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NEW YORK DISASTER.
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NEW YORK DISASTER. Overhead Railway Crash CAR FALLS INTO THE STREET, Several Killed; Many !njured. gJNew York, Monday.—A terrible ascident here this morning to a aouth bound w'n on the elevated railway at 53rd street, to k"1 Avenae, whereby ten persona are known !J; av. been killed and 25 to 30 injnrod. On he tn.in, which was crowded, encountered an o?#0 switch, and one OIU. fell into the street, •fturninR in its descent.—Ueuter. Ob ew York (Later).Tho 9 a.m. train wrecked 8t the elevated railroad left Fifty-ninth-streec it h''00 at *our Pft8C ? this morning. It «*lie»ed the switch was left open to lua the thalu into Fifty-third-street- The first car took 18 Points without accident, bat the switch sud- closed, sending the second car along Ninth- k th-Qa ttB,cl £ This car fell into the street, while *^ird car was left hanging over the street, in York (Later).—The accident is the worst i. tthe history of the elevated railroad, and this 'he tit at time that a carriage has fallen into below. toirt on the railtoad followed the accident « <* the thousands of office and shop workers th yic8 down town overtaxed the resources of cars and the enbwaya. j he switchman, to whose slowness the accident to be due. has been arrested. Jjh<j Ninth Avenue train was going at fall speed, r™ its fitst car instead of going down Ninth tnrned the curve and foljowed a Sixth )!^nue train, which had jnat preceded it. *he Cotoner says that the switchman then j^R'avated hia blunder by turning the switch 4. ek in a belated effort to divert the Ninth m?Uo train to its procai track. '*ne BbcoDd car, as it fell into the street, r?#ides turning npside down, alio tnrned com- round. The sides broke to splinters as it "hQCk the ground, and, generally speaking, those jjo had been standing were hurled into the street those who bad seats were jammed in by "^benthos. »it»- P'6C0 metal decapitated a passenger in the front part of the fatal car, and fe s a cerfectly clear cut. The head was 16 feet away from the body. 'The street ib with debris. ■^•ne fomth carriage lodged against the fire w aPe at the corner of a building, and the CJja»«0Sera in this and the fifth car escaped after ijjbing out of the windows of the train. motor man of the forward ear was ^'a?ked by u crowd, bnt be soon convinced his »Uaut. that jt was the switchman who was J'onBible for the accident. lib CQtront was cnt oa *he elevated as soon as the accident occurred, bnt the to # was continued, and the police had Hn^r8'* 80me slight rioting among the enraged M tLlC' wl10 the return of their money, lion y could not be conveyed to their destina- n>"—Renter. What the Elevated" ts. I i„9n the introduction of the Elevated Railway *ch^ "'Cew York it was described as the crowning I in solving problems of rapid transit j W v nQoven,eot began in 1866, and the system I in 1867. The New York line cost) tao're anci tha ^anbattaD Elevated slightly tailwaya rnn Rl°nR Second, Third, Sixth, ] ^"inth Avenues, and are carried, as stated < *ei on girders or trestles zesting upon fc^Rht-lron lattice columns osuallv along the lp^a tones of the street, from 37ft. to 44ft. J {Rations are about one-third of a mile apart. tt..en'ly the magnificent subways with electric "e ?,8 bave done mnch to damage the Bucceaa of ) Elevated."
LONDON COAL TROUBLE.
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LONDON COAL TROUBLE. j^eatened Strike of Porters. '8 threatened with an extensive coal ^On ^h'ch may well cause alarm to the thrifty tj, and the needy poor. The Coal Mer- ^On'8' Association have notified the Coal (Jnion that a reduction will be made in Day. The general effect will be, it is said, tIe redcce the men's wages by 5s a week. In- competition is given as the reason for l$J[e3uction, bnt the men claim that itbey are by the market floctuations, and Bhonld ton Q3ac'e 10 suffer. At a meeting of the coal tQ() Bta held at Ashburton Grove depots, Isling- M<jL*kich embraces a number of depots em- D? thousands of men, some striking scenes (Creased. Mr H. Brill, president of the W. *°rtera' Union, addressed over 1,000 men, !h. "GammonsIy passed a resolution condemn- tijj. action of the Coal Merchants' Associa and pledging themselves to maintain the V "t Position of direct opposition to ube mas- **»•■* Proposals. One speaker stated that the j summer wages of the men did not ex- Of to £ 1 per week, to a limit winter wage fot week, and that a 30 pet cent, redaction, *PoniH masters' demands amoanted to that, be intolerable. j t^w °ther man said that on the pie^ions day be ;*Hd after waiting from 6 a.m. until 2 p.m. kat on PtQl;,03ec' scale of zednction he 1 have earned 4d. general effect of a coalies strike would ^-reaching in London. Although the coal d steadilj pour into the Metropolis from the 6*o10tls collieries, it would be found impossible to men to unload the barges and railway *0ijI witb the r09n,c tbal coal companies iQ be compelled to draw on the reserve coal iity depots, leaving the usual supply statton- 10,000 men are affected by the proposed iq ij^^on.and all the Trades and Labour Councils tioa Metropolis have generally passed reacla- ?QPporting the men in their defence, and «QQe^,0g their organisations to general assist-
AN AFFRONTED BODY.I
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AN AFFRONTED BODY. I ^GE'S STRICTURES COMPLAINED OF. t0jj a (ceeting of the Glamorganshire Joint Cocnooittee—Mr O. H. Jones presiding— VyjCft8e Mr Thomas Bevan, contractor, Pen- 4^ who had sued the committee at the last 'b0h°8-*or 9Utns c'aB in of the erection of R°''ce stati°n at ^on Pentre, was considered. tQn8' Thomas dealt at length with the tTQ^eti and said that when the case came on the *tUh Pa88e^ ^he most Bevere strictures upon this 0t'tT, and stated.as ba understood, that they rp, a dishonest bo3y. Chairman That was before he had heard if hg u0^6 of the case. Ho would not have Baidso had heard the case first. t(j# Thomas The police and the pnlpit are of tha morality of this country, should not allow an observation of that C0W° PMS uncha,longed, and I move that a boj j'tlea of 14, with the chairman, be ap- rju*ed to hear Mr Bevan's caee by counsel. CtLairman said he could not accept such a j It would not be legal, and would not be kltior- to .Jf W. Jones thought it would be in order **bh °'n' a committee of investigation, for such ))q .f1"^ reflection upon tha committea should i horonghjy sifted in the public interest, form was then proposed *.Thomas and seconded by Mr D. W. Jones. 6r^ detailed the committee's view of the Blandy Jenkins said that if a committee qJLj aDpointed they could do nothing, and the ?tta added that it would be a bad prece- de-/0* the committee to constitute itself into &,01 aPPeaI. fo*e n Davies This committee ia to B'ertaining the matter at all. e notion was lost by a large majority.
SUPPOSED BU^aLARY AT RHYMNEY.
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SUPPOSED BU^aLARY AT RHYMNEY. Over £ 30 Missing. ^*0Ql.a8 Party anc' ^'s wife, living at 1, King attended service at Beulah btyj. on Sunday evening. When they returned *h»y found tbatthe honee had been entered R their absence. The contents of tbe chest In 0De of 'he bedroome were strewu 'he floor and between £ 30 and £ 40 in SeT Wa" missing.. The entry is snppoaed to J&o^hesn made through the window of tbe bed- b»( fcbove the back kitchen. A email table &lQi8 'his window was overturned, and about be 5 Spacer bag was found near tbe window. 'ce have the matter in hand, but so far '■ nnderstood to be no clue to tbe eolution affair. The window referred to could *>Q he reached from the outside, but there are *tks to aid the police in their investigation
PRO-BETTING FRATERNITY.
