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SCIENTIST S GATHER - a; - Lucid Discussion on Cause of Yellow Fver IHE EVER-ACTIVE MOSQUITOES HI,.."' V -3r , - v- . ft 4 Symposysinm on Insect-Born Held by , ,Conventdnat New Orleans Results & 'in Practically Unanimous Accept ance of New Doctrine Assistant Secretary M 'Kelway of Child" La bor Committee, Heads Paper. De-T- claring Probably 60,000 Children Under 14 are in Southern . Mills Paper by Uev. J. A. Baldwin, jof Charlotte, on Condition of Mill . . Workers. ' New Orleans, Special. By far the largestseetional meeting ' of the con vention -of scientists was that which attended the symposium oh yellow fever and other inseet-born diseases of the section on physiology and ex- " perimentat-iedicine this afternoon. The experiences of the fight in NeAv Orleans last summer and the lessons - to be drawn from it and a descrip tion of the original investigations in Cuba under the Reed commission provedsubjects of great interest to ihe visiting delegates. At the con clusion ofthe sympositum there was practically unanimous acceptance of the doctrine that yellow fever is alone communicated by the stegomya fas ciata. . Surgeon J. H. White, of the Marine Hospital Service, who had charge of i the fever, fight here, gave the results ofDr. Reed's findings as they were observed in New Orleans; Dr. James Carroll, who was a member of the Reed commission,, declared that with out mosquitos there could be no yellow fever, and detailed at length his ex perience in Cuba. Assistant Secretary- A. J. McKei way, of the National Child Labor Committee, attracted much attetion with a paper on the child labor prob- Iem, giving the results of. his studies in the South and pointing to the danger of race degeneracy involved in sending little children to the mills. He said there ' were probably 60,000 children under 14 years at work in Southern mills, and how to correct the evil was an American problem, because it concerned the depreciation - . of the purest American stock on the continent. . -, - !. Other interesting papers on the ''Progress of the Negroes of Virginia ,; as Property Owners', ' by Charles7 Ed - gerton, of he Bureau of Corporations qt Washington, and the "Southern Cotton Mill Workers and their Con dition' by Rev. J. A. Baldwin, of Charlotte,N. C, were read. -Professor W.R. Wn -land, who accompanied . the Congres sional Committee to the isthmus, "read a paper in which he said that unless a sea-leval canal was built in Panama, :aHthe work now in progress would be in vain. - Crrateful for Legal Hanging. Gadsden, Ala, Special, Jack Hun ter and Vaiiee Garner, negroes, were hanged in the countykjl here for the murder of Mrs. JSmith, a white woman, who was assaulted and kill ed in this city last spring: Will John ,son, also a negro, convicted of the i5ame crime, was reprived by the Gov ernor until February 9, pending 1 ex- amination of later evidence in his case. fcrardner denied his guilt until the last. Oimer contegsed to having, com- ltted the broken. Hunter thanked the white pebgle for hot permitting the mob to lynch him. ' pry Dock. Dewey Heard From. Mhaoolis-.- 8BltklA wireless messag'6 ,f ro'm Uommuuder H. H. Hosl'ey, of the dry dock Dewey, was ceived at noon to-day at the Naval Academy. It stated that the dock was 290 miles southeast of Cape Henry at that time, that moderate5, weather had been encountered and that the Dewey -was averaging ' three and one-half knots an hour. McCall Has Not Resigned. New York, ' Special. A report that John A. McCall resigned, as president f the New York Life Insurance Com pany at a meeting of the trustees of lhe.company last Saturday was denied to-uay by Augustus G. Paine, a" mem ber of the committee recently appoint ed to go over the company's affairs. Mr., Payne stated that the report was absolutely. untruet and added that the trustees did riot meet Sa turday. It had been said that the meeting was a secret one and' that the trustees had pledged themselves to keep the mattei ot the resignation secret until the an nual report of - the company came out IFunds To Be Kaised to Prevent Union. Nashville,,' Special. The advisory board of the loyalist council of. the Cumberland . church, which is fighting thelnnion of that .church with what s generally known as the Northern -Presbyterian1 church, decided to raise 'a fund of $40,000 for" the prosecution i'oiT iicampaigh to prevent the union. "The fund will be raised from, the church membership on the budge! TO PISE THE STANDARD Of Scholarship, and Establish a Line of Demarcation Between the Col- leges and the Secondary Schools. Raleigh, Special. After