St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1900-01-20
INDUSTRIAL.

Jan. l2-Chewing gum manufacturers of u. S.
combine at New York; capital, Sl5, ,000, Coo
17-John Mitchell elected pres. United
Mine Workersin convention at Pittsburgh.
2s-Bridge building companies combine;
capital, $50,000,000.
Feb. Leading pottery interests organize;
capital, $40,000,000
3-Soap manufacturers combine; capital,
S50,000,000.
6-Amerean Car & Foundry combining 8
big car concerns) incorporated for $780,
100000.
Mar. american Steel and Wire Co., at
Joliet, ILL.,, raises wages Of $4,000 employees
from 5 to 10 per cent. =. Various whisky
and distilling companies form trust, capi-
tai, Sl29 1000, 600.
16-Wages of 5000 stove molders raised.
30-The Republic Iron & Steel Co. capital,
$50, ,000,000), controlling 30 mills west of
Pittsburgh, incorporated.
3l-During month of Mar. l34 corporations
organized in New Jersey; aggregate cap
itaI stock, 81, Ill, 100000.
Apr. Increase IN wages in cotton mills
of New England goes into effect, the resto-
ration benefiting 10000 operatives.
Andrew Carnegie advanced wages of TO-
600 employees In Pittsburgh and vicinity 10
per cent.
29-Trouble between union and nonunion
miners at Wardner, Idaho, eliminated in
blowing up Bunker Hill and Sullivan mine
and mill, causing loss of $250,00O and one
man killed.. Ii. g. Frick Coke Co., in
Pittsburgh, Pa, employing $1,000 men,
raises wages from 6 to l24 per cent.
May 2-Troops occupy Wardner, Idaho, and
martial law prevails on account of rioting
lo-Riotous strikers at Duluth, Mimi, blow
up street car with dynamite; 10 passengers
injured
ll--lndustral commission in Washington
begins inquiry into operations of trusts.
I--Brotherhood OF Railway Trainmen, in
session at New Orleans, reflects Grand
Master Morrissey and adopts resolutions
opposing Sunday trains.
Jun. limited States court of appeals, in
session at Milwaukee, says alien labor law
applies solely to common laborers, ex-
empting clerks and all kinds of skilled ar
tisans
lo-Wages of $4,000 employees in iron and
steel manufacturing Industries raised 25
per cent. Big Consolidated Co.'S "a
street railway lines in Cleveland, o., tied
up by strike for increased wages.
12-Rlotlng In Cleveland resulted in de-
struction of 10 cars and injury of scores of
persons, including many policemen.
2l--As a result of settlement of coal miners
strike, $4,000 of the 10000 strikers return
to work in Missouri, Kansas, Indian Ter
ritory and Arkansas
A-Street railway strike in Cleveland ended
practically victory for railway concerns,
though at money loss of nearly S2G0, ,00O.
Jul. 1l--DistilEery Go. of Amer, incorpo-
rated at Trenton, Nd; cap. SIPS, ,00G, GOO.
Decentralization of wrought steel, iron and
tube industries effected in New York;
S0,000,G00
l3-Nage increase of Is per cent for 80, 900
TIN mil employees announced.
l9-Bicyee manufacturers combine; S40,-
000,G00
SaD l2-Tr11sf ranfaranoo fos s+,+o. ro,.,.,
sented) opened in Chicago
l6-M. l.. Lockwood lPa.) elected pres. anti
trust organization formed as result Of con-
ference in Chicago.
2e--Anti-trust conference begun in St. Louis,
Coy. Saayers tTex.) presiding.
Oct. l0-Pana Ill.) coal miners strike set
tied after lockout of over l8 mos, during
which many lives were sacrificed
20-Pullman Palace Car Co. of Chicago alb.
serbs Wagner Palace Car Co OF N
Nov. 22--Commercial Industrial congress or
ganized in Chicago, composed of leading
shipping interests; +. p. Bacon, of Nil
Waukee, pres.
Dec. l0.-Wages Of 800 eco New England tex
tile mill employees advanced, increase be.
ing Sl0,00o,0O0 year.
I3-lndependent telephone companies Of
Mich, Ind, ard o. refuse to sell out TO
telephone combine. international Farm
ers union organized at Binghamton, N.
Y. to maintain produce prices.
LYscHiNGs.
Jan. 5-Eag5e City. Alaska, Jack jolly, sa-
loonkeeper and gambler. . Near Banks,
Ala, Marshall McGregor tcoloredl;
charged with barn burning.
Feb. lI-Near Leesburg. Ga, Bill Holt, Geo.
Fort and Geo. Rivens; assault.
Mar l5-Palmetto, Ga, 8 negroes shot;
charged with arson.
23-In Little River county. Ark, Z negroes
l5nched 10 date, result OF what is practic-
ally a race war
25-Charleston, S. c.. John Webb and Will
Toney tnegro boys IS years old killed BY
Apr. ll-DeerfeId. o, Wm. Kinneman
tarred and feathered; assault.
23-Near Newman. Ga.. sam Hose fnegTo)
burned at stake: murdered Alfred Gran
ford and assaulted Mrs. Crawford.
% -0sceoIa, Ark, VIII Sees; barn burning.
May l3-Blue Lick Springs, Ky. John Hol-
land (colored).