The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-05-05 00:00:00

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STOUR. R EDGE OBSERIT
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1.7- ICT ORI s:i tisfactory settlement, and before the Balkan care as regards detail we should certainly get l,ng
or
troubles troubles are completely ended we may yet :something like a good Act in the end. There
see more of Russia's duplicity ; and there- is a colloquial .saying, though, to the effect .1
YIANTLE leAf • AREHOU.:-e from might very likely spring momentous that too many cooks spoil the broth. Let us
BULL f:-.ITREET, Bil-nfINGEM. alterations in European international re- hope that it may not here apply.
lations. This week the storm-cloud in the
-LI ITS AND
. , East has been looking very ominous The
FAlirt
Re u.marnan revolt has had a very ugly aspect, focal anb tUt.
SHOW ROOIT?' and Crete has been deeply disturbed.
Nation:, big and little, seem to be arming to
Are replete with every novelty in Plash the teeLh in readiness for some great eon-
COMMISSIONERS' MEETING.
Silk. and Cloth Itantles and Jackets. fiagration, in which all may be unable to
I avoid entanglement. With such an outlook
WILLIAMS Lt. FARR'S specially selected as is here faintly, the lines of which may be The monthly meeting of the Commission
stock of Fur-lined Cloaks, from 25s 6d- filled out darkly enough any morning bs a held on
hMaonday aftdernleorokn ; Merre. I.piNoanethedp.
nf
iLMAMS Jo FARR'S matchless Guinea look at the foreign intelligence published in
Local Boards aandothe
a
a o
Ulste7,-Triuumed Plush best value 11 the newspapers, it is theduty of peace-abiding authorities at Manchester on the subject
the trade. men to work for the uprooting of the war cal Government Bill. —The following
WILLIAMS & FARR'S remarkable selec- feeling by the adoption of any and every signed for the year ending March 2!
Mon of Fars, Dolmanettes, Fur Capes, method of keeping militaryism within sub-
er o2vde
generaln t rate
es t
r2idc .t in
rate,th e ps oBu
dnd ;
Muffs, Ties Boas, Bags and Fancy Fur jection, and consantly urging upon states- Officer reported that the death-rate o
Ties. 150 Far Capes, extra large size, re- men the necessity for the cultivation of amity was 17-2 per 1,000, and the birth-rf
dnced from 30s to 15s. ;in all foreign relations. If the horizon is —The Improvement Committee h•
WILLIAMSA; FARR'S Noted Establish- scanned with observant care, and all the signs ence with the medical officer and
ment for the largest Stock of Children's of the times are read closely and considered •
mgaernddtfdvtehnet
ai Idant i
pot
ne
of f t 'he
came weedrip
Mantles and Je.ckets in every size, from ' with sober deliberation by the Powers, we. tion that ventilation shafts be (
2.s Ild, shall never again witness the horrors of time as might be found necesf,
lianulathirdrs of the Reqiste;',?cl Entperia! European war; but if the profession of arms called attention to the recer
Western Company t
Watert.--Jof CfloaN arui Araekintoshes. Every be allowed to have undue influence in inter-
national council, the thunder of battle will for a late train from St ourbr
and other stations to Birmir
size inevitably be heard. Let the people of every stated they could not grar
civilised State keep armies in check by in- the menuriale were put b
CI It slazim ru
.1/Na uAm sisting upon their maintaining a defensive ger eondt.ended.thatt_here
attitude only, and the time will then be taen thoien
teirdectoto;nee,
eati itoll
the e
, speeded when the soldier shall no longer be jelt of a late train.
a necessity. Cradley to Birmingha
STUDY ECONOMY • three trains later th
, ley and Churchill. T
.COMMENTS ON CURRENT NEWS. the population at'
And have your OLD SHIRTS MADE as Cradley and ot'
GOOD as NEW with fine Irish Linen in , ut a train from f
Neck Bands, Fronts, and Cuffs HE company derived
T political sensation of the week in
F°Ti 2s 6D E &CH. Britain has been the interference of the heads diErriot, and th(
tt reasonable
of the Roman Catholic Church in Irish tem- audseverel:
Returned Carriage Paid. poral affairs, by the expression of decided Wlter Jones'
• E. VONBERG disapproval of both boycotting and the Plan needed
prep
them being
of Campaign favoured by the adherents of
said he fre
6H FUT MAKER, the National League. A good deal has been the distri,
said in various quarters concerning the Papal ly felt th
- 31, 33, 35, 87, WORCESTER STREET
rescript ; but though the bulk of the Irish The re&
BIRMINGHAM. folk are deeply reverent regarding any utter- Platt'
F
tat on
ance from Rome, it is doubtful whether the
• their
WANTEP, in a SCHOOT. conducted as a private letter to their chief pastors will have any
the e
'lO fann,y. a YOLINei L DY as Fl %life BOA ED El: greater effect upon the masses of the people See