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PRO-BETTING FRATERNITY. 0 Legislation Foreshadowed. ^eAj^P^day afternoon under tbe auspices of %t'onal Sporting League, a largely attended ^i«.a:ienQo was hold at Leicester, under tbe ey of Mr F> J' Thomas, of London. The CDDRtatn'ate^ league on the buc- *Hq slll.8toppinll of the Betting Bill last Session, 'o intll.1d a member of Parliament had promised Jjtjg r°duce a Bill for the legalisation of bet- 'hough hia name could not yet be stated. against grandmotherly legislation. I, the League orgaoiaer, complained 'HR u 6 in which the present law regard- M l'nK Wa'' carried 0Qt- Roles wero adopted Thomas was elected chairman and Mr Leeds, organising seijretajry.
COLLIERY FLOODED.
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COLLIERY FLOODED. 01 () d Workings Pierced at Burry Port. It)con Stlnday Jaet, in consequence of striking Sr'rne old workings, the Achddn Colliery, "°tt, became flooded. The work of taking water will occupy man/ wee^ss, and in *hro a large nmnber of men will be °at of employment. Thia colliery is one niQ3t extensivo in the Burry Pert district.
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\\7." T. Morganj Goweiton Boys'School, ''at), p °P place in the scholarship exatninn- p .owerton Intermediate School, and alao Oionel Wright's scholarship of £ 5.
I MR ONIONS ON THE CONCILIATION…
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I MR ONIONS ON THE CONCILIATION BOARD AGREEMENT. Interrupted Meeting at Dowlais. The annual demonstration of tbe miners of the Dowlnis district was held on Monday. A proceesion, headed by the Dowlais and Bedlinog bands, paraded the streets prior to a meeting at the Oddfellows' liall, which waa well attended. The chair was taken by Mr T. P. Williams, Twynyrodyn, who was supported by Mr Alfred Onions, Mr John Davies, miners' agent, Dowlais, and others. Mr Isaac Lewis, in moving the usual omnibus resolution, said the question of most importance I was that of tbe continuation of the Conciliation Board agreement at the end of tbe present year. This had only been in operation for a few years, and unfortunately duriog a period of depression, but they were satisfied with its working. He hoped the arrangement would not be distnrbed. (Applauae.) Mr William Bowen having aeconded the resolution, Mr Alfred Onions rose to support it. In the course of a strong speech he said that since the Federation bad been in existence it had made snlendid progress. Had it, however, justified its existence ? That wns a. very pertinent and proper question to ask. He contended that it had, for when they went back to work after the struggle of 1898 they set about putting their house in order and remedying their deficiencies. The result was that they had built up their present organisation. They had also succeeded in effecting a vast approvement in tbe method of adjustment of wages owing to the establish- ment of the Conciliation Board. Merely from the general wage standpoint there was no difficulty in proving that they had all benefited. Of coarse wages were now as low as they could be, but what had occurred under the old Sliding Scale arrangement ? They would find that in the de- pressed period extending from January, ]892, to June, 1893, they bad no less than ten redac- tions in wages amounting in the aggregate to 361 per cent., from Juae. 1894. to October, 1896, eleven redustions amounting in the aggregate to 20 per cent., and from June, 1501, to Angnat, 1902, eight redactions, or 311 per cent. These periods were compara> fively short, yet they had reductions at every audit almost. But under tbe present agreement, although the wage rate had been on the down grade during the whole of the time, they had only four redactions in four years, which amounted in the aggregate to 181 per cent. That in itself proved conclusively the value of the Conciliation Board, and it warranted them in saying that before they went back to the Sliding Scale method they would have another and A Very Serious Fight. (Applause.) The minimum wage meant an ac'v&ncy as compared with the old regime of from 15 to 20 per cent. It did not altogether mean that tbe men only had benefited, but it also meant that the employers had done well- at any rate they had not snstained any Joss. Their chief employers in that district, Messrs Guest, Keen, and Nettlefolds, were doing very well under tbe distressing conditions—(laughter)—while other firms were doing better than nnder tbe old system. That was because they were able to keep up better Dricep,and there was less cut-tbroac competition. (Hear, bear.) There were certain critics in the Iron and Coal Trades Review," whose object, it appeared to him, wal to induce the men to adopt the old system, and they tried to make the best of tha present state of trade to further their contentions. But according to statistics compiled by the coalowners, the oatpnt of coal in 1881 was 26,046,374 tons, and In 1901, 39,209,059 tons, an increase of over 13 million tons, Ot nearly 34 per cent. That increase was still going on notwithstanding the fact that the price of coal, and consequently their wages, had been perman- ently raised. Trade had been increasing by leaps and bounds, so that it conld not be said that this higher wage had been obtained at the cost of trade. A steady wage rate meant a great deal to the employers, tbe public generally, and the workmen, for the latter could then adopt a certain standard of living. Otherwise a man was kept in a continual state of unrest, and he could qaite understand him, if he wanted to pull down the social pillars, even if he himsslf, like Sam- son of old, was buried in the ruins. (Cheers.) He therefore desired to Appeal to the General Public for their help and support, while they were pass- ing through—be did not know whethfr he was right in calling it a criSIs-at the period of negotiation with tbe employers. He contended that the trades people in the whole of South Wales bad benefited by the higher wage rate obtained under the present agreement, and that they were therefore entitled to thelx support. He advised the men to spare no effort in atrengthening their ranks, and to place confidence in their leaders. Whatever took place at tbe end of the year, there must bo no interference with the minimum wage rate. If the employers attempted to tamper with that, his opinion and belief was that there would be a terrific struggle. He would go further, and say there oaght to be a Btrnggle. He sincerely hoped, however, that thia would be unnecessary, and that common eeuse would prevail among the employers. (Ap- plause.) Attack on the Leaders. Uproar followed when Mr Alfred Davies (Dowlais) got up and intimated that he was going to propose that tberesolntiOD be negatived. He said an appeal had been made for confidence in their leaders. But was it possible under existing conditions for them to possess the men's confidence? (Voices Yes.") When you have heard what I have to aay," he proceeded, you will Ray No.' (Uproar.) After the noise bad subsided somewhat be went on to say that if the leaders wanted to maintain their con- fidence they should be honourable themselves. (Uproar.) They should not accept double pay for all they did." (Uproar and cries of Oat of order,"j The Chairman, after peace Iim been restored, remarked If I am not going to speak no one else shall." (" Oh and Order, order.") I am educated enongh to know wha» I am doing. (Hear, hear.) Mr John Davies in asking for order said be was afraid there were people present who intended to try p snatch vote at the fiolsh ofthegather- ing. Tbe double pay question should be dealt with at Cardiff not thsre. Mr Alfred Davies said he would notjhave said anything but for the appeal for confidence in i;he leaders. A member of the audience occupying a seat in the gallery created a further uproar by de- daring himself to be a non-Unioniat, and pro- ceeded to second the negative motion. Mr Onions left at this stage, stating that he had to attend another gathering He was heartily cbeered. Mr John Danes then spoke. Dealing with the Parliamentary levy, he contended that it would vastly benefit Labonr meaearastn Parliam^Dfc. He declared that when the division on the Trades Disputes Bill took pluce, Tories and Liberals voted together io order to trample the workmen'a Union under foot. (Shame.) The resolution was carried with only one dia- sentient, and the proceedings terminated.
