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RAILWAY ACCIDENTS. I For the privilege of travelling on the railways of the United Kingdom in 1898, the utitir-ii paid in lives 1,340, people kilied in accidents. Further, 7,105 people were injured. Of course, most of the snfferers were employee of the railway companies, bat 155 passengers were killed, fourteen icjnred. -and the others, in Blue Book terminology, from other causes including accidents from their own want. of caution or misconduct." To passengers it may be a comfort to know that one in 7,139,948 was killed and one in 514,710 injured. There were seven passenger accidents with fatal results, and nine accidents in which railway euIP103 i-i were killed. Somewhat startling are the figures as to the deaths of railway servants. From the published table it appears that the mortality was highest anions the permanent railway men, of whom 124 were kilied. Worked out in relation to the totai number em- ployed this gives a result of one death in the year for every 511 permanent way men in the service of British Railway Companies. Still more appalling ia the date rate among brakes- men and good guards. Of these forty-nine were killed-a proportion of one in 301 employed. Fear- ful, too, it is to read that among the 9,244 shunters employed one in every 319 wail killed, and one in every fourteen injured, Of the fourteen passengers killed in railway accidents seven are reported to have met their death on the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway, and'one each on the Midland and London and North- Western. These were the only fatalities of the kind on railways running into London. The remaining deaths were distributed between the Caledonian and the Lancashire and Yorkshire railways. «.

IMPORTANT INTERVIEW AT BARRY DOCK. INTERESTING STORY. A reporter of the Western Mail, Cardiff, who was spending a holiday at the flourishing town, Barry Dock, where such vast strides in industrial and maritime progress have been made within the past few years, was introduced to several friends by an old acquaintance with whom he was staying. One of the party was Misa Rosa Wallis, daughter of Mr G. Wallis, Thompson-street, who was recruiting her MISS ROSE WALLIS. [From a photograph by G. Wallis, Barry Dock.] j health after having suffered from a somewhat severe illness for several months. The young lady, who was now convalescent and geuing strong and lively again, was an entertaining conversationalist, and one day she told the story of her illness. Miss Wallis, who is eighteen years of age, said she kept house for her father, who has charge of a large shop in Thompson- street, and is an expert in the art of photography. She said she began to feel ill some little time before Christmas, the illness being an after-effect of influenza. It gradually developed into anllilmia and general weakness. In the beginning of autumn, 1899," she said, I had dreadful sensations of weak- ness, languor, and shortness of breath, and it was irksome for me to take a walk, or even go up and down stairs. Whenever I took any outdoor exercise, or exerted myself with household duties, the weak- ness and fatigne overcame me, and I had to rest frequently, and sometimes to go upstairs and go to bed for a while. My father got me some homoeopathic medicine, but, as that did not seem to do me any good, a friend of ours gave me a few of Dr. Williams's pink pills shortly after Christmas. I cou:d feel that they did me good, and, as they relieved me of the oppressive feeling, I had some more from Mr A. Pointon Newman, chemist and druggist, Holton- road. After using the first box I felt very much better in general health, and got relief from sleepless- ness. I felt very much stronger, and better able to walk." Mr Wallis, who was present, remarked: "Yes, I have seen the good they have done my daughter; and after what J have seen, I should recommend others in a similar state of health to try Dr. Williams's pink pills for pale people. They can be taken with- out any accompaniment, and without any nauseous taste or feeling," Miss Wallis. continuing her narrative, said: Some time ago when I laid down at night I used to suffer very much from acute pains in my body, as well as from the weakness 5 and, as I have told you, I could not walk far without resting to regain strength and recover my breath. I had taken many medicines before, but I could not get relief until my friend -as' p i n' pi!IL-. asked me to try Dr. Williams' pink pills." And are you strong enough now to do your household work and enjoy a walk asked the inter- viewer. Ob, yes," replied Miss Wallis. And I can also rest and cleep well at night. I continued to take these pills until a few weeks ago, when I felt that they bad cured me. so that I did not need any moie, nor other medicines of any l kind." And ycn thick it was Dr. Williams' pink pills alone that made you strong again ? Oh, yea. I am sure of it," replied Miss WaHi-, with a smile. "And now," she continued, I am able to do my household work and enjoy a good walk without the fatigue and depression I used to experience before. Even after taking the first box I could feel a change for the better, as I gradually began to regain strength, enjoy my food, outdoor exercise, and the society of my friends as I should do, and to get *d of the oppressive feeling that used sometimes to make me morose and sad. Yon may jndee for yourself how strong I am when I tell yon what I did and what an escapade I had lately," she continued, with a smile. "You see, I'm a member of St. Mary's Temperance Choir, Ho)ton-road, and this choir went to the temperance fete at the Crystal Palace, and, along with others, took part in a grand choral display there the other day. I went with my choir and Bang as well as I ever could sing, after undergoing unusual fatigue. But what about your adventure, Misia Wallis asked the interviewer. Well," said she, when I was about to return I got into the wrong train, wihioh took me to Bristol instead of to Croydon, where I wished to visit my friends. However, I was lucky enough to get back to Croydon that night, none the worse of my little adventure. To show yoa how strong I am now I may say that I left Barry Dock by the 11.30 train on a Tuesday night, aqd did not get to bed until one o'clock on Thursday, haviog sung in the interval, and, although I felt tired and e1eepy, I hadn't any sense of exhaustion. I am so ■ grateful for the cure they have effected in me tha:t I shall only bSoo glad to tell anyone whom I know is suffering as I did about them." 46 WonW. you object," asked the interviewer, to mv publishing what yon have said about your illness and your oure ? Oh, no," replied Miss Wallis. As I have al- ready said, I am grateful for my cure, and shall only be too glad to let other people know I have benefited by them." l^ And so the interview ended, Miss Wallis giving the visitor a hearty shake of the hand as she bade him good-bye.

At Blackburn, on Thursday, Wilmem Blezzard, 43, was charged with unlawfully wounding Richard CorresB.-The proseoator stated that, alter a quarrel between him and the prisoner in a. ladginhouse, the prisoner knocked him down and Wcked him in the face, causing him to cry out, Oh, he has blinded me.The house surgeon of the infirmary stated that, although he had been able to preserve the ball of the prosecutor's eye. the sight was entirely destroyed.- Prisooer waa committed for trial.

