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Savannah morning News.
i ESTABLISHED 1850. (
}j, n. ESTII.L. Editor anil Proprietor.t
turner tells his tale.
HE DENIES HOXIE’B CLAIM THAT
THE STRIKE WAS OVER.
The Treatment of the Offlffiah of tbe
Night* by the Superintendent Charac
terized a* Very Dicourteou-The
Power of the Organization to Orler
wud Stop Strike* Explained.
Washington, April 23,—Tho fourth
day’s session of the House select commit
tee on the labor difficulties in the South
west was opened at 11 o'clock this morn
ing with the examination ot Frederick
8. Turner, General Secretary aud 1 reas
urer of the Knights ot Labor.
Lawyer Swuyne was again present to
watch the proceedings in the interest ot
the railroad companies, superintendent
Somerville, ot the Western Union Tele
graph Company, who yesterday accom
panied Mr. Gould, was also present.
Representative Warner, of Ohio, was
Introduced to and had a long conversa
tion with Messrs. McDowell and Turner.
The latter is a short, stout, rather youth
ful-looking man of 40. He described him
self as a resident of Philadelphia, and as
Secretary and General Treasurer of the
Knights ot Labor.
UIS CALLING IN LIFK.
He had been a gold leaf beater, but had
not worked at that business since 1876.
He was now in the grocery business. He
had taken part in the attempt to arrive at
a settlement, and was present at Air.
l’owderlv’s interview with Mr. Gould.
The steuoer*phic r,ot that inter*
view was substantia V correct. There
was a general tatk abou; arbitration, and
all seemed pleased the subject. It
was thought t.> b > . proper way of settling
disputes. Li reply to Mr. Parker he
itated that there were 121 district assem
blies of the Knights of Laborinthe United
States, with about 6,000 local assemblies.
NO POLITICAL OBJECT.
Tbo Knights ot Labor had no political
abject and did not seek to influence legis
lation. He had kuown of no such move
ment on their part.
Mr. Parker handed the witness a peti
tion in favor of unlimited coinage of
standard silver dollars, purporting to be
ligned by 700 local assemblies.
Mr. Turner stated that be had never
seen or heard of the petition before, but
the organization did not deny the right of
iny assembly to petition Congress. It
was not responsible as a body for the ac
tion of particular assemblies. This move
ment in favor of unlimited coinage was
not a general movement of the Knights.
Mr. Buchanan, after examining the pe
tition, stated that he thought the petition
jould be traced to sources outside of and
Tnconnected with the Knights of Labor.
THE U >C5i INTERVIEW.
Mr. Turner eni on in reply to
questions from M •. Crain to describe the
interview lie and nis colleague, Mr. Bai
ley, had with Mr. Hoxie in St. Louis.
He said Mr. Hoxie’s treatment of them
was very discourteous, and that he sta
ted he would have no conversation with
them as officers of the Knights of Labor,
but would receive them as American cit
izens. Tney informed him that they
did not desire to stand on their dignity,
and were willing to talk with him as
private citizens, and that all they wanted
was to have the trouble settled, peace re
stored, and the men sent back to work
Mr. Crain—Was the strike over then?
THE STRIKE NOT OVER.
Mr. Turn I.• -None of our people were
it work. T < strike was not over.
The Chair us, In your statement you
ased the wor! “order” in reference to
men going back to work. I want to
Snow whether the central power of your
organization can order men to work or
order them to quit work.
Mr. Turner—The general laws do not
mntemplato strikes.
The Chairman—That is not the ques
tion.
Mr. Turner (hesitatingly )—Well, I do
not understand that if we issued an order
or the men to go t,o work they would re
’use to go no matter who ordered them
but.
Mr. Crain—You have no power to order
a strike, have you ?
Air. Turner—Yes.
The Chairman (with an air of surprise)
—You have?
THEY HAVE THE POWER.
Mr. Turner—Yes. There is no law in
aur constitution governing strikes. We
do not believe in strikes.
The Chair—Then where do vou derive
your power to order strikes?
Mr. Turner—We have not the power
directly to order a strike, but we have the
power to approve or disapprove of a
strike.
Mr. Crain—Was this strike approved or
disapproved?
Mr. Turner—We never knew anything
About it until we received a telegram from
Mr. Hopkins. It lias never been ap
proved.
Mr. Crain—Then I suppose the power
is vested in you to direct the men to re
turn to work ?
Mr. Turner—Yes.
Going back to the interview with Mr.
Hoxie, Mr. Turner quoted Mr, Hoxie as
saving tboir duty was to see Martin Irons.
They replied that thev thought It better
‘•otalk with him (Mr. lloxie).
THE COMPANY’S REVENGE.
Mr. Hoxie said 'lie company would nnt
fequire more limn 60 p r cent, of its
former force, that when former strikes
iccurn and the company had reduced the
sours of labor and increased the number
sf men, but now it would reduce the
number oi ineu and increase the hours ol
work, because I lie general expenses of the
railroud were the same whether the men
worked long hour* or short hours.
The stenographer's report ol the inter.
view with Mr. lloxie was ha mini Mr.
train, who proceeded toqueslimi Mr.Tur
her on various points therein stated. Trie
Boiicluding question of Mr. Crain wm:
“Ho you mean to :y that when Mr.
Hoxie was seemingly putting ins oltjoc
*'oii on two grounds namely, that the |
Company only wanted 60 per cent, of Its,
bonier force, and thru ho wanted the
fight of selrctii'g them, even I torn the
Knights of Lab"i you really believed
Hint the men were to he refused employ-
Jbfnt simply on the ground ttiatthoy were
Knights of Labor?”
