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THURSDAY. APRIL ID ma
MON. Mia. PATNIAMON11 IiIPMPOR•
The Tortes having decided to dis-
cus the tariff. the Yakon and every-
thleg elm they can think of in the
course of the long -drawn out debate
upon the address, It becomes neces-
sary for the Liberal members of
Parliament to deal with some sub-
jects a little out of their proper
order. The speech by Hula. William
Paterson, Minister of Customs. ex-
tracts from which will be found In
other columns of this Issue, belongs
by right to the budget debate. It
was forced to the front by the speech
of Hou. Clarke Wallace. which the
..----Tomato�aitigrax Iirrsx�d 1hed. aa
answerable. In the old Tory days.
- when complaint was mule that some
of the customs duties were too high.
. the defenders of protection were
wont to reply that the duties were
not added to the price. but that goods
were cheaper under the high tariff
than they hail been, or would be,
under a low one. They never ad-
vhee.l carrying that argument Lotto
logical conclusion -making the tariff
so high that the people would get
the goads for nothing -but they were
generally firm in their denial that
the tariff was a tux. After the
change of Government. and the re-
duction of many customs duties. they
contended that taking off the tax
increased the price, using coal oil
and binder twine to illustrate their
argument. In pursuance of this line.
Clarke Wallace made the statement
that MO Mttatped preference in favor
of imports from Britain was a de-
lusion
tluslon and a snare, because Imports
from the United States had in-
creased to a greater extent than
imports from (treat Britain mince
the preferential tariff had come Into
force.
Mr. Paterson pros opted facts and
figures, with ample calculations of
iihnimatagsm ea reply to OMe-Tory ma.
tention. The duty on scrap iron, for
instance, had been reduced from $1
to $1 per ton. not for the benefit of
trent BrNnln, not for the benefit of
the United States, but for the benefit
of the people of Canada. When two
consignments of scrap iron arrived
from the two countries, equal In
weight. the one from the United States
paid duty of $1 per ton and the one
front Britain paid only 75 cents per
ton. The British exporter did not re-
gard that preference as a delusion
and a snare. Mr. Paterson said, what-
ever Canadian Tories might think
about it. The Minister of- Customs
appealed. but not very strongly• to an
imaginary quality which he called
Tory patriotism -that they should not
seek to discredit In Britain the tariff
policy which Britons so highly appre-
ciate, and which has inclined British
consumers to ask for Canadian pro-
ducts -and then he counselled the
Tories, If patriotism would net stop
their months• to relrals% from making
themselves ridiculous in British eyes.
That a shave of SS ciprtt%.off fakery
$1 of duty is a substantial preference
should not require demonstration. and
if Canadian Tories refuse to recognise
it Britons will cease to wonder that
Canada got Into tine hole with the
Tories In office.
Another point that Mr. Paterson
made was that increased Imports do
not close Canadian factories, and are
therefore not to be dreaded or guarded
against. Low duties permit the con-
suming public to save their money, so
they have More to spend, and the
result. as Mr. Paterson pointed out.
M seen In smoking chimneys that used
to be cold. A apeoch like that of Mr.
Paterson Is a port of oasis In the dry
desert of debate on the Address, a
debate, by tine way, that ought to
be brought to a close this week. with
or without the consent of the Oppa-
& Mon -
A TORT PARADIIM
We learn from the Mall and Empire
that Memos. Bain and Frost went to
Robinson's Mills, in Kltley townsldlt
the other night, to hold a meeting in
the interest of Mr. Comstock, the Lib-
eral
eral sand -date for Brookville, but not
a Goal appeared to meet them, the
population of that place belog pre-
sumably ail Tory. , The two Liberal
If. P'a had to stay all night with m
Cmservative named Parker, "who eu-
kertained them hospitably, and gave
them a tremendous dressing down
Was the proposed gerrymander." He
had a cheek. Up to and Including the
general election of 1878, the township
off Kithuy belonged to the cue.Htuency
known as North Laved; and (irenvlllr,
. with which it I. geographically con -
meted The population of the whole
rtRng, according to the offlcal re-
tinue of that election, was 18.580, or
a Male more than one-half of the stan-
dard popele.Mon of a constituency.
d In the gerrymander of 1882, in order
to make Brookville safe for the Tories,
Kaley, with It. population - of
_ Yi5►11`�elr"'b1'T`fide '1t111it11-hj
and Grenville and attached to Brook-
vtlle and Fdhabelittown. The remelt
is to leave the township of Rooth
EluM4ey entirely sapesated from the
rest of the ridling of North Lewis
and (renvtlle, making one of thee
pletieres on the map that lir. Ry
mai meld reek' be worMilp d with-
out elm, hsssas• it is not like any
filing In the hentr@sn abase, or in the
melt' tareeetti. or In the meters glider
Has earth. Time mold be no pet
NA A = THAN MAB Malt ---
Thom
•- -
Thorm is nothMtg email abet the
British Empire -4f we except the
United Kingdom itself. Beoontly, be-
fore
efore the Royal Colonial institute, ter
Robert Giffin spoke of the growth
of the Empire, and some of the Mots
adduced by him are very worthy of
owes:duration. lie tells me that in
18117. the Empire embraced a ' terri-
tory of 11,500,000 quare miles. or.