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CAERPHILLY DISTRICT. SPEECHES BY MR R. BELL, M.P., AND MR WATTS MORGAN. Labour Representation Prospect. The annual demonstration of the Caerphilly Distdct of the Minere' Iteration was held on Monday. Headed by the Caerphilly and Sen- guenydd bands, large processions marched from Llanbradach and the Aber Vallev, making a junction at the entrance to Caerphilly and then proceeding through the principal ntreets to the Market Hall, where a meeting was held. Mr R. Jenkins, the chairman of the district, presided, and he was supported by Mr Richard Bell, M.P,,Mr D. Watts Morgan, Mr Hartshorn, and Mr Hubert Jenkins, the agent for tbe dis- trict. The Chairman regretted that there was not greater enthusiasm shown in this annual gather- inp- Mr Hubert Jenkins endorsed this view. bat said there was an appreciable improvement in the numbers as compared with their first march a year ago. Ho moved the omnibus reso- lution.—Mr W. Thomas seconded the motion. Mr Veruon Hartshorn (Eastern Valleys) sup- ported. Turning to past history he reminded the men that industrial freedom had been wou through Trade Union effort, and, after reviewing the operation of the Sliding Scale for 27 years, said if they got no further wage concessions for 27 years to come the men were much better off under the pcesunt arrangement. By paying a shilling a month to-dav the men were 68 per month better off. (Hear, heir.) Improvement in the social status of tho workers must be fought for on tbe floor of the House of Commons At the next election they would hate 100Labour candidates in the field, and at least 50 of them would be returned to Parliament. (Cheers.) Speaking In Welsh, Mr D. Watts Morgan aaid that this yaar in particular it was essential that there should ba a closing of the ranks, having regard to the making of the new agree- ment. It was a surprise that men should be so oblivious to their own interest as not to join the Federation in such troublous times. During the opening stages of the speech a number of obviously Elriglish friends left tho room, and the speaker commented npon their departure when a few words were spoken in the vernacular to the men who were the natives. A speaker at the rear of the ball bad interrupted persistently Mr Hartshorn's address on tbe 1879 agreement, and Mr Morgan replied in a vigorous speech that the pievious agreement was no better in principle than the 1877 agreement, though it might have been better in wages. He repeated bis contract between the wagea under the existing agreement and what tbe rate would have been under the old Sliding Scale. His speech was suspended for some time owing to the persistent interruptions of a man at the rear of the hail but the man promising better bo- haviour Mr Morgan continued. ,He dealt at some length with the remarks of a South Wales correspondent of the Iron and Coal Trade* Review concerning the financial position of tbe Federation. As to wages, bo did not think it fair or equitable that the tniner3 of South Wales should be placed on the same wage level aa those of other districts. Having rsgacd to the very high death rate and the greater dangers«f tho South Wales ipineis they should have a wape second to none. This could only be obtained by the men themselves through their I organisation. lieferriug to explosion?, he said that tho miners' lenders still held some hope that something wonld be dooe to eecnro greater uafoty to tbe workmen. Dealing with tbe pro 1 nosed amendments to t^ie Compensation Aa*uhe denounced the proposal of the Government that men 65 years of age and upwards if injured should not receive under the Compensation Act more than 59 per week, or the widow of each a man killed more than £25. Mr R. Bell, M.P. who was accorded aa en- thusiaatic reception, said if there were non- Unionists in the same shop as himself he, for ooe, would be prepared to go out of bis way to compel them to join the Trade Union.(Hearjhear.) He asked them to try to conceive what would be tbe condition of things in the country were it not for the Trade Unions. (Cheers.) Be knew what it WI:IiS when he was working at Cyfarthfa. Tha condition of things now was far better than it was in 1877. (Hear, j bear.) Commenting ucon the article in the Iron and Coal Trades Review," lie re- marked that they were frequently receiving a great deal of advice in the Press from men who were not, nor ever bad been, members of a Trade Union. Ele honed that there would be ¡ no rupture in the coal tiade at the close of this I I year, but it was essential that the men should adhere to their leaders. (Hear, hear.) Referring I to Labour representation, he said there were 14 Labour members in the House, and they were all united upon questions of the hetterment of the working classe?, and they had succeeded in doing something. (Hear, hear.) Tbe recant Com- pensation Bill would not be passed by the House of Commons in its present form. The Labour members were not large in numbers, but they were sufficient to prevent tbe passing of any measure bo retrograde to the causa. Machinery was introduced which displaced a large number of hands, and if these men were set aside as not being wanted he failed to see why those men were not as much entitled to compensation as the brewer and licence holder. (Applause.) As to the Aliens Hill and other measures which the Government bad introduced in the' interest of the workmen," the present Ministry must think the British workman was a darned fool if I they thought he woulo regard this legislation as in his interest. As to the Unemployed Workmen Act. the fact that money would have to be provided from charitable sources for the machinery of tbe Act to be put in operation made the measure a fiasco. The unemployed question was becoming a serious one. On the railways alone 25,000 were displaced by new machinery. He advocated Labour representation and the speedy removal of the present undesirable Government, and advised tbe workers to carry the same principles into local government. It waa an uphill fight to secure due representation of Labour, but they maat succeed eventually. (Cheers.) The motion was carried unanimously. On the motion of Mr Lewis Miles, Bedwas, seconded bv Mr Henry Richards, a vote of thanks was accorded the speakers and chairman. Blaina Miners and Stipendiary Question. The monthly meeting of the Blaina District, South Wales Miners' Federation, was held on Monday, under the presidency of Mr David Smith, Brvnmawr. It waa repotted that com- pensation had been paid during the month to tbe amount of £420 14s 9d. Complaints were re- ceived from several of tbe collieries in the dis- trict that tha colliers' train wa* frequently delayed at Blaina Station, thus delaying the retnro home of workmen till a late hour, and the agent (Mr James Manning) was inatrnctad to inquire into tbe matter. The president (Mr D. Smith) and agent (Mr J. Manning) to attend any conferences to be called in support of the appointment of a stipendiary magistrate for the Monmouthshire Valleys, Pontypridd Price Lists. The monthly meeting of the Pontypridd Dis- trict of Miners was held on Monday, Mr Noah Thomas, Cvmmer Colliery, presiding. Mr Ben Davies (agent) stated that the management and men at tbe Hafod Colliery were desirous of fix- ing a price for the working of the No. 5 seam, [ and be would endeavour to effect n satisfactory arrangement as aopn as practicable. He also reported that a meeting wauld be held this week for the pnrpose of trying to effect terms regard- ing the working of the No. 9ft. deam at tho No. 2 pit, Great Western Colliery. An application by the Federationists at the Lady Windsor Colliery, Ynysybwl, to tender notices on the non- Unionist question was granted. It was reported that the maximum compensation bad been paid by the Great Western Colliery Co. to Mrs Lanx- man, whose husband was killed at the Maritime Colliery. The contribution amounted to JE259 18s. Wernos Colliery Notices. Notices have been served at Wernos Colliery by tbe company in order to alter the price list. This was only signed by both sides Borne five weeks ago Rhymney Valley District. The monthly meeting of the Rhymney Valley Miners' Association was held at the Hanbury Hotel, Bargoed, on Monday evening, Mr T. Jenkins presiding. The agent (Mr EvaD Thcmas) reported that the Elliot cokers had been com- pelled through force of circumstances to tender their notices at tho first of last month, the em- ployers having given notice to the coke fillers. A number of appeals for financial support were considered and the following grants made —Llanhilleth £10, Risca £10, Caodafyd, Garn- fach, £10, Gilfach Goch £5. A number of old men having been discharged in consequence of the operation of the Compensation Act it was decided to give them Bupcort of several sucaa from the proceeds of the spscial levy made ro, cently ia the district. Tredegar District Matters. At the msnthly meeting of the Tredegar Dis- trict the agent (Mr A. Onious) reported that some of the colliers employed at Graham's Navigation Colliery, Sirhowy, had, by the request of the management, nsed safety Jamps, and claimed 7& per cent. on their earnings in consequence, bnt the management wonld only agree to the payment of ljd per ton. The agent was instructed to institute what measures ha deemed advisable to recover any allowances due in the event of an amicable settlement not being arrived at. It waa also reported that the arbi- trators appointed by the Conciliation Board to deal with the Wbitworth heading dispute at Tredegar had failed to agree. The agent was authorised to obtain legal opinion with a view to entering a case in the County Court. The meeting passed a nuanimoua resolution in favour of the appointment of a stipendiary magistrate for Monmouthshire, and representa- tives were elected to attend a conference which pould shortly be held to further discuss the proposal. Notices had been given by the Trede- gar Company to the workmen employed in the Rbas Las seam, No. 1 Whitworth Colliery, Tredegar, and the agent reported that be had interviewed tbe manager, and protested against this action as being a violation of clause 5 of the Conciliation Board agreement. The manager, however, refused to withdraw tbe notices, and the matter had been referred to the Concilia- tion Board, and would be dealt with at the nOl:t meeting.
