The Cardiff Times

Ebbw Vale Strike. THE DISTRIBUTION OF RELIEf. Mass Meeting at Waunypound. Writing uu Monday our correspouueut aaya :— ThelltrdEtt of the colliers employed by tbe Ebbw Tale Company sail remains in much the asms position, although, from an interview which I had on Monday with Mr Holland,the general manager, there appears a hope that ere long the whole matter will be amicably arranged. For the moment, however, the prospects are gloomy enough. On Sunday night the train on the Gk»i Weatern Railway was crowded with men leaving the district, and on arriving at Victoria, the next station, a further contingent got m. The trades- men of the place are already grievously complaining of the bad condition of trade, and matters are indeed assuming a most serious Qoase. According to announcement, a mass meeting of colliers was held at Waunyponnd Mouataiu on Monday morning. At 10 o'clock there were about 500 persons present. A chairman having been appoiuted, be opened the projt dings with the remark that the meeting had been called with retereuce to the distribution of relief. — Tne Chairman of the Committee, who was then called upon, said it appeared that there had been some mistake made in the distribution last week. It was the wish of the i jmmittee to correct what had been doue, and also to see that, in the further distribution, no one received relief but people who were justified in receiving It. He might say that they had a few pounds ID hand, and it was thought that that meeting should decide a8 to tbe mode in which it should be distributed. Last week they were told that some men took advantage of them in coming for relief when they bad been working. That meeting should now see that only those really deserving were relieved in the future, and be determined to j keep out impostors.—Oae of the workmen said there was dissatisfaction as to the pay of the union men. Some thought that those who paid into the anion should receive more money than the non-union men. Several sums of money hau been received from places where the men belonged to the National Union.—The next speaker said that tney had levied upon non-union men in other districts, and he tnougut that all should be now treated alike, both union and non-union men. From his experience in the past, he tBought they mast be dissatisfied with the levy of union men they could not expect much from the north.— Another workman reminded the meeting that it was in Ebbw Vale they were striking, and he did not see why they need ga to the North of Zngiand for an explanation. Later on they- would secure the report of the committee. There would be no difficulty if they had plenty of mouey, but it was not so. The money they had in hand they wished to distribute amongst those really most deserving. They wanted to prevent me a coming into the room a second time, and also those men whe had something by them. He had some difficulty in distributing the loaves of bread (94) laat week, and could have distributed two truck loads if he had them. The Sbohwabt next spoke, and said there had ) been a iot of calk since the strike about the non- union men. To say that the union could not be depended upon during a strike wae a mistake, and to laY that the nOIl- union men should not receive anything was also a mistake but at the same tune these latter should have joined the union. Union meant strength, and If It was not a uniun ot money it waa a union of hearts. He would remind them that the National Union did not keep a reserve fund, a either did the South Wales Federation. But when a strike occurred a levy was made upon the whole district. For his own part, be believed in a reserve fund, and if they bad it in this instance he fully believed their strike would not have lasted so long. The collieries around them had been very kind. Some of the smaller collieries had con- tributed :B3 per week, others £5 per week, so it was really union money which tney had received. They now had to it vy upon non union men. They bad also been to places where the federation was very strong, and bad been promised support. The Secretary then read the report of moneys received last week as follows:—Tredegar, £ 1310s; Aberbeeg, :B4; Penyoont, JB5; N w Treuejrar, I jg7 0* 9 Meftoyt, ó; 6d; iibow Vaie Miners' I Loop:e,£2 lis 6d Wauullwyd aitto, £4 18, 6i Beaufort Louge, £5 7; 5" Brierty Hui, £1 I 9s 6d Mra W. D. Jenkins, 5s total, £5314; lId, The whole of this amount was distributed amongst 578 people. This week they would have a much I more considerable amouut to distribute. The committee went to several places, and had worked I hard to get the amounts together, aod he could 1 tell them that the colliers all oyer th« country had expressed themselves unani- mously in sympathy with their cause.— The speaker who followed gave it as bis opinion that tne money should be divided amongst the four looges in the different places, and the men would then know who were working and who were not. He proposed that this be done; which was seconded.—The Secretary lid this was not I practicable, as th^y would not know how to equally divide the money, not knowing the number that had gone to woe|c.—The Chairman I of the committee here suggested that the men I working in eaca pit should go to a certain place j at a certain hour, and the party who was giving j out the cheques would then know if the men had be8u working or uot. After I a long discussion this was agreed to, and it was arranged that the men working at Wauijllwyd should go to Waunilwyd, Ebuw Vale, and Beaufort, where they JIved, and receive tickets i between the hours of 9 and 12 o'clock, and payment of the same would be made at two o'clock at the Duke Assembly-rooms. The same arrangements were made for the pits at Ebbw Vale, most of them being required to go to Waterfall-row for their tickets. — At this conjuncture a workman remarked that imputations had besn cast upon some I people, and if they were present they should get up and detenu themselves. He had heard a lot of grumbling amongst some of them. I He was not a Union mm, and was not ashamed of it, having profited by the experience of 1873, He had been twitted with having gone to Mr ¡ Jordan to ask for work, but this he indignantly denied. He had been as firm as any man on the ground, but wanted all treated alike. For his I own part he should not object to the committee baing paid something extra for their work in the I dispute, Atter some discussion, it was proposed that the committee should wait upon Mr Jordan, the coUiery manager, and ascertain if he bad in any way altered bis views. This was carried, it being explained that, at the same time, it was meant all a vote of confidence in the committee.— It was then proposed that the committee should be accompanied by their secretary (Thomas I Richards). This was also seconded. An amend- ment was proposed that the secretary do not accompany the committee.—About twenty voted for the amendment and the remainder against.— One of the workmen expressed the hope that there would be no misunderstanding this time.—A fresh proposition was made at this point that the com- mittee should not wait upon the masters until they were sent for. This was put to the meeting, and fuily two-thirds of those present were in favour of the committee staying away. After further consideration, one of the com- mittee proposed that t.he reporters present should I wait upon Mr Holland, and »sk him if he would receive a committee of the men with a view to the whole matter being discussed and referred to arb»t,ra'ion. Accordingly the representative of the I South Wale* Dwly Nel»#,with two other reporters, waited upwu Mr Holland. The representatives of the press were received with great courtesy by Mr Holland, who said he wouid be pleased to ingot a deputation of the men at any time, and discuss the situation with them. Susequently the reporters handed iB thwr written report cothe chairman ot the men's committee, of which the following is a copy :— The representatives of the press waited upon Mr Holland, the gt-neral manager, who. in reply to ques- tion" put to him, said ¡,Q;¡t he would be pIe sed to meet a committee of the men at one hour's notice, f T the purpose of disftt-^sutg die whole question, and of agreeing to axomit the same to arbitration, with the proviso that -he secretary (Thomas Richards) should D4Iè MWip»»y tb. committee. The resuit <»f the mwsiView of the reporters with Mr Holland has given great satisfaction to the m#u. Tfee ironworks, which have also been idle, rusnicd work on Monday, the company having a large order for fish plates on hand which they HMft eomplete. Writing on Tuesday our correspondent says :— We are pleased to state that there is some prospect of the painful and unfortunate difference at Ebbw Vale being brought to a settlement. WHen it became known that the masters were agreeble te subnwt the matters in dispute to arbitration, a ray of hope was kindled in the breasts of many, and it was impossible to conceal the joy which existed among ail classes at the idea of the men resuming work, and at the thought of the town once mors assuming its lively aspect. It is to he hoped that nothing unforeseen will spring up to prevent the negotiations being brought to a success u: issue. The committee met on Tuesday, at the Duke long room, for the purpose of distributing relief. The number of appli- cants was large, and tar exceeded the expectations of tbe committee. Hundreds of men, women, aad children 4 eked to the hall. The street was for some time blocked, and strong measures had to be taken to prevent the hungry crowd from rushing into the room. It seemed at this period M if the proceedings would have been brought to a standstill. It was evident that many had been attracted by sheer hunger, and eoiy of the cases j were most gainful. The sum distributed amounted j to !J botH JB80 The number of persons relieved was 6b5 men, 434 women, and 1,102 children. The j working committee will meet on Wednesday aomuoff for the purpose of taking into cctMidera- tloOA the question of arbitration. The working committee met on Wedaea- day, and after eons* erabie discussion ic was resolved that a deputation ot four mea he despatched to interview Mr Holland and Mr Jordan at 10 o'clock on Thnn- day moruing. They are em Dowered to wtete that if toe masters were prepared to take the coacractoro out of the stall-roads and agree upon a slag scale satisfactory to both parties, the mea were prepared to go to work. If not, then all negotiation*! to be discontinued, and the three (wastiLos to be so'omitted to arbitration as they at t&e commencement of the strike. Subject te arbitration being resolved upon, it was decided ♦K-. two arbitrators to watch the case of the be Mr W. Abraham, M.P. (Mabon), and 5Tj. Wilsoo. Durban.

