Weekly Mail

DEATH OF A NEATH ABBEY MAN MAN IN AMERICA. Mr. John Evans, a well-known and resipeotpd citizen of Wilkesbaire, died at his home, of chronic phthie, after an illness of about nine weeks. Mr. Eva-ns was born in Neath Abbey, South Wales, on February 19. 1823. He came to America in 1869, and fWst lived in lloken- daugna, and worked for the Thomas Iron Com- pany as foreman of their fitting shops. HP came to Wilkesbarre in 1874, and since then ha., been employed as a fitter in the Lehigh Valley fitting -hops. He is survived by a widow and seven children. Deceased was married 40 years ago to Miss Eddie, of Neath, the daughter of a well-known business man of that town. She has a sister. Mr si Henry Rees, of Cardiff (formerly of Kenway and Rees). To show the res- pect in which deceased was held by his fellow employes at the Railroad Works, the shop* were closed at noon on the day of the funeral, and 1,500 employes attended his funeral in a hody. The funeral obsequies were conducted bv the Rev. J. Richards Bovle, D.D.. and were very impressive. The coffin was a hand- some one of bla-ek cloth, and the floral tributes were beautiful, and included a broken wheel, which was given by the employes of the Lehigh Valley Railroad employes, a bible of flowers from some friends, and a florol pillow from his family. Thp corteg-e was fully half a mile long. The interment was in Hollenhack Cemetery. Wilkesbarre.

BRIGANDAGE IN GREECE A Reuter's telegram from Athens on Fri- day says :-At five o'clock this morning the notorious brigand chief, Tsoulis, and two of his band, were surrounded by a detachment of troops near the town of Camia, in Phthiotis. 'I he brigands offered a stubborn resistance, b'ifc, after a fight lasting twenty minutes, all three were killed. The troops had t. corporal killed. Tsoulis had long been a scourge to the district, and with his death following closely on the cap- ture and destruction of other bands, brigan- dage in Greece may now be regarded as stamped out.

CAOBURT'S COCOA.—" A food alike suitable for building up the growing body and for repairiug the waste which is iucidental to all the processes of Lcl287.2

SUICIDES. YOUNG WIFE CUTS HER THROAT AT NEWPORT. An inquest wad held at Newport Town-hall on Friday (lx;fore the borough coroner. Mr. W. Lyrdou Moore) touching the death of Sarah Avers, aged 22, the wife of David Ayers, a goods checker on the Great Western Railway, living at 18, Locke-street, who cut her throat in a. shocking manner on Wednesday afternoon. —The husband stated that he had bee.-i mar- ried to deceased- twelve months. His wifd v a,, confined on Thursday, June 13. Sli j had not been out of bed since the confinement until the fatal occurrence. The husband, who had been working \'t .night, went up to lay down on the bed to sleep for an hour or two in the afternoon alongside of his wife. He was half awakened by a sound, and on looking up he saw hit: wife dart past the foot of the bed and go to a, chest of drawers. Site opened one drawer, and, taking something out. stepped in fiont of the looking-glass and rose her right hand to her throat. He then became thoroughly av.'kened, Liid, fearing th:t there was seme- thing wrong, jumped off the bed and put his hand up to her threat. He then found she had cut her throat. The razor, which she had taken fiom the drawer, fell to the ground. an6 his wife fell back in h; arms. lie tried to stop the bleeding, but she died in a minute. The child still lived.—The medical statement was that the sad event was brougitt on by a sudden attack of suicidal mania.—The jrry returned a verdict to that effect, adding that deceased was for the moment net accountable for her actions, and they tendered their sym- prlliy to the husband. ■.

ANOTHER LOVE TRAGEDY. A Dalziel's telegram from Paris says:— Another love tragedy has occurred in Paris. A warehouse porter and his sweetheart, a girl of eighteen years of age. were found dead on Friday night in a garret in the Rue St. Sebastien, in which the former lived. They were lying locked in each other's arms, suffo- Clatoo by the fumes of a charcoal stove. They committed suicide in consequence of the refusal of the girl's father to allow her to continue the intercourse with her lover, whose position in life he considered too humble for them to marry. Rather than abandon one another, they preferred to die together. Their bodies were still warm when the girl's father, alarmed at the absence of his daughter, and thinkincr she might have gone to her sweetheart, went there also, and, breaking open the door, was the first to find wlmt had lvappened. He became almost crazed with grief.

