The South Wales Daily Post

JOHN BBDELL'S I SACRIFICE. **A renegpde! A rebel against hia king! A. j '■iBck-bnajied traitor You uac-e to tell me that fteorge Winthorp loves yoa! SOH of canting, Kiig Xxra Wiittfarop! By the eternal, I'll Moot him om night if be oomtM this side!" I While aid Jotm Beebll wax apeainaig tie tonu tod lluag away a ietter, reached for bis long tifle oil it■* picas above the ohimriey-pKiob, f gashed its butt angrilv to dm floor, and |x>un*t j pDWiasr ifito hi* paiin. "For ha»v«u'!j mercy, fat4*w! You would ¡' «KJt; You could ixjt' Tha wot is over. It ♦ould b* murder!" oned Ruth Bedell, sob- toi 'Wouldn't I?" He poured die powder in. 'Y-ea, by gracious. quiokeru I'd kill a rattle- ■Dsike!" He placed the round bullet an the littte nmswv of yrneuttid rag at the muzxie <;f Jto ride. "A rank trqitor—lone aud blood of )hot<e who drove out loyal men! "—he crowded "Jfoe tigfat lead home, dashed the ramrod into Jiaoe, lopked to the flint—"Rest tOOl-e, old ■'Saredeafch—wake up for George Wmtihitjp!" I pod toe fierce old man re-plaoed rifle and pjpowdar-hioffn on thexr pejpi Beddl'j hatred for the foes who had beaten jjtinm King George's cause, and imposed tAw, yattrpirnnti—r of oontii^artiwi 01 the oath of alle- upaace on the vanquished, was considered fero- AÎcUil even by hid brother kvaLLaU of the ttiaga ra Frontier. The Sonne kind o' sees his boys blood ivikuu th* sky's red," said they in explanation. Wt thw inferenoe erred. Bedell wu- ao lr.ueh ifts enthusiast that iue could ainwxt ijon-e be- ilTiiiri hM thMf gtark liuns bad gained the prize gef death in battle. He was too brave to hate Jfce iipvt"n men tie l^td so often confronted, Sat he abhorred the pontaoiaiis especially the fcrthaa±e civic .'emies ou whom he had poured 5eom before the armed struggle beam More than that he hattd Kziti Winthrop. the I jlfcpryer, areh-revolutioulsit, of tiieir iiaiiVr- town. k« had never u$ed a weapon but h;s tongue, sAnd-nov his Rath, the beloveti atiu only ohila SB bad left to his exiled old age, had confessed j ■uC, ,1<V1» for Fzvii. WinthfofajB fcooj, had 00y and gii i, pretty iSaideu .¡¡d bright fc^pliiig ttwethar, without t!œ Squire suspect- mtf—iie couid not, even now. coii^eiw clear' &0 wild u> tlanx as their affeo>tu.;n 'l*he couf' .s '0[1 burned m 11. heeji like veritable hr-—n ifLgiixg AQ6^10.-41 in ining'led loathing and lovf. fee stood now gazing at Rudi. dimibly—h; Pemds olinched head aometimfB uoeoiiiunc-aL'v ^piiwiug, ajtiger, hale, iovü, tfiiel. itunultaout TB hia soul. Ruth gluiwed up—her father seemed a.bout 4o speak—sht bowt/1 agaui, sh\idderiii^ w though ■the <<oniine worda tiaghs kill. Stiil fclifiT" <6olence—» l°TlK sdonoft Bedell strxid mouun- ;a. poised, brvaitbftng h«rd- -tlu) silence OJ>- ,æøea thto girl—eacfc tnoraent rær terror m- ^ervaaed—exjiectanrt a Mention hk*carrie rintferin^r yia.t. demanded his voice—and £ fcili there was Vl«nnc—5a.v* tor th^ >ii £ l row of Niagara th;*t and more pervaded th«# tur Tlie torture w-witmg for Ui £ woriit-—a auiwe againet her, tabe fftstr^—f^erwoarc BrtL'ti endurance. She looked up S4^a>uk HuddMuly. and John "Bedetl t JIV m ber Che beloved eyes of Ilia dead wife, drinking with iatolci aubie fear. He ^rcsined |*etrflr, Suag up lULl haa^ds dfspai-riQgi} and gkode out toHirtlf) the river. j •' How craftily «un>oofch the /siagara tow'ardo fh« p4unge.b«nn.-atii that per- Mutual whutu cloud above the rrojii JPcU's clearing belo.v Navy Island he uici Mrr the swaying awl roibng <?( the mist, ever 5usliu\b up to expand and overhang. Th« Stori'ible itrwam had a pfof-'tyntl fatiCinAUun i lor iiijrv; with ita raoing edit* beaAinn- at the .share; it* ioug weeds, vieibie ¡ thw ei«U" tr-nliiig olose dowi, to tho I tjc6Uffli j iu» inexorable, eteinal, oiuv^.rd ixiur- jxig. Because it wn so aiiglntj' aji i to iAtvafmsiT»g aieru soul rejoiced gnniiy m jtbe awful river. To floaty wa.tohll1;;{ <.rack.B tod ledges of fat bottomed rock dmift. |^uic4cl\ upward^ to bend to hie oars only tarbea wtute or*s*t8 of ti*e raptdw yatied for Jl, u> wai aacipe by alxeer strength iV>:TI jpc-i' "s ao i/v tlrswii that he sorr.etum.s ^ouoctd hoi tie greedy forces had been teriii> Itd coo long; to atakti his i«fe. watnhing nTMa-tops for a ?ijyu that ho ooukl as yet §t, w:te she dreadful pfc^ime by wbieti BedtH Bonufctirms quelled paijewxiate promp"tlng.. t" I revenge his exile. "Tha falls iri fcx>ui.d to get the Squire aomw .iJ tfce b»nisbed softtlet-a. Hut the £ quire"'a skiff was eleaa hailt an j*ci £ erei, ud hie oki arms iron stroojf. Now, when ;a.e had §on& forth from the beloved r-hilti, f j^rho *«!sei to him ao traitorou-. U< hriti. love Mj«i sil ioyait^ he w«ott instinctive!} to .ppend m» pa«aica\ upon the nrer Ralh B«d»Q, ?Wing at the loaded rifle, Ralh BSùù1. ØJing at the loaded rifle, jkhtKkka*d. Her fi £ »l lo«e «e3n;«4. xo ^hav« Steti tlrose tfcroata- Her feftis 'were Atop. Ult aii« not told ail George Wlh- Ifarcp hvrrweif, having made his waj- ae«a-etly ^fcvugh the foreet fruui Lake Octano, had ^fcvugh the foreet fruui Lake Octano, had fiven oar his owu letter a £ kix% leave frwm he ^quixe to viait hi* J«*^vly made oabm. i'mm wo moioent of an"iv*l her lover hsti ui»-1 .jttczred her to fly with him. ButfiMaJ love im-ta suiheaeatiy strong ia R:J1tb to give iiopo fhait ibtv f»tiux- fuexuti yield to tbie y«t g.rjafgor afTeuUoa frasbenai m ts« 'heart, jfec^wvm^ their uxuo& nu^ht ije permitted, j l«he had piedged kreelf to escape witt. her I Alored her to fiy with him. Now he waittd the hickory wood for a signal to '"OTujeaJ vtBMfclf or cocna forward. Wbin. Ruth saw her fattier oown the rivor, iftoe stepped to the tbe*gste$he har.l raised be- |w-e buiWinw the cabin—va first duty being | lb hoist we LTaiOii 7aek. It was thr flbtrge»t iiagha oouid prcoure. he could ^ee jK Qying defiantly all day iooar: at night he Bould hear tto gionout, fokhi wbipuing cht: fUMjtd: the -.tld Loyalist Loved to hear hii BoeHWi cursing a.t it frocu the other Sjdt;, Agaarly throe miles away. Ruth hauled the Tate down a little, then .tin it up to the xna^t- <bead a^am. At that » tall youa,? fetlov^ came spnng- JBg into the cleariog, jumping exultantly "^rer <he bru.,h luapfc wee trunks, j foe waggling, his eyee bright, gind, under thri;«-ourxMred hat. Joying that her father j yielded he RA*I iorwar»l till be AAW Ruth S J "'What gwmiiiturtl—crymgV It was the ^igaai to come on," cried. » j "Yes: to ste you CJOIMT, Georg*?. Father! ids out yonder. But no, ae will ntv.;r. ikeve< | "Then you will come with me, love?" he -.id.. i-ik;ag her haiutLs. j "No. no, I ti:).f not, obfjeel Kntij. t ather ""ou1d overtake ui. He iweans to stioot you in right. '*o. George: Eeeap' while you inaOh, ii he should fend you har^ "But, dxrliug love, »ve iu-fed not fear. We |OHt 'dcape sastly t koow the for^x path. i»e thought hew vvaak hf-r ta<e— *we might oroes here before he could cMTt. lto!" ar;.«d Winciiroy, lochias toward? where | fllrse Squire's tx«at was now a d-Lstant blotch. 1 'No, no." wati.nl Ruth, yt'.i yielding to his | tenbraec. <,1Tha*i i» the last ticne I shall see 008 for ever. Qe, k>vi.»r erw ami for ever, f .Jpcuxi-bye. niy love, my j i But he fMaspcd' her 1<1 his atrrm? hrrrs, j iflHused, ixualoritt^. cheering her- *TK! itow Should tme love ,huo<:e hcpel; renunaiation? j Te^iptlng, defying, regainn-.t, >ilost ^rouad, j jftrifting down Aga>o. trying hard to fcir»' out SUHi aiibtlw his •'lip.art paiiga, Bedeil dalbed with I JBeath more '-lonely tJnui ever- Oft*.a ho cciuld j jjeee the wi<le. smooth curve vvb^i-i tfie green j Volume firat 'appe.s vairtly OD a la/ v ^lopp, to jj(t/K)i:icW up, 'oelr.w a hugs? "ahni ^iflow, before ?(itching into the mafineB» of wawv; whose con- caioo of tossing and torturt^d r -'SU immw the tby-'H. The afternoon grt^w towards j ^evening he fore he piiilf-.d steadily home, frawt | (mg avvaj from the rowers apfti>tft >is* erucl ,^rfen, watching t:r< ommoiut .¡od with -u.'iie Vruth grim hvunour ax :f lutdf-r f.Sservatii'n bv Mm overpowering but bafHed »neioy. I ApUTOathtntf his Hading, a about drew .^Bedell's glat > ashore to a group of men exci- gediy gesticulating- They *eenied .uotioui;1j nim to wat';h the Amerioswj rhore. IHimrug saw a boat in niHt-streani, v.-hfrc no craft then oa the n/fr o.ept his own skiff <-oulc! } :fre- nfe unle}lls '.lyuined by oeverai actxi rovv.'o's. 4.)niy two oars were ti&sning IWit i! t-odd i hnake out two figures indistinctly- It VM .iear I i^hey \vt\ft\ doLme>l—though still a inil mdo I avwe the point wheri^e he had come, they kw^Te much fni'ther out than he '-vixen aea: the japid" I Yet one life miarht tÆl ajvved ? instantly bedell tow turned "titward aiid cheer- were | ftung to him from <u*hor« J At tl-j,t xnoTr.eiit he looked to hi? own wandmg-place, and saw that hw iai-ger boat |"Was gone Turning ngaivi, he angrily recog- i .Xised Li. but kepr ;ight on—he must try ir jjwue c7a; a thief- Jit; w««lere;l Ruth ha»l Jnot prevented th>. theft, but liad co suxpioion lof the truth. Alwaya he had refused to let; wr go out upon "he rive*—imwtally fearing for her Thruatuig his ikiff uiightily forward -ftea ( iit glanced, half wftirk-d hy uj»- whelming and j1 lapreadiri? spaces of wa*er—ti.'> old Loyalist's j Jbeart ws« ;,uit of his panga, and aaw >niy with j i (Psertainty he jnust abaodoj-. Otm hnia-ui s^'j. to 43%ath. Ry thf; time that he eoc'd iva«;ii tht- larger boat his would be too near ths rapids Jlor eo<jape with three. • \\11»8 saw Bedell in pursuit he bent ) -to his ash blades more :jtroug)y, and Ruth, ) ^trembling to remeiiib'y her father'* chreaU, yjvgftd her krc-31 to speed. They feartd five pur iurer only, quite uiicotisci<Ki8 thai; they wers in I tlie reir«*3:-la«< grasp of the fiver. Ruth had j < Jso often seen her father fa* »wer dúwn than ,^M)r had yet drifted that sbtt dkl not rvalue 1 'fihe truth, and Cccrge, just arrived from a dii>- < tant district,, Walt ooawarc of +.l!e long i-ataracta »< labore the falls. 11 He was aJso dt;cciv.d by th j stream- i /t^3^hns>Ai& Maoothncss, and, instead of half ] ] Eard, pcBed straight-;acroes, AS if certain iy j j to land f Tie tnirfrt tca«i the ] Kicaa «hn^ Bedell looked <>ver his shoulder oftm. Wli«a. ha distiiigui^hed a woman he put on more foroa, but sla- kened s<ooii —the pull home would tax i lus otiduxuuoe, he reflected- to eome sort it was a relief to know thai one was a woman; 1 he ha.d been anticipating trouble with two men equally bent on being saved. That the mail would abandon himself bravely, btJ, being brave, searoeiy doubted. I For a while be thought of pulling with th* woraan to the American shore, more easily to be gamed from the point where the reeeue must <>j-ur. But he sejeeted the plan, ooafident he eould win baok, for he had sworn newer to set toot on that soiL Had it ijeen possible to save both he would have been forced, desptte hie vow, but Uli- Squire knew that wae laipoesibie —three would overload bit* biat beyoud escape. Having carefully studied landmarks for hie position. Bedell turned to look in at the doomed boat. At tli-kt glanoe a well-known nbiion caught hi; Attention. The- tjue old man dropped big oart, confused with horror. "My God, my t«od, it's Ruth he cried, and the whole truth canu with auother look, for be hatd not forgotten George "Wmthrop. "y "Úr father stops, Ruth. Perhaps he is in pain," suggested George to the quaking girl. "What ciui it be?" she rried, filial love return- ing "Periiaps he is ou!y tired-" George affected carelessness. hU first thought being to secure his bride, and pulled hard away to get all ad- vantage froui bedell's stop. TiTed He if in dajiger of the falls,then creamed Ruth. ,.Stop Turn! Bank to t..im Winthrop instantly prepared to obey. ,.}" es, darling/' he said, "WiI must not think of our- selves. We must go back to savp him!" Vet his was a sore groan at turning; v.hat duty ordered was so hard—he must give up lus love for the i>ltk.. of this enemy! But while Winthrop was still pulling round the old Loyalist resumed rowing with a more rapid stroke that soon brought hiol alongside. In thctie moments of waiting, all Bedell's life, his pei-soual hatreds, his loves, his sorrows, had been reviewed before hie soul. He had ..001). again hie sons. the slain in battle, in the pride as their young might: and the gentle eyee at Ruth had pleaded with him beneath his dead wile's brow. How poor aeemed hate— how mean ;uid pxsr seemed all but Lovo and Loyalty! Veti. lur he had looked tin-ough the I veil iatto the eternal, too, asid stoid, a Uivial c-reatuie, before the Almighty, knowing his meammg. "Wherefore, recioiutioa and deep peace had come upon the man. They wondf reil at his look. No wrath was tht-re. The old evet were calm a.nd loving, a gentle smile flickered about hi¡t Hps. Only that he very paie, Ruth would have beea wholly glad for the happy change. "Forgive me, father," she orkd, as he laid hand on their boat. "1 do, my child," he answered. "Come now, without an instant dela; to Ule." "Oh father, if you would let. us be happy!" cried Ruth, heai t-tcrn by two lov«s "Dc«-r, } ou shall te happy. I was wrong, child. I did not understand how you loved him. But come! You hesitate! Winthrop my eon. you :*re in soma danger. Into this boat instantly Both of you Take the oar;, George. K iss me, d< ar. my Ruth, once more. I (iood-bye, Mty little girl. Winthrop, be good to her. And may (Jod bittn YOIJ both for I ever J" As the old solider snoke h* st-epped into the ht1'lft>r boat. inst:.tnd, releasing the skiff. His I imperative rfentlecess had secured his object without voex of time, and the boats were apart with Winthrop's rt-adme.w to pull. -Now, row Row for her life to yonder sh'v r Bow whit up! Away or the falls will have her! "But yon emd Winthrop, bending for hia stroke. Yet he did not comprehend Bedell's rneaiv Uig. Till the La*i the old man had «joken without excitement. Dread of the river was not. Oil George—lus bliss was supreme in his i thoughts, and he took the Squire's order tor one of exaggerated alarm. Good-byf-, children. Remember, always, my bWeing is freely gir«u upon you." "God b1fjBS and keep you for ever, fM.ber!" jried Ruth from the distance, M her lover I pulled away. They landed, ;x>ii9ciou« of having pai**od a swift' ourrf-nt. indeed: but quite unthinking I of pnoe paid for their sa/ety. Looking back on the -arkling river, saw nothing of the 01(1 man. 'Poor father," sighed Ruth; "liow kind he waa: I'm saro-heai ted foi thinking of him at horne, so lonely." Left ail one. Bedell stretched with tlio long, heavy oars for his own. shore, makir '•■^oear- anoe of strong exertion. But when he no lon- ger ff-airod «hat tt»ey might turn back, with -JUodf.u undtrsstan-tiug, and v&inly. to his aid, he draasred the boot -»iow'>- watching her swift drift down—down towards the towering mist. 'Ilttfe hf gszori S-t tha cloud, rising in «wo •lirtitwt yr?htti»es, CKQ« a. thought spurring* the tk^ns^lsg0f5 ui rií ihsfnnt. Thereafce- ite I fjï11m s+Ssfcdiry, powerfully, noting landmarks aiixious'ty, studying currents, considering always II' th.ir i.'ind to or from hia *own shore. Half an hour had gone by when he again dropped into I slower motion. Then he could see Goai Islaad'a u £ ^>er t'b<.1 bt^ween him. and tlka mist I of the American fall. Beuall was aearing the ftrst long swoop downward at the rapids' head when those I watching Vmi despairingly from the high bank btlow the Chippewa Rivw's mouth saw bim put h's boi-tt stern with the current said cease rowing entirely, faeum^fmriv tl» ^>n«hing mist to which he was being hurried. i'en they observed him stopping, as if writing fur a time. And "hen he knelt with head bowed down. Kneeling; they prayed too.—"Romance."

