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LOSpON, Feb. 1,?na.1ialnenit ,reaSSeM•
'bled to -day. The QueenpeeCh Opening the
BOsSiOn Wee read by cOstnitismoit. It is as
:
liCry Lords and Gentlemen,
IYIy relations with other powers continue
AU arnica force under a Portuguese oflieer
was ditnetclied diming the anthill from apnam,,
ibique into territory where British settlements
had been ,formed and wbere there ate native
'tribes whOla,Ve beeti taken under my Protec..
...Lion, A. collision, attended by bloodshed, tooe?.
peace end eats were oOrinnitted ' which were in.
4onsistent with the ref pect duo the Britisli,ilag,
The Portuguese Government now, at nay re-
quest, has promised to withdraw itS military
forces from the territory in question.
A eeDforeslee of the powers interested in the
suppression ot the slave trade has been .con.
Toked at Brussels by the King of he Belgians. I
earnestly hope tile results of its deliberations
will advance the great cause for which it
assembled.
A commercial couventien has been conolutled
with the Elaedive.
A provieional arrangement for the adjustment
of pressing fiscal questions has been made with
Bulgaria.
The convention concluded by me with the
Emperor of Germany and the 'United btates
with respect to the Gorernment ot Samoa will
be laid before you with the protocols of the con-
.
lerence.
The treaty concluded with the United States
or the anamdment of the law of extradition will
also be submitted to you. The latter awaits the
ratification of the United States bena,te.
Tne disordered condition of Swaziland has
Tendered it nesessary to provide a better Goy-
ornment there. The in cb-pon ponce of Swaziland
was recognised by the convention held in Lon-
don. I have, acting in conjunction with the Pre-
sident cif the South. African Republic, sent a com-
mission to learn the views or the Swazis and
ithite settlers.
I shall await with lively interest the result of
the conference being held to disci Ise the import-
ant question of the Federation of the A.ustrialian
Colonies. Any well -considered measure tor bring-
ingthese colonies into closer union, will increase
their welfare and strength, and will receive my
favorable consideration,.
My Lords and Gentlemen:
The continued improvement oe affairs in Ire,
land and the further diminution of agrarian
crime there,have made it possible to very largely
restrict the area where it is necessary to deal
with Oertain offences with but summary pro-
cess. proposals for increasin" under due linencial precaution the number of.occopying owners ;
for extending to Ireland the principles of local
self-government which already have been
adopted in England and Scotland, so far as they
are applicable to Ireland, and for improving the
material well-being of the population in the
poorer districts, will be submitted to you. The
Bill facilitating and cheapening the transfer of
]and iu Engla.nd will be agadn presented. Pro-
-visions will be submitted to you for diminishing
the difficulty and cost which attend the passage
of private legislation required for Scotland.
A l3i11 improving the course of procedure dur-
ing which tithes are levied and facilitating their
redemption will be submitted. I have appointed
aomnaision to report the best means of im-
proving the economic conditions which affect
the inhabitants of some parts of the Western
Highlands and the islands of Scotland,
Your attention will be again invited to the
Bill to ascertain the liability of employers for
accidents to employees, and the measure im-
proving the course of rrocedure from the wind-
ing up of the affairs of insolvent companies
under the Limited Liability Acts,
Bills will be submitted for your consideration
for consolidation, and for the amendment of the
law in respect to the public health of the
metropolis and the dwellings of the working
classes, and also a Bill for the be:ter-regulation
ot savings banks and friendly societies.
Your attention will be directed to the accom-
modation provided in camps and barracks, and
you will be asked to make bettr provision for
the distribution and the health and comfort of
ray troops.
Icon:mond yen earnestly in the discharge of
your Irgb responsibility to the ears end guida.n ce
.4)f Almighty GO(t.
Hentleineh 'of the House of Commons:
The estimates to defray the cost of my Gov-
ernment will be submitted to you. They aro
Arawn with due regard to economy, as well as to
the necessities of the public services.
A FRIGHTFUL'. CALAMITY.
Probably 150 Min sii1ed in the Aber-
sychan Explosion.
Leber cable news frora London says:
The cause of the explokoa in the Aber-
eyohan mine was the flooding of pits
adjacent to that in whith the explosioa
occurred. By the fletoding of these pits tiee
was dislodged and forced into the pit where
work was in progress, and there it was
ignited and exploded. There must be.ve
been it great quantity of gas, as the explo.
don had tremendous force. it was heard
at a dietence of a mile. All the gearing in
the theft was thrown into the air as if from
the mouth of a volcano, and eimultanemsly
a vast, bright volume of fiamo shot upward,
followed by a dense, heavy column of
smoee.
The firat party of rescuers organized
endeavored to penetrate the pit through the
bld workings. They got far enough to be
able to see groups of the dead, but they
notad not reach them and were compelled
to retreat by the suffocating volumes of
smoke that rose in that direction. Upon
the &at appearance of a diininntion of
emoke the rescuers went down the main
shaft and reached the scene of the cetas•
troplae. They reached a large number of
miners' yet alive, but all very badly burned,
and they brought out sixty dead bodies,
nearly all so mutilated that the recognition
of their identity is impoesible. The latest
estims,te of the dead is 150.
