The Telegram. — 1900-07-24 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

DORSET MAN'S EXTRAORDINARY THE WORLD'S DOINGS. SUICIDE.  The suicide of a Dorset gentleman of independent means, Mr. C. L. Fitzherbert, living at Yetininster, about midway between Yeovil and liberborne, formed the subject of a Coroner's investigation, the circumstances being of a very extraordinary character. Deceased, who took a lively interest in local affairs, especially in regard to the Crteket Club, was very popular with the villagers, by whom he was held in great respect and to whom his death came as a great surprise. Deceased, on retiring to rest overnight, was apparently in the best of spirits. On being missed next morning a search WAY instituted, and his dead body was discovered in a closet lying head downwards in a bucket in which toere was only a little more than half a gallon of water. A doctor was summoued, but he gave it as his opinion that death had occurred several Gouts previously. It was elicited that the deceased had been under restraint before for a previous attempt on his life, and the (-factor expressed the opinion that he was suffering from mental aberration when he committed the act, and the jury brought in A verdict in accordance with the medical testimony. Deceased belonged to a family of good social standing, with whom the jury expressed their deepest sympathy.  IBlllybZiccoPlllaagptSlee ohfaas hreaoupsepeaatrelal iu ege,Posartday, four persona were killed. rhe rebels in Colombia captured Pamatua and occupied Oulou on July 15th. The famous Hampton (hurt vine is bearing crop of about 1.200 bunches of grapes. William Chandler was drowned on Sunday Ada bathing front South Shields beach.  Two hunared persons are reported to have bees killed by a volcanic eruption iu Japan.  Private George Willard, ol the 2nd Devonshire Regiment, was drowned while bathing at Jersey. Mark Luke, (51) died on Friday from injuries rereive,l in an explosion at Raydock Collieries a month ago.  A tire damaged the basement at Doulton a great art pottery works on the Albert Embankment on Saturday morning.  There were no fewar than three stabbing eases pberirmultrhsewHeruenreBtmila)eunddmida.rY on Monday. All the  Ile body of the fifth victim of the Brighton yacht disaster, a by named Brown, of LOOdON Wll-1 recovered on Sunday.  A young man named John Thompsor Wood, of Glasgow, was drowned on Friday morning while bathing at Port Stewart.  The Belgian Labour party has decided to make universal suffrage for women one of its IClr cries at the legislative elections.  Omnibus accidents in London and Liverpool, on Friday, caused injury to a number of per on the vehielesoverturnimr.  An inque4 was opened ou Friday, at Aldershol on Gunner Dixon, who died horn injuries received in a quarrel in the IL M. Barracks.  Seved Cr'avow children swallowed some home liniment which they thought was treacle. They became unconscious, but have since milieu. A telegram from Ottawa mates that the ses,ina of the Dominion Parliament has just closed, having been one of the longest on record. Margaret Frances Comfort (19), aSo had cum. plaiued of the excessive heat, was oa Saturday found in a wood near Maidatooe with her throat cut.  Mr. Harris Ely, of Ulverston, Lancashire, WAS killed at Kenilworth, near Leamington, yesterday (Monday), through the overturning of hi motor oar.  The Committee on Boiler Registration and Inspection, which is ccusidering iLt report, 14 II favour of throwing the onus of efficiency upon the Owner.  The Rev. M. Satinderson, rector of Bringtoo. Huntingdonshire, died suddenly on Friday, winki travelling in an express train from Manchester be Loudon.  A landed proprietor, from the vicinity al Magdebury, fell from a mountain near Disiientia, in the cautou of the Grieone. and wee immediately killed.  Au extennive firc has occurred at Hamburg re a warehouse for cAtion, hide, and wool in the hat hour. The loss is estimated at three million' of francs.  Two young men named Crank and Cowley wen overcome by sulphur fumes at Barrow, on Sante day. Tim former is dead, and it is feared Cowley will not survive.  The Earl and C,iintevgof Nfouto arrived it Winnipeg on Saturday, and me with a moil enthusiastic and loyal reception ite the Queen's representativee.  111r8. Florence Robinson (41), of Charlton, wit handling a aloon rifle on Saturday, when it Well off, and the bullet struck her husband in the taco, causing hij death.  Mr. Thomas N. Marr, farmer, of Thorntoa Dale, near Scarborough, was discovered dead with a shot wound in the mouth and head. He had WI home for some sho,,ting.  A child, five years uf age, named Norah Brady, was accidentally drowned on Sunday from ilia houseboat Nina, which her parents were occupy. wit, near Shiplake Lock, on the Thames.  The Yellow Fever Expedition, which wag des. patched last month to Brazil, sailed to lisvannah on July 14th, to join the expedition which the American Government despatches to Cuba.  A young Swiss named Moistre was climbing the Croix de Javernag, a mountain overlooking the Rhine Valley, when his foot clipped, and he fell down a precipice, and was terribly injured. A Constantinople correspondent telegraphs thal the dragoman of the French Consulate has bees captured by brigands near Kyrk-Kilisse, not far from Adrianople. They ask a ransom of £4,000. Lord Chief Baron Penis on Monday sentenced* middle-aged man, named John Boomer, of Bells's. to 10 years' penal servitude for causing the death of his wife by ramming a red-hot poker down her throat.  Two foreign seamen fought on Saturday night on board the Norwegian barque Cora in Mono cambe Bay. One WAP stabbed and is in it dangF rout condition. His assailant has been arrested.  The body of Mr. G. W. Thompson, s Hartle. pool magistrate, who had been missing since TUtl.• day, has been discovered about four miles from Hartlepool. There were wounds in deceased's heed and throat.  The St. Ives fishing lugger Theodore, from Coro. wall for the North Sea after herrings. struck on afle sunken piles off Lowestoft North Bach on Saturday afternoon in tine, calm weather. and be. came a total wreck.  An inquest was on Monday held at WlHeade, on George Lancefishi Blackman (21), who CO mitted suicide by taking laudanum on returning from his sweetheart's funeral. "Temporal/ Insanity" was the verdict.  Tripoli letters received from Murzur state that Raba ex-Sultan of Borgou, has been killed while fighting with the French, while his eldest son Will wounded. The French are said to have made Omar 11-11 Ibrahim Sultan of Borgou. The Castle at liabley St. George, in Cambridg• shire, a bungalow owned by Mr Cuthbert, was recently destroyed by fire, and in the ruins were a namber of diamonds. Men have been enraged searching among the debris for the lost gents. At Dublin,on Saturday,Martin Payne, labourer„ was charged with murdering hi. mother, Elizabeth Payney, aged 50, by dragging her from the steps of a house, and kicking her about the head, face. and body. Deceased succumbed to her injuries on Saturday morning. Accused was remanded for week.