The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-07-15
Telegraphic Briefs.
(By the Associated Press.)


Boston, Mass, July 13-Heritage and
Hurst, wooden manufacturers OF Monson,
today filed a petition in bankruptcy in
the United States District Court. The LA
hilities amount to s4s,46S and assets to
$2,552.
Chattanooga, Tenn, July 13.-The
Southern Railway Company today filed
copy of contract in office of the County
Registrar here for 147 new engines and tot
new freight cars to cost SO, 1851 Of this
amount 100000 is to be paid in cash.
The contract is made with Blair and
Company, of New York.
Washington, July 13-The United States
Consul at Port Antonio, Jamaica, has
cabled the State Department. that the
quarantine at that port has been discon-
tinued.
Philadelphia, Pa, July 13.-The strike
of textile workers was further broken
today when 200 dyers employed at John
and James Dobson's carpet mill, Falls OF
Schuykill, accepted the compromise prop
osition made by the firm.
Topeka, haU., july OeW-
ey, Clyde Wilson and W. r. Mcbride left
the Shawnee county jail today, under a
bend of $4,000 each to appear for trial
later for the murder of the Berry family.
Atlanta Ca, July 13.-Colonel John D.
Young, one of the most prominent insur
ance men in the South died tonight. aged
81. Colonel Young was formerly a resi-
dent of Louisville.
Belfast. July 13.-The Orange men are
today engaged in their annual celebration
of July 18th, in their customary way.
About 100. 900 men participated in the cele-
bration here. The entire police force was
on duty and the troops We're confined tn
barracks so as to be ready in case of
emergency The nationalist mostly re-
Trained from counter demonstrations.
Harrisburg, Pa, July 13.-Four deaths
from tetanus of boys ranging in age from
s to 16 years. have occurred in Harrisburg
since yesterday, resulting from slight
wounds inflicted on the Fourth of July
from toy pistols.
Chicago July 19.-All the freight hand
lers employed by the Chicago Terminal
Transfer Company at its Western Avenue
depot struck today, because of the dis
charge Saturday of twenty-five men who
refused to handle freight from the KEEL
logg Switchboard and Signal Company.
Pickets turned away every teamster who
sought to deliver goods at the depot. The
tean1sters made no objection and appear
ed to be in sympathy with the strikers
Business at the station is temporarily at
q standstlll.
New York. July 13-Frank S. Pilditch,
for eighteen years New York manager for
the Wardlow Steel Company, of Sheffleld.
England, was today arrested on two m
dictments charging grand larceny and sub
sequently released in $1,000 bail. The
books, it is said, showed a shortage of
more than $4,000. Through counsel
Pilditch offered to return and pay up the
alleged shortage, in order to avoid ar
rest. He was arrested today at the office
of his counsel.
washington, July 13.-United States
Minister Beaupre cabled the State De-
partment today from Bogota that the
canal treaty is dragging along before the
Colombian Congress- He does not md.
cate its chance of ratification.
Providence. r. l., July 13.-The strike
of the iron mouders in several foundries
in this city. which was inaugurated in
September last has been officially declared
off No concessions have been made by tie
master monlders, and few of the strikers
| have been re-instated.
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