The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-23

day the export tax on coal was vigorously
denounced and threats were made to CO.
operate and suspend the coal trade OF the
United Kingdom unless the impost was
withdrawn. At the same time the shipping
or coal Is being resumed on the strength
OF The promise OF the chancellor OF the eN-
chequer to consider the exemption OF con-
tracts made prior TO the presentation OF
the budget.
The Columbus. Delaware and Northern
Intcrurban Company yesterday nled az
ticleS with the Ohio secretary or state IN
creasing its capital stock from $1,000 To
$i.GDO.Or. Representative OF the Columbus,
London and Springfield and the Springfield,
Dayton and Crbana electric roads nave
been added 10 the directory Of the COM
pany. and the three lines Will eventually
be consolidated, making part OF the pro-
posed system between Cleveland and en-
c%innati The Columbus. Delaware and
Northern will extend TO Marion. C~onstruc-
ton has already begun.
+. II. Bull. president OF the Sharon Steel
Company. which il erecting a $1O,0OO,OoO
steel plant at Sharon. Pa, rendered his
resignation at the meeting OF directors ana
George w. Darr. OF New York, formerly
OF P%fttsburg, was elected IN his place. Mr..
Buh declined to make public his reason for
Tesigning. For some days there has been
a rumOr current that the United States
Steel Corporation desires To absorb the
Sharon concern, and II Is believed by some
that Mr.. Bulbs Withdrawal may have been
prompted by a move toward joining that
company.
The fremen in all the breweries in Gin
cinnati. Covington and Newport, Ky,
struck yesterday for eight hours a day.
They are at present working ten hours:
Nearly fifty men are directly affected, ana
thousands indirectly. 1t means a three
cornered fight between the international
Brotherhood of Stationary Firemen, the
brewery proprietors and the United Brew,
cry WOrkmen. The latter organization Will
stand by the brewery proprietOrs, and II
is said that President GOmpers, OF the
American Federation of Labor, will be APP
pealed to to settle the difficulty.
The State Department has received from
Ambassador Tower, at St. Petersburg, and
Consul Keenan,. at Odessa, copies of the or
der of the Russian minister of finance I'M
posing the Russian retaliatory tarlH on
American machinery and a complete set OF
regulations regarding the Identification OF
the articles levied upon. The tariff schedule
just received is a revision of one formerly
transmitted to the State Department. In
the latter case a number of minor mistakes
were made i'm reducing amounts OF Russian
roubles to their equivalent In United states
currency.
Railroads in the Central Passenger AS
ISOLATION have decided 10 grant q rate of
one fare for the round trip to the skilled
labor of glass and tin plate factories be-
tween points where such factories are in
operation. The rate will also be given to
their families and dependents. This con-
cession is due to the fact that the majority
of the class of factories mentioned run
only at certain seasons, and In order 10
secure employment as nearly continuous as
possible workmen have to travel from
place to place. following the shifting CEN
ters of activity.
REPRESENTATIVES, of nearly 500 machinists
I'm the employ of the Illinois Central Rail-
way Company were In session at Chicago
yesterday to formulate demands TO be pre-
scented to the company tomorrow. 1t is
claimed that 80 per cent. OF the company :
machinists are members of the lnterna-
tional Association of Machinists. by which
this meeting was ordered. The men de-
mand higher wages. a nine-hour day and
the employment of more helpers. The
boilermakers' and blacksmiths' unions are
said to be ready to act I'm unison with the
machinists. Vice President Harahan. of
the Illinois Central. said the committee
would be received by the company and any
demands would be fairly considered.