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CHAPTER OF LOCAL TRAGEDIES. KLANSAMLET BOY STRUCK BY CRICKET BAT. .An lin-quest was held at Llansamlet Polioe-«ta.tion touching the death of I>eonard Alfred aged four years, "who died on Whit-Monday from the effects, it had been alleged, of being accidentally struck on the head with a cricket bat. William Jenkins, Bridge-terrace, stated that he was with Winstone on May 28, and was about to play cricket. Witness had a small bat in his hand, and tossed it up in the air to see how it would fall, to decide t who was going in to bat first, when the bat & accidentally fell on Winstone's head. Dr. J. J. Phelan found the boy delirious and suffering from inflammation of the brain. The jury returned a verdict that deceased died from inflammation of the brain. The* boy Jenkins was exonerated from all blame. AGED COLLIER KILLED. Mr. R. J. Rhys and a jury met at the frynevor Arms, Nelson, on Saturday to inquire into the death of Thomas Clark, aged 63, of the Old Mill, Llanfabon, who was killed by a fall of roof at the Albion Colliery, Cilfynydd, on Thursday. Accidental death" was returned. Mr. Gray, his Majesty's inspector of mines, was Present. CARDIFF CHILD DROWNED IN CANAL. A verdict of "Accidental death" was Returned by the Cardiff coroner's jury on Saturday afternoon concerning the death of Joseph Shirlock, aged eight years, son cf Edgar Shirlock, boatman, 12, Adelaide-street, Docks. On Friday evening the lad went on a, baulk of timber on the canal, and, leaning over to Put a pdeoe of cloth in the water with which to wash his boots, fell in and was drowned. The lad's playmates made every effort to Bave him, but failed. PENOOED CHILD'S TERRIBLE DEATH. An inquest was held on Friday on the body of Gladys May Sheldon, aged six years, the deughter of Mr. Albert Sheldon, Penltro. howedl, Pencoed, Who was knocked down on Wednesday by a dray driven by Mr. Timothy Morgan, Llanharan, and killed almoet inetan->( t ^taneously. The inquiry was conducted by Mr. 'D. Rees. Evidence of the accident was griv«n by ?■. Mrs. W. Davias, ttM. Smith, and Mies Maeerie Maud Jones. Dr. Atkinia, wiio had made » post-mortem examination, testified that death toa. j™* to infteroaj hemorrhsupe,'ca-aaod by a jury verdict >f Ac*cidiem!ta^ dea.th. fc "HARRY THE DEVIL" DEAD. Aberdare coroner on Monday held tnimiest on Henry K\an«, a haulier, known ti0 "Harry tlr* J'vii." rnan ^ad a drum vi'b i;\ a-myto.at, tiisa-Ubu ^^■Jwjditaoo liver and heart, -accelerated tbC am0aat °f drink h6 jury retumed a verdict accordingly. OF TEA CAUSES DEATH. coroner held an inquest on Con, y on t^e h°dy °f David Edward p a child aged sixteen months, of 58, "typridcketreet, who died in the infirmary on Monday evening. The mother said that on Saturday evening she had the child in her lap and w\s undress ing him. when he knocked over a cup of hot tea. It was spilt over his chest. t Dr. Chisholm said the baby was severely I scalded, and died from shock, ft A verdict of Accidental death" was returned. I WATCHED HIM DROWN. At an inquest which was held at Worcester on Hubert Gardner, aged eight, who fell into the River Severn on Saturday and was drowned, it was stated that the attention of several men was called by the boy's com- panions, but although the water was only 4ft. deep, no one ventured in. The jury returned a verdict of "Accidental death." CARDIFF MAN WARNED OF H'IS DEATH. The Cardiff City Coroner's jury on Wednes day found that the death of Patrick Joseph Macauley, 59, boilermaker, 19, Homfray- street, was due to syncope. Dr. Martin, Custom House-street, said he had warned the deceased that he would die suddenly, and his friends knew it. CURIOUS DEATH OF A CARDIFF CHILD. Mr. W. L. Yorath held an inquest at Car- diff on Wednesday into the circumstances of the death of James Alexander Burke, aged three, son of a crane-man, living at 12, Layard-street, Splott. The evidence showed that on the previous afternoon deceased was playing in the street with other children, when, though he had never been ill before, he became suddenly convulsed and fell. He was taken into a neighbour's house and Dr. Corrigan was speedily called, to find the poor little fellow dead. Dr. Corrigan said the cause of death was convulsions, due to running about In the sun after dinner. The jury returned a verdict accordingly. DEATH IN THE TEA-CUP. The Neath Coroner held an inquest on Wednesday touching, the death of Glyn Morgan, aged four years, the son of David Joseph Morgan, labourer, of 13, Gasworks road. i c B?rothy Mary Navies, aunt to the deceased t said that at 7.30 p.m. she poured some tea into a basin for the little boy, who upset the oontents over his face and chest. Dr. Davies said the scalds were very severe. Death was due to convulsions due to the 60ok. Verdict accordingly.

