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BRITISH PATROL CAPTURED. c 1 ^BBORN BUT UNAVAILING RESISTANCE. bOER COMMANDANT TAKEN PRISONER. following dispatches from Lord Kitchener been issued during the week: — RESIDENCY, PRETORIA. Monday Up to noon, September 16, including all captures separately reported since the 9th, the mobile columns report as the result of their work during last week—47 killed, seven wounded, 571 prisoners, and 134 surrenders; 235 rifles, 22,750 rounds Jteall ammunition* 164 wagons, 3,400 borees 5,750 cattle, and various other 8tock. An attack was made on Belfast last hight, and was easily repulsed. Firing COmmenced at eleven p.m. in thick leather, and was maintained throughout the night, but the enemy never got near ?l1r defences and withdrew at dawn. Dur- the attack one woman and two chil- jjfen in the refugee camp were wounded. enemy's losses ase unknown. Gene- ral Blood's columns are working towards On the 11th of 'September prison surprised a laaiger, capturing 31 lIriaonen. Yesterday Kekewich oaptured 36, fnclnd-! '"g Fieldrcornet Cloppar, in the Magaliea- berg_ just to the east of Oliphants Nek. On the 10th of September Gilbert Hamilton, after an 80 miles ride, to the west of ^hoonspruit captured 25 prisoners, with remounts, going to Kemp. The remaining columns in the Transvaal have come to the lines to re-fit. In Orange River Colony Elliot s Columns, working to the east of Winbur^, ^ave encountered slight opposition, "lamer has pushed the bulk of the enemy from the Zastron district to the of Wepener and is following. Knox's columns are clearing the of the district to the east of railway and north of Orange River Colony. J)r- In Cape Colony there is no change. 'Ssdisr General G. Hamilton is operating iti j?e Vaal River; Lieutenant-colonel Benaoa 6 Eastern Transvaal. 'rb Wednesday. hl'he following dispatch from Lord Kitchener 44 een issued by the War Office: — PRETORIA, Wednesday. Yesterday a patrol of Grenadier "Hards, under Lieutenant Rebow, was "Grounded on a farm near Reit Siding, the De Aar-Naauw-p«oTt line, and, f ter a stubborn resistance, were cap- ped. Regret that Lieutenant Rebow and one loan killed, two dangerously wounded, and a. sergeallt drowned while crossing the river to get support. 1}^ officer killed is Lieutenant Martin S £ ? Rebow, eldest son of Mr. Gordon WJJ*. o £ Wyveiihoo, Essex. He was a lieu- the 3rd Battalion Grenadier Guards, kr,ent ha entered in May, 1897. He re¡¡el1t III the Sondan campaign, and was Tj)e at the battle of Omdurman. Colo^cene cf the conflict is in northern Cape <iy' Hot far from the border of the Orange ChJony. MOTHER ABORTIVE PEACE MISSION. ^OOSSTAD. Wednesday (delayed). Dntch clergymen, Messrs. Charles Hf, g y Botha, who were permitted to visit 'h*. ^eyn- and Da Wet to discuss and explain i? J,roe*amation and try to persuade them J^'oder, returned to Kroonstad to-day. I 'oa proved abortive. Mr. Steyn was .'t ^caasion, but not to conviction. De 10 di 1 °lJ(lttrato and stubborn, and declined the matter. He treated the dele- }*ery cavalierly. Steyn and De Wet said 15 rt 1 *OIB«n wara feeing brutally treated. ~ftlegate* replied that they had visited the v camt3s, where the women all said that nothing to complain of. The dele- S\»»t the question as to whether support <Bieeri Promised from Case Colony if an took place. Steyn and De Wet jjUi6(5 that any support had been pro- and stated that the invasion cf Colony had been planned to occur j^j^arlier, but Prinsloo's surrender had dis- isad their arrangements. The delegates utmost ignorance prevailed W the Boer rank and file regarding fllt-nre. vVj. Thursday. » t^a replyimg to Miessrs. Murray and +Sa^ B0W Kreater "hop* °f f j. '.an a year ago, as England's credit waning. She would soon be in which would render her f^tlj to eontinue the war. Her authority in Africa was also weakening. Only the wtUh an^ railways were occupied by the \i'anc^ ths burghers went wherever they My Da Wet briefly told the delegates that ijjtynt ministers, and their place was the ♦ 8 rtl an<^ that they had nothing to do with the"^tter- He refused to hear any referesnoa in the Orange Colony.—Press Asso- 0n War Special. WORK BY "B.-P.'S" POLICE. BLOEMFONTEIN, Thursday. > Cow0"^ African Constabulary have cleared (v^t] Qtry between here and Ja-cobsdal. They h5 iio,. surPrised Vanderberg's commando in ^»es trosberg district, and captured 40 €norQy- although numerically t^Vl F' an<i were driven, by the con- »to another British column, which a number of Boers.—Press Assooia- tr ar Special. 1* •!(ckp^P of co^tabulary a few nights ago A, a Boer patrol of 60 men, under Du tiley had located to the north of kNv 1 r Ri7cr." A Btiff flght followed. The °8t one killed, eight wounded, anfl two W^e ^ie constabulary had five mea .The constabulary are constantly W? roi Jr'e^ small-arm ammunition, and were recently dug up at Paarde- re8s Association War Special. THE PROCLAMATION. CAPE TO'WN, Sunday. !nff the general effect of Lard Kit- U <n0 Proclamation, everything, so far as points to the conclusion that *id aInent ^a8 to secure the eurren- Vi^ls vy °f men. Merely a few mdi- Hw yielded* but it is understood in 'ill on&rteiB that Botha and Steyn if1151 *n their determination to con- ^^ai. tiHties.—Press Association War ,,()a.Ðt.t\. TROOPER S GALLANTRY. »ij- Mortis, the well-'known Wimbledon S 1 ih °r 011 two occasion8 °f the silver Queen's competition, has cora- to a Worthing paper the graphic jr an act of gallantry performed by I tr(i.siiipton. Trooper Hampton was village of Florida, hia hours of in tv.ns ^rom eleven at night until one Saii0 ,e morning. A troop of horsemen ih»!! t^a down the street, and when not th« 159 yard* distant Hampton chal- ;V 111' "H-pW. Who goes there?" Three T^P^ated this formula, and siraul- a ,th the final challenge he rested his t Cata ,*all and fired. Two shots iu vVcl* frn wlli2Jsing peat him, one cutting a 1,1 a tree on Ilia rJfcht. Then the ,?'eht a* 'a8t 30 could go. There °r n^ne cartridges in his magazine, V V,? t>e«..?Vere nred in as many seconds, and • jr11 to fall about, and others to wheel 0flly chanco >.hi, 5 Jl ne as fast ae he could. Troopei '«sii8ct^ the two other reliefs to come to ailc*' t>ut ho was left to his own 0* .^1, r '•fesut ten minutes, blazing away J enemy's rifiea. He had only I }j6 rounds left when their fire s-lack- I ^o^ ather expected a rtiah on the part I £ L' ^d was retreating, under cover I A* th* «"»«»■ MIimi he met two membere of his troop coming to his aes'Etanee. "For Gad's sake, give me some, ammunition!" he ahouted; and, his urgent wiints having been supplied, he and his ne-wly- artived companions continued the conflict. Altogether Hampton killed one man (the leader of the attacking party), mortally wounded another, wounded others, and shot four horses, ADDITIONAL HONOURS FOR WELSHMEN. In addition to the names already published J as having been mentioned by Lord Roberts for special and meritorious servica in South Africa, the following members of the 3rd Welsh Regiment (Militia) were also included in his lordships dispatchLieutenant-colonel A. T. Perkins, Majar W. Watts, Major W. Forrest, Captain H. E. Taylor, Captain R. W. TaydoJ", Captain A. T. Perking, Captain R. P. Ryder, Sergeant-major J. Bryant, Sergeant R. Foster, Sergeant II. Davies. Sergeant W. H. Chattiaa, Sergeant F. Hiil, and Sergeant W. Huish. Lieutenant-colonel A. Thrale Perkins was formerly a captain in the 21st Foot. He was appointed to the command of the 3rd Welsh in 1895. and he has brought his battalion up to a standard of effiçiency as high as that of any regular battalion. Major W. Watts, who became major in 1894, has also been acting-adjutant of the 1st Cadet Battalion of thi King's Royal Rifles. He is the commandant at Kenhardt. Major W. Forrest is the commandant of the Prieaka district, which has been so often the scene of disturbances, and in this capacity his services have been very valuable. Captain H. E. Taylor is the adjutant of the Welsh. Militia. He was appointed from the Royal Berkshire Regiment is 1899. He has seen considerable service in North and South Africa, being present at Hasheen, Tofrek, and Tamai, in the Soudan, in 1885, and later on serving with the Frontier Field Force. In South Africa he is station staff-officer af Vry- burg. WELSH YEOMANRY OFFICERS. The following officers of the Welsh Yeomanry Companies were also mentioned:- 1st Battalion.—Major W. H. Wyndham-Quin (Reserve of Officers), Captain E. T. Hill (Glou- cester Imperial Yeomanry, son of Sir Edward Hill, Cardiff), Captain W.. J. R. Marsh (4th Volunteer Battalion South Wales Borderers), and Captain L. A. Graham-Clarke (Reserve of Officers). 9th Battalion —Lieutenant colonel (Hon. Colonel) H. R. L. Howard (Denbigh Imperial Yeomanry), Major G. W. Forbes (Montgomery Imperila.1 Yoomanry), Captain S. L. Parry (Denbigh Imperial Yeomanry), Captain R. W. H. W. William8-Wynn (Montgomery Imperial Yeomanry). Captain E. D. Cropper (Pembroke Imperial Yeomanry, since deceased).

