The Pontypridd Chronicle and Workman's News

Alleged House Breaking at Cilfvnydd. At the Pontvpridd Police-conrt on Wednesday -before Dr H.N. Dstvies and other t-nagiitrates John Nicholas and Augustus Evans were charged by Mr William Jenkins with breaking into the b ir of the Cilfvnydd Inn, on the 22nd inst when a bottle of whisk, y, a bottle of brandy and a num- ber of cigars were stolen. Complainant did not seethe defendants. -P.C. Evans said that on Saturday he arrested the two persons and took thorn to Portypridd police-station, where they Were charged on suspicion with breaking into the Cilfvnydd Inn. Witness said that Nicholas denied knowing anything aboat it and Evans said be was in bed. Witness proceeding, said that Evans told him subsequently that he went in company with Nicholas and another man.- Nicholas said he waitei at the door while the s Whiskey wfcs fetched by another msn who had not yeb been arrested. A cap was found on the premises which was identified by Nicholas as his own. The case wa.s adjourned for a w 39k in order that the other persons implicated might be brought .p. _——————

THE ARDLAMONT SHOOTING CASE. A STRANGE STATEMENT. Another chapter in the Ardlamont mystery has been opened, the Daily News says. Shortly after the tragedy, Mr. Jerningham, a gentleman occupy- ing rooms at Trafalgar House, Gresham-road, Staines, where Monson and Lieutenant Hambrough also resided during their stay in the town in the early part of last summer, received from Major Lamont, the owner of the Ardlamont estate, an ap- plication for the rent of the shooting, it being at the same time suggested that he had made himself responsible for the payment. Mr. Jeraingham at once replied that he knew nothing about the matter, and he heard nothing further till Wednes- day, when he received a letter from a firm ot solicitors at Edinburgh acting on behalf of Major Lamont. In their communication these gen!lemen expressed surprise at the contents of Mr. Jerning- ham's letter, inasmuch as his name appeared in the lease of the shooting. They asked for a remittance of :£450, and intimated that Mr. Jerningham would, in the course of a day or two, be com- municated with on the subject by their London agent, a solicitor named Pontitex. They also explained that the lease was signed atRiseley Hall, Yorkshire, on Mav 9th last, and that a witness to Mr. Jerningham's signature was his own footman. A letter from Mr. Pontitex was received by Mr. Jerningham on Thursday, and in this the demand for jM50 was repeated, Mr. Pontifex adding that the lease was in his possession. In an interview with Mr. Jerniagbam during the morning, a corre- spondent received permission to make it publicly known that that gentleman has had nothing what- ever to do with the lease of the shooting, and that if his name appears in the document it is a case of personation. He was at Riseley Hall for the first time in March last, and has not been there since, while the statement as to the footman is equally devoid of foundation, no servant of the kind being employed by him.

THE DISAPPEARANCE OF AN ENGLISH GIRL IN HOLLAND. A few days ago the Dutch police, at the request of the Scotland-yard authorities, arrested at Amsterdam a man named Hendritik de Jong. He is chargad on suspicion with being concerned in the disappear- ance, under remarkable circumstances, of two women, both of whom he is believed to have married. The first woman was an English girl named Juett, who formerly lived at Maidenhead. It appears that the acquaintance between the two began at Middlesbrough, in the infirmary of which town Miss Juett was acting as nurse at a period when Jong was an inmate. The couple were married at Maidenhead last June, and ii is said the bridegroom borrowed money from his wife's rela- tives in order to pay the expenses of the honey- moon. De Jong took his wife to Holland. Mrs. Jong was last seen in the early part of July at A/nhem, and it is alleged that about this time Jong was disposing of quantities of female apparel. In August last Jong returned to this country, went down to Maidenhead, and, it is said, told Miss Juett's parents that she had run away with an American. It was found, however, that he had earlier in the month gone through the form of marriage with a young Dutch lady named Schmitz, whom he brought with him to London. Later on these two were in Amsterdam, but they left on the 31st of that month, and since then nothing has been seen or heard of the second woman. A reward of 25d. has been offered by the magistrate of Arnhem for the discovery of the body of Miss Juett, and a reward of 100fl. is off -red by the Echo of Amsterdam for the discovery of the body of the other missing woman, Schniitz. The police are still actively prosecuting their investiga- tions, but up to the present no fresh light has been thrown on the mystery. Do Jong, on being examined, declined to give any information as to what bad become of the two women, and refused to state his whereabouts either on July 7th and 8th, or on August 30th and 31st, about which dates the two women respec- tively disappeared. The editor of a local paper states that some eight weeks ago he received a visit from a woman whom he now believes to have been the missing Englishwoman, Miss Juett. He adds that his visitor brought with her some draw- ings, of little value-probably sppcimnDS of her own art-which she was anxious to sell, it being her intention to employ the proceeds in paying her passage to America. The editor did not. purchase any of the drawings. He does not recollect the exact date of the visit. =====

