South Wales Echo

THE GHOST OF BIS LEDUC. I By MARTIN S. HILL. And were'n there any ghosta when you were a child, mamma V asked tl*e smallest of the five girls. Well," said mamma, as she folded her spectacles and laid aside the book she had been reading, when I was a little girl. far > away in France,for that is the way the story should begin, I suppose, our little village of Bois-le-Duc had a. ghost that was a complete mystery to the good townsfolk, and for a long time kept us children close indoors after night had fallen. Jfc was the only ghost I ever really saw, and was such a strange one that I have never forgotten about it. Bois-le-Duc was a very little village con- taining scarcely more than the three essen- tials of a tov/n—an inn. a church, and a burial ground. All the houses in the place stood on one long winding street, so that although the town was small it was a long walk from the market at one end to the graveyard at the Dther. Our own home was fairly outside the village, for it stood a good quarter of a mile beyond this graveyard and had been the chateau where the Duke of the province lived before the days of the revolution. There were no houses between ours and the village except that of the sexton, which stood close beside the stone wallof the ceme- tery, and Jean Moulin's. Jean was our gardener and the village toper, and he lived in a little brown cottage only a few steps from our door. Now the ghost of Bois-le-Duc about which I started to tell you was a grave- yard ghost, and as we often passed the graveyard after dark in coming from visits to playmates in the town we had more chances than anyone slse to become acquainted with it in fact, we had more chances of that kind than we cared for. We were no braver than most girls of 10 and 12, and we had no brothers } to make us appear more bold than we felt, by poking fun at us, 44 It was my sister, ,;usanne, who first saw the ghost. She had been sent on an errand to the house of the cure one bright summer evening, and was loitering near the grave- yard on her way home look:g for berries among the tangled vines tha beside the footpath. Suddenly ?he heard a strange low sound. like the crying of a tired child, and jumping to her feet she saw something big and white standing on a fallen tombstone in the middle of the burial ground. What- ever the thing was it did not move, but simply stood there white and still, looking at her." (Jo, oo said the smallest girl with a shiver, drawing the stool on which she sat closer to mamma's knee. Susanne'ij short legs could not fly fast enough to carry her the rest of the way home. She never looked back or stopped an instant, and when she burst in at our kitchen door her hat was gone and her brown curls were flying all about her face. As almost any other little girl would have done, she began to cry, and it was a long time before she got breath enough to tell us what she had seen. Mother petted her until she had stopped crying, and then she laughed at Susanne's terror. Fie. tie, my child,' said she, it was thy fancy there are no ghosts in our quiet churchyard.' Never- theless both Susanne and I believed that it was a ghost that she had seen. When we went upstairs to bed she told me all about the big white thing again, and we drew the covers over our heads until we went to deep. It was a long time before we got up courage to pass the graveyard again at night, but after a while our desire to attend some of the little parties that our friends in the village were always getting up got the better of our fear of the gnosts, and we began to go out again in the evening. We had done this several times when we next saw the ghost. We were together that night, and we both saw it at the same moment, simply a dim white object moving about among the grassy mounds. I can still remember the cold shiver that went over me when I saw it, and the way my heart thump d against my ribs as we bounded along the path toward home. Again mother had to dry our tears, but this time she did not laugh at us. After this we were certain about the ghost we could not both have been mis- taken. For the next few times when we went out father walked with us, but, strangely enough, we saw nothing, although he looked carefully along the graveyard wall, while we clung to his hands and tried to look as bold as he did. Then father, too. laughed at us. You have been reading too many fairy tales,' he said the daughters of a soldier should be more brave.' But it was not long before others saw onr graveyard ghost, and the whole town began to believe in it. The ghost was always white and silent, but except for that no two stories about it agreed. Gaston Four, the miller, saw an old man with a long white beard leaning against the stone wall and looking over as he passed one night, and he was sure that it looked exactly like old Pierre Gabay, who had fallen from the church scaffold and broken his Deck. Old Gabrielle, our laundress, saw the object very plainly, too, and she was equally certain that it was a woman in a white shroud with two plumes in her head. In Gabrielle's opinion the ghost was that of an old dame who lived near the edge of the forest close by, and who had been called a witch. Others did not agree with either Gaston or Gabnelle, but had a separate theory of their own. 41 Whoever or whatever the ghost was it did not seem inclined to leave the grave- yard, and so when Susanne and I wanted very much to visit the village we ventured to repeat our evening trips. But always, when we came near the burial ground, we threw our aprons over our heads and ran as fast as we could till we were well past. And in the eyes of our girl friends we were very brave to pass the ghost, even that way. Of ail who did not believe in the ghost or pretended not to believe in it, nobody scoffed so loudly at our fears as Pierre Moulin.. I should like to meet your ghost,' Mid Pierre boisterously. I would say, Hold, my fine fellow, here's your and offer him a drink from my flask. We hardly believed that Pierre would dare to do this if he actually met the ghosc, but we thought he must be terribly brave to dare think of such a thing. Certain it was that fear of the ghost did not keep him from making his nightly visit to the inn to drink a glass of brandy and fill his flask, but we learned afterwards that with all his boasting Pierre was really more afraid of the lonely occupant of the churchyard than we were, for he did not pass along the road, but made a wide detour through the fields till he got beyond the burial ground. Oddly enough, though, it was through Pierre Moulin that we finally learned just who and what the ghost really was. 44 It was on Christmas eve, and Pierre had stayed longer than usual at the village inn. He had had many a glass of wine, and it was almost midnight when he finally rose to go. As he took bis flask from the inn-keeper's hand he said in a half-tipsy voice. This is Christmas eve. when all should be of good cheer. To-night if I meet the ghost of Bois-le-Duc he shall have a sip from my flagon, I promise you.' The wine had made Pierre bold, and he decided that he was not afraid of any ghost. As he came opposite the churchyard he stopped and looked about. All was silent and still in the cold moonlight, there was no moving thing in sight. Pierre drew the flask from his pocket and held it up in one hand. Monsieur Ghost! cried he, will you eip good cheer with me on Christ- mas eve ?' Even as he spoke a white figure seemed to rise from beneath one of the laurel trees that stood among the mounds, and came slowly toward the place where Pierre stood. Evidently the ghost was going to accept his invitation. 44 For an instant Pierre stood still, frozen with terror, but his fright, like a dash of cold water, sobered him. He forgot his boast at the inn, his flask fell to the ground with a crash, and Pierre himself dashed down the road like one pursued, for as he looked over his shoulder he saw the white thing enter the road through an opening in the stonl wall and come running along behind him. Pierre was no longer young, and, run as he could, the white thing kept getting nearer and nearer. In story books ghosts make no noise as they travel, but Pierre could hear this ono clattering along the hard road, and the sound kept him going, even after he was hadJ to drop for want of breath. "The thing was close behind as Pierre turned ihto the little gateway to the cottage. A light was shining through the window, and Pierre knew that his wife was sitting z, up for him, but he could not wait tor her to undo the door there was no time for that. The white object was almost upon him and Pierre even fancied that he could feel its cold breath as he ran. He made straight for the lighted window, and with a last effort hurled himself through it, falling- I z!1 glass, sash, and all—in a heap on the floor. 44 Pierre's wife was as frightened as she could possibly have been, and her shrieks reached the ears of my father, who sat read- ing in his study with the window open to let in the cool night air. Father lushed down to the brown cottage. What is it ? Madame iVioulin,' he cried: 'what is the matter ?' Pierre still lay on the floor gasp- ing for breath, and rolling his eyes as though in a fit. 4 The ghost, ¡ he managed to stam- mer, 'it was almost upon me it is there,' I pointing towards the window. "Father threw open the window and looked out. The white object was standing calmly in Pierre's front yard. Father strode up to it and dragged it to where the lamplight shone full upon it. Then he went inside and gave Pierre a kick that brought him to his feet. Get up, you hero,' he cried, 4 and look upon your ghost. It is the sexton's goat, lonely for company, though why he should desire the companionship of a fool I know not,' and father marched back to his study as though he was very angry, though really he was laughing to himself all the time." There was a sigh of relief from the smallest girl, and a cry of disappointment from the others. Mamma smiled. 44 So that was the end the ghost of Bois le-Buc," she said. 44 the only one I ever knew. The sexton's goat still cropped I the grass and leaves among the graves, but after that we never put our aprons over our heads in passing by. As for Pierre, when- ever his friends at the inn wished to stop his boasting they would ask him to tell how he drank with the graveyard ghost on Christmas eve." Weekly Inter Ocean.