an inter esting four hours ' session the North Carolina Association of Secondary Schools and Academies adjourned Saturday at noon to meet at a date to be arranged .by a special committed. This adjourned meeting will be' hfeld for the object of conferring with I the presidents or representatives of the colleges of the State with, a view to establishing a standard of entrance into the colleges, and adjustment of other difficulties. It is probable that cumerence win oe neia m itaieign. In ther election of Colonel Robert Bingham, of Ashetille, as its presi dent, the Association gave graceful expression of its .esteem for this great educator, and standing among :the jnoble men who are' contributing so substantially to the moral and intel lectual' uplift' of the yoauag people of North Carolina. The precedent of the Association has been to elect a new president every year, and Mr. M. JX Holt,j of Oak Ridge, was the only president who had the distinction of serving as president for two "years. In 104 he accepted the second term in the eapa city of an undertaker, "but he has been the spirit that resurrected' and made it prosperous and profitable. Unwilling to lose him as an officer the Association elected him as vice-president. Prof. J. A. Bivins, of Trinity Park High School, was chosen as the associations new secretary. Prof. 'Biv ens is a well known educator, and is one of the most valuable men in the organization. In its adoption of a resolution off ered by Prof.. John Graham, of War renton, the Association took a for ward step. The resolution reads : "Whereas, there is no fixed stand ard for entrance into our colleges, and much confusion exists as to what shall constitute the proper bouudries for high school and college work. Resolved, that a committee of three be appointed from jthe Association of Secondary Schools and Academies with power to arrange for a confer ence at as early date as practicable between the Association of the Secon dary Schools and Academies and the presidents of the colleges of the State, or their representatives, looking to ward an adjustment of these difficul ties." 17 New Councils. Wiston-Salem, Special. State Sec retary Vance, of the Junior Order, is now receiving the yearly report from the various councils and they show the order in this State to be in a most flourishing condition: During the past year 17 new councils have been instituted. The executive com mittee has not had an organizer in the' field this year, the organization and institution of new councils being left entirely in the hands of the district workers. In membership the gain this year is about 1,000, making a total membership of about 11,000 " in the State. Will Double Capacity. Mooresville, . Special. The Eagle Clothiiig Manufacturing Co., held its annual meeting and re-elected all the old officers, Messrs. W. C. Johnson, R. F. Baker, W. N, Johnson, M. W. White and B. A. Troutman, directors. W. ;C. Johnson is president ; G. M. Kipka, secretary and treasurer; R.' F. Baker, superintendent. A ten pei1 cent, dividend "was declared and order ed paid at once. "The company will increase its capital .and double its present capacity. $40,000 for Schools. Greensboro, Special. The county board of education at a special meet in made the apportionment of the school fund. The amount for all pur poses including buildings, is about $40,000. Items of State ftewi Charters', have been granted the Mooresville '"Loan and Trust Company, of Iredell county, with a capital stock of $100,000. C. P. McNeely and oth ers are ' stockholders; the Four Oaks Lumber Company of Johnson county, capital stock $50,000. C. B. Hooper and Company to do a hotel business at Charlotte, capital stoek $100,000. Governor Glenn offers $75 reward for David Boyd, colored, who is want: ed for murder in Beaufort county. It is thought that he, is in hiding here. The 10-year-old son of President Vann, of the. Baptist University for Women, died very suddenly Tuesday of membranous eroup. On Christmas evening a policeman arrested two nien in Concord, and a crowd followed and were, about to take them away when 'he fired and killed a bystander, Geo. Noland. Chief W. S. Grr, of the Charlotte fire department, was presented with two beautiful ; presents one by the station men, a gold headed umbrella, the call firemen a beautiful toilet set.' Alleged Murderer Captured. Durham Special. Peter Pinnix, a negro waiter at Hotel Caroline, was arrested at the hotel and locked 1 upJ He was wanted in Greensboro on the charge of killing a negro about sis; months ago. It was thought, best ;to hold him until , parties from "Greens boro come here and 4 see whether he was ; the right man or not. The man arrested had been . going Jinder - he name of Crutchfield since he has been here. NORTH SIATElEWS' Items of Interest Gleaned rrcm Various Sections FROM MOUNTAIN TO SEASHORE Minor Occurrences of the ?Weck: of Interest to Tar Heels Told in Pr.ra-X .graphs. Charlotte Cotton Markef. These figures represents pnees paid to wagons: Good middling. ... 