The Cambrian

LAST CONGRESS DAY. Financial Statement: Votes of Thanks. The sixth and concluding day of the Amal- gamated Society of Railway Servants' Con- ference was opened at the Albert Minor Hall, {Swansea, on Saturday morning, tlie. president (Mr. W. G. Loraine) presiding. MISSING DELEGATE UP. Mr. Webster, a delegate from Kettering, arrived in Swansea on Friday evening, and was in time to attend the dinner in the even- ing. He took his seat at conference oa Sa- turday morning. Mr. Webster could not at- tend earlier in the week owing to I'Úll\e diffi- culty in obtaining leave. Mr. R. Bell, M.P., wired to the general manager of the Midland Company. and obtained a reply to the eheet that the delegate wa.s to be released to at- tend immediately. FRIENDLY GREETINGS. A teiegiam was received from the Execu- tive Council of tlw Postmen's Federation convening fiientiiiy greetings and wishing every success to P:u-iiamentary representa- tive.s. A suitable acknowledgment was or- (kreJ to be sent. ö PROPOSED PENSION FUND. An application was received from New- castle City and other branches urging the. annua,! general meeting to formulate a pen- SiOoll scheme for the 0 N orth-Eastein em- ployees. The (Standing Orders Committee leporteu that they could not recommend the appeal at the pre<scnt time.—Conference cmred with this decision. RIVERS AND EYESIGHT TEST. An appeal was consideix d from Stoke-on- lre:t urging that an optional fund be Jormed to meet the liability incurred by the beneiits paid out to member's who might lose i heir positions engine drivers through fail- mg to pass the eyesight test, members to jxiy 2'd. or Id. per week. Ihe Sta.xliug Orders Committee ooul dnot recommend the appeal. Mr. Holt (Stoke-on-Trent) advocated that a. bailout of the members throughout the coun- try should be taken, and 11" proposed a re- solution. to this effect. Mr" Uzell (Solverha-mptoii) wr-onded. lue Standing Orders Committee's action was approved. tTNANCTAL STATEMENT. Mr. Bdl (Newcastle) senior auditor, pre- sented a statement on the fuanenU aifaiis of the society. The income for the firt six months of 1902 .£19,098 and the expendi- resulting in a saving on the half year of £4,99. Compared with the previous half year trie total receipts showed a falling oil of £8,979, but the second half of the year invariably showed a larger income than in the first half. Tha branches had invested £70,000 at 2 per cent. During the half year the balance to tho Protection Fund had in- creased by £3,777. the Supciamiuation Fund £1.737, and the Orphan Fund £661. The balance to the credit of the Sick Fund had de- creased £23, and the General Management Fund had been overspent by £ 2,871.—The accounts were passed in the usual way KtliCTlON OF AUDITOR. There were four nominations for the vacant post of auditor, and Mr. J. A. Booth (Sowerbv Brioge) was appointed. OTHEH APPOJXTMENTS. Mr. S. Lazenby (Kentish Town) Wius ap- pr.mted general treasurer, and Messrs I Court (Deptford) and W. J. Tye (Batt,crsea) were elected on the Finance Committee NEXT PLACE OF MEETING. Peterborough was selected ;1.8 the next place of meeting by 34 votes. Nottingham received 15 votes, and Huddersfield 2. THANKS. Mr. Lazenby (Kentish Town) moved a vote of thanks to" the Reception Committee of Swansea, who had so kindly entertained them. He did not think delegates had been better entertained or welcomed than at Swansea. Mr. Thomas (Chester) seconded. The Chairman having- spoken eulogistically, the motion was carried with acclamation. Mr. J. Thornhill briefly returned thanks. PURSE OF GOLD. ihe President then handed to Mr. Pickwick seoreta-ry of the Reception Committee a purse of silver and gold on behalf of the delegates, ofhccis, and visitors as a remembrance of the 33th Conference. CONCLUSION. Ihe General Secretary was thanked for the way he had placed the business before the Con- gress. the organisers the President, and the Press were also thanked in suitable words. This concluded tht' business of Congress. DELEGATES DEPART. Tho delegates departed during Saturday afternoon.

