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- RAGING TORRENT.
RAGING TORRENT. TERRIBLE WELSH DAM DISASTER. An appalling disaster, involving grea< damage to property and serious loss of life, befell the mining village of Blaenclydach, in the Rhondda Valley, South Wales, on Friday. The catastrophe was caused by an enor. mous volume of water, long pent up in a disused colliery working, breaking through the side of the hill above the village and pouring through the village itself. For three hours the torrent continued to flow, houses and children were washed away, and onE woman was drowned in her bed. Foui bodies have been recovered, and it is feared more are missing. Workmen who were asleep were injured by the collapse of theii houses. Up to a late hour on Friday night four victims had been identified. They were Mrs. Evan Williams and her baby, aged four months; Blodwen Davies, daughter of the manager at the Cambrian Collieries; and Gwyneth Howells, daughter of a clerk at the Cambrian offices. Operations at the colliery level ceased five years ago, and since then water had accumulated. The recent heavy rains swelled the pent-up floods, and the soil, soaked by the incessant downpours, at length gave way. Anticipating the calamity the Rhondda District Council had inspected the site, and had even erected a dam as a precaution; but once the water found a way of escape nothing could avert the calamity. The torrent swept down the hillside and dashed through houses and shops in the main street, sweeping furniture and everything before it. CHILDREN SWEPT AWAY. The flood surged into the .Council school, where nearly a thousand children were at lessons. Instantly the place was a scene of tremendous excitement, but the teachers suc- ceeded in maintaining some sort of dis- cipline. In the playground, however, the young- sters were caught by the full force of the torrent and swept off their feet. Then the boundary wall broke down, and many chil- dren were carried away for a distance of 200 yards. Fortunately, however, these were eventually rescued. From the school build- ing itself some children and teachers had to be rescued by ladders and carried to places of shelter. It was feared that two or more children were drowned, and colliers coming home from work, on hearing the news, com- menced digging imder the foundations of the boundary walls, looking for bodies. Many more school children would have been drowned but for the bravery of the teachers, who strained every nerve under trying circumstances. A house in the village was completely demolished, and two others are in. ruins. A portion of Saron Chapel was also destroyed. By six o'clock the water had partially sub- sided. Then came the anxious search for missing villagers. The majority had saved themselves, but Mrs. Williams was drowned while in bed on the ground floor. The rush of water was so sudden that before she could do anything she and her baby were over- whelmed. Several other bodies have been recovered, but identification has not been yet estab- lished in all cases. The bodies of the two young girls drowned were found in the school playground. In the street the water rose to between seven and ten feet in depth. SIX DEATHS. Two more bodies—those of little girls named Brindle and Rees-have been dis- covered, bringing the total number of vic- tims to six. The father of the little girl Brindle had picked her up and was making for a place of safety when he was caught by the flood and lurled against a wall. He lost his hold on the child, who was swept along for a hundred yards until she was seized by another man. She was alive when taken from the water, but though she recovered temporarily when artificial respiration was tried, she collapsed- and succumbed shortly after. The wife of the Rev. F. B. John, the local Baptist minister, was, 'With her newly-born child, rescued with the greatest difficulty. The wife of the Rev. S. B. Lloyd was in her room with a child a few hours old, and would have been at the mercv of the flood had not Mr. Dan W. Jones, a local colliery official. gone to her assistance. Mr. Jones waded through the strong current into the house, which was in danger of collapsing under the enormous pressure of water, and Mrs. Lloyd and the infant were then safely conveyed to a neighbouring house. The body of Gertie Rees was discovered ini a pool near the school. It is a strange coin- cidence that the disastrous Clydach Vale explosion, when over forty lives were lost, occurred five years ago on Saturday, and Gertie Rees was born on the night of the ex- plosion. Many of the children rescued bear evi-, dence of their terrible experiences. A num- ber are covered with bruises, for some poor little ones had their clothes torn completely off while they were being rescued. In all eleven houses and a shop were either de-. stroyed or badly shattered, and the damage is estimated at thousands of pounds. The level in which the water had accumu- lated was a mile in extent and its contents must have been greatly increased as the re- sult of the recent rains the v -me of water let loose must have been many millions of gallons..
