New-York tribune., 1886-03-31
ENDING THE GREAT STRIKE,
THE NEGOTIATIONS SUCCESSFUL.
ARBITRATION TO DECIDE THE QUESTIONS
Ar ISSUE.
THREE MEMBgEs or THE EXECUTIVE BOARD TO
START FOR ST. LOUIS THIS MORNING-MR.
POWDERLY GOES HOME Li-A con
FERENCE WITH MIR. GOULD
TELEGRAMS 10 AND
FR RpM MIR. IlOXIF.

TO send his men back 10 work Unless there another
hitch somewhere In the meantime, all the roads Of tho
Gould Southwestern system viii be in running order be-
fore the end OF the week. the negO-
tatiOus between Mr. Gould aud the Knights OF Labor
IN New York has marked by sudden changes and
1t has been difficult to keep track of them but the per
and coolncss of Mr Powdery and his colleagues
OF thr General Executive Board. and their determination
to leave chance for settlement untrcd aud to stop
concession which could be honoraby made on their
part bring about a settlement or the strike to ralss
the from St. Louis and to the danger OF
a possible repetition Of the IOts Of 1877 Oh larger
scale which the bad feeling cnseudercI by the continu
ance Of the strike made imminent have trumphed over
| all Obstacles
The labors eutailed MIR Powdcrly by the necessity
Of giving matter his personal attention and the ben
III OF his experience have proved too much for his
9Th, which air aly impaired lIc has broken
down entirely and had to he sent To his no In Scranton
To res, for Weeks Tho other members Of tho
| General Executive Board with the exception Of Mr.
Barry who Cohocs tryinsto settle the troubles
there start for It Lou, this morning to that their
orders enforced and tho agreement made with Nr
IIoNc carried ont They are ccrthn thHt there will
be position the part OF hc men to dsoDey orders
and earnestly hop that further hitch in the negota-
tons Will through any action OF the railway on
| cial-.
! Inc Executive Board had apparently given iustruc-
ton, the members ~ the order both IN this vicinity
and tnroug gnou country they bo both
/
negotiations with Mr.. Gould. for there notable de-
IN the number Of callers all dag yesterday ana
/ the udmb OF tc.cgrIms was also smaller. When they
nst got up they orders At tho desk Of the Astor
House that they be disturbed Tor any reason
! and that card, to be sent to tDcm After
breakfast they retired SO 81 and the door
locked. There were present Master Workman POwGcry.
| secretary Turner and Mc,srs Hays and Bailey. The
OF the day before and ul-Ar- sleep. which h-
colleagues had taken good hpud GOt be disturbed,
bad gwen Mr. Powirriy strength and while hc WAS
uutplc his head @i,h auy degree OF comfort
and the quasry sore throat prevents Nun nom taking
| any more than l. absolutely necessary thero was
| marked Improvement To the great rcicf Of his
associates lie announced bis ahiIty to keen his APP
poiuucut H;h Nj. Gould and had strong hopes that the
VIII power l,nlercl by the iccug that his service,
we're Absolutely necessary ths crisis would enable
hm TO keep up until tho negotiations have been brought
| to close.
A. II o'clock 'hc entire Executive EoarI started for
,.r Goll office. Il had already been dscTItaurd that
Nj Gould au, rcady meet tu'u. When they arrived
at ihc Western Union Binding th"y were taken into ,Ae
directors touiu t." N.-"uri rt.ur Company. They
found there President Jay Goud. \i.e.fr -dcut Hop
kIa.. lud Directors rc'r,c j. Gou Eu.sc.! SAGE AID
sidney Du,Yu aul l. G. Cnr. Tue conference was
.oue Atl:i5 D. ui IN au.wertor note sent in by tIc
reporter, VINO were waiting for the adourum"nt Of tie
conf. renee tho following WAS sent ont, marked OIL
claI":
No,lms a,u ue dome today ue'we'n Nr. Could aud
the KH-h. of L'O' i"c rn.r, "'',u'-ion h'' ,r'n
iho. -. =. a. 's' pa. ~ "a i' - A. IN n. Nv '
Boston time mu,t rIp'c before NaY .n.ug can oc
definitely settled
shortly attcrwarI Mr. ~,1e oauo on, Of the room
When a,I a,.ut ihr character ~ the conference aud
the uAc.uood Of any dcaullr result Uou- reached lie
SAD. ,h, only t.u- dI,cu-,,I Vas the OIL wulcn has
been presented by Cuu-gc..uAu O'Nrl. - II LoU'-.
