The Pontypridd District Herald and Rhondda Valley, Llantrisant, Caerphilly, and Mountain Ash News. — 1893-12-02 (Pontypridd, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

REMARKABLE ALLEGED MURDER.  A remarkable charge of murder is reported from Lusk, a village in the County of Dublin. A labourer named Whelan resided in the house of hiseemployer, a small farmer, named Thompson. Whelan oomplainod of being unwell, and asked for money in order to go home. Thompson replied that he should have money on Sunday, and Whelan appeared satisfied. That night he persuaded Thompson to allow his son, John, aged six years, to sleep with him. About half-past 10 at night screams were heard, and Thompson ran to Whelan's bed, where he found Whelan strangling the child. He dragged the child from the grasp of Whelan, whose hands were covered with blood. The boy was bleeding profusely from the lips, a portion of which had been bitten off, and was afterwards found at the foot of the bed. Toe child died almost immediately. At an inquest held on Saturday a verdict of wilful murder was returned against Whelan.  A Paris paper says it is informed on excellent authority that the German Emperor desires to modify the foreign policy of the Empire, and that he is making a personal study of this question. A Blue Book published on Monday shows the expenses, inclusive of returning officers' charges, inourre I by each candidate in Great Britain and Ireland at the last General Election. The total expenditure in England and Wales was £796,588; in Scotland, £111,761; and in Ireland £50,182. The votes polled were as follows :—England and Wales, 3,715,855; Scotland, 475,130; Ireland, 404,457. The average cost per vote was 4s. 23. in England and Wales; 4s. Bd. in ScotlAnd ; and 2s. 80. in Ireland. At 11 o'clock on Saturday morning the South Sand Head lightship was run into by a foreign barque, presumed the Onni, of Abo, boned, apparently, for the Baltic. The lightship had her mizzenmast carried away, and received considerable damage to her starboard quarter. Her light. ing apparatus, however, was uninjured, and lights were lit as usual at night. The barque had jibboon carried away, and part of bowsprit and head gear, but as soon ate she cleared proceeded up Channel.  A Belgrade correspondent of a German paper states that ex-King Milan is again in want of money, having spent sinoe his abdication 3,500,000 f. It is feared that the ex-King may attempt a fresh conp tretai, and it is added that he has advised King Alexander to suspend the conAitutt,.u. The Henrietta Theatre. at Columbus (Ohio), and the Chittenden Hotel, of which the theatre formed a part, have been burned down. The outbreak onourred at the back of the stage during the perform. anoe. Immediately the discovery was made the manager informed the audience that the rear Of the building was in ft Imes, but assured them that there was no immediate danger. The audience thereupon left the building in a perfectly orderly manner. The damage caused by the fire is estimated at 600,000 dollars. At the Lincoln Assizes on Monday John Myers, a youth 'of 17, living near Spalding, was charged with setting fire to a stack and some farm premises thereby doing considerable damage, at Whaplode Drove, near Spald:ng. The prisoner pleaded guilty, but in answer to the judge (Mr. Justice Charles) he said it was not done intentionally. The judge advised the prisoner to plead not guilty, and he did so. The case was heard, and tr.e judge left the jury to decide whether the fire was accidental 'or intentional. The jury brought in a verdict of guilty—through negligence, not wilful. The judge held that this amounted to a verdict ef not guilty, and discharged the prisoner.  ['armed  • ill,