TWO IRISH MEMBEks DEAD. -4
TWO IRISH MEMBEks DEAD. 4 Two Nationalist members of Parliament died on Saturday—Mr. Timoethy Harrington and Mr. James 0 Connor. Mr. Harrington, who began his career as a national school teacher, became secretary of the Land League in Parnell's time, and later was secretary and chief organiser of the National League, when that organisation took .j the place of the Land League. He was im- prisoned in Jkfullingar Gaol in 1883 for an in- timidatory speech. From 1885 to lus death he was member for the Harbour Division of Dublin. He was Lord Mayor of Dublin for two years running. Mr. James O'Connor died at Kingstown, aged seventy-four. At the General Election he was returned unopposed for West Wicklow. He was on the staff of the "Irish People," the Fenian organ, and in 1865 was sentenced to seven years' imprisonment for treason, but soon release-cl
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The trustees of the British Museum have re ceived a generous gift of diamonds from the Premier (Transvaal) Diamond Mining Com- pany, which will shortly be added to the collection in the Mineralogical Department of the Natural History Museum at South Ken- sington. Mr. Henniker Heaton, M.P., has announced his intention of retiring from Parliament at the next General Election The keepers of Eddystone Lighthouse were kept at their posts a fortnight over time, the weather having been too boisterous to permit of the Trinity tug approaching with the relief men. So great was the crush of enthusiastic play- goers to Holy Trinity Church, Sloane-street, to witness the wedding of Mr. Charles Quarter- maine and Miss Madge Titheradge, thiit. even a force of extra police was unable to/keep the crowd in check. "I shall never forget in my Bethnal Green days the improvement I noticed, after two years, in "the physique of boys sent into the Army as compared with the weedy frames of the boys Idt behind," said the Bishop of London, speaking at a meeting of the Association for Befriending Boys, in Load"
HOME HINTS.
HOME HINTS. "He who eats apples before going to bed, Robs the doctor of his daily bread." To make a candle burn all night in case oi sickness, or when a dull light is desired, put finely-powdered salt on a candle till it reaches the black part of the wick. In this way a mild and steady light may be kept all through the night by a small piece of candle. Never put one fish oni top of another, but wring a clean cloth out of cold water, in which some salt has been dissolved. Wrap the fish separately in this, lay on a dish, and keep in the coolest place possible. Benares vases should be first washed with soap and water, and then well rubbed with a cut lemon. Plunge imto boiling water and dry at once, and they will have a brilliant polish. All chased brass can be treated in this way. The reason many fried things have a Hat taste, though the mixture may be highly seasoned, is that the seasoning of the bread- crumbs has been neglected. Alwavs mix the crumbs with salt and pepper. Skirts made by the amateur dressmaker have an unpleasant trick of drooping at the back after being worn a little time. This can be remedied by stitching a piece of tape down the back seam before wearing tne skirt. ¡-t THAT LOST KNOB The knobs often come off the lids of pans and kettles. Should this happen, a screw should be inserted in the hole with the head to the inside of the lid, and a cork screwed on the protruding end This will make a knob which will not get too hot, and can be renewed when dirty. WHEN POLISHING BRASS. Very often the smart appearance of a brass letter-box or bell is quite spoiled by the fact that the paint on the door all round the, polished object has been stained or rubbed away altogether by the constant friction of the polishing cloth. To prevent this, cut in a piece of Strong cardboard or wood a hole just large enough for the bell or letter-plate to come through. This quite protects the paint round while the cleaning1 is being done. — .4 To EESP PLATE POLISHED. Amongst the minor annoyances ofT house- keeping is the fact that, however carefully plate may be cleaned before putting itaway, in the course .of a week or so it becomes dull and tarnished:' This may be avoided by' the following simple means: After thoroughly cleansing the plate and polishing it with whiting wrap up each piece in tinfoil, puch: as is used for wrapping up chocolate, tea, etc., then put them in a dry cupboard or drawer, and at the end of many years you will find your plate as bright as on the first day it was packed. j To CLEAN SHOES. Stains can be removed from tan shoes by the use of a rag dipped in methylated spirits. New black leather will polish more easily if after it has been blackened a little powdered sugar is sprinkled on the polishing brush. Paraffin oil may be used to get a shine on damp boots. In wet weather leather may be rendered practically waterproof by being rubbed with a mixture of mutton fat and beeswax. Patent leather shoes should always be warmed before they are handled, and the best thing to..polish them is. cream-,Or fresh butter applied by hand. T MAKE VELVET LIKE NEW. Great care should be taken in cleaning velvet, as it loses its fine appearance if wrung or pressed when wet. To remove dirt, dissolve ox gall in nearly boiling water,- to which has beep added a little spirits of wine. Dip a soft brush in this solution and brush over the velvet; then when clean hang up carefully to dry. Should the velvet have a matted look after drying, steam over a pan of boiling water or over a cloth wet and laid over a hot flatiron, brushing the pile to make it rise. Velvet can be made to look almost like new by this' treatment. —
..."- USEFUL RECIPES.
