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TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES Senator Hill, Perry Beimont and Thomas F. Conway spoke at a large of men Carnegie meeting Hall, democratic New York, business last night. Dockyard officials at Halifax have received strict orders forbidding them to give out the slightest information regarding what is being done or bas been done in preparing for possible hos tilities. The first break in the ranks of the window glass workers' association OCcurred at Pittsburg last night, when in open defiance of the explicit orders of President Burns, a number of the blow. ers and gatherers started to work several of the plants of the American Glass Company. Edwin Gould's Continental Match Factory, in Passaic, N. J.. is closed down to-day and about 400 day hards are temporarily out of employment on account of a strike in the packing department, the employes refusing to work at reduced wages. Only Hungarian women are employed in this partment and there are 175 of them A financial deal which caused A great in deal of surprise was consummated Chicago this morning when the all 8000 National Bank assumed of and obligations of the Bank merce, which yesterday voted into liquidation and transfer business to the Union National Back before banking hours this morning. A telegram from Walker Mion. that AD Indian who was subpoenaed a witness in the murder cases refused to obey the summons, and the Indians are holding a council to decide whether they shall resist the officers Unless surreuders, the Leech Lake troubles will be repeated. The Indians who caused the former troubles are still at large. Four large buildings, comprising half of the plant of the National Starch Manufacturting Company in Glen Cove, L. I., were destroyed by fire this morning. The works will have to suspend operations until the burned portions are rebuilt. In the meantime the entire force of operatives, nearly 1.500 men and women, are thrown out of employment. The loss is estimated at $100 000. John Meadows shot and killed Joba Mathews, brothers, at P ne was a school and Meadows Hill, Clayton in Livington, Ky., teacher. last night. The brothers had bad reputations. followed Meadows from They Mathews the Meadows school to store, where shotgun with secured house the Fagan's which he shot is Meadows surrendered and in Fagan, the now them. jail. storekeeper, witness who was the most prominent was in his store. are morning to the tragedy, found Indications dead this that he was murdered. Charles F. Beasley, a cab driver, was sand. bagged and robbed in west 40th street. assail New York, early this morning. One of while his ants. Edward Wise. was arrested Bessley few ning from the scene of the crime a was taken to a hospital where he died hours later. A police officer yesterday went to the bir racks at Stannton. Va and attempted He was a man for disorderly conduct. a refusal fr m who that 8 soldier was rested met with claimed positive undermilitary the guard and not subject to steamer authority The passenger Pacific, civil strest owned the Great Northern Transit Company valued at $65,000. burned at the The wharf Collingwood Ont. this morning were road freightsheds filled with good destroyed. The loss is heavy. W. Bailey, of Texas last night W addressed a large meeting at Vs. He devoted most of his Hon Joseph Huntington time to 8 de He nunciation of the conduct of the war was vituperative and sensational and predict ed a democratic landslide. B. Brooke, a member regiment West Charles Virgina committed taking lauds of the suicidest Second Cumberland, Md. yesterday by Fear of being arrested given to and num. his regiment courtniartialed and taken is back as the cause for the act. the C H. summers, chief electrician of while Union Telegraph Company last on the street in San 1100+ was seized with an attack walking night Western later Francisco of heart ble and died a few minutes Herbert once a in Chicago army. died at his Joseph drummer home the boy aged 101 years. he sailed for of yesterday, Napoleon's Waterloo Quebec After and battle later came to the United States. The steamer Panama which which to W85 ported in 2 dispatch from New York entered H3 been wrecked off Cape Mayai left for Key vans harbor this morning and West.