The Telegram. — 1900-09-25 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

THE WORLD'S DOINGS.  The Netherland's Budget for 1901 shows a deficit of 4250,000 florins. The wreck of an Egyptian steamer and the lOU Oi 100 lives as reported. Lord Cromer was sworn in as a member of the Privy Council, at Balmoral, on Friday. The Cuban Constitutional Convention, just elected, has an auti-Americau majority. According to a stateineut of the Pniiippine Commission, the people are longing for peace. The boilers of a French torpedo-boat burst and injurted clue of the crew at Brest on Saturday. The Brazilian Congress has approved the law dealing with the crisis in the BAUCO ia ftepublica. Foot-and-mouth dilease is reported to have broken out among a ourribtT of cheep at Westertuu, Crieff.  Sir Reginald Wingate, the Sirdar, left Victoria Station on 'Thursday morning on Wm return to Egypt.  The French Chamber of Deputies will shortly be asked to vote 5,000,000 francs for shooting and macieuvroog grounds.  A boating accident occurred near B'ackfriare Bridge, Loudon, on bunday afternoon, and two or three pertous were drowned.  Mr. W. Blake Olgers' 4.. C., has been appointed Recorder for Plymouth to till the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr. H. E. Luke, Q(. .  -Mr. W. P. Frith, R.A., the well-known artist, has been seriously indisposed for several days. A change for the better took place on Saturday. The gunboat Sphinx has been ordered to Bum. bay, on account ui an outbreak of beriberi disease on board. Tile Sphinx is fatal ioned in tbe Persian Gulf.  The Bulgarian Minister of War, who recently tendered his resignation, has withdrawn it, and has lett Sofia to inspect the garrisons on the Roumanian frontier.  A Belgian police officer named Tayart has found Sipido in Paris, brit the discovery is useless, because the French Government refuses to allow his extradition.  It is officially stated that in the wreck of th. Charkieh, Androq Island. on S.pternber 18th, 60 of toe pa+sengers and crew were bared, and 38 rre still missing.  "Suicide whilst of unsound mind " was the verdict on an iudependeurKilhuru gentleman named Isitt (74) who on Monday threw bituself in frout of a traiu at West Hampstead. _  The dead body of a respectahly-dressed man, about 50 years of ag,, was tound on Worni wood Serulabs on Thursday morning. His throat was cut, and a razor was uy his side.  - --Thomas Litchfield (63) shoe finisher, of gushden, was killed on the railway between Husliden and Wellingborough. On his body was found an envelope on which were the words, "My head." , A lady, Miss Benjamin by name, appeared recently 38 a larrieterat the Supreme Cow t,Duned in, New Zealand, but to the no small eatiefaction of all male banisters her client was non-suited. The Natal subscribers to a testimonial to Major. General Baden-Powell, in recognition of his gallant defence of Mafekiug, have decided to present him with a shield made of Transvaal sovereigns. George 17ov/in (27) an independent gentleman from Southport, committed suicide by shooting in a West End boarding house. He left letters showing that be bad worried over the state of his health. The extraordinary rainfall at Calcutta continues. Thirty-live inches of rain had fallen up to Saturday. Half the city is flooded, many houses have collapsed, and at least 20 natives have been killed. While collie workmen were trying to extinguish a colliery lire at Dux, in Bohemia, a disastrous explosion of coal Kai occurred. Only 28 men escaped injury of death. Su far 55 corpses have been recovered.  On Sunday morning, the body of a well-dreused young woman was discovered on South Beach at Yarmouth. The deceased appeared to be between 25 and 30 years of age. Suspicions of foul play are entertained.  A iarge nurni.zr of Armenians have been arrested at Constantioop:e and iiiiprilotied. The Minhter of P,dice ham reftheii t, Ovllethew with loot], inainia.hilig :hat their friends land relatious sbuuld suppors Weir.