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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Times, 1893-03-17, Page 44 E. WILLIAMS qq i H. EMI —AND— DRUGGIST* A611 T. G. H. W. T I EGRkMPS` GO Lipp. Brunswick House. Winghana, - - - Ont (Lilt Or.olingptri Cultcs F1bIDAY, MARCH 10, 18113.. DEATH OF LADY MOWAT. Toronto, March 13.—Lady Mowat, wife of the Attorney -General of Ontario, re- eeived a paralytic stroke on Sunday at noon and died this midnight. Her re- latives were at her.bedside awaiting the end, Except at intervals her mind was elear,and she was able to recognize those around her, The immediate cause of her death is said to he a Oct of blood on thebrain. Mrs..+towat was the second daughter of the late John Ewart of this city and was married in 1846. Five children sur- vive her, two sons and three daughters, Fred Mowat, sheriff of Toronto, Arthur Mowut, fors. 0. R. W. Biggar, Mrs. Thos. Langton and Miss Mowat. The deceas ed was highly educated and possessed many accomplishments and qualifica- tions which enabled her before her loss of health to boof great assistance to Sin JON i gCBtx5eleft for France on Friday lint, being one of the arbitra- tors in the Hering Sea diffloulty, Dur- ing his absence, Hone Mr. Ouintet will take charge of tho Department of Jas- tiee, Mr. Mackenzie Nowell will be First Minister and Mr. Foster will act as leader of the House. FOR years it Inas been a disputed ques- tion as to whether the Ontario Govern• anent possessed the right of appointment, of Queen's Counsel, and both the Dora - Mien and Ontario Governments have exercised that privileges, . To decide the question, it was agreed to refer it to the Court of Appeals, The case was to have been heard hist wook, but the Dominion Government was not represented by counsel and the Court would not go on with the case. T*ii preferential treaty with France,of which we made mention last week, does not appear to be of any benefit to the country. Hon, Mr.Foster, in a statement to the House, said that the advantage to Canada, based on the trade and riaviga, tion returns of 1801.92, would be $$0,41G and to France 482,929. He also aunoun- ces that he would not ask the the House to ratify the treaty at this session, which is a pretty good indication that the Gov- ernment are not satisfied with the treaty. Tse report of the Secretary of State' lately laid on the table of the House of Commons, shows that the total capital invested in Canada under the "Com- panies' et" aggregates $130,388,000. Of this nearly $15,000,000 is in colonization and land companies ; $13,172,000 in general manufacturing. ; $12,743,000 in mines and quarries; 511,07.5,000 in cotton; $9,070,000 in loan companies; $8,841,000 in navigation ; ?7,670,000 in lumber; 67,- 211,000 in electric lighting and manufac- turing; $7,500,000 `-n agricultural imple- ments and *6 ,220,000 in ranching and stock raising. OTTAWA LETTER. her distinguished husband in many of n':ti lois <xct AltTer's PLATFORM DIS - his undertakings, its which she always CUSSED. took a keen interest. Mrs. Mowat had for years suffered from a complication of asthma and rheumatism, for which she had in vain sought relief. Various phy- sicians had been consulted and different climates tried with little effect. Seven or eight years ago she spent ayear in the soeth of France at Meutone, and ap- peared to obtain some relief. The im- provement was not permanent, her suf- ferings returning 5s seen os she returned to Canada. Since then she has visited ditfereet watering places on the con- tirtont, but with little benefit. EDITORIAL NOTES Ttre Ontario Legislature will meet on rat esday, April 4th. iwdlhee Perth Fiax Company, located at n€,ptratfort, are now manufacturing binder ;telae. Wren sugar, lumber and nail trusts in prospect, Clarke WaIlaco's Anti -Combine Bill should bo,amended so as to 1,8 oriec- ti've. THE debate on Mr. MoCarthy's tariff re- solution was not concluded in the House of Commons, on Tnesday, and was continued on Thursday. Dr, Montaguereplied to Mr. McCarthy, for the government. Tun Patrons of Industry have passed e'r solution calling for the repeal of the law requiring a $200 deposit in Dominion elections. This looks as if they contem- plated immediate independent political action, , 'Tir.; Manitoda