St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-05-17
CONDUCTORS PROTEST
Against Slanderous Rumors Ac-
cusing Railway Employees
Of Conspiracy.
indianapolis Transfers and Sew
err Workers Strike for an
Eight-Honr Day.

| TOLEDO, May 16.-This evening the
convention of railway conductors adopt
] ed a set Of resolutions declaring its
purpose to assist in the success of the
| Columbian exposition and denouncing
| as false and slanderouS the rumors cir
culated accusing railway employees and
members of the organization OF con-
| spiracy or an intention of striking. and
declaring their determination to per-
form every duty faithfully if met in a
spirit of fairness by their employers.
NEW YORK, May 16.-The Universal
Association of Stenographers vas in
eorpcrated in this state today. The
objects of the association. as set forth
in the certificate of Incorporation, are:
70 unite all competent stenographers;
to elevate and dignity the profession
among the members thereof; to ad-
vance the material interests of
the profession and to aid, en-
courage and stimulate the attain
ment of professional excellence, and in
acknowledgment thereof to issue certifi-
Gates under the corporate seal of the
association. The eleven incorporators
represent the states Of New York. Penn
sylvania, Illinois. Michigan, Kansas and
Tennessee. The directors of the assoc-
alton for the first year are: Francis II.
Hemperley, of Philadelphia; Isaac S.
Dement,, of Chicago; Arthur G. Seal, w.
2. Charles and j. Gail Needhan, of
New York.
INDIANAPOLIS May 16.-All employees
or public contractors on street work,
sewers and public buildings were called
out today by the teamsterS' and sewer
The men demand an eight-hour day at
S1.65 per day, while the con-
tractors offer s1.75 for a ten
hour day, or SLIGO for nine
hour day. Excited crowds, varying in
numbers from 1000 to 1900 men, visited
the various works at intervals today,
seeking to induce the few remaining at
work to quit work, to leave their teams.
or i'll other ways to interfere with the
work. The police kept them moving,
and there were no open collisions. Seri-
GUS trouble is looked for if the contract
ors begin to import men, as they
threaten to do.
ST. Louis, May 16.-In the early part
of tOday's session of the International
HorSeShoers' association a communica-
ton was handed in by the Chicago dele
gates to the effect that they were on the
Beef Packing company. with head
quarters at Chicago. The trouble, it
seems, originated about two weeks ago,
when a demand was made upon
the officials of the Armour Pack
ing company to grant the horseshoers
employed by them a nine-hour work
day, with the same pay as they receive
at present for ten or eleven hOurs'Work
The matter will probably affect the st.
Louis horseshoers, as Armour has a
shop in this city. 1t was finally referred
to the grievance committee. with in
stfuctions to thoroughly investigate the
matter. Routine business took up the
rest Of today's session.
,BRIDGEToN, N. j., May 49, The jury
in the conspiracy case of President Ar
rington, Vice President Trath and Sec
rotary Marshall, of the green glass
workers national organization. was dis
charged by Judge Hogeland last night
The foreman told the judge emphatic
ally that they would never be able to
reach a verdict. The jury stood to 6.