EARTHQUAKE IN SCOTLAND SEVERE SHOCK BOTH NORTH AND SOUTH. A very severe shock of earthquake was experienced at Inverneee at twenty five minutes past one o'clock on Wednesday morn- ing. In the town itself it was felt with dis- tinctness, and created considerable alarm. People were awakened from their sleep and ran into the streets, and for some time were afraid to return to their homes. The shook lastad three seconds, and exceeded in sevsrity the seiscial disturbances which so ver much alarmsd i,lio community in Inverness in November, 1890. The working staffs at the ra-ilway station, the post-office, and the police offices were much alarmed. aLIa at first were Blow to realise that an earthauake bad taken place. In many dwelling-houses ornamental articles fell to the floor, end chimney tops toppled over and fell in the streets. As was the case eleven years ago, tie earth wave travelled up the .Caledonian valley—that; is. from south to north. Visitors in tfome of the hotels in the centre of the town were amongst those who cKshed into the streets. The alarm w<La greatest in this quarter. Mr. James H. Campbell, of Qiusonstow-n, a visitor at the Imperial Hotel, »ays:—"I was, sleeping in one of tha bedrooms situated in the upper part ef the hotel, when I was awakei>ed by a loud rumbling noise, as if a railway engine was passing the house. The hotel seemed to Quiver from top to bottom. I at once got up and quickly made my way into the street. Other visitors followed, and we compared our respective experiences. The shock was very alarming." Polica-constable James Fraser, who was on duty ia the Rieh-etreet, lay. :Abollt twenty- five Nainutea past one I heard a low sound from the southern direction. Then suddaaly the ground quivered under me, and I knew at once it was an earthquake shock. People apt ouit Began to run into the-streets in alarm. 80 far I hare not beard of any damage beyond the falling of clfimney pots." A prominent town official, residing 00 the Hill, says-:—"I was awakened by a. terrible rumbling Raise. I thought the chimney stack was crushing through the roof. I lit the gas, and then found a small clock, which had been on the mantelpiece, lying smashed upon the floor. On goinrf downstairs I found a vaso had fallen on the staircase." One of the telegraph operators at the general post-office says:—"We heard a rumbling sound. Then the whole building, so to speak, trembled. The glass soof ahaek, and the windows rattled. The shock lact-ed. three seconds." The Central News correspondent learns on inquiry that the shock was also felt severely at Dara, wheva the hotel visiters vacated their beda in alarm, as well- as at Isrargordon, Kil- dary, Alness. Newtonmore, Pitlochry, and at Loch Errick. Another shock, much lighter than the first, was experienced at Inverness at four o'clock in the morning. So far, no-fatalities and very httle damage has been reportsd. A visitsr at the Imperial Hotel, in giving his experience, says, "I was sleeping en the third floor, and I felt the whole building shake as if the lower part of the structure had been run into by a train. The building swayed to an extraordinary extent. Balls were ringing and furnitura shifting about, aud as I jumped out of bed I really felt is if the hotel would ooilagoe. I rtMhed out into the lobby, alld ladies and gentlemen were gathered there in their night attire. The ladies were terribly excited, and some of thom were crying. A number of visitors were clamouring to get into the street, where the people bad gathered, aNd asking what had occurred, and visitors were calling from the windows of the Railway Hotel, wiahing to know what had happened. People from othe-r parts of the city came rmshing up. at the sama time, and some of them declared they had been thrown out of bed." Residents state the shock was the worst ever felt in Inverness, and many wera so terrified that they sat up for the remainder of the night. SHOCK FELT IN ABERDEEN. A very distinct shock of earthquake was felt in Aberdeen about half-past one on Wednesday morning. The vibratioa. lasted several seconds. It has been ascertained that several buildings in the town< .ape somewhet badly damaged. Rafti fell very heavily after the disturbance, and prior to the shock the atmosphere was very close and sultry. FELT BOTH NORTH AND SOUTH. A telegram from Dingwall states that the shocks whieh was a severe one, was felt there at half-past one. Before the actual shock rambling noises were heard from the southward. Theae continued for half a. sainttte, when- suddenly tbeise was a. distinct tremour, so great that beds rocked and howes were shaken. For several hours prior te the distorbanee high winds were raging, but there ceased imme- diately after the shock. The shock was also felt at Dornoch, Dum- fries-shire at 1:25. The disturbance, which lasted four reconds, waa mora severe than 4hat of November, 1690, and several people left their bouses, thinking they were about to fall.

TRAGEDY AT BOSTON. A shocking domestic tragedy is reported from Boston. It a-ppears that on Tueeday night Thomas Wakefield, a. painter, attacked his wife with a knife, terribly smalar her throat, faoe. and head, and then attempted to commit auieide by ootting his own throat. Both parties were removed to the hospital on the police ambu- lance. and are not expected to Hve. From the statements ma4e by their children there was a terribLe stauggle between their paranta, and Mrs. Wakefield eventually escaped from her Ifusbend into tha backyard, where she climbed over a ait-foot wall and fell, bleeding and,; exhausted, into the arms of neighbours. The police fonnd a butcher's knife and open cllliop knife, both covered with blood, on the scene the tsagedy. A later message from Boston states that the Wakefields had lived unhappily, and saTws- d»y night the man told a neighbour that he should have a separation before long, and it wojild be a long one. Wakefield also left a letter indicating that: 1M iUn1 iwmlWI Wl nifo.

EXPLOSION NEAR LLANELLY. ■*> SEVEN MEN SERIOUSLY IN- JURED. A serious explosion occurred at Pencoed Colliery, situated between Llanelly and Llan- gennech, on Wednesday evening. The mine, which is owned by Meases. Neville and Co., has an output of 500 ton a per day, and gives employment to over 500 men. Fortunately, the effect of the explosion was confined to that part of the workings known as the Western Incline, where nine men were engaged at the time of the explosion in blasting' operations. Thi3 waB shortly after four p.m. One shot onl-y had been iirad when a terrific explosion occurred, filling the minds of the vorkmen underground with fear and apprehension. Out of the nine men who were working in this incline no fewer than seven were burnt, three of them seriously. The names of the injured men are: — William Williams, single, trammer, Llwyn- hendy. Jo'hn Powell, married. Box, David Emmanuel, married, Furnace. James Arnold, married, Peneeiliogi. George Lqan. married, Penceiliogi. William Rees, single, Peaiberton. David Lewis, bey. Felinfoel. The other two men, who escaped without injury, were:—Joaeph Samuel, Cwmfelin, and Daniel Williams, of the same place. These two men were working far up the incline at the time of the explosion, and to this fact they owe their escape. The injured men were at once given attention, and removed to the surface without any loss of time. Dr. John, of Llangennech, was quickly in attendance, and was soon followed by Dr. J. Lloyd Daviea. of Llanelly. It was found that the injuries sustained by Williams, Powell, and Emmanuel were very serious, their clothing having been com- pletely burnt. Altogether they presented a pitiable spectacle, and later in the evening they were taken to their respective homes for treatment. Shortly after the explosion Mr. Daniel Williams, J.P.. the manager, arrived at the colliery, and was untiring in his efforts to make the injured men as comfortable as possible. He also ordered work to be sus- pended until a thorough inspection of the mine had been made. INTERVIEW WITH THE MANAGER. Later in the evening our representative had an interview with the manager of tha colliery, Mr. Daniel Williams. Mr. Williams said that this was the first explosion that had occurred at Pencaed. The explosion took plaice in the incline district, about 400 yards from the pit bottom. For some time past they bad experienced a good deal of trouble in this portion of the workings on account of faults and disturbances, and, really, of late they had been doing prospec- tive work. Some small quantities of gas iKid been given off" from time to time, but the pit was not dry or dusty. In his opinion, the accident bad been caused by a shot which must have "blown out." It ought to be stated, however, added Mr. Williams, thfÅt immediately before the s&ot was fired a thorough test was Botvde for the presence of gas. but none was found. The consequence was that the flame of the shot extended al,,omg a heading, and came into contact with a small quantity of gas which must have baen present. The pit was not in any way a gaaeoaa one. With regard to the condition of the injured men. Mr. Wil- liams was cclacl to be able to say that it was not so serious as was at first fearpd. The men appeared to be going on well, and the hest might be hoped for in each case. The medical men were now quite satisfied with the progreea of their patients. After the accident ha,d occurred a thorough inspection of the col- liery was made, and lie (Mr. Williams) was surprised to find t-hat it had left hardly any trace of an explosion; in fact, anyone going down the pit. unless he knew of the occurrence, would not ha..e thought that an explosion had taken place in the mine.

