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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times, 1892-2-25, Page 4• ti ] Established . 1877 B. B. ®' .,1 XL, BANKER, EXETER, ONT. Transacts a generalbankingbusinose. Reeoirai the accounts of Merchants and others en favorable terms. Offers every aeoommodation consistent with safe and oonservative banking prinoipies. Five per contanterestallowed on deposits. • Drafts issued payable at any ofiiceof th Merchants Bank. NOTES DISCOTINTED, digMONEY TO LOAN ON NOTES AND MORTGAGES 1111010•1041.4101EMISAM=44.0.0411441 4.1144101211=164411144.4014341=15=4.1.31441 he ento VITO. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25th, 1892. SOUTH PERTH. South Perth will soon pass through- the hroughthe ordeal of another ,political contest, this time the candidates of the two po- litical parties being, Mr, James Trow, in the interest of the- Liberals; Mr. W. Pridham of Fullerton for the Conserva- tive party. We would to ice this oppor- tunity of congratulating :he Conserva- tives of the Ricl4:' ; upon .ilteir selection of a candidate. They have found a gentleman, a t;trere, nian and a resident of the fading, all essential features in a desirabla representative. Besides these Mr. Pridham is ri man above reproach, and equally respet.sd by Liberals and Conservative.. i.e is a farmer and has dealt with the fanners, in the capacity of a cattle buyer, :t'r over 30 years, and it is said that na'1 an irregular act can be brought up against him. Being widely known ht '`squires but little in- troduction, and if on the 10th of March he is not elected to represent the South Riding of Pal: 'here is little use of another tr hib t, defeat Mr. Ttow. Being a !_ me i..'.n is also in his favor ; his opponent, :.1=. Trow, who lives in Stratford is w>t. And if a Riding like thi , which .& ntiins so many popular and clever mon, ct.'71notsend one of their own to recti:::—>e r theta in Parliament, instead of inTo sting, it speaks little for the sense and courage of the electors. In Mr. Pridham ;,he farmers have a close friend, and if lie be permitted to look after the iiltc s of any portion of the Riding, theirl surely receive his first and best t::tendon. N'QTE0_AND UOMM INTi3.. The seats thus fax redeemed 1 LENNOX, EAST Bx�von, NNORTHr rIOToIIA, SOULANG5 S, SMITE( ONTARIO, 'EAST HASTINGS. WSsT HURON, t t t The reciprocity commissioners, Sir. John Thompson, Hon. Geo. E. Foster and Hon MacKenzie Bowell, who went to Washington, have returned empty- handed.. The impression is said to pre- vail in Washington that Congress will give Political Union or nothing. The pretensions that unrestricted reciprocity can be secured are thus shown to be all moonshine. Why all this pantering to Uncle Sam? Since the McKinley Bill came in force, we have uot suffered much, the suffering being on the other hand, as see the disposition of the people of the United States to have the Bill, in a great measure, repealed. One of the beat tests of the condition of a country is furnished ',in the record of its trade with other nations. If its exports go on steadily increasing it is fair to assume that the capacity of the people for production is being augment- ed. If the imports grow in volume at the same time the increased purchas- es abroad may fairly be taken as an in- dication of a growing national wealth, enabling thepeople toprovidetheinselves with more of the good things of life. Judged by this standard, last yearwas one of the best ever experienced by the Dominion, our exports for 11891 having exceeded those of any previous year,and our imports having been greater .than in sixteen years past. • . Contests have been held in twenty- six constituencies, with the result that The importation of live cattle from Holland and Denmark into England has been prohibited. Tl•e prohibition, it is believed, will shortly be extend to Spain and Portugal also. The exclusion of live animals from these four countries will give an added value to the privilege now enjoyed by Canada if we can only contit.ue to hold it. To make this sure the Dominion Government should at once enforce the same quarantine against American cattle in British Columbia as exists along the rest of the Canadian frontier. ttt Until