Evening Express

TO-DAY'S WEATHER. The forecast of the weather throughout the West of England and South Wales 'or i: (Fridav) is as follows TY. breezes light; fair as a whole, but local showers.

WEEK'S TEMPERATURE AND RAINFALL. The following table gives the temperature and rainfall at Cwrt-y-Vil, Penarth, for 24 hours, as read- at 9.0 a.m., and entered to the preceding day. I TEMPERATURE, DATK. Rainfall. (Ma*. Min. jMeau, Friday 30 66 53 61*0 *35 Saturday 1 60 51 53 5 "20 Sunday 2 59 54 5^5 *06 Monday 3 66 50 58'i) '00 Tue-day.. 4 67 52 5V5 '00 Wedn sday 5 70 ^7 6V5 •O'' Thursday 6 72 5i 64"0 "CO

POWDERANDSHOT. j There's an 'umble little building situate in far Cathays, Which they caUs it "The Pavillion in the Park." It is built of golden sov'rings, an' the kids around it plays, And the little dogs looks on an' tries to bark. It 'ave cost two thousand quid and more-as. fills me with amaze, And leads me very furtive to remark What a power there is in 'armony when the Eisteddfod pays Sich a whack for its pavilion in the Park. Now, we 'ear3 the wranglin' Council 'ave booked for many days, A municipal pavilion in the Park- And the 'Varsity as toome our eddication has a craze, for nestin' in the clover with the lark. n' the legal blokes and judges—everyone 'ave bin ablaze With eagerness for 'ouses there—but hark! They suffers from cold noses, for it's HARMONY what lays Itself out for a Pavilion in the Park. HYGGYNS. < » < < < Several thousands of holiday excursionists from the hill districts visited Barry Island this week, and the population near by have been reading ancient history about invasions of the Goths up for comparison. They like to know of ancestors who were worse off. Over 900 Great Western Railway trains hrve passed over the London and North Western Railway in Swansea. since the Cockett accident, or an average of between 70 and 80 a day. This looks to us las though 2Cil Swansea has been travelling round about to enjoy the sen- sation of being for an hour or two on the main line. **•••• "The Barry and Cardiff Excursion" announced a porter at Gloucester as the Barry train, containing the master bakers' outing party, passed through the station on the re- turn journey last Wednesday. The "Barry Dock News," which is quite proud of this, omits the fact that the porter was a Barry native, born on Barry Island. The railway companies have made excellent concessions for week-enders, &c., in the direc- tion of Porthcawl. Since July 1 the fares by the breaks running in connection with the Barry Company trains between Southerndown-road Station and Southerndown are reduced to 8d. single and Is. return, and an additional break will be put on to meet the 5.5 p.m. train from Cardiff. The programme of a field treat in connec-. tion with a Christian Church in a largely popu- lated town has come to hand. In one of the contests, the first prize will be a pipe and pouch; the second prize, a Bible; and the third prize a pair of cuff links. As consolation prize no doubt some local Christian sport will offer a Book of Common Prayer or an essay on Ritualism. Prophets are.trying to predict who the Barry School Board will co-opt to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of the local Socialist, Mr. C. L. Buzzo. There was some talk of re- j electing Councillor Evan Jones, but Mr. Jones is not disposed to accept the offer, now that he belongs to the great local Sandhedrim. The Socialist member certainly has forwarded his aim of making Barry buzz O! • • • » Chancellor Smith in his list of Swansea vicars omits one celebrated personage. There was one vicar,.a not remote predecessor of the chancellor, and this Bowdler brought out a quaint Shakspeare stripped of all the "obscenities" the immortal bard -ever wrote. And it was this very man who enriched the English language with the term "Bowdlerised." *»• A monster viper, measuring 34 inches, has just been killed in an old hayrick in Lower St. Mary-street, Newpopt, by Samuel Bott, Dr. Havard's servant. The snake had previously been seen in a garden belonging to Mrs. Nanny Nicholas. We mention this fact so that readers may recognise the origin of the next sea ser- pent story from that coast. Snakes have a wonderful way of growing in these delirious tremens day. "I will be the light of your home!" said the fond girl, in the middle of the evening clasp when the new by-pass was turned down in Cathedral-road. "Yes—my incandescent light!" mused her adorer, looking at the glimmering blue speck in the chandelier. "Yes, dear, I will-but why do you mention 'incandescent?' "Well—er—because you will want a new mantle everv month." • « • Professor Paul BarbieT, writing to the "In pendence Bretonne," says the Saxon delights in kiss-in-the-ring, whilst the Welshman is enthusiastic over his Eisteddfod. We did not know ere this that kiss-in-the-ring was a national pastime of the Saxon, but if Mr.

