employees and the compan,
past or future Hoping the above Wi
DC satisfactory, remain yours very, truly
JAY GOULD, President
The executive board, Knights Of LABOR
have sent cut the following telegram:
"Msrtin Irons, chairman executive
board District Assembly lol, ~. Louis