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The Telegram. — 1895-10-08 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

PIGS AT CALNE.—Present prices for prime pigs, in lots of nut leas than 10, on rail within 100 miles of Caine :—Thickness of fat in any part of the back-6 sc. 10 lbs. to 9 sc. 10 lbs.. 2t inches and uuder, 7a Sd per score; under 10 Sc. 10 lbs.. not exceeding 24 inches, 6s 9.1 . • under 11 Sc. 10 lbs., not exceeding 24 inches. 64 3d. Any pigs outside these Inuits at their value.  Mr. Harry Payne, the well-known clown, died in L liduis on Friday, in his 66th year.  lieury Jackson,- postman, wav remanded at Brentford on Monday, charged with strangling his five-mouths-old son.  Very cold weather leis eet in in the Midland& Al Market Harborengh two degrees of frost were registered on Thursday. The trial of Jsbez Spencer Balfour is expected to come on in the Queen's Bench about the 28th, before Mr. Justice Gainsford Brum  London's Lord Mayor-elect, Sir W. Wilkin, is a sou of the late Mc. David Wllkin, formerly of St. Mary Axe, and was boin in 1842. The Earl of Lonedale has accepted the invitation of the Corporation of Wbitehaven to occupy the position of Al.ayor for a second year. Mr. James Thompson, sou of Mr. Alexander Thompson, iroufounder, Dumfries, was found drowned in the River Nith on Saturday.  _ William Swazi, a tJbaccooist, of Fort William made the ascent of lien Nevia ou Monday in 2 boors 41 minutes, thereby establishing a record.  A man named Davis committed suicide on Tuesday in &churchyard in Kent by taking carbolic acid. He was found lying on Ins wife's grave.  A tichool teacher, named James Kerevu, died m the Royal Hospital, Belfast, on Modday iiiortmuz, from iuterdal injuries, the result of a cycling acctdent.  Edward Piller, photographer, of Landport, has inadvertently poisoned himself with some chemical substance which he was in the habit of using in his business.  Major-General Knowles. oommending the Jareny Brigade of Malta, waled on Monday for Alexandria, to takeover the commend of the British troops in Egypt.  Annie Robinson was remanded a Hudderefield on Monday, charged with attempting to poison her aged hushand, who bad made a will leaving her everything. By an explosion of gas at the Wellington Colliery, TyWesley, on Tuesday afternoon, live men, including the underground manager of the colliery, lust their lives.  William Marsden, factory operative, was renianded al Burnley on Monday, charged with auseking his wife with a hatchet at Padiham. The woman's life is despaired of. It is stated on the authority of Mr. John C. New, who managed Mr. HArrisou'a presidential cartip.ign in 1588, that Mr. Harrison does not desire to run for the presidency of the 'United States. At She Arundel county bench on Monday, the Littlehampt m Gas Company, Limited. were lined £2O and £5 54 6d costs for supplying gas of less iliuminating power than prescribed under their Act.
The Telegram. — 1895-05-28 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

