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"DAISY BELL." The appeal of Miss Katie Lawrance against the decision of Justice Kennedy in her action against the Blackpool Winter Gardens Com- pany was heard in the Appeal Court on Thurs- day.—The act ion was brought by her as ownsr of the sole singing right of "Daisy Bell." and the defence was that the song, as published, bore words permitting anyone to sing it free of charge, except in music-halls. Justice Ken- nedy had held that the plaintiff had authorised this notico, but the point put foiward now was that the plaintiff had revoked the permis- sion contained in the notice.—The Master of the Rolls created much amusement in court by suggesting that counsel should sing the song. When the printed copy of the song, with picture of the plaintiff in cycling costume, was handed up, his lordship affected to be much shocked, and said she should not show it to his learned brethren, they being too young. His lordship subsequently read aloud a verse of the song, amid great laughter.—Ultimately I their lordships promised to consider the cases 1 cited, and reserved judgment.

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A CLEVER SCHEME. A LIVERPOOL FIRM ROBBED OF FOTJI.R HUNDRED POUNDS. The "Liverpool Journal of Commerce" says: —A most ingenious and cleverly thought-out piece of swindling upon a firm of local ship- brokers has come to our knowledge. A local shipbroker, w'hose name for obvious reasons is suppressed, lately received a letter from Bor- deaux, wherein the writers expressed them- aelvei-i as being anxious to treat with the reci- pient with a view to placing what \va.s con- sidered to be an expensive business. The note- paper was of the highest make, a list of the ships owned by the firm was printed upon it, telegraphio addresses, their branch houses, ard such like informatics. A reference to the official registers also bore out the statements contained. The writers of the letters claimed that, owing to the protective duties in France, they were desirous of changing- the scene of operations, and they asked the broker if he v.ouM be willing to act for thin. The broker consented to represent them and take consiirn- miente of their ships, which were to come from Soith America. The port in which the broker resided had been decided upon, because it was explained that the railway facilities were such as would meet their wants to a nicety; further, the charges were reasonable, while an axMitiontd advf-vintage aittaohed .itself to the place, as the ships, after discharging, would be able to load coal almost on the same sixut for South America. They had hitherto had to go from Bordeaux to Cardiff to coal. For two months correspondence between the alleged owners and the brokers continued. Negotia- tions progressed so satisfactorily that the broke,r held eoriaulLtation.s with the railway officials, and tlhe latter, also recognising the very gw-at increase of trade likely to result, displayed a." much anxiety to assist and offer facilities as did the broker. The negotiations were about settled, and a letter arrived stating that one of their ships was due from Buenos Ay res further, it stated thajt the son of the senior was also alxjut due at London, via Soufihaniption, where he would arrive from New "V'ork. and the broker was informed that the son was in the entire confidence of the firm, a,nd that he was to be treated as the head of the firm would be. In due course the son pre- sented himself at the office of the broker, and the personal address of the individuar. was such as to excite nothing short of admiration. In the meantime the father wrote to the broker, saving- tha.t the son had aaked for remittances to cover the purchase of g-oodt- made on favour- able termo for prompt payment, but. owing to their head banking house being in Paris, and the day being- Sunday, delay would probably ensue in sending remittances through their Paris bank. They, therefore, sent a draft direct to the broker for 10,000f., and asked1 him to advance to the son what he might require for his use and to oover the purchases he had made. The broker gave the son two drafts on h>'is London bankers, remieftinig that- they misrht be passed on to Paris for collection. On the day in question the son had casually referred to the fa.ct th-at, he had business to do at Shields the following day, and he must deport tha,t night. Accordingly, armed with the drafh, he left the broker late in the evening to fulfil h.i. appointment, promising to return on the Friday to witness the arrival of his first Iiii). Unfortunately, in this respect he has failed to ke"p his word.. The draft was drawn next morning in London, but that upon Paris was found to be a. complete fraud. The whole matter was at once placed in the handm of the police, who. from the descriptions, believe that tlue perpetrators of this outrageous swindle h,a,ve done' the same trick with like results at various ather ports.

