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The Telegram. — 1896-03-10 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

GREAT EXCITEMENT IN ROME.  FALL OF THE ITALIAN MINISTRY.  CONFLICT AT MILAN.  A great Italian disaster in Abysinnia is reported from Rome. Gen. Baratieri on Saturday evening lane resolved to attack the main body of the Abyeinnian army. The entire Italian Army fell back towards Boles*. General liaratieri, who was himself wounded, lost 60 pieces of artillery, nearly half the ...tire moment he possessee. In addition, all the ammunition and provisions were loot. The Central News says Hut 3,000 Italians were killed, including both Gen. Daormida and Gen. Albertone.  It would be impossible to exaggerate the consternation caused in Rome by the defeat of the Italians at Adowa. The official communique giving the first details of the affair was only issued at two o'clock on Tuesday morning, and even at the present hour further particulars are still lacking, doubtless owing partly to the interruption of telegraphic communication between filamowah and the front. But all that is known goes to show that what was at first euphemistically described as a reverse to Italian arms wit really • military Waster of the first magnitude. None of the newspapers seek to minimise the defeat. On the contrary, many of Mem point out that its gravity cannot properly be gathered from the laconic terms of the official despAch, and every hour sees fresh editions of the evening papers giving publicity to all sorts of rumours, which shows to what an extent the public mind has been excited. The scenes in the streets are such as could only be witnessed in times of the greatest political excitement, and for fear of disturbances the troops of the garrison have been confined to barracks. Even the semi-official journals do not disguise the gravity of the situation, dwelling upon the serious feature presented by the lons of Italian artillery, amounting, it is said, to over 60 guns. The same papers accuse Generol Baratieri of not of foresight and incapacity, and call for the adoption of energetic measures worthy of a people conscious of its rights. It is announced that the Government has already decided to call out the entire reserve clue of 1872, amounting to 80,000 men. Naturally there is much agitation in the lobbies of Monte Oiliorio, and the Ministry is bitterly attacked by its opponents as being responsible for the disaster. Rumours of all kinds are freely bruited abroad, and it is even said among Deputies that the Government has decided to postpone the meeting of Parliament, which was convened for the sth inst. Early on Tuesday morning a report was current hat Geul. Barabieri had committed suicide ; but this is denied in semi-official circles, where ft is tlso maintained that some of the guns have been aecaptnred.
The Telegram. — 1896-01-14 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

LEAP FROM A TRAIN—Early on Tuesday, a boy aged about twelve years, and at present unidentified, leaped from An express Midlam! train near Holloway Station. It is supposed that he wanted toalight there, but the train did not strip. When he was picked up he was in a terribly mangled condition. He was conveyed to the North West London Hospital, where his recovery is stated to be hopeless, his skull being fractured.  THE Ram News."—The Daily News celebrates its jubilee on the 21st of this month. Sir John R. Robinson, who for nearly 30 years has acted, and who will continue to act, as iminager of the paper, proposes at the opening of Parliament to relinqulsh the additionel duties of editor which he has undertaken since 18E7. A London correepondent ten-tines Sir .101 in Robinson as one of the anoint capable newspaper mansers in the metro Tkl/L TRAGEDY IN A Car—Alfred Chipperfield was brought up 4.1 n remand at the North London Police-court oil Tuseday for further examination on the charges of hating murdered his wife in a cab at Islington and attempted to commit suicide. The policeman who watched hint in the hospital gave evidence as to several important statements he had made while there, and a letter 4 4 a somewhat remarkable character from the de,eased woman on the snbject of her marriage was also resd It was stated that the prisoner had embezzled money belonging to his employers, and had made no arrangements to provide lodging for himself and his bride. Nis father was well-to-do.  AN ALLMINAN SHOT Elgen.—A great seneation has been caused in Birmingham by the tragic death of Alderman Johnson, of Normanhuret, Sutton Colilfield, who was well known as a manufacturer and as a public man. Alderman Johnson was on Sunday morning found dead by Miss Hughes, a relative, who acted as his houeekeeper. Deceased was lying at the top of his garden at thi• back of a summer-himee shot through the body. A revolver of huge calibre WWI found near to his right bawl, two chambers having been discharged, and rm.. were sad: lossdcd. For sine time past he hat larwri in failing health. He had never fully lecovered the shock he SUSEAiIif,I by the death of hie wife two years end.a.half ago.
The Telegram. — 1896-01-14 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