USEFUL RECIPES. SALMON. FRITTERS.—Take a tin of salmon, remove all bits of skin and bone, drain away the fluid, and break it up with a fork. Add two tablespoonfuls of white breadcrumbs, one beaten egg, and teaspoonful of chopped parsley, pepper and salt to taste. Put some clarified fat- into a frying-pan, and, when smoking hot, lay in the mixture, pressed 1 to- gether in tablespoonfuls. Fry* lightly on both sides, drain on paper, and pile on a hot dish, garnished with parsley, and slices of' lemon. BUBBLS AND SQUEAK.—Cut' some' roast meat into small pieces. Dust them with pepper and salt, and fry in boiling lard. When of a nice brown colour, drain upon a hot sieve. While the meat is draining, chop np a boiled cabbage, and put it into a but- tered frying-pan. Press it down closely and cover it with a plate that fits. Put it over the fire for a few minutes, then uncover. Mix into it one ounce of butter, and dust frell with pepper and salt. Cover the pan again, and when heated through, place" upon a hot dish and arrange the meat around it. Carefully lay poached eggs upon the cab- bage, as many as may be required. Serve very hot with a boat of nicely made gravy.
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-i. MAKE YQUR OWN HAIR TONIC. A SPECIALIST'S ADVICE. In a recent issue the "Daily Mail of Lon- don published a special article- on the care of the hair in which was given the formula for a home-made hair tonic that w highly recom- mended-for its remarkable hair-growing pro- perties, as well. as. for stopping falling hair, re- vitalizing the hair roots, and destroying-the dandruff germ. This article was of special in- terest to me, as the formula was one which I, aayself, have seen used in countless cases with most astonishing benefit, thus confirming my belief that home-made hair preparations are the best. For the benefit of those who have not seen it before, I give the formula herewith. Procure from your chemist a four-ounce bpttle containing thr^e ounces of Bay Rum, one ounce of Lavona de Composoo (Smith's) and dram Menthol Crystals. Dissolve the crystals in the Bay Rum, and then add the Lavona do Composee; shake thoroughly and apply night and morning to the roots of the hair, rubbing into the scalp with the finger tips. This pre- paration contains no colouring rna;tt-er, but .re- stores grey hair to its original colour by its action on the hair roots. If you desire it per- fumed, add half a spoonful of French Fon Fleur perfume, which combines perfectly with the other ingredients, and impart^a most pleasing Bcent. (Do not apply where hair it not detired.) o
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After undergoing a month's imprisonment, William Pitt, the young railway porter, of Kingston, who stole a pennyworth of milk from a churn at Barnes railway station, has been reinstated in the service of the L. and S.W. Railway. The collection of rare Bibles which belonged to the late Dr. George Watson, of Tunbridge Wells, who had brought together upwards of two thousand editions of the Bible in various languages, has been sold at Sotherby's.
