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COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 22 1S8G
labor investigation.
McDowell and Powtbrly Both Bfforo
the Commltto.
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Washington, April 21 — The
second session of the labor investi
gating committee was held in the
room of the house committee on edu
cation, a large airy apartment, which
was crowded to i's utmost capacity
by iv wt paper men, persor s directly
interested in the ii q*rry and tpec-
ta'ore aHrac'fd thereto by feelings of
curiosity. The hour of the meeting
wa« fixt-d at 10:30, but it was nearly
an hour later when the committee
was called 'o order.
William OMtDswell, a rather un
dtrs'zcd gentleman, with a high
forehead, crowned with a suit of
dark hair, and locking about the age
of tbir'y-flve, which he stated he
was, was sworn and txt.mined, He
stated 1 c was a manufacturer of ma
chtnery. He was a lay member of
the kuigitf- of labor, Hut held no of
ficial position
Chairman—“Without divulging
any of your secrets, will you please
state what a:o the objects of that or?
gf-n'z'.'ion ?”
Witness—“To elevate the mem-
bc-xs by helping them to educate
themselves, by helping them to save
that which the average workman has
wasted through had habits, to lift
him from the condition into which
he has fallen through such habits
and make hiuvhereafter an employer
instead of an employe; to oo educate
him by comparison of i leas aDd dis-
ousting questions that, help to edu
cate that he is able to deal with and
grasp sut jeots which a fleet not only
himself but his employer, that he
may become a better workman, com
mand better wages and by co-operat
ing with h.s employer help him to
such prcfi.a that he will he able to
pay belter wages.”
Chairman—"Are there any injunc 1 -
tiona on the knigk'a ,f labor under
which the public could not know all
that you state?’’
Witness—“I do not understand
that there is anything in the rules of
the organization which prohibit any
member from telling just the facts
that have been brought out by your
question.”
In response to a question by Blair
the witness msdo a statement cover
ing all the details of the attempt to
arhit rate between the knights of labor
represented by' Powderly and the
Missouri Paofic represented by
G uld. H < read the letters which
pftesed between these gentlemen on
March 27th and which have already
been published. Witness not having
a copy of one of the letters, Generai
S'vayne rose and said that as course
for 'he railroad company lie would
be glad to supply the copy.
Buchanan said that while he did
not object to the admission of papers
in the pcs e siou of anybody, he did
not w's' it to be understood that the
committee bad taken any action in
legard to parties being present by
counsel,
Chairman—“We have no counsel
here,”
General Swayne apolog'zed for
having addressed the committee in
the oapaolty of counsel. He had
thought it was an understood thing
that counsel was in attendance.
Witness then proceeded with hie
statement. After the delivery of Mr
Pow ierly’s stcond letter to Gculd
he eaw Gould personally, and that
gentleman expressed a desire to meet
Powderly and htm-elf on the follow
ing day. They met G :>uld on the
foliowing day at 11 o’clock, and wen
received in the parlor. Hopkins
Join;d In the lntervi w. G >utel ex
press*, d himself eo strongly iu favor
of arbitrating the difficulties that it
seemed to witness tlia- art agreement
was sure to be reached. They met
again in the evening, -u;d GjuJd pro
duced and rend top -w-ierly an the re
suit ol the morning "conversa
tion a telegram he pro
posed to serd to Hoxie. Gould
read th? telegram down to the words
"we re*** no objection to arbitrating
any difficulties between employes
and the company, past or future,”
and then ask, d Powderly if it was
sat it f .ctory so far, Powderly
answered in the effl rnative. Gould
said, “then let it end there.” Wit-
ms: "Uggested that Gould should put
the telegram into the form of a letter
to Powderly, and Powd,rly agreed
that If the general executive biard
approved of the rest of the letter, the
men should be ordered back to work.