SWANSEA HOYAL REGAFTA. A meeting of the committee of the Swansea Royal Regatta was held it '.tl;- j.Gui:d- hall on Monday afternoon for the pur- pose of making further arrangements with the object of making this regatta as great a success as it was last year. The Mayor, who was unable to remain, said the Mayoress had expressed her desire to do everything she could in co-operat- 109 with a Ladies Committee in providing funds for a ladies' cup, and sue was now acting in this direction in concert with the ex-Mayoress. (Hear, hear.) Colonel Pike was, in the absence of the Mayor, voted to the chair. The ex-Mayoress wrote similarly, and both ladies were cordially thanked The Secretary (Captain Smith) read severe letters proimeiDg subscriptions and co-op?ration, and the Chairman said it was very satisfactory to find so many gentlemen both iti and out of Swansea ready to give such cordial support. The Sailing Committee was then -,Iecf"d as follows :1' Eict ot Dunraven (as Commodore of the Bristol Channel Y!i(,Iit; Club), Col. P i. Mr .T. Clarke Richardson, Mr James Mads; Mr E. H. Boweu, Mr Elijah Williams, Mc T. P. R. liichards, Mr R Hodgen", Captain Johnson, Mr E C. Nettell, and Mr W. Cox. The following were elected the Finance Com- mittee :-The Mayor (Alderman Madford), Sir R. A. Morris, Messrs Griffith Thomas, R. Hodgens, LI. Thomas, Colonel Mock, Mr Philip Thomas, Major Lewis, Col. Pike, and Mr James Jones. Is waa decided hhe Sports Committoe should consist of—Messrs H. G. Hemmen, R. L. Saiis, H. Meager, Captains Pearse, Johnson, and Harrup, Messrs F. P. Meager, H. W. Hansard, E. W. Carlyle, H. Chalk, H. J. Morri3, D. Morgan, Dai Wills, and Stanley Davies. It was resolved that the ex-Mayor be vice- president of the General Committee in recogni- tion of his services at the initial regatta. In waa decided to write to the patrons who ac&ed last year asking them to again act, and Also to write to several others inviting them to act.

NANSEN AT THE ALBERT HALL, LONDON. Dr. Nan«et\'s appearance at the Albert Hall, Loudon, on Monday night, attracted an enor- mous amotinb of public interest. Tickets were issued only to the Fellows of the Royal Geographical Society (under whose auspices the lecture was delivered) and their friends. The Prince of Wales (vice-patron of the Royal Goo- graphical Society) and the Duke and Duchess of York attended, and the audience numbered 11,000. Sir Clements Markham (the president of the socety) opened the proceedings. Dr. NANSEN, who was greeted with enthusiastic applause, remarked with satisfaction that the ex pedition had been carried out exactly as planned. It was not their object to reach the North Pole. To reach that point was intrinsically of small moment. Their object was to investigate the great unknown regions that surrounded the Pole. He explained the plan of drifting with the ice, and said the line of the drift was nearly parallel to that he had originally marked as the route the Fram would bake. The eminent explorer illus- trated bis lecture by a very fin* series of photo- graphs. He claimed that the result of the I expedition had gone far to solve the Polar problem. They now knew that the Polar region was a deep sea instead of a shallow sea, and that probably the Pole itself was situated in the deep sea basin which sarroanded it, and this sea covered by ice, was constantly in motion. The Prince of Wales presented Dr. Nansen with the society's special gold medal, struck in commemoration of the occasion.