ixwludtng Egypt and the Soudeo.18,-
000.000. In this territory wee a
population of about 407,000,000, which
would be increseed, according to the
figures he had then at hand, Mover
420.000,000, U Egypt and the lioi-
dap were Included. It may be a sur
prise to some to know that this W
one-fourth of the whole population
of the earth. Of course, all peo-
ples who enjoy the freedom that the
Union Jack bespeaks. are not Eng-
lish-speaking, bet of lienee mention -
oil above 50.00;1,000 wee. of English
sttMaK
and' rasi»fa1r11t Dala.flot.rseal
like a boast to say of the ruling race
-they Wag included la Mrs. Untied
Kingdom, British North America and
Australasia. The remaining 850.-
000.000, or thereabouts, were what
might be called subject races. being
fur the most part in ladle and Africa.
South Afros he noted as an exception.
being self-governing, with a white
minority in power, the Mack subjects
greatly predominating in number. To
go back to 1871, the tncreasw In area
and population of this Empire--exclud-
lug Egypt and the itoedaa-amounted
to 2,854,000 square miles of area,
or more than one-fourth of the whole,
and to 125,000,000 of population,
on,
which Is also more than one-fourth of
the whole. Using the term ruling
race again, It may be said that to
this increase of population they
amounted to about 12,500,000 or
about one-fourth of the number in
1897, and the Increase In the sub-
j4nt races was 112.000,000, or near-
ly one-third of the numbers In 1897,
and now that the question of ex-
pansion Is so prominently before the
thinking people everywhere. It may
be mentioned that the increase In
subject races was due largely, but
by no means exclusively, to annexe,
LterY. °Ttis'peetett revenue ofr 'IMF
different parts of this Empire, added
together, amounted at that time, to
[257,653,000. and the rtmporte and
exports to 11.375,000.000. The In-
crease since 1871 has amounted
1115,143,000 for revenue, or more
than 40 per cent. of the present
total, while the Increase in Imports
nail exports amounted to 0128,000.-
000, about one-third of the present
total. It la Interesting, also, to look
at the Increase in population in the
principal self-governing parts of the
Empire, in which Canada cute no
unimportant figure. This Ineras '
from 1871 to 1897 has been Li
follows: United Kingdom. 5,350.000;
Australia, 2,500,000 and Canada.
1,500.000. Australia showing much
the largest relative increase. -
subject populations have Increased by
2,750,000 In South Africa. 88,150.-
000 in other parts of Africa. 72,900.-
000 in India. and 3.750,000 in other
poeeeselons, a total 'addltloa of 1.12.-
550.000 to what Rudyard Kipling so
aptly called "the white man's bur-
den" In a quarter of a century. Sir
Robert held that to simply belong to
such an Empire was an education,
but It seems that it would take more
than a life -time to secure such an
education that would cover a fair
understanding of the countries and
races which comprise the Empire
and, as a contemporary well paten.
to a recognition of the responsibili-
ties that are involved.
111a rMill T1b2311e.
la spite of the urgency of the to
Mono lmportere to get their los.
ports ou't of bond before the end of
the fiscal year. there will be a de
ficit of 11,1100,000 in the British
Midget, and the Chancellor of the
Exchequer must raise 15,000,000 la
new tales. to corer the deficit and
provide for the Increased expeedl-
Sure. us the navy. Tui noticeable
fact le that there is no talk of
'WSW( the burden upon posterity.
which is the usual resource In other
eeuntries, where the Micawber idea
of paying one's obligations hi giv-
lag one's note be still In favor. Time
*tardy Briton believes in the pay -
es -you -go principle, and be does
not even consider the Idea of oeas-
kW to seine the wutloual debt by
withholding the customary pay-
ments to the sinking fund. The
whole discussion is upoq the kind
of new taxes that shail be ttspoaed.
Ill Aetsectated Press despatch Lays
There are two diametrically opQo
Alta psagaa nes toe 'Maim
mot;
am
money. The oto -fashioned, ortho-
dox one, which it is expected Chap -
ostler Hicks Beach will adopt, lathe
restoration of the sixpence *pound
tax on tobacco, the extension of
the income tax to bank deposit*.
legislation to prevent legator* from
aiding their heirs to avoid death
dories by the device of making over
property to them during Ilfe, and
the graduated receipt stamp tax. It
must be said that meet of these are
unpopular among the business com-
munity, which Is the backbone of
the Untwist party, and it is pored
ole that Chancellor Hicks -Beach will
not adopt some of them. but. Ip -
stead, will pat a shilling a barrel
duty on bass.
The other scheme, which will be vig-
orously supported, la to impose a farth-
ing a pound tax on alt. foreign ins -
porta of sugar and to reimpose the
rgrtratlon fee an all grains and meal
imported from foreign countries. of
three pence per hundred weight on
grata and font -pence halfpenny on meal
and flour. The advocates of this plan
refuse to call It protection, but the free
trader* bidet on the uame,amd it is
sere to stick. I'robably the proposal
will be submitted as an amendment to
Cheneellor Hicks -Beach's finance bill.
