The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-04-23
The MAGNATE
Before the Congressional Labor
Investigating Committee.
Nothing Of a New or Novel Char.
acter in His Testimony.
He Warns up in Referring to Per-
sonal References OfKnlghts.
Presidents Message in Regard to
the Labor Situation,
lie Suggests the appointment Of
an Arbitration Commission.

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an Arbitration Commission.
WASHINGTON, April ga bar erected
across the corridor, and several watChmen,
excluded the general public from the room
occupied by the Select Committee lnvesti,
eating the labor troubles in the South
west, The adoption Of this precaution
had been made necessary by the limited
accommodations afforded by the small
room, and tine large crowd Of curious spec
tators that allied the room yesterday, Mr.,
Jay Gould was in attendance about half
an hour before the committee met, and
was accompanied by A. J. Hopkins, Vice
President Of the Missouri Pacific Railroad
Company, and by General swaync, its
counsel. The resolution under which the
committee ia proceeding was read to Mr..
Gould, and he was invited to give his
views upon the subject Of the strike,
In. q rather low voice Mr.. Gould read a
statement showing in detail the number
Of men employed by the Missouri Pacific
system. He said he was away on West
Indian cruise when the strike occurred
ind such information as he had, had
cached him through official reports, He
would be glad to tell the committee every.
thing he knew, but deemed II proper to
,ay that the facts were not within'his own
knowledge. He went on to recite the
,tory Of his interview with Powderly and
,he committee prior to his West Indian
ruise, during which he said the Knights
declared that the Missouri Pacific had
lived up to its agreement and agreed not
o strike again, but to come to him IMAM
fashion" }" aud settle any further grievances
they might have. Then the strike came
after his departure; "yet," said Mr.. Gould,
'our men told Mr.. Hoxie that they had
40 grievances aud were told to atrikG."
Witness thon produced and read the
.elegrams passing between Messrs. Pow
lerIy, Hoxte and Hopkins. At the date
II the strike he had 14,3l5 employees,
while the strikers number 3,7l7 men,
principally employed In the machine
shops along the tracks and generally in
the lower branches.
THE PROPERTY SEIZED.
"What followed the striker" asked Nj.
Gould, showing signs Of deep feeling.
"They seized st. Louis, Kansas City, Sc
lalia, Texakana, and our terminal iaclli-
les; they took possession and said, mo
nan shall run train over that road.
That Is what they said" exclaimed Mr.,
| iould, in q voice exhibiting traces oi
strong agitation. "0ur loyal employees
,ould not run q train and were deprived oil
he power TO earn their wages. That was
what followed the strlke-ioFCible posses
,ion-I can't call it anything else; gome'
hing the Czar OF Russia would hesitate to
| 10 with his millions OF soldiers behind
lim."
Mr.. Hoxie's statement Of the position as
,utned by the Missouri Pacific, In which
/ was stated that the strike had grown
jut Of the discharge Of Hall by the Re'
csiyer Of tho Texas Pacific, was read by
General swayne.
Chairman Curtin inquired why Hal
had been discharged; he would like Ia
xnow what the man had done.
Inanswer Mr., Gould requested. General
,wsyne TO read Receiver Browns state
ment TO the effect that Hall had been gull
" OF absenting himself from duty without
leave, The letters OF Governors Marina.
luke and Martin were also read.
wANTRD TO BRACE HIM UP.
Mr.. Gould interrupted the reading to re-
,,o.t that he thought the cotresponlence
,howed pretty clearly that they had led
the horses up to the watering trough, hui
,ould not make them drink; that the
lbops were open, but the men refused tC
10 to work. He said that when he re.
urned to New York he had agreed Ia
meet Messrs. Powdetly and Mcdowell az
individuals. "My motive was TO brace
Mn up," said tho witness, because the
4entinents which he Powderly) expressed
N hio circular were 30 different from the
lcts OF the association, that thought he
ieedpd brACinR up. Mr.. Powderly, he
aid. had told him that the men were il
-ebelliou against the order; that they hRt
4trnGk without cause and ta had 1t In O IN
templation TO vindlCtte himself by taking
,way their charter. As lie wished TO bt
suually frank, witness had showed Mr.
Poyderly the dispatch heintended to sent
\ n MI, Hoxie next morning, In which III
,tated ho saw no objection 10 arbitration
dc, declared that Niessrs. Powderly anc
Mcdowell had no right to make publ,
nat dispatch Yet they had Changet
heir plans upon seeing the telegram, AM
lin tha morning II had been published
broadcast that Gould had consented Il
their (powderly aud MCDowell's) plan o
arbitration, That was untruo-utterly nn
true--said tho witness. The .qtestion o
arbitration had been broached before that
he said, aud had always been q sort o
hobby with him.
MI Gould next read Mr.. PowderlyI
diRpRich announcing that Mr.. Gould llaC
recognized him officially as Grand Mas
lar Workman, and saying II was a pleas
Ant termination Ot an unpleasant business
q That had been LelegrAphed to him by Mi
ioxie, and hu had received 1t when b
vot down town IN the morning. Natural!
lie (witness) was "mad" when he say
that. Taking up the BlenographiC, repor
OF hls interview with Mr.. Powderly, MI
Gould read that gentleman's denial wlieI
charged with causing the publication.
GOULD SHOWS soME FEELtSa.
He also read The circular ordering tn
resumption Of work, and remarked;
irThat was the addtets they issued whel
svarylhine seemed 10 be lovely, and !
was followed by this pronunCianerto Of
AH" Jyan,pInua voice. but bhowinI