Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-04-03

New York, March 28.-Ths strike Cd 1he
Texas Pacific and the Missouri Pacific rail-
ways has been settled and tomorrow morn
ing II IS expected that the l2,UJO men who
have been idle in consequence Of the strike
will return to work.
The wheels Of commerce will be set IN
motion and the complete isolation of St.
Louis and big slice OF the southwestern
part of the United States viii be at an end
The strained relations which seemed to eL-
list between the officers OF the Missouri rail-
road and the general executive board of the
Knights Of Labor on Saturday were only
strained in appearance,
To-day Grand Master Workman Powder
ly and w. o. Mcdowell, a member Of the
Knights Of Labor, from Newark, n. j., a
railroad man himself, having been president
Of the Sea Beach railroad, representing the
Knights of Labor, and Mr.. Gould and
Vice President Hopkins, in behalf OF the
company, met at the house Of Mr.. Gould.
After a cOnsultatiOu lasting several hours.
matters were amicably settled and the strl-
kers were ordered to resume work.
THE BASIS OF SETTLEMENT
is the proposition OF the Knights to submit
the whole trouble to a committee OF arbItra-
ton, consisting Of three selected by the
Knights and three by the company, another
to be appointed by these six.
1t was not settled who should constitute
the committees of arbitration, but before
the conference of tonight adjourned ar
engagements were made for q further CONFER
E4G6 between LLGLlE anu MI AD4--l
at $3.50 tomorrow morning and at that CON
ference it is probable that the COMMITTEES
VIII be made up or arrangements Will be
made for its formation.
The roads affected are the Iron Mountain,
the Missouri, Kansas d. Texas the missouri
Pacific. in fact all the roads leading out OF
st. Louis except the st. Louis Dc San Fran
cisco
''Ihe result is not a surprise to me, said
Mr.. POWderly, late tonight. 81 ind that it
is almost an invareable rule that when two
men of average intelligence are brought to-
gether, and are both actuaUed by sincere
desire to settle any trouble the desired end
can be reached. I have no doubt that had
Mr.. Gould been GthOme at the time the trOu-
bic broke out, and If j could have seen him
the strike would not have lasted a week. and
all this loss of money and property could
have been avoided. I am exceedingly glad
that We have been able to settle the matter.
FAIRLY AND HONORABLE.
81 have no possible doubt that the order
sent out VIII be Obeyed TO the letter, and
don't therefore, care to express an opinion,
on any contingency which 1850 remote as to
be practically out OF the question. can (
tell when / shall go home; certainly not IN
til all the details Of the settlement have been
made
NEW York, March Is Conferences be
tween Jay Gould andT. V. POwderly to-day
and this evening have resulted in orders from
each of them to the parties to the southwest
ern strike, ordering an immediate resump-
ton ot.Work traffic, and pending arbitration
I to which Mr.. Gould consents.
HOW THE AGREEMENT WAS REACHED.
NEW YORK, March 28.-This morning at IL
O'Clock Il. v. POwderly and W. b. Mcdowell
called on Jay Gould at the Iatter's residence.
There they met Aessrs. Gould, Hopkins, and
George Gould. There was a general discus
sion of the situation in the southwest by
both sides and a better understanding was
arrived at than had been had by either party
hitherto. After talking until !, O'Clock p.
m. adjourned until evening.
At Z o'clock tonight they met again
At $50 p. N. MIR. POWderly had to leave to
keep an engagement with Congressman
John O'Neil. of St. Louis, chairman Of the
house committee on labor, VINO came from
Washington to render assistance If possible,
IN settling the strike.
Mr.. Mcdowell, however, remained with
Mr.. Gould and his party, and Mr.. Gould
finally handed to Mr., Mcdowell the follow
ing communication: