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SUICIDE IN A BROOK AT ST. PAGAN'S. Mr. E B Beeue on Saturday afternoon held a.n 'inqu?t M the ?y??? A?s. 8t. Fagan-s, on the body ?IhomM Morgan, 59, of Clive Cottage. st. Fagan 8, which wa6 found thaA morning ? ?, ??Lage brook. a.bout 200 ya.rda from the cottage, lying fa?e downwards, in Sin. to 16m. of wa?r. Mre. Morgan. wife of dece??' s?o. th?t her bus. ba,nd ha?d h?d nt6 of ?P?<? ?? ? iH- hea.lth.-D! De Vere Hunt stated that dearth was due to droning-TTM jury returned a. ?rdict of "Suicide wh?at m a, a?ate of tem- was due to droning-TTM jury returned a. verdict of "Suicide whilst in a, state of tem- pora-ry insanity."

ATT.EMPTED SUICIDE AT PONTY- pBIDD. At Fontypridd on Wedneeda.y Thotnajs DuD- st.Ul waa oh::vrg<Id wLth at-tempted sui.cid.e. Ingpector Sa.lt& staged that the aoouaed went to the that morning a.nd surrendered himself for having a.tt<'mpt€<l/to commit smcide a.t hie home on the 13tal of last month. In reply to the ohM1!'e, he said, I am very sorry for whR.t I ha<ve done, a,cd I expros my regret. Dr. Da-wkime. PontyprLdd, said between eight fMid nine c'cloc.k o-n the morning in questtion he was called to the d'efe.niLa.nt'e house. where be found him in bed. Round his thros-t waj6 blood-stadll,-d HmeT!. Up<m exaini"n,R.t,iou he found t, wound which ha.d been innicted by fome sharp inst.rnment, out it w-M not of a. dangerous oha,ra.ter. Raplying to M-r. David Reœ (Misers. W. R. Da?vies a.nd Co.) whoa-ppeaj-ed for the acousied, witness aaiid tbaA M?. Dunataji wfusa. p&rfeatly ra.tioiQ'a.l m?'M. AIderma-n. B. L<?s saad the Bemoh wer'o extram?y eo)"ry ?o &ee Mr. DunBtaji in court. Hiia action, no doubt. w.as due to depreaaio'n, Hiia action, no doubt. w.as due to depreaaio'n, ajid they hoped it' would not ocour ag.a<in. He was disohairgod. Mr. Dumstan baoominc sureft.y iM the eum of XZO for n'ia beba.viour.

CARPENTER'S TRAGIC END AT THE DOWLAIS WORKS. Thomas Lock. a man of 60 yea.re of age, residing at Milford-etreet. and employed a.8 a carpenter. a.t the Dowl.a.ia WorkB, Cardiff, wentb to work as usuaJ on Thursday. On arriving at the carpenters' shop. however, he dropped dead. Ho etppeared to he in good heajth. The body wal taken to the mortuary to await 3In inquest. I

TRAIN iN A RIVER. ALARMING DISASTER ON A SPANISH RAILWAY. An a-kM-ming acid.ent, attended by loee of life, occurred on Wednesday on the railway between &an Sebastiiaji and Elgoiba-r. in tthe Province of Guipuzcoa. (Spain). Qw-ingr t') a.n extensive landsLide, whacih c.a..rrl<?<i a.wtay a. portion of the permaneut wa.y. the engine Hnd eever'a'! c<H'nages of a lengthy train left t<he lines and plumsed into the River Oria,. T'he engine-d.nve.r wa<8 i;nst&ntly killed, and aeYera<I passengers sustained serious mjuries. FocrtunaAeJy, the couplings in the mdddle of the trafin broke, &nd aofme of the carriages, ctontanmaing many passengers. Tem<ajned sa-fcly on the line.—Centa'a<l News.

K NOTICE TO QUIT. I SIR WILLIAM AN60N: Very &&rry to trouble you, but it ie my p&inful duty to request you to vacate th? premises. t