Barbier will walk round the Gorsedd circle in the park any night during Eisteddfod week, he may discern through the gloom more Welsh kissing in the ring than the Saxon men and maidens ever perpetrated. What influence has the present hot weather on politics? The question seems to have been answered at Oldham—the weather does addle eggs! But in Riverside politicians manage to keep from turning red in the sun. At the ward meeting in the Riverside Club last night no less than thirty ardent workers turned up under the chairmanship of Mr. Jones, the vice. Riverside claims that no other ward in town can gather such a muster in the heat. The corporation have prepared an excellent cycle-trap in Bute-street. They have mixed up the newly and half-fillished wood-paving with the tram-lines somehow, and left interesting fissures and ruts. When the speedy cyclist dashing back from the mid-day meal imagines he is safest on the smooth, deceptive wood, he suddenly careers upon a fissure, and the vocabulary mingled there with cricked and twisted necks and battered heads is said to bring a blue haze to the Docks. The pleasant water-cart still goeth on its mission. Mr. Chubb, a /well-known Cardiff builder, about mid-day has had a somewhat narrow escape in an accident that occured to him. He was out driving with his man Bald- win, and, on Custom House-street Bridge, the horse fell on the road, which had been ren- dered slippery by the water-carts. Mr. Chubb and Baldwin were thrown violently over the horse's head. but insurred no worse injury than a severe shaking. it js well that Mr. Chubb lives to say what he ought to on the water-cart subject. A woman, Mrs. Betsy Jones, who acts as a pilot is to be found at St. Dogmael's. near Cardigan. By herself she takes fishing smacks and other vessels into the harbour, and she also assists her she was wont to assist old Jos., hen late father-in-Iaw-in pilot- ing steamers up the river. Lovely women (wails the "Barry Dock Mews" meditating on this) will be doing everything in the next century, and men kept at home to mind the children! Evidently our Barry Dock contemporary feels violently married. The young man whose soul frets because it is fettered to an cffice Istoo], and seeks solace by going on the stage, is not an uncommon variety of his species. But we do not often hear of cases to the contrary. It is now stated that Mr. Norman Salmond, the baritone, always received with such high favour in South Wales is about to leave the stage and the concert platform, and devote himself to com- mercial pursuits. It is to be hoped that Mr. Salmond will make a profit out of the change. The public cannot be congratulated. They were very well satisfied with Mr. Salmond on the stage. »••••• Some time ago the Swansea Assessment Com- mittee decided to go in for a re-valuation of the town for the purpose of a new assessment on all properties above 420. Yesterday, at a special meeting, the committee decided to advertise for tenders for the re-valuation of the properties in the district, which has been divided into four sections for the purpose a separate contract being required for each. When it is alleged that such inequalities occur as the assessing of E25 (annual rental) dwelling-houses at L22 10s., and zE45 (annual rental) public-houses at the same figure, the joy which fills the ratepayer's heart at the new prospect may be easily imagined.

GALLANTRY AT SEA. INTERESTING PRESENTATION AT CARDIFF DOCKS. At a meeting on Friday at the Local Marine Board Offices, Cardiff, over which Mr. P. Turn- bull presided, a presentation was made by the chairman on behalf of the American Govern- ment to Captain George Taylor, of the steam- ship Eric, Daniel Hughes (boatswain), and Charles H. Leverick, A.B., for gallant services rendered in connection with the rescue of the captain and six men of the three-masted schooner Bertram White in the North Atlantic Ocean on December 2 last. The signals of dis- tress from the schooner, which was dismasted and waterlogged, were observed about 2.15 a.m. A strong north-westerly gale was blowing and very heavy seas were running. An attempt to launch the starboard lifeboat resulted in the smashing of the boat, but with great difficulty the chief officer, Mr. Thomas Thistle, and four other members of the crew got off to the wreck in the port lifeboat. The schooner, which was timber-laden, was lying awash, and the captain and six men who were left on its deck were suffering bitterly from the effects of the weather and also from hunger, having been without food for two days. The mate and a seaman had been badly injured. With great difficulty the men were rescued and got on board the Eric. In the course of the trip from the steamer t-o the schooner the boat was twice full of water, and finally the oars and row- locks were lost. In endeavouring to hoist the boat in again it was smashed against the ship's side. The rescued men, who received every I attention, were landed at Rotterdam on Decem- ber 18, and those injured were conveyed to the hospital.—In making the presentation, which took the form of a gold watch and chain to the captain and gold medals to the other recipients, Mr. Turnbull warmly eulogised the services of Captain Taylor and his men. The captain had twice before been instrumental in saving life at sea, and on each occasion the number saved was seven.—The Hon. iI. T. Phillips, the Ameri- can Consul, thanlrod Captain Taylor and the others on behalf of the American Government. —The Captain, in acknowledging the gift, spoke in very high terms of the conduct of the officers and men on the occasion under notice. -On the motion oi Mr. H. C. Richards, acting secretary to the Board, hearty votes of thanks were accorded Mr. P. Turnbull for presiding an the American Consul for attending.

WHERE MARRIAGES ARE MADE. A BAKER WHO WILL WAIT TILL HE GETS TBEBIl. At the London Sheriff's Court on Friday Annie Rebecca Berry, miliner and dressmaker of Barnsbury, was awarded £120 damages for breach of promise by William George Wilkin- son, manager to a wholesale baker, Nottinsr- hill-gate. Defendant, in a letter breaking off ,the engagement, said: "Marriages, I believe are made in Heaven. I think I shall wait till I get there." He stated in evidence he would have married plaintiff, but she was always grumbling at him.