THE CHOLERA. OUTBREAK AT AMSTERDAM. There seems to be a danger of Asiatic cholera sprouting to such an extent in the North of I Holland us tQ give to aiarmuijj fear? throughout the Continent generally, sad when it is borne :n nund that a considerable num- ber of boat." trading with Cardiff, Swansea, and Newport, n-equently can at ports in the north pr.-n iaee of HoiLuxl, the danger of another viwt r^ng paid hy the cholers. asnd to South Wales mu"^ not >e cveriookfd. Fifty I (ases are re;iorted to liave iX'c-jrred at Amster- dam up to Friday last, and tha number of deaths reached egnteesi. Acowding to a ¡ report made by tlu- mtdioai inspector for the ) province of Ncn'th Holland, uetw«wi the 21st and the 291!. of \ugust se-. sai easm wore made up of one each in six different looalitiis witiiin his pro-nnca, ;uin another on board a steamer which had arrived fponi Riga. Otir antho- j nties will, doubtless, make every endeavour to guard the South V aJes- porU from the infor> tion. and if every vessel which has called at An.sterdaiTi o1* one of the North Holland port# r, ill be aiedi<ai'y examinevl-- as waa the sat at Barry en Monday with regard to a vessel wli,ch had arriv'-d there from .A_'iisterd«n— II' and if such inspection is made before entr> has been euco-hxt, we may yet he saved from j. another ctn-»V>ra *.are.