CAPTAIN AND LADY "'i'' TRIP TO MONTE CAKLO AND THE"Rr,,S U In the King's Bencjh Divi&ion on Monda.y (betore Mr. Justice Grantham and a specia.1 j'ary) Miss May Joyce, of LoTidon. sued t?e Gra-ad Kbtel. of Ttonte Ca.rlo. for da?na?ee for 'wj'ong?ully d?ba?uiinK ?' pro- Pertty ia P?byu?ry, 1904. Counsel for pla.in- tiN a?id tha.t?th? action a.rose ont of a bill Ill,ourx,6d by Captain Charles L. 'Da.vi& tbt defe¡ndlwlt's hotel for JS550. The captain held a. coBmUs?io? ia o,ne <?f our crack oa.va.lry ?egihMMtoi, a,Qd served with distinction m the South Airicau war. He then left the Army, I a<nd appe" -t. ha,e devoted himself to a.mueem-en'ta ,)md rw-boraez amd hu.ntere, I beiQg a M$,u of wealth. The c&p- tatin. told W40I.Pamed as Mis. Joyce, I MSS JOYCE,. I that he was godnx to Mocte C,%rlo, and she aaked him to efngage rooins for her. There WM mo MT'atngemeat that they shtmid go to Monte Carlo together or occupy the sa.me suite of rooms. The hotel manager said he thought they we<r< hu&band a<nd wife, a.nd, no doubt, they spent all their time together while they were there. Captain Da. via bor- rowed money the m3tnag.e.r oaahier of the hotel, and, said oounBel, ga.ve cheques which wer& dishonoured. Counsel for the defence said that there was only one hotel bill for the two perso-M. Plaintiff's <x).unsel (proceeding) stated tha.t the oa.ptain'e solicir went to Momte Carlo a.nd oifered to pay his hill, but eventually the defendants .refused to give up either Captain Da,TL9'B o<r plaintiff's luggage until the whole bill was paAd. Plaintiff had to pa)y it a.U to get her things released, amd she now owmod da,ma.gM accordingly. Oa.pta.iin Da.via's so-licit-or (Mr. Purber) ga-Yc evidenoe, afHd sadd it was in December, 1903, tihaft the ca.ptain made the plaAmt<iS"8! aoclua.iii'ta.nee. WitnEas staAed thaA he had. bean deeeived in Cptain Davis, ajid had lost £1,600 over hilt. Replying to counsel fotr the defence, witness sajid he thought thei captain's money wen? at the gaming tables. The ca.se wa?s adjoujn? tin Tueada.y. whem Mr. Furber, plaintilf's eohcitor. coTitinued hia evidence, and was cross-examined by Mr. Gill. for the defence, t His IjOrdship protested against witness de- scribing plaintiS' aa Mfa. Joyce. In the plead-! ings she was called Miss Joyce, and he did not want any aliases in a< court of law. Witness said in his negotiations with the hotel aa regards payment of the bill he assumed that it was an accident that plain- tifF's bedroom adjoined that of Captain Davis, because there were no others vacant, and he treated Miss Joyce as liable for her own rooms. They wanted to avoid a. eca-ndaj. Mr. Gill said he could quite understaTid that the lady wanted to avoid a scan dial. Mr. Furber: I always thought that barris- ters had to conduct their c'ases as gentle- men. You have inaulbed me enough already, Mr. Gill. Ris LordHhip ea-id he could not have these remarks. If the lady had put herself in a faJse position ehe had only herself to blame. Miss Joyce wae examined. Shb said that she was never married, but was known to her trienda as Mrs. Joyce. She eaad that ehe had no idea that Captain Davis had not paid his bill until the manager refused to let her go to her room. She had nothing to do with Captain Da-viss bill. and was perfectly willing to pay her own bill. Oroas-Mamimed: She did not stay at the hotel aa Captain Davis's gueet or visitor. Their bedrooms adjoined, She had no quarrel with Captain Davis for having brought her into this position. The hearing was fnrth&r adjourned till Wednesday, when Evidence taken on commission at Mocte Ca-rlo was read for the defence, to the effect that the majiager treated plaintiff &nd Captain Davis aa being m-ombers of one family, as they occupied one suite of rooma, with two bedrooms.. The oaee wae again adjourned.

BRITISH LINEHS ON FIRE. A Sre, the origin of which is unknown, broke out at half-pattt one on Tuesday morning at Pier 4 of the Houaa.- chinnel Docks, at Charieetown. and HprMbd with sta.rtling rapidity to the Furneag- Lcyland hner Philadelphia and the 0aJl liner Da.lton Hajl. The crews ewaped by jumping overboard amd on to the pier. but three men were ofbught and oopeumed by the Bttunes. The daciage is estimated at..E100,COO. The vessels and their cargoes, however, will not be & total lOBB.—Banter

DOWLAIS CLERGYMAN AND HIS WIFE. In the Divorce Court on Monday (before the President, Sir Gorell B'arnes) an applica-tion wa,s made on behalf of Mrs. Florence Mary Parry that the Rev. Owen P&rry, of Dowla,is, should be committed for contempt, in not executing a deed of eepa.ration in the terms of a settlement made in 1903. Mr. Workman. who appeared for the a.ppli- oant, aaid that the wtfe brought an faction for a judicial sepa.rion against her hue- ba.n.d, who was a. cletit in Holy Ordcirs, acd the case was partly heard before Sir Fran<HB Jeune, who suggestMt that it waa a. case that ought to be aet.8ed. It wae accordingly settled out of court. and terms were signed by both parties, the terms being that alt charges wera wi'Midrawn, tha.t t<he wife should have the custody of the child and receive an allowance from her hu&band. When the deed of separation was sent to the respon- dent's policitors the respondent waThted to have a clause m&erted in reference to access to the child. tC wthe wife objected. The payment#" of tjae allovfance were .835 in arrear, and the hasbaod stin con- tinued to decline to sign the deed. According to the terms the wife was to have cnstody of the child, ae if ordered by the coart. Mr. Symome, who appealed for tJhe huebaaML, explained tha.t there were only charges of cruelty made by the wife, and ehe bad with- drawn them. The respondent had signed the terms under a misapprehension as to their meaning with reference to the custody of the child. He bad thought tha-t the wife was to have custody until the child was seven yeMW of age, and tha.t after th&t thee he would be entitled to the castody. The Presidetnt expressed doubt M to whet-her the court would have juriedietion in refere'noe to the child if the deed was eigu'ed ajid the oaeo &etUed out of court. Mr. Symons sa-id it was important tha't the father, as a clergyinaaj. should h&ve cuatody of the child a-fter aeven yeaj-s. a.s ae wae in a better positioa to look after the boy's edu- cation. Mr. WorknMcn: My client's objection to the respondent dealing with the child is tha.t my client is a, Protesta.nt. a.nd the respoadect wishes to bring up the child as fb Roma.n Catholic, His Lordship suggested that the parties should end'eavour to oome to terms as to the question of the custody of the child, and see bm in chambers on the ma-fter, if ceoeesa.ry. This course was agreed to.

