Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-03-30

stood the meaning of the telegram sent
Sunday night to Mr.. Hoxie. Our position
IS that this strike has been in condition
for arbitration all the time. We have
bad an agreement with our workmen for
some time that all differences were TO have
been submitted for arbitration before anv
strike should be resorted to. Manager
Hoxie has the matter in hand. He has full
control, and the matter must be settled
with him. We are Just where we were be.
fore Sundays conference" A gentleman
who represented Jay Gould at his Office
said: The conference of Sunday was be-
tween Gould and Powderly as citizens
only, it being distinctly and often stated
that neither of the gentlemen was acting
A MISUNDERSTANDING By PowDERLY.
New YORK, March 29th-AIr. Gould this
afternoon sent the following letter to Pow
derby, who makes ii public as a matter re-
ferring to an interview with Gould. The
letter is marked personal: -
T. I. Powde7y, Esq: The papers this morn
ing published the following: Jay Gould has
TO our proposition for arbitration.
and has so telegraphed ce-President Hoxie'
Order the men to resume work at once.
/. V. PowDERLY, &. NJ. W"
They published an interview with you, which
leads one 10 think the officers of YOUR Order in
st. Louis may misconstrue your message into a
consent on the part OF this company to conform
TO the requirements contained in the letter from
the Secretary of your Order, dated Philadelphia,
March 9th. which, in my letter to you of the
same date, declined to consider. You remem-
Der that, at our conference Sunday, I said to
you that the position of this company was IN
changed in this respect, and the whole matter
WAS left in the hands of the First President
and General Manager, with the instructions
in my telegram to him, which was
n isalg NIL II
to you at the time. This telegram stated
' We see no objections to aTbitrate any differ
ences between the employees Of the company,
past or future" While | feel confident that
your understanding of this matter is the same
as my own, l write you this in order that there
may be no grounds for misunderstanding here
after. Very respectfully, yours,
JAY GOULD, President.
AN INQUIRY ANSWERED.
When this was received by Powderlv, he
wrote down this note, which was taken to
the conference Do | understand you,
nom your personal letter OF this date, that
your company refuse arbitration, and must
SO telegraph to Martin Irons?" When the
arrived at Gould's office he had
gone out, but they were received by Second
Vice-President Hopkins, who made this
answer: You may say distinctly to him,
No, we do not He is not so to under
stand that lie, er, but he is simply referred
to Mr.. Goulds written communication to
him, which he is prepared to carry out in
every particular"
PoWDERLY REPLY TO GOULD.
The committee then returned to the
Astor House, and Powderly formulated a
reply to Gould, setting forth that the prop
oslton that the men return to work on an
agreement to submit their complaints to
arbitration was made in good faith. The
letter continues:
When you made the telegraphic order To Cen
eral Manager HoXie contained in YOUR letter
III which was used the following Language: I've
see see no ooleclon TO arbitratfng any differences
between employees and company past or futurer
we accepted II as your approval TO The general
principle OF arbitration in equal good faith and
at once issued an order for men to return to
WORK. we are not particular, in the adjustment
OF present difficulties whether the arbitrators
appointed by your company shall be named bv
General Manager Hoxie or yourself, or whether
their number shall consist of three five or
seven. We can imagine no greater misfortune
for your company than that the impression
should go forth, not only to members OF our
organization, but to the community at large,
whose interests are suffering as a result of the
present condition of affairs, that a break has
occurred between the interests which YOU rem
resent and which l represent, by reason Of a
technicality.
ANOTHER CONFERENCE ARRANGED
A further conference has been arranged
for 10 O'Clock tomorrow morning, at which
Mr.. Powderly will be present, if at all pos
sible. He is quite ILL., The following teIe-
gram was sent to the District Master Work
men at st. Louis Sedalia and Fort Worth
tonight:
Complications have arisen since morning as
to the method of arbitration. Another confer
ence viii be held tomorrow.
T. V. PowDERLY, G. NJ. w.
ORDER To RESUME WORK REscINpEp.
ST. LOUIS, March 29th.-At o'clock to-
night The Executive Committee rescinded
the order issued this morning for men to
resume work.
The Situation in Belgium.
CHARLERoT, March 29th.-This CITY to-
day IS vast military camp from which
lying columns are operating in all direc-
tons 1t is believed now that the worst is
over. The Government has authorized
Deaceable inhabitants of the :own TO arm
themselves and to use every means in their
power 10 defend their domiciles. There is |
a more confident feeling. Civilian patrols |
and troops are overmastering the rioters |
The miners in the Flenn and Borinage |
districts have gone out on a strike, and |
have destroyed the residence of the mine |
with dynamite In these districts
here have already been several conflicts
strikers and troops, and many
have been killed on both sides. Reinforce |
nents have been sent to the scenes.
FURTHER BLooDSHED.
BRUssELs March 29th.-Rioters last
night attacked and burned the pottery |
at Bouderer, near Mons. |
rhey succeeded in resisting the gendarmes. |
who, however, shot and killed three of The
'ioters. The citizens of FIeures, seven |
niles northeast of Charleroi. have armed |
themselves with pitchforks, clubs and !
guns, and have thus far succeeded in de- |
ending their town from pillage. They |
lrove the army of rioters away by main |
orce, dispensing it utterly. Vigilance COM /
nittees have heen formed by citizens in |
,ther places threatened by strikers,
FIRED UPON BY THE TROOPS.
Mons, March 29th. - Three hundred !
strikers made an attack on the Mariemont I
,ollery to-day, and were fired upon by the |
roops. The number killed and wounded |
5 fourteen.
BULLETS IN EXCHANGE FOR STONES.
CHARLERoI, March 29th.-The strikers |
stopped work at the Resaix collieries to-
lay. They were thrice ordered to disperse,
,ut refused to do SO. and began to throw !
tODeS AT the troops. Inc latter hred upon |
he rioters, killing and woundng seven
cen.
DESPERATE CoNFLICT-THE STRIKE SPREAD |
ING.
BRUSSELS, March 29th.-The miners at
Antoing struck to-day, and went rioting. |
They formed into a body and marched |
oward Journal, for the purpose of looting
hat place. The troops sailed out from
hat place TO meet them, and conflict fol- |
owed, in which many persons were |
The strikes are spreading in the coal !,
mining district of Borinage, and the au. |
horities there fear trouble. The miners of /,
hat district receive but s. a week. Several |
Anarchist leaders have been arrested. At |
jharleroi, to-day, the burial of the rioters /
Who were shot by the troops is proceeding |
Iuietly. AT Veryiers the Socialists are !
,reatly enraged because of the energetic |
lction of the military in suppressing the !
disturbances, and as an act of revenge they |
hreaten to raid the extensive cloth works, |
yhicn are conspicuous feature of that |
own.
FRESH FIGHT.
BRUSSELS, March 29th.-In fresh fight !
between the rioters and infantry at Car |
heres, two persons were killed and many
wounded. The workmen in the cloth |
actories at Verniers have joined the strike |