THE ANARCHISTS. AN ITALIAN NOBLEMAN ARRESTED. A Central News telegram, dated Rorrse^ Sunday nigh' .ays —The xiolice have arresrted I several per?w>t;3 at Leghorri suspected of com piicitv in the recent bomb outrage at the hatha there, it i.i. however, believed that die real ;urthor of the crime is «ti!l at large. Th»-. poli«> s' ppoee Uie outrage was the result of the plotting. of a group of Anarchists. Arreete :n th» conrtfctiou iuivo also ht<tifi made at Pisa ¡' and Lucca. At Rimini ttie police have avrcated Count frlltnoolini, a wealth;' rain, I who became :I1 nan hiat itoiste little time since, and is of subsidisjiitr Anaxohist, MtIOCia.-1 o.>ne to aid them in committing outrages. At 1 'rusinallo sciBtP Anarchists murdered Rudolf I Sutternieister a rioh umntifai T'jrei, whilat he j vvaa out walking witi; bis wife. Tlia motive H/r the ctrnue is Suitermtrister's violenattacit in a spewch against Anarchists. The perpetra- tor" have not yet beer, amtittd. ¡ I

LADY MA>\SKL AND HER MANAGER. i AN IMPORTANT ACTION t PENDING. I A ~A«3 of considerable i importance to music- t ::a¡¡ artistes is likdT tv "()DW before th» courts shortly. A writ has just been i?«ue<l at the ii.stance of Lady Mansel against the tussec >f rhe Park V&i-*ce *fnsio-ha!l. Liverpool, in which she -ol'xims damages on the uiDcad that her reputation HM a rntisk--hall nrtist may suffer from th*- manner in which her aam;: appears )11 the btlls announcing her engagement at I die hall- Eminent <s>unsel been briefed for the plaintiff. Lady Mans* it "dl be re- !Cf.inhere; is the widow of the late 3ir John Mansel* gentleman "*oll known in Swans?* Hid South Wak-s; gcnertJly.

AMERICAN FOREST FIRES. APPALLING LOSS OF LIFE. WHOLE TOWNS DESTROYED BY THE FLAMES. A Central NeW8 telegram from New York fltiroday luaroing says: —The outbreaks (..f forest fims, whioii were tirat reported on Thurs- day last, have spread with a rapidity and 00a- truotiveiae<>s surptiecung aiiytiuag in this class of disikrior hitht»i%o recorded. iho great centres of theee unconquerable conflagrations are Michi- gan, Mnuieeorta, and Wisconsin. Up to a comparatively late hour on Sunday night tele- graphic messages were received with fair regu- larity from different points uf the affected StiUeo, but the uumlxu- gradually diminished, and this morning only meagre details aie forthcoming owing to the destruction of over- head wires running along tlie outskn w of the forest. Yesterday evenuigs rejx>rt fi-om Hinck- ley, ill Minnesota, was to tiio eil'ect tliat the litue town had been rtsached by the iiaiues, and that 50 people had \»eiLshFd. it is now known, howevei'.that pi actically the entire place has been overwhelmed and reduced iu a-jiitts w ith a loss of life amounting to fuuy GuG. The only liuUdiug rcpurteU standniis is the Great Nortihe^n itatiway engine house. Numerous other small towns situated on the fringe of the tocc^t, and wholly occupied ui the lvpiber preparing trade, nave iailen an equal prey to the vast and suddenly envelop- ing daints. A di&patc-h ii-oiu Duluth =Y1:l that the loss of property must be calculated by millious of dollars, and that over three hundred parsons have Deen burned to déa¡iI. In Wisconsin the towns of Baronette Granite! Lake, Ctnn berlaod, Pineville, (Jotttotock. aud Jfcoi^eet City are now littie more '.hau piles of charred embers. Most of the dwel- lings of tha workers fuid their families are, I or course, constructed of logs. A PASSENGER TRAIN MISSING. A later telegram from New Vork says :—; Later details nave uow reauiied liere ot the apjKtliuig catasUcphe at Hinckley. These are mostly given by itulroad otti<>iaB who rail their trains through the scene of the uisasWr. The few telegraph wires m the* town wtre destroyed by tlie contlagiation. 'i'lio tlam^, it ajipews, burst forth sutldeniy, and spread with li^iiCiung like rapidity befoie a tierce wmu. Tin< little town was enveloped before the citi- aens had a tair wanting of what r, as happening, The houses wtart, Ul nearly every case, wuoden frame structures, and from the long period of drought vturv in a mast I nil ami n able condition. Tliey otiered no resistance to the fire, and whole itreete seemed tv be demolished in a few moments. In a large number of oases the ill- mates wtre caught oy the tiames before they could escape from their houses, aud the 'u:for- tunate beings wore cremated without hope of rescue. The r:ilwa.yIlllíto woo bring those details say that they could not run their trams into I the town, as the wooden bridges had been destroyed by hry. TJicy i-an fIIf) as dose as they dared, but they were powerless to render r any assistance. They wuld near people scream- ing in their agony froul among the burning ruins, and the cries for aid wei? heartrending The Great Northern engine-houBo was the only building iu the whole to a n that cscapc^l des- truction- The train started back iater witii some of those rescued. ben they left, the spot 148 corpses had already been recovered from the doimed town. An almost equally ter- rible disaster WaJ\ reported to have occurred to tiie eaetward-bownd train from Minnesota, a inch left Hinckley on Sunday night with 300 passengers on board. She had not been heard loj tor houre aiter her departure, and it was greatly feared that the train bad been burnt in the terrible fires with all her passengers. Up to this moment nothing da- finite is known a.nd the greatest anxiety exists. Amongst other places destroyed is the town of Pokegama. The people thtre, however, had l In, ore time, and succeeded in gettiu/i to places of comparative safety, the greater nuniVer of them assembling along the railroad track. Thev stopped the limited express on the St Pacl-Duluth Road by signals in the wood, and all the poor fu?itive« were taken into the tram. The danger at this- time, however, was great an all hands, the railway line running through the burning forests. The engineers attempted to ruu the engine to Skunk Lake, but here it was found they had run into the very heart of the fire, that station havmg been destroyed and all the people there burnt to death. death. The tram itself caught fire, and a fearful panic ensued among tiie passengers, l names surrounding them on all aides. Moat of the passengers sprang into the IftL*, I whitii, owing to the iong drought, was iittie more than a mere puddle, only covering one aere. Here the unfortunate victim? lay, the shallow water Learning hotter and hotter as the fire raged around thtan, Ti»e poople oorered I themselves with mud, which baked upoo them and as this caked hard no they renewed the mud hath to ^ave themselves from succumb- ing to the terrible heat. Many women and children sought refuge in this hole, th" crMB of the lit&e ones being terrible to hear. Frequently mothers suokle<i tti^'ir babies to prevent their being suffocated in the dense gmoike. P'Sally, as the ftre in the distance burned itself out, the train was a.gain made up, and the limited mail wended its way out of the devastated region- j WENT RAVING MAD. The conductor ot the train, a man named Sallivan, was so ailWted by the horrors he had seen, t1U\t he went raving mad. NEW YORK, Monday, 4.30 a.m. Every hour adds to the terrible tale of des- truction and loss of life from the great forest Srea. In Minnesota the counties of Pine, ivennebee, and Carlton have beeii burned out, and the lose of life and property is enormous. In W'SCOBsin it is estimated that 400 settlers' families and others, have been bunwd out.over 300 having fallen victims to the flames or be^u suffocated by the smoke. The greater diaastw of all is at Hia kley, where, out of 1,50C people, only 150 are at present accounted for. The flames biffst upon tlie doomed town in the early hours of Sunday morning, when the in-1 habitants were ir: bed. wiiich accounts for the terrible Hst of fataliti.?s. It is estimated ^hat 330 have saccuail»d, whilst 600 are honrcless. One hunikivd and fifiv bhckelwd been re<jovered, mosuy those of women aucl ohildren. At P^egama 50 piople were burned, <>t Mission Creek twi, at Sandstone Junction j 26, at Sandstone Town 50. while the deaths at Cj'Hiitf-ell. Miller, Kholiy. I^ake Baronette, Granite Lake, Cuinbtirlan/J, Pineville, Com- s*odr. Forest City. and Spoon«r are estimated at one hundred. Tn addition to this, urores wen"' overtaken in th*: foiest in fbeir fliglit. and Kitooumbed, whilst hundreds were injured. At ihe present- mfuiunt the total ioaf of life amount.* to nearly 900. rbe forests I are »H»1 >rmi*g fiercely, and furtlier casualties I arc feared. Tlie railwaymt-n wiio ran their trains orrf of the burning region say that scow erf dead bodies could lie seen in the forest, t whilst the railway track wc>* strewn with • •orpses. Tht: survivoff who were rescued from zho lakw h&v" given the most .'ia-rowing ti-.h-^ of their Ruffenttgw. Many strong men crioo tike ohiidj^Mi wh«» apeakkvg of the terrible srenes iiiey had been through. The cwulit-ion or tJie survivors is pitlaiile. Some art- camped I ors safe ground in tlie ,'l^\astated region, and are entirely destituta Speeial relief trains have 'oeeji sent to the stricken region with food ¡ and okithing, U1:jIY sur/ivors fscsiping with little more thar. their night clothes. The liTniten nwijl, iiose T/Hssenger'B had Bl1r,h a terrible Urtm ..t Skunk Lake, arrived safely at DrJuih last night witil 600 refugees. Another ,r-t.ID ronchfd t}nluth melted with 1,200 refu- gees. y.T. SVEN TOWNS CONSUMED. T3veiy later citS|>atoh from the y^ne of the great fire tenuis to angment the nat^it- of the di.-3.ter. It is known that, eleven towns hav« l*en entirely c*ws".ii.u«i. and many others have !x-en part!<jly wiped out. The conflagration I attacked the town of CVdot, in Wisconsin. Ail th-; inhabitants turned out to battle with the eV'mentu, and. utter haws of desperate effort, the "1i,\ portion of the town w»s saved. Over 300 nouses, howe'vci', wwe burned. In the I btirning di..triet the- panio-st-iicken inliabtt.mts a»iitaiitu': to flv Tor -safoty, and the distress ajsrong thftT/i is bfroming appalling. Up to this hear 247 }oii" have beer, m^orered, ot which 204 havo been brought oui. from the ruins at Kinds icy. The amonni .)f property destroyed i;: enormous, ard inoludas hundi\-ds of millions of feet of standing pine Cornell University !'>*€ one million dollars of property trtfon the pii»c» land by tlie fire. The wind is now sub- «idinc Tk. fl&mee axe extendisig with less rapiditr, and hópes are euterteiaed that the w«m- is over. ANOTH-RR ACCOUNT. A Renter's telegram, daterl New York. Mon- day, says;—'Hie icre*4 firts in Minnesota and Wrsconsnn haye been most disastrous The naau*ir of persons who perished in the flames ail flmrkley ex&'ieds 200. The townap«vrple raft tnto the woods when their houses ciMtgnt fire, and it M pjobabkj thu.1 great numbere of thr-m lont their liven, as tite forest m whicfi? JS*>y torA. refuge waa burned. Che country inf mileo around is a sea of flame, it-nd it ia imposs? M* to obtain definite 'nfrirmatioa. &me. pBESSBigers by a train which had to be aban- dt:ed «S Hinckley rode from tJiat place on a hardcaf. iv&sry of them being badly burned wfjile travwaag the blazir.g forest. They re- port having paesed Z1 bodies lying stloog the linfs, and twelve more were found Inter. The otiwf j*M«wBgere on the train which was burned tMk rofugft ift » awazoA wha'8 th«- are now ( eumxmded by a nng of fire. One woman at | Hoiokley, wiio tried to save her five children, J wad o«eriak-«u by tiie flames, and the v/holei family pearled. Another WOIIIML followed by « her hnsband, raa into a burning house to rescue her children, bat the walk* feU in, and all «c inmates were bwied under the ruins. Mission Creek, a town to the north of Hinckley, »: in aøbf& Doctors and supplies of medicines haire been sent to the affected disiriot by speoiaJ traiae. Many farmhouses in Becker and Aitken counties have been bttmed. The kss of life in the variooB towns is estimated as follows:—Hinoklev. 200: Sandstone, 46; Sandstone Junction, 25; Pokegama, 25; Skunk Lakev 29; end m other places, 30. ENORMOUS DAMAGE. A later telegram says that further reports ahow that many, more persons have lost their lives in the forest fires than waa at firsi stated, and it is now said the number of those who have perished is over 500. The losa of property amounts to millions of dollars. The six towns of Hinckley, Sandstone, Pokegama, Sttud stone Junction, Skunk Lako, and Mission Creek have been destroyed. On Saturday morning the inhabitants of Hinckley were warned of their danger by the dense clouds of smoke in the south. The fire advanoed at a prodigious rate, being fanned by a strong wind, and fruitless attempts ware made to fight the flames. At tfiree o'clock in the afternoon the fire j bterally jumped into the town. Tlie flames ndviuiocd by leaps and bounds. Trees were twisted up in a whirlwind of fire, and carried a distance of from forty to plaoes in carriages. Extra caw were coupled eighty rods, where they started fresh out- breaks. The scene was appalling. The train from the south arrived during the afternoon, and many of the inhabitants rushed to get on, and the train, packed with refugees, pro- ceeded in safety to Duluth. Otlwr persons sought to escape in wagons, on horsebaok, or on foot Many of them were overtaken by the flames in the woods, and at one place over 130 bodies were found within a space of four or five acres he cor'pses were quite unrecognisable. Whole families have perislu.H. Many acts of I heroism are reported, especially on the part I of the train hands. EXCITING EXPERIENCES. Passengers by the traiu which was abu. defied sU Skunk Lake liad poet exoiting experiences. When two inrit^ north uf Hinckley the lire raced with the train and soon overtook it. The clothes of the engine- drivar, named Oot, and the stoker, M'G-.van, caught lire. The latter thereupon jumped ir.to the water tank and dashed water over the driver, who, altlujugh badly burned and almost blinded, stuck to hit post. The pits -cigars were seized with panic wheu the! train caught fire, and lit dozen men leaped frinn the platforms and windows only to meet surging flames. The women acted bravely afror the first alarm, and did their tx*t to soothe th« terrified ohddi en. The train had by th is ¡ time got ahead of the flames, and tlie engine- driver stopped for a few moments to pick up 125 refugees. The train was then put liok to Skunk Lake, where the passengers and the trainmen !♦ci t-cd and took refuge in swamp. PICKING rp THE DEAD I A relief train carrying handcars eventually rescued them irom their perilous position. Handcars were used in the work of picking up the dead Ijodiee, of which 100 were found along the track. Forty or fifty persons at I Hinckley sought refuge in a pool near the town, but the flames swept OYC-r it, and ti.œe I not burned to death were drowned. TOOK REFUGE IN THE RIVER. At Sandstone 50 or 60 persons have lost their lives. Some took refuge in the river, and many were drowned. No persons saved more than the clothes they stood in. Similar; more than the clothes they stood in. Similar; toenja,- were fcnaoted in oithcr towns. At I Kettle River Junction twenty persons peri- I shed, and it is behoved that all the settiere in I the vicinity ha\»» fallen victims to the flames. No trains are running west of Hinckley. Bridges are down, suid tie-: burned. Reports have been re0t:Íyen that Rutledge, CarrJf>OD, I and other towns in the north have beem des- troyed. At Pine town a fearful fire twelve miles square is burning. In prompt response to calls for aid large quantities of provisions I and supplies are being sent to the burned i towns. In Wisconsin 70 houses are reported I to hawe beeu burned at Shill Lake. On the Omaha Railroad the conductor saw 26 bodies near Biuionc-tte. I

