The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-05
GENERAL LABOR NEWS.

About two hundred boiler makerss en-
ployed at the Springfield H.. boiler works.
struck yesterday for ten hours pay for nine
hours work.
George Bryan accidentally shot and killed
Irwin Everts at a point Wilson creek,
near Springfield, Mo-, yesterday where the
Drury College cadets are camping. Both
are cadets They are members of prom
inent families.
The twenty motor-paced race, at the
Coliseum, Baltimore. last night. between
Edouard Taylore. the French champion,
and Burns Pierce. the Canadian. resulted in
victory for Taylore by 312 laps. Time, SO
minutes. 16 As seconds.
The Siguerny Tool Company, Of Hart
ford, Conn, has voluntarily decided to put
its factory on basis of nine hours day
with ten hours pay. About 100 men are
benefited by this move There has been
no strike at this shop.
The Vulcan Iron Company, at Toledo,
has acceded to the demands Of the machin-
lists. and the seventy-fve machnists en-
pioyed there have returned to work There
are but four firms which still refuse TO
grant the demands of the machinsts.
Edward Forshay. the Kansas City actor,
non Hotel, Chicago, Monday night. was
held to the grand jury without bail by a
coroners jury yesterday Forshay said II
had been his intention to kill NJ. Vernon
Jones, proprietor of the hotel.
After a conference of representatives of
the tin and sheet steel workers the clauses
in the wage committees report relating to
this department amended and passed
yesterday by the Amalgamated Association
of Iron. Steel and Tin Workers at Milwau-
kee. The continuous scale plan is likely
to come before the convention to-day.
At a meeting early yesterday the GO
members of the Detroit Street-railway
Mems Union decided to withdraw their
demands for an increase of 2 cents per
hour and a 12-hour day instead of 12lh
which were refused by the United Railway
Company. An element in the meeting fav-
ored striking to enforce them. but the con-
servatives prevailed.
At yesterdays session in Washington of
the National Association of Steam Filters
and Helpers the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES re-
ported that in the past year 300 new men,
bers and seven new unions have been adj
mitted and that there is small balance
in the treasury. During the year there
were four strikes, one of which was Won.
another lost, the third compromised and
the other Is still pending in Baltimore.
conference on the New York Rapid
Transit tunnel strike held yesterday
at the office of Contractor John b. Melon
aid, between the Central Federated Union
committee and the committee OF the con-
tractors. The meeting lasted until the even
ing. At the close il was announced that the
strike was over and that an agreement had
been signed. 1t is understood the men who
have gone out to be reinstated, and
that concessions had been made on both
sides in order TO reach an agreement.
For the first time in the history of Chi
cago unionists a labor body is about TO
present the unique demand that its en-
ployers' organization shall dsband. The
International Association of Machnists,
through its local officers, will insist the
dissolution of the Chicago Association of
Machinery Manufacturers after Thursday
unless the members of that organization
show some disposition to settle with their
striking machnists. More than two thou
sand of the latter out and sup
ported by the working union members, who
are determined to compel the local employ
erS to come to terms.