4 . Strict middling. ... Middling. . . . . . v. . . Good middling tinges. . 11 GO ...11 3-S ...11 3-5? totrict middling tinges. . ;11 1-4 Stains.. ... '.V.. 10 1-4 to -.10-3-4 fto HOT al ln-4-n. TT1x. Galveston dull. . ..11 13-16 New Orl-eans quiet..; .. . Mobile dull. Savannah dull and easy.-: Charleston steady.. .. . Baltimore momirml . . .11 2-4 .. .ai 1-2 ..11 11-16 . ..11 3-S I New York quiet.. .. ' . ..11 7-fl . ..11 7-S tsoston quiet. Philadelphai quiet. . Houston easy Augusta quiets . ......, Memphis steady Louisville firm .. .-..11 95 ... 13 20 ..11 11-16 ..11 11-16 ..11 1516 Killed Brother-in-Law. Wadesboro, Special. J. V. Johnson shot and killed G.:W. Johnson, hi? brother-in-law Wednesday afternoon, near the town of Morven, this county' There seems to' have been an old fam ily grudge existing between the two men and Wednesday evening as Mr. G. W. Johnson was driving along the public road by J. V. Johnson ?s house, the latter had his double-barrel-shotgun out in the yard with him and when he saw G. W. Johnson passing by, he immediately shot him in the back. When G. ,W. Johnson turned in the wagon and asked J. V. Johnson what he meant, the latter shot him again, striking him in the breast and lulling -him almost instantly. The slayer, has not been arrested yet and it is rumored that there is a crowd in pursuit, and, if he is captured, he may be summarily dealt with. Shoulder Broken. - Winston-Salem. Hester, a successful farmer and well known citizen of Kernersviile town ship, met with a serious accident on Tuesday morning by which onl er was broken and the other wasdis located. Mr. Hester. old, joined some friends early Tues day morning in a fox chnse npar OoV Kidge. The dogs had jumped Rey nard and a beautiful v -w v MV4.A X Hester was riding a slow moving steed una aurmg tne- race to keep up with the pack of hounds his horse ran into a wire ienee. Mr. Hester was thrown violently to the around and the ani mal fell upon him, resulting in the injuries as above stated. The horse was also badly hurt. "Grand' Eapids of the South." The furniture manufacturing indus try has developed at a" rapid rate id this State. Ninety-eight factories re port $2,250,000 capital invested. These factories employ 6-250 men and use 9,500 horse power. In. his Raleigh cor respondence Col. F. A. Olds savs that North Carolina outranks all the' States except Michigan in the manufacture of furniture. In his State there yet remains the largest forest of hard and soft woods east of the Rocky moun tains. High Point is the centre of the furniture industry and has earned the name of " Grand Rapids of the South.' Good Work of the Audubon Societjft Since last March, when th&. "fiscal -year ended, the Audubon Society has prosecuted successfully "sixty persons, who were convicted of violating the State's game' laws. Secretary Pear son is very hopeful of the future of. the orgaization, and is happy over what the society has already accom plished. Big Contract Let. Wilmington, Special.-r-Burett H. Stephens, of Chicago, supervisory ar chitect and consulting engineer for the $250,000 fertilizer factory which will be built on Northeast river, two miles above Wilmington, awarded the contract for the carpenter work on the plant to contractor J. E. Elliott, of Hickory. The contract is .approx .imately $70,000 and is one of the larg est ever given out in the Carolinas. It is generally undrstood that Swift & Co. are behind the factory proposition. . 35 Cases Smallpox. Fayettev-lle, Special -C. B. McMil lan, mayor of Fayettcville, has issued a proclamation declaring a smallpox epidemic in Hope 'Mills, seven miles south of the eity, the county physician having reported , 25 cases in the town. The proclamation enforces all the cit izens ;to observe strictly the laws' of health and commands the proper offi cers to arrest "any; person coming from the infected town Into the corporate limits of the ,city. BRAVERY IS REWARDED 3 S. H Alexander, Defender of Emma jiPostoffice Near Asheville, Against FouTvAnned Robbers id demoted p metandrajOfficial-taWment De- scribing His . Brave Conduct is Is- As a reward for defending the post- offiee.at,Emma, four years ago against fours ::burglars President Roosevelt has waivedahe civil service regulation up on the recommendation of Postmaster General Oprtelyou, and S. H. Alex ander's Christmas gift was a promo tion from -a laborer to a clerkship in the Department. Not only haj the brave North Caro linian been promoted, but to eccentu- ate the honor, an official 4 statement wa issued whieh gives a full accounl of the -cleed. . The attempted robbery took place on the night of February 6. 