The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-04-06
Attorney General Griggs Authorizes
Suit Against the c. & %. Fuel Com
pnny and other Concerns.
COL. BURLINGTON PROMOTED
MADE BRIGADIER GENERAL AND
CHIEF OF ORDNANCE BUREAU.
No Confirmation OF the Reported
Clash on the Hniticn Frontier
The Torpedo Boat Somers.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, April 5.-SenatOr Fair
banks is in Washington and to-day
busly engaged in making tour of the
various departments. He also called on
President Mckinley. Early I'm the morning
he conferred with Director Merriam at the
Census Office. There he induced Director
Merriam TO conform to the boundaries of
the congressional districts in subdividing In
diana for the purposes of taking the twelfth
census. This will give Indiana thirteen
census districts, with supervisor at the
head OF each These supervisors will be paid
''at least 900 EACH" The pay as a matter
OF fact will average away above that figure.
Senator Fairbanks also visited Secretary
Gage I'm relation to the new public building
authorized TO be constructed in Indianap
oils. The supervising architect now has ex-
perts investigating the local situation.
They are instructed to thoroughly canvass
the situation and on their reports will de-
pend whether the government will purchase
a new site or build upon the old. The sem
ator will leave Washington tomorrow for
New York and will return to Indiana on
Sunday. He expects to remain at home un-
Til some time in June, when he will start
for Alaska. He Is member of the joint
commission which will endeavor TO trace the
true boundary line between British possess
sions and those of the United States in that
territory. *"s
BY direction of Solicitor General Richards
with the approval of Attorney General
Griggs. bill In equity has been prepared
by William T.. Bundy. bringing action
in the United States Circuit Court for
the Southern district of Ohio against
the Chesapeake and Ohio Fuel Company, of
Cincinnati. and fifteen other companies or
corporations, miners or producers and ship
pers OF coal or coke for violation of the
antitrust act OF July 2, 1890. In addition to
the Chesapeake and Ohio Fuel Company the
defendants in the case are given as follows:
Donald Macdonald, the Robinson Coal Com
pany. ". r Johnson, the Kanawha Splint
Coal Company, Carver Brothers, Enoch
Carver. Joseph Renshaw, receiver for the
Big Black Band Coal Company, the Charlie
more Coal Company. McCallister & Co. the
Mecca Coal and Coke Company the chesa-
peake Mining Company the Coalburg
Colliery Company. the Montgomery Coal
Company, the Belmont Coal Company and
Harris Il. Smith, special receiver for the
Lens Creek Coal and Coke Company.
II is alleged in the bill that the defend
ants on Dec. 10, 1897, entered into a con-
tract and combination in the form of a
trust and conspiracy in restraint of trade
and commerce I'm regard TO the sale and pro-
duction of coal and coke. and in violation
of law. This agreement, it is said went into
effect about Jan. ]. 1898, and since that time
they have monopolized and controlled the
amount Of coal and coke produced In the
Kanawha district and only permitted such
amount of coal mined and coke made by
h. n
the Chesapeake and Ohio Fuel Company and
that the defendants were only permitted to
ship their proportionate amount of coal at a
stipulated price and figured upon the ratio
designated in the contracts as fixed by the
executive committee. BY this action it is
alleged that competition in the sale of the
same has been totally destroyed. The court
is petiticned TO enjoin the defendants from
selling or shipping any coal or coke into any
State other than that i'm which they reside
by virtue of their agreement, which the
court is asked to declare illegal and void.
The industrial commission to-day con-
tinued its conference with Professor jerks.
of Cornell University, i'm regard TO the
preparation of plan for the investigation
OF trusts and their effect on the price of
labor. The commission desires 10 make a
very comprehensive study of the trusts to-
enable 1t To report some legislation TO Con-
gress with a view to their judcious regula-
tion- The commission tomorrow will re-
sumo taking testimony.
Minister Leger, of Haiti expresses much
surprise at the reports of an invasion of
Haiti by u Santo DOMINICAN force over a
boundary dispute, as the minister says this
entire controversy was submitted. by a
treaty concluded last December, to the final
arbitration of Pope Leo. The boundary dis
pute il OF long standing. partial agree
ment being effected i'm 1851, by which the
status quo was To- be maintained. each coun-
try holding such ground as IL then pos
sesSed. But this was not lived up to- and a
few months ago a final reference TO the
Pope was agreed on. All the papers have
since been forwarded to the Vatican the
pleas submitted and the two countries are
waiting for the Pope's award In the mean
time press advices from Haiti, received at
the legation. indicate that the countries have
been trying to enter on the execution of
the probable award OF the Pope Commits
sioners from each side were named. and
tfese met on the border and endeavored to
eeree on a starting pcint for the boundary
hre- These Efforts were futile however
end the commissioners returned to their
respective homes. Mr.. Leger saws Haiti il
mcst anxious TO preserve peace. so as TO
devote herself to internal development
Just now she is interested in an important
fiscal change TO the gold standard, which
VIII be gradually accomplished within the
rext year. Neither the State nor Navy De-
partments has any advices on the reported
trouble In Haiti and San Domingo. Owing
TO the friendly interest which this govern
ment feeis towards southern republics IL