POSITION RESIGNED THROUGH…
POSITION RESIGNED THROUGH ILL-HEALTH. A business girl quite prostrated by Indigestion and Ansenkia Resumes duty, cured by Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. The miseries attaching to the familiar phrase "position resigned through ill-health" were fully realised some months back by a girl book- keeper, Miss Florence Brain, who resides at 51, Bankes-road, Small Heath, Birmingham. Her statement deserves to be borne in mind by all girls and women workers. Miss Brain re- marks — "About twelve months ago I became very debilitated and bloodless. LiJre thousands of other girl-workers my health was a. constant worry to me. A doctor said that my state was due to working too many hours every day, and never getting exercise. I had always been more or less Anaemic, but now my colour completely faded, I felt always tired, dizziness seized me very often, and my legs trembled so that I could hardly stand. "In time I became nervous and Do You melancholy, and got thin. Medi- „ cine did me no good, and food Suffer caused pain in my chest. Some- the Same ? times I could feel the Indigestion right across my shoulders, fol- lowed by scalding pains in my stomach. Even a. short walk made me gasp for breath; my heart palpitated and seemed oppressed by some heavy weight, and on occasions my back felt broken with pain. "As the medical opinion was that I was bloodless, and needed more nourishment and change of air, I had to resign my employment, and at length went away for a rest. But I 'lost ground,' and there did not-seem to be any- warmth or nourishment in my blood. I had severe headaches and slept very badly at nights soon I felt so melancholy that I did not expect to recover. At this time I happened to hear of severaJ girls who had been cured by Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. So I began taking the Pills, and not long without improvement. A bright and hopeful feeling came over me; J enjoyed getting out and about, and felt that life was a pleasure again. After about the third box of the Pills my appetite returned, and I ate heartily without any pain following. "As I went on with the Pills headaches ceased to trouble me the colour returned to my face, and my breathing became quiet and regular. Soon, New, Red Blood filled my veins; palpitations ceased, I had no more backaches, and my health became regular. So all traces of Bloodlessness disappeared; I slept well at nights, and arose fresh and in- vigorated in the mornings. I soon resumed duty again, and can work more hours a day and harder than ever. I think it only. right that other women workers, who are bloodless, should know how Dr. Williams' Pink Pills brought back my health and strength." Dr. Williams' Pink Pills make the New, Good Blood needed by workers of both sexes in all disorders that arise from brain fag, overwork, chills, and influenza. These Pills have also cured Anuemia, Indigestion, Dyspep- sia, Eczema, Rheumatism, Sciatica,: Nervous Disorders, dreaded by men, and the aches and ills that afflict women only. Of most dealers, or post free, 2s. 9d. one box, or 138. 9d. for six, from Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., 46, Hol- bom-viaduct, London.
■— MILKMAN'S TRAGIC DISCOVERY.
■— MILKMAN'S TRAGIC DISCOVERY. Partly hidden by the underscrub and re- clining against a tree on. Petersham Meadow, that part of the common at the foot of the hill leading from the Star and. Garter at Rich- mond, James Lunn, a milkman, early on Mon- day found the body of a well-dressed woman. In her handbag was a bottle which is be- lieved to have contained poison, and her hand- kerchief was so tightly fixed in Tier mouth that its withdrawal dislodged her false teeth. A: paper in her possession led to her identifica- tion as Miss Annie Payne, aged .46 years, who for some time had been in service as cook at ;6) Palace-gardens-terrace, Church-street, Ken- sington. She left her place of employment on Saturday presumably to" go shopping, and no- thing was heard of-her afterwards.' — ♦ <
.CAKES AND PUDDINGS.—No. 24.
CAKES AND PUDDINGS.—No. 24. This recipe makes most delicious sandwiches, and also is very-useful for fancy cakes for after-- noon tea. The ingredients given Iaxe suffleient 'for two ordinary round sandwich tins, £ .^out 8 in. in diameter and lin. deep; <
, JAM SANDWICHES.
JAM SANDWICHES. 1 packet of Cakeoma:" 6 ozs. of Butter. £ Eggs. • 4 or 5 tablespoonfuls of Milk.o i- METHOD. Rub the butter into the Cakeoma very fine, beat up the eggs and add them, together with the milk, and thoroughly mix altogether. Put, half the batter into each of the. tine as above, and bake in a rather hot oven. When cold they should be sliced into two parts, and one part spread with jam, lemon pheese curd, or fruit jelly, then placed together again and pressed to keep them from coming apart; they can then be cut into any shapes required. Next week a recipe for a Rich Plum Cake. Cakeoina is sotd only in 314; packets by Grocery and Stores everywhere.