=- DEATHS AT CARDIFF IN FIRMARr. On Thursday night Thomas Ferressey, aged thirteen, whose parents reside at No. 4, War- wick-street, Canton, died at the Cardiff Intir. mary from injuries caused hy a fall from a hayloft at Murta's Aerated Works, Canton. George Bailey, an elderly man, was taken seriously ill at No. 34, Gray-street, Canton, on Thursday, and was removed to the workhouse infirmary by Police-constable Hutchms. Bailey, however, became worse, and died early on Fri. day morning.

THE CANCER DISCOVERY. A Central News representative bad an inter- view on Friday morning with Dr- ^arubert Lack, who confirmed the fact that the cause of cancer had at length been undoubtedly dis. covered, but he absolutely declined to give any details pending the publication of ^P^ofes- sional treatise in the medical papers- will be in about a fortnight's time. The discovery, as outlined by the Central News, is creating the liveliest interest in medical circles-

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JEFFRIES AND AIE-LL MATCHE Many boxers of note were prev meeting held on Thursday in l;,lee'st-llcion at the invitation of Mr. W. A. Br. is on a I visit to England with a vi arrange matches for James Jeffries, tJueror of I Fitzsimmons, and also engagerr;th other I celebrities in the fistic world. matter rl;C:'ro11-L!or1 .1- "A'Y'l'onr1 n a. lJ..L"V ^.between Charles Mitchell and Jeffries. Aft conver- sation it was agreed that the nuW box ten 2min. rounds, between Augand 30, for the best inducement offered.ten are to break clean, and the winner.,lj4C 75 per cent. and the loser 25 per Clan the proceeds after expenser. have be. 'The question of referee is to be agl'\l two weeks prior to the contest. The are to weigh 5oz., and to be in the hr thi referee 24 hours before the contest^. man failing to comply with the agn is to pay X-200 forfeit. Other Matches. Concerning the offers made by pacjy Ben Jordan agreed to go to Americmeet the best man in his class. and Peàlmer through his backer, Mr. Alf. Snel"reerl to meet M'ùovern if proper arrange^g^ made. Craig, the Coffee Cooler, wired thauld meet Tommy Ryan for £ 1,000; but -ady stated that he would only S-ve £ 30^:s msftch, which Ryan will accept, but, to give the Cooler his expenses to and Daley and Sweeney will probably g. at once to meet Jack Everfcard an drIes M'Keever. Dick Burge agreed to meet Frank at catch-weights in October, and Charles en if he does well with Jeffries. will ir-eeU.- known in America before tht end of tbr.

ANNUAL SIORTS. In glorious weather the antUal sports le Brecon Cycle Club came off ol the cricked at Brecon on Thursday atterioon. Ther, a large attendance of spectatfs, and an 1 lent programme of music we discourse^ the Hay Volunteer Band. Tie following list of the officials:— w Judges:—Cycle and foot racd: Colonel 1 Morgan, Hon. ll. C. Deverem Mr. J. P Gwynne Hoiford, Dr. D. V. jees, Mr D. ^Vi6f; M?S £ S- J,' Hecli?ei^ C Hodge, an Wheatley (official .nidge of the vC.U.) Que The Rev. D. Saund^s Jones, Mssrs. J. Col and George Davies. Committee d Mana^aoie -Messrs. D. T. Divies, David Fisher, DJ Morgan, J. D. Frye, G. Burros, 8. 3rooJ LI. Edwards, W. G. Wooton. A II Mauud, J. E. Element, W. H vviiiia P"" Morgan, F. Griffith, W. Meradih J Kidel T II. Ruddick, D J. jenkllS; Vnd Ja„ -r;'I1 C,j.. -.1. °Lar"!ra: «r- L». W. J. Thomas a Mr. P. K. Hartley. ,ap scorer: Mr,D Fishe Referee: Mr. A. J. lavies (A.A..). Handica pers: Open events: ,r. R. J. (N.C U.; ar tfr. A. J. Davies LA.A.) Ciub Events: T1 Committee Timek^ers Mr. Z. Wheatley an Mr. John Hando. Qrks Gf the course: Mesar James Element. W. Teredith, T Vlaund W Xott, J- D. Fryer, £ (1 H. Coppage. Hon tre; surer: Mr. D. Morta. Secretarj: Mr. T. A Davies. One Mile Cycle l.ndicap (Novice) Open.- Final heat: 1st, L. Davies, Ludlow (30yds) 2no. J. Howell, Herord C.C. (25yds); 3rd, J Martin, Brecon C.C.Oyds). 1 J2°TYvrrdSyFIat ^'HI'caT) (Open).—Final heat 1st, I. Marchant, Eb): yale /12yds); 2nd W. J Tackett, Swansea AG. (133yds); 3rd, A. W Stephens, Bristol A.((i2Jyds) One Mile Cycle Han, ap (Open).-Final heat 9nd F TT r>n§ ot' na7 Jockey C.C. (130yds) 7 <?' t' w' 5 I Po^>°ol Wheelers (185yds) 3ru. J. H. Rees, Ijlftftfidod C C M4Svfl<5) 120 Yards Flat Handip (|>oys under 15).—Is J-Euddick (12yd8' NS^(^RRHT:CS' Cat ford ^CC^' °'C3rd'inor Weeks- Cardiff 1 1: J4V"ds Flat Hand, ca')pen).-Mnal heat: w i r^ bf^al .c. (36yds); 2nd, A. IL StZhen3t ?r/n ^Plych>: 3rd- Dan Sheen, Newport A.C. (36yd One Mile Cycle Handicap under 16).- 1st, J. P. Gardner (lDyds)„j ir t (30yds); 3rd. Snead Probert°~ls) one8 Three Miles Cycle Handi. 1at • H. Davies. Pontypool Wheel, 7^ j Howell, Hereford C.C. (520yr^ T V Etheridge, Pontypool Wheelt,^ One Mile Cycle Handicap (Q_Ln t. 1st. J. E. Element (scratch); w H Wil- liams (10yds); 3rd, D. Morgan. 1 Morgan"3'8 W6re di8tribUted bi-S. D. Hughes