A MURDERER'S NEMESIS. HE KILLED AN ENGLISHMAN FOR HIS GOLD. A story of murder and of pursuing remorse that drove the murderer to suicide twenty years after the crime was < committed comes from Windfall, in America. Last winter Mr. Overman, an old resident of Windfall, committed suicide under peculiar oireuni,stances. This week, in going through Mr. Overman's papers to make a real estate conveyance, a letter was found that unfolded a startling tale. TI)is letter, which was written by Overman a few days before he ended his life, conveyed the following information :-Alora than twenty years ago Overman fell in with a stranger, sup- posed to be a wealthy Englishman on his way to Colorado to purchase a oattle ranch. The stranger carried in his valise £60,000 in English, bank-notes and coin. The temptation to secure this vast :'um of money overcame Overman, who lured the stranger to a secluded spot and mur- dered him. The body was secreted in a swamp, and has never been found. Overman, after getting possession of the money, was afraid to spend it, fearing detection. He was afraid to exchange it for American money for the same reason, and, without disposing of a shilling of the ge-creted it somewhere alxmt the pre- mises. Years wore on. in which Overman con- tinued his life of daily toil. The crime preyed on his mind to such an extent that lie avoided his neighbours, and became a hermit. Finally the torments of his pursuing Nemesis drove him to suicide. One snowy morning last winter hit dead body was found in a field with a bullet in the brain. The letter conveying the above in- formation did not give any explanation concern- ing the precise burial place of the body of the murdered man, 'the date of the murder, or the name of the unfortunate man. Neither did it 'IN e indicate where the hidden £ 6,000 could be found. It is thought the wealth is stowed away somewhere m tho house, or buried in the yard. Overman's relatives are hunting for the hidden treasure, but have not yet succeeded in tindin"- it.

GREAT FIRE IN SAN FRAN- CISCO. HOTELS, MILLS, AND FACTORIES BURNED. A Central News telegram from San Francisco says :-The worst fire in the history of this city commenced here at six o'clock on Thursday night. A large number of mills, factories, foundries, and hotels have been entirely burned out, as well as over fifty dwelling-houses. No less than 300 families are homeless. Many rumours are being circulated of people having been burned to death, but up to this moment the reports lack confirmation. A later Central News telegram from San Francisco says :-It is now ascertained that one fatality has resulted from the extensive fire on Thursday night, and several firemen have been injured or prostrated by the intense heat. The damage is estimated at 1,750,000 dollars.

THE WAY WARS BEGIN. The annals of China record at least one con- flict whioh has always, in the popular Chinese rnuid, been identified as the "tea-pot war." It seems that for hundreds of years the north- west corner of the Chinese Empire has been inhabited by tribes of barbarians who, dwelling in a mountainous district, are. in virtue of that circumstance, of a bold and turbulent dis- position. Owing only a nominal allegiance to the Emperor, they obey or not his com- mands, ajcoording as these are agreeable or otherwise to their wishee. About the year 1650 a Chinese dignitary was travelling through their country, and in his train was borne by one of the menials a certain earthenware tea- pot that the mandarin looked upon as one of the n o-t valuable of his possessions. During the journey the servitor who bore this pre- cious utensil became separated from the rest of the train and fell into the clutches of the iitouiitaiiieersi, who smashed the teapot to pieces on a stone. The whole affair, with proper additions, was reported to the Emperor, who undertook to avenge the injury done to the pot, and so made war on the mountaineers, the conflict lasting for nearly 100 years, and resulting in the loss of over 500,000 lives.