Legislature, by 24, to 12, ii has strongly condemned protection as enjuricus.to the Dominion at large and that Province in particular, and advot gated the substitution of a tariff for revenue ably. Tim vote on lir. Tarto's motion of censure cn the Government was taken at $.30 on Thursday morning,the Govern - trent majority ibeing '48. Five Coeser- vatives and all the Liberal members voted for the motiob. The Conservatives were Messrs. McCarthy,O'Briee,Pelletier, Dugan and Jeannotte. Tun Minister of Public Works inti- mated that the Government in future, tvtll not erect public buildings in any town whore the raven tie would not justify the expenditure, It is to be hoped that Olio revolution will be adhered to, and that the publio funds will not be wan- tonly wasted in erecting buildings ns a bib, .to any constituency. Sin Jona Annorx's visit to Italy Inas Scot prnciuced the effect desired, as a Opeeial dispatch from Genoa states that hie health is not in a much better son. ditkon than when he took up his resi- dener there. Sir J'oLti has decided to Petarn to Canada, and on March 22 he wilt Levu Genoa and embark on the Naieer Wilhelm for New York. The doctors deem that quiet home treatment Will ba more efficacious now. 77. is Ottawa, March 1tth. D'Alton McCarthy has given notice that on the first opportunity he will move the following resolution :—"That since the introduction of the protective system sufficient time has elapsed for the establishment and development of such manufacturing industries as under ex- isting conditions can be successfully carried ou in Canada. Moreover, any manufacturers sheltered behind the ramparts thus erected have formed com- binations and trusts which prohibit com- petition and createeand maintain monop- olies. "That the existing tariff, defensible only as a protective measure, has proved in may instances oppressive and burden- some to the great mass of the consuming classes and especially to those engaged in agricultural pursuits; is unfair and unequal in its incidents; and has been productive of discoutent verging on dis- loyalty among diose who suffer from its injustice. "That no sufficient reason has been adduced or exists requiring investiga- tions respecting the forgoing facts which are notorious, nor justify the delay in the passage of remedial legislation which• is imperative. "That in the opinion of this Mouse the tariff ought to be at once amended in respect to the matters herein indicat- ed and also by the substantial reduction of customs duties in favor of the United Kingdom, in whose etarkets all Canadian products aro admitted duty free, and of those nations which under treaty obliga- tions with Great Britain would be enti- tled to the sense advantages; graduated, however, so as not untnesessarily to pre- judice the business of the canntry nor to do wrong to those who have imported and paid duties ite accordance with its provisions. "And this House declares its readiness to make a Iike reduction in favor of such other portions of the empire or with such other foreign countries, especially the United States of America, as are willing to reciprocate in matters of trade with Canada an fair and equitable terms?' Let us analyse it and see evhat it con- tains. He starts eat with the declare. tion often made by the Liberal party "That since the introduction of the pro. teethes syetem sufficient time baa elap- sed for the establishment nnr9 develops). meat of such manufacturing industries as tinder existing conditions can be ane- eessfally carried on in Canada," No person who is not politically blind can deny this fact. It is the greatest folly, indeed a crime against the people of Canada, to continue tc protect and foster industries which, after fourteen years of protection, continue to bo in- valid infants still. Industries, which after years of protection still otarnor for an increase or continuance of the present protection are by their own acknowledge. THE WINGHAM rI'IMES, MARCH 171 1893. went unsuited to the conditions of this country. Thereforetit is an unsound and unjustifiable polioy to continue to burden consumers by high taxes and inoreased prices on the necessaries of life to anake profits and fortunes for those engaged in a business whish cannot stand without assistance and upon its