BANQUET AT THE ALBERT HALL. Mr. Bell on Railwayinen's Services. Compulsory Arbitration: His Confidence in it. ender the auspices of the Swansea. Recep- tion Committee, coupled with several ot the South Wales branches, (he delegates attend- ing the Amalgamated Soeietv of Railway- Servants Conference at Swansea, together with sever if invited guests, were entertained to a dinner in the Albert Hall on Friday evening The attendance altogether nn n- bered some 160, and the repast was ably I served under the '(ncction of Mr. A. Mowed, CrosvenoL' Hotel. Mr. J. Thornhill (chair- man of the Reception Committee), presided, and was supported 11 his immediate right by t'l-i Mayor (Mr Griihlli Thomas), and an his f'(t by Mr. K Bell. M.P. Amongst those Present were Mr. J. Aeron Thomas. M.P., -Uiynmor Jones, M.P., Mr. W. Loraine M '!ltl T^~ ^iSu'Ss), Walter Hudson C ?rJU^a5li'sir;k' Secretary), J. Holmes i'leif"'V' Muir (Scotland), A. Miers (Man- t ^"hson (Loncien), organising sec-; ""vies-]j wim^: vie--im n ]s!o"i: i!- M. ilopk'.n, e„is l). j.|:ne^ j i,\ Collett, H. KoV-> mKe!r,iV,n's- •' V' W Pickwick 1!yor Ncath> T- Church > ,ot the Xeath 'trades Council), W.iMYick (sccivtarv <>i the local branch Associated l'-ngiut,Inen'and Firemen.) Several ut the uclegates wives were present., includ- ing -1" :v ■ Coiaine. Mis Bell (wife of the general seeietaiy), also present.. The (haunian, il; .,r„pUSiltg the King, said the delegatew hild a harJ weeks woik. wax. I'le-'iseJ to the splenc'id feeling that existed —u <le>;ij-e to do justice, not only to themselves, but the (mployjrs Some -)f the resolution*, wouid, he bcilev ■ i, have a. iendencv to bring tiUp|0%.er!5 and men closer togethci- 1 Oouncillor Davin Davies propose the Amalgamated SoeieU of RailW;iy y^jvants. Regretting the alienee ot Mr ]\f^n,enSj who was to have proposed the toast, the speaker referred to Mr. Merrells as the ablest and most tactful man in tile labour pilrtv H, 'Swansea. He incidentidly mentioned that the weather that day was not really weather: he believed it came from Card:lf. (I aughter.) Having testified to the uniform kindness shown by railway servants,il0t -,n|v to tirst-chiss passengers, but second and third passengers. Mr. Da vies spoke of the great ei\ih/.ing influence of railways, and said that, at the present time Africa was the only country left to comparative barbarism, and hopes of bringing the country to civilization lav chiefly in the scheme of a great man to send one continuous pair of British rails from Cairo to the Cape. (Applause.) Speaking of the Society and its bearing upon national life. Mr. Davkw saidi he believed in the rr- gamsation of bodies of men lay the salvation of the country in an industrial sense. (Ap- plause.) A strike was the most barbaric form of adjusting disputes, and nothing bad g'ven him greater satisfaction regarding this week's programme, than to see the principle of compulsory arbitration adopted by the delegates. (Applause.) He thought if they could be the first nation in Europe, or the whole world to adopt compulsory arbitra- tion, they would win back the great bulk of the trade lost in the strikes of the past. (Hear, hear.) For the past 10 years, accord- ing to some people, this country had been going to the dogs, and yet by a strange anomaly our imports and exports were swell- ing every decade. \Ve are not decaying, but we were in danger, unless we realised ail the brain and skill we possessed. Above all was wanted compulsory arbitration, to put an end to barbaric strikes, and provide a reason- able means of adjusting differences Mr B.. Lell, M.P., in responding, spoke c.t the difierent societies that represented differ- ent sections of railway men, the total num- ber belonging to which would not be far short ot 250,000. The Amalgamated Society numbered 5.5,000, arid included some of the most important sections of railway servants who cans intw contact with the pub- nc, and to whom the public owed a great taal of gratitude. (Hear, hear.) Diving 't. existence the Society had done a great dea! to uplift railway men. and he claimed they had not only benetitted themselves, but also the travelling public. It was due to the C.S Railway Society that many of the safety iiow existing did exist pjote-.trng both the public and the servants (Applause.) He remembered it sa.:d that the continuous brake system would Ixi riltiluti-i and impracticable, yet the society persevered and now the. companies would raise a similar opposition if the men wanted to do away with tlie brakes. Not a single passenger's life w is lost last year, and that fact was due i1 a measure to the efforts of the A.S.R S. Yet one out of every 17 shunters was injured every year, and one in 167 employees on rail- ways killed. The Board of Trade returns for 1900, showed that every engine driver, fireman, goods and pa'-serger guards,brakes i..en, and sh inter employed on file railways would be killed or injured m 252 years. The Society had been advocating safety applian- ces to prevent that great slaughter, and they had to some extent succeeded, for it was due entirely to their own efforts, the act of 1800 was passed. Mr. Bell spoke of the many sacritices men had made for the Society, and proceeded to say that the men did not wish t) impose unnecessarv expenditure on any company, but they insisted upon the expen- diture for their own safety and ccmfort. (Applause.) Regarding compul- sny arbitration, there was some slight dif- ference of opinion anion,gat the A.S.R.S. irembers He, howerer, had been long coii- xii,ced that if they could get such a system lo the country, DiLDY of the disputes-which bad taken place, would have been avoided. l'hey could not hope, u2ider ariv circum- stances to satisfy every individual in every industry or organisation, but he had ab- solute confidence in conciliation and arbi- tration. A bill on those lines had been twice introduced into the .House of Commons, and he anticipated it would In-ye to be introduced three more times before it had a chance of going through. Anyway, they would keep introducing it until they had got it. Mr. Bell, in conclusion, thanked Mr. David Dayies for his presence, and the manner in which he had associated himself with the 's, f railway servants that weeiv. (Applause.) Mr. W. G. Loraine also replied, and spoke in favour of the Railway Servants Arbitra- tion Conciliation and Disputes Bill. Mr. W. C. Jenkins proposed "Labour Re- presentation. a.nd said the series of "Timt-s" articles on municipal socialism—although there wa.s no soeialiMm in any of the articles—had turned out to be veritable figments, and one would liave tnought Louis do Rougemont had been resuscitated. (Laughter.) "Coun- cillor David Williams, in replv. said from 111 experience of four years of the Swansea. Commerce, he could assure them there had been a great improvement in the condition or. thmg". Firsr, of all be was looked upon with an amount of suspicion, but now all labour members were treated with the great- es possible respect. (Applause.) In ^ov- "<er the Labour Party proposed to fight another Jour seats. (Hear, hear.) -•>1 ,S. it. Collett also replied, and said onecias.s ought not to be represented on our public bodic-s, and that was the shun e wner. Mr. J. Scott (Nottingham) gave "The town and Trade." and trusted that Swansea would soon acquire its gasworks and tram- wavs. The Mayor, in reply, said he hoped the deliberations of Congress had been satisfac- toi y to the members, and would be of benefit to the cointry at large. Speaking of Swan- sea. he said those in charge of the develop- ment of the tivde were fully alive to its in- terests, and were doing their best to carry out aims which he hoped would put Swan- sea within the next few years in a higher position as a port than it' has been. (Ap- plause.) Mr. 1). Brynmor Jones. agreed with what, the )1;¡yw had said. The visit of the Conference to Swansea was of no common character; it was at; ccca.vion of leiti-ukablo significance. Speaking to the toast, he said Swansea, 'luring the last, 100 years had not done so well as Cardiff, but that had been ehie to the various economic accidents to > 'v a.n sea-. Ours was one of the most an- cient towns of Wales, and during the last 20 rears it had been one of the towns rc- presentative. a,nd the most progressive ideas 01 modern times. We are as"keenly alive as any borough to the ideas and notions of moccrn times. In a true sense Mr. Jones said he supposcc{ he was not labour re- presentative, "yet none of us who sit on the LiDec-.il side for the countv of Glamorgan has ever given a vote that Mr. W. C. Jenkins or ;one else here would not have given if he had been 1lI it)eiit." (Cries of "ques- tion- ) Mr. Jones said 11.. was onlv saying what he had observed. Mr. J- Aeron Thomas, if.P.. also replied and spoke of the civility and kindness of rail wav servants. Mr. James Holmes gave "Kindred Societies," and in leply M" W. Warwii-k (Assocated Society of Enginemen and Fire- men). responded. Mr. -J. OaiTui gave the "Guest and isi- tcrs." Councillor W. Morris and Mr. Littlejohn replied. Mi-. Walter Hudson gave the "Press." During the evening Mr. J. Thomas (Ches- ter). recited, and Mr. J. Hope sang "I never could keep still." Mr. F. Drew ac- companied.

