The Cardiff Times

GROWTH OF ABERDARE. Application for a Bigger Council. On Wednesday Aid. T. Prosser, Treharria, and County Councillors T. Morris, Mountain Ash, and James Roberts, Treforeat, accompanied by Mr Alien, the deputy-clerk of the Glamorgan County Council, attended the Aberdare District Council Chamber to conduct an inquiry into the i application made by tbe Aberdare District Coun. 1 cil for an increase of members from 15 to 20. Councillor James Roberts presided. Colonel G. Phillips, clerk to tbe District Council, in open- ing the inquiries submitted a statistical state- ment showing that. since 1894, when tbe Council was formed, tbie ratable value had in- creased from £168,255 to £184,814, an increase of I JE26558. The number of houses had increased from 7,845 to 9,148, so that there was a corres- ponding increase in population. Since March last when the application was made plans for 180 houses in the district had been approved of. The Council, which bad taken over the Burial Board, bad adopted the Libraries Act, and had formed a fire brigade at a cost of £500, and there were also 15 provided Bchools and four non- provided schools under their management. This necessitated a large number of committees and sub-committees, and were the reasons for the required increase. Councillor James Roberts said that he was strongly of opinion that a case had been made out, and be was pleased tocongratulate Abeidare upon its continued advance. He considered the application fully justified.

FORTUNE FOR A GUINEA. Treasure in a Wreck. After 70 years of undisturbed repose at the hot. tom of the sea, the brig Barbaric is now yielding np golden treasure to a homely fisherman, who purchased the wreck a few months ago for 21s. The Barbaric foundered in deep water off Sea- wall, Nova Scotia, in a terrible sale, and all her crew went with her. As there were few salvage appliances in those days, and her value was sup- posed to be butlmall, the brig was left there to go to pieces. A Seawall fisherman, Thomas Burns by name, offered to purchase the wreck this summer, and as it would cost almost all they were worth to get up her anchors and copper fastenings and other hard gear, the Barbaric was sold at a nominal price. But fisherman Burns. bad heard of an old sto^y which associated the brig with treasure in gold dollars* totalling to JM,000 sterling, accumulated during a three years' cruise in South American waters, and. with some difficulty he induced a diver to come ove* from Halifax, N.S., and start operations to neorerit. Up to the time the last mail left, Bdihb and the diver had already brought up 18.000 gold dollars ( £ 3,600) from the wreck, and the diver had located some 30,000 dollars mote, so that the chances are that by thit time almost the whole of the treasure has been recovered.

TOO MUCH RELIGION. Philosopher's State of Mind. Albert Shepherd (25), an electrical engineer. charged (before Mr Lane) at the West Lion- don Police Court on Tuesday with attempting to commit snioide by shooting himself with a revol- ver. The landlord of the bouse heard a pistol .1 shot, and rushed upstairs to find prisoner with a wound on his forehead. The revolver lay on the floor. The bullet had grazed his forehead and lodRed in the ceiling. Tbe police produced a memorandum book in which the accused had jotted down a few k notes. The Magistrate ob- served that it eeemed interesting- Tto^rst sen-, teftce ran, Should this pistol go off it will be by a.ocident.-The Officer He ftas bron in a 1 una- tic asylnm, sir.—The Magistrate He may have been but if one. may judge by these extracts he displays sometimes quite a profound philosophy. I see you ascribe your tailure in life to too much retigion beitg drammed into you instead of socrnd principles.—Prisoner I have found that to be so.—The Magistrate (reading): "People shouldn't teach youngsters not to aim, but to be- have in such a manner that others can't point a finger at them." That doesn't sound like a lunatic. -Further evidence having been given the magtetratrfiwniBittod the prisoner fyrjgfrI* (