the time arrives when eggs are sold by weight both the poultryman and the consumer will be cheated. Mr_ D. D. Wilson of Seaforth, the "Egg King," said on Wednesday at the Cen- tral Farmers' Institute, Toronto, that the eggs sent 1,0 England had to be cull- ed, as the small ones were not saleable there, Hence the small onea are sold in Toronto and Montreal and other Cana- dian and American cities. The "culls" or small eggs show plainly that the con- sumer who buys his eggs by the dozen never rays two same price, and hence in all justice eggs should besold by weight. When the prices paid are based on weight, the sales can be as easily made as with potatoes, which are now sold by weight though retail purchasers often pay dearly for allowing deliveries based upon bushel measures that have slippery bottoms, or in which the articles are artistically arranged, with a view of fill- ing the measure with the fewest potatoes. But the poultryman is more interested in selling his eggs by weight than is the customer. It takes more fool to pro- duce a large egg than a small one, hence the large egg costs more and should sell. for more; but out old and time-honored custom makes no difference between a dozen large eggs and a dozen small ones. Political Points. The writ for West Northumberland was issued Saturday. Nomination March B,pol ling March 15. West Huron CQ•oes Conservative. • The by-election took place in West Huron on Tuesday and resulted in the election ot Hon. J. C. Patterson, of Windsor, over Mr. M. C. Cameron, .by a majority of g.0. There wee great re-, joicing in the Riding. , Mr. T. Coughlin of Mt. Carmel did great service for -the Conservative party. In March last Mr. Cameron was elected over Mr, Porter by a majority, of 379. Following are the majorities :-- Patterson. Co aaerori Ashfield, No. 1.... 30 " " 2..., 30 " " 3.... 40 tr " 4.... 4 Conservatives have carried 21, while the Liberals have been able to hold but five of their seats. The record stands : Conservative. Reform. North Lanark, . Richelieu, Glengarry, Lincoln, Soulanges, Peel, Richmond, Digby, Victoria, N. S., King's, N. S.-5. Cumberland, Lennox, Laval, Kingston, Flalton, Prince Edward, East Middlesex, East Bruce, Halifax (2), South Victoria, North Victoria, East Elgin, East Hastings, South Ontario, West Huron -21 . Excepting Richelieu, the Opposition have not been able to capture a seat from the Government, while the Con- servatives have wrested not leas than seven constituencies from the enemy. A recount in the East Thum election was held. on Saturday before Judge Bar- rett, resulting in increasing Mr. Cargill's majority from 10 to 15. Full returns in the election in North Renfrew for the Ontario Legislature Tues- day gave Barr (Liberal) a majority of 421. His opponent, Findlay, is also a Li'feral. The Conservatives of East Hastings enc seeded in redeeming the riding on Satur- day electing tier. W. R. Northrup by a majority of500 over the Liberal candidate, Mr. W. R. Aylsworth. In March last the late S. 13. Bnrdette (Liberal) was elected by 54 majoi ity. South Ontario was carried by the Con- servative party on Saturday, they having elected their candidate, Mr. Wm. Smith, by a majority ot 157. The candidates were the same as in March last, when the Liberal candidate, James I. Davidson, was returned'by 33 majority, Mr. Hartz, the Liberal, was Tuesday elected to the Ontario Legislature for King- ston, to succeed Mr. Metcalf, who was recently elected to the Commons. His - opponent was ex -Mayor Drennan, and his majority 705. Mr. Hartz is mentioned as successor of Mr C. 1'. Fraser as Commis- sioner of Public Works, which fent had much to do with the result. Three writs for the holding of elections were issuers Friday. In South Perth and M"onck nomination has been for Thursday, March 3, halt polling for March 10. W. R. Davis, of 12itehell, is returning officer mreco er The Liberals have nothiu� Perth, and John Henderson, of Marshville, y 3' in Monck. The nomination in' 1liontmor-, to fight for bub principle, and if they ency will take place on March 4 polling ° throw it (Mel' there will be no reason for . March 11. - the, exiatenee of tho:party. is " 5... (i " 6.... Colborne, No. 7...., ,r • 10.... Clinton Town:— St. Andrew's Ward St. James' Ward St. George's Ward St. John's Ward Goderich, No. 15... ,. 