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Moscow SWEPT BY GUNS. Sow. THE INSURRECTION WAS CHECKED. I ^ie streets of Hoarow have been deluged 'th. blood (says the Special Correspondent ,7 *"ke "Standard, in the course of a graphic r^ry). oarefu ILy-plajiaed insurrection has terminated by a hideous massacre, in » Qieii. at :t moderate estimate, 20,000 lives ^e been sacrificed. ifi«lples8 women and children have been j^uiscriminaitely butchered with insurgents, latter, indeed, forming but a small pro- ration of tho^e mown down by the resistless °f the artillery. The insurgents began their demonstration resistance to the authorities by Rowing up barricades in the streets. These y^re stubbornly attacked by the troops, and obstinately defended by the revolutionary 1.1.1116. On Wednesday night the latter were within i\.1). aoa of capturing the Prefect and the 'ltbole administrative quarter, but they failed J? Push their advantage to the uttermost. burs-day night witnessed the arrival by trates of the entire Seraenovsky Regi- J^at of Guards from St. Pete re bur £ and a ^gade of artillery, including batteries of •Cillery of the cniu-d from the capital. Other Mills were brought in from the Warsaw mili- district, whence, also, a couple of 'kntry regiments had been summoned. Phis impoasrs display of military force had effect on the insurgent leaders, who the ^■Ue night gave the word to their followers disperse, each man for himself. MURDEROUS CANNONADES. ^At five o'clock on Saturday morning a mur- V^fous oanncwuuie oomnienc-od su-ah ad has j^therto been unheard in Moscow. Tads was flowed by a conflagration unparalleled j^ee tihe patriotic incendiarism in the ^arush imvasLon of 1672. A square mile of ancient capital has been laid in ruins. ^Q-at the guns spared was purposely fired in u/^r to smoke tihe revolutionaries out of retreats. The whole district was sur- f^tinded by troops, who shot down the j^etohed inhabitants as they fled from the jj^y of the tlames, whilst the artillery r*t«i at five positions, played incessantly the doomed quarter from live o'clock in morning unxti four in the afternoon. iv«othing is now visible but heaps of smok- ruins. Maiiy mills have been destroyed, well as dweliiug-housea. fThe details of this ruthless suppression of ^bellion by indiscriminate slaughter are ^tfesci-iba^le. Borne idea may be gaii^ of harrowing that were enacts i I ^tfesci-iba^le. Some id0a. may be gaii^ of 4,6 harrowing rcenes tha.t were enacts i I r«late an incident that came under ID. bservation. Lying in the roadway I & ^'s a-nn. The limb had been se., -)d ^ow the elbow, and the thumo e.' ae ^mained on ;he hand, the other finge r u >- ^8 been slashed off by the keen edge A a *bre, which clove the hamd as it reeK t 00 11 Mother's ehoulder. HOLOCAUST OP «r,Am. ia now estimated that th« killf _a Moscow during the past fortnigr exce;d 20.000. All accounts agree ° the comparatively email Dumberf ictiTe lighters amongst the elam, vt i) !ore almost entirely ordinary citize ^d a large proportion of these are worn --ie fact that the artillery fire w»s f ?t 'rectod against the lowest storeys eaflioei o '■aiocstrate the deliberate mature of ae '■aiocstrate the deliberate mature of ue '•tiack. The suflFerera ea» mostly the working >iaases, and the. rained millowners are Principally Jews. The inhabitants of Moscow a.re in a w ite 't of rage at the wanton destruction hat, ,,as been wrought by the troops brought tAn tltside districts. One battery of the if v>w g, Hillery brigswie is under arrest for I .1 ;>g '^fused to fire. '^fused to fire. After ail that has been experienced dv g «e pa«t week, life is intolerable ia t -.a '->antry. Yet the propflhets declare th?* vs:c rse still to come. '->antry. Yet the propflhets declare thpt vs:c rse 4 still to come. 11 A CHURCH BOMBARDED. !hom the top of a house in Pr«: ensky- "Ileet I watched the revolutionaries rushing "-nic-stricken from their houses >,« the lttdly shot crashed through the- v ^odep "pictures, and fleeing for rcfur.-e to the ^Uroh of the Nino Martyrs. I've • ere the ^urgents endeavoured to con n,, the un- ^Ual conflict, firing despera ?' om the 'Wcfc "windows, whilst the £ v 3 forces ^plied with shrapnel, batter s > ,h« bell- ^er. At nipht the brunt of the br > was borne the artillery, which shelied rebel area Jction by eeotion, until each • in flames. n l?Oops stationed an housetop! the centre t''e city poured a deadly of musket ^ota into the streets. Viewe om .my van- ivrint on the roof, th' vhole scene Jumbled an inferno. Towjw the west the was one vast, field of flaj across which ^vered huge piliars of smof hrough which ^»st intermittent flashes artillery *lre. roar of the flames a-rf « thundering *tonation of the guns ftlhr: & inhabitants lf the peaceful paTti of tb%& with terror. kate at night a large tx^d f troop<?, con- 'Sfcimg oi ftoXankry, cavalry and M-tillery, J>ade s, combined attack am 1 section of tho Nssnensky quarter, nea# I iokhonoff s fao- *y, which has been utilised as the revolu- Iftaxy arsenal all the week. RE-CAPTURDTG TB|E RAILWAYS. ^Vaopa have been deeaaftchied along' tl'e rail- I\.n of which Moeoow the centre to re- ^*tnre the stations and^ restore traffic. The Joolee&le shooting of • rgent<* continues ^egraphic oomraunicatii,cwl has restored ^tween Moscow and 'J^e North, and West ,'rt we are still cut off: from the South and 'a*t- The train service &a those diTectioofi also suspended. I a m informed that the "Sjeot of the Government, in carrying out the 'holesalo bntchery at was to prevemt similar attempt in f..i, Petersburg. This ''counts for the feroo' Kr displayed by the oona in the terrible exa-Wie which has been 5* <ie of the iaeu rgents laorft.

