The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-07
TRADE, INDUSTRY, LABOR.

The difficulty between the Danbury hat
manufacturers and their ensineers has been
the threatened shutdown of factories will
not take place.
The case brought by United States Attor-
ney General Knox to prevent the merger
and Burlington railroads in the State OF
Minnesota will be argued before the United
States Court of Appeals at ST. Louis on
March Is.
The formal opening of two packing houses
fostered by Chicago capitalists took place
at Fort Worth. Tex, on Friday. with 10000
people in attendance. party of prominent
Chicagoans en- route to the FL Paso cattle
convention were among the audience. They
left at night for FL Paso.
The Japanese steamship company, Togo
Kaisn- -Kaisha, will order the immediate
construction of three vessels. with a gross
tonnage of 1900 each. Plans and specifica-
tions were prepared some months ago. The
company will decide on March 20 where
they shall be constructed.
A syndicate composed chiefly of Cleve-
land capitalists is securing options on al
most all the coal mines on the Kanawha
and New rivers. II Is announced that the
Boomer coal and coke works, on the Ka-
nawha, have sold :heir entire holdings out
right to this company for $4,000.
The South Side Eleveated Railroad Com
pany of Chicago has announced a voluntary
increase of wages to its employees, which is
the second advance granted this year, and
elevated road in Chicago. The amount of
the latest advance will average about 5
per cent. effective from March 1. 1t will
affect motormen. conductors, guards. tow
ermen, switchmen and couplers.
The sugar producers of Germany want
the government to Introduce the Austrian
system of allotting to both refiners and
raw factories the amount of sugar they
may produce yearly. Count Won Carmen
interpeilated the government in the Reichs-
tag to-day on what it intends to do for the
sugar industry in view of Austria's action.
He said Austrian sugar would enjoy an ad-
vantage in the American and British mar
kets unless Germany adopted the allotment
system.
Brigadier General John Chase, in COM
mand of the troops at Colorado City, Col.
returned Friday night. after comforting
with Governor Peabody in Denver. and
said the executive left IL with him and
Col. j: H. Brown. legal adviser and repre-
sentative of the Governor, how long the
troops should stay in Colorado Springs
I'VE will not move. a single man. said
General Chase, until the situation inlCrip-
pie Creek Is cleared. Should there be
trouble following the refusal of the Mine
Operators Association to accede TO the re-
quest of the Western Federation of Miners
not TO ship ore to the Colorado City mills
We are in position to place 100 TO 400 men
in the field.
United States Marshal Morsey has taken
possession of s246000 in cash and the offices
and furniture of John j. Ryan & Co, st.
hold the entire amount for distribution
among the creditors. According To the
agreement with Judge Adams. of the United
States Circuit Court. the creditors are to
get Is per cent, and IL money received
from deposits does not amount TO that the
company will have TO raise enough to bring
the payments up TO that figure. or the
proceedings I'm formal bankruptcy will con-
tinue. Creditors will be required to deposit
their slips with the United States marshal
and payment will probably be made by
check.
The joint scale committee Of Illinois min
ers and operators made no headway at
Springfield on Friday. and will report to
the joint committee this morning. The
threatened strike of the miners OF Illinois.
because the operators refuse TO grant an
increase in northern Illinois and I'm Will
hanson county, hinges on the action OF the
scale committee. The members of the COM
mittee state that there seems to be no
chance OF an agreement. as the operators
strongly oppose an increase In the present