When a division of the House of Com-
mon is called It win show how num-
erous are the members of the new fin-
ance school, which Is largely made up
et the younger imperialist*, They are
se a d by the' lndlan'Slikwer'n-
meat's decision to Impose a counter-
vailing duty on bounty -fed sugar.
The members of the House of Lords
and their eons and nephews who mkt
in the Commons will be the elite, op-
ponent* of the succession duties, but
since the principle of that tax was ac-
cepted when Sir William Vernon Har-
court
arcourt was In office, there should not
be much objection to the introduction
of machinery necessary to prevent the
evasion of the tax. The understanding
was that a property owner could prac-
tically take the snoeamlon duty oat of
is annual Income by means of a life
iasa»nce poticy equal to the estimate d
tax payable at his death. Of course.
that would not work in every case, for
some property owners might not be
paoeptable as insurance risks. The
Owmri- ltlp of some estates might
chant., frequently by a quick succor --
Mon of deaths, so that the estate
could not stand the strain of paying
the duty so often. c But -Ins voting
mattes would not regard it as a pub-
lic calamity for the big estates to be
broken no and divided among a num-
ber of small purchasers.
The same elemente which will; op-
pose
ypose taxes on sugar, grain and flour
will also be found in oppoitloo to
One increased tobacco and bear taxes.
Tile two latter commodities are luz-
aries, but they are the luxuries of the
poor man, who feels that he has al-
ways had to bear the brunt of the
taxation for Imperial pu rposms. Fie
would prefer to em a land tax im-
posed, whk•li would coma out of the
rentals now appropriated by the land-
lord a lata. It is true that some land-
owner* have commuted the tax that
was agreed upon in the time of Wil-
liam III., but that arrangement
would not prevent the collection of
a large Impssf.l revenue from a land
tax, and In time the land tax could be
increased, and penult the repleat of
the armed= Misty. If the "younger
til a iensim" who are clamoring for
protective duties could get their way
foe a seosos] the result might be to
get the Liberal ports united On the
programme of a lead value tax, and
on than pinnk they could carry the
vote of the laboring class, both rural
ann urban. Air Michael HtekDeach is
a pretty longheaded Tory, and lie
will ire up the whole situation be-
fore lie dell,..e bin budget speech.
We have beard so much about the
evil of Intoxicants as tending to pro-
duce Insanity that It Is refreshing to
note that out In Maness prohibition
rule Is being charged with greatly
Increasing the numbers of the Insane.
Ten bills are now before the Legis-
lature pm/letting for Increased say•
Tum accommodation. At pretreat the
Insane asylums are overcrowded, and
jails are full of lunatics. Medical men
are quoted as saying that "the uni-
versal use of the most rotten whis-
key ever concocted to poison man-
kind has been the undonbted cause
of the Innumerable mental wrecks
now dependent on the State for sup-
port." Kansas has had prohibitory
laws for many years, but It seems
the taste for whiskey Is stronger than
the law, and as good whiskey could
not be opetiy and safely sold and as
dealers bad to make an immense pro-
fit to recompense them for the risks
of confiscation, fins and imprisonment
which they incurred, they sold at the
highest price the cheapest article
which they could procure. Whiskey
which Is described as "too corroire
for a copper -lined stomach, strong
enough to burn a hole through a pine
plank and that will eat off a ten -
penny sail" Is the stuff drank In Kan-
sas, and a small amount of such
"squirrel whiskey." as it is called,
will, It is alleged, make more crasy
drunkards in a month than ten time*
the amount of good whiskey world
In ten years.
oesyrimesoeoomer
-The Wtiinflille raQr'}NF p'iitrirtM
against the Tory slanders def the Oen-
clan settlers. It anus "the returns
show that the Oellciars have pnr-
chasFd from the implement dealers a
lair' quantity of agricultural Jamie -
menet, looms .of good megrims. and
other firm a relpgtent, and them gouda
were not homer$ in credit. in one 'no-
tion the Oalkiians paid oat In gold in
two tar three drays atter their arrival
about $20,004, and no pinion can go
lash, the districts where the Galatians
"are settled and repeat the abets of
them which is i,ubllshed where they
are not known." Bet the Free Crest
Should know that It Is wit the Gall -
darts but the Government the 'helm
Whet to Injure, and if they ants me -
Wed It r IlttM they nam whether in-
ky), alma lalurM1is the dune fin Delano or
"MOW let/Mrs. in persuing a pel-
let d detreetkm the organa have he-
lj !-- 1pMleraAplieee-
thea the gerrymander of
was donde to equalise popidatIoi.
Voir spy Other purpose thak to pet
Apley They m inrity where it
IDhid do masa peed for the Tore
fir. For a Tory named Parker. or
iilw other NUttsy Tory. to dsounoe
let as
Perhaypme h like A ,*an
that at lfussi verilials wad roit Is ast
WI have as oppoieuity to mels
tMR eh etelle s in ,.fell a demre a1
•
U. H. Crwrmledoser Porter is study-
ing noiditionu in Cuba. and to help
his Government In Its task lie has
prepared a report on Jamaica. From
it we should be inclined to think that
moors of the outcry made about eon-
ditlone In the island Is for effect.