1 CARDIFF C0NSTiLES BRATERY. PRESENTATION AT 3RL- BOROUGH HOUSE. In November of last year a horsetached to a wagon, which had been left stajnw jn Quay-street without a bridle on, bol °an(j ran at a furious rate into Westgat^g^ The driver and a man with him tried gtop it, but failed, and the animal dashed u^€gt. gate-street. Police-constable David Biiam who was in the police-station office at thEme. jumped out of the window, ran after th'ni- mal, and stopped it near the General Po t-te. For this he was promoted by the watch „ mittec to second-class merit rank, but, addition to this, the St. John Ambulance A. ciation took notice of the plucky act, a decided to present Bingham with a certifica The presentation was eventually fixed to ta) place to-day (Friday) at Marlborough House, a his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales i Grand Prior of the Order of St. John. In addition to the act referred to, Police- constable Bingham stopped an infuriated cow in Cowbridge-road in February last. The cow had run away from its caretakers, and had knocked over several people, as well as turned a ladder off a cart that was passing in the street at the time. Police-constable Bingham caught it by the head and pinned it against the wall until some men came to his assistance and secured it with ropes. For this the watch committee promoted him to first-class merit rank.

AN ESSEX MYSTERY. ALLEGED INHUMAN SAVAGERY BY A HUSBAND. The inquest on the body of Mrs. Cecilia Crozier, wife of the landlord of the Admiral Rous Inn, Galleywood, near Chelmsford, was resumed on Thursday. Samuel Crozier, the husband, has been arrested on a charge of manslaughter since the previous inquiry, and he attended in tlhe custody of two warders. It was stated that on the night of June 24 Crozier was heard knocking his wife about in the bedroom. Afterwards he was heard to say, How does that suit you?" A man named Shelley stood outside the house for some time listening to the heavy thuds on the floor of the ttedroom. Afterwards he went into the house, and was served with beer by Crozier, to whom he said nothing On the following morning Mrs. Crozier was seen to have two black eyes and a swollen face. Crozier told his customers that the injuries were caused by the deceased falling down, and added that she was killing herself with drink, and that it would be a good job for him if she died. On the Sunday evening several persons san him throwing her down on the floor of the bar Parlour, and on the following morning she was found lying dead in the room. It was subse. quently found that she had numerous bruises on her body, two black eyes, cuts on her face, and that the whole of her scalp was covered with bruises and clotted blood. There was also a clot, of blood on the brain. Dr. Bodkin said that death was due to this clot, which must have been caused by a very heavy blow indeed. The injury could not have been inflicted on the Sunday morning, for if it had Mrs. Crozier would not have been sen- sible in the afternoon, as it had been sworn she was. The fnquiry was adjourned.

NEW MAIL CART'S.-Encouraged by the Drnira. nation of the public. C. HENRY THOMAS has opened two new and fine Showrooms at Viia Queen-st. Depot for Mail Carts, Prams, &c. and invites the public to inspect the enormous and well-chosen sl ock. The latest designs are reallv works of art. The cane bodies of the carts a?e beautifully designed, and studded with wooden oeads, and interwoven w!th coloured canes to match the upholstering.which is of all the newest and most charming tints. The front seat, to hold a second child, is so made that when only one in. occupies the cart the front seat folds back ^nd shuts the little one in, thus securing greater WE.mth. The Showrooms are also stocked~with Toy Mail Carts and Prams Rocking Horses Mangles, Sewing Machines,andArtistic Furniture' Don t forget the addrese-122. Qneen-st. Cardiff, txt i g737S—w f under ,"3 and languor quickly disappear bitters T?Urse of, Gmlym Evans' Quinine It IS purely vegetable, and the best tonic ever discovered. Bottles 2s. 9d and imitations. T e2 Dhur £ wHEN grey HAIR.-Lockyer's Snl- r Restorer is the quickest, best, safest, costs less, effects more than any other. The 4iiiwviT Iir(? Uced is the most natural. Lockyer's rr« £ hUr ,1s only English Hair Restorer Universally belied on. e-2

