The Telegram. — 1896-10-13 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

STOCKWELL ROAD 1 LONDON S.W. 18238.  Mrs. Kruger has had a relapse, and is in a very weak state.  Works for extending the Argentine reams/ system into Bolivia are being actively pushed on.  _ General Sheremetieff, Governor-General of tiny Caucasus, has been taken seriously al Mosoow., Mrs. Darwin, widow of the late Chas. Darwin,' the illustrous naturalist, died at Down, Kent, on Friday, at the age of 88.  Snow fell on the hills in Westmoreland on Mons day afternoon, with occasional showers of bail. The weather was bitterly cold. A workman has been remanded at Sitting. bourne, charged with having in his possession a coining mould for a live-shilling pieoe. Mr. Hudson delivered the presidential address at the annual congress of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants at York on Tuesday.  _ _ _ The death was announced on Monday of the Rev. Dr. Taylor, of the Free Church, the oldest ordained minister in Scotland. Re was 91 years of age.  A South Shields woman has attempted to commit murder and suicide by pouring paraffin oil over herself and her babe, and setting their cloth. ing  _ The Empress of Russia, who is god-mother to the twin children of Mr. and Mrs. Allen, of Cat. cart House, Harrogate, has sent her god•childreo. two heautiful mugs.  Mrs. Mary Rosenberg, a prepossessing widow,' obtained £l5O damages for breach of promisg against Mr, Israel Katz, at the Sheriff's Cour% Brentford, on Tuesday. Agnes Lane was committed for trial at Shields, on Monday, charged with attempted suicide. It ig alleged that she saturated herself and child wilts paraffin and then set herself on fire.  A marriage is arranged between Dlr. Coniagaby Disraeli, M.P., and Miss Silver, a young lady of wealth, whose family originally came from Porter gal, but have long been settled in England.  - Mr. R. Bird, J.P.' president of the Cardid Liberal Association, who is suffering from bronchitis, has taken a tarn for the better, and it making satisfactory progress towards recovery, Mr. D. Tudor Evans died at Cardiff on Satin, day. Mr. Evans was a journalist, and ra, as in his 70th year. Some time ago he received £lOO frous Government for his services to Welsh literature. The first shipment of oranges from New South Wales was sold by auction in London last week, and the saleroom was packed by eager buyers. As much as 255 per box was realised in one case. Lady Warwick has added to her popularity in Warwick town by sending her only daughter. Lady Marjorie Greville, and her adopted dangly. her, Miss Hamilton, to the Warwick High School.  Mr. Asquith, in a letter to the officials of the Cabdrivers' Union, regrets the present strike, and says be does not know of any step that he coul4 take which would be likely to facilitate its settle. meet.  A tragic affair is reported from Littlehamptos. A visitor mulled Lapraik. who is believed to hairs come from London, seriously wounded his wife with a pistol on Tuesday and then committed suis tide. The case is surrounded with mystery. The London police have surpassed themselves. They called upon a cabman the other day to leave his badge and license at Scotland Yard for 'aspen. tine, and they then proceeded to summon the cab. man for driving a cab without wearing a badge.  Mr. C. E. Shaw, M.P., was thrown from his dog-cart while driving in Stafford, on Tuesday, and sustained injuries which necessitated his re• moral to the infirmary. Professor Howe, his com. panion, is suffering from concussion of the brain. China has granted Russia permission to extend the Siberian railway across Northern Manchuria to Vladivostock, but has refused the proposed southern branch to Talienwan, which would have given Russia axess to an open port in the Liao. tung peninsula. _ _ _  1;1.7-Jaeger's Sanitary Woollen Spam) Co.. Ltd. were summoned at the Mansion House, on Monday, for an infringement ot the Merchandise Marks Act, it being alleged that their German. made goods were passed off ss English. The COM was adjourned. - - -  A great gale prevailed over the south of England and the Channel on Tuesday, and much damage was done. A passengen was washed overboard from one cf the Dover mail boats. Ai Myeloid.' • vessel was wrecked, the crew being saved by he rocket apparatus.  TUE MOST iMPORTAITT episode In the hlatory of the Anglo-French cycle trade Is the amalgamation of the three principal businesses In France, namelr, Gliment el OM, tit Gladiator, and the French Humber—with a Mare capital not far short of a million steering, and a large working capital. This huge undertaking comes before the public of France and England under the sole auspices of Mr. Ernest T. Hooley. We understand that the guaranteed profits of nem out of the three businesses are alone sufficient to pay a 9 per cent, dividend, without taking into consideration tile large profits of the French Humber Company. The Board ts as unu.sually strong one, including four of the most Wonted and experienced men in the Anglo-French cycle trade.• As an industrial concern of the highest and West ohne. Chfuaent, Gladiator. awl Humber (bunro). Ltd.. Meade emembreet.