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THE RISCA STRIKE. No Prospect of a Settlement. At the monthly meeting of the Tredegar valley Miners, Mr A, Onions reported that no alteration had taken place in the BHnation at Risca, wbere the men are on strike, and the pros- pects of an early settlement were very unfavour- able. The district voted £350 towards the relief fund, and it waa decided to call a levy of 6d per man oach month during continuance of the strike. -=-
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DIED ON A JOURNEY. r Tragic 'Affair at Bridgend. The death occurred at Bridgend on Sunday morning in tragic circumstances of a young lady named Miss Ethel Ann Trotman. Tbe deceased lady resided with her parents at Swindon, where Mr Trotman hns been employed for 40 years in the Great Western Railway works. On Satur- day morning Mr and Mrs Trotman and their daughter, together with a young man to whom Miss Trotman Was engaged to be marriad, jour- neyed by excursion from Swindon to Swansea. The party left for home by the retarn excursion train in the evening, but during tbe journey Miss Trotman, who had not been in good health for two years, waa taken seriously ill, ani at Port Talbot station a wire was sent to Bridgend for a doctor to meet the train. Dr. W. E. Thomas proceeded to the station, and on the arrival of the train found the young Jady in acnte pain. She was removed to Bridgend Cottage Hospital, where she died on Sunday morning from diabetic coma. On Monday at Bridgend Mr E. 'LI. Reece, deputy coroner, held an inquest on the body of Miss Ethel Ann Trotman. who died at the Cot- tage Hospital on Sunday. Dr. Edmund Thomas attributed death to diabetic coma. Verdict accordingly.
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EXPENSES OF A PATENT. A Cardiff Failure. On Monday the first meeting of the credi- tors of Silas Williams, 165, Severn-road. Cardiff, was held at the office of tbe Official Receiver. The bitnjFtoptjWho had been c&rrving on business at the Pnoenix Iron and Brass "Foundry. at the west side of the East Dock, had filed accounts showing liabilities amounting to £731 5s lid, and assets to tbe amount of JE8?ls4d leaving a deficiency of JE644 4s 7d. He attributed his failure to heavy interest on monies borrowed and expenses in taking out letters patent. The debtor contended that owiOK to the depression in the shipping trade he bad been unable to-do much business during the past three years, and the expense of making samples of his trolley wheel for trial on electric cars, for which he had obtaior-d letters patent in August, 1904, bad ost him a considerable sum of money, and h was handicapped as he bad no capital. Thi patent is atill being worked on trial in varioclS toviBf in the kingdom. No resolution nag passedS
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MAN'S ANKLE FRACTURED, At Swansea Police Court on Monday William Woolf, fishmonger, of Pier-street, was summoned for assaulting Exei Ansen, a Norwegian seaman. Woolf had cross summonses ugatnst Ansen and a woman named Ann Cartiss for assault. Mr Leeder appeared for Aasen, and Mr Thompson defended. Ansen said on passing Woolf's house in .Pier-street he heard ecreams of "Marder." and on entering to see what was the matter defondant took up a poker to strike him with. They closed, and defendant got him to the ground apd kicked him. In the struggle bis ankle was broken, and he now bad to walk on cratches, Tho defence nas thatWootf was the aggrieved man, Ansen entering bis honso and being the first to strike, whilo CartiBs picked up a atone and struck Woolf with a fender. Woolf was fined 40s and costs, while the cross- snmmonaiM were dismissed-
ITrade Union Congress.
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I Trade Union Congress. PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE. Election of a New Secretary. HANLEY, Saturday. The closing session of this year's Trade Union Congress was held this morning at the Victoria Hall, under the presidency of Mr James Sexton, of theNationa) Union of Dock Labourers, Liver- pool. Although many of the delegates left Han. ley for their homes last night, a fairlY large num- ber attended thin morning for the purposes of hearing the declaration of tbe results of the voting in tbe various elections which took place yesterday. The first business, however, was the clearing off of the only remaining resolution on the agenda paper, viz., that *in respect to an exten- sion of tbe Truck Acts Mr Watts Morgan (Welsh Miners), on behalf of the Shop Assistants, formally moved, and Mr H. Orbell (London Dockers) seconded: "Tbis congress heartily supports the National Amalgamated Union of Shop Assistants, Warehousemen, and Clerks in its efforts to abolish the living-in system, where- by shop workers are paid partly in truck instead of current coin of the realm, and hereby instructs the ParJiamentary Committee to promote a Bill to extend the Truck Acts, 1831-1896." The resolution was unanimously agreed to without any discussion. The Parliamentary Committee. Mr Ben Turner (Weavers' Association, Batley), as one of the sdntineers, then announced the result of the election of the new Parliamentary Committee as follows, the vote having been taken by card yesterday Mr D. J. Shackleton, M.P. (Northern Counties Weavers), 1,304,000 votea Mr D. C. Cummings (Boilermaker and Shipwrights, New- castle), 1,251,000; Mr A. H. Gill (Operative Cotton Spinners, Bolton), 1,142,000; Mr A. Wilkie (Associated ^hipwtjohts, Newcastle), 1,070,000; Mr Will Thome (Gasworkers, London), 1,052,000 Mr R. Bell, M.P. (Railway Servants, London), 1,045.000; Mr J. Haslam (Derbyshire Miners), 1,000000; Mr W. B. Hornidge (Boot and Shoe Operatives, Leicester), 961,000; Mr (Bargebuildeis. London), 938,000; Mr J, Sexton (Dockers' Union, Liverpool) 932,000; Mr W. J. Davis (Brasaworkers, Birmingham), 900,000 Mr C W. Bowerman (Compositors' s00iety, London)! 845,000; Mr F. H. Rose (Amalgamated Society of Engineers, Manchester), 817,000. The above form the committee. Next in order came Mr F. Chandler (Carpenters and Joiners, Manchester), 416,000 Mr J. Hayhnrst (Bleachers and Dyers, Bradford), 390,000 Mr E. E. Burns (Plumbers, Manchester), 383,000 Mr Ben Tillett (Dockers' Union, London), 350,000; '5L Bondfield (Shop Assistants, London), 306,000; Mr S. March (Carmen's Society, Loudon, 147,000 Mr G. T. Jackson (Tramway and Vehicle Workers, Manchester), 1(6,000; Mr S. Fisher (CoaUrimmera, Cardiff), 31,000; and Mr J. Green (Yorkshire Steam Enginemen), 24.000. The Secretaryship. Mr B. Tuner (Batley) announced the result of the voting for the secretaryship as follows—Mr W- C. Stwdman iBarge BnUdara, Londoti elected with 770,000 VO,i"8, lIa RRaiD8t 752,000 for Mr A. Stanley (Miners Federation). Mr Steadman, who received an enthusiastic greeting from the assembled delegates, said, whilst taking this opportunity of thanking tbe congress for tbe honour they had conferred upon him, bo must say that he was deeply sensitive ae to the responsibilities which accompanied the office. He also wished to say that the relations between the Miners federation and himself had always been of the most friendly character, acharactetwhtch he hoped they would still maintain. (Hear, hear.) As an ex-member of Parliament, be wonlu have the right of entry into the inner lobby of the Honee of Commons, ana woald be able to approach even a Cabinet Minister if necessary on behalf of the interests of Laboar. American Delegation. Mr W. Mosses (United Patternmakers Asso- ciation, Lseds) with 797,000 voteB, and Mr D. Gilmoor (Scottish Miners), with 547,000 votes, were appointed delegations to attend the con- gress of the American Federation of Labour. Mr G.N. Barnes (Amalgamated Society of Engineers), with 1,342,060 votes, and Mr T F Richards (National Union of Boot and Shoe Operatives, Leicester), with 935,000 votes, were appointeed to attend the Co-opecative Congress. A meeting of the newly elected members of tbe Parliamentary Committee Was held during tbe morning, when Mr D. C. Cummings, of New. caaMe, was elected chairman.