1901, and the official account shows "After the store in which the post office at Eiuina is located was closed fdr the night, Mr. Alexander, who had been .sleeping , in the adjoining room, heard a knock on the door and in quired what was wanted. He was told that some one living near wanted his mail, and he unbairedHhe door. Two masked men entered, covered him with revolvers, and commanded him to give up his own revolver and open the fireproof safe. While one of the burglars, Frank Johnson, who had laid his revolver on the desk near the safe, was stooping in the act of looting the safe, and during a moment when the other burglar, .Ben Foster, had his head turned, Alexander seized the idle revolver and shot the latter near the heart. He attempted to shoot Johnson also, but failed to do so, as the revolver snapped. "A desperate rtrcggle followed. Foster, althonugh seriously wounded, pursued Alexander and shot him in the abdomen, the bullet coming oui art the back. Alexander, seeing Fos ter about to shoot at him again; swung Johnson around, so tht.t the bullet struck Johnson's left shouldei from the rear, passing through the neck, and lodged hi lii vioWf i from which it "was extracted. AIpt' ander's face' and h flnd? wpto Vo11t cut and bruised before lie overpowered wit; uurgiars. . "Alexander raana: lmworor ,-, put both men out of the building- and then fainted. The postmaster, hear ing his signal, came to . AWarwW'e relief, Mid found him lying fdn and weaiv in a pool of blood. His brave rv is the morp onf,10 ted when it is known tTmf r,. ai ander is a man of small stature, prob ably "not mere than five feet six inches tall, and weighs loss ihnn I9rt t, It would seem that he must have' been possessed of almost superhuman strength to oust the from the postoffice. two aeeomnl 1CPS. V.-lir wava n-ni J. 1 v.ic Willi- ing on the outside. enrrWl wounded bv.r2'!nrs to n Imnco they were arrested the same night. I lie two burglers above mentioned, together with thn alter trial Avero ivn Hia penalty of the law. win" ,4, f, ih p fense committed in 1 Sfot North Carolina, is death. Afterwards, the sentence was commuted, in the case of two of the burglars, to imprisonment. The other two wer- hanged on February 20, 1902. Commission's Report. Raleigh, Special. The Corporation Commission's report on the condition of the ,,State, private and savings' banks at the close of business No vember 9th, has been issued and makes a remarkable showing. The total as sets of $41,095,539. an increase over a year ago, at" the same time of $9,491,356. There are 23S banks against 183 a year ago. Deposits subject to chect aggregate $27,720,128. 3,000 Mill Hands Rest. Gastonia Special Notwithstanding the fact that Saturday morning was inclement, crowds of shoppers poured into Gastonia from all over the county and the merchants did a rushing busi ness. The city ordinance prohibiting the use of fire crackers and other ex plosives within the city limits was suspended by the city fathers and JToung America held full -sway. $5,000 to Hospital. . s Asheville,Speeial. George W. Pack has again demonstrated the keen , in terest he takes' in Asheville and Ashe ville 's public and semi-public institu tions by a generous donation of $5,- 000 to the Mission Hospital, one of thei most worthy charitable institutions in the city. The managers of the Mission Hospital recently received a communi cation from Mr. Pack in response to a public appeal for $5,700 to complete the work undertaken, offering to the hospital a donation of $5,000 if the remaining amount was secured. This has been accomplished after some la-, bor. . . ' " - Result of Quarrel. Greensboro, Special.