DEAD LION AT RHOSSILLI. Curious Jetsom of the Sea. A few days ago the coastguardmen stationed at Rhossilli. Gower, saw the body of some large animal drifting about in the sea. Latterly it was cast ashore, and proved to be that of a fully-grown lion..Most of the hair on the body had been removed by the action of the water, but the head and mane were unaffected, and so likewise was the tail. Amongst those who saw it was Mrs. C. H. w Perkins. The naval men were in a quandary, as instructions elo not provide for the disposal of such a derelict. They therefore wired to headquarters, and were told to bury it in quick-lime, which they did in Fox's t a\e. It is surmised that the lion may have died in transit on some ship, and the carcase wVwwilmiliwwwyMiwii OYl'¡ board. d 'IlWW

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:l:=:==- '?"?-r:" A LEAF FROM SWANSEA'S BOOK. Manchester Men at Messrs. Weaver's Buildings. S. ¡ Five of the directors, J^elutting ihe chair- man of Manchester ^'Jip Canal C., made an unexpected visit to Swansea on Saturday, tor the purpose of inspecting Messrs. Weaver's Ltd., fine concrete building on the Xoith Bock Basin, witli a view t;> the adap- tation of similar grain silos on their property at Manchester. Mr-. D. -leaner (the mill n-anager of Messrs. Weaver «md Co..escorted the deputation over the sKy-raking building 01 a tour of inspection, occupying about pn hour, the visitors being purticulaniy interes- ltd in the bills and »^ubserjuentiy, the I party, in company witfi i!' \V. L.-nv.general superintendent of the wwansea Harbour, and Mr. A. () Sehenk> hai'iaour engineer, drove round the Prince W ales Dock, and inspec- ted the do dc j.ppbauces, iin sheds, etc. th r-e. Later, tiie Li tOOK luucii at the j llctei Mbtropoie.

SWANSEA FIRE BRIGADE. Important Report by the Head Constable. A s.peia.1 meding of the Swansea Watch i i tPrida, Dr. J. A. !"ta\\ lings in tl1'' ela,1V- to consider a report by the Head C°ns 'lyie on t-ht- Fire Brigade appliances in of <ne erection of the new Central police Station m Orchard-street. His recornmendat.ious did not include a steam the engine, for the reason that in some parts of the town the pressure of water was insuf- ficient, -whilst there would be the great, cost of engaging t-wo competent engineers.—Aid. spring said the ±-re brigade appimnces should be D!; Let me a-vk the Chief Coiistablo a pla.in question. In the event of a fire, ;l.t Hn or the Metropohe are there sufficient appliances handv to put it out?—The Chief Constable Yes, certainly. Unless the ^rf, .M,^0() great a hold.—Aid. Kvans moved tiiat the matter be det'eired for three I)Iolltll- he knew things which lie could n<'t g1>0 *-o t-he l^'e-s. — Aid. Spring tho tire had too great a hold. Aid. Evan3 mo>ed luat the matter be de- iened for three months. jje said he knew things whjcb lie could riot give to the press Ak? b'nrh'S 1'a'ri^ed that he wished even-thing Ve:. ^-to-da.tc, After a discussion Aid. l-]vans' nrotioii WitS Aid. Spring alone dis- senting. lie d wLat is E500 compared w.th live lives- rhe e, that escapes should be statioiK'd a Cplands, Ter- 1 ace-road, and 81t. was carried nem. cen., and to provide a hand-rec), "'ILl L,dd"1: at Cwmbwrta and Foxhole. The Chair'1 -aid }ie W.!S veinin{]efl by Mr. Wheatlej a J°ut the jiolice telepliones. It seemed adu^1 'e that Sir. Bennett, who carrying ou\ tIle .work for the Exchange, shi uld cai'V 011 us seheinc for the Cor- poration also.- <in t i;t the work be super- vised by the elephones Oonnnittee. The sllggestion was adonted. :„) the .»E?TI»G CLOSED^