STANLEY'S TRIBUTE TO SURGEON PARKED MEMORY. Mr. Stanley has written to the Lancet an elo- quent tribute to the memory of Surgeon-Major Parke, from which we learn that the gallant medical officer of the Emin Expedition was engaged as physician and surgeon for that enterprise as an unpaid volunteer. Mr. Stanley describes the immunity from disease which his men enjoyed as the result of the doctor's exertions as astonishing. All Parke's companions with the advance column reached their homes safely. Parke's r sponsibilities are described as well nigh overwhelming, Mr. Stanley says: "The forest continued week after week, month after month, the s :me unbroken mass of trees and nndergrowths, a id we traversed the same ill-lit shades, subject, to the same unvarying troubles with swatnes, creeks, mud Ikts and black oozy river deposits; the sick-list of each company incrrased each day, and we all naturally looked to Parke as though the salvation ol the poor victims depended upon him alone. "No language that r can use," adds Mr. Stanley, will describe the feeling of nausea that was provoked by the stench and the sight of 50 or 60 men who lost ounces oi flesh each day from the most virulent ulcers; and looking at Parke one could not but wonder at the utter absence of any such feeling in his face. Himself depleted in bedy from excessive perspira- tion after a march through hot. moist jingles, starving on one green banana a day, halt naked from loss of clothing and the constant wear and tear of bush life, half fainting from tne pernicious ague, which could on;y be su|p.es?ed by heroic doses of quinine, and jet presuming to each and all of us a face whereon one read naught but pleasant- ness and benevolence. Pursuing steai ><ly day by day throughout a. period which has no equal in my life for downright utter and extreme misery, an even temper so admirable and beautiful tor its sweetness and devo ion, that. I can "link no human being, male or female. could excel it."

Interesting Presentations at '1" Pontypridd.. On Tuesday evening a meeting was held at Penuel Vestry, Pontypridd- for the purpose of bidding farewell to Mr John Lewis, Patagonia (late of Trevecca College), who is about leaving this country to labour in his old home, under the auspices oi the Calvinistic Methodist Missionary Society. Mr Lewis, has since his arrival here four years ago, undergone a hard course of train- ing, having been prepared by the Rev. E, Dunmor Edwards. Pontypridd Academy. He successfully, passed the entrance examination into Trevecca College, where he. has studied for the past two years, having passed his several examinations very creditably. He was also ordained at the last I General Assembly held in Augustj at Llandilo, Carmarthenshire. The meeting was opened by the Rev. W. Adams, I Trevecca College. The Chairman, (Rev. W.^Iiewis) then ga.ve a spirited address, having given an account of Mr John Lewis's progress during the last four years, he concluded by congratulating him on the several excellent qualities so prominent in his life, Speeches were then delivered by the gentlemen :-Messrs Richard Rogers Henry MillE, Richard Hughes, David Richards, Thomas Llew- ellyn, Morgan Morgan, R. A. Lewis, James Roberts, Morien, Daniel Griffiths, John Charles and Charles Morgan. THE PRESENTATION. Mrs W. Lewis, on behalf of Penuel Church presented Mr Johh Lewis with a valuable silver watch, as a token of their euteem and regard. Mr Henry Mills, on behalf of Mrs E. Millward, presented him with Dr. Edwards' Commentary on the first Corinthians. Mr J. T. Llewellyn, ou behalf of the Band of Hope, presented Miss Gwen Williams with a bronze medal, together with a very tastefully designed certificate. Mr R. A. Lewis, on behalf of himself and his Sunday School Class (of which class she was a faithful attendant), presented her with a beautiful album, containing the photos of himself and class together with a very elegant Bible. Morien, on behalf of his daughter, presented her with a pair of ornaments together with a phote of himself. Mr Richard Rogers, on behalf of Mrs Rogers, presented her with a very magnificent Welsh hymn book. Bardic addresses were then delivered by Messrs John James, T. W. Jones (Aberdare Junction), R. Gwyngyll Hughes, and the Rev. John Adams. Speeches were also delivered by the Revs E. Tyler Davies, Trevecca, E. Moses Evans, and J. Ada;ns, who were fellow students with Mr Lewis at Tre- vecca College. The meeting was closed by prayer.

MIDNIGHT FRACAS AT TREORKY. ¡ ATTACK ON A CONSTABLE. I,, -— s^EXhIIH About midnight on Monday P.O. Nicholas, Treorky, while on his beat in High-street, was suddenly and savagely attacked by three or four drunken ruffians. It appeared that on Monday a iTan named John Mainwaring, residing at Treorky, and one or two others, were finod at Ystrad Police Court, for refusing to quit the Griffin Inn Hotel, Pentre. The defendants had smashed a clock and of her articles in the public-house, and caused a great deal of disturbance. On meeting P.C. Nicho- las in the street at midnight, and finding he was a/one, one of the ruffians pounced upon him most savagely, knocked him down, and kicked him on the ground. The constable struggled with his opponent but failed to handcuff him. A large crowd flocked to the scene, but although the officer shouted for help several times, he received no assistance, until the arrival of Inspector Jones, Pentre, and Sergt. Brown. Mainwaring had slipped off all his clothing to the waist before the rowjcommenced, in order that the officer might not obtain a good grip of him during the combat, fir.d when the inspector and the sergeant arrived he was making a desperate effort to release him- self from the clutches of the constable, who was holding him firmly to the ground with his knee. Mainwaring was handcuffed by the three officers ¡ and conveyed to the lock-up at Pentre. His ¡ brother and another man were also arrested and conducted to the police-station. The constable was bruised very much about the face and his eyes were swollen and discoloured. The roan Mainwaring, and his brother Samuel, togeth(1r with another man named David Evans, were brought up before the Pontypridd magis- trates on Wednesday, when John Mainwaring was sent to prison for a month with hard labour. Samuel Mainwaring was fined 10s., and David Evans. YI.

