The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-19


 costly.
 At present the numerical strength of
 the Territorial army is in round figures
 e57 900 mon, and 1t is hoped that | very
 large proportion of the men will take
 part in the operations.
 The number of sailors and regulars de-
 ponds, of course entirely upon the en-
 thusiasm, or want of it, displayed by the
 next government towards this ambitious
 scheme.
 With the view of providing aecommoda-
 ton for the rapidly growing collection of
 gold keys and csskets containing burgess
 tickets, etc.,--ail mementoes of Andrew
 Carnegfe's benefactions-Mrs. Carnegie
 proposes to present a museum to the
 town of Dunfsrmlins.
 A site will be provided by raging the
 cottage In which Mir. Carnegie wss born.
 A new pleasure ground will be secured
 for the inhabitants by clearing away ads
 ditionai buildings. The centre of the new
 pleasance will be adorned with hand
 some marble fountain, also the gift of
 Mrs Carnegie.
 trial for murder at the Leeds aasises was traSfcally interrupted by the sudden illness. rapidly followed by death. of the Rev Bramwell Dutton, a weil-known minister of the United Methodist church. Mir Dutton, who was a strong temper. ance advocate, had been listening to the trial of John Riley. . Castlsfofd minor, for the alleged murder of his wife. Q tragedy in which drink played . prorni- nent part.
 Tho accused had just given from the witness box his story of what had oc- cured, and the prosecuting couHscl was addressing the jury, when his words were suddenly interrupted by loud moaning and 9roans from the gallery. where pr. Dutton had been seated. The minister had suddenly collapsed under the effect of what is. understood to have been an apopiectio seisure
 One of the medical witnesses In the trial, pr. l. C. Hall. quickly gave all pos slble attention to the sufferer, but there was no possibility of recovery, and MT Dutton was not removed from the gall lery.
 When the commotion caused by the in- cident had subsided the murder trial was resumed and MT. Charles Mellor was
 making his appeal for the accused man --an appeal to which the jury responded with prompt acquittal-when the strick- ,, en minister breathsd his last. c. w. Macara, president of the Tnterna- tiona1 Cotton Federation, has received from tho United States letters from .. T. Hubbard, . prominent member of the New York Cotton Exchange. and from Mr. 6tanwood secrstary of tho Ark wright club, Boston. Mass Mir Hubbard states that few people in i. the United States believe that short-time running in European cotton mills is really in operation. He quotes large takings by spinners in support of that view. Mir. Macara has cabled to MT. Hubbard . to the effect that spinners' takings are no gauge whatever of the actual consump- ton of cotton. The reduction of consump- tion is enormous. Most of the Liverpool ]. brokers, he states. are now reselling cot ton for spinners lon account of the par alysis of the cotton industry in England, and all other cotton using countries brought about by tho exorbitant price of raw material
 The secretary of the Arkwright club re- ports a continued large reduction in con- sumption in America Dhort-time run- ming agreements in home continental countries have terminated. but following the lead of England, spinners are getting these sxtendsd into next year. o& uGoAstA Ben. high essnnjsgional of NortAssn Nigssia. and loes hish eornnAls- sionsr of UsanAa, spsAl<ine ysstsrday at Manchsstsr. said the cotton shipped out of Uganda amouued to $2s0.ooo in value. In ten year. tine it would be ten times
 tluat amaean&. The nAtk1ss waHksa caethss,