Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-03-30
AGAIN IN CONFERENCE.
Jay Gould and POwderly Meet Again
TO-day-SeriOus Aspect Of Affairs I'm
East ST. LOnis-Freight Trains Nov.
ing Under Guard i'm Texas.

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NEW YORK, March 30.-At 1885 o'clock this
morning MrPowderly, accompanied by Messrs.
Turner, Bailey, Hayes aud Mcdowell, walked
from their hotel to Mr.. Gould's office, where
they met Mr.. Jay Gould, George Gould and
Vice President Hopkins. They are now in con-
ference.
DISCUSSING THE QUESTION OF ARBITRATION.
p. M.-The question as To the general princi-
pie of arbitration is being thoroughly discussed
at the conference between Mr.. Gould aud the
committee of the Knights of Labor to-day. The
session began at Ii O'Clock and still continues.
Mr.. HoXie. in 81. Louis, is connected with the
committee by a direct wire and is taking an
active part in the conference. A gentleman
who has been in the committee room all morn
ing states that the outlook for an agreement as
to the manner and conditions of a settlement
by. arbitration are very favorable
14GREATENING SITUATION IN EAST ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, March 3O.-rhe situation in East
St Louis this morning, far as the strike of
the switchmen and yardmen is concerned, re-
mains unchanged. The crowds congregated
around the relay depot are not SO large and no
serious disturbance IN that quarter has oc-
companies have attempted TO start out
freight trains to-day, for the strikers insist that
such attempts will be strongly resisted 10y
them. They say that they will not return 10
work until the preliminary negotiations look
ing towaIp settlement OF the strike, by arbi-
tration, shall have been satisfactorily arranged
and they are ordered by their local executive
committee TO resume their duties.
On this side of the river no freight trains have
as yet Deen started out, Dut III Is announced
that the Missouri Pacific officials will make
their attempts in that direction to-day AS usual.
The large Missouri Pacific freight depot at the
corner OF seventh and Poplar streets this morn.
ing presents an appearance OF greater activity
than at any time since the Inauguration OF the
strike. Heavily laden transfer wagons are ar.
ment, ard it looks III the company Were
about to resume freight traffic despite the hitch
in the negotiations tor a settlement OF the strike
MILITIA ORDERED TO BE IN READINESS.
Notwithstanding the announcement made by
Gov. Oglesby, of Illinois, that he did not con
slider the copdition OF affairs in East st. Louis
serious enough to warrant the issuing oforder>
calling out the militia, nevertheless Adjutant
General Vance has telegraphed from Spring.
held to Capt Wells, company ., ]. \: g., at be
selves for active service and await further
orders.
MOVING TRAINS IN TEXAS.
PALESTINE TEXAS March 30.-At 10 o'clock
yesterday morning Sheriff Davis, with two
hundred deputies, including deputized condue-
tors, engineers and train men, took possession
of the railway yards and with Iardmaster
Tanning and his assistants, began to make up
trains while the force of strikers ut this place
lined Spring street, from the post office corner
to the railroad hotel, not the slightest attempt
was made TO resist the work OF making up or
running trains. Between 10 and IL O'Clock
yesterday three freight trains arrived from the
south under guard of citizens from Elkhart and
Sheriff Balm, of Houston county. These are the
first trains, with the exception of the regular
passenger trains, that have arrived here i'm
three weeks AT IL O'Clock lhe first freight
train to leave here in three weeks started out
for Houston, and since then eight long trains
have gone north, south and west. Except for
trivial offenses no arrests have been made, and
no violence is anticipated Trains are still being
made up, and yesterday it WAS expected that
by this morning the yards would be entirely
cleared. All trains are run in charge OF armed
guards.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS, March 30.-Supt.
Herrin and Assistant Master Mechanic Woods
have resolved about two hundred applications
tor work. mostly from meu at other points
Ten Il nights Labor mt work Yesterday
but none of them have been prominently con-
nected with the strike. Judge Williams will
dispose OF the cases Of the persons charged with
disobeying the injunction. Adjutant General
King is here.