The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-03-01
LABOR AND INDUSTRY.

The William Cramp Ship and Engine
Building Company has declared a quarterly
The directors discussed the vicker's Sons
x Maxim proposition to purchase the ship
yards. but no action was taken.
The second new furnace OF the Carrie
group at Rankin, Pa, owned by the Car
negie Steel Company. was blown I'm yes
terday. The first one was blown I'm last
Tuesday night. The capacity of the new
furnaces Is $50 tons a day. which Is said
TO be the greatest of any OF these furnaces
I'm the world.
Several steamers arrived at Marseilles
from Algiers and Oran. Algeria, with early
fruits and vegetables are unable to dis
charge their cargoes owing 10 the strike
of dock lahorers. 5000 OF whom voted to
declare n general strike yesterday, on ac-
count OF the refusal of contractors TO dis
miss certain overseers.
The Campbell Coal Mining Company. OF
Crossville. Tenn. yesterday issued notices
announcing that IL would at once evict all
the union will resist the order and blood
shed Is feared. The president OF the com
pany announces that no union miners can
I'm the future work I'm the mines under any
circumstances.
The National Switchmen's Union has pre-
| sented n petition TO General Superintendent
Blodgctt, OF the Lake Shore road. asking
that the standard of Chicago wages be paid
| all rwitchmen employed by the company
outside or that city. The petition has been
taken under ndvisetnont one thousand
men VIII De nfttCttu bN the advance. when
amounts TO 50 per month FOR each man.
kilograms received ut the Cleveland head
quarters of the Marine Engineers Assocla-
ton from vnrious lake ports indicate that
the strife order Issued by National PreHi-
dent thler Will hc ohcycd by all members
of the organization, II II stated that en-.
gineera engaged IN making repairs or IN
hitting out vessels have ceased work at al,
points on tho lake whore such work has
been In progfeas.
Another advance Of Is cents per ton IN
the price OF pig Iron waa announced AZ
birmingham, Ala, yesterday, making y
rise OF 90 cents within the past three
days and 70 cents within the past week,
and placing No. . foundry az ai,b0 pet
ton, These advances are due 60 the enor'
nous domestic demand, which II said to
| be iuft now greater then Il has been az
any time before FOR twelve months past.
The secret conference OF cottonseed oil
men and r~etiners, when has been IA
progress Ia Louisville for two days, ended
reached a. Ga what shall constitute The
chemical body of cotton oil, thus making
possible the liking OF q standard for the
whole country, providing The recommends
ton OF the Louisville conference h ac-
cepted hy the chemical experts of the -four
great produce exchanges OF the United
States.
Actlng under Instructions from the
subordinate lodges and by authority OF the
advisory board. President Shaftcr, of the
Amalgamatcd Association OF Iron and Steel
Workers, issued an order yesterday dcclar-
Ing all pudding and nnishing mills IN the
| country open 20 members OF the nasocla.
ton providing union prices are being paid
and union conditions prevail. The members
must keep IN good standing In their lodges
and organize the %nonunion mills Within
thirty days.
A suit tina vitality affects wholesale and
retail merchants In many cities was begun
at Milwaukee yesterday. Valentine Ger
harct. a meat dealer. ~ the plalniim and
Armour q Co. the principal defendants
the other defendant being William q
| Lloyd, OF Milwaukee. The object OF the suit
Is to test the validity OF a blacklist OF Gus.
toners: also the fixing OF prices by all the
meat packers who do business I'm Mllwau.
kee. Tho step taken Is likely 20 be prelim-
mary 20 a suit by tho Wisconsin attorney
general against the defendants TO test the
constitutionality OF the state antitrust law