"HE MOSCOW ||^ATH-K0LLj 00 STRIKERS 00U^>,iRTIALLED! IN TWO ^ie Slovo states thi,v, Moscow hoepi- 7« contain 2.000 woun4 tha.t 670 -^ras have been bunod dWim the last few ^•ys. The number in private .^titutions is stOl unknot, .gmeers from 1Qsoow railways who haj ^-rived in St. ftersburg. etate that a«c;'5 to "statistics hich have o+*n collected? Lni, <<^ce ca.1ised ^e ia^t strike, m amount to ^•OOQ.OOO—Renter

I ARMY STORES S^TDAL. 5TAFF-GERGEA^-M JC u HIS PROPOSED Trt4-p_ A tetrict oourt-martial w*w3 h^kd at Chel- *a Barracks on Wednesday, M, Monck, V>iiJijtreain Guards, vresiding, at which staff* ersean^majyr Arthur .It. Riltf;1..í" lith Com.. llUÎy Anny Service Cortw, n r.s chargp^ with 4Lvlag attempted to I. ve the oopintry. It stated that accv ia resea at keaw,ew,xn on Decemb- '-1 on b-a/ d a tender ■^ing out. to the Celtic and thn* he a Wket for New York if; the naaaf, 0f ^ydt. f, Prisoner elected to o.v* on his lvr, behalf. lIe saild iiat he ii-as ordered ^>cn« by a W&r Offloo cable to ve evidenoa ^fore the Royal Oomuiiseicn War 'W>res. He was left quite fr«tt, ^,n<T aa j'Jtonxiteioii was ailiooirned utti 1 g^an uaury, he fought there would be do harx&i n run. lQg to New York. ,l*he judgment of cpart vajg nn,(. WmI. Pend ng confirmaUon i;y „he General ■^oimandinsu prisoner custody.