't 16... " ' " 17... " 18... town, No.1 tc u " 2 „ 0 3 ,c ,c •t 4 it ., 5 rt' ri 6 " cc cc 7 Wawanosh West,No 27 " " 28 " " " 29 * * Wheat has steadily gone up 5 cents per bushel lately in. Ontario, and this has been in response to an advance in other markets. It was confidently ex- pected early in the fall of last year by a number of well posted statisticians that wheat on this side of the Atlantictwouid reach $1.25 per bushel. The highest price attained here was $1.00 per bushel and $1.02, $1 03 and $1.04 for heavy samples. And then it receded to 84 cents per bushel, from which the price has now risen to 90 cents. Then wheat suddenly struck:$1.00 per bushel and over last fall on this side of the Atlantic. A very large quantity was rushed on the market, and Western and South- weatern farmers all through the great wheat growing belts made early sales early on. The consequence was the un- precedented large crop and the readiness with which it was marketed glutted all the elevators and other places of storage, and then the railways were blockaded with freight, and in turn the ocean carry- ing trade. Then freights went up, and this depreciated the price of wheat for a time and it cost more to lay it down in England. •Before spring the price, how- ever, will again have advanced. as** q ,r {. 4' rr '4 tt East 0" 33 .. Total 453 Majority for Patterson, 20. " 30 " 31 " 32 18 9 2 36 43 75 40 18 12 25 20 7 69 107 32 South Perth Conservative vention. 1 9 12 • 35 12 3 2 19 62 31 20 10 433 essimeastatr News of the Wee1-Condensed, Con- OO:dIN ION. Hon. Alex. Mackenzie is progressing moat favorably. Thetotal debtof the pity of Montreal amounts to $19,000,000. • " .. • The oche;al count m East Elgin gives Mr. Ingram a majority of 495. Berry Turner, a _Kentucky` outlaw, has been caught and banged. St. Thomas will hays a societies' de- monstration on Queen's Birthday. Mr. George Sleeman has been elect- ed mayor of Guelph by acolamstion. The majority ofMr, Bowers, Liberal, in Digby, N. S., is officially stated at 276. A Hamilton grocer is being prosecut- ed by the Government for adulterating coffee. Calgary is asking for a branch of the experimental farm to be established there. St. Marys defeated London in the final match for the Western Ontario Tankard Friday. Mr. James Griffin, a well knownseed merchant of London, Ont, suicided Fri- day with strychnine. Coaster, the confessed murderer at Sault Ste.Marie,will probably be releas- ed on a technicality. A pupil in Alma Ladies' College, St. Thomas, was poisoned from eating a banana. She recovered. The business of the Royal Canadian Insurance Company has been acquired by the Alliance of England. Two hundred employes of the Inter - colonial railwayatMoncton and Halifax have received notice to quit. Dr. Spohn, Liberal, and Mr. R. Por. ter, Conservative, were nominated for the Commons in East Bruce. A conference of sugar refiners is be- ing held in Montreal with referenoe to the recent revolt of certain grocers. The movement in favor of theearlier closing of stores, espeoially on Satur- days, is now in progress in London. Manitoba College will erecta $50,000 building this year, The authorities expect to raise $25,000 in the North West. Gilbert Griffin, formerly Post -Office inepector for the London District, died at Toronto on Friday,whet e he had been visiting. Grip has carried off in Welland and vicinity during the past week eleven persons whose added ages make a total of 758 years, There are rumors of an Indian up- rising among the Blackfeet near Calgary. No confirmation can be had at this hour. H. J. Hill, manager of the Toronto Industrial Exhibition, has been -offered the position as manager of theDetroit Exposition. At Montreal 00 Thursday a woman named Giroux died suddenly of heart disease, accelerated by her having a tooth pulled out. The official count in the recent Hali- fax election places the figures as foll- ows :--Kenny 5,558,Stairs 5,503, Jones 5,193, Farrell 5,021, • Wm. Renwick, farmer, ot Hespeler, was find $3.50 and costa, in alle8.50 the other day for bringing meat unfit for food on the Berlin market. Charles Ityekman, employed in Mc- Kenzie's planing mill, Aylmer, had three fingers of his right hand cut oft by a circular saw on Saturday. Five brothers namedShoemaker live near Berlin, Ont., whose combined ages foot up to 437 years. The eldest is 92 and still hale and hearty. An Ottawa despatch says : Hon. Edward Blake hats been retained by Hon. Thomas McGreevy to defend him before Mr. Justine Maoefahon. The case of Alex. Simmons, charged with bigamy, came up on Friday at Hamilton, and was dismissed. Sim- mons' first marriage was proved. 