The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-11
TRADE. LABOR. INDUSTRY.

United States Consul Brainard H. Warm
er. jr.. at Lefpsic. has called the atten-
ton OF the state Department 10 the fact
that Germany has been exporting plOws
10 Porto Rico dUrae the past year.
The strike OF union plasterers inausu-
rated a Cleveland q few days since has
practically ended in victory for the men
They demanded $50 instead or 8 per day.
All but fOur contractors have conceded the
demands.
Following the recent action in the case
OF Russia. in which an additional tariff
duty was placed on sugar receiving bOun-
~ the Treasury Department has imposed
an additional duty OF 10 centavOs per kill
ogram upon Argentine sugar.
Finishing lumber OF all grades has been
advanced 81 a thousand by the price-list
committee Of the Mississippi Valley Lum-
bermen's Association. The reasons given
are a heavy demand and scarcity Of logs
for finishing lumber.
One hundred and twenty-five employees OF
the kent0n Hardware Manufacturing CON-
pany at Toledo went on strike yesterday
because Joseph Ribert. a Spaniard, was
made superintendent Of the shops. Iney
claim they will not work under Ribert be-
cause OF his nationality
Edward Atkinson. OF Boston, made an
argument before the industrial commission
at Washington yesterday for what he
called "freer trade He said that not
more than per cent. of the people or the
country are benefited by protective tarin,
while the other % per cent. OF them pay
the bill"
Notices were mailed to the stockholders
OF the Chicago Edison Company last night
that at the annual meeting 90 be held June
10 a proposition to increase the authorized
capital stock TO Sl0,O00O00 will be submitted
TO vote. The new stock is 10 be issued
from time 10 time as the directors decide
that additions TO the company plant are
necessary.
The annual convention of the Fedora ton
OF Musicians met in Denver yesterday with
nearly 100 delegates present The president
of he fed IOGanh NNphaF of Gin
cinnati. presided The convention will con-
slider ways and means for preventing union
musicians from taking places vacated by
other union men for reasons not satisfac-
tory 10 the union.
The Brotherhood Of Railway Trainmen. IN
session at Milwaukee, spent most Of yester
DAY in considering amendments to their
constitution. The most important amend
menJ that came up for discussion was one
to raise the classes OF Insurance from SiOt,
$500 and 81 200 to 600 81 600 and 81 500 The
amendment was voted down and there VIII
be no change for at least two years
An ordinance passed by the Albany. N
N. City Council Thursday. requiring
that mOtOrmen operating electric street
cars I'm Albany must have had at least
twenty-One days experience. was signed
yesterday BY Mayor Blessing. The Ordi-
nance was framed with the purpose OF
aiding the striking employees OF the United
Traction Company but IL is held by coun-
sci for that corporation that II cannot be-
come operative in less than three weeks.
The DrduCU Appellate court. In a decision
handed down at Chicago yesterday. denied
the right Of striking workmen to picket"
q shop for the purpose of purSuadng
others from entering the works. The de-
cisiOn given on appeal from Judge
HOldOms court in contempt proceedings
brought against strikers who had violated
an injunction prohibiting them from
''picketing' the Winsiow Brothers Com
panys works during the strike two years
ago.
Last evening go carpenters and joiners
employed at the Buffalo exposition grounds
went strike. Unless the mems demands
are granted by the exposition company the
walking delegates threaten TO call out
every man employed at the exposition
grounds this morning The men do not ask
for higher wages. The trouble is over what
the carpenters call unfair lumber. which,
interpreted by the union men. means
material finished by mills employing non
union men.
The directors of the Nova Scotia Steel
Company have given an option on the
companys property for four days TO Amer
lean and Canadian capitalists. If this deal
goes through it will undoubtedly mean the
establishment at North sydney of works
rivaling In magnitude the great Whitney
plant at Sydney. The option includes the
steel works at Trenton and Ferrona, the
coal areas at sydney mines, the ore de-
posits at Belle Island, \. F., and the lime
stone quarries at North Sydney.
Isaac l.. Elwood. Of Chicago. former di-
rector in the American Steel and Wire
Company. who Is said 10 have been holding
out against the organization OF the United
States Steel Corporation because the minor
ity stockholders We're not 10 be paid what
he considered a sufficient sum for their
mills. has buried the Ratchet. Mr.. Elwcod
said last night: Il have settled all my
differences with the new steel trust and
there is no longer any friction or mis-
understanding between us
a translation of an article I'm a Berlin
publica ton regarding German enterprise
in Central America has been received at
the State Department from Vice Consul
General Murphy. at Frankfort, Germany.
The article sets forth that fully SO 900
OF German capital is invested in Central
American enterprises German plantations
occupy an area Of 1pG0l dcr, :. IL also is
stated that large German business houses
I'm Nicaragua, Guatcma ia stl Costa kica,
IN addition 10 the entsc ua.hc between
Germany and Contra -NA.eric@. control al
most the entire foreign trace OF the five
republics with England and California.
The shipping trade. also. along the Central
American coasts is 90 a large extent in
German hands.
Subjective and Objective.