The Cardiff Times

^NCO-GERMAN FRONTIER INCIDENT. r Tuesday-—On Monday last a German J?4111 of Customs' Guards ana one of his men £ Sed the frontier, advancing about 15 yards •J^ld the boundary post. Some French work- 5? tried to arrest him, and one struck the ,5s an officer with a stick. The latter then drew Jui 8*ord and ordered his subordinate to load his t b The Germans ultimately withdrew within L boundary post. The matter is being inves- —EeiUer.

THE SOUDAN CAMPAIGN. ,4xt Exchange Company's Cairo telegram friendlies from Kassala have captured txier Dervish post, killing 20 of the enemy. jAUio, Tuesday.—Reports have reached Berber Vly f°rces of Mahmud and Osman Digna are pacing northwards from Shendy.—Renter. Tuesday.—In view of the northward ?^Ce of the Dervishes, the military authorities nJJte front are making every preparation to iJ^j any raid or attack. The completion of the 15^ as far as Bashtanab is a great assistance iJ^&sport, though the difficulties are still not I^Uaiderable. The railway is to be continued Point on the Nile from which the steamers jL fave an open course, free from cataracts, to ^tbara.—Renter. JlnUSH WITH THE DERVISHES, k. *|6 Press Association states :—The following has been received from the Sirdar at and was telegraphed from Cairo to the II 19n Office late on Tuesday night:— Qllnboat patrol reports main Dervish force teed Shibaliya between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. ftJ'Srday. On the 13th large party of Dervishes *ftt< Shibaliya Island, and were driven off loss of 38 killed by a detachment of JJjjptian troops under Major Sitwell, who was but not dangerously, wounded in the HjJNaer. No casualties on our side. The troops concentrate at Kunar to-morrow." 38 DERVISHES KILLED. Wednesday.—The gunboatFatch,com- ij^'led by Captain Beattie, while patrolling the landed a detachment of infantry under Sitwell. They attacked a considerable of Dervishes, who had descended to the "»nk and crossed to the Island of Shebaluja. y-eight of the enemy were killed, and ,,J: Sitwell received a serious but not dangerous d in the shoulder. I^L1 advanced party of Dervishes, under and Osman Digna, is reported to be Hj^iadi, five miles east of the Atbara fortified Scleral Macdonald's and General Maxwell's anese brigades, with the Egyptian cavalry tillery and the British brigade, marched 4^f-past 2 yesterday morning from Essellem to Kenur, where the Sirdar has Nia lshed his headquarters. A zariba was im- Kj'ately constructed and patrols of cavalry out. The Seaforth Highlanders are 4*^8 up by steamer. The first half of the ,0li left Genenitti at 4 o clock this morning. ^RRIVAL OF THE SEAFORTHS. lQ¡!JR, Wednesday Evening.—The Seaforth anders arrived here by steamer this after- toiu -They were met by the Sirdar, and his staff Col. Murray and led them into the camp, i^esl! aira were played by the bands of the Sou- *iW brigades, and the black troops lined the Ij^a and gave the Highlanders a magnificent •n* On arriving in camp they received an 11s1&stic welcome from the Cameron High- o'clock this afternoon the camp was 0,1 a rePort that the Dervishes were ap- 4^^ l°g. The troops stood to arms, but the Proved false.

THE TRANSVAAL. ()41> Monday Evening.—A despatch j *5 £ ria states that Mr Justice Amishoff, ^^cejgfttly followed the example of Chief /e> s,faaf^e by resigning his position on the tQ rj ^ench, has addressed a remarkable gjeh -^resident JKxuser explaining the reasons t>rt liHh to twe that step. H« informs lesiwemt inter aliaths* bo in exposing the Ijjr'Mlc to »|MMStble btrrghar w»r and to the ^inty of bitter party strife.—Central News. bn, LEYDS ON THE '84 CONVEN- K TION. BlA Monday.—Dr. Loyds, in an inter- W With Renter's agent on the political situa and particularly with reference to various tag.?*8 current in Europe, said that there was no of the Transvaal repudiating its under the Convention of 1884. Whilst JjW^public denied the existence of British Se admitted certain obligations under "S^L ^y^ption, and these the Government of the .5>j,e ^"ican Republic was willing to fulfil. k5°n8^era'tion of the Rnstenburg Railway postponed until the May Session.— REBUFF FOR" OOM PAUL." Monday.—The Volksraad has de. ? give the Government authority to raise °f £ 6,000,000 sterling until the burghers Ihw een consulted in the matter.—Beuter. ^ER'S ANSWER TO ENGLAND. *^ed 0BlA' Tuesday-—The Volksraad was pro- Mil^ ,at a special Session this afternoon t^e mombers, the President referred **igh Court question. He said the terJ ke had tried to influence J IlStice in giving a certain was false. The Devil himself v'<J jC^er spoken a greater lie. What he was that he should not disregard the J^ad's resolutions, for by doing so he would *»^T?er his own position. So long as the laws {Sid neither Government nor Volksraad alter a word of the Court's judgment, the Judges conld not put aside the laws; er pIe alone could do that having sovereign flatten fn conclusion the President said were jealous of the country's indepen- Wfl and of the progress it was maMng. They tL 0t know what was going to happen. t tb ey must stand together. They had replied rjtj JI despatch of the British Government, it reP1y would be published as soon as he reached Mr Chamberlain's bands. SSj t, despatch," Mr Kruger added, will we are a Government." (The Presi- flown amid loud cheers.)

QUEEN'S VISIT TO NICE. Monday.—Queen Victoria expressed her- gratified at her reception yesterday arrangements at the station, which were SVtpr*y carried out under the general direction weat^er to-day was brilliant. Her ft. took a donkey drive m the gardens of SHwj^rb, accompanied by Princess Henry of S and her children. The Prince of 2* KJ *bo arrived here at a quarter-past 12, and K 3 ^ork lnnchcd with the Queen. In 110011 ^er Majesty, accompanied by SVjjj8 Christian and Princess Beatrice, drove i'ranche, returning at 5 o'clock, when Louise took tea with her.—Renter.

THE DREYFUS CASE. t Tuesday.—M. Bortulas, the examining te, to-day issued his decision declaring wore no grounds for the proceedings MM. Leon and Mathieu Dreyfus on the attempting to bribe Colonel Savdterr.

STRIKE AT BILBAO. Three Men Shot Dead. 8*ea> Tnesday-—miners employed in iron mine of Somorrostro have gone out th?' strikers threw stones at the police, j*eQpon fired, billing three men. Troops Q sent to repress the disturbance.—

CUBAN REVOLUTION. More Fighting. Monday.—An official telegram from Hir fonStute3 tbat an imPortant engagement has ( £ *>t tro 1 at Eperanza between the Govern- ^6cjjj°Ps and a body of insurgents under e Î!1s e, Cayito, Alvarez, and other leaders. Agents wore driven back.—Central News.

F'RENCH NAVAL ACTIVITY. 11 Wednesday.—The Aurore this morning Notwithstanding all denials, that the Cet i3 prepared for mobilisation, and of specific statements in support 3ay3 tbat feverish activity prevails in .a«Hals and yards, where overtime is being i ten at night. The Cherbourg and squadrons are ready for immediate and the ships ate being swung at 8 at night for the adjustment of com- Moreover, in order to complete the siiCjM v officers available, the students of the $0>1 on the training ship and naval will be shortly appointed mid- finally, all admirals have been at they must make arrangements to 'I'. Is WIthin 24 hours of being Bommoned.