CLOSE OF THE HAMBURG 81 RIKF. S«rious Rioting. HAMBURG. -Nlonday. -Four thousand workmen until rocmiily on strike, applied fur employmen, to-day. bnt only 350 were taken on. IfAMBUlir., Tuesday,—After half-past 11 last night fresh disturbances of a serious nature broke out in the streets adjoining the Schaar Market. The police were again obliged to intervene, and three of their num- ber, as well as several oivilians, were seriously injured. In the thoroughfare called Grosse Backergang the mob turned out all the gas lamps, and the people in the houses poured boiling: water down on the police and pelted them with hot ashes, bottles, and stones. The police were compelled to beat a retreat until the arrival of reinforcements. At 1 o'clock order was re-established.—Renter.

I SHIP AND 32 LIVES LOST. An Aberdeen telegram says the owners of the missing steamer State of Georgia received a cablegram on Monday night reporting that the steamer Nimrod, despatched from St. John's, Newfoundland, to look for the Stats of Georgia has returned after an unsuccessful quest. It is now considered oertain that the ship had caught in the ice aad has foundered. All hope is abandoned.

THK average duration of life from birth is 39 years in the male and 41 in the female, and this mieht be considerably increased by consulting Dr. Brid*. water. M.D U.S.A., upon the first appearance of a* aumeut or disease. A NKW 3ERMS Of SHORT STORIES is now appearing in the Cardiff Times and South WmUt Weekly Vetot by George It. Sims, Adeline Serjeant. S. R. Crockett, Clark Russell, Q," G. A. Henty, arquis of Lome, John Habberton, Henry Herman Mr I Alexander, &c Also a local serial and Bret Harte's 1 last new story

r YANKEE YARNS. — What He Said. You have testified that my client a reputation for trnth and veracity is bad Yes, sir." "Howdoyouknowitisbad? Isn't that just your personal opinion ? Did you ever hear anybody say that they would doubt his word ?" Yes, I have." Who said it ?" Alderman Blank." Din Alderman Blank say this man was a I iar No not exactly." Not exactly, eh ? Wfll, now, tell the Court just what Alderman Blank did say ?" He said he wouldn't believe Jim Scuggms any more'u he would a lawyer." A Sad Accident. I Western Judge: You are charged, sir, with I being the leader of a party which hunted down and lynched a horse thief. The days have gone by when citizens of the great commonwealth can thus take the law into their own hands, hence your arrest. What have you to say ? Prominent Citizen I ain't guilty. Jedge. I'll teil you how id w».«, We caugiit the feller, and tied his hands and feet. Nothin' wrong about that, was there, Jedge? No, that was no doubt necessary." Wal, Je-igt,, there was a storm comin' up, and we couldn't spare him an umbrella very well, so we stood him under a tree. That was all right, wasn't ib 1" Certainly." Well, the clouds kept gatherin' an' the win was blowin' pretty high, and we did'nt want him blown away, so we tied a rope around his neck, and fastenH-1 the other end to the limb above- not tight, Jedge. just so as to hold him—and we left him standiu' solid on his feet, Nothing wrong about thai, was there 1" Nothing at all." Then I kin be excused, can't 1 ?" But the man was fonnd suspended from that tree and stone dead the next morning." Non» of us had anything to do with that, Jedge. You see we left him standm' there in good health and spirits, for we gave him all he could drink when we sa.id good-bye but you see, during the night rain ohuih up. :an' I e'poao the rope got purty wet and shrunk a coupie o' feet. That's how the sad accident happened, Jedga." Ten Correct Calculations. I H) was dilapidated enough to msult an impres- sionist painter, and he slouched along with such an emphatic slouch that one could almost balieve that there was method in his slouchiness. When he had approached within a few feet he stopped, gave a hitch to his trousers, and straightened up. S-jy, boss." Well r II I reckon you think T'tn a tramp ?" That's my opinion." You think I'm one of that ignoble class ot humanity who would rather p"lld ten days in slothful leisure than one at honeyt work That's what I thought when I first aw you." Never thought I might be all industrious In, work man whoir. harrowing misfortune had thrown out of a job ?" No, sir; such an idea never crossed my mind." Just sot me down for a miserable, worthless tramp that's too lazy to move unless he is made to ?" That's about the size of it." Tiiougiit I didn't have any more self-respect than to ring the bastment bell and ask the hired girl for a hand-our, ?" That's what I thought." "Never imagined that I would rather starve than stoop to a dishonourable act ?" No, sir never." Thought I was a person who would be cou- tens to live on the charity of a cold and heartless world ? Yes, sir." Thought I was so depraved that I wouldn't j hesir<»te to steal if I got a good chance 1 Yes, sir, if the article was light enough to be carried without exertion." You wouldn't take me to be a man who is devoting his life to the cause of prohibition and th uplifting of the human raca ? Hardly." You think if somebody was to give me ten n,%v I vtoiiid strike for the nearest atloou That is what I'd figure on." to S iy, boss, ain't it worth a dime to know you've made ten correct calculations right hand runuing and never bobbed once ? Thank you sir."

i The Transvaal. I KtlUfiER & THE GENEVA CONVENTION. Significant Correspondence. ltie ioiiowing uespatcnes were puousnea on I Monday in the form of a Parliamentary paper, in the Treaty Series of Foreign Office publica- tions :— Swiss Legation, London, 0 :t. 9eh, 1896. M. Le Mdrquif,—On the 30t-h September last hi. Excellency, M. Brelaerts Van BlockJand, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipoten. tiary of the South African Kepuhlia at the Hague, forwarded to the Swiss Federal Council, in the iiatne of his Government, the act of accession of that State to the convention concluded at Geneva, August 22od, 1864, lor amelioration of the condition of the wounded in armies in the field (red cross.) Under instructions from my Government, I have the honour to notify to your Lordship this accession. (Signed) F. Da SALIS. Foreign Office, January 5th, 1897. Sir,—Her Majesty's Government have not failed to consider the announcement in Count Do Salis' Note of October 9th of the acces- sion of the South Afrioan Republic to the Geneva Red Convention, Under terms of Article 4 of the London Convention of 1854 such engagements on the part of the South African Republic requires her Majesty's approval, and I have bhA honour to inform you that the Queen's assent to the accession in question will be communicated to the Government of that Republic. (Signed) SALTSBUBY. I THE IMPRISONED REFORMERS. I In view of recent news from the Transvaal, Mr Chamberlain is hurrying forward the printing of the correspondence concerning Sampson and Davies, the two Reform prisoners in Pretoria. It is hoped that it will be laid upon the table this week, and several members interested in South African affairs intend to base questions upon it A considerable feeling of sympathy is beginning to be shown in the Houae for these two prisoners, and it is felt that Mr Chamberlain ought now to take more decisive steps for their release. It is understood that Mr Fairfield, of the Colonial Office, will be one of the last witnesses called by the African Committee. He is on!y slowly recovering from his recent attack, and has not yet been able to leave San Remo with safety.