SWANSEA FINANCE COMMITTEE. 1'" Electric Lighlilig Lots of £ 350. The Final'01-' ^dttee of tire Swaiijsca Corporation 1116 tM'hl-,y afternoon at the (Tiiirdhall, Mr, ll,( iM.-j.rtin in the chair, -flue electrb" £ 1' 'JCt IT.IN deposited, and 'etA-i^ts and cXP^ u<tt-m-t. n-om* December, 190J, were brougnt lnt0 the year's account, showing n loss the \v?lole period of £ 349 9s. 10d.. iueh"'|l3o t.irv HUll of L145 15%. 4(1. ior sinking f»1Kl i.f -^uvh. 1901. No provi- sion lor sLiik'i'o 1'' nad been made for tic.' present period- The Town Tiiomas), read it letter froin the -J< 1 Government Hoard. refusing to entertam the application of the Corporation i°1' a/oan of £ 528, towar-ds de- iiaymg the cost oi \vork8 ;lt f'^re (Iwvllt,-— Another (;oin»"un'('ajt;'<"i Avas r,| lro'm tlie Y'cal Uoveni"jen, ,bo;Ji'd. ;Cgarding th e re- (leinption of y\ 2 per cent, irredeemable Ück, and ¡,sklng whut pi-opo.sals the Cor- poration had 0 "lJ '^e. The Committee at thorised tl'e c vice-chairman, ami •'ecounta.nt b' se^ '-oca! (ioveriiment B°;ird.—The 'l?x\ ',ei'k read a. letter from the secretary °l.,u;f ^^an.sea Hospital, pr-av- 3"g the Counc" to abf,Uive them from the payment of ra es. | ]le seere(_i.!ry pointed out the good done by tlie Hospital, and stated that hospj^^ ()f several other ciucs, sm,)! as J>u'm»ngham, and Halifax wore not pressed a all. llultter waK re. ferred to the As^ss^ont Committee.—The matter of the a«ara (d a bonus of £ 50, to be divided between Air. Hopton and his assist- ants for overtime work ou Cray Canteen ac- counts during t,ie. a,s* t\vo years, and which had been refcrie< o this committee bv the Council, vvas »ext discussed. Ou the n'mtioii ol Mr. Griffiths the recommendation of the Council was endorsed, itlid the bonus gran- ted.—Mr. Harris asked t.hat Mr. Hopton should prepare a report showing how the work could be pcrformed in the day without any necessity of overtime, such as" had just been recompensed, and this was agreed to.

ASSAULTS ON MOND NON- UNIONISTS. Lengthy Hearing: at Pontardawe. Defence, An Alibi: Case Adjourned At Pontardawe Police-court on Friday— before Messrs. H. Lloyd, H. 31. Miers, E. J. Bent ha 11, and Dr. Griffiths—James Keefe, labourer, Morriston, was charuer with un- lawfully, maliciously wounding two labourers named F. Massey and W. H. Turtorr, em- ployed at the Mond Nickel Works, on Wed- nesday, the 3rd inst. Mr. Villiers Meager a-ppeared for the prosecutors, and Mr. J. Viner Leeder, Swansea, for defendant. WThen the case was called on, Mr. Miers said "Per- haps, as 1 live at. Clydach, and know some- thing of this caw, I had better not take part." He then retired.—Mr. Meager explained that the charge arose out. of the unfortunate dis- pute at the Mond Works. Keefe was one of the old hands who had discontinued work, and Massey was one of the imported hands. Keefe had been identified at the police station last Monday. The funeral of a. striker was; taking place at Clydach. and it occurred to the police that, it would be a good opportunity to identify the one who had committed the assault. Com- plainant was brought there, and as the pro- cession passed at once identified defendant. Prosecutor Massey said that about three weeks ago he came to the worts from Manchester, and, with other men. lived at Ynis House. On Wednesday. October 1st, he left work at live o'clock, and went to Ynis House, leaving there again about six o'clock, accompanied bv Turton. They went to the Glais Hotel. While there an elderly and a, young nan came in. They left. and shortly after he and Purcon went, out. They went down towards nis House, and on the road saw defendant eh.-aei of a troop of five or six men. Defen- dant twitched Ins coat, and then struck trim with something in a sling on the left of the head. He was felled to the ground, a id was kicked and beaten. On getting- up he heard a whistle, and saw thirty yards six men coming out of the hedge lining the road. He tried to burst ^u.rough them, but was again knocked down several times. Keefe was following down with the others. Nothing was said during the whole time. When he. joined the other group Keefe struck him agam with the same weapon, this time on th* •sfioiilder. He then succeeded in escaping and g back to Ynis House. LIKE "A CAN OF BLOOD." He was then just as if he had been stuc-: in a can of blood. Defendant, wore a. darkish coat and a Trilby hat. Mr. Meager: You have no doubt defendant v. the man who assaulted yon Complainant: None whatever. Complainant; added that he was attended to by a. doctor. On Monday last lie was at Clyaach police station and witnessed a funeral m company with Sergeant. Button and other officers. He recognised his assailant in the procession. II", wore a. hat of the same kind.. He recognised the man at the luuerid bv his hat. his face, anU dark coat. He had never setn the man or known anvthing about him excepting what he saw on" the night of the assault. He admitted asking two men who came into the hotel something about, the size of their boots. lr. Leeder. Do you suggest that the two men who were m the hotel had auvthin to do with the assault on you? ° Complainant: 0; only that the elder one beckoned to the younger to follow him. That was the signal. W. H. Tuiton said he was a joiner who ral come, from Manchester to the Mond Works the same time as Massey. He was one of the men who had taicem the places of the strikers and lived with Massey at Ynis House, Ou the night revened to he was with Masses and saw him knocked down. He also was struck down by a blow on the right ear. Do you know who struck vou? Yes I've a good idea, who struck mf. Did you see anything when von were hi- ling, or afterwards? Xo; I lay there unconscious, and when I came to myself rhe road was clear. Do you know who it was that assaulted you ? I saw him that night. That is the man (pointing to defendant). I saw his face as I was lighting my pipe. I also hear d one of the men say, "We've finished him." and when I came to my senses they had all gone. Mr. Meager: How long were you on the j ground? That is hard to say; I was stunned. W. Howell, gardener in the employ of Mr Player, saw two men and Keefe on the even- ing in question, but he refused to give the name of a person who had told him it was Keefe who had committed the assault, the reason afterwards transpiring that witness had two sons encased at the works DOCTOR'S EVIDENCE." Dr. John Jones, Clydach, who had been subjxened, said that he examim-d Massey. II In the head was a. curved wound about two inches long, and extending to the bone. It must have been caused by some blunt article. A sling with a stone at the end. such as des- cribed in the evidence, might have doue it. here were also three large contusions further on the top of the head, and a small cut. a quar- ter of an inch long. These were probably caused, one by a, kick and the others by slicks or kicks. Massey had two black eyes and two superficial wounls on the nose, while there were bruises on the arms and shoulders. These were probably caused by sticks. I Mr. Lloyd: These injuries could not have been caused by tumbling about?—No. Were they serious? The only serious wound was the one on the forehead. That was serious. But as it. happened, the position was such that the seriousness of the wound was much minimised. He examined Turton also, and found a large swelling at the back of the ear. It was a curved wound, following the outline, of the ear. He could not express, an opinion as to the cause, not having seen the weapon. Both blows were from behind. Sergt. Button (Clydach) 1 w-ilvs fetched to Ynis House. Massey was bleeding from the head his clothes were quite wtt with blood. He had been speaking to Keefe, who on Mon- day last had asked him to keep the "scamps." meaning the men at. work, off the road on Sunday night, when they were drunk. Geefe also said he heard there had been a. row n few nights before, but "luckily he Tras not there." Keefe said then that if But- ton had a non-striker with him, he would strike him down. Inspector Stairsiieid said that two men friends of prisoner, came to the station, and desired an interview with Keefe. Tliev asked him if he would like a solicitor. Defendant I replied, "Yes, and send him at oir-e for me ¡ to instruct hiin. I ill1 detained here on a serious charge, that J know nothing at. all about. I being a. hundred miles away at the time." Defendant, on being charged, replied, ''Not guilty, your worships; I know nothing about it. I can prove where I was on October 1st from 6 o'clock to half-past seven. I can tell you where I was, if you wish. I was In Mor- listen at the time in my lodgings. I had tea at 6. I left about, 6.30 and went to Morriston and returned about 7.30 to 7.45. I__wa»n't ) at Glais from. 6 to 7.30. I never left toe main road at Clydach that night. That is ail I have to say at present. In the course of Mr. Leeder's address for the defence, it was said that. the defendant was chairman of the Strike Committee. Sarah Ann Gardner. Grove-terrace. Mori is- ton. said defendant had been lodging at her house for three years. She had always found him a quiet and respectable man. ()n the. luelit of the assamlt he went out at hulf-p;lst six for a newspaper, and returned at hajf-j,ast seven. He went out again at a. quarter-pa>t eight. Grove-terrace was three miles awav from tho scene of the assault. ^ftndarit WMro a cap that evening. By Mr. Meager He did sometimes wear a trilby. Defendant had told her thevo had been a row. and she said it was lucky was not at Glais. If was at 7.30 that defendant told her about the disturbance. He went out first about half-past six. Mr. Meager What did Keefe say about ihe disturbance? He said he dum t hear much about it. he couldn't give me any particulars at all. Clias. Gardner and Bosser Ihoinas. Cly- dacli. were called to prove that defendant was elsewhere at the time. Mr. Leeder applied for an adjournment, to Ortll another witness, who would say lie saw defendant at the Cross, Morn.ston between 6.30 and 7.30. 1 his was granted. =--