BOILER BURSTS. KILLING THREE INMATES OF F; A WORKHOUSE. A disastrous explosion took place on Wed- f »06day afternoon in the boiler-house of the \Joxteth Union Workhouse, Liverpool, and "lted 111 three of the inmates being -aided to death. From some unexplained Æluse, one of the boilers which supply the ^titution with hot water suddenly buret, 'Ild there was a rush of scalding water, while ,'he house was filled with steam. The three inmates who were working: there no chance of escape, and were dead rp<ure assistance could reach them. •The names of the deceased are Richard j/°yd, aged 60; Edward Rigby, 54, and a«j»ry Smith, 66. j r member of the workhouse staff was Jured, but not seriously, and others who tr re near the place had a narrow escape the flying debris of the damagod

ROADSIDE MURDER. orlme of a particularly revolting cbar- M* On *lae been discovered at Evreux, France. lfc- goingr to his work in the morning a °, named Delpierre, found the dead body &ki^ lna*n lying in a I5001 of 'blood on a road tfon ^le cemetery. The mew had been ft- to death in a terrible manner. He had bm^hepn shot. There were four revolver taw'8 in* his head. Then the assassin had Vjth to the knife, hacking the victim's face c<iUjL^'en'dish. fury. Fifty knife wounds were A Wt nose, ears, and lips had been I °?« ai^d the ctoeeks reduced to. jpulp. ■ ■ A I

REGISTRY OFFICE ARREST. 1 DETECTIVES WAIT IN THE CORRIDOR t A dramatic scene was witnessed outside a West End registrar's office on Thursday. The inhabitants of that part of subur- bia which is situated adjacent to the office of the registrar of marriages in Mar- low-road, Kensington, had noticed the presence in the neighbourhood of some gentlemen who looked suspiciously Iiiie detec- tives. At te'n minutes past twelve on Thursday a hansom cab, containing a lady and a gentleman, both young, dashed up to the door of the registrar's office. The registrar's office is upstairs, and before the-.pair had time to gain access to it there suddenly emerged, from a corridor two detec- tives. Before the astonished would-be bridegroom had recovered from his surprise he had been served with a warrant' and placed under arrest. t During these proceedings an elderly gentle- man had been waiting outside the building, obviously in an agitated frame of mind. When the young couple entered the pre- mises he endeavoured to follow them, but two policemen, who had been previously standing on the other side of the road, had come across, and they requested him to move away. 0 Still looking furious and anxious, the elderly gentleman went up to a^ady who was waiting on the opposite side of the road, and she, deepening the mystery, hailed a hansom, and drove quickly away. A few seconds later the bride-elect was seen to leave the registry office accompanied by two gentlemen. She also took a cab and drove away. A few palpitating moments ticked off, and then the bridegroom walked slowly between two detectives, and was driven away in a cab in the direction of High-street. PRISONER BEFORE THE MAGISTRATES. The bridegroom appeared later in the day at Westminster Police-court. In the morning Mr. Falck, a solicitor, had applied to Mr. Horace Smith for a warrant for the arrest of the young man, the written information handed up alleging an attempt at a grave offence against applicant's daughter. Mr. Falck said his daughter was an imbecile a.nd incapable of resisting the influence of the young man. This was supported by two medical men in oourt. During the afternoon a well-dressed young man, of eighteen years of age, named Pri- deaux Hawkins, clerk, 82, Ladbroke-grove, was brought to the court and charged. Detective-sergeant Fitzgerald said he saw accused at Mario wes-road Registry Office, and when the warrant was read over Haw- kins said. "I don't quite understand it." Wit- ness read it again, and accused said, "I admit having lived with the girl for about a fortnight." This wa^ all tÇe evidence offered, and Mr. A. B. Pooook, ooupa«L for the thence, asked for bail. Mr. Falok. the girl's father, said he hotted { bail would not be granted. His daughter was in a state of hysteria, and if he told her the prisoner was being taken care of they might be able to keep her at home. The whole of the accused's family were conspiring to keep the girl away from her home. If the prisoner were under lock and kry there would at least be peace. On the magistrate intimating dissent, Mr. given, that he shall keep away from her?" "I don't think so," said Mr. Horace Smith. "I have no doubt the law will be obeyed." The father of Hawkins said he was pre- pared to stand as bail for his son's appear- ance in jBlOO, and this was accepted.

