The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-03-07
B AND INDUSTRY.

The paper hangers strike at Pittsburg.
ipaugurated last Monday. IS practically
ever. seventeen firms out OF twenty-five
having signed the scale.
Papers were filed with the New Jersey
secretary OF state yesterday increasing the
capital stock OF the Union Lead and OIL
Company from S,5c0.oOO 10 $l5.O00,0O0. The
preferred stock is placed at S5.0O0,000.
The ninth annual convention OF the Ma
tiOnal Lumber.W Wholesale Dealers Assocld-
ton began in Pittsburg yesterday with
zoo delegates, representing N0 firms, and
xl8.0e.0e IN capital. in attendance. The
first session was devoted to reports of Of
tcers and addresses of welcome.
Philip ". Moon. third vice president Of
the American steel and Wire Company,
Will not oppose the consolidation OF the
company as a part OF the United States
Steel Corporation. When told Of the report
that he was to follow the lead OF Col. i. l..
Elwood. OF Chicago. and oppose the con-
solidation he said there was absolutely no
truth In IL.
The annual convention of the Interstate
Hardware Dealers Association began in
Chicago yesterday for the purpose of dis
cUssing matters pertaining TO the hardware
trade Two delegates from each OF the fol-
lowing States were present: Michigan, ILL.,
nois. Indiana, Missouri. Iowa, Kansas.
North Dakota and Kentucky. Ohio was al
so represented.
The Pittsburg Dispatch says that two IF
Carnegie Steel Company. holding about
700 shares, nave sold Independently TO
tie Morgan interests on a cash basis. The
price paid, IL is said. was close To $l,aO i
share. and the purchasers will take adj
vantage OF the ''cOnnbine' offer to the Car
regie shareholders.
Chicago carpenters and contractors yes
terday signed the documents which guar
antee peace in the building trades for two
years 10 come. In signing the carpenters
affixed their names TO a statement TO the
effect that their various unions had with
drawn from the Building Trades Council,
and would not affiliate with any central
body under that name.
The Havana harbor lightermen joined the
stevedoTcs in a strike yesterday. This
move had been anticipated. The steamer
Moro Castle, Of the Ward line. which
arrived ut Havana Tuesday. brought fifty
'longshoremen. The MORO Castle is now
unloading Il her dock. Vessels will unloa1
at their wharves until the trouble is set
ted. The stevedores asked for an increase
OF from $3.50 to $3.50 silver per day.
The United Mine Workers served notice
on the coal operators Of Illinois yesterday
that unless the operators grant the de-
mands OF the Williamson county miners for
an Increase OF 3 cents per ton in the mining
scale the miners OF the entire State VIII De
called out on strike. This ultimatum was
the result of a meeting OF the conference
called TO receive the report OF the Joint
scale committee. which was 10 the effect
that the conferees OF the subcommittee
We're unable TO come to an agreement.
At the convention of the bituminous coal
miners at Altoona, Pa, yesterday, the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted: 1T Is the
sense of this convention that I'm all collieries
where the scale be not paid by April /,
work shall be suspended on that date"
Michae McTaggart, one of the leaders OF
the Miners Union, said: THE field VIII!
be tied up April l unless we get the eight
hour day, n two-thirds differential between
machine and pick mining, the abolition
of companY stores and a dead work scale
The Association Of Vaudeville Managers
held a meeting at New York yesterday,
ali the leading theater circuits in the dis
trict affected by the white Rats strike
being represented. After the meeting Man.
ager Hennessy gave out a statement to the
effect that the 5 per cent. commission In
players salaries had been abolished; also
that in the future the association would
zeal with each individual personally and
en- his merits. He said that with the COM
mission abolished the players would return
To- work. NJ {. Anderson represented Gin
c.nnati and indianapolis al the meeting.
TIE Hooking valley miners and operators,
who have been in session at Columbus, o..
since Monday morning. adjourned yester-
day after a heated session. The same set
of rules that have governed the miners dur
ing the past twelve months, with the ex-
ceptiOn Of one, were practically adopted
without material change. The one excep-
tion was regarding the rule on docking.
over which there has been much discussion
between the two sides. both sides agreeing
10 submit the rule 10 a speclai conVention
of miners and operators OF the Hooking
valley. to be held at Athens, o., March 70.
An interesting decision rendered by the
Supreme Court of Germany affecting the
right or WOIkmen 10 ala StrlkefS mas Deen
reported to the State Department at Wash
ington by Consul General Guenther, at
Frankfort. The mOlders of an iron foundry
We're ordered to finish some models which
had come from a foundry where a strike
was on. The twenty molders refused and
quit work. They were discharged without
the usual notice and their employer
brought suit for damages. The court rem
dered damage in his favor for 2.02J marks.
holding the defendants jointly and sepa-
rately liable. The decree was confirmed
upon appeal to the Supreme Court. which
held that the defendants had been guilty
of breach of contract. IL was further held
that the law cannot expect the employer to
yield TO the unlawful refusal of his en-
ployes. and that the defendants acted in
premeditated concert. with a malicious pur-
pose to iniure the plaintiff.