Mr. Tuiuer—Yes. I mean that.
Mr. < ram—ls the strike over now?
Mr. Turner— Ido not know; I have only
newspapers to go by. Our people
tre not at woik.
j the Oit It Kit BOR THE STRIKE.
'Jr. Crain—Who ordered tbo strike?
Mr. Turner—District Assembly No. 101.
Mr. Crain—Wlmt officer was authorized
‘'’ promulgate it?
-*r. Turner—The Secretary of tbo Dis-
I 1 let Assembly, Martin Irons.
, Heiijg questioned on the subject ot ar
bitration. Mr. Turner said he had read the
1 resident’s message on that point te-day,
•nil thoroughly agreed with It. Ho he
that there should be some fixed
“‘hunal of arbitration, and not one raised
on the Bpurot the moment. He thoroughly
believed in arbitration and would like to
see arbitration compulsory.
.Mr. Crain—Suppose the arbitrators re
ported that the Knights ot Labor should
go to work at $1 a day when they wanted
$l5O, are you willing, as an American
citizen to say that you would ask your
fellow members of the Kuights of Labor
to abide by that?
Mr. i'urner—lf I entered into an agree
ment to abide by arbitration I would sub
mit to the award.
HOW STRIKES ARK ORDERED.
Coming back to the subject of strikes,
Mr. Buchanan asked whether that sub
ject was within the province of the Exec
utive Board.
The witness replied “that it was not.”
Mr. Buchanan—A strike is ordered by
the District Assembly.
Mr. Turner—Yes.
Mr. Buchanan—When a strike is or
dered, what is the first action taken by
the Executive Boarn ?
Mr. Turner—it takes no action in the
matter unless appealed to.
Mr. Buchanan—And do you then seek
to investigate the right or wrong of the
matter?
-Mr. Turner—Yes.
Mr. Buchanan—You also seek to have
the differences compromised ?
Mr. Turner—Yes.
Mr. Buchanan—lf vou dp not succeed,
what is the next step?
Mr. Turner—lf we approve it, we have
to lend It a band financially,
Mr. Buchanan—Do you ever direct
financial assistance to" a strike without
first investigating its propriety?
Mr. Turner—No.
M’DOWKLL RECALLED.
Mr. McDowell was recalled aud made a
statement on the line of oneof Mr.Gould’e
suggestions yesterday as to the propriety
of having railroad engineers and officers
licensed by the general government. He
favored that, finding an analogy for it in
the licensing of steamship captains and
pilot*. These men were hound to bring
their vessels into port, and so railroad
engineers should be bound to bring their
engines to their destination. The laws
governing international commerce were
drawn up with great care. The railroads
had come in and taken the place, largely,
of that kind of commerce, and inter-State
commerce by rail could be and should be
governed by the same sort of laws.
ARBITRATION.
As to arbitration, it must necessarily
be voluntary. It seemed to him that the
difference between the I’resident and the
House on that subject was as to the ap
pointment of a third arbitrator. The se
lection by a United States Judge, the
President seemed to regard as an unusual
thing.
Mr. Crain—Evidently the President had
not read the bill as it passed the House.
There is nothing of that kind in it. An
arbitrator is to be appointed on each side,
and the two are to select the third.
Mr. Buchanan—ln other words the
President's criticism was of the bill not
passed by the House.
TDCS SPECULATING DENIED.
Relerring to the remark made yesterday
by Mr. Hopkins as to prominent persons
connected with the Knigbtsof I>abor hav
ing been seen around Brokers’ offices, most
positive denials of all stock speculation
were made by Messrs. Powderly, McDow
ell, and Turner.
Theodore!*. Rynder, of Centre county
(Pa.) made an appeal to the committee on
behalf of the miners in Pennsylvania,
Maryland, and West Virginia that the
committee should have its powers en
larged so as to investigate the troubles in
tne mining regions.
The Chairman said the committee
would, on Us return, ask to have its
powers enlarged. He said they were in
harmony with the President’s message,
except tbatit did not go far enough.
There should be some power in the gov
ernment to prevent interruption of rail
road travel by quarrels of railroad own
ers and their employes.
The committee, at 1:30, closed its sit
ting in Washington, and it was arranged
that the members should leave this city
for St. Louis Monday morning.
IRELAND’S OUTLOOK.
Lord Selborne Severely Criticises the
Proposal* of the Premier.
London, April 23.—Lord Selborne, Lib
eral, in a letter to the Times attacks cer
tain features of Mr. Gladstone’s home
rule bill. He pronounce* the measure
hopelessly faulty from tbe fact that not
one of the restrictions provided excepts
from the powers of the proponed lrisn
Legislature auy matter relating to the
lives, liberties and properties ol the
CJtteen’s Irish subject*. “Magistrates,
judge* and police inirelaud,” say* L >rd
Selborne, "will tie servant* of t,be Dublin
government.” Referring to the fact that
Mr. Gladstone’s measure excludes from
the powers of the Irish Legislature
all matters relating to the
army and navy, he says there is
still no reason wliv a volunteer Irish army
cannot lie raised without passing the bill.