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THE QORONER'8 INQUEST. Mr Wynne Baxter, who held the inquest on the body of Mary Ann Nicholls, opened the inquiry this moruiug at the Working Lads' Institute, Whitechapel-road, upon the body of Annie Chapman, alias Annie Sivey, who was found butchered in Hanbury-street on Saturday morning, Mr Collier, deputy-coroner of tbe East London district, in which the body was found, was also present. Notwithstanding the presence of half a dozen policemen around the institute door, no crowd collected, and there was no attendance of tha general public at the inquiry. The jury having viewed the body, John Davies said he had lived at 29, Hanbury- street, a fortnight, and was a carman. He occnpledone room at the front, at the top of the house, with his wife and three sons. On Friday night he went to bed at eight o'clock, and hia wife went to bed about half an hour afterwards. His sons went to bed at different times, the last one at about a quarter to 11. There was a long wiudow in the room,made when it was used as a weaving shed. He was awake from three o'clock to five, and fell off to sleep again. He was confident of the time, because there was a clock in the room. At a quarter to six the Spitaifields clock struck. He got up and had a cup of tea which his wite made, and then went down to tne back yard. The house faced Hanbury-street, and the front door opened into the street, the front room being used as a cats' meat shop. The passage from the front door led into the yard, and there were one or two steps down into tbe yard. Neither of tbe doors were ever locked. There was a latch on tbe front door, but it could be opened by anyone who knew wuere it was. The door was not always latched be had often found it wide open. When he went into the yard he noticed that the door was shut. The front door was wide open, but he was not surprised at that. When he opened the door he saw a woman lying down behind it, and close to the rough wooden feuce which divided the yards. Her bead was between the steps and the fence, aud her legs towards the wood-shed at tbe bottom of the yard. Her clothes were up over her body, and he saw that she was terribly mutilated. He did not go into the yard, but ran to the front door and saw two men who work at Mr Bailey's, packi g- case maker, Hanbury-street. They came in and saw the body. He did not know the names of the men. Tue Coroner asked the police if these men. had been found, and was told they had not. The Coroner said they must be found, and told witness he must find them with the aid of the police. Witness proceeded to state that the two men were waiting outside the workshop before com- mencing work. They did not go into the yard, but weni; to tbe door and "saw the sight." They then ran into the street to find a policeman, witness going to the Commercial-street police-station. He did not inform anyone in the house of what he had discovered. When he got to Commercial- street station he saw an inspector, who ient off some constables. After this witness returned to Haubury-street, and went past the door, but did not go in. He saw the constables there. He had never seen the woman before, aud had never seen women in the passage, though Mrs Richardson, another tenant, said they were there frequently. He heard no noise at all during the night. Amelia Farmer said she lived in Dorset-street, Spitaifields, in a common lodging-house. She had been there four years, and was married to Henry Farmer, a pensioner. Witness worked for the Jews—washing and charing. She had known deceased well for about five years. She was the widew of Frederick Chapman, who lived at Windsor. He was a veteri- nary surgeon, and used to send her a postal order every week for IOd. They had Jived apart for four years or more. She lived in various places—mostly in common lodging-houses, in the neighbourhood of Spitaifields. Amongst other placess he lived about two years ago at 30, Dorset- street, with a man who made wire sieves. At that time she was receiving 10s a week from her hus- band. The payment stopped about IS months ago, and on making inquiries she ascertained that her husband was dead. She ascertained this either from her husband's brother or sister, in Oxtord- street, Whitechapei. She was nick-named Mrs Sivey because of living with a man named Sivey in Dorset-street. She (witness) saw this man about 18 months ago in the City. She then knew him well by sight. He left the deceased and went to live in the neighbourhood of Notting- hiU. Since that time she had been living in tue same neighbourhood, and witness saw her on Mouday last standiug in the road opposite 25, Dorset-street, where she lived. She uad been staying there, and had no bonnet or jacket on. She had a black eye and said she telt very ill. Sue had also a bruise on the right-hand side ot her face, on the temple, -and a bruise on her chest. Witness asked her how she got the bruise on her face. and the deceased thereupon opened her dress and showed the bruise on her chest. She said she had received it from a woman who sold books, and who was jealous of her because she was acquainted witu a very respectable miln named Ted Stanley. There had been a quarrel in the morning in a beerhouse at the corner of Dorset-street, where the deceased, the woman, a man named Harry Hawker,and Ted Stanley were together. The squabble was about a two-shilling piece which jne of the men had put ou the counter to pay for drink, and which was removed. In the evening the book-hawking woman met deceased in the street and violently assaulted her. 011 the following morning she saw the deceased near Spitaifields Church, and she saw her again in the afternoon. She then said she felt no better, and should go into the casual-ward lor a day or two. Wituess said to her, You look very bad have you had arytfiiug to eat ?" She said, "No, I have not had a cup of tea to-day," Wit- ness gave her 3..1, and told her to go and get some tea, but not to have any rum. She was tond of rum, and was often the worse for drink. She did crochet work and made aurimacassars tor a living, and also sold flowers. Witness was afraid she also went on the streets at night. In fact, deceased had told her she did. On Friday she used to go to Stratford to sell allythmg she had to sell, but on Friday afternoon witness saw her in Dorset-street. She appeared quite sober, but said she had been too ill to do any work. About ten minutes afterwards witness saw her at the saing place, when she said, "It's no use my poing away. I must get some money, or I shall have 110 lodgings." Nothing more was said, and that was the last time witness saw her ahve. On the Friday afternoon deceased said she had been in the casual ward, but did not say which one. She was well known in the casual ward. Did you consider her a druuken woman ?—She was a very straightforward woman when she was sober, and a very industrious, clever httle woman. Was she often drunk ?