ROADSIDE IVIURDER.
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ROADSIDE IVIURDER. DRAMATIC ARREST IN LONDON. After a Year's Search. At;8 o'clock on Friday night» man, arrested by detactives with dramatic suddenness ia Kentish Town, was taken to the Hotmea-road Police Sta- tion and detained there on auspiclon of being connected with the motde* oiMx Frank Allwood, who was found dead by the xdadaide in Oxford- shire nearly a year ago. The detained man is aboat 35 years of age. and was taken to the polico station by Detective- Sergeants Milton and Grosse. Oxfordshire polios officers have been summoned to London, and an investigation of the man's antecedents ia going on. The man is said to resemble a navvy who was seen near the scene of libo murder. The police have been searching for the navvy ever since the crime was committed. Story of the Crime. On October 9th of last year Frank Ernest All wood- a carpenter, aged 28, belonging to Marsden Green, near Birmingham, was foond lying dead, half naked, nnder a heap of straw, in a shod at iCackley, a little parish near the Oxford and Banbary road. His akull was badly fractured, his face terribly injured, and there were distinct ifaarks of a thumb and finger on the throat, showing that it bad been violently clutched. Allwood was a man of intensely reljRious temperament, and waa said by witnesses at tbe inquest to be of very steady habits. He left home in search of work on September 13th of last year, bis intention being to go first to Bir- mingham and then to Banbury. He carried with him all his savings, amounting to £7, a copy of the New Testament, and a sHver keyless watch. When tbe body was found only 10id in bronze mi in his pockets. His silver watch had gone, and his trousers, socks, and boots had been reo moved. A bloodstained iron call was discovered close by, and this was the weapon with which the murder was committed. Mr Thomas Coles, a schoolmaster, was the last person to see Allwood alive. lie was cyoling to Oxford, and met him near North Aston. He also ootioed a man who appeared to be a tramp near the deceased, standing under a hed^e. A few yards farther on he saw another man, who appeared to be a nuty, also standing near the hed^e. Mr Coles was suspicious, and dismounting from his bicycle, lookedcarefnlly at the two men. This is the description be gave of them :— The Tramp—About 50 years of age, 5ft. Sin. high, wearing a battered boJVlor hat and a long black frock cent he bad side whiskers and a long black beard. The Navvy—About 3d years of age. 5ft. 7in. high, clean shaven, 0 stout buiid, wearing a dark peak cap and corduroy suit. Man Discharged. The man, who strongly protested hia innocence, wa* brought befcre a magistrate at the Count Police Station, Oxford, on Saturday evening. The police Bald from inquiries they bad made they were aatinSed that tbe man was not in Ox- fordshire at the time of the murder, and be was thereupon discharged. -=
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CHRISTIAN BROTHERHOOD. PROF. GARVIE, D.O., AT CARDIFF, Preaohing at the 37th anniversary services of Wood-street Chapel, Cardiff, on Sunday, Prof. J ■ "atvie, D.D., London, founding bis sermon in tbe morning upon the Sermon on tbe Mount, where men are sxborted to lovb their enemies, deprecated tbe common idea that it was patriotic in time of war to bate ocr enemies, and said the Christian Church in Buch times of national piejudice bad not been proven Christ- ran, had not attained that standard of universal love unchanged and unaffected by either insult orinjuty. Thialack of Christian brotherhood more especially applied to individuals, who when met with insult and injury weremole ready to retaliate tban to compensate good for evil. If tDORteat Divine example was followed men would find themselves pioneers in hitherto nnexplored regions of kindness and goodness and leaders in the progress of mankind, aDd what better eould any young man have than a lofty ambition, a large aspiration, to be honest and respeetful not merely as men of the world, but with that good- ness and kindness only attainable by those who had the Spirit of God in them ? The great aooial problem, be held, could oolYbe solved by the Chntcb, but before that time came the Church itself must considerably awaken from its lethargy.
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FELT "A BlfuVELY," When charged at the Newport County Police Court on Saturday with riotous behaviour at Kisca on the 4th inat., David Samuels, formerly of Neath, attributed bin lapse to feeling a bit lively over the show." Dafeudant alleged that the policeman had behaved violently towards him. and struck him with his staff on the head. This, however, wns denied. Pined 108 and costs. William Lewis and William Griffiths, miners, were charged with fighting on the highway at Kisca on the same date. Griffiths rtas fined 10 and costs, and Lewis was ordered to pay costs. _H
DOCKS TRADESMAN'S FAILURE.
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DOCKS TRADESMAN'S FAILURE. The first meeting of the creditors of Constantino Kamgitinis, 36, Bute-street, Cardiff, grocer and boarding-house keeper, took place at the Official Receiver'e office on Mon- day. The debtor's statement of affaire showed gros8 liabilitiesamonutiag to £514 911 8d of which £461133 lOd weifliexpected to rank for dividend. The deficiency was JE40918a5d. Tbe debtor attributed hisfaitare to bad debts, sickness and death in my family, and judgment against mo in an action for damages." As there was no I quorum, no resolution was passed, and the > Official Receiver remains trobtee of the estate.
A Devoted Son of Wales.
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A Devoted Son of Wales. PROFESSOR ALFRED HUGHES. Tribute to His Life and Work. The Welsh national memorial which bas been erected at Corria. Merionethshire, aa a tribute to the late Profeseor Alfred W. Hughes, F.R.C.S., was unveiled on Saturday in the pre- sence of a large crowd. The memorial takes the form of a Celtic pillar standing over 20 feet high, designed by Mr W. Goscombe John, and is erected at a point overlooking the village which gave birth to the late Professor. In hiB youthful days he worked in the slate quarry which, however, he quickly deserted for studies, and he subseqaently took high academic honours. At the time of the South African war be was professor of anatomy at King's College, London, and here he originated the idea of forming a Welsh hospital. He took the question up in earnest, and in a short time be was able to announce that a. complete hospital bad been organised, and he left for South Africa to direct generally the work of equipment. The splendid organisation of the Welsh Hospital earned for it the high encomiums of the authorities. The work and worry connected with so important an undertaking told its tale on Professor Hughes, who was forced to leave for home. When be stepped on board the liner at Cape Town it was seen that fever had already set in, and he lived but a short time aftar his arrival in this country. THE MEMORIAL. (Frotr. photo bv Mr G. B. Fearce, Machynlleth.)
The Church Service.