f WELSH FOOTBALL UNION. I I Draw for the Challenge Cup. A meetiug of the Welsh Football Union General Committee was held at the Queen's Hotel, Cardiff, on Monday evening. The draw for the Union's Challenge Cup resulted as follows WEST DISTRICT. A— Llanelly A v. Briton Ferry. B-Llandilo, a bye. C—Winners of B and A. EAST DISTRICT. D-Merthyr v. Pontypridd Reserves. E-Risca v. Ponarth A. F—Winners of D and E. The ties will be decided on the ground of the first named clubs, but the final will be contested on a neutral ground selected by the committee. Upon a report by Mr W. Bowen, Cardiff, who had found it necessary to order D. Davies (Morriston) and H. James (Treorky) off the field for rough play in the recent match between Morrislon and Treorky, at Treorky, the com- mittee suspended the two players for two Saturdays. The transfers of the following three players wera approved :-W. M. Jones, BrlQgend to Neath C. Evans. Llwynypia to Merthyr and D. J. Thomas, Dowlais to Merthyr. It was decided to give the Merthyr C!ub 23 as com- pensation for loss by advertising, etc., sustained through the cancellation of the match arranged by that club with Llwynypia, and which clashed with the W es v. Mid Trial Match at Penygraig. More loss would have been incurred had Llwyn- ypia not given Mertbyr another date. The International rupture was discussed, but not formally, and we understand that the Welsh representatives will be unable to give way at the forthcoming meeting-probably at the Craven Hotel, LondoD, on Thursday—on any of the resolutions of their Uuion seDt to toe I.B. without the express consent of their fellow- committeemeu. committeemeu.

I PAST EVENTS IN OUR ISLAND RECALLED. i FEBRUARY 9TH. 1716— (George I.)—At the Bar of the Court erected for their trial in Westminster Hall, the six Lords who were taken in rebellion at Preston, having pleaded guilty, were condemned to death. 1732 —(George II,)—A motion was made by Sir Robert Walpole for reviving the Duties upon 81 r. After great debates this was passed by 205 to 176 votes. 11744-(Georce II.)—The British Fleet, under Admiral Matthews, encountered the French and Spanish off Toulon, but through the misconduct of some of the officers the combined squadrons escaped. 1790-(George III.)—First dissension in the Commons between the Foxitesand Gurkites respecting the French Revolution. | 1830 (George IV.)—The Colonists of Sydney petitioned for a Legislative Assembly and 1 trial by jury.

FACTS AND FANCIES. I What is the difference between an umbrella and a wompn ? One you can shut up, the other you can't. Hadn't I better pray for rain to dsy, deacon ?" N-not to-day, dominie I think the wind isn't right." A freed man listened quietly to a political dieS. cussion, and aid EC boff dem men had told de truff, what a pair of cI-d scoundrels dtly must be Mrs Younghusband wants to know Which is the best way to mark table linen ?" Leave the baby and a blackberry pie alone at the table for three minutes. Mr Smith," said a lady at the fair, won't you please buy a bouquet to present to the lady you love ?" In wouldn't be right," said Mr Smith I'm a married man." When I put my foot down, I'll have you to understand," says Miss Nojoker, that there's something there." On investigation it was found to be a number eleven shoe. A boy in a Connecticut Sunday school, who was asked who made the beautiful hills about them, remarked that he didn't know as his parents only moved into the town the day before. I never saw more perfect acting than Miss Spot's at that amatour performance," said Mrs Bray. She wasn't in the cast, was she ?" asked Mr Bray. No she sad in the front aeat and looked as though she enjoyed it." Two Irishmen travelling on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad track came to a mile-p.«st, when one of them exclaimed Tread aisy, PAt here lies a man who was 108 years old. His name was Miles—from Baltimore." The bed is not long enough for me," said a very tail, gruff Englishman, upon being ushered into a bedroom by an Irish waiter at one of our hotels. Faith, and Yb'l! fiud it plenty long, sir, when you get into it," was the reply, for then there'll be two more feet added to it." Teacher f(concluding a graphic description of onn) Now, children, you see what an awful thing a cyclone 1,. Can you imagine anything more terrible ?-Johnny Enppck (promptly): Yes'm.—Teacher (surprised) You can What is it ?—Johnny Eapeck Pa says ma is worse than a dozen cyclones when she gets started. Once at a dinner in the Middle Temple Hall Lord Hannen gave the following advice as to what to do with the first brief. Read it," he snid. read it oarefully. Then forget all about ir, is quickly as you can, for it's sure to be all wrong. Tell the Court a plain straightforward story, and when you've lost your case go back to your client, and tell him it was all the fault of that old fool of a Judge." DOCTOR.VD TOBACCO.-Tiio Lancet is in arms against scented tobacco. It has been examining book of formulae for the improvement of inferior qualities of tobacco and for the removal of any disagreeable smell and tasie that may characterise them. In these interesting operations tha use of the following arbiclei is concerned Orris root, Tonquin bean, junipwr berries, coriander seeds, stoiax, oascarilla bark, angelica root, cinnamon blossoms, badiane, cloves, saltpetre, cassia, glycerine, liquorice root, rosewood, sugar, bay leaves, walnut leaves, green oranges, oil of lemou, amber, vanilla, bergamot, nutmeg, balsam, car- damoms, cubebs, sassafras, palarlal. calamus root, &c. It is not improbable that smoking these might be much more injurious, the Lancet thinks, than smoking pure undented tobacco. HONESTY THE BEST POLTCY. -He was paying his bill at the ifshmonger's, and whilst the latter was receipting it-with his back turned—the honest buyer slipped a codfish into his coat-tail packet But the garments were too short to cover up the theft. Now, Mr Salmon," said the customer, I have traded with you a good deal, and have paid you up prompbly haven't I ? Oil, yes," was the reply I make no corn. plaint." Well, says the customer. 1 always insisted that honesty is the best policy, and the bast rule to live by and die by." That's so," lesplied the fishmonger, and his customer turned to depart. Hold on, friend," said the fish- monr, Speaking of honesty, I have a bit of advtce to give you. Whenever you come here ag'in you had better wear a longer coat, or steal a shorter fiah."