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REVISION COURTS. OVERTON. i.iie Hon. C. Gt jsvetior sat at the Conrt House, on Saturday, to revise the list of voters for Bettiaiield, Broninsjtoo, Overton, Erhist;>ck, Iscoyd, Willington, Worthenbnry, Bang-n-, Penlfy. Hanmer, Haughton, and iy broutihtou.—Mr J. Morjj^n, of Mold, repre- sented the Liberals, and Mr \V. Jones the Con- servative.—The onlv claim of i:it".est was one made by the icar of Ellesmere, the Iv. A. E. Wauton, as owner of small tithe at. I?etiley.-Mr Morgan objected to the claim.—Mc Wtin'-on appeared, and said he received S25 unchangeable tithe from Penley. If the ownership of the small tithanf a piliish carried with it a vote, it was indiapa'.ab e that he wa; entitlec1 to n, vote.—Mr Morgan asked Mr Wauton if he owned all the small tit lie.-I-lr Wauton said he believed he did. He had Sev. ral tithe payers eighteen or twenty perhap*.—Mr Jon-s hauded in the npportioBlllellt of the tithe for the p irish of Pmiiey.-—In \nsiver to the Revising Barrister, Mr Wauton said he received some of tlie tithe from Lord Kenyan in respect of hi3 ten ui'.s.—The Barrister asked under what arrangement the Y.car of Elles- mere received tithe from Feniey.—Mr Wauton said at oue time the parish of Fenley formed pi1.rt of tha parish of Ellesmere. It was now a separate parish. The Vicar of .811.,s-110r.. as far as he could fiud out. had always received .£25 from Penley. He believed the whole of the sHull ti tho was paid to the Vicar of Ellesm-re. He wanted to kaow if the ownership of the small tithe entitled the owner to a vote.— L'he Barrister read the section of the Act, which states that the owner of the whole of the small tithe of a vicarage, rectory, or other benefice, of which an apportionment iiaa been made is entitled to a vote. —In reply to Mr Morgan, Mr Wanton said there waa a clergyman at Penley. He did not receive a portion of the small tithe, as far as he knew—Mr Morgan said the vicar of Penley had said ha did receive a | portion.—Mr Wauton said he was iiottwitre of it.- Mr Morgan said he conteuded that a pOL-tirtu of the tithe went to the Vicar of Petiley.- Uiie Barrister said the Act did not stats where the vicarage or rectory should be situated. Me Morgan would have to show that Mr Wanton was not the owner of the whole of the tithe. It did nor, matter what vicarage he occnpied. He hsld that Mr Waacoa was entitled to be registered. BUCKLEY. On Monday, at the Magistrates' Room, ISl1cklEY. the Hou. H. C. Grosveuor attended for the purpose of going through the Hats for Buckley Utb?n ?rea, Higher Kinnerton, Hope Owen, itc Mr John Morgan, Mold, assisted by Messrs W. P. Williams, Mold, and E. Roberta, Buckley, represented the Liberals, and Mr T. W. Hughes, solicitor, Flint, assisted by Mr W. Nunna, Backley, 1.ppeared in the Conservative interest. A number of perrions in the Hope Ovven district were strucK off through non- payment of rates due at the beginning of the present year. A question aflecting the vote of Mr Smith, a railway worker, of Padeswood, was considered. Mr Smith was formerly at Broughton (which is just within Flintshire), bat afterwards went to Anglesey, and then to Pa.deawood. Mr Hnghea argued that in these cases railway men merely wen: away for a short term to assist elsewhere. In the case oi Mr Smith, he believed, he was only away for the summer months at Llandudno. The overseer thonght that occupation in the county had ben broken, in this cage. The Revising Barrister held that the occupation had been broken, and that under the circumstances Mr Smith I was not qualified to vote.—The Rev. '.L'. Dale Jones, curate, Buckley, sustained a claim to vote as a lodger. Although the Rev. Mr Jones was away on his holidays, Mr Hughes was able to put in the necessary receipt showing the nature of the rooms occupied, and. the claim was allowed.—In several cases the Revising Barrister declined to consider the qedti m of adding a second Christian name, as in th^ case of a person on the list s.3 William Brown," who, it was suggested, should be William Uhatlej Brown," on the ground that the addition was not necessary wheu there was not a similar name on the list, and when the residence was folly specified.- William Henry Wilcock, Mill Line, Buckley, itptjeared in supoort ot his claim as a lodger. He stat d that he lived with his siater, and put in the receipts of payment for rooms. The Revising 13arrister held that the claim had been fully established, and that the applicant paid a sufficient sum to quitlify as a voter. The circumstances in this case were somewhat different even from living with parents. FLINT. The Hon. R. C. Grosvenor held a Revision Court at Flint on Tuesday. The Conservatives were repre- sented by Mr T. W. Hughes, atid the Liberals by Mr J. Morgan, Mold. The Liberals oLj-cted to the retention of the name of Trevor Jones on the old lodgers' list of voters on the ground that he had suc- ceeded his father, the late postmaster of Fliz;t, in the tenancy of the house. Mr T. W. Hughes said he admitted the facta, but he submitted it was a very hard case. The claimant had been on the lodgera' hat for many years, and now because he became tenant insteadof lodger he could not claim succession. Mr Morgan rejoined that that was tho fault of the law. The Revising Bariiater admitted it was a rather hard case, but hu must be struck off if the objection were persisted in. Mr Morgan said he would withdraw the objection, and the vote was allowed.—John Ivendrick, jun., of Cornist Bach Farm, was objected to by the Liberals on the ground that he was not the tenant of the farm. Mr Hughes said the claimant and his sister resided at this farm, while hia father resided at another. Mr Morgan held that the father was tenant of both the farms, and in the absence of evidence to the contrary the objection was upheld. In going through the Flint overseers' objections to ownership voters, the Revising Barristers pointed out a case where the overseers had oDjecteci to a claimant on the ground that he had become occupier of his own house within the borough, and said he was not quite clear that the overseers had the right to object on this ground in their official capacity. The Assist- ant Overseer said the overseer objected because they obtained the knowledge in the course of their official duties. After further consideration the Barrister said the overseers were right, and the objection was with- held.

