... f Russell Matrimonial Suit f THE QUESTION OF COSTS. I I Expensive Trials. I oaron Pollock to-day heardcoullsel's arguments Arding costs in the Russell matrimonial suit. r Barnard, for Lady Russell, said she brought the marriage settlement the sum £ 20,000, which had been invested 110 Argentine Stock, which bad yielded ° interest, consequently her income dropped from B900 to £171 per year. Earl ...

... A LABOURER'S NEGLECT.1 At the Newport County Police Court to-day William Henry James, a labourer, appeared in the dock to explain why he had not paid to Gertrude Bennett the sum of L3 9s. It was explained to the Court that an order had been made against Bennett to pay 2s per week towards the maintenance of Miss Bennett's child. When the child was born the mother was only 15 years of age. James ...

... Crusade Against Marries! Teachers. Tiie second meeting of the newly-eleeted School Board was held on Friday afternoon at the board room, E. If. Iihy.s; -f. I\- in the chair.-—Til? Uierk read a letter from Mrs Stephens, Gadiys- road, offering her services as head-tnistrpss of the infant department at the L'wydcoed Schoo! at the salary advertised a short time ago, L55 a year, and the Chairman ...

... INSURRECTION IN CUBA. I INCIIEASING OISOKDER. Outbreak of Yellow Fever. HAVANA, Wednesday Morning.—The excite- j mailt here is intense. The insurgent forces are growing rapidly, numbers of rebels having succeeding in landing upon the island. The Spanish forces upon being landed have been hurried into the interior, their ultimate destina- tion nofc being disclosed. Nearly one thousand of the ...

... ATTEMPTED 8UiC:DE AT PONTYPRiDD. An attempt at se1f.ùestruction was ma.de by a p. Illyprilld cCJJlier na!ned Wm. Mainey early ou Tbmsday morning. Froa. a. statciusnt if)ide by hHD to the p)lice, it appears that he spent dRy &nd Tuesday :H! E:y RclCêS, and that he had :o'-t or pent. Lb,)u JS15, and that. this caused h:)n to become dep:'eMed. On \V c'lnpsùf'Y evening he returned to his ...

... HEARD BY THE MAN*'U^ER&ITTE?I CLOCK. ...

... The Diplomatic Difficulty. WASHINGTON, Monday. -Accordi n g to advioeg from Caracas, the officers of the United States squadron under Admiral Meade have received an ovation from their officials. A public movement is on foot to erect a statue to President Monrof in the city. The Venezuelan Minister here hM been advised of the formation of a new Cabinet, the members of which are understood to ...

... YANKEE YARNS. SoHeCtutd. New Bo&t'der The sun never enters this MOm. Landlady That W)U make it a dofla.r more. You can sit by the window without danger of getting fi-eckted. Guarding Against (t. I JDeM mp. cried the nurse, the baby has' swa.Howed my railway ticket. What sliall I do? Go a.nd buy another irjht, away,' 'F'urned the mother. I'm not going to let the conductür punch the baby. ...

... An offer of £ 3,000 fer Lesterlin was made on behalf of Colonel North, but there was no deal, ...

... FOOTBALL NOTES. (By Old Stager.) I By an unfortunate mistake in the local news. papers a.s to the time foe the kick-off, I arrived at Penarth with a large number of my fellow- townsmen on)y in time to i*hear the whistle announce half-time. If the character o! the play in the initial haif resembled that of the second I did not !ose much. It was the most monotonous type of gume imaginable. ...

... | On Sat1 afternoon the bodi»« of Mft | r,-rii#e. wife ot an ;r.nk ...

... AIIRANG EMENTS AT SWANSEA. Given fine weather and Swansea people will have unusual facilities within rea/ h for enjoying the holidays. The various railway companies have very full pioetiammes of excursions each day te various places of interest, near home and awav; and Pocketts Bristol Channel Steam Packet Co., announce a series of sea excursions by the Brighten, Liaueliy people have spc. fcs ...