HOME AND FOREIGN NEWS

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 4425, 3 August 1901, Page 6 (Supplement)

HOME AND FOREIGN NEWS

AX ENGLISH LOVE TRAGEDY

Dr. Ambrose held an inquiry at JJuckLurM, Dill, near London, theollur day, concerning t.oe death of Edith Smith, age'll 27, ixsiamg at Queen’s road, who had conimiUed suicide. Her lather is well known, in local circles, and she her. self took a leading part in parochial affairs.

mi,.,-;.. Smith has been engaged for two years to !.Jr Sydney Dates, a prominent musician anil cricketer in Ivsex., Sonic weeks ago Air Dates succumbed, after a short illness, to an attack oi pneumonia. Mi.-a Smith, whir had previously been of a lively and genial disposition, took his death very much to heart, and became very despondent, frequently re. maining in her room crying tor hours. Efforts were made to induce her to go into tho country, but without avail. She was employed as a clerk in the Savings flunk department of tho General post Office, ami returned home one evening about six o’clock, and subsequent ly remained talking to her mother until about eight o’clock, when she went upstairs to her bedroom. Shortly afterwards two pistol shots were heard, and on her room being entered tho young lady was found lying on her face on the floor quite dead, two bullets bavin" penetrated the heart. The revolver. which she had purchased from the Army and Xavy Stores tho same morning. was lying bv her side. Tho following letter was also found; ‘Dear Alater and Pater,—l am tired of fife, and have nothing to live for now ;I ha,vo borne it as long as I coyjd without tho dear boy, and hope you will forgive.” A verdict of “Suicide whilst temporarily insane” was returned, and the jury expressed their sympathy with the parents. \ PERSECUTED HUSBANDS. Tho anomaly of the law in granting relief to ill-used wives and refusing tho same relief to persecuted husbands was commented upon by Air Plowden at ivfarylebono police Court, London, the other day, when dealing with a case in which a valet, Nicholas Hutschmid, aged 38, a foreigner, of York street, Marylehone, charged his wife, a British subject, with assault. It seemed that sho returned homo about one a.m. "drunk and mad,” and because her husband refused to get out of bed and light tho lamp sho struck Kim with great force with a jug, breaking it and cutting his head. In reply to the magistrate, tho husband said that ho had been married eight years. For a long time Ids wife had squandered his earnings in drink, had neglected his home and his child, and had made life with her unbearable. Coadd he not have a separation, order, ho asked.—Mr Plowden; I am afraid not; only wives can got separations.— Tho wife alleged that she only struck her husband in soil-defence. —Air Plowden said that it was a very common thing for a wife to come to the court and complain of her husband, but it was very uncommon indeed for a husband to complain of his wife. Ho (tho magistrate) only hoped the day was not fur distant when those courts would be able to grant the same measure of relief to husbands who wore ill-mated with ill-tempered and worthless wives as they were empowered to grant at present to ill-used wives. It was clear that the husband in this instance had been patient until ho could stand his wife’s conduct no longer. She was lined 20s, or, in default. 14 days’ imprisonment, and if charged again by her husband she would ho sent to prison for a long timeMOTHER AND DAUGHTERS BURNT TO DEATH. A disastrous fire, resulting in the loss of four lives and the destruction cf five houses, has occurred at Luton, England. The outbreak was in th© heart of the town. Between six and seven a constable on duty noticed smoke issuing from a huu.se occupied by a family named Alladyce. Ho at cnee gave an alarm, and the town fire brigade, under the captain, Chief constable Toale, were quickly on the scene, but apparently the fire had been smouldering for over an hour, as tho building by the time of tho brigade’s arrival was a mass of flames. Scarcely had the firemen set to work when a woman—Airs Alladyce —appeared at a window and shouted that there were several people in the house. A ladder was procured, and, at great risk, an entry was effected. “When got out the woman was unconscious, and died soon after. Aloanwhilo, the firemen had got into the " house, and from a bedroom at the back succeeded in getting out Ada Levi, aged 16. She was conveyed to the Bute Hospital, but died soon after admission. Gallant attempts were made to got at the other inmates, but th© firemen were beaten back bv the flames, and it was 10 o’clock before the fire was extinguished. On tho promises occupied by the Alladyces being entered there were found the Jodies of two daughters of Mrs Alladyce, aged 23 and 16, one cf whom was a cripple. Airs Alladyce was in her 61st year. Tho fire was probably due to the upsetting of a paraffin lamp. Th© occupants of the adjoining cottaves, which were burnt out, had sufficient time to save themselves, hut a great deal of their property was destroyed.- The four victims were straw-workers. A GRANDAIOTHER’S CRIAIE. A workman and his wife, wishing to go to a popular concert in Berlin, recently left their 14-months-old daughter, Editha, in the car© of the wife’s mother, Frau Lanck. The latter brought with her a .bottle, and frequent doses of its contents made her sleepy. She lay down on a sefa, but soon the baby, who had had no food for hours, began to cry, and some neighbours, thinking the grandmother had no more milk for it, offered to give her some*. She shut tho door in their faces, and they heard her threatening the child with all sorts of punishment if it did not bo quiet. Not understanding, it cried the more, when suddenly the grandmother snatched it out of the cradle and pitched it out of the window into a cemented courtyard, two storeys below. All the child’s limbs were broken and its skull fractured, and it died on the spot. Tho police found the woman stripped naked, and pretending to ho mad, though it was soon discovered that tho fright had sobered her.