'IheOntario cotton mills at Hamilton pass into the hands of a syndicate on the lst ot April. They are estimated to be worth $600,000 or $700,000. A 5.year-old daughter of Mr. J. Will - leen, G.'1', R., Napanee, tell into a pail of boiling water,and was so badlyscald- edthat she died shortly afterwards. Whale Israel (lollan•I was working in Terryberry's mill m Menem, Saturday, a wliiflietree broke, hitting him in the jaw, completely smashing that bone. J. J. Tee tzel, St. Thomas, whi.e standing on a cornice fixing a sign on Saturday, slipped and fell to the side walk, a distance of about fifteen feet. Traffic earnings of the Canadian Pacifio Railway from Feb. 7 to Feb. 141892, $355,000• same week in 1891, $334,000; increase for 1892, $21,000. Edward lluppell, teller of the bank of Ottawa, who appropriated $7,000 of the bank's funds, was on Friday sen- tenced to two years in the penitenti- ary. The official count in South Victoria gives Fairbairn (Conservative) 228 ma- jority. In North Victoria the official count gives Hughes (Conservative) 239 majority. The city of Hamilton fai.ed to defend a suit brought because of injuries to Mrs. Webster in a coasting accident, and a verdict for the plaint if of $5,000 was recorded. Mr. (George Briggs, preventive officer at Wolfe Island, has cured himself of dropsy by using Epsom salts, tle can' sunned 300 pounds. He was very low several times. LI. J. Hill, manager of the Toronto Industrial Exhibition Association, has been offered the position at manager of the International Fair and Exposi- t on Company of Detroit. Mr. Wainwright, ot the Grand Trunk Railway, referring to the rumored pro- be tile amalgamation ofthe Grand Trunk and Canadian Pacific, said the state- ment was absolutely untrue. Tice recount for Lennox took place on kl'ednesday, and Mr. Wilson s ma- jority was pulled down to 24, seven re- jected ballots being counted for Mr. Alliaon, the Liberal condidate. Lieut. A.H. Macmahois, of the Grene. dier Guards, late of the staff of the Governor-General, has succeeded to the baronetcy through the death of his afther, Gen. tier Thomas Macmahon. Tlie Convention of the Conservatives of the South Riding of Perth as consti- tuted for Dominion purposes, was held at Fullerton Corners on Tuesday last. The chair was occupied by the president, Mr. James Doherty, of Mitchell, who, after calling the large gathering to order, called for the election of officers, which resulted as follows : President, Mr. Jas. Doherty, of Mitchell ; vice -do., Mr. W. Johnston, of Woodham ; Treasurer, Mr. Reuben Switzer, of Blanshard ; Sec'y, Mr. T. D. Stanley, of St. Marys. The delegates frnm the different municipali- ties reported, there being 15 from St, Marys; 16, Blanshard ; 0, Downie; 18, Osborne; 29, Fullartion ; 21, Hibbert ; 28, Mitchell. After the examination of credentials the nomination of a candidate was proceeded with. The following persons were nominated • H. F. Sharp, St, Marys ; Wm. Pridham, Fullerton ; Wm. Johnston, Woodham ; W. White, Hibbert ; H. Hotham, Hibbert ; John Burns, Blanshard;Mr.Monteith,Downio. The stated time for nominations hav- ing expired, each. of the candidates made a neat speech, all declining the nomina- tion except Mr. Pridham, who, upon consenting to contest the Riding, was given unmistakable assurance of a hearty and strong support. Ho received the nomination amid great oheering and with the greatest unanimity. Mr. Pridham addressed the Convention at some length,—setting forth what he would expect.of the Conservative elec- torate. He would not accept the nom- ination with his hands tied, he wished to be free to use his own judgment if elected. During his life lie had tried to deal conscientiously with everybody,and in anything in which he engaged. He