A later despatch states that 130 bodies
have been recovered.
3.30 mm. -One hundred and fifteafive
bodies have been taken from the pit at
Aberacychan.
A BRACE OF ACCIDENTS.
A Train Runs into a Snow Monntain-1he
Open Switch.
A Connellsville, Pa., despatch of Sunday
Says : The through mail train from Balti-
more, on the Baltimore rt Obi° Beltway,
ran into a mountain of snow three milee
east of Ohio Pyle at 7 o'clock Friday even-
ing. The engine and the combination
postal and bsggage oar went over the bank
into the river. The smoking car followed
half way. Engineer Henry Bush, of Pitts.
burg, was badly burned, but not fatally
injured. Fireman Lewis Burober eustained
tetrible scalp wound, but will recover.
13aggagemaster IMMO Ingles, of Pittsburg,
was burned by the car stove. The only
passenger injured was Jobe Lindsay, of
Glenwood, master carpenter of the road.
He fell heavily over the seats, injuring
himself internally. He will probably not
recover.
A Baltimore despatch says : An accident
ie reported on the Chesapeake ds Obio &In-
road at the Big Pen tunnell, betweet Hin-
• ton and Lowell, W. V. A freight train
which was approaching a eignal station
ran into a ewitch which had been left
open, Before the engineer could reverse
kis engine it had oraehed into the signal
honse and pushed it into the river, and
then plunged in after it. The tender' folt
lowed the engine. In the stettioe was a
telegraph operetta.. He, the engineer and
he fireman were carried into the river and
drowned. The freight oars were piled up
all over the track,
The Methodist church in the town of
Colborne has recently been renovated at a
lost of 42,000, It wait re.opened on Sun-
day, and a balanoe of 13675 was subsoeibed,
ledving the edifice free from debt.
The deeth i annonnoed of Henry Ben-
tink 3oiJe, fifth Berl of Shannten. The
death resulted from influenza,
1111440a PRIVIUGL
Attempt to Get Patiiateent de Juetia
te' Parnell -
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TEE TIMES AI T PI00IT FORGE/11U
A last (Tuesday) night's London cab
sari : In the Ranee of Commons to.cla
tilir Wm. Vernon Harcourt offered a ni
gen declaring the London Times, in pu
lishing the forged Pigott lettere was gla
Of a breach of privilege. Sir William co
tended that a breach of privilege emend
ted during one seseion could be punish
clueing another seseion. He mad since
suit for libel has been decided in favor
Mr. Parnell, and since it has bee
admitted that letters used as a cover
the aesallit on him Were forgeries, t
House is afforded an absolutely au
basis whereon to aot, It is now abed°
that tlae object of the public:ratiou of t
forgeries oe the day when the Coercion 13
had its 'seemed reading was t influence t
dieeision in Parliament, It wad a greets an
palpable outrage upon the House. A mo
flagrant breaoh of privilege could not
conceived. Some reparation should
made for this use of poisoned weapons. H
urged that all sides should unite to bran
with the stigma of Parliamentary reprob
tion this ^praotioe of the art of politic
forgeny. (Oheere.)
Sir John E. Gorst, Under Secretary ft
India, staid the time was past for the di
cession of the beach of privilege. Mor
over, suoh a discussion would be ha oppor
tune while the report of the Parne
Comnaission was pending. He moved tha
the House decline to consider the motion of
breach of privilege.
Mr. Gladstone, who was loudly cheered
as he arose, supported the motion. He
saia he did not coneider that the Times'
offence against the) House had been purged
by the apologies made before the Parnel
Commission through Sir Richard Webster,
which apologies grossly exaggerated the
original offenoe. (Hear, hear.) He was
snrpriseci that Sir Richard had allowed
himself to be made the vehicle of such an
apology: This was the earliest ohanoe th
House had had, and it was the most oppor
tune moment for it to express its inclig,na
tion over the publication of the forgeries
If the conspiracy against Mr. Parnell had
been successful the result to him would
have been absolute political death, and the
mortal blow strnok at him would have
been felt throughout the Irish nation
(Cheers). The Times had aimed to affect
the judgment of the House, and it had
really in that direction a temporary succe.ss.
He did not wish to dwell upon the horrible
and loathsome chs.raoter of the whole
affair. He trusted the House would vindi-
cate its right to deal with the offence. The
Government owed it to itself to deal fairly
toward Mr. Parnell and the trade people for
the injustice done to both through the
forgeries. Surely the House ehould not
hesitate to express its full sense of the in-
justice.
Mr. Balfour accused Mr. Gladstone of
dealing in flimsy fiction. He declared the
delay was the fault of the Gladstone
party alone, an d said that the cbarge the,
jhe Tines had acted with a view to kiln
noing the judgment of. the HOLIES was a
celumny. If that had been their object,
they would have had a better prospect of
minces by gnotirg freely from Mr. Glad -
stone's and Sir Wm. Harcourt's denuncie.
tions of Mr. Parnell and the Land League.