Lord Selborne also strongly attacks the
land purchase bill. He asks upon what
ground that £150,060,000 will be required
to buy out the lri*li landlords, bow tbe
sharers in the first £50,000,00(1 provided
are to be selected, and what position those
landlords who mav happen to be excluded
from the liret sales will thereafter occupy,
first with respect to tbe collection ot their
rents and second with regard to the pros
pects of being bought nut at all. “Does
Mr. Gladstone,” ask* the writer, “expect
that the landlords will have their rents
paid in the meantime? What security
is there that any further government
alter Mr. Gladstone’s will pass an act, to
add $100,000,000 to the national debt in
order to do justice to the remaining land
lords oi Irelund, when in tlie meantime
the government of Ireland ha* passed into
tbe hands of the Nationalists, and the
great experiment has perhaps proved a
lailure. The letter concludes with a
statement that tbe writer is not surprised
that Mr. Gladstone’s friend* are advising
him to drop the land bill altogether.
AN OFFER TO SELL.
Gai.wa y, April 23.—The trustee*of the
extensive Symes estate near West Point
have offered to turn over the land* in fee
to tenants at sums equaling, in the case
of each uolding, 12 years’rent, the prop
erty to be soul at the present poor law
valuation. The offer has created a sensa
tion in Ireland.
Denies Being a Counterfeiter.
Galveston, Tex.. April 23.— Ex-Mayor
C- H. Leonard, of this city, who is the per
son referred to by Krasin* Sheppard, the
accomplice ot AufdemorMt. the New Or
leans embezzler, In his remarkable state
ment to tho court yesterday prior to
his sentence, was seen at his resi
dence to-day by a reporter. Mr.
Leonard declared that he did not know a
man named Sheppard, and denied ever
having been engaged intbeoouuterleitiog
business In New Orleans or elsewhere.
Mr. Leonard, who I* 73 years old, was
twice Mayor of the city. Ho has resided
here and elsewhere In Texas for 50 years.
He U worth over SIOO,OOO In real estate.
SAVANNAH. SATURDAY, APRIL *24, 1880.
■MADE A PARTY ISSUE.
I A LIVKTiY DKBATR OVER THE
PKKSIDENT’S MESSAGE.
Mr. RatterworMi IFrtd in an At
tempt to Have It K*ferrd to Com
mittee of the Whole—Mr. Springer'll
Motion to Commit it to the Labor
Committee Finally Prevails
Washington, April23.—ln the House
to-day the President’s message upon the
labor troubles having been read by the
clerk, Mr. Springer, of Illinois, moved its
reference to the Committee on Labor,
with instructions to that committee to
report upon It by bill or otherwise, on or
before May 15.
Mr. Hammond, ot Georgia, thought
that there was no reason to be
lieve that the committee would not act
diligently, and it was unusual to instruct
committees on such matters.
Mr. Butterworth, ot Ohio, moved to re.
fer the message to committee of the
whole.
Mr. Butterworth’* motion was lost by a
vote of 77 yeas to 147 navs.
MR. BUTTER WORTH’S AIM.
There being thirty minutes debate al
lowed under the rules Mr. Butterworth
secured the floor. Tne object of his mo
tion to reter the message to committee of
the whole, he said, had been considered by
some gentlemen as unwise, because it
could not be reached at an early day.
Every gentleman believed or affected to
believe that the message presented a
question of vast consequence to the couu
trv. It had been his purpose if his motion
had prevailed to ask unanimous consent
to fix an early day for the consideration of
this question with the hope and expecta
tion that it might be fairly considered,
not with a view to controlling elections
in November, but with a view to getting
at the right solution of tbo great
problem. Mr. Butterworth said Cougress
owed it to Itself to take up the labor qtics
tion and consider it carefully and then re
fer the subji et to an appropriate commit
tee. Iflt were referred to a committee
now, he feared that a measure would be
reported representing not the need of the
hour, but the political necessities ot the
coming campaign.
RANDALL PROFESSES SURPRISE.
Mr. Randall,ot Pennsylvania, confessed
a feeling of surprise "at the heat, with
which the gentleman approached this sub
ject. He desired to direct at tention to the
fact that the constitution made it the
duty of the President from time to time
to communicate to Congress touching the
state of the Union, and recommend such
measures as he shall deem necessary and
expedient. The President had not ven
tured a hair beyond that, and bow was be
met here? He was met with an assault
on his motives. There was not one word
against the Droposltion which be made.
y, intell'-
geffrman IT fxio country nut knew that
the present condition of the labor of the
country commanded the attention of Con
gress. It was easy to question men’s
motives. He had also supposed that the
right; to question the motives of a human
being rested with a higher power.
DUE CONSIDERATION ASKED.
He asked that the message should have
due consideration and deliberation and a
remedy for the troubles be conceived, if
possible, and enacted into a law. He de
clared proudly that there was not a word
in it that appealed in any particular to
any party or any section and class of men
In the United States. On the contrary, it
appealed to Congress as a bodv of Ameri
can citizens working for the public wel
fare. ! Applause.]
Air. Weaver, of lowa, was in favor of
the motion to commit, with instruc
tions. that the message might be
calmly considered. The gentleman trom
Ohio (Mr. Butterworth) said it
could only receive deliberate
and calm discussion in committee of
the whole, but wtiat an example ot calm
ness the gentleman himself presented.
He had not suggested any remedy for the
troubles. It was easy to find fault and
criticise, but it required statesmanship
and calm deliberation to meet the under
lying causes of the present labor troubles.
REPUBLICANS TO BLAME.