HAIR WASH DANGER. Dr. Thomas held an inquest at Marylebono concerning the death of Nancy Motzer, of West Hampstead, who died in the St. Mary’s Hospital, as the result of burns. The deceased had been in her bedroom, the door of which was locked. A smell as of fire was in the house, and on investigation being made by two men who were called in by a charwoman, the lady was seen to- be ly-

ing on the floor. She was dragged out on to the landing, and it was found that all her clothes had been burnt off, and that sho had sustained .severe burns. She was taken to the hospital.—Ethel Metzer, the daughter, stated that her mother was in the habit of using paraffin for washing her hair, and whilst in the hospital deceased told her that this was what sho used. Near where the body was picked up lay two bottles which contained 'patbln and spirits of wine. An examination of tho room was made by an inspector who said that near tho washhand stand basin, into which the liquids had been poured, was a burnt match, with which deceased had evidently tried to light the gas above tho basin. The, vapour of the paraffin must have caught fire.—A verdict of “Accidental death” was returned.

A PARIo LOVE CRIAIE. A dramatic scene occurred in the Paris Assize Court the other day. A woman named Jeanne Mors wag charged with throwing vitriol into the face of a young man named Eornan Colas, 17 years her junior, with whom she had lived as his mistress for some time. Jealousy was tho motive of the outrage. Ho had what .she said were beautiful eyes, and when she saw him an a much younger woman smiling at each other, and learnt that her rivaj had remarked also on tho beauty of his eyes, sho determined in her jealousy to destroy tho attraction, and blinded him with vitriol. The prosecutor was led into court by his sister, and as soon a.s lie stated the facts of the case the prisoner began to sob, and at the conclusion of his evidence, she exclaimed, “Oh, Fernan, do forgive me, and I will take care of you for the rest of my life.” This appeal created considerable emotion in court. Colas replied, without turning towards the woman, “Give mo hack my eyes, and then I will for. give you.” Colas’ sister joined in by calling th© prisoner a coward, and the twO women then exchnged some ’ncomplimentary epithets. Finally the blind man and his indignant sister were led out of court, and order having been restored, Jeanne Mors was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment.