FEARED DISASTER AT SEA. SWANSEA SHIP POSEIDON IN COL-' LISION. The full-rigged ship Poseidon, of Swansea, ewned by Mr. Richard Hodgens, colliery pro- prietor, of Swansea, has been in collision off tha coa«t o £ Chili. Of 1.703 tons register, the Poseidon is eom- manded by Captain Frank Hodgens, brother of the owner, and shipped her crew of 26 hands at Cardiff, frora which port she sailed early in the year with a cargo of coal for the Cape and Australia. From Australia the Poseidon went to Val- paraiso, aaid &ailed thence on Monday for Calefra Buena When about 25 miles out, according to the information received at Swansea, she teems to have got into collision with the Chilian steamship Carlos Roberto. When the latter arrived at Valparaiso, her captain reported the collision, and stated that the Poseidon was much damaged. A tug wata at once sent out to render aid, but could find no trace of the ship or her crew. Mr. Hodgeng, however, confidently believes that the ship, if not too mnch damaged, would continue her voyage, as the sea. would be smooth, and it would probably he daylight. J He has cabled- to his Chilian agents to send out tugs, and to spare no expense, and believe that re-assruring news will soen be to hand. The crew was shipped at Cardiff. LIST OF THE CREW. Hereunder we give a complete list of the crew of the Pooeidor.: F. Hcclgcns, master, Swansea. ViT. W-. Foster., mate, St. Francisco. It. Davies, seeond mate, Swansea. H. G. Borkeseon, eaTpanter, Gothenburg. W. E. S'ctuire, saikniker, Swansea. A. J Davies, steward, Swansea. F. Webb, cook, 62, St. Mary-street, Cardiff. W. Thompson, A.B., 11, Evelyn-street, Cardiff. F. Beaumont, A.B., Sailors' Home; Cardiff, native of Lausanne. (S. Chapman, AB., 45, Loudoun-square, Cardiff. J.jOgeda, A.B., of Callio, Sailort' Homs. Oar- diff. Antonio Ekeban, A.B., 65, Diamond-street, Cardiff. P. H. Nolan. A.B., Sailors' Home, Cardiff (belongs to Citterween). F. L. Hzeliaauin. A.B. 2, Loudon-place, Cardiff C. Green, A.B. (of Tasmania), Sailors' Home, Cardiff. J. M. Brynksen. A.B., 202, Bute-road, Cardiff. P. E. Mattson, A.B., Sailors' Horse, Cardiff. G. Neil, A.B.. 177, Bute-road, Cardiff. J. N. Purvis, A.B., South Shields. N. G. Wiseman, A.B., Sailors' Home, Cardiff. A. F. Smith. A.B., Swansea. F. Harrison, A.B., Sailors' Home, Cardiff. A. Bsnnett. A.B., 2, Sophia-street, Cardiff. J. Jones, A.B., 15, Adelaide-street, Cardiff.

THE AFFAIRS OF SIR ELLIS ASHMEAD-BARTLETT. At the London Bankruptcy-court on Tuesday application wa3 n:c\e to Mr. Registrar Link- later to confirm the scheme of arrangement accepted by the creditors of Sir EUis Ashmead- li»rt)«U, M.P., providing for the payment of 7s. td. in tha JE. with all costs, charges, a-nd expenses, claims to a larg« amount being withdrawn.—The Official Receiver reported that the offences alleged against (&c debtor were insufficient assets and rash a hazar- dous speculation.—The Registrar sa.id he was anable to hold that the scheme was reason- able dr calculated to benefit the creditors, having regard to the deed which had been entered into prior to the failure, and he declined to confirm it. He should be prepared hereafter to consider an application for a hcw ftrst meetmg.-The application was aceor- dingly refused. P

CHARGED WITH KILLING HIS FATHER. Geojge Edmund Hobbi, a young man, who formerly was pit drivar at Eekington. Derby- shire, was on Saturday charged with tho murder of his father, who died during the night from the effect of a gunshot wound. The prisoner has been in custody for several weeks on a. charge of shooting his father, sister, and brother. He was drunk at the time, and had jugt previously quarrelled with his mother, at whom, it is alleged, also pointed the' ana4