A BRIEF WOOING. After a, f<H-tni€'ht'a atoquaint-a.noe Mr. Crom- weU Wylie HaJ'tley, a- SheSeJd eleotriciam. married Ellen Arnold, believing her to be a widow. In the Divorce Court, London, Mr. Ha.rHey reLat.e;d an extraordinary eto.ry. Trouble aooa ajro&e over Mrs. Hartley's imtampera.te habits. They oonAinued to Idve togeithca*. however, from 1894 umtH 1897, when a. nEan na-med Mtitohell a-ppeared on the sceine a.nd ftue-d Mre. Hfa.rHey to recovea' .E30 he bad tenft her. The motion oajne on in tihe Sib.effield County. oourt, ajui Mitchell obtKuined judgTne'n:t with costs. Both Mfitehell amd Mrs. Hartley ga-ve evidence, an,-d rt appeaj'ed thaA MitciheU, who wa6 n- ma.rried. man with a wife living, bad in 1888 ocmrtro.cted a bi?a<mous marriage with Mrs. Hartley a-t TcfOTt'to under the na-me of Arnold- Thoy Uvod togat.htxr from 1883 UBtdl 1891. Mid a .child waa born- On hea/ring tlieae fa<ot'3 started in the ootuity- oourt. Mr. Ha.rtley refoi&ed to reoogndee hds wife any moire, but ga.Te her JB10 a.nd ht6 f-nrniture a.nd eeait hefr ho.me to BN*nainchaJB. He allowed her 30s. a week until July. 1898, whem s)he retij.med to ShemeM with Oliver Cromwell, tuto ettder of tbedr two children, who exhibited signs of ill-t.reaAme'n.t. Mr. Hartley then steppe the weekly aJlowance. T MM H&Iey took out a aunimonB foT oMLin- tentance. aad by consent aji order was made for the payment of lOs. a week. ThM waa padd until the end of 1903, wthen rumours as io hds wife's conduct a.t Birmmg- baiin coming to Mr. Haætley'.s ears he made inquiries, ajid a &ummona was iBsued to rescind the order for ma'intena.noe. The osuse wae undefended, and the Premdent granted a deoree nisi, with tihe custody of the children.

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THE DOGGER BANK INQUIRY. DECISION OF THE PARIS COMMISSION. &n? ?fth Sea. Inquiry Commission met ?WedQesday morning at the Foreign -??' Paris. There was a second meet- '"K m th? afternoon, and the admirals ? until late in the evemug to take fo?h? ??ding of the report setting ?th the Commission's conclusions. The ?ncipal author of the report, which is 'somewhat voluminous document, cover- Ing ten folio pages, is Admiral V on 6,paun, the Austro-Hungarian Commis- ?aer, but all the membera of the Com- ??ssioQ have contributed in its drafting. *Qe Commission does not discuss the ?estion of the presence or absence of "?Paneae torpedo-boats; their report "Ply states that Admiral Rozjestvensky "Sht legitimately have believed that his ?Uadron was in danger, and that he was titled, m view of the circumstances, to ?t a? he did. ?he Commission takes note of the under- ?'?g of the Russian Government to ??mnify the victima of the deplorable -The report will be forwarded to the -?tish and Russian Governments to-day ?aursday) by special courier, not that it *s subject to modinca-tions, which have °?Q pressed for by one of those Govern- ?Qts, as there is no appeal from the th ? ? ? Commission, cut because *? Commissioners do not wis that the ??rested Powers should leam the con- cision reached by the Commission solely trough the press or from the last public ?tmg. The forwarding of the report is ? merely an act of courtesy. *he public sitting at which the report "1 be formally read will very probably be held on Saturday. ?he "Debate" (Paris) says:—"We ?u-n from a good source that in the ?ra.wmg up of the nnal report Vice- adrairal Sir Lewis Beaumont, acting with me breadth of view which characterises ??, made some important concessions." "-Reuter. DISAPPOINTMENT IN ENGLAND. Much surprise and disappointment were ajnoog both parties at the House of Commons on Wednesday night with 'eferenoe to the report ttha-t the North Sea. -ommisaioners in Psu*ia have decided pra.c- Mea,lly in fa,TOUt of Buesija.. There is no l'ea'sm to doubt that the British Qovetmmecit will loyally a<?cept the judgment of the *a'termationaJ tribunal to Which the queetion was by mutual consent referred, but there i to now a decided feeling of regret in Pajlia- blentary circles that the matter was referred. to sach a Commission, and especially that tha Buseia-n ass-refers will. apparently, be "?r?tted of bla.c]c ua ?ec&?nit of the M?'?', ???P? so fa.r ae reg?rde fheir ???d pecuniary oMi?tions to pay (?m- Mf?T??? ? ?? eerioaa da-taa?e done to <'«<1 Btcp?rty.

