Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-07-13
THE GLOVE COMBINE.
The Proposed Trust Is Likely to
Fall Through.
The DEWEY CELEBRATION OUTLINED
New York VIII Have both Land and Ma
val Parade Ocean Record Broken
Section Hands In Chicago strike
Electrical Workers Out.

Gloversville, n. Y, July 1.-THE
proposed glove combination, with a
capital of Sl5. 600 900. which the Ameri!
can Trust company of Chicago. is said
to be interested in forming, is likely to
fall through, as the result OF a meeting
yesterday Of manufacturers who sup
ply the jobbing trade of the country.
AT the meeting were representatives OF
Littauer Bros, Swartz, Schiller 4 Co.,
j. c. Allen, +. p thinner, Daniel Hays
company, Gloversville; Northrup Man
ufacturing company, j. H. Decker X
Co. and Richard Evans, OF Johnstown,
the largest manufacturers in the coun-
try. After a lengthy discussion the
meeting adjourned without definite re-
suit, but it was afterward announced
on the best of authority that the pros
poets for the formation of the trust
were very unfavorable.
THE DEWEY CELEBRATION OUTLINED.
New York. July 1l.-Pians for the
Dewey celebration were outlined at a
meeting of the committee on plan and
scope yesterday. II has been decided
practically that there shall be a two
days celebration, with both land and
naval parade. Admiral Dewey will
pass under large triumphal arch. to
be constructed either in City Hall park
or Madison Square park, at a cost OF
$4,000. J. Q. A. Ward, representing
the Sculpture society, sent a communi-
cation to the committee, offering to
submit free designs for the arch, and
his offer was accepted. 1t was decided
also to have large civic floats in the
navy parade, one typifying victory and
the other peace. The German singing
societies, including the Arion. Lieder-
'kranz and Mannerchor. will be invited
to fiji these floats with their members
to sing hymn Of welcome to the adj
miral in the lower bay.
OCEAN RECORD BROKEN.
New York, July 1.-THE New York
office of the North German Lloyd
Steamship company received a cable
gram yesterday announcing that the
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse arrived at
Cherbourg at 2:45 o'clock yesterday
afternoon in the record-breaking time
of 5 days. 30 hours and So minutes, hav-
ing passed the Sandy Hook lightship
at 1880 p. m. on the 4th and covered a
distance Of $3.50 miles. Her average
time was 22.62 knots, as against her
best previous record Of 1886 knots.
Her daily log ran 492 miles, fair; 5l9
miles, fair; 595 miles, fair; 5SS miles,
fair; 500 miles, fair; 5s4 miles, foggy;
50 miles. fair.
SECTION HANDS IN CHICAGO STRIKE.
Chicago, July 1l.-Section hands EN-
ployed by the Chicago junction rail-
way Yesterday struck for raise of
wagesfrom sl.S5 70 $3.50 per day. The
men, numbering about 200, refused to
work while their demand was being
considered and considerable difficulty
was experienced in moving cars at the
stock yards There were three mishaps
during the day which completely
blocked the tracks at different points.
The company operates 500 miles of
track, chiefly in switching for the stock
yards.
ELECTRICAL WORKERS OUT.
Washington, July 1l.-About 100
members of the local electrical work.,
ers' union, comprising nearly all such
workmen in the city, struck yesterday
for raise in wages from 50 and 81. so
per day to So per day and for eight
instead of nine hours work per day.