The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-26
TRADE, INDUSTRY, LABOR

Three hundred girls employed as gar
ment. cutters at Minneapolis, Mimi, quit
quit work yesterday because they were
asked to accept a % per cent. wage reduc-
ton.
John Phillips, secretary of the National
Organization of Hatters of North America,
and we'll known in labor circles throughout
the country. died at his Brooklyn home
yesterday after a long illness. He was
sixty-seven years of age.
The photographers Union of Cincinnati
has voted unanimously in favor of arbitra-
ton proposed by the photographers AS
action by other unions will prevent a pos
sible lockout in the establishments of the
photographers Association.
Master bakers of the West Side of New
York have decided to advance the price
of rolls from 10 to u cents a dozen, owing
to the high prices prevailing for wheat
and flour. Many bakers have reduced the
size of their loaves, but no action has been
taken toward raising the price of Nead.
Before Judge Grosscup in the Federal
Court, action was formally begun by the
city of Chicago. yesterday attacking the
jurisdiction of the Federal Court in ap-
pointing receivers for the traction compan-
les in Chicago. Judge Grosscup intimated
that he would enter an order in the mat
ter to-day.
Judge Endlich. of Reading, Pa, yesterday
granted the petition for the foreclosure of
a 100000 mortgage of the Mauch Chunk,
Lehighton & Satington Electric Railway
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Trust Company, of Philadelphia, trustee
| for $4,000. Judge Endlich fixed $4,000 as
| the sum to be paid in cash at the sheriff's
sale of the property.
A large delegation of miners will leave
| Wilkesbarre, Pa, on Saturday for Indian
| apolis to attend the miners national con-
vention next week. Every delegate from
| the anthracite region has been Instructed
not 10 allow the bituminous miners to
accept a reduction in wages. They are
! to give them their undivided support, which
will be carried out by the anthracite mine
workers.
At a conference in San Juan between
| Sampel Gompers, president OF the American
| Federation of Labor, and delegates to the
| two Porto Rican labor unions, represent
ing all the organized labor OF the island,
| Mr.. Gompers urged their amalgamation
| under the American Federation of Labor.
| A resolution to this effect was adopted by
| the delegates and will be voted upon by the
unions March u.
Robert G. Hall. of Pittsburg, has given
| notice that he will ask Judge Bradford, in
| the United States Court at Trenton N j.
| Tuesday next to appoint receiver for the
United States Fireproofing Corporation.
He charges that the corporation has $780,
mortgage of 10000. Mr.. Hall ie alleges s IS
| there are no funds TO meet the payment of
| interest on the first mortgage bonds.
According to officers of the Wholesale
| Grocery Employers Union, 1000 employees
| of fourteen grocery houses at Chicago have
| been informed by employers that after
March there will be a 10 per cent. wage
| reduction. 1t is asserted the employees had
| practically decided to ask only for a re-
newal of the present agreement granted a
| year ago by an arbitration board which
gave them an increase of from to Is per
| cent.
About 100 members of the Pittsburg Asso-
citation of Credit Men attended the annual
| banquet of the association last night. The
| principal after-dinner speaker was ex-Gov
| w. r. Merriam, of Minnesota After the
| dinner business meeting was held and
| the association pledged a fund of $500 for
| the purpose or investigating and prose-
cutting fraud. A resolution was adopted Pc
| titioning the Legislature to pass a bulk
law bill" which would prevent dealers from
selling in bulk without first notifying cred
itors.
Certain Chicago millwrights, who are
members of the International Flour and
Cereal Employees Association, have begun
suit in the Circuit Court at Minneapolis
to prevent the union from expelling or sus-
pending them The dispute arose over GER
tain millwork in Chicago, which the car
penters union there claimed belonged ia
them, but which was being done by mill
wrights. The carpenters complained to
the national officers of the cereal union
and and the millwrights now seek to pre-
court.
The strike of 200 butchers employed by
the Louisville Packing Company over a
wage difference has reached an acute stage
President Nj. j. Donnelly, of the National
Meat Cutters Union, announced that II
the demands are not acceded to he will
call out every butcher employed by the
| Cudahy interests in all parts of the United
| States. The strikers decided yesterday tC
present their demands which i'm effect are
that boys who do the work of butchers anC
meat cutters be paid the wages named
for that class of work. to the Louisville
company. which Is controlled by the Cud
ahys, tomorrow. They further assert
that unless after a reasonable time tn,
company agrees to the demands the tie-uI
will be ordered. affecting every plant
throughout the country, particularly Chi
cago and Omaha.