Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-04-24
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fairest arrangement that can be made.
EASTERN NEWS.
Jay Gould Before the Congressional
Labor Commission.
A PROMINENT KNIGHT ALSO
TESTIFIES.
The Commission Will Go to st. Louis
on Monday Next.
THE CHICAGO swITcHMEN's STRIKE
ENDED.
Strikers Cause an Advance in
Sugar.
SERIOUS DAMAGES FROM A
BROKEN LEvEE.
SERIOUS DAMAGES FROM a
BROKEN LEvEE.
ESPECIAL TO THE sEsrIEE..l

ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL
The Washington Labor Commission
WASHINGTON, April 23.-The Labor Com
mission reassembled at 8 P. NJ. yesterday
when the examination of Mr.. Gould was
resumed. He was inquired Of by Mr.. Grain
az to the ways of the construction COM
psnies in issuing stock to themselves out
OF the proportion to work done, but
Gould denied any knowledge of such dark
and questionable transactions. He had
never heard and did not believe in such
causes of complaint as Powderly alluded
to in the frs. days testimony-such as
complaints of employees in the matter OF
hospital taxation. homesteads and stores
belonging to superintendent and foremen.
He was inquired of By Cultivate as to the
speculation growing out Of the strike, and
he said he knew nothing of the kind.
After listening to Gould's review of the
conference with Powderly and the out
come Of it, Cultivate asked: Then You
did not intend or want to have any srbi-
tration or effort to settle any difficulties
with the Knights of Labor, who had struck
or were out OF your employment at the
time? Was that the understanding p
| Gould said: "That is it exactly" Gould
then said that the general effect OF the
pooling system was beneficial. Without
it most of the railroads OF the country
would be in the hands Of receivers through
ruinous competition. The result would
be wages would have to be cut down so
per cent. This closed Gould's examina-
ton, which lasted for four hours.
Hopkins Testimony was then heard. He
~corroborsted the principal points OF
Gould's statement, and concluded it with
a high compliment to Hoxie for the man
ner IN which he had administered the sf-
fairs of the company. The committee ad-
journed until this morning.
The fourth days session of the House
committee on the latter difficulties in the
Southwest was opened at IL A. NJ. by ex-
animation of Frederick S. Turner, General
Secretary and Treasurer Of the Knights OF
Labor. During the progress of the exam
iuation the Chairman asked: In your
statement you used the word order i'll re-
ference to the men going back to work. l
want to know whether the central power of
your organization can order men to work
or order them to quit work." Turner said:
1.-THE general laws do not contemplate
strikes" The Chairman: "That is the
question" Mr.. Turner, hesitatingly:
" Well, I do not understand that we issued
an order for the men to go TO work. They
would refuse to go, no matter who ordered
them OUT" Grain: "You have no power
to order a strike, have your" Turner:
Yes" Chairman, with an air of surprise:
"You have?" Turner: "Yes; there is no
law in our constitution governing strikes.
| We do moi haliava in atrikaa Grain.
"Theu where do you derive your power to
order strikes?" Turner: 1--WE have not
the power directly to order a strike, but we
have the power to approve or disapprove
of q strike" Grain: Was this strike
approved or disspproved 2" Turner: " We
never knew anything about il until we re-
ceived a telegram from Hopkins. 1t has
never been approved" Grain: "Then /
suppose the power is vested in you to d.
rect men to return to work" Turner:
Yes"
The committee after hearing Mr.. Turner
closed its sitting in Washington, and ar
ranged that the members should leave this
city for st. Louis on Monday morning.
The SwItchmen's Strike Ended.
CHICAGO, April 23-2:44 P. M.-Tbe
strike on the Lake Shore railroad is at an
end. Chairman Stabb, Of the Switchmen's
Union. has just sent a telegram to the
strikers at the Forty-third street yards to
report to the ~yardmaster there for duty.
President John Newell, Of the Lake Shore
road, just said to a representative of the
Associated Press: "We have allowed the
old men to get back to work at their own
request without any stipulation whatever
on our part. Eight non-Union men re-
turned to work along with the Union men
formerly in our employ. The men brought
from other cities will not be put to work
in our yards here. The order for the men
to return TO work was telegraphed from
the general offices OF the Lake Shore Com
pany at 2:38 P. M. and within 10 minutes
the switch engines began to leave the
round house, and the making up of trains
was at once began. The blockade will be
completely ended this afternoon. One of
the striking switchmen at the yards de-
clared that the Lake Shore officials had
agreed on their part to dispose OF eight
non Union switchmen in some manner
within the next six months, by placing
them In some other department, or other
wise caring for them-in any event to take
them away from the yards where they are
at present working"
At 8 p. M. engine No. 46 pulled out of
the round-house. name by q crew OF
strikers. There is @ general shaking OF
hands and congratulations among the men,
aud everybody seems TO be pleased.
Am Advance in Sugar.
NEW York, April 23.-The strike OF
workmen in the refineries has doomed the
prices of sugar. Granulated sugar was
quoted at ca cents on Saturday last.
| Yesterday it reached 7h cents. II is said
prices are sure to advance still higher.
The stock OF refined sugar on hand
amounts to practically nothing. Business
has been slack, and dealers have been