I The Far East. RUSSIA AND COREA. The Port Arthur Claim. YOKOHAMA, Tuesday.—A Russian volunteer steamer has arrived at Chemulpo from Port Arthur. She landed 27 sailors, who proceeded to Seoul with a large quantity of stores. The Japanese elections are proceeding to-day. They are marked by unusual quiet. The result will probably be a majority for the Government.— Beuter. Great Britain, Russia, and Asia. ST. PETERSBURG, Tuesday.—The Russian Press continues to discuss the respective positions of Great Britain and Russia in the Far East. The Novoe Vremya says :—" The recent measure for the increase of the Russian fleet can only alarm the English if they have not yet abandoned the hope of preserving their former dominating role in China." The Nove-sti observes—" Russia can find for her Central Asian possessions an outlet to the In- dian Ocean, and if one may judge by the example of Africa, she may look to achieving this by peaceful means. The Ameer of fAfghanistanwill not for ever impede the progress of culture and eivilisation "-Reuter. Russia's Naval Increase. ST. PETERSBURG, Tuesday. The Grand Duke Alexis, Admiral-in-Chief of the Rus- sian fleet, in notifying to the Navy the Imperial ukase for the building of additional war vessels, has issued a general order in which he says that the memorandum sub- mitted by him to the Czar on the subject of the measures to be taken for raising the Russian fleet to the level of those of other nations was most graciously received by his Majesty, who, with his own hand, appended to the memorial the following words:—" May God bless and crown with success the great work of strengthening the national fleet for the welfare and glory of Russia." The Grand Duke con- cludes by calling upon the Russian Navy to be ever mhldiul of the Emperor's gracious act, to justify the confidence placed in it, and to do everything in its power to bring the ta-sl* set before it to a successful issue.-Reuter. Issue of the Loan. We are informed that the prospectus of the new Chinese loan was on Saturday last submitted to the Berlin Bourse Committee, whose decision as to the granting of a quotation will be given on Thursday next, the 17th inst. At the end of the week the prospectus will be issued inviting sub- scriptions for Tuesday, March 22nd. Intending applicants will therefore not be so hampered by monetary considerations as would have been the case had the loan been brought forward a few days earlier, when money was being absorbed for the Lipton subscriptions.-Daily Telegraph. Questions in Parliament. Mr PATRICK O'BRIEN asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether her Majesty's Government had protested against the cession of Port Arthur to Russia. Mr CuRzoN We have not heard of any pro- posal for the concession of Port Arthur. Her Majesty's Government have not accordingly protested. Mr YERBURGH asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether it was the intention of her Majesty's Government to support the Imperial Government of China in retaining full possession of Manchuria, the three provinces of which have a special value in Chinese eyes through its being the cradle of the reigning dynasty. Mr CURZON said he had hot heard of any demand upon China for the surrender of any part of Manchuria, and the Chinese Government had not in consequence invited our support in retain- ing possession of that portion of the Chinese Empire. Affairs in China, at the time of writing, are assuming a very threatening aspect, says a corre- spondent. The demand made by Russia for a lease of Port Arthur and Talienwan has roused Japan to vigorous action, and she declares that if China gives way to Russia she will not evacuate Wei-hai-Wei. If Japan insists on this, as she is at perfect liberty to do, matters will become a little more complicated than they are already. Some people think that if Russia leases or other- wise acquires Port Arthur and Talienwan and opens them to tho commerce of the world the whole matter will be amicably settled. But Japan has to be reckoned with, and it is openly stated that the Japanese Minister has threatened WEI-HAI-WEI. I -1- vigorous act-ion if the Russian demajads pure com- pflea vrith. Certainly Jibpan will fetep a firm hold on Wei-hai-Wei if she is to have Russia. as a near neighbour at Port Arthur and Talienwan. It is obvious that Great Britain cannot stand idly by and see Russia secure Talienwan as a naval port. Nor is this all Germany is now on the warpath, and has obtained the concession for the Tsi-nan- fu and I-chau-fu Railway, thus appropriating a portion of the proposed Tientsin and Chin-Kiang line, the evident intention beng to tap the Chifu and the Tientsin trade, and the rich mineral re- sources of the province of Shan-si. France must also have a cut in, and intends to occupy Lei- chau, on the Quang-tung Peninsula as a naval base. Poor China When they have all taken what they want there will not be much left for you It is not at all surprising that when matters nave reached such a point Sir Claude Macdonald should make a strong protest to the Tsung-li- Yamen. This protest-and Sir Claude lost no time in maMng it-is in harmony with the views on the Far Eastern question so far expounded by Ministers.

COLLISION AT SEA. Unknown Steamer Sunk with All Hands. The PressAssociation's Lowestoft correspondent telegraphs that early on Wednesday morning a collision took place about 30 miles off Lowestoft between an unknown steamer and the Liverpool barque British Princess. The former sank with all hands three minutes after being struck. The sailing ship, which was considexably damaged about the stem, was towed into Lowestoft by a Dutch tug, the Oceana, and was berthed about 7 o'clock on Wednesday evening. Those aboard the barque were very reticent as to the occurrence, but the Press Association representative was able to glean the following particulars:—The British Princess was a large iron Vessel of about 1,400 tons register, owned by Messrs William Gracie & Co., of Liverpool, and carried a crew of 12 hands. She left Leith on Saturday afternoon, and all went well until Wednesday morning. About 3 a.m. the barque was midway between the Galloper and Gabbard Lightships, about 30 miles S.E. of Lowestoft, and though it was very dark and clear, the lights could be easily distinguished. The Leith pilot (Capt. Campbell) was on deck, a seaman named Alexander Wittrick was at the wheel. Captain Scott, in command of the vessel, was below, and about half the crew were on deck. The ship was going along at a good rate before a smart north-westerly breeze with all her canvas set when the look-out man suddenly discovered the masthead and port lights of a steamer about a mile off, apparently making straight for the sailing ship. The helmsman of the latter put the wheel hard over, but before his vessel could respond the stranger crashed into the starboard bows. She seemed to hang for a moment and then swing round, and the barque s stem came down on to her stern, literally knocking it to pieces. Within two minutes the unknown steamer disappeared beneath the waves, carrying everyone of her crew with her. The British Princess was badly damaged about the bows, several plates being stove in, and had it not been for the collision bulkhead she would inevitably have met the same fate. As it was the fore peak was filled with water. Directly the collision occurred preparations were made to lower the boats, and as all the crew had rushed on deck this was soon done. The port boat was lowered, but before it could reach the water the steamer had gone down. This shows the rapidity with which the catastrophe occurred. A good deal of wfeckage remained in the hole in the bows of the sailing ship, but nothing by which the ill-fated steamer could be identified. Finding there was no hope of being of any service, the British Princess kept on her way, and about half-past one on Wednes- day afternoon fell in with the Dutch tug Oceana, bound to Dunkerque for towage, which took her in tow and brought her into Lowestoft. A Central News telegram says the crew of the British Princess could not make out the name of the steamer, but she was undoubtedly a foreigner. A later telegram says :-The most searching inquiries made amongst members of the crew 01 the British Princess failed to elicit anything likely to prove the identity of the steamer. It was stated that she had a yellow funnel with black band, but there is nothing certain. It is supposed from her course that she was bound for a Dutch port.

RAILWAYMEN'8 SECRETARY. Mr Bell Heads the Poll. The scrutineers of the ballot-papers cast at the recent election of secretary of the Amalga- mated Society of Railway Servants concluded their labours late on Friday evening. The election was for a secretary in the place of the late Mr E. Harford. The candidates were Mr R. Bell, the present acting secretary; Mr W. Hudson, the chairman of the society Mr E. Garrity, the assistant secretory and Mr Mear. The result of the voting was as follows Bell Hudson 13,461 Mear 4,536 Garrity 2,854 Mear 4,536 1 Garrity 2,854 The highest in the poll, Air lSell, not haviDg obtained an absolute majority of Jthe votes cast & new ballot is by the rules of the society necessary, and this will be taken between Mr Bell and Mr Hudson before the next quarterly meeting of th# Hudson before the next quarterly meeting of thft executive in June.,