farticularly suited to an orp',an or one deprived of than an edict of Convocation, condemning Pl 3
ernal care Tat nted masters atto..d ;no day 'll
pupils; t rms lialf the tt.ua, charge,-t2 Y., 67. Anglesea some phase of purely political action, ad- ;(,)
Street, Han sworth, Birmingham. dressed to all the Anglican clergy, would
- have upon the general population in Britain.
-ismALL SHOVEL AND TOOL WORKS AND
This, nevertheless, there is likely to be a
FORGE TO BE SOLD. strong attempt made by the Nationalists to
ru HE WOFtK3 of the CAERGIVULE comsaNY, get the matter of Ireland's position set iy
_L near ti're.zhaw, are OFt ill 1) for SALE as a quite another light before the Inquisition
goi;,g concern 0;d established reputation for Shovels Rome, so that .a new manifesto, qualifyi
and It.dge 'I ools special facilities for Forgings. An
exc.ellent opportunity for a Small Capitalist.-Apply to the one which has this week been the s
Mr. Wm. Lawkios 'Liston, ketate agent, 7, lienblas ject of so much comment, may, if poss
Street, Wrexham.
be issued from the Vatican.
• • •
t'b
•\ A DUEL has at last been fought in
e ?"..? k 0 aturtuge *bed) er with fatal result. Perhaps our ir
neighbours across the Channel will
stir themselves to get an alteratior
the law concerning "meetings" of
SATURDAY, MAY 5, 1888. ful as are these frequent "calling
-
-- every trivial disagreement. "Al'
THE OUTLOOK ABROAD, our they are styled by those cf
an unprejudiced observer wolf
Bider them ridiculous and alv
Tas chief point of interest in foreign affairs exhibitions of the result of an'
is, of course, the continuous illness of the exhibitionswhich shonldbe
German Emperor. While he is lingering in The duello is dead and gone
such a precarious condition it is scarcely land. It its high time it I
likely that any great or important change France.
will take place in the relative position of the •
various powers, their dependeneies, and allies. THE little quarrel be
But, should the sad sufferings of the new attendance upon the p
Kaiser terminate in death, as grave bulletins has resulted in the e
rem Berlin so significantly foreshadow from fessor von Bergmann'
tints to time, who can toll what Germany's lottenburg. Whatev
attitude would be And with the mighty the case as regards
North European State destitute of a guiding Morell Mackenzie
hand schooled by experience and proved to medico, it is certv
be pacific at heart, what man can say the fessional jealousy
peace of the Continent would be safe for a which cannot ly
single month? If the Higher Powers who the illustrious F
settle human destiny and decree the span of •
life of potentate and pauper should preserve THE Austre
Kaiser Fritz to his Fatherland, the Teutonic
war party would doubtless be held in check; us, and in a
'
but in that respect the outlook is far from space 611 b
papers
r
hopeful. The imperial patient's malady is
tF
of such a nature that short intervals of re- tires oEf
assuring aspect follow upon days and nights
awio n
is ebe. w
hat
of almost immediate danger, and Germany
has scarcely begun to cherish a grounded s.so,ntt
s
feeling that the life of its Sovereign may yet in A.n
be saved before dark reports of high fever t—he
and difficult breathing are sent out from
the Schloss Charlottenburg. All will be gree
bal/
suspense until it is seen whether or not the
Emperor's reign is to be one of lamentable an
brevity. Meanwhile, France seems standing
upon the brink of a volcano, bcince vastly !'
troubled with internal upheavals, which may
or may not lead to revolution at home, and '
even light the fire of foreign battle. A wave
of Boulangism has smitten many of th
noisiest of our neighbours, and a moveineY
to advance the General is being pushed ahef
though no well-defined object has been
elared There is grave reason to fear
Boulanger and his chief supporters are ai
at the pinnacle of power, and existent
outlook are many ominous possif
Franco is all unrest, and when in t'
she has been driven into an n nalagous
bold spirits have seized the opporf
make a tremendous move, and div
attention from domestic broil and
tosanemi nary conflicts with neigh'
which have for the time been a.
Oa the crest of the tumult
cceat.on, the ri,l nrers who
tli9ir way to I 0 !.I.irtit have flor
arid in the end France has hr
in blr mod and tre•Lsare for a
the ambition ef its tummy
nia,y be that Boulanger, ti
Gallic populace, ha n in hi
Napoleon; it may be tha
-
allowed so to do, his war
war with Germany' atx
Alsace and Lorraine
would play down tot:
inen, and be not tint,
•
But if, through the
otherwise, France
•
to ;taus, th:=3urn
dis ...trous in the
as defender, wh,
victory, srid th
ethoe landi, al'
I.:el fare, are ft
way may
t
ir. ly garrif
relief at ti
rightly 07
Ert•I)::111(
keep hi'
i lie co.
raised
net w'
cien,
not
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TitE SI OUR IRUDGE OBSERVER.