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TRIED MURDER AND SUICIDE. LOST FORTUNES AND ROBBERY THE CAUSE. Sigamund Schmeidler, a graduate of Heidel- berg University, the son of a. once wealthy Prussian family, a man remarkable for his attainments anrl his knowledge of half a dozen different languages, attempted to kill his wife in their apartments in New York. He sent a bullet into her head over the rigbt temple as she lay beside him in bed. Then, in the belief that he had succeeded in his murderous purpose, he turned the smoking revolver upon himself and put a bullet in his brain. in lus case death was almost instantaneous. The wife, however, who was taken to the hospital shortly after the shooting, has a good chance of recovering. It was not jealousy, nor that his lioine life was unpleasant, that prompted Schmeidler to murder and suicide. On tno contrarv, even as he shot at his wife, lie "loved her. He had .simply decided that his life was not worth the living. His had been a failure. Fortunes had Iippc-d through his fingers, :>,nd friends had robbed him. Without money and the means of existence he decided to end all with a pistol, and so that his wife should not suffer after he had gone he determined that she should die with him. All the day be- fore Schmeidler had brooded over the thoughts of suicide. Before that li,, lad been in the best of htalth and spirits, but something hap- pened early in the morning to change his whole demeanour. Four weeks before he had loaned a friend the sum of JE40. almost, all lie had in the world, and the friend was to have paid it back the day before the fatal act. V; ht-n Schmeidler left the house in the morn- ing he told his wife lie would bring the money back vith him, but he did not. Instead, ho discovered that the false friend had fled to Europe with the money. He returned home dfcspondeut, and told his wife that he was tired of living longer. Slhe tried to cheer him, but without success. The couple occupied four rooms (n the top floor of a flat-house, the bed- room, a t arrow apartment, being in the rear. They retired at the usual hour, and shortly afterwards the wife fell asleep. For several hours Schmeidler lay awake thinking over his whole life. He was a great admirer of Ingersoll. When he made sure that his wife was sound asleep, he got out of bed, took a pencil and pad from his coat, and, with murder and suicide in his heart, sat down and wrote the following note:- New York, June t2, 1895. To the Coroner: Being unable to bear life's miseries any longer, I have determined to end my life and to take my dear, beloved companion with me. Colonel Ingersoll is right 1Il hi", VJew." and lectures, and is, in my opinion, the mo-it sen- sible man of the century. Our social system is wrong and unjust, and our laws, churches, and priests are fakes. They all have but one God, and His name is Mammon. SIG. SCHMEIDLER. Please give my pictures, clothes, rugs, bea- dlUg", and every'iiing, except the furniture, to Moritz Traubman. Having written the note, Schmeidler walked back to the bedside, firFlt taking the revolver. As he lay beside his wife lie leaned over and fined at her pointblank. Before her scream had died away he had shot himself. The shooting aroused all the other tenants, and the police were summoned. At fu-fe Mrs. Schmeidler refuse,l to go to the ambulance, as she wanted her husband along. Later she was prevailed upon to do so. Schmeidler was 36 years old, and his wife a few yeara his senior Both were born in the village of Kaltowitz, in tapper Silesia, Prussia, on the ^borders of Austria. He went through several colleges. finally graduating from Heidelburg with honours. His speciality was mines, and shortly after leaving the university he was made mana- ger of Mulmaire Polowsky's mines. Later still he opened a mine of his own at Gleiwitz, but it failed, and he lost 100,000 marks. Thirteen years ago he married, and ten years ago he went to America., settling at Janet St. Marie, where lie became manager of a copper mine. This concern a.lso failed. Some time ago he went with his wife to New York, and since then has been employed at anything he could find, principally collecting for insurance companies. His last position was collector for the United Garment Workers of America. The couple had three children, all of whom died in infancy. The man referred to in the letter has taken charge of the dead man's effects.