A BRUTAL MURDER :=-t DINAS POWIS WOMAN KILLED IN HER SLEEP. Profound consternation prevailed through- out the Banwell district on Friday in con- sequence of a terrible domestic tragedy of which husband and wife were victims. James Wardle, an Army pensioner, who lost a leg in the Burmese Campaign a few years since, married the daughter of a Mrs. Marriott, resi- dent at Cardiff, and had since lived at Ban- well, the husband's native parish, near Weston- super-Mare. Wardle did not enjoy the best of reputation, baing given to drink, and when under its influence a. violent temper was fol- lowed by a sullen demeanour. His wife wa.s a hard-working woman, and supplemented the husband's pension by letting apartments to summer visitors, their residence being most pleasantly located. Early on Friday morning a lady lodger, named Denham, heard a noise which she thought resembled the thud of blows, and fancied that this was accompanied by a slight moaning. Nothing further tran- spiring, no alarm was given until seven o'clock, when, as the household were not stir- ring as usual, information was given to a. police-constable, who entered the housts through the upstairs window, and was at once confronted with a terrible sight. Mrs. Wardle was sitting on the window aill in her chemise, with terrible wounds on her head. She was quite unconscious, but breathing. In the back-kitchen downstairs the constable encountered a still worse sight. Wardle walil lying on the fioor dead, with a frightful gash across the throat and a blood-stained razor close by. The unfor- tunate woman expired soon after mid-d J1 Her injuries consisted of a double frac- ture of the skull and a broken jaw. It is supposed that Wardle attacked his wife in her sleep, and, leaving her for dead, committed suicide. The parties had no family, but had recently adopted a child, wh!t;ll was in the house at the time of the tragedy. An inquest was held on Monday. The evidence showed Wardle to have been periodically of intemperate habits, and that he had frequently used violence towards his wife. Some time since he attempted to strangle her. and he frequently accused her of being in conspiracy with Banwell people, whom he imagined hated him. The wife had told some of the witnesses that she went in fear of her husband. Wardle had a sister an inmate of an asylum, and, having lost a leg in the Burmese Campaign, had expressed a desire to be an inmate of Chelsea Hospital, as he would never be happy in Banwell. On Thursday last nothing unusual transpired, and, presumably, the parties retired to rest on good terms. Mrs. Denham, a lodger, at 5.30 on Friday morning heard Wardle go downstairs and enter the room in which his wife and adopted child were sleeping. She heard a noise as if Wardle was stamping the floor with hia wooden leg- This, it is supposed, were the blows administered by a truncheon, which was found blood-stained. A moaning noise was heard for some time. Witness had summoned he" son and daughter, aged eighteen and 23, into her room, the door of which they locked in their fright. The door-handle was turned, and someone said: "Let me come in," but there was no response to the inquiry as to who made the application. The voice waa thick and indistinct, and they thought it was Wardle, instead of which, it now transpires, it was the deceased womjLn, who was subse- duently found on the landmg with a fractured skull and broken jaw. The Denliams after a while attracted the attention of a patter-by The police were summoned, and at 7.30 ingress was obtained, when Wardle was found on the ground-floor dead, with his throat cut, and the wife on the! landing as described. The bed downstairs, where Mrs Wardle and the child had slept, was saturated with blood. She died seven hours after discovery. The jury found that t.hfe wife had been wil- fully murdered by her husband, and that ha had committed suicide during temporary insanity. VICTIM A NATIVE OF DINAS POWIS. The parents of Mrs. Wardle, the victim of the village tragedy near Weston, live at the Old Farm, Dinas Powi«. The victim's step-fathsr gave one of our reporters &, few partioulars respecting the lives of Mr. and Mrs. Wardle. She Was Mrs. Hill's older child. Eliia Ann soon got employment as cook at Weston, and then married Wardle. The mar- riage took place ten years ago at Weston. Jazzes Wardle was an ex-soldier, who by virtue of a gun-shot wound received in the Burmese War of the early eighties, which -bad necessitated the amputafcioxi of bis right leg, was in receipt at a pension of 10s. weekly. Eventually employment as a, light 'street scavenging- luboHrer under the Barry authori- ties was found £ or him, and he proved a, well- oocducted, steady fellow. His mates, how- ever, always thought him a "hot-tempered chap." Tho Wardlea lived at Barry for nearly twco years, and from there removed to Ban- well. Here it seems the husband did very little work, a^jl gave way to intemperance- Unpleasantnesses in the home, whare Mrs. Wardle let apartments, followed. So far aa her parents were concerned, nothing was «#r said to them directly of thei-r unhapw life. The daughter was reticent by nature, and* during the not infrequent visits to Dinas' Powia she never complained. When husbaad and wife came no unpleaiantnses was ever remarked. Since the marder Mr. Hill had heard of freqaent violence. A sister at Wes- ton also said that Mrs. Wardle told her about three years ago that her husband had tried to strangle her one night, but that she escaped. After that he improved for many months, but gradually gave way to drink again, a-nd the four months prior to the crime appear to have been a period of prolonged drwnken fits. He visited Dinas Pow-is on Sunday week. it was then noticed that the ex-soldier looked nervous and overstrained. He went to Barry on Monday to look for work, but, as his former foreman was away, he took a Penarth boat back to Weston in th-eo cvenine,

CRUSHED TO DEATH AT TENB*. A terrible accident occurred at the goods station of the Great Western Railway at Tenby early on Wednesday. A young man, named Benjamin Gay, whose friends reside at Frankleston, near Penally, and who was employed as wagon lifter on the line in assisting in the shunting of car- riages, preparatory to commencing work got inside of a- first-class carriage and was directing the engine-driver. The line runs close to a largo workshop, with which the carriage came slightly into contact. Gay leaned out of the carriage window for the pur- pose of signalling to the driver to draw back when he was caught between the shed and the carriage. He was drawn forward, and received such terrible injuries that death must have been ilastan-taneons. The head was completely smashed and the ehest terribly crashed. It became neces- sary to remove a portion of the shed to extricate the body. The company's surgeon. Dr. D. A. Reid, was promptly in attendance, but his services were of no avail. The body was removed to the mortuary to await an inquest. Gay was about seventeen years of age, and had been in the company's service about two years.

SANITARY SCANDAL IN BRECONSHIRE. The village of Llanelly. in the district of the Crickhowell Rural Council, is (says Truth of this week) being sconrged by one of those epidemics of typhoid fever which are the sure outcome of neglected or inefficient sanitation. Usually the sufferers owe their misfortunes to their own local ru-lers; but in this instance they appear to be the hapless victims of a neighbouring authority. The varley of Llan- elly has been intersected at a very Jjigh level with pipes conveying sewerage to a sewa-ge farm from the district of the Brynmawr Urban Council. Many of the pipes are defec- tive, the E-ewage farm is too small, and the contamination of the water supply in the valley is rendered practically inevitable. Hitherto attempts to get the Brynmawr se.wa.ge diverted have failed, but in the faoe of the present shocking demonstration of the danger of the scheme—already there have been about 50 cases of typhoid—the Local Government Board can hardly refuse any longer to deal with so flagrant a. scandal.