He objected to the ancient, cumbrous, and
often misused machinery of the breach of
Parliament.
Mr. Parnell, who was enthusiastically
cheered as he took the floor, said Sir
Edward Clarke had not ventured to pre-
sent the delay as a reason against the vote
on a breach of privilege, for he well knew
Hansard's debates contained many prece-
dents of the House, inquiring at great
length and very carefully before inflicting
the penalty for breach of privilege. Why
did not the Government appoint the Com-
mittee of Inquiry we asked for in the
beginning? That would have made it
possible to prove that tbe letters •were
forgeries in forty-eight hours. I never
determined not to submit the facts to a
jury, but always considered it absolutely
necessary to diecover from whom the
Times obtained its letters. I recognized,
however, that it was impoesible to compel
the Times to divulge this in an ordinary
court of justice. The case of O'Donnell
ye. Walter proved that I was justi-
fied therein. Without knowing from
whom the letters came, I would not
have been able to prove that they were
forgeries, and I should have been
left with the opinion of all trained experts
in the country against me. There woold
have been only my word to convince a jury
that certain letters advanced and printed
as mine upon the great authority of the
Times were forged. I think, therefore, I
was wise in what I did. I asked for a
select committee, because to compel its
agents to testify before such a body was
the only method of forcing the
Times to divulge that secret. As this was
refused we are not to blains for the delay.
Bat wbo is to blame? Can you answer
that? Yon wanted to tise those letters as
a politicel engine, not :taring whether they
were or were not forgeries. Yon saw that
it was impossible for us to prove that they
ere forgeries very speedily, and that
eanwhile they would be useful to you in
lectione. Yon need them to make capital
gainst us and at a euitable engine for
btaining an impairy into a ranch wider
;nation, which you would never have
btained apart from letters that were
orged for the purpose. Adminietering
evere reproof to Sir Richard Webster, Mr.
arnell continued: The leader of a party
laat must always be in the minority here
honld be sorry to treat my meet powerful
pponents with tbe incredible meanness
rul cowardice with which I have been
eated by them. Even now I am further
eulted by the terms of the amendment,
hich insinuates that the forged letters may
ter all be genuine. If yen believe those
Iters were forged have the courage and
ankness to declare it. I move to place the
ord " forged" before the word " letters "
the amendment to tbe motion.
Mr. Smith, in behalf of the whole Gov.
nment and his party, expreesed himself
tisfied that Mr. Parnell bad proved the
tiers to be fogeries, and consented filet
e word " forged " should be inserted as
r. remelt proposed. The motion offered
Sir Willianci Vernon -Harcourt was then
*tad, 260 to 212, and Sir John Gorst's
endment was adopted.
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A Fatal MIDO Explosion.
A Wilkeebarre despatch of Saturday
says: An explosion of gas occurred in the
F,ast Boston mine near Luzerneborough on
Friday night. John MoBechnie, assistant
bees, and his brother Charles were badly
burned. Rudolph Reinking, David Jones
Coed Wm. Prynn were seriously injured by
the conotteition. It is thought the injuries
of the McKee/at& brothers Will prove fatal,
A St. Louie women flays whenever she
sees a partictlarly gallant act ot finds a man
giving up hid Seat in a eitr to a female
t;he knowe thet Man i either a flontherner,
an actor, alt artist or a newspaper Man.
ItIOTING 4vr uuLL.
Anotnee attaek byItoWdlea on the Lady
zvangeiiets-eteaee Teouble Feared.
,
A lest night's Ottawa deepatole says:
There, is much axcitement here to -night.
A week ago Miss Wright and a number of
Young lady eVandeliete Went over to the
neighboring Freneladjanadian city of Hull
to hold evangelistic servicea. A number of
roughs got into the meeting and broke it
up, and several of the males wbo worn -
partied the young ladies were roughly
handled. There was tremendous indigne-
tion among the English-speaking Protein
tants of Ottawa, and vengeful dechnettione
were made that the men of Ottawa wonld
see next time that the young ladies were
properly protected. Calls were made for
organizing an escort, but Mies Wright
wrote to the pakere deprecating such
action, and expressing her convietiontthat
Christian forbearance would do more to
still the passion of the rioters than an army
with banners. Others appealed to public)
emigre in a similar strain. Tuesday being
the night for holding the meetings, Miss
Wright and her young ladyfriends went
over almost unattended toolight and took
possession of their hall. Chief of Police
Genest was in attendance with a squad of
police, and only allowed those into the hall
whom he thought were friendly to the
evangelists. Meantime a mob had been
gathering, and by the time the meeting
&tatted a thousand men were about the
building roaring arid beveling. It was soon
apparent that the mob set the police at
defiance, and stones began to be showered
on the hall.