Mr. Porter sayer ,
The number of lhokdlnpv in the b-
land is 92,979, of which 81,924 are
under tea acres enol, In 188_ there
were only 52,608 holdInaw, of whle).
43,707 were under ten acres each.
Even allowing for to fact that some
persons may hold two or more plots
of lend, it le clear that tile Island al-
teedy contanee a very large and in -
crenate/ number of peasant proprie-
torw. The Croov►l. Lead Rerulntlon■
offer facilities ter the settlement of
tier laboring plation on the land
41114-eadiggniN-41Milabeire aha rely is
some a ttbefie will probably fall Into
the limner of emell cultivators. in the
lest ten years tin number of savings
bank ecrooite of the am.,nt of
twenty five dollars and under has
nearly doubled. '11w ceama returns of
1891 to show that to the
ten years, 1881 to 1591,
there lied been an increase of thirty
per neat. In the number of person. able
to rands met write. The acreage of
provremade emade has increased more
shwa
thirty per cent Ip ten years.
There ere 70000 holdings" of leas than
five nerveTllh. area In coffee, usually
In small Kota, inarnswt in ten years
from 17000 M Ee,000 anew, g5r[,
Hitt. 4,00[0 mutt sugar mitt. Are own- 1
ori by the peaulntry-"
Mr. Porter Rive* the erpenditures
for main and parochial road, In Jam-
aica as am-emnung to $765,480 In the
flesh year 1597 and to $5,821,206
for the pawn fourteen years. In Cuba
not a dollar an far as he can trees,
bee NNW ss spent by the (kev1Ts'ii5t,
lfnrtgel+. tire, IC (`sky wilt tea
eltenrlsrl s -
1ZDITOIIUAL' OTZEC- -
Carwadaeiooer t7gilvie'e report of his
lgvelitpatba might succi to be deliv-
ered In Ottawa. When It arrives the
publb will be la a vertu"'
some opinion es to whetTsii-THillailf
lhsiulry (would be unrlertahan.
Sts Charles Topper* horror at the
letbeeals for impo,j p royalty on
the Yukon gold eat rl, when over
$5,000 iss takrat f ie; Mine In a year,
will not be rhe '1t�he Canadian
sale. la
people ty thbpresn of ad'ailn-
eterlmg the Yukon v+---
The elder Tppppr is uot'much more
manly than the . -.iaj sr Topper.
Neither will dare III Inilpfet Els Wan -
dub obtained ae 'f and third
hand, outrde taq wise» no
Parliamentary pile could pro
tect him from Milk
pee !C
lC�
(
alt
The latest to hint in_�y way of in-
syramuce is pyo Font Great Bail
tale, where a compgdy undertakes to
guarantee ssccessfel, litigants age hist
emereal of judgment on appeal. 3i
would not be well that judges should
become stockloldere in such guarantee
comps n lest
Oreat Britain will pot hare to visit
the pawnshop to make ends meet after
all, the novenas coming Ip on the home -
Stretch and beating the expenditure
by about six minket doIls,rs. And how
the result dashes the hopes of the
Tory prophet. of evil who had already
began to arrange a protective tariff
for Britain to rescue 1nW' from the
Monster Deficit.
It tin said that the talo Rawson
Nugget renown. Allan and Semple.
who would not face p� Inquiry into
their Insinuations attaint the offle-
lels on the ground. but made a pjl-
grlDiage to (Maria to make de-
mands upon the Government and give
color to Sir Hibbert Tupper's ru-
mors, have disappeared , from the
capital. Can It be that they feared
they might be called epee to sub-
stantiate some of their allegations
in the courts?
Helen Gould has had a New Yorker
roosted because lie wrote letters to
her telling her he kneel two end he
tips been locked up pwding an exam-
ination sato his sanity. W hs should a
roan be suspected of insanity because
he this a geed pretty and rich girl
that he lovas her? Ought eon sobh
oocdect to tell in his favor? Helen
Gourd's millions may warrant her in
turning up her noose at lovers, but It's
sot a faablce that the girl multitude
aMu'd tisk following: lovers are shy
birds In this age.
--
Judge Meredith is being censured
by the press for leaving untried cases
at Woodstock, involving delay and
extra coats to those Interested. Now
the Ottawa Free Pres $elle how
Judge Mougrove "taught the vel
loge father* of Richmond a lemon"
the other day by adjourning the
court and putting twelve eases over
UM the June tittings, all because no
peas and ink had bseu placed before
him. It strikes us that the offenoe of
omission did not warrant the judge
In putting hardship on the parties to
the cases traversed, and that such
conduct tends to lessen public re-
spect for and confdlenoe in the wis-
dom and labium of the b:'uch. it
seems to be a ease for disciplining
the pettish occupant of the beset.,
and U there iv no way to place on
him the expense Involved, then the
law should be changed.