Dsatb of an Old Inhabitant at fHeolfach I "SHON Y GOF" WEDI MARW One of the last of the old inhabitants of Ystrad- vforiwg, namely, Mr John Morgan, "Shon y Gof,' passed away on Friday last at 11 o'clock p.m., at his residence at Haolfach, Rhondda Valley. He was 80 years of age. His recollection of things in the parish extended over 70 years, and he recalled many incidents which occurred in the valley even longer than that. Down to 35 years ago the Rhondda Valley above Dinas was a purely rural district, and the water of the Rhondda River was clear as crystal, and noted for its silvery trout with pink-spottod sides. The old parish roads were the same and in a similar condition as Leland saw them in the reign of Henry VIII, and, doubtless, as they were when the monastery of Pen Rhys— even ■ then called "The Home," Pen Rhys—i I flourished from A.D. 1140 to 1414, when it was demolished by Henry V "Snon y Gof" was the village blacksmith, and during the time of old all the iron business of the parish was carried on by him at his smithy at Heolfach, or small road,that being the name by which, from time immemorial 'he old inhabitants designated the ancient road, j which, passing up along the side of the mountain, communicated with The Home on the summit of the hill where Rhys Lord Dynevor, was slain by the united forces of Glamorgan and those of Fitz- I amon, of the Honour of Gloucester. Owingto his calling, "Shon y Gof," was the man known to everybody in the parish, and his smithy was the centre of all the gossips of all the Glorans. One by one he has seen his ancient rustic friends pass- n:g over to the majority, and now he has followed them to the mysterious country. He was a strict Baptist, ann had a vivid recollection of the occas- ion, when the population numbered a couple hund- reds, thirteen adults were baptised on the Sunday p.fternoon in the Rhondda, at Heolfach, by the i late Rev D. Naunton. grandfather of Dr H. Naunton Davies, J.P., Porth. One of the thirteen j had a brother named Thomas Howell Llewelyn, ) who was noted for his eloquence as a Welsh epi- grammist, and, referring to the then wonderful scene and the baptism of Morgan, his brother, who was one of the number, he wrote as fol lows: ) Fe fedyddiwyd triarddeg 0 ddynion teg yr olwg Rhai yn fawr, a rhai yn fan, ) Yu Ystrad-lan-Dyfodwg. Fe fedyddiwyd Mog fy mrawd— 'Doedd ganddo ef ond brefydd dlawd Fe dro'dd liw'r dwr ar oleu dy id, O'r Ynys Fach Bontypridd. Then there is another about "Nanni Fiagam.'j Those days of rural simplicity, a time when even tho name of strikes was unknown in the two Rhonddas, seem to have been pleasant ones, and t;)-. old Welshman was fond of re-calling them to mind. The writer spent an hour with him about a mcuth aeo, and drew from him his store of mem ories stories of distant former days. TbeE aneral too!! "lace last Tuesday afternoon at thf Nebo, Heolfach I

BOMB OUTRAGE AT BARCELONA, j MARSHAL CAMPOS WOUNDED. A most daring outrage was perpetrated during a military review at Barcelona on Sunday. Two petards were thrown right into the midst of a group of staff officers, and exploded under the horse of Marshal Martinez Campos. The animal's legs were shattered, and the Mars;1al was wounded in the thigh. He fell heavily to the ground,and in doing so injured his left shoulder. The explosion also wounded General Castellvi, chief of the stall, as well as an aide-camp, a Civil Guard, and two policemen. Marshal Martinez Campos was conveyed to the carriage of an officer. The man who threw the petards was arrested in the very act by the police. Great excitement and alarm prevailed everywhere, but, nevertheless, the Captain General continued the review, and watched the troops march past. Marshal Martinez Campos displayed the greatest courage, and after his wound had been dressed positively refused to take any repose, and at once telegraphed to the Queen Regent informing her of the occurrence and of his own fortunate escape from death. He added that he was determined to crush the criminals. When the bombs were thrown the Marshal and his staff, all on horseback, were grouped together by the saluting point, and behind them was gathered a dense throng of spectators. The bombs were large iron spheres charged with dyna- mite and so powerful was the explosive that the concussion even broke the windows of houses some distance from tho review ground. When the Marshal's charter was sean to fall, and other officers to be lying on the ground wounded, there was a general apprehension that the worst had happened, and it wa3 a source of great relief when the news spread that no one was killed. The fragments of the bombs scattered in all directions, some falling into the midst of the crowd, and there was a general stampede. To add to the confusion the horses of the mounted spectators and of the carriages took fright, and plunged into the centre of the throng, trampling people down ca all sides. A large number of people were severely injured in this way and by the pressure of the rusd. Besides the officers previously mentioned as having been wounded by the explosion, Generals Bustos and Molins were also among the injured. Several of the spectators were also struck. One of the Civic Guards, who was standing near the Staff officers, was frightfully mangled, and died soon afterwards. N The man who tiirew the petards is named Pallas. He is a notorious Anarchist, and glories in his crime. He says it was his intention to kill Marshal Campos and the officers of his Staff. Pallas will be tried without delay by court-martial, and his fate is certain. His house has been searched, and in it were found a quantity of Anarchist papers. Two other persons have been arrested. They are known Anarchists, and are suspected of being implicated in the outrage, In the afternoon Marshal Campos, disregarding all advice, carried out a promise which he had given to inaugurate a Literary Congress. When the Queen-Regent heard of the outrage she sent a telegram of sympathy to Marshal Campos, expressing her regret that he and other officers had been injured by this bomb explosion. Her Majesty, says the Standard correspondent, was much moved and affected when she first he?rl of this attempt against the life of a gallant officer who restored the Bourbons to the ir Throne in 1874, and who has been ever since considered the most devoted servant and ablest soldier of the Monarchy. Marshal Campoe '• ad accepted the command of the Army Corps in Barcelona becau e it was considered the most im- portant in Spain, in consequence of the strikes, the labour agitation, and the Anarchist intrigues among the working classes of Catalonia.