MILLIONAIRE. LOCKED UP FOR . 8 111111111111 l A WATCH  Al' SWANSEA:— " At the Swansea Police•ceurt on Saturday, Win. Clyde, a man of colour, of exceptionally good looks and respectable attire, and described at of no fixed abode, wan charged with stealing silver watch and gold ring, worth 10s, from 5, Langdou Place, the property of Miss Agnes lticardi, an actress, vow engaged at the New Theatre.—Mis. May Smith mid the prisoner slept at 5, Langdon Place, on Wednesday, and left the following morning. Miss Itictirdi missed her watch, which it was proved the prisoner afterwards pawned for ss, the prisoner telling the pawnbroker's assistant he had some horses at the May Day show. (Laughter.) When arrested the prisoner told Detective Morrk, " If you fail to prove this case I will make you pit up." He also told him he was Lord Clyde.—Mr. St.line said the prisoner had been acting very strangely, arid lie suggevted heshould be medically exammed as to his mental condition. lie seemed to labour under the delusion that he was a millionare, and was engaged to Lord Itosebery's daughter The head c,natable satii he had had complaints of the prison ,r, who bad been ordering goods in the town on the representation that lie was a wealthy man, and he believed he had acted similarly at Cardiff.—The Bench sent hint to goal for a mouth, and mid the prison surgeon would medically ex. amine him.  There are six lady barbers in Cardiff. The British Mediterranean Squadron arrived 61 Alexandria on Sunday. A poor widow at Darwen receives £B,OOO under she will of the late Mr. Constable, of New York. Mr. and Mrs Gladstone attended the funeral of Mrs. Balikes, of SA'they, at Hawarden Churchyard on Saturday. The highest chimney stack in England and Wales—at Llnnelly Copper Vs oiks—is to be reduced from 324 feet to 308 fe.t.  A Greek named Constantine Anastatiades, aged fifty, fatally shot himself on Saturday in the garden of the Greek Synagogue at Liverpool. A woman told a metropolitan magistrate on Thursday that she had made up a dozen ladies' blmales for 10s, find i INF her own needle and cotton.  General Booth is reported to be progressing favourably towards recovery. He IP, however, still confined to his room at hie residence, Hadley Wood.  Mr. James Bassett. solicitor, deputy-coroner and treasurer fur the city of Rochester and clerk to Gillingham District Council, died at Rochester on Saturday  Private Ralph, 14 Battalion Northumberland has osimitted suicide by cutting his throat in one of the offices at North Camp, Aldershot,  Ralph Kilter, of Birmingham, a boaffler at Fibicibeth College, while climbing in search of sea biids' eggs at tie. resey, fell down the face of the cliff and was kill.  Councillor Hugh 111011,9 F, of 13iiiiiinehaut, died on Thursday from the effects of an accident which riectured on Wednesday evening, when he was knocked down and run over by a butcher's cart,
The Telegram. — 1895-05-21 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

SUICIJA'S PATHITIO LICTTXR.—Dr. George lisestsses Thomas held an inquest on Tuesday after▪ sl., et the Islington Coroner's Court, concerning re death of Richard George Tuckett, aged 26 /lours, woo commuted suicide by poisoning himon Thursday evening last. The deceased, a iuurneyman baker, had been at times very strange vim excrtsiele in we manner, arid he had auntrl'oned oat ne was nut arose to obtain sleep Si in nonsequeneo of which he used to take 14e7spriig draughts. He anew letters to a sister !ionic at Brighton, in which he ofti-n referred to a ?Gong woman wham he had been engaged to having left him and got married to someone else. On Thursday he drank hal-a-pint at laudanum, from the effects of which he died about halt-anhour afterweisdF. Tbe police found that the deerased had packed up his boxes and directed them to ins mother in Devonshire. There were found several letters, one of which was addressed it. a younz woman who used to keep ecenpany w 1 the elaceascd, but had not seen or heard of him fur nearly four years. It was as follows :—" My Dearest Constance,— TAUS IS the Imo Well I shall call you so, for within  one hour I shall be in eternity. I have the poison; I have just bought it. For I find 1 gannet live without you. Oh, Constance, how could you desert me in the way you did, when you knew how I loved you ? Oh, Constance, I loved you from the first, and I love you still even now with my dying bieath. I tini dying, and before you get this I shall be cold in death. Dear Constance, pray to God and ask him to forgive me thia last sin that I am committing, for I can't live. Life is too much a,burde,ti &gine, I cannot bear it any longer. I verily believe God will have mercy on me and forgive my sins. Oh, my Constance. shall I ever meet you again ? Good-bye hr ever on earth, trusting that I shall meet you again in heaven.— Relieve me, my dear Constance, to be yours very affectionately, R. J. Tuckett. P.S.—Prey for me." The jury returned a verdict that the deceased committed suicide while of unsound mind.
The Telegram. — 1895-10-01 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