THE STRIKE AT ABERCYMON. I Settlement of the Dispute. I We are pleased to state that tho unfortunate strike at the Abercynon Collieries, which com- menced 17 weeks ago, was settled on Monday.and that one of the terms of settlement is to the effect that all the old workmen will be re-employed. Mr W. Abraham, M.P. (Mabon), and Mr W. Evans, agents of the Cambrian Miliars' Association (of which tho strikers were members, bub not in receipt of financial support, because they joiuoci the association after the dispute had commenced) accompanied by fou: of the old workmen and four representing those who have been engaged at the colliery during the struggia, had an interview in the afternoon with Mr 11. W. Martin, the general manager, who was attended by Mr Rail ton, agent Mr Lewis, iiianager and Mr Vaughan, mechanic. The causes of the dispute were entered into minutely, and after considerable discussion the strikes was brought to an amicable termination. The list of prices in vogue at the Albion Colliery was accepted as a general basis for the agreemeut, and it was agreed that the cutting price per ton for working what is described as the No. 2 seam should bo Is 2d, the price paid at the Albion Colliery. A3, however, the workmen alleged that there were several items in the proposed list which were not equal in payment to those at the Albion the question was left for Mr Martin. Mr Abraham, and Mr Evans to finally arrange. With regard to the seam known as the No. 1 i was agreed that the cutting price should be Is 5%d per ton. A satisfactory feature of the ngreomr-nt is that Mr Martin undertakes to re-employ all tho old workmen in preference to strangers, that they will commence operations as soon as work can be found for them, and with this object in view the work of opening out" will be proceeded all speedily as possible. The agreement, of which the above-mentioned are the salient points, havingbeen disposed of, the agents and the workmen adjourned to the Navigation Hotel, where the workmen had assembled in a body. The result of the interview with Mr Martin was given, and it was unanimously decided to acoept the agree- ment. The news of the settlement and the fact that a number of the workmen would resume work to-day spread quickly throughout the place, and considerable satisfaction was expressed, as tha strike had practically paralysed the business locally and had caused much want and suffering. lb will be remembered that the main cause of lb will be remembered that the main cause of the dispute was that the workmen wanted to be paid Is 6d per ton for coal cut in what they decUred was the 6ft. seam, but as there was a diaptile, regarding ita identity :lIe management declined to acoede to the request, inasmuch as only Is 21 per ton was being paid, as a result of arbitration proceedings held some years ago at the Albion Colliery, The price will, therefore, be the same nt the two oollieries, but the seam for which Is 5d per ton will be paid at Aberoynon in future is not being worked at the Albion Colliery. This is, in a sense, a gain for õbe men, who were under the impression that Mr Martin would only pay Is 2d for both seams, but he, in the agreement, has borne out what he had previously stated, that the seams would be paid according to their merits.

LORD PENRHYN AND HIS QUARRYMEN. A Bangor telegram states that Lord Penrhyn has issued through his agent a notice offering work on the same conditions as before, namely, that there shall in future be no such attempt on the part of any committee to interfere with the management of the quarry as to prevent employees from obeying the order of the managers. Upon this understanding all applications, including those of the 71 who were suspended, will be impartially considered, and as many of the late employees as can be found room for will be re- engaged.