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H STEAMER WRECKED OFF PORTHCAWL. FORTUNATE ESCAPE OF THE CREW. I TERRIBLE STORY OF THEIR! SUFFERINGS; i In the wild weather which prevailed ia the I Bristol Channel on Tuesday momimg the Spanish steamer Pepin, 1,026 tons register, belonging to the Yasco-Asturiana Navigation j Company, Bilbao, went aground on the Sker- weather Sands, about five m-ilee off t.be coast; of Porthcawi. This happened about three am., and later, in the morning the Pepin broke her back and became a. total wreck. When she was first observed eeas were! breaking over the ship, and no signs of her crew could be seen. The Barry lifeboat was called out, and left the outside of the break- wo,t,er at 8.30 a.m. The Pepdn was bound from Bilbao to Car- 'liff, and carried Captain Nuriz and a crew of twenty hands, together with a woman, Mrs. Rosa. Raftoon, and her child, who had I shipped at Bilbao as passengers for Cardiff. Soon after the ship struck, and perceiving the hopelessness of her position, orders were given by the captain to lower the boats. The master, tho woman and child, and ten of the crew got into the jolly boat, and the other sit men manned the lifeboat. Tlie latter crew got into the jolly boat, and the other sit men manned the lifeboat. Tlie latter &Pi>ear to have had the better experi- ence. Tailing to la.nd on Kenfig Sands, where the breakers were rather dangerous, they made for Pert Talbot, and reached the harbour without much difficulty. The j >11 y boat had a. much mere perilous voyage. With only one oar, they oould make THE WRECK ON SE31R ROCKS, AND THE JOLLY BOAT HOLDING TON. but very little progress, and they were in j danger of being swamped every moment, t After being at sea for some hours they fell I in with a. Port, Tfulibot pilot-boat, who promptly roscu<Ml tho shipwrecked people a.ad brought them into port. It was seen at mid-day that the forepart of the Pepin had sank, but that the stern part was being kept afloat by the watertight compartments. ) THE CAPTAIN'S STORY. The master of the Pepin (Cap-tain C. Murnz), in an interview with (lUf reporter, said tha-, the steamer had become a. total wreck before be, left her, and that shortly after leaving in the bo* t the tite-Miier broke in two. Ha stated that the first boat left with six of the crew oniy, and was carried away from the steamer by a heavy wave, ( s-fld oould not again return alongside to take any more on board. This, boat eailed away with the intention of seeking ae&istanoe. Previous to this one of the ship's lifeboats had been swept overboard. It was unknown at the time that the first boat went off that the oars of the jofcyboat had been washed overboard, and this was not dis- covered until he and the remainder of the crew were a.bout to get into her. it. was then found that there wao only one oar aboard, and the captain, broke up a flooring b ard, I which was used as an improvised paddlo. A BITTER EXPERIENCE. In the lifeboat were five Spanish sailors and the chief engineer. They eua ted ths,t they left the captain, the woman and child, and members of the crew getting into the jolly- boat, and they had seen no more of them. At twelve o'clock, however, the pilot-boat Alarm, whilst sailing in the bay, observed the jolly- boat just beyond the breakwater, and, sailing towards them picked up the remainder of the crew, the captain, and the woman and child. Although the weather was wet and bleak, the poor woman had on only a skirt and a thin blouse, and was without a ha.t. All the men were in a wet, eóIld, and wretched condition. The most unconcerned of the lot, apparently, was the little child, who, of course, was shel- tered by her parent and the crew. All the shipwrecked people were in the first instance taken charge of by the beamen's Mission officer, and subsequently by Colonel D. R. Ifcavid, who is the Spanish Consul. They now remain in the caraxof Colonel David. Mrs. Rascon and/jher child were taken caM of by inhabitants at Docks-row, where she and the little child were given a change of I clothing and sent to bed. A telegram WM sent to her husband Valentine Racoon, of No. 6, South William-street, Bute Docks, Cardiff, a labourer on the Great Western Railway, it appears that Ras- con had only left Bilbao three months ago to live with his mother, who has been in Cardiff for the past three years. He had been married five years, and left his wife, Rose, and his little three-yearoid daughter Katie in Bilbiio. Rascon has lately made arrangements to work on the railway at Buluwayo, South Africa, and sent over for made arrangements to work on the railway at Buluwayo, South Africa, and sent over for his wife and child. They left Bilbao on the 29th of November ae parens era aboard the Pepin, A sailor friend of the family, Jose Castillo, having seen the youn:! wife eafely on board. Castillo himself sailed for Cardiff two days la-t-er in the Ac&eoolanda, which arrived safely in the docks on Tuesday morning. The Pepin was expected on New Year's Day, and the hiisband had gone down to the docks with fully twenty of his friends to welcome his wife. His anxiety caif be better imagined than described when tTie day passed and no ship arrived. The unhappy man neither J »j«pt nor ate, and when the Ac&sooJonda t arrived on Tuesday morning lie was well- nigh driven to distraction. & was wi about 2.30 on Tuesday afternoon that he received the telegram from his wife from Port Talbot, and he promptly went4>here to meet her. The Pepin, which waS formerly the British steamer Hollamside, bmlt a.t .Newcastle, left Bilbao on Friday, the £ 9th- alt. After arriv- ing at Port Talbot the were taken to a.nd her child. Sho stated that in the coldness of the morning one after another of the sailors took the little child, covering it over with their coats to keep it warm, and the child seemed more pleased than otherwise at their terrible experience. The child when it arrived at Port Talbot < was perfectly warm and comfortable, the Walnut Tree Hotel, where they were supplied with a oha-nee of cloThing and food. 11 The Mumbles lifeboat piooeeded across i Swansea. Bay to wherie the Pepin was lying t in the morning, but were unable to render I '■ any assistance. ] A MOTHER'S GRATITUDE. 11 Mrs. Radeon and her little child on arrival j a,t Port Talbot Docks were comfortably looked after at the house of Oa$>tain Short, jund proceeded to Cardiff during the even- « ing. Mrs. Rascon spoke "highly of the ccc < looked after at the house of Captain Short, jund proceeded to Cardiff during the even- « ing. Mrs. Rascon spoke "highly of the ccc < uuot of tihe men in regard to herself E Although all the others were wet to the skin, s Mrs. Raeoon'rj gratitude waa beyond words. 1 At the Walrant Tree Hotel every ihing pos- J Bible was done for the men, and they were i .nln Given a hot dinner, wixh soups, Ac., beforo they departed for Cardiff. Several persons at the Port Talbot Docks deserve high praise for the a^sist-ance they rsnderca to the unfortunate ca.ptair. and his crew. Mor^ eepecialXj' is this so in the case of Mr. Thomas, shipping agent, and Mr. George Thompson, marine-store dealer, without whose assistance it would have been practi- cally impossible to have had any intelligent means of communication with the men and those who were looking after them, the two gentlemen named having acted as inter- preters. LADY P ABBENGBL INTERVIEWED. A "Western Mail" representative inter viewed Mrs. Rascon on her arrival at Cardiff by the 9.53 train from Port Talbot. She was dressed in the ckfthes given her by Cap- tain J. Short, of Wharf Cottages, Port Talbot, who had kindly sheltered her, and wore & white eharwl iound her head. Little Katie, evidently Buffering from fatigue, was crying fitfully. Mrs. Raecoa was accompanied by her husband, and through, him, she told our reporter that siae was reused at about 2.30 on Tnesda.y morning by the chief mate, who told her to get up quickly and go on deck. Thinking she had arrived at Cardiff, she I threw on a skirt and jacket and went on deck with the little girL It was only then that the captain told bar they were wrecked, She was put into the jolly-boat, and aiter f suffering great privations was packed up by the Alarm. CAUSE OF THE WRECK. There is much speculation as to the cause of the wreck. From a conversation with eome of the boatmea who were out over- night, it appears thr, t there was a thick fog in the early morning, and this, together i 4- with the darkness, would make navigation difficult, inasmuch as the lights could not be discerned from the mainland. The crew had intended proceeding to Car- diff on Tuesday evening, but tljroughl, instructions received from the Spanish j Consul at Cardiff, they remained at the Wal- nut Tree Hotel over night. > LTFEBOATMAN'S EXPERIENCE. The Barry lifeboat, John Wesley, returned about 4.30 p.m., after having been on the water since early in the morning. About 7.30 a.m. distress rockets were heatd, and, in response to a message, the lifeboat crew were, called together, including three volun- teers. The boat was speedily launched, and proceeded down channel in a choppy sea and thick rain. Having sailed some distance below Nash Point the John Wesley was picked up by the Cardiff tug White Rose, and towed to Skerwea-ther Sande, arriving almost simultaneously with the Mumbles lifeboat about 12.30. Both lifeboats ea.iled around the wreck several times, but BO trace of life could be found. The cabin of the steamer was ehut ap, and tb* lifeboats returned to their :re.s.pooti.tir:atio'Os under the impression that the crew had landed in the ship's boat. Thtia was the first cwull upon the newly-estab- lished Barry lifeboat, whidh gave all indica- tions of being a seaworthy craft. The c.ew were under the command of Captann Evan Owen. The Mtnnble8 lifeboat wsaa called out at eight in the morning, and returned to head- qua;rterr. shortly after two p.m. The oox- Bwe.1a (William Davies) stated that they had a rmagit pasa&jge against a heavy tide for twelve miles to the vessel, wfiioh they reached at 12.90. The Moimbiea boat, which is a. new one, behaved admirably.

