The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-12
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terrified. L. F. Miley, all of Chicago The
Columbia Development Company, capital
100000 Incorporators: George A. Nav
man, James Hagen. j. A Lane, all OF
Chicago.
Samuel Parks. n walking delegate of the
Housesmiths and Bridgemens Union, was
rearrested at New York on Thursday on a
charge of extortion, on complaint Of Jo-
sephus Plenty, of Jersey City, who alleges
that Parks accepted check for 500 TO set
tie strike.
The New York Journal of Commerce
says the international Harvester Company,
of Chicago has recently placed large con-
tracts for binder Irvine I'm England. and
that as consequence the entire surplus
on the English market now and up 10
about the middle of July will be brought to
the United states.
The Eastern Ship-building Company. of
Groton. Conn.,, has posted a notice that the
works will be closed indefinitely. This
action comes after a mass meeting of the
workmen when IL was decided TO strike il
the company persisted I'm its refusal 10
grant a nne-hour day at ten hours pay.
Work on the steamships Dakota and Min
nesota, building for the Pacific carrying
trade, is suspended.
The United States Court OF Appeals n
philadelphia refused to modify its recefIt
decree Which held that the Pennsyiysnis
Railroad had a legal right 10 remove the
poles and wires Of the Western Union Tele-
graph Company from along the right OF
way OF the railroad company. The Western
Union sought to have the railroad COM
pany restrained until the United States
Supreme Court had reviewed the action
of the Court of Appeals i'm reversing the
opinion of the United States Circuit Court
of New Jersey which granted the Injunction
against the railroad.
Judge Gray who was chairman of the
Anthracite Coal Strike Commission. has
notified the Reading Company that. act
ing in accordance with the commissions
award. he has appointed Professor Charles
=. NELL, OF Washington, commissioner TO
compute the increase of miners wages
under the sliding scale. The new commits
sioner will virtually decide as TO the in
crease I'm the wages OF miners working
under the sliding scale. The commissions
award granted an increase CT one per cent.
on each advance of five cents ton over
S.50 i'm the average price OF White Ash coal
of sizes above pea.
Arrangements are perfecting to hold
convention In Pittsburg within the next
two weeks TO form an international assoc
citation OF contractors The date of the
convention has not yet been fixed. but
among the associations that will be repre-
scented are the Builders Trade Employers
Association, of New York; the Cleveland
Builders Exchange. of Cleveland: the Mas
ter Contractors Association. Of Chicago;
the Builders Club. Of Philadelphia: the
Builders Exchange, OF Cincinnati: the New
Orleans Contractors Association. OF New
Orleans and the Master Builders Associa-
ton. of Pittsburg
The twenty-four officers and directors of
the Chicago Board OF Trade. who sErren-
dered themselves last week when they
learned that warrants had been issued
by Justice Bradwell for their arrest waived
examination Wednesday In the justice
court. and the charge against the defend
ants will go before the grand jury n that
body sees M 70 investigate The accusa-
ton is a technical one TO the effect that
in the Board OF Trade building. which the
defendants are alleged 10 control certain
office tenants have violated the law against
bucket-shopping- There is no accusation
that bucket-sh0pping has been done in any
instance by the defendants.
Agreements were made Chicago on
Wednesday by which about $500 workers
receive better conditions The days de-
velopments were: Illinois Central Railroad
granted $50 machinists an increase IN
wages of 3 cents an hour: Chicago-Mii-
waukee Brewers Association granted its
beer bottlers % per cent. increase in
wages and made an agreement FOR two
years. Inside bridge and structural iron
workers and American Bridge Company
agreed upon settlement OF bridgemen's
strike at Lassig and American branches OF
American Bridge Company's plants 100
men TO return TO work. Machinists em-
poyed on the entire system OF the Illinois
Central Railroad VIII participate In the in
crease I'm wages of cents hour under
tbs tsry&s ~ agreement reaehe&