MURDER BY AN EARL’S SON. Driven crazy by a lonely life in the woods, the ±lOll. Francis J. Lascelles, son of the fourth Earl of Harewood, and half-brother of tho present Earl, and cousin to Sir Frank Lascolles, British Ambassador in Germany, shot and instantly killed his servant. After the deed the madman barricaded himself, and threatened to slay anyone who approached. A party of men crept up to him unawares, and he has now been placed in an asylum. A Montreal correspondent states that Mr Lascelles was living with two farmers, named Kemper and Lambert, on a ranch in the gold fields near the Kootenay river, about 300 miles inland. The life was a lonely one, and he had frequently complained of insomnia and general debility. A few days ago he suddenly developed a strongly irritable temper, but refused to see a doctor. On Monday night his two companions were awakened by his shouting that he was being attacked. Jumping from his bed to the middle of the floor he yelled, “I’ll kill the first man that comes near me after I’ve counted five.” Seizing his gun, he began to count. His two partners and the Chinese cook rushed out of the house, and Lascelles followed them. The Chinaman was the nearest to him, and reaching cut with his rifle, so that it almost touched the man, Lascelles shouted “Now I got you, you Chink,” and pulled the trigger. The Chinaman fell instantly killed., Lascelles then ran off brandishing his gun.

FIGHTING THE MAH MUHLAH. According to news from Jibuti!, the cruel religious fanatic known as the Mad Mullah, who has so long terrorised the dwellers in the highland regions of North East Africa, has suffered a severe defeat at the hands of the Abyssinians. The despatch says: “The Ethiopian army, commanded by Has Mangascia, has re* turned victorious to Harar, bringing back with it as booty 25,000 head of cattle. The Somali following of the Mullah has been dispersed. Has Makonnen is preparing an expedition in concert with England for the conquest of the Ogaden Somalis.” The reason for this latter movement, would seem to be a report that the Mullah has formed an alliance with the Mijertains, a powerful tribe inhabiting a portion of country lying on the boundaries of the British Somali Coast Protectorate and the Abyssinian frontier delimited in 1897. If the news is true the Mullah will have 80,000 fighting men at his disposal and will be able to obstruct the caravan route between Zeila and Harar, on which trade with Abyssinia depends. It was expected that a British force would enter th© Mijertain country in consequence, and severe fighting was anticipated. On th e other side the Mullah and his allies will have to contend with the Abyssinian Army, the soldiers of which as Monophysites, a form of religion adopted from the Armenian and Coptic Christian Church, have a deadly hatred cf all Moslems. For the first time on record the Emperor Menelik has given permission for two British officers. Major Hanhury-Traoy of. the Blues, and Captain Ralph Cobbold, to be attached to the Abyssinian Army, in order to watch the operations against the Mullah. Major Hanbury-Tracy is- the second son of Lord Sudely. He fought in Uganda in 1897-98, being mentioned in despatches and receiving the Brilliant Star of Zanzibar 3rd Class. He also served in South Africa during the present war, being gazetted to the Abyssinian forces on March 6. Captain Cobbold belongs to the reserve of officers, and’ was 10 years in the King’s Royal Rifles. He is a well-known traveller, and served in the Wuntho and Manipur Expeditions of 1891. \ According to “The Sphere,” the correct name and title of the Mad Mullah are Haji Mahomed Bui Ahdullah. He belongs to the Habi Suloiman section of the Northern Ogaden Somalis, and was horn thirty years ago, receiving a religious education as a "wadad,” or theologian- He is cruel, crafty, and ambitious, and claims that he is the incarnation of Mahomed the Prophet, appointed by the Divine will to exterminate infidels, and to regenerate the Somalis. If the news of the defeat by Ras Mangascia is true tbe task of subduing this crafty imposter will be much less difficult than was anticipated. FRENCH SOCIETY SCANDAL. The following account of a horrible case just disclosed at Poitiers rests on official evidence. The police commissary of that town received an unsigned communication to the effect that a wealthy lady of th e highest position and her son, formerly a sub-prefect in the depart-