A PORTUGUESE PLOT. « ROYAL FAMILY SAID TO BE IN DANGER. For some days the Portuguese police at Lisbon have been effecting a great number of arrests, refusing, however, to give reasons for so doing. It ha« now leaked out that a terrible plot against all the members of ithe Royal Family, King Manuel, Queen Amelia, Duke Alfonso, and the Dowager Queen Maria Pia, was in preparation. Most of the plotters arrested belong to the same secret society of whioh Buissa and Costa, the two regicides, were irtembere. According to the "Secolo" and other papers, the chief con- spirators are men named Jose Avila, Adam Duarte, and Constantino Mendes, who, it appears, were to commit the dastardly act.— Central News. A sinister fact in connection with the affair is the discovery of a workshop for the manufacture of bombs in a, secluded house on the outskirts of the capital. It is not positively known when the attempt was to be made, but it is thought that the day chosen was the 18th inst., on which date the whole of the Royal Family is accustomed to be present at the celebration of the feast of "Coracao de Jesus" at the Oburch of EsErella. The official press assert that the Republican party is seriously implicated in the plot.- Central News.

DEFALCATIONS £10,000.. SENTENCES ON BANK MANAGER AND CASHIER. Mr. Justice Walton passed sentence on Monday at Norwich on John Franklin Wright (50) a.nd Ambrose George Goddard (34) for forgery and falsification of accounts while in the service of tha Capital and Counties Bank at East Dereham. Accused had both pleaded guilty. The charges involved the sum of over £ 8,000, but the total defalcations exceeded £ 10,0M. The offences were committed over a period of several years, during which Wright was the manager of the Dereham branch, and Goddard was the chief cashier. The method they adopted was to draw on the deposit accounts of customers and make out bogus debit notes and cheques. The money waa chiefly sipenrt in betting. The Judge said the sentence on Wright must be necessarily exemplary. He would, therefore, go into penal servitude for seven years. It was proper to assume that God- dard had been led into trouble by his fellow prisoner, who was his superior in position. This did not excuse the offence, but it reduoed the degree of culpability. Goddard would, therefore, receive eighteen months' imprisonment with hard labour. »

ACCIDENT COINCIDENCE. BREAK OVERTURNS: MANY PER- SONS INJURED. A four-horse break was proceeding along Chiswick high road about noon on Monday, on the way to Hurst Park Races, when it met with an accident. Just opposite Turn- ham Green Church the wheels became locked in the tram-lines, and in attemptiln,g to clear the rails the hind wheel of the break snapped. The occupants, some thirty in number, were pitched into the roadway with con- siderable violence. Assistance was speedily rendered by ambulance men who hafi pitched a tent at the exact spot, owing to a similar accident occurring there last Whit- Monday. Five doctors were soon at hand. A woman, who waa injured about the face, was unconscious, but recovered later. A man had a leg broken, and another man was seriously injured about the arms. Many others were slightly hurt, but were able to proceed"home.

BOY KNOCKED DOWN AND KILLED. A Newmarket telegram reports that a motor-car containing three undergraduates from Cambridge wag. proceeding between Royston and Cambridge, when a boy named I Ernest Webb, aged ten, running after a ball, was r.uok by the car and- killed.

