The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-22
TRADE, INDUSTRY, LABOR.

TRADE, INDUSTRY, LABOR.
A charter was issued at Charleston, w.
Va, yesterday TO the United States cigar
Company, of Wilmington, Del, with cap
ital stock of S6,500,O00.
1t is announced that when the ALFRED
Pacific Cable opens for business in De-
commercial and 20 cents word for press
dispatches from all points in Canada 10 all
points in Australia.
The strike of 200 miners at the Chauncey
mine of the Continental Coal Company at
Athens, o., was settled yesterday by the
men agreeing to the suspension for ten
days of the motorman who was discharged
because he left his work to go hunting.
The International Smelling and Refining
Company was incorporated at Santa F'e,
n. NJ, yesterday by w. Harry Miller and
l.. Walter Drifting, of Philadelphia, and X
Horton Bachelor and NJ Frazer Bolen, of
Lordsburg. The capital is s5,OcO,WO Head
quarters are at Lordsburg.
The American Barrel and Package Com
pany yesterday filed articles of incorpora-
ton in the office of the Hudson county
tai stock is s2o,0O0.0O0. The incorporators
are Horace S. Gould, Raymond Newman
and Louis B. Daley.
Selection of crippled children in prepara-
ton for the visit of Dr. Adolph Lorenz
has disclosed the fact that there probably
are in New York city more than $4,000 chill
dren suffering from hip diseases which are
likely to make them crippled for life UNI
less they are properly treated.
The twenty-three delegates of the British
trades organizations who are now on an in
spection tour of the United States for the
purpose of studying American conditions
were at Homestead, Pa, yesterday, where
they were conducted through the great
steel plant of the Carnegie company.
Judge Wheeler, in the Supreme Court at
Hartford. Conn. yesterday granted the ap-
wind up its business. The Central Car
Company was organized under the laws or
that State in 1870. The stock is largely con-
trolled by the Wisconsin Central Railroad
Company.
The George H. Phillips Company, of Chi
cago, was given a judgment for $50, 700
against j. A. Baird, OF Knox county, ILL.,
nois, in the Circuit Court at Galesburg yes
terday. The suit was TO recover that
amount involved in speculation on the Chi
cago Board of Trade last fall. The defend
ant admitted the debt but pleaded Its ille-
gality the ground that 1t was gam
bling transaction
The crown prince of Siam arrived at San
Francisco last night. The prince said the
United States had fulfilled his expectations
There was no reason, he thought, why a
direct trade should not be established be-
tween Siam and the United States. Al
ready the Siamese used American goods,
which came through Hong-Kong and Singa-
pore, and were for this reason thought to
be of British manufacture.
The International Banking Corporation,
which was established under special act OF
Congress to act as fiscal agent for the
United States in the Orient, at a meeting
of its directors in New York yesterday in
creased its capital and surplus from $780,
600 to 100000 and elected William l..
Mover as its president. The bank has eS-
tablished branches in London, Yokohama,
Shanghai, Manila and Singapore.
The indictments which have been pend
ing in the Criminal Court at Waco, Tex,
for many years against John ID. Rookie
Teller, Henry NJ. Flagler and other men,
bers of the Standard Oil Company, charg-
ing them with violations of the antitrust
law of Texas were yesterday dismissed
futile through the refusal Of the Governors
of New York and Florida to honor requisi-
tions.
Chief of Police Cardenas of Havana, who
was removed from his post by the mayor
of Havana for ordering the police to dis
perse the striking cigar workers against
the mayors orders, has made an appeal
to President Palma for reinstatement. No
disturbance was created by the strikers
yesterday. The typographical union has
called out all its members in sympathy
with the cigar workers and general sus-
pension of the newspapers is expected to-
day.
The National Hardware Association and
the American Hardware Mansfacturers
Association at New Orleans yesterday
elected officers. Those of the National
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Kirk, of st. Paul; ecretary-treasurer,
James Fernley, of Philadelphia. The OFF,
GERS elected by the American Association
are: President, Fayette e Plumb, Phila-
delphia; secretary-treasurer, f. ID. Mitch
ell. n. A. Gladding, of Indianapolis, is a
member of the executive committee.
A deed was filed at Norfolk, Va. yester-
day transferring to the Norfolk Hamp-
ton Roads Shipbuilding and Drydock Com
pany from the Norfolk and Hampton Roads
company in consideration of $3.50 800, 679
acres of land fronting on Hampton Roads
near Sewells point, to be used for the
sS.0OO.000 shpyard and drydock that will be
at once erected. The old shipyard company
has been reorganized with William P Har-
rison, of the. World Manufacturing Com
pany of Cincinnati. as president The new
yard will employ 5000 men and will be com
pleted within one year.
Stockholders in the former company own
ing the Alley l. OF Chicago have rendered
their stock to the city with the suggestion
to Mayor Harrison that If rightly handled
the city get 100000 a year in compensa-
tlon from the present company for its pres
ent franchises. Charles A. Monroe. who
made the tender, said he represents q GOO
of the 5000 shares and can get a ma ioritv
of the stock for the city. The 100000 which
Mr.. Monroe believes the city should re-
ceive per year represents interest on "a 1O0 :
600 and he considers il but a fair recon-
pense for the use of its streets and alleys.
Fifteen bicycle maeufacturers, represent
ing Independent and combination wheels
were III conference at cleveland yesterday.
Ninety-ive per cent. of the trade was in
cluded. The principal result of the con-
ference was agreement upon a uniformity
of manufacture and sale price. One quality
of wheel will be sold at one price i'm all
parts OF the country. IL was determined
to rejuvenate the bicycle business and 10
reorganize the Bicycle Manufacturers As
ISOLATION and the American Bicycle Com
pany. An investment of g. 900 900 more will
be made in the business, IL was stated.
revision of discounts will also follow the
spring trade.