After P iwderly left Gould placed the
letter In witness’ hands with the un
derstanding that If the order to go
to work was Issued the order
and letter were to be given to
the press that night. The order was
is ued and the letter given the press
He afterwards said Gould told him
that Chairman O’Neiil, of the house
labor committee, had met the tx cu-
live committee and the committee
had a copy of the proposed arbitra
tion bill. They discussed the bill to
gether, the idea being chat if the bill
passed arbitrn’ion could tic had un
der the law, anti if not passed the
hill would be the basis of arbitration,
Towards the eud of the Interview
Gould received a telegram which
seemed to disturb him and he said
there was soraething^wrong in Bt
Lniis. Witnc-83 said “D nb at that
stage split hairs. Tell Hoxie in
taking the men b-ck to work to be
biiLd.” Giuld wished to Bee
Powderly, but that gentleman could
not go and witness and Turner went
to see Gould with the question from
Powderly: “Do I understand from
your personal letter of tnis date that
your company refuses arbltTa'ion,
aud musi I so telegraph Muffin
Irons?'' G mid was no! in, and H>p
kins answered by saying: “N ; we
don’t He is not so to uuders and
that letter ”
At this point there was a good
deal of noise and confusion in the
c.i ur: room and the acting ch Arman
cautioned the audience tout any es
PiLuiion of feeling would result in
having the room cleared and the
doom closed.
Witness proceeded with the history
of the negotiations for a settlement
and read it h grams which have al
ready been pulilis ied,
Buchanan inquired whether in
feci an order f i the men to go to
work had been issued by the execu
tive board as a result of the negotla-
'ionsand correspondence
Wffnet-s r- plied that such an order
had been issued nu the ever ing of
March 28 The ordej was predicated
tie said on the correspondence and
an understanding that an actual so
lution had been arrived at. Ii was
not until noon of the nex! day that
any suggestion of a misunderstand
ing had reachei! him The ultimate
result was that three members of th..
executive b-ard went to S: Liuis.
Hays could tell the committee what
took place theie Witness was not
present Another attempt was made
at New Yjrk to bring about a con
clusion to which witness was a party,
He had met Cyrue W Field.
Crain—“Who Is he? Is he con
nected with the railroad company?”
Witness—“I do not understand
that he has any connection with the
Missouri Pacific, but he is connected
with Gould iu a variety of invest
ments, Field toid me of the differ
ences which had occurred with the
employes on the elevated roads in
N _>w York and regretted that a settle
ment could not have been brought
about as reasonably, and quickly as
on that occasion. I showed him a
leper in that line which I had rc->
ceived from P wderly. He a-kod
me to lend him the letter. Hi a \v
G uld and reported to me that Gould
had said that if he could see P, wdtr-
ly in person for half an hour he bad
no doubt he could bring the matter
to a quick conelu Ion. I started for
Scranton, where P <wderly was, an”
told him what F.eld had sail), aud
asked him to go to New Y irk with
me the next morning, Powderly
wf.t sick and unable to go, and he
uu'boriZ3d me to represent h!tn in
aitempting to reach a conclusion.
He wrote and handed me » letior,
reading one already published)
went with it the next
morning to Fkli's house. He
took it to G -uiii’s house, where there
was a coufeeeDce He came to me in
the afternoon a:.d told me G uld
said tha; the s'r ke was entirely ve:;
that the only strike which existed
was ac E.sst S' L -uis, on the railroads
la which he had no interest except
the Wabash, and that was in the
bands of the United S.s.tes court and
could not. b- interfered with by the
sinkers. F. Id was called away to
Bostou and had to leave after telling
,ue what be did. I have not seen
him sir-oe
Ci.An—“Was the strike ended in
(act ?■'
Witness—“I have felt that the
most complete victory that could
have ever been would be the trosi
complete failure to him; that the
true outcome of this thing which
would have been the itsuk of arbi
tration would have insured good will
ou b th aider, aud settlement which
did not bring that with it was a com
plete failure”
Burns—“Have you sufficient evi
dence to enable you to slate that the
men ou the strike at S: L uis would
have promptly obeyed the order to
resume work if H* xie had complied
with the order sent to him by
G Hi Id?”
Witness—'“I have not the slightest
doubt of it ”
Burns—“Have you any evidence
u-nding io show any secret Instruc
tions from G-.uld m Hixie mcon-
-isu.u, with hm telegraphic dispatch
emr.-f.died in bis tetter to Powderly ?”
Witness—“Nothing except the al
lusion in Powderly’s dispatch to a
‘letter of instruoffone’ and orders is
sued on tne line.”
Witness here read circular No 120,
signed by K <ckwell, directing that
no forem en should be employed who
was ft knight of labor.
Craine—“Waat. was the original
cause of this strike?”