AFRAID TO LIVE OR TO DIE. .+- BARRISTER WITH SUICIDE IN HIS MIND. A tragic letter was read on Tuesday at an inquest, at Westminster on Mr. William Howel Straeton, 43, a barrister, of Mill Hill Lodge, Barnes, ^found 6hot in Trafalgar- square on Monday. Lieutenant-colon^ Kennedy, his brother tjpiaw, he knew the deceased was embar- |Mg6Bed, hut he had never spoken of suicide. fratified a letter from the deceased wIfe, dated June 1, which the coroner C dearest Wife —You know the trouble I have been going through. So yeu will under tand and forgive anything I may do. Hone-.tf.Jy, I don't know at this moment what I g- 'ing to do. My nerves are very j" '<1 .1. ioei ill, .1 .<r. I is vci X' OLI.TIL' wutc' hK *2vhave been going about with puicade in my mind. I am afraid to live, and I am afraid of killing myself for fear some unexpected good foftune should arise. Twice lately I have gone out with a pistol in a parcel, and twice I have brought it homo. I am so undecided, Mr W. Rowe. solicitor, of Linooln's-Inn- Fields, said he acted for the deceased, and had known him ten or twelve years. The deceased's affairs had been involved for some time, but he was a very sang-ULne and hopeful man. The deceased had always been a racing man, but it was wrong to say he lost money on the Derby. He lost his money at Kemp- ton Park. and was ashamed of himself for Dot being able to meet his liabilities. A verdict of "Siuitide during temporary insanity was returned. I ■ T

WRECKED BY A MOTOR. ■ ♦ FIVE OCCUPANTS OF A CAR INJURED. A serious motor-car accident has occurred near Winchester. A car belonging to Mr. F. Pearson, of Bishopsgute-street, London, with five occupants, was travelling from Guildford to Southampton on Monday* night, when :t ran into and wrecked caterer's van return- ing from Southampton. All the occupants were injured, and four were taken to the hos- pital. The chauffeur, named Matthews, sus- tained a compound fracture of the right arm, and a valet named Perry had a broken collar-bone- The other occupantq were Messrs. Pearson, Farquhar, and Pennell. LADY KNOCKED DOWN AND KILLED. Frederick Herbert JohnstAn, of Southeea. was fined £10 at Portsmouth on Tuesday for driving a motor-car at an excessive speed. The car knocked down a young lady, who died the same night. ,,>

CAPTAIN'S PLUCKY ACT. CARDIFF LADEN STEAMER IN COLLISION, The Roumanian steamer Constanta, loaded with coa4, and bound from Cardiff to Genoa, entered Lisbon harbour in a sink- ing condition, with 23 of the crew ol the Greek steamer Mikael. While in mid-ocean the Mikael ran into the Constanta, and tore a great hole in her bows. As she was the smaller vessel, how- ever, she suffered most, and sank almost immediately. The captain of the Constanta, after heroic efforts, saved all the crew of the Mikael, but the captain refused to be taken off. As the. vessel went down the captain of the Constanta gallantly plun.ged into the <>ea, and after some struggling succeeded in getting his brother skipper aboard the Con- stanta, amid the cheers of both crews. Many of the crew of the Mikael have been taken to hospital suffering from serious injuries received in the collision. imssssss ■ ■" 11 j 11

PILGRIM TRAIN CFRASH. NINE PERSONS KILLED AND EIGHTY INJURED. News hap just reached Rome of a terrible railway accident at Anvarallo, near Novara, Piedmont. It appears that a. heavily laden goods train crashed into a passenger train, completely destroying the rear oarriages. Nine persona were killed on the spot and 80 injured, many so seriously that it is feared the death-roll will be increased. All the victims were pilgrims returning from a religious festival.

SURVEYOR FOUND SHOT IN A GARDEN, Mr. Cecil Herbert Burton Asbbury, 37, surveyor, of Galchog, Northop, Flintshire, son of a Flintshire magistrate, haa been found dead in his father's garden. Ood »ide of his face had been shot away, and a gun lay near. The deceased \Val! a familiar figure in North Wales cricket. .^■rssssssrssssssesrss

JEWELLERY IN A FOREST Two little girls playing in Epping Forest on Tuesday came across some hundreds of pounds' worth if jewellery in the under- growth. Scotland Yard police are investiga. J ting.