-I have often seen her the worse for drink, and she could drink a lot without making her drunk. She had been hving a very irregular life. aurt bad 110 fixed hOUle. bhe bad a mother aud sister, but they were not ,m friendly terms. She had never known aeceased stay with her relatives for » single night. Her daughter and sons were at school. The Coroner said be was^ luformed thers was some doubt about the husband of the deceased beiug a veterinary surgeon. He was a coachman M gentleman's servant. Timothy Donovan said he lived at 35, Dorset- street, Spitaifields, Knd was the deputy of the lodging-house there. Be saw the body of the deceased on Saturday, a^c' recognised it as that o; a woman wl)0 had lodged at the house during the last four months. She had not been there at all last week until Friday afternoon, when she asked to be allowed.to go down into th^ kitchen. What time was it tf-Iii the morning*—VV"aC hour ?—About half-past two.—Well, that" afternoon.—It's morniug to me, because I don't get up till theu.— It is not inornsng because you call it so.—That'* your idea.—D011I be impudent. Afternoon 19 after twelve o'clock all the world over, Witness, continuing his evidence, said tho deceased went into the kitchen. Site explained her absence during the week by saying that she bad been in the infirmary, Ou the Saturday morning, at half-past one, witness was sitting in his office when deceased again entered the house and went down nto the kitchen. He sent the watchman's missis" to her to ask her if she wanted a bed. iDeceased cume up to the office and said, "I have uot sufficient for a bed." She then went out, saying she should not be long, and asked him to keep her bed. The lodgiug money was 8d. She was eating potatoes as she went out. She stand in the street a minute, again calling out, "Never mind, Tim, I shall soon be back, don't let my bed." He did not see her agam alive. It was then a quarter or 10 minutes to two. The watchman saw her go down Brushfield-street.— Was she the worse tor drmk when you saw her ? She had had enough.—You are sure of that! Yea, certain.—Was she often the worse for drink ? Generally on a Saturday, but noj. other days.— You are certain she was the worse for drink ? Yes, I passed the word to her that she could find money for her beer but not for her bed. She said she had only been to the top of the street. 6}he did not say if anyone had given it to her. He understood her to mean she had been to the Ringers public-house. She was not with any man that night. He did not know whether she was in the habit of walking the streets. She had brought men to the house, and he had refused to admit them. One man used to stay with her regularly from Saturday to Tuesday. He was a pensioner, but witness did not know bis name. The last time the pensioner was at the house was Sunday, September 2nd. Sometimes he was dressed like a dock labourer, and others he would have 9 gentlemanly-like appearance. John Evans, the watchman at the lodging, bouse, gave corroborative evidence. The deceased told him that she had been over to see her sister at Vauxhall on Friday. He had never heard any one threaten the deceased or heard her express fear of any one. He had never heard the wOlQen in tha lodging-house say that they had bean threatened or asked for mnnay. by atrangera. The inquiry was then adjourned until Wednes- day. The adjourned inquest on the body of Annie Chapmau was resumed on Wednesday at the Boy»'Institn*e, Whitechapel, by Mr Wynne Baxter. Inspectors Abberline and Helson attended to represent the police. A plan of the locality had been prepared for the information of the jury. There was a largo attendance of tho public. Fontain Smith, printing warehouseman, deposed that he recognised the deceased as his sister. Sliq was the widow of a head coachman, who formerly lived at Windsor, apd had lived apart fronj hin» for three or four years. He last saw her alive a fortnight ago. He gave her 2- She did not talj him wheiM she lived. James Kent, packineaose maker, Shadwell, said he worked at 23, Hanbury-street, for Mr Bailey. His p$ua} time for going to work was six o'clock. On Saturday be got there at ten minutes or a quarter past six. His employer s gate was open. While ho was waiting for the other men to come an elderly man named Davies, living near, ran into the road, and called him. Witness went. accompanied by James Ureon and othoes. He saw a woman lying in the yard Of No. 2?, near the doorsteps. Her clothes were disarranged. Nobody entered the yard uotil tho arrival of Inspector Chandler. The woman's face and hands were smeared with I blood, and the position of the hands indicated that a struggle had taken plaoe. The woman's internal organs had been torn out and were lying over her shoulder. Witness went to fetch a piece of canvas to throw over the body, and when he returned the inapeetor was in possession of the yard. Cross-examined; She bad a handkerchief of some kind round her throat, which seemed sucked into her throat. I saw no running blood, but her face and hands were smeared with blood, as if she bad struggled. I did not notice any other injuries. She looked as if she had been on her back and used her hands to defend herself. Her hands were turned with the palms towards her face, as if she had fought for her throat. Her legs were wide apart. Did you notice any blood about her legs t- There were similar marks of blood as about her face. You spoke of some liquid having been thrown over her.—I could not tell what it was. Itseemed as if her inside had been pulled from her and thrown at her. It was lying over her left shoulder. Part of ber inside was lying over her clothes ?— Yes. When I went back to the house tbe mob had made a rush down as the news Raw around. James Green, another of Mr Bailey's workmen, corroborated. Amelia Richardson, 29, Hanbury-straet, said she and her son occupied separate parts of the house. Francis Tyler carried on the work of a packingcase worker there. He came at eight o'clock on Saturday morning instead of six, the usual houik Her son, living in John-street, was occasionally late. About six o'clock on Saturday morning ber grand- son, Thomas Richardson, hearing a commotion in the passage, went out, aud on returning said there was a .woman murdered in tho yard. Witness went down and saw people in the passage. The inspector was the first person who entered the yard. She was awake a part ot Friday night, but heard no noise. Wituess proceeded to describe the number of lodgers in the house and the apartments they occupied. John Piser was afterwards called. Ha said he lived .at 22, Mulberry-street, and was a shoemaker. He was known by the nickname of Leather Apron." On Thursday night he arrived at the house from the West End shortly before eleven o'clock. He remained indoors until he was arrested by the police on Monday, the 10th instant, at nine o'clock. By the Coroner He never left the house till then. He remained in doors because his brother advised him. You were the subject of suspicion 1-1 waa the object of nnjust suspicion. Where were you on Thursday, the 30th of August ? I was staying at Crossingham's, a common loaging-house called the "Rouud House," Holloway-road. The jury did not question the witness, and the inquiry was again adjourned.