- In a trice windowwere smashed, doors
torn off, and the meeting had to come to n
close, as the audience were terrified. But
it was as dangerous to get out into the
street oslo stay in the building. The chief
said he could protect the ladies, so the wor-
shippers sallied forth. Their appearance
was greeted with a ferocious yell, while
cries in French rent the air. Stones flew
like hail, and in a minute two or three men
fell to the pavement. Capt. JosaWright,
of the 43rd Battalion, was severely beaten
while tiying to protect the ladiee. A man
named Ferris was knocked senseless, with
the blood streaming from an ugly.looking
cut in the forehead. Another mamed
Sbeppard was also felled, and was picked
up by his friends, bleeding profusely. Dur-
ing the progress of the meeting a perfect
fuelled° of revolver shots had been kept
up, but they appeared to be fired in the
air, as no one was struck so far as can be
ascertained. Just at tbe juncture when
the Protestants were being knocked down
like ninepins, some of them produced
revolvers and faced their assailants. They
ran like sheep then, and the ladies were got
into some heats in waiting and drove off.
The feeling in the city to -night is intense,
and there will certainly be a bloody riot, as
the English are deterrained now to stand
by the right of free speech, and see Miss
Wright and her little band of evangeliets
through.
Spring Circuits, 1890.
The Courts of Oyer and Terminer and
General Jail Delivery, and of Assize and
Nisi Prius in and for the several counties
of the wrovince of Ontario, will be held as
follows :
Mecalenoe, a.
Toronto - Crim-
inal Court Monday 17th March
Toronto - Civil
Court Wednesday 26th March
Milton Monday 10th March
Brampton Thursday lath March
Orangeville Monday 2,8th April
bt. Catharines --Monday 5th May
Ammon, C. J.
Whitby Tuesday MAI, arch
Cornwall Tuesday 18bla,March
Brookville Tuesday 25th March
Kingston Monday Sisbjdarch
Napanee Monday 7ch April
Belleville Thursday 10th April
Picton Tuesday 22nd April
Cayuga Monday 28th April
BOSE, a.
Pembroke Tuesday Ilth March
Barrie Monday 17th March
Owen Sound Monday Elet March
Lindsay Monday 71h April
Peterboro Monday 14th April
Ottawa Tuesday 22nd April
Perth Monday 5th May
L'Orignal Thursday Sth May
FALcONBRIDGE, J.
Cobourg Monday 10th March
Stratford Monday 17th March
Guelph Monday 24th March
Berlin Monday Met March
Hamilton Monday, 71h April
Brantford . ........ ....Monday 21st April
rSirocoe Monday 28th April
Welland .......... --Monday 5th Illay
STEEET, 3%
Woodstock Monday
St, Thomas Monday
Walkerton Monday
Goderich....... ........ MondaY
Sarnia Monday
Chatham Monday
Sandwich Wednesday
London Monday
10th March
1711a March
2ith March
31st March
7th April
14th April
23rd April
5th May
Galt, C. J., will remain in Toronto to hold the
sittings of the Court each week, ai,d for the
transaction of the business in Chambers.
Chancery Spring sittings.
BOYD, C.
Toronto Monday 28th April
Whitby Friday 4th April
Woodstock ...... ..... Wednesday 9141 April
Stratford . Thur day 17th April
Barrie Tuesday 22nd April
Lindsay Monday 26th May
Peterboro' Friday 30th May
PnounrooT, J.
Hamilton MondaY 10th March
Simeee Monday 17th March
St, Catharines.....Thursday 20th March
Owen Sound Wednesday 30th April
Brantford. . Monday 12th M ay
Guelph Monday.- ... ... .19th May
• lounonsort, J.
Chatham... ...... Monday 10141 March
Sandwich... ...... ...Monday 17141 March
London Monday 24th March
Goderich... ...... ...Monday 14th April
St Thomas Wednesday 23rd April
Walkerton 'Wednesday ,.th April
Sarnia, Monday tith May
RoDERTS01,1, J.
Ottawa., .. Monday 24th March
Ct,bourg Wednesday 9th April
Cornwall Thursday leth April
Brockville.... ... . . .Thursday 24th April
Belleville... ... ... -Monday 12th May
Kingston Monday 19th May
Who Can Best be Spared?
Young men, this is the first question
your employers ask themselves when bush
nese becomes slack, and when it is thought
neceseary to economize in the matter of
salaries, "Who can best be spared ?"
The barnacles, the,shirks, the mateshifts,
somebody's protegee, somebody's nephews,
and especially somebody's good-for-
nothing. Young men, please remember
that theee are not the onesi who are called
for when responsible positions are to be
filled. Would you like to gauge your
own future for a position of prominence ?
Would you like to know the probabilities of
your getting such a position Inquire
within 1 What are you doing to nialte
yourself valuable in the positibn you now
occupy 7 If you &redoing with your might
what youn hands find to do, the chances
are ten to one that you soon become to
valuable in that position that you cannot
be speared from it; and then eingular Id
relate, will be the very titne when you will
be ought mat for promotion for a better
place. -The Medical Record.
Young George Stokes was escorting home
Sash Herter, his sweetheart, recently M
Pelt's% ilngland, and was so busy entet-
teining her that neither one of them heard
the eipreee train that came along jttit an
they were otOeiling the track. Both were
killed.