wished. to do the same if elected to Parliament. Mr. Pridham concluded a neat speech by asking all Conservatives to put their shoulder to the wheel, and if work would. do it, his election was a foregone conclusion. Before closing theConvention the following resolutions were read and put to the meeting and assented to unanimously : Moved by Mr. H. F. Sharp, seconded by Mr. A liirick "that the Ltberal Conserva- tives of SouthPerth in convention assem- bled, desire to place on record their confi- dence in the Hon. Abbott as Premier of Canada, and the Hon. J. Thompson as leader of the House of Commons, and their high appreciation of the services of the Hon. gentlemen in punishing those who have been salty of malfeasence of public The result of the bye -elections thus far has been tie decidedly improve the position of the Government. The Con- servatives have gained nine seats,and any misgivings Mr. Abbott may have had as to the possibilities of.a,defeat during the approaching session of Parliament are now no doubt pretty thoroughly dispel• led. It is difficult to account for the change in public opinion which has taken place in some . constituencies. The general elections were quite favorable to the Liberals, and it was natural for them to suppose that the recent revela- tions of last session of Parliament would have in some measure given them an acs - vantage ever their opponents. But not- withstanding this advantage the Liberals have lost very heavily, and they will meet Parliament with ranks consider- ably reduced. Again, it is hard to ac- count for this wholesale rejection of Liberal candidates. It cannot be that the moral sense of the community is so benumbed as to condone the revelations made by the investigations last year. RI is equally inconceivable that whole constituencies could be so debauched as to abandon all principle, no matter how questionable the means used to produce such a result. To what then, shall we attribute the extraordinary gains made by the Government ? We suspect that Mercier is tire great incubus which is dragging the Liberals to sure and certain destruction. This :political adventurer has no claim whatever upon the loyalty of the Liberal party, and unless they vise vainly repudiate him and all his ways the party will be shattered beyond moneys. Moved by Mr. Wm. Johnston, seconders by Mr. G. D. Lawrie "that the Liberal Conservatives of South Perthin convention assembled, desire to place on record their deep sense of the great loss which they, in common with the whole people of Canada have sustained in the death of our noble and illustrious chieftain, Sir. John A. Macdonald, and while they deeply deplore the great loss to the Liberal Conservative party and the country, they realize the great responsibility that rests upon them in carrying on the great work so near the heart of Canada's most famous son, viz ; the upbuilding and developing of the coun- try's industries and resources and the in- culcation of an unfeigned and patriotic allegiance to the. Great British Empire, of which we are proud to be counted a part." A vote of thanks was tendered Mr. H. F. Sharp for the interest he had taken in the Party, in sacrificing his business, time and money in trying to capture South Perth from the Opposi- tion. Although defeated twice he was not depressed and was yet ready to as- sist to the utmost of his power to win the Riding for Mr. Pridham. Mr. Sharp in acknowledging the vote was cheered to the echo. The Convention was a very enthusias- tic one and the largest ever assembled in the Biding, and if this be a criteriau of the success of Mr. Pridham, the people may expect to hear of his election on the evening of•the 10th of March. Cheers fur the Queen and candidate brought the meeting to a close. The dates of the by-elections are as follows :— Bast Simeoe London.. Quebeo w est Two Mountains,...~ Vaudreuil .. 29 Montcaim . March s South Pont; . .... to estmorthu .,: 11 West N.rthumb�cicnd_.... ......... 