THE BIRMINGHAM TRAGEDY. The adjourned inquiry as to the death of the infant Fereday was resumed at Birmingham on Wednesday. The two children who have been in custody on a charge of causing the baby's death were examined, The boy was absent when the injuries were ipflicted, but the girl said that when she went into the hbuse deceased's grandfather sat in the chair asleep and drunk, bhe then noticed blood underneath the perambu- lator in which the child lay. She could reach the perambulator from where he sat. She failed to fully wake him, and then the child's mother came in.—In summing up the coroner said the caso was the most mysterious which had occurred in Birmingham for last forty years. Suspicion rested on four persons, but as to the mother and two children there was not any ground for it. It was for the jury to say whether the grandfather did the crime whilst drunk. The jury returned a verdict of Murder against some person unknown."

THE NANTMELYN DISPIITF. Wwfii it»' -Tdifrs C?" uh> Arbitration *gre«m§<u. j lu ptswnanve ,>U miQ an j j&OB<IM "frill jyLl W. {&04MS, the miners" agent, the workmen who have bees onstrikefor 23 weeks resumed work on Tuesday al Kantmelyn. The agreement arrived at is to the following effect :— The workmen at the colliery are to resume work thereat on the 11th September, 1888, on the following conditions :—The differ nee now existing as to the price for the cutting of bottom in the sev-n-feet seam to be disposed of in the following manner :—The workmen to be represented by Jlr Isaac Evans, miDersa agent. Neath, member of the sHthng-itcaie committee, as an arbitrator, sum the owners' side to be represented by JJr Archibald Hood, proprietor of the Glamorgan Collieries, and member of the sliding-scal« committee, as an arbitrator. The said arbitrators shall, before they commence deliberations, select an umpire, who shall be called to act as & disintei ested party, if the arbitrators fail to agree. The decision of either party, viz the two arbitrators or the umpire, shall be inal. In case of the ""0 arbitrators failing to agree upon an umpire, that Judge Gwilym Williams be asked to name a gentleman to act. The arbitrators to meet to examine witnesses of both parties, or in company with the umpire, and the award to be given in writinar rhe difference to be investigated and disposed of, and decided upon its own merits. The award shall be made anal within six weeks from the day they re-ume work. The workmen to be paid according to the award from the commencement of operations. Every oid workman to have, as far as practicable, his working place back, provided he returns to It on or before the 1st day of November next.

