The Dewsbury Chronicle, and West Riding Advertiser. — 1895-03-13 (Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England)

ABROAD.  The Vets. Chauncy Maples, Archdeacon of Nyasaland, who joined the Universities' Mission in 1876, has accepted the Bishopric of Nyasaland vacant through the resignation of Dr lio,giby.  A telegram from Besancon says that a terrible boiler explosion has occurred at the Werbel papier mache factory at Noviliars, near that town. Two workmen were so badly injured that they are not expected to recover' and four others were more or less seriously hurt. The cause of the explosion is unknown. Ves:Fels arriving at the port of San Francisco announce the occurrence, on the 2nd inst., of an earthquake in the bed of the Pacific Ocean. The disturbance was accompanied by a loud roar, coming apparently from the sea, which became covered with a mass of white foam, and subsequently rose in numerous geyser-like columns. A Berlin correspondent_ sends particulars of the murder of two boys at a reformatory in the province of Saxony, for which crime four of their comrades have been sentenced to long terms of imprisonment. In both cases the deed was planned deliberately and carried out with the utmost determination. No personal feeling existed against the murdered boys the prisoners declaring that they detested the reformatory, and wished to be sent to prison. A desperate affray with brigands is reported from the town of Borore, in the Cagliari district. For some time past the brigands had been absolutely masters of the country round the town,the chief, Poddu, rendering the country unbearable for well-disposed well-to-do people. A large f-rce of gendarmes was sent to effect his capture. The bandits fired upon the police from behind their shelter; but the gendarmes, though many of their number were stricken down, rushed into close quarters and succeeded in capturing Poddu and the majority of the gang. Five brigands and 12 gendarmes were shot, but none have yet tuccumbed to their injuries. A case of suicide has occurred in an hotel at Monte Carlo the body of a German gentleman, who had taken a room for one night only, being found burnt to a cinder in bed. Before retiring to rest the deceased had ordered a bottle of champagne, and requested the waiter to call bin's early as he had to catch a train. About 2 o'clock a slight report was heard, but no attention was paid to it. Later smoke was discovered issuing from the room, and the fire brigade was summoned. It is assumed that the deceased shot himself with a revolver, which Was found by his side with one chamber empty, and that in his dying agony he had upset the candle which set fire to the bed. Though the latter burnt slowly the matt was cremated before the fire brigade arrived.  The Florida fast express was wrecked at Scot. land Station, near Macon, while on its 'way south, and the most shocking feature of the disaster is that the destruction of the train is to be attributed to the malice of some miscreant who wilfully tampered with a switch, which was afterwards found turned from the proper point and nailed down. The train, which was a vestibule one, consisting of three Pullman carriages, a first-class day carriage, a second-class one, a mail and an express carriage was full of passengers. The tram was derailed, every carriage leaving the line. A lady and her little five-year-old daughter were killed, and seven persons sustained severe injuries. One of the carriages was occupied by Mr. Roland Reed and the members of his company. Mr. Reed was rescued with great difficulty, as were also three of the ladies. The carriage they were in turned completely over. 

Article type: Incident