ALEXANDRA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, RHVL. On Wednesday afternoon th5 new Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital and Convalescent Home. Rhyl, was declared open for the reception of patients by the Countess Dunaonald, who also opened a two days' bazaar in the wards, which had been prepared by Mrs J. L. Muspratt and a number of ladies for the purpose of raising funda to furnish the building. The ward block is completed and was opened ou Wednes- day. Adjoining it and in a forward state is the administrative block for the nurses and staff, &-c-, aud the plan provides for another wing for con- valescents. At one o'clock a public luncheon was held in the recreation room. Lord Moatyn presided, and was supported by the Countess of Dnndonald, Lady Grizel Cochrane, Lord Cochrane, Lady Moatyn, Lady Tate, Colonel Meham, Rev Thomas Lloyd, vicar of Rhyl, Capt. Buddicombe, Mrs Williams Wynn, Colonel Evans L!oyd, Mrs Naylor Leyland, Mrs Townaliend Mainwaring, Mr P. Pennant, Mr and Mra J. L. Muspratt and party, Mr P. B. Davies Cooke, Mr and Mra H" \V. Hugh Jones, Dr. Peyton Lloyd, Mrs Howell Evans, Dr. Girdlestone. Mrs Aesheton Smith, Vavnol, Mr and Mrs Chambers, Mra Giffard, &c. After the loyal toasts Lord Mostyn gave a history of the tfforta to raise funds for the hospital. Mr Herbert Lewis, M.P., said they were grateful to their noble chairman for having come to that function. His lordship, as they enew, was associated with many works of charity and usefulness. (Applause.) Lord Mostyn thanktd them for the honour they had conferred upon him. He hoped that the bazaar to be opened by the Countess of Dundonald would be great success. (Hear, hear.) Four of the wards were named and dedicated by the Rev. Thomas Lloyd, vicar of Rhyl, a bsief dedication service being held in each room. The Gertrude Ffoulkea ward was so called in memory of the only child of the late Archdeacon the Price Roberta ward was so stvled in remembrance of Dr. Price Roberta, the first physician the Hesketh" ward and Doke's ward were named in commemoration of the late Mr Heaketh, father of Lady Dundonald, and of the late Duke of Weat- minster. The bazaar was held in the Duke's ward and the Hesketh ward, the front windows of which afford a fine se4L view. At the opening ceremony Colonel Mesham, chair- man of the committee, referred to the splendid munificence of the late Dnke of Westminster, which had enabled the present building to be undertaken, and drew attention to the fact that the hospital accepted large numbers of patients from England. From 1892 to 1899, 556 children came from Stafford- shire, 550 from-Cheshire, and 366 from Warwickshire while those from Denbighshire numbered 198, from Flintshire 123, from (ijrnarvonshire 65, and from the other Welsh counties 69. Lady 13unclonald then declared the bazaar open. Votes of thanks were accorded to her on the motion of the Bishop of St. Aaaph and Colonel Cornwallis West. I

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II FLINTSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL. The quarterly meeting of the Flintshire County Council was held in the Town Hall, Rhyl, on Wed- lIeeday. Mr Parry, Mold, presiding. Mr f. T. K -iiy, the clerk, was unable to attend owing to a somewhat serious accident, and on the motion of the Chairman, a vote of sympathy was passed with him. It was rep. rttd that a person who haa refused to gi ve th necessary land to widen the road near Cefnybedd Station, Caergivrle, had enclosed a pi-ce of waste land near the Caatle at ths latter place. The Clerk was instructed to write to the landlord. tne Earl of Derby, on the matter. The cycle tax.tioli memorial from Bodmin was passed over, but the Conncil approved the Hampshire proposal that volunteer rifla ranges should be provided by the Government. The tiye-Kw as to the lighting of vehicles was amended, in accordance with the Liome Secretary's recommendation, as to render employers liable for there being no lamps on vehicles in charge of their servants, an t th* servants liable for keeping the lamps alight. Mr J. L. Muapratt moved. and Mr F. J. Gamlin seconded, the adoption of the recom- mendation of the Main Road Committee that -,ts t, eertam steam cut did not come within the descrip- tion of a light locomotive, the Conncil should req'iiie the owuer to take out a licence. After considerable debate, the Committee's recommendation was adopted, but, on the motion of Mr Elwy Williams, it was decided that the lic,"uce for this kind or vehicle be X2 instead cf JE5 charged for an ordinary traction engine. The Executive Committee under tthe Diseases of Animals Act reported that they had printed for circulation among all the farmers a circular calling attention to the fact that dipping sheep killed the scab parasites, that dipping again within a fortnight destroyed the eegs 01 such parasites, and that if farmers would clear aw.iy all wool, thoroughly dis- infect their premises, and dip their sheep effectively twice each year within a period of fourteen days aoon after shearing, sheep scab would soon cease to exist. After heanuL' a report on the precautions taken to prevent the spread of foot-and-mouth disease, the committee reported that a relaxation cf the rules of the B^ard of Agriculture had been made. The minutes were adopted. The Technic il Instrnction Committee reported that four selected nurses under the couutv scheme had commenced their duties at the Nurses' Home, Piaistow. The Local Government Board stated that they were not aware of any provision in the Tech- nical Institution Acts which would authorise the County Council to contribute towards the mainten- ance of nnrsea, ItS had been suggested to them. The committee decided to renew a grant in support of the mining class at Alltami, which t was reported had been successful. It was decided to levy a county rate of 3d in the pound for the ensuing six months. Mr R. LI. Jones called attention to the fact that the patienta in the Denbigh Asylum were consider- abiy over quota, and criticised the management of the institution. Mr P. P. Pennant, chairman of the Asylum Visitors, said there was no doubt the position of the subscribers' representatives had become anomalous. (Applause.) Mr W. Elwy Williams said the five counties should be enabled to carry on the business with- out the interference of the subscribers' repre- sentatives. This subject then dropped. On the motion of Mr J. P. Jones, Holywell, the thanks of the Council were accorded to the Duke of Westminster for several important improvements in the roads of the county. A communication was read from the Llanasa Parish Council calling attention to the great incon- venience caused to the inhabitants of that pariah awing to there being only one magistrate there. Mr R. LL Jones moved that the memorial be sent to the Lord-L;eutenant (Mr H. It. Hughes).—Mr Gamlin moved thu the letter lie on the tabie. The matter was int one oa which they had any right to interfere.—Mr J. Herbert Lswia, M.P., said tnat the parish of Llanasa was a large one, and he imagined that a representation to the Lord-Lieutenant would not be out of pl:i.e. He seconded the motion of Mr LI. Jones, which waa carried. Mr Gamlin moved that the attention of the Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom, or the Com- missioners executing the office of Lord High Admiral, be called to the obstruction to the proper navigation of the River Ulwyd by the lhyl Bridge Company, aud that he or them be asked to hold a survey according to clause 52 of the Rhyl Bridge Act, 1861.—The pro- position was carried unanimously. Mr P. P. Pennant reported that tha aub-committee appointed to consider the best means of preserving Flint Castle had found that with some protection for the foundations the historic building would bj practically everlasting. (Ap- plause.) Although he was perhaps premature in making the statement, he believed it was the intention of the Flint Town Conncil to apply for a iease of the Ca.3t!e, with the object of carrying out arrangements for making the building more attractive. Ou the motion of Mr J. Herbert L.;wis. M.P a vote of thanks was passed to the aub-committec lor the interest they had taken in the preservation of these historic ruins. (Applause.) Mr Elwy Williams was elected a delegate at the proposed Crown Lands Conference.—Mr Gimlin witndrew a. resolution, of which he had given nOlce, for the rigid enforcement of the Bread Act, o:i being assured by the Chief Constable that the provisions ot the Act were already being carried ont.—Tlie resolu. tion of the Teachers' Conference at Rayl on July 21st, urging the Technical Education Committees of Den- bighsbire and Flintshire to establish Saturday classes for teachers- giving instruction in agriculture, and assured by the Chief Constable that the provisions of moving that the matter be referred to the Technical Instruction Committe, said the snggeation waa a capital oue, and he hoped something would come of it.

