The Herald of Wales. — 1890-07-26 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

THE BANK RATE. The bank rate is unaltered.  Mr. Chaplin will speak at Lincolnshire Agriculture] Show, Boston, on Thursday. On Wednesday morning a fishing yawl capaired in Waterford harbour. Two men, named Fleming and Farrell, were drowned. Another tornado has swept over the northern part of Dakota. Mach damage was done, and seven persons were killed by falling buildings. The fishing meek Sarah, of Efowth, was run down by a trawler on Wednesday evening, off the Slurries, and three men on board were drowned.  Edward Young, reoently sentenced to death, for the murder of his wife, will be executed August sth. Efforbs are being made to obtain a commutation of sentence, on the pound of 1 insanity. I A boat containing three shop asedstanta was capsized off Chatham on Wednesday night, and I one of the occupants drowned. Three similar accidents have occurred this week near the rame plasm. Upon the occasion of the annual conference of the National Union of Conaervative Associations at Dundee, on November 14th, Mr Goechen will address • meeting of Conservatives and Liberal Unionists.. . .  A Geneve, correapcmdent telegraphs :—A sad accident is reported from btavelhaffen. A taro:gel which is in course of cometruction at that place has collapsed and buried two workmen. The bodies have been recovered. ' '  fire broke Out On-We-eit;eday night in a lodging-house in Front-etreet, near Broadway, Cincinnati. The occupants were chiefly Germane, and a large number of them loci their lives. Six bodies have already been removed. Benjamin Norris, an Irish haymaker, gave himself into the custody •of a plioeman at Bolton, on Wednesday, on a self - confessed charge of murder. He says he killed • land agent at New Roes, Wexford, in 1882. The matter is being investigated. A parenger train cc the Chicago, Rook , Island, and the Pacific Railway was prezipitated into a thasam in Colorado, owing to a bridge having been destroyed by • cloud-curet. The engine-driver was killled and 15 persons were more or less injured. The Diegrwa says proposal is on foot to form • cap of mounted police in Paris on the model of those in London. They-Will, if the proposition be adopted, he very useful in the outlying districts of the town which are often disturbed by disorderly character,. The National Sailors' &ha Firemen's Union have convened • tionferenee at Sunderland, to be held on ldaturday, to coned& the general stoppage of work on the north-eastern coast, if dock comminionere will not exclude the Danish steamers until the settlement of the strike in Denmark. _  While a waterman named Everson was conveying six passenger acmes the Thames at Greenwich the boat capeised by the screw steamer Dime, from Free Trade Wharf, which eumehed in the sides of the skiff. All the were saved with the exception of gae=geZtman. A man suffering from hydrophobia was on the Miami Railway being removed to • hospital, when he escaped from his guardians and attacked the passengers Be Move them pat of the railway carriage, cawing a general stampede. The man was Litton six weeks ago in I defending some ladies from • mid hound. The German Colonial Company has just published its annual report, which shows a great &Ring off in the public interest in colonial enterpriees. The new members joining this year falls abort of those of last year by more than 300, while in the past two years more than 1,700 havo forfeited theft membership through non-payment of their subscriptions. Sinews his return to town, says the Daily News, Sir Hy. James has been occupied in endeavouring to promote arrangements for the return of Lord Randolph Churchill to the Cabinet. Both Mr. Chamberlain and Lord Ilartington are anxious that this should be arranged, as it is hoped it might have the effect of relieving the _pressure constantly brought to bear upon Lord Harting. ten to induce him to join the Ministry. A despatoh from Portland (Indiana) states that a terrible explosion of gunpowder has occurred at Rod Key, Jay County. It resulted in the demolition of the grocery store of Carroll and Horne, and in severe injury to nine pmsons, some of whom were out 'by dying ems. Mr. Carroll himself sustained such injuries that he is not expected to live. Thii exploaion was I caused by sparks from some fireworks igniting I • cola of gunpowder weighing 141 b,