ment, and both connected with several religious societies of the district, had for the past twenty-five years conspired together to keep the former’s daughter in illegal confinement, subjecting her to the most inhuman treatment. The official called at tho house where the unfortunate woman was said to be imprisoned by her mother, the latter, an old lady, refused to see him, and referred him to her son, living in another house opposite. Here the commissaryfailed at first to obtain admittance. Having, after much parleying, at last succeeded, he told tho master of the house that h 0 wished at once to,see his sister. He met with a peremptory refusal. On his threatening legal action, he was taken to an apparently disused wing of tho building. Before the door of one of the rooms the master of the house said, “My sister lives there.” The police official ‘intimated that ho must enter the apartment, and after much demur his companion opened the door. The commissary entered the room, which was quite dark, and, throwing open the window, saw lying upon la straw mattress, which was in the most filthy condition, a woman quite naked and like a skeleton in appearance. The thighs wore n 0 thicker than an average-sized wrist, and the arms were hardly one and a half inches in diameter.' Th© room was in an indescribably dirty state, large rats running about the place, and vermin of all kinds swarming everywhere. The floor was strewn with mildewed food, which must have lain there for years. The unfortunate woman was at ©ace confided to tho oare of nurses, and is now in hospital, where she constantly expresses the utmost wonder at the comfort of her now surroundings. Her mother and her brother were arrested, the former being placed temporarily in an asylum on account of her advanced age. It appears that they had kept their victim in this one room for the past quarter of a century in order to prevent her marrying a penniless lover, to whom she became attached twenty-five years ago. Tho unfortunate woman, who is now fifty, had never since the first day of her confinement been approached by any human being except her amnatural brother. Such inscriptions as “When shall I see light?” "Liberty! Liberty!” and rude drawings of crosses and hearts have been found on the walls of tho room where she was shut up. Her present weight has been ascertained at th© hospital, and is 4411® A BRAZILIAN MASSACRE. Details which have just been received in Italy of the massacre of Italian missionary priests, nuns, and colonists in th© Brazilian State of Maranhao, on Juno 28th, by native Indians, show that the number of victims was about 200. Tho massacre was planned with diabolical cunning, and took place on a Sunday, when the unfortunate people were caught, like sheep in a pen, while assembled. in church at Alass.

At the moment of the Elevation, without anybody having the slightest suspicion of danger, rifle fire from all sides was poured into the kneeling worshippers, of whom only the Indian children belonging to the mission schools were spared. After completing their bloody work in the little church, the Indians sacked the homes of the colonists, murdering all they found. The Brazilian Government has despatched troops. INHUMAN CONDUCT. An extraordinary story of inhumanity was described at a coroner’s inquiry at Wrexham,‘North ■ Wales, recently. On Whit Monday, -while four men were proceeding in a carrier’s .cart from Coedpoeth to Wrexham, the hat of one of them blew off, and while the driver was picking it up th© man himself fell out, alighting on his head. Having secured the hat, the driver placed it by the head of the prostrate man, mounted into his cart, and drove off, saying to the other occupants that he was not going to bother with him. The man, it was subsequently discovered, had fractured his skull, and died shortly afterwards. Mr Wynn Evans, the coroner, said he could not find language strong endugh to condemn the inhumanity of these men in deserting their comrade without even taking the trouble to ascertain the nature of "his injuries , and without giving information to any one of the occurrence. Th© jury expressed their indignation at tho inhuman conduct of the men, and severely censured them. A MARRIAGE ANNULLED. A Vienna court of law recently had to decide a suit for annulling a marriage contracted on November 20th before aregistrar, in London, between Julius Schwartz, son of a Vienna merchant, and a governess named Camilla Sofiel, also a foreigner. The plea was that Schwartz, who was born in 1879, was not only under age, but never meant to marry, but he went with the lady to the registrar to ask him some questions, and that when he produced certain documents connected with his inquiries, the registrar rashly declared them married. The mistake, it was stated, was due to the bridegroom’s imperfect knowledge of English; and on these grounds, and because th© father’s consent would have been necessary for the legal marriage of a minor, the marriage was pronounced void, though the couple lived together for some time, and returned together to Vienna. Had the bride been English, the result would have been the same, as in nearly all cases of marriage between foreigners under age.