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-11. -•- At Christie's there was sold 'part of the col- lection of Japanese colour prints formed by Mr. H. A. Ritchie, Godalming, catalogued in 182 lots. The highest" sum "for a single print was < £ 35 for a powerful bust portrait of an actor, done by Sharakee about 1790. The number of fatal accidents in coal mines during1 1909 was 1,177, resulting in 1,448' deaths. The number of non-fatal-accidents re- ported by to ,the, inspectors was 5,525, resulting in injuries to 5,859 persons. The stranded destroyer Saracen was refloated off Shoeburyness Sands, and put back to Sheer- The stranded destroyer Saracen was refloated off Shoeburyness Sands, and put back to Sheer- | ness to be docked. jj ;Eight persons were killed and seventeen in-. jured, many fatally,' *by' an explosion in a starch factory at Noby (Indiana). M. Emile Sauret, the famous French violinist, gave a magnificent performance at the Philharmonic -Concert of "Beethoven's concerto. Mr. F. H. Payne, managing director of Olympia, is leaving England on a three months' I visit to the, United States and Mexico. 'LINSEED COMPOUND' for Coughs and Colds. Of proven efficacy, 9 £ d.-&l/l$. Of Chemists only. | Mr. A. O. Rankine, of Guildford, who started his school career in a local elemen- tary school, has had the degree of Doctor of Science conferred upon him by the London University for original research work. He is only 28 years of age, and worked his way to the university by means of scholarships.
BOGUS GERMAN BARON. .'
BOGUS GERMAN BARON. STRANGE STORY OF ALLEGED FRAUDS An extraordinary series of frauds were alleged against a German who was remanded at Hull on Monday on the charge of obtaining a large sum of money from a young man named Schaan, of Paris. < The accused gave his named as Edward von Westerhagen, and was stated to have posed as a German baron with the three following titles, Baron Saxe, Baron Reitzingen, and Baron Wollen, and also as a professor in an English university, a doctor of medicine, a teacher of languages, and a teacher of music. Really he was simply a German waiter. The prosecution explained that the prisoner communicated with Schaan, stating that he had a school in Hull, and was in a great way of business. He persuaded Schaan to come to Hull, and it was alleged that he kept him a prisoner, giving him no opportunity to com- municate with the outside world, and giving him hardly sufficient to eat. As a German baron accused carried on what he called "Dolse Correspondence Lodge" at Ealing. He got into communication with seve- ral women on the Continent, and the solicitor alleged that the prisoner had gone through forms of marriage with two foreigners, bring- ing them to England, and living on them till their money was gone, when he deserted them, leaving them in poverty. Another of his frauds was to advertise in foreign newspapers offering to adopt children for a large payment, stating that he was in a position, being a German baron, to give the child a good social position. The prisoner, it was further stated, had been engaged in the "white slave traffic."
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-0 RIGHT AWAY! Bibulous Old Party: "Now it's all right, Constable. I'm moving on directly. Heresh my train oomin. I can see it in th' lishtanee."
EXPERIMENTS WITH A WELL-KNOWN…
EXPERIMENTS WITH A WELL-KNOWN COUGH CURE. BY A LONDON SCIENTIST. Chas. Hyatt-Woolf, Esq., F.R.P.S., F.R.S.L., Editor of Popular Science Siftings, writes as follows in his new book, "Truths About Things We Live On and Daily Use":—"With a view to discovering a form of medicine needed to diminish congestion, aid expectoration, and soothe the respiratory track, I experimented in the laboratory with Veno's Lightning Cough Cure and applied it in practice. I found this remedy contained a variety of matters capable of affording relief in all those cases where coughing is a symptom. Not only this, but it is a distinct nerve sedative and'tonic, and is not only applicable with advan .age in cases of bronchiarl coughs but also for stomach coughs. It would likewise have a certain value in con- sumption, it showed distinct ability to abate feverish symptoms, and in all cases to which I applied it, the. influence of Veno's Lightning Cough Cure was most marked. This Cough Cure is very nicely compounded, so much so that it is even pleasant to take, its delightful flavour commending it to the most fastidious patient. It contains no opiate or anything that could effect harm." Take Veno's Lightning Cough Cure for all diseases of chest, throat and lungs in young or old. Price 9 £ d., Is. lid., and 2s. 9d., of all chemists.
. FUMES OVERCOME FIREMEN.