TO KILL HER HUSBAND, Divorced Wife's Avowed Intention. Leaving the Paris Opera by the stage door with a young and pretty woman on his arm on Tuesday night, a man in evening dress was about to help his companion into a motor brougham which was waiting at the corner of the Boulevard Hanss- mann when a tall blonde, no longer in her first youth, but still handsome, walked rapidly towards the couple, drew a revolver, and aimed it at them. Luckily, two policemen in plain clothes were by, and in the nick of time knocked the weapon out of her hand bofore she could fire. She was arrested and taken to the police station, where she gave her name. The com- missary at once remembered it as that of the petitioner and respondent in a sensational divorce case which was the talk of Paris some years ago. The man at whom the blonde lady had meant to lire was her former husband, and is a wbil-known member of the Italian colouy in Paris. On Tuesday evening, before his narrow escape from his ex-wife's revolver, h" had been one of the principal guests at a Franco-Italiau banquet given on the occasion of the coming fetes. In the divorce suit in question the charges and counter-charges brought by both husband and wife against each other were pro- ven, and the judgment annulling the marriage entrusted the care of the child, a girl now ten years of age at school at Verona, to both parents jointly. The mother, who was born in Ireland, of Irish parents, but retains the Italian name of her former husband, alleges that the latter, contrary to the judgment of the Court, prevents her seeing her child. That is why she intended to kill him, and she intends to try a second time, she hopes with better success, as soon as she is set at liberty. She is described as an extremely determined woman, and in the scene outside the Opera, which drew an e<cited crowd, she was certainly the most self-possessed person present. She says that she only wants to kill her former husband, and ha? no desire to hurt the lady with whom he was, and who is a member of the Opera corps de ballet.

CHINESE MUSICAL MARVEL. The following challenge has been issued through the medium of the -1 Hong Kong Daily Press Notice for a Instrument Musical Garne.-I am Music Player Bag Pipe Carnet B. Clarnet B, and E. Althorn, Iffuniun, Base. Bari Tune, Tanner Trembon, Six Horn, Side Drum, Big Dram and Mohan Flute Hormnnian, and I can repair every kind old and broken Baja's, and now my practice only bag pipe. I give notice if any man European or Natives in Hong- kong and Kowloon who know these all Baja's he play upon and instrument of Music with me these all Baja's but first I would sound bag pipe I promise if he will win me I will give 500 dollars and if I win him I will take 250 dollars from him. The Following Rales for play every march would play from Music Book, first I would see a tune from Music Book and he would sound same tune after he would see a tune and I would sound be would song a March and I would write in Music same March after I would song a tune he would write the same tune I want Music -player not by heart period of notice permitted 1 only one month from August 15 to September 15, 11903." '3ie do not know if Latshbman Singh, the challenger, has found his rival. I

GOLF OAooïés INCONVENIENT SALUTE Michael Kennedy (50). golf caddie, was charged on Tuesday with begging on Blackbeath. Mr H E. Lawrence appeared for the Blackbeath Golf Club to defend the prisoner. Police-constable I Prior said he saw the prisoner touching his hat and begging from gantlemen at Blackbeath. He had Is 84d upon him, Mr Lawrence said the prisoner was in the habit of saluting his patrons. He had known the prisoner for 30 yearn, and never knew him to beg. He handed to the magi- strate a letter from Mr Mead, the magistrate, who. he said, would have appeared to give evi- dence if he had not been sitting at the Thames Court. Mr Stokes, a barrister, said the prisoner, just before he was arrested, met him and gave the usual exaggerated salute. He had known him for years, and be had never asked him for any- t thing. Mr Baiggailay discharged the pjfaouer. < •