own merits, after years of protection at the expense of the constuniag public. It is true that protection Has raised raatpartsbehind wbioh manufacturers have been able to oontinue to fleece the consumers and from which the taxpayer has no relief. Every fair and inbiassed than in the country, outside of the men who bleed the consumers to the extent of from 25 to 60 per vent on their pro- ducts, must admit the truth of the state- ments of the first paragraph of the Mc- Carthy resolution. Now as to the second paragraph. It is there truly stated that the existing tariff is only defensible from a protec- tionist standpoint. In other words, it is only defensible from a manufacturer's selfish and interettod standpoint. If only defensible from that point of view, what can be said of it from a farmer's point of view, from a laborer or"mechan- le's point of view ? This can be said, that they were promised increased prices for their products, increased wages for their labor, and increased labor market under the National Policy, none of which they realized. Those classes had to buy in a protected market and pay pro- teotion prices, while they were compelled to sell their products in the open mar- kets of the world, and sell their Iaber in the unprotected labor market of Canada. Thea again the incidents of the Cana- dian tariff boar heavier upon the in- dustrial classes,and more especially upon the farmer,laborer and mechanic. High. er duties are placed upon the neces- saries and lesser duties upon luxuries of life, thereby favoring the rioh at the expense of the poor. Here are a few illustrations, which speak for themselves, and prove that the incidents of taxation are unfair and unjust : $ DUTY I'OR CSYr. Carpets (cotton warp) at par yd., 20c. 45 „ „ 50c. 30 " all wool " ., I.00 30 " high gradee .. 25 Sewing machines, at each...... 25.00 32 6. t' 05.00 24i Hosiery, per dozen............ • 2,00 30 8.00 22i Ordinary grabs scythes, per dozen, duty $2.40—actual duty 05 Manure corks, (firs, quality), duty $2 per dozen and 20 per cent.— actual duty 75 Hay forks xud hoes, duty OOe. per dozen ane 25 per cent.advatoruni —actual duty55 Spades and shovels, (Int);$i' n dozen and 25 per cent.—aetual duty ................ 50 The list, thighs be extended almost adfinitum, but the above are a few ex- amples of the injustie of the tariff. Now these heavy burdens have been to a very groat extent the cause of the present unrest in the country. There are cries from some quarters for organic changes. This agitation arises from a dissatisfaction with the trade policy of the government azul not from any dis- satisfaction with our form of govern- ment or our present relations with the great Empire of -which we form a part. The government proposes to delay re- dress tram heavy taxation till they fur- ther investigate the conditions of the country; and the "Empire" has already addressed a letter to the manufacturers asking, among other things, if they can afford to have the present rates of pro- tection reduced. What a strange ques- tion to ask the manufacturers ! is it to be supposed for a moment that manu- facturers will submit to a reduction it they ran help it. Their answer will no doubt be similar to the answer given by the coal oil manufacturers when they were asked by an "interviewer" if they could stand any reduction of duly upon their product. They said : "You might as welt bate asked us how muck we cauid stand to have taken off the tops of our heads." The government are novo in possession of all the facts necessary to prove to thele the urgent necessity of relieving the consumers from the oppres• sive burdens imposed upon them by the unfair and unjust system of taxation now hi force. Mr. McCarthy proposes in the fourth paragraph of his resolution a substantial reduction of duties charged upon in't- portations from Groat Britain and the countries which can claim the same ad- vantages under their treaties with tog - land, These countries are Belgium, the German Zol1verien, Chili, Bolivia and a few others. Now under a policy of this kind tbe Canadian oonsrtmer would, get cheaper goods and aocerdieg to the present importations troth these coun- tries a reduction of ten per cont would save the people of Canada,at least $5,000,- 000, annually, which in itself