The Herald of Wales. — 1889-11-30 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

GENERAL NEWS.  The Paris pollee force, which now numbers 6,100 men, is about to be increased to 7,300. Two thonsand miners at Manvers Main Colliery, the largestin Yorslaire, have struck owing to a series of alleged grievances. A severe south- westerly gale during the night caused considerable damage in many parts of the country. Trees hav3 been uprooted and houses damaged. A party of French speculators have offered £200,000 for the lease of Her Majesty's Theatre, London, to erect a grand hotel and cafe as a branch of the famc,us Palais Grand Hotel.  New York telegram says: The New Brazilian Finance Minister cables that all provinces IWO crrtsue to eve" tir..TOrnruent• Suffrage has been graatod to all who can read and writo.  A Central Netts telegram from !Tete TOr: sanistltat Mrs. Parnell appears indignant at the Of the National Leagae to support the fund for her maintainanee. She made the appeal for good reasons.  A man mimed Walled] was obarged at Guildford on Monday with causing the death of tile Rev. George Hedgelong, by driving a cart into the latter's tricycle near Gedalming. Prisoner was remanded.  The *Ark rd ?Iterating. the Cookahotad seam of the Most-field Colliery fe,s beet, carried to the far e.t.a of the higher letol, and the bodies therein ocadatted, to the number a 49 recovered.  A OM t containing three men drove into a tricycle Milan by the Rev. G. Fledgling, ConpregationaliA mini, near Go&Jrntag, on Pridny night. The mster was killed, and the 111C11, who are unlaiown, &eve off.  On Saturday tie editor .4 Liverpool newspaper reeeired a bloceludained post-card signed " Jsek the Ripi er," in which he threatens to visit Liverpool soon. The police also received similar cards, but they consider them a hoax  Sir Artltir Mitohell, Dr. YeHowes, of the Glnetrow Lwetatio Asylum, and Prolemor Gardner, Glasgow liniverthty, bare been appcinted by the Secretary of State for Scotland to .eptut (Al Laurie's mental eoudition.  The Daily News correspondent says : The lateat reports from Wady Haifa «infirm the news that a Dervish foroe is collecting. The concentrations arc taking place at Chudurrman and Penguin, and the army is preparing to premed northward. At Rooth, in Swaledale, Yorks, on Friday night, t. ree children were left in a oottnge I while the mother, Mrs. Blenkiron, went out un an errand. When she returned the house was ! mu flames, and the time children dead upon the floor. It is conjectural that they set some shavings on fire with a candle. At the Lancaster Assizes, Jane Jones, aged 25, a domestic servant, was charged with the murder of her child, aged eight months, at Fleetwocxl, on the 4th inst. She was fatuid guilty, and sentenced to death. A jury of matrons was subsequently empanelled, by whom the prisoner was declared to be enceinte.  The Dolton coroner on Friday held an inquest, on Dr. Charles Bothwell, a local magistrate, in order to Mau up rumours that he had committed suicide. The artati from the fact that he had taken a dose of tartar emetic in mistake for morphia. Medical evidence pros ed that the effects of this had evaporated, and a verdict of death from natural Gauzes was returned.  A widow named Margwret..giug, has died in the Blackburn Infirmary of terrible burns. The de...wAsed wrenati went horse drunk, and shortly afterwards the neighbours noticed smoke issuing from the house. On entering they die-. coves ed the decea.sed sitting in a chair with her. clothes in flames. She was shockingly turned all ever the body, and died in a ew hours.  George Lofts, a brewer's drayman, at Brad- I ford, who was delirious with brain fever, jumped , out of bis bed, overpowered his wife and other 1 people in the house, and rushed into the street shouting "Stop those horses." He was followed by his wife and a large crowd; but before he could be overtaken he threw up his arms, gave a loud scream, and fell down dead, Intelligence has been received at Qneenstown from China of a terrible disaster which occurred on the 11th of last month. The river YangtseKiang overflowed its upper banks for a distance of 100 miles. Upwards of 1,000 natives were drowned, and close upon 15,000 persons were rendered hommeso and starving. Several of the riverort towns were swept a. ay and the crops At the Dudley Bankruptcy Court, on Friday. the examination took place of Mr. Enoch Gettinge, ironmaster, of Comely and Woverliampton. The liabilities were reported to amount to £21,000, and the assets to about £B,