Witness, in reply to this question,
made a long statement involving the
diffrence between the principle of
; aperient by day work and by piece
work, and quoted Gould as saying
that by making a change of that sort
in the Western Union telegraph
company he had effected a saving of
80 per cent. He added that the gen
eral cause of this strike and of recent
strikes alt over the oountry had been
the succeis'ul strike on the horse car
lines la New York last February.
That had commanded such universal
public sympathy that workmen
whenever they had a grievance or
a wrong, joined together and made
application to form assemblies of the
knights of labor. This was so gen
eral that the order had increased
more in the month of February last
than it had in the prior eight years.
As an additional reason, he alleged
tne universal system of watering
railroad stocks, which made it neces
sary for the railroad managers to
screw down the rates of labor as much
as possible.
Crain asked what remedy he could
suggest for that.
Witness replied that tLie remedy
was to e.t f roe the law. The law
of every state required that a dollar
lor a dollar should lie paid for railroad
stock, but that provision of the law
was evaded by railroad managers
forming themselves into a credit mo-
bilier or a construction company amt
issuing to tin. mselves fill Oof stock
for every del arorteu duliats f work.
He gave as an insance of that the
to cent cor s''uc dor of rhe- W.at Shore
-hiitoad of N w York.
Buc-bauuu ashed whether witness
had ever considered the question of
oversoapital z .tion and the conse
quent necessity or desire of earning
. dividend ou such over-capital z -
tion, and whether that lid to the
cutting down of the wages of labor
and an increase in the rates of trans
portation.
Witness replied that he nad, and
that that was the natural evil which
tesulted from over-capita!’z .lion,
which was particularly a lvaiuageous
to the speculator.
Chairman—“Y ur theory that the
exactions made ou tlie men employ
ed ou the roads are caused by at
tempts to enable ilie railroad com
panies to pay dividends on watered
stock ?”
Witness—“That is the theory and
there is great irritaiion aboui it over
he country ”
Crain—“I- 1 there no way in your
organize ion by which the action of
a district assembly ordering a strike
can be passed upon by the executive
commP'ee before the s’rike is per
mitted ?”
Witness—“There is no law of the
organizition on the subject. This
whole thing wae unexpected aud un
prepared for. The whole spirit of the
organiz Pion is contrary to strikes
II is an educational organizition,”
Crain—“D you not think (i( has
struck me) that Gould himself was
very fairly disposed towards your or
ganization ?”
Witness—“That has been my full
Impression from what I saw of him.
My tmprcs-iou was that ho wanted to
tie fair. It has always seemed tome
that Hoxie was on a high horse, from
which he was unwilliug to come
down, and that when G uld found
him rebellious in not carrying out
arbitration, he ought to have issued a
positive order to that effect, or possi
bly had Hoxie risign, but he turned
round and split hairs with the com
mittee. We had agreed to arbitrate
everything, past and future, but he
would not take the special arbitra
tion out of Hoxlt’s hands.”
Crain—“Y m mean that Gould
permitted nimself to he controlled
by Hoxie?”
Witness—“That is the way it has
appeared to me; -till I cau’t under
stand the letter of instructions re
ferred to by H xie ”
Crain—“With the exception of that
circumstance (which seems susni*
ctouf) your impression is tha Hoxie
iH the responsible partv for the cons
tinuance of trie strike?”
Witness—“Yes, sir. I never met
him ; erscnally, hut from talking
with those who have met him, I am
strongly Inclined to that opinion.”
Buchanan— “A statement, has been
made lu the utwspapiers to the effect
that you and G uld were working
this matter together for tiie purpose
of its ilLcton the stock market. I
do not wish to humiliate you enough
to ask you if that be true, hut I sim
ply mention the fact so as to allow
you to make any explanation you
desire.”
Witness—“I never saw any state*
ment to that effect. I never had any
acquaintance with Gould till I met
ii,m in connection with this matter.
I have nevir bought or sold a share
of su ck on margin. There is not a
word of possible truth in the sugges
tion.”
Witness said lie knew nothing of
•he s rike till it actually occurred.