THE LATE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. I I

GLAMORGANSHIRE YEOMANRY. REGIMENT INAUGURATED ON TUESDAY. Although a wild wind was sweeping the rain in drenching showers across tio fields behind Penllyn Castle, the beautiful residence of Colonel Wyndham-Qui* in the Vale of Gla- morgan, the num'ber and quality of the men who turned out on Tuesday afternoon to under- go the riding test fo-r admission into the 61. ] morganshii-0 Regiment of Imperial Yeomanry augured well for the future of Colonel Wynd- ham-Qain'a command. Not only was the quality of the applicants an encouraging indication, the inhabitants of Cowbridge generally took a proud interest in the affair, and down in the old-fashioned hotels in the ancient borough everyone was talking of the Yeomanry with an enthusiasm, reminiscent in such surround- ings of the old extinct companies of Yeomanry. But it is not only a reminiscence that connects the new Yeomanry with the old. The former starts with a tradition of splendid service in actual warfare, and thereby has an advan- tage over the old, which had no other service to commend it to the public favour than the suppression of civil disturbances, Yet. the new Yeomanry will be mindful of the old. In a chat which a representative of the "Western Mail" had with Colonel Wyndham-Quin, M.P., on Tuesday, the gallant commanding officer of the Glamorgans said that the officers had adopted for their levee uniform the pic- turesque blua with white braid and facings worn by the old county Yeomanry in the early part of the century. In fact, by a peculiar coincidence the very tailor who is making the new uniforms is a member of the identical firm which made the old uni- forms. Nor will the uniforms of the rank and file be wanting in attractiveness and serviceable- ness. For field work khaki is to be the colour, and it will be relieved of its plaitiness by white stripes, and prebably with the ehain epaulettes in vogue in cavaloy regiments. The cap will be after the pattern of those worn by officers of the general etatf—cir«Iar. with peak, it is oonrenient and serviceable. As to the men, we had a splendid sample in those who entered for the riding test for the Cowbridge fcroop at Penllyn Castle on Trwiday. It is Colonel Wyndham-Quin's desire to obtain men of the heat class, and the greatest care is being taken to sele<rt men of goad personal character, of some ability in riding and shoot- ing, and with that quality, invaluable to the mounted soldier, of a good eye for coun- try. It would bo difficult to find any men more perfectly meeting these conditions t'han the young farmers of the Vale of Glamorgan, who have been accustomed to follow the hounds. Tha men who passed the test were all, more or less, enthusiastic riders to hounds, and. although ttfe test was none too easy, they went through it with a facility that indicated th(T possession of far greater powers of horse- manship. Major Lucas, of the Cardiff Barracks, who was a spectator, declared that a liner lot of horsemen and a better <lass of horse—fftr each man brought his own animal—had not come under his notice in his experiences of the Glamorganshire Yeomanry. Regimental- sergeant-major Barrett, of the 7th Hussarrs, who is now attached to the headquarters of the regiment at Bridgend, was satisfied that, so far as the Oowbridge troop was concerned, at any rate, he would have nothing to teach the men in the way of riding. Half the battle was licking a Yeomanry regiment into shane. v Amongst those who witnessed the test were Colonel Wyndham-Qnin, Major Edmondes, the leader of the Vale of Glamorgan Squadron; Mr. T zard. the officer of the Cowbridge Troop; Major Lucas, Bigimental-sergeant-majer Bar- rett, Regimental-sergeant-major Smith, and Quartermaeter-sergea-nt Cyrus Thomas. The two last-named were amongst Colonel Wynd- ham-Quin's South African contingent. After the rid-ing tests the men, to the number of 23, were duly sworn in by Colonel Horn fray, the commanding officer of the 2nd Volunteer Bat- talion Welati Regiment. In the circumstances, the staTt of the new Yeomanry is decidedly enoouraging. The following are the names of the men, most of whom will be attached to the No. 1 Cowbridge Troop. A few, however, belong to t'he Cardiff Squadron: — CARDIFF SQUADRON. Edward Francis, Stockland Farm, St. Fagan's. R. J. Francis. Stockland Farm. St. Fagan's. J. E." C. Chick, Angel Mews, ""es¡:;ate-street, Cardiff. VALE OF GLAMORGAN SQUADRON (COW- BRIDGE TROOP). William Hopkin, Tregurnog Farm, St. Fagan's. William Small, Mill Farm, Monknash, near Bridgend. D. T. Spencer, Flemingstone, near Cowbridge. Henry D. Thomas, Bear Hotel, Cowbridge. T. J. Yorwerth, saddler, Cowbridge. A. E. Mortimer, Walls Court. Stoke Gifford. C. E. Jaokson, Ltanbleddia-n, near