FAST STEAMERS TO CANADA. PROSPECTS OF WESTON BEING SELECTED. A gfteat deal has b-en spoken and written I recently in reference tu a fast line of steamers J between this oouutry and Canada, and the promoters hAve been look-I ing round for a suitable terminus on this side of tho Atlantic. All the time, however, in the minds of the pivjeotora of the sehtme (say a the "Liverpool Mercury") there has apparently been no hesitation what- ever, for the confidential memorandum shown to a select few states distinctly that the port of Breau, neaa Weston-super-Mare, will bA the terminus for these new steamers. No wouder that the Great Western Rail- way. being disappointed of the possibility of the New York steamers calling at Milford | Haven, are prepared apparently to spend their millions on constructing docks and piers at Brean toO secure the business of a I weekly line of fast mail steamers to the Canadaa. It is claimed that the great depth of water at Brean will allow the approach of ( vessels of the greatest draught to the pier and dooks at any state of the tide and in any weather; but seeing that the site is exposed to the full swell of tiie Atlantic waves rolling in from the westward, it is somewhat, ques- tionable (the "Meroiury" thinks) if the piers would be available in any state of weather. The point, i tow ever, is chosen tor other reasons, which give it an advantage in regard to distance, being only it is claimed, 140, mik-a, or a thiee hours' railway journey, due west of London, and that it will form the best and shortest route between England and America, being equivalent to 250 miles shorter America, being equivalent to 250 miles shorter sea distance on a round voyage than South- ampton.

THE EXPLOSION IN THE SOLENT. I REPORT OF THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR. I The report by Colonel Ford, inspector of explosive*, upon the recent' explosion in the Solicit, when seven men lost their lives during tlie operations attendant upon the blowing up of the wreck of the yawl Galatea. -,v.is pub. lished on Monday. A 201b. charge of tonite having failed to explode OIl Uie Galatea, it was fetched back to the boat, and Coioriel Ford suggRsta that it'3 fiuliseou^nt explosion was f&us £ d either by the chip's apprentice Rennie attempting to remove the detonator, or by die charge befng knocked off the thwart by one of I the men. the latter reason being far lf,s# ppo- 1,11,111 ot the two «s*'v«es. Primarily, however, the expio^on is attributed to the deroiwed man fienry Claveli, master of the Nab T.igJitsiiip, I who recovered the charge from the wreck against the orders of M i. Josiaii Raster, the Trittity lloune superintendent for the district, who was conducting the operations. Colonel Ford, however, biamep Mr. Gaster himself for over.estimatin'* his knowle<]gs of the blasting operations, and the Trinity House authorities for deputing Mr. Garter to do the work with- I out being satisited that he had the necessary qHabitations. Colonel Ford concludes by stating thai. the Trinity House authorities have h.-tbituai!" stored tonite in certain light- 3hi|» without a 'licence in aooordimce with the Explosives Act, and advisee that properly-con- structed magazines sluvild be piovided on siiora where, tlie expiuuv'e is likely to be re- quired, to lie- duly licensed by the Act. I>

TWO SWAGGERERS IN TROUBLE. I ARMED LIKE BACKWOODSMEN. At Stuithampton Police-court out Monday I two well-built young fellows, naeied Surridge and F'torI¡.eæ, who øajd they beloogad to t-he I' OjrforWaits antS Buckinghamshire Militia respectively, were charged by ti»e police with loitering oti tiie highway for tiie purpose <ff cmunitting a felony. The evidence showed thai shortly after midnight on Fri<iay t-he pri- soraorfl were seen at WimTsoon, and were chal- lenged. On being eaardied each hadi a five- ehaaaber>ed r<wolv»rfuUy ksodedma belt, whiki they hr»d also a number of cartridges upon them. Their attitude in the <kiok WMW one of. defeaw*. Tliey said they were Carditl men and befcce- going into tho Militta had been work \ng on Caidiff Docks. The Magistrates w»- maedad "ti^prisuBnera till tomorrow (Wediwe- d»y).

CHOIR BOY DROWNED, A bent" con tain mg the Rev. Mr. SuurpA, 'curate of ijety Innocent' and a numbw of choir boys, was capsized near BEammersHiith. on Saturday nisrht. One boy was drowned.

A comisereiftl iraretler, naawd Artktir FryBt, was on Monday morning found dead at the Albion Hotel, Leeds, with a bo'ctle lab«Hed [ Chjoral '*• «iS^. I

SEAMEN'S STRIKE AT CARDIFF. PROGRESS OF THE FIGHT. The seamen's strike at Cardiff ie being pro- J longed, and the leaders of the men cbirn that they are perfectly satisfied with the access which has attended their efforts. Unques- tionably they have obtained better wages for the men signing in the Shipping Office, but the vulnerable point in their armour is ths facility with which crews can be obtained from the Federation offices &ttd boarding-honses and signed on at the Docks at wages varying from £ 3 to £ 4, according to the liberality or other- wise of the shipowners. In most cases, how- ever, the wages paid are £ 3 10a. to £ 3 15s. for sailors and £ Z 15s. to £ 4 for firemen. At these ratsg plenty of meu hare been obtainable hitherto. Feeling in the town, outside the ship- owning class, ie ia favour of the men. The majority Of people o&nsider that £ 4 and £ 4 5s. per month is sufficiently low. Many of the shipowners themselves express a similar opinion, but •Id that at present they cannot increase the wages. So far the Shipowners' Association has I practically ignored the strike, and, with the ex- ception of recreating the mayor to keep the front of the Board of Trade Offices clear, no I action has been taken by that body. A repre- sentative of and of the largest firms informed a Western Mail" reporter on Monday that I there was DOt the slightest necessity for any action. Take oar own firm," he said, we a.re paying £3 15s. and £4. and have been doing so for "lcng time. We can get plenty of matt at, those rates, and why should we trouble about his supporters ? We eflda^Mt^ goh» £ to pay bighwr wages aft «t preasnt. On Monday the w?vl quiet 118 from tfee first, but firm and dettynuited. Ttey iatijSji- bled ion a large crowd outside the Cardiff Shipping Offioe. The ente-ahoee were kept olear by two policemen, who had little to do, as perfect watt aukintained. The orewa of the staaSishipe Donkeld and Green Star rè. ceived the Union rae tof wa&es. In the temporary absenoe of Mr. Wilson, Mr. E. Cathery (dis- trict aacretary of the Sailors and Fueman's Union) and the looal committee are attend- ing to matters of organisation. J.