MB. HKNIIY SIMKIN BEFORE III K UE6I»TRAB. The adjourned examination of Mr. William Henry Sjmkin, timber importer, Cardiff, was taken by the Registrar (Mr. Harry Cous'ns) on Friday. Mr. H. M. Ingledew appeared for I the trustee, and Mr. Vaughan for the djbtor. -In answer to Mr. Ingledcvv, Mr. Simkin stz; ted that he had struck out of his amended state- ment certain amounts claimed by loiiv.-ry ) proprietors for non-delivery of pitwood. During the strike they refused to take delivery, and he had to sell the timber at a loss of 4s. to 6s. per ton. After the strike was settled he was in pecuniary difficulties, and could not deliver. He claimed Cloo from Mr. Shute, Pena.rth, to whom he gave that sum. He was to receive certain shares in return, but they had never been delivered to him. He put down the value of Tran-atlantic shares which had been forfeitel to the bank at £ 16,100. That was their face value, and when the sum he received was deducted there was a balance of £ 10.600 in his favour. He did not admit that the shares were unsaleable. It was only a question of waiting. In his original defi- ciency account the assets over liabilities were shown to be £ 5,156. but that included amounts which, unfortunately, he was not likely to re- ceive.—The Registrar stated that the original statement of the debtor's affairs showed a deficiency of £ 16.000, but in the amended ac- count that deficiency had been reduced to £ 1,903. -In answer to Mr. George David, the debtor stated that he knew he was in a tight corner" in May, 1898, but he did not consider he was insolvent. He had R32,000 in one concern alone with only a, mortgage of 15,000 upon it.—The examination was closed on Mr. Simkin under- taking to give the trustee every assistance in his power.

Hamilton Peerage. CLAIMANT REPORTED IN SCOTLAND. A few months ago a tory came from Vienna, to the effect that a, person who claimed to be the Duke of Hamilton had been in trouble in a hotel in the Austrian capital. Afterwards it was stated that this saime person had been heard of in London. The scene is now changed. The alleged hunter after a dukedom has, writes a "Morning Leader" Glasgow correspondent, now come down to Scotland, and has, according to our information, been very busy carrying on inquiries in the vicinity and in the Island of Arran with the view of making good his asser- tions. It is said that he w%; accompanied to the island by a well-known and highly respected Ha,milton gentleman The case, moreover, has been put into the hands of a respectable firm of solicitors. The case of the claimant is, we understand, that he is the Lord Charles Hamil- ton, the younger brother of the last Duke, who, according to the peerage list. was born in 1847, and died, it is stated, in 1886. There is now an endeavour, it seems, to make out that no death occurred, but that a death was reported from South Africa, and that a coffin filled with stones was sent over here and placed in the Hamilton mausoleum, and that a written declaration was plaoed in the ooffln relating the correct facts. It is said that the clain.ant can rehearse many incidents which could scarcely be known to anybody outside tho Hamilton family.

CARDIFF LOANS. THE ISSUE OF NEW STOCK AGREED TO. A special meeting of the Cardiff Corporation was held on Friday morning, the mayor (Alderman Sir Thomas Morel) presiding, to sanction the issue of 2i per cent. redeemable stock, amounting to about £ 617,000. This amount is made up of £1,500 for Grangetown roads and bridges, £ 100,COO for waterworks purposes, 1161,000 for purchase of Cathays Park, LIOO,000 for new Town-hall and law courts, 114,000 for roads, &c., in Oathays Park, C15,000 for electric light stations, £1,623 for interest claimed by the University College, £ 5,450 for the costs of the Cardiff Corporation Act of 1898, R6,o5o for pay- ing off a debt on the waterworks undertaking, £ 195,122 for a large number of streets and other improvements sanctioned by the Local Govern- ment Board on various occasions, and iEl7,M for cemetery purposes. The Chairman of the finance com- mittee (Mr. S. A. Brain) explained that in addition they proposed to borrow £ 182,000 from the Public Works Loan Com- missioners. The items which made up the total were all passed by the council and the finance committee had brought them together in one account. Mr. Courtis contended that the issue price of 96 was too low-it ought to be at least 96 while the offer of interest, practically in advance of calls in the first half-hour, was an unnecessary sop. This involved an amount of £ 1,752. They should have the instalments paid on August 1 and September 1, instead of August 15 and Sep- tember 15, and by that re-arrangement they would save 9394. The Mayor was eorry Mr. Courtis had raised the questions, because any attempt to press them at that late stage might result in delaying the issue and causing them to lose the present favourable opportunity. Mr. Andrews, J.P., thought the minimum price of issue at 96 per cent. was rather low. He desired to know why the pink paper (i.e., a prospectus of the lean), which some of the members of the corporation had been favoured with, had not been sent all round. The Town-c!erk said the information was contained in the agenda, and added that the pink papers must have been improperly removed from his desk. Mr. E. Thomas said the prospectus could be got from the bankers. Alderman Cory and Alderman Sanders sup- ported the committee, and the necessary reso- a lutiong authorising the loan and confirming i-the terms arranged with the National Provin- cial Bank were carried

THE ALASKAN BOUNDARY. V DEADLOCK IN THE NEGOTIA- TIONS. Reuter's telegram fro-m Washington ""Friday says:—The negotiations between Salisbury and Mr. Choate in £ e?d to the tmodu3 vivendi of the f-xir of the Alaskan boundary are stated h()r have almost reached a deadlock. Neither cept the provisional settlement proposed ,y other. The Canadians demand the in- clusio of the Porcupine country, and the An;en«a8 the projection of the boundary line in a n th-western direction from a point two miles aWe Kluckwan.