AN AMOROUS AGENT, ALLEGED HEARTLESS FRAUDS ON WOMEN. At BoIW Podioe-<!0<jrt on Wedmeeda-y 'oatore Mr. MaMha.m) Frtmk Boom, am esta-te "?eQ.t, of la., Gowar-pla<oe, was ohaj'ged, oo '?°?od, with obtaM'nar mooey by falae pre- tenoae. M.r. waabLe, of the Treasury, pro&Mmted, a4d Mr. J. E. aeaj-le a.pp<a.red fotr the defenoe. Mr. Wa.U&oe ptrooeoded to open two further ge.s inst the priBoineir. He aadd that '? July laet a. Miss WUaon was d-esb-ous ot ?Otina; & a&t or house. a.nd aha wont to ? prisonM-, who told her he had g<tt just T?e very t.hing ab.e r?uir?d. At various tilD sb< paid him fees, amounting aJto- &'ether to between JE8 &nd .e9, but when she "?'nt to the address he T.MM1 gi?em her in "eet.jnc???Q?.pY?? PimJico, she wa? unable to obtain admiaaion to the house, the a"noer ata<tmg t.hat the prisoner ha<i no tJit¡hority to 00 in it. Mias Wilson had taken Q.r furoitore with her in a. pa<nte<;hnicon '?n. Mid ahe was, of course, put to great ?cocveTjiecoe, m a<MitdjO<n to the loss of her tn()nèy In the second case the proee<Mtrix was a. t'aa Ma,ry WeUs, a. boaj-ddBg-hoTiee keepetr. of ?a-aipetea?I, who m Apnl, 19<M, wamted to let ?r hiouae, a;nd went to the prisoner. He ?a?e a. vaJaatM'n of the furniture, for ?Mch she pa?d ?3 3e., and he a?teirw?rds 101d her tha.t he had got a. tena.nt, where- 1tnon Ehe pa-rted with a furt.her sum of .t:s 3a. At their second interview the prisoner "old Jdiss Wells tha.t he had taken a grea.t ""ncY' to her, and asked her to majry him. 4he replied that she must h.a,re a. few days to thi'nk it over, and sLfter doi'ng so she ted his propoeaj. He immedia.teJy began to borrow money from her, and when he had gOt aJl she poeaeaeed he induced her to give a. 1l of eale upon her furniture. "IT WAS SO SUDDEN." The Maxriage WM nied for August, but *om somfetMng which cajne to ?Lias WeHs'8 <nowled?e s'he taxed the priaoner with bentg ?' m.a.rried ma'n. He admitted t)ha.t he w?s, but aaid that he hfMl not &e.en his wife for .<' Lofnx tinM, and thought she was dead. He 41180 oonfessed that he was f)t that time liv- inl' with Mother woman. Altogether he ha.d Stained jE63 from the pros,-cut-rix, who was Dra"_tica,Uy ruined, arnd, indeed, ha.d it not en for the aeedataaloe of sc'me friMids she would ha.Te been absolutely destitute. EYid.en.ct) was g4v€'n in support of this Irt.a.tame.nt, }Iiæ Wells. a, middlv-a-ged woma.n, ¡.;aid the Briaon&r told her he ha<d been a, widower for ninoO y.oa,.rs. When he m-st a.sked her to tn.a.rry him she didn't think he meanlt what be Badd. because it was eo euctden." In cross-examination, the witness saad she bad suad the prisoner in the county-court Itnd obtained judsment for £47 IQn. She had Bot taken crimina.1 pro<-€edings because nhe did not wish' to do so. Mr. William George Dickinson. a, wine a-rd ADirit DI-MObOnt, of Stmth Ha.mpatsa.d. &ajid t-he prisoner murr-M-d his eiBter in 1886. At tJlis stage the prison cr's wife wa-a I&d ?nto oourt. a,pparent!y in a. fainting condi. Mon. by two police onlccrs. The priso'ller was further remanded.

GREAT COLLIERY DISASTER. FEARED LOSS OF OVER 150 LIVES. A serious explosion has occurred in the Virginia. Mines. Birmingha.m (Alabama.), "cloning; to the AIa,ba.ma, Steel and Wire Company. The disaster is attributed to an explosion of dual. ao the mine bar. be'en nc'ted for free- dom from goa. Socires of men a<re now vigo<r- OuEly digging to Mscue those imprisoned in the mine, although there is but littLe hope of any of the men being found Mire. The normal number of men employed iQ the mine is 135. but as Monday wae 'Pa.y.da.y it is likely that the full cumber may cot ha-re been at woTk.-Reuter. „ OentraJ News tneeeasre eays th.a.t the tofa! number of miners entombed is 152. There is little hope of a.ny bein? recovered a. live, aa the rescuers cannot reach the spot whero the men are entombed until late to- Mght. THIRTEEN BODIES RECOVERED. BIRMINGHAM (Alabama). Tuesday, 4 p.m. Thirteen charred corpse? have been tajken out from the Virginia Mine, where the axplo- BIRMINGHAM (Alabama). Tuesday, 4 p.m. Thirteen charred oal1J6es have been tajken whero the men are entombed until late to- Mght. THIRTEEN BODIES RECOVERED. BIRMINGHAM (Alabama). Tuesday, 4 p.m. Thirteen charred corpse? have been tajken out from the Virginia Mine, where the axplo- <non occurred yesterday. It is expected tha.t the others will be recovered by midnight.— t eu

HIS CARRIAGE BLOWN TO ATOMS, MOSCOW, Friday Afternoon. A profound sensa.t.Lon has been caueed by the news thaA the Gra.nd Duke Sergius. Military Governor of Moscow, has been alSSass.1naltro. The Gr&nd Duke had driven into Moscow frcm his country seat, and his earriage WM proceedine- to the Kremlin.. It had just reeohed the open space in fr<mt of the NiohoLw Gate, whem a. bomb was thrown either into or immedia.tely beneath the The en?ect? of the explosion were a.wfnL The carriage was smashed to-a-toms. The Grand Dnke was literally torn to pieces, death, of oonrse. being imtantaneous. The coachma,n susta.ined such terrible injnri<a that death ensued within a, few minutes. Three men were instantly a.rrea'ted on the spot. They were dressed as peqsants, and aj'e believed to have come from Ht. Petersburg. Ttlie C!i.reumsf.amvæ were perfectly sample. Thcire i& no mystery wbaAever in the te.m.bJje story. At a. riiMM-be-r to tib.ree in the afteJrnoo¡n, the ùaæ:mlage of his Imp'er'naJ Higthnees was waiting in readin.iSB to convey hun from the Nicholas Pala<)e in the Kremlin, his new residence a-s oomm&nder-in-chief of the troops in the Moscow district, to the pa,la.oe of the Governor.G'eneraJ, which he recently ya.ca,ted on being relieved of the omce of Governor.General. His wife, the Grand Ducheas Eliza.bcth Fe<)dorovna,, eister of the THE LATE GRAND DUKE SERGIUS. Empress, It ad arranged to follo'w her hus- band in a. few minutes. Nea,r the Nikclski ga,te of the 'Kremlin 6t()(¡d a ma-n. aged a-bont 28 yea-rs, wearing a workman's bloa&e. patiently voting for the appeaja.nce of the Gr&ud Duka<i eqY page. No one pMd «.ny spooial attention to him. t.he police lea&t of aJl. The minutes paeeed 6low.ty, a.nd then the carriage rolled from under the sra-teway. The disguised workman inata.ntly 8pT*a,ng forward, holding in his ha,nds a bomb, which he had sna.tohed from beneath his blouse. He threw the bo-mb s<iua.roly into the car- nage, the window being open, and tt instantly exploded. In a- second the magninoent carriage was completely wrecked. The Grand Duke was torn to pieoea, and the coaohma.n shockingly mangled. The Grand Duchess, hearing the noise of the explosion, rushed to the perch of the paJaoe, hurriedly descended the steps, and ha-s-tenad to the scene, where her worst feaxe were only too fully rea.liseo. The Grand Duchess thre-w herself upon her knees by the torn and mutilated corpse of her Imperial hu&band. refusing to lea-ve the bloo'd-staitipd ground un,.]. the mangled rema-ins had been reverently placed upon ha-nd litters, a-nd removed to tho Palace by 6ome omcar.? of the Ekatarinoslay Regiment.