- Allen Leach and Will Lee engaged in a quarrel at the former's home in the eastern part of the city Sunday night and both received 'serious injury. Lee was cut on the head in four plaees and during I the fight shot Leach tour times,! the bullets, striking himi in his - thighs! Both were so badly injured that they were hot able to be moved arid an offi cer is guarding them in Lee's home. I The parties are colored. THE BIRTH OF 330$! Once Again The Old Year iisk Passed to (listory .", CARNIYAtEiliK Navel Observatory Washington Ticks i Ofr Signal at 12 and 3, O'clock, ..Washington Time, to Dif ferent Time Belts of the United States and also Sends the Tidings to Honolulu, Guam, Minalla, Mexi co and West Indies No E&ort Made to Encircle the Globe This - Year Signal Wirelessed to Snips at Sea. ' ashington, Special. Telegraphic signals announcing the birth of 1906 were flashed, from the Naval Observa tory here through the medium of the Western Union and the Postal Tele graph Companies. - The signal was tieked off at 12, .1, and ;3 o'clock, respecivejy,' so as to conform with the midnight -our. for Washington, Central, Rocky Mountain and Paeifiec coast time,' respectively. The midnight signal was repeated to all points read ily available by the telegraphic campa nies ; to Honolulu, Guam, and Manilla ; through Mexico and to points in the West Indies, aud, Avhere possible, cit ies in South America and to England and France. The Washington mid nighf signal also flashed to the wire less telegraph stations with a view to ns communication to ships at sea; Ao attempt was made, as on .previous occassions, to circumvent the i " globe with the flash signal. The long distance telephone was al so utilized where available for com municating' the arrival of the New Year. , New York, Special. The advent of the New Year was the occasion to night of the usual noisy demonstra tions tnrousliout the city of New York The fach that New Year's eve fell on Sunday did not .dampen the enthuas iasm of the tens of thousands of peo ple who paraded the streets blowing great tin horns, ringing- hells of li descriptions, and finally, with the com ing oi midnight, resorting to all sorts of methods for the production.of noise The chimes of Old Trinity 'brought to lower Broadway and Wall street the greatest throngs of New Year merry makers. For years the bells of this historic church have been rung 'as the signal' of a new year's birth. In the threatre and restaurant district of upper Broadway the crowds on the streets, Sunday night concerts and in the cafes were the largest in years. On the up-town streets many merry makers in earnavil spirit indulged in confetti battles. Everywhere' there was a spirit of revelry and the new year's welcome was as noisy as New Yorkers know how to make it. Ex-Governors Death. Boise, Idaho, Special.It developed that the assassanation at Caldwell of former Governor Frank Steunenberg with a dynamite bomb was perpetra trated by some one person by pulling a wire that exploded the dynamite as the former Governor was closing the rear gate of his home. It was at first thought that the bomb was arranged to explode automatically as the gate opened. It also developed that "two bombs Avere, both being exploded simultaneously, by means X wire and waxed fish line, remnants of which were found on the lawn. The con viction grows that Steunenberg1 was murdered as a-result of his activity in crushing miners' strike, riots at Cour d' Alene in 1899. On this theory Cue man was arrested but his name is kept secret by the police, who say evidence against the prisoner is strong Five other men have been detained on suspicion. Vote For Church Union. St. Louis, Special. After a divis ion of 95 years, steps were consum mated at a joint session of the general committees, which, if formally rati fied next May by the General Assem blies, will unite the Northern .Presby terian Church and the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Almost two days were consumed by sub-eommit-tees in arranging details for the union. Receiver Brief. v Norfolk, Va. Special. The claim of the Edward Stern Company having been settled, Judge W. B. Martin Fri day discharged T. Catsby Jones from the receivership of the Southern Mu tual Aid Association, of Norfolk,- to wHich he was appointed' Thursday. The Birmingham Association after se tlirig the Stern claim annaunced its so veney. F. Griggs, a stockholder in the Norfolk Association instituted prceedings for an accounting against bo h companies without asking for. a re eivership. Three Trtainmen Killed ia Freight Wreck. Huntington, Ind. ,Special. . . By the de ailment of an engine and ten cars of a freight train on the Chicago & Ei e Railroad near Disco Hill, Engi ne r John J. O'Brien, of Kouts; Fire nun G. B. Oliver, of this place, and Le ouel Fisher,, brakeman, of Roches tei Ind., were instantly killed. The' wi ck caught fire. Only the body of En fineer O 'Brien was recovered. VWMJW Hotel Porter Destroyed Iby, .Fire Early isornng--Hotel, Imperial ancl,: Hotel TemnerancaAlso Daxii.iea- i: All.theHJuests Escaped With . Tneirri Belongings.-- ' - k " v "VT? TT1 11 ..