The Herald of Wales. — 1888-09-22 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

SUICIDE OF A COUNCILLOR.  Mr. 8. Guise, a member of the Corporation of Oxford, and a builder in an extensive way of business in the oity, committed suioide on Thursday morning by drowning himself in the River Coerwell, at Christ Church Meadow, through which be was in the habit of walitiug every morning. Mr. Guise had been depressed for some time owing to various causes, but the sad result has caused much surprise.  Commander A. Cook, of the flagship Duke of Wellington, divd suddenly at POrnIMOLIth 3n 'Tuesday night, of heart disease. - .  , The wea,vers emploped at Joshua Wilson and Sons' cloth manufactury, Leeds, struck work on Wednesday against the proposed revised list of wages. Over one thousand persons are affected. A New York telegram says that the president's friends in the Congress say he will veto the Chinese Expulsion Bill,paseed by the Senate on Tuesday. . . .  The Tan correepondent at Pietermaritzburg says that Undabuko has surrendered at Mona Camp, and is now in custody of the civil authorities at Nkoojetii The Daily News New York oorrespondent, stye : --Senator Sherruan's resolution, concerning the committee on foreign relations is regarded as an indication that the Senate :rill not 048 s the Retaliation Bi:l.  - A ()entre' News telegram from Berlin OD Wednesday sajs:—At Meppern, Western Hanover, yesterday, • long train conveying recruitc from the manceuvree, collided with a goods train. Twelve waggons wrre wreaked, and four persons were killed, and many injured. The Tue.. correspondent at Puiladelpbia says that the citizens of New Orleans protest strongly against the report that yellow fever . exists there, and deolaree that no oases have occurred in Terse. The health officials have raised the question of quarantine. The St. Peterabrag correspondent of the , Daily Newts telegraphing on W edneeday, .aye: —1 nave been informed that poarpariers have been opened with M. Bleichroder, at Berlin, in order to raise neoeseary capital for the conetruction of a Siberian railway. lay informant states that the Berlin Banking IllLmee duposed to furnish about one hundred million roubles for the purpoee.  The Standard -Berlin correspondent, dye: An official who has been employed in Krupp's Works at Essen for 25 years is reported to have offered to the great English firm drawings of all guns and missile* in prooese of manufacture at the Besot entaldisturient. Ile has been placed under ar.eet. The Standard correspondent at Berlin says that among the questions engaging attention at the preempt moment hi the propriety of attempting to obtain an increase in the emperor's civil liet,by asking for a grant from the revenues of the empire. Rithart.i the emperor ham received nothing from the empire, the only revenue being what he receives as King of Pruseia. . _  Some sensational events osetuTed on Vonday nizht at Thicygraig. At a quarter past seven a stone crashed through the window of Mr Hughes, an insurance agent, and on his putting up the shutters, another came flying through. Other windows in the locality were ala broken, but no one was seen about there, the stones lo,ing thrown by unseen hands. The atones w•-ighed from 7 to 6 lbs. The inhabitents connect thi4 stone-throwing with the ineendiary fires which have taken place in the district.  At the Nottingham Police Court, on Thursday, a clerk, named Henry Bil•on, was charged with stealing £4 from the Nottingham Hide and Skin Company, on the sth ol September; also with falsifying the company's books. It alleged that prisoner, during the last two years, made false entries in the ledger, making out more money was paid for hides than wee actually the ow, the difference in that Reriod being about £2OO. Only one charge was taken, the amount appropriated being £4. Prisoner evils kg trial.