satisfactory settlement, and before the Balkan
troubles aro completely ended we may yet
see more of Russia's duplicity ; and there-
from might very likely spring momentous
alterations in European international re-
lations. This week the storm-cloud in the
East has been looking very ominous. The
Roumanian revolt has had a very ugly aspect,
and Crete has been deeply disturbed.
Nation:, big and little, seem to be arming to
the teeLh in readiness for some great eon-
' fiagration, in which all may be unable to
I avoid entanglement. With such an outlook
as is here faintly, the lines of which may be
Riled oat darkly enough any morning b 3 a
look at the foreign intelligence published in
the newspapers, it is the duty of peace-abiding
men to work for the uprooting of the war
feeling by the adoption of any and every
method of keeping militaryism within sub— !
jection, and constantly urging upon states- 1
men the necessity for the cultivation of amity
in all foreign relations. If the horizon is
scanned with observant care, and all the signs
of the times are read closely and considered•
' with sober deliberation by the Powers, we
shall never again witness the horrors of
European war; but if the profession of arms
be allowed to have undue influence in inter-
national council, the thunder of battle will
inevitably be heard. Let the people of every
civilised State keep armies in check by in-
sisting upon their maintaining a defensive
attitude only, and the time will then be
, speeded when the soldier shall no longer be
a necessity.

care as regards detail we should certainly get
3omothing like a good Act in the end. There
is a colloquial saying, though, to the effect
that too many cooks spoil the broth. Let us
hope that it may not here apply. ,

ing, said the child died on Sunday. and she sent
Cor a doctor,ibut he would not attend.—The Coroner:
you could send for a doctor when the child INAI
dead, but not to save his life. The Coroher asked if
the father of the child was sober when he returned
home cn the Saturday night. A juror informod him
that he was.—Another juror remarked that he
thought it was unimportant.—The Coroner: If you
knew the number of deaths amongst children on
Sunday mornings you would think it was import tut.
—The jury rsturned a verdict of "Death from nat-
ural causes."

EDWARD HUMPHRIES AND COMPANY.—.WO under.
atand that in connection with this company letters
of allotment and regret have been posted.
A Livazir Cann PARTY . At the Police Court
yesterday, before Colonel Cochrane and W. J.
carney, Esq.. fife lads named 13nrke, Webb, Walsh'
Gavan, and (~'Boyle were ebarzed with playing at
cams on the 29th ult. P.C, Houghtol said he saw
defendants playing at cards a.t,4 o'clock on San lay
morning, in the Rowlands, and found the puck of
cards and 4d when defendants ran away. Govan
and Webb were fined 6s including costs. The
other defendants 2s 6d including cot, or 7 days.
Pircx AND Toss. Valentine Titnmi ,s and
i:phriarn Dewier were charged with playing at pitch
and toss in Foster Street, on the 30th ult. P.C.
Cooper proved the case. Timmins was fined 6s
including c )sts, and Dowler 2s 6d and costs.
EXCISE PROSECUTION.—CharIes Shaw was charged
withlnsing a pistol without a license on the 2nd ult,
at Wollescote. Mr. J. F. Otter, supervisor, prose-
anted. Sergeant Chare said he saw the defeniant
fire a pistol at a pigeon in a flying match in order
to fria,htea the bird, and he hai no license. Mr.
Otter stated, for the benefit of the public th a no
person has any right to carry a gun or any portion
of a firearm without a license. Defendant was fined
5a and costs.