--r' tip'-. .Sir -'--.;.:'! Niagara jansrjNk, i.,' special. J?ir early . Thursday morning destroyed 1 Hotel Porter, on Falls 'street. The Hck tel Imperial adjoining on the 'south tuiu mc xxutiu temperance, on:. ine north, were damaged. ' The guests . all escaped with their effects. . Ammu "nition in ,the store of George Rae, un-: der the Hotel Porter, exploded and xva a muc gieai ezcuemeni prevayea as the bullets went flying through space. No one was injured. The loss is at least $150,000. a Crime to Exptrt Silver ' m Washington, -Special The Philip pine Commission has enacted alaw pf-r n A-i. 1- ' III 11-3 .. making . it a crime td export ; silver , from the islands. This step has been, taken on account of the . serious men ace to the parity of the Philippine currency, which was threatened by the recent, exportations of silver coins- -"U,,n I rpi i ' 1 ? auu. uuiiiuji. xiie law pioviaes ior-. the forfeiture of such attempted ex portation, for a fine of not more tharv $5000 . in gold, imprisonment for .a. year, or both. Passengers ' on the- ships leaving the island are aikiwed. to take not more than twenty flva pieces $12.50 in gold. " The Pope's Jubilee in 1903. Rome, By Cable PreDaraiions aro already going on U celebrate in 1908 VkilAn -P 1 T J .3:...!' mo juuucc ui me irupe ovauiaiion as a priest. Being asked if h. desir ed the festivities to be similar t othose witnessed on the occasion,- of the priesthood jubilee of the iate Pope ' Leo, when an international exhibi tion was held in the Vatican, the Pope answered: " Certainly not. I wish the celebration to maintain a strictly religious character.' y 15 Infernal Machines Captured. Brussels, Belgium, By Cable Ad- vices received here from St. Peters burg say that the Semenowsky guards a regiment supported by the artillery, had been sent from there to Moscow. Reinforcements are also being sent from the neighboring post to Moscow. The police at Kieff have discovered a bomb factorv in the cel lar of a crowded tenement building in that city, and fifteen infernal ma chines were seized. sTwenty-five Lost in Hurricane. Victoria, B. C, Special. A Brit ish ship. Pass- of Meiforth. Cantain Cougal, was dashed to pieces in a hur ricane on Christmas night, together with , a crew of 25. The vessel was caught on the lee side, . off shore, in a terrific southwest gale, raging off the straits of San Juan De Fuca. on' the western coast of Vancouver isl and. She was destroved on Arrmhri- trite point, known as - the "Monu ments of Wrecks." The Pass . Mei forth was built in Glasgow,-in 1901. Three Killed in Trolley Accident. Mahoney City, Pa., Special. A trol ley car on the Schuykill railway was struck by a Lehigh Valley .freight train on a grade crossing, at Girad- ville. Mr. Winkle of Mahonev Citv. v 7 and two Arabian women unknown. from Shenandoah, were killed out- bright and several others were injured. , Two Little Girls Drowned. Roekport,j Mass., Special. Lydia' iiuucisuu, j-j-r jcais uiu anu vaiuerine L. Cusyck, aged 13 years, Avere drown ed by breaking through the ice on t he pond of an; abandoned quarry. Two boys, Gunnar Williamson, aged 9' years and John Jacobson, 10 years old;- were reseued. 1 : ' Cumberland University Opposes Foot- t ball. Nashville,Inn., Special. Cumber- 1 TOt01 recdrd as opposing football asit is at present playeaV's a -result of. this; decision, no foot b?U schedule will be made for the next season. $3,200,000 Deal in Louisiana Lumber. Beumont, Tex., Special. CoMkftel Samuel Park, president of the Indu trial Lumber Company, will leave forV Chicago to close up the details of a lumber purchase involving 90,000 acres of virgin . pine k in Rapid and Vernon parishes, in Louisiana. The amount to be paid is $3,200,000. , Mutiny Among Sailors. St. Petersburg, By Cable. Mutiny has- broken out among the sailors on the warships, Abrek, Admiral Koriii loff, Okean, andk three torpedo boats lying at Libau. Orders were giv'en to the vessels to proeeed to Rigato to co-operate ' with . the land forces in quelling the revolt there. The crews refused to obey orders. ' The officers -are powerless in the fact of this re fusal and the ships are still anehoied Big Shoe Concern Assigns. New Bedford,5 Mass., Special. An . nouncement was made of the assign--ment of Hathaway, Sou and Harring ton incorporation, boot and shoe manufacturers of this city aud, Bos ton, Thos. F. Dillon of Boston, was . namedas assignee. The firm is one of the best known in the shoe trade of" New England. It is stated that .'the; creditors will be paid in full, Thes ex act amount of the liabilities- is note known.
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