The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-04-03
TO RESUME WORK.


Master Workman POwderly Pending Ar
bitration, Which Has Been Consented to |
by Mr.. GOuld--The Correspondence.
NEW YORK, March 2s.-General Master
Workman Powderly Of the Knights of
Labor had very little rest on Friday
night. After the midnight conference of
the executive board adjourned and he
had seen all the reporters he went to bed
at four o'clock in the morning Eight
months ago he broke two ribs in fall
and two weeks ago in another fall he
broke them again. He is also suffering
from two bolls on the back of his neck,
and he got very little sleep, AT 10
a. m. Saturday the board resumed
its deliberations in room 322 Of the Astor
House. This is a long room, with two
windows looking out on Broadway. Near
ly half the room is occupied by two
double beds. BY the window to-day
stood a bureau with signs, evidently
homemade, pinned to the frame Of the
looking glass. Above the glass was
sign with the words: sit saves time to
talk to the point" On the right side of
the frame was one bearing the words;
'Please leave your smokers outside"
At table by the window in front of
this bureau sat John w. Hayes, one of
the executive board. who writes with his
left hand as well and MS fast as most men
can write with the right. Around the
room sat or walked w. II. Bailey, a tall
man with white hair and black monstache,
"a Il Danr h,Npi ma ta4if
black beard. Both Mr.. Barry and Mr..
Bailey are members of the executive board.
Frederick Turner, short, rather stout,
with light hair and mOustache, was also
present. He is general secretary and
treasurer of the Knights of Labor, but the
most important man in the room was the
general master workman. Mr.. Powderly
is short and slight with soft blue eyes
half concealed by gold trimmed spectacles.
He sat in cane-seated armchair with his
body bent over to favor his broken ribs,
and leaned his cheek on his left hand.
The pain and anxiety of the past few
weeks had left their traces on him, and
until he spoke he seemed like an invalid
sitting up when he should have been in
bed, but he talked like level-headed,
clear-minded man.
About eleven O'Clock messenger was
sent from the board to 1876 Broadway,
where the offices of Mr.. Jay Gould's vari-
Gus railroads cluster around the Office of
the millionaire. The messenger carried
a large yellow envelope with this letter in
It:
NOBLE ORDER OF TIE KNIGHTS OF I
LABOR OF AMERICA
OFFICE OF THE GENERAL SECRETARY, (
PHILADELPHIA, March q.
Mr.. Jay Gould:
DEAR Sm-The general executive board
would be nleased 10 have an Interview with
You at your convenience to dav for the pur-
pose OF submitting the Southwest difficulties
| to a committee Of seven for arbit ration,
| three OF the committee to be appointed by
| yourself and three by the general executive
board, the six to select the seventh member
| of the committee, their decision in the mat.
| ter to be final. Should this proposition be
acceptable we will at once issue an order
Tor the men to return 10 work.
by order of the general executive board.
| lSignedl FREDERICN TURNER
! Secretary Of the Board.
The messenger returned to the AstoT
House shortly after eleven o'clock with
an oral message from Mr.. George Gould
to ME effect that Mr.. Gould had not
reached his Office, but that an answer
would be sent during the day. The COM
mitteemen were hopeful of a favorable
reply.
Mr. Gould reached his office shortly
after eleven o'clock. The board of direc.
tors of the Missouri Pacific Railway Com.
pany met him at half-past twelve O'Clock
in his Office MessrS. Sidney Dillon
Russell Sage, A. l.. Hopkins, George
Gould and T. j. Eckert and John f. Dill.
| L., Lot 90 tba
and at four O'Clock the following answer
to Secretary Turner's letter'was ready to
be sent to the executive board at the
Astor House:
TIE MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY,
NEW YORK, March 81
Frcderick Turner Esq, Secf etdrB, Philadelphia
DEAR SIR have your note OF this date
proposing an interview between your eXecu.
tive committee and the officers of this com
pany, for the purpose OF submitting to arbi
uation by committee OF seven what yot
term the southwestern difficulties " YoU
are doubtless aware that in the negotiations
which took place here last August between
Mr.. T. V. POwdery, general master work
man, and associates, and the officers of thi
company, it was agreed that in future nj
strikes would be ordered on the Missouri
Pacific road until after a conference witt
the officers of the company and an opportu
nifty had to adjust any al eyed grievances
In view OF this fact attention Is drawn Il
the following correspondence between MI
| A. l.. Hopkins, vice president OF this com
pany, in my absence and Mr.. Powderly:
FORMER CORRESPONDENTS.
NEW YORK, March g.
| T. V. POwDERLY, SCR ANTON, PA: MI
Hoxie telegraphs that the Knights of LRbU
on our road have struck and refuse to ALLOW
any freight trains to run on our road, say
ing they have no grievance, but are onl,
striking because ordered 20 so. II there 1
any grievance we would like to talk 1t owe
with you. We understood you to promis
that no strike should be ordered wi thou
consultation. A. L. HOPKINS.
PHILADELPHIA, March S.
A. l.. HOPKINS, SECRETARY MISSOURI PA
CIFIC RAILWAY, 1876 BROADWAY, NEW YORK
Have tclegraphed West for particulars Pa
pers say strike caused by discharge of
man named Hall Can he be roiustate
pending Investigations
T. Y. PowDFRLY.
NEW YORK, March st V. PowDERLY
Thanks for your message and suggestion
Hall was employed by tine Texas q laciti
aud not by us. hat property is M tie uHnd
OF the United States courts, aud we have N
the employees. We have carried out tn
, agreements made last spring in ever
? resp CT, and the present strike Is uniuS
to us and unwise for you. 1t Is reporte
here that this movement is the result
, | Wall street influence on the part of thos
short of the securities likely to be affected