Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-03-30
St, Louis Strikers Ordered from
HEADQUARTERS to Resume Work.
JAY GOULD WRITES A REASON
ABLE LETTER.
ccmnea;able Acticn on the Par. Of
Congressman o'Neil.
LABOR ASSEMBLIES At ST. LOUIS STILL
UNDECIDED.
An Address to the Striking
Masses.
raE LABOR SITUATION AT Sc
DALiA, MO.
TO TIE SENTINEL
he ~. Louis Strike Ending.

O'Clock t. V. Powderly and W. b. Nc
Dowell called upon Jay Gould at the lat
ter's residence. 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 bet
ter understanding WAS arrived at than had
been had by either party hitherto. After
talking until / o'clock P. NJ. the conference
adjourned until evening at z o'clock. Last
night they INST again at $3.50. Powderiy
had to leave to keep an engagement with
Congressman O'Neil. of St. Louis, Chair
man of the House Committee on Labor,
who came from Washington to render as
sistance, if possible, in settling the strike.
Mcdowell, however, remained with Mr..
Gould and his party, and Mr.. Gould
finally handed to Mcdowell the following
communication:
PRESIDENTS OFFICE OF TIE
Missouri PACIFIC RAILROAD Co.
March %, 1886.
T. Y. Powderly, G. NJ. W. Dear Sir:
Replying to FOUL letter of the 9th | write
TO say that l will tomorrow morning send
the following Geographic instructions to
Mr.. Hoxie, General Manager Of the Mis-
souri-Pacific at st. Louis In resuming
the movement of trains on the Missouri
Pacific aud in the employing OF laborers
in the several departments OF this COM
pany. give preference to our late employees,
whether they are knights Of Labor or not,
except that you will not employ persons
who have injured the compsny's property
during the late strike, nor will we dis
charge any person who has taken service
with the company during said strike. We
see no objection to arbitrating any differ
ences between the employees and the COM
paDy. past nor future. Hoping the above
will be satisfactory, ] remain yours very
truly, JAY GOULD, President.
The Executive Board of the Knights of
Labor have sent ont the following telegram
to Martin Irons, Chairman Of the Executive
Board OF D. A. 101. st. Louis: "Presi,
dent Jay Gould has consented to our prop
osition for arbitrations, and SO telegraphs
Vice President Hoxie to order the men to
resume work at once. BY order of the Ex-
%ecutiye Board, 7. Y. Powderly. G. NJ. W."
The Executive Board also sent out the fol-
lowing telegram to the knights OF Labor
now ON o strike in the Southwest: Presi-
dent Jay Gould has consented to our prop.
osition for arbitration, and has SO tele-
grsphed Vice President Hoxie. Pursuant to
the telegraphic instructions sent to the
Chairman of the Executive Board OF D.. A.
101, you are directed to resume work at
once. Per order Of the Executive Board.
T. V. Powderly, G. NJ. W.
Congressman O'Neil arrived from Wash.
ington just in time to get the new He
sent the following congratulatory telegram
at once to the Missouri Republican: "A
settlement is effected. Gould consents to
arbitration. The Executive Committee OF
the Knights OF Labo1 nave ordered the
men to resume work. Congratulate our
people on the result. tSigned:) John j.
: O'Neil." John J. O'Neil said that the
House Labor Committee bad prepared
bill which he would soon present, in which
he would make provisions to prevent future
: trouble like this. He said that some
9 900 or 10000 people had been directly
affected by the strike, and that unnum'
bered thousands had indirectly been sf'
, fected. He expressed great pleasure that
the end comes so pesceable. He returned
to Washington last night. Messrs,
Powderly and Mcdowell will meet Mr.
Gould 10 morrow morning at $3.50 by ap'
pointment.
In an interview this morning Gould
said concerning the telegram he sent to
Hoxie: at was prepared before my con.
> ference with Powderly yesterday, and was
, not the result of anything Powderly said
, The Missouri. Pacific Company is always
ready to arbitrate any differences that i,
l may have with its employees. Powderly
| seems to have assumed from the telegram
that / have agreed to the plan submitted
by the Executive Board of the Knights oi
Labor on Saturday, providing for the APP
| pointment Of an arbitration committee.
. three members of which are to be ap-
' pointed by myself and three by the Knights
of Labor, these to jointly choose the
seventh member. Now, l most emphatic
ally deny there was anything in my tele-
:, gram to Hoxie, or that there was anything
said at the conference yesterday to warrant
a any one in believing that / for a moment
. assented to any such plan. / will appoint
no member OF any arbitration committee.
The whole matter rests in the hands OF
Z Hoxie, and II he can arrange q basis for
' arbitration, which will include both sides
{ OF the question, l will make no objection.
= But the whole matter will nave TO be ar
Q ranged with him. l am now preparing a
letter to Powderly. which will clearly SET
forth my position as outlined above.
LATER The conference between the Gen.
o eral Executive Board and Jay Gould has
n adjourned until 3 o'clock this afternoon.
No business of importance has yet been
done, so Hayes'says.
5P M Hoxie has telegraphed Gould,
4 stating that the men have not resumed
. work as they were ordered to do by Pow.
! derby.
The labor situation Mt st. Louis,
ST.. LOUIS, March 29.-The news was
telegraphed from New York last night thaI
i Grand Master Workman Powderly had
p ordered the strikers on the Gould South
west system Of railroads TO resume wori
, immediately, pending arbitration. Tn,
tidings were received by the Knights her,
with incredibility, some syen going so "a,