IRONS."  Mr. John Death, J.P., who has been Mayor of Cambridge on four occaaionx' died at Cambridge, on Saturday, at the age of 78.  Bishop Price died at Ilfracombe on Monday, at the age of 92. He was the first bishop.preeident of the Free Church or England. Palmerston Place United Presbyterian Church is the first church in Edinburgh to adopt the electric light for illuminating purposes. A Board of Trade inquiry was opened at Kings. town, on Monday, into the cause of the lifeboat disaster in Dublin Bay, on Christii,as Eve.  Alderman Dale, a magistrate, of Helawn, committed suicide on Sunday by hanging himself. He was Mayor in 1883, and re-elected alderman in November.  Mr. Herbert G. Fuller, M.A., the well-known ex-International, Cambridge, and Sotueraet footballer, was buried at Lanadown Cemetery on Poetday atteruoon.  Mr. E. Swyney, reported to be a large Ceylon tea-planter, committed suicide by cutting hie thrum, as the British India steamship /Miura was approaching Naples, homeward bound. A three days' match between Lord Hawke's team and a thirteen representative of Cape Colony was concluded at Capetown on Friday. The Engibilinmil won by an innings and 124 runs.  - ----The year which has just passed away is almost without a parallel in the annals of longevity. The deaths of more than two hundred and sixty nonagenarians have been reported in the Times. A private track is being con-Y.:meted for the German Emperor, who is suffering from a bicycle crane. It might have been supposed that riding the high horse would have been more in his line.— Judy. la a case at the Marylebone Police-court on Tuesday, the presiding magistrate fined a gentleman 20, and coins for neglecting to have his child vaceinatel ; adding that his duty was not to express any opinion as to the law, but to enforce it. The Great Western Railway Company have again arranged with Messrs. Walter &Co., of South• ampton Row, London, to prepare and print for the company a list, similar to that issued last year, of farmhouse, seaside, and country lodgings to let in the vicinity of Great Western Stations, and it in intendtrl to also include hotels and boarding houses in the pamphlet. The station-masters at the Great Western stations are collecting the necessary information' and will te glad to hear from any persons who desire their lodginon included in the pamphlet. A nominal charge of 2s brl will be made for each address inverted.  MARRIAGg
The Telegram. — 1896-05-26 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

MRS. DYER.  SENTENCE OF DEATH.  Al the Central Criminal Donn, London. on Wider, before Mr. Justice Hawkins, the trial was vionmed of Annie Dyer, 57, nurse, on an indictment charging bee with the wilful murder of Doris Marmon and Harry Simmons, infante entrusted with her to adopt Mrs. Palmer, the prisoner's daughter., cave an account of how her mother Leceived Doris Marmon and Harry Simmons. Witness stated that her mother had been thrice in Gloucester Guunty Asylum, that she had attempted to commit suicide on different occasions, and that the at times appeared most strange in bee manner. Prisoner first want into an asylum in 1891. Before that there had been trouble about a child prisoner had charge of, the pase-nte not being satisfied as to its whereahonte. The prisoner afterwards went to live Dear Bristol, and had other children to nurse or adopt. 11 1893 the mwenta of the other child called again and brought a policeman. The prisoner Cried to drown herself, but failed. Other witnesses were examined, and the case for the prosecution having closed, Mr. Kavadia, for the prisoner, said the defence was one of insanity. The jury ought to come to no other conclusion than that the woman was not responsible for her actions. Mr. Justice Hawkins, after the return of the jury, who were absent only five minute., said that the jury had convicted the prisoner on overwhelm lag evidence. The prisoner had been guilty of bass and Wicked treachery to the mothers of the children she so cruelty murdered for the sake of a few pounds. He was satisfied that she had carried on this wicked trade tor a very lohg time. He could only beg of her to prepare for death in the law remaining days allotted her. Sentence of death was then passed, and the woman WWI removed without making any remark.
The Telegram. — 1896-05-26 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