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The Church Service. Owing to the very wet weather CD Saturday the open air service waa abandoned, and the procession marched to the church in the follow- ing order :—Band "åd buglets of the 5th Volun- teer Battalion S.W.B., Captain A. R. Pryse, D.L., Major R. H. Wills Roberts, M.D., C.M.G., Principal T. F. Roberts, Aberystwyth, the Bishop of Bangor and clergy, chairmen of Urban Councils, members of the Memorial Com- mittee, 5th Volunteer Battalion S.W.B., under Captain David Davios, and Friendly Societies. There were also present in the church the Dowager Marchioness of Londonderry, Mrs Wynne, of Peniarth, the Bishop of Bangor, the Rev. J. Edwards, Corris Rev. LL It, Hughea, rector of Llandudno Rev. T. Ltew. Williams, Machynlleth Rev. Gomer Price, Pennal Rev. R. R. Roberts, :Portmadoe: at-i Hughes, Colonel and Mrs Atken, Tonyn Dr. Williams, Trerddol Dr. Rees, Caersws Dr. Edwards. Cemaes Major Hamilton Pryse, Mr R. C. Anwyl, Mr R. Gillart, and others. The church waa crowded with soldiers and civilians, and the combined bands of the 5th V.B. S.W.B., and the Corris Band accompanied the hymns. conducted by Sergeant Phillips, 01 Newtown. In Memotiam was played by the Corris Band. The whole service was very impressive, the unveiling ceremony being per. formed at the close, A Great Career. Captain Pryse said that there was something pathetic in the words engraved on the pedestal of the column-" Who began his life's work among these hills." The race was well run, the fight was well fought, and now that the battle of life was over he rested peacefully near his be- loved biils. He thought that Alfred Hughes'a career waa one to think and ponder over. From small beginnings, unaided by outside interest or influence, alone by his own hard work, indomit. able pluck, and :innate cleverness, he worked himself into the high*, scientific and good social position he enjoyed when, alas, he was cut down. When the bell of patriotism rang he nobly re- sponded to the call, anxious to naefor the benefit of the dying and wonnded soldiers that medical skill for which he was justly famed. From letters the speaker bad received from Alfred Hughes be knew bow earnest he was in his work, and he considered that he was as fitly entitled to the wreath of victory as the gallant soldiers who were shot down on the battlefields of Spion Kop and Modder River. Alfred Hughes was a brave and gallant son of Wales, who in time of trouble freelyfgave up his life for his Queen and for his country. A Comrade'sJTribute. Major Mills Roberta said that it was with very mixed feelings that he came there that day to witness tbe nnveiling of a memorial to hia old friend and comrade. He could assure them that be was deeply sensible of tho honour he shared with them in having that proud privilege. Alfred Hughes's virtues and merits were so well known in his native place that there was nothing which be could add. The speaker congratulated the committee upon the excellence of the work on the stone, which wonld help to remind them of a. great man who was takea away far too soon. Principal Roberts said that he felt with Capt. Pryse that there was great fitness in the sur- roundings and resting-place of their friend, and of the beautiful monument which his friends and comrades had raised to his memory. There was beauty in his life and strength in his character tb&t'iitted in with the surroundings, about nhich also bis tenderest associations were gathered from the beginning. They felt proud to belong to the conntv which gave birth to such a man. Such a character as his was the highest and finest flower of their beloved land. He bad often compared Principal Hughes in his mind with another son of Merionethshire, the late Mr Ellis. One came from the extreme north of tho county and the other from the extreme Bonch. They difiersd much in aome respects, in aims and con- victions, but there was a great resemblance between them, and they were now both at one in rest. We Ion Red to preserve these conditions, which enabled our country to produce such men we longed to preserve that perfect comradeship in youth and manhood which led Professor Hughes to.go*out to help his fellows. Above the sorrow which all felt at his loss there was heard the note of conauest and triumph as we thought of his achieved and perfected life. The Bishop of Bangor, before pronouncing the blessing, asked them to lernembor that Professor Hughes had been enabled to givo his life freely for the soldiers through the grace of God. Unveiling Ceremony. After the singing of two Welsh hymns a pro- cession was formed outside, and, beaded by the band of the Borderers, the company marched to the site, where Captain Pryse unveiled the monument. The last post and the reveille were sounded by the buglers, and three volleys were discharged by the firing party. On the baae of the cross an admirably executed bust of the dead professor has been carved, and underneath is the following inscription In Memory of Alfred W. Hughes, F.R.C.S., Profeesorof Anatomy, King's College. London, Who began his life a work among the hilla, And died of fever contracted in the South African Warwbile superintending The Welsh Hospital, Which be originated and organised Born at Fronwen, Corris, July 31,18641 Died November 3,1900. Erected by public subscription. Biographical Sketch. In Cardiff the memory of Professor Alfred Hughea will bo long ravetad. He was the first dean of the medical school established in con. neceetion with the University College in October, 1893, and the successful organisation of the school during its early years was largely due to his exertions. Previously he had studied at Edin- burgh London, and Leipzig bad been for a brief period in practice at BUnt, and a lecturer in anatomy in the University of Edinburgh. In 1897 be resigned his appointment at Cardiff on hiselectioD asprofessor of antaomy in the newly- founded chair of anatamy in King's College, London. A fluent Welsh speaker, be waav an ardent Welsh nationalist, and, a; a Conservative, contested North Carnarvonshire in the G-neral Election of 1895. In,June, 1899, he left England at a day's notice to take oharge of the Welah Hospital established at Spfincfonteio, in South Africa soon after the outbreak of the Boer war. Here, like his predecessor in that office, Pro- fessor Thomas Jones,*of Manchester, he con- tracted a fatal disease, and died of enteric fever at hia London residence on November 3rd, 1900, a few days after his return from South Africa. Before leaving Cardiff for London Professor Hughes had presented to the College a sum of JE550 for pro- viding a. collection of anatomical specimens to replace his own private collection which is now in King's College. London. An anatomical museum called after bis name is now established at the College, aud a prize medal is aannnlly awarded in the medical school i:1 bis memory.
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Mr T. E. G iHurn, of the Board of Trade, Barry, has been promoted to the position of aapaiinfatodent at £ ?onl*E>.X$Q&n<~
MONMOUTHSHIRE POSITION.
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MONMOUTHSHIRE POSITION. Policy of Education Committee. ACCEPTED BY "MANAGERS. It is evident that the policy of the Monmouth- shire Education Committee iu insisting that the managers of the non-provided schools nnder its jurisdiction shall carry oat the repairs and ex- tensions recommended by his Majesty's Inspec- tors and by Mr Swash, Newport, the committee's architect, is having the desired effect, for already 51 schools have responded to the committee's requirements. At 28 schools the managers have completed the alterations asked for, and at 23 other schools the alterations have been completed save in a few minor details. The managers of Panteg Wern, Mitchell Troy, Wonaitow, Llanfihangel Ysternllywetn, Nash, and Blaenavon Wesleyan have applied that their renpective schools be transferred to the county, and the Sites and Buildings Committee are recommending that they be taken over." Negotiations are also proceeding with a view to transferring to the oonnty the PonSymoile Schools, in respect of which there haa been a long controversy with regard to repairs. As to the deadlock in connection with the Pontypool Charity Schools, the travelling architect of the Board of Education has agreed to meet the managers and a committee of tbe Education Committee at tbe schools. As to the BassaJeg, Malpas, and Caerleon Endowed Schools the architect's report shows that the repairs neces- sary are considerable," and the Sites and Buildings Committee are recommending that the managers be given a further extension of time. At Ltaagibby, Courtybella (Argoed), Coedypaan (Llangibby), and Cwmbran Roman Catholic, j and Tredegar Roman Catholic, the founda- tioa managers have cot satisfied the commit- ter's architect with respect to the repairs and alterations, and the Sites and Buildings Com- I mittee, in accordance with a previous resolution, are recommending to the Education Committee, which will meet to-morrow (Wednesday), that I they be not financed by the county as from August 14th last. There will probably be an • i tnportant discussion on this recommendation, as a number of the members are in favour of financing the schools pending the appeal of the foundation managers to tbe Boud of Educa- tion and the decision of tbe latter authority. I The question of rent for schoolmasters' honses still bang-are. Tbe Education Committee, who have so far refused to pay, contend that ac- cording to the trust deede the schoolmasters' houses are part and parcel of the school build- ings.
,BARRY EDUCATION FIGHT.