I REPRESENTATION OF GOWER. Statement by Mr Aeron Thomas, M.P. THE FIELD OPEN TO A LABOUR MAN. Mr Brynmor Jones, M.P., on Education Question. Mr Aeron Thomas, M.P., and Mr Brvnraor Jones, K.C., M P.. attended a. public meeting at Tabor Chapel, Lamsamlet, on Tuesday evening, convened by the Llansamlet Fere Church Council to pass a resolution condemnatory of the Educa- I tion Act. Mr Aeron Thomas, who presided, had promised to announce at the meeting his intention with regard to bis candidature for Gower. He opened the proceedings with a speech in the vernacular. He said they were there as Non- conformists to defend the rights obtained for them by their forefathers. The rights of Non- conformists were threatened by the action of the present Government, and they should be determined to secure justiec, equality and fair play, and be possessed of enough courage to enanre tbe acceptance of nothing less. (Applause.) No one valued more the honour of being a mem- her of Parliament than he himself, and he had in the House of Commons during the last three years endeavoured to serve his constituency and the nation faithfully. (Applause.) However, things were not as pleasant as they ought to be. Work- tag men had expressed a desire to have a man from amongst themselves to represent them. To that he had no objection, but be wanted them to have a man whom they could fully trust. No man in his opinion in the House spoke with greater power und made a better impression than Mr Richard Bell, M.P. He was a man who not only felt what he said, but tried to take into consideration the rights of others. When people wanted a party of themselves and forgot what Liberals had done for ftem, forgot io what an extent the country was indebted to Liberalism, and said that was nothing to them, they must have a party, he could not agree with I them, for no man should work ta alone secure personal ends. If the workmen had a man full of sympathy, a man who understood their needs, he bad nothing to say. He might not know as I much abouc tinplate workers or colliers, but he was full of kindly feeling towards them as be had been towards aU workmen from his child- hood. He often thought; that workmen went too I far, and the fiscal policy now put forward was, he thought, due to workmen leaving their Liberal principles. Trade Unionism and such things should be carried out with great care and wisdom, and matters should not be driven too far. If that was done it generally resulted in men being beaten with whips they themselves had plaited. He was there to say that he was not only willing but that it was wise for them to have someone who could serve them better than he could. He valued the position he held, and was sorry to j bave come to this resolution. But they must not think that a man, because he was a tinpiater or a. collier, must be right. Let them get a good I man—a Welshman and a Nonconformist, he hoped—but in any case a man of great sym- pathies with them in all their connections. If things, however, turned out differently he felt that he would be willing to do what he could if called upon to serve them. There were young men in Wales of the stamp of Mr R. Bell. They wanted for preference a young mau full of sympathy with the aspirations of their I •uition, and willing ta make sacrifices to serve I them. (Applause.) I The Hev. T. H. Parry (chairman of the Free Church Council) moved a resolution protesting against the Education Act, and pledging the meeting not to support a.ny candidate for election to any public body who did not pledge himself to vote for the establishment of one national system of education, unsectarian and under complete public control. The Rev. T. Jones seconded. Mr Bryumor Jones, M.P., who was received with enthusiasm, said the evidence of great in- dustrial progress in the district did not justify those prophecies of ill-fortune that Mr Chamber- lain had somewhat suddenly discovered. (Hear, hear.) He was glad the Free Church Councils were not allowing themselves to be diverted for one moment from the great object Welshmen had set their hearts on the repeal of the Edu- cation Act- and were not allowing Mr Balfour and Mr Chamberlain to throw dust into their eyes. The Nonconformists of Wales, the Liberals of Wales wer6 not going to be taken in by I the skilful device of a baffled and incompetent Ministry. (Cheers.) The County Councils would take care that the wording of the Educa- tion Act was very carefully considered, and it would be soon seen whether the Act was really snch a boon to tbe Church of England as the Tories "so fondly imagined. (Hear, hear.) His advice to tbe p eople was to vote only for County Councillors who would see that the Act was applied in & way which was the least detrimental to liberty and freedom of opinion. (Cheers.) Lee them have the courage of their opinions and make up their minds once for all that the ultimate outcome of this edllca. tional controversy must be the consummation of a great secular national system of education. (Cheers). The resolution was adopted, and on the motion of the Rev. Mr Dawson, tbe meeting recorded its protest against the Macedonian outrages, and cal1ed on the Government to relLliRe its responsi- bility and summon the Concert of Europe to stop the massacres.