TRAGEDY IN LONDON. WIFE MURDER AND ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.  ' Early on Monday morning aims named Ellison, maaacer of the Hering Sun public-loMse, Wych Street, Strand, London, murdered his wife by shooting her with a revolver, and attempting be end his own life by the same means. The tragedy omurred an the bedroom of the couple above the shop, an alarm being given by a barmaid who heard the reports. On the arrival of the police the couple were removed to King's College Hospital, bet Mrs. Ellison died soon after admission. The man was found to be badly injured. Miss Archer, She barmaid, bad a narrow rieape, as on bursting into the room after hearing the report elle found Ellison lying on the floor with the revolver pointed at his head. She endeavoured to take the weapon front him, when he turned on her and fired, but happily missed. It is stated that the murderer lived unhappily with his wife, and quarrels were frequent between them. When the news of his wife'a death was communicated to him Ellison's only remark mu," Is she dead ?" Then, after a moment's deliberation he added " G 000," It ia stated that two deceased brothers of Mat committed suicide.  - - - Nearly £5,00fi,000 every year is paid by England for eggs and poultry frim abrcad. During the last few days some tons of gooseberries and atrawberries in fine condition have been received at Waterloo Station, consigned to the London and provincial markets. The bulk of the fruit was shipped at the French ports of Honfleur and St. Malo.  The hearing of M/T. Watt's petition for divorce from her husband, Mr. Hugh Watt, late M.P. for Glasgow, was continued on Tuegday. Justice Barnes refused an application by petitioner's counsel to re-open the question of certain letters written by Mr. Watt to Mrs. Stooke, and then summed up.
The Herald of Wales and Monmouthshire Recorder. — 1883-03-17 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

BFAZTLIZAN SLAVERY.  Thus far the Uncle Tom's Cabin ' -of Brazilian slavery has not been written, but when it is there win be no incidents lacking to fill it with horrors of which Mrs. Harriett Beecher Stowe never dreamed. Again and again has it been asserted that Brazilian slavery if far more mild and humane than its northern countaper., and thousands of people believe the story. Difficult as such a statement may be to prove, we have no hesitation whatever in denoun2ing this eery as false in every sense. Humane ! thete is not a particle of humanity in Brazilian s'avery, and there never was. Cruel as American slavery certainly was, it was beneficent beside this degradation of servitude in Brazil. Think of the +hive boy Jeronymo, at Pelotas--whipped to death ! Think of the slave girl Monica, inNitherohy, just across the bay , from this capital—bsaten into one horrible mass of sores. Think of the slave Miguel, of Souza, Parahyba—whipp( d to exhaustion, and then tortured by having salt, onions and tobacco put on his lacerated flesh, and lye poured into his mouth after death to make it appear a case of suicide, Think of the slave woman Pdronilha, of this very city and the property of a Barao— appealing to the policy for protection only last month, and with a block andehain riveted to her ankles. Think of the unhappy slave at Campos the other day—tearing his throat open with his fingers to escape further misery Think of that other unhappy wretch in Pernambuco last year, a captured runaway slave—tearing his bowels open with his hands to escape punishment and further servitude. Think of the novenas—the nine days cutting of the back before whipping. Think of the daily suicides among slaves all over the Empire. Think of the instruments of torture, who've number and ingenuity rival those of MediEevel Inquisition--think of all this—and then call Brazilian slavery mild and humane. Ask those who have travelled through the provinces how many cripples they have seen. Ask them how many slave songs they have heard, and how many happy, contented facesthey have seen.  A telegram from Vienna states that the suicide in St. Pe.eraburg of M. Makoff, formerly a Bussin Minister of the interior, is said to have been due to the discovery of certain irregulaiitim in connection with his administration of his office. Since 1840 we bast never had each a temperature in March as we have now. At several points on the Mediterranean eosst between Mentone and Marseilles there have been heavy falls of snow, and, to crown all, a glacial mistral. The thermc.meter has been ten degrees centigrade below zero. In Marseilles three people have died of cold.  -- How Marvellously are the Deadly Diseases— Dropsy, Wind, Asthma, Palpitation of Heart, &anti ness of Water, Swellings, etc., cured *hen taking Hughes' Patent Dropsy Pills. W. advise all sufferers to give them a trial sold everywhere at is. lid., 2e. 94., and 4s. 64.
The Herald of Wales and Monmouthshire Recorder. — 1883-03-17 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