SAD END OF A YOUTH. Shortly after midnight on Saturday another distressing death, supposed to he suicide, took place in a. public haunt in Swansea-. About that hour several young men, including three named Frederick Parry, James Bemford, and Charles Bemford, came across the pros- trate form of a young man, whom they failed to rouse from a. condition of stupor in which lie was plunged. They therefore at once took him up and started towards the hospital with him. On the way they met Police-constable Feilden (50), who accompanied them to the hospital. The young man, who was subsequently identi- fied as Bertie Potter, son of a painter living or at 13, Hev/son-street, had been lodging at Mr. Tooze's, of 9, York-street, for some time. At the hospital Dr. Floyd, the house surgeon, attended him, but he died soon after arrival, and Dr. Floyd opined that he had taken poison. In deceased's pockets were found a small pocket- book and soma envelopes. In one of the laHer was his photograph, and the following words were written on the envelope- — "Bert Potter twelve o'clook exactly 22-6--1895. One of Satan's slaves." Oil another envelope was written in ink. "Bert Potter, care of Hall and Co., 2, Mount-street." The constable afterwards searched the place where he was found lying down, and found a cork, the bottom of a broken bottle, and a. handkerchief. It. is suspected that deceased had been in trouble.. The phrase "Satan's Slaves" is the title of a drama which is being played at the New Theatre at Swans-ea. this week.

SEVEN ATTEMPTS AT LIVER- POOL. An extraordinary incident occurred on Saturday at Liverpool Police-court, when sc-ven persons-five women and two men—were charged with attempting to commit suicide. The methods included hanging, throat-cutting, and poisoning. All the accused exoressed peni- tenoe for the attempt, and, on promising they Y.ould not repeat it. they were handed over to friends. Drink -and misfortune seemed to have been the prevalent causes.

DOUBLE SUICIDE. The Press Association telegraphs that vhat appears to be a case of double suicide of a romantic character was reported to tho county police at Derby on Sunday. Ir the morning the bodies of a lady and gentleman, the utter attired in a garo of a Church of England clergy- man, were discovered at Burley Hall, Allef- trce, some two miles north of Derby. The man's body was in the River Derwent, ajid'the woman was lying on the bank with his coat ai ound her. Both were quite dead, and close to them were found a paper which had evi- dently contained some kind of rat poison, and also two small cups. It is supposed that the couple partook of this mixture, and then threw themselves into the water, for the woman's cftothes were wet through. Ijn the man's pocket was found a ca.rd bearing the name of the Rev. A. E. Constable, of Guiseley, near Leeds, whilst in the woman's pocket was a paper upon which wa.s written the words, "Miss Taylor, Elmgrove, Burley-in-Wharfdalc;, near Leeds." The man was about 40 years of age, and the woman about 24. They had m trair possession a railway ticket from Worces- ter to Leeds.

DEATH OF THE REV. JOHN HOWELL MOUNTAIN ASH. It is with regret that we have to record the death of the Rev. John Howell, English Bapbst minister, of Mountain Ash, which occurred at, his residence, Llwyn Villa, Moun- tain Ash, on Saturday morning. The deceased gentleman was 46 years of age, and received his training at the Pontypool Baptist College. He came to Mountain Ash from Tonypandy about eighteen years a.go, and successfully con- ducted the pastom.1 work of the Nazareth English Baptist Church at Mountain Ash up to his death. He had, however, been ailing more or less for the last few years from ner- vousness and sleeplessness, but his remarkable energy kept him about until Thursday last, when he failed to leave the house. Mr. Howell was a native of Carmarthenshire, and as a lad. worked in a coal pit at Ab&rdare, from where he entered college. He was very popu- lar at Mountain Ash, having served the public upon the local board, and was a member of the Llamvonno School Board, upon which he had served a little over six yea.rs. Three years ago lie macje a tour of the Holy Land, and had sir.ee delivered several lectures on his expe- riences there. He was a cousin to Dr. Edwards. jfir.oipa,! of the Cardiff Baptist College. He iwws a widow to mourn his loss.

CARDIGANSHIRE RAILWAYS. The Board of Trade inspector passed over the new line from Newcastle lEanlyn to LlandVssil on Friday with a special engine and saloon carnage containing Mr. Greereon, Mr. Sims,, chief superintendent of traffic of the Great Western Railway; Colonel Arm- strong, and other officials. The Board of Trade inspector said he was delighted with the line, and would recommend its adoption by the Great Western Railway Company as fit to be opened on the 1st of July- Great Preparations a.re being made in Newcastle Emilyu and district to give due eclat to the event.