.:1. THE WEEK'S MARKETS. CORN. Cardiff. Saturday.—Market ruled a trifle steadier from our last advice. Best wheats in small supply found a limited sale at last week's prices. Maize firmly held for last week's full price. Oats and beans unchanged. Gloucester, Saturday.—Best samples of new English wheat made late rates. Foreign wheat rather cheaper—Plates, 29s 9d to 31s 6d; iiussians, English wheat made late rates. Foreign wheat rather cheaper-Plates, 29s 9d to 31s 6d; iiussians, 29s to 30s 6d. Round maize, 19s 9d to 26s 6d. Grind- ing barley, 15s to 15s 6d per quarter. Weather fine. Newport, Wednesday.—There was a small attend- ance on 'Change to-day, and business was limited. Wheat was firmer maize and barley nrm other cereals unchanged fines flour: 24s 6d per sack. CATTLE. Monmouth, Monday.—Good attendance. Mode rate supply of beef; fat sheep fairly nmneions; pies scarce. Trade for the most part quiet. Stores in good supply. Barreners met a good: ale a1; from jEU to £15 each cows and calves changed hands privately at from JEI6 10s to JE20 for the most useful kinds milch cows made up to JE15 10s. The pig trade; was fairly brisk prices were not up to that of last market. Quotations -.—Best beef marie from 6%d to 7d per lb coarser qualities from 5%d veal, 8 £ d to 9d per Ib wether mutfcou about 8d per 11). ewe do., 6!d to 7id per lb lamb, 8d per lb Dork from 9s 6d to 10s 3d per score a few nice animals reached 10s 6d per score. Auction prIces-Fat beasts, xi6 5:1 to jE17 10s fat calves from .£3 6s to 0£46s sbeep- wethers. 35s to 39s each owes, 355. to 37s lambs, 26s to 28s porker pigs. 25s to 3°s 6d sows and pigs. £ ti 15s to £8 7s 6d, > Roabh, Cardiff, Tuesday.—There was a moderate supply of cattle on offer to-day, meeting a quiet de- maud. Sheep RDd hunbs were a fair supply m fRE request. pjgs were enough for requirements. Quota- tions Choice steers and heifers, 56s to 60s per curt.; second lots, 52s to 54s per cwt. cows and bulls, 48s to 50s per cwt, Sheep and wethers, 7d to per lb. Ewes, 6d to 6'-d per lb. Lambs, 7d to 7Md per lb. Pigs—choice porkers, 10s 3d to 10s 9d per score second lots. 9s 9d to 10s per score baconers, 9s 3d *o 9s 6d per score sows, 7s to 7s 6(1 per score, lu tl"e carcase market there was a fair supply of beef on offer. Mutton and lamb was a choice supply. A few carcases of pork on offer. Prices :-Sides of ox or heifer beef, 5^d to 5%d second lots, 5>«d per lb. hinds, 6d to 6'^d fores, 4d to 4> £ d per lb. Wether mutton, 7d per lb. ewe do., 6d per lb. Canadian tegs. 6d per lb. Lamb, 7d to 7}4d per lb. Pork, 6d to mutton, 7d per lb. ewe do., 6d per lb. Canadian tegs. 6d per lb. Lamb, 7d to 7%d per lb. Pork, 6d to 6> £ d per lb. Chepstow, Tuesday.—There wasalaree supply but a slow trade at to-day's marKet. Best beef made from 6d to 6%d per lb., with 6d per lb. for second quality, and 7%d per lb. for veal. Wether mutton, 7Jd to 8d per lb. ewes, Gel to 6%d per ib. and lamb 8d per lb. Baconers realised 9s per score, and porkers from 9s 6d to 10s per score. Newport, Wednesday.—A large supply of cattle, sheep and lambs. Calves were scarce. There was a large attendance of buyers and fairly good trade. Prices -Best beef, 6d to 6idt; seconds, 5%d to 5%d cows. 5id to 5%d. Best wether mutton, 8d ewe3, 6d to 6$d lambs, 8d calves, 6d to 8d. Porker pigs, 10s to 10s 6d. FAIR. Talgarth, Tuesday.—There was a large attendance of buyers and sellers at the fair to-day. Trade generally was quiet. Lamb, 7Jd per lb. Breeding ewes were selling, but with a downward tendency from September. There wa.s a good supply of suckers on offer. Cart colts varied from £14 to £18 cob colts, £6 to £9 hill suckers, £3 to jM cobs up to £40. Yearling cattle sold well, highest pncesxl3 each, average price £9 to £12 two-year-o steers, slow trade. CHEESE. Carmarthen, Saturday.—Several small lots were offered, and sold at from 26s to 30s per cwt. Newport, Wednesday.—Supply, 10 tons. Moderate demand, fair attendance. Caerphillies, 48s to 56s fancy dairies, 57s to 58s doubles, 568 to 58s; Derbies, 55s j Trncldes, 60s to 64s Cheddars, 56s to 63e HIDE, SKIN, FAT, AND WOOL. The Rhondda., Pontypridd, and Aberdare Hids, Tallow, and Wool Company, Limited, Treforest, Friday.—Hides—Ox hides, 951bs and upwards, 4Jd. 5d 851bs to 941bs, 4d, 4*d 751bs to 841bs, 3Jd, 4 £ d 651bs to 741bs, 3fd, 4d; 561bs to 641bs, 3gd, 4d 551bs and under, 3id, 3|d. Heavy cows, 3td. 3jd light do.. 3id, 34d bulls, 2Jd, 2fd cuts and warbled, 2d to 3Jfcd. Horses, 12s, 10s, 8s, 5s. Calf-171bs and up- wards, 4d 91bs to 161bs, 5Jd '.ight, 5d; flawed, 4d. Lambs, 4s, 3s 5d,2s 10d,2s 4d, lslOd, ls7d, pelts, 3s 4d, 2s 4d, Is 5d, Is. Fat—best sweet clean beef. 2d seconds, lid; mutton, 2d common. ld. Salt, Is 3d per cwt.

