Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-04-09


volvers and Winchester rifles The depot
employees who were frightened away yes
terday are returning and trains are moving
without molestation.
MASKED MEN TEARING UP TRACKS
Waco (Tex.), April shit was rumored
early this morning that masked men had
commenced tearing up the rails of the
Missouri Pacific track, nine miles south of
this city, and were preparing to burn the
long bridge near there. The Sheriff and
large posse have gone TO the scene.
INTERVIEW WITH powpEELY
NEW YORK, April Sth-The Worlds
Scranton correspondent had an interview
yesterday with Powderly, who said that
the Executive Board of the Knights of
labor was fully authorized to revoke his
order to the strikers to return to work. He
added: The situation in the West is so
complicated that it is extremely difficult
for me at this distance to see what will be
the outcome of it. SO much bad blood had
been stirred up on both sides now that it
will take longer to bring about settlement,
if one can be brought about at all am
satisfied that the great majority of the men
have their hearts in the right place, and
have no wish or intention of violating the
law, and are in hearty sympathy with the
spirit and letter of my secret circular"
Is it true that Gould was guilty of
double dealing at the recent conference you
had with him in New York ?"
do not care to go into that now, but
/ shall tell the whole story before this
thing is over with. / will say. however.
that az the conference with Gould and
Hopkins my understanding was that Gould
was willing 10 arbitrate. 1t made no diff
ference to me- as | told them. whether
three, seven or more mea were appointed
to serve as arbitrators. The only point
advanced was to have an arbitration, and
that Gould conceded We cannot have a
national arbitration law that will be of
much use, ii seems 10 me. | have no fear
about the future of the Knights of Labor
We have seen the last strike we will have
IN this country. in my Judgment | do
not mean by this that we will refuse to
fight III an extremity, but | do not think
/: Will again be necessary 10 go TO that eX-
IRENE. There is no danger Of labor rev.
olution or an epidemic of strikes DIFF
ferences can and will be settled more
peaceably.
FURTHER POINTS.
Scranton. April Sth = Grand Master
Workman Powderly of the Knights of
Labor Is well enough to sit up. II said to-
day. in reference TO the Southwestern strike
that it would have been prevented if the
Executive Committee had been consulted.
He did not wish 10 criticise Irons until he
knew the situation thoroughly. He added;
There is one thing that shall insist upon
as soon as get well, and that is to have
special committee appointed to make a
thorough investigation of the cause and
everything relating to the strike The com
mlltee shall visit all points along the road
and make most careful Investigation of
every detail. Persons found in any way to
interfere, except IN peaceful and lawful
manner with the running of trains. or
NJ IL
road companies, wherever situated, will. if
members of the Knights of Labor, be ex-
PEELED and prosecuted. propose that this
investigation shall hew to the line, let the
chips fall where they may. No organize
ton can live and sanction violations of the
laws that govern the land. When we have
the light of this investigation we will be
able to pass Judgment on the conduct of
this strike from the beginning to the end.
ond NIX the responsibility for the trouble on
the parties who are at fault. committee
Will be appointed as soon as possible"
. What do you think of the arbitration
legislation proposed by Congress ?"
-" am not strongly impressed with it.
We can't have national arbitration law
that Will be of much use. The rules that
apply to one are not always good to
another"
The effort of Mr.. Powderly will now he
directed to preventing further violations of
law by members of the striking Knights of
Labor.
The Railroad War-Advance in Rates
Ordered.
CHICAGO, April S;h.-Orders were re-
ceived here this morning to advance rates
by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
from Kansas City to San Francisco for
first class, limited, from S. to $12, making
the rae from this city $21 so, instead of
fla %. The round-trip rate is thus adj
vanced to S43 The $57 round trip rate.
good for thirty days, and the 1914 round
trip rate good for six months, still remain
in force. The second-class rate from Kan
sas City is advanced to 81, making the rate
from Chicago $l4 The Santa Fe company
say they are compelled to make this adj
vance solely owing to their inability to
care for any more travel than is already
coming to the road owing to former low
rates for limited tickets.
DENIAL FROM MIR. HUNTINGTON
New YORK, April Sth.-The report to the
effect that the transcontinental pool mud
die was to be settled to-day proves to be
unfounded. Your correspondent saw G. p.
Huntington in his office, Mills building, at
noon. He said; F." The newspaper talk re-
garding the rate war had been very far
from true, and rumors on the street had
been eagerly picked up as accredited facts.
There is no truth in the report that meet
ing OF the agents of the different lines
would take place to-day There is not an
lota OF truth in the rumor that the Central
Pacific and the Atchison Topeka and Santa
te have formed an alliance. You NAV
publish this statement from me- No salts
factory agreement has been arrived at, and
In all probability there will be none for
several days. There are maI.y interests to
be conciliated, and it is hard to tell who
will give in first
Mr.. Huntington showed your CORE
spondent letter from J. C. Stubs, in
which the latter asked for the exact facts
regarding the transcontinental war. Hunt
lngton replied that the matter is still in
definite, and that no date could be given
for the meeting of the agents.
IL is rumored in Wall street that Hunt
lngton has control of the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company, having through his
syndicate bought up all the steamship COM
paay's stock. 1t is known however, that
the Pacific Mail will never accept anything
less than 100000 monthly subsidy. This
they will never get from the Pacific roads.
according to Huntington, Adams and
Strong, three of the most powerful men in
the fight. The latest report is to the effect
that $4,000 had been offered the Pacific
Mail and had been refused.
The Discouttesy Case.
NEW YORK, April Sth.-A Post editorial
says; Collector Hager should have been
suspended on the instant the news of his
gross breach of common international
deeeney came to the ears of our Govern
ment- Every hour he holds the office is an
hour OF shame and danger to the nation.
With the popular feeling in both countries
excited to the verge of mob violence this
new insult to the Chinese Government
must have most deplorable effect, even
when its evil consequences are reduced to
a minimum but If our Government hest
tates or shows 4 disposition to shield its
subordinate, there i. an end to further pre-
tense of friendship between China and the
United States.
The Herald says: Prejudice against the
Chinese has often been carried to unwar-
ranted extremes in official acts on the Pa
clilc slope, but the most fragrant exhibition
OF 1t is IN this gross indignity heaped upon
the envoy of the Emperor of China. Pres
ideni Cleveland should not hesitate TO con-
oemn the outrage by the summary re-
moval of the offenders from the Offices
they have disgraced.
The Times, in a bitter editorial baadad