Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-04-01
THE STRIKE SETTLED.
Povderly and Gould Meet and Arrange the
Missouri Pacific Troubles - Arbitrator

Povderly and Gould Meet and Arrange the
Missouri Pacific Troubles Arbitration
Agreed Upon.
NEW YORK, March 29.-Yesterday morn
ing at eleven o'clock T. V. Powderiy and
W. B. Mcdowell called on Jay Gould at tho
latter's residence. There they met Messrs.
Jay Gould, Hopkins aud George Gould.
There was a general discussion Of the situ-
alton in the southwest by both sides, and
had been had by either party heretofore.
Alter talking until one p. IN. the conference
adjourned until evening. at seven p. m.
the conference met again. At $3.50 p. m.
Mr.. POwderly had to leave to keep IN en-
gagement with Congressman John j
ONeiil Of St Louis, chairman Of the
House Committee on Labor who came from
Washington to render assistance il possible
in settling the strike. Mr.. Mcdowell,
however, remained with MIR. Gould and his
party and Mr.. Gould finally handed to MIR.
Mcdowell the following communication
7. V. Powderly. Grand Master Workman:
PRESIDENTS OFFICE. MISSOURI PACIFIC
HALLWAY, March 2S.-Dear Sir: Replying TO
that will tomorrow morning send the fol-
lowing Geographic instructions to Mr. HOxie,
general manager of the Missouri Pec fic rail-
road, at st. Louis: ''In rcsuming the move
ment of trains on the Missouri Pacific and in
the employing Of labOrers in the several de.
partments of this COMPANY give preference 10
our late employees whether they are Kn ghts
OF LABOR or not. except that you will not en-
ploy any person who has injured the COM
panys property during the late strike, nor
VIII you discharge any person who has taken
service with the company during said strike"
We see no objection to arbitrating any differ
enccs between the employees and the COM
pany. past or future. Hoping the above will
be satisfactory, l remain yours very truly,
JAY GOULD, President
The executive board of the Knights Of
Labor have sent out the following tele-
gram:
d. A. lCi, st. LOuis-President Jay Gould has
consented to our proposition for arbitration
and so uelegraphs Vice President Hoxie.
Order the men to resume work at once. BY
order OF the executive board.
7. V. POwDERLY, G. NJ. W.
The executive board also sent out the
following telegram:
To the Knights of Labor now on strike in the
Southwest:
President Jay Gould has consented to our
proposition for arbitration and so telegraphs
Vice President HoXe. Pursuant to tels-
graphic instructions sent to the chairman OF
the executive board, District Assembly l0l.
you are directed to resume work at once.
T. V. POwDERLY, G. w. NJ.
Congressman O'Neill arrived from WASH
ington just in time to get the news. He
said that the Labor Committee had pre-
pared bill which lie would present TO the
House tomorrow in which he thought were
provisions which would prevent future
trouble like this. He said that some 5000
or 10000 people had been directly affected
by the strike, and unnumbered thousands
had Indirectly been affected. He expressed
great pleasure that the end came so peace
ably. He returned to Washington at mid
night. Messrs. POwderly and Mcdowell
will meet Mr.. Gould this morning by ap-
pontment.
QUITTING DOWN.
ST LOUIS, March 29.-The strike stu.
alton on both sides of the river was very
quiet yesterday. Aside from its being
Sunday, a drzzlng rain. with now and
then brisk shower, fell most of the day,
and nobody cared to loiter about the depot
and yards. The Wabash sent out one train
in The afternoon, but beyond this no attempt
was made to move trains.
ESCORTED BY MILITIA.
TEXARKANA, Ark, March 29.-The
freight blockade in this city was broken
yesterday morning and freight train was
sent north with freight from 81. LOUIS un.
der strong guard of militia. Great ex-
element prevailed, and 400 strikers were
assembled in tho Missouri Pacific yard.
The militia overawed them, however, and
the train left without opposition. At
MRndeyi'le, ten miles north OF IeXarkana,
q crowd of strikers tried to sidetrack and
wreck the train. The militia scattered
them and captured twelve Of the strikers,
who were brought back to TeXarkana and
put in Jail. The running of this train is re-
garded by the people of TeXarkana as
breaking the backbone Of the Strike at this
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