THE " REDEMPTION."  TO THE EDITOB.  Kindly allow e space in your valuable paper for the purpose of asi.ing the officials of the Choral Society, whether they cannot arrange a second performance of the " Redemption " at reduced prices There are many in the town and neighbourhood who take great delight in the per. formances of the society, but who were unable to be pr..ient on Monday last in consequence of the irices charged. Seeing Mouday's performance of this grand oratorio was a success, both musically and financially, I trust those concerned in the management will be able to see their way clear to adopt the suggestion I ciors the end of the present season. Yours etc., Mum  The University boat race on Thursday resulted in a victory for Oxford. A butcher named Conisbee was sent to prison for one month by the Brighton magistrates, on Thur,day, for exposing for sale diseased meat. Lord Justice Bagg,ally is suffering from gout, and it is stated that he will not it again in the Appeal Court during the present sittings. The three -lrye Crofters chaigcd with breell of interdict, were sentenced on Thursday, at Edinburgh, to two months imprisonment each. A Central News telegram from no is, on Thur states that Frank Byrn? h.s left Paris for Havre, whence lie will sail in th 6 Amerique for New York. _ _  William Rutherford Bonn, accused of murdering his father, Rev. Julius Bean, at Matlock, attempted suicide on Thursday, at the Derby Infirmary. •  Cardinal Mantling has obtained a reseript from the Pope granting plenary indulgence to all who abstain from eutering public houses or tasting intoxicating drinks during Friday and Saturday, the 16th and 17th instant. G.mtnenting on the Premier's speech, "Freeman'. Journal" says—" Mr. Gladstone has had relapse—he relapsed into Whiggery ;he was in his worst Whig form yesterday (Wednesday). He has of ton been disappointing and sophistical ; yesterday he was positively disingenuous and disln altening."—The " Express " thinks there is no indication in Mr. Gladstone's speech that he really appreciates the policy and ta( tics of the Irreconcilable Party, or is prepared to meet them with uncompromising resistance. BLOOD, SKIN ,and NERVE DISEASES axe cured by
The Herald of Wales and Monmouthshire Recorder. — 1883-03-17 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

YANKEE GLUTTONS.  Yeats of quail-eating are the rage in the United States, the quail having a peculiar flavour The quail-eatieg 'carnival' has provoked other tepulsive stenutehic tournaments.' A man has just drank, for 1110 dole. seven quarts of Schuylkill River water, one quart a thy to, seven days. As the water supply of Phhadelphiaia mmlv eomposed of the refuse from gas work aand all kindsof manufactures, dead catsand of suicides, aud other ingredients which have defied analysis, this feat was deemed impossible without fatal consequences. Some Or:miens advised him not to try it ; but he did it, and 60 far with impunity. Challenges to perform other gastric outrages are very numerous. The newspapers are everywhele full cf them. I In° man bets he can eat at turkeys dayfot thirty days, and an as assurance of his faith in his powers, declares that he has not had a square meal in thirty days. Another 'has a man ' who will for a wager of 1,0 0 doh,. catfour pounds of turkey stuffed .and roasted, each day in the month for one month ; another man will eat daily for ninety days, one pound of salt pork lied a quart of Jersey baked beans: another offers to bet I,ooodol. that he will eat and that no other man caa, thirty quails in thiey days, and after each quail twenty-five raw oysters and a quart of molasses. The quail •carnivar has also brought out the reminiscences of previous exploits. One man named Jas. O'Donnell, in Madison, Indiana, declares th:tt within there years he has eaten thirty quails in thirty days, sixty quails in thirty days, twenty-four goose egg+ in fifteen minutes, two mince pies in less th in a minute, washing them dows with eight drops of croton oil: a cwherl goose weighing eleven pounds. in twenty minutes, and then demanded his dinner, drank a . pint of cas or oil: at. three dozen .:ysters in sugar at one sitting, and five cans of sardines in ten minutes. Peter Elison once ate thirty two half chickens at a sitting. Albers Pettibone, 19 years old, ate all he could of h 4 maple syrup, and twenty-four boiled eggs. And during the cholera seasolt of 1832 two women were pitted against each other in a green corn `match in which one ate twenty-nine ears and lived, the other twenty six and did. The literature on the subject is quite extensive and shows that our modern civilization takes no pleasure in the bloody and brutal sports of the Roman arena, where men fought with each other, or with wild beasts. The conflicts of the present day are with tame ones, and that particular variety of the tame one known as the hog. The man who can outdo the hog wins the applause of the multitudes and, in a literal,las well as figurative, sortie 'takes the cake.'
The Herald of Wales and Monmouthshire Recorder. — 1883-01-13 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