A INER IN COLLISION. On Thtlklay the White Star liner Cufic, out- ward boun collided with the schooner Alfred Emma. of;iverpool, off the Stags, which lie off the COt of Mayo. Tht schooner's bow- sprit was c^ried away, and she sustained other extensive dlmage. She ran safely into Balti- more Harboif, where she will be discharged before being,epaired.

AMERICAN RAILWAY AMAL- GAMATION. A Reuter's telegram from New York on Fri- day says;_Tlie "New York Tigiqs,, states that the New York Central and Peii^sylvania Rail- way Companies have entered in^ a compact v hereby the two lines will becom* practically one system. The deal is the wOr)4 cf Mr. W. K. Vanderbilt, who is now the largest stock- holder of the Pennsylvania-I Railroad.

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WAR OFFICE AND THE LLAN- DAFF DISTRICT COUNCIL. The War Office wish to avail themselves of the Cardiff water supply for use at their new works in connection with Lavernock Port. In the course of their arrangements they have applied to the Cardiff Corporation for the water, and to the Llandaff and Dinas Powis District Council for permission to lay the water main along the road through the council's district. The council, however, _0 _1.] n.L)n+ replied tnat, tn-ey couiu liv L, give "vu,,uv for anyone to lay the main, but inti- mated that they would be willing to lay the pipes themselves. At a meeting of the Cardiff Waterworks Committee on Friday morning, the engineer (Mr. Priestley) re- ported that he had received from the War Department a letter setting forth these facts, and asking if the corporation would agree to the pines being laid across private property if the department obtained the necessary ease- ments. They also asked if the committee could suggest a better way of getting the service laid on without troubling the district coun- cil After considering the plans sent and the proposal made, the committee decided to agree to the suggestion made to lay the pipes across private property. The Engineer reported that the water storage amounted to 806,000,000 gallons, which was 186,000,000 gallons less than the amount in hand this time last year;

CARDIFF BANKRUPTCY COURT. FRIDAY —Before the Registrar (Mr. HARRY COUSINS). Sydney Soames Bedingfi,-Id.-The debtor has carried on business a3 a wholesale and retail tobacconist it Cardiff and Barry for a number of years, He commenced business with bor- rowed capital, only a small part of which }, iI wn renaid. The creditors were chiefly .1.1U. tobacco manufacturers.—Mr. George David, the Official Receiver, stated that a trustee had been appointed, but had not yet had time to investigate the bankrupt's affairs. Mr. David, therefore, applied for an adjournment, which was granted.—Mr. Walter Cook, who appeared for the debtor, reserved his examination until the next court. Charles Newman and William James.—The bankrupts were builders -at Cardiff, and their examination was commenced at the previous court, but was adjourned In order that they might furnish an amended cash account. This had been supplied.—!str. David examined Mr. James at some length with regard to the assignment of his furniture to his wife and other matters-The examination was again adjourned in order that the bankrupts might file a statement showing the number of houses they have built and how disposed of.-Mr. Lewis Morgan appeared for the debtors. Elisabeth Ann plurnley.-The debtor carried on business as a fruiterer at Cardiff. Her hus- band wa-3 an undischarged bankrupt. She started ?„ business in 1896 or 1897 on £ 30, g.ven her by her father. She was in partnership with a Mr. Henderson, and her husband was in their employ at 92 a week. Debtor could not tell whether there were any books, and she never visited the business except wnen taking her husband's dinner. The partnership with Henderson was dissolved by Henderson, who a week before gave her husband a week's notice to leave the firm. At the dissolution she had as her share E50 and a horse and trolley. She then, in February, 1898, opened business on her amount in New-street. She drew R3 a week out of the business, but she knew nothing about the stock or debts due to her or from her. Her husband signed the cheques with her approval. She knew nothing of the creditors, or how the debts were incurred. They were incurred by her husband in her name, and she knew nothing about them.- The Official Receiver asked for an adjourn- ment in order to examine the husband, and this was agreed to.-Mr. Lewis Morgan repre- sented the debtor, and Mr. H. M. Ingledew the petitioning creditors.

AN UNFOUNDED RUMOUR. THE REPORTED REVOLUTION I-tf BULGARIA DENIED. A Reuter's telegram from Sofia on Friday says:—The reports of a revolution in Bulgaria are unfounded. It is semi-officially declared that discontent exists, but nowhere are there signs of a revolutionary outbreak.