BESIEGED MAN IN A HOUSE. + SURRENDER AFTER DELUGE OF WATER. A terrible tragedy occurred on Sunday morning in a cottage about half a mile from Kilkenny, occupied by an elderly woman named Mary Morrissey and her daughter, Bridget, aged about 30. At about eight o'clock an ex-Army .man, named William Butier, ^presented himfielf at the cottage, and, after firing four revolver shots at the daughter, turned the weapon on Mrs. Morri&sey, who fell dead at the first shot. Butler then took refuge in his own house in the city, and when the Chief-con stable of Kilkenny entered to arrest him he fired two shots at him, one of the bullets wounding the officer in the neck. Before Butler surrendered the five brigade hed to be called oui.^nd, the heuse deluged with water. The •eliier-cone £ abIe'B wound is not dangeKKJs, but Bridget Morrissey, who was removed to the infirmary, is not expected to recover. Butler, who will be brought before the magistrates to-day, is believed to be insane. Four years ago he was sentenced to six months' imprisonment for a murderous assault on Bridget Morrisey. Before the sentence expired he was certified as insane and was removed to an asylum, being subsequently discharged as cured.

GLAMORGAN WELSH BAPTISTS. MR. THOS. POWELL (Newly Appointed Chairman). Photo GOldie, Swansea. THE REV. D. E. GRIFFITHS (the Outgoing Chairman). (the Outgoing Chairman). Photo Moody, Aberavom.

QUEEN BORROWS £200,000. UNFORTUNATE POSITION FOR KING MANUEL. The Portuguese Government has been placed in an extraordinary predicament by the* unexpected discovery that the Dowager Queen Maria Pia owes the State over £ 200,000. She has received informal advances aggre- gating this sum, and her explanation is that her yearly allowance of £ 12.000 from the Budget proved insufficient to maintain her in Royal state. King Manuel is thus faced with an un- pleasant situation, for the Queen-Dowager'a debts are being made the subjeot of stormy scenes in Parliament.

AERONAUT NAMED JONES. KILLED WHILST DESCENDING IN ILLINOIS. An aeronaut named Jones was killed near Springfield, Illinois, through his balloon striking the ground too violently in descend- ing.—Central News.

A NEW TERROR FOR MOTORISTS. f MAN'S ALLEGED SUICIDE AT ST. MELLON'S. If allegations turn out to be correct, a new terror awaits motorists. Whilst a large car, belonging to Mr. Francis Low, of Kiftsgale Court, Caanpden, was running between Cardiff and Newport on Monday evening with four persons in it, a young man who had been walking on the footpath between Rumney and St. Mellon's, was seen to leave the path and. according to the persons in the oar and otheirs. deliberately throw himself under the car. He was so badly hurt that he died within a few miputes. I Mr. Low immediately turned back and secured the aid of Dr. Samuel, Newport-road, Cardiff, but all that the doctor could do was to certify the man was dead, vae man's sKuir wa^ fraoiured, andffive of M- ribs wpre- smashed. He had in his possession a birth certificate which stated that his father's name was James Collins, and his mother's Mary Collins (formerly Williams), of 29, Union-street, Maesteg, where deceased was born on August 13, 1878. The certificate was granted on March 5, 1892, to Mary Collins, 16, Mansel- terrace, Aberavon. DeoAtsed was at one time in the Army. EYE-WITNESS'S STORY. Mr. George Green, miner, of Cardiff, gives particulars as an eye-witness. Green says deceased had walked off the footpath, and was crossing the' road, when the car, which was going at a medium pace, struck him, and the front wheels passed over him. The driver pulled up promptly, but the man was found to be dead. Green remained standing by the body whilst the gentlemen motored to Cardiff for Dr. Samuel,' and the police were summoned to the scene. The body was convened to the Carpenter's Arms. ABSENT-MINDED AND MELANCHOLY. fIt is stated that the deceased was at one time emplo/ed at the Tredegar Hotel, Clifton-street, Cardiff. He left to see some relatives at Port Talbot, while at the hotel he seemed melancholy and absent-minded, and It is suggested tha.t he was in such. a. frame of mind when he was run over by the oar. THE INQUEST. An inquest was held at St. Mellon's on Friday afternoon on the body of the deceased, when a verdict of "Suicide" was returned.