THE HOUNSLOW RIOTS.  Mr. Glossop, the chairman of the Brentford bench of magistrates, who bas received more threatening letters, was escorted to the court on Saturday by a number of policemen. Arthur Note, aged 18, Thomas May, 16, and James Ansell, 18, charged, the two former with throwing Moms, and com, omitting wilful damage, at Staines-road, Hounslow, and the latter with throwing stones,and injuring a police-oonstablii, were again .brought up. The prisoners are alleged to have taken part in the riots whloh followed the suicide of Dr. Edwards'. The interest in the case had not diminished, and the town hall was filled long before the magistrates bad taken their seats. A large crowd, too, had aseembled outbids, and extra police precautions had to he taken in order to preserve order. There was a fourth chsrge connected with disturbances at Lampton, near the residence of the • woman who hail brought the accusation against Dr. Edwardas. William Burt, an errand boy, was charged with damaging an unfinished house. Ansell was first placed in the dock. It was stated that the injured con.table was too ili to attend.—Dr. Septimm Earle, divisional surgeon toile police at Brentford. said that Constable Trapmore was suffering from a severe blow on the left side of the bead. He was in a critical state, and .the witness could not yet say how the case would encl.—Police-constable Edwiak was recalled, and his evidence read over. From this it appeared that though the witness saw the prisonet throw a stone towards the injured constable, he did not see it strike him, and s serious blow was struck after the prisoner was in custody by some one in the crowd.—Mr. Glossop said the matter had assumed so serious an aspect that they must remand the case without bail. If they showed any weakness in the matter there would be murder. It was impossible to allow the wrecking of houses and rioting to go on. The prisoner would be remanded for a week, '`
The Herald of Wales and Monmouthshire Recorder. — 1883-09-29 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

ALLEGED ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. Department is recruited. Joseph Taylor, 23, a respectably - dressed Examinations for these appointments are held young man, and described as a labourer, was regularly in May and November. Limits of age brought up charged with attempting to commit 19-22. Subjects: Handwriting, Arithmetic, suicide by taking a quantity of oxalic acid on Mensuration, English Composition, Orthography, Monday. P.C. Parry said that about 12..50 on and Geography. Monday morning the defendant came to the The remuneration in this branch of the service police station in Oxford street. He sat on a varies somewhat, but may be roughly stated at chair, and said, "I have taken some poison, and .£95 for the first five years, then rising to £1 0, am now suffering great pain across the chest." ond subsequently by La per annum to £2OO, with Parry asked him what he had taken, and he re. a fair chance of ultimately reaching i.,400. plied, "Oxalic acid. I bought a pe..ny worth, In London, Edinburgh, and Dublin, these and have taken about half of it." Witness sent I appointments are keenly sought after, a result for Dr. Thomas, but Dr. Evans first saw the 1 irgely attributable to the ably conducted pre. prisoner. Prisoner cried bitterly all the time he oaratory classes held in those centres, which was in the police station, and said, "it is all make the examinations and their conditions through my father I did it." Dr. Thomas SOW ; xtensively known, and also afford intending the prisoner about half-past two. Ile told the candidates a guarantee that their work shall doctor he had taken oxalic mid, and that lie did be so directed and aided as to give the largest did it out of sheer despair, as he had no friends possible result in return for their labour. or relations. The case was adjourned till Fri. With the view to supply the want of a similar day, in order that Dr. Evans might appear. incsntive in our own town, it has been decided