would be a great relief from the present high prices. The last clause of Mr. MnCarthy's resolution Makes provision for reduction with other countries and especially the 'United States on the condition that they give Canada corresponding advan- • t • cages. This is in the lino of reciprocity. In the meantime every effort should be made to have a reasonable awl fair meas- ure of reciprocity in a wide range of arti- ples, natural and n)antifaotured, with the United States. This would add water - jelly to their profits. The whole interest of the farmers and the working people of this country is in their own hands and they only require to be true to themselvou to secure such changes in the tariffas will bring to them relief frotri the preeent enormous and heavy burdens imposed upon diets for the benefit of ethers. Orange Hill. Our far-famed cheesemaker, Samuel Howard, has been away on a lecturing tour in the interests of the Dairymen's Association, They chose the right man, as Sam has wide experience in the art, and thoroughly understands the science, As a oheeseataker he is quite popular, having taken several first prizes at our Provincial lairs, and as a member of society, his absence was very much felt. We expect he will got honorable mention next summer at Chicago for his cheese. The gallant of our burgh has cut his foot badly and is under medical care. I can tell you we miss the sound of bis hilarious laugh and the sight of his pleas- ant face. As badly as his comrades miss him, the fair sex miss him worse. One of our young men gods frequently East yet his best girl to see. He bas disappoiuted many who expected a wedding; in that quaftor this winter. His would-be father-in-law welcomes the short nights with delight, as his wood pile and coal oil are not dwiudl.iug away so fast as formerly. Never in ten years have snah roads been seen as we have at present in many parts of the township. Farmers would as well, we think, for theinselves and their horses by keeping off them for some time. Our lads feel chagrined at not being able to fulfil their appoint- ments with their sweethearts, but glor- iously anticipate better times in that respect. Fall wheat in this vicinity promises to be a failure, unless the heavy snow drifts quickly disappear. Should anything happen it, the loss will be greatly felt, as there is a great acreage sowed. No school section in this township hes been so badly affected with sickness as Orange Hill this winter. Many of the pupils had the influenza during January and the mumps during February, and they are not altogether frep from the mumps yet. The attendance came down. from seventy to fifteen for about a month and it is only lately that they aro finding their way back to the school house again, _ Seaforth. We record this week tbe death of one of our popular young men. J. M. Campbell died in Philadelphia last week and was brought hotno fur interment. The funeral took place on Fridiay afternoon and the large attendance shows .the rospert in which he wits hold. He was in his twenty- second year and was finishing his doctor's course in a medioaleollege in Philadelphia. The bereaved family have .the sympathy of the entire WWII. Rev. J. Galloway and family returned home from Toronto last week. Rev. Geo. Meliiurey •and Dr. Belden Sundayecd in Clinton. Buntttetes le rather dull in town because of the condition of the roads. Two sleigh loads of R. T.'of T's visited the Winthrop lodge Friday night last. Mr. N. H. Young, of Blyth, was in town on businees Friday last. LuCknow. A parcel eentaining 8225 was stolen from the Luoknow express office some time be- tween Saturday afteruoou, Feb, 2vth and Monday 27th, The package arrived here on the mail twin at four o'oleek aur was deposited in the largo sate in the express office, but on the owner of the money calling far it on Monday it could not be found. The eats was looked by the agent, Mr. McDonald, before leaving the office on Saturday night, and it was also found lock- ed when he returned on tilouda,y morning• How the money was taken ie a mystery, but the supposition is that the package was removed from the safe sometime on Sat. urday evening before the safe was looked. The general inspector of the Company and a detective spent a couple of daya in the villtq t