IMPERIAL BY THE CZAH. The fo'lowing ImperiAl man,feeto w-ae issued at St. Petersburg on Saturday:— It has pleaded Providence to amict na with severe grief. Our beloved uucle, the Gra.nd Duke Sergiua Alexa.ndroYitch, has died on the 4th of February (O.S.), in the forty- eighth year of his lits, having fallen by the wicked hand of assassins, who aimed at his life go dear to us. Lamenting in him the uncle and friG-nd, whoae whole life, activity. and oa,r0 were constantly devoted to the service of ourselves and the Fatherland, we nrmly trust that all our loyal subjects will feol the heartiest sympathy with the sorrow which has b<'tnllen our Imperial house, and will join their hearty prayers witJi ouM for the repose o.f the soul of the deceased. Givem at T8a.rakoe Se'lo.—NICHOLAS. STATEMENT BY THE ASSASSIN. The assassin of the; Grand Ihike Sergiua maintains ajn atHtude of profomid indif- ieren;ce. He occa&iona.lly indulges in sa.roMtic remarks with his gaolera, addressing them as uafortuna.te fellows. and expressing pity for the poor efforta of the a.ut¡horities. On bedng pjeee.ad to apeaJ:. the aaaassin repUed tha/t aJI their efforts wouLd ha<ve no re&ult, a.nd before Ms victim wa.& la,:d under the e&rth other victims would be found. As for his motives, he only acted m the unrests of .a.n oppres&ed people, and r&gmrded hils deed aó; an act of duty. The Gra.nd Pnkee ha,d for ye<M-s violated every law of ordMiaA-y decency. They ha<d ruined t.h < country, a.nd, while exploiting the weak wiH of th'e Czar for tl:<tir own ends. ha,d made him a. tyrant. &Q. ?a,t h'is people Mw bim. '1'bo3 3d<õ:aè:6Ïn said he was a.ware H)a<t tlje C'za.r was hmooeint a.njd nx-rely t.he dupe of the Gmm4 Duoa,l clique', a.nd hia party had, therefore, decided to deliver the Cza.r from tJtc evil innuences sur- rounding him. being convince'd tha.t thaA was I the only way to s'a<Ye the Cza.r a.nd the peep Ie from further disaster. Wo will resc"e the Cza.r," added the "tuid we hope that nomc day be will join our movement a.n<d be hcAd of R na.ticnal government on 'Weat.Rrn Idnp-s. Neither police nor epies will be a.ble to thŒ"e who afre doomed .to dearth by the Will of Cod." The identity of the :l.(;¡sas13in is still un- known. but it is eta-ted that he is a man of edo.'cation.—Press Association. FATHER GAPON INTERVIEWED IN PARIS. The editor of the Libre PajoJe haa haL<l .a.n in't.&rview with Father Ga.pon. the famous leader of the St. Petersburg strike, who, it a.M'e<iJS, is iiow in Paris. The rev. gentleman recounted the known facts of Vladimir's Day. and explained how the strike origiPat,eod from a. workshop dispute between the work- men and the foremen. Father Gapon gave orders for the strike, and nve days a.fter- v/ajrds 240,000 men bad ceased work and 1,500 fa.cto-riea were closed. Father Ga'pon was wounded in the shoulder a.t the Varna, Gate. where the terrible caJ'n.a<g'H took pLaoe. He was carried away by n. patTty o.f fnemds, ajid had to disguise hinMNelf, oha.nging his oostumo eereraj times a day, as well as his faoo ajtd a.ppa.rent a,a:e. lie succ&eded in crossing the frontier, travelling through the woods with a bn-nd of smugglers. To-day." said Fa.the'- Ga.pon, "Czarism is dead, and the halo which surroundüd the Emperor is extinguished. Tjiei-e will be a. terrible veingeajice fctr the massa,cres, for Christ sa-id, 'All they tha.t take the sword sha.11 perish with the sword.' Much blood will be spilt, and the blood tha.t is ahed will be fertile

"MAM, MAM, DON'T GO TO SLEEPS --I At Aberavon on Sa-turday night a. eta.rt- lingly sudden death took place. Mrs. Ellen Buckley, aged 36, wife of Patrick Bcckley, was speaking with some neighbours, and she then appeared to,be in her usual health. At eleven o'clock, forfy minutes later, deceased's sister called at the house and there found Mrs. Buckley q dea.d. Two of the de- ceased's ohildj-en tMipe pla-ying round the corpae, a.nd lisping out, "Ma.m. ma.m, dont go to sleep." At Aberavon Council-chamber on Monday Mr. Eowel Cuthbertson (district coroner) held an inquiry in.to the circumata.no&s of the etnangely sudden deaith of EUen Buckley. Mary Murray deposed to visiting deceased's hou,e at eleven o'clock and nnding her dead 011 the noor. Forty minutes previously she .a.ppea.red well and was taJking on the door to some noishbours. Two of deceaseds httle oMIare.n were playing with tho corpse, acd ?Dr??Arn?Ut Jones sa?id t<ha.t a. poet-moirtem ex,a,mina,tdon showed Vawt the cause of deatji WM eync4DPe due to heart disease. Verdict accordingly.

