Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-04-26
JAY GOULD INTERVIEWER AGAIN.

JAY GOULD INTERVIEWED AGAIN.
New YORK, April 25th.-Jay Gould was
called upon at his home by a Tribune re-
porter this afternoon. In reply to INQUIRIES
concerning the present condition of affairs
in the Southwest, Mr.. Could said It is
so quiet that we hardly know that there
has been strike" Gould was asked what
be thought of the threats made against the
Wabash railroad system in the event of his
obtaining control of it at the sale to-mor-
row. He replied: The Wabash EMPLOYS
hardly any knights of Labor A reorgan-
iZation was made after the August strikes
in regard to the labor employed. The
Wabash will be sold tomorrow under fore
closure, and ii will be bought IN by the
bondholders. \ majority OF them are in
Scotland and England, and the rest are
widely scattered throughout this country"
EIGHT HOUR DEMONSTRATION IN CHICAGO
CHICAGO. April 25th-Throughout the
larger portion Of the city to-day all remind
ers that this was Easter Sunday were per
mitted to attract much less attention than
the evidences that it was a day of display
tor the International Workingmen's Asso-
citation. Streaming crimson banners and
hurrying groups Of swarthy-faced foreign
ers were far more conspicuous in the east
resurrection or of church going. The day
had been chosen for an eight-hour demon
stration. under the auspices of the Central
Labor Union. representing the communis-
tic clement among the laboring people of
city. There was a great number of
men in the line, probably 5000 to 1000,
several bands of music, red banners
by tie scoie, and a very few United States
faas. The organization began gathering
on Randolph street, in the old hay market
before 10 A NJ, and the marching began.
The line of march was apparent chosen
to cross and recross as many street-car lines
as possible. AT many places the cars stood
IN lines over half mile in length The
objective point was the lake front, where
mass meeting of all the participants was to
be held. The long route of the procession
was thronged with thousands of people.
but notably lacking any semblance of
enthusiasm. Those in the street, however.
cheered and shouted for "eight hours
and " down with the capitalists" There
were hardly dozen banners in English in
the entire line of procession. Two or three
contained instructions to boycott certain in
dlvlduals or their manufacturers, and one
was as follows: Private capital repres-
sents stolen labor Another had the words.
Eight hours per day" One banner bore
in German the words, Drink wafer like
cattle; so says Master Workman Powder
ly." On the way down Madison street the
driver of wagon attempted to drive
through the procession. His wagon was
quickly overturned, and left upside down
in the gutter. When the procession
reached the lake front the various organi-
cations, augmented by throngs of curious
people, in all perhaps 10000, gathered
around two stands and listened to speeches
by \. r. Parsons, Michael Schwab and
Mr.. Harasach from one stand. Parsons
spoke in English, Schwab in German and
Harasach in Bohemian. On the other plat
form Sam. Fielding, August Spies and John
A. Henry haraDgHed the multitude, Spies
speaking in German, the Others in English.
The speeches We're all of the blocd and
thunder order and declared in favor of the
abolition of private capital and the uniiac-
tlon Of oil wealth. Parsons declared that
if starvation was forced upon the masses
they would raise the banner OF liberty and
and sweep away all their oppress-
ors. Henry said that heretofore ali
strikes bad been wrong. The men struck
to walk cut. They must change front
and strike 10 walk in and throw the own
efs aud managers out. 1t was better to
throw out the owners of factory than to
throw Out two hundred OF three hundred
workmen. While the speaking was
in progress all the United States
flags on the stand on which
Parsons stood were furled and tucked out
of sight, while the red flag was fiaunted on
ali sides. Some one yelled out, Where's
the stars and stripes?h as Parsons spoke OF
raising the banner of liberty and
pointed 10 the red flag of the Central
Labor Union. No answer was vouchsafed.
but in couple Of minutes the stars and
stripes were unfurled from the platform.
When the speaking had been concluded at
each platform, three cheers were given for
the eight-hour law movement, and the
crowds quickly melted away.
Congress this Week.
WASHINGTON, April 25th. = After the
routine morning business in the Senate to-
morrow, Senator Van Wyck will ask that
the bill to tax railroads be taken up Sena-
tor Blair has given notice that he will at
the same hour ask the Senate to listen tc a
speech on the liquor question. 1t may re-