America and Spain. I WARLIKE PREPARATIONS. Latest Developments of the Situation. Questions in Parliament. In the House of Commons on Monday, Mr DAVITT asked the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs whether any British war vessels were to be loaned by H.M. Government to the Government of the United States in the event of war between the Republic and auy European (Continental) Power. Mr CURZON No, sir. Mr DAVITT asked the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs whether H.M. Ambassador at Washington had made proposals to the Republic of the United States in favour of an alliance between the two Governments in the event of serious complications arising out of the present difficulties in the Far East; whether any similar proposal had been tendered to H.M. Government by or on behalf of President McKinley; and whether offers of mediation between the United States and Spain in relation to Cuban troubles had been made from exalted quarters in England to the President of the Republic ? Mr CURZON I hope the hon. member will allow me to say that the whole of the questions contained in question 48 are of a character to which I think it would be inexpedient for me to reply. Purchase of Warships. WASHINGTON, Monday.—The report of the purchase of the Brazilian warships Amazonas and Almirante Arbeu by the United States is con- firmed hcjre. It has also been ascertained that Spain has failed to secure the Chilian warship Higgins, Chili being unwilling to sell her to Spain. It is further stated that Spain has been unable to purchase any warships either from Chili or Argentine. The cruiser Brooklyn has arrived at Fort Monroe. The Senate to-day adopted a resolution based on Senator Allen's resolution of February 21st to the effect that the Committee on Naval Affairs should be authorised to send for persons and papers to assist them in the inquiry by a full Committee or Sub-committee into the destruction of the Maine. Senator Proctor, who has just returned from Cuba, has had conferences with President McKinley and Mr Alger, Secretary for War, that with the President being of considerable length.—Renter. Spanish Torpedo Squadron Sails. MADRID, Monday.—At six o'clock last evening the squadron of torpedo boats destined for Cuba sailed from Cadiz in accordance with instructions. The squadron consists of the Ariete, Rayes, Azor, Pluton, Terror, and Furor. They are escorted by the transatlantic steamer City of Cadiz. A large crowd assembled on the quays to see the vessels start, and enormous enthusiasm was manifested. The commander of the squadron, Admiral Villamil, expects to arrive a.t the Canaries by Wednesday. The torpedo boats will probably proceed to Porto Rico, and there await instruc- tions from General Blanco.—Central Newt. Spanish Report of the Maine Disaster. NEW YORK, Monday.—The President of the Spanish Commission on the Maine disaster has communicated to the Press what purports to be the finding of that Commisson. The balance of evidence, according to this finding, is in support of the internal explosion theory. It is affirmed that there was no trace found of any submarine mine, and that all the indications disproved the possibility of the destruction to the hull being due to an external cause. The publication of this statement, given in the form of an authorised interview, is felt in Washington official quarters as designed to forestall the influence of the ver- dict of the United States Court of Inquiry, and that it foreshadows the determination of Spain, whatever that verdict may be, to repudiate ali responsibility for the disaster, and reject promptly and absolutely all claim for indemnity. That there will be a conflict of opinion between the Spanish and United States Commissions is an accepted fact at the State Department. The offieial statement issued on Saturday reaffirming that the Administration has still no knowledge of, or report on, the cause of the Maine explosion, was made to counteract the reports current, with every assurance of authenticity, that the Court of Inquiry had decided that the Maine was des- troyed by a Government submarine mine, which had been deliberately exploded."—Globe. A Disquieting Telegram. MADRID, Tuesday.-The following important cable has been received by the Impartial from its correspondent at Havana, and revealing as is does that Spain is really on the verge of a grave crisis, has caused considerable sensation. The text of the cable is as follows :—" A person of high repute in New York has telegraphed to Senor Manuel Calvo (the former Chief of the Spanish party in Cuba) a confidential communica- tion advising him that a grave political crisis is imminent, and that it is considered by all persons of influence in New York that the sole means of averting it is for the Cuban Government to imme- diately authorise by cable the Spanish Minister at Washington to submit the Cuban question to arbitration, either to President McKinley or to the British Government. Otherwise he avers it will be impossible to escape the impending Mttlaiidw «»; the American. Cø is naanimoaaly in favour of the gTMitmg of. independence to Cuba. Arbitration, he de- clares, will change the attitude of the United States towards Spain, a.nd is in fact the sole way out of the difficulty. He adds tha.t he is in personal contact with President McKinley. Senor Calvo's reply is to the effect that he has retired from public life and can do no more than gusJfantee tho authenticity of the telegram. This document is generally attributed to a member of the Spanish Legation at Washington, and it indicates that Spain now realises the futility of any longer opposing intervention in the Cuban question.—Central IVcivs. Proposed Purchase of Cuba. NEW YORK, Tuesday.—The Herald publishes the following despatch from Washington :—Mr McKinley said yesterday that he did not expect war between the United States and Spain. He believes that the whole matter can be settled diplomatically, The changed atmosphere com- i pared with the gravity with which the situation has been regarded is due to the revival of the purchase proposition in a new form. The correspondent adds: "I understand that the suggestion now is to have a. great syndicate of American and European capitalists organised for the purpose of purchasing Cuba. Ihe men who control the finances of the world believe they can not only end the war in Cuba, but also prevent war between the United States and Spain bv settling theCubau question with money, and guaranteeing the Cuban war debt of bpain. This, I understand, is the proposition. It is said that Mr Levi P. Morton is deeply interested m any movement that is calculated to keep the international peace. He has been in Washington several days, and has frequently been in consultation with Mr McKinley. He has also been much in company of Sir Julian Pauucefote, the British Ambassador. It is further noted that Mr Morton was present when Senor Polo Bernabe, the new Spanish Minister, handed his credentials to Mr McKinley.—Beuter. Mr Attitude. NEW YORK, Wednesday.—According to the Washington correspondent of the Herald, President McKinley, in the course of conversa- tion on Tuesday on the present situation, said, "I would rather that my Administration should be an ignominious failure than that it should be responsible for an unholy war." At the same time the Herald reports no relaxation of the war preparations. Military maps of Cuba. have been issued b the adjutant-general's office, and copies have bee|i sent to each regiment of infantry in the United States with instructions to officers and men to study them carefully. The Herald also states it is understood that if the Spanish torpedo flotilla comas to Porto Rico an American flying squadron will be ordered to proceed to the coast of Soain.—Beuter. A Vice-Consul's Action Repudiated- MADRID, Wednesday.—At a meeting of the Cabinet this evening the Ministers discussed the recent interview which Senor Ceballos, Spanish Vice-Consul at Brooklyn, had with Presi- dent McKinley on the question of bringing the war in Cuba to a peaceful ending. It was declared that Senor Ceballos was not authorised to make any suggestions or proposals to President McKinley, and that he had acted entirely on his own responsibility. Senor Grillon, the Foreign Minister, has telegraphed to the Spanish Minister at Washington asking for details of the interview. Senor Ceballos is alleged to have proposed to Mr McKinley a means by which an understanding might be arrived at with the insurgents, the withdrawal of the Spanish troops being arranged and absolute autonomy accorded to the island. Mr McKinley is said to have made no reply whatever to his representations.—Central News ■ Cruisers Purchased from Brazil. Renter's Agency learns that on Tuesday after- noon final contracts were signed in London by which the United States Government acquired by purchase the Brazilian warships Amazonas and Almirante Abrea, now in England, for a sum of something over half a million pounds for the two v^s- Amazonas is now in the Thames, with her Brazilian officers and crew on board, ready to sail for Rio, but she will be formally toJcen over by the United States authorities on Friday, by which time her American crew will have ^arrived in England, and it is supposed she will then leave the Thames, but her future move- ments are kept secret. The Almirante Abrea, the sister ship of the Amazonas, will not leave the Newcastle yards for some time. Both are second-class cruisers of 3,500 tons, having a speed of 23 knots. They carry 30 guns, exclusive of machine guns. e The Central News says:—A party of United States officers and men from the cruiser San Francisco have left Lisbon, and will reach London in a few days to take over the new warship Amazonas. Ihe United Statea contingent will only be a small one, but they will immediately on arrival hoist their flag on the ship, so that she will be regarded as an American ship in inter- national law. Is Italy Selling Ships. ROKE, Wednesday.—In the Chamber this afternoon Deputy Santini asked the Government whether it was true that they hw consented to sell the ironclad Carlo Alberto to the United S&ites. Admiral Briu, Secretary for the Navy, (Ekve a somewhat ambiguous reply, which left ajpE Chamber under the impreisioil that the yeasel pad been eoli.—Central News. A Reassuring Opinion. A New York correspondent, telegraphing on Tuesday, says General Grosvenor, of Ohio, the President's most intimate friend, and the recognised leader of the Administration in Congress, said last night I do not believe there will be war with Spain, I do not believe the investigation into the Maine disaster will show an act of war or its equivalent. I do not believe that Spain will refuse to make compensatory reparation if it is shown that she is in any way liable for the explosion. If that should be accomplished, then there remains the Cuban Question. I believe this matter will be settled by diplomacy, and I think, further, that the equivalent of indepen- dence will result to the people of that terribly oppressed island. I put up against the signs of war the current fact that the conservative sentiment of this age is against war, and that there are better ways of settling International disputes and of relieving in- justice than by force of arms." President McKinley has expressed a wish for an early adjournment of Congress. He says that after the usual Appropriation Bills are passed, he will have no business to lay before Congress, and an adjournment may be reached early in April. The papers are full this morning of accounts of the Anglo-American demonstrations in the theatres last evening. It appears that the British and_ American flags were displayed and both National Anthems were sung in several other theatres beside Mr Frohman's, and were received with similar enthusiasm. Americans and England. The New York correspondent of the Daily Telegraph, wiring on Monday night, says :— Reports of the proceedings in the House of Commons relating to the Spanish-American situation are read here with the greatest interest, and everything tending to a rapproche- ment between the two countries is enthusiasti- cally received. A remarkable scene occurred to-night in Mr Charles Frohman's Empire Theatre, where "The Conquerors" is having a long run. I have already described how any display of the Ameri- can flag, or any allusion to war, has started theatre audiences cheering and shouting, but to-night this enthusiasm assumed a. new phase. The corridors and foyer of the theatre were de- corated with English and American flags, and at the end of the first act a chorus sang the Star-Spangled Banner," and then God Save the .Queen." The crowd rose as one man and cheered themselves hoarse. This will indicate sufficiently the temper of the average assemblage of our people. General Fitzhugh Lee is just now the man of the hour, and the demand made by Spain for his recall, had it not been withdrawn, micht h&venre- cipitated hostili- j ties. Fitz Lee, as he is affection- ately called by his intimates, comes of an excellent family. He is one of the Lees of Vir- ginia, and his grandfather WM Light HorseHarry Lee of the Revolu- tion. General Lee was born at Cler- mont, Virginia, in 1835, and at the ( age of 10 entered the West Point Military Academy. After doing some Indian fighting, in the course of which GENERAL LEE. he was dangerously wounded, he served in the Civil War as lieutenant-colonel of the First Vir- ginia, Cavalry. He accompanied Stuart in his famous raid against McClellan's army at Rich- mond, and later on succeeded to the supreme command of the army of Northern Virginia. He fought with great gallantry throughout the war, leading the way for Stonewall Jackson's great flank movement that won the battle of Chancel- | lorsville. At Winchester he had three horses killed under him, and was himself severely wounded. After the war he held various ap- I pointments, and ultimately he was sent in April. 1896, by President Cleveland as Consul-General at Cuba, where he has acquitted himself to the entire satisfaction of his fellow-coantrymeu.