THE CATALANS. The British Consul at Barcelona in the course of his latest report has some interesting observations on the people of Catalonia. The Catalans, he says, in many respects, are widely different in character to the inhabitants of the other parts of Spain, and especially to the Castilians and the natives of the southern provinces of the Penin- sula. It is more than probable that a different race altogether to those that have left their impression on those parts in Spain has moulded their special character and qualities, which render them so unlike their immediate neighbours. In Catalonia idleness is considered by everyone, high and low, a disgrace, and no marcantile undertaking or industrial pursait socially disqualifies any in- dividual. This inborn mercantile propensity is, ap- parently, an inheritance from their Phoenician ancestors, who in ages past established themselves in the Mediterranean border of Spain, and whose characteristic trading inclinations have prevailed to this day, and neither Celts, nor Romans, nor Goths, nor Moors have ever annulled or even weakened them. Tiie Semitic origin of the Catalan makes him a born merchant, and for this reason neither English, French, Germans, nor even Jews of any nationality, compete successfully in trade with this energetic, shrewd, and enterprising race.

EMIN PASHA'S LAST NOTES. The last mail from the Congo brings the following interesting details of Emin Pacha's collections, which are published by the Independance Beige: After the victory of Nyangwe, Commandant Dhanis discovered among the spoils taken from the enemy a trunk which had belonged to the German Ex- plorer, and had been in the possession of Said Ben Abedi, the Arab who i? regarded as Emin's assassin. The trunk contained a mass of interesting docu- ments describing the labours accomplished by the learned Professor, as well as minute indications of the itinerary of his journey from the East Coast to the moment he was treacherously murdered, and also a few works constituting Emin's library, among them being a book written in Arabic and a Koran. Appended are the last notes entered by the unfortunate explorer in his memorandum book: "Left Manyema establishment on the Ituri, 29 50deg. long. E., 1.22deg. lat. N., May 29, 1502, and arrived at Ipurungu, Chief Amcuda, the ssme night distance 27 (28 kilometres) N.N. W., virgin forest. 10th June, 1892: Iode- karu Village. 1st August: Left Ipots for Urumbi, another Manyema settlement in the forest. On the road to the Itiirbi, which we have to cross. 9th Angust: Through the negligence of our Manyema chief all my collections have been lost in theTunda, which we had to cross in canoes. What a pity! On the banks of the Tunda (Lunda) virgin forest. 20th August: After 19 days' march in the forest, arrived at the station of Urumbi, the ex- treme western point of the journey. The road now goes towards the south to Kirundi, on the Upper Congo, where I believe Herr Bohndorff collected spec mens before me. 27th August: We cross the Luidi River, and encamp at Maliaslye, on the western side. 28th August: L^ave the bank of the Luidi River for a fresh eight days' march in the forest. 7th September: We arrive, after a painful journey, at the station of Ubiere; one day to spend here. From Ubiere further march through mud and water as far as Utete Urumbi, a village deserted by its inhabitants, situate in the midst of banana plantations, surrounded by very dense forest. Here we have to gather provisions for a match of from ten to twenty-one days to Kinene, whence the Congo can be reached easily within ten short days marches. Everyone is gathering bananas, which, dried and pounded, constitute our only food. We can obtain neither fat nor meat. Our last halting- place, before coming to the Congo, was reached on October 12th, 1892, It is Muyomema, commonly called Kiene, the name of the Chief, a drunkard, a Uniamwesi slave of Said Ben Abedi." M. Dhanis has taken personal charge of these documents, which he will bring back to Europe himself to avoid their being mislaid. According to a new version of the death of Emin Paeha, which agrees with those of the Standard,the Independance Beige, and the reports gathered at Ujiii by the English missionary, Mr. Swann (says the Paris correspondent of the Standard), Munie Moharra was at war with Said Ben Abedi, and had killed the latter's mother. Said marched against him,and took him prisoner. The Arabs interfered in time to save Moharra, and drove Said from Nyangwe. The latter thereupon resolved to Join the whites in order to avenge himself. Meanwhile the massacre of Riba Riba took place. Moharra having learned of the meeting of Said and Emin, made his way to Eibonge. Then, believing himself to be threatened, he sent word to Said that he would lay waste the country which ac- knowledged him as Chief if he did not make up his mind to kill the white Chief. In fear for his princely domain, Said Ben Abedi gave way under these threats. Emin Pasha must have been killed at four days' march from Kibonge about the 20th of October, six days after leaving Kinene. It was the Guide Ismaili who gave the fatal blow, oa the order of Said Ben Abedi. I

