The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-03-30
OVER Az LAST.
The Great southwestern
Strike Ended.
THE MEN WILL RESUME WORK.
The Dispute Between Gould an6
the knights to be settled
by Arbitration.
The Great Strike.

The Great Strike.
NEW YORK, March 2S.-The confer
ences between Jay Gould and I. V
Powderly to-day and this evening
have resulted in orders from each O
them to the parties to the southwestern
strike. ordering the immediate resump-
ton of work and traffic pending arbit-
ration, to which Mr.. Gould consents.
WASHINGTON, March Is Cong ass
man John ]. O'Neill, chairman of the
House committee on labor, left fol-
New York this afternoon, to confer WIFI
T. V. Powderly and Jay Gould as to a
settlement of the southwestern railway
troubles. Before leaving. O'Nelll in
President in bringing together two an
tagonized members OF his family"
This morning at IL o'clock 7. V.
Powderly and W. B. Mcdowell called
upon Jaw Gould at the latter's resi-
dence. There they met Messrs. Gould,
Hopkins and George Gould. There
was a general discussion of the situation
in the southwest by both sides, and a
better understanding was arrived at
than had been had by either party
hitherto. After talking until o'clock
D. M, the conference was adjourned
until evening. At o'clock to night
they met again. At $50 pm, Powderly
had to leave to keep an engagement
with Congressman. O'Neil of st. Louis,
chairman of the House committee on
labor, who came from Washington to
render assistance if possible in settling
the strike. Mcdowell, however, re-
manned with Mr.. Gould and his party,
and Nj. Gould finally handed 10 Mr..
Mcdowell the following communities
ton:
PRESIDENT OFFICE, MISSOURI PACIFIC
RAILROAD, March 2Sth, 1886.
To T. Z. POloderly, Grand Master Work
man
Dear Sir: Replying to your letter
of the 9th instant, write to
say that l will tomorrow morn
ing send the following Geographic
instructions to Mr.. Hoxie, general man
ager of the Missouri Pacific Railroad, at
st. Louis: I'm resuming the movement
of trains on the Missouri Pacific and in
employing laborers in the several de-
partnents of this company, give prefer
they are Knights of Labor or not, except
that you will not employ persons who
have injured the company's property
during the late strike. nor will we dis
charge any person who has taken SER
vice with the company during the said
strike. We see no objection to arbitra
ting any differences between employ
eeS and the company, past nor future"
Hoping the above will be satisfactory,
remain yours, very truly,
JAY GOULD.
The Executive Board. Knights of
Labor, have sent out the following tele-
gram:
Adftisl irons. Chairman Executive Board
D. 101, ST. Louis:
President Jay Gould has consented to
our proposition for arbitration and so
telegraphs Vice president Hoxie. Order |
the men to resume work at once.
By order of the Executive Board.
T. V. PowDERLY, G. NJ. w.
The Executive Board also sent out
the following telegram:
To knights of Labor notc on a strike IL, the
Southeast:
President Jay Gould has consented TO
our proposition for arbitration and SO
telegraphs Vice-president Hoxie. Pur-
suant to Geographic instructions sent to
the chairman of the Executive Board
d. A. 1el, you are directed to resume
work at once. rft-...
Per order Executive Board,
T. V. PowDERLY, G. NJ. ".
Congressman O'Neill arrived from
Washington just in time get the news.
He sent the following congratulatOry
telegram at once:
To the Missouri Republican,:
Settlement effected. Gould consents
20 arbitration. The executive committee ;
If the knights of Labor ordered the
men to resume work. Congratulate our {
people ron the results.
JOHN J. O'NE1LL.
Congressman O'Neill said that the
abor committee had prepared bill
which he would present to the House !
o-morrow, in which he thought were !
which wonld prevent future
rouble like this. He said that some {
600 or 10000 people had been directly
Effected by the strike and that unnum- ,
,ered thousands had indirectly been
Effected. He expressed great pleasure
hat the end came so peaceably. He re-
urned to Washington at midnight.
Messrs. Powderly and Mcdowell will t
meet Mr.. Gould tomorrow morning,
It $50 by appointment.
ST. LOUIS, March 29.-The news tele- I
.raphed from New York last night that a
irand Master Workman Powderly had q
rdered the strikers on the Gould south l.
7est system of railroads to resume work b
pending arbitration was
eceived by the Knights here with IN ii
some even going so far as to
ay they believed the kilograms were o
After the first surprise oc-
asioned by the intelligence had passed =,
eneral satisfaction was expressed that /
ne strike was not to be prolonged and !.
nat the men would be allowed to 90 I,
ack to work. The absence of Irons. ~
hartman of the executive committee, =
district Assembly 10l, will delav to ~
,me extent the resumption of traffic "
pom the roads for other members +
the committee say that the men T,
their assembly will not go back to :,
ork until they have either met in exc r
ltive session, and voted upon what ~
ley term the request of Powderly that .,
lie strike be ordered off, or Irons him 81
If shall issue such an order. Referring o.