Hie first knowledge of it was gained
* from the newspapers. He expressed
the opinion that the pooling system
pad nothing to do with it. The
most economical management is Unit
which necessitates the least exj e.idi-
ture. Tne general Iheory as tn build
ing new lines of railroad, causing
competition and reducing rat es, Is ft
grand mistake. li isinebsis or should
be done wi'h the le n po-dhle in
vestment, not only of labor, hut of
capital, end until the possibilities of a
single irailroa i in exhausted, a second
line should not be built, but taeie is
need of Someihiug in the way
ol government supervision of rail
roads by means of which the
benefit? resulting from nou»competi
tion shall not inure alone to the rail
road company, but to the whole peo
ple. Take for instance two cities
like Buffalo and New A’irk. The
New York Central had a line of rail
road between these two cities and
bail the monopoly of the busine-is. I
cost the company 60 per cent to op
erate the road, leaving 40 per cent of
net earnings. A lother line was
built alongside, aud there you have
got 100 per cent of busincsi and you
have got two GO per cents
of expenses. If the thing could be
reguiated so that one road should do
the busiuess it would get not only a
fair return for its capital, hut it would
be enabled to give lower rates of traf
fic and better wsgos to its employes.”
Burns—“There being already two
railroad) built and being operated, is
it better f ;r the majority of the work
ing people of the country that there
should be competition between these
lines, or that there should he a pool
ing of their earning-?”
Witatas—“It would be better that
ail the business shou’d be d me on
one road at the minimum of cost,
and that the beutfi s of it should go
not alone to the owners of the roads,
but to the oountry at targe. Iu otner
words, you must not double the ex
penses lu order to get economy.”
Barnes— “Would you then suggest
tlie abandonment of one line of road
and the conoeutratio-.i of all the busi
ness on the other ?"
Witness—“I crtalnly should ”
Burns—*‘Tuat would reduce the
number of eamloyes one Liu If ”
Witne s "Y ■?, i f would, but they
would imnn-dia eiy find employment
in o'lier walks if'life, where they
would not be living by a taxon the
country. I don’t th nk there 1b a
railroad in America which has been
pressed to half t'seerrying capacity ”
Parker—"D ,es uot tlie tioulre
arise par 1 ly from fie conn etitioi. of
laborer ? I not that one of'he hots
uimacurees of ali tins troubh?”
Witness- “No, you will find that
the gr'at diffi culty has no* been the
demand of moriiases of wagts ”
Parker—“B it is not tlie source of
the tli? urbane,* largely because of so
much competition iu labor? I f you
remove the competition of iu or iu
these disturbed regions does i.ot *'*mt
put an eud almost to the possibility
of strikes?''
Witness—“A t you put it, it does ”
Parker—“la not that cue of the
grta' causes of trouble—eotupeti'mi
of labor, an excess of ni *n and a de
ficiency of work—men who have
uceti brought iu from oilier countries
and ure increasing in numbers in
their owu country ? ’
Witness—“There is a great deal in
that.”
Parker—“I would like to hear your
views as to an abju uncut ol this jam-
petition in labor ”
Witness—“The subject Is a very
broad one, and it is one which has
oeeu the subject Oi discussion smoc
these troubles began. O ;o of tbe best
suggestions that has b- eo made to ul
na the subject 1 would like to report.
It is that a conference should lake
place between the representative men
from tbe labor organizations and
repr ssntaUve men from trade
organ.zatious, that tu*y should meet
and thoroughly discuss ’he whole
subject as to this cmitis! between
capital and labor. I look un them as
being necessarily partners, a« much
so as man ami wire. Buch a
discussion as that would be approach
ed ty rLie railroad men in a different
spirit from that which thty would
manifest In a discussion with in
subordinate brakemen. In this way
there would be gathered the wisdom
of all men who had been thinking
over tbeeubjac*. I do not feel that I
have enough experience to tie able to
recapitulate the results of such a con
ference.”
Parker—“Is it desirable to continue
the importation ot labor from other
countries, not pauper labor ?”
Witness—“I: would be pretty hard
on the laboring m-u to put a tariff
upon competitive labor. I would
like to Uduk a little on that sub.,
JfeCt.”
Cnairmavi—“I will put the ques
tion in another form. D you thiitis
that the time has arrived when this
country will be compelled to iny who
may come t.o it and who may noi
come?”
Witness—“It does seem to mo that
our capacity to absorb the Christen
dom is s •uiewhat strongly U-xed ”
Buchanan—"Ws are troubh d ns
much by pagandom as by christen
ilorn.”