Adalferati -n of Whisky at Caer- philly. J At the Caerphilly Petty Sessions held on Tnes- day Superintendent Jones summoned Mr Wil Hams, landlord of the Globe Inn, Caerphilly, fo. selling adulterated whisky. Mr James Phillips who defended raised objec- ) tions on two points, first, that the summons had been signed by Mr T. P. Jenkins, who was a magistrate in another division, and secondly thai the summons did not properly state the charge against his client. The two objections were over-ruled and the case was proceeded with. Superintendent Jones said that on the 29th of August he visited the house of the defendant in company with Sergeant Brimstone and purchased a, noggin of whisky for which he paid sixpence. He told Miss Williams, who supplied him, that it was required for analysis, and offered to divide if into three parts, but the offer was not accepted The analyst's certificate proved that the sample contained 33.29 per cent of alcohol and 66.71 per cent of water. The whisky was 30 per cent be- low proof and was kept in a small jar. In Cross- examination the Superintendent said that there was no one in the bar at the time. Mr Williams had not been summoned before for selling adul- terated liquors. Sergeant Brimstone corroborated the evidence of Superintendent Jones with regard to the purchase, but stated that the superintendent only said that he required the whisky for analysis. Mr Phillips contended that according to Supt. Jones's own witness he had not complied with the Act inasmuch as he did not offer to divide it, and evidence to this effect was called. Miss Hannah Martha. Williams stated that Superintendent Jones did not offer to divide the whisky. There v/as a notice in the room stating that the liquors were diluted, but the room was rather dark Mr Williams, the defendant, and Dr Mackenzie corroborated. The Bench retired to consider the question, and when they returned stated that even if the notice was in the room it was not in a prominent posi- tion, and they would advise the defendant to have the notices posted up in each room in the house.— A fine of 5s and costs was inflicted.

CARRPHILLY licensing S ESSIONS The adjourned licensing sessions for the divi- sion of Caerphilly Lower were held on Mondav at Caerphilly. There were on the bench Dr Lhw- elyn (chairman), Mr E.Edwards, Captain Mor- gan Lindsay, Alderman H. Anthony, and Mr Goodrich. Mr Kenshole, of Aberdare, sub- mitted plans for the proposed extension of the Travellers' Rest, Aberdare Junction, which met with the approval of the magistrates. Mr James Phillips, solicitor, Pontypridd, ap- plied for the renewal of the licence of the Rose and Crown, Eglwysilan, which was granted. The renewal of the licence of the Tylor's Arms; Nelson, was applied for by the present landlord. Thomas Owen. ODe conviction had been recorded but the magistrates, after a short consultation, decided to renew the licence. Mr D. R. Lewis, solicitor, made an application on behalf of Mr Peters, Nelson, for an off wine and spirit licence for his shop. This was also granted. Mr D. R. Lewis, Merthyr, applied on behalf of Mr James Hnrman for the removal of the licence of the Rhvdfelen Inn to the Navigation House. Aberdare Junction. Opposition to the proposed removal was made by Mr J. H. Jones, for the temperance party of the temperance party of the district; by Mr J. Phillips, who appeared for th tenants of the Aberdare Junction Hotel and the New Inn, and by Mr C. Kenshole, Aberdare, for the owner of the Travellers's Rest. After a long hearing the magistrates retired to consider the decision, and upon returning int-o court Dr Llewelyn announced that they were of opinion that there was sufficient public-house ac- commodation already in the neighbourhood, and accordingly the magistrates refused to grant the application. The Bench granted the application made by Mr J. Phillips. on behalf cf Thomas Jackson, for a double licence for the Pontygwyndy Inn, Llan- bradach, and this concluded the licensing busi- ness.

I ALLEGED ADULTERATION OF VINEGAR On Tuesday, at the Caerphilly Petty Sessions an old man named William Hughes was brought up on a charge of selling vinegar which was al- leged to hsve been adulterated. Superintendent Jones prosecuted on bahalf of the County Council and Mr Nicholson from the office of Mr y Cousins, of Cardiff, defended. Superintendent Jones remarked that Mr Nicholson intended to apply for an adjournment, and if this was so he would be glad if the adjourn- ment was granted before any evidence was called. —Mr Nicholson explained that he asked for an adjournment for the express purpose of calling Dr William Morgan, the county analyst, whom be wished to subject to a cross-examination. Superintenendent Jones: I have no objection to that. Mr Nicholson then formally applied for an ad- journment until that day fortnight, but asked that some of the evidence might be tendered. He had another application to make and that was that the sample of vinegar should be impounded by the court. He was told that there was a sample in court, and thought it should be kept in court until the case was gone into. Superintendent Jones: If the analyst's certi- ficate is challenged the defendants had better apply to have it sent to Somerset House. Mr Nicholson remarked that he had sent a samrle of the same vinegar to Somerset House. The vinegar was then produced and Mr Llow elvn remarked that it was very dark in colour. It was not vinegar whatever it was. The case was adjourned for a fortnight, and the sample of vinegar was impounded in court until the adjournment.