Mr. Gibson, of West Virginia, regret
ted that tiie gentleman from Ohio should
undertake to bring politics into the dis
cussion of this question The gentleman
had charged the majority of the House
with not bringing forward a proposition
whten would have any practical results
on the labor troubles. The troubles the
count rv was suffering from were the re
sult of powers given by a corrupt Congress
to great corporations under twenty years
of Republican administration. It was
watered stock and unjust charters
granted by Congress against which labor
was rebelling. The gentlemen on the
other side ought not to assail this House,
because it could not bring about a remedy
in a day, but ought rather to confess the
crimes and sins of their twenty years of
legislation.
MR. O’NEILL AROUSED.
Mr. O’Neill, of Missouri, said that the
arbitration bill had been discussed by
the House for four days. Not ono word
of purtisan bias had been injected imo
the debate. It had passed by a tour-fifth*
vote. It had been reported unanimously
by the Senate Committee. It had been
Indorsed by tbe press and bv the intelli
gence of tbe country, and it rested with
the gentleman from Ohio to
take these pretexts lor inj, cting
|i;iiti*aii bias into tbe question.
The gentleman was like a man with one
story—the gun story. It a conversation
did not, give him an opportunity of telling
his story, be would stamp his foot on the
floor and say: "That sound* like a gun,
and talking of guns, etc.” The gentle
man was so full of partisan bile that he
could resl*t no opportunity of showing it.
HEED’S SATISFACTION.
Mr. Reed, of Maine, expressed bis sat
isfaction with the vote be had cast for tbe
arbitration hill. The gentleman from
Pennsylvania (Mr. Randall), in under
taking to excuse the President for bis
mesNage, was the only man who had uc- |
cused him. Nobody on the Republican i
side had found any fault with the Presi
dent, or even complained of the lateness
of bis arousing to tliesuhji ct. The ques
tion which was stirring among the peo
ple should be deliberately considered by
Congress. It might be" that Congress
could devise a remedy; It might lie that
it could not; bat it was bound tocnnsld
er the question, snd bound to consider it
with regard to something else besides tbe
November election.
THE MESSAGE INDORSED.
Mr. McCreary, of Kentucky, was grail
fled with tbs President's message, regard-
Ing it as u wise and forcible document.
The relations between labor and capital
were not as harmonious as they should
lie, and the messnge looked towards brlug.
ing them in harmony. He did not be.
lieve that the proper way to settle diffi
culties between labor and cubital was to
use violence. He believed that arbitra
tion waa the better plan. Coagrees sbould
recognize that !a!>or had rights, but also
that capital had rights, and it was the
duty of Congress to cultivate harmony
and"pleasant relations between the two.
Mr. Springer, of Illinois, supported his
motion, contending that the Committee on
Labor was tbe proper committee to con
sider the message. He had moved in
structions because he desired to respond
promptly to the recommendations of th
President, The wise and thoughtful
message of the President should be con
sidered in a proper spirit. He opposed
the motion to refer it to committee ot
the whole because it would be buried
there.
Mr. Springer's motion was then agreed
to.
O’NEILL WELL FLKABED.
Chairman O’Neill, of tho House Com
mittee on Kdiication, says lie sees nothing
inconsistent between the arbitration Mil
passed bv the House ami Dial recom
mended in the special message of the
President. He propose* to bring the mes
sage before hi* committee at one , anil
will do all that he can to have the com
mittee report a bill embodying the sug
gestion ot tho President. Then, he sa\s,
there will be the voluntary arbitration
commission of the House bill
should it become a law, and the
standing governmental arbitration com
mission suggested by the President, and
the latter would have power to make an
immediate investigation at any time.
This is tbe thing that particularly please*
Mr. Powderly in the President’s plan. It
is so much easier, he says, lor a standing
commission, which is constantly acquir
ing information, to act quick and intelli
gently in getting at the truth in a partic
ular contingency than it is for a special
committee or commission.
RAILROAD LOBBYISTS.
Mr. Voorhees, or Wxalilnglnn Territory,
Enter* a Pretest.
Washington, April 23,—1n the House
to-day Mr. Voorhees, of Washington Ter
ritory, rising to a question of privilege,
offered ttie following resolution :
Rmalrril, That the Committee on Rules be
instructed to inquire whether Hon 1,. I>. M.
Swett or any other ex-member of tbe House,
who has availed himself of the privilege of
admission to the floor under rule is inter
ested as agent or attorney for any rai'road or
olher corporation, or interested in any claim
or bill pending before Congress, and report to
the House the result of such inquiry with
such recommendations as may lx; necessary.
It bad been an open secret, he said,
that ever since the beginning of this Con
gress a powerful lobby, organized in the
interest of various railroad corpora
tions, had invested the capitol, and that
the rule* of tie House bad been openly,
repeatedly ami notoriously set at de
fiance by some members of that lobby.
He protested against a continuance of
that rank and crying abuse. He did not
intend to reflect upon Mr. Bwet.t, but had
inserted his name because he personally
knew that Mt> Swett, was attorney for the
Northern I’a* 6- Company. Accepting
suggestions made bv Messrs. Blount and
Randall, Mr. Voorhees modified his reso
lution by omitting the name of Mr. Swett,
and by providing that the inquiry shall
lie carried on bv a select committee of
live members. As so modified the resolu
tion was adopted.
DELEGATE VOORHEES’ FUTURE.
It is stated that Delegate Voorhee* can
not be re-elected to the next Congress,
Washington Territory being ordinarily
Republican by several thousand majority.
He was sleeted as an anti-railroad man,
and because the Northern Pacific had had
so much to do with the nomination of his
Republican competitor. Next time the
Republican party and the railroad aro
expected to act more prudently, and so
elect their nominee. Kor this reason it is
stated that Delegate Voorhees will be ap
pointed Governor ol Washington Terri
tory after Congress adjourns.