WINE AND SPIRIT MANAGER POISONS HIMSELF. An inquest was held on Wednesday by Mr. J. B. WaMord (coroner) as to the ca,u&e of dearth of Wa!ter Ernest Grinm. aged Z3 years, whose body was found lying on the bed in his apartments, adjoining Mr. Alfred Jemkins' wi'ne and spirit &toM6, where he had been employed as manager and traveller. Henry Grinin, of Clifton, Bristol, said the deceased was hts brother.—The Rev. J. B. Phillips. ?ar of Holy Trinity, said the deceased sobered much from indigestion and had nts.—The Foreman remarked that he had soon him carried out of church in a nt. Emma Havard, employed as a bottle-washer in the wholesale business premises, said ehe occasionallv cooked breakfast and dinner for deceased. On Saturday witnef!s went home to dinner a,bout one o'clock. On her return ehe went to the foot of the staircase and called oat to know if deceased wanted any- thing, and, getting no answer, went upstairs. On getting to his bedroom ehe saw him lying <M his back on the bed. Mrs. Kate Jejikins, who aibtended in the absence, through illness, of her hu&band, Mr. Alfred Jenkins, said that during the years that deceased had boon in their employ he bad iv'8n eatisfactjptt, and from the nature of his business wa? rega-rded as a moderate drinker. They knew of no nnaincia<I or other diniculties. He had been very doll two or three time.s since the death of ,tps wife, a year and nine. months ago, but had* eeemed better lately. A g!aas con!taiE.ing the resdduuni of a etrong do&o of cyanide of potassium was found by the hçdjde, and, amongst other papera of the deceased, an old envelope, on the inside of which was written, "Ma.y God Meas you all. I know He will forgive me. Oneyea.r and nine months' loneliness is more than one can bear.—WALTER. Tbo jury returned a, verdict that deceased committed suicide by poisoning himself with cyanide of potassium, while temporarily of ureound mind.

FALSE FRIEND'S BETRAYAL A MANCHESTER COUNCILLOR'S ELOPEMENT. In the Divorce Court om TneedLa-y Mr. MaA- thew Turnbull Bucl1a.n&a. director in the 6rm of BuchRJi*Ji IUUI. Oo, confeotMmefrs, was granted a decree nisi because of tJie mie- conduct of his wife, Oacilia Paxton Bu.chan<an, with Mr. Cha-rlee Wright BotKford, a fideid of petitioner, and agadnct whom da.m were ae&eseed at X2,OW. pondent had carried on bimiaees a.t Manchaa'te'r aa a cold- emith and jeweller, fhe &uit waa un- defended.

THEATRICAL DIVORCE SUIT. An undefended action for divorce waa brought by Mr. William Alexander Irwin. who plays under the name of WUIia'm Havilland. agaiuet his wife. The peepondemt. m profes:aiouaJ.ly known aa Miss Ajmy Cole* ridge. Misconduct was aJleged with Mr. Pe!rcy Angtey, who had toured in Amieric-a with the company of which husband aod wife were members. Mr. Josephs (insitmoted by Measra. B-addcn, Woodward, and Co.) said that tiM nia<rria<ge took place in Chicago, where p&titiooer ajii were on tour with 8.ir H>&ocy Irving't- company, and there were two chil- M'n, The parti&s returned to England after the tour, and acted to.ner at the Lyceum. In 1896-7 they toured in South Africa, and during tha second vM5t the husband had canee for smspeoticg that hiB wifa waa nMe- cond'ucting herself with a young member of the oompa.ny, but no positive proof. They aeadn went to America, in 1902, ,mere the peta- tioner had rea.&on to oonipladn of & eerier atrta-tion of his wife with the co-'reapond'ecA, who waa a member of the compa-ny. WTbeo they got back the wT.fe went to live alone a,t Bmwh:Wn Mid then at Remo-hill, the peti- tdon-er ettpplyiog her with money. Sooa after tba.t h amd hit &on were at NoMinchajn. and there, in UM TMit&rs book aA a. lodging- house, the fonmar noticed the name of Amy Coleridge and Anetey. Inquiries were made, and it wae fonnd tha.t the reepoiadent a&d the oo-ref>poudent had been living there as m&n aod wife. They ba<d occupied diCarent. bed:ooma. but they œ.ed the eMM b&thixxHn, a<ad Mr. Lueey llaa baec in th;e h&biift of dreaaing in Mns. Irwin's bedroom- There waa, eeui'd coungrei, no pe&aom to boueve tha-t this releibiov,ship was not continuinc at tOM preeNtt t'iBM. Mr. Irwio ga.ve eTidence that he met hia wife just befo!r& the Amancabn tour in 1885. Them wera trequent quarrels betweem them dajin? tbe Aai<no<m toar m 1902, amd ahe was so -Uoh overwroucht th&t on their DeA-Tu to this comaAry he gave her pejmiasion MR. HAVILAND. I ——.———— —————————————— to Hve where she pleaeed. He h&d had two let'teJB from his wife since the pre&e'nta.tAon of the pet'ition- Mr. Joeepthe: They a<re ratther pitiful, and perhapw your lordship would not wa.nt me to read them m public The President read the lcM<MB without oomment. Mr. John Hendry, (t. member of the American Bar, spoke as to the TaJidity of the Chicago mama-ge before a- justice of the peace. Mrs. Nelly B&ldwick. the Not)tdD)?ha,m land- lady, aJid Mr. Ghaj'les Ohmpp'&L. t2aeaArioal m,a,nager, proTod !ha,ving ideo-tined the pespon- d<*Ti.t and the co-respondent aA the OMnden Theatre. The Pr'esdd.ent pr'a.Tt.ted a. de<!re?, wi?L the custody of the children. The petitioner did not Mk for' costs.

