The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-05
TRADE, INDUSTRY, LABOR.

1t is authoritatively stated that the Ohio
miners will demand an increase of 20 cents
a ton In the scale for pick mined coal
BY the unconditional surrender of the
men, the strike of silversmths and fin
ishers for a nine-hour workday came to an
end yesterday throughout Greater New
York city.
Fifty Americans doing business in Berlin
met last night and appointed a committee
TO draw up plan for an American Cham
Der of Commerce. Consul General Mason
presided over the meeting.
John p Reese, former president of Dis
tr1ct IL of the mine workers, sent out an
open letter last night, declaring himself
not to be candidate for vice president of
the United Mine Workers of America
The Houston, Tex, street Car strike was
calling Tor IS cents per hoar for the sGa rst
year, 10 cents the second year and 20 cents
thereafter. which is an increase of about
per cent over the old scale. There is a
partial recognition of the union.
The State Department has received from
United States Consul W. a. Prickitt at
Rheims, notice of an industrial exposition
to to-, be N, held there from May Is to Sept. s.
1903 This is to be the only exposition in
france next year and Is expected to be OF
Importance from an industrial and agricul-
tural view point
The Pickering Manufacturing Company.
Of Lowell. Mass, announced its failure
last night, with liabilities of upwards of
100000. The company makes all grades of
knitted cotton underwear. The principal
creditors are banking Institutions and mer-
chandising commission houses in Boston,
New York city and at distant points.
The Trades Council of Plainfield, NJ j.,
has formulated plans for the organization
or the American League Of Workingmen
Sixteen unions have Joined. Members of
the league are prohibited from working
with unnaturalized foreigners. Branches.
are to be established in every city i'm New
Jersey, and then the movement is expected
TO spread to other States.
Supreme Court Justice Wesley o. How
ard, at schenectady, N. Y, yesterday
granted an Injunction restraining Painters
Union No. 62. of that city. from in any way
treating William Potter not a member of
the union. Potter was expelled from the
union because he Is member of the
militia and a such served as a private dur
Ing the Hudson valley strike.
An agreement was reached at Trenton.
n. j., yesterday by counsel in the case of
j. Aspinwali Hodge against the United
case to the Court of Errors and Appeals
on brief instead of making an oral argu-
ment Counsel In the case are given ten
days in which TO submit the brief, copies
of which are to be sent to several members
of the court.
The National Alliance of Bill Posters and
Billers OF America closed three days ses-
sion at Chicago with the election of the
following officers: President, c. joseph. of
Pittsburg; vice president. N. Petit, Mime
apolis; secretary, j. Mccormick, Chicago;
treasurer, r. Mullin, st. Louis; trustees, III.
Dowry, indianapolis; +. Sanderson, Cleve-
land, and Il. Cahill, Chicago The next
convention will be held in Cincinnati the
first week in December.
The Brotherhood of Railway Trackmen
at ST. Louis yesterday elected officers as
follows: President, John T. Wilson, st.
Louis: vice president. ]. W. Davenport,
Sandifer, n C.; secretary-treasurer, c.
j. c. Lambert. of Jasper. Ala; s. f. Halves
of Bath. Ga; J. s. Eastman. of Joomfran,
Dose, VT; X. +. Ferguson, of Port Arthur.
Ont. All the committee reports were an
proved. and the meeting adjourned, to be
held here next December.
The American Society OF Mechanical En-
gineers committee on the metric system
made report at New York yesterday
which offered a resolution declaring that
the metric system bill now before Congress
IS ABSURD, and that mechanical engineers
are the only persons competent to decide
upon system of measurements for their
own use. The resolution was laid on the
table. Frank Richards read paper on
Gift propositions for Paying Workmen."
He disclaimed sympathy with the trades
unions and said the American way is to
do all you can and get paid for it ALL"
A dispatch from Suspension Bridge. N.
Y, says that men are being brought there
10 take the places or a number OF Michi-
gan Central freight clerks who are said TO
have resigned their positions rather than
give UP membership in their labor union
Superintendent Morford. OF st. Thomas.
is at Suspension Bridge. He brought with
him eight men from Detroit, but when they
learned the condition of affairs they re-
fused to stay. The Detroit clerks said that
they Were given to understand that there
was a blockade of freight and their as
sistance was needed by the regular force
of clerks.
The property rights OF the Board of Trade
in their market quotations, Carving the
right to prevent bucket-shops from Issuing
them, was more firmly established yester-
day by decision OF Judge Humphrey in
the United States Circuit Court. sitting AT
Springfield He enjoined forty so-callej
bucketshop keepers in the southern dis
trict OF Illinois form obtaining. receiving,
tons Of the Board of Grade of the CITY of
Chicago, and from aiding. abetting. or
assisting others In taking or distribute
ing said quotations, and the defendants are
ordered to plead or answer herein by Jan
/, 1903