MEETING OF MINERS AT MERTHYK. important Resolutions. A mass meeting of Plymouth, Cyfarthfa, and Dowlais colliers and other workmen was held on Monday at Penydarren Park, in fine weather, to consider the queätion of a lapaur repreStintative and other matters. Mr Edward Fraucis (Dow- lais) was voted to the chair, the preliminary business being conducted by Mr David Morgan, miners' agent. Mr W. Pkioe moved, and Mr J. Jones (Aber- caoaid) seconded, the following resolution Mr W. Pkioe moved, and Mr J. Jones (Aber- caoaid) seconded, the following resolution :— That, in the opinion of this meeting, the time has arrivltd when it becomes the duty of every individual miner in very pit or level in eitn--r of the fhiee works —viz., Dowlais, Cyfarthfa, and Plymouth—to use every legitimate means to unite with each other once more, and that we urge every checkweighera' committee to call a meeting of the workmen of theIr colliery with a view of testing them whether they are in favour of uniting again; and if so, to salect two of their number to represent them in a future meeting, which will be called by the officers of the general committee of Cyfarthfa and Plymouth. | This resolution was spoken to by Mr Datio MohgaS, who particularised several acts of assistance rendered to widows of workmen which had been done through the instrumentality of the union in its present: condition, and he asked how much more might it not have secured with better support. He maintained that, aa it was, there were 5,522 members in Aberdare and Merthyr belongiug to the union. It was possible for it to embrace eight or nine thousand, and if they had nine thousand they would agree with him that they wouid be able to do better work than before. The resolution was carried.—Mr Thomas Davies, Dowiais, moved :— That this meeting is fully convinced that it is high time tl1a.1; the long piy grievances we have in reftlrauce to the majority of the firms in this borough should be remedied as soon as possIble by the introduction of a shorter system, and that w- urge upon the Government to give every support and facility to the Weekly Pay- irent of Wages Kil. Mr JUichard Jones seconded the motion, which was carried.-A vote of thanks to Mr J. Vaughan for lending the Penydarren Park for the purposes of the mass meeting was carried unanimously.

IMPORTANT WAGES CASE. Action by a Tin-plate Worker at Llandilo. At the Llandilo county court — before his Honour Judge Beresford—the case of John Davies versus the Glanamman Tinpiate Company (Limited) has just been heard. Mr David Randell, M.P., appeared for the plaintiff, whilst the defendant company were reptesented by Mr Giascodine, instructed by Mr J, Aeron Thomas, solicitor, Swausea.—The plaintiff claimed of the defendants the sum of jB17 10.. as damages for wrongful dismissal on the 15th of May last, and in lieu of the customary 28 ^ays' notice from the first Monday in the month. The defence set up was that plaintiff had neglected his work, causing loss and expense to the company.—John Dav.es, Glanamman, proved that he wa.s employed by the detendants as a roll-turner at the rate of d610 10. per month, subject to the usual notice as to the termination of the contract that be had been employed since March, 1887, up to Monday, the 14th of May, when he was taken ill, and that with the exception of the day in question and one other day, some six weeks ago, when be was also ilJ, he had never absented himself from the works. On Tuesday, the 15th May, be received a wrItten niltice that his services were no longer required. For two months after- wards he was not able to find employment, and consequently sued for the amount claimed. In crjsa-examination, he admitted that on Sunday, the 13ch May, when turumar the rolls he sent out for sixpenny worth of whiskey, but that was because ne feit a pain in the stomach.—Dr Howell Rees, of Cwmamman, said that he saw the plaintiff Uil the 15th of May and prescribed ior him, and atterwardsfrave a medical certificate to the effect tbat plaintiff suffered from catarrh of the stomach. —U)->on being askei by Mr Glascodiue as to wnether the ailment bad not been brought about by excessive drinking, the witness thought that it was the result of a cold, bus no doubt excessive drinking would aggravate the complaint.—In giving judgmeut for plaintiff for £ 17 10s, the full amount claimed, with costs, the J nuge said that he entirely disapproved of the extreme course taken by the defendant company in dismissing the plaintiff in the way they did.

THE EDUCATION COMMISSION. Action of South Wales Wesieyand. The Septemoer (or financial) meeting of the Swansea Wesieyan District Committee was held at Wesiey Schoolroom, Swansea, on Tuesday, the Rev E Mouiton presitiing. There was a good attendance of ministers and laymen from all parts of the district. I The last conference directed that all the district committees should appoint one minister and one layman, who, with the connexional committee of education, and the committee ot pri vileges, should ba a special committee to consider any proposed legislative measures based on the report and recommendations of the Royal Commission on Education. When this question was reached, Rev W. H. PARR said he thought that the district committee should lay down a principle. I They should know what the gentlemen whom they selected were going to repre- sent. He should object to any gentle- men who went up to the committee to suDport the majority report which sought to give rates for the I support of schools used for the perversion of the children of their people in the villages. No doubt there would be a considerable and influential section of the apecu.l committee which would sup- port the majority report, and he thought their representative should be able to vote and speak in the name of the district, and fa backed up by a resolution of the district committee. Mr S. BtcviN, Llaneily, said the commission had considered a great many things they might have omitted, but the real object of the majority had been to get hold of the rates for the support of denominational schools. The Wesley an body naa cowpctrati\eJv faw schools, but the Chu,el1 of England bad 14,000 or 15,000 schools, and many of them were hampmed for waut of money. Perhaps their conductors war. more hber411 now because they had not as much money as they would like, but they lost no opportunity of trying to get hold of the children and people of j^onconformiets. He moved That this meeting tally recognises the value of many of iha suggested improvement^ made by the Ii 0)'&1 Commission on Kduca ion, and would glndiy see some of them carried Into effect, hut is of opiniÖn that "0 scheme for &ssióltinl( denominational seliools from the public rates cau be acceptable unless ample provision is wade iR tba management for tbe IntI oquct1.Qn of elected representative members, and ail 8, ctarian teaching and influence removed frow its curriculum; uid further, in the opinion of this committee thecoo- science clause is both ineffectual aad offensive in character and practice. Kev W. H. Parr seconded the reaolution,wbid, after a brief di¡"CIl",iuo, Wag agreed to unanimously. .The Rev J. A. Burrowclough, B D., and Mr R. Pearson Price werj appointed to represent the district committeeon the speeialcommittee which has charge of this question.