15 ..February 26 0 26 27 A. tram lett the radial MJU,. Stream, N. B., Sunday. The locomotive was smashed and the engineer and firemen are reported dangerously injured. None of the passengers iiiei° The "Court of Appeal gave, judgment Friday in the London voters' list,case, endorsing the mandamus-' proceedings' agaihet Revising Barrister Fraser and sustaining in every .phase ,(he judg- ment. This year to date• therehave been issued in Toronto building permits to the value of $298,000. During Jan- uary and February of 1891 the permits called for buildings to the value of $371,550. On We strength of a Government in, specters' report and an analyst's test, Messrs. W. 13. McLaren. and H. II. Laing, of Hamilton. reputable business men, are charged with selling adulter- ated coffee. The Bishops of the province of Que- bec issued a mandement which was read an every Catholic church in Lower Canada last Sunday: It deplores the scandals and forbids any Roman Oath - olio receiving pay for his vote. George Goodhand, oheesemaker, has issued a writ against, the East Zerra and Blandford Cheese Company to re- cover $900 Esalarv, which he claims is withheld. The defence is ,that the plaintiff did not make first-class cheese as agreed, Edward Elanlan And Wm. O'Connor report from, Toronto they accept Tee- mer's challenge for double soull race between them and •'I'eemer and Hos- mer, for $1,000 a side and the cham- picnship of the world, at the Point of Pines, Mass., next June. A syndicate of Canadian and Penn- sylvania natural gas men have been boring tor the past two weeks at Mimi. co, and now it is reported that they have been successful, and that the well is now gushing at the rate of 15,00(1,000 feet per day. Petitions are being circulated in the village of Embro, ono in favor of doing away with one hotel and the other to make the hour ten instead of eleven o'clock- A petition of tho op position nature is also being circulated. The petition of the Peterboro tem- perance people asking for n reduction from 22 to 16 in the number of liquor licenses in town, and the separation of liquor and billiard licenses, was not granted by the council. Only two councillors supl.orted the petition. The Toronto Evening News closes a long article discussing the pcseibility of amalgamatiot: of the G. T. R. and C. P. R. by saying: "Local indications, if they do not point toward an actual union, certainly do show friendly ;feel- ing to exist between the two companies ' Mrs, Chippena,said to be the Largest woman in the world, and who was to have been exhibited at the World's Fair, died Friday at Pog Lake Indian Reserve, 100 miles from Winnipeg. She was 46 years old and six feet high and weighed 750 pounds. Recently she married an Indian weighing less than 100 pounds. From information received by the police department officer George Mo - Ritchie recovered all of the property stolen from the 'Townahip Collector, Steadmann, who recently was robbed . on the train: The roll and stub -books were alright. One Or two cheques are missing. Chief Jackson thinks ho has a clue to the thief. A compromise leas been effected be- tween the city of Toronto and• the Street Railway, in virtue of which the trolley system will be immediately adopted, the city secured the right to order an improved ayttem at any time on showing that it will not coat more to operate then the trolley system or on payment of the difference of costs. The agreement ot course is subject to the approval of the council. Mr. Harcourt laid the report of the licenses for 1891 before the Legislature on Friday. The total receipts from this :source were $680,29S ; of this $294,968 has been paid to municipali- ties, $28,200 to the province and the balanoe for inspeotors'salariesand com- niis3ionere' expenses. Mr. Harcourt also laid the estimates for the year 1892 before the House. He estimates the current expenditure for civil Govern ment, administration of justice, educa- tion, legislation,matntonance of public institutions, agriculture, public works, etc., at $2,936,237; tor capital account, $512,884, and for other purposes, $23,- I15, making a total of $3,472,237. Monok.. ........ ........ •' 1C M .A3gE Werare aspired of one' thing • that the readers of the Timis and our cus- tomers have noted what we said about our 'bargain table; because the pile of goods is being reduced. • This week finds a few more " desir- able ends in different kinds of dress ' goods. They must be sold;' they will be sold! and now is your time for quilt linings and cheap,.