This closed McDowell’s examina
tion.
Powderly was recalled to the stand
and iu reply to question? by the
chatrmau, stated that he wt a a ma
chinist by trade and w. a 37 years old,
and that the knights of labor had
first been instituted in 1869,
Chairman—“I mink it very Im
portant from the direction which the
examination has taken that the com
mittee should understand the origin
of the knights of labor.”
P.-wderly—'“About eight months
after the war the garment cutters of
Paiiaitelpu.’.a * rgatriz d as the ‘gar
ment cutters of Pailadelphla.’ The
intention was to pay s'-'k members a
weekly allowance aud to bury tin
lead. Iu fact, > was a In-t.: Volet,,
organization They continued to
iid meetings for 1 u,' vea.?. At. the
end of that time, or e nigbl, in O.-.o-
iier, 1869, they were di cu-sing some
measure, when a mem Per saiii: ‘Wt
nave been c.m!ng ie.r- now four or
fiv’e years Wo have our consti u-
tlon, our laws, our < ili .e s, ond so
far as that is co* c-rned that is
all right If I am taken sick I will
have a weekly allowance, and it I
die I will he cared f ir by our broth
er.; but the condition surrounding
me in the work shop has uot grown
better, hut worse. It seeum to me
that an orgauiz .tion that will go into
tlie workshop and endeavor to effect
a reform there is what is needed, in
addition to the ussocialion we now
have.’ That line of argument was
taken up and continued some
weeks Finally a motion was
made that the society be dis-
nanded, and it was disbanded. The
founder of the knights of labor was a
member of it. He was Uriah S Btev-
ens, As the men were leaving the
room that night he asked those pres
ent to remain aud hear what he had
to eay. He said that if they would
form suon an organiz ,tion as had
been suggested, one ibat would on*,
deavor to effect a ref *rui in the man
agement of workshops, mines and
foundries, they w* uld endeuvor to
perfeot It, B x remained, talked the
matter over with him and
agreed to meet again Tnese
seven men aud two others
met to perfect p.n organiz ‘Ion ou
Thauksgiving evening, 1809, aud
nine men drafted the firsi crude
form of the constitution aud manual
for the government of the associa
tion of knights of labor. No man
was to know anything about it. It
was to be secrot In all its workings.
The men who Joined it vr.*re no* per-
mined to mention the name of the
a?»oclrtllou outside of the meeting
r mm, nor was it spoken inside.
When written ftb 'Ut it w.0 to he re
ferred to by stars. The idea was
te bring into the association every
department of productive industry.
The intention wt>s that no statu es of
•he organization towards n bettering
or a change of the conditions sur-
rouudu g ilie employer and employe
would be made dll everything con
nected wi'h the condition of thing?
hue! been discussed and thoroughly
understood The reu.on for that was
a strike of miner? affected not only
the miner, themselves, hut affects
ed tbo machinists, engineers,
dorks, merchants and everybody
oonneeteu with the industry lu that
region. In 1874 I was asked one
evening ii I would not crun with a
man and become a membi r of tne
club or association, the name ol
which he did not mention I wen!
and was initiated into the order ot
koigats of labor. U; to that time 1
knew nothing cf it, hut when I saw
in that meeting room locomotive en
gineers, miner.', laborers, truckmen,
m* lulicrs of my awn craft and others,
I made up my mind that that was mi
association wtiich of fill others
was calculated to do good to the la
boring man. This man ('■“evens)
who formed die first local assembly,
was after wards elected niaa'e' work
man, ami was, at Beading, elected to
the position of firot grand master
workman of the knights of labor.
The orgardzitiou continued under
him fi r one year and nine months,
when his health sailed, anil whin
the convention met at Chioag> lie
sent a letter declining to he again
elected and suggesting two names
from whom his successor should
bo ouoaeu. 1 was chosen.
I was elected, and from that time to
the present l have been chief < ill :er
of the knights of labor. Tire organ-
zrtioii was intended to take iu not
only men who work-d at the bench
or mine, hut eveiy man who toiled
by hand or brain in any honest ocou-
nation. Wt toft out one < r two hon
est occupations—lawyers und bank
eta -• because wo fetl that they were
fully capable of taking eaie of them-
selvi s ”
Chairman—“How about preach
ers?”