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SWANSEA LANDLORD SHOOTS HIMSELF. Tragic End of a Rutland Street Publican. Shortly after midnight on Saturday, a shocking discovery was made in Rutland- street, Swansea, Mr. Thomas B. Evans, land- lord of the Railway Hotel, being discovered shot in one of the bedrooms, and lying in a pool of blood. By his left side was a re- volver contammg one discharged cartridge and two chambers loaaed. The shot, which was self-inflicted, had penetrated the brain, making a wound in the back of the head. When the news was circulated on Sundav. a painful sensation was caused in the localitv where Mr. Evans, who had kept the house since July, 1901. was well known. The police report on the .matter statt's P.C. (81) Hayes reports being called to the Railway Inn, and finding Mr. Thomas B. Evans, aged 48. lying on a bed with his bead in a pool of blood apparently dead. Drs. Lancaster and Couch were sent for, and tiiey pronounced life to be extinct. He was la,st seen at 11.50 on Saturday night by Mrs. Richards, 6, St. David's-piace. Mis. Evans, and her daughter. No motive is ascribed by the police to the rash act, which took place at 12.10 early Sun- day morning. A recent police-court case would seem to have preyed on his mind, when Mr. Evans wa.s summoned with be in;- drunk on his own licensed premises on September jid, and not appearing to a summons. The case was heard on September 22nd. when P.C. Smith gave evidence to visiting the hotel at 10.15 on the date named, in company with anotner officer. The defendant, he a'lleged, was drunk. Smith said they were police officers, and asked for his name, whereupon the tiieo defendant declined, and said, "You can go ou without it." Sirs. Evans, who Lii.-ir came on the scene, said. "It serves you you re always drunk, you waster." I.C. Mtiling having corroborated, Mr. Evans cieuied the olience, and called his wife, who said that her husband was not quite sober. of 10s. and costs was imposed bv the magistrates.