DULLS. About a month afro they went to Ipswich together, presumably to be niarried, and since their return u fhrtnight since had lived at the boils,. as man and wife, apparently meal the happiest term& the pair occupied rooms on the liist Mot% 'they retired to teat as usual on Tuursu.sy night, and, though nothing was seen of them oh Frirlosy morning, no suopici )))) of any untoward event was Rumored until alter miil-day. The unfortunate girl had been ailing during the VAAL day or Lorin, and Mid been attended try Dr. Frown, of 63, Charing Crow Road, whir on Friday called to see her shortly Lefore one o'clock, but Could get nu response to his repeated knocki, at the beciiiiimi door, He at once conimunicated the fact to the l'indlwly of the lionise, who bad A key Which hoed the lock in the door. On an attempt being macre to open the door with the key, however, it isas forum to be tilted on the inside. The fears of die landlady were now thoroughly aroused, and, summoning waist-mice, she had the dour burst open. Tile ten ibis- natuie of lie tragedy which had been enacted Was an time apparent. Dufta and the girl were timud lying lialf-diessed unit] the bed, and blood which had ponied troin wounds in their boll.; had sa.urated the inattress and was lying in pools upon the flour. A closer examination snowed that the girl, who had a bullet-wound in Ler left oreast and another in the aide under her heart, WAS quite dead, but butte, who hail A the chest, WAS still breathing. of the furniture in the room had been 11i... ranged, and there was no evidence of a struggle hissing liken place. At first it wan:trimmed that butte had hid t muiderssl the girl and then attempted to commit suicide, but there is reason to suppose that this wisuniption is errouesair. Indeed She landlady of the house advances the theory that She girl first co 11111 l suicide, and that butts, in his de-pair, Shot himself also. li, set elle asserts dial woen the ilhuili regained consciousness he exclaimed "She did it, and then I shot myself." The landlady knows nothing of the pair beyond What the deceased had told tier in the course of occasional conversations. She denies that the girl was an ircorew, kit states then she believea she was supported by a rich grandmother, who sent her about 110 is week. She also understood that Diitto wss the son of a wealthy West India Hier- : chant, who hail disowned lion in consequence of his connectii,ll with the girl. When they went away to Ipswich the deceased told her that the marriage was to be kept 'secret on amount of Diitta'a rather.  Luna 1.. a peen able to make a pretty full statement to the police. He atm,. taut Loth he and his conipanion awoke shortly before eleven o'clock on Friday morning. They had a c”uversatloo un some subject the nature of which lass not trauspiied, but it is believed to Lave 'Liam' connected with
The Telegram. — 1895-10-15 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

CONSOL/3.—The ad vices rest:weals:4r gold minea which have lately come to hand, report that in Queensland the "Jubilee Consuls" has taken over the leasw and machinery of the ''Nfoonstons, rull particulars are given and etatietics of the crushings in Messrs. W. Wreford & Co.'s (formerly Duncan & Wreford)Septembercircular, which can be ohtained at MrsorgateC.,urt, London. Therein an increasing demand for "Jubilee Consols " shares, and many of tie hugest buyer are queens. lanciers in London, who are well acquainted with the mine and its future prospects.  P.C. Cumming was dangerously shot at Linburgh on Wednesday night by an unknown assailant. A London housebreaker, who got o lighter than be expected, said to Sir Peter Hdlin, the presiding magistrate: "You're a toff; I should like • cigar with you."  At the Leeds Police-court on Tuesday, William D.'wson, hair dresser, was fined Is, and two other d.-I,ntlants a similar amount, for shaving on Sundays.  Sir James Drummond, G.C.8., Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod, died at an early hour on Monday morning at The Hook, Farehan2, Hants, at the age of 83, after a short illness.  Smell-qr.—On Sunday night,Simon Katz was seen reading a prayer-book in his kitchen at Davia Terrace, Mile End. Old Town. The following morning he was found lying on the stairs with silk binder tied tightly round his neck and fastened to the bannister-rail. The coroner's jury on Monday returned a verdict of " Suicide whilst insane."  A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT Lccurred at Lorain, in Ohio, during the ceremony of laying the cornerstone of a church. About a thounand persons were assembled on • platform to witness the function, when She structure suddenly collapsed. Fire persons were killed outright, and uiany injured, 11 fatally. Some of the victims were trampled to death in the panic which ensued.  (centre); Vincent and Phillips (left wing) • roes%
The Telegram. — 1895-11-12 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