« 1 FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE IN NORTH WALES. I In the London Gazette an order of the Board of Agriculture, dated September 7, states that the provisions of the Denb ghahlre and Flintshire (Foot- and Mouth Disease) Order of 1900 (No. 2), relating to the movement of animals within the scheduled district, shall, after the commencement of this order, apply to the petty sessional divisions of Rbuddian and Presta tyn, provided that nothing in the said order or this order shall authorise the movement of any animal into, or out of, or along, over, or across a highway or thorougfare within any foot-and-mouth disease infected place or area. The new order came into operation on Monday, and.is cited aa the Denbighshire and Flintshire (Foot-and-Month Dis- ease) Order of 1900 (No. 3). A PROSECUTION. At the Colwyn bay Pohce Court, on Saturday, before the Rev. W. Venables Williams and other magistrates, Jane Roberts, the 14 year-old daughter of a widow, of Wern Villa, Erw Wen-road, was charged by Sergeant Tippitt with moving cattle contrary to the provisiom of the foot-and-mouth diseases order. She pleaded, guilty. Sergeant Tippitt said that on the 31st ult. defend-?nt drove two cows along Abergele-road. Evan Thomas, cowman, PeiiygroeEff,rd Farm, Colwyn Bay, was II charged with driviug 11 cows along the road. Ssr- geaut Tippitt said he had drawn the attention of the defendant's employer to the matter, and he replied that he had beard about the order, but he did not know much about its provisions. The Chairman asked if the Welsh farmers were expected to reid clause three in the-order. Inspector Jones said the order had been published in all the daily papers. The Chairman That may be, but my attention has been called to this third clause, and it ia suggested that it would be a good thing to offer a prize for anyone who can interpret it properly. The bench imposed on the first defendant a fine of la for each of the two cowa. The other defendant, who did not appear, was fined Is 6d per cow. At the same court John Roberts, builder, pleaded guilty to a charge of obstructing the highway by depositing a quantity of building materials thereon lste in the evening with- out placing warning lights. The bench imposed a fine of 10a and costs. A

BRESCI'S AWFUL FATE. Brest* who is detained at Milan because he hap to be confronted with some suspicions characters lately arrested, is already treated in the soliitary cell manner. He is qniet, and only now and then turns pale and trembles (says Romp:correapondent of the Daily News). He may not apeak to anyone, and he remains for hours with bia head between his hands. When interrogated by a magistrate on the 4th instant he refused to speak, and when threatened with extra punishment he only shook bis head. He is visited three times a day by the Colonel of the Carabineese. Bresci will be sent either to the prison at Porto Lon- gone, or that at Santo Stefano, they beinr the only ones possessing true eel48 of segregation, which are almost all beneath the level of the sea It is a terrible punishment, and those who have seen Bresci at his trial, livid in complexion, with hollow eyes, think that he will not be able to endure the severe regime for long. Several strong, robust murderers, with immense muscular force, are known to have suucnmbei after a few years. Two men, who mua- dered a jeweller at Milan, and who were giants com- Opared to Bresci, died after two years of segregation. A man known as the terror of Ghetto," at Venice, immensely strong, also died after a short spell of absolute eeclueion. Others have gone mad.