The United States penton hat la
again growing with *mating rap
idity, sial it ie estluxted that loon
75,000 names/ will be adder[ of
"heroin' of the wine with ITtuin. The
pension lett le a. gr at burden to the
United litotes people, rooting more
than the annual military budget of
any Keropenn power, bet ab the Phi-
alelphlt Record says: Whatever may
have been the original Intent of the
framer's of the rust mem of unfit
cooed
eR-
gooed pwension legislation which coat -
ben; the Fetter.] eGttute boobs, it is
now quite clear that they have in
fact created a nester capable, un-
der favoring conditions, of absorbing
8utefinitely the large* potulble mm
that nen be exacted annually from
the people by the devious' devlrs of
Fieeleral 'natation. Year after year
the burden grown larger, being ad-
justed shrewdly to the increasing cap
eidty of the Gloverromiesit to pay. So
met and powerful bare bexomlre the
influences Interestedd in maintaining a
maximum petedea roll that no mill.
in public life now dreamiti of oppcu-
ing them. The second generation since
the civil war eerie the list larger than
ever Wore.
The Weetmlbster IoM a word to
say to preechtra who are given to
talking about their "sacrifice" and
complaining of the scanty remunera-
tion of the ministry. It says :
Let it he said, without reserve or
qualification, that the young minis-
ter's chances In Canada are better
than theme of his fellows In any"
other prrfeeelon. His professional
attention le ass expnnslre to him.
no more difficult. his professional
oltportnlnitlee are quite as large,
lila pej l tn..Q0 wh01e, speak.
trig a e manner of men, are
quite as well remunerated. Let us
have done with all whining about
hardships ehdnred by students and
sacrifice@ made by ministers. Every
each hardship and sacrifice could
he overtopped by those of men In
Law, mstielne, edecatloa and other
calllrupps, who straggle patiently
against greater oohs. hat whose voice
of complaint is never heard In the
street. The man who talks nitwit
what he gave up for the Church,
and what he might have been en
might Moo dote had he entered mime
"steed.'" calling, haw ter trite wire
of the sscr.sknee of any Drofuwuloul.
and secularises the ministry'" holt
est things. Even financially the
student or this young minister In the
Presbyterian Chari* has no reason
to es -naphtha. We know men who
are serving their generation in other
naillmer whom incomes wont! he dna
Med were they to enter the minis
try.
Eztenalve depas1M of valuable mar.
hie have Mei" foetid In German
Doeibwest AMM.
BflUCKVIIIE NOMINATIONS.
CctuideCit aid bite, tow -
Before the Electors.
INGLORIOUS TORY BACKDOWN.
Brockville, April 18. -Mr. W. 0.
(bnistuck, liberal. and Mr. Mae
White, comerrative, were duly eon*
lasted Isere today for the eleetIce
which takes place on April 20th. The
supporters of both eepd4datee were
present in large numbers, but there
was no joint mentiug as is custom-
ary on each oocassssu. Thin was
due to the extreordineary ooedact of
Mr. Peter White. who claimed that
the Liberate wished to appropriate
moat of the thee allowed for speak-
ing. and celled upon hb supporters
to leave the hall and follow him to
the (hurt House, where they would
hold a meeting of their own. Headed
by Mr. White, whir was accompanied
lei, Hamm W.JL.Beanett. IL Y and
W. P. Duets; M. P., many of the Con-
servotives then left, causing much
noise and confusion.
Is the meantime, however. and be-
fore the (buaervative candidate and
hie oompanlons had disappeared, Mr.
Geo. P. Graham. M. P. P.. the Popu-
lar Local member for Brockville.
had mounted the platform and war
giving the true vereioo of what had
occurred. He said that the Liber-
ate. having engaged the has, had
made the preposition that each side
should have an hour and a half for
Its speaker', and that the Oonserva-
tiver should open the meeting. 'l:his
the latter would not accept, but
wished to dictate to the Liberals
how long each one of their men
should speak. Nor was that
all. The Coeervativev propos-
ed that If Mr. Oummtock din
not speak as keg as Mr.
White the balance of the Liberal can-
didate's time should not be conceded
to hu supporters. "Talk about
cowardice!' exclaimed Mr. Graham,
"they dare not stay and repeat here
the chain whit* they made against
Major Welsh In the Booze of Coin -
MOM The whole thing in a sheen,
concocted for the purpose of enabling
the ('smeervatives to ran away. For
that purpose they mowed the court
imam hours to advance." Then the
stressor extended an Invitation to Mr.
Ha=In, who was rapidly nearing the
door "Will you, Mr. Carle, who se -
cored election bythe vote of the re-
tezang doers- - roar esmail� �
you, who have come from the 'Pile
o' Bober Creek to tell the people of
Brockville to vote for an oatabter, se -
pearl an invitation to stay and talk
to us for as hoer T" No answer was
re'tarmed, however, by Mr. Davin to
the levitation, but he accelerated hie
-movemeniee skid fl.'tted through the
door with hb fellow members.
The COavervativen having safely ex-
ecuted their retreat, the au noe,
which menTortably filled the hall,
quietly settled down and listened to
admirable spew -hes from Mr. Thorns.
Been, M. -P. for Wentworth, Mr. W.
it. Ooneetht,k, Mr. G. P. Grisham, M.