SCENE IN THE DUMA. 4 SOCIAL DEMOCRATS LEAVE THE HOUSE. During & debate in the Duma on a question of giving grants from the Imperial Treasury for the support of those engaged in painting ikons, M. Tshekheids, a Social Democrat, made a speech which was con- sidered by the House to be a. mockery of religion. After the tumult caused by the incident had subsided, it was decided by a majority to suspend M. Tshekheids for the next fifteen had subsided, it was decided by a majority to suspend M. Tshekheids for the next fifteen sittings. The Social Democrats thereupon left, the House in a body as a protest. I

SHORTAGE OF CATTLE: HIGH PRICE OF MEAT. The increased price of British produced meat has given rise to considerable discis- sion in trade circles in London. The high prices ruling are the result, according to a manifesto issued on Thursday by the National Federation of Meat Trades, of the short supply of cattle in the country, coupled with the largely reduced arrivals of live stock from Canada, and the United Sta.tes. The Federation state that they find it necessary to intimate to the public that it will be absolutely necessary for the retail butchers to increase prices all round. There are no indications of meat being cheaper for some time to come, the source of supply having been so seriously depleted.

RAILS BLOCKED BY TRAIN WRECKAGE. A London and North-Western goods tra.in from Manchester to Leicester was partially derailed at Elmsthorpe Station at nine o'clock on Thursday morning. Both sets of rails were blocked by the wreokage, but, fortunately, no one was hurt. A breakdown^gang from Leicester was soon at work, with the result tfiat traffic was only delayed for an hour. A Midland express amd two North-Western trains were held up during that period. Subsequently traffic was worked on a, single line, x

200 HOUSES WRECKED BY TORNADO. A fearful tornado has struok Charlestown, Iowa, wrecking 200 houses and doing other da.mage to the extent of over a million dol- lars. Five persons are reported killed and many injured.CenU-al lews. t

RECOGNITION WANTED BY A HUSBAND. Some amusement was caused on Thursday at Bow-street Police-court by an application made by a short, grey-haired old gentleman for a summons against Mrs. Robinson, one of the witnesses in the Druce case, to compel her to acknowledge him as her husband. The Magistrate (Sir Albert De Rutzen) smilingly regretted that he could not assist the applicant, and it transpired that he had called at Sir Albert's house previously, and even written him notes. He left the court with the magistrate's advice tha.t he should consult a solicitor.

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THIRD EDITION. I ADVENTURE IN A BALLOON. + SEQUEL TO AN ASCENT AT PONTYPRIDD. LANDING AT THE DOCKS AT CARDIFF. A\ balloonist who ascended at Pontypridd on Tuesday afternoon alighted at the Cardiff. Docks, a few yards from the Bristol Channel. The balloonist was Mr. Sydney Spencer, of the well-known firm of aeronauts, and in his ascent he was accompanied by Miss EIsa. Spencer, who was announced to make a parachute descent. The balloon ascended rapidly, and a rather strong breeze carried it in the direction of Oardiff. Miss Spencer was seen to release the para- chute and leap into the air. She alighted safely on the side of Eglwysilan. The passing of the balloon was watched with intense interest by thousands of onlookers, especially when it was seen that the direction was the Bristol Channel, re-calling in the minds of many the fatality to the young girl who ascended froir Cathays Park on the occasion of the great exhibition in Cardiff, descended by means oi a parachute, and came to grief in the mud near Nash, in Monmouthshire. About seven o'clock the balloon came to ,earth on the metals between the back of the Bute Iky Dock and the Cardiff Railway Company's engineers' office. CAPTAIN SPENCER'S STORY. Interviewed on his return to Pontypridd in the evening, Captain Spencer explained that the balloon contained 35,000ft. of gas. and was of good lifting powers. He expressed himself as highly delighted with his trip. We glided away," he remarked, "fmaer ideal conditions. The oar went gracefully and slowly. We threw out a bag of sand and reached a height of 2,500ft., when Miss Spencer jumped out to the parachute. The balloon then shot up to an altitude of 9,000fts and I had a most lovely view of the clouds, and the whole of these valleys opened out before me like a panorama. It was a grand scene, and I enjoyed myself immensely. X could have dropped down much sooner, but I was reluctant to come down in a hurry, and I resolved to continue my journey to Cardiff— which I could see in the distance—for con- venience of travelling back to Pontypridd. To my delight, I found myself there about three-quarters of an hour after the ascent. I then descended and landed oloae by the docks." Reverting to his experiences, Captain Spanoer added: "When Miss Spencer left I had my hand on the valve, as I did not want to go up a fearful height, but I passed through the clouds when at a height of about 7,000ft. from the earth. The conditions were simply ideal, and I was able to select my landing-stage pretty aocurately." "The railway officials, too," continued Captain Spencer, were very kind to me, and they immediately brought an engine and a truck to the spot close by and conveyed my luggage to the railway station." Miis Spencer, on being interviewed. remarked that she was consoled for the dis- appointment she had had the previous day. when she had to dismount from the balloon in order to enable Captain Spencer to go up. "It was a lovety sight," she went on, "and I came. down gently on to a field of clover. I was told I was within a mile of the roadway, but it must have beem a Welsh mile, for it was a good distance off. I landed so gently that I did not feel the sJightest discomfort. It was one of the best parachute deecenitg I have had. A lot of kind Welsh people rushed to me, and I was given a right cordial welcome." PARACHUTIST'S FLYING LEAP. An exciting parachute descent was wit- nessed a.t Longton Park Fete, Staffofdshi)*. on Tuesday evening. Miss Daisy Shepard and Miss Louie May ascended in a parachute balloon with the intention of making" double descent. The balloon rose to a gr6jti height and Banished in the clouds. It Was subsequently learnt that one of the para- chutes became entangled in the cording of the balloon and failed to act, and when$tt altitude of 1,100ft. had been reached the young lady involved took a flying leap to her companion and both descended on ou. parachute. Miss Shepard received seriouJ injury. Her companion escaped. The descent took place eleven miles away. -S >. -J J