SPENDTHRIFT'S RECORD. HOW HE SPENT £ 600,000 IN SEVEN MONTHS. The death is announced of John Steel, of Franklin, Pennsylvania, who achieved noto- riety by squandering a. fortune of £ 600,000 within seven months. lIe died in Poverty. Deceased's foster-mother, from whom be de- rived his wealth, was blown to picczg by ''U explosion of coal-oil gas, and for that reason, a.pparently, Steel was known throughout America as "CoaJ-Oil Johnny." His record as a spendthrift, detailed in a most aanazing book. is verified by scores of people still alive. For months Johnny mMohed the streets in various oil towns bedecked in "ink notes and dollar bills of various denomj-na- tions pinned to his coat and trousers- Pf'Per money lined his bat and protruded fTom 'the uppers of his boota. He was not poWisely mad, hut was afflicted with what the Frenoh rail the "folio de grandeur," and wou.a do anything for notoriety, which he certainly achieved. ABSURD EXPLOITS. Serious American newspapers are d<ing columns to the description of his absurd exploits. He scattered wealth broadcait each day, paying £ i to»' a shoeblack, £ T ■ihave, while his tips to waiters amounted to L- I OT JM. He gave friends JDoney to gamble with. and once bought an botel Mid gave it to the clerk. In New York lie hired a cab, then bought it, and made a. present of it to the driver. After he had bought all the champagne in a New York hatE)l once, he ordered severail oases to be brought to him ttnd tolLt the attendants to spill th, wine in a. Lath-tub. Then he bathed in the costly liquid. Johnny would pass along the street, see a PTetty girl, an-S present her with a hundred- dolla,r bill. Ke paid for everything that pleased his fancy- After sis; months of thiii riotous living lie got to the end of the -string. He then soid his oil properties and royalties for a song. One morning be awoke dead-broke, his friends deserted Mm, &nd i:1 his latter years he was reduced to earn » Pittance as a common labourer.

SENATOR KILLED BY A BOMB TERRIBLE REVENGE OF AMERI- I CAN DYNAMITERS. lfr. Frank Steunenbarg, ei-Governor of Jujiso State (Idaho), has been killed by a Jujiso State (Idaho), has been killed by a dyniniito bomb, the mechanism <>f which wad ariv* > ';d so as to cause an esploeion wh^n M a.s to c.a.l1I3Ø an eJ:l,!oiilOn he opened the front gate of his resi^mSie. It is beli^'cd that the outrage vras F^Petrak'd by a. gMg of ds-namiters, v.hoxa )f.r. Steunw- berg odi relentlessly in

t DEATH OF MR. YERKES. GREAT RAILWAY REFORMER DIES IN A-MTRICA. Mr. Charles T. Ye-kes, the great railway reformer, died in America on Friday after- noon. reformer, died in America on Friday after- noon. Mr. Yerkes was born in Philadelphia in June, 1337, but always olatae-d to be of Welsh descent. First he was a ole-k in a flour and grain establishment, asd then be launched out for himself as a stockbroker. In turn he I was afterwards a, Philadelphia banker and 1-- MR. C. T. YBBXM. I a sfcockbrcker. and by bearing oi* 3haies first and baying them in again artwrviaa, ai a jow^ir ovorr 'be Jay- 'aiiure in 1873, made enough money to pu nase a vaJ ua.bie interest to the Oorotaxbeoiial P^^igei- Railway of Philadelphia. Time was in. his railway career. Hewaa soon in practice; control of tlie undertaking, which, unaer h;s gpientjj(i management, increased m v° j •01Q a 10 ^20- He next em- barKoti ;ri enterprises in Chicago and elsewhere in America, revolutionising the niet ccds of locomotion in many of the largest A' few Mr. Yerkes turned his atteati^ jjondon, ai finding it, as he » a glorious patch of virgin ground" for tht, engineer-cultivator, set about the rf'°J*ination of the Underground Railway. 1 ow he succeeded is a laatter of ocanmon Wtiowledg^ A man of highly cultivated tastes, j^r yerkes took a keen interest in a^icnc- He made a present to Chicago Un- ver^ity of an cbMfTa.tory. and at & cost of £ 100,000 ho installed in it the famous Yerk-s telestjor which is the anciet in the world, and which aaa an object glws of forty inches ,j (ilaraeter.

II MISS ROOSEVELT'S WEDDING PRESIDENTS DISCOURAGEMENT OF A PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION. President Roosevelt's acticn ia discouraging the movement to start a. snbec'T.iH.TLon fund to present £150,000 to his daughter, Alice, on the occasion of her marriage in February to Mr. Nicholas Longworth, is generally approved. It IS pointed out tJa.t the yvUIlg oouple have tumple funds of their own, and audi a sub- scription could not fail to.be embarrassing to the lady, offensive to the President, and extremely unfortunate, so far as it might tend to affect the relation between the Pre- sident's family and the people. The Presi- dent's family, to cite one orrjan of public opinion, are rightly treated everywhere with distinguished courtesy; but they are eelf- "especting private citizens, who neither have ciScial claims to this tribute nor ask for I ficharity. "Wedding gifts are, oi should be. reru ts of personal and family friends, and I It SUTU made up by an organised appeal for an individual personally unknown to almost all p'.bscsribere would lack ers:y quality which properly attaches to such a gift." In the mea itime, some embarrassment is caused by the eport of an alleged interview with :Ur. Longworth himself, who, on being told of f.b9 prop ised popular subscription throughout the country, is represented as saying, enthusiasQ- eally, That's just fire."