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MANITOBA •SIM&
The French Merabeve in the 1.egitala-
tare met and demanded that all 40eurnente
'relating to the Legislature be !printed in
Predoh.
ltirt R. G. Cenklitt is gazetted' clerk of
the Legislative Aseerobly.
M. S. A. lltelataw, wheat •buyer ter the
Lake of the Woods Milling Company,
denies the rumor of there beiug a corner in
Manitoba wheat. '
The Speech f corn the 'Throne was adopted
in the Legislature this afternoon by 25 to
8 votes. /lessee. Campbell and Fisher,
Government supporters explained thet
they Netted as a matter of form, an did
not regard their vote as committing them
to tlae policy of the Government on any
questions outlined in the epeeoh. Mr.
Prendergast moved in amendment to the
speech that the abolition of Separate
Schools was au infringment of the consti-
tution ond a gross injustice to the minority,
and that the establishment of a pneely
eeouler school system was contrary to the
Spirit and convictions of this Clarietian
country.
Premier Greenway said the anaendraents
Resumed that the Government intended to
establieh a purely Readier school eystem, but
that aesunaption was wrong, as the Govern-
ment intended to provide certain religions
exorcises for use in schools.
The amendments were lost on the same
division as given above, as were also
amendments regretting that the proposed
changes were not more fully outlined in the
speech, mad alga no reference was made
reletive to a reedjustment,of the land titles
in dietricts which were unsatisfactory to
the people. Mr. Roblin abstained from
voting.
The wife of Superintendent Niblook, of
the C.P.R., died suddenly at Medicine Hat
this morning of heart disease.
Two prisoners escaped from Stoney
Moutitnin Penitentiary this morning. The
authorities refuse to owe Dames.
In the Legislature this afternoon Thomas
Norquay, the newly.elected member for
Kildonan, took his seat.
The Manitobit Legislature yesterday
postponed consideration of the hill regard.
ing the abolition of the official use of the
French language et the request of the
French members. The bill will be token
up first thing on Monday.
In the Legislature this afternoon Mr.
Prendergast's motion, condemning the
Government for discontinuing the print-
ing of the Manitoba Gazette in both
French and Etglieh, was voted down.
Eleven Oppoeitionists eupported Mr. Pmn-
dergast.
Robert Morton, the Mianai murderer,
was brought into the city to.day and lodged
in the Provincial jail. The funeral of the
victims was 'to have been held to -day at
Miami, but just as theproceesion was start-
ing orders came from Attorney General
Martin to hold a post•mortene, and the
obsequies were postponed.
J. McCann and R. Rolston, of Killarney,
were loet for several hours in the blizzard
lest week and almost periehed.
Several Eohool districts in the Province
are passing reeolutions favoring the admin-
istration of the educational eystern by a
Minieter of Education.
Public Accounts.
The public accounts of the Province of
Criteria for 1889 were distributed among
the members of theLegislature on Tuesday.
The following is a summary of the receipts
and payments under the Consolidaced
Reeenue Fund and open accounts:
BECS/PTS.
The receipts from the Consolidated Rev-
enue Fend were:
From Dominion of Canada:
Subsidy 81,116,872 80
Special grant 80,000 00
Interest on capital held and
debts due by the Dominion- 280,000 00
Interest on investments 75,025 98
Crown Lands Department:
Crown lands , 66,888 el
Raimay lands 5,784 50
Grammar hchool lands. .... 962 42
Rent re lands 205 00
In suspense re /ands 22,722 95
Woods and forests...- 1,078,598 12
Casual fees 980 19
Refunds:
Surveys 1,489 55
Colonization roads l'd 60
Agents' salaties 57 10
Settlers' homesteads 100 00
Destitute settlers 304 27
Sale of lands at Toronto Asy-
lum 119,851 20
Licenses 302,784 44
Law stamps 84,841 65
Algoma taxes 3,9/1 49
Education Department 35,359 71
Casual revenue 53,310 44
Public institutions:
Toronto Lunatic Asylum 35,036 28
London "10 230 99
Banuilton " 8,756 07
Kingston " 11 3,579 95
Orilha, " e 2,169 63
Reformatory for Females 3,937 15
Boys 610 50
Central Prison 65,679 09
Deaf and Dumb Institute . la) 00
Total $3,461,172 52
There was received by way of open ac-
counts and the account withdrawn from
special depoeit 51,559,445.52, so that the
total revenue from all sources, including a
balance of 557,364 39 from last year, was
55,020,618:
PAYMENTS.