CARDIFF COAL TRIMMERS I AND THEIR GRIEVANCES. THR: PRESENT POSITION OF AFFAIRS. iNsgotiations are stall in progress to put a.n ehd to the system of wage-sharing, whereby I the coal foreonen at Cai diff Dodui make deduc- tions from the tnniiaers' earninjp). The excu- tive of the Coal Trimmers' Association has the I matter actively in hand, and is taking vigorous action. A joint committee, consisting of I Messrs. R. T. Duncan, J. A. Jonee, H. J. Simpson, and J-,L. Heriiert. as representatives of the COR! ^ocporters. and Messrs. J. Thomas. J. Cha.ppell, W. Heray, and S. Fisher (secre- tary), as representatives of the Tnitunerr.' Asso- (aation, is now engaged in nf:gotiatmg with the shippers, who have not yet signified their inten- tion of .^operating. A fresh difficultv and complication hss now arisvn ill the fact that certain of the foremen whose conduct ic in dispute have sftdeavoured to persuade the moot;bat the outcome of the dispute may lit. the ruin of tlte Trhntners' Association. Thev have also ttaltl meefeuig and addressed a com- tiiunkatign to the secretary of the Trimmers' I' As^octatkm su,c>g«ittang a joint meeting with a Yiew to a {settlement on an oquitabk- basis.

CARDIFF DOCKERS WAGES, AN INCREASE TO BE GRANTED Mr. Harry Orbe.31 (Qf tiie Dockers' Union) has bMn for the last fortnight in Cardiff ■addressing meetings and generally organising the men in the loc<J branch, wlnoli numbe-i-a a.bout 300 strong, with tlie result that ;JI i uicreaee in pay lias ix-en practicably decided j upon. 3'ittce the strike of 1892 the rate has lieen Is. 6d. per standard Mr. Orbell has b«on in conatant communieatioii with the steve- dores. The negotiations are not quite complete, but they have reached suoh a state tluu an increase :0 Is. 3d. or I". lOd. per stanchwvl (the sum last auaitioued being the 01;0 paid before the strike}, will almost certainly lie the ruling j rate in future, tin. inc. ease taking effect at i once. Tht. stevedores have expressed their willingfieRs to pav at. tt'. rate the orga-nising sec'L-U^ry. afioi- consultation, mav deem tf he fa-r stud just. -n j

SOUTH WALES COAL TRADE. TBp&T DISPUTE AT PERNDALE. A iac.w meeting of workmen employed at 'I t^ie Jerndalt? Collieriuf' ',a8 head i» the open- air on Monday morniog to receive the result, of fiui deputation wiuen wait-ed upon Mr. Hannah, the general manager of the collierisH, respectlltt; the dispute which has occurred in t11t:; Six-toefe Seam in No. 1 Pit. 'f},,1'e were J' between taw and three thousand present. aTid tJit: chfiii was occ-upietl by Mr, W. D. Owen, Tylor*tovn, and the vi^-ciiair by Mi. Wii- ii:im EUL., yeimdalu. Mr. W. Eva»is, eub- ag«S!t of the ^'runbrian Mn«ers' A.saoc.tation, was :180 present, ajid g;ive the rt^-ult of the vL&ptiiation, and the iitterv iew being', deemed un- satisfactory, the resolution which was adopted two years ago, and also insfc Thursday, was ratified, after which the men who were out on *trik< about a hundred in num- ber, were advised to get their tools out a« soon as they oould.

THB FATALITY ON SNOWDON. At Llacdudoo on Saturday an irKpiest was I hrid by Mr. Roberts touolang tho death of I uaha MitChelL aged 35. of Oadtard, and oiuef j asestaai to5A*. Mu. f.^y, who is in the prepara- tion of & new Etrj^lish- dictionary. It ap- peared "from M eodeucfc) that the deoeassd and some fntxuii triad to oHmb a v"ally on that TOrt of fltou&don oallad LTiwyd. After asosnd ag three hundred fc-yt the deceased was ) .to dwurt- but proceeded alon«. j Be had ao oHmbing apparatus with fern, asoendifig -m ani-i'taorcl ft>oJr hundred feet was to Ic-je 't*is hold and .fait He was dm f^lly injusjted when I teuaid the Mloiwin^ m«mng. — A verdiot of Aoc^dss!faS deaah" wrf returned. and the Jtlflf warned ethfr r' ityrb ;igair?ri attempt- i iq dansrsrovH eSmbbs .r

TERRIBLE BOATING1 DISASTER. '8 OVER TWENTY LIVES LOST- A boating difetttter. probably unequalled in- the annals of Moremmoo and the neighbour- hood, occurred on Monday morning to a party of pleasure seekers, who left Morecambe tor a sail in tin bay. Summerlike weather pre- raikxi, and a large num ber of visitors to the town were enuiuraged to embark on the vanoua pleasure steamers and yachts, the sea. being most suitable for sailing. A light breeze blew from an easterly direction, but tho conditions were looked upon as being perfectly safe for boating. A boat belonging to Hazel Houghton, an experienced fisherman of mature age. left the Princess Landing-stage about half-past- ten o'clock with a full complement of passengers, made up mainly of Burnley people spending the-.T holidays at Morecambe All went well until the boat was five or six miles from shore tnd about two miles from Silverdale, off the mouth of the W far. Houghton here slackened the sail for the purpose of counting the pas- sengers, and while so engaged a puff of wind, followed immediately by a cross breeze from the opposite direction, caught the boat, causing it to -heel over and capsize- The whole party, numbering 2b adults and several children, who were engaged in singing at the time, were precipitated into the water without the slightest warning. Other boats, in charge of Edward Gardner and Richard Gardner, were within a. short distance, and at once went to the assis- tance of the drowning people, boatmen and passengers vieing with each other in the work of rescue. The former boatman was successful in picking up six persons alive and t ne man dead- The boat belonging to Richard Gardner saved one person and recovered the body of a female. Two other male bodies were subse- quviifcly brought in, s,nd were, with the other bodiies, conveyed to the dressing-room of the football club behind the King's Arms Hotel. The bodies were identified as tttoRe oi. Jonas Webster, mechanics, of Shipton, about 50 years of l1ga. Samuel Brooke, of Taper Holoorube. wear Ramsfoottom. A sister-in-law of Biooks, afco of Rams- bottom (name not- yet known.) Mrs. Brooks is muppoeed to be missing, tfeveral of the survivors were very oxhausted When landed at Morecambe between one and two o'clock in the afternrmn, aId vigorous ineaiw were at OIK*- iaken to resuscitate them. iThe boatman Houghton was A'nongst tho.^e pinked up by Richard Giadneu. Tho other sur- vivors were Mr. Robinson, 77, Hyrtlen.1ane, Burnley (whose wife and daughter FIort-r-ce are still missing): James Boothmiui 28, HaH- sfreet, Bumley; Mrs. Clegg, 100, Belvedere- road, Burnley. The latter'e husband and child are nriseing. Boothman is little the worse ior his iiuiaersion, but his sweetheart, Miss J. Waflkor, Queenebun-road, Burnley, has not yet been heard of. A young woman and two children aae lying at the Bath Hotel. The fanner is in a critioaJ oondition, b-rt the little ones are doing wtil. An aged lady from the /mghbourhood of Ra-mnbotto u; was removed to tihie People's Palace, and, on reooveruig oon- ecionsness, after nearly two .hour!" exea-tioni!, was taken to the Pier Hotel. Telegraphing later, our Moreoambe otwre- opoiideut sj.iys: —Eight more bodies were re- covered on Monday evening—five men, two women, and a child—Imt thoy have not yet bet^n identified. I^iey were found 0;. the Grange side of the bay, but have been brought here to await the inquest. Twelve bodies have now bean brought to land. aJxmt nine persons are still unaccounted for. and there axe nine survivors. Among those drowned or massing are Mrs. a.nd AIMS F, Robinsou, Mrs. Hargrottvos, Mrs. Whitehead and baby, Master Whitehead. Miss Walker (an unmarried sister of Mrs. Whitehead), and Mr. Clegg and cruld- all of Burnley. The young lady and two children who were rosoued, and whose names could not, at first be ascertained, prove to be Miss Alice Walker, of Bumlw. ar.d the son Mid daughter of Mr. William Brierley, manu- facturer, of Bundey. Tfiis gentleman is still missing. The search for the bodies of the mia&ing people is being actively prosecuted.

ANCIENT WELSH MSS. MR. GWENOGFRYN EVANS COMMISSIONED. It is stated. that the Treasury has eomrmasioned Mr. J. Gwenogfryn Evans, M.A., of Oxford, to undertake the work of 4UWMUS«Q^ -aiid cfitafogniiig ancient Welsh ftacgsoriptB now lying in the British Museum, the Bodleian Library, and other libraries in the Principality and elsewhere. The appointment Is singularly happy, for Mr. Evans has spent very many years in the same kind of work he is oalled upon now to do in behalf of the Government. Mr. Brans ic a Wetahman born, a native of Llanwenog, Cardiganshire. In his earlier days he entered the Presbyterian College, Carmarthen, but owing to his weak health he gave up all thoughts of ministerial work. In 1830 he went to reside at Oxford, where he applied himself to the study of mediaeval Welsh under the tuition of Professor Rhys. Aided by the pro- fessor, he brought out a diplomatic re-prodnction of "The Red Book of Hergeat." This was followed by "The Black Book of Car- marthen, "♦The Brut," and "Tha Liber Landavenais —all the perfection of editorial work and the typographical art. In 1886, as a recognition of hi? distinguished services to Celtic literature, the University of Oxford con- ferred upon the now famous palaeographer the honorary degree of M.A. The Treasury ie to be congratulated for having enlisted the services of such an accomplished and conscientious worker and student of anejent Welsh MSS. as Mr. Gwenogfiryn Evans.