THE SOUTH WALES COLLEGE. The committee of the Aberdare Hall of residence have appointed Miss Hutchias lady principal in the place of Miss Don, who has resigned. Miss Hutchins assisted Miss Clough, the principal of Newnham College, Camqridge, from time to time for abouc two years uuring the building of the south and north halls, now respectively named the Old Hall and the Sidgwick Hall, by undertaking the charge of students attending the university lectures. She was also for tour years lady resident, of Alexandra College, Dublin, which post she accepted at the request of Mrs Jelicoe, the founder of the college, and with the sanction of the council. She undertook the entire responsibility of the residence without remuneration, and retained the appointment until 1880, when she found it necessary to resign in consequence of the decrease in the number or students, caused by the decrease in the value of property in Ireland. We may add that Miss Hutchins is descended from a Somersetshire family, a branch of which has been Somersetshire family, a branch of which has been settled in Ireland for several generations,

THE LATE REV PENRY EVANS, PONIAKDULAIS, Practical Christianity. Special services were held at Hope Chapel, Pohtaraulais, on Sunday, wben funeral sermons were preached by the Rev, T. Davies, Siloah, Llanelty. Feeling reference to..the sad event was also made during the day by the K«v. J.W. Jones, vicar of Llandilo Talybont. The members of Hope Chapel have unanimously resolved to pay their deeeased pastor's salary to Mrs j Evans and family for the ensuing 12 months, while the large number of ministers psesent at the funeral agreed to supply the pulpits of Hope and Tynewydd for the same period to enable the ruernbers to earry out their generous resolve. j ——

ANOTHElTMURDEROUa OUT- RAGE ON A WOMAN. At five minutes after eleven o'clock on Saturday mornmg, a man suddenly attacked a woman whilst she was passing through Spitaifields Market. After felling her to the ground he began kicking her and pulled out a knife. Some women wuo had collected, having the terrible tragedy that brought them there still fresh in their minds, °?inttnRi w ?',e' ia'8ecl 8uch piercing shrieks of Murder! that they reached the enormous crowds in Hanbury-street. There was at once a rush for the market, and on the crowd swarming around him, the man who was the cause of the alarm made furious efforts to reach the woman, from whom he had been separated by some persons who interfered on her behalf. He, how- ever, threw these on one side, fell upon the woman, knife in band, and inflicted various stabs on her head, cut her forehead, neck, and fingers before he was pulled off, when the woman laymotionlees. The immense crowd took up the cry of "Murder!" and the people who were in the streets raised cries of "Lynch him!" At this juncture the police arrived, just in time to prevent the man from being torn to pieces. The affair occurred midway between Buck's-row and Hanbury -street, where the last two horrible murders have been committed, and the man is said to be a blind pedlar of laces, the woman leading him from place to place.

STilL ANOTHER LONDON MYSTERY. On Sunday night thebody ofawell-dressed lady, aged about 27 years, waa found by the policc near Surrey Chapel, Blackfriars-road, London. On being conveyed to St. Thomas's Hospital she was found to be dead. A gentleman who said he was her husband left, as he stated, to seek medical aid, but has not reappeared. Identification of the Body. The body of the lady who was discovered in a dying condition near Surrey Chapel, Blacklriars- road, Loudon, on Sunday night, has been identified as that of Mrs Byrne by the father of deceased, Mr Nelson, of Yar- mouth, her sister, M'sa Nelson, of Chelsea, and Sergeant Wakefield, of the 6th Dragoon Guards Carib.neors, at Canterbury. The post mortem examination was con- ducted by Dr Luard, of St. Thomas's Hospital, assisted by another member of the hospital staff. On its conclusion a Press Association reporter saw Dr Luard, who declined to make any statement as to tbe result of the autopsy. Any evidence as to after-death appearances he should reserve for the coroner. This refusal of information leaves the mystery as great as ever. A Canterbury correspondent, telegraphing on Tuesday, says: The intelligence of the mysterious death in Blackfriars, London, of Mrs Byrne, widow of SMgeant-niajor Byrne) of Canterbury, caused some sensation in the town. Since the death of her husband, some two years since, the deceased lady, who was well known in Canterbury, resided in Broad-street. One of her sisters is the wife of Sergeant Wakefield of the Canterbury garrison. Another is a maiden Illdy-Miss Nelsol1, of Chelsea-to whom it is supposed Mrs Byrne was proceeding when she so suddenly expired. The deceased had occasionally assisted in the management of a fruiterer's business in Guildhall- street, carried on by Mr Elding. She left there about 2 o'clock on Saturday, stating her intention to return on Sundayiiifrht, and her non-appearance caused considerable uneasiness. Deceased's parents reside at Great Yarmouth, where her only child, a little boy, is living. Her sudden death excites grave suspicions. An inquest was held on Wednesday on the body of the woman discovered in Blackfnars-road, London, on Saturday night, under circumstances already reported. The house surgeon at St. Thomas's Hospital said he bad examined the body, but could find uo trace of violence. Death in his opinion was due to syncope. The jury returned a verdict to that effect.