The receipts exceeded the expenditureby
5105,518 90. The payments charged to the
Consolidated Fund were as follows :
For Civil Government $ 211,761 68
For Letislation 319,938 69
For Administration of Justice 366252 24
For Education 598,238 32
For Publio Institutions mainten-
ance 728 919 61
For Immigration 6,849 90
For Aoneulture 138,787 68
For Hospitals and °barites 120,402 48
For repairs and maintenance, pub-
lic buildings 64,732 60
For locl,s, dams; etc 11,107 49
For surveys, inspections, etc 480 09
For colonization roads 103,066 63
For charges on Crown lands 101,773 68
For refunds to education 1,998 44
For reFunds to Crown lands 13,018 15
Drainage debentures 256 04
For consolidation of statutes.. ... . ... - 781 97
For miscellaneous 60,013 63
Total $2,648,971 33
Payments under open accounts 1,004,385 04
Special deposits (see receipts) 1,'.:61 744 77
Balance 105,518 90
Total 85,020,618 01
A Father's Awful tweed.
A London cable of Thursday says: At
Exeter laet night a boy aged 13 years was
awakened by a quarrel between his father
and mother, calmed by jealously. The man
finally chased his wife out of doors, knocked
her down and then stabbed her to death
with a pocket knife. The boy, who bad
followed his parente out doors stood
thiverieg in hie night gown meanwhile, end
imploring hie father to spare hie mother'e
life. The father and son returned to the
bonne, leaving the body of the dead woman
in the road. The murderer then gave ins
son mime money after which cut his
throat before the bey's eyes.
-"Von say that drinking is one of year
husband's failures ? "Failures 1 Oh, no.
ft is one of his suocesees."-New rork
Ledger.
-The late Empresa Augusta left Queen
Viotteria oplendid geld bracelet, contain-
ing the worde, "lar ever 1' eet in precious
atone%
-There it hardly any man so friendleee
in this world that he hang* at lead' ono
friend ready to toil him hie fitulte,
A ..tailikkitif
do HOLLY MOCkiviln? COA/IBII/TED.
Result ebIbe
oInvetma into the Ontario e-cgati
• Lanle ,llsenbeze)ement.
There Was a large attendenee of speedo -
teal) at the Toronto Polies UOurt YeeterditY
forenoon when the Magietrate resumed the
inquiry into the four °bargee Pf 'enobeaal0,k
Moat against W.11. Godwiin'and ehabezzlet
went sod forgery againet Willieuat R. Mot.
lett. There appeared for the prosectediain
Mr. ZWinilitte Irying, Q -C.; Mr. Walter Bard
tvick, the solicitor for the bank, e.nd County
Crown Attorney Badgerow. Mr. N. G.
Bigelow represented Godwin, 11,124 ROliy"
Moffatt was defended by Me, William "Aid -
law, Q.O. Ald, LindeaY wespreeent in the
interest of Herry Brown. The bank
ledgers and journals- ponderous tomcats
thay were and not very light reading -
were scattered about the Court Hamm. A
Whole waggon load of them had been
brought there before the proceedings began,
" RollY ' •looked Pecullar-not (Mao BO
debonnair as of yore -with ewollen cheek
and ulcerated jaw. Sometimes sittin
sometimes etaneing, he watched the co,
closely, now consulting with his connee
now en:ailing to a friend whom be rem)
nized among the spectators.
The first charge against Moffatt we
fully reported in last evening's Trues. I
was that he had altered en entry in th
ledger of the benle frona V7,505.41 to a7
755.41 with intent to defraud. The Magi
trate considered a primafacie case had bee
me& out and commited him for trial.
Tim next charge taken no againe
Moffatt was that of having on the 10t
July feloniously entered in the bank ledge
the surct of a14,352 64, in lieu of the tru
amount, 1$14,602.64, with intent to defraud
Mr. Branehave, a clerk in the Montrea
Bauk, stated that when he was acting a
teller on the 10th July he roade up a gen
eral statement of a parcel containing 014,
602.04, payable on the Ontario Bank. Tbi
amount consieted partly of cash and pertl
of mtg.' He produced thirentry of this i
the teller's balance beele. He clnimed t
know ,nothing further in connection wit
that transaction that day.
Mr. Carr, eimmined with regardato thi
charge, said that on the ^10th -of July de
posit slip produced from the Bank of Mont
reel perked thteugh hishands. The entry
5250, in red ink, Was in his figures. The
signified thet something was taken off tha
was not correct. Having made this deduct
tion, he passed it throughk
to the ban
ledger -keeper, who on, that day was Mr
Moffett. Moffatt entered it in the bank
ledger 0A852 64, and in the bank pass-
book 514,602.64., Witness had entered ,in
his cash book 514,352.64. With reference
to the 5250, he could not say what became
of it. Somethizne thatwas handed in re.
preeented the 5250, but he could not state
what it was. In turning over the three
slips relating to this transaction, he se.w
that they were not ticked off,
By Mr. Laidlaw -The Ontario Bank on
the 31st of December is credited with 5500
in addition to the amount brought over
from the Bank of Montreal.
The Magistrate -When you credit the
battle with 5500, dime the money appear
anywhere else?
Witness - Y,es ; ia there has cash come
from the bank. If there were cash it
would go through the hands of one of the
tellers.