THE CARDIFF SHOOTING CASE. PRISONER AGAIN BEFORE THE MAGISTRATES At Cardiff on Monday after- nooll. (before Mr. L. M. Brown, deputy sti- pendiary. and Alderman Carey) Aeil Patterson, 23. a Swedish sailor, was bronght up on remand charged with feloniously shooting and wound- ing Charles Rich, with mteut to do hint grievous bodily harm, at Cough-street, crt August 25. Mr. Arthur defended the prisoner I Cuarles Rich said he was a fireman, and bed at 23, Gough.street. On the night cf ( the 25th Drison-.r attempted to ent*r iiit- uous^. and witness prevented him. Prisoner then drew a revolver, and fired tour shots in rapid Bi't-cetsiou. 'I he l.-vt shot struck witness in the right thigh. C ross-examiaed, witness said he was at right thigh. C ross-examiaed, witness said he was at in May Wt. Flis house was not a disorderly I house, lie had been co*r.icted at that u.rt fcr^ shebeeniin;. Ho did not, strike prisoner- auc there was no truth in the asscrtioj. that prisonci- was robbed by him. Prisoner did not ao to the house with a woman. Dr. A. W. Sheen, house -surgeon at the Car } diff Infirmary, *&id he saw Rioti at the infir- mary ju.d after midnight on August 25. He wa.s suffering from a bullet wound in tiie thigh. The wound wae quite a superficial one, and was no evidence of tihe presence of a buiiet. Thri'd were thret? holes in Hu trousers tJwm was no evidence of tihe presence of a buiiet. Tht-ro were thret? holes in Hu trousers worn by Rich but none -in tha drawers. That, effect would lie bi-ouglit about by the drawers being driven into tho wound and tiien flying back. A Tiin.n ntuiicd Hayvard, a fireman, lipag at 14, (.iotigli-strei t, s;iid he eaw prisoner fiish back. A Tiin.n ntuiicd Hayvard, a fireman, lipag at 14, (.iotigli-strei t, s;iid he eaw prisoner fiish out of No z3. f^ough-street, followed by Rich. P. Mnfr fired several shots at Rich, who fell 011 the side walk. Witness WPTlt tl) catch prisoner, who fired another shot, and was immediately afterward-" arrested by Fireman I Windsor. .TalUes Ingram corroborated as to the firing. I' Fireman Windsor stated that he "aught the maTI and took thH revolver from him. and then I handed him over to Police-constable Adams. Police-constable Adants charged prisoner, who made no rfmlv. The defence WM" reserved, prisoner being committed for trial at the assizes.

ALLEGED WHOLESALE SWINDLING AT MERTHYR. SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST A YOUNG MAN AND WOMAN. At Verthyr Ptiliee court on Monday Mary Jano Maggs a young woman living at A.beraman, was charged with 1 obtaining bv false pretences four shawls from Mr- Davien,draper, Aberdare.; five shawls from Mr. Woottan, draper, Merthyr aud four shawb from Mr..Evans, draper, Moan tain Ash. Albert itealy, a< young fellow, dasc*ritied as a travelling drape# of Cardiff, wae charged with aiding l-he fematc prisoner in the commission of the offences. I Only sufficient evidence wtm tendered to justify a remand.—Police-constable Lamb stated that, 1m consequence of information given by the prisoners, whoro he Had arrested d-t the John Bright Coffee Tavern. Merthyr, he had re- covered the whole of the thirteen ahawls, some having been pawned in each of the three towns in which thev had been olriained, and others in Cardiff and Penatrth.—Upon this Superinten-1 cknt Ttiornoy asked that the case should stand I over until Wednesday, and the afqplioation wzs j IIol ones aceed«tl ta- I

WAR IN THE EAST. I .< I 'WO OFFICERS REWARDED. A Beater's tetagnun from Tientsin en Man. day sxys;—An Tatpmrial edict hM been inmiffd rewarding -General Yah and TOO «fficeu far t.Jaø" victory over the Jtptnen forces at Ping taaf; which th» Ohineee Comtnjuader reported to the Th*un»ou thfr mh ait. TJte Japanese lose in the battle wao entimated at 5,000, wiub tile CSiineso casualties was described njmma.il The Central Newra says: — Hie j tm&atttMB in Londoa are not iodised to attaah any credence to the alleged Imperial tidiœ •wsjdmg 700 ofBoure for then* gallantly at the Ping Yang skirmish. Had 700 officers directed the operations there, tb6 Chinese total farce engaged should have been 50,000; mot, instead of 1,200 ongina-Uy r&ported to lIMo foughi. It is asserted thai, tine are not 700 Chinese officers in tiie wafofe of fW Neither do the Chinese officials accept the report of jnks from Ninchnvang having paesed numberless floating Japantw aarpII!IJ as confirming the Japanese defeat on tIbø Tatung River, which is hundreds of toilee to the eastward of a junk's course from Nmiiiwang to Shanghai. Siiofi iunks, moreover, would not be likely to venture towards the Coreao ot* at in view of poseiWe Japanese aotmin. The iunk story, it is declared, is as probable' as a. captain of a. steamship bound from Londou so New castle reporting that he had passed a quantity of wreckage at the mouth of the Shan- nan. THE DETAINED GCNBOAT AT ADEN. The Central News 1 earns that the Japanese gwnboat Tafc*a*u is still detaanod a.t Aden, and that the British authorities have no intention Otf releasing her until the conohurion of the war. Tin? engineers will be allowed on board to see thai the vessel's engines are kept in good order, but any attempt to move hw <fc<o*kl be immediately prev^mted The vessel is covered by the guns in the Aden batteries.

SHIPPING NEWS. SWANSEA.—ARRIVALS. NORTH DOCK. Sept. 1.—Speedwell, 60, Bridgwater, geaetal. John Jauxs, 50, Carnarvon, slates'. Sept. 2.Emile, 8, 803, lirest, nil. Jane, s. 847, Carlofuirte, calamine. Prinecsa Suphia, Sj 196. Htill, via Bristol, genera, Ste. Matie, 43, I'luillac, pHwood. Britei'j.ia, 73, Bristol, wheat. J. M. J., 59, Bristol, tcaiie. Mantiaehet, s, 1.742. New York, via ftlasgow and Bristol, wl>e&t. Kin? Jq, J-i, s. 97, Carmarthen, nil. I Sept. 3.—Matlekovits, 8, 1,249. Rouen, sugar. Oorcnella. 79. Wexfoni. nil. SuaTig-Ut, a, 245, Livef pool, gcaeraL SOUTH MCt. Sept. 1.—Jewess, 51, Waxford, nil. Brighton, p t, 2SS, Pfmembe, excursion. Alexandra, p s, 96, Ufracombe, excursion Sept. 2.ir Frands Drake, Boecastle, nil. Percy. 94. Aldeburgl^ nii. Theoiy, a, 192. ITheraton, Pig Iron. Sept. 3.—Margaret and Arm, 28, Aberpcrth, nil. Acaci», II, 270, Trejiort, yeneraL Berwick, S, 26S, Manc'cester, general. PRINCE OF WALES MM. Sept. 1.—SandringliKm, s. 738, London, general. Bcst» n. II. 547. London, mil. Montana. II, 1,8:)4, lti.tterdajii, nil. Sept. 2.-Mtr,unout.habire, a, 72J, Newport, nil. Ithymney, lI, 930, Bristol, nil Rolwav yueen, «, 112, Harrington, scrap I!tfel. Hiliernian, s. 1,872 Glasgow, gei?ral. AuBterlHz, J. 1.076. Tilt- Cere, copper ore. Sept. 3 —Cciesti'ia. 468, Ayr, general. Couqiieror, II, 9, Ayr, Oelestiais in tow. Minnesota, s, ?,Q80. London, general. SAILINGS. NORTH DOC*. Sent. 1.—Ifor fHoskiiiB'), Briton Ferrv. North Tytie, s (Hern), Oran. Bfieidol (Moron), New Rocs. Clio. (Smallwood). littlehanifyton. Sipt. 2 -Ben Aigeu (Durose), Port Talbot. Jane and Sarah (Coruev), Barnstaple. Sept. 3.—Margaret Ellen (Dalies), Briton Perry, R W. T. (Penlierth). Truro. sorra BOCK. Sept. L— Henr\- Fisher, s (Nelson). Cork. Vigi lant, s (Wade). Liverpool. ^Sept. ^—Christiti". s (Davey), Wsterford. Pfrwee (Le._ Charles. Lanaion. Marion, g fThomas), A*on- month. Hia Pormoso, s (Fox), Bristol. Sept. 3 —Brighton, p s (Read), ltfracombe. Alex. andra, p s (Tbonias), fifraoombe. PRINCE OF WALES BOCK. 1.SarmINlttJ. s (Coot), Liverpool. Mi Hi- N^W vSJnTB)- 9aenv„ Jersey fit.v, a fliewis). flew York. Missouri, s (Brown), Philadelphia. iSA fERED Ornro-ARDS—Scpternber 3. tienoa and Iieghorn, Sanrtringham, 8. Horltri* 737 Henderson & 00. Punto Arenas, Celegtina, Chili, Oloter, 468, BunreM Treport, Berwick, s. B, lvev, 26o, Amati & Co. Nooles, T)«rwentdale. B. "findate, 968, ftutherford Baltimore, Mutaoa, s, B, Watkins, 1,604, wafeame Tori'ey Bultimore, Minnesota, s, B, Canaoat. 2,380, VVilUarns Torrey New York, Manhaasefc, s. B, Duck, 1 742, Williams Torrey Quebec. Hibernian, s, B. Wallace, 1,873, Bargan Bt Namire, Rhymney, a, S, Roberts, 930, l*t- richeux & Co. BtnckS^m, MonmoathfJiire, B, Jenkins, 7S4, Bou- langer Havre, Theory, B., Bell. 192, Sh^phewl ft C'o. Cherbourg, Pearl, B, Gregory, 159, Auntin & C'ö. Guernsey, Elma, B. Gregory, 119, Austin t Co. CT.EAffKD.—.September 3. Tlatnbanr, City of Cidi7. s, B. 400 coal, 150 general Havre, Theory, a, n, 670 coal Chamte, John Byag, s. R. 1,000 patent fnel Owernwy, Windermere, B. 280 coal Palermo, Tynemouth Castle, B. 800 fuel, 700 coal TMPOTITS.—September Trei'Ort. Acstcia, 19 ton" zin" ashes. 350 cases milk, 1.600 bags sugar. 13 t.ooIo sulphate of pota«h,25 raafk* grease Rouen. Mat'"k->vita, 1G0 tons sugar Tilt Cove. \u.fterlit/ 2.rnO tons copper ore Pauitlif Ste Maria. 66 tons pifcwood Carle forte. Jane, 1700 "CUft \\Ínc Oft> New Tork. Marshanset, 24.946 bushels wheat IMPOlTS COASTWISE.— Sfpfember 3 ttarrinzton, So-iyay. Queen, a, 329 tons scrap steel, ordei Hull, via Bristol, Priccew Sophia, S, 20 tons general, Tucker Ulverston, Theory, a, 550 tone pig iron, Qrovesend Company T'orticlieiul, J M. J., 129 tons maize, J. Dyer Carnarvon, John Jam^s, 49 tons slates. J. Glasbrobk, Sons & Co. Bridgwater, Speedwell, 80 tons general ^n/.to[, Hrit;«miA, 124 tons wheat, Weaver Manrhetiter, Berwick, s, general, Arnati Harrison Eimerie! H:Jrèl Vai<l 60 tong limestones. WcstJ..ke; 35 tons hli", Corker 4- Ret an I.ondo»i, Minnesota, 80 tons t^neral, WiUiams, Torrey & Feild CO .iSTWf^E. -—Reptcmbfer 3. f1'H'rnsl"v, Winrterniere. 2W coal. Kvans A Bevan Guenwev. Mary. 3?0 coal. T. T Pascoe Kinsr .1.1a, II. 115 flour, ic., Weaver; fû coal. Shepherd Ar Co. TfaHyann. FIJi" Park, 155 "wl, Oraigola Company Porlbr-V. RHr.abPH, Anne. fliDO sacks flour and bran, Weaver; 2 tons moss fitter. Corker & Bevan London, Boston, a, 1,230 ciial. J. Wood Co. WinWord. Sir Francis Drake. 73 coal. Evans A Bevan Dublin, Lapw'msr ISO coal, R. Hodgenf t?l«mr»uth and Hull, rnuce-s Saphta ff, general Tucker & Co. Sea, Conqueror, 50 coal. E. W. Cook k Co. PORT TALBOT.—ARRIVALS. Sea, Conqueror, 50 coal. E. W. Cook k Co. PORT TALBOT.—ARRIVALS. Sept. 2. -Rsther, ï9. Plymouth, copper ore, Ben Aisren, 96, Swansea, copper'ore. Florrie, 46. Devoraa, copper ore. s<7r.T\-n^, Sept. 3.-Gogo, TTcflvB. via Cardiff. w.ynf.WRIl fM'TA' A.iiDS— Scirfprnbcr 3. Huelva, Gogo. R. Ceatcn, 395, J. JonM & Ca CLEABED.—September 3. Huelva, Gogo. B, emptv hags. ,-f TMIAM-'TS.—September 2. P}t"TIl0uth, Esther, copper ore. Viviim Sr Sons Swansea, P-en Aigen. copper ore, Vivian & Sons I Florrie, c->pr>er ore. Vivian Hons