IRISH POIbON MYSTERY. INCRIMINATING STATEMENT: ALLEGED CONSPIRACY. The hea.rim? was resuioed on Tuesday a.t Armagh of the evideuco in the charge rela.t' iut; to the alleged poieonin? la?t June of the old wo<na.n, AUce Pea.reon. of MuHa.leliBh, for which 8&raih. Anne PeM'aon. daughtA-zin-lzw, ajid Agnes BLack, d&uyhter of dooeaeed, stand charged. The body of deceased was exhumed aix month$ altet buria.1 &nd the contents of the etotaach exajnined io oon&e- quenoe of a. &ta.temeot made to the police by the huEb&nd of one of the women, and the two wornec were tUTeeted. Profeesor Baj*klie, ajia-lyst. of Belfast, depo&ed that in the stomach of the deceased wom&n be found mercury in a pare metallic state mixed with food. He foand one-setenth of a- era-in of strychnine in the kidneys, and a similar Quantity in the liver. Altogether 296 grains of mercury were found in tihe body. Dea'th wwsdue to abryohnine poieonintr. Police-eergeant Richardson,' who wa<a sent to Montrea.1 for Mra. Pea,reon. ea.id that when he ajreated her ehe sajd. "It wae Isa'a<c, my husband, who pjajtoed a,ll this. I bought the ttbree-penniywortih of atrychni.n<a a-t Orr'e in Armagh. It waa laamc that ?&Te me the money. I ga-ve the poieon in her dinner of tnashed potw- DoDd eggs." SubaeQuen.tly, on board the steamer, she aa.id: They aj'e a. teriibte pair to get me m-to this trouble alter they planning it and saying they would never teU." On a.mother oc<MMM!n &he de?taLred thaLt she had to Rive the deceased the poison or ehe would ha.re been murdered herself. The prMonera were Monmitted for tri4.

BISHOPRIC OF LLANDAFF ARCHDEACON EDMONDES DECLINES. We aje informed th&t the Vcn. F. W. Edm<M!<tM, a?nahd?a?on of Llamd?fF, aifbar most oaroful oonBtidera'tdjom, has decided. grefutjy to hje pegTet, that it is his duty to decline the offer o-f tthe Bishopric of LlazdmiT. Archdeacon Edjnondea, invited by our repreeent&tive to explain the reaeoms which induMd him to deoline the of da,ff, replied:—"I h<hve nothing to communi- cate about my reaaona for doc.Undng the biehopric but UM<t I believed it my duty to do so." It is undeMtteod tha.t the Mohde&coc. who is 65 yeaLTB of ace, considers that the bishopric ehocid go to a. yoomt{er fmd more active ma,n.

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ALLEGED ATTEMPT TO POISON. AN ABERYSTWYTH NURSS CHARGED AT BATH. At Bath Police-oourt on 'Wednesda.y (betoM the mayor, Mr. B. John, in the chair) Ma,fy Mason, described as a nurse, of 16, TYnúlC. terrace, w-as charged tha<t on the 7th inat. she feloniously did attempt to cause to be taken by one Annie Bucha-nan Boyd a q<Mt' tity of morphia., with intent to kill aa< murder the said Annie Buchana-n Boyd." The Town-elerk (Mr. F. D. VafdeJ) prose- cuted, and Mr. F. Glover represented the Moused, who is a. fair and f:,mart-looldul young woma.n of about twenty yeare. The Town-clerk said the charge WM a. very serious one, and he bad communicated witlt. the Director of Public Prosecutions, who pro- posed to take up the matter and send dowa one of his assistants to lay the caac before the bench. Under those circumstances. he asked tha4 a- Demand might be nioae a.fter eTidence of arrest had been taken. Detective Burge gaye eTidence to the effect that in consquence of infonnatMD he receiTed he went to the Midland Bailva.y SbatMO at Bath on Tuesday evening at about 7.10. H* saw the prisoner get out of a train, and. going up to her, he told her he wajs a police- omcer, and said: "I want you to come into the waiting-room a minute. I wajit to epMt)t to you." The prisoner replied. All right. When in the waiting-room he told hea* he had a. warrant for her arrest, but before reading it he must caution her, and he did eo in HM nsual way. He read the warrant to hef. She made no reply. He removed her to the Centra.1 PoMoe-ata.l&on, where he au4a cautioned her and read the warrant ftead** She still made no reply. Mr. Glover, in answer to the clerk, said that when a gentleman of the town-c.lerk's pexd- tioi: a.sked for a remand 7LinW Friday be offered no objection. bTit tfh.ere waQ no evi- dence at all a.gadnst the girl at pre&ect. Ho«* ever, he was satisS&d on her bebajf with a. remiajid. Be did no't "1, for b&il. as acc.Oj6e<L'< home was in W<ules, and ehe had no fnenda in Bath she could rely upon for bail. A& it was only until Friday, he Tuidsrstood eh. would remain in Bath. It was not, be accused ha-d no friendg, but bec&uee Micy <xmld noft be a<pproa<ch€d, that he did not ask for bail. Prisoner was then taken back to the ceH<). Mias Annie Buchanan Boyd, whom <<ooa)Md is alleged to have attempted to poison, is the ma.t!"&n of the Bath Eye InBnnaj'y, aB4 a.ccu&ed. whoae pa,rent6 liv' neax.&berystvytb. waa for &ome time a. nur's.e at t!M innroMry. Th'e case has ca.ueei oo-nsideraMe Eensotion in BaAh, where the m.uta;.on i% well kcown amd rospected. Detectivea are m<akicg ioquitiaw about the case-