INQUEST REVELATIONS. Deceased's Illness: Had Notice to Quit. The inquest on the body of Thos. Benjamin jvvans (48), Jate landlord of the Railway Kotel. Rutland-street. Swansea, who was found shot through the head el-.i-lv on Sunday mommg in one of the hotel bedrooms, was I conducted before Mr. J. Yiner L-telert, (Loiough Coroner) at the York Hotel, Swan- sea on Monday afternoon. Haruuili Evans, widow, said her husband nad not been well for three months, Dr. Couch and Anderson having attended him V On Fliday Dr. Anderson's assistant- saw hmr. He was suffering from catarrh in tae^head. He had been in. South Africa. The Coroner: You had been give;], notice to leave the house? to leave the Witness Yes. Iu consequente of the recent conviction? Yas; there was one ease against him. Do you think that c.use affected him?—Yes. very greatly. Did he say anything on the matter?—Ho bla.med me for saying what- I did. Witness, continuing, said the deceased suf- fered from great nervousness. On Saturday lie was very excitable, but took iijotliiiig much to drink. He was a weakly man. and ^ou'd not take much, three glasses affeetrno- him. Deceased went to bed at 11.50 on Satur.lay night, after winch a repot of a pistol was head. W itness ran into the room and found her husband dying. A revolver was lying by his side on the bed. Deceased had been°out m Africa on business. He had sunstroke- there Liii(I complained with his head. Wit- ness had been anxious about him for three months. He bought a revolver about si\ months ago with the idea of going out to ■jiiexit'o, if hiN health penii'tted. A month ago witness was afraid of him, and had to send for the police to protect him from lliul. self. 0:1 that occasion the police found se- n.ml cartridges, but they could not fit -I a revolver. Witness had given the revolver ( away, bid lie got it back again. The Coroner You were not surmised :t. the Witness: He not been responsible for his actions half the time. It," wasn't the dTÎuk. Oftentimes he would not .remember what he bad said. He had often said b. I would be ruined—regarding leaving the house —and was greatly depressed. By the Jury Deceased up to six weeks ago had carried on the business of insurance agent, The Coroner: There had been a chaug since his return, from South Africa, and I suppose when he drank he w like u maniac? Witness: Yes. Rachael Richards, 6. St. David s-plaee. a widow. said she had been sleeping with Mrs Evans for the. last week, as she (Mrs. Evans) was afraid of her husband. Deceased had seemed depressed and wild at times, but had not threatened suicide to her knowledge. Wit- ness was at the hotel on Saturday night. Ou hearing the shot she and Mrs. Evans rushed i'jto.the bedroom and found the deceased ehot. He had not been drinking on Saturdav. She could not say whether he had been drinking hard for sax months. A doctor and police- man were sent for. The shot was fired at 12 o'clock midnight, its near as she could say. P.C. Hayes (81). who produced the revol- ver. said he was called to the hotel by Miss Evans, the daughter, about midnight. He went. and saw the dee&uesed lying a-ross the bed in a pool of blood, with the revolver by his left..side. One chamber had been dis- charged, and two others were loaded. Wit- ness said Dr. Lancaster believed the deceased held the revolver on his head, which ac- counted. for the wound at the back. The bul- L, let had not been found. There was a mark behind the ear and two scratches on the neck. A pipe was lying at his feet. The Coroner (to the widow) Had there been any quarrel between you ?—No we had a. lew words, but not lately. The Coroner said that was another horrible case, whieh only sliowed the public the effects oi drink and people drinking under those con- ditions. Drinking in any ease was bad enough in the ordinaly way. but when a man did so in the present case it much worse. If a man did such things he must take the con- seqiieiicerv. He had caused the. family a great oeal of anxiety- and. he felt bound to say that not the slightest, blame attached to the family m ,-ury way. The jury returned a verdict, of "Suicide during 'temporary insanity.

DRINK JJOBNIMAN'S pURE rjVEA In Packets only, and Full Weight without Wrapper. Always good alike. PP-IcEs-li4 TO 3,6 PER LB. Sold in Swansea and District by- TAYLOR & Co., LtH.. 6, Castle-square; 99, Oxforc-strees 100, Brynymor-road 3s' Walter-road and the Dunns, Mumbles. HEAD, 69, Gorse-lane, Swansea. BONNETT, 7, Ileatbfield-street, Swansea. CO-OPERATIVE SOCIILTY, 9, Portland-street, Swansea. CLAKK, Grooer, 77, Oxford-street, Swansea, davies, 167, High-street, DAVIES, Grocer, Rhondda-road, LEWIS & Co., 8, College-street, JONES, Grocer, 64, Llangyfelach-st.. MOORE, 14, St. Helen's-road, WATSON Buos., Grocers. Brynym or-rd.,Swans'a WILLIAMS, Gioier. 58. Oxford-street, „ BEVAN, Chemist, Morriston. MORGAN, Grocer, LEWIS, Grocer, Herbeit-street, Pontardawe. EVANS, Grocer, Allfcweu. DAVIES, Grocer, Clydach. JKNKIN BROS., Ltd., Drug Stores, Clydach. EDWARDS, Supply Stores, Abercrave. WILLIAMS, Grocer, Blackpill. DAVIES, Grocer, Llansamlet. DAVEY, Grocer. Hafod. EVANS & THORPE, Brysmill. BALDWIN & WARD, The Stores, Mumbles. EVANS, Tea Dealers, Mumbles 1-

ANTHRACITE DEVELOPMENT SWANSEA VALLEY. After a stoppage of several weeks, the work of constructing a railway from the I'nfcmav r Colliery to the rnain line siding the Midland Railway at Ystradgynlais has restarted. The whole work is expected to ha completed in about two months. Then th-s coal will be forwarded part by rail, and usual by boat to the Valley wharves of e Swansea Canal. I

fr ~^j I Tlie most Substantial Asset I I in Life's Balance Sheet is I Health. i 1 ■: To acquire Health the System II HZ WELL fed D NOURISHED. I Lay a good FOUNDATION BY starting ;> the day witli a CUP of J ji 1 l! i: fjj ctr ~n> f 0 Xf% h~f' I teif'ca f g%M H *< • 1 It is rich M I fieahh-glving Properties. | I I 'j