I THE. CHINESE PROBLEM. 1 Li HAS FULL POWERS. d from St. Petersburg that the adherence It 111 jM. America to Russia's proposal may be Oi eiUBCff siiMfc. that Japan's support is expected. relkd npon, aiflu a attitude 07i Germany and Great Whatever may TX? h. >verument will, it i-3 declared, Brilaia, the Rasuiaa w* maintain itE(decisia.-tv. riotiti-- and robbery At laiping. un the WfiHu Action nas appeared have been continuous, and other troops have it Lnngchow. The Japanese- aJMV been withdrawn from amoy. Powers an Li Hung Chang haa forwarded to tbb for the Imperial edict conferring npon him' pyvb, It complete settlement of the trouble la he gives him authority to make whatever term,4 thinks fit. According to telegrams from Pekiu gnu Washington, Prince Cliing has alao been empowered to open peacu negotiations. General Ga.seiee telegraphs that he has occupied the railway junction at Fnngcai, and the road and railway bridge at Link o-Chau, which gives him a command to Pao-Ting-Fu. At a meeting attended by 400 missionaries, at Shanghai, a resolution waa passed urging the restoration of Hwang HttE 1,,5 Emperor and the punishment (-,f .lie oifici,,t! instigators of Ilw attacka on the foreigners as the only means of IIffctinL a It lasting settlement. R.W.F. BACK FROM CHINA, The P. and 0. :iteaiii--r C The P. and 0, steanur China landed at Plvinonth, on Sunday, a number of Royal Welsh Fusiliers invaiidfd owing to enteric fever. They had been at Tientsin. At the commencement of the voyage there were ten bnt all the patieuta had sufficiently recovered to be able to waik by the time Plymouth was reached. France has new expressed her complete agreement with the Russian piopoaal for the evacuation of (Jekiu, and the Mmistera and Generals of both countriea have been instructed to concert measures for the simultaneous withdrawal of their troops at an ettriv date. It is expected that the same course will be pur-iied by tin United States and Japan. Ir in officially announced from Home that the Italian Government hw deciiic-d to excude from considera- tion all proposals tending to dra.w her into war With Genna, She viiil formulate demands for indemnity, and if th-t-ie are accepted her intervention will tie considered at an end. A punitive expedition consist- ing of about 4 000 allied uoopa has left fur Paoting- Fti. Information has come to hand that about forty laissiou tti;s have bjeu murdered at Tti-Y uen-F a. Some cf the victims are believed to he members of the B iptist Missionary Society's staff.

AWFUL STORM !N TEXAS. TERRIOLE DESTRUCTION. The New York correspondent of the Ihily Mail writing on Monday, says :— Tlie most apoalling srorm and diaaater in the history of the U.iited States occurred in Galveston, aud a:<core of small towns i:i that district of Texas, bordering on or near the Gulf of Mexico, on Saturday. Communication with Galveston as yet has been only imperfectly established, and it is impossible to give accurately the losa of life. A despatch, juit received from Mr Joseph D. Sayers. tne Governor cf Texas, says It ia believed that 3.030 livea have been lost at Galveston. Any contributions for relief will bo gladly received." The railroad rffioials estimate the death-list at Galveston at 300); and the entire stricken district at 10 000 The property loss is estimated at £ 2,000.000. Galveston, which all reports agree, is practically in ruins, had a population of 40 000. and is situate on a. small island off the Texan coast. The island, which is nearly thirty miles long, and is formed of sand, is only three feet on an average above the sea. level with here and there a few saiid duues. The depth of water round the town is, save in respect of one channel for o^ean going steamers, ordinarily very blight. It would, indeed, be safe to Stty that, as a rule, three or four feet of water on y is the usual amount, and tnis undoubtedly contributes to the daugerous nature of any storm viaitiug the town from the side oi the sea. Communication with the mainland is ordinarily assured by a bridge. The hurricane, which began on Saturday forenoon, and continued until eleven at night, not only wrought great destruction itaelf, bnt drove mountainoua waves in terrible succession over the doomed city. Thousands are said to have taken refuge on a sand- hiil to the rear of the city, and to have spent the night air, ruately piaving and crying oat in their I1.gony. Boats were as feathers in the wild torrents, and those who trusted their lives to them wre whirled to destruction. Many, however, were saved by clinging to the wrecks of their houses. Seven big steamers were wrecked, one huge freight liner being driveu fairly into the centre of the city. Three British steamships are known to have fallen victims—viz., the Taunton," the Mexi"-u." and the" Kendal City." A whole regiment of United Siates soldiers was stationed at G.-lveston. Many are reported to have been drowned. Lifter reports say that the bodies of victim, are being found in heaps, in some instances as many as a, hundred being packed together. It ia said inat 1.200 bodiea have been washed ashore a, Virginia Point, six miles north of Galves- ton. The waterworks of Galveston have been com. pletely destroyed, and the survivora are s&fferiDg Lerribi- v from lack of water and food. It ia inconceivably difficult to get details of the disaster; but some idea of its extent may be caused from f. telegram pnblished by the Eceniwf World," in a late extra edition, from its correspondent at lious- ton, a town some lifty miles from Galveston. lie states that he has just returned from Galveston, and estimates the dead at 2 500. He says that 600 houses have been destroyed, and that hundred-i of corpses are floating in the streets. No relief expeditiona have been able to le ich the city. A big British steamanip, the name of which is not given, sank in the bay at the height of the atorm, and all on heard were lest. About 150 a.I,i"g vessels have been wrecked. The whole city was in darkness last night, owing to the destruction of the gvods and electric plants, and water was selling a one dollar a pint. It i-i quite trn", I learn, that all efforts to get relief to the ilifated city have so far been futile. A relief train succeeded to-day in getting to Virginia Point, but v;as prevented from proceeding farther by washoats along the track. The waters were so wiid that it was impossible for boats to get near the stricken city, and the only information received of the details of the diaaater was by means of one telegraph wire, which worked fitfully for half an hour and then collapsed. Galveston was the only city of prominence to sciffer; but Sabine Pas3, a small towu some distance from Galveston, is reported to have been destroyed, and 400 people kilied. The hurricane passed through the Texits cotton belt, and entirely ruined the crop. As a const-quence the price of cotton advanced largely in ew York market to-day. Relief funda for the Galveston sufferers are being raised throaghout the country, and hundreds of thousands of dollars have been already subscribed. President McKinley has ordered the war officials to aid the destitute with tents and provisions. «