Mr. Paget, who had charge of the cash
book at the Bank of Montreal on the 10th
July, stated that there was an entry in
that book taken from the pass book in
Moffatt's bandwritiug, and the two did not
agree. He knew Moffett and was well
acquainted with his handwriting, although
he admitted he had never seen him write.
Witness adrcitted that on this day be
made three roistekes as to the credits to be
given to other banks.
air. H. E. Barlett deposed that on the
10th July be received three slips from Bank
of Montreal and packages containing cash
and cheques. He checked off the amounts.
The amounts that he received he did not
think represented the 5250. There were
entries on the benk's ledger and the bank's
pass books in Moffatt's handwriting Mat-
ing to the same trazise.otion, and the entries
showed a discrepancy of 5250,
The prieoner was committed for trial on
this charge, and also on a charge of leaving
on the 31s1 Jnly feloniously entered in the
benk ledger to the credit of the bank the
sum of 5500 with intent to defraud.
The' Globe this morning says : After
Magistrate Denison had disposed of the
minor cases in the Police Court yesterday
he commenced another case againet
" "Moffett. It was for forging a cable-
gram in cypher, the meaning of which was:
The Alliance Bank, id., London, deposit
to credit Edward Gegg, in City Bank, 282
Ontario Bank.
Mr. Hogarth, of the G. N. W. Telegraph
Company, was the first witness called. He
produced the messa,ge referred to, and also
a osble received from London, on Anguat,
29th addressed to the ' Ontario Bank,
Toronto, which is reoeipted by W. R. Mof-
fatt and tra,nelated, meane-" Payment to
City Bank refueed. Gegg unknown." W.
H. Smith, Manager of the Toronto Branch
of the Ontario Bank, testified that the
teleeram produced is in the handwriting of
Moffett, and produced an advice book con-
taining a memorandum in the handtvriting
of Moffatt to correeponding clerk repeating
the eubstance of the cablegram. Witness
produced a letter.book showing a copy of
the letter to the Alliance Bank confirming
the cablegram, which is in the handwrit-
ing of Moffatt.
Mr. Laidlaw objected to having the letter
put in as evidence.
Mr. Smith produced the cypher code in
use between the Ontario and Alliance Banks,
and said the only persons authorized to use
the code were Moffatt and tho witness. It
wee Moffatt's particular duty to atteied to
the cable messages. " Mattis " is the 'regis-
tered address.
The evidence of the Bank Manager was
principally respecting the buainess of the
bank. The prosecution endeavored to
show that the 482 had not been automated
for. The case was adjourned till Monday.
Williarn Laidlaw, Q C., is defending the
prieoner ; 2E. Irving, Walter Barwick and
Crown Attorney Badgerow conducted the
prosecution.
Dynamite in the Capitol.
.A. last night's Washington despratoh to
the New York Evening Sun says a start-
ling diecovery was made at 2.30 tbie after.'
noon in the rotunda of the Capitol. Clone,
coiled in one of the spittoons was found a
small box, about the circumference of a
eilver dollar and an inCh thi0k. It was
filled with a dull -looking compound, with
a cap attached and eemething that was
apparently designed for a fuse. The box
watt token °Image of by the Capitol police,
and the captain of the veatoh experimented
with a minute quantity of the contents.
The restate showed tbet they consisted of
explosives of a highpower. The design of
dei
positing the box n the rotunda is yet e
raystery.
The man who awl to his wife, "Give
me the baby, dear, and 1 will try and put
it to sleep," it greater than he who taketh
a city.
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Inbar.
SENVLO4 144,4MONALIell WILL.
The Legacies Imft bythe late lion, .Toluk
meedonald,
The tea= of the will of the late Hon,
John Macdoiteld hove been received for
publication. The estate is eetimated at
e
one and tt half million dollars, The I01,!
lowing are the severed clailece in the will;
He appoints as his exeoutrix bis wife,
Anoie Elizebeth ale.odoeald, and hie sons
John Iltdstou Maodonald tend jaines Paafter
Macdonald as his executere,
He direots filet hie wife shall have the
use of hie late residence, " °addenda," and
ten acres of land adjotoing, with the use of
hie homes, carriagee, books, pictures, plata,
manuscripts, trowels end household tuelli..
ture during her life, and the sum of $10,500
income during her life.
He bequeaths to the trustees ot the Purl;
Hespital, for the purpose of erecting a
building en xnerriory of 1118 beloved dangle.
ter Amy Hammed adaudonald, elle having
in her lifetime expressed a Odom desire to
make provision tor the afflicted poor, if
ever She were able, the :sum of 5100,000.
He bequeaths to his son, joha Kidston
Macdonald, We sum of 575,000; and to his
son, James Fraser Maocionald, 525,000, in
recognition of their industry, energy and
attention to the business of John Macdon-
ald Sa Co.
He bequeaths to Victoria University for -
the purpose of the erection of buildings
for the purpose of the said ueiversity in
the Queen's Park, in ()Demotion with leder.
ation, mot for this purpose only, the sum
of 525,000.