Powderly—“three lu a while we
get one of them. We will not take in
saloon keepers. Even if a member’s
wife begins to sell liquor we make
him take a divorce,not from his wife,
but from the organiz; .ion.”
Chairman—“In other words, it is a
benevolent society for the protection
of all kinds r.f people who toil and is
entirely within the law?”
Powderly — "Y -, it is entirely
within the law ”
Parker—“Wnut is the number of
it? present membership?”
P iwderly—“Our present member-
snip does not exceed ii re hundred
thousand, alt hough we bay; been
credited with five million "
Chairman—‘Are women members
of the organiz Hon?”
P' * wderly—‘'Yst; on an equal foot
ing witti rum.”
C ru rtnan—“ When were wemen
fii it admitted?”
Pov tlerly—“I.i 1681 We claim
iha. (r women perform equal work
■hey uLould receive equal pay. Wo
have one assembly of women with a
membership of 1300, aud from the
day of :be organ.zation to the pres
ent day not a single expulsion or sus
pension has taken plact They man
age their affairs In such a way us to
rsiicct credit upon them and to be a
pattern hr the men "
Crain—"D> you make any differ
ones jin to tne admission < f conned
men into the organization ?”
Powderly—“We miike no ills.ine
rt m regard to color, creed,
THEY ARE DETERMINED
fhfl a hird At on: mreotura Will FI*!*:
It On ff lib *Civ Kirlkori.
condition. Wj have onr* aHaemb’y bnoK K ":fo:
dtpecWl to BuQUirur-ttati
New York April 21 —The follow*
ing resolutions w ie unanimously
adopted at a meeting ol the Third
tiveuue railroad di lectors this even
ing:
“B'solved, That in the matter of
tilt* strike that I tie company will not
recede from th? p sltion it inis taken.
I . future an*1 the interests of all
class*s, Including the?? employed and
the public opinion of the country,
fcuhid Tlie company will not dis
miss men who have e hired Its ser»
vie.- during the etilkoso long as they
fuithfu'ly rilechar.H their duties, nor
will it "on eneh dio’a'Ion reinstate
employes win m it has dicnissed,
anil It will no' create unnecessary
places eo as to 'nk? back in ft body
those who have left it* a body. Ir
will not take tack those who have
injured the property of tlie company,
or have Incited others to do so.
B s Ived, that the company will to
the ixt-nt that police p-otection is
practicable, and Hint th pi lies au-
tboriti s nnl railroad commissioners
shall deem suitable, run cars up to
the limit of its ability.
B* solve ’, that Hie railroad com
panies lie respectfully informed of
tlie above ac'lon and he rtqnested to
communicate to tbo company iu
wilting any recommendation or ac
tion which they thi: k should bo
adopted by tbo cotiq any to the hoard
that it maj be carefully considered
and acted oil,
R solved, that th'* counsel of the
company bo r quo ed to advise what
action lu the nature of criminal pro*
ceedings i r civii suite for damage
should he taken against those who
are r se nsible for »he loss which has
been caused to the company and its
property.
B solved, That the directors en
dorse the action of I’.vs'.deut Lyons
in liie'strike.
Nu:v di roc torn w-.'n present.
Tne resolutions were adopted with**
out a dissenting voice.
President Lyons at once tele-.'
phoned to the btables of tlie com
pany at 8ixty-fiff.il street to start and
run is many iu over tbo road as
posdbie. The company run over
lorty care and were not taking
on new men. to-day. The feeling
among the strikers Is intensely bitter
end they exhibit a determiautiou to
continue the figtu til! (lie struggle Is
over. Tne company*)' fli. hds are re
ticent Ttn* president and treasurer,
with Vice P.eeidi nt Hart, are deter
mined to retain r eir present help iu
the face of oppo-iuuu, aud say they
will not budge at inch unless some
egreement Is reached To-day it
was threatened by the mer to
fulfi l tbtir ’hrea: of M mday night,
and call out the surface road em
ploye? ot the elevated roud- and
t. rriei. The two Frees art* face to
fucr to day, u.”.ii a biU**i slruggle imy
break out iusulo of tv* < days mure,
‘fine resolutions adopted by the di
rector? were presented the commie*
slouets this afternoon. Thecoiumle-
sinners then announced that they
would leave the c :, .y for Albany this
evening.
