Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-04-10
OFF AGAIN.
The Men Instructed to Return to Work
at Once.
General Manager Hoxie to Meet a
Committee Of Miss urI Pacific
Employees In st. LouIs-The Execu-
tive Board Coming West.


tive Board Coming West.
New York. March 30: The Executive
Board of the Knights of Labor were to have
met Mr.. Jay Gould at his Office at 10 O'Clock
this morning to arrange the difference, but
not until nearly II o'clock did they leave the
Astor house. Mr.. POwderly, whose illness
on Monday had interfered with the settle
ment of the strike, was muff1ed up to the
eyes as he left the hotel and walked slowly
down Broadway to the Western Union
building. Mr.. Gould, his son George Gould,
Director Russell Sage, Sidney Dillon and E.
c. Clark, Fice-President A. l.. Hopkins and
Gen. Wagner Swayne, counsel for the CON-
pany, were in Mr.. Gould's office. All the
members of the executive board except Mr..
Parry and Mr.. Mcdowell were present.
After the conference had lasted nearly three
hours the following notice marked "Official"
was given out to the reporters waiting in the
office of the Missouri Pacific Railroad COM
pany.
BLIND.
Gould and the Knights Of Labor. The entire
discussion has been as to what Congress
may do to avoid similar troubles in the fu-
ture. Mr.. Gould said he would like Mr.. Dill
on's views on the subject, and as Judge ID H.
Ion is nov in Boston some time must elapse
before anything can be definitely settled"
Mr.. Russell Sage left the conference about
t,os, H. 4 \,
had been occupied all the time with discuss
ing Congressman O'NeilI's bill, which he
said was more exhaustive than Mr.. Glad
stones Irish hOme-rule bill was likely to be.
He said it seemed as though the executive
board had come to the city to instruct the
railroad authorities in law. During the
conference the following telegram was re-
ceived from Vice.President Hoxie:
Movement of freight trains largely in
creased on all lines; l1S freight trains were
moved on the entire system to-day. The L.
G. n. and the NJ. h. Il I. in Texas were
thoroughly open, except at AlvaradO. Also
the entire Iron Mountain and Missouri Pa
cific to and including Kansas City and Atchi-
son, and the Central branch of the NJ. K. Il
L. is now open, except at Parsons, AlvaradO
and Hannibal, where the authorities have
not yet control of the mob. At Texarkana
and Palestine, two Of the worst points, the
mob is now under the control of the authOri-
ties. The situation at AtchisOn and Kansas
City is greatly improved, and as far as re-
ported our trains to-day are unmOlested."
THE DISCUSSION
on arbitration generally was entirely unani-
nous Mr.. Gould approving of the principle,
but saying that he himself could do nothing
in the matter before them, because it Lad
been referred to Mr.. Hoxie. Finally at Mr..
POwderly's request the following telegram
was sent to Mr.. HOxie:
Will you meet with the general executive
| board of the Knights Of Labor or with
committee of your employees from the
Knights of Labor for the purpose of hear
ing what the cause Of complaint was and
for the purpose of making a settlement of
| the present difficulties alike honorable to
both sides, either on the basis OF arbitration
or by mutual agreement, the same to Ue
binding on all parties. A. l.. HOPKINS.
HOME CONSENTS.
The conference broke up at 3 o'clock, and
though Mr.. Gould had had luncheon in his
Office, the executive board went at once to a
Nassau street restaurant, where over their
dinner they discussed the matter again.
They returned to the AstOr house at 4
O'Clock, and were in secret session in their
rooms when at o'clock the following tele-
gram was handed over to them by Mr.. Hop
kins:
st, Louis, March 30.-A. l.. Hopkins, New
York City: am willing to meet cOmittee
! of our employees without discrimination,
who are actually at work in the service of
the company at the time such committee Is
appointed, to adjust with them any griev-
ances that they may have.
During the secret session, which was
ended by the receipt of Mr.. Hoxie's telegram,
il had been decided that General Master
Workman Powderly should return to Scran.
ton to rest. He was physically unable to
continue at work. Without waiting to ans.
wer this telegram, therefore. lie started fol
Scranton in the z o'clock train.
Alto O'Clock this evening Secretary Fred
erick Turner of the executive board Of the
Knights of Labor sent the following tele
gram:
MARTIN IRONS, st. Louis-Have been in
conference all day, with the result thai
Vice President Hoxie agrees to the follow
ing:
Willing to meet committee of our EN-
ployes without discrimination who are act
ually at work In the service of the company
at the time such committee is appointed II
adjust with them any grievances that they
may have. II. NJ. HoxIE.
. Have your executive committee order thu
men to return TO work and also select spec
ial committee from the employees ofths Mis-
souri Pacific to wait on Mr.. HOxie to adjus
any difference. DO this as quickly as posi-
BILE. Board will leave for st. Louis tO-mor
row.
FREDERICK TURNER, Secretary.
A TALK WITH TURNER.
I'VE are now where we thought We wer
. on Sunday night" said Secretary Turner
THE differences are to be settled by mntua
agreement or arbitration, and the order
out for the men to return to work. L don
, know how soon they will 90 to work. Irons
of course, will telegraph to know If the orde
Is correct. / shall reply that it is, and the
he will give ne order and trains will b
running again. ! shall leave here to-mol
row At O'Clock, stopping at Philadelpbi