BATTLESHirS IN COLLISION. Particulars have reached England by mail of a collision which occurred between the battleships Glory and Centurion at Woosung. Both ships were riding at single anchor in a strong ebb tide, the Centurion being on the Glory’s port bow, when th e former dragged her anchor and drifted on to the ram of the Glory, which struck the Centurion on her starboard quarter. The vessels swung clear in about ten minutes, only to find, however, that their cables had crossed ; consequently they came together again, and remained so for over half an hour, during which time both ships were endeavouring t Q raise sufficient steam to move engines. The Glory, which is fitted with water-tube boilers, got steam up first in about fifty-five minutes, and, slipping her cable, steamed away. On board the Glory all boats had been got ready'for hoisting out, in case assistance was required by the Centurion. Beyond som e damage to a wing compartment, however, the Centurion reported that she was aU right. The Glory had a few stanchions tom out, otherwise she would have got off free. The night was very dark, and the officers and men showed great coolness. A TEACHER’S SUICIDE. At Mortlake an inquiry took place touching the death of Mary Calver, aged forty-nine, a teacher of cookery at the Cavendish road, Balham Board School, who was found drowned in the Thames. George E. Tuck, a commission agent, said the deceased had occupied three rooms in his house since February last. A letter h e found clearly indicated that she ooateajplated committing suicide.

He went up to the hathoom, and found deceased, who had turned on both taps. She was in her nightdress, and witness persuaded her to go to bed, and sent for a doctor and a friend of Miss Calver’s. Early next morning he heard the deceased go out, but upon inquiring later in the day at tho. school he learned that Miss Calver had not been there. He then gave information to the police. Th© Coroner said the letter referred to read as follows :—“All my goods go to Louie, except my gold watch and chain, which I pawned; that my nephew Bruce must have. If Louie likes to give my belongings to my sister-in-law, Katie, of course she can. A lot of people may say, ‘What a pity the woman did such a thing.’ I dare say; but they ought to have tried an experience like mine. I am truly glad it is nearly over, without being a bother to anybody. Lastly, I am sorry to have made such a mess, hut I could not help it. I have been wishing all day I could have postponed this, but it cannot be helped now.”

CYCLISTS KILLED. ' . Albert B. Boyce, aged twenty-seven, of Leeming terrace, Ilkley, near Leeds, was killed on May 25 while cycling up Hellings Hill, Shipley. He was riding in the middle of the road, with his head down, when three cyclists were descending the hill, and-just before the accident occurred the last of them turned his machine to get in front. According to an eye-witness he gave due warning, but came into collision with Boyce, who was killed instantly, the other rider escaping practically unhurt. William Cole, aged twenty-five, a gas e n gi ne driver, of Stepney, sustained a fracture of th e skull through being thrown from his machine while descending Brook street hill, between Brentwood and Romford, on Whit Monday, when returning to London from Clacton-on-Sea. He died at Brentwood Cottage Hospital without having regained consciousness. . . Frank Harris, living at Warsep, near Mansfield, was riding home from the last-named place, when he was thrown from his bicycle, and sustained injuries which proved fatal the day after. A LANCASHIRE TRAGEDY. A domestic tragedy has occurred at Garstang, a small country town between Preston and Lancaster. A miller named Simpson left his home, leaving his wife, a woman aged about twenty-six, and children in the house. The husband did not return until ten o’clock, when he discovered that during his absence Ids three children had been drowned, it is alleged, by their mother. The children, whose ages range from eighteen months to fiv e years, had apparently been placed in a dolly tub full of water, and it is supposed they were immersed singly at intervals, for the body of the youngest child was warm when discovered. All the bodies had afterwards been placed in bed, and except that their boats had been removed, were fully dressed. Th© wife, whose mind is supposed to have become unhinged, was subsequently arrested. A PRIEST’S ELOPEMENT. The Mexican Ambassador in Madrid received a telegram from his Government instructing him to be on the lookout for a priest, aged thirty-two, called Jesu Esparza, who had absconded from Guadalajara, in Mexico, with a beautiful girl, aged seventeen, named Maria Padilla, carrying of £12,000 belonging to the Archbishop and clergy of Guadalajara, for whom Esparza had acted as treasurer. The very man wanted on June Ist presented himself at the residence of the Mexican Ambassador, asking him to attest his signature on four bills of £2OO each on well-known Spanish bankers in Madrid, thus making his arrest easy. A police inspector with a warrant was sent to the Hotel Oriente, where he found Esparza and the girl had lunched, and were quietly enjoying a siesta. Both were ordered to dress themselves. Their luggage was carefully searched, and:more than £12,000 were fopnd in bills, notes, and Mexican, English, and Spanish gold. The priest and the girl were sent to gaol pending the formalities for their extradition, both showing stolid unconcern.