GREAT FIRE IN LONDON. lit, DAMAGE NEARLY A QUARTER OF A MILLION. A serious fire broke out shortly before "T= on Wednesday morning on the prejnisea of Messrs. Sla-tter a.nd Co.. motor a.nd ca.rr. buildere, L-one-acre, London. The upper p<tft of the building was used as flata, "d about a score of the residenta had exciting escape*. The premi&as were burned oat, and the adjoining premtSM of the Eagle Carriage Company, the Ariel Motor Company. tmd: Messrs. Thomas Whibtington and Wilkia were badly damaged. Latter pajticuLars to hazd show titat the nro was of a very destructive ohaxaoter, )hod it was estimated that the tota.1 damage dome tunounted to neaj'ly a. qu&rter of a. miUto* pounds sterling. The premises in which the fire crizintibed aj-e occupied jointly by Measrs. glattayr, wboee carnage building buamees is oajried cm in the upper paat, and the Arid Motor Coanptmy, whose worka aa-e on the ground Boor. The loas sustained by the Ariel Co.m.po.ny ie eetima.ted at SL sum a.pproa<)hins; £100,800. A lai!*s:e number of oMfbors were Btocted aA th works, having juet been brousht back from tjie show a-t. Olympic. and it is stated thBJt fully .EM.OOO worth of demace was done to cars alone, over 30 ca.rs. of the Ta.lue of JEl.OOO ea<cn Mld upwards, beint destroyed or irretrieva.bly damaged. An exciting rescue w-.is eneoted dariBt t'ho earlier stages of the &re. AA the top of the Ariel works there WM a. ttmaato--d Satt, the ocClUpa.n:t43 of whicih, wiHi one exception, manned to escape when the a.la!nn wza given. One ma.n. however, who go't out by mesbne of a. penna.ne'nt iron ItMidef, rema,ined on an adjoining roof for ha.lf <m hour with. the najnes roajing benea.th 'hum. until he was rescued with eome difBcuIty by mea-ns of the Sre escape, amidst the che<t of onlookers. The are a.rea. was a triangular block of buildings bounded by Long-acre, Upper S< M-a.rtin'6-lane, and Castle-street. The nre brigade by dint of grmt exertdoot restricted the flames to thi6 triang-alzr Nock, and by ten o'clock a number of engines were v-ithdxvown, and the London Salvage Corps were able to oonunence opera-tiione The ecjgrinea -c-maanlng oontinued. to pla-y on the m; of burning d'ebris. During the C01M'Se of the mofmins's work & &remian v.'&a injured, and a.notheir man ia stated to have be<:n hurt, but no lires were lo&t. The following premises have either been wholly demolished or very badly damaged by fire or wa,ter :— Sla.tter and Son, co&chbuilders. L<ons:-tM:re. Ariel Motor Compa.ny (Ltijnited), Lons;-a<cre. The Eagle Carriage Works. Long-acre. Whittington and Wilkin, coach goode ww& hou!se. John Davy and Sons, printers. J. Jackson and Co.. gaddlere. Long-acre. Ja.rvi6 and Child, undertakers. Hyde. Archer, and Co.. cajri&ge trimmiat manufacturers. H. C. Belts, window-glaas deaJer. Pa-rker and Pajker, saddlers. Upper St. Ma,rt..in's-l, J. Holford and Son, carry powder UB- porters. The Sovereign public-house. &eorge Parker and Sonf!, sa-ddlers. A number of other nrms have eufferew dRjnsge by water.' Thirty nre-engines were engaged. A &re' ma-n rescued a woman from an upper floor window, where the beat waa eo intense that it was necessary to keep two hoses playing on him while he made his way up to the window. In all ten persons were reecced by thenremen.

BREACH OF PROMISE CASES A cheaiff's jury 8-a.t a.t Liverpool on Vednee* day to as&eas daniages in Hiroe undefended a<tiona for breebch of promise of marriage. The nret wiE brought by Louisa Ketrehsbw. ed 19, pitbrcw girl at 8Mmdieh, near Wi?ac, against James Finch, a ccllier. After the marriage was arranged defendant took a.dvM- tage of the girl. The banne were duly pa.b- liebed, when defendajit wrote that he had changed his mind, and washed his hands of her. Counsel characterised his conduct as very heartless.—The jury awarded L40 damages. Ellen Lowc, 51, housemaid and waitress at Birkdale. near Southport, eued John Braley, deacribed as occupymg a good position at the Ma-xim Works at Barrow, for breach of pro- nuae of marriage.—Pla,intiff said that ehe h<Mi known defendant for thirteen yesLre. aod th<y became engaged nve years ago. Matters went sn;ootbly until defendant transferred hia affections recent!y to a, Barrcw barmaid.—Toe jury aw&rded L100 d&magcs. In the third case plaintifF was Catberme Thomas, a. :midd!e-aged nurse, and deffcdaat Morris Evan.-L, a. widower, aged 66. During: the coartship defendant wroue Many amusing letters, generally before he went to bad. so tILat be invariably concluded thus, "My eyee are he&vy with dumber, but my hec.rt ie p,wake with love." His fa-mily him so mush tha/t he refused to noxTy pI&intiC.— T)amaom were Awessed At L3J..