GOING TO HER REST." Swansea Woman's Pathetic Suicide. Leaps in the Tawe: Attempts at Rescue. middle-aged woman committed suicide h the Kiver Tawe, between 11.50 and 12 0 dock on Friday night, a man named Win. Evans, living at Sivan-row. Foxhole, saw her rise from where she had been sitting, near the river's edge, and, crying out, "1 a r, going to the land of rest, and jumped into the water, in the vicinity of the grid- non. Mr Harry Griffiths, assistant master at St. Thomas Board School, who appeared on the scene immediately after, made strenu- rus endeavours, in conjunction with Dock Constable-i Tivl and Dor.alier, and a fisher- man, named Booker, to effect a rescue. First of all a life buoy was thrown to her, but the woman made no attempt to seize it. A small bo-it was moored close by, but after it baa been unfastened.it was found there were no oars at hand. Then Griffiths swam out, and eventu-illy the body was taken on board a tug. where artificial means of respiration v. c-re applied for the space of a hour. without avail, however, and in the end the bodv was taken to the mortuary. Mr. Griffiths who is deserving of great commendation for Ins whole-hearted efforts to save the woma.i from a watery giave, was so e:bausced. that he was obliged to be conveyed home to his residence. 12, Vicarage-terracc. The police report of the occurrence was as follows :— P.C. (2). Jones on duty in North Dock and Cut Bridge, reports that about 11.50 p.m. a- woman threw herself into the river near the grid-iron. I'.C.'s E'oiuyher and Taylor were soon on the spot, and a life-buov was thrown, but not attempt was made to seize it by the woman. The body was then drift- ing under the bridge. Then Mr. Griffiths went below the G.W.R. bridge and entered a small boat, which was moored there, but had no oar available. By this time another man r.amed Jno. James* Grif- 1,1h:; then swam out towards the body, whictl he afterwards brought alongside the tug Corsica, and the body was got (>11 deck. Art-ilki.-il metis of n were applied for about a liour by two Midland Railway Ambulance men muiled Harper and Bes.son. and P.C "s Taylor zyki Pun a her. and jtller '!hev failed in their object, r.nd the body was aUerwards taken to the mortuary. A nrri named Win. Bevan, Sivim-row. Foxhole, saw the woman jump into the water.

MONDAY'S INQUEST. Her Low Spirits: Addicted to Drink. On Monday afternoon an inquest was held at the Tunnel Hotel. Swansea, before Mr..T. Viner Ixeder (Borough Cvroner) into the cir- cumstances attending the death of Mary Jack- son (59). 2. Graig-row. Swansea, who was drowned by the New Cut Bridge, on Friday. Wiliiam Jackson, labourer, husband of the deceased, said he last saw his wife alive at dinner time on Friday. There, had been no row between them, but he could «<■ she had had some drink, and fold her not to have anv more of it. She sewed two buttons on foV him, and he left the honsv.. The Coroner: Was she in the habit of tak- ing drink. Witnes., She had bee n low spirited through me being out of work, and my eye-sight hav- ing gone bad during the last four years. Can you account for her taking ber Jife- o, sir. When I got home on Friday evening tue little girl was in. Mv wife did not come, and I put the children to bed. I missed my pair of boots and have not seen them since. W hen in drink had she a suicidal tendency? -Xo, she had a violent, temper. In the absence of drurk was she a. quiet a.nd well-disposed person?—Yes, a. hard-working woman. You think she has done if under tho in- fluence of driÍlk Y- Yes. By the Jury She F,¿ addicted to drink sometimes. Two jurymen said they knew the deceased well. One of them said be had known her from girlhood, when she was very steady and hard working. Witness said his wife's maiden name was ndnn. His little boy met his mother and told witness she kissed* him and said he mid not see heer again. In further reply to the Coroner, witness "aid he was almost blind in one eye. He had threatened her when she had been drinking. When she was sober she was alright, but on having the tirst taste it was U.P.—up. When did you hear she was discovered?— On Sunday afternoon, after tea, through read- ing the "Daily Post." A Jllrnnan: Did you make iftE,.r you missed her on Friday?—Yes. about the neighbourhood, but 1 did not think slie womd commit suicide. Williani, Bevan, living at Foxhole, spoke to seeing the deceased go into the water under the New Cut Bridge. She came over from the town side. and said she was going to the home of rest before she fell in by the. water- She was under the influence of drink at the time. Witness could not swim, and he told a dock constable. Witness believed the woman slipped into the w.iUr, Henry D. Griffiths, 12. Yiearage-terrace. St. Thomas, said he was near the bridge about 11.30 on Friday night, -nheri he was told that a woman had jumped into the water. Wit- ness went down to the quay side, and a buvy was thrown in to the water! Witness jumped in to reach what he thought was an object, but it wa.s a. shadow of the bridge. He be- came exhausted and was pulled out by the line on the buoy. He got across to the other side of the bridge, and saw the woman float- mg. He dropped into a boat moored close l>v. and was preparing to get across on the Wait-v when a fisherman jumped between the beat and the quay. Sonic time was wasted, as witness had to get tile man out, he (the fidiennan) not been able to swim. Witness v.-as impeded by the man in quesfiou, who on to his back and nearlv drowned him. Witness, after some delay through the fisher- man. swam out with a lite-buov. and brought 1 be woman back to a. little boat which was moored, and subsequently the body was placed OIL the cruiser. She wis floating with her mouth and nose above water when witness got her. Witness publicly thanked Dock-con- stable David Jones for takgig kill home afterwards. Dock-constable David Jen's said lie had pasted the place a minute or two before the occurrence. He was soon on the spot, and saw Griffiths attempt to save the woman. Artificial aid wa.s administered for an hour and a quarter, but it was no use. Two m-dical men were sent for. but neithei was in lijd. I,ril."i found on ihe body. £ ^lary Aun Cory, a neighbour, spoke to see- lJlg the deceased shortly before 11 p.m. on Friday standing near the Smithfield on the way to her home. She spoke to her ide- ceaseds) little boy, and said. "Go to your lather, son; I am going." Dec-eased had had H. "tidy little (hop," was staggering and cry- ing. She went down Orchard-street. De- ceased Duiied her father a few months ago, kild had remarked she would not be long after liim. (! By a Juryman Deceased was not- addicted, to drink, but, she would have a "lass now and again. Deceased did a little^ washing. On Friday she had taken n little more to drink than usual. The Coroner said the hl1.sbr,nd did not con- tribute to the wife's act-, though the circum- stances which they had hearTl might, have preyed on her mind. He thought GriffitM was worthy of every commendation: for the prompt and oourabeous rammer he had acted —jumping into the water the fir ts'tim/e with all h'N on. and. then with his coat and waistcoat off, being nearlv drowned by an- other man. He trusted the police would see the facts were forwarded to the P„ovrJ Hu- mane Society. Unfortunately he could make no grant or honorarum. o_- jse he should in a moment. The jury returned a verdict of "Suicide during temporary insanity," and a.dded a rider commending Mr. Griffiths' jvction. Detective-Sergeant, Roberts safd he would bring the matter before the Chief Constable. bring the matter before the Chief Constable.