Johannesburg Tragedy. MR WOOLF JOEL SHOT. Nephew of the Late Mr Barney Barnato. ARREST OF THE ASSASSIN. CAPE TOWN, Monday Afternoon.—Mr Woolf Joel, nephew of the late Barney Barnato, and bead of the firm of Barnato Bros., was murdered at Johannesburg to-day under sensational cir- cumstances. Mr Joel was busily at work in his office when a big, powerful man managed to gain access to his room and, it is stated, demanded I MB WOOLT JOEL. blackmail. Mr Joel refused to comply with the fellow's demands, whereupon the latter drew a revolver and fired it point blank at the financier, who was instantly killed. The noise of the firing attracted attention, and several men rushed to the scene. The murderer, seeing that he could not pos- sibly escape, attempted to commit suicide with the same revolver, but was secured and handed over to the police. He proved to be a well-known character name Von Veldtheim. He is said to be the man of the same name whose supposed murder in London early last year formed the subject of sensational investigation and discoveries by Lloyd's WreNy N wspaper and other home journals. The sad fate of Mr Woolf Joel, coming so soon after the suicide of his famous relative, has caused a profound sensation throughout South Africa,C,Cnt,rat News. SENSATION IN THE CITY. The Central News says :-News reached London on Monday afternoon that Mr Woolf Joel, head of the great firm of Barnato Bros., was shot dead this morning while sitting in his offioo at Johannesburg. The intelligence did not arrive until after the Stock Exchange had been closed for the day, but as usual there were a number of operators in the street, and consider- able excitement was manifested when the reported tragedy was officially confirmed at Messrs Barnato Bros., where the shock of Mr Barnato's sad suicide a year ago has not yet been forgotten. The news of Mr Joel's untimely end caused a feeling of consternation, and tho brother of the deceased, who has charge of the London office of the firm, was prostrated with grief. It is feared that the death of Mr Woolf Joel cannot fail to have a disastrous effect upon the already sorely tried South African Market. HEAD OF BARNATO BROTHERS. Mr Joel since the death of the late Mr Barney Barnato had been the head of the firm of Barnato Brothers. He left England with his family on January 15th for South Africa, in order to re- organise the various companies in which his firm was interested, and after visiting Johannesburg and Kimberley expected to bo back in -uHgl&nd in April. DECEASED AND THE TURF. The Press Association a,ys :-Bythc assassina- tion of Mr Woolf Joel, a member of the firm of Barnato Brothers, the English Turf loses one of its youngest patrons. The deceased did not start racing in earnest until earlv in 1896, when he re- tained the services of Mr C. Archer, trainer, who purchased a number of useful animals on his behalf. Little work was, however, done that season, but the majority of the representatives of the stable were more or less profitably employed in the following year, when the total sum netted by Mr Joels horses amounted to £ 2,85§, of which amount Sir Geoffrey, a bay colt by St. Angelo, out of La Vierge, secured just over £ 1,500. Other promising youngsters owned by Mr Joel include Onyx, entered for the Lincoln Brocklesby Stakes, the Newmarket First Spring Two Year Old wm Stakes, and the Newmarket Exning Plate My Boy entered for the Epsom Woodcote stakes and Middle Park Plate; Le Buff entered for the Oadby Plate and Melton Plate, Leicester City Selling Handicap, Alexan- dra Park, and Brocklesby Trial Stakes Wal- dron, entered for the Lincoln Welbeck Plate Cockade, entered for the Epsom Derby and Manchester Palatine Plate Sanctity, entered for the Doncaster St. Leger and Palatine Plate and Lord Danvers entered for the Smndown Princess of Wales's Handicap, Nottingham Spring Handicap, Lincoln Batthyany Stakes, and Newmarket Babraham Plate, Two older but useful animals, Guernsey and Mediation, wore to have engagements, the former in the Chester Cup and the latter in the Great Surrey Handicap and the Welbeck Handicap, and Sir Geoffrey was nominated for the City and Subur- ban ana Kempton Jubilee.

WOMEN, AND ESPECIALLY MOTHERS, are most competent to appreciate the purity, sweetness, and delicacy of CUTICUBA. SOAP, and to discover new uses for it daily. Its remarkable emollient, cleansing, and purifying properties warrant its use in the form of washes or solutions for annoying irritations, inflammations, and chafings, for ulcerative weaknesses, or too free or offensive perspiration, and for many sanative furposes which will readily suggest themselves, n many of the above instances gentle applica- tions or CtmcuRA. (ointment), supplemented in the severer forms of skin irritations by the nsc of CUTICURA, greatest of emollient skin cures, in ad- dition will prove of marked benefit.

Death of a Canton Child. 1 VERDICT OF MANSLAUGHTER. Parents Arrested. The Coroner's inquiry relative to the death of Elizabeth Ann Chiplin, aged 6 months, which was adjourned from Monday so as to allow a post mortem examination being held. with a. view of satisfying the jury whether the parent had contributed to the death by L negli- gence, was resumed before Mr E. B. Rcece at Cardiff Police Court on Tnesday. At the first sitting Inspector New, of the National Society for the Prevention of I Cruelty to Children, had stated that he had found this child and four other children in a neglected state, and had warned the I parents regarding the filthv condition of the house and of their children. Dr. Cownie, of Co wbr i age-road, had been called to the house after the death of the child, and he now reported the result of the post mortem examination he had been instructed to make. The child w\ th an emaciated condition, weighing but instead of double that weight, which would be the normal weight of a, child of that age. The child had had tubercular disease, but he considered that death had been accelerated by neglect and dirt ) The jury found a verdict of Manslaughter against the parents, and the father, who is a brewer's drayman, was at once taken into custody. The mother, who is subject to fits of epilepsy, has also been arrested. MAGISTERIAL PROCEEDINGS. I The proceedings at the Cardiff Police Court on Wednesday (before the Stipendiary. Mr T. Vi .Lewis had special Importance by reason of the charge brought against Charles Chipplin (38) and Ellen Chipplin (35) that they did feloniously kill and slay one Elizabeth Ann Cbipplin," a. child of 6 months, at Cardiff, on March 12th. Mr J. H. Jonea appeared for the prisoners. The Stipendiary said it was obvious that the case could not be proceeded with that day, as the Treasury would require to be represented by a solicitor. Mr J. H. Jones concurred. Evidence of arrest was given by Detective- Inspector W. Scott, who said that in reply to the charge the male prisoner answered, I am. away from the house at five in the morning, and I ain not home again until late at night. My wife is subject to fits." The female prisoner did not seem to understand the charge. Cross-examined by Mr Jones: The woman appears to be mentally weak. And is the man sober and industrious ?—So far all I know. There are five othar children, a.nd all healthy ? —I have not seen them. The Stipendiary, upon being informed that the Coroner's jury had returned a verdict of manslaughter, and that this was the charge upon which the arrest had been made by the police, said it was not necessary under the circumstances to communicate with the Public Prosecutor, and the case would therefore proceed. After an adjournment for luncheon, the case was resumed, Mr T. H. Belcher appearing for the prosecution. He detailed the circumstances of tbe case, stating that the alleged manslaughter was constituted in a breach of parental duties, and failure to provide medical assistance, in conse- quence of which neglect the child succumbed. A doctor was not surmnoned until tbe day of death, when it discovered that the child only weighed half its normal weight, that its stomach was empty, and symptoms were present showing that the childmust have been ill for six weeks. Mary Aan Haish midwife, living at 35, Ethel- street, deposed that the child was born on Sep- tember 24th or 25 th. Although small, it was plump And seemed healthy. She looked after the child for nine days, and on two occasions during that period the child suffered from convulsions. When her duties ceased, however, the child ap- peared to be in good health. Four or five weeks later she again saw the child, and she noticed that it was torn in the face. Last Saturday—the day of death—she saw the child again. It was then thin and low, aud was in a fit Asked if she had sent for a doctor, Mrs Haish said Dr. Cownie had been summoned, and had arrived three-quarters of an hour after the call, a ordered brandy for the patient, and this was wimimstered. She (witness) was present when the child died, and when washing the body she noticed a certain soreness. Cross-examined by Mr Jones witness said that the Chipplins had a family of five children, all of whom were>ealthy and well-fed. Chipplin himself was an industrious man, in regular work. Mrs Chipplin appeared to be of weak intellect. On the day of the child's death there was food in he house and a feeding-bottle, well filled with milk. The milkman called at prisoner's house every day. She had been acting as a. midwife for 40 years. She fiould not say from her own experi- ence that the d had been well fed regularly, but she had kn n many cases in which children born plump and fed regularly had gone off as this one had. Winifred Cousins, 11, Ethel-street, upon being asked by Mr Belcher if she was called in the day before the child's death, answered in the affirma- tive. When asked if the male prisoner was pre- sent she said No." In view of that statement, Mr Belcher said he had nothing more to ask her. Cross-examined by Mr Jones When she en- tered the house the child was in a. fit- Having recovered from the attack it appeared to be all right.. She fed the child with-mlLk. The female prisoner was not at home on the occasion, as she hod gone to the Infirmary for medicine for herself, she being an out-patient. She did not know what time Mrs Chipplin returned. There was at the time a pint of milk in the house, and generally there was as much food there as could be ex- pected in a home of this kind. From her own ob- servation she would have no hesitation in describ- ing the man as a most affectionate father. She had known of Mr Chipplin returning home after work as late as 9 o'clock at night, and finding his wife in fits. He would put the children to bed and make his own supper. The Stipendiary asked if the prisoners had been professionally represented at the Coroner's inquiry. Mr J. H. Jones replied in the negative. He had only been instructed this morning. The Stipendiary: That is unfortunate. No doubt additional facts have been placed before the Court to-day. Dir. Cownie deposed to being called to the house and seeing the child, since deceased. It was dying. He conducted a post mortem examination on Tuesday morning, and found both lungs affected with tubercular disease. The body ony weighed 6jlb—half the normal weight. There were sore3 on the buttocks. The stomachs and intestines were healthy in appearance, but devoid of fat, and the walls were very thin. Death wa3 due to tubercular disease, from which it must have been suffering about two months. Mr Belcher: Was there any contributing cause ? I do not know. I had not seen the child before. by Mr Jones He was quite satisfied as to the cause of death, and the condi- tion of the body was in consonance with death tion of the body was in consonance with death from the disease stated. the Stipendiary: For some time before death the child must have been feverish and signs of shortness of breath and I03S of j". Both lower lobes of the lung were useless, ana tne child's breathing must have been re- stricted to the apex. Even if six weeks before the death of the child medical assistance had been summoned he believed the child would have died from the disease. The Stipendiary: So far as this Court is con- cerned the prisoners are discharged. Inspector, Durston remarked that the police would be obliged perforce to proceed on the Coroner s warrant. The prisoners (released on bail) therefore stand committed on the Coroner's warrant.