IS YOUR BLOOD ALL RIGHT ? As much blood passes through the kidneys aa through the heart. There is nothing startling about this fact except it be a revelation Many people have but a dim idea of the real work of the kidneys. They not only drain the water from the system, but also the poisonous matter which that water holds in solution to carry out of the system. Over half the time, howw, the kidneys fail to do this work! What is the result ? Gradual failure of strength and health, and eventually death by Bright'* disease, or some unsuspected kidney disease. You nad better have a care I Kidney poison is accumulating in your blood. Toni« won't do any good they only treat effects. You can only a :ind thorough renovation of the system by tl,e prompt use ot Warner's SAFK ki 18 the ooly reliable scientific specific for tne blood, because it is the only known specific 10 the world for all forJDs of kidney derangement, and the kidneys, as stated, are the only gr*at blood purifiers, Mrs Thomas JoUiS, The Quay, Polperro, Corn- wal), suffered for four years from a complication of diseases caused by inactive kidneys. Her body was covered with black spots the size of one a hand, her skin became scaly, and finally Peeled off entirely. Her medical man said her trouble was from blood poiaoning. She could gat no relief, and was regarded as a curiosity. She took Warner's Safe Cure, her skin became clear and white, and not a sign now remains of her former trouble. Mr Robert Spurr, Newgate, Ponbefract, waa a victim to disease caused by kidney-poisoned blood for ten yeara. He could get no permanent relief from the doctors, and began to lose heart. One day a friend advised him to use Warner's Safk Cure. He did so, and experienced relief. The pain left him, and he recovered his health. The above two cages are as good as a hundred. They provw what is stated, that the organB that remove the impurities from the blood are the kidneys, and that when impaired there is but one sound, rational method of treatment, and that is With Warner's SAFE Cure, which can be procured of all chemists at 4s 6d per bottle, or of H. H. Warner & Co., 86, Clerkenwell-road, London, E.O.

The Trade of Swansea.—According to tb. official returns just jsatyocl for August, the trade of the port was General harbour estate: Re- ceipts, jB7,761 10s, against J37,457 1'7", t < in the corresponding month expenditure, £ 7,174 lis Id against £ 7,789 3a lid. South Dock estate Receipts, £744 8s Id, against £679 10s 9,i expenditure, B994 6* 91, against £1,24614" lid 396 ships entered the port, of a tonnage of 113,852, paying rates to the extent of £2,542 19* 8d. III August last year the figures were 415, 104,976, M2J¡8318.,¡ 4si respectively.

ANOTHER LONDON MYSTERY. Ghastly Discovery in the Thames. A profound sensation was created late on Tuesday afternoon by the report that another fiendish murder had been committed, this time ia the western part of London. There is, unfortu- nately, too much reason to balieve that the report will prove to be absolutely correct, and already the police are pursuing enquiries based upon this assumption. The discovery, which is held tCl afford incontestable proof of murder and mutilation, was made in the Thames, naar Ebury Bridge and Grosventu-road. A policeman's attention was attracted to something at which a number of boys were pelting otoues. He had the object of the boys' amusement extricated from the planks of timber amongst wtiicb it was entangled, and on examining it, he fouud it to ba a woman's arm. He had it at once removed to thestation, where it was inspected by Dr Neville, of Pimlico-road, the police surgeon. 'r1l6 arm had been romoved from the shoulder, and had evidently been amputated by an unskilful hand. It must have been removed from the body of a person murdered but a day or two, as, when touched, the blood began to trickle freshly. The instrument with which the amputation was effected must have been exceedingly sharp, the joint being cut into and the limb removed at the shouluer socket. There waa a cord tied rpund tha arm above the elbow. Apparently tho person murdered must have been a very finely developed young woman. The arm was fully as long as that of a man of five feet ten inches or five feet eleven inches. This shows that the woman must have been about five feet eighls inches. There were a few abrasions on portions of the skin, but these might be caused by the knocking against the timber in the water. A search is being made for other portions of tbe body, the theory being that another horrible murder has been committed, and the mutilated remains of the victim cast into the river. Inspector Adams, of the B Division, at once took charge of the case, and his first care, and communicating the discovery to Scotland-yard was to send for Dr Nevill, of Ptmiioo- road and Sloane-street, the nearest medical man, who soon arrived at the police station, and mada a most careful examination of the remains. fle bad no difficulty in deciding that the arm wa!1 that of a well-formed, tail, and well- nourished youug woman, probably about gí years of age. It had been cut off at the shoulder with some sharp instrument, and the question once naturally suggested itself, is this the work of a professional anatomist or of a murderer I Dr Nevill did not feel called upon to expre" a positive opinion either way, but he could not deny that the work bad been neatly done* Some skill too had been shown in the manner in which the limb had been removed from the trunk, but the handiwork was scarcely good enough for a person acquainted with the principles ot anatomy. The flesh was comparatively fresh, and was not quite free from blood, but it had been 10 the water at least two or three days. d As soon as the medical examination bad bee d concluded, Inspector Adams had the arm reØlO;:n to the mortuary in Millbank-street. Ba ra proceeded with his investigations. His first r was to have the whole of the rne in the immediate neighbourhood thoroughly dragged. The work was continued until a late hour on Tuesday evening, but according to the police no more human remains were found, The police records of missing persons were also carefully searched, but they yielded nothing that could be described as a clue. Within the last week there has beeu reported to the police an average number of mysterious disappearances of women, but as far as can be ascertained not on« of them can be connected with the present case. It is possible that the arm may have been placed where found by some medical student, or otbef practical joker. This view, however, ia po uhared by the authorities. The discovery of human remains at Pimhc has. created a profound sensation, aud the wild09 rumours are already afloat as to whether hideous crime, even more mysterious than tbfl Whitechapel murders, has or has not been Per" petrated in the West-end of London, There I\re believed to be some startling features in connec- tion with the case which cannot at present be r?" vealed, as officials are now engaged in making tbei* investigation into this tbe latest London mystery. No portions of any body have been missed froul any of the London hospitals, and such are stringent regulations applying to dissection tba it is considered impossible for a single limb to "0. clandestinely conveyed out ot the hospita* without its absence being immediately detected- Inspector Adams, Inspector Arthur Hare, Inspector Kendrick, and other officers are busy making inquiries at certain localities in Pimlico> while diligent search is being made along th9 banks of the Thames for any other human remains, as it is thought not improbable that tne remaining portions of the woman's trunk —presuming the case to be one of murder will be sooner or later discovered. in the meantime several theories are advanced aa to this mysterious affair. One is that the poor woman died from the effects of an unlawful operation committed in some house of evil repute; that her body was then cut up, in order to tirab of all conceal the crime, and, secondly, to the more easily disposal of tt; and that it was the work of a man having medical knowledge. Another theory is that the deceased haa been killed by the same unseen hand that committed the dastardly crimes in Whitechapel, aud that the arm has actually been, brought from the East-end to Pimlico, in order to throw the police off the scent. Inspector Abberli"^ Inspector Helson, Inspector Reid, orher officers engaged in investigating Whitechapel crimes have been in commuoi<5»|'° g with Scotland-yard with reference to the findimf of the arm, but no clue ha8 as yet been ^oU? 1 Dr Neville is of opinion that the womau met ne death about three days ago, and that the was out off soon after the poor creature's decease. The police records of missing persons have been carefully searched, but they yielded nothing that oould be described as a clue. On the 21st of last month a man who was sweeping the railway station at Guildford camo across a parcel contain- ing a human foot and leg, which be at onco handed over to the local police. The parcel bad apparently been thrown either from a passing train or from a bridge which passes over the railway close to where it was found. But it 18 not probable that the arm bad anything to do with the Guildford remains, inasmuch as tha latter were boiled—so much so, that some of the flesh and the toe-nails had entirely disappeared from the bones.