T. P., and Mr. Duncan C. Prater, mem-
bee for Goysboro', N. S.
The Coneervativee, after withdraw-
' g from the nomination meeting this
afternoon retreated to the eoint
bolero where they hell a meeting of
their own. Mr. G. 9 Weatherhald
presided, and the speakers were W
H. Bennett, If. P:: N. F. Davin, M.
P., Mr. Peter White, A. Harder, M- P.,
.1. A. Huteemon and Dr. Moore.
In the evening both parties' field
meetisem.
TOO GOV7alroa 3AOgPD DOWN.
New Member of the Jamaica Lesisla.
tire Mysore i Withdrew.
K Merton. Jamaica cable says : The
Legislative Council resumed its ses-
sions today. The Governor, Sir Au-
gustus Hemming, read a statement
making an absolute and unconditional
surrender, withdrawing the additional
offlrJaL and members, restoring the
constitutional status quo ante bel -
hum, and appealing to the 15prsssg/M
tives to accept the right hand of fN-
lowsliip, to allow bygones to he
bygones, and announcing that he
rolled on their patriotism to aid him
in solving the difficulties.
Thereupon the representatives with-
drew the vote of censure of the Gov-
ernment peered on Friday last, and
voted $500,000 to meet the immediate
lIabilltMe, pending a rearrangement of
the finances of the island.
Why Loedoaers are Called Oeekays
Camden says the Thames was
once nailed the Cockney, and therefore.
a Cockney mean, simply one Who
lives on the banks of the Thames.
Wedgwood says a cockney, or cocker-
ney. Is one pampered by city indul-
gence. In eontredlstinction to rustles
hartibned by oat -door work. There le
however, a legend, almost too good
to be true -namely, that a Londoner
who had never before slept out of
sound of Bow Bells, had occasion to
go into the country and was detained
all night. He was mach disturbed b
the lowing of the cattle, the grunt-
ing of the pigs and other sounds of
country Ills. width -lis *euld ewe ell.
deretand. and, In particular, he was
frightened by the crowing of the
cock. in the morning, In response to
the farmer's Inquiries, be said the
sound of the wild beasts had kept
Mtn awake. Jast at that moment the
rock crowed again, and the Londoner
mid : "That's the one , he's been
nelehing tike that for hours!" Since
then Londoners have been- called
cockneighe or eookneya--Newcastle
Chronicle,
Justice Pardon C. Williams, of
New Tort, last eight handed Blown
his decision In the motion shade b
discharge the IndlMrawrt against
Relend B. Mohinimx. charged with
see ting pn(wm to Harry Cornieh,
which censer' the death of If,,,.
Adana. Justine Williams diemisses
the inellotment on the remind that
Other than fegn 1 Priden•P was re
mitred end mnuliar,1 by the Orate
Jnry, and directing that the ens. he
tvenhunttted to the Grand Jury. atm
silhl6s, Or Yo Ili. next Grand Jury
that shall alt In New York
A gninahet oilgrlevste 'to tolled**,
sarong, is prrjateted. ►rot ii• ,
TOE YUKON TROOPS REMAIN market Repo;
Because of Incitements of
The. Week.
Tupper% Protegees.
WILL. BE ON THE SAFE SIDE.
Acting on Wellies frau the Yu•
bon, the Minister of Militia has de -
(Sided to make • change la his pro-
posed recall of the regulars at Daw-
son anti Fort Selkirk. Dr. Borley
decided a fortnight ago to recall
ell bet about 50 of the force of 008
regular* now to the distriet. bat It
Is now the Intention to leave a
round hundred at the gold Beide.
Sundry American roughs. whose
minds have be inflamed by reading
Til. Klondike Nugget and listening
to alien agitators, have made
threats of taking the law into their
own hoods and of endeavoring to
terrorise the Government officials
and law-abiding oltlans. Half a
dosed of these would-be incendiaries
fear to re-enter Waited Slates ter-
ritory,
arritory, where they would be taken
In charge by the American author-
ities. who are quite content to al-
low them to remain at large so
long as they stay out of the coon.
try.
The Militia Department authori-
ties have no fear of any lawleesnes.,
but it Is considered better to be on
the safe side. With three machine
guns and the new magazine rifles,
the 100 Diem at Dawson. aided by the
Mounted Police, should have -.little
difficulty In handling any outbreak.
It must he understood, however,
that 'there is no anticipation of
trouble.
MET HIM AT A FUNERAL.
St. Thomas Girl 'Elopes With
an Undertaker.
WIFE AND CHILD DESERTED.
et. Thomas report: James K.
Hannon. who for the past nineteen
mouths has worked for Moore Bros
as an undertaker, has eloped with
Miss Ethel Alexander, deserting Ida
wife and child.
Mies a 'highl'respectable was fault". ,4e iii
engaged to be married to a farmer
thing about four miles from St -
Thomas, It was at the funeral of
the letter's mother that she met
Hannon, and the latter seemed to
bare premed his advances oo the
girl from that time on. The matter
came to the ears of hes family, and
on being remonstrated with, the
girl agreed to have nothing to do
with the man. Friday afternoon Mier
Alexander spent le mewing, and af••
ter nightfall went out several times.
