New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-03
JAY GOULD STAYS AT HOME.
HIS FRIENDS DECLARE THAT HE HAS NOT
BROKEN DOWN
II. Is GENERALLY BELIEVED, HOWEVER, THAT
HE WAS OVERCOME At THE MISSOURI
PACIFIC MEETING.


PACIFIC MEETING.
JAY Gould remained at IrvinatOn yesterday and
was reported TO have driven out for exercise. Ills
sons said that their father was "all right ana
that his remaining at his country home was not
because Of i'll health. Mr.. Gould since his return
from his Western trip, has frequently staSed away
from his office. and it is probable that he VIII DC
less assiduous in his attention TO business ne'e-
aft@.
The extremely sensational reports respecCins W
Gould's nervous attack at the meeting o' 'HI -
souri Pacific directors on Wednesday were denied
yesterday 1t is generally understood, "o"esei'
that he was overcome at one time In the meeting
and sinl,;no hack in his chair, covered his face
with his hands 10 conceal his tears. MI Gould's
friends saw that he has been far from well for some
montbs but they apprehend nothing serious, and
they believe that with care and relaxation Oh
his business cares he will soon gain better health
Russell Sage emphatically denied the reports OF
any disagreement between himself and Mr.. Gould
or George Gould He characterized as wicked
and cruel some Of the stories which had been put
In circulation. No unkind word was spoken by
any one at the meeting. Mr. Sage said, and he was
not upbraided by young Mr.. Gould. Mr.. Sage and
George Gould attended meeting of the executive
committee of the Manhattan company soon after
the Missouri Pacific meeting. The personal or
business relations between myself and Mr.. Gould
or his sons have been in no wise disturbed Mr..
Sage declared. The recent attacks on Mr.. Gould
have been unjust and unfair. He deserves great
credit for his management Of Missouri Pacific.
Under his administration the Missouri Pacific has
refunded S27 900 900 bonds at a saving in interest
charges of per cent per annum. As TO myself. ]
have not been short Of stocks and have large
interest in Missouri Pacific bonds and stocks which
] propose 10 retain. The press has misrepresented
me greatly with regard to my attitude toward the
market. and all the stories to differences be-
tween myself and the Goulds are untrue
Another version of the Missouri Pacific meeting
was given by Dow. Jones d Co.'S news agency as
follows:
ono OF Mr.. Gould's associates well known in the
Street says to-day II is true that Mr.. Gould is suf
fering grestly from nervous prostration He did be-
come exhausted at the Missouri Pacific meeting and
sank back his chair covered his face with his hands
and sObbed. He then carried 10 sofa and laid
upon IT, He has had any stroke Of paralysis. as
reported. The facts about the Missouri Pacific meet
ing briefly told these The secretary, after reading
the minutes Of the previous meeting, took up Mr..
Goud's report and read IT, After this Mr. Gould, in a
clear concise way stated that Missouri Pacific was
his pet property he had done everything he could TO
help the property; that he held S3O,OO0OOo of its
securities Of all kinds and hurt to find its credit
assaned He referred to the fact that the dividend
was not earned but he left il with the board to say
what should be done. Mr.. Sloan thereupon stated
that in view Of Mr. Goulds report showing that the
dividend had not been earned he wOnld that the
dividend be passed. lie referred to the payment Of
previous dividends which had not been earned, but
said that those things Of The past that they
had all done wrong in declaring them but that there
was no use in bringing up the matter now. IT was
the present they called upon to consider.
lie therefore pressed his motion Mr.. Moore seconded
#. The yeas and nays called the motion.
Mr. sage alone voted against it, Mr.. sage wanted a
dividend declared In order 10 keep the stock In the list
Of dividend payers. He persisted in arguing for it, and
it "a this point that Mr.. Gould. In attempting to
fay something in reply, fell back in his chair. That
is about all there was worth repeating at the meet
ing After the meeting George Gould made some
sharp remarks about Mr.. Sage but he advised to
say nothing more about il. since that time Mr.. sage
mas that he pressed matters too far and
he has gone TO Mr.. Gould and, believe, has Hgbtcd
matters 50 that there is nothing 10 be said about
IT, There is no rupture between Gould and Sage"
The reports Of Mr.. GoCld's serious illness at
tracted many anxious inquirers to the doors OF
his home Yesterday. Mr.. Gould, however, de-
MED himself to- all, not on account of illness, IT
was said but because he wanted rest. DR..
Mum, his private physician. was seen, and said
that Mr. Gould was comfOrta bic and slept well
on the previous night that there was no fOunda-
ton whatever in the rumOfs about dangerous
illness.
Edwin and Howard Gould said at the West
ern Union Building, that their father was as
and there were no grounds for anxiety at all