investigating the rebbory, but so far notection in law has been taken, The loss is it aerioua one to Mr., McDonald and i we hope he will succeed in recoveringthe utoltey. --Sentinel. t, Hieter1O It. Mr. f tinker, of the 7th ennoession, is the possessor of s lamb which has tive legis,. three of which are in front, the extra; leg is on $ ehouldor partially covering the natural Ono man is moved by the lamb at pleasure. • Lanissict0, The wet weather of late appears to have set a dampness on the mg bees which have of late become so common. Mr. >;1igum had .quite It serious run ewes, last vveek, A swoolen face bears testi- toouy of the crooked nosed Pelt which tools fright at the sight upon which Iilactirhorao iA bpilt, A once upon -a -time brunette was heard giving vent to the following; I'm the last goose of winter left bleaching alone, all my other oompauions have hero and there gone. Not s. goose of my kindred, not a gander is nigh, to reflect back my blushes or give sigh for sigh. A4r, J. Tif&u's family are moving to one of the farms owned by Mr. W. Gleason. Mr. J. Heatheriugtott, of Westfurt, is moving to bis new farm. Mr. Archie, 1tfol,eau of Tielmoro, was 'flailing his old friends this wank, 13elgrr,We. Roads are anything but easy to travel oft just now, The phonographic concert, in the For- esters' haIl,tvas e, treat to those who heard ' it, but owing to the weather and roads, there were not many there. It seems that oertaiu boys in Bslgrave are meau euongh to peep through the windows of private houses after dark. That a little "oltarivari" was enjoyed by ! the boys last Taesdny night and some • men (?) too; but in bleigrave if a bride has some big brothers she is not treated to u vulgar sorenarle, Mr, and Um Stonehouse, sr„ mid ram- , ily, are now residents of Belgrave. The building, committee of Kuox church fare meeting with great sucoess. There are I only five or six members, opposed to the erection of a new nliurcb during 18124 and nearly the whole amount required has { been suhmeribed. The estimated ccst of the new church is from 4500 to 82,800. Listowel• The Winnipeg :Prep Press of a re. cont tiste onnteined the fallowing notice of a former well known resi- dent: The name of George S. Da rid - son, the popular M. L. A. for South fQu'Appeile, is favorably mentionetl,uot only in tee Qu' Appetit, dtstriet,htnt also in other parts of the Territories, at the most probable successor to Lieu- tenaut-Governor Royal. No appoint- ment could be more gratifying to tile people, than that of air. Davidson's. His long residence in the country, and the lively interest he has invert.- ably nveri..ably manifested in the wnlfettt of the oornmunity at large, has raised him high in the esteem of Avery intelligent and unbiased mind in the Northwest. Messrs. Kidd Bros. were awarded the sweepstakes at Toronto spring stallion show, last weep, on Oliver Wilkes, for the best roadster stallion, any age WINGHAM FOUNDRY JAS. HMUR•1i AY & CO. Manufacturers of Land Rollers, Plows, Gang Plows, etc. General Castings in Iron and Brass fur. uished 10 order. One Champion Single Reaper, in good repair, for sale cheap. Several horses for sale cheap. JAS. MURRAY & 00. Wiegbaat, Ont. CDRNYN BROS, UNDERTAKERS, WINGHAM, ONT. ;yTNGIidAM MARIi.k1"1 W11011A41, Mat't} Corrected br P. Danns, Produce nee Flour per 1QO lits, i2 Fall Wheat per buehel, Spring Oats, ' Barley Yeas, Putter, tub tie Betts, ttgg per des, Wood per cord, flay per ton, Potatoes, Chickens, Decks Titrkoye Geeea Pressed hoes 003 >r70 se 02 10 58 to 28 to 80 to 04 to 18 to 18 to 17 to t 75 to 0 00 to 45 to 211 to 8 to 8 00 to es 00 34 xs r 2 300 10 8 $ 00 CRANDTR MKRY1 will run colonist Trains EVERY TUESDAY. To MANITOBA and the MIRES I ES MARCH and PRI!.. For full information apply to J. NICOLE, Agent, THE PRESS (NEW YOIth.) IP0P, 1893.. Has a larger Daily Circulation, than any other Ile. publican newspaper ih America. SUNDAY. DAILY. WEEKLY.1 The Aggressive Itepnbliean Journal Of the ble• tropoiis. 