THE STORY OF A PAWN TICKET. A Question of Identity. At the Cardiff Police Court on Wednesday (oefore the Stipendiary) Charles Abraham- son, pawnbroker, Castle-road, was charged with unlawfully taking a shirt in pledge from a person appearing to be under the age of 12 year3. Mr J. H. Jones appeared for the defence. Detective 1Javey deposed to having arrested on suspicion a boy trancis Brown, of 115 years of age, for stealing shirts, and was informed that some of them had been placed in pawn- The lad, Francis Brown, said he lived in Llaudaff-road, and that the shirts came from Albany-road. He took one of the shirts to Mr Abrahamson's, in Castle-road, but did not pledge it in his own name. Under cross-examination by Mr Jones, the lad said he remembered which shirt he took to Mr Abraham- son s, and it was the one now produced. He was accompanied by a. brother of 10 years when the pledge was made. Mr Jones said the defence was I that the article was pledged by an older lad than defendant, giving the name of Edward Turner. Arthur Child, an assistant with Mr Abraha-mson. said he received the article from an older lad than defendant, giving the name of Turner. The shirt was not pledged by the defendant. The Stipendiary said a certain amount of discredit was attached to the lad's evidence, and the summons would be dismissed. ANOTHER CASE. Mr Fligelstone. of Cowbridge-road,was charged with a similar offence. Mr George David ap- peared for the defence. Inspector Davey gave evidence stating that MrFligelstone produced the shirt to him, and said that the article had been pledged by the lad. Under cross-examination by Mr David, the Inspector said Mr Pligelstone had conducted a business in Cardiff for many years, and there had never been a conviction against him. There was a notice in the window of the shop to the effect that no pledges would be taken from lads under 12 years. The lad gave evidence and said he declared himself to Mr Fligelstone to be 14 years of age. Under cross-examination by Mr David, the lad said he had left school and was working in the neighbourhood of Mr Fligelstone's shop. Mr David submitted tha.t the summons should be dismissed. In the first place the lad had declared himself to be over 14 years of age. The lad had left school and WM working,and he tusked the Stipendiary to say that apparently the lad was over 12 years of &g& TheJStipendiary said that, looking at the lad, he should say he was under the age of 12. and the statute was an absolute prohibition. He had to pay regard to the fact, it was true, that Mr Flig- gelstone was a. respectable pawnbroker, to whom the boy had told a lie. He did not feel justified in imposing a penalty, bnt defendant would have to pay the costs.

PURE COCOA is aPerfect Food—the addition of drugs only deteriorates it. The Lancet says: CAJJBUBY'S Cocoa represents the standard of highest purity,"—"The public should be wary of adulterations, and tbe pt&UBible sxgmnests used to promote their use. U13d

SERIOUS STREET ACCIDENT. Strange Case at Cardiff. Shortly after 9 o'clock on Saturday evening ThomaB Hulland, of Dartmouth House, Corpora- tion-road, and John Coates, 28, Constellation- street, brought to the Central Police Station, Cardiff, a man about 40 years of age, who has been apparently knocked down by a cab in St. Mary-street. The man was dazed, and bleeding freely from nose and mouth and his eYtJs were bruised and swollen. Sergeant Burke at once had him placed in a cab and taken by P.C. B. Griffiths to Dr. Smith, deputy police surgeon That gentleman, after examination, stated that the man was not seriously injured. The police- constable accordingly returned with his charge to the Central Station, where be was detained. Sergeant Burke, who was on duty, paid frequent visits to the eel], and as the man had not re- covered consciousness by 5.30 on Sunday morn- ing Dr. Smith was summoned, and he at once ordered the man's removal to the Union Hospital. DEATH OF THE INJURED MAN. The man who on Saturday evening was supposed to have been knocked down by a cab m St. Mary- street, Cardiff, nccumbed at the Union Hospital about 12.40 on Monday afternoon. STATEMENT BY DR SMITH. On Monday a representative of this journal saw Dr. Smith, the assistant to the police surgeon. Dr. Wallace. In reply to questions. Dr. Smith said The man was brought to the surgery smelling of drink, and the constable who brought him he had been picked up in the street. He wa.s bleeding slightly from the nose, but not from the mouth. The constable asked me if some of the wounds were serious, and I said that they were not. He was dazed when I saw him. and stupid like a man when drank. He said one or tW0 things, and I am told that when they got him back to the police station he could stand. Directly I saw him again at 5.30 on Sunday morning 1 observed that serious symptoms had in tho ■ meantime supervened, which seemed to indicate that a small blood-vessel on the brain had been ruptured. A decided change for the worse had taken place, and I immediately ordered him to be tfcken to the Union Hospital. DESCRIPTION OF DECEASED. The man was apparently 35 years of age, 5ft. lOin. high, with iron-grey hair and grey eyes, nose sunken on each side, and afresh complexion. He wore a. brown check tweed suit with a tab bear- ing the name of J. Brooks and Son, Kidderminster. An envelope was found on the deceased with the following addresses — Alfred Toogood. 8, Redfield-place, St. George, Bristol;" "William Morgan, 16, Clayton-street, Avonmouth and T. James, Barton-hill, Bristol." Opening of the inquest. The inquest, which wa.s opened before Mr E. Bernard Reece on Tuesday evening, the sit- ting for convenience taking place in the old police court. The first witness was Mr Evan John Davies, of 64, Plantagenet-street, Riverside. He stated that when in St. Mary-street, about a quarter past 9 on Saturday night, he saw a hansom going along at a sharp pace past the Town Hall, and at the same time observed a man falling close to the near wheel of the vehicle. The driver proceeded at a slackened pace, and when witness saw the man lying on his face and apparently helpless someone went to the assistance of the man, and seeing this witness ran after the han- som, and in Church-street said that the number was 87. In reply to the Coroner, witness said the driver must have seen he had knocked a man over. Mr Thomas Hillard, of Dartmouth House, Corporation-road, was the next witness, and the Coroner interrogated him as follows :— You saw the cab and the man fall, I am told. Do you say it was being driven at a smart pace ?—Yes, sir, I do it was a hansom, sir. Yes, I should have said so. Did you see the deceased man before he fell ?—Yes, sir. He was crossing the road. I didn't see the man struck, but I saw him fall. The driver didn t pull up ?—No, sir. He looked around at the man ?—Yes, sir. Did you go to the man ?—Yes, sir. I picked him up. Was he bleeding ?—Yes, sir a good deal from the mouth and nose. Was he conscious ?—No, sir, he wasn't. Wit- ness then described how another man and he had carried the injured ma.n to the police station. How long did they keep him there ?—Only a few minutes, sir. They sent for a four-wheel cab. I helped to put the man into it, and the constable took him away to the Infirmary. The Coroner It was to Dr. Smith's. It was the Infirmary I heard talk of, sir. P.C. Ben Griffiths was the next and final wit- ness. Examined by the Coroner, he said he had been instructed to take the injured man to the police surgeon's surgery in Newport-road. This was about 9.20 ou Saturday night. He told Dr. Smith that the man had been knocked down. Tho Coroner By what ?—I couldn't say, sir. 1 hadn't been told. Was the man unconscious ?—Yes, sir. How did you get him out of the cell to the sur- gery ?—With the assistance of the cabman. Then you told Dr. Smith you had been told that the man had been knocked down ?—Yes. Was the man bleeding then was he able to speak in the surgery ?—Yes, he said a few words to Dr. Smith. He seemed to recover a bit. What did he sa.y ? —Dr. Smith asked him what was the matter with him. and whether he had any pain. And what did he reply ?—He. said Leave me alone to rest.. Well, did Dr. Smith tell vou what to do with him. What did he say ?—He said I w&s to take him back to the Central Station. Did he say what was the matter ?—He told me he was under the influence of drink, sir. Did von think the man was under the influence of drink ?—Yes. What made you think it ?—I could smell, sir, that he had been drinking. Was the smeU of beer or ot spirits ?—Of beer, sir. Did the doctor lead you to think that drink had made bis nose and mouth bleed ?—Yes, sir. What! The man must have taken a lot ot it then. Have you ever seen a man's nose and mouth bleed from taking too much drink ?—I made a, mistake, sir. I beg your pardon, sir. Well, perhaps you didn't hear. Did the doctor say anything about the bleeding ?—He said it was not serious, sir. He said the injuries were not serious ?—Yes. Unfortuntaely they were, you see. So then you brought him back to the Central Police Station. Was he able to walk when you got there ?—Yes, sir, with two of us holding him up by his arms. Then where was he put for the night ?— In the cells, air. Did yon have anything to do with him in the night ?—No, sir. The Coroner, addressing Superintendent Hey- ward, said he supposed someone would be able to give him full details of what occurred from that stage to the death, and asked if the police had communicated with the cabman. Reply to both questions was given in the affirmative, and the inquiry was then adjourned until 5 o'clock on Friday evening. Deceased was identified on Tuesday evening by his landlord, living at 5, Crichton-street, Cardiff, as William Morgan. It is believed that deceased came to Cardiff from Bristol.

