The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1887-12-03 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

BIG BENEFACTION.  The Pester Lloyd recently announced that Baron Hirsch has given a hundred million francs to be distributed among the Jewish communities of Europe, and the Jewish charities, in proportions corresponding to their necessities. This news was contradicted; and, in point of fact, in this form it was inaccurate. The true version is the following. About, three months ago, some days before the departure for Copenhagen of the Emperor of Russia, Baron Hirsch sent a letter to the Czar, in which he offered the sum of £2,000,000 to found in Russia primary schools for the Jews, and £40,000 to be at the disposal of the Czar for works of charity. The Czar wrote a note on the letter, and requested the Russian Minister of the Interior to report verbally upon it on his return to Russia. The offer thus remained a dead letter for three months. During this time those who knew of it asked if Baron Hirsch, justly offended by this delay, would not withdraw his promise, and if such a delay did not expose this great and generous idea to the risk of not being realised. Happily these fears are at an end. On the return of the Czar he heard the verbal report of his Minister of the Interior, and signed the acceptancy of the gift. The £2,000,000 have been or are to be paid into the Bank of England, and Baron Rothschild and Baron de Worms, who are appointed trustees, and who will be replaced in case of death, will receive the interest of the sum so deposited. It is estimated that with the annnal interest of about £lOO,OOO it will be possible to open 1000 schools, receiving 50,000 children, who will thus be rescued from ignorance and a bad example. Never has such a munificent gift been made by a rich man in his lifetime to the destitute. It is an act of philanthropy worthy of all praise.  t-Liveiool, on Saturday, John Brown, formerly a private of the 10th Hussars, was charged with stealing £ll3 from Seaforth Barracks on Sept. 29 last, when the regimental strong-box was broken open and the money stolen. The prisoner and another private, not yet in custody, were missed and Brown traced to New York. Whilst there ho was taken ill and returned to England, subsequently visiting his sister in the Isle of Wight. He was remanded.  --- A CYNICAL old bachelor Bald: Ideas are like beards; nobody ever has any till he's grown up.—And how is it with women? asked a lady; they never have any beards at all.—Nor ideas, other, answered the ruffianly old bachelor. PROUD MOTHER (haughtily) : You allowed your3elf to be won altogether too easily, Edith !—Edith: I suppose I did. But as Albert is rather bashful, and I am nearing 30, I thought it only proper to make it as easy as possible for him.  -at k irnham on Monday, before a special bench of magistrates, Henry Bowles was charged with the murder of Hannah and Edward Bowles, on September 22, at Clamberley. Alfred Bracknell, who had worked with the prisoner, said the prisoner told him that the deceased, Edward Bowles, had been taking pills. The prisoner observed that it was not two or three dal before, but the day after the date of the death, that he spoke to witness with respect to Edward Bowles taking pills. Dr. William H. Twort, Camberley, repeated the evidence he gave at the inquest. Referring to the post-mortem examination of Mrs. Bowles, he said he found the spine arched, the pupils ot the eyes dilated, the heart pale, flaccid, and empty, but the valves were healthy. The case was agr,sin adjourned