NewportExhumationCase I I I AN INQUEST II ELD. An inquest was held at the Town Hall, Newport, on Monday afternoon—before Mr Lyndon Moore, coroner—on the body of Henrietta Kemp, married woman, whose body had been exhumed by order of the Home Secre- tary, as already announced.. Inspector Brooks stated that the body was identified by James Wm. Kemp, the stepson. James Win. Kemp, the stepson, said he saw the deceased lying dead in a van standing on some ground opposite the Eveswell Board Schools. He believed his father bad insured her life although she bad not lived for several years with him. The body was removed from the van to Wolseley- street, to the residence of Mrs Withycombe, her sister, and his father bore the expanse of the funeral. She was 36 years of age. Witness and his father attended the funeral, but Greeu, the man she lived with, did not attend it. Air J. Phelps Williams, registrar of births and deaths, 79, Victoria-avenue, handed in a certifi- cate which he received from Mr J. F. Neville, L R.C.P.S., as to the cause of the death of the deceased. Alice Breddy, 1, Glebe-street, wife of Charles Breddy, stonemason, said that in July last she let lodgings to the deceased. She said she wanted to rent two rooms for herself and husband, who was away at the time. Deceased resided there by herself fur about three weeks, working for her living. Afterwards the husband joined her, and in November Joseph Green came and stayed with them.—The Coroner On what sort of terms did they live ?-NVitness Not very good. — What do you mean by that. Did he strike her ? Yes, many times in my presence.—Would she strike back ? No, she was afraid of tiim.-Ever see him kick her 1 No, but the brother did. William Green would strike her twice or three times a week, but he did it on the sly. Witness had remonstrated and got between them to protect her from violence. In November she heard a disturbance m the room, and went to the room to find the deceased sitting III a chair, and Joseph Green striking her violently in the face. Witness went between them, and then Joseph Green kicked her. They had been having drink. Deceased would have beer. but never got enough money to make her drunk. The kick was a violent one, Three men were present—Bob Green, William Green, and Joseph Green. The latter threatened to serve witness the same. and again threatened her after after she had got deceased into her own front sitting-room. Bob Green got Joseph Green away. Prior to this William Green wanted to fight with one of the other brothers. Deceased was in great pain next morning, and told witness that the pain of the kick would take her to her grave. Witness was away from home for a month, and when she returned in the middle of December she found that defendant was ill with a severe cough, and she took her to Dr. Mullins. Green did not give deceased sufficient to get food or adequate clothing. Witness paid the doctor's fee, and could not get it again from Green. They left about a week before Christmas. William Green and Joseph Green, the two men referred to above, were directed by the Coroner to stand near the witness whilst she gave hor evidence, and at its close they were accorded the privilege of asking questions. Joseph Gri en said his brother started on him on the evening referred to, and the deceased helped him. He merely defended himself. William Green asked witness if she did not take her out on one occasion and made her drunk. The only time she saw the deceased overcome by drink was when she had taken a glass of beer. In reply to the foreman, the witness said she frequently gave the deceased food. She afterwards learned that the couple were not married, and that Wm. Green was in prison when the deceased first came. She was then in good health. Hannah McCarthy, widow, 2, Glebe-sfcreet, said she had known the deceased tour or five yertrs, and remembered her going to lodge with last witness. She knew that Wm. Green's conduct towards her was very brutal. He knocked her about and starved her. Sarah Ann Stauger, wife of John Stanger. hawker, 8, Reform-buildings, said she was friendly with Kobert Green and his wife, and about three weeks before deceased's death Win. Green asked her to come and see his wife. Witness did so, and offered to get her a cup of tea. She saw deceased four times altoerebher before her death. Ouce she was up and sitbing in a chair. Deceased made no statement to her and she had no blackened eye when she helped to lay her out, whatever other witnesses might say. There were no marks or bruises, excepb a [<mall sore on the hip, caused from lying in bed. The alleged ill-treatment was news to her. She had food (currant cake and pork pie) in the cupboard, and was fond of whiskey and beer. She used to fetch her 3d of whiskey or a pint of beer for her when she went to see her. She always had copper3 at her bedside, and seemed fond of Green, not ab all afraid of him. Elizabeth Green, wife of Robert Green, hawker, said she lived in a van, but had known deceased only fer about five months. She went to see deceased every day, and noticed that fiho had a bad cold and a bit of a cough, but nothing more. She had known deceased, Mrs Breddy, and Mrs McCarthy drink together until two o'clook in the morning, and had gone to fetch her husband from the place. Deceased used to drink hoavily, more than any man.—The Covoner I am surprised *at what you say, because she has not the face of a drinker.—Witness ;Well, that is what I saw. Diseased got up on < he Saturday that she died on the Sunday. Green always seemed fond of her. Wm. Green, the man who cohabited with deceased, was caubioned by the Coroner, and elected to tell the jury all he knew. He had not lived in the van since he lost Ills" missis,"ha^said. She lived with him four years she had got a separation order from her husband by tho magistrates. He had struck deceased at odd times, but not for four months preceding her death. She was not a big eater there was food there for days not touched. He left her money, hub she used to buy drink. He had been a heavy drinker, but she drank as much as he did. He did not strike her whilst they lived in the van he did not strike 'her once whilst they were at Mrs Breddy's. The assertion that she used to seek refuge at other people's houses was untrue. Dr. MeCormat-k slated that, in company with Drs. Seddon and Neville, he made a post-mortem examination of the body of deceased, which disclosed that the left eye was blackened, there were several bed sores on the body, and the hair was in a condition which showed neglect. There were no bones broken or any dislocations. All internal organs were healthy oxcepb the lungs, which showed signs of old consumption, which had healed up, and of slight bronchitis. The membranes of the brain were adherent to the skull cap. This, in his opinion, might be due to violence or inflammation. The organs did not show auy signs that deceased had been a heavy drinker. He thought that death was due to inanition, exposure, neglect, and want of proper treatment at the right time. If deceased had been properly attended two or three days before her death she would probably have lived. Dr. John Francis Neville, assistant to Dr. Hurley, stated that he was called to see the deceased on the evening of the 24th nit. She was then in a dying condition, and was suffering from acute bronchitis. He at first refused to give a certificate of death, because the deceased had been neglected through a doctor not having been called in before. Afterwards he gave a certificate because he thought the neglect was due to ignorance. He put Chronic alco- holism on the certificate because of the history of the case given to him by Wm. Green and a woman. He agreed with Drs. McCcrmaok and Seddon that the poac-mortem showed great neglect. The Coroner, in summing up, said that the evidence had amply justified the action of the police in the mattet. The evidence bad disclosed that the deceased had been barbarously treated and shockingly neglected. The result of the post-mortem examination did not bear out the medical certificate, and he thought that Dr, Neville had acted unwisely in not adhering to his first determination. It was most important in all cases where there was doubt or suspicion that the certificates should be withheld and the coroner or the police be communicated with. THE VKRDIOT. The jury, after an absence, returned into court with a verdic!) in accordance with the medical evidence, and that they were of opinion that Wm. Green was morally responsible for the woman's death. They discredited the evidence of the women Green and Stanger, and also that of the two Greens, and asked the coroner to disallow their expenses. They also thought that the remarks which had fallen from the coroner with regard to the medical man who gave the certificate of death were justified. The Coroner, calling Wm. Green forward, repeated to him what the jury had said, and told him that if be had taken proper and reasonable care of the woman she would not, the jury thought, have died. In that opinion he quite conourred.

I THE ALLEGATIONS AGAINST I SWANSEA DENTISTS, At the Swansea Police Court on Monday the Stipendiary gave his reserved decision in two eh;, i heard last week againat Mr C. Bundy, of 53, High-street, and Mr S. J. St. Holier Troliay, of 14, Dynevor-place, for using certain descriptions implying that they were registered dental praotitioners, whereas they were not registered. The Stipendiary said it was a question of fact for him to deoide as to whether the defendants used a description that would imply there were registered under the Act of 1878. From the evidence he could not find any words of the sentence that implied they were registered under the statute, and h. did not therefore think the defendants should be convicted. Mr Villiers Meager I ask that the summonses be dismissed with costs. The Stipendiary Yes.