BLAIR’S BILL.
Action on tho Mfumirn Not. Tot RftMChed
by F.ithor Commute*.
Washington, April 23.—The House
Committee on Labor to-day beard Repre
sentative Reagan in opposition to the Blair
educational bill. His principal objection
was on constitutional ground*. After
Mr. Reagan’s argument, four or five mem
bers of the committee made speeches de
fining their own views on the subject,
the speeches caused prolonged, and at
times very animated discussion. Repre
sentative Daniel, of Virginia, moved that
the commltfe-* report as a attbstitute a
bill to appropriate the proceeds arising
from the sale of public lands during the
next fiscal year. After a session of two
hours the committee adjourned without
action.
The Committee on Education did not
obtain a quorum until a few minute* be
fore the meeting of the House and then
adjourned until the third Friday in Mav.
and consequently action on the Blair bill
by that committee ta deferred until that
date.
internal Itevenue Collect,lon*.
Washington, April 23.— The collec
tion* of internal revenue for the first nine
months of the fiscal year ending June 30,
1886. were as follows: From spirits, $50,-
591,755; tobacco. $20,136,018; fermented
liquors, $13,662,750; miscellaneous Items,
$170,788; total, $84,571,252. an increase of
$2,070,048 over the collections for the cor
respondiag period of the last fiscal year.
The Increase wan: Spirit*, $820,210; to
baoco. $1,286,151; fermented liquor, $803,-
807. The aggregate receipts for March,
1886, were *540.825 greater than tho re
ceipt* for March, 1885.
River* aud Harbors.
Washington, April 23.—Th. House
met at 11 o’clock this morning in contin
uation of yesterday’s session, and imme
diately went into committee of the w hole
with Mr, Wellborn in the chair, on the
river ami harbor appropriation lull.
For an hour the bill wa* considered,
and some little progress wa* made, and a
few moment* before noon the committee
rose. The flout, adjourned and the Bea
mon of Friday wa* opened wits prayer by
tbo Chaplain.
Gen. Ilnwcriui*’ Nomination,
Washington, April 23.—Notice of the
confirmation of Gen. Kosecran* to bo
It*/i*ter of the Treasury lias not reached
the President, and it is learned that the
nominstlon is still hung up in tbe Senate
upon motion to reconsider tha vote by
which It was a few days ago confirmed.
Outlie Private Calendar.
Washington. April 23. -The House
to-day went Into committee of the whole
on the privuto calendar. At 4:30 o’clock
the committee rose and at 4:4oo’clock tbo
House took a recess till 7:30 o’clock, tha
evening session to ba for the considera
tion of pension bills.
DomandiiiK Payment.
Washington, April 23.—Stephen D.
White to-day applied for a mandamus on
Sesretary Bayard to compel him to pay tq
the relator as assignee tbe ten install
ments of an award made by the Mexican
Claims Commission, amounting to about
$150,000.
VKRSIO.N OF TIIK KNIGHTS
Mil. 11 AY 148 KKTUUNB FROM TIIK
SKAT OF WAR.
Claims of flie Railroads That. They
Are Able to Halid e All Their Busi
ness Frnuuuuueil Untrue 15,000
Loaded Car* Blockaded for Four
Weeks— The Lake Shore Switchmen
at Chicago Affect* Settlement.
New Brunswick, N. J., April 23.
Joliu W. Hayes, member of the General
Kxecutive Committee of the Knights of
Labor, who has been at the scene of the
great, railroad strike at St. Louis since
April 2. arrived at his home in this city
last evening. Mr. Hayes says to his view
the railroad companies and their employes
have made no progress toward a settle
ment of their troubles. The case is now,
however, in a shape from which it is
hoped and expected that when the Con
gressional Committee reaches si. Louis
and meets with the Citizens’Committee
appointed by the mass meeting of business
men of that city these two bodies may be
able to hit on some plan whereby a settle
ment of the trouble may be effected.
FALSE REPORTS.
lie eays the reports sent out by the rail
roads of the great Southwest system that
they are sending our. all the freight they
waut to every day are untrue. Tho roads
are all blocked up to a great extent, and
what freight i* run out goes under the
protection of Deputy Sheriffs and State
militia. The Deputy Sheriffs are boarded
at the expense ol the railroad company
at, the Laclede hotel, the finest house in
St. Louis. Imi railroads claim, and Mr.
Hayes says he admits, that, they have now
all the men to do the work they have to
do, which is very little, on account of the
blockade. There have been 15,000 loaded
cars standing in the yards for lour weeks,
which does not show much activity in
transportation.
intentions ok ehe knights.
Mr. Hayes said: "The whole spirit and
intention of the order of the Knights of
Labor is opposed to the idea of strikes and
boycotts which have arisen, because of
want of laws within the order to prevent
them, it is in view of the great success
of strikes and boycotts that the General
Executive Board have just called a
special session of the General Assembly
to meet in Cleveland May 25 to take ac
tion on the great questions brought up by
the recent numerous strikes and boycotts.
An endeavor will be made to prevent in
the future any such uprisings as are
now in progress without the authority oi
the General Assembly.”
SHREW DN KS S O F T H K STRIKE US
A Shipper Induced to Send III* Freight
by a Line Out of the Pool.
