The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-04-09

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NEW YoRK. March 3D.--GcneFal Master
workman Powderly % he knights Of
Labor had very little rest on Friday
night. After The midnight conferences Of
ne executive board adjourned and he
had seen al the reporters he went to bed
q four O'Clock In the morning. Eight
months ago he broke two ribs In fall
and two weeks ago In another fall he
hroke them again. He 10 also suffering
from two bolls on The back Of his neck.
and he got very little sleep. Al 10
.. N. Saturday The board resumed
Its deliberations In room S2s Of the Aston
House. This 10 : long room, with two
windows looking out on Broadway. Near
" half the room 10 occupied BY two
double beds. BY the window to-day
stood 3 bureau with slgns, evidently
homemade, pinned 20 the frame Of the
IookIng-glass. Above the glass was .
sigu with the words: at saves time 20
talk 70 the point" On the right side II
the frame was one bearing the words:
sPlease leave yonr smokers outside"
At table by the window IN front Of
this bureau sat John w. Hayes, one Of
the executive board. who writes with his
left hand - well and as fast a most men
can write with the right. Around the
room sat or walked w. H. Bailey. tall
man with white hair and black moustache,
and J. b. Barry. short man with short,
black beard. Both Mr.. Barry and Mr..
Bailey are members OF the executive board.
Frederick Turner, short, rather stout,
with light hair and m0ustache, was also
present. He il general secretary and
treasurer Of the Knights Of Labor, but the
most important man In the room was the
general master workman. Mr.. Powderly
r. short and slight with soft blue eyes
half concealed BY gold trimmed spectacles.
He sat In cane-seated armchair with mis-
body bent over to favor his broken ribs.
The pain and anxiety Of the past few
weeks had left their traces on him, and
until he spoke he seemed like an invalid
sitting up when he should have been In
bed, but he talked like Z level-headed,
clear-minded man.
About eleven O'Clock messenger was
sent from the board to 1875 Broadway,
where the ofices Of Mr.. Jay Gould's vari-
Gus railroads cluster around the once Of
the millionaire. The messenger carried
large yellow envelope with this letter In
It.:
NOBLE 0nDKR or THE KNIoHrs o. l
LADOn or AMkRrcA,
OFFICE o. Inn G.x.nAL skcsErasr'
NJ Jsv 0osld:
DEAN sm-The general executive board
would be pleased TO have IN interview with
you At your convenience 81 dav. tor the pur-
pose Of submitting the Southwest dinsculties
three Of the committee 70 be appointed BY
yourself and three BY the general executive
board. the six 20 select the seventh member
ter 70 be nnaI. should shis proposition Be
acceptable We will q once issue - order
for the men 20 return to work
By order OF the general executive board
tsiyuedl fRkDEnIck IUnxEh
Secretary Of the Board.
The messenger returned to the Aston
House shortly after eleven O'Clock with
an oral message from Mr.. George Gould
to the effect that Mr.. Gould had not
reached his ONCE, but that an answer
would he sent during the day The COM
mitteemen we're hopeful Of : favorable
reply.
Nj Gould reached his ONCE shortly
after eleven o'clock. The board Of direc-
tors Of the Missouri Pacific Railway Com
pany met him 1t half-past twelve o'clock
10 his Office. Messrs. Sidney Dillon,
Russell Sage, A. L. Hopkins, George
Gould and 4 J. Eckert and John r. Dill
lon, the latter counsel for the railroad,
and at four o'clock the following answer
TO Secretary Turner's letter was ready 70
be sent 70 the executive board It the
Astor House:
Nsw YORK. March -.
DEAR sTR-I have your note Of this date.
propcsing An interview between yonre xecu-
tive comm. tsee and the os'icers o. this com
tration ~ com mistee Of seven whas you
term the "SOutbweotern dtfUculttes" You
are doubsless aware shat IN the negoti ations
NJ. Z. " Powderly. general master work
compsny. & was agreed that IN future no
fsciHc road until amer conference with
the oficeHD Of the company and IN opportu-
nisy he'd % adjust any alleged grievancss.
the following correspnndence between Mr..
a. l. Hopkins. Vice .preeident OF this CON.
pany. IN my absence and Mr.. Powderiy:
KOxMwk COkum8fOSuB<Cn.
NEW YOnR. March g.
+. v. PowDKnLY, sCRANTON. Pa: Mr..
Uoxie selegraphs that the Knights Of Labor
on our road have struck and refuse 20 allow
any freight trains 70 run on our road. saw
ing they have no grievance, but arc only
striking because ordered 20 co. II there -
any grievnnce We would like to talk 70 over
with y0u. We UNDERWOOD you 20 promise
that no strike should b ordered without
consultation. a 4. HOPKINS.
PHILADELPHIA. March q
a. T. HOPEINe. sBCRgTARy missouri Pa
civic RAILWAY. 1e5 BROADWAY, NEW fOKK:
Have autographed West for particulars. Pa
pers say strike caused BY discharge Of .
man named Hall Can be be reInotated
pending invessigaetons
NEW YoRR, March ST v. PowDKRLv:
Thanks for your message and suggestion
Hall was employed BY the Texas 3 Pacific
and noe bv us. that property - IN tile hands
81 size United States courts. and We have no
control whatever over tbe receivers or over
che employer. Ne have carried out the
sereemenss made Lass spring In every
respect, and che present strike y unjust
here Shas shis movement y enc result ~
wall street influences on the part Of those
short q ths securities likely g bs a!scssd.
No reply % sbs- message va received. bus
this company'a request or conference wae
ignored and 10 premises - on Invaded ana
the property destroyed ~ the men o. your
order y great number, Who ale" seized and