NEW ORGANISATION FOR SOUTH WALES At the monthly meeting of the Cambrian Association of Miners held on Monday at Ton Ystrad, the new organisation question was dis- Oussed, and it was resolved "That this meeting of the Cambrian Associa- tion of Miners fully agrees with the principles of the new organisation as explained by Mr V-. Abraham. M.P., and that we also strongly recom- mend the district to hold together-on the present plan while the new-organisation is being formed, and when the time comes we should be transfer red to the new organisation in a body, altogether at one and the same time, and to allow ourselves to be divided, into parts. That we, therefore, cannot recommend any colliery to take part in ary ballot recommended bv, or called for by any other com- mittee, but to bide the time when the association itself will make the test." A letter was read by Mr W. Evans, sub-agent, from the workmen who are idle owing to the stoppage of the Dunraven Pit, appealing for aid in their present distress.—Several of the dele- {[ates spoke, and stated that there was undoubted- y dire distress in the district.—Mr Gallowav Treherbert) stated that the relief committee ha.! distributed all tha money they had received from different sources among the families in needy cir- cumstances in the district. About a fortnight ago they distributed amongst 1,200 people the value of JE60 in provisions.—Mr W. Abraham (Mabon) stated that he hoped something would be done to Substantially relieve the workmen, and point:-d out that on the last occasion he was in that dis- trict he was given to understand that if any pro- vision at all was made that all the workmen should be allowed to draw from it, as it was un- fair that the relief for the improvident should be Withheld from the provident. There was a strong feeling in the district against distributing to one section more than the other.-A delegate from Blaenycwm endorsed the views of Mr Abraham, and, on the motion of the Mardv delegate, it was resolved that -50 out of the £ 1,000 set aside ur. the occasion of the strike to relieve the workmor; that were then idle, be granted to the sufferers at Blaenvcwm, and that further aid should be given at the discretion of the executive com- mittee.

Assaulting a Taff Yale SerfanJ Patrick Daley was brought up in charge at the Pontypridd police court on Monday, on a charge of travelling without a ticket on Monday and also With assaulting the ticket collector, William Marsh at the station dcor. William Marsh said he was on duty on the 25th September when th", 1.50 p.m. train came in defendant came out of a carriage and wasasked for a ticket. He replied that he did not come by train and attempted to go out without paying. The witness was struck by the defendant. Defendant said he had a ticket in his possession from Merthyr to Cardiff, and he wanted to break the journey at. Pontypridd. The ticket was now in the possession of the police.— Mr James Felton, stationmaster, said he witnessed the struggle between the defendant and collector. Witness asked for defendant's name and address and he refused to give them. Another witness was called who said he heard the collector asking defendant for his ticket and he refused it. He then began cursing and swearing and pushed the collector against the door.—There was another charge brought against defendant by P.C. Evans for being drunk and disorderly in the station.— Be was fined fl.

V TREHERBERT. 17 MONTHLY MEETING. — On Wednesday the monthly meeting of the East Glamorgan Calvinis- tic Method st Association was held at Harlech Chapel, Treherbert, under the presidency of Mr Bees Price, of Dowlais. There were 109 churches presented. It was agreed that the thanksgiving services be held on the 12th October. A commit- tee was appointed to make arrangements to cele- brate the third jubilee. Services were held in the evening. It was agreed to establish two new churches -one at Llanbradach and the other at Caerphilly, and arrangements are being made to tacure sites. Papers were read upon the subject of "Christian Sabbath" by the Rev J Caradog Evans.

AN AUSTRALIAN BANK TRAGEDY. On Sunday morning,says a telegram hom Sydney, New South Wales, an attempt w.)s made to rob the Carcoar branch of the City Bank of Sydney, The manager, :\1r. Phillips, who resided or. the bank premises, was aroused at, an early hour by noises of an unusual charae^er. On goi gout to ascertain the cause of tho disturbai. he was eon- fronted by a masJ: d ou!g/ar, Wi;" s uck him savagely about thf-l li a I with small hatchet or tomahawk. Mr. Philips fed dead on the floor, ana a young Liciy visitor named Miss Cavanagh, who ran to the spot on hearing the manager's cri^s for help, was also killed bv the won'be roboer. The manager's wife. who came to tii. assistance of her husband and friend, w< terribly wounded with the tomahawk, and now lies in a precarious condition. Tne daughter, who c<.r.A. to ;,er aid, had two of her fingers chopped off in attempting to wrest the weapon from tin- hands of che murderer. After a terrible struggle witi: the gui the man effected his escape. He t west to tr, Church of England vicarage, where he stole a horse from the stable, on which he rode away before an alarm could he raised. The man was unable, to secure the keys of the bank safe, and left without any of the booty, for which he committed at le-jst two murders. Carcoar is a small township situated 150 miles to the west of Sydney. The police a.re now scouring the district with the object of arresting the murderer, to whose identity there is at present no clue.

