The Warwickshire Herald. — 1894-11-29 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

ABROAD.  On mmiredweight and a-half of dynamite has been missal from the Italian cutter Maria Teresa, on her arrival at Cagliari. The theft must have been committed during the process of loading. . . . .  A St. Petersburg despatch states that Ring Christian of Denmark is ill. His Majesty was recently taking a warm bath when he scalded his left foot. Inflammation followed, and it is feared erysipelas may set in, and cause serious trouble. A fatal bicycle accident has occurred in tie Place de la Republique, Paris. Madame Stein, with her husband, was on a tandem bicycle, when a collision occurred with a passing cab. M. Stein was slightly injured, but his wife, whose head was completely crushed under the cab wheel, died a few minutes afterwards.  The Russian steamship Linisnaes, which was despatched from Ward° on November Ist with a large quantity of provisions and clothing in search for Captain Wiggins, who was then on board the Stjernen, has returned to Pardo, having met with heavy ice which prevented her progress. A terrible crime is reported to have been committed at Wloclawek, in Russian Poland. A gravedigger named Gucinski, his wife, and five children, together with an assistant, were found cruelly murdered in their house close to the cemetery, the perpetrators of the crime being resurrectionists, who had evidently been surprised at their gruesome business.  A general strike of bakers broke out in Amsterdam I on Sunday, and there has been a decided difficulty in obtaining bread in all parts of the city. The strikers are doing all in their power to prevent the sale of loaves, and stop all carts which they think may contain bread. Some master bakers are selling bread by themselves under the protection of the police, by most of the shops are closed. A gang of armed desperadoes made a descent upon Shiner, in Texas, last week, and, entering a mercantile house in the place, they blew up the safe with dynamite. After securing the sum of 25,000d01. they made good their escape. The explosion set the premises on fire, and the flames, spreading rapidly, destroyed nine business houses before they were extinguished. The damage is estimated at 100,000dol. A telegram from Lombok states that there has been further fighting between the Balinese in Lombok and the Dutch troops. The Balinese made a sortie from one of their fortified positions, and attacked the Dutch, but were repulsed with considerable loss, as, besides their wounded, they left 45 dead on the field. The Dutch lost four killed, including a colonel, and 14 wounded. The Dutch artillery set fire to the native village of Sasari, and the Balinese powder magazines there were blown up. The discovery of a coining plant on the estates of Prince Schunkolow, in the Crimea, has led to numerous arrests. Several princes and members of Russian noble families who led expensive lives in St. Petersburg and Moscow were used as accomplices to pass the base coin. At one of the most aristocratic clubs in St. Petersburg 200,000 roubles in "Schunkolow" notes were recently given to pay debts at cards. Two Government officials, who occupy high positions in St. Petersburg, are said to be implicated al the affair. Prince Schunkolow has been arrested by Turkish detectives in Constantinople, where he fled when he heard that the police lad discovered his plant.