I REVOLT IN BRAZIL. NEW YORK, Monday.—The New York Herald publishes the following despatch from Riu de JaneiroSix thousand fanatics under the command of Conselneiro are concentrating at Bahin. Sixty plantations have been destroyed and two towns burned. The fanatics possess steam launches and patrol the rinrs.fteuter.

f Welsh Gossip. I » Mr T. R. Hamlen-Williams, of the Fairfield, Pontypridd, is arranging for an extended tour in Egypt. Mr E, P. Marttn, of Dowlais, who is now sojourning abroad, is not expected back In this country for another three weeks. Next month Dr, Turpm, of London, will open a new organ, of the value of £500. at Siloh Welsh Congregational Chapel, Pentre, Rhondda. Mr Frederic Griffith, the celebrated flute player, has been secured by Mr Harrisou for tho "Meiba" tour throughout England, Scotland, and Ireland. The Liverpool Welsh National Society are contemplating the purchase or erection of rooms r their own P\11p036a, and "also for the reception and welcome of Welsh visitors to the city. Another Welsh lady, Miss M. E. Edwards, of Bangor. has just gone out as a missionary. She is sent by the Primitive Methodist Society as colleague to the Rev. <1. B. Griffiths at Ganjoni, Mombasa, East Africa. A volume of selections from the Nodiadau Misol" (" Monthly Notes ") of the late Prinoipal Herber Evans is being prepared for the press under the editorship of his son-in-law, the Rev. O. L. Roberts, of Pwllheli. The Bishop of Llandaff occupied a seat for some time beside Mr Justice Grantham at the Glamorgan Assizes yesterday, and the remarkable resemblance between the Bishop and the Judge was generally commented upon. Mr Justice Grantbam is not a man of luxurious habits. He elects to sit on a plain, uncushioiaed chair. On Saturday he rejected one of the comfortably upholstered armchairs usually allotted to her Majesty's judges at Cardiff. Mr C. R. Jones, J.P., of Llanfyllin, has been appointed to superintend the Dysgedydd until the trustees meet in June next, when an editor or editors of the magazine will be appointed m succession to the late Principal Herber Evans. The writer of an article on February in the London Echo says that "the Welshman especially has a horror of a fine February :— The Welshman would rather see his dam on her bier, Than see a fair Februeer." Bachan bach, wyt ti'n dishgwl felsa ti wrti bod dan ddwr y bargod," said a Dmas mother to her boy, who had got himself wet during his morning's holiday. Bargod is Glamorganese for the drippings from the water shoot of a house. Principal T. Charles Edwards, D.D., wrote tha chapters on the First Epistle to the Corinthians and on the Epistle to the Hebrews for TOP Illustrated Bible Treasury," recently brought out under the editorship of the Rev. Dr. William Wright. A man in his time plays many parts. On Friday Mr Massy, share and stockbroker, was in evidence as a prominent opponent of the Rhymney-Buke fusion. He was occupied all day on Saturday, as foreman of a jury at the assize, assessing damages for illegal seizure. A Welsh translation of Mr J. E. Vincent's work on The Land Question in North Waifs has just been published, the translator being Mr T. R. Roberta, of Carnarvon, Mr Roberts has also written, for a London publisher, a handbook to the spas of Wales, and the work is now iu the press. The Rev. Abel J. Parry, of Cefnmawr, Ruabon has been appointed by the Welsh Baptist Home Missionary Committee to visit the churches on behalf of the Forward Movement. Mr Parry hopes to be able to raise about £2,000 towards aiding the weak churches of the denomination and establishing new causes. Islwyn's Welsh poetical works have now been published by Mr O. W. Edwards in a bulky volume of 860 pages. I- hvyn," declares the versatile editor of the work. is thought by many to be the greateso poet Wales." In any case this volume-full of Celtic thoughfctulnes* and mysteiy, full of Hebrew sanctity—cannot fail to be a mighty power for good. The editorial staff of the London Star mu^tored fall, on Friday evening to bid good-bye to their colleague, Mr Llewelyn Williams, who for two years has occupied the responsible position of chief sub-editor of that journal. Mr Williams has now joined the South Wales Cirouit, and commenoes practice wih the best wishes of hie oid colleagues, who presented him with a hand- some edition of George Meredith's works. Wales and things Walah are rapidly acquiring a prominent place in English literature. Ernest Rbys, Owen Rho^comyl, and ElwynJThomas have each in turn made their essay. The last-named, the popular pastor of Newport, in his recently- published "Martyrs of Hell's Highway" has broken new ground so far as Welsh writers are ooncerned, and his book is the nearest approach to Stead's Maiden Tribute of Modern Babylon" that any writer has, since Mr Stead's imprison- ment, ventured upon. But then, those who know Blwyn know also that he fears—nothing Towyn is bent on practising what he preaches. The rev. gentleman, who wan chairman of tho Llandilo United District School Board for the three years, was returned at the head of the poll at the recent election, and his re-election to the chair was assured. When the board met, how- ever, Towyn, occupying the chair pro tern., said he believed that the same person should not under ordinary circumstances monopolize the chairmanshipof any publio body, and consequently he would forego the honour, which was thereupon conferred upon Mr L. N. Powell, J.P., Carteg- cenoen, Llandilo, the oldest member on the board from the Llandilo side of the Black Mountain. One of the most interesting articles in the current number of is the sketch given by Mr Stephen Raes of the late Rev. Caleb Morris. Mr Morris was one of the Pembrokeshire Worthies and a pillar of Congregationalism, and the personal reminiscences given by Mr Rees of his old friend afford delightful reading. The artiole is prefaced by a good portrait, in which Mr Morris appears in ministerial robes—the face clean shaven, and the countenance open and pleasing. Photographs are also given of Pare Yd (Mr Morris's birthplace) and of Pen-y-groes burial ground, where lie his remains. Mr Reea gives us such a delightful picture of this old worthy that one can only regret the article is so short. In the February ipsue of the Strand Magazine there is a delightful article ou Cliff Climbing and Egg Hunting byL. S.Lewis—a name which sounds suspiciously Welsh. The article possesses a distinctively Welsh flavour—six of the nine illustrations showing Welsh egg hunters engaged in their perilous task on the precipitous rocks of Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire. The adventures of Mr Charles Jefferys and bis colleague, Mr C. D. Head, both of Tenby, are suoh as woul stir the most sluggish blood. In school reading-books it is the custom to recite the perilous adventures of the natives of St. Ktldn. engaged in this dangerous pursuit. Why should not the Welsh school-books contain a suitably adapted version of the efforts of these Welshmen, and be illustrated by some of the admirable photographs of Welsh scenery contained in the current Strand The Arohdruid is not the only U Hwfa" in the Principality. There is another of tha name, who, though bearing the Archdruid's surname, has no family connection with the bard. This is Mr Hwff Williams, brother of the cele- brated General Owen Williams. Three of his sisters are well-known and popular sooieby I leaders, the Countess of Aylesford, the I Dowager Countess of Cowley, and the Duchess of Wellington. There is a little romance attached to the history of the last-named lady. She kept house for her bachelor brother Hwfa, but he, thankless man, determined to make a permanent appointmenb to that post, and his sister conse- quently found herself suddenly "out of a situation." Possessing a competency, she looked out for an equally small flab" for herself and maid; but when engaged in this quest she also suddenly accepted a permanency in the capacity of Duchess of Wellington, mistress of Apsley House, and lady of a palazzo in Portugal.