SUFFOCATED BY GAS. Tirdeunaw Man's Death at Morriston. On Friday afternoon tlie dead body oi a young man named David Bees, of Tirdeunaw, was brought up from the Conner Pit. Morris- ton He was engaged iu a heading, and it- is supposed that he died from suffocation due to I a "blower" of gas. The inquest will be held at the Police Station. Hiuleunaw. Tivboetii, on Monday afternoon.

I SWANSEA METAL EXCHANGE. TUESDAY, Oct. 14th, 1902. There was a fair attendance on 'Change to- uay, including several buyers from London and elsewhere. PIO-IROX.—The shipments of Pig Iron daring the week have been fairly good, with a con- siderable increase in stocks, and the prices have been steady, with slight fluctuations in the various classt-s. Fresh sales to the States huve been reported, while the heme consumption has been regular. FINISHED IROX AND STF.EL.- There. was NO alteration made at the ironmasters" Quarterly Meetm? at Birmingham, aud prices of Merchant Ears, Hoops, Sheets, etc., remain unaltered, and manufacturers are adhering fairly to list prices. The prices of TiDplates Bars are being in- fluenced still by German importations, but- taking quality and everything into consideration the margin to be derived from these bars is still short, and tbey are not making much inroad into the local makes of steel bars. It is stated that they are more successful in billets for Staffordshire, and for sheet-makers, but the quality is not considered sufficiently reliable for a good class of tinplates. TINPLATES. Ihe shipments have been very heavy this week again, reducing: the stocks by 45316 boxes. There is a deal of bearing in le regard to prices going on, but makers are trying to arrest any further reduction in Iliotations, I which have already reached below cost, while coke and coal has been advancing, thereby adding to the cost of manufacture, making it impossible for business to be carried on under present conditions, so that there must be a re- duction in the number of mills working. PIG Ir-ox.-G,asgow warrants, 57s ICed.—; s 91. MIDDLESBORO'.—No. 3, 53s 4d, Other numbers in proportion. HEMATITE. Warrants. 61s 6d for mixed numbers, f.o.b.,Cumberland according to brand. i WELSH BAES.— £ 6 Os Od. to £6 2s td. Angles. &c., at usual extras, f.o.t at works, SHEET IRON.— £ 7 15s Od to X8 Os OJ, i.o.t. at works. STF,ICL RAILS.—Heavy sections, £ 5 Js Cd t, L.5 7s 6d light do., 16 5s Od to L6 7a 6d, f.o.t.; sleepers, angles, channels, &c., according to section and speciifcation. STEEL SHEETS.— £ 7 15s Od to £ 8 Os Od, with the usual extras for the higher gauges. BESSEMER STEEL.—Tinplate bars, £ 4 12a 6d. SIEMENS TINPLATE BARS.—Best, £ 4 15B Od. All delivered in the district, nett iash. TINPLATES.—Makers' quotations for Beseeme-r steel coke 12s 4jd to 12s 7Jd; Siemens (coke finish; 12s 6..1 to 12s 9d ternes, per double box, 28 by 20 C., 24s Od, 24s 6d to 26s 0i. best charcoal, 13s 9d to 14s Od, according to finish of brand; wasters, 6d to Is per box less than primes. Odd sizes, usual extras. doliverea m Prince of Waies Dock, Swansea cash, less 3 and 1 per cent. Big sheets for gaf- vanisiner. 6x 3r 30 gauge, per ton, f.o.t., cg 178 6d to P,10 12s 6d. Finished blackplate, Eg 15s Cd to £ 9 178 6li. The Swansea Harbour trustees have furnished I the following- official return of tinplates receive,: I from the works, shipped, and in stock :— I Week ending Last week. Correspondin g Oct. 11.1902. week last year. B xes. Boxes. Boxes. Week ending Last week. Correspondin g Oct. 11.1902. week last year. B xes. Boxes. Boxes. Received. o3.899 68,498 49.572 Shipped 99,215 106,920 47,191 In stocn 119,875 165,.192 115.205 UOPP £ E. Chili bar?. £ 51 os od to £ 52 0S 3d BLOCK TIN.— £ 116 0s Od to £ 115 0s Od. SPELTER.— £ 19 78 6d. LEAD,English, £ 1013s 9d;Spanish, £ 1C 16s ANTHRACITF Co^h —Finest hand-picked malt- 25s Od t Oi second quality hand-picked malting, 27s L' ta 305 Od best la.rge. aecordim; to quality and se'ection, Oó Od to Os Od red vein or sinilar large. 22s 61 tc 25s Od rubbiy culm, per ton, 5s tooa 6d. All deli rear.0.0. Swansea, cash 30 ■.U.ys. less 22 per c STEAM. COALS.—.iiiurge,10B 6d to 17e 6d; second quality do.. 1% 1 to lbs r'd bunkers, according quaiitj., 9c 6d to 10s 6d; smill, i b Gd to Si 31 A per ton, oeiiveroa f.o.b. frwaneea, cash °(i days, to less 2 per cent. BirriaiNotis COALE.arge\:(" 2 Brondda, 14 61 to 15s 6d thro coals, 1' Cd to I> Od small, 10r Od to lig. Od: 2 Rhondda),i2s5dtol3s3-» • veredf.o.b. Swansea, cash 30 OaLys" less 2 per err. COKEL-BeFt foundry, 21; tc-223Gd; furnace, 178 6dt 8:; 0a {.>erton, La.b. STsne-^t, 3D days, Ie. per cent PATENT FCEl. -1St< 0d to 15s 6d. IRON GtL, — uuio, 14s 6d to l^s 7ia per ton. I:!x..5i¡i". C"I; 30 days. PITWOCD —LBS 0i 1 2Ca per tor into trucks, nett, cash 3ij

At Xewport on Saturday nd Herbert was adopted ;'1,,> the bi^ia. ii date fur South Monmouth in posit.•> to ColoiK-1 Morgan.