The Rev. T. Prout, Baptist minister at Coventry for the last eright years. on Thurs- day announced his secession from Noncon- formity, and the Bishop of Worcester has provisionally accepted him as a candidate for Holy Orders. "I feel dead." Nousenee! If you were dead you wouldn't feel anything about it. Just- feel "inong your loose change for 9d. Send it to Newbal) and Mason, Nottingham, for sample bottle of Mason's Extract of Herbs for making1 Non--Intoxicating Beer, whicli will quench your thirst and refresh your system. A 6d. Bottle make* eight gallons. Of all chemists and grocers, 6d la Lcl448—1 LADDERS.—Laddors for Builders, Painters, Plasterers, Farmers, Private Use, &c., all sizes at I Cottrell's okl-establislied M¡mufaoiol'y, Rarr'a-f,.eet, Bristol. Telephone.

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COKY MATRIMONIAL SUIT. I PETITIONER WITHDRAWS THE CHARGES. THE RESPONDENT IN THE WITNESS BOX. The matrimonial affairs of Mr. Clifford G. Cory (Liberal candidate for South Monmouth) were to have received the attention of Mr. Justice Jeune on Friday afternoon. They arose in the form of a petition for a judicial separation presented by Mrs. Clifford Cory, who is a sister of Lady Carew, a well- known leader of fashionable society. The case excited a great deal of interest, and the court was crowded with rather a well-dressed throng. Mr. Clifford Cory, with an abstracted look, stood stroking his moustache immediately in front of the jury box, his solicitor (Sir George Lewis) beside him. Mrs, Clifford Cory entered the court clad in a pretty summer-like costume. She was the cynosure of a great many eyes. The lady -was just in time to hear her husband making with emphasis and deliberation a declaration of his innocence, The case, which had been set down for trial by special jury, was not reached till half- past three. Mr. Bigham, Q.C.. and Mr. Lewis Coward appeared for the petitioner (Mrs. Gary), and Sir E. Clarke, Q.C., was the prin- cipal counsel for the respondent (Mr. Clifford Cory). On the clerk proceeding to call a jury into the box, Sir Edward Clarke, Q.C., risi:i^, :t. marked in an undertone, "No jury will be re- quired." The Clerk then formally called the ease. Mr. Big-ham, Q.C., thereupon rose and said: I appear in this case with my friend, Mr. Lewis Coward, and, after serious consideration and consultation with our client, we have deter- mined not to offer any evidence in support of the petition. I dare say your lordship has seen the character. of the petition. From our point of view, it is not. desirable that these family differences should come into court. The President: I wish I had had that inti- mation earlier. Mr. Indcrwick. Q.C. (who was with Sir Edward Clarke), here remarked I appear for the respondent, Mr. Cory. We are here with all our witnesses to meet any charges to be preferred. We had no knowledge that the course now taken was to be pursued. It is not in pursuance with any agreement with us. It has come ljpcn us with surprise. I ask that we should be allowed to put Mr. Cory into the witness-box. The President: You are entitled to do that. MR. CORY IN THE WITNESS-BOX. Mr. Cory then entered the witness-box, and was examined by Sir Edward Clarke. He was first asked "Are you the respondent in this suit?" and replied, "I was." Sip E. Clarke Is there any ground whatever e." n for the suggestion that you at any time have been guilty of cruelty towards your wife? Witness: None whatever. Turning to his lord,-Jhip, the witness added, "I should like to state, my loail. that I would have pre- ferred that the case should have been pro- ceeded wiii." Mr. Bi»fham protested against this remark, but Mr. Cory, in louder tones, again addressed his 'lordship; "My lord, I must ask for this. I think I have a right to say this." The President: I think you will be wiser n"t to. You deny the charges. They are entirely withdrawn from against you, and the case can- not stand better than that. Therefore, i think, Mr. Cory, you will be wise to say no more. APPLICATION FOR COSTSl The witness then hurriedly left the box, and Mr. Bigham at once rose and applied for the usual order for the wife's costs. Mr. Inderwick objected, on the ground that the wife in this case had a Heparate income. Mr. Bigham I understand that is not the usual practice of the court. The President.: Oh, yes: it is a question of separate income. If the wife has a ^epar ite income she paw costs. Mr. Bigham: In this ruse this lady has £ 300 a year, and it would be al very great hardship to her if out of that income she should be ordered to pay the costs of this suit. Mr. Cory, I understand, is a gentleman with some- thing like £ 10,000 a year. Mr. Inderwick I do not sav he has not means, though I do not accept jdlO.OOO a year. I ask your lordship to do in this case what you have done in other cases. The President: JE;500 a year seems to me to be small. I certainly cannot give the wife her oost-s against the husband where a case fails so entirely. I think the wife mu^t bear her own costs. If I ani not pressed I should desire not to go further. Mr. Inderwick There will be no order as to costs? The President: Yes no order as to costs. The -t-iei then left the court.

