The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-04-02

House at ii o'clock this morning, and
proceeded TO JAY GOuld's Office, in the
Western Union buildings. When they
arrived there they were met by Jay
Gould his son George, and Vice. Presi-
dent Hopkins, and a secret conference
was at once entered into regarding the
railroad strikes in the southwest. Rus
sell Sage and w. ID. Somerville were
also present.
The question az to the general prin-
ciple of arbitration was thoroughly
discussed. Mr.. Hoxie, in st. Louis,
was connected with the committee by
direct wire, and he took an active
part in the conference. At $3.50 O'clock
Mr.. Gould sent out the following bulle-
tin as to the work of The conference:
Nothing will be done to-day between
Mr.. Gould and the Knights of Labor
The entire discussion has been as to
what congress might do to avoid SINH
lar troubles in the future. Mr.. Gould
says he would like to hear Mr.. Dillon's
views on the subject, and as the Judge
is in Boston some time must elapse be-
fore anything can be settled definitely.
The conference ended ut 4 O'Clock.
Mr.. Gould said after the meeting that
the entire day had been consumed in a
discussion Of arbitration matters in
general, but that no definite plan had
been decided upon. The outlook for
a speedy settlement, however, was
good. Mr.. SOmerville said: There
was no official recognition of either
Mr.. Gould or Mr.. Powderly as repre-
senting the interests of the Missouri
Pacific or the employees Of the road.
Mr.. POwderly was not prepared 10 SUBJ
nit any grievances and Mr.. Gould de-
sired to wait until he had heard fully
from Mr.. HOXie."
New YORK, March 30.-The spirit
of exultation which filled the hearts of
the Executive Board of the Knights of
Labor this morning soon changed to
grave anxiety. When William o. Nc
DOwell called at Mr. Gould's Office at
$50 O'Clock yesterday morning he was
not as favorably impressed with his
reception as he was with the reception
accorded him at Mr.. Gould's house
Sunday. Mr.. Gould gave Mr.. Nc
Dowell to understand that there had
been a misconception of his telegram
to Mr.. UoXie, which was sent Sunday
night. Mr.. Mcdowell at once re-
turned to the Astor House and con-
ferred with the General Executive
Board, and two of their members at
once returned with Mr.. Mcdowell to
Mr.. GouId's office. The conference
then was short and an adjournment
was had until 3 o'clock in the after
noon, the hope being entertained that
at that hour Mr.. Powderly might be
well enough to attend. At3:20 o'clock,
however, Messrs. Turner and Nc
DOwell entered Jay Gould's office with
out Mr.. Powderly. AT about 4 o'clock
the conference ended. Subsequently
inquiry at Mr.. Gould's Office was an
swered by the following statement, of
which Mr.. Gould was the author:
Mr.. Powderly has evidently msun-
derstOod the meaning of the telegram
that was sent Sunday night to Mr..
Hoxie. OurpOSition is that this strike
has been in Il condition for arbitration
all of the time. We have had an agree
ment with the workmen for some time
that all differences were TO have been
submitted to arbitration before any
strike should be resorted to. Manager
HoXie has the matter in hand. He has
full control and the matter must be
settled with him. We are just where
we were before Sundays conference.
A gentleman who represented Jay
Gould at his office said: "The confer
ences of Sunday were between Mr..
Gould and Mr.. Powderly as citizens
only, it being distinctly and often
stated that neither gentleman was act
ing officially"
In consequence of this misunder-
standing affairs have assumed more
critical form than before. The order
to the knights of Labor to return 10
work has been revoked, and the strik-
ers continue to oppose by violence the
movement of freight trains. Blood
shed is feared in East St. Louis unless
the trouble is soon ended. Mr.. Pow
derby and his associates are still in
New York endeavoring to induce Mr..
Gould to accept their proposition.
The almshouse of Peoria county,
Illinois, was destroyed by fire Sunday,
but 115 inmates were rescued.
EX-President Arthur has declined
the presidency of the Grant Monu-
mental association of New York.
The Northern Pacific car-shops and
other buildings at Brainerd, Minneso-
ia, were burned Sunday morning.
BY the burning of Neiswanger's
livery-stable in Kansas City one man
and thirty-eight horses lost their lives.
Pittsburg parties have purchased
fifty acres of land at Germantown on
which to erect steel-works employing
$50 men.
A jury at Shoals, Indiana, convicted
Sam Archer of the murder of Samuel
Bunch, and fixed July 8 as the day for
his execution.
The Office of the argus, at Fargo,
Dakota, said to have been worth $685.
600, was on Friday morning totally eX-
tinguished by flames.
The Chicago and Great Southern
railroad, running to the Brazil block
coal fields, was sold under foreclosure
to Henry IL. Porter for 1901 600.
The grand jury of Champaign county,
Illinois, has indicted George w.
Fisher, a wealthy farmer, for stealing
from store 10-cent husking peg.
BY the burning of barn on the
Hopkins stock farm at East Provi-
dence, Rhode Island, sixty-fve head of
Jersey and Ayrshire cattle lost their
lives.
1t is now thought that the steamship
Oregon was run down by the schooner
Charles H. Morse, of Boston, from
which nothing has been heard for ten
days.
The Iowa senate has passed bill
making drunkenness q miSdemeanOr