FOREIGN FLASHES.
TlioT«-rrihi»- HH»»a of all Iru tn atry —
By Anglo Arne-tra? Un8 o-.
I. ndon, April 21— Advices from
Mandalay say that the Biltlsh expe*
dition sent against the Kicdyen.
tribe Pus ueen c impelled to retreat.
The rebels In overwhelming force
made a dw perate attack on the Bnt-
i„l, charging into nailery of mount
ed guns hnd driving the expedition
pre*
iff
u. New Y ok where ti
••* B uur.u catholic, the vice pres’
i Fits*.yteritm ,ami ti e uuu who oo
( upies the in x, position is a Hindoo.
(Jnor.d in- :. seldom eu'er into a.-
H-mhlics of white members They
'lave ae:., uiol.es of iln-.it own, and
*re mantgmg them v. ry nicely.”
Buchanan—"Up to how lately
have you worked at your liad*?”
P wderly — “Not since March,
1677 ”
Buchanan-—"Since that time y'*u
have been engaged as you ir; now?”
Powderly—“Ye?, prb ’Ipally I
w"rk harder now than I ever did—
sometimes 18 bouts a day.”
McDowell, upon being recalled am)
asked as to his connection wi h the
knights of labor, s.ffd that tie had
been connected with the organiz:
tion about eight year?; that he was a
machinist by trade, and that to-day
he •• as at the head of one of the larg
est machine works in the country.
Clialrman—“There Is nothing that
you know of in the organizition
which is inconsistent with obedience
to the law and with the administra
tion of the government ?”
McDowell—“Nothing whatever.
On the other hand, it Is a perfect
supporter of the law in every partic
ular."
Buchanan—“Y .*ur ols.rvatlon is
that tlie fairer treated, the better
paid and the more contented the
American working man is the belter
citizen he makes ?”
McDswell—“That is exactly true.
di ion ni.v.- .
<iah..y They
Mot-gaud* t p
the g-rr's n
citd 2,'! rso’
until-;*'
An uiunia
G - ece to-mg
for the expe
nd. red from Muu-
.■di! have captured
. (!. (.. T ••* bound
i c "d? and u'tt“sa»*
P*i\vs.rD wt-te in
fixing the limit
which Gr v.i. inur
o’herwi-e t'erii u-
taken to tufoic U
: n:i
hi .patched to
lUtii.g that the
fee* aoo' rd in
in* tim* within
i.-a'to, and thaf
tp v/. uld he
d mantis.
THU TKKItlUhl. ( ■
V'tiiNNA, Ai rt!
of affairs at 8'ry
wffio lost tliti r h
fire is mi 8 pitiful
tiniH are without
art- rendered dssps
1,11 [ON or 8TRY
— flu; coadtuou
no..g the people
. H by the great
Most of the vie?
>d t j means, aud
Lt by the thought
of starvation, Farmers lu the vicinity
have been visited by a mob of meix
who have first demanded food and
then if refused steal it. The owners
of farms are now compelled to barb
cade their houses for the only way
to guard them from being plundered
of food by the mob, whirh, on ac
count of hungt c, Is becoming uncoil-
crollable.Num roust trugghs for food,
resulting in bloodshed, have takec
place. All the public urchivos and
registers of 8try were lost in tlie tiro.
It will be m c- s ary to ask grants of
I money from the Li nherg diet and
j the reici.strath to relieve the distress
| of thousands of dotltute peopjle. The
earch for I he remaffis of perso
Powderly—“O ie of the things j who lost thc-ir lives during th? con-
whicii a member of the organization 1 ti .gration has teen proceeding at,
promises to do L thb: ‘We shall, rapidly as the circumstanc*s would
with alt our strength, support laws | allow. Thus far sixty-eight bodies
made to harmoniz with the in-! charred so as to mafe.e r=c ignition
terests of labor and capital.
’Tne committee at half-past two
adjourned until eleven o’clock to*
morrow, when it ie understood the
ex‘.ruination of J *y Gould will be
commenced, ,
difficult have hr.-a taken from the
ruins. There- have been twenty
deaths in the field- since Sunday of
Invalids, young end old, who were
taken out cf towu to escape the
tlames,