STEALING GOLD FR )\T A MISE. For some time past it has been suspected that certain miners employed at th? celebrated Mount Morgan Golf Mine were stealing gJIÙ from the mine, and disposing of it through the medium of accomplices in Rockhampton. The police, says a Brisbane telegram, have now arrested nine persons on suspicion of being concerned in the thefts, which are believed to have been going on for a j number of years. The accused consist of miners I employed by the Mount Morgan Company and of tradesmen carrying on business in Rockhampton. —

At the Registration Court at Kensington, on Saturday, two young men lodging wiio t heir father were fined 4s. each for making frivolous claims, although they were put on the register in respect of good claims they had also sent in. j

Distribution of Science and Art Certificates at Ferndale. On Tuesday evening the Assembly Room" Ferndale, were crowded to witness the distribu- tion of certificates and medals to the successful candidates of the Evening Technical Classes held last winter at the Higher Grade School. Mr Fred. L. Davis had promised to be present, but in his unavoidable absence, Dr Parry, J.P., proved an excellent substitute. Mr Hannah, M.E., presided and was supported on the platform by Messrs Rees, Bevan, D. W. Thomas, Wm. Thomas, D. Evans, of Ferndale Collieries, Drs Parrv and Morris, Rev D. G. Williams, Alderman J. Jones-Griffiths, Councillor and Mrs Thomas, Mr Thomas, surveyor and Misses Thomas, Messrs A. Tibbons, R. D.'Chalke, master, Higher Grade School, Miss Wills, Mr M. D. Price, secretary of classes, etc. The Chairman having explained the objects of the meeting, the secretary read a most satisfactory account explaining that Ferndale stood second in the amount of grant received from the County Council, and that the session closed with a balance of over JE30 in favour of the com- mittee. Dr Parry then distributed the certificates. The meeting was enlivened by songs, drills, etc from the pupils of Higher-Grade School. Speeches were delivered by various gentlemen and the meeting closed with the usual votes of thanks.

SISUMMER DRTNK, SUMBBB DBOTS.—Mason Lewis ana a- on Flttid Herbs, 6d bottle for 4|d., Is l^d bottle SISUMMER DRTNK, SUMBBB DBOTS.—Mason Lewis ana for 10;d. Lime Jnice Cordial, Is per bottle. Pate- sons unfermented Fruit Wines, Is per bottle may bft had at Harris, 75, Taff Street, Pontypridd. I

THE COAL ORISia. ANOTHER ADVANCE IN PRICES. The Leeds miners held a demonstration a Stonrton on Saturday afternoon, and pasted a reso- lution pledging themselves to fight the battle tm the bitter end, even without funds, rather than submit to any reduction. In the Derbyshire district the colliery proprietors have intimated their willingness to reopen their pita to the men at the old rate of wages, and have made preparations for the resumption of work. The men, however, have been advised by the repre- sentatives of their association not to accept the offer. The Lancashire and Cheshire Miners' Federation held a. meeting at Manchester on Saturday, and unanimously resolved that all miners who have commenced work in this and other districts even at the old rate of wages before obtaining the Federa- tion's consent were deserving of condemnation. A demonstration of miners and other Trade Unionists was held at St. Helen's on Saturday under the auspices of the local Trades Council. Some thousands of working men with half a dozen brass bands paraded the leading thoroughfares, and afterwards held a meeting, at which resolutions were unanimously passed strongly condemning the action of the coalowners in lorcing the present struggle on the country, offering moral and financial support to the victims of an unjust demand by the employers, and declaring that the time had arrived for the Government to considar the nationalisation of mines and minerals in the interests of both miners and consumers. A serious state of affairs now prevails at Widnes, where, owing to the coal strike, the chemical works are at a standstill. Nearly 5,000 men are out of work, and great destitution prevails. Soup kitchens have been opened all over the town, and about 6,000- persons are fed daily. The sale of coal for household purposes has now practically ceased, and for the small quantity of coal in the market prohibitive prices are demanded. The advanced price of 2d. per cwt. was charged in London on Saturday bv all firms of coal merchants who sell coal in small quantities from trolleys in the streets. As Saturday is the day on which the bulk of the street trade is done, the full effect of the advance was felt by the numerous class of small consumers who purchase their supplies in this way. In certain localities small dealers who hawk coal were charging as much as Is. 9d. per cwt. The retail prices per ton were as follow: Wallsend, 31s. best Silkstone, 31s.; best Derby, 29s. and kitcheners, 28s. The retail coal trade throughout the metropolis on Saturday was very brisk, in spite of the high prices, the advent of colder weather having largely increased the demand for fuel. On the London Coal Exchange, on Monday after- noon. prices both to the merchants and the public were again advanced. The demand for coal was greater than at any market held during the pre- sent crisis, with the result that tuel of any quality and of any description found a ready market, while the better sorts fetched prices which have not been equalled for many years past. The stocks of seaborne house coal which have come to hand were wholly inadequate to meet the requirements of the merchants. The leading factors, therefore, decided that the state of the market justified another rise of Is. per ton to merchants. The official quotations were as follows; Hettons, 24s. Tees, 24s. Lambton, 24s. Caradoc, 24s. Lyons, 23s. and Whitburn, 23s. per ton. Consequent upon the advance on sea- borne coal, the leading merchants who con- trol the London retail prices held a private meeting to discuss the situation, and before the close of the market it was announced that they had advanced the prices to the public 2s. per ton. In view of the scarcity of supplies only three qualities were quoted—viz., best Wallsend, 33s. houss coal, 31s. and kitchen, 30s. per ton. Trolley coal was advanced another penny per cwt., thus bringing the current price up to Is. 9d. The merchants also decided to advance the price 2s. per ton to the small dealers. In Derbyshire and in Staffordshire the miners at several collieries have resumed work at the old rate of wages. In Yorkshire the men are about to take a ballot on the question of a resumption of work where the old rate of pay can be obtained. There are, however, fewer owners than there were a fort- night ago, prepared to concede that condition and in the ranks of the Federation it is thought that the Confe-ence of delegates, to be held at Chesterfield on Friday, will not result in any decision likely to afford a basis of settlement.

