St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-18
THE BOYCOTT BEGINS.
Jay GOulds Unpleasant Predicamspt
Brought About by the Members of
the Central Labor Union.
Chicago OOOpers Opposed to Prison Labor
Determine to Gall on Continental
Brethren for Aid.
Lake Shore switchmen Quit Work on
Account OF the Presence of an
Objeetional Man.
enormous Sums of Money Being Sent
TO the Sufferers by the South
western Strike.
Jay Gould,s Predicament.

Special to the Globe.
NEW YORK, April 17.-When jay Gould
read of the Central Labor unions plans to
boycott him he pulled his hair and said
swear words" He seriously thought of
beginning trip around the world in his
yacht, but it occurred to him that his
engineers, tiremen, and crew on board
might be induced to strike. He concluded
not to risk that. A GLOBE reporter met an
enthusiastic Central labor union boycOtter
who SAID his colleagues would at once be-
gin the campaign against the little pirate. -
Gould" he said, "has run against Cor
nets nest when he ran foul of the central
Labor union"
Have you any other plans besides those
already mentioned" asked the reporter.
There are about 500 delegates to the union,
and every one of them is able to suggest an
annoyance to Mr.. Gould.
"Will you mention u few of the proposed
tactics?'
II could not tell all our plans in an hour
he answered. ''Will try to get his stablemen
and coachmen to leave him. The same with
his cooks and servants. They will try to get
his milkman to refuse TO serve him with
milk"
viii milkman give up Gould's custom to
oblige your Bsked the reporter.
"We can hold out inducements to him. If
nc SelAo 0Oulu OO cents worth OF milk daily we
can pay him 90 cents day to stop serving
him. The same thing can be done with his
news man. These things may seem small,
but they will be annoyanoes, and Gould can't
stand much annoyance,We car, Il think, induce
2,OOO persons TO stop patroniZing his telegraph
lines. That would reduce his receipts $1,000
day. We may be able to get people to boy
colt his elevated road"
do you think that possible?' asked the re-
porter. "Will people give up the speed and
comfort of these roads to oblige your
The large majority wont, of course" he
answered, but say that we can induce 10, 600
persons That would reduce his receipts
$1,000 per day, and amount to 1886, 900 i'm a
year. Then L think we can prevent 500 per-
sons daily from
USING HIS WESTERN RAILROADS.
That would cut down his receipts $4,000 or
$4,000 day. All these things are possible
and probable, if the boycott is managed prop
erly.''
The GLOBES informant went on atlength
to unfold the plans, many of which were
laughable, but if enforced they could not
fail to worry Mr.. Gould and to make New
York good place for him to leave for
time at least. Among them the things sug-
gested was that Goulds barber would be
asked to refuse to put him through ton
serial performance, and that his grocer
would be urged to refuse to sell him more
groceries. Walters could be induced to
snub him, and to bring him poor food. He
thought they did that anyhow, as Gould
never tips" waiter. Mr. Gould is said
TO have got touch of that species
of bOycOtting yesterday. When he en-
tered the restaurant in which he usually
takes his lunch, the waiter passed by him
several times, seemingly obliviOus of the
fact that Mr.. Gould was living. Finally
Mr.. Gould raped on the table and asked
the waiter if he could get something to eat.
The autOcraJ of the dinner table took the
order and took his time in getting it, Min
uteS flew by, but the waiter did not return.
Gould gazed wistfully toward the kitchen,
and tried to kill time by slipping water. He
saw men who had come in after
him eat their dinner leisurely. enjoy
chat and pass out. ''Ha ha, :"
said the railroad king, ''that waiter is a
Central Labor union man, and he is boy
cotting me-" Time whirled ON. At last
the waiter appeared and said he had forgot
ten what the order was. Mr.. Gould re-
peated it and the waiter disappeared.
After long interval ne returned with Mr..
GOuld'S dinner. Mr.. Gould began work,
but in vain, the steak refused to be eaten
He jabbed the knife repeatedly into it, but
it remained frm and unbendng. He gave
up the job and concluded to drink his tea
Another difficulty arose. The milk turned
sour. He raised the lid off the sugar bowl,
but found the bowl was empty. He was
getting desperate. Everything seemed to be
against him. To add TO his troubles one of
rolls rolled off the table and the restaura mt
cat jumped on his shoulders and played with
his whiskers. He was now thoroughly
aroused and he hurried back to his office He
was afraid that the elevator man would re-
fuse TO carry him upstairs, but he did not
However, when he reached the office door it
was locked. The Office boy had gone home
Mr.. Gould started of himself then.