A DUEL FOR A BRIDE. TWO FARMERS LOVED THE SAME LASS. The town of Bloomintgiton, in America, has been stirred by stories of a duel between t.wo jealous young farmers, who fought with pisitolis for a. bride. One of them will pro- bably die. while the otilier escaped without a scratch. The wounded man is Frederick Koontz. He wa., shot through the left lung by "Will"aim Douglas;. Both young men an well known, and live on farms several miles south of tlie town with their parents. Douglas. is now in gaoC, and is held to await the result of Koonitz's wound, as physicians say he will die. All accounts agree that the arrangnnemts for the meeting were made in the most approved manner, and that the voung- men fought Like cool-heuded duellists, instead of hot-iheaded youngsters. Two rounds were fired, the fh.t having aceoan- piifished nothing. It appears that both have fcr a long time been paying attend, on to Mfos Mt^nv.e Wniglh^, a, haindbotme young woman, who lives with her parents near their own hoimes. She gave encouragement to earth, but in entire ignorance of the faot tihialt jealoiwy was ragwig in the hearts of the voting farmers. Such was the fact. and finally Koontz and DougIa«« reached the con- clusion that one or the otilier must retire from the bwo year struggle for Miss Wrig4it< hand. They decided, after a very frlendlj conference, to fight a dueC for thl prize. Koontz and Douglass came to Bloom- ington to make plans for their meeting, a.nd in a pleasant way completed details of the duel. They purchased revolvers, and after hunting up two seconds and a third young man as referee retraced their way homeward as far as a grove two miles south. Who were the seconds and rtferee is not known, for it is said they were strangers even to the principals in the affair, and were picked up near the scene of rlhc duel. They made their escape as soon as the serious character of it became apparent. When the selected spot had been readied the revolvers were loaded, and then Douglass and Koontz very politely and calmly shook hands and stepped back to their plaoas. Ten paces had been agreed upon as the proper distance, and the referee had marked the stations of the duellists. When both had announced their readiness the word to fire was given and the men blazed away. Neither was hurt. Th2 seconds showed themselves to be more frigh- tened than the two men who were targets lor each other. It was decided to try again. The referee's inspection finished, he once more counted "one, two, three," and gave the signal. At the second discharge Koontz groaned and fell to the ground. It is said in some quar- ters that Douglass fired before the signal had been fairly given by the referee, but this is disputed, and cannot be established until referee or seconds have been apprehnedod and inter- rogated. The wounding of Koontz th,.pw the entire party into dismay, but when an exam-na- tion showed him to be seriously hurt an alarm was given. He was removed to his own home in a farmer's wagon, and doctors hastily sum- moned. They pronounced his wound probably fatal, as a ball had penetrated his left lung. It is still embedded there.

THE QUEEN S CORONATION. In celebration of the anniversary of her Majesty's Coronation theD Battery of the Royal Guards fired a Boyal salute of 21 guns in St. James's Park at one o'clock on Friday after- noon. A considerable crowd assembled on the horse parade to witness the ceremony, and the ground was kept by troops of the Horse Guards Blue. At St. Martin's and other West End Churches bells were rung in honour of the event. The usual Royal salute of 21 guns was fired from the Hill Fort at Pembroke Dock by the men of the Royal Artillery. There was no holiday at the dockyard, as was the custom heretofore.