The dog barked so much as to
arouse the attention of the parents
of Mier Alexander, but they were
put off by being told the dog was
barking at the moon. It was then
that the girl sooesded in getting her
clothing out of the house, where It
Is
Ierpposed she was met by her
•
Hannon L a man of about 85 years
of ate.
t town
for a number of years Inhem worker nunndertak-
ing shops. His first wife died a nus•
bar of years ago, and he was re.
married about sdx years ago-
DOTIMS WRHliLMDOO1R--
Thr the Sole Purpose al Deeeetas
Caaadtans.
Now, before passing from that to
take up the advance; that we made
upon goods In the pert coming more
largely from Great Britain, I want to
emphasise the fact that we did reduce
these duties on Iron, anti we claim
ore -lit for lavtay clone that.
The increased activity, the new
sannfactorler that are springing up,
the additional nrtlsans that are b lag
employee. the cbknneya met of which
smoke Is now pouring that in the
time of lion. gentlemen had no fire In
them, are proof of the wisdom of
what we did in reference to that duty.
(Cheers.) This Government. true to
their pledge„ true to the platform that
was laid down by the great Liberal
conrent'on. the platform upon which
this Government and the Liberal
party in this House stand -thio Gov-
ernment was pledged to reduce taxa-
tion, and we were pledged to do it in
each a way that no injustice should
he done to any existing Interest.
(Cheers.) We recognised this foot,
that the great consuming population
of this country, largely and notably
the agricultural population, had a
right to a rediuction of taxation upon
many of the articles that they diad
to nee in their dally neonpatkm, that
was excessive In our nnderstandins
and we determined that we would
relieve the Antis upon these articles,
and we did that, and did that to a
large extent without destroying, but
benefiting exiatlnz manufacturing In-
dustrlee M the plan we adopted in
dealitfg with thew. Iron duties. I have
only to point out to the hon. gentle-
men of hue lions., at tie rhak of
wearying them, some samples of re-
ductions that go every stay Into the
bends of the agriculturist to be need
by him In his daily occupation. In
order that the agrlcniturbe may see
that when this refection of duty on
Iron was made It was not to benefit
the people of the United Stater, nor
yet was It to benefit the people of
England. bnt It wax to benefit the
people of Canada. (Cheers,) Rut while
we diol that we said we will give as
ItMltlonal benefit in this revision to
Great Britain over every other nation.
(Renewed eheera,)-Hon. WI11Iam P18
*MOO.
Mortis♦ Ohurch teacloths.
The yearly lectern of the Presby-
terian CM/relies of Pentland show
that there are in columbine with
the retalillehed church, 1.789
churches are p eaeehl g sistjoee Med"
about 1,850 ministers. The nefeber
orf cnmounlcante le set down at
641,803, including 10,005 eiders.
There we 2,020 Sendai
with 21,174 tssshere and 22$2
posssN►olrar was E4e 5,0e6, . Thp booms f allor
The po!
Cliaroii of iarvotlea. has 1,101 ohureb-
an or stations and 1,146 minlaterl<.
mrn
The rourrteautw number Pili,
There are 1,516 denial
with 17,1120 tsaohers and 1St
wholars. The MM. b front al
��M 211041.400. bban � United P4es-
h obbilaed
ti>N t here_ ee 12,1 0
Manhole 7041
w1 sroree a 1L,IL e
be
Lora[ Inseam 1e L868.J114._
• $ebebetie Appeal.
The feltewitg p ithetIr wivertine
meet
naspplite other day le a
LehaWeer
" PnMM 1 tt
ealdwhn nivel 1t1$eteu notify ai
At ap
ether person, not to tarnish limier of
any kind M we. aa i am neither an
oewn Mie urea -m t nest-
and cannot do en as loot as any one
will give me liquse,"
Orate and mouser at Tomato
Toronto. April 1$,
Turouto. April 15. -Fleas - Onto
steats, la be to nom
straight rollers, $8.10 to $8.20 et
(arias' patente�00 to to M4 ,
tube bakers', 48.70.
Wheat-Outarty red and white, re
to 68e north and weal; goose tt
to 66c, north and west; Nu. 1 Mat
tub hard, 80c at Taranto, awl 8,
1 Northern at 77c. Prices are no
laal.
Oslo- White oats morbid at ; i
80 1.290 west.
Rye --Quoted at 520 to 58c.
Barley --•Quoted at 420 to {k
wes
Buckwheat -Firm ; 48c north at
east
Bran- City mills sell bran at j14.1
and *bort. et $15.50, 1n car I„ta,
o. b., Toronto. •
Cora-Canadlaa, e,Sc west. used At
ericae. 41c to 4190 on track here.
Pse -Sold 1► ibe to 64e auto"
Oa Mee sig $ rolled oe i I
bags. on track in Toronto, $3.60;
barrels. $8.70.