COMPLAIN OF HEAVY WORK IN CAMP. The Liverpool Territorial Brigade, in camp at Peel, have, it transpires, been complaining of the heavy work imposed on them. Dissatisfaction became &o strong that a considerable proportion of the troops declared they would return home at the end of seven days. It is announced, however, that the brigadier averted this extremity by reducing the demands upon them, The troops declare that the work l^as been. much heavier than under the old regime, beginning some mornings with doubling round the field before breakfast.

SCOTS GREYS COMPLAIN OF ISOLATION. i'; Bitter discontent, says a London con- temporary, has broken out among the men of the Royal Soots Greys at the isolation to which they have been condemned at Bulford Camp, on Salisbury Plain, and the discipline of the regiment has suffered. There have been- an unusual number of courts-martial for petty military offences and a large number of charges of intoxication. The trouble is said to be due to the deadly dulness of the place. The men have no, amusements, and there is nothing for them to do when tney are off duty but to drink. There, is always the opoportmrityl for that. For months at a time they see no one but their comrades, and hear nothing of what is going on in the world outside. The Dlace has been nicknamed by the soldiers the Siberia of England."

AMERICAN AMBASSADOR. WILL MR. ROOSEVELT OOME TO LONDON? J A London correspondent says that with regard to the statement that Mr. Roosevelt will in all probability use his influence to be appointed as successor to Mr. Whitelaw Reid* when that gentleman's term of office expires, he learns that there is no reason to suppose that the present Ambassador contemplates retirement. It was pointed out to the correspondent by an influential American that Mr. Roosevelt's interests in his own country are such that it is unlikely that he will find it convenient to take up his residence in this i country. |

COMMERCIAL'S FALL FROM A TRAIN. Mr. George. Edgaj-, a commercial travella employed by a Glasgow firm, accidentally 1 fell from a train at Lochwinnoch, Ayrshire on Tuesday, and was killed. < 'CJ