SOUTH WALES TIDE TABLE CAHDlFlf* SWANSEA, t NEWPORT I Feb |Mor.jKvn.illgt.jMor.jKT».|ngt. Mor.,E*u jlljr 8 M10 4210 5429 1 9 5310 9 26 610 551^7 29 6 9 Til 911 2626 810 2510 4485 011 2211 3527 1 10 W 1149 25 811 611 3023 8 0 226 1 11 T 0 18 0 5524 8 10 423 6 0 31 1 825 1 12 Fl 1 37, 2 28 23 9 0 42; 1 3123 4' 1 50 2 4124 2 13 S 3 19. 4 324 4 2 20[ 3 5 24 0 3 32 4 1621 9 14 S 4 39 S 1026 5 3 44' 4 1525 ?! 4 52 5 2326 10 15 M| 5 40 6 5 29 3 4 44 5 9 27 6 5 53 6 18 29 8 •Koatii Basin. tPrince of Wales )>k. lAlexandra J>k. ii Basin. tPrince of Wales ))k. lAlexandra Dk.

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MOVEMENTS OF teCAL VFSSELS. I Lackenby arvd Amsterdam from Bona 6th Raisby arvd Marbella from Genoa 5th Picton left Bassein for Port Said for orders 5th Elton left Rio Marina for Rotterdam 5th Thornaby passed Lizard for Aarhuus 5th Carlisle left Elba for Cardiff 6th Ely Rise left Newport for Marseilles 6th Margaret Jones left Barry for Malta 6th Rheubina arvd Lisbon 6th Radyr left Huelva for Swansea 7th Kuperra left Marseilles for Oarrucha 6th Mark Lane left Torre Annunziata for Li cat a 6th Ramillies left Sulina for Antwerp 6th Roath arvd Port Said 8th River Kttrick left San Lucan for Glasgow 7th Isle of Georgia arvd Glasgow 6th 'lfiordisa left Galveston for Hamburg 5th Bernard arvd Venice from Cardiff 6th Cyril arvd St Michael's from Cardiff 6th Melrose Abbey arvd Havre 6th Euterpe left Huelva for Cardiff 6th PaJlion arvd Havre 7tli Wydale left New Orleans for Newport News 4th Thorntondale arvd Aarhuus from Portland 5th Penzance left Barcelona for Marbella 7th Htokesley docked at St Malo 8th Inver left Southampton for Newport 8th Rosehill arvd Charente 8th Earl of Dumfries arvd Bilbao from .St N izaire 6tb Narova left Graneeuiouth for Cardiff 6' h Sabrina left Dartmouth for Cardiff 6th G E Wood left Marseilles for Antwerp 6th Ancient Briton left Huelva for Antwerp 6th Loyal Briton arvd Venice from Garston 7th Forest left Penatth for St Nazxive 6th Dowlais arvd Gibraltar 6th Gwentland arvd HuU 8th I Lougueil arvd Dramineu 7th Castanos arvd Alexandria 6th Treherbert left Almeria for Mid'llesbroueh 8th Labarrouere left Gibraltar for Glasgow 7th

IIN all diseases consnlt the eminent specialist Dr. Bridgwater, M.D., U.S.A., 18, Custom Honse-stree

I A MISSING CREW FOUND. The crew of the missing boat sent from the Allan liner Assyrian after the collision between that vessel and the ship Shela off Skerries, was picked up by a trawler and lauded at Liverpool on Monday.

I Men of the Day. i I Mr Cecil Rhodes. Nob only England, bub the whole of Europe, has been anxiously awaiting the history of the Transvaal drama from the mouth of the South African Colossus. The issues ab stake in the inquiry into the genesis of the raid are of the highest importance to Great Britain and to South Atrica. The Committee which has been appointed to inquire into the Jameson raid will probably ask Mr Rhodes to give his evidence at the first sitting of the Committee next week. There is no doubt that important issues depend on this inquiry, and thefuture ofithe ex-CapePremiet will also be largely affected by what trans- pires in the Grand Committee room of the House of Commons during the next week or two. Born in England, Mr Rhodes celebrates his birthday on the 9th of this month. After recei,- ing a liberal education in this country he went out to South Africa. There he became a director of various diamond mines and amassed so large a fortune thab he obtained the designation of the D:amond King." Shortly after he entered the Cape Parliament, taking office within a few years ot his initial i appearance. In 1890 he became Premier, and he held that office with distinguished suocess until the disastrous failure of the now notorious raid.

NERVOCS, Physical, and General Dability peedily yield to Dr. Bridgwater's treatment. Note he address—18, Custom House street, Cardiff. 5?e