QUEEN'S UNEMPLOYED FUND SUGGESTION FOR COLLECTIONS IN PLACES OF WORSHIP. It having been suggested that the autho- rities of the va-rioua places of worship should be asked to make collections tor the Quean's Unemployed Fund before it c"#;d, aad the proposal having been submitted to the Queen, her Majesty has replied as fol- lows:— The Queen would indeed be grateful if it were found possible to make collec- tions in places of worship for the benefit of her fund, and in that cMe she would suggest that the proceeds ehoutd be given to the Church Army and the Salvation Army for the alleviaf ioa of deserving casas of distress, and particularly those of poor women and children. Should ♦Jhoee with whom the decision rest be inclined to lend their assistance the Queen suggests that Sunday. January 14,1 would be a suitable day for the collec- tions to be made, as her fund closes on January 2i. The Queen takes this opportunity of thanking all those wbo have so gene- rously helped her. Contributions may be sent to the treasurers of the Queen's Unemployed Fund, Mansion House, E.G. y

i LOCAL TRAGIC j INCIDENTS. EXPLOSION AND SUICIDE: A STRANGE STOHY. Mr. B. J. Rhys, district coroner, beld an inquiry at tie Scale's Arms, Owmbach, on Tuesday into the eirenmstanoee attendiup the deatn of Margaret Gougli, aged 50, of Yays- cynon-street, Cwmbaoh, who coiamjttcd sui- cide :ast Saturday morning at her home. Alfred Gough, the widower, deposed thai he left the house just before six o'clock "a the morning of the tragedy for the We--f5 Colliery, where be was engaged. He had noticed a change in biE wife's oondact during the last week or HO. but nothing of a nature to suggest that she was lik-siy to do away with herself. He was not aware of any- thing to warrant her dejected state. Be-couJd not account for the presence in the house of compressed powder, as he had no use for it. M?wy Jane Goug-h, danghteir of the deceased, wlio wept bitterly while reply- ing to tho coroner, stated that rb8 was up last Saturday morning before her father and brother went to work. Her mot-bear was also in the kitchen. Later on she was in the downstairs bedroom, when ehe smelt smoke. It had apparently come from the kitchen to which she went. She found her [mother sitting in the armchair rrune heedless of the chust of. drawers and the ta-blecloth. being in fiamea. The fire was pin, out by some neighbours who had been attracted to the bouse by an explosion. The excitement over, the deceased went out into tho back, and was afterwards taken up- stairs, where eventually she was found dead, having hanged her^lf by means of a pieou of cord, which had been tasteaied to the bedstmd. Henry Davies said that he c.l the cord which was around the neck of the deceased, whom be had known for a number of years, and in w*ho6-e demeanour he bad observed no chan-je. The Coroner stated that there could be no doubt, that the deoeased was not in her right senses when she committed the deed. A verdict of "Suicide whilst temporarily &!MBM" was returned. | GRAXGETOWN MAN SUOOUI\:ŒS TO EXPOSURE. An inquest was held at Cardiff on Wednes- day oc the body of Iienry Ions, boilermR-k-ert dyaaoh-strest, wtio was found dead on 'lues- day liiorcing, two doors from hia own house, at Graugetown. '!be aoa saad his father was 63, and cad been iu good health. He went out on Monday night at eight o'clock, and never rai-urned. Other ovidenoe showed that deceased on Yeaeo Eve was n the Graaigetown Coreerva- the Ciub, situated not much more than 100 yards from his house, and left aJ 1L3G. He bad had a few drinks, but could tr-ke care of himself. Deceased was found dead at seven, c 'olook in the morning, lying in the doorway, I aad was carried into his own house. Dr, Cattttotiem was called, ar.d s«jd he foond but not stfff, »aior«" cøba. TSje cause of doaih was expoiure La a very ^Tpceed place on a very cold night. Tbere were no sages of a seizure or fit. The jury found aooordiTigly. PATIENT DIES AT THE CARDIFF I INFIRMARY. Mr. E. B. Reece held an inquest at Cardiff on Wednesday on the body of Doris Davies, of Panii graigwen, Poctyptridd, who died at Cardiff Infirmary. Deceased, aged fOUl" mouthe, suffered irorm deformity of the spine. On the advice of Dr. Locke, Pontypridd, sii3 waa sent to the infirmary fOT an operation, and died there on the 1st of January. Dr. Macaulay said deceased was admitted O'!l December 27. She had water on the brain, and a. lump had formed at the lower port oi the book. An operation was performe-G. Fluid formed at the rode of the wouud, and a second operation became necessary. The child was put under an ansesthetic—ether and chloroform—rand died from shock Hhilts under the influence of the aanfcsthetiA. The operation wat, absolutely necessary to avoid a lingering death. The jury retaraed a verdict in accordance with the medcal evidence. MAE8TEG TRAGEDY. An tmusually distressing and pathetically sudden death took pdace a.t Nantyiyllon, Macsteg, on Wednesday mglit. The vi-ctim was Elisabeth Lewis. mfe of John. Lfjwia, of Grove-atreet. The deceased was a. woman who h.ad always ecjojerJ splendid health. Bedore reuring to rest it is scafted feat she sent for some fried fish, whioh sbf. ainc her daughier ate for supper. Sba went VJo bed immediateiy afterwards, and was at omoe seized wr-h sevene internal pein& She expo rk-noed a desire to vomit, but oould not do -so. A doctor Tras hastily sent for; and he en- doavoered to get Mrs. Lewis to f je-'t tha contents of her stcenach, but failed in hitt -attempt. In half an hour from the time Krs. Le-"via left the supper table she was dead. 'ibe deceased was 35 years of age, and leaves six children, two of whom are twins, four inearths old. BRIDGEND WOMAN'S ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. At Bridgend on Saturday Mrs. George, wife of John George, of Bettys, was charged with attempting suicide. It appeared that tho defendant and her husband had some wortia on Sunday, December 30. and tho went upstairs and out her throat with a rasor, making a shallow wound two inches long. lfhe husbsaid found her in a bedroom kneeling over a pool of blood.—Superintendent Davis said he understood defendant was addicted to drink, and both she and her husband had been drinking tor a. week precious to the affa.ir.-A sister of defendant proruisod to take care of her if liberated, &nd the BeaoJt bound her over for six months. A BRIDGEND VOLUNTEER FOUNTS DEAD. Henry J(>n-A a rci sou, of Nofton-stre^fc, Bridgend, was found dead noar the Old Mill. Tond a-road, on uesd&y monfliig by a mall nilmod William Ellas. Polioo-oon- stable Philips was caiitl to the place, and conveyed <>>« body to the deceased's late residence. Jones was in the employ of the Glaaxorgan County Comici! as a mason, and was a prominent member of the local Volunteer force. He served twelve montlus ill South Africa with the Volunteers. NEATH MAN DISAPPEARS. Jame& Tobin, a. doubksr employed at tSifef Neath GaAvunising Sheet Mills, left his in Cecil-etieei suddenly on Sunday morning, f and his whereabouts are unknown. It appears that Tobin had been ill f qr same time, aad the only reason suggested for W. departure if that his mind might have become affected by his illness. He is 35 years of age. SUDDEN DEATH AT MARG-AM. A labourer, named Darid J<An, aged 64. of 11, Groee, Mar gain, fell dead whilst dressing to go to a place of worship. Deceased had previously been treated for bronchitia.