JOHN AMBULANCE. SUCTefelli Candidates— Miss Draws, A. Backhouse, and Henry Baker. Successfully re-examined— Miss G. H;glimote, Miss Ruegg, Mrs. Gwyther, Cecil S. Brctt, Alfred E. Chatfield, Francis Clark, limy Hudson, Rev. J. A. Mayo, John Beeves, Arthur Scott, and John N. Taylor. Successfully passed the final examination—Mrs. Atkinson, Miss Dimwit, Miss Williams, Mrs. Wildman, Miss E. Highinore, Miss Wilkins. . .  Gontior: said that he was pleased to hear that the finances of the institute were in so flourishing a cutidition. They pried a great debt of gratitude to the committee of the institute for their ahle management, and lie proposed that a hearty vote of thanks he_lccri.ed thou . .  Mr. J. DEAN Seconded. He had taken a deep interest in technical education, and considered that during the year a very valuable work had been done. Mr. T. W. It. W HVr, CM behalf of the committee, thanked them for the compliment. The work they had to do was a labour of love. Mr. K B. DINCILNY proposed a hearty vote of thanks to the teachers and also to the secretary. He said that for a sail town they had an exceedingly guisl stall of teachers. .  Mr. BROWN seconded.  Mr. J. POOLICY replied on behalf of the teachers. He said that the teachers would like to have a much larger percen tag of the artizan AM attending the school. The teachers would do in the future as they had done in the past their level best to make their teaching a thorough success. (Applause Mr. E. A. FFOOKS also responded and pointed out that apprentices and those connected with shops and ottice, were admitted to the cluses free. The committee could not possibly do it die, per than that. Canon LYON proposed a vote of thanks to the chairman.. . . .  Major McAnam seconded, and the chairman responded.  A 'cute lawyer, asked as to what was the greateet trial he ever presided over, iinumdiately "Bringing up ten daughters, sir."  Mrs. Mackay pays a florist £l,OOO a month to keep the vault iu which her husband's remains are deposited drcorated with flowers.  On tiettirday night, the mutilated body of a young man, who is supposed to have committed suicide. was found on the railway at Portsmouth.  ptipcious
The Telegram. — 1895-12-31 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

WEYMOUTH.  A Noveh Chem.—The Milton Arms No Ceb T0e...4y evening, to nettle Llie 1“:0,111Ai. .n.l divide the funds in han,i, It seem that the above comically named Skye Cleo han been in ex. istence only one year, and :.here are 55 metni-,rs, who pay 2.4 each per tv.ek, and • ter all pick benefita and working expel nen were paid there remained Re 4Ad for ten member. Mr. T. Rowara (tit the Mdton Ai no) has sated aa treasurer, sad all connected with Am management were congratnlated on the yucca a of lave yearn work.—The tinniness beveg over, a •m-vivi..l evening as spent. A epeetat featly, of the Pr:. fling WA! a entrinetibon for t‘,43 prises. g tee by Mr. Milton. The tint was • tine fat goose for the member with the largest now tie, eecor I a dung f, • to, smallest nova. The evealug sas k efl in an enj.,yable manner.  Mr. C. D. rhilip, 14amort, has been imnoi. 'P'ed 0, Monmouthshire magistrate. Ladies' stockings kre miry being road*. Hith pockets in them for the recretton of valuab' ee The F.irl of Cork is vapidly recovering 'frOl. the effects of his recent accident in the huroejuif- eld• Linton Ives, a professional vocalist ;OMmn bed suicide in a Stalybridge publicnouse F night by taking opium. A gamekeeper named Gibeun accidei ;ally killed on Friday night et Brandon Alnwieiby soots horn a gun fired ly a young  .A child, aged one year and te ry monthe, ha l Jied ilamilt,n through a piece of .range aticki c In her throat.  wine fever is aril very nrei•sisnt in EAO" the inteeted area, haying spread ro Abe Station and . rentwood districts. Thousands ot logs have been a .uah• kred. .  Dr. Aunt, of Harrow, Las committed sine. ;s at of delusion. lie V/POS 3P yearo of age. Christchurch, %.y hutting the femoral artery A lit  Faozag TO DICATH,• -A man of middle ag war found dead on • mot-intim shoot four mike lithe pecthetiwi on sayorday mort init. Re ha ,he apprewswee of beirag in drink, and appa untly wsulered to the ii ountain,where he mai OVt 30am with she ineenee mu-Iciness and there perishes Tfng
The Telegram. — 1895-04-16 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