He bequeaths to his brother Alexander
the surn of $12,000; to his wife, 51,000; to
his three children the -sum of 51,000 each;
to Janaes M Macdonald the sum of 57,000e
to his mother the Bum of 52,000; to hie
sister Jeanette, 51,000; bo his sister /genie,
51,000; to his brother Duncan, 51,000 e
and to his sister Veggie, 52,000; Wycliffe
College the snm of 51,000; to Paul Camp:
bell the surn of $1,000, as a slight recogni.
tion of his confidence in him as an em-
ployee, and latterly as a partner in the
business ; to the Horne for Incurables in
the oity of Toronto the sum of 51,000; to.
the University of Toronto, for the " Mao-
donald soholarship," the sum of 52,000, in.
lien of the amount 'Aid annually for that
purpose; to tbe Toronto General Hospital,
for "the Arny Macdonald siolimelief fund,"
the sum of 54,000, in lieu of the 5200 now
paid annually; for the contemplated mis-
sion to Martinique arid Guadeloupe of the
Methodist Church of , Canada recom-
mended by the last meeting of the Central
Board held in the city of London, Ontario,
the sum of 52,000.
He bequeaths to his employees at the
time of his decease), who have been itt his
employment for twenty years, the sum of
5600 eaoh ; and to meth as have been in his
employxnent for tea years and less than
tweuty years, the stun of 5200 each. To the
domestics who have been in hie employ-
ment at " Oaklands " for two years and
upwards, the Kim of 580 ench.
He bequeaths the residue of his estate to.
his ten children in equal parts, share and
share alike, irrespective of the 5100,000
bequeathed to his two eldeet sone, as above,
He desired that the business of the firm
of John Macdonald it Co. should be con-
tinued by his surviving partners, John
Kidston Meedonald and Paul Campbell,
and be conducted in his warehouses on
Wellington and Front streets ,und er thestyle
and name of " John Macdonald ds Co.,"
and that his seemed eon, James Fraser
Macdonald, be admitted as a partner at his
decease, and directs that the Bum of 5750,-
000 be lent to the firm for a term of years
at a low rate of interest, the sum of 5500,-
000 for the term cf ten years, aud the BUM
of $250,000 for the terrn of seventeen years.
In the 5100,000 bequeathed to the Park
Hospital is included the $40,006 pre:timely
donated.
AN OLD DIAN'S CRINIE.
Murders His Son end Daughter -In -Law In
Cold Blood.
A. Winnipeg deepatch of Sunday says:
A terrible double murder occurred near
Miami station, 150 miles from here, yeeter-
day. Particulars are meagre owing to the
interruption of the train eervice. John
Morton and hie wife were both shot last
night by Morton'e father. The murderer
was 95 years old, and only recently went to
live with his son and daughter-in-law. The
son was 52 years old, and he was absent
from home when the old man and his
daughter-in-law had some dispute, which
ended in her being etruok with a stick of
vvood. When the husband came home the
wife told him whet bad ocourred. He asked
his father why he did it, and the old man
replied-: "Do yen see that rifle 7" pointing
to one haneing up, "take it and shoot me
or I will shootw on." The son paid no at-
tention and went ieto aeother room. The
old man took down the rifle, event out, and
aiming through the window, shot him
through the heart. Two witneeses of the
murder ran for assistance, and during
their absence the old man reloaded the
rifle and shot his daughter•in-law while
she was stooping over her dead husband. She
just lived an hour. The old man said he
dill the shooting intentionally. The mar.
dered couple were highly respected and
great indignation prevails.
What Is a Model Wife ?
A model wife is the woman in whorn
the heart of her hneband doth safely
trust.
She is the woman who looks lifter his
household, and makes her hospitality a
delight to hire, and not a burden.
• Who has learned that a soft answer will
turn away wrath.
Who keeps her sweetest smiles and tnost
loving words for her husband.
Who is his confidant in sorrow or in joy,
and who does rot feel the necessity of ex-
plaining ber private affairs to the neighbor.
hood.
Who respects the rights of husband and
children, and in return has due regard paid
to her.
Who know, that the strongest argument
is her womanliness and so she cultivates it.
Who is sympathetic in joy, or in griefs,
and who finds work for her bands to do.
Who rnakee friends and keeps them.
Who is not made bitter by trouble, but
who strengthens and oweetene under it.
Who tries to conceal the faults of her
hneband rather than blazon them forth to
an uninterested public.
The woman wines° life -book has love.
written on every page.
Vi7ho makes a bonne for a tnan-a bowie
in a house mad in a heart. A home that ho.
is sttre of, a home that is full of lOve pre-
sided over by one whose price is abOVO
rubies.
She is the model wife. -Ladies' Hotta:
Journal.
First ballet girl -Well, I think I am,
ready now. Second ditto -Why, you've,
forgotten to put en your drese. Vied
ballet girl -Dear, me, so I have ; how-
absttra 1
Benaible mart made the &Bowl)*
wfli "1 / die 1 mint my wife to heti.
what 1 got." Thit ehowe loyalty to Ma,
bettet half, and a tensible contempt for
legal verbinge.-211artha's Vineyard Heald..