WOMAN IN THE WYE. FFO TSUE BILL AT SESSIONS. At Radnorshire Quarter Saasioais on T!bts» day (before Mr. J. Gome Carter and other justices) thfe Chairman referred to the alleged rU4empt>ed suicide at Bougljrood- He explained the low on the sublet, pointing out that the woman w«-„i to the River Wye and lay down. but there was not sufficient water to cover her face. Help came, and she said she wisbe-d that she had been left a few minutes longer. Now t,1<8 jury most be satLrifced that what she did was done to take her life. Her mcutal state was a. matter which could not be decided in this court, The grand jury threw out. biti,

I BARROW SCHOONER LOST. FOUR MEN DROWNED; TWO ESCAPE. The great gale which, prevailed on Sunday evening and Monday has left an aftermaw- A fin" three-masted schooner, the Annie Park, belonging to Finhor and Co., of Bar- row, is lying a. totaJ wreck under St. Gov an 6 Hea.d, B tack pole, Pembrokeshire, while of her crew of six men the master, mate, sud two seamen have perished, and two seai»eii. John Fletcher and Robert Jeffrey Cork, sur- vive after untold hardship. The Annie Park, a vessel of 274 tonn, left London for Lancaster oo December 24 wltll a cargo of 330 tons of whitening. Nothing happened until they got off the Longships in the Channel on Sunday evening. wben they eucountered a heavy gale. They lost their sails, and the vessel was hove-to for the night.. On Monday mofrning, tbough a fierce gale irap still blowing and thick weather pre- vailed, they again proceeded on their way. The two survivors weru below when about seven bells they were roused by a cry of all hands on deck, and hal barely got on deck when the 6hip struck the rocks. Fletcher and Cork managed to ree^ch the bewsprit, and saw the captain, mate, and two seamen in the mizzen. That was the last time they saw a-nd Cork managed to ree^ch the bewsprit, and saw the captain, mate, and two seamen in the mizzen. That was the last time they saw them, for heavy seas half mast high were I sweeping over the doomed vessel. After hanging on for half-aa-iiour or eo Cork watched his opportunity, and, jumping overboard, trusted to a. big wave to carry him ashore. He miscalculated, however, and wac dashed against the rocks, hurting his head and leg. By a desperate effort he struggled ashore, and clung to the rocks till morning About five a.m. he &ang out to Fletcher, who was still clinging to the bow- sprit, to come ashore. FlctchfiT got a rope, and, though weakened by the cold and exposure, lowered himeeli f down on to the rocks. The two men huddled together sheltering among the rocks as best they could, though too weak to climb them; indeed, strong men wouki have found it a difficult task to cdimb the steep cliffs at this place under the most favourable circum- stances. However, after creeping about a hundred yards they found some shelter, and at daylight they were found by the coast- guard. A rope and ladder wero lowered, and the men were hauled to the top of the cliffs and driven about two miles to the coastguard- station. Here every attention was paad to them, and on Wednesday yietdher had so far reoovered from his injuries that he was ablo to leave in charge of the looal agent of the Shipwrecked Mariners' Society, but Cork is still confined to bed by doctor's orders. The vessel is a complete wreck. It is im- possible to ascertain the names of the cap- tain, mate, and two seamen drowned, as neither Cork nor Fletcher remember them. hat they were lost, however, is absolutely certain. The matte shipped Ion Swansea prior to her voyaage to Guernsey.