NEWPORT HARBOUR COM- MISSIONERS. The monthly meeting of the commissioners waa held at Newport on Wednesday Colonel Lyne presiding, A letter was read from the French cousul with reference to the contributions to the Ssamen's Mission. The'Jconsul complained that the tax, which was a voluntary one, was collected wittiout the captains of vessels being asked whether they were willing to contribute or not. The services at the MiasionOnqrch were Protectant, and wereconductedin English, whereas thegreater number of French sailors visiting the port were Catholics, and could not speak English. The French Consul requested that the tax should not be levied on French vessels in future.—Mr T. Jones protested against the commissioners collecting the money. In the case of vessels belonging to the firm with which he was cou- nected, the impost was demanded with the harbour dues, and was only returned on a protest being made. tie was afraid that if the imposition was oontlnuod it would seriously affect the con- tributions to the infirmary. He gave notice that fh .nexk meering he would move that tne potion, authorising the collector to obtain tha cnutributiou, be rescinded. Messrs Moses and 8 ajso protested against the money, which ia spent in supporting a Church of England mission), bemg collected by the board.—The clerk pointed out that the notice to rescind would have to ba figned by eight members.—The Chairman: The notice does not need aS6conder. A letter was read from Trinity Houte authorities intimating that portions of the river bank near the Utlk Lighthouse needed repair. It was understood that work would be carried out by the proper authorities. The haibour dues for tlie month were JB457 lIs, which showed a decrease of JBM 0s lid compared with the corresponding month of year. The chairman pointed out that the dne, of August, 1887, were the highest", ever receiveel by the boani; compared with 1886 there was aIr. increase of £ >h5 3-? lid. The other receipts, with the exception of the pontoon dues, all ahowed slight decrease. The expenditure for the montfe was £295 l<ss oa, which includes a sum of £998; Id i n cr!ntractor °n completion of th« Pilota Pill Works.

NEWPORT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. At tb" monthly meeting of the above ehambet I at Newport, on Wednesday afternoon, Mr H. J Reybyrae presiding, the secretary reported the receipt, of a telegram from th9 president of the late conference at Bristol, as to Lundy Island being chosen as the place for a harbour of refuge, intimating that the proposed deputation to th< president of the Board of Trade on the subject had been deferred until Sir Michael Hicks-Beach's visit to Cardiff on the occasion of the gathering of the AssociatedChamberof Commerce. Meanwhile, the telegram added, the Royal Engineers were reporting favourably with respect to Lundy. The points which the deputation will urge upop Sir Michael Hicks-Beach are the central position of Lundy that three-fourths of the heavy traffic go in and out to the south of the island that Lundy gives large sea-way that its position will enable vessels to take advantage of wind from any quarter and that the Government should purchase the island and employ convict labour for the necessary works.—The report of the corn. mitteeoftbe chamber appointed to arrange fo. the visit of members of the Associated Chambers on the Saturday of the Cardiff visit, was to tha effect that 99 delegates and nine members of the council had accepted the invitation, and that the fund for tbeir reception amounted to £ 61 8s 6d. A sub-committee waa appointed to carry out the arrangements. The luncheon tickets were fixed at a guinea.

NON-PAYMENT OF RATES AT CARDIFF. At the Cardiff pollice-court on Wednesday. j"-?8 a'uter (late of 32, J3volyn-str«et, Docks) and John Ohocas (late of 12, Bute-terraoe) wera sentenced-Painter to one month's imprisonment, and Chocas to aeven days', for the non-payment ot rates. Several similar cases have yet to come before the magistrates.

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