SWANSEA CRUELTY CASE. Extraordinary Revelations. At Swansea Police Court on Tuesday Inspec- tor Pearce, of the National Society for the Pre- vention of Cruelty to Children, applied for a warrant giving him the power to convey to the Workhouse the two children of George aud Mary Amour, of Oak-terrace. He said hie had visited the house of the parents, and found the children in a neglected state, one appearing to be dying. There were no windows in the room, and the doors were broken. He offered to take the chil- dren to the Workhouse, but the parents refused permission. Subsequently he had the children examined by Dr. Powell, who certified that, unless one of the children was removed, the con- sequences might be serious. The warrant was granted. The Swansea police have received information of an extraordinary accident to a. child. It is stated that three women, one of whom had a baby in arms, accompanied some sailors on Mon- day evening to a ship in the East Dock, and soon after a. dock policeman hearing cries, went to the ship, where he ascertained that while the mother of the child was getting on board the vessel she handed her child to a seaman, who in climbing on board after her dropped the child overboard. A labourer, who was on board the vessel, tried to save the child, a.nd succeeded in fishing it up with a boat hook. The little child, who was clad in a nightdress only, was nearly dead. It was seen by a doctor, and then taken to the Workhouse. The inspector of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children is investigat- ing the case.

SWANSEA'S LOST CHANCE. Private Enterprise Steps In. A Swansea correspondent telegraphs :—The people of Swansea. having to their lasting sorrow refused to adopt the triple scheme they have now the remorse of seeing its principles put in force by private enterprise. The British Electric Traction Company,which has purchased the tram- way system, and is about to electricallv adopt it, on "Wednesday made au offer to the Corpora- tion to also light the town by electricity. They offer £1,000 for the Corporation's electric lighting order for the eight years which will elapse before the Corporation can acquire the tramway system, and to pay the Corporation in addition 10 per cent. on the gross receipts from eleetric lighting. There i3 a likelihood that the Corporation wul decide that it is better for it to keep its order in its own hands, and to express a willingness to supply the Tramway Company with electric motor power. At a meeting of the Corporation on Wednesday afternoon no reference was made to the subject, but the Mayor, alluding to the Corporation's scheme, said the committee had made terms with Mr Manville which it con- sidered satisfactory. Mr Manville had prepared a report, a.nd one was in course of preparation by the surveyor on the question of the dust destractor. A detailed report would be presented. which would enable A definite decision to be made.

A Kirkwall correspondent telegraphs :—In- formation just to hand by wire from StroDDY states that during Monday night a large three- masted ship Ment ashore on Ingle Skerry, Auskerry Sound, with one of the.masts away, supposed to be a Norwegian, wood laden. Lloyd's agent is proceeding, per s.s. Orcadia, to the wreck. The wind has been strong from the south, with heavy ra n all night and a heavy act ruuning.

I BEDWELLTY PAUPER DIFFICULTY. The Workhouse Overcrowded. At the fortnightly meeting of the Bedwellty Board of Guardians, held at the Workhouse, Tredegar, on Wednesday, Mr D. F. Pritchard, the chairman, presiding, it was reported by the master, Mr J. A. Moffitt, that there were in the house that morning 299 paupers, showing an increase of 27 ever the number in the correspond- ing period of last year. Dr. G. A. Brown, the medical officer, was present to confer with the board respecting the overcrowded state of the house. Mr W. Y. Hobkirk (the vice-chairma.n) remarked that the large influx of paupers into the house had been so conspicuous of late that it occasioned the guardians considerable anxiety, and it was thought desirable to confer with the medical officer as to the probable cause of it, with a view of checking it if possible. Dr. G. A. Brown thought the unusually overcrowded state of the house could be attributed in a large measure to the abnormal amount cf siclmess in the whole of the district, a,nd to the fact that the Bedwellty Workhouse was the only hospital for a population of 60,000.—Mr Hobkirk It is not a hospital, doctor.— Dr- Brown Well, it is looked upon by j numbers of people as such.—Continuing, Dr. Brown said if a man was destitute and absolutely unable to work he (the doctor) had no alternative, but to give him a, ce-rtificate for admission into the Workhouse. Another cause of the overcrowding was the location in the town of Tredegar of a large model lodging-house, which attracted numbers of tramps, m&uy of whom were seized I with illness while there, and who were thereupon enforced to solicit an order for admission iuto I tbe Workhouse from the relieving onicer upon his (Dr. Brown's) certificate. Out of the 140 or 150 (Dr. Brown's) certificate. Out of the 140 or 150 cases under his treatment at present in the house not one was fit to be turned adrift. Mr W. J. Allen considered it singular that there were more cases in the house from Tredegar at the present time than from the whole of the Union combined. Dr. Brown assured the board that such was not the case. The tramp fraternity gravitated to Tredegar on account of a, lodging-house and the Workhouse being located there, and when they became destitute they a, veiled themselves of the latter refuge. A large number of those people came into the town from all parts absolutely ill, and he (Dr. Brown) became responsible for atten- dance upon them. Where could they go but to the Workhouse ? Tredegar was the only place in the Union where those destitute people could obtain shelter. Mr W. J. Allen pointed out that the tramp account of Bedwellty Union amounted to only 83 per fortnight, while at Abergavenny it amounted to ten times that sum. Yet in face of that they had in Abergavenny Union about 100 less tramps than at Bedwellty. Mr A. Phillips, relieving officer, reminded the board of the ex- istence of easual wards at Abergavenny. It should also be remembered that Tre- degar was situated in the heart of an important industrial centre, while Abergavenny was in a rural district. Mr L. L. Lewis was of the opinion that a feeling existed amongst the board that Dr. Brown showed too much leniency in giving medical certificates. Dr. Brown took exception to such a suggestion, and said that no one could say that he had issued certificates to anyone unless he were absolutely destitute and unfit to work. Mr W. Y. Hobkirk agreed with Mr Lewis that snch an impression existed at the last meeting of the guardians. Dr. Brown assured the board that such an impression was erroneous. He had no desire to multiply his already heavy duties by such an indiscriminate addition to them. The Rev. G. Griffiths would prefer the doctor leaning on the side of mercy than otherwise. Mr W. Y. Hobkirk remarked that when the Settlement Committee conducted their recent investigations they found only six cases which did not belong to Tredegar. The Chairman considered the explanation of Dr. Brown perfectly satisfactory. Mr A. Phillips (relieving officer) remarked that a number of men flocked into the town in consequence of the re- starting of the blast furnaces only to find that they could not obtain employment. They then became destitute and had to appeal to the parish authorities. Dr. Brown was thanked for his satisfactory explanation.

MONEY-LENDING INQUIRY. Mr j ustice Hawkins on Tuesday gave evidence before the Money Lending Committee of the House of Commons. The learned Judge said he substantially agreed with the evidence of Sir George Lewis on the question of fraud as the result of his own long judicial experience. He gave instances of evils arising from the lending of money at exorbitant rates of interest, and said he would register professional money-lenders and require them to take out licences for their business. These licences should be subject to endorsement. In the case of bad practices he found that In money-lending led to betting and gambling, and he declared tho time had come for legislative action. He would not allow money-lenders to recover more than a reasonable rate of interest, and be would make them come last among all j creditors. Trading under different names by the same money-lender in various towns should be pro- I hibited. Judges should have power to say whether the bargain was hard and unconscionable, and to allow in such cases only a. certain rate of I interest. He would not of necessity register bill discounters, and thought that a clause could b" so framed as to distinguish between them and professional money-lenders. Bills of sale on which over 10 per cent, was charged should be void. He would make it a misdemeanour to publish false advertisements. l Sir George Lewis's evidence before the Royal Commission really tells us nothing absolutely new, nothing, that is, to those who know the ways of money lenders and the wiles they em- ploy to lure their victims. But he has put it in such a forcible way (says a correspondent) that it is bound to sink deep into the hearis of the pub- lie, and what is more to the point it should prove a strong argument to the Commission in favour of a. drastic alteration of the laws affecting usury. There are in this country thousands of money- lenders; Semites and others, who fatten and batten on the needs of the poor but honest million. So specious are the advertisements by which the flies are attracted to the parlours of the spiders that the former are enmeshed and entrapped before they are well aware of their parlous posi- tion. Sir George Lewis, equally with Mr Farrell, knows all the ins and outs of this nefarious busi- ness, and he has with praiseworthy candour exposed the guile and cunning of the fraternity. He has, moreover, shown us that the better sort of Jews regard these Hebrew canaille as pariahs, and do not recognise them as coming within the BIB GEORGE LEWIS. I pale of their own particular persuasion. Sir George, himself a Jew, speaks with authority, and his co-religionists are rejoicing that he has, at a. C, moment when Judaism is in such general odium on the Continent, spoken out so fearlessly and well. Daring the past 30 years there has been no stronger legal personality before the English public than the attorney in excelsis, whose huge offices in Ely-place prove him the most popular criminal adviser of his enoch. He is now getting into the sere and yellow leaf from the age point, but his intellect and acumen remain unimpaired, and he has done his countrymen a. right royal service in volunteering to give his valuable evi- dence on this particular Commission, which it is noped will result in a complete alteration of the laws in respect to the lending of money at usurious rates in the three kingdoms.