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CARDIFF POLICE CASES. A meeting of the special committee of the Cardiff Corporation ajipoiuted to consider the question of establishing a second police-court was held on Monday morning, the May°r j (Alderman P. W. Carey) presiding.—in answer J to Mr. Robert Hughes, the Town-clerk stated f that the corporation had nothing to do but paf the salary of the magistrates' clerk. They bad not the appointment of tiiat official.—r- Hughes stated that a little time atro the mag'13' trates' clerk's salary was advanced from to £750, on representations which had bee11 made tha.t the work had increased. That being so, were they justified now in paying £ 200 to assistant? He understood that it would b8 necessary to have another sergeant at £ 11^? year, and two additional constables at &' each, so tha.t the second court would cost the ccipoiation nearly £ 500 a year.—The AI» £ j stated that tlie magistrates' clerk was, he too* it, willing to sit until the last ca.se was heard' | but this was a question of the convenience of til0 public.—Mr. Hughes said he was in favour of second court, but he thought the assista" should be paid by the magistrates' clerk.— was explained that the proposal of the mag1? t'rate-3 was that the first court should sit e\ days a week instead of five, and that the court should sit three days a week.—rl Hughes moved that a second court lie estw blislied that the magistrates' clerk's salary ir creased by £ 50 a year, and that he be 3 to provide a qualified gentleman to attend to the second court.—Mr. Crossman seconded, j I Mr. Johnston* pointed out that if the secof^ clerk was to receive £ 200 the present clen^ I salary would be reduced by £ 150. while ( would have to sit an extra day a week. He d, not think this was fair.—Mr. Waring in0>^ that a second court be established, to sit tot days a week, the first court to sit six days th the magistrate's clerk's salary bo increased £ 100, and that he be required to find a coinl^ tent assistant to attend to the second court-- The amendment was carried by three votes two.

THE SAFEST PLAGE IkT A TIIUNDF' STORM. The indifference with which the iuhabitafl^ of large cities pursue their business throw^ the mpist "terrific" thunderstorms unniov^j by any feeling of danger, and inconvenient 0 only bv the rain, contrasts »trongly with awe with which the countryman contempla the passiing- storm, and the precautious, alm^j superstitious, in mountainous and moor^a1^ L districts which he takes with the view > avoiding a thunderstroke. But the differ** attitudes are fully justified by facts, the deat^ from lightning among the urban popular0 being no fewer than those oaused by rUIia.Wje- horses, for the chimneys, church towers. a graph posts and wires ail serve to divert a divide the currents, so that even when o" j other is struck, the accident is rarely atten by any loss of life, and the streets are the safest places in a storm. In the 9°ull^i10 (says the Lancet") it is quite otherwise, J chimneys of isolated houses and trees J rounding a homestead, the hedgerow, the 'j;l j the stuck under which a man takes sheltei, ( his own person if he be overtaken in the °]^n, 1 act ;is so many conductors to attract' and^ centrate the spark. Indeed the solitary JaJ1' veiier or field labourer is less exposed to ger under trees than when he presents the r "point" in a wide "phwe," The popular by of earning movements or currents of a11* driving or running is not unreasonable, I tS the continuous series of telegraph P0^6-. wire*?, and of metal rails, render a rail ít train about the safest possible refuge In ( storm. A

A SINGULAR AND FAInTASTI^ CUSTOM AMONG SAILOBS- There is a singular and fantasbic in vogue on board all Sj)a.nisii war Years ago—so the legend runs—a ma.u-af-v.ar was lost under peculiar oirving stances. The ship was careering gaily a 1 before a Levant breeze, when suddenly heavens grew dark with an appi'03 ^j], squaill. All hands were oaHed to shorten & sheets and clew-lines were manned, but I r, bo i sheet would budjge an inch. Dawn oanae j .squall; the cartpeuter and his mates ordered to cut the halyards as a la^t r(v I knowing tfoait witih the yards resting on I >s t.he canvas would no longer be pressure, and the wind spilled out of Jj, ( straining sails. But the yards mast-headed, and the vessel capsized. aifterwards discovered that the she"1^ "Khrough which sheets aial running gear .^v been rove, were so tightly plugged &" wedges thatt it was impassible for the 11 to render. It was asserted that no ^lU.0jlf agency could have done this, and the weyil was attributed to supernatural a no it powers. Shortly after the fatal ( frenera-1 order was issued direebimg the of every Spanish wair vessel to be scut Z1 to c'hase evil spirits out of the sheave | every evening ait rundown. From that y, I it ha>s l>een the custom for Spaaiish me'L^ war crews to go aloft for that purpose. inein run up the rigging, lay out on e.gi va.rd-a.rm, and closely examine all susp^ parts. J

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