A LIVING TOMB. DESPAIRING CRY FROM A POET ARTHUR WARRIOR. R-3iiter's agency has received a letter of a somewhat .remarkable character from a lWS6:Î-,Nt.. prirs.ner ipHT-r-tEr < £ «pan. itr arrived in an envelope biaring the postmark of Osaka, November 20, and is stamped with me words "Service des juriaoaniers de guerre." The letter, which is neatly and clearly written, but is ïull of the peculiar phraseology of the Russian peasant class, hardly admits of eyaet trar siation, but the following version reprssaiit*. as closely as possible the original:- "Dear Sir,-PleMe place these lines of my letter before your respected newspapers. It is very badly written, so that you will have to edit it yourself. We aeJk you to make known our long suffering, and, at the tame time, to publish this, our vain petition, in all the tongues of Europe and Asia. You know that for eieven months, in defending the fortress of Port Arthur, we under fire like criminals condemned to death. Then, famished, frozen, empty, naked, sick, and wounded, we were taken prisoners. "We were out of! from our liberty and I from the entire universe, and now, in capti- vity, we have passed the game time aa in Port Arthur, that is, eleven months, YhMi makes altogether 2Z months. During this time we have become absolute savages under the miseries of our wretched life. Many of us have laid our bones in the grave, here far from home in a distant laud, and what for? Why ? Because we are fools who hava gone mad. And, in truth, we have all become mad, and glare at each other until, with the; rage of tigers, we kill each other. Every man looks on his coior^c with, frenzied suspicion. In a word, v.e ara in I Buoh a. condition that it is even impossible to describe it. Such a, hard life and wretched state are killing many of ua. It seems use- leab to tell this to you, because you know so much more than we. We have been expect- ing the hour of a return to peaceful life between the two powerful foes, but what has happened? We long for the day of departure, but no, weeks, months pzise, and we a; ■ not sent home. Why is this? we ask,, and it appears that our Government doe* not irish to fetch us away. Look upon UtI, therefore, powerful and cultured European Powers. We look for our liberation from captivity to YOU, to you and to you only. So have mercy, for God's sake. on so ma-r y young lives, and send ua the nMtMM to bh o our lives, which are fading and passing aw My with every minute. Many, owing to this awful life, haVe become shadows, who have passed into another world, w>jere reei and peace reign for ever, and tho remainder of us are, as it were, consigned to the tomb, BO us are, as it were, consigned to the tomb, so far as the outside world is ooncemoL This is the thought which weighs on our souls, but we cannot express it properly, because we are very dark in the matter of learning. "Be, then, our saviour, and save as. 1..et it thunder like thunder over the whole world. In this resounding cry will sp^ak invisible voices." The letter, the authenticity of witloik te beyotd question, is signed by initiate.

■ I BRITAIN AND GERMANY. SIR ET>WARD GRE..TS COURTEOUS I WARNING. Tho Paris Echo" e'.ste^ that there is great joy In Germany account of the liberal Ministry coming tdto office in EnCland, and that, attempts a-r* being made to bring about n. decisive i'^proohememt between the two OLvuwtr!w-le. Jrnt. Great Bri- t.a.Uh. in order to diteipate ill doubt, has made it kuewn to Germany that she can <^rJy contemplate an improvetcein* \n German relatione through au im*rovement in Franco-German relatione ^^<sed on respect for the rights, dignity, and liberty of France. At the &»me time (saya th« "Echo"), Sir Edward Grey, in older to m^k* Great Britain's pohcy -till m. \re dear, ^tracted ail the representatives of his country Abroad to let their diplomacy go hand-in-b3^ with tha-t of the represent -tives of Fra«x>e.— Reuter.

TRAIN LEAVES THE RAILS. HOLIDAY PASSENGERS SEVERELY TOSSED ABOUT. At Strathaven, twouty miles from Glasgow, II on the Caledonian R<iih,v:iy, the eu^inc of a holiday train left the ra.ile. And the two foremost carriages were also dragged off the line aard ran into an einbunk- mem. The second carriage toppled over on to tiie top of the looomotive, and the passengers were mudh tossed about. Happily, hoM'ev<;r, there were no fatalities. Ten per- sona ware iaj ired, the fireman OIl the engine and a passenger being removed to Glasgow Infirmary. The rioet serious {,aMiØ were those of the ftraanam, Pettr Robertson, and twop^-sengc TB, f Thosna.j Cra,itf, of Vishaw, and his wife; RobeirtiKwi and Oraag were conveyed to Glasgow in a, special train, while the other I persons lixut tctc taken home.

BaMMWWMWWWBIWMraWMMWWWMMM—WM A MEDICAL STUDENT'S ADVENTURES. EBBW VALE MEN CHARGED WITH SERIOUS ASSAULT. r At Ebbw Vale Police-court on Thursday Price Go&well, 22, and John Powell, 25, colliers, Ebbw Vale, A ere charged with wounding and caus- ing grievous bodily harm to Angus Mr»caulay, a medical student, at Ebbw Val-% un the 1st inst. Mr. T. G. Powell, Brynmawr, was for the defence. Prosecutor's head wns banaaged, both eyes were blackened, and his no&e was oovored with plaster. His story vraa that he stayed with his brother, Dir. Macaulay, at the s^urgecy, Ebbw Vale, and at about two anL ou tiie 1st inst. his brother was callad out to attend a caee. He accompanied him, acd just as they were going .out the two defiendants met them, and asked Dr. Ma-aaulay to come with them to attend a. case in Pennant-street Dr. Macaulay tDid them that it was in Dr. Evans's district. They replied that, if he did not, come they would make it hot for him. They were fol- lowed by the defendants, and one of them rushed at his brother, a.ad he (prosecuter) intervened and put one of them out. He was attacked, and the man bit him on the ear, and would not relax his hold. While holding this man down until the arrival of the poii-oe the other defendant rushed at him, and KICKED HIM IN THE FACE. The man he was holding get free, and ran a.t him and kicked him in the face, and he was rendered senseless. He had been in bed until that morning and medically attended to. In cross-exaniinatign, proecontor denied that he fought with his assailants, but simply defended himself. It was not true that his brother and be had been drinking that even- j ing. Dr. Macaulay gave confirmatory evidence, adding that one of the defendants attempted to kick him in the head and stocutch. After assaulting his brother the men said, LET'S DOur," ITiey Tsui away, and he followed. One of them turned round, pulled out knife, and said, I'll stab you." He went to defendants' house with a constable, and pointed out the man, and at the police-station requested the constable to search the men for a knife, but it was not found, and be BUtgcsted that it was thrown &way. Ho told tire men. where Dr. Evans lived when they asked him. There was no unpleasantness between THE EBBW VALE DOOIORS. as far as he knew. He admitted striking one of the defendants with a paiir of eurgioal instruments, but that was not the first blow struck. He simply acted in pelf-defence. He had not been drinking, and be considered such a question impertinent- The Chairman: Mr. Powell lias a right to put such a question. Dr. Jobaeon described the injuries of the prosecutor, and, cross-examined, said the un- plesantneee between the Efbbw Vato doctors, was a difference of opinion. Dr. Evanj acd am,otber doctor were outside the association, and they were treated with contempt profes- sionally. He was at the surgery at the time; of the assault, Md. Jpokin? through the win- dow, saw prosecutor and one of the defen- daunt's fighting. Without bearing more ei-ldeao^ fabe ease was dismissed.