ADVANCE OF THE LEADING BRIGADES.  RUMOURED FURTHER FIGHTING.  A telegram trout Aladand states that the second mid third brigades with transport and guns, have trosved the Swat river, and are advancing rapidly. There has been no opposition since the enemy were dispersed trout the northern banks by the Lancers. The Mat brigade now holds the fortis and the south brink. The crossing of the river wee completed by the two brigades without serious mishap. Natives say that Afoul Khau, brother to Lhara Khan, was in command of the enemy during Sunday's figuring. He had been in conimand of the investing force at Chitral, anti only reached the river by forced marches when the British preparations for advance became definitely known. there Khan iv believed to be concentrating for a stand at Barwa. Lieutenants Fowler and Edwards are hell at hostages, and after he has made his light he hopes to get better terms by handing them over :lately. Despite trying weather, heavy rains, and tremendous exertions, the health of the troops is generally good. A telegram n from Dargai on Tuesday says :—The whole of the Third Brigade is now over the Malakatid Pass. Stores arid transport animals are being hurried on unceasingly. The Lancashire Regiment and the 30th Bengal Infantry are here, and holding communications open through the pass. A report has come through to-day that another brisk skirmish hes taken place between the First Brigade and Duna. Khan's men. 'rho enemy, it is said, were scattered, but no derails are given. The 9th Bengal Lancers, an old Hodson's horse regiment, whose appearance end conduct in the Suakin (14110• paign caused much favourable comment, had been ordered up to assist in guarding the line of communications. The whole work of mobilization has been carried out in a manner deserving of the highest praise. Every regiment has teen at its rendezvous at the appointed time. The one great difficulty has been the obtaining of sufficient transport animals, especially carueL. This has been now, to a large exteut, overcome. Time men are in good spirits.  General Sir Robert Low, who commands the Chitral expedition, is a most distinguished officer. who served throughout the Indian mutiny, the Afghan campaign, and in subsequent engagements. [Chitral is situated on the north-western frontier of liindostan. It is less than 200 miles from Peshawar. Dr. Robertson, the British agent, is shut up in Chitral, and the British an huritiew demand the evacuation of the place by Umra Khan, a chief whose authority is not recognised, one of the objects br Mg co ina:rtain Britien control over this portion iif the 'lndian Empire. The underdertaking is so arduous one; but up to the present the efforts of the expedition have been so for successful.)  Col. Campbell has committed suicide at Nut,lea, hut nu restuin can be tongued for the rash act. DETICI9I7§ MAKity,ArrE MAFt.  I)4l4pp:A mAzAvArrEp:
The Telegram. — 1895-02-26 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

FEBRUARY 26, 1895.  Combs arc found in the earliest known graves. The yearly expenses of the Sultan of Turkey have been estimated at no less than £5,000,000. In 1780 the harbour of New York was frozen over, and a roadway for teams was made from New York to Staten Island. in 1821 the harbour was again fiuzen. Two more collieries in Yorkshire, the Allerton, where 1,000 hands have been on strike for three weeks, and the Topcliffe, closed since November, were re-opened on Tuesday, the disputes having been satisfactorily settli.d. usiderable arnsation has been caused in Madrid by the suicide of Count Arzaccollar, son of the Duchess of San Lacer, who shot him,elf twice its the head in a house where he resided with his father-in-law, during a tit of insanity. At Gloucester Assizes on Monday, after a two days' hearing, a Ciuderford schoolmaster obtained a verdict of £5O damages against a grocer named Jones, in respect of certain letters in a local paper alleging that plaintiff had been guilty of barbarous cruelties in punishing boys under his charge. A FATAL MIsTAKIC.—Mr. David Sarney, a prominent Leaniington tradesman, and a leading official of the Oddfellows, had lately suffered f torn a cold, and early on Monday morning he called his son and told him he had swallowed some poisonous liniment instead of medicine. Emetics were given, but Mr. Saruey died.  You ought always to know what you put la° your stomach in the way of medicine, unless it is scribed by a physican. Don't take secret mixture!. Tho are either dangerous or worthies.. Take a remedy Scott's Emulsion, whose ingredients are all known id tin medical profession, and whose formula is endorsed by whole medical world. 160; THE END OF THE CIENTCRY draws near. and somehow the fact i; presses one and makes one think On the threshold, as it were, of the twentieth century. we pause and take a glance back over the years that gone. How much has happened during this nOwf century ! What wonders have been given to the watt The power and use of steam, the electeic televrel"°— these and ninny others are the discoveries of the m!.P teenth century, But that which will cause the ,10" century to stand out above all that have gone before mini all that are to come, is the fact that in its estlle was discovered a priceless blessing to niankind—.." universal remedies, Hollowa)'s Pills .d ointmert.