II L Lawrie.* Markets
Toronto, April I5. -Receipts ut gn
sun hay were light, but the lave,
for wall steft. ergph as poultry, be
ter and eggs, was well supplied
wheat -steady 800 bed,eh. sink
as follows. White, 7010o to 71c . ry
Too to 7010e, and muse 65c to 115%
Oats -Steady ; 200 Mabel. soil
She to 87o.
t Barley -E soy ; 100 bunbels
Hay -Firm at $9 to $10 per to
for Timothy. With or mixed hay.$6 to $8 for ,aur
Btraw-Eton at ift peg ton for cs
load
Potatoes --Prices ;fhhe at 50c
atirarr-bnim t Woes eager,
160 to 20o per Re. for pound !-of
the bulk going at 17c to Pic. Choi
dairy to special customers, in •1O.
two tastances, brought 200 to
per lb.; but prices for butter we
nota easier, both retail and whop
sole.
F`ge--Prices for eggs were et
about half what theywere one we
they were one weeago, ani •.a
121E to 14c per dolma.r doa,
ltry-}Less turk • selling
1 eetoprlr. per lb. Chickens, d(lc
Nana Predoes Wholesale at limen
Hay, haled, oar sots,
• per tore .a .:. ..: :.:d."80 to $7 S+
Straw, baled, car
iota, per ton 400 4
Potatoes. car Iota,
0 76 0 8
Ratter, choice. tubs 012 01
" medium. tabs 010 0 1
" dairy, lb.
roIVc..,........_. .. 014 0I
Butter, Iprge rolls ,_ 0111 0 I
- creamery. lb. O20 0
Butter, creamery,
F�hoEau -
Taudf etudes. - mew
Honey, per IA . 003
Hep, droned. �aer
lots ...... _. ... ....,. 610
Chlekens, per pair -.. 0 40
Ducks. per pair ... 060
Turkeys. per lb. ...... 0 12
Turkeys. cold *tor-
ege, lb. ,.. _. ... 007 01
Geese, per no. 000 00
Leading Wheat Markets.
Followttg are the cloneg pric
018
0 1:
00
5_
0 71
07
01
ks•cL at 1
y mpartaa$ centres.
Mile -ago " cash. 2 a
New Tort _, �j-- � 7 78 1
078 I
Milwaukee -
et. Louis ... 07A11.4 074
Toledo ... ,.. .,, 074 1.4 07i 9
Detroit . 0 74 1-2 0 75
Duluth. No, 1. N. 0708.4 071:
Duluth. No. L Imo,. 0 73 3-4I 0 70 5
Minneapolis-
.._ ._ - 0 70 5
Toronto, red _ _, 0 611 1.2 -
Toronto. N0. 1. hard
Selma Markets
Liverpool, April 15, -I2.90. -No
Northern scrim wheat 6. 84, Duiui
lsspcMon ; No. 1 Cat, 6e 3d to ee : e
,red winter 6s 01-8d ; corn, new, 8. •'o
old 8s 61-241; plias, 5a 7 1-24 ; per
fine, 45s; prime Western meas 42. @
lard prime Western; 27s 8d; Awe
Man relined 87. 9d : hallos- Amu
lion, 2 -is; grad to fine 28s 54; baro
a r.,29n6d;I.0.1light, 28eed; bee,
29e; a a, kearyl 28.' chew*, ho'
white and colored 52e 641.
ifeverPool-Guns--Apse wheat sterol
No. I Nor- es 2d Duluth 1aapsc tin
Wheat fistula red winter quire.
67 -Pd for May and 5.68-44 for Jul
Make 8s rd for mew and ne 61-2d f,
oid spot; s r far e� as W for May Si
July. Flour, 17s 6d
Lotidnn_Ckeso-Wheat, off coast n
thing doing On pannage, hardly ar
demand. Na 1 Nor., meat.. April sr
May, WO ed. Kaiak off coast, ecthir
dnittg•nn Paa+ge. quiet and stead
Mixed Artterkiaa .all grade. etea
=ally,
41-84, new. Dan., Ain
and y, 175 1 1-38 Spot Dan„ Mall
17s ed ; American 17a 8. K. floes, 2f
Antwerp red winter 1411-18.
Paris-Clow--wMet, 211 foe Am
and elf rie for May sad Appg.a, Fin
42f &Se for April and 48f The for Ms
and Aagnet
eredetreet'h eafradl .
A berlwar,t apyg ty owed ,
► d n�an ,but InkLesorI
to the outlook
erstiollbStresis his atoll ttslmpatrrn T
tepee/idly largo, tieingo nets
1 4nd 01
dIsertgabe natplogjads� lasaarmanya
rearms high dwttes cm (hxse.drtt goal
An isI$.pvedb duds le h
1llUax, and bill. dos oa theruperfed 4kb ins
were well sena The outlook lel �fyor it
x rpmrb wholesale ale/ l trab n 1
in the /bale/
v* on dMlan4d from the Merin
teem fa, far last wetseeak heavy. 11a►'
v - Weals, -t0 bp, til' 'isA 116 tk
Irus�s�[ kS06 used re is 1 5
=an
but for tie Meath are mealier than
alblvean Wm vI s. swato $12746.4 RTI
a sale d 4wg eke over nitro
1�11taper r yer 1i�rM�arYllyDtthe iarve,e r hull
rya 11 � an month
and
jf
About $IIhW$e,
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traria R r
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