Weekly News. — 1891-08-13 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

ALPINE CLIMBER KILLED.  The season at Pontresina has been darkened by the death 0, Herr Weber, of Winterthur, a member of the Swiss Alpine Club, and a well-known climber. This gentleman, with the guides, Martin Schocher and Christian Sc'alder, on the 31st of July made a successful ascent of Piz Bernina by the Scharte, and when the accident happened was returning, at about 9 p.m., from the Royal hut to the Morteratsch Restaurant. At the spot in question the path is level, and presents no difficulties, even to inexperienced walkers,and is often used by cows on their way to the upland pastures. Schocher was Leading the way, and carrying a lantern, then came Herr Weber, and after him the second guide, also carrying a lantern. All three were in single file and close together. At the place where the accident happened some stones have been arranged for the convenience of tourists, as water trickles down over the path and keeps the way wet. It was on one of these stones that Herr Weber caught his foot, and, tripping, fell off the oath, first down a stony grass slope slippery With rain, and then over a miniature precipice of 10 feet or 12 feet. The guides instantly descended, and found that the unfortunate gentleman had struck his head against a rock, and was lying bleeding and Insensible. The second guide immediately set off for help to the Morteratsch Restaurant, from which place he telephoned to Pontresina for a doctor. In the meantime Schocher sat nursing Herr Weber, and holding him in his arms to keep him warm until the return of the rescue party. These arrived in two and a-half hours with a carrying chair, and soon after a start had been made the doctor was met. Herr Weber was carried to the Morteratsch Restaurant, where he died the next morning. It is desirable to point out that the disaster cannot be called a "climbing accident," as the party were neither on the mountain nor on the glacier, but pursuing their way along a level path. Neither are the guides to be in any way blamed, as a rope has never been known to be used at the spot in question. Moreover, they acted with commendable promptness in obtaining help, which was forthcoming in as extraordinary short apace of time.  A very sad accident happened on Friday at Madras, in Transylvania, when three out of the five daughters of Baron Bela Horvath were drowned while bathing in Lake Nyarad. A series of boating and yachting disasters are reported from New York. On Lake Pewaukee, Wisconsin, on Sunday, a pleasure boat capsized during a squall, four of those on board being drowned, while three others succeeded in holding to the capsized craft until they were rescued. An almost similar accident occurred at Boston; but in this case six of those on board the small craft were droWned, and three were saved. Another disaster is reported from West Bay City, Michigan, where, by the capsizing of a small yacht, three were drowned.  -- The sell-styled Stiwegyobyn Prince, an Alompra pretender, who last year headed a rebellion in the Chindwin district, has been tried at a session held at Pococo, in Upper Burmah, on a charge of rebellion and murder, and has been sentenced to be hanged. Several of his companions have been sentenced to transportation for life. This man, who was formerly employed as a Government vaccinator in Lower Burmah, has no claim to belong to the ex-Royal family, and he was implicated in several murders. The Chief Commissioner recently referred to him as a wretched pretender