The Osceola times., 1886-04-03
TO RESUME WORK.

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 aud he
had seen all the reporters he went to bed
ut 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 buils Oh the back OF his neck,
and he got very little sleep. At 10
o. m. Saturday the board resumed
its deliberations in room 322 OF the Astor
House. This is long room, with two
windows looking out on Broadway. Near
~ hail the room is occupied by Two
double beds. BY the window to-day
stood bureau with signs, evidently
home made, pinned TO the frame OF the
looking glass. Above the glass was a
sign with the words: at saves time to
talk to the point" On the right side OF
the frame was one bearing the words:
"Plcase leave your smokers outside"
At a table by the window in front OF
this bureau sat John ". Hayes, oTe OF
the executive board. who writes with his
left hand as well and AS fast as most men
can write with the right. Around the
room sat or walked W. II. Bailey, tall
man with white hair and black moustache,
and j. B. Barry, short man with short,
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. lie is general secretary and
treasurer of the Knights Uf Labor, but the
most important man in the room was the
general master workman. Mr.. PoNderly
is short and slight with soft blue eyes
half concealed by gold trimmed spectacles.
He sat in a cane-seated armchair with his
| body bent over to favor his broken ribs,
and leaned his cheek on his left hand.
The pain aud 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 a level-headed,
cear-minded man.
About eleven O'Clock a messenger was
sent from the board to 1875 Broadway,
where the Offices Of Mr.. Jay Gould's vari.
ous railroads cluster around the office OF
| the millionaire. The messenger carried
II large yellow envelope with this letter ~
it:
| NOBLE ORDER OF rnE KNIGHTS OF I
| LaBoR.or AMERICA,
OFFICE OF THE GENERAL SECRETARY
PHILADELPHIA, March 81
| M Jay Could;
DEAR siR-The general executive board
| would be pleased TO have an Interview with
| you at your convenience tn duv, Tor the pur'
| pose OF submitting the southwest difficulties
| 10 committee OF seven for arbitration
| three of the committee to be appoinieh 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
| for the men to return 10 work.
by order OF the general executive board.
| lSignedl FREDERICK TURNER
| Secretary OF the Board.
The messenger returned to the Astor
House shortly after eleven O'Clock with
an oral message from Mr.. George Gould
| TO the effect that Mr.. Gould had moi
reached his office, but that an answer
would be sent during the day. The COM
mitteemen were hopeful of favorable
reply.
Mr. Gould reached his Office shortly
after eleven O'Clock The board OF drec-
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 r. J. Eckert and John +. Dill
Ion, the latter counsel for the railroad,
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;
Tup MIssounI PA AcIFfc RAIrRoAp COMPANY !
! NEw YORK, March a.
Frederick Turner, ESQ., Sec, eid,y Philadelphia
DEAR SiR-l have your note OF this date
proposing an interview between yourexeeu-
tive commit ee and the officers OF this com
pany, Tor the purpose of submitting to arbi.
untion by committee OF seven what you
| erm the southwestern difficulties You
are doubtless aware tiiat in the negotiations
| which took place here last August between
| Mr.. T. V Powderly. general master work.
man, and associates, and the officers of this
company, II was agreed that In future nc
strikes would he ordered on the Missouri
Pacific road until after conference with
the officers Of the company aud an opportu-
nifty had to adjust any alleged grievances.
In view OF this fact, attention Is drawn t0
the following correspondence between Mr.
a L. Hopkins, vice president of this com
pany, in my absence and Mr.. Powderly.
FORMER CORRESPONDENCE
NEW YORK, March g.
T. V. PowDRRLY, SCRANTON, Pa: Mr.
IIoxie telcgraphs that the Knights OF Labui
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 only
striking because ordered to so. II there 4
any grievance We would like to talk 1t ovel
with you. We understood you to promis,
that no strike should be ordered without
consultation. A. l. HOPKINS,
PHIIADELPHIA, March s.
A. L. HOPKINS. SECRETARY MISSOURI PA
IfIc RAILWAY, 1875 liRotDwAr, NEw YORK
lIave tclegraphed West for particulars. Pa
pers say strike caused by discharge OF
man named Hall. Can he be relnstated
pending investigations
T. v. PowDERLY.
NEW York, March ST. V. PowprRLy,
Thanks tor your message and suggestion
Hail WAS employed by the Texas Il Pacific
and not by us. shat property is IN the handi
OF the United states courts and We have nc
control Whatever over the receivers or over
the employees We nave carried out the
agreements made last spring In every
resprc and the present strike Is unjust
To us and unwise FOR you. IL is reported
here that this movement Is the result oi
Wall street influence on the part of those
short OF the securities Likely to be affected
A. l.. HOPKINS.
No reply to this message was received, bul
tbls coInpany's request for conference wa.
ignored anu Its premises at one invaded and
the property destroyed by the men OF your
order In great numbers, who also seized and
disableu the trains, as they have since con
tinued TO do. The board OF directors of thi.
company thereupon had copy of tile cor
respondence above given made and trans
miited TO Mr., II. NJ. IIoSc, the first Vice
president and general manager at It. Louis
with Instructions to use every endeavor C.
continue the operation OF the road and com
mitted the whole matter TO his hands Mir
IIoxes overtures, made through the Gov
ernoIe OF Missouri and Kansas, who stste1
that they found no cause for the strike, wer,
rejected by your order Thess and subse
quent correspondence between him and Mr.
Iowueriy are well -knownt TO you. and Mr
| IIokles course has been confirmed BY tn,
| board, AMI the matter Is still IN his hands
am. therefore, instructed by the board e
| refer you to him a. its continuing rep
resenlative In the premises ! am drectef
| to add in behalf OF the board that in t.
| Judgment so long as this company IL forci
| Dly kept from the control OF its property