BOATING DISASTER OFF BARRY. TWO MEN DROWNED IN SIGHT OF HOME. A boating fatality occurred in the Chaamri off Barry during Monday night, result- ing in the drowning of two young' men and tli2 narrow escape of another. It ap,pears that shortly after tea-time William. Francis Evane, aged 21, boat- man, son of, Mr. William Evans, also a dock boatman, of 61, Oastleland-.éiUeet..B.A-Trj' Dock, together with two friehds, Fred Brock (25), a ship's steward, lodging in, FrYà:tt:street; and Lemuel Barnes (28). a boatman, of Grav- ing Dock-atreot; both of Barry Dock, decidcd to go for a short cruiae • in the Channel in the little sailing boat Active, belonging to the former. < They left the Pier-head about 5.30, and had beaten about for about an hour, when just off Friar's Point, Barry Island, about a mile from the shore, the craft wa-s caught, by a choppy sea, and, getting on top of a wave, was. upset. The young men, on being precipitated into the sea, cried for help, and hung on to the keel of the boat, but, seeing no help/at hand. Barnes, who was a good swimmer, proceeded to swim aahore, and was not afterwards seen alive. J Evans and Brock continued to hold on to the bottom of the boat for more than an hour, when Brock began to show signs, of exhaustion. Seeing this, Evane swam round to his assistance, and held him as long as he could, but a heavy swell stole him from. hie graap, and he suddemljL-disappeared.. Evans Apt a look-out for his friend, but he never rose to the surface. Evans, now getting numb with cold and long immersion in the water, saw there was no chance of his being able to-swim ashore, and continued to hang on to the upturned boat until his cries and signals of distress were heard and seen by a passing trawler, the Fanny, which was running up Channel for Cardiff. The trawler hove to, and with some diffi- culty Evans was rescued and got on board. He was by this time in a very prostrate state, and was saved just when he, too, was rapidly loss tig hope and resigning himself to the same fate as his comradca. Evans was landed at Barry on Tiieisday morning. GRAPHIC STORY OF THE DISASTER. It was not unitil shortly before eight o'clock on Tuesday that the rescued young man, Willia,m Francis Evans; was brought home, and on arrival at his parents' house, 61, Castlelan.d-street, Barry Dock, he, was" seen by our Barry representative, who elicited from him a graphic description of the tragic occurrence. Yesterday afternoon," he said, bqintf a holiday, I thought I would like a little cruise in the Channel, and I invited the two men, Fred Brock (who had been a shipmate of mine in the Lime Branch for some time), and Lionel Bartiee, to .jodn me. Wfe went in my .boat, the Active, about fitto o'cladk* And, setting: sail, #e headed down OhaniW^ We vrpue not far off. tbe-coaat, about-a. mile* perti-apA, h&d been beating about fol*" when just off the 'taiddlo ibqmd (Friar's Point) we got into a nasty, chOppy sea, and being caught broadside, the boat was upset. Seeing there was no champs "of righting the boat, Brock and. myself clambered on to the keel, one on each1 side, and called for assistance, and made whatever signs of distress re could, bin, although two ni m v. pav-i -d ,t&pjr ,41d', or h 'n"> was a -wd. strong swimmer, sewd he would try to make for the shore, and swam* off. We watched his progress for some time, but gradually lost sight of him, and he must have been drowned in the effort to reach, the land. After hanging on to the boat for more than an hour, and seeing no sign of help, Brock began to give way. He sa-id:- I oannot hold on much longer; I am getting weak and exhausted. I tried to cheer him up, and told him help would surely come, but, seeing he was about giving up, I swam round to his side of the boat and held him up for about half an hour, when all at onoe a heavy sea. caught him, and, washing him away out of my WIH/IAM FRANCIS EVANS, (who was rescued). FRED BROOK (one of the victims). I grasp, he disappeared, and did not again rise to the surfaoe. A CHARMED LIFE. "Seeing there was no hope of rescue, and that my two mates had disappeared, I now began to think that my turn had come, though I did not give up hope, for I have been nearly drowned under similar circum- stances three or four times before, and it seemed as if I had a charmed life. "After I had been in the water about two hours and a half I saw a sailing boat, the trawler Fanny, coming up towards me, I making for Cardiff. My cries of distress] attracted the attention of those on board, and I was picked up and rescued. I was very exhausted, and could not stand on my feet, but every kindness and attention possible were shown me on board the trawier, and, after cruising about all nig-ht, I was landed at Barry Pisr-head—where the three of us had left for a ccruise nearly twelve hours previously—<about half-pakt five this morning." Evans, who is a smart, intelligen,t young fellow, was suffering severely from the effects of his terrible experience. He could scarcely stand, his legs and arms being still quite benumbed, and he felt very keenly the loes of his two mates. Brock was a son of the late Mr. Frederick Brock, of Digby-street, Barry Dock, and he only buried his father a fortnight ago. The Brocks are a well-known family, and were among the original settlers at Cadoxton. Up to Tuesday afternoon neither of the bodies nor the boat had come ashore. I BOAT PICKED TJP. The coastguards are keeping a sharp look- out along the coast for the bodies of Brock and Barnes, two of the victims of the Barry boating accident. On Wednesday morning the upturned boat in which the men went for a sail was picked up in the JJhaaiaei and towed to Ca £ d*S. I, V TEACHING THE YOUNG IDEA. II OR, THE SECRET OF THE MEETING AT REVAL. I