SCURVY ON A GERMAN BARQUE

The German barque Planet arrived at Queenstown recently from Mazatlan with her flag flying half-mast. The Planet on May 14th was spoken by the steamer Crown Point, and reported that the captain and second mate were down with scurvy, and the first mate dead. The Crown Point sent Mr Bryant, an officer with a master’s. certificate, on board the Planet, to navigate the ship to a port of safety. The captain died three days after, and the second mate succumbed on the 24th. The three bodies were buried at sea. The port sanitary authority boarded the vessel at Queenstown, and gave the ship pratique. The chief officer, Mr Husselrafch, died on May 10th, and all the crew were more or less laid up. The Crown Point towed th 0 vessel for two hours, but the captain of the Crown Point was afraid that the live stook on board his ship would suffer, and so had to give up the towage. He, however, sent aboard a stock of provisions and some medical' comforts. The captain of the Planet was named Breokwoldt. A new captain has arrived from Germany to take charge of the Planet, which has received orders for Havre. The scurvy-stricken ship was at sea six months. RIOTS IN RUSSIA. A telegram from St. Petersburg says: —The hospitals in Obukheff and Alexandrovsk are filled with persons wounded in the workmen’s recent outbreak. The doors are guarded by police, who have orders to keep at a distance the throng of relatives and friends who are contantly seeking to visit the injured. A telegram from Kutais reports that a body of students created a disturbance in the State Theatre during the performance of a play called “The Smugglers.” When, after repeated warnings, the students had been ejected from the building, a crowd numbering some thousands collected in front of the theatre and made a great uproar. Many of them forced their way into the public park close by, and from there threw stones at the police who were on duty. Order was' eventually restored with the help of the Cossacks, but fifteen Cossacks and thirteen police were wounded by stones, and two officers received slight injuries. "" THE DISCOVERY OF INFANTS’ BODIES. An inquest was held at Birmingham recently ori the bodies of thirty-one infants. which were dfiscovered by the police packed in soap boxes in the basement of an undertaker’s premises, Newtown row, on May 29th. . -The bodies were stated by the wife of an undertaker, Mrs Emma Knowles, to be those of stillborn infants, which had been placed in the boxes in readiness for burial. Several midwives gave evidence to the effect that the bodies of stillborn children had been placed in boxes and taken to the accused, who received sums varying from Is fid to 3s fid as a fee, a small commission being qllowed

to the midwife when a body was delivered. Many of them thought that the bodies had been buried, Knowles having stated to them that she had_ a funeral on the following day. Dr Craig, divisional surgeon, stated that he had made a post-mortem examination, and found that nearly the whole of the bodies were in an advanced condition of decomposition, and that the features were obliterated. Some had evidently had a separate existence, while others bore well-defined marks; but he was unable to say whether they were of violence or not. Judging from th e different stages of decomposition of the bodies, he should say that a large number of them must have been lodged in the collar for several months. Knowles declined to give evidence.- The jury returned a verdict in accordance with the medical evidence, and added a rider urging an extension of the Infants’ Death Registration Law.