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BARRY EDUCATION FIGHT. Another Special Meeting Convened. A Bpecial meeting of the Barry local education authority has been convened for Thursday even- ing next to deal with the recommendations of the Education Committee with regard to the Board of Education requirements. These re- commendations consist of a scheme for staffing t St. Helen's School in accordance with the first latter of the Board of Education, dated August lOtb. The Education Committee will meet the same day, when, among other matters, consideration will be given to the alteration of the time table of St. He en's Roman CathoHc School by the managers in order to provide for religious in- struction being given both morning and after. noon at tbe Bchools. Revolt Fund. On Monaay evening the Rev. T. G. James. Rogeistoob, addressed a meeting of tha Com- mercial-road Baptist Church, Newport, on The Merionethshire Policy," and appealed to the members to do all they could in this fight for liberty. The amount already subscribed by the Commercial-ioad Baptist Church to the Revolt Fund amoocts to £30.
NEWPORT "RESISTERS"' VOTES
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NEWPORT "RESISTERS"' VOTES Revising Barrister's Decision. At Newport Registration Court on Saturday (before Mr E. Annersley Owen, barrister-at-law), Mr Ernest Lawton a prominent Newport Passive Rasiater, contested the right of tbe overseerB to strike his name off the register. He explained that ba bad refused to pay the education rate, and that in consequence the magistrates had made an order, and an execution had been levied. The order was foe payment of 3s 8d, which he deducted as the education rate portion, and tbe execution was for 78 5d, which included the costs of tbe Court. The value of the goods distrained on was, accord- ing to his estimate, 15s, but they produced only 4s 6d. Failing thus to secure a suffi- cient sum to meet the 7s 5d, tbe overseers struok his name off the list. Mr Lawton said it was well fenown that a dis- traint could not be levied twice for the same amount, and contended that whether compulsory or voluntarily the rate bad been paid. The Re- vising Barrister had power to fine tbe overseers £5 for wilfully leaving bis name off the list. Mr Owen said ho somewhat sympathised with Mr Lawton-not politically, of course. Not long ago, when he (Mr Owen) returned home after an -extended absence, he found a notice in his key- hole stating that tho poor rate was due, and that if it was not paid by a certain date, then four weeks back, proceedings would bo taken against bim. The result was that be not only ha.d to pay the rate, but 2a coats as wall. He complimented Mr Lawton upon the ability with which he had placed his case before him. With regard to a point that had been made in another case, and which also applied to this case, namely, that a sufficient amount of the rates bad been paid to cover the qualifying period for a vote, he held that Mr Lawton had put himself out of court by admitting that be had not paid the education rate. With regard to the contention that whether voluntarily or compulsorily the rate had been paid, and that the overseers had no right to strike Mr Lawton's name off the register, be was inclined to agree with hitn. It was according both to oommon aenBe and the law. He had, however, in his 26 years' experience as a reviaing barrister never fined anyone, and in the present case he was not going to suggest or impute any vindictive feelings on tbe part of the overseers. The claim was allowed. Mr Annersley Owen, barrister-at-law, presid- ing over the Newport Registration Court on Monday morning, gave his decision 10 the case of the Rev. James F. BlackweH, a pas- sive register. Mr Lennard, Liberal agent, urged on behalf of Mr Biackwell that sufficient of tho rate had been paid by him up to the quali- fying period, which expired on the 5th of Jan. to entitle him to a vote. The rate was made in September, and continued till March, aud tbe revising barrister was asked in effect, to appor- tion a sufficient portion of what the claimant bad aotnally paid as education payment up to the 5tb of January. I The arrears, it was urged, were in respect of the period immediately following tbe 5th of January. Mr Lennard pointed out that no demand had been made upon Mr Biackwell for arrears. This, be argued, showed that the rate had bee,) satisfied. The Revising Barrister said he waa asked to apportion a certain amount of what was actually paid by tbe claimant to tbe period up to the 5th January, and it was aaid that, if that was done, it would be ahown as a matter of account that all due np to that date had been paid without any reduction in respect of the education or any other rate. Tho answer to this was obvious-that he bad no such evidence before him. Supposing such evi- dence was forthcoming, the claimant could not aot upon it, for it would be inconsistent with the position which he had taken np, viz., that he was a passive resister. He therefore was ieluctantly compelled to bold against the contentions that bad been laid with so much ability by Mr Leo- nard. This decision affects the Rev. James Henry Biackwell, the Rev. Luther Davies, Dr. Minifie, and Mr Edwin Parsons, who will all lose their voles.
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IS IT LEGAL P" LOQUACIOUS YSTRAD DEFENDANT. The monotony of the Second Court at Tetrad was broken on Monday by Mrs Martha Harry, ofGelli, who had been sammoned for using threatening language towards Sergeant Baksr when he was 8erving her son with a summons for playing ball in the street. Is it legal." commenced the defendant, "tor tbe sergeant to serve my boy in the street with the summons 7" We have nothing to do with that," responded the presiding magistrate (MrJ. D. Williams). I There's a law for me as well as for YOU," remarked the defendant. Court Officer Silence, or you will be put in the cell. Defendant (sarcastically): II that legal too ? I don't care if you do. A little later defendant became very demon- strative, and excitedly exclaimed, I'll have the j case adjourned." The Chairman Yon are not going to rule this court. Defendant (defiantly): And you are not going to rule me. Defendant was fined 15s or 10 days. Defendant: I don't care. I will go down for a month if von like. < Mre Harry continued to be defiant, and bad to be forcibly removed by two officers while utter- ing lond protestations.
jREPUBLICAN RIOT IN SPAIN.
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REPUBLICAN RIOT IN SPAIN. Police Charge Demonstrators. I Madrid, Saturday. At the conclusion of the Re- publican meeting held here last night, at which the speakers comprised Senor Salmeron and the Republican candidates for the Madrid constitu- encies at the forthcoming election, a crowd 12,000 strong gathered round Senor Salmeron and es- corted him, with resounding cheers, to the Calle I San Teronimo. At thia point the police charged tbe demonstrators. Shots were fired, the crowd became panic-strickcn, and a wild Btampede ee- oued, many of the demonatratora being trodden under foot. Senor Salmoron afterwards pro- ceeded to the Ministry of the Interior, where he had a conference with the Minister.—Renter. Madrid, Saturday.—Senor Salmeron, the head of the Republican party, was last niche fired at while he was driving home from an electoral meeting. Two bullets were fired. Both hit bis i carriage, but Senor Salmeron himself escaped.— I f UfotfinlKew*.
