The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-20

The firemen on the Gulf, Colorado &
Santa Fe have received an increase of
The firemen were the last of the employees
to ask for an increase. the trainmen, engi-
neers and switchmen having been granted
an increase some time ago.
The agents of the seven mills at Lowell.
Mass have refused to grant the demand
of their employees for a 10 per cent. in
crease in wages. 1t is thought strike will
follow. The demand for the increase was
The refusal of the agents was the outcome
of a conference between the mill agents
and representatives of the operatives.
With the exception of small portion of
the weaving and cloth room departments
the entire Social mill of the Manville Or.
ID Company has been closed because of
lack of filling due to the strike of mule
spinners. Nearly 1900 of the 1000 employees
and Nourse mills at Woonsocket and the
Manville mill at Manville will soon be
obliged to suspend operations
Commissioners Skinner and Moves: who
have been appointed to proceed to China to
investigate Chinese labor with the view OF
its employment in the mines at Johannes
burg, Transvaal. and who started from the
latter place Feb. 20 have arrived in Lon
don. They will sail for New York on the
steamer Umbria. March %, on their way to
California, where they will inquire into
the methods of employing the Chinese In
that State.
Mining and Reduction Company at Golden.
Co.. has been shut down, and Arthur Car
penter, superintendent of the plant, an
nounced that the suspension would be per-
manent He said this action had been
taken in consequence of the trouble with
labor unions. AS result of the shutdown
of the smeter al Of the mines
have been forced to, suspend work.
The yearly wage adjustment conference
between the Stove Founders National De-
Tense Association and the Iron holders
Union of North America began at Cincin-
natl Thursday. The wage scale and work
hours were discussed all day, but no agree
ment reached. Increases of about 10 per
cent were asked for in all the various dis
tricts. The increase in the cost of living
was the chief argument for the raise in
pay. 1t is expected that all grievances will
be amicably settled at the conference to-
day.
The board of directors of the New York.
New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
did not make public the action taken on
Thursday at the meeting in New York as
the members of the Brotherhood of Train
men and Order of Railway Conductors
Joint grievance committee had expected.
The proposed meeting of the grievance
committee therefore was not held last even
ing and some of the members went TO New
York The full committee will be in New
Haven this morning when the directors
answer will be forwarded to them by mes
senger from President Hall.
President Estes was summoned by the
Victoria, b. c., police Wednesday night,
to appear in the Police Court to answer to
the charge of conspiracy to delay his Ma
jestys mails. This action is taken as
result of the strike on the Canadian Pa
cifc Navigation Company's steamers,
which was declared on Monday in SYM
pathy with the strike along the Canadian
Pacific Railroad. The strike leader has re-
tanned counsel and will fight the case. The
Canadian Pacific Navigation Company has
been able to fill all its steamers with nom
nd oil ara I'M
are being made to have the longshoremen
go on strike in sympathy.