FIRE AT FERNDALE. A destructive fire occurred about 9 p.m. on Tuesday evening at the stables on the surface of Nos. 1 and 5 Pits, belonging to Messrs D. Davis and Sons, Limited. The building, which con- sisted of hayloft, granaries, and stables, was soon in a huge blaze, and in a short time the contents. consisting of hay, chaff, etc. were completely con- sumed. Sergeant James, with a posse of police, did some effective work with the hose and reel, and got the fire under control before it had damaged but little of the exterior of the building. There were sixteen horses in the stable at the time, but fortunately they escaped unhurt. It was fortunate the flames were not allowed to spread, as if the fire had reached the gas works, which were ad joining,it is very probable the damage would have been considerable. It is not yet known how the fire originated.

MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR AT ABERYSTWYTH. I At about 6.30 a.m. on Wednesday the Rev. Richard Davies, Methodist minister, was found lying outside his house bleeding from a wound in the head. The window on the first floor was opened, and it is presumed that the rev. gentle- man fell through. Medical attendance was at once sought and restorsaives applied, but he lies in a precarious condition.

THE TRANSPORT OF EXPLOSIVES. Cardiff Property a.nd Markets Committee decided onWednesday to ,call upon the town clerk and the inspector of explosives to present special reports to the next meeting with reference to the carting of dangerous explosives through the town. It was suggested that the explosives should be discharged from small craft nigh up on the Ely river and brought along the less built oa roads at night. Councillor Simmonds stated that there was a clause m the Cardiff Railway Company's Act which prohibited the discharging of explo- sives in the Bute Docks, and as the Old Canal would soon booome the property of that company the objection of residents in the Docks district would be removed, for doubtless the prohibitory clause would be extended to the Old Canal.

SOUTH WALES NEWS. CARDIFF. ACCIDENT TO A CYCLIST.—A lad named Yed- laud, aged 14 years, son of Mr Yedland, fruiterer, ¡ Canton, was riding a bicycle in Mandeville street, Canton, on Monday evening, when he fell and broke his right leg. and broke his right leg. SMALL Fme.—Shortlv before 9 o'clock on Wednesday evening a fire broke out in a loft occupied by F. J. Nicholls, tent proprietor, at the back of Rawden-place. The call was received at the Central Station at 8.45, and the steamer Fire §ueen, in charge of Supt. Hay ward and Chief ngineer Geen, at once proceeded to the scene of the fire, and found the loft, which contained tents, poles, etc., well alight. The engine was quickly got to work, and after haif-an-hour's work the fire was got under. A lacpe portion of the stock, stated to be partly insured, was saved. The canse of the fire is unknown. SWANSEA. A WORKSHOP ox FJ*E.—On Sunday afternoon a. fire broke out at a workshop at the Central Dry Dock, but the prompt action of the police resulted in the flames being extinguished in half an hour. A number of tools and valuable patterns were destroyed. THE BISHOP OF SWANSEA. — His Lordship preached at Holy Trinity Church on Sunday morning, and at St. John's, Hafod, in the evening. ¡ At the latter church his Lordship made a feeling reference to the late Mr Aubrey Vivian. LLANELLY. HARBOUR COMMISSION.—Mr Tom Hughes ¡ moved at the meeting of the Llanelly Harbour Commissioners on Monday, Mr Ernest Trubshaw presiding, that advertisements be inserted in trade journals showing the suitability of Llanelly I as a manufacturing town. Mr Hughes believed some manufacturers—in the Midlands, for instance-would find Llanelly better adapted for industries than other towns in Wales.—The I resolution was seconded by Mr John Griffiths and carried unanimously, and on the suggestion of the Chairman a, subcommittee WM appointed to carry it into effect.—The Chairman reluctantly gave the cost of the proposed new dock in response to the persistent in. quiries of Mr John Griffiths. The contract for excavation and quay walls was £ 57,98? 1315 2d, the gates, d;c., not being included.— At a former meeting it was decided to insure the new gas buoys. The Harbour Superintendent reported that the Preston and Mersey Boards did not insure their buoys. The Clerk reported that the terms of insurance were three guineas per cent., and the Chairman remarked that on the four buoys, which cost £2&0, this would mean .£35 per annum. It was decided to rescind the former I resolution. CotrsTY COTTBT.—At the March sitting of the Llanelly County Court on Monday, Judge Bishop fined Wrn. Thomas, Goring-road, Llanelly, £5 for not appearing on subpoena in an action in which he was defendant. ABERDARE. I BANKBTTPXCX.—On Monday the case of Walter Robinson Jones, grocer, Hall-street, was taken. Debtor, who was represented by Mr J. D. Thomas, commenced business in January. 1897, with borrowed capital. His liabilities were £ 214 17s, assets £ 72 lbs 7d. He had given too much credit.—The examination was closed. credit.—The examination was closed. DEAN FOREST. FCNKRAL or A CROWN OFFICIAL.—On Sunday afternoon the remains of Mr James Johnson (77). a retired Crown official, were interred in the, churchyard at St. Paul's, Park-end, the Rev. ¡ D. Bond officiating. The bearers were eight fellow-officials of the deceased, and many other officers also attended to show their deep respect I for the deceased. These included Sir James I Campbell, a retired deputy surveyor of Deau Forest; Mr Stafford Howard, Commissioner of Woods; Mr Philip Baylis, deputy surveyor, &c. A very large gathering assembled a.t the church to witness the ceremony. FrRz AT A PAROCHIAL ELECTORS' MEETING.— The electorors of the Pope's Hill Ward, East Dean, were assembled to elect one representative on the Parish Council when aery of Fire was raised. The meeting was in the Baptist Chapel at Green Bottom, near Cinderfortl, a.nd the fire wa.s promptly got under. It appeared that the pipe from the stove ba.d ignited some timber. and on some dates being removed the seat of the mischief was got a-t, ana a few buckets of water did the needful without much damage being done. PENARTH. DISTRICT COUXCIL,—The monthly meeting of the Council was held on Monday evening, the chairman (Mr R. Bevan) presiding. The Medical Officer (Dr. Nell) reported that in January and I February last the death-rates were 8 2 a.nd 14 5 respectively, and births 33 and 35 per month I respectively. Dr. Nell was re-elected medical officer. In answer to Mr Snell, the Chairman said it seemed that their sanitary inspector had sought for admission of a. local patient to the Cardiff Sanitorium a,nd had been refused, but a second ca.se had been admitted. NBATH. BOARD OF GUARDIANS.—A meeting OF this board I was held on Tuesday, Mr Hopkin Jones (chair- man) presiding. The Clerk read a letter from Mr Fred. KempthOrne, objecting to the appoint- ment of Mr James Gandy M superintendent registrar on the ground that the vote of Mr George j Smith was illegal, he being disqualified by reason of his not having attended a meeting of the guardians for six months. In a, further letter I Mr Kempthorne stated that Mr Smith lisd no qualification either for the position of district I councillor or guardian a.s he was not a parochial elector. He (air Kemptkorne) liad reported the matter to the Registrar General, and having I regard to the fact that several of the guardians were prevented by illness from attending the meeting and also to the other circumstances of the case, it would be most suitable that the board should not confirm the appointment, but proceed to an eleetion. The Clerk said the Registrar-General had confirmed the Appoint- ment of Mr Gandy. Mr Geo. Smith's vote was valid, inasmuch as his seat had not been declared vacant. ABERDARE. FATAL ACCIDEKT.—On Friday evening last Thomas Prosser, of Pendarrtt!-street, wae iMlodly crushed by a fall of coal in the Graig Colliery. He died on Taesday afternoon. LLANGEENOR* SCHOOL BOARD.—The first meeting of the newly-formed board for this populous parish, which consists of nine members, was held at Brynmenyn on Monday, when ail the members were present. Mr Benjamin Noyle, Ponty- cyramet, who was a member of the old board 1 and who headed the poll at the last election, was appointed chairman, while Mr Johti Jones, Wyndham Colliery, NantymoeL, was appointed vice-chairman. There was uo other business of importance.