MR S. SMITH, M.P., I CENSURED NORTH WALES MINERS TAKE HIM TO TASK. On Monday, at R, tre^finrr of +ho North Wales CoaJ Miners* Federation, a resolution waf I (jassed by a majority of two to one strongly Condemning the action cf Mr. Smith, the mem- ber for Flintshire, in regard to the E¡::tht lIon! Bill for Miners especially in face of the fact that he knew his was a mmiug- constituency, and that the question was a burning on" amomrst the miners, and it was further resolved that stops should he taken to organise the con- stituent0 with a view to the return of So direct iabonr representative.

A TERRIBLE DEATH, FALL DOWN THE SHAFT AT TREHARRIS COLLIERY. WJlile the pit repairers were engaged at their work on Monday morning one of their number, Morgan Davies, a native of Cardiganshire, but lately residing at Trelewis, fell off the ''cap'' of the cage to the bottom, a distance of about 350ft. Death, of course, was instantaneous, I his body presenting a terrible sight. It was at first stated that a. stone falling out of the shaft b2>tl struck 'ceased on the bead, thus causing him to fall over, '-ut hiy companion, wl-o was alongside of him on the cap." is quite unable to give any explanation as to how it happened, and no stone hM been found at tho pit bottom.

A BOY SHOT AT YARMOUTH. I Contra! News Yarmouth correspondent says:—A yonng mai» tunned Wilkinson visited <» Monday tlu< house o* Mr. Woillaume. a local tradeeaHwi, and took a rewoivar from tho m^ftelpieeft. Not knowing it waa loaded, he pointed the westpan at HaroSd WuiUanme, a i lad aged fifteen. The revolver was discharged, and th-- bullet passed through, the iad's throat, ( todguief Mt the top of fiie spinal column. Yomi £ Woillaume died shortly aifter. He had himself I

——ai M'AYERA'S IS ROW Know AS THE LEADING BOOT SHOP. STUPENDOUS BARGAINS Now being offered to clear SUMMER STOCKS Unprecedented SuOOQSB of the GREAT SALE NOW PROCEEDING. M'AYERA, SWANSEA AND MORRISTON. 1658 BOUSE )k I I ll,'41,rlcl I 11, FUEL. THE ANANTIC jpUEL Co., T-TD., NOW SUPPLY For HOUSEHOLD PURPOSE their l CELEBRATED FUEL, In Small Blocks, wbich can be readily broken, making neither dust nor smell. Orders by pest promptly attended to. Address, The Atlantic Patent Fuel Co., Ltd., North Dock, Swansea. TERMS CASH ON DELIVERY. i. øea By Reyai Letters Patent. YENTANEASE VENTILATED WATERPROOFS. SPECIAL ADVANTAGES. A perfect ventilation. Does net differ in appearance Iren an ordinary tailor-rnade garment, Ie not injurious to heaith. Suit- able for all climates. Applicable to aU kinds f of waterproof clothing. C. A. PEARSON BeQ., editor of "Pearson's Weekly," ac., writes Your Yeotane^e patents, I think a moft excellent one. The maciatosb I have bad from you is by far the most eomfc -table and pleasant to wear of Mny tbat I bavo evar worn. Ladies' Waterproofs from 7/6 ^ente' «. „ 21/- Fatterns, designs, and prise list, on application. "%Ir A ,NT B C R ES TER c. JJANBCHE8 TEB, WATERPROOF GARMENT MANU- FACTURER, 6, CASTLE STREET (Opposite General Post Office), Swansea E. J. CALLARD, (Over 10 jears with J. E. Davies, Oxford-st) HATTER. HOSIER, AND SH1RTMAKER, 85, CASTLE STREET, SWANSEA (16551 pRESB pISfi" Supplies of Fresh Fisb from all tbe principa [ stations daily; whoelsale and retail. MOLYNEUX. Commission Fish Salesman, High-street, TTICTORIA CAFE, GOWER STREET t f SWANSEA. DINNERS, LUNCHEONS, AND TEMPER- J ANCE REFRESHMENTS. BEST ARTICLES AT MODBRATK CKARQBS, ESTABLISHED 1840. j. J BRADER AND SONS. PIANOS, ORGANS. & HARMONIUMS. LISTS FREE. ONLY ADDRESS. J 9, WIND STREET, SWANSEA,

COAL DUST IN MINES. THE SOUTH WALES EXPERI- MENTS, SUPINENESS OF THE HOME OFFICE. Wtii.e the Home 'hiice is .vpparentlv hcsi. tating to resume an^.i (x^utinrie on it.j own aoeoiint the experiments tx>mmenced by Mr. Hill in Lancashire, with regtu'd to the explosive qualities of coaJ dust in mines, »oiningengineers Hill in Lancashire, with rewitrt to the explosive qualities of coaJ dust in mines, »oiningengineers and oollieiry managers iu South Wales are I (says the "Eijgh>ear") nvaking efforte to solve tlie problem for themselves by teste which are carried out 011 whlli. may be called for the noiiCe the "volmibarv frrinciple." In the locality t-hore k undo^jlnedly, a great deal of dissatisfaction with the verdict of the corixior's inquest, into the -iiise^ of the death of the victims of the Albion Colliery disaster. It is not surprising or unnatural that the find- rug should be T<sgard«d as iiuionclufive. What can lie expei^ted u; all ordinary <•<■•■ •oerV jury- and here were two juries and two coroners (■ecau»e of the deaths laiiiug in two juris- dictions—-when 'jUtwtions of the greatest deli- cacy and coinplexity have lieen determined V How can b!tM most- "highly respectable'" body 'A jurors dtvide i»i mattt-rs when mining experts have had1 to conft^ that for their final experts have had1 to conft^ that for their final opinion they ai-e awaiting move iKisitive pvi- dwiof V It i" ouly tlie gravit-y <»•' the calamity I which calls attention to Use insuflioicncy and inwtfioiency of our present method of investi- gating its causes. If ocdliery explosions and terrible deat-h-rolls were of as common ixv.-ureace aii. sa.y. railway aocidents. th-xoroner would inevitably be supplemented or superseded by an engineering expert, who would take an the boientific evidence i) °mild g«t. and jrosi nt to the Government a rerorf which sbonld, as all events, have t-he merit of being impartial and scientifically precise. The South Wales minin'.r engineers are even now in doubt- as to It the relative .-treiigth of the explosive powers of coal duet in different pits, in different I measures in the same pit, and in different ivte •liniin-r to the sxwne Tuea?ures. The question may be sai l to depend vt-ry largelv, if not mainly, on the relative moisture of the work- '«gs. f

THE ILFRACOMBE DROWN ING CASE. I lTpon inqiiries made at the offices of the J Care if Ja': CVim,><ny .in Monn>y, our re pre- sejitative was informed tifit Mr. Silvaaus Lord, who on Sunday wn- drowned at tlfraeombe, had acted as traveller to the company, although J not actually at the time of his death in that i capacity. It appears that Mr. Lord, who is a native of the North of England, ft little over a mcnti. ago came to Cardiff, and was tlien engaged as traveller to the jam and marmalad.i company. A few days ago. however, he left his; post, and since then nothing had been heard 1- or his where?.b>luts until the news of his death reached Cardiff. TBE INQUEST. At Trafalgar Bouse, nfracombe, on" Monday1 Mr. J. U. Broirham held an inqnest on.the body. The jury, which Mr. W. Welters wai- forsman, retnmed a verdict of "Found dead, presumably from drowning."