providing for arbitration 10 c.~ oI iuur" trouble Of t,
character. at tc advantage ot arbitration 100 Eruc,-
ia i,-.rI Go NJ ONrI'. h.I wound sa} tuat ltls
n,ri., -, Intricate t.au Mr CIalstouc's proposition
Tor the relief OF Ir~i..d Idont think these Western
quito competent a' set 10 teach Easter" rail.
ROAD uuct- law NJ. Sage d!d not thiuR there Wd.
any great likelihood % settlement being reached dur
lag tho conference then In session.
Il wIs not uuul O'Clock thnt the session
was brought to co-o auI Tie knights
room. I4ry walked up broadway to Fuiton-'L and
then went to Nas-Au.'t restaurant. whore thcy took
d.nucf. At oc,ocA tncy were Asan behind % locked
door ia the A,tor House. Mc ToWdrrly sad: Nothing
dcnulto done at the meeting to-day. but am not
quite ready To talk about yet 80 positive
mrr,7 made fora future conference. nut another
Will undoubtedly bo heidi
\ Representative ol MI Gou.d c,mo out OF the office
after Had aIJourued aud gave the follow
ing ycr-on Of what hIp tIArn place as 10 the general
condition Of the strk~, winch he said Was official Tho
discussion va, long and very broad It's scope It's
general character IA relation to tho settlement OF
strikes 10y arbitration. The mOda OF settling thi, paruc
u,dr strike WAS not under discussion AT ALL
liant 20 rather stra1s".' 10 asked. that tho
very matter c,ard to which the conference w's held
not discu~srdi ~
II vas impossible to discuss the present STRIKE"
the reply, ",smuc the grievances of che men btyo
hot ~ yet been brought officially bcorc the company
mo ouly thing that tno company knows of amy grrv
ancrs on part of their employees what they hvo
seen ~ he newspapers Mr. HoAie Ielegrarned to M
ft,,ff .tf dial
tue knights Of Labor with The Missouri rac.hc Railway
Company there should he strhr oh that road ON
the pat OF the men without tho company having
due notice had becu dsres rdcd since then
We have heard nothing officially Tho discussion
to-day was Ia regard to aroHon III the abstract with
ont regard To this particular case 'Iho O'Ncll Oul
came In Tor a large share oI the discussion Mr. llOIe
ht- the settlement OF THIS case IN hs own hands and
have no DOUBT tnIt lie via receive ant listen 70 any
committee Of employees touchlnga settlement Of the
troubles"
"wlu ho see the Executive Board OF tho Knights OF
G.tborT
Certainly, II they employees The knights OF
I.tbor have plenty Of members VINO In the employ
Of the rO,d and these Will Dc, have doubt, received
by Mr. IOIie."
"What are the chances OF an early settlement r.
"Tho matter may be settled tonight. We arc waiting
for The views Of Mr. o1Ia question. lie has been
asked by telegraph to let know at onco just how ho
looks at the matter. An early reply {. certain. and
settlement may DO made when We get the reply Things
will shape themselves according TO the vIews expressed
by Mr.. IIoIc. don't think that the Executive Board
OF the Knights Labor and Mr.. Gould will hold another
oonfe renee tonight They will all probability, be in-
formed tho officers OF the company ready for
another interview"
Have you received any recent to the con-
dition of affairs In tho West T.
"Yos. This telegram received from Mr.. Hoxio
this afternoon
Tho telegram was dated st. Louis, March 80 and
read
The movement Of freight trains has largely increased
on all the lines. hundred aud thirteen freight trains
moved In The system to-day Tho international ana
Great Northern the Missouri Kansas and Texas in
IeIas wero thoroughly open except at AFaridO. Also
L MnunI md Ms snnrI PACluC " Aml