Chicago, April 2.1.—A rather curious
but well authenticated story is current
which shows the acuteness oi the striking
switchmen in dealiugwilb tbe Lake Shore
road. One of the heaviest shippers from
the stock yards who lias sent all of his
freight by the Lake Shore road for a year
past, desired to send lorward his trallie
a* usual, although by another road. For
this purpose, and to make sure of my
complication arising, he consulted the
authorized mouthpieoesof the switchmen
and asked il his cars would be interfered
with if he delivered ft eight to the
Michigan Central for shipment. He was
informed that he would not be allowed to
send a pound forward through that chan
nel. He then suggested the Fort Wayne
road aud received a similar answer. He
was told that tbe switchmen were well
acquainted with the workings of the pool
and were well aware of tbe tact that un
der it* provisions the Lake Shore would
receive its percentage of the gross pool,
earnings, whether il carried the freight
or uot, and tbe (act of its
going °yer soma other pool
line, would be merely an evasion, and
would benefit the Lake Shore almost to
the same extent at if it went out over
that line. This opened tbe door in another
direction, and tbe shipper was given to
understand that he would he allowed to
do business with one ol the non-pool lines.
Following out this hint he at once opened
negotiations with the Chicago and At
lantic and his freight went out over that
road.
THK NTRIKRKS JUBILANT.
Tlie Lake shore strikers und their
friends were in a moat jubilant train* of
mind all day, and when the terms ot set
tlement were made kiinwu at the secret
meeting o( Um men at their hall this
evening they cheered loudly. All of the
officials were glum and taciturn and re
belled newspaper representatives who
endeavored to learn the basin of the set
tlement. At 2:30 o’clock this evening the
railroad officiate at the Lake Shore depot
received a dispatch from the company’s
operator at Forty-third street, saying the
strikers all wanted to return to work.
THK TERMS.
District Superintendent Amsden re
plied by wire that il they did the eight
men on whose account the strike was in
stituted must be allowed to go to work
with them. Boon alter the contents of
Superintendent Amsden’s telegram was
communicated to the striker* a dispatch
was returned from ( balrman Stahl ot the
strikers' committee confirming the report
that the strikers wanted to resume work.
It was then evident that the strike was
at an end, and the rejoicing was general.
The eight objectionable men were
at once ordered do vn to the yards, where
they and the strikers united lo making
up trains, and the Idoukude was began to
bo raised.
i hairman Stahl, of the strikers’ com
mittee, makes the statement that
someone In authority has
signed on behalf of the Lake Shore road
an agreement that the 8 non-l'nion men
shall within tin days be removed from the
yards and put at other work. The rail
road people deny that they have entered
Into any such agreement, but the com
monly accepted belief istha' the strikers’
statement is justified by the facts.
IWITCIMEN RESUME.
Tbs Strike on thr l.akn Shore Road at
Chicago Suilrimilr Slopped.
Chicago, April 23.—The switchmen’s
strike on the Lake Kbore road is at an
end. An order was issued between 2 and
8 o’clock this afternoon by Chairman
Stahl, directing the switchmen to report
to the yard master In charge of the Forty
third street yard. President John Newell,
of the Lake Shore, said to a representa
tive of the Assoclnted Frees:
“We have allowed the old men to go
back at their t wn request without any
stipulation whatever on our part. The M
non-union men return to work along with
the Union men, as formerly In our
employ. The other men brought here
from other cities will not be put to work
Id our yards here. Ths order for the men
to return to work was telegraphed from
the general offices ef the Lake Shore
Company at 2:58 o’clock, and within ten
minutes switch engines began toYeave
tbe roundhouse, and the making up of
trains was ut once begun. The block
ade was completely ended tni* afternoon.
Ono of the striking switchmen at t.ho
yards declared that the Lake Shore offi
cials had agreed on their part to dispose
of the eight non-Union switchmen in some
manner within the next six mourns by
placing them in soma other department,
or otherwise caring for them; or, in any
event, to take them away from the yards
where they are at present working.
BOYCOTTING TIIK BUTCHKIt.
The Association Refuse* to Accede to
the Demand* of the Labor Union.
Chicago. April 23. —The Master Butch
ers’ Association met last evening,and had
under consideration the demands of the
Central Labor Union iu the case of the
Lotbholz boycott. To a committee who
waited upon the Union to inquire us to
the cause oi the boycott the Union con
fessed that its action had been hasty, and
at the Hsme time agreed to meet, the
Butchers’ Association with formulated de
mands, the granting of which would re
move the boycott. Three demands
were presented, tbe first of woieb
was that Mr. Jgithholz be forced to
discharge all of his employes or compel
t hem to join the Union, and that be here
after employ none hut Unionist*; and
second, that he pur the cost of the boy
cott, which was again admitted as hasty
and ill-advised, l'he association refused
to accede to tho demands, which they
characterized as ridiculous iu the ex
treme. It was resolved to resist the boy
cott, aud if it liecame necessary to a*sist.
Mr. Lothholz in prosecuting individuals
who had conspired ami were conspiring
to injure his business.
FICKLE-MINDED WEAVERS.
They Retreat from One Demand to
Another and are Mill Out.
New York, April 23.—There was a
strike among the employes ot the Fern
Brook carpet mills at Yonkers last
Monday afternoon. A loom fixer was dis
charged for neglect of duty, whereupon
thirty-two weavers and three loom fixers
made a demand that yie discharged man
0s reinstated, uud the mail employed in
his place he dismissed. This was refused
and thirty-five struck work. On Wednes
day the strikers said they would
not. insist on the discharged
man being taken back, but desired that
the new man be discharged. This was
also refused. On Thursday morning the
men agreed to go to work on the compa
ny’s terms. They then refused again to
work unless the number of looms in
charge of each fixer was reduced from
twelve to ten. This being refused, toey
went out again. Tne company say they
will not delegate the Superintendent’*
duties to the weavers’ committee, and
will at once employ new hands.