FUMES OVERCOME FIREMEN. Fourteen firemen were overcome by fumes at a fire which broke out about noon on Monday at Whiteley's, Limited, in the Queen's-road, Bays- water. The outbreak occurred in a basement store department. A brigade call brought the Sal- vage Corps, and some two dozen engines to the spot, 'and firemen were lowered through the basement lights, the glass of which had been broken away. All went well until the water was turned on to some blankets which \Vere burnifig. This, apparently, generated some poisonous gas, for firemen commenced to fall at once. So powerful were the fumes that four- teen men were overcome, and were with diffi- tulty dragged out. They were taken on a passing motor-car i., St. Mary's Hospital, where; e all except four Coll' -t IY recovered. The stock affected by the fire was not much more than X300 or .£400 worth. It is con- jectured that someone threw a lighted cigarette down the grating, and that it set fire to a tftoclc of brooms, brushes, etc. T The cause of the firemen being overcome was a gas-carbon monoxide-which was liberated when the water was turned on the. burning blankets.
. ø A MOTHER'S CONFESSION.
ø A MOTHER'S CONFESSION. A sensation v/as caused at Woolwich on Mon- day when Jane Smart, wife of an Arsenal fabour^r, informed the police at the middle gates OT the Arsenal that she had drowned her baby., William Albert, aged fifteen months, in a bath. "Go and take it out of the water," she said. "T don't know what made me do it." In'the front bedroom of her house, the baby was found dead in a bath half-full of warm water. The mother was brought up at the police-court later in the day and remanded.
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-— ♦ s (UNSEED COMPOUND' with warm water is an excellent gargle for sore throat, Colds, Coughs, &e. F'orty-eight children were lost by their parents during the Paris carnival fetivities. and .were all taken to the police-stations, where they were claimed by their parents. At a tea given by the Mayor of Southmol- toni to the old-age pensioners, an old lady of 92 years made her first public speech.. She said: "I am sure we ought to thank Mr. Sanders for his kindness to us all to-day." UNSEED COMPCUMD (Aniseed, Senega, Squill, Tolu, &c.), for Influenza. 9d., 111-91, 2s. 9d. Buddhism is the creed of happiilesss. in the highest sense of the word. It teaches us tn modify our tastes in accordance with ()I, surroundings—not to get what we like, but to like what we get, said Mr. St. G. L. Fox Pitt in a lecture before the Buddhist Society at the Waldorf Hotel. ■■■■ \:¡: Ül,¡3 ;1 .k. ,.t\ .) t
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FCRGBD TELEGRAMS. i'. i AN EX-M.P. SENT TO PRISON. < The trial took place at the Old Bailey, on Friday, of Fred Horner, ex-M.P. who. was in- dieted, lor forging and uttering, certain;, tele- grams. The charge arose out of the sending of a report to the 'I).aily Mail referring to an i, alleged hostile demonstration against Mr. Lloyd George at Falmouth in January, the accuracy i of which was denied by the Chancellor. 'c 1 Mr. Gill, prosecuting counsel, said Horner eent the telegrams in the name of a well-known contributor to the paper, Mr. Walter Kirby, and the fact that these telegrams were signed j "Kirby ensured their insertion. I Evidence was given that the telegrams were eent in Horner's handwriting, and Mr. Saun- ders (proprietor of the Riviera Hotel, Penzance) stated that Horner told him he sent the mes- sages in the name of Kirby because there was friction between himself and the paper. The prosecution called the secretary to Sir John Barker (member for Falmouth prior to the last election), who stated that the telegram 11 referring to the Chancellor's alleged hostile re- ception was false. The Mayor of Penrhyn, for the defence, said that in some instances the excitement was > favourable to the Chancellor, and in others not so. Judge Bray, in summing ilp> said that forg- ing a telegram?, whether with or without intent to defraud, was a misdeiheanour, and-the ques- tion whether the telegram stated the facts only was, in his opinion, immaterial. He left the question as to the truth of the report to the jury as a separate point in case of appeal. A verdict of guilty was returned, the jury adding that the matter in the' telegram was un- true. -.j. The Judge passed sentence of six weeks' in the secend division. J-"