CREWE HORSE REPOSITORY. Messrs Henry Manley and Sons conducted a very I successful two dttys2 sale of 600 horses ia their Crewe Repository on Thursday and Friday last. The clearance throughout was of a very satisfactory character, although light horse3 that have been making from 30 to 40 gnineas at recent sales met a somewhat quieter demand, which was no doubt occasioned in cousequeneo of the Army Remount Department having ceased buying for the present. There was, however, a much improved tone in the cait horse trade, the clearance in this department being quite exceptional. Messra F. Bagguley, More ton-in-ill e-Marsh, II. White, Liverpool, W. Young, Carlisle, and G. Smith, M.R.C.V.S., Tunstall, officiated as judges, the awards being given as fol- low :-Best; hunter, Mr S. McMorran, co. Down best harness horse, Mr T. Marshall, Manchester best cob, Mr W. E. Greenwood, Hebden Bridge best pony, Mr T. Tirrel, Kettering best cart horse, Mr William Thompson, Mold best light lurry horse, Mr O. Boswell, Cheadle. The following are a few of the principal prices realised :— Harness Horses.-lIr T. Marshall, pair of black geldiugs, 120 guineas, to Watford Mr F. Worton, pair of black geldings, 120 guineas, to Wigan Mr S. McMorran, chestnut gelding, 70 guineas, roan mare, 70 guineaia, and bay mare, 65 guineas, to Cambridge Mr H. Rainey, grey gelding, 74 guineas, to Hartford Mr H. Rainoy, Day gelding. 70 guineas, to Sheffield Mr H. Rainey, bay gelding, bO guinea's, to Leamington; Mr R. W hittisld, bay mare, 71 guineas, to Hartford Mr R. Whitfield, pair of bay geldings, 100 guineas, to Sheffield; Mr Henry Jehjo, pair of bay geldings, 190 guineas, to Moreton-in-Marsh; Mr Kennedy, bay gelling. 50 guineas, to Leamington Mr T. Marshall, nay gelding, 58 guineas, to Sheffield Mr J. Conchar, brown gelding, 54 guineas, to Wilmslow; Mr J. Cpnchar, brown gelding, 50 guineas, to Leamington; Mr W. H. Baddeley, black gelding, 50 guineas, to Liverpool. Ten cobs amd ponies averaged over iC36 each, sold to buyers from Newent (Glos.), Glasgow, Ilebden Bridge, Middleton, Birmingham, Manchester, &c. Cart Horses.—Mr Thoa. Ball, brown gelding, 87 guineas, to Birmingham Mr Thos. Bail, brown gelding, 78 guineas, to Birmingham; Mr W. Thom-pson, bay gelding, 71 guineas, to Stoke-on- Trent; Mr J. Janvia, nay gelding. 53 guineas, to Macclesfield Mr O. Boswell, bay gelding, 69 guineas, to Stobe-on-Trent; Mr T. Winterbottom, chestnut gelding, 58 guineas, to Stoke-on- Trent; Mr F. Smith, brown mare, 55 guineas, to Leicester Mr S. BirchaU, bay mare, 53 guineas, Birmingham; Mr H. Chidlow, chestnut mare, 52 guineas, to Wigan; Mr Charles Dain, brown gelding, 51 guineas, to Birmingham; Mr R. Rothwell, brown mare, 50 guineas, to Manchester: Many active parcel van horsea were readily sold at prices ranging from 30 to 45 guineas, and unbroken cart colts made up te 40 gnineas. The next sales of 1,250 borses in this Repository are fixed for the second week in October, when the prize list of E120 includes :-20 guineas for the best cart horse, 20 guineas for the best female shire, 12 guineas for the best hackney, and 25 guineas for shire foals, entries for which close on Monday, October 1st.

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I DETAILS OF THE CRIME. The Paris correspondent of the Standard says the mystery surrounding the death ot M. Athanase Hadji Annacoglou, one of the Secretariei of the Turkish Emba-yy in London, who committed suicide at Foi-iiititinei)ii-Ti on b itnrday in rLiitig, bai been entirely cleared np "y the t-xhun -livc; police inquiry whicli nas been In ld Tne Li.t.tili are of the most diatres-ing character, mid clearly prove that the nnforlnnaie vourg man's infatuation for a lady many years hi-i senior pr >.ctica:iy drove him util of his miud. The deceased, ahout r", couple of years F.i r;c, aUt i prior to his appointment to the Utirkisli London, pas"d a perio I 1; 0 trii month-! iu J/?t..? p -r fectinn his Fr^auli. Dunn;! ihn ti'n he resid.-n the hoa,e oi An tt!ti,ti? ;Kr?y m the R?e Ca.um"H"1 '1"h'r', a'"o liv,??i in ,he aparlmo'.i. M!lf. Jeanne H?incr")-.n, her d-m?hter, t?id a. t)H<c ?r'<.ndt;h 'i. Miie. iien orman. who i? tlat\ fn -e<.fd ut -? w? at t:!e time f?vitt? n ?d?f t* p ot-E )?)i of a German gemieman who had IkC; 'm.- ttntnr?ose Ani?ricKi), b't? Ltxs f ice do 's uo? seem m h ive pre Vviitei lit:r eijtt?ilril, all ILLilgiie with the young Grei k. Of a very jealous til-ii of mind, the student be- came f r.vions oi iiis livui. tie made repeated offers of marriage, but Mlir. Hemerman dtciined to con- sid r them. After liH departure from Paris, M. Hadji AllnflCrlI(J11 kep np frequent and affection- ate c rre-;poi;detice. witii Mile. lleinerman, and this was continued until la-t week, when he received a letter informing him tl) it for the future it would be better if they rem lined strangers to one an- other. This communication seema to have completely turned the young man's head. Pretending that he had to leave Lond n for IIn affair of honour, lie started for Lile Cjnuueni. From Dover he sent two successive teltigrams informing illie. Heinerirun that he was deteriiiille", to his rivil if slie leiused to marry him. He added that death would then be sweet for him Tho talegrain3 so alarmed the lady that she lef! fjr F mtaintbh-u, giving strict instrnc- tions thn.t ln*r ad-ii e" wa. not to be ina^e known t ) M. Hadj' Annaco-i. Nevertheless, with the aid of a private detective, he traeecl her to Foncaineblean, and, having watched l- r her protector at.d followed him. found out where Fzii" WAS staying. He then sent the following mite to the ladv 11 In tii,3 n i,irie uf mv iminei.se love, and to save yaur honour, com.* ,:¡¡i meet me at Lilu CAfc opposite, from where I am Wrtchuig your movements. iJriun your daughter, w!;>.ni I wanted so kiis, but whom I did not dnd at, her t-chool. lier presence will he salutary. Do nor he: ic ite, for I am watctiing all the doors. Her pieseuce wisl prevent a crime hnd a catastrophe to him who han tsactifi..ied all to yon, and will aaci iiice his life ti. {.>re the setting of the son." Fearing a scandal M:i^. Il^ineinian left the noiwe and proceeded to.vards the Ciiatigis Viaduct. When she had reached a ioneiy spot she waited Lr her admirer, who soon joined her. Aceoiding to her statement a dramatic scene eniiied. She pomted out it was best that they should parr, that for tinancifil reasons and the sake of her little daughter, whom she had to support, she conld not listen to hia cifiis. Then the yonni; man, she declared, gave way to a great fit of passion, and suddenly drawing a revolver, cried that as that was the casu sue should not nelonu to another. She commenced to run away, and as he fired, in her fear, covered her face with her hands. The young man, thinking that he had wounded hel, then turne d the revolver npon himself. A few minutes later a labourer, who was attracted by the firing, found Mile. Heinerman in a half-conscioua condition leaning against a fence, whilst a few yards away the suicide lay groaning from the effects of his injuries, and from which be succumbed soon after his arrival at the hospital. In a portfolio found upon M. Hadji Annacoglou several letters from Mlle. Heinerman were discovered. A quite recent one recommended that young man to protect himself against the dangerous London fogs. It was addressed My dear and well beloved," and the writer re- gretted being unable to undertake a voyage to Brighton.