1IelAropepetl foil the Mages$ Founded December lot, 1887. Circulation over 125,000 Copies The most remarkable Newspaper Success in New York. THE Pin355 XS A NATIONAL NEWSPAPER, Cheap news, vulgar sensations and 'trash And place in the columns of TETE rRESS. THE PRESS has the brightest Editorial page in New York. it sparkles with paints, TIIE PRESS SUNDAY EDITION is a splendid paper, covering every current topic of interest. TUE PRESS wEEtrLY EDITION contains all the good things of the Daily and Sunday editions. AS AN ADVERTISING MEDIUM THE PRESS has no superioris Now York. THE PRESS within the reach of all, The Stat and Cheapest Newspaper 01 America. Daily and Sunday, one year, - '° 6 months, - ,t one " - Daily only, ono year, - four months, Sunday, one year, - 'Weekly Press, one year,. Send for THE PRESS circular, Samples free Agents wanted everywhere. oral conmissione, Address, $5;00 2 60 45 3 00 .1 00 1 00 THE PRESS, 83 rtutc now, Niiw eottE. Lib. .TWO KINDS CUSTOM WID$ AWAKE ERS., KIND BUY FROM THE City Fruit & Confectionery Store b Because they can get goods that are r right and up to the times. g y, y AI.y O 3 .it:.1R I @ D AB ACUTE or CHRONIC, Can be cured by the use of SCO l RRR `riULS1 v5] ..( 1 , N of pure Cod Liver Oil, with the Hypophosphites of Lithe and Soda. A feeble stomach takes kindly to it, and its continued txse adds flesh, arid makes one feel strong arid well. 't4 1415/'l'JO 4 it T}otraroof sabstitntbi, f'enuin 0 Mewed by Scott k navrno, Sletleeille, Sold byeltdreegtete. Gem Aird $t.$0. it PAST esteem, But they are waking up to the fact that I cue give them goods that will please them. 1 rtulf lines of ruits, Dysters,Confectionery,&c APPLES BY _THE BARREL. Agent for Farber's Dye Works. Canned goods wf every description el - ways ou haiid and nay prises are se lt>v, as the lowest. Dontiforget the plaee, opposite the sieve Bank of Itafsttlton, .J OB J. a emeetetemeseeme 'aced, '1' sting arta $earl Qrfki; To the (elle fon tint Wim haul' Sza,—Knowing that Sat are much interested in the permit rite to place before following t 8881'''slxpNo The worts of testing t power of grain and atlter a is now iia active progress Experimental Farm in the present over 1,600 caul tested and reported ou this the whole with very gra allowing a good percents There aro, however, sonic c Dominion from which eau received of very poor qualit lit for seed, In some par the harvest season of 1891 orable and considerable qui were left out in stook or at and threshed in the spr number of samples of suolt tested and they show a ver of vitality, many of them r to 40 per cent. only, and are seed. In some other parts lou, and especitllly ix so Ontario and Quebec, the the last harvest period was elle grain in the stook we panted wettiwrrs before it a and io the meantime some A large proportian of aim show a low degree of ger and if sown as seed will be in poor crops. Any farmers desiring t samples for teat should without delay; the pack tain about one ounce enc be smut to the 'Fxperim ' through the mail. The 5 and reports can usually abort 10 days after the gr Last year 16,1055 sempk iue'torts of grain, weigh each, wore sent through farmers residing fn dile] Dosainiou. Tlaie41aige q over 25 tons, was all of consisted of the most which have beam tested perinsental farina. By i Hon. Minister of Agri distribution is now in year. and already over 3 been sent out, and a 1ar' ug mailed daily. The tributiou ie to plane in armers in all parteeaf t of the best varieties of peas, etc., 80 that the available for send i0 'av country, and eventually placing of poor, mice3 , with varieties possess," and fertility. The a ,sent to one applicant mach case, and on this slumber eau still be ai ful and judicious ha pound samples will ge one to three brothels tit the end of the second usually bits seed euuu The advantages rental dietnibutiou of the bes tainable will n:t doubt generally manifest to tho quality and an inc of the average grain c ion. A. circular Is se which the recipients up and return at the with particulars as growth of the grain. made that a sample pouad of the product Central Rxperimeut formation may be h of success attending are sent to applioan taste. Letters can mental Farm at Ott Yours, eto., WtuttA3t S. Direoto Ottawa, March 9 Orange ANNUAL GATT -MHO HOOD —TIRE NU Orangeville. 0 Grand Lode o session hertt. 'r' headed by the a to the station Ir train front the about 200 deleg greeted Gretnci not as etithusiae exptmted from 500 Orangemen reports that tirO in the past yea the history of the Orange t hat paid in ton grand aecretal') Cation3 for flew