Cow- bridge. G. Sponeer, Picklestone, near Cowbridge. L. Williams, Duffryn-terrace, Llanfcwit Vardre. D. Jenkins, Flemingstone Court, near Cow- bridge. Thomas LI. Thomas, Boverton-place, Lian- twit. Williams Thomas, butcher. Aburthin, near Cowbridge. C. Yorath, Tyn-y-Cai Farm, St. Bride's Major. T. R. Thomas, draper, Cowbridge. Watkin Richards, St. lionat's, near Llantwit. E. Lloyd, Boverton Court, near Llantwit. A. Arthur Evans, Wick. near Bridgend, G. Hopkins. Resedew, Llantwit 'Major. W. H. Cooksley, Graig House, Miskin. Arthur Morgan, Cowbridge. These are the first men to be formally enrolled as members of the Glamorganshire Imperial Yeomanry. At Pontypridd to-day, at Swansea on Saturday, and at Merthyr Mawr next week there will be further tests, and for these Colonel Wyndham-Quin has received a large number of applications. A CHAT WITH THE COLONEL. Chatting with one of our reporters. Colonel Wyndham-Qwin said he had already received some 200 application*, and everyone who had applied had sent in a character from a justice of the peace and some other source. "I have every hope from what I have eeen already of being able to pass most of them," lie added. "What about the original Glamorganat who wero in South Africa with you. colonel? Do you find they are coming forvard well? "Yes. It is early yet. but I have no doubt a large number of them will join. We already have twenty or thirty of them." "I suppose you will choose the non-commis- sioned officers fro-m amongst them? "Probably. It is very desirable to have expe- rienced men of that sort as non-commissioned officers." "And what will be the total strength of the regiment? Four hundred and fifty-six, including two guns—galloping Maxims, most likely—and sections under the command of my brother, CaptiLin C. Wyndham-Quin." THE SQUADRONS AND THE OFFICERS. The regi.ment will be divided into three squadrons, at Cardiff, Swansea, and the Vale of Glaiaorgan respectively. Most of the officers have already been appointed, the fol- lowing being the list:- Commanding offiaer.—Colonel Wyndham- Quin.. Vale of Glamorgan.—Squadron-leader, Major Edmondes. Mr. Vizard Cowbridge No. 1 Troop), I Captain N-ichol, Merthyr Mawr (Bridgend Trooji); Mr. G. Bruce (Pontypridd Troop), Mr. M. Tylor (Cowbridge No. 2 Troop). I Swansea.—Squadron-leader. Major C. D. Venables-Llewelyn; Captain the Hon. Odo I' Vivian (Swansea Troop), Mr. Moore Gwyn (Neath Troop). Mr. LI. Pritchard (Gower Troop). The officer of the Port Talbot Troop haa not yet been appointed. Gardiff.—Squadroct-leader, Captain Pritchard, Cardiff; Lieutenant- Rupert Lewis, Green- meadow. The Cardiff Squadron is as yet in embryo. Gun-seatian commander, Captain C. Wynd- ham-Qoin. Quartermaster, Mr. 0. H. Jones, Fonmon. Medical officer, Dr. Moynan. Cowbridge. Veterinary-surgeon, Mr. Thurston Bassett, Beaupre. It may be added that the headquarters of the regiment will be at Bridgend, where Regi- mental-sergea.it-majo:' Bassett will be sta- tioned. The serious work of the Yeomanry will hardly begin before May. but meanwhile the troopers will be required to put in the drilla necessary to make themselves efficient. A drill-sergeant will attend at the several places most convenient to the respective troops. TESTS AT PONTYPRIDD. Colonel Wyndham-Quin, M.p., attended at the Ynysyngharad Park. Pontypridd, on Wednas- day to test tho applioants in the Pontypridd and surrounding districtt for places in the new i regiment of Glamorgan Yeomanry. The troop from the PontypKidd district will be under the command of Mr. Gerald Bruce, who was pre- sent with Mr. Vizard, commanding the Cow- bridge troop. An excellent body of men was selected and sworn in, as follows;- 1. Mr. Arthur Edwards, Vedwhir, Aberdare. 2. Mr. J. Powell, Merthyr-road, Pontypridd. 3. Mr. Wayne Morgan, Maesycoed. 4. Mr. Edgar Treharne, Abercynon. 5. M.r. J. H. Llewelyn, Clydach Vale. 6. Mr. Arthur Masters, Lanel-ai. 7. Mr. W. C. Hinckley, Pontypridd. 8. Mr. N. Meradith. Tonypancby. 9. Mr. Stanley GrtfVer, Caarphilly. 10. Mr. Richard Williams, Clydach Vale. 11. Mft, John Harrison, Llantwit Vardre. 12. Mr. John Thomas, Llanover Arms, Ponty- pridd. 13. Mr. J. M. M'Leod-Carey, Penyeoedcae, Merthyr. 14. Mr. Lewia Richards, Llanover Arras, Pontypridd. 15. Mr. E. Coleman, Llantwit Vardre. 16. Mr. David Richards, Llanover Arms, Pontypridd. 17. Mr. David Harris, Merthyr. 18. Mr. J. Percival Bees, Nelson. 19. Mr. Thomas Morgan, Maesycoed. Qo. Mr. J. T. Williams, Clydach Court, Tre- alaw. 21. Mr. Jenkin Phillips, Pontypridd. I 22. Mr. Rees Roderick, Quakers' Yard. 23. Mr. T. Ajax Lewis, Llantwit Vardre. 24. Mr. J. Lewis, Abercynon. While Mr. Edgar Treharne, one of the troopers, was pulling round his horse abruptly both horse and ridsr fell, and Mr. Treharne was hurt and had to be removed from the fueld in a. cab.