TOO MANY MUSHROOMS. Cheshire has had too many mushrooms. There is evil in p'enty. It is many years since there was such an euormous growth of mushrooms in Cheshire. In ) some districts in the early morning the fields are quite white with them, and great quantities can be gathered in a short time. Some are of enormous proportions. So plentifal are they that whiie years ago they materially helped to pay rent, now they hardly justify the cost of gathering and conveyance to market.

FORTUNE TELLING AT LLANDUDNO. The law is evidently not intending to encourage the curiosity of those who would lift the veil that hides the future. The Lancashire Witch," otherwise The Mvstic Oracle," or Mme. Zilla, or, in ordinary life, liz-A, L'.nd, found that out on Monday, at Llandudno, wheie she was fined 120 for pretending to tell fortnmes by means of cards. At Macclesfield the bench were a little more lenient with the same sort of offence, fining Mary Ellen Naden, a married woman, 15 and costs, hut intimating that goal wonld be the lot of the next offender. It is interesting to note in the first case that Mr T. P. Perk;, barrister, on behalf of the Occultists' Defence League, defended, and contended that no deception or intention to impose whatever had been practised, as notices were put up in a good position warning consultants, but this did not avail anything, and M-ne. Zilla left the court in a highly hysterical condition.

WALES AND THE CONGREGATIONAL UNION ASSEMBLY. It is interesting to note the extent to which the Welsh ministry is influencing the Congregational Churches so far as can be gathered from the pro- gramme of the Congregational Union Assembly at Newcastle-on-Tyne. The Rev. Thomas Micholson, formerly of Denbigh, is tn give an address at the temperance meeting on the Monday, and also to preach at Durham. The llev. William Pierce, form- erly of Carnarvon, is to second the resolution on tem- perance, which another Welshman, the Rev Alfred Rowland, ex-chairman of the Union, is to move. The Rev. Thomas Stephen, a native of Breconshire, is to deal with The Possibilities of the New Centurv and the spirit in which we should enter upon them. The Rev. W. Hopkyn Rees, of Coedpoeth, near Wrexham, is ;o :al with the position of affairs is China, while the Rev. H. Elvet Lewis, formerly of Buckley, near Mold, is to deliver the Welsh sermon of the Union. The Rev. Alford Davies, of Llanelly, the Rev. J. D. Jones a native of Ruthin, theRgy. T. Eynon Davies, and the Rev. D. marthen, had been allotted important positions, while the border counties are represented in the programme by the Revs. J. J. Poynter, of Oswestry, ajid T. Townsesd, of Shrewsbury and Mr F. H. Hawkins, of Wrexham. When the Congregational Union last met in Newcastle nearly fifty years ago not one minister or delegate attended from the Psincipality, though at one of the sessions a paper was read on behalf of the Rev. Riohard Parry (Gwalchmai), of Llandudno, in which that well- knows bard drew special attention to the destitute condition of English families who have lattly settled as resident s in the towns and vilfages on the coast of Northern Wales with regard to religious means.

PRAISED BY WELSH PEOPLE.- Dr. Wil- liams' Firikfilta are praised by aM classes of people for the way in which they have cured paralysis., locomotor ataxy, rheumatism, and sciatica also all diseases arising from improverishment of the blood, scrofula, rickef, chronic erysipelas, consumption of the bowels and lungs, anosmia, pale and shallow com- plexion, general muscular weakness, loss of appetite, palpitations, pains in the back, nervous headache and nenralgia, early decay, all forms of female weakness, and hysteria. These Pills are a tonic, not a purga- tive. They are genuine only with the full name, Dr. Williams' Pink-Pills for Pale People, and are sold p" chemists, and by Dr. Williams' Medicine Company, 46, Holborn-viaduct, London, E.C., at 2a 9J a box, or six boxes for 13s 91. Pink Pills sold loose or from glass jars are not Dr. WHiama' Pink Pills except those only in the pink closed wrapper as above described.

A NEW WAY TO GET A DIVORCE. A curious c ise came up at the Palais de Justic3 in Paris oil M'^iday. The wife of a man employed in a basinesq, finding that hsr husband's earnings weie insufficient to en,b';e her to indr.lge in the finery she desired, MK-epsful'y mgud her uufortuoate spouse to rob his emp ov-r. aw wornau then denounced her husband, and the sentence of three months' imprisonment ha received enabled her to divorc3 him and to marry a rich suitor who can provide her with the finery she love:

RUA30N AND BALA LINE INSPECTED. Major General Hntrhinson, Inspector of the Board of Trade, made ail illl).C last week of the- new work oil tiie (ir at W-—rn It ..il,v,ty line between H-nli n and tIe new station and rti.ilii. ,it 1, ifig "1, Hi* wm accompanied on his 0;1;(;1",11.1 by Mr r..T. Allen, (general superinten- d lit of ti., .a y Pi-idii:gto!i), Mr W. Rowbotham (di vi-iuuH I engiu^r, Wotvemampton), Mr J. Robinson (iocomo-ive t-uperititeudcnt), Mr A. Bluckall (locking- ti-ar superintendent), and E Hitchcock (representing Mc G, Grant, divisional sup-rintendent, Chester). l'ho branch line has been largely patronised during the holi lav season, and the improved station accommodation and facilities at Llangollen are great boons. ♦ ——————