-wrappors and a very sightly dress for a small sum of money. LADIES 1 . We have a choice lot of new prints and you know bur fame for select pat. terns. See them before making your purchase. February and March Delinia- tors for sale, now on counter. a OC IEs Our record for keeping first-class groceries is with the public, and they .readily assent that they can get no better, and while we"do not feel like re- commending a cheap article, we will ask you to buy one pound of our t eel g Hyson tea at 25c; and, after giving it a fair trial, .please give us your verdict_ higher prices in other kinds. Sincerely yours, Minard's Liniment curse Burne, etc. UNITED STATES. Bob Ford, who killed .Jesse James, was shot in a Creede, Col., saloon last Friday. Three men werekilled in an accident at the Nelson mine, near Plattsburg, N. Y., Friday. `there are now 90 cases of typhus fever among Russian Hebrew emigrants in New York. Imports of woollens to the United States in 1891 amounted in value to $43,230,409. It is rumored that the reciprocity ietgotiations between the UnitedStatt and Mexico have been broken off. Several large dry goods establish- ments valued at over $2,000,000 were destroyed by fire in New OrleansFriday. The United States Senate has pass- ed the bill extending the time for the first operation of the Uhineseexclusiou laws. The Detroit Journal was sold at auc- ion on Saturday, when Mr. Wm. Liv- ingstone, jr., bought the property for $45,000 Mr. Fitch introduced a bill into the House of Representatives at Washing ton Friday to reduce the barley duty from 30 to 10 cants a bushel, In the New York Legislature Friday an amendment providing that the New York state exhibit at the World's lair should be closed on Sundays was adopt ed by 49 to 47. J. P. CLARKE EXETER. Traffic has been suspended in Rome on account of the intensely cold wea- ther d heavy snowstorms, Advices anfrom China and Japan state that GO houses have been destroyed by earthquake shocks at Nanetzug, Japan The Austrian government proposes to grant over 1,000,000 florins for the relief of unemployed persons and poor. ly paid railway employees. Berlin has 191 common schools with • 3.223 classes, and 2,869 class rooms. The attendance on last Jay. 1 was 66,, 309 boys and 88,878 girls. A bicyclist was riding on an English footpath, obstructing noLody, but for this, on being summoned, he was fined as being on the path illegally. The members of the German colony near Tashkend, Asiatic Russia, will emigrate to America because of the imposition of military service.; The mortality from measles in Eng- land is said to exceed anything tha can thus far be attributed to the in- fluenza There are 13,000 deaths fron measles annually in England a Wales, and the mortality has increas greatly during the last decade. Sir ldorell Mackenzie's household ponies were very great, He kept teen servants, besides a private co for himself, another for his wife, spent every cent of his $G0,000 yea income, Both the distinguished dao tor and his wife were very fon society. and their hoose in London the resort of brilliant people. It a rare thing for a caller to find nfiem atone in the evening, and even than they were in full evening dress,. Mrs. Mackenzie blazing with diamonds. The doctor's three daughters are said to be very Handsome girls and all as fond of society as their parentw were. Berlin's richest richest citizen has an idual income of $750,000. " But two pe kons" in Prussia paying an income tax are richer. A man (aaid to be a Roths- child) in Melsbaden is taxed on an in- come of $1,000,000. and another, (said to be Krupp) Dusseldorf is taxed on $1,500,000. Krupp stands at the top in the 128tH class of income taxpayers. Tbeincome tax rolls for 1892 show that in Berlin in the last year the number of "thaler (75 cents) millionaires" has increased from 198 to 228, and that of "mark (25 cents) millionaires" from 1,082 to 1,167. Prussia has but 565 subjects whose annual incomes are more than $30.000 each. Balrign Smallpox is epidemic in Bombay. Many trains are snow -blocked in. France. .Tohn Shaw,ohief of the bucket Blom s of England, is dead. England isexperienctngthe heaviest :snow -storm ever known. 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