NORTH MONMOUTH TRAGEDY A RETURNED VOLUNTEER FOUND SHOT DEAD. I Considerable sensation was created in North Monmouth on Wednesday by the report that Mr. J. H, Freeling had been fonnd shot dead in one of the bedrooms at a house at which he resided at Skenfrith. Dr. Leigh ton, j of Grotmiant, was sent for soon after the shooting occurred, but found life to be ex- tinct. Mr. Freeling waa well known in the district. He volunteered for service in South Africa shortly after the war broko out. and during the time he spent at the front he greatly distinguished himself. Unon hia return to Skenfrith he was entertained at a public banquet. The coroner for the Mon- moitth district has been communicated wit'h, I and an inquest will be held.

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TREASON TRIALS. REMARKABLE EVIDENCE AT JOHANNESBURG. The trial of Mr. Broeksma commenced at Johannesburg on Thursday before a special military court composed of Colonel Ball and Majors M'Leod and Harkness. The prisoner was charged on four counts, namely, breaking the oath of neutrality, treachery, high trea- son, and inciting to break the oath of neutra- lity. He pleaded not guilty. The evidence proved that the police on searching the house of the prisoner found pamphlets and nearly 30 documents, comprising copies of letters to Mr. Steyn, Mr. Reitz, and Dr. Williamson, addressed to the care of the American Consul at The Hague, also a warning to our leaders and burghers on commando," and a letter to "his Honour Mr. Kruger, President of the South African Republic, at present on leave in Europe." Other letters were produced purporting to come from Dr. Krause, in Lon- don, to the prisoner, and one from the prisoner to Dr. Krause, and also an envelope addressed to "Charles Brooks," supposed to be the prisoner's alias, care of Mr. Garden, American Consul at Johannesburg. The writ- ing on this envelope is believed to be that of Dr. Krause. The reading of the pamphlet occupied an hour. It was dedicated to Mr. Steyn, Generals Botha and De Wet, and all true Afrikanders, and inveighed against "Roberts the English- man. Chamberlain the wretch, and all their clique," and "Milner and all other Jingoes." The document, which is somewhat prolix, draws a comparison betweesi the present war and the American War of Independence. The rest of the yapers consist of correspon- dence and documents, including letters to Dr. Williamson, care of the American Consul at The Hague, and a man named Dettora, both of whom appear to have acted as inter- mediaries in passing on correspondence to Dr. Krause, who apparently was constantly writ- ing to Mr. Kruger, Mr, Broeksma, and others- The warning to the leaders and burghers on commando stated that £2,000 had been placed on their heads by the British. Profound sen- sation was caused in the court when a type- written document was read signed Louis Botha, and purporting to be a proclamation to the officers of the two Republics desiring them not to be uneasy over Lord Kitchener's proclamation, and adding that, after deUbera-, tion among the fighting generals, it had been decided that after September 15 Lord Kit- chener, his staff, and all British officers should be declared outlaws, and all burghers in the Cape Colony, Natal, the Free State, or the South African Republic were ordered to kill by shooting auy armed Englishman whom they enoountered. Another letter, dated from London in March last, and signad "F. K." (the initials of Dr. Krause), mentions the writer's scorn of the arrogance and pride of th-a British, stigmatises Lord Milner as "such a, scoundrel." and eon- eludes by saying, There will be a bittei Ireland m South,AfriQ01. "fter the war." In a further letter, dated June 10, the writer: mentioned t,at he had been given a brief in the case of "Beit versus Markhann," of coarse, for'the defendant. "F. K" also informed "Brooks" that he had seftt the bottles of medi- ciae to Dr. Williamson without a single ona having been opened. It is inferred that thesa bottles contained correspondence. Several witnasses followed, and a printer, named Vankhy, gave evidence of the printing of 2.030 of the pamphlets to the order of tho prisoner for £ 53.—Reuter. PRETORIA, Monday. The trial of Broekema concluded on Satur- day. The evidence for the prosecution was unshaken by the cross-examination by counsel for the defence. In summing up the evidence, the Public Prosecutor contended that it wag proved that the prisoner conspired with Dr. Krauae, now in custody in London, in order to forward tre&cherona documents from Leyds and other Boer authorities in Europe to tho enemy ia tke field; that he was in treacherous communication with Kruger, Reitz, Krause, and Mra. Steyn; that he wrote, published, and circulated an inflammatory pamphlet inciting Afrikanders to continue their resistance to his Majesty's forces; that he advised burghers who had surrendered to break their parole obligations; that ha stigmatised the English ba-rbariaais," "scoundrels," nnd "mur- derers of women and children"; that ho characterised the war as "low and dirty"; and that he asrumed the aliaaes of Charles Brooks and Captain Green, and under thos3 names received treasonable letters from Leyds and others, and carried on a treason- able correspondence since June, 1900, after accepting oar leniency and being allowed to remain at large on taking a simple oath of neutrality. Several of the documents put in against the prisoaer referred to Leyds as L," and the defence maintained that the prosecution had no right) to assume that the letter meant Leyds." Objection, was also taken to a mili- tary court trying a civiliam.—Central News.

ALLEGED JEWEL THIEF. PRISONER BEFORE THE NEWPORT MAGISTRATES. A young man, who- gave the name of William Hamill, and said he was a civil engineer of London, was brought up in custody at New- port Police-court on Wednesday on a charge of stealing a diamond breastpin from the shop of Mr. L. S. Abrahaisson, at the Mirror of Gems, in Commercial-treet. On prisoner being arraigned Head-constable Sinclair asked for a remand for a week to mf.ke further inquiries as to the prisoner. Deteetive-constable Hiles stated that on Wed- nesday, fpom a complaint he received from Mr. D,or,an, manager of the Mirror of Gems Jewellery Establishment, he made inquiries and went to the railway station in company with Police-constable Fauiks and Mr. Doraa. At 4.20 p.m be saw the prisoner come out of a lavatory at the railway station. He was at once identified by Mr. Doran as a, man who had been ion his shop some time previously. Wit- ness said to him, "Thare has been a diamond pin missing from Mr. Abrahamson's shop, and i I shall take yonHnto oust-ody on suspicion of stealing it." He replied, "1 have had no pin." He was taken to the police-station and searched, but the searchers failed to find the pin. Witness then returned to the railway station, and, in company with the attendant, Hawkins, he searched the lavatory and tha closets. In one of the closets they found five pairs of cuff links, a, set of Etude, and seven diamond and gold pins One of the pins was identified by Mr. Doran as having been taken from the shop, of which he is manager. Prisoner WM then charged with stealing a single-st«ae diamond pin of the value of £ from the shop of Mr. Abrahamson, He made no reply. The Clerk asked prisoner if he had anything to say against being remanded or any ques- tion to ask. Prisoner replied in the negative. The Clerk: What is the value of the jewellery found? Deteetive Hiles: Over £50, The Bench remanded prisoner in custody for a week.

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