PENDING DEVELOPMENT OF FLINTSHIRE COAL FIELDS. It is stated on good authority that the extensive collieries known as Euglefieid Colliery and Hanmer Collieiy, situate between Greenfield aDd MostyD, will shortly he reopened under a powerful syndicate. Ttieze c >1 ierit-a h^ve not been worked for many years, but it is known they possess good seams of coal, only rtqniring new shafts to be sunk to reach them. It is stated to be the intention of the pro- moters to -ink a new shaft nearer to the Llanerchy- mor hjrf, at a gieattr dcp h th-ui hitherto worked. At this spot there are remarkable good facilities for transport bolh by the London and North- Western Railway Company's line and me River Dee, there being a ood depth of water at this spoi. A.

AN ELECTION IN THE GOOD OLD TIMES. The only contest which occurred at Gatton within historic memory was curious eui_ui_Th. Sir 2dark Wooj, who had b-en one of its members for several years, had as hia coliegue in the Parliament cf 1812 Sir Will jam Congreve, the inventor of the famous Cor.greve rocket. The latter resigned in 1816, and the baronet wished his own son to fill the vacancy. There was only tiirea voters in the constitllency- Sir Mai k, his son, and his br-Lier, ii:trned Jennings tur as the -on was away and the butler iiud qatirrelled wiih his master, an opportunity was affoi'tisd for a 3i.'gu!ar revenge. Jennings refused to second Sir Mark's nomination of his sun, aud proposed himself j And a deadlock was only averted by Sir Mark coming to terms wi'.h the refractory butler, whose nomination he secandsd in order to induce him to act as seconder to his sou. Matters being thus pat formally inio train, S i" Mark arranged with Jennings iliat the former s vote be alone given, and the final state of the poll :tt Gatton's only known content stood urns :—Wood (Tory;, 1 Jennings (Whig), 0.— Westminster UaM~t<

DR. PARKER ON THE IDEAL NEWSPAPER, AND THE REAL JOURNALISTS. Dr. Pa-ker's sermon at the City Temple, on Sunday night, was addressed to the members of the Institute of Journalists, whose annual conference is taking place in London this week. The straight-speaking doctor said he had heard something of ideal journalism. That was coming when an ideal society was created, for the people made the Press, as it made the pulpit, and nothing would stand against earnest, burning public senti- ment. He prayed them to empty every pulpit which was untrue to its Divine fnneLion-and so might it be with the Press. He did not ws.nt the ideal newspaper-he would not have time to read it-he did not desire to believe it, and he could very well do without it. He wanted the facts. If a murder was done yester- day, tell him abuut it. If a man was divorced from his wife last week, let him hear the story, for he wanted to study the facta from the religious as well as from the social point of view. Neither the Press nor the pulpit were blameless, and he dared say that occasionally, on an idle im- pulse of frivolity, the pulpit had done the Press an injustice, and probably the Press had behaved similarly towards the pulpit. But," Dr. Parker concluded, let us be noble if we would see nob lity. and the better yon are the better many institutions will be seen to become. Forgive and forget, and begin again."

THE PONKEY TEMPERANCE COUNCIL. MR MOSS, M.P., CRITICISED. An executive meeting was held on Thursday ever- ing, at Moriah C.M. Chapel, when the Rev. D. Tafwya Jones (Congregational minister), Johnstown, presided. Amongst those present were the Revs. E. Williams, R. Jones (Capel Mawr), R. Williams (Hill- street), O. J. Owen (Ponkey), E. Isfryn Williams, and others.—After discussing various matters relative to the forthcoming Brewster Sessions, the attitude of Mr S. Moss, M.P., towards the temner- ance cause was criticised, and the Secretary (Mr J. R. Humphreys, Ponkey), read the following letter from the Rev. J. W. Humphreys, Ponkey, viz. :— I am in thorough sympathy with the work and aims of the Temperance Council. I must say that I do not te approve of the attitude assumed by Mr S. Mdw, M.P., with regard to the Jicensing ques- tion recently at Denbigh. I confidenf4- believe that this Parliamentary Division of Denbighshire should be represented by a man who is in coniplete sym- pathy with the aspirations of Welah Nationalism, and who is quite determined to do his utmost to re- adjust the social grievances thga we are still suffer- ing from in Wales. Trusting that you may have a successful meeting."—After some further remarks it was resolved to convene a special general meeting to deal with the matter. «

BOOM IN CHESHIRE CHEESE. At Nantwich, the monthly cheese fair was held on Thursday. There was for sale fifty-five tons, or about an average for September. There was a con- siderable attendance of buyers, and in a little over an hour a clearance was effected, at an advance of 10s per cwt. over the rates quoted last month. Fine Cheshiae realised from 628 to 67s, and medium qualities, 52s to 603 per cwt.

On Thursday evening, on his arrival at Rhyl, en route for Maeselwy, the residence of Major Birch Sergeant Boxley, one of the Artillery heroes of Colenso, received a hearty welcome from an assembled crowd, who cheered him lustily. Boxlev was struck by a shell at Colenso, and had-his arm and leg shattered, but amid his sufferings he shouted to his comrades, "Chuck me one side, men, and go on fighting the gun." He goes to Maeselwy J as a convalescent. The new canon of Bangor is the Rev. James Rowlands, vicar of Llanbedrog. Mr Rowlande has been in orders fifty-two years, and his iorm has become very rotund. At his induction in Bajigor Cathedral he managed to enter his stall, but found it would not allow him to sit down when the ceremonial directed him so tojio. The installation service was accordingly curtailed, and a stall reform is likely to be considered at the next meeting of the Chapter. It is announced that Lord Salisbury has derived considerable benefit from his stay in the Vosges, and I bat he intends to return to London in the course of. t he ensuing week.