Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-03-27
JAY eoULD's REPLY.

To The Citizens Of Dallas GHd GreeuufIie Teras.
No words OF mine can sufficiently express
nay appreciation OF the kind words Of en-
enlargement and good advice contained ia
your dispatch. The present strike through
out the system was ordered by officers of q
secret organization because neighboring
railway, in control OF the highest court ia
the land, has seen mt TO discharge one of
their employees With no other complaint
against the management of the Missouri
Pacific, and without any warning or shadow
Of Justification the entire business Of four
states and one territory is complstlV para
deprived Of railway facilities, on which their
entire prosperity depends, IN their enjoy
ment of which they have legal rights para-
mount to any secret organization, because
their rights are secured to them by the laws
Of the land.
The Missouri Pacific employees II, 319 men.
OF these >, III only are concerned IN the pres
ent strike, so that IN addition 70 these g, 100
conspiratOrs, who are by force and intimida-
ton stopping trains, are thereby depriving
the remaining 1900 OF their co-laborers Of
their daily earnings.
VIII not the public soon learn that it is
they that pay the railway tolls; that the rail-
Way is its clearing house to receive and dis
tribute this fund, which is full sixty Der cent
of the gross earnings OF the railway and
when they do, they viii probably find some
method to regulate and control labor en-
gagged in railway transportation, and thus
prevents such strikes.
(signed) JAY GoULD.
H0xIE REFUSES.
Mr.. Hoxie after deliberation, in a long
letter refused 10 meet Mr.. PoWderly. That
gentleman replied as follows.
Kansas CITY, No., March IS, 1886.
To Il. IL. Horie, First Viee President Missouri
Pacific Raillray Company, 81. Louis
Since you viii not meet with me as gen
eral master workman of the Knights of La
Dor, / must decline to meet with yOu in any
other capacity, and the responsibility for
the future continuance of the strike must
not be charged TO the Knights OF Labor
since the executive officer of that order viii
not be permitted to meet and cooperate
with you.
1t was my intention, had you consented to
meet with me, to eudeaVOr TO effect such
settlement as would prevent nyimpositions
being practced upon the employees OF the
company by sQbordinates, and put an end 70
strikes on your lines for the future.
Signed II. v. POWDERLY.
Will ACT AS ArEDIAToRs.
kansas CRY, No, March Ex-Governor
of Missouri, and Governor
Martin, of Kansas, have decided that the
public interests render it necessary for them
10 act as mediators in the present strike
Luey nave prepared a proposition which,
after consideration has been accepted by
the strikers, and the two governors left TO- I
night for st. Louis to lay 1t before the rail- I
road officials.
The men agree to go to work on the basis I
Of the settlement adopted at the close of the I
strike year ages that is, they viii come /
back upon the terms Of the agreement in /
force at the time of the struck, simply max /
ing request that the question of increas- /
ing the wages of bridge and track men be /
taken into account. The matter OF Halls /
emit on the Texas O. Pacific is not I
mentioned in the proposition.
4r. EOWderly did not leave for St. Louis .
IS he had intended, but Is in secret confer
5nce with the executive delegates this even
ng, and has not been interviewed here since
us receipt Of Mr.. Hoxie's reply to his re-
luest for meeting.
The general feeling here is one of strong
lOpe that the intrusion OF the state eEecu-
ives VIII secure settlement, and an early
conclusion OF the strike.
HOW IT LOOKS.
ST. LOUIS, No, March 2O.-The refusal OF
1oLles first vice president of the Missouri
'aclhc railway to confer with PoWderly,
boxing to a settlement of the strike, lessons
be chance of speedy adjustment between
he company and its employees.
no extension Of the present strike to other
a1lrOads besides the Gould southwestern
ystem Is expected, unless the efforts of the
governors to bring about a settlement
The conference Of Governors Martin and
laEInaduke for the first day amounted to
Othing.
A circular issued by the executive board
Il the knights OF Labor has been posted up
% various places here, and sent abroad re-
Nesting mechanics and laborers to keep
way from all points of the Missouri Pacific
STEM until the existing difficulties are set
led. The local situation on the Missouri
ACHE and Iron Mountain roads remains
nchanged- Suburban trains ran regularly
o-day5 but no effort was made by the com
any TO start out freight trains. Everything
as been very quiet Ia the yards and about
be shops.
The business men of Fort Worth. Tex.
cid a meeting and passed a series OF reso-
lIlons condemn1ng the strikers in vigorous
5rms.
srATEllENT OF GRIEvAECEs.
KANSAS CITY, No., March 2I.-The Times
uolshes a statement compiled by the sec
5Itlry OF district assembly AZ. Knights of
amor or the grievances presented at the
difference held here this week by the vari-
us executive boards. Ii is asserted that
iInefous and serious violations Of the
8reeLnenb OF 1850 were made by the Mis-
5uI1 Pacific officials, and that several at {
smp-s were made before the strike to place
lelr grievances before Mr.. HoLie, but that
{ WouIa not give any attention to their
ompiaInts, or when he did respond would
OF give them any satisfaction.
TEE KNIGHTS EgJ0mED.
ToFEKA, March 2O.-The Missouri Pacific
-lLroad company by Messrs. Everest b
ag9ener and hossington, Smith d. Dallas,
8 solicitors nled to-day in the United States {
fcqlU court Tor the district of Kansas, its s.
.il IA equity against r.. Stone and three :
lnlrsu Others late employees Of said rail- 6
ays charging the defendants and other par s
es unknown with conspiracy to abandon
= s7ft+cs OF salQ railway and TO as
inc the custody and control of its
ards, locomotives cars, tracks, machine Z
lops ana other property Of the railway; to Z
44ae 70 permit any work or labor to be per %
.rLneI Tor the railway company By its late -
ali
y the defendants with stopping an is ] o
OK IN ITS shops and yards, and preventing 7
.s handling OF It's freight and the move =
6ll5 OF IT'S trains. and preventing the
llWay company from carrying on Is busi- "
-ss as a common carrier. That all of said i
rs complained OF were and are being done b
oDe14encs 10 a pereupbory order issued
1ll an organization known as the KNIGHTS
Labor Of North America; that
I'D organization among other pur- q
Jse55 was formed for the express
lrpose OF controlling its members as :
Hnen5 now and upon what terms 4
members should enter the serVices and q
intlnue IN the service Of said railHa y com
-ly5 tlab us members are under q secret
assumed by them 20 yield Implicit
lea16ncs 20 the order and requests Of Its
11ted states circuit court issued upon the b.
4 MED an Injunction and proper a
der 70 place the railway company Q
possession Of It's property and re- VI
rf-la the strikers from interfering with The a
oVement Of trains and TO dcsist ia Ter 2
reference with the business of the com
my or ln any manner 70 prevent the Der-
finance OF Its duties as q common ear a
sr.
The federal power IS thus directly invoked. =
be case IS regarded az test one and as q
viking severe blow at the diGturbors. 9,
Mrs Adelaide Bartlett and the Rev. lar
SON. Hea-4yn minister were committed
q trial at the Central criminal court, Lon ~