THE INEBRIATES' DILL- STRINGENT MEASURES AGA^ DRUNKARDS. In the House of Lords last week, ^jd The LORD CHANCELLOR said hjj0usJ { not tihink that any member of the would question the importance of the j> ut« to which it related. No one could tihe magnitude of tihe evil with WW £ Sen* Bill was intended to deal Our P system utterly failed to deal effeotuaw. pf0' habitual drunkards, either in the way 0 ^c vention or cure, and it was, therefore, .^f lutely necessary that there should be legislation on the subject. The Bill. was foundied an the report of two ComJ11" would provide that the Higih Court » county-court; might, upon applicat'O? of husband, wife, <parent, brother, or SIStetowet >■ with the leave of the court by person, and upon being satisfied by that a person is an haibitual d-runka-Td,fot an order for his camanitttal to a r not less than six months or more tin years. At the same time the co" make an order for the payment of tne his maintenance out of hus property, 311 his income is more than sufficient to for sudh fees and the ooste incident orJer procetdiinc8 tihe court may also make a for the application of the towards the support of his or any member thereof. The cils of any county or county are then authorised to establish and. or contribute towards the cost of main retreats in their respective county, g boroughs. Then the Secretary of es o» ,eg. empowered to appropriate to the PtirP^a(jiii £ an inebriate reformatory any building .j a prison, vested in him. The Prison -f* M to apply to these reformatories, to j & j coure may commit any prisoner c«»vl b' having been drunk on a public place or censed premises more than once during ,^0' vioue twelve months or where a prison^1 victed of an offence punishable with ment or penal servitude, the court, jf '^ijiti^11 that he is an habitual drunkard, may, in to. or m substitution for, any other r i order him to be detained in an inebi^ ,110 formatory for not less than twelve mow ^epd' not more than three years. Several mente were made in the Habitual V/l\yer Act, 1879, and, by another provision, y publ'? was found drunk in any highway or ° eS place or upon any licensed ir appeared incapable of taking care ° j miglifc be apprehended and detained 1 name and address are obtained, and safely discharged, When he is to be su :r; duo course to answer for his offen('e- th" if he 13 convicted, and the court is sati^P ypo" he is an habitual drunkard, they m^y ^0ua f01" him to tfive sureties for his good beha ^9 twelve month, and if he refuses jjj»y or fails to provide snoh suiret es, the co j-ef°r order him to be detained in an inebn:il matory for a term not less than twelve or not more than five years. The nfL>n learned lord, in conclusion, dwdit "Pr, tb magnitude of the social evil with Wl tb. Bill was intended to deal as jiist"?!1^* stringency of its provisions, and he »ls ^-i^ attention to the evidence of eminent njr oUj? respeict to the probability of effecting ololip of habitual drunkards by a sufficiently Pr period of detention- jllear, hear.) Lord HALSBURY said those' P°rt Vr# the Biu which related to habitual dr who had been convicted of offences tageously become law. He could, of t' give no oountenance to other portions pe | Bill, which appeared to amount to a of the Habeas Corpus Act. ford, if I After a few words from Lord Knuts J J Tin LOP!) CHANCELLOPv said 1 Ireland had been included in no doubt his noble anS learned ^*2? erti& I have vehemently denounced tfie ^) for taking that course, because there no inquiry as to that country-- (Hea^rts He had sufficient confidence in the jaS& believe that they would not abuse tn powers which this Bill would confer UP0 1(j The Marquess of SALISBURY VlS consent to give a judge, without a .i°r^ctiofl to deprive a man of his liberty and P send him to prison for two years on a° jt tion obviously of a very vague kind-j-ely j said, indeed, that a judge was not abuse the powers which it was c confer upon him. But. if tliat was was the use of that long series of t-P by which our forefathers had prote° liberty of the subject against an abuse h'lP on tiie part of judges? It ,v thalt the Bill proposed to deal very bg'1 the liberty of the subject, and he hoped that the early clauses of would never appear on the Sfcatufe their present form. (Hear, hear.) .e The Bill was read a second time. The Marquess of RIPON sai'a Government had no intention to "n construction of a nav»l harbour. I