The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-10
TRADE, INDUSTRY, LABOR.

The strike of the shipping-room en-
ployes of tie FIVE State-street department
stores which was called Monday, was de-
clared off yesterday and the men returned
to work at noon.
A company organized in the United States
with s12O00000 gold capital has applied 10
the Mexican government for a concession
to utilize certain greater waterfalls In the
State of Puebla for generating electric
power 1t is proposed TO transmit this
power to various points
The United States grand jury at New
Orleans Yesterday returned indictments
against Ben Commons, president OF the
Street-car Mems Union. and sixteen MEM
bers of his organization for interference
with the operation or mail cars during lEe
recent street-car strike in that city.
The wholesale merchants of Mexico, on
account OF the depression in silver and the
continual fluctuations In exchange, nave
resolved to cut down the term or credit
given TO retail dealers from SIX 10 -FOUR
months 1t is understood the retail houses
will also In turn reduce the term OF circuit
TO their customers.
The mutual insurance committee of the
Kentucky pistillers Association decided
Yesterday to take immediate steps TO form
q mutual distillers' association That VIII
take in not only Kentucky distiliery prop
critics but properties in all States, IL De-
ing the intention OF the association 10
make the company national in Its scope.
At mass meeting of Porto Ricans held
in Hilo. Hawaii. yesterday a resolution was
adopted providing for a committee TO ask
Congress to send the Porto Ricans who are
in Hawaii back to their own country Con-
gress will be memorialized in their penalI
They are mostly destitute and many or
them are very anxious to return to Porto
Rico.
The Erie Railroad Company has raised
the wages of 400 switchmen on its Mahoning
division IL and Is per cent The advance Is
effective Dec. ]. The increase Is the out
come of conference between the oln-
Gals of the Brotherhood Of Railway Train
men and the officers OF the road, and the
wages now paid equal those on the Lake
Shore and Big Four railroads
One OF the most important results OF the
national reciprocity convention that meets
in Detroit to-day and Thursday. under the
auspices OF the National Reciprocity
League and the Detroit Chamber OF Com
merce will IL is expected, be the adoption
OF q resolution asking for the reconvening
OF the British-American joint high commits
sion for the discussion OF reciprocity
treaty with the Dominion or Canada.
In the Circuit Court at Cleveland, yester-
day a decision was rendered against the
Erie Railroad and the Pittsourg Coal Com
pany, prohibiting these companies from al
legged discriminating against the Youghio-
gheny and Ohio Coal Company In the use OF
machinery for the transfer or coal from
cars TO docks. The court held that the
defendant companies had no authority IN
law TO discriminate, even IL the property
used was private. The case will be taken
to the Supreme Court OF the State.
Judge Seymour d. Thompson. master I'm
Judge n G. Caldwell OF the United States
Court to have charge OF the annual meeting
OF the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company,
yesterday ruled out 1900 shares OF stock