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Pembroke Dockyard. THE REDUCTION CONTINUED. Sixteen labourers, three smiths, and two ship- wrights received notice of discharge at Pembroke Dockyard at the cloae of last week. Ten labourers employed under the civil engineer in charge of the works department were also served with j notices, and a further laige reduction in that I department is being rumoured to be probable within the next month, in consequence <Jf the completion of the work on which they are em. ployed. The report which was circulated last weeir to the effect that tbe discharges which are being carried oat in agreement with the views of tbe Naval Establishments Reorganisation Com- mittee. the report of which will, it waa said, be published on October 1st, would ceaee in that month, and woald not be resumed next spring, M has been threatened, must be regarded as being largely of a speculative origin, and for reason not worthy of credence. The cessation of the discharges will turn on the extent of the pro- gramme of new work which the Admiralty intend to carry out in future, and the proportion of it which they will decide to give to the dockyards, both of whioh are im- portant questions of policy and must aa such be assumed to be quite beyond the purview of the Committee. That a very con- siderable reduction in the naval programme. from the high standard of recent previous years, will take place is obvious. That a large pro- portion of it will be given to private contractors is equally certain. Before now it has happened that new work has been decided upon for no other reason than to give the maufacturers of armour plates, who laid down costly plant M meat Adflhiralty requirements, employment, the idea actuating the then Board of Admiralty being that they were under some obligation to the manufactnrera on that account. A similar plea, though per- haps not quite such a strong one, might be urged on behalf of private shipbuilders, tbe principal of whom. by the way, are now manofactnrera of armour plates. If the Admiralty desire to been in existence shipbuilding establishments to which they could send orders in a time of urgency and stress, they mustencourage them by sending orders in normal circumstances, and undoubtedly will do so. Then, again, contract-built ships are frequently cheaper, although without doubt not so well built as dockyard ships. The Admiralty took occasion to point out the economical aspect of the question on a recent occasion, and there are, therefore, very Btrong reasons for thinking they will not hesitate to act upon it to the detrit mentoftbe dockyards. Their Lordships' opinion is that repairs and refits can be moat economically carried out at the yards, bat in the case of new work tbe advantage is, as a rule, on the Bide of the contract-built ships. What they Dropose to do ut Pembroke Dock in particular is still uncertain, It was rumoured a week ago? that certain new machines which bad been cae. livered there were to be despatched to Chatham, bat that rumour appears to have lacked founda- tion, as the costly concrete foundations for the machines which bad been commenced previously, but were incomplete when the order in question was said to bave arrived, were afterwards carried to completion, and the machines have, in some cases, been since wholly or partly erected. This would Beem to auger well for the future of the yard. The extensive improvements which are being carried out on the railway system of the dockyard also point to a similar conclusion, such a policy being quitennjustifiable if it is intended V to largely reduce tho yard, as will be necessary should it have beon decided not to build any- more large ships there, aa has been reported to be the firmly held loijal official opinion.
SHOCKED POLICEMEN.
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SHOCKED POLICEMEN. CHARY ABOUT REPEATING BAD LANGUAGE. Francis Norris, of Ltanvan, was charged at Newporton Monday with being drunk and refusing h to quit the Carpenters Arms on Friday evening. Not drunk, but rather the worse for drink, was defendant's description of his conduot. P.C.. J Grist's version, however, differed in many particulars. The officer said that Norris nsed^j the most objectionable language in the bar—eo objectionable indeed that rather than offend the earh of the court the policeman handed np K the defendant's phraseology on a piece of paper to the magistrates. Then Norris refused bis v name and address, and finally kicked the offieec. Defendant stated that he waa a licensed victualler 1 at Llanvan. Alderman Goldaworthy That's nsar Went- wood. Yon had better confine yourself to Went** wood water. The Chairman said he saw from particnlara banded up to him by Mr Sinclair (chief constable) that Norris had been three timea before the Chepstow magistrates. Jfou are not fit to hold a. licence," he added. Defendant for being drunk on licensed premises was fined 10s, and 40s or V one month for assaulting the constable. < James Kane, a fireman, who hailed from far- away Londonderry, was charged with being drunk and using obscene language in Commercial-t street. Superintendent Brooks gave a vivid account of Kane's eccentricities, and handed; on paper to the Bench a. sample of the langa&ge used by him. Fined 21s, or one month. Thomas Harrison, a Liverpool seaman, was discovered on Friday evening by P.O. Hen airy is '«■ Commeroiai-street in a very drunken state. He fr was haranguing a crowd, and challenging man t to fight. The language in this case too naa of i annoprintabie description. Prisoner slfid he bad met an old cbam, and had celebrated the* | event a little too cordially. He waa now very p contrite, and promised to return to Llverpoolt. forthwith. Fined 10s 61 or 14 days. Mary O'Grindle created ascene in Cotmnereiat^ street, near the Westgate Hotel. Helplessly^ drunk, your Worship," was P.C. England's| concise description of her condition. An old! offender, sbe waa fined 10s 6d, or 14 days. "? James Gibbins (64), although described ttu| platelayer, might have passed muster as an^ ancient mariner. 1 Sergeant Colboame foand him incapable itti Raglan-street, and in the opinion of the magi-1 strates' clerk he was still suffering from thaf effects of hia indiscretion. Gibbins explained that ? be had been paid off on Saturday and bad; straightway gone to a public-house. He had, clearly a great thirst, for only 9d was found on him. Fined 5s or seven days. Patrick Harrington was foond in Higb-strset by P.C. Probert. He was in a very cbeerfol mood, and ever and anon, as he laboriously. walked along, he collided heavily with pedes- trians on the footway. A familiar figure at the court, be was fined 2 Is or one month.
TRAGEDY OF THE SEA.
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TRAGEDY OF THE SEA. The Orient Pacific liner Omrah, which arrived in Plymouth on Sunday, had on board the sole snrvivor of the crew of the Spanish brigantine Carmen, which was wrecked while on a voyage* from Gartayai, in Southern Spain, to Setubal, in Portugal. On Wednesday morning laat soon, after passing Cape St. Vincent, Mr A. H. Fraaert third officer of the Omrah, saw a quantity of wreckage at some distance from the ship. When the Omrab came nearer it wasseen that a human being was lying across the wreckage, batwhethee dead or alive it was impossible to say. Tho lifeboat was at once lowered, and, shel- tered as mnch as possible by the steamer, was quickly away on its errand of mercy. After a difficult and dangerous row the lifeboat reached the wreckage, which was nothing more sub- stantial than a couple of planks lashed together. Lying across these, unconscious and partially clothed, was the bod v of a Spanish sailor lad. He was brought back to the Omrah, and had soon recovered sufficiently to tell his etory. He aaid his name was Juan Delgado Lamtano, and that be was one of the crew of seven belonging to the Spanish brigantine Carmen. On Sunday nigbt, the 3rd inat., the Carmen encountered equally weather, and at one o'clock the following morning she suddenly capaized. The crew were thrown into the water, but Lam- tano and two other sailors managed to grasp a couple of floating planka and, lasbing them to- gether, improvised a raft. The frail raft to which the tbree men clnnR was continually being swept by the waves, and during the night Lam- tana's two companions were drowned. For two days and three nights be drifted about at the mercy of the wares. Daring that time two ves- sels paased within bailing distance, bnt the boy was so weak from 9xposure that he could not raiae bis voice above a whisper. After the last ship went by without seeing him he became uo. conacioua, and remembers nothing more until he woke to find himself safe on board the Omrah.
A TRANSPOSITION;
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A TRANSPOSITION; There is a Providenee that shapes oar mis- prints. The leading article of tbe Daily Mirror on Saturday contained this: The ideaa on the subject of love which are current in this coantry may not be the wisest, bat they cert&iuly make tbe close relationa of matrimony very difficult indeed, except for those who are honeatlv and mutually in love. This is not .0 in France. Three young people marry, as a matter of family arrangement, knowing each other aearcely at all." • Three young people marry t" The sentence caught the* eye of a dripping pedestrian in the Old Bell at Hurley on Saturday. How «ell they manage it in France, where no one talka of tha decay of home life I And as a matter of family arrangement I Yoa may imagine the family say- ing, Thia is a girl to love, and this ia a girl to keep house." Or, 1 This is a man to like, and this is a man to pav the bills." The French, yon know, are always frank. And then, to tbe journalist, cornea the conviction of the misprint of three for there." The compositor knew more than the leader-writer and the LiDO. type machine epat oat the accidental truth.— Daily Chronicle."
BABY FALLS FROM TRArN.
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BABY FALLS FROM TRArN. An inquest was held at Long Buckley, Northamptonshire, on Friday, on the 11:% months old infant of a Peckham bookbinder named Broome. Tbe baby died as tbe resait of a faU from a. North-Western expreaa. Tbe parents stated that after the train had been travelling seventv miles withont a stop the door opposite to that by which they had entered blew open, and that tho mother dropped the child in trying to close it. Railway evidence was called to show that the train could not have travelled so far without the door opening had it bean im- properly fastened. A verdict of Accidental death" was returned, and the jalY recommended the locking of the doors on the off sMeot thioneb traios.