DatINlNNEss. following persons were sum-
moned for drunkenness and fined, Issacher Southall,
2s 6,1 ; George Sirton, ISs and costs; John Perry,
2s 6d and coats; Thomas Baker 5s and costs; Job
Adams 2e 6d awl costs; William Bate 2s 6i and
eaets ; 31ary Ann Callaghan 101 and costs ;• Peter

8an11.3 2a 61 and costs. -
OBSCENITY.— Joseo Price was charged with
ziig obscene ianguage on the 29th ult, in Bowling
Gr. on Lane. PC. Gore proved the case. Fined
63 and costa.

'lFeitmous llsavib.a. Alexander Hobday was
charged with furlong driving on the 28th tilt, in
Envide atreet. P.C. S, D.ivies proved the ease.
Fined 2s 6d an..l costs.

RKFUSING To QUlT.—Samuel Mayner was charged
wit being drunk and refusing to quit the Market
Hull Vault. Market Street. P 13. Payater aud
Mrs. Lashford proved the case, and defendant was
fined 106 and coats

Peatarrrixo DRUNKENNESS. ißefore Colonel
Fletcher, Co!onel Cochrane, and W. J. Turney, E4q,
Esther Hayes was charged with permitting drunk-
enness on her premises. on the 4th ult. Mr. Willdro defended. Sergeint Cbare said he visited ;
defendant'e house, the Cross Walkes Inn, Lye, and !
found fit mart named John Kendrick in the kitchen,
d.ruek. with a pint cup containing ale before hin.
Ina defence was A denial of the offence, and wit-
n,ses were called to prove that no ale was supplied
e) the man by defendant. Fined 103 and costs.
ALLEGED FALsE PRETENCEs —Benjamin eturmoy
Raybould, public house valuer, was summoned on a
ebarge of obtaining a sum of money by false pri-
tences from Mrs. Jones, landlady of the Black
Horse Inn, Wordsley.—Mr. Miller C .rbet, of Kid-
derminster, appeared for complainant, and Mr. R.
E. Kettle (instructed by Mr. C. H. Collis) for the
defence. Mr. Corbet said according to his instrue
Lions he issued the summons against defendant, but
since then he had received such information
regar ling the case that he should ask the Bench to
be al:owed to withdraw from it. Mr. Kettle said
he had a complete answer to the case, and briefly
described the proceeding which showed that t e r
was not the slialatest ground of false pretence on
tie part of his client. Mr. Corbet said he should
aet.offer any evidence on behalf of the prosectition,
and the Bench said as there was no evidence
tendered they should not take any notion in the
matter.
ALLAOED DRUNKENNESS ET A SOROOLMASTER.—
Arthur Wellington Best schoolmaster, Belbroierlt
tore was charged with being drunk whilst 4't charge
of a horse and trap at Blakedown, on the 2301 nit
—Mr. Miller Cornet defended —P.C. Holloway said
he saw defendant at Blakedown about six o'clock
on S'ittuday lust. He was in a trap and was stiay-
ing backwards and forwards, and the pony was
going trona one side of :he road to the other, lie
drove the pony into a hedge. He got out of the
trap and st.otaered across to the Swan Inn. Wit-
neas told the'randlorduot to till deLndant anythina
ind he 6-id he would not. Alr.t.lostelio, the excise
officer. WAN with detendeot and said defendant was
not di uuk. Defendant and hi friend walked te
.he pthice station and while he was there he
stagger d against the wall, and also staggered in
zhe road. Elizabeth Gardner and Mts. Hullo way
boda sw,re that defendant ;was drunk. George
Everton, landlord of the Prince of Wake, liagley,
John Costello, excise officer, Belbroughton. and
Charle: Alylts, landlord of the Swan Inn, Blake
down, swore positively that defendant was periectly
sober, and the Rev. Mr. Eld, rector of Beiurough—
ton, gave def ndant an excellent cnaracter. The
case was dismissed.:
BOARD OF GUARDIANS —Mr. P. Pargeter presided
at the weekly meeting of this Board yesterd‘y.
Admitted into the house during the week 9, dos-
charged 6, born 0, dead 3, remaining 490, against 570
in the corresponding week last year. Out-door
relief; K.nr,o-awinford district £47 18s 6d, Sour.
bridge £4O 17a lid Halesowen £3O 105 6d, non-
resident paupers .Z 1 13s 6d, total .11121 Os 6d
aotiast £lll 19s 8d last year.