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■ i WHEAT KING MOBBED. A decidely hostile reception was given to Mr. J. A. Patten, the American wheat and cotton speculator, at the Manchester Cotton Exchange on Friday afternoon. Mr. Patten was hustled off the Exchange, and, being fol-; lowed by an angry and hostile crowd of mem- bers, sought refuge in an adjoining building. The crowd surrounded the building for an hour, and the police had to guard it. Mr. Patten passed through a fire door into the ad- joining offices, and eventually got .away. His supposed association with a rise in the prices, of cotton was the cause of the demonstration. Mr. Patten's intention to visit the Man- I. chester 'Exchange became known early in the day, and his friends were warned that a hos- tile demonstration awaited him. No actual^ assault took place, as Mr. Piatten was elbowed off the Exchange and along the street, but he. off the Exchange and along the street, but he. was hooted and jeered. He returned to Liver- pool in time to visit the Corn Exchange just before five o'clock. At the time there was aLl large assembly of members. -In a few words i Mr. Patten referred to- his treatment at Man- chester, 'and as a mark of their sympathy the members took off their hats "and cheered lustily. Mr. Patten left .Liverpool on Saturday afternoon for New York. Before sailing he said although he could not forget the Man- chester incident, he had the kindliest feel- ings towards the commercial men of E-pg- land. In an interview Mr; Patten said: Those cotton people at Manchester want to learn a j little. ■' They have! not see'ri "much o'f "the world, and cannot realise that they hold different opinions from other people. They do not'ktftJw when they ai*e!'right and'wh £ n they ar Fvrong. Mr. Patten also said he considered the commercial men of. England lwere too pro- vincial," narrow, and conservative. Commer- cial iseii shoulef" be' brokd-mirided, and inter- .1 CIal men and mtcr- mingle- with those of other- parts of the world An extraordinary cablegram was received by a prominent Liverpool-cottonfirm from a New York cotton merchant. It runs as fol- tows:i-, rep.ort.of treatment of Patten at Manchester true? ,Eligland. pretends friend-, ship to ^iMeriQji,. Wóitld heathenish China be guilty of this? Patten one of America's, purest men." In reply the following cable was dis- patched: Substantially correct. Liverpool resents Manchester treatment of Patten. Best Manchester men ashamed. Personally feel discourtesy strongly."
..,r BREAKFAST-TABLE TRAGEDY.
r BREAKFAST-TABLE TRAGEDY. In a Philadelphia hotel on Saturday, while at breakfast Dr. Charles Coleman Benson, an English physician, and 'his wife each took a powerful poison,-and died while sittiilg at the table. The doctor was nearly 74 years of .age,' and his wife only a few years younger. The suicide is stated to have been the result of what Dr. Benson believed to be a want of appreciation on the part of medical faculties of his researches and writings on tuberculosis, of which disease he had been a close student for many years. He had entered his name as a candidate for the prize of £ 40,000 offered by the French Academy of Medicine for a cure of consumption. The couple had arrived from Baltimore over night, and the waiters who served them declare that they ordered their breakfast as though they had not a trouble in the world. Dr. Benson I left a letter addressed to the coroner, in which he asked that a few friends might be summoned I who would see to having the bodies of himself and his wife cremated. He also asked that ¡ after crematon their ashes might be thrown away, and on no account was any religious ser- vice to be held.
. THE SPORT OF KINGS.
THE SPORT OF KINGS. Messrs. Topping and Spindler, of Flushing, Holland, are the oldest established and most reliable Turf Agents in the world. Best pos- sible terms and prices given. Will send free the Continental Sportsman, on receipt of Id. postcard, addressed to Topping and Spindler, Flushing, Holland.
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Judgment for ,.penn^—sthe difference between a pass,egr'"fJ¡l'st and second class fare—was1 given at the Marylebone County- court in favour of the Metropolitan?, Railway II Company. Some persons in the lymphatic state had died from shock of a needle prick, said Dr. Frey- berger at a Westminster inquest. I LINSEED, Comppumg, for Coughs and Coidft. Of proven efficacy. Of Chemists only. 9|d,, I/I;L, 2/9. Mr. Geo. Sellers, a Great Western Rail- way guard, who for 41 years daily per- formed the journey between London and Penzance, ha3' jusV retired. It ip computed that Sellers has" covered abp,u £ 3| .'million •miles, his-weekly average inies..
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At the Central Criminal Court Amelia Capper was sentenced to six months' hard labour, for having defrauded the Treasury in connection I with the,, Old Age Pension scheme. The [well-known Thames pleasure launch, La Burgolne, a past familiar sight at boat races and one of the most popular excursion vessels on the Thames, has been sold at Kingston by auction f^r £ 1,000.