^^PPPTJITtOXJElRTY. A^BEK TDU FAMILY OF FIVE. Oorcner Troutbedk beard a distieaulug story at Lambeth on Wednesday at an incfaesfc. relative to the rto?t<h of a. child ntined Artbar SScrnxuer. The mother said her hus- band left her two years ago, and she had to support bea-aedf aad four children. She earned 5s. 6d. as a charwoman, and the rent of ft place at Alfred-court, Swath Lamfceth. ws 5s. a weeik. Her eldest son paid half of that. Out- relief had been refused her, aad she pre- ferred to sell matahea rather 18lan eater the workhouse. The Coroner: Why is thatf Witness: It is nothing more than a staMv- ing life in them Her child was taken ill three wteeis ago w ith measles and bronchitis (continued wit- ^ess). He was nursed by his sister, who was twelve years old. She gave toe child 1Dilk 8-ud broth from a sheep's head, which she bongi.t twice a week. The Coroner: Why didn't 1011 send the ohild to the infirmary? Witnoes replied that øhe did nottlke the J ldea. of the ohild going to the infirmary, beoau&e she thought ehe oould look after it be', .er at home. lle Coroner: On 3a. a 1Æek!1 The Relieving Offioer said he asked the mother if she would like the deceased to trc) into the infirmary, but she declined to give permission. The rooms were in a dirty state. Dr. Ji. j. Oswald, who Raw the child eeweral j times in a room without a fire, said he told the mother it required careful nursing, and ought to be in the infirmary. Mrs. Skinncfr was always sober, and cvpable of understanding what was said to her. He was of opinion that the child would have been alive to-day if it had been sent to the infir- mary. The Coroner said the case had aasxuned perious aspect, and be adjourned tie inqaest for further inquiries.

GIRL MUSICIAN'S FALL, STOLE jElS AT FBZLNDS HOrSE. I Her passion for music was responsible for ) the appear&nca on Wednesday in the dock at Preston Quarter Sessions of May Wnte. A) young womaa of twenty. It was a ixuhetic story. The girl, ainoe her mother's death, has acted as housekeeper to her father, who occupies a position (f truat: in Nelson, where he is highly eateemee. May was passionately fond of mufiio, in j which she had herself -joaM skill. Inetead of paying h<!JI' dressmakers' aoeoumts, she her allowamce upon oonoorts and enftertain-1 rnents. Sr.e fell into debt- The dressmakers, tired of waiting for tbodr money, began to press her. t On Christmas Fve, wbilrt at the house of Mr. Thomas Davies. sa ^-Postmaster in the town—she was & gres- friend of his daughter -she yielded to temptation and took Xl-- from a drawer. I When the theft was discovered a very touch- ing soene took pUc* M her home. On bended knees she implore ,.r father, to whom she handed LB- to mi;e it right with Mr. Davies. I Proceedings had. however, been taken, and could not be stayed. At the trial yesterday she was bound over under the First offenders* Act, and as she I left the dock, full of tears and repentanoe, I s<he was received wh k '-r^er, a.rm15 :y her father and friends, who, by k tsseg and endear- ments, demonstrated their forriveness. I

A TRAGIC COINCIDENCE. 1 PONTLOTTYN" LABOURER'S DEATH. Mr. R. J. Rhys conducted an inquiry at I th»?- General Pioton Hotel, Pontlottyc, into the cause 01 d&s.th of Howel Owen, aged 31, I farm labours, of Duilryu Farm, Pomtkrt-tyii, who ON Monday last waa run over by » pas- eeiieor uain on the Bhymaey Railway at Behastot-,>L which is about midway bet-wecsn I Tirphil and Pontiottyn. Mns. Margaj\rt Owen said thai her 9:J!D. had occasion to cross the line, as they had oi both, sides of the Una. William J ones, the engine-drHer, stated tha.t be first esvtr Owen walking in the eis-foot way against- the up line. lie blew hi& whistle, but deceased too,k no Tiotioei. I Folice^jergeant'- Gammon f-t-'itoc! that- t-liere was a bridge for the con 'enionoe of the xm Voopi-e. A juryman observed that Owen was men- tally weak ia consequence of an eccideBt fee had witnessed in a. colliery, two of his nates being killed before hie eyes. He had given up w- irking underground. T*he verdict was "Accidental death. Mr. W. Willi&me, LoootBoUve inspector, and II Mr. Boston Phillips, stationmaster, Pont- lot.tyn, represocted the Rhynmey Ea-ilway 1- Oompany,

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