Beverley and East Riding Telegraph. — 1895-09-07 (Beverley, Humberside, England)

EPITOME OF NEWS.  Monday was the 25th anniversary of the capitulation of Sedan. Southern California's orange crop this season has brought to the growers about £371,400. The Comte de Fontalva's mail coach, drawn by six little mules, entered Paris on Sunday, after a wonderful journey from Lisbon across the Pyrenees. The Canadian Government has contracted, at a cost of about 200,000 dollars, for six large fog horns, whic.i will be placed under the supervision of the Government engineers at the most dangerous petite along the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The explosion of a paraffin lamp in a Roman Catholic church at Ribortione, in the district of Ivrea, caused a fire which spread to a building for the accommodation of pilgrims. Eight persons were burned to death, and four others were seriously injured. The correspondent of the Tribuita (Rome) in the Italian possessions on the Red Sea reports that preparations are being made in Abyssinia for a war after the rainy season. He urges Italy immediately to take energetic action before the Emperor Menelik has been able to concentrate his forces, and says that a grand coup made now might save Italy a long and costly war. Coming down Wickham Hill on Sunday evening the pole of a brake containing a number of people from New Cross broke, when the horses became restive and turned the vehicle over. Several of the people were seriously injured. Two of them were taken to Beckenham Cottage Hospital close by, three others to the Rectory, and the rest were driven into Bromley. According to the quarterly return of the Inspector-General of the Royal Irish Constabulary, the number of agrarian outrages reported in Ireland during the period ending June 30 was 84, of which 42 were y threatening letters and notices. There were two cases of manslaughter and one of firing at the person. County Clare has 23 reported outrages, all, however, of a minor character.  on .Monday at Berne the Federal Council filled up the vacancy caused by the death of Dr. Schenk, Minister of the Interior. He is succeeded by M. Ruffy, hitherto Minister of Justice and Police. The latter's portfolio is taken over by M. Mueller, the new councillor elected in place of Dr. Schenk on the 16th ult.  A great labour parade was held at Chicago on Monday, in connection with the demonstrations taking place throughout the country in celebration of Labour Day. The parade was reviewed by Mr. Keir Hardie and Mr. Frank Smith, of London. A mass meeting was held in the Auditorium in the afternoon, the vast building being densely crowded, when an address was delivered by Mr. Keir Hardie.  A young Leeds woman named Ellen Wilson committed suicide by jumping into the River Aire. She had been keeping company with a young man named Lincoln, who stated at the inquest on Monday that he was with her in East-end-park on Sunday night along with several friends, and that she was at times bad tempered and disagreeable. He remonstrated with her, and when they parted she threatened that she would drown herself. He did not think she meant i'-,, and left her. A verdict of "Suicide during temporary insanity" was returned.  John Johnson, 14, a messenger in the service of the Eastern Telegraph Company, Limited, was bound over at the Guildhall, London, on Monday, in respect of a charge of wilfully and maliciously destroying telegraph messages entrusted to him to deliver. He admitted that he had destroyed the telegraph messages, as he felt too tired to work any more on that day. The Rajah of Sarawak is expected in Europe by the mail which left Singapore on July 30. The Ranee and her son remain in Sarawak until the beginning of December, when they intend returning home from Singapore by the North German  At North London Police-court, on Monday, Lily Smith, the young servant maid who attempted/ commit suicide by jumping from the houseinto the garden, but only broke an arm and jr a leg, was brought up on remand. 8; mised not to repeat the offene_c, and