TRAP ACCIDENT AT PONTY- CYMMER. ] ] On Thursday a serious accident occurred to a lad named David Robert Charge, three years of ace, t soil of Mr. illiaJXL Ghttrge. It appears that as Mr. Walters, grocer, Blaengarw, was driving by the boy ran in front of the trap, the result being that the wheel passed over his body, and he sustained severe internal in- juries- and was cut about his head and face. He lies in a critical condition.

IMMORAL LITERATURE. A Paris correspondent, telegraphing on Thurs- day night, says-The visit of Senator Berenger to London has brought about a moral affilia. tion between the National Vigilance Association and the French "Ligue contre la licence des rues." One of the first results has been the prosecution of Mr. Carnngton, an English pub- lisher in Paris. The defendant was charged with selling works which, though historical, contained obscene passages and illustrations. M. Rambaud, who represented the Public Prose- cutor, described the nature of the ottence. Maitre Meurge, who defended Mr. Carrington, declared that his client was the "ictim of British false modesty. The defendant was fined 200f. and costs, an order being issued to destroy the offending volumes.

CYCLE ACCIDENT AT CAR- DIFF. Late on Thursday evening two cycle accidents occurred at Park-terrace, Penhill. the second being of a somewhat serious character. A cyclist resident at Byron-street, Cathays, was passing towards Llandaff, when his machine /-rJianeod and he (a heavy man) was precipi- v.t-J' tated to the ground, receiving a terrific blow en the forehead. He lay bleeding and uncon- scious for a long time. and was attended to by the residents at Park-terrace, who did all in their power until the arrival of medical aid ahd a cab, when the poor fpllow was conveyed to his home. Had he been going faster at the time he would, undoubtedly, have been killed on the spot.

AN "X"-RAY MARVEL. Mr. John Foster, a Cleveland millionaire, was suffering from a serious abdominal ail- ment, and the doctors made him swallow an indiarubber bulb, covered with a photographic film, which was inflated until it completely filled the stomach. An X-ray exposure was then made, the film withdrawn, and an excel- lent photograph of the interior of the stomach, revealing the presence of a laige tumour, secured.

BARRY SCHOOL BOARD. The monthly meeting of the Barry School ■Board was held on Thursday evening at Holton-road School, Barry Docks, Mr. J. Lowdon, J.P. (chairman), presid- ing.—The Chairman :1.nn 011 n"<I with reo gTet that Mr. C. L. Buzzo, the Socialist member of the board, had tendered his resignation, and it was resolved that the vacancy be filled at the next meeting of the school management committee. It is probable, however, that Mr. Peter Wright, another nominee of the local branch of the Social Democratic Federation, will be co-opted by the board.—The Board decided to apply for a loan of £3,500 odd for the Clive-road School exten- sions.—It was decided to take steps to establish evening schools on Barry Island.

A RAILWAY ACCIDENT. Colonel Addison, reporting to the Board of Trade on the collision at New Cross on April 14th. when a passenger train nan into a shunt- ing engine and three people were injured, says the men on either engine cannot be fairly blamed, the proper signal being off in each case, although I am surprised the pas- senger train was not seen sooner by the driver or fireman of the light engine, when they might have been able to Pull Up.

OTATHTFTTINKMBBWOR e The death is announced of Mr. Robert Bonner, proprietor of the New York Ledger."

THE PRINCE OF WALES. The Prince of Wales arrived in London on Friday morning from Edinburgh.