THE CAMPERDOWN ASHORE. Her Majesty's ironclad Camperdown, on going for a trial of her engines, grounded near the entrance inside Malta harbour on Monday morning. The dockyard tugs Sampson and Hellespont at once rendered assistance, in order to tow her off, and during the afternoon the Camperdown, after dis- charging some heavy weights forward, was floated. The acfident was due to a breakdown of the Campet down's steering gear. 10 will be remembered that the Camperdown (Captain Charles Johnstone) is the flagship of Rear- Admira Markham, and was recently in collision with her Majesty's ship Victoria off the coast of Syria. The Camperdown is a twin-screw battle ship of the first class, of 10.600 tons. The extensive damage which she sustained through the collision referred io had just been repaired in the Malta Dockyard The Camperdown was commissioned in July, 1892, at Portsmouth, and most of the ship's company belong to that port.

A WOULD-BE SAINT. An amusing incident is reported by a Vienna correspondent to have taken place at Miskolez, in Hungary. A young girl pretended to see the Holy Virgin diily and to have conversations with her. Her mother encouraged the pious who brought presents to her, and when the priests interfered the excitea crowd threatened to illtreat them. Some days afc-o vhe would-be saint lay in a coffin in a shroud, and her mother told everybody that the Virgin 1-thd told her to die, and woold resuscitate her on the third ddY. There was terrible excite- ment in the place, and thousands seemed prepared to wait tiie prescribed three days in prayer and f astir" The local authorities came, with a doctor to u' if top to the scandalous affair, and in the pre' f-iire f the pious crowd the doctor said: "It is ven j iosis that she died so suddenly. We must have h post-mortem examination Immediately the y- u- g saint sat up ia the coffin, crying "Oh, don't <>. me up; lean be resuscitated immedi- atel yhe was taken to a prison Iios^ital to be exanii/fd as to her -anity.

LOPED WITH THE MILKMAN. A H ucester correspondent wives that the dam-htj'r "f a vicar at Framilodo has disappeared und, r < ir"jmstance? which leav* little doubt she has fi.'p. ii with the son of a village publican, who has. in she capacity of milkman, ¡;p(" a daily caller at the vicaia,ge. Both young people are 21 years of age. The lady is said to be an artist or no mean ability, ar.d in the course of her rambles in searph of lan ,i;v worthy of her brush she has been found t ) encourage the company of the yonng milk- man. The reverend father had discovered the clandeQT-i. meeting of the pair, qnd, with a view to create an estrangement, sent the voting lady to a diet im relative for a prolr'Ttg' d holiday. The vicar had forgotten that absence makes I he heart grow j (mder. After a period long enough, as he imsgiited, tor young love to cool, he allowed the young hdy to return to her home. The milkman was prei rod with a pony and trap, and as soon as the young lady could steal from beneath the parental roof, he and she entered the trap. drove rapidly to a station seven miles distant, and have not since been traced by their friends.

ARTIFICIAL EYE?. A prominent manufacturer of artificial eyes has unburdened himself to the Optician on what he con- siders a grievance. He says that the public, and therefore opticians, will no longer pay the price for a good arid well-made article, and that the market is being fiorded with "cheap foreign rubbish." He alleges that the cheap eyes crack after vevy few weeks' wear. Pursuing the subject further, we are informed that summer time is the best season for the sale of artificial eyes. People are at that time of the year more particular as to their appearance, and discover more readily that the artitLial eve is beginning to lose its pristine perfection. Annther point is that there are many people walking about, whose outward appearance suggests that they are in full possession of both visual organs, but have pot even one. "I have fitted," said the manu- facturer, "scores of people wit* two glass eyes." The innocent deception is the more successfully carried out owing to the fact that the blind, from. force of habit, no doubt, look, or appear to look, one full in the face when talking.