The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-18
TELEGRAPHIC DISPATCHES
ON BUSINESS CONDITIONS.

ST. LOUIS. March 1s.-About three
thousand of the thirty-ffve hundred
union employees in the ST. Louis brew
cries struck yesterday afternoon. as a
result of a fractional quarrel in Beer
Drivers Local No. 43. The cali for the
strike was issued by officials of the In
ternational United Brewery Workers of
America, after a fruitless conference
with the representatives of the brew
cries.
CLEVELAND, March 1S.-Hand-to-
hand fights in encounters between the
Independents n the Standard Oil
Company's forces for possession CT
rights of way for pipe lines in the early
days of h oil industry were told of at
the Standard hearing yesterday by
Lewis Emery. Jr.. Of Bradford, Penn.
Emery recounted the days of the strug-
Cling refiners before the advent Of the
Standard Oil Company.
DENVER. March 1S.-It is the inten-
ton of the unions. declare the leaders,
if TIE Rio Grande Railroad persists in
its \ resent attitude. TO call out every
union employee in the mechanical de-
partment of all the Gould railroads,
which include the Missouri Pacific, the
st. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern,
the Texas and Pacific and the Wabash.
ST. PAUL. March 1S.-United States
District Attorney Houpt filed complaints
in the United States Circuit Court yes
terday in nine suits which he has insti-
tuted against the Great Northern Rail-
road Company for alleged violations of
the Federal law providing that cattle
in transit shall not be allowed to go
longer than thirty-slx hours without
food, water or rest. Twenty-Five sep
arate violations are cited, punishable by
fines a~ggregating 81 900.
HAZLETON, Pa, March 1S.-Elehty-
five employees of the Lehigh Valley
Railroad shops at Weatherly, near
here, were indefinitely suspended today
on account of the slackness of work.
The wages of the men still at work
have been cut.
REMOVE. Pa, March 1S.-By the
discharge of over 200 men here yester-
day the Pennsylvania Railroad has
made in the aggregate a reduction of
almost 1000 in its force at this place
alone since January 10. The working
hours for the time being will be fifty
five weekly, instead Of thirty-two and
forty-five, as in the last three months.
ST. PAUL. Mimi, March 1S.--Re-
fusing to agree to the proposed new
working schedule. and ~despairing of an
amicable understanding on any other
basis. the committee representing the
engineers, conductors, brakemen, fire.
men and s%witchmen on the Chicago
Great Western have asked Chairman
Knapp, of the Interstate Commerce
Commission. and Charles p. Neill, COM
missioner Of labor, to intervene.
ALBANY. N. Y. March 1S.-The GER
tiicate of formal increase of capital
stock of the Knickerbocker Trust Com
pany from 81, 200, 900 TO SO, 900, 900 was
filed yesterday with the Secretary of
State.
P~ITTSBURG, Pa. March. 1S.-There
will be a suspension of work on April
l, when the wage scale between the
coal miners and operators expires, ac-
eording TO The miners of the Pittsburg
SHAMOK1N, Pa, March 1S.-The
Susquel anna Coal Company, employ
ing 5000 men and boys in this region.
issued notices yesterday hat until
further notice it would operate only
three days a week.