A RHONDDA OLIVER CROMWELL. Martyrdom or JusticeP The da.ys of martyrdom are not over. Tbe Rhondda has a candidate, and the announcement was made to the Ystrad magistrates on Monday bv Oliver Cromwell, Gelli, when he was accused of being drunk in Gelli-road. Evidence was tendered by Inspector Williams and Sergt. Walter Davies of defendant's condition, but he stontly denied the charge and urged that the officers never saw him. It is nothing but a barefaced lie," observed Cromwell, and I am willing to undergo martyrdom for truth and justice." Yon are fined lOs," remarked the Stipendiary. And this is justice I justice I in a freeconntry," retorted Cromwell. No," added the Stipen- diary, that is martyrdom."

MOSlEY COMMISSION. New York, Tuesday.—The members of the Mosley Commission were entertained at Sherry's last night by the president of Columbia Univer- sity, a number of tbe chief educational authori- ties of the United States being present. Mr Mosley paid high tribute to the American educa- tion system, anfl referred to the services rendered by Americans in Booth Africa. The American speakers alluded to the good points in the Bri- tish educational system, from which they said Americans had ia soaae branches much to learn. —Beater.

j POACHING AT PONTYPRIDD* Conflicting Evidence. Alfred Vranch, a timberman helper, 60, terrace, Hopkinstown. wa3 summoned at wridd Police Court on Wednesday for trespa88"^ in pursuit of game and with threatening. .Tames Phillips prosecuted, and Mr "a\L( Lloyd, Cardiff, defended. Josenh Joseph, to Mr Evan Llewellyn, JBryngoleu, stated to about 9 o'clock on ttie morning of j week he saw the defendant's dog, a black (?*•' hound, come out of the preserves. He a'so8aflI the defendant come out of the wood, jump °VJ a hedge, and whistle for his dog, which from the wood. Witness ch&sed Vrancbt about 300 yards, but the latter picked up a of stones and said, If you come any i/j I will knock your brains oat." Witness to bim he would be summoned, and I plied, If you do )Vd will be sorry." VrsOC pockets were very bulky. The defendant gave a totally different ver8lt:0 of the affair, stating that he had gone to the r to pick coal. His dog, a Bedlington and greyhound, accompanied him. He took bli the cabin of his brother, who wa3 working °a,| coal tip. Later on he \va3 told that tbe dog gone from the cabin. When be went to the of the tip he saw it in a field. He went down t° footpath and whistled, and tbe dog came to While be was on the footpath he saw who shonted and asked what he was doing He said Nothing," and Joseph simply rep^ tfa Iti s all right, Alf." and tben went away. denied having been in tbe preserves having chased by Joseph, or having picked up stou and threatened him. Three workmen who were gathering coal ofl the pit declared that they heard the conversa- tion between Joseph and Vranch, who made 0 threat nor went into the preserves. » The Bench felt satisfied that the defenclaot had trespassed, for which he would De fined and costs, and for the threats he was bound to keep the pease.

There is a serious outbreak of diphtheria Coity, and two' deaths have occurred. school was closed on Monday by order of $US' medical officer of the district.

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