DUTCH DOCTOR’S STORY. A representative of ■ the “Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant,” Amsterdam, has had an interview with Dr Bierens de Haan, who has just returned from South Africa, where he was chief of the Dutch Aumbulanco Corps. Dr Bierens said that there were not many cases of sickness in the Boer commandoes, that the Boers’ supply of food was nearly inexhaustiblej and that they were in better spirits than ever. Since December the Boers had had no guns, those having all been destroyed. He said that the Swazis, at the instigation of the British, had actually massacred about fifty Boer women and children, and that Lord Kitchener had permitted the employment of armed natives, and had even declared them to be indispensable. Dr Bierens declared there was no doubt whatever that, from th© private soldier to the highest officer, the British army loathed tho war. The Boer losses from December Ist to the middle of April he estimated at 500 killed and from 1200 to 1300 wounded. HIS FIRST LOVE. The career of H. Jones, Cardiff, who died at the age of fifty-four, and was buried at Abergrave recently, embodied a love story that would appeal to the novelist. When he was about twenty years of age he fell in love at Tredegar with a maiden of seventeen, who, with her parents, emigrated to Australia. He afterwards married another, and his first love in Australia did likewise, but in th e course of years he became a widower and she a widow. Meanwhile he had occupied responsible positions, and saved £6OOO, but lost all in colliery speculations. Latterly the . couple, after their long separation, revived correspondence, and his old sweetheart, being well off, sent Jones a seventeen-guinea Cook’s pass t© Melbourne, and he proposed to embark this month, but his funds were very low. On a recent Sunday ho entered Merthyr an utter stranger, and fell down on the platform in an apoplectic fit, to which he succumbed the following day. When his clothing was searched it was found that he only possessed ninepence, and in the prosaic precincts of a workhouse infirmary a fife’s romance was brought t© an end. A SENSATIONAL RUMOUR. The “Tribuna,” Rome, publishes a telegram from Verona stating that the "Arena” publishes under all reserve the following intelligence, received from its correspondent at Schio : —“A blacksmith, aged eighteen years, just back from Switzerland, has tried to commit suicide by cutting his throat. On his arrival at the hospital to which he was taken, he stated that he had been chosen by lot to kill the German Emperor. The blacksmith in question declared that he belonged to an anarchist society, but that such a deed.was repugnant to him, and he preferred committing suicide. He disclosed the names of his comrades, who been selected to kill Queen Helena, President Loubet, and the Czar. A DOUBLE SUICIDE. A sad double suicide has just taken place at Paris. Fernand Brochard, a young soldier of the 102nd Regiment, and his sweetheart spent Vfhit Monday evening roaming in the wood of Vincennes. After midnight they neared the Seine, and the unhappy thought apparently entered their heads that they would terminate their existence. Brochard deposited his cap, belt and bayonet on the shore, and then tied himself to his companion. A few hours later some boatmen discovered the lifeless bodies of the hapless lovers floating in the water. The name of th© girl is as yet unknown, but her evident condition reveals the motive of this act of despair. THE SUICIDE OF BRESCI. According to the “Tribuna” (Rome), the Director-General of Prisons has handed to Signor Giolitti his report on the suicide - of Bresci, the assassin of King Humbert. From this report it appears that Bresci succeeded in committing suicide in five minutes. As the regulations only • required that the prisoner should be visited by his gaoler every quarter of an hour, the suggestion of official negligence is excluded. An examination of ine body has shown that the prisoner was not subjected to illtreatment. On the contrary, he had increased in weight since his arrival in the prison of Santo Stefano. The report states that Bresci committed suicide by making a noose out of Jus cravat and towel, which ho fixed to tho wall between six and seven feet above the floor. He made the slip-knot run easily by soaping it, and then putting his head in the noose hanged himself.