The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-02
TRADE AND INDUSTRY.

TRADE AND INDUSTRY.
January.
1.-THE Arbuckles. minority stockhold-
ers. apply for a receiver for the
Woolson Spice company. controlled
by the sugar trust.
15-The Illinois Steel company offers to
manufacture armor plate for $240 a
ton.
16-Tnted Mine Workers OF America
adopt resolutions denouncing the
business Mems league.
iS-Bank failures occur in Louisville
and Newport Ky.
February.
2-The Chinese Six Companies at San
Francisco disband.
Frank Thomson elected president of
the Pennsylvania railroad
sugar trust people organize the
American Coffee company.
6-Hosiery and underwear manufac-
turers organize a national associa-
ton The Hamburg dock strike
ends
S-The steel rail pool colapses.
"a receiver appointed for the Hook
ing Valley railroad.
March.
Japan adopts the gold standard
New York cloakmakers strike.
3-Chieago building trades strike be-
gins.
22-The United States supreme court
decides that the Trans Missouri
Traffic association was "A violation
of the Sherman antitrust act. The
Lake Superior Ore association dis
solves.
29-The United Press assigns.
April.
THE New York crusade against
bucket shops results in closing up
Il. S. Dean e Co.
S-The Globe Savings Bank. Chicago,
suspends. tying up University of IL
linois securities.
16-The Western Passenger association
reorganized.
19-The United States supreme court
decides against Broker Chapman in
the senate sugar investigation con-
tempt case.
ga receiver appointed for the entire
Equitable Aid Union.
2S-Southern railroads organize d traf-
Tic association.
3-The Atlantic & Pacific railroad sold
to representatives of the Santa Fee
system for $12 600, 900.
10-rhe United States loses the Berlner
patent case against the Bell Tele-
phone company in the supreme
court.
1.-THE New York tailors' strike begins.
acquitted of contempt
of the senate sugar investigating
committee.
2l-New York tailors win their strike.
July.
Illinois coal miners vote to strike.
l5-The klondyke gold excitement be-
gins. The Safe Trust organized
26-Price of silver, 1865, the lowest
point on record
30-Judge Mason. at Wheeling, re-
strains coal strikers from making
strike speeches.
August.
5-Maltsters form a trust.
4-Iudge Jackson, at Petersburg w
Va, enjoins Debs and other strike
leaders.
1.-THE Spreckels Sugar company or
ganized at San Francisco.
l6-rwenty- five hundred anthra cite coal
miners strike at Hazelton Pa.
dollar wheat sold at New
York.
24-Salvador adopts the gold standard
Sl-The United Labor conference at St
Louis denounces government by
Injunction
September.
l0-The Bank of England decides to
hold one-tfth of its reserve in sill
Yer.
1l--Last spike driven in the Kansas
city, Pittsburg Gulf railroad.
The great coal strike settled at Il
convention in Columbus
October.
ll-English engineers sympathetic
strike ordered.
decentralization of railroad brother
hoods agreed upon.
2S-The Colorado mine strike settled.
November.
THE Union Pacific railroad sold to
the reorganization committee
l2-J Il. Sovereign deposed as general |
master workman. *. of L., and /
Henry A. Hicks elected.
December.
Three cracker trusts consolidate
"A Wire nail trust agreed upon.
9-Wheat forced up To Sl.09 by the /
Letter clique in Chicago.
9-Boston cotton mill operatives OBJ |
ject 10 reduction in wages.
,0-Reindeer To be imported from Nor I
way for use on Ghilcoot pass.
Phil Armour of Chicago pinched in I
a wheat deal.
,3-Suspension of the Chestnut Street |
bank, Philadelphia.
of the Herring Hall Mar
vim Safe and Lock company of |