The bulletin issued at six o'clock on Monday evening states that the condition of the Comta I de Paris liad not seriously changed, bat the »aaia»e«s imrl iiilWii rtiriLlhmitwi#

t aKWEX. jr YOU wAiac jjQjfjl' AMLX Te TJlX .tfjj SWANSEA FINANCE cO LIMIXiJO, 16, GOAT STRESS SWANSEA. J> LOAJKS mski* OWN NOTE OF •ut delay, aa<l all kept atari eoly private. £ 2 N«-Pk«s. CASW ADYANCEP> M or ahort t eriods. or, J aary the aisonnt J — interest r«a be repaid Instalments to suit CO& e £ Bctrrewera. COUNTY COURT TIONS ku« Distress** paid eut. THE COMPANY'S ARE REASONABLE. asade unless business i* Fer further partieuiare apply t» A E. GAStt, Manager, ^i 16, GOAT STREET, SWA# —' tIASM ADViLKOBD by I, S £ XLSili, uj»ward« oil pers^mMl s€eurity, to \Z ™ payable te suit of •6)ect.—Appij o» b,1I fc, UB J^J-ONEX J^BSI OH ^"0'ia OV j| THB NATIONAL MttHCANTlLB BALilWlS-STAiiT, BKIST^ 1 The Directors of thig ol4-«»U!»»:'sli«ij, m offiea i»*vine l*rgt a,\a.pjM% fnuii. «**r \ri, fa«iKties ta all res^ectafeU rru^t >rtJ»yj; iT, wke require eitk«r t«»|>«rary t<t*e«. 9aslt iaamauatfrem £ 20to imtllpa, IfOi theking^iMa, withaufc publieity, anel wn ili« uecurity «»iy «f th* writt«» pr«»Ri 3« te re-pay 'ilieio idvanC' re-paM by w«ekiy, 3r «;u*rtel^«"^ weats, extcnuing over » jserUa cf tk» borrower; »r tits priBcl|»l nay re* j u tke ist.ai-Mt pai«i. tf* ^•Kil!s«f Sal« takea, asd the traasart* pub tttett iM any *ewspa^Br or jiv.ett«, BtaUagaiaouat rcquirsri. to „ ~r« :M1t. T, e. mMUKN. Ses.rall^j a aiTaa;ag«»ns teraa' j/r Life iasuras«e P«i:«iei, S*TW«ioa«. *»• ESTABLiaaEU 1161- JAMES WEBSTER Bid DDSLBURS, HOLt* (Late ef Calais and UsuiogEe-Sn^ France.) BANKERSr EN#LAN»—LENDER AND WESTAU* Bank, Leaden. SC»TLAN»—Bank of Seetlasi, Gl»** IRELAVB—Bank ef Ireland, DuW' THE DERBY, ASCOT STA*# ROYAL HUNT CUP £ «, DOUBLE ANDThEBLE F;Y STARTING PRICES ON ALL NO STARTING PRICE LIMIT 0$* PRINCIPAL RACES. -a ACCUMULATIVK COMMISSXO^^ THE TURF CNRONICLft" Free eB reeeipt address. N,B.—Mr. Webster is not represented* Race Meeting. Persens using his the eeurse, er elsewhere, de-so i auth«fity. *• EU.KES ASS STU3WORK ilfP LLEWjEQLYN'B RHEUMATIC GOU1. MIXTURE. it recommended te the -Hirteri with «ff2V a* the most valu»hi« tver the foilvwia^ complaiatp €rout. Khcu Bheumatie Ueadarthe,S«uraigia,*«. A Read the foUowiag besm }Ide TestiW* Viviaustreet, Swansea.—Xteai" Sir, I laM." freln the painful malady, Uk-aatatisa, years, aa^ tried vari»u* reai«dieis, but eas affitm that 1 have Aariv^.ai mere beaect Mttl. ef Kheummtit aad yout Mixtur* il ether.- put togethr, Mak* mis widelv th« others who asay be ni^'irinj «aaie e»oa plaiat.—Ysurr truiy, JAS. LI. TJiMtas. B&ttles, at Is. 9a., 4<. Sd- Prepared Mty by LL. THOMAS. &J.t, Gheusist, M^rristaa -Wf Whtlesais Aj;««t, — j tuvi««, 8* HigWir^ei. -1" WILLIAMS' TAHDAWJi) 'V 0 R M 1..1 0 Z E N 4J'" .j F»r «vcr Thirty yea; t-hh kijhiy \a!aafeJj has aaet witA thegrat .e«t The Weak Dalieatt gjv*ri up as is like mafic, ticttiag riS » ftis tarnseav^tt'j^ iaklng these Lazeagers. tke this, pals V iaatfl child beeoaes straag, hesithy and !)♦ H pride, iu-'Ptd of the aaxiety al his guardia* Sir, —; iaave for ->oaie uscti Aat'e^JJii sr Wora I.w,-wagers ia aa-y -Xmily, aad »*, very speeay aad fflicaeiaijs eurr- for aseear their agre-arie and caDv<-uient feraa i. ree.ma."nd..t.Îca for chiidrrc.— H LTCKlfsoN, rtearef ijowde* ART NEEDLEWORK DEPOT, l1. AST} FANCY WARE!I k AU the latest Productions ia I Needlework constantly arriving, and I on moderate terias, Krery Requisite for the FHECV work- ?iwaytj in stock. M. M. APSLEY HOUSE, WALTER'S p aud tP l, PARADE BUILHTINGS, JO ARCHITECTS AND BUlL1^* Tha Largest Stock of 1f STEEL AND IRON JOISTS. GIRDERS Ts. Ls., CH 'U N Out vi: London. DAWNAY'8 SOLID FIREPR^0^ FLOORING, In use 27 vear< G.W.R SIDINGS, ROA TH W0&&' ARCHIBALD D. 71, TUDOR-ROA1). CARP<T*^ R A G G R T T B jj GOLDEN HOP" t'ú..LE a AKT* LON OON ^NOUR 18FUNG' STt^, Recoiiiaicndc 1 -ke the best in the In Cask or Botilx. -if Agents 0 W. F, Ii II I. L & (u 10. UNION 8TRi.LT, BICYCLES BICYCLES! P. TKOW, Gas. Steam, and ]-toi V-'aLer Bicycle Maker, and !<^pa>re>- Sho w Koems W,assaii-s/j'ftT*e' Works: Thomas-street, Swans* Bicyeles made to order, r^3*ife jit, enamelled. Pneumatic Tyres a Sp-J j-jgS- Good sei viceabie Bieyclcs fr'>m £ R. E. JONEff'\a, HOTJSIiS AN D C Af r'" The Best Restaurant'? in DINNERS FvlOM is. The "ANGEL," HIGH STREET. The CASTLti." CASTLE HTREE t. Tlie "MIDLAND,' WuSD STREET- The YACHT." MUMBLES (close minus). -—— g £$$ • R. E. JOWtS iJega to inform hiS n^Lj £ 1 friends and pa.trons that ho, has B»dr commcdatton (in addition to '"Ange.»" Hotel) at tha ■■ "> Mumbles, and at the Midland >- :iI7' street. Bedroom (with attendance; z The Tariff is the saise at each hou«*' Triated aad tar the Fr,»'?rie5»rl« WAVTES. at the «ttcs* .1 tee y -«U1LT, mot, Sk**#

WELSH LAND COM- MISSION. 1 SITTINGS AT RUTHIN. A very lengthy list of wibussses au iodooed the Conamidsicte to give .t.uAt, óa", to Ruthin, and Mt additton .t.&.ey held a Tery toog sitting I on Monday. Loaxi Carrington presided. Several witnesses were called, who testified to the good maoagaiaeut of Ruthin Castle Estate and Sir Wat kin W y¡m;ø ogtato. Cotonei Cornava^lk West, iard-lieutmaac of the oounty, said he waa tenant for life ui I the Ruthia Castle Estato^ in the ouunty of Denbigh. He bad been in possession since 1868, and had alw^yto tafceo an active part in its iiuu)i8^iu6Dt. Land in big iote 38 difficult to sail in Wales as it was m Entc- land, at such a vathie as would make it worth the while of the tenant for life of lID encum- bered estate to get hie tntabBee to act! under Lord Cairns' Aot, but he could not see why a landowner should not be given facilities to borrow money from the State both to pay off old charges and generally to improve his prajuwty. Wttouss g»re sotne interesting statistics to prove that the Welsh landowners were not aliens, as had freqeuntly been stated. He considered the statements made by Mr. rhomas Ellis, M.P.. that tenants were oapri- ciously evicted and dastni not appear on political platforms, and tha.t Nonoon/brtnist fanners had been got rid of simply because' they wore Ncnoonforamsts, were utterly false as far as the county of Denbigh was ooowrrted. He bofieved it would bf. absolutory impossiWe to find a. single well-subiftaxi t: a iiisfetnoe of tyranny, either sooud or politieai. m recent times, and he declined to go back to 30 or 40 yeais ago, w maayrf the wittM-eeea had be«i permitted to do. The c^Uirgt was one which. if true ,woold make out the Wetoh farmer to be wiiajt he, any nate, had n«rer found Mm tw bei buth aoJ>ser%i«it and oowardlx. He was oonfideot from pnngonal knowledge that, ÏÐ Denbighshire at any raho, there was not a. single landowner of any ciuu-aoter nad repute who had not shared hugely in losses with hi" tenant .and who was not actuated by the strongest deeare to aot towards them' in a t generous and genthssnanily and humane spirit by remissions and aJlowanoes of a subetantiaj I character. Mr. John Williams, Cata* Owyna, come for ward to state, OIl belhaJf of 25 tenants of the Llwynon Esfette of Canon ITaysriirth- tliat they were wet! satisfied with their landlord and his agent, Colonel Hughes, and they did not desire a Land Court. Other witnesses were examined, a.nd the Commissioner* adjourned after a very long sitting until tri-day (Tuesday).