TERRIBLE FIRE AT SEA. A Cardiff Ship to the Rescue. Many readers will remember a paragraph I announcing the burning of the s.s. Legislator at sea, a.nd of the rescue of the crew by the s.s. Flowergate, owned by Messrs Turnbull, Cardiff. The following letter, which speaks for itself, has just been received by the parents of one of the crew of the Flowergate :— We arrived here this morning safely with the crew of thirty hands, including two passengers, of the S.B. Legislator, of Liverpool. On the morning of the 16th (February), about 8 o'clock, a steamer was seen on fire and flying signals of distress. We bore down upon her and stood by. The matter of har came on board, and from what I can gather I asked if we could accompany him to the Azores, which were distant about three daya. He wasable to steam himself, bat was afraid of what might happen in the event of bad weather setting in. As this meant our turning back, and having a perish- able eargo on board, I suppose our captain didn't care about doing it. He then went back to bis vessel and asked his men what they intended to do, with the result that they decided to come on board our boat and go to Boston. It appears that shortly after 4 o'clock on Sunday morning, the 13th, smoke was seen issuing from the fore part of the alleyways pader the bridge and chart room, and the neAt instant she was in flames. The Ñ sleep- ing in the chart room, and was roused in time by the first mate. The engineers, however, were not so fortunate. The chief, second, and fourth were terribly burnt, being knocked down by tbe flames as they rushed out on to tfce deck. A cabinboy living in the opposite alleyway was also badly burnt. Owing to the flames being in the centre of the ship communication was shut off between those aft and the crew forward. Those who were on the after deck at once began to get the boats out. One boat was sent to the fore- part of the ship to bring the crew aft. As they were returning the rope fouled or something and I the boat getting under the main discharge was I swamped one man and one of the mates being drowned aud the others having narrow escapes. At this time the engines were going full speed, as no one could go down to stop them owing to the I fumes and heat. The second mate and steward then got into the other boat. Something went wrong with this one also. She drifted astern, and the speed at which the ship was going simply tore the bows out of her, and she was seen no more. The fire at last spread to the fore holds and set the cargo on fire. When they were able to fet into the stoke hold the chaired remains of a reman were found, his head and body burnt away, the only part remaining being his legs and boots. I forgot to mention that the cook rushed from his room and jamped clean overboard, with fright I suppose. That was the last they saw of him, anyhow. This, then, was the State in which we received them, haviag lost six men and four terribjl injured, besides 108ingtheir clothes, etc. The injured men were taken to the hospital this morning, and I am glad to say there i8 every prospect of their neofWY."

L NOVEL PATERNITY CASE AT 8WANSEA. At Swansea Police Court on Wede*sd&v Jane Cole, of the Coekett, SwMMMMt, an elderly lioase- keeper, formerly in the employ of Mr W. H. Mill, a member of the board of goazdiftne, brought affiliation proceedings against Mr Mill in respect of an illegitimate child, aged 16, of which he was alleged to be the father. The ap- plicant, who was unrepresented, went into the witness-box, when Mr Slater, for the defendant. said the Court had no jurisdiction under the Act by which an application had to be made before the child was l3 years old. In this case the child was 16 years old. The ease was conse- q neatly dismissed.

THE POLICE COURTS. Row at a Cardiff Railway Statiou. At the Cardiff Police Court on Monday ( before Messrs Louis Samnel and R. Benjamin Alexan- der Seaton (28) was charged with attempting to enter a train while in motion at the Riverside platform of the Great Western Railway Station at Cardiff on the 12th inst., and also with assaulting Inspector Charles Stroud at the same time a.nd place. The evidence of the inspector was corroborated by two other officials of the company. The narrative of the officers was to the effect that at 11 o'clock on the night of Satur- day defendant and a friend, although having third-ciass tickets only, entered a second-class ladies' compartment, which was empty. There was no excuse for this intrusion, as the accommo- dation in the third-class compartments was ample. At the request of one of the officers of the company defeudant and his friend left the compart- ment, but no sooner was the official's back turned than they re-entered the compartment. Both were again ejected, but defendant per- sisted in forcing his way into the special com- partment set apart for ladies. Defendant was again removed, but as the train was steaming out be made another rush for the carriage, but was held back by the officials. Defendant then used bad language, and struck Stroud in the face. Deiendant stated that there was no room in the third class compartments. and that the railway officials would not give him entrance to the guard's van. The Bench said tha.t railway ser- vants must be protected in the discharge of their duty, a,nd defendant would be fined 20s and costs, or 14 days. Cruelty to Children. James Bridges and Elizabeth Whalley were charged at Monday's Newport Borough Police Court with cruelty to their four children. Mr Lyndon Moore, solicitor, who prosecuted on behalf of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, stated that the woman had been pre- viously married, but that her husband had been convicted of bigamy, and that she in turn had committed bigamy by marrying Bridges. • The couple had tramped from place to place. a.nd the woman sang with the three girls in the street, whilst the father and the other child, a boy. sold laces. The woman and children went to the House of Refuge.where the latter were examined, and they were found to be in a dirtv and neglected state. Their feet were sore, ana one child also had sores on different parte of the body. Another child had a wound on the side of her head. The prisoners were each sentenced to three months' imprisonment, and the children were ordered to be sent to Dr. Barnardo's Homes. Neglecting a Family at Newport. Thomas Williams, a painter, appeared at the Uskside Police Court on Monday to answer charges of having deserted his wife and seven children, and with neglecting the children. Williams, who resided at 5. Rudry-street. Nev, port, wa.s a widower with three children, and h married a widow. also with three children, a.nd one child had been born since. Disputes fre- quently took place between the couple over the children. The mother being an invalid for several months, and Williams having given way to drink,tbe children were continuously neglectcd for some 12 months. In Novemberlast the was removed from the house in a dyiu? condi- tion, and Williams went away and left the chil- dren—the eldest of whom was eleven years of age and the youngest but seven months old— in the house by themselves, where they remained for two days. Inspector Brooks then visited the house, and found the children there at night' without food, fire, or light. The children, who were scantily clad, were in a, dirty state. The house was in a filthy tate. and the children s bedroom was quite bare. Williams, who was said to be a good workman, was arrested at Llan- dudno, where he was working. said that he was sorry for having left his family, but he had sent £4 to bis wife within the past six weeks. Ths woman is still lingering suffering from a fa.t&! malady, and the children are in the Caerleon Industrial Schools. The magistrates sent Williams to prison for three months with haxd labour. Landlord's Responsibilities. At Merthyr on Monday. Willia.m Williams was summoned for permitting diunkenness in his house, the Three Salmons Inn. on the evening of the 4th inst. Mr J. W. Lewis defended. P.C. Venn stated that he found a drunken woman in the smoke-room in company with two men. Half-an-hour afterwards the officer, with P.C. Powney, again visited tbe house and found the same persons were still there. Cross-examined He did not call tbe attention of the landlord to the woman upon tbe first visit, and he waited until the arrival of P.C. Powney, because his instructions were to get.a witness. The defendant said the woman was not there when he served the men with beer a quarter of an hour before. He then turned her out of the house. The defendant stated in the witness-box that he had had no knowledge of the woman being upon the premises until the two officers told him. He then ejected her. She could ha.ve come in from Three Salmons'-street, without being seen by defendant. Miss Petti- ford, defendant's sister-in-law. and Owen Jones, Abereanaid, one of the men who were in the smoke-room, stated that no drink was served to the woman.—The Stipendiary dismissed the ease, bat said it was one of grave suspicion, and it was not at all right to allow a room to be without observation or control for half-an-hour. Such a state of things might lead to much abase. Besides, it would seem as if structural alterations might be required. An Objectioneble Customer. At Ystrad Police Court on Monday. Sarah Ana Berris, barmaid at the Trealaw Inn. T real aw, was summoned for wounding a man named Wm. Llewellyn, at the hotel, on the 2nd inst.—Mr James Phillips defended.—On the afternoon iu question prosecutor several others were drinking together fit the hofcei. The landlord, Mr Llewellyn, was ill in bed. Prosecutor pre. vailed upon the barmaid to supply him with a quart of ale for 3d instead of 6d. She refused to supply him with a quart "oa tick." He, however, remained in the hotel for several hours afterwards, and until 7 o clock, whew she struck him in the face with a glass tumbler, causing a severe wound on the left cheek. The evidence of witnesses for the define* showed that prosecutor had misconducted him- self in the hotel, and drlmk other customers* beer, and also refused to quit. He had given gnat provocation to the barmaid, and followed her from one room to the other endeavouring to ex- tort money from her. She did not hurl the glass at him, but struck him in the face with the glass which was in her hand. The glass broke and cut her hand. The Bench believed thai great provocation had been given to defendant, and fined her 10s.—A cross-summons wae that heard, Mr James Phillips, Pontypridd. appear- ing ou behalf of Miss Berris?. Defendant WM charged with refusing to quit the public-honM, and fined £1..

WALES AND THE ROYAL ARM8. A meeting of the Provisional Committee if furtherance of the movement for the inclusioe of armorial bearings representing Wales in the Royal Shield and Standard was held on .nd8.J night at the University College, Cardiff, uadei the presidency of Mr T. H. Thomas. Mr J. L. Wheatley (the town clerk) attended, and several points were discussed relative to the next steps t-c; be taken. In the course of the discussion hon. secretary, Mr Charles Morgan, reported upon the progress that had so far been made in regard le the proposed memorial to the Prince of Wales, a.nd also to that from public bodies to her Majesty in Council. It was resolved to communicate with Mr J. M. Maclean, M.P., and the other Welsh members, with the view of the speedy presenta- tion of both memorials. The absence from England of the Prince of Wales would, it Was pointed out, retard the presentation to some es- tent. and in this respect the illness of the Premier was sympathetically referred to. Still, arrange- ments Were made by means of which the move- ment shall not be unduly delayed. The replies, in number and importance, to the nremorial. his Roval Highness, are extremely numerous, representing every rank, from the highest nobility downward, and they are taken as affording ground for the hope that the expressed views of the Cabinet will yet be considerably changed.

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Henry Crispe (65), farmer, was sentenced to siz months' imprisonment at London Sessicvu MS Wednesday for endeavouring to procure etauit- able contributions by frand.