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ST. BERNARD BREEDERS IN SOUTH WALES. I received a long letter this morning from Swansea all the question of the Jenkins affair. The matter, I should say, is hardly worth while raking up, but one question in it may be of value to the general body of cyclists, i.e., as to whether a cyclist may deliberately drop back in a race and wait to pull up another man. The point that should be first considered in a case of this sort is whether the rider who hangs back is trying as much himself as he might, or whether he is purposely sacrificing himself for another competitor. If he does that there is reasonable cause to suppose that he has not done his best for himself. Unfortunately, in these days public philanthropy is looked upon with a considerable amount of suspicion. A man may have the best motives in the world, but if he does sacrifice himself for someone else people are so shy of believing that a man can be philanthropic, in the pure sense of the word, that they get dubious, and ask, Where is the benefit coming in? However, all this by the way. There does noi. seem to be a recognised ruling as to whether it is legal or not for a man to drop back and pull up another com- petitor. I should think it would be worth while for the local centre to consider that question. Sportsmen in South Wales, and more parti- cularly those who are in the dog fancy, will regret extremely to hear of the death of poor Fred Turner, one of the oldest and certainly one of the most successful, St. Bernard breeders in South Wales. I understand that he caught a severe cold about a week ago, and, taking to bed on the Thursday night, pneumonia and inflammation of the bowels set in. and carried him off after a brief illness of three days. Everyone who .new poor Fred will hear this news with the deepest regret, for he was univer- sally admired as a thorough good all-round, sportsman, and a very prince of good fellows. He bred some remarkably good dogs in his time, including "Mayor of Cardiff" and "Lord Glenville," whilst a number of puppies from his kennel went up North, and did a lot of winning. The funeral took place, I understand, on Wed- nesday last, a -very large umber of sportsmen from the district attending to pay their last respects to one of the soundest friends a man could wish for. j Owing to the tennis championships at New- port, the finals of which will not be brought off until Saturday, the cricket match between Car- diff and Newport has been postponed until a more suitable date. There will be a second team match, however, on the Cardiff Arms Park, and once again a practically blank day in the way of athletic sports occurs in the Welsh Metropolis. Speaking of sport, I am very delighted to hear that the Boilermakers' Society has decided to follow on the lines of the Cardiff Hibernia Society, and promote a first-class professional gathering, with a few races for amateur cyclists. The society sought the assistance of Mr. Harry Duggan the other evening, the gentleman, it will be remembered, who did so much towards bringing the Hibernia Society sports to such a successful issue. Mr. Duggan submitted to the boilermakers' com- mittee a rough outline ol the, nrogrammc, which, I believe, is to be adopted with but little variation. A feature of the meeting is* I believe, to be a match which will arouse more than ordinary interest. Doubtless, we shall hear further particulars of the meeting in a. few days' time. Speaking of cycling reminds me of the announcement that my old friend, Jack Jones, of Newport, is once more thinking about pot- hunting. He assured me on Thursday night that such was the case, but, whilst not entirely disbelieving him, I had to take some little dis- count off the remark he made yesterday, for he was over-exhilarated by the fact that he had just become a happy father. Under such circumstances one must make some little allowance. By the way. be was in a great quadary as to the boy's future athletic career. At one time he would make up his mind that he should be a three-quarter for Newport; the next minute he would be of the opinion that to win a Welsh cycling championship would be better. When, however, I suggested that it was possible for the boy to do both, Jack's mind was put at rest. "Upon my word, I never thought of that," he said, and, with a, face beaming with delight, he requested the fair Hebe behind the counter to bring down a fresh bottle of John Brown's Duke of Cambridge and a cyphon of soda. Well, good luck to the boy, and may he be as good a rider as was his father before he put on beef." The competition in connection with the Mon- ir.oi.ith.ihite League to-morrow promises to be a lieen one. Five clubs are competing, among which are the old rivals of Beaufort and Aber- tillery Town, whose matches for the Mon- mouthshire Cup for several seasons have run very close. The other clubs are Blaina, Blaen- avon, and Abertillery Wesleyane. Thre-. of the clubs have played the same number of matches, viz., four, out of which the Wesleyana have got four points to their credit, Beaufort three, and Blaonavon three. Blaina have played three matches, and are credited with only two points. The Abertillery Town have won all their matches, having defeated Beaufort, Elaina, and the Wesleyans. By the way, the Abertillery Town are promising well in connec- tion with the Monmouthshire Cup competition, and to-day they meet Pontymister for the same. With the climatic conditions everything that could be desired, it was surprising that the attendance on the grounds of the Newport Athletic Club on Thursday was not larger. Before luncheon, when one or two tight games were fought out, the crowd would not number 100, and, although it increased during the day, it was never of formidable dimensions. Indeed, considering the class of competitors, it must be accounted as distinctly disappointing. Generally speaking, the play during Thursday was above the average. It did not slack for a moment either, and both Mr. Eveleigh, who was inexorable as usual in the discharge of his duties, and Mr. Boucher, who kept buzzing along merrily, had to keep at concert pitch, else 40 matches, as was the actual result of the day's play, had not resulted. During the early morning play was not of a particularly important character, there being only one tie in the championship decided, and this was in the ladies', in which Miss H. Ridding defeated Miss Longhurst by 6-3, 6-2. Miss Ridding played a good game throughout. and won the two sets. After luncheon the crowd increased consider- ably, and a capital attendance was round the courts. In the Welsh Championship the Ameri- can player, Hobart, won three sets iu succession from the local player, F. H. Dauncey. In No. 1 Court Eaves met Boucher, who, it will be lemembered, ran second for the Welsh Cham- pionship last year. Most of the spectators natu- rally crowded round the court, and were rewarded by all exceptionally fine game, for from^ the start to the finish play was good. secur £ d the opening set after ten games had been played, but a fine effort on the part of Houcfter gave him the second game by six games to two. In the next set Eaves was seen at his very best, and only allowed his opponent to score a single game-the sixth. The fourth set was well contested-one, two, four, and five all being called, whilst the eleventh, after once being called deuce," was won by Eaves, and he followed this up by winning the next, which gave him the set and the match. Pearce and Smith have yet to play their match in the second round of the Welsh Champion- ship, and the result will, no doubt, be in favour of the holder. I fancy the final will be contested by Eaves and Smith, for the first- mentioned, I should say. is sure to hea.t "our cousin" from over the herring pond." If Eavs and Smith meet in the final, we ought to witness a great game. Miss Parr played a capital game in the second round of the Ladies' Championship, beating Mrs. F. H. White, who is going very strong in the ladies' qingles. During the afternoon there was some fine play in the doubles, Eaves, Hobart, Blake, and Stoddart playmg a remarkably fine game, and being seen at their very best. WELSH ATHLETE.

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