MEETING OF THE SWITCH MEN.
General Freight Agent* Requested to
Divert Shipment* to Certain Roads.
Chicago, April 23,—At a meeting of the
striking switchmen last night a number
of imported switchmen Were preseutand
claimed they were regular switubmea for
the company,and that they wore forced to
come here or lose their places. They also
said 25 of them would not work
any longer for the company. Alter
some discussion with regard to
the matter ol forwarding freight
consigned to the Lake Snore railroad,
which is now held jin various yard*, a
committee consisting of Messrs. Calli
ghan, Stuart, anil Keegan was appointed
to wait on the general freight agents and
request them to divert, such shipments to
the I’lltshiirg, Fort Wayne and Chicago,
the Baltimore ami Ohio, the Chicago and
Alton, tbe Chicago and Grand Trunk, and
the “Nickel I’late” roads.
MILL MEN COMBINE.
A Monster Organization Which the
Knight* Will Find it Hard to Fight.
Boston, April 23.—The Commercial
Hullelui of Saturday will havo the fol
lowing:
The midden and unexpected collapse of
what threat- nod to be a serious strike at the
Whitten mills, at Taunton, was caused by the
discovery that that mill belonged to tbo huge
organization of the Txtile Association
of New England, which ha* been
formed so quietly that it escaped all
notice. Till*organization extend*over Rhode
Island and Uonnootieut, and already
includes forty-nine large woolen mills
with several large cotton mills. Tni* society
was organized for mutual protection. It
doc* not recognize the authority or dictation
ol ilia Knigh!* of Labor in any way. but i*
prepared to use arbitration in the settlement
of strikes.
GROWING IN NUMBERS.
The. organization is growing in numbers
aaU It proposes to gm- cssli strike careful
consideration ttuU .iskisl only those inaiiulK'-
turer* who are unfairly treated by their help.
A second toe:ety, enibr ring all the UOII4III
null* of any iiiiportnuee in Main' 1 , New
Hampshire amt MUh-S'diusett*. wa* quietly
ed and elected it* ofteei • la
Ho*ton on Wednesday. The ManaachuneUt
league t* a league of cotton null* to which
woolen mills arc to he admitted, while the
Rhode Island Society wa* formed by woolen
mills, and ut>-equontlv admitted eotton Dir.ti
iifae.turer*. During the ln*t month the cot
ton null* of tills State have been quietly pru
purtng for organizing ior mutual insurance
against labor disturbance*.
WELL ADAPTED TO THE SCHEME.
The cotton manufacturing industry is better
adapted for the formation o! *uch uuorgttni
zaihoi than many nth, r*. itecutise it is com
posed of a timnber or Isrgu mill* rather than
a large number of small one*. The quiet or
ganization which hi* taken place thore
f*>re, lias been conducted with
much expedition, and it* result will
probably lie witnessed at. tho next attempt ol
■it >1! hand* Insecure thcdl*eh*rgeo( workmen
who ar<-not member* of the union. The en
tire woolen, a* well a* the entire cotton inter
est of the throe state* will las Included, The
society has taken ttio form of a mutual inanr
ancu com pan v organized on the bust* of the
respective pay roll* of it* member*. The
society 1* not a corporation and ha* no stock.
TUB TOTAL PAY ROLL.
The yearly pay-rolls of the Massachusetts
mills that have already joined amount to
115,000,000. Flam coUim-, colored cottons,
prints and gingliains are all repruseateit in
the list of member* and every leading cotton
mill In the Statu has already joined. TBe
aiinsof the society are not in any scasu ag
gressive and Its pnriMiscs is not to attack the
Knights of Labor, lint simply to protect Its
members against unjust prosecution. Thu
methods of self-defense which the society will
employ have not yet been made public.
Zinc Works' Hands <Jiilt.
PirrifßtjßO, Kan., April 23.—Two hun
dred and fifty men employed by the Lyon
Zinc Works have quit work, demanding
an increase of 10c. to 2Ao. per day. The
company has closed the works, though |
the dree have not yet been banked.
Stonecutters Demand More Money, j
Chattanooga, Trnn., April 23.—The I
Stonecutters Union have made a demand j
for an Increase of wage* from 12 50 to $3 I
i"* * i day, to go into effect next Monday, j
The demand will probably be granted. 1
j PRICK #lO A YEAR,)
I 5 CAN Is A CORY. i
POOR WORK AT PANAMA.
LAZY IjAHOKUKS AND SHIFT
LESS FKENCH OFFICIALS.
Sl* A merjoun laborer* Kqual to %
Huiiilrml of th* Unlit ItidUn N>-
Kru i N<w in the Dlrcb—All Knllifl
Ciiuifffl InPviNhlo if tho fenter|>r!
I* to bn Con*uiatmated.
New York, April 23 —Capt. W. B.
Sherwood, who for the past seven mouth,
hns liecii in charge of the American
dredger City of New York on the Calmit.
section of tbe Panama canal, arrived thii
morning from Colon on board the steam*
ship City of Para. Ho was interviewed
shortly afterward* by a repreeentative ol
the Associated Press, and *pok* very
freely of the work being don*
on the canal and the prospect
of its completion within the time set by
Count de Lusaop*. He is quite pronounc
ed iu his CDtidamoatioM of tho manage
ment ol the French suit-officials and of tb*
manner in which contracts are let and
sublet and rolet.so that the responsibility
is shifted till it is impossible to remedy
the many evils which existln theworxingj
of the various departments.
LAZINESS OF TIIK LABORER*.
The canal laborers, who are mainly
Jamaican and Martinique negroes, tha
Captain says. are. as a rule, oi pooff
physique aud lazy aud indolent. It is no
intreqiient spectacle, he declares, to sea
from 200 to 250 of these men sit in the mud
for half a day idling away time for
which they are paid at the rata
of $2 50 per diem. The French offl*
cials are tint equal to tba
tusk of getting a fair dav’s work out ol
tbe men comprising the lahoring force, a
hundred of whom he does not think do aa
milch work as any six American labor
ers, At the same time be admits “that
the climate is uot Ut for a white manta
work in.”
BLAMING THE FRENCHMEN,
He complains, bitterly of the lack ok
i energy shown bv the French official,
with whom he came in bttsik
ness contact. On each side of th.
canal ditch in which hi* dredges
wus at work a fence was built, behind
which the mud excavated was deposited,
and this fence was supposed to prevent
toe mud from returning to tha
river, hut it was so badly constructed
that it kept continually giving way and
work had frequently to lax done all ores
again, resulting in inconvenience, delay
and extra expanse. When the sub-officer,
were spoken to about these matter* they
seemed helpless to provide a remedy, and
the Captain say* they in variably lollowed
the rule of doing nothing to-day that the?
could put off till to-morrow. OY course
he wished to he understood a* speaking
only ol hi* own experience on the section
iu which he worked; but he has no reason
to believe affairs in other sections ar.
conducted differently.
A POOR OUTLOOK.
When asked Ins opinion whether tb.
canal would he finished in the time spec
ified by Count de Lesspps, the Captain
said that during his seven months' servic
he had been a careful observer and had
conversed with many persons interested
in the work, and his judgment was that
not only would the canal not he opened ta
commerce at the lime stated by th.
French engineers, but that he dot
not believe the work would
ever be done under the present regime.
He does not by auv means think that tb.
eobenic is impoHsiltle ot success, but b.
does think the system now in vogue, et
reckless expedition* coupled with lack ol
dlacipllue amt gentral dilatorim as, must
be radically changed, or the desired end
will never never he attained.
A Token of no Burreniler.
New York, April 23.—A flag floated at
the mast bead ol the Thbd Avenue Cap
Company's building tc-day. and oneof tb.
officers said that it was a token of “no
surrender.” He denied that there had
been any settlement. Eight horseshoer.
are at work, and irioro could he bad if
necessary. Car* * topped running at 6:50
| o'clock this afternoon. During the day
65cars were run. To-morrow 80 will be
run on the Third Avenue line and eighton
the 125th street line. Possibly somecabl.
cars may be started.
The Refinery Hand* Mt 111 Out.
New York, April 23.—The strik*
among the sugar house ouiployes for
higher w age* and fewer hour* of toll still
continue*. Havemeyer & Elders’ place
is guarded by police, us it was thought It
would he uiohhed. There were large
crowds ol strikers around the refinerie.
till early this morning, when they went
home. They gathered again late in th.
day, and in gr iups discussed the situa
tion. All ih ■ refineries where the strike
prevails are locked up.
Nti'ikinu Watchmaker*.
Brussels, April 23.—Tbo strike begu.
by watchmaker* of Grammont, in East
Flanders, is spreading and becoming so*
riOUS. Reinfi i • me, it wor gendarmes have
been summoned. The strikers barricaded
tbs bridge* over tie Dander river, and
from liehiitd these obstructions made an
attack with stones upon the gendarmes.
A light ensued, resulting in the rout of
toe rioters, and the arrest of a large num
ber of tii to.
Intimidation from the Mart.
Springfield. Mash., April 23.—Tw.
hundred operatives of the Ludlow Manu
facturing Company, at JcnksTille, struck
yesterday ami attempted to prevent the
company troni unloading tbeir goods from
freight oars. Extra police have been sent
there from this city and Indian Orchard,
and everything has been quiet there to,
day. Three or lour mills have shut dowe
indefinitely.
Strikers Carry Tlielr Point,.
Easton, I’a., April 23.—The strike
which commenced at the Coleraine iron
work* at Kedlngton last Saturday ended
late yesterday by Supt. Cartel giving tbe
men the advance* akod ter and a regular
pay day. The men resumed work atone#.
Laborers will now receive $1 10 per day
Instead of !H) cents, and ftirnacemen 11 4#
per day instead of >1 26.
Foundry Hands Go Out.
ukkenkui. Hu, Pa., April 23. The em
ployes ol the National Foundry and Tube
Worn* at Soottdale, struck to-day for an
advance in wages in oonsequence of
which the works are closed down. The
greater part of tbe tnon are moiutiers ./
the Knights of Labor. ,
More Trouble at Kansas City.
Kansas City. Mo.. April 23.— Sixty
men moploved as trucker*. stownten, re,
ceiver* snd checkers at the Missouri Pa
cific freight depot struck last night, de
manding more pay. The railroad striksre
claim it is a movement in tbeir aid.